Farmer's wife: My husband came back and the house was in chaos

Chapter 412 Investigation, Encounter with Robbers 1

"No, mother, I just wanted to ask. I don't mean to blame you. You know, when I came back, I encountered robbers and almost couldn't come back. But when I think back to what happened that day, I feel something is wrong. That group of people didn't look like bandits, but like... killers." Yao Qingnian expressed his guess. How could it be such a coincidence that he encountered robbers and all of them were killed, leaving only Linglong alive.

Also, if they were robbers, they must have wanted something. Shen Nianran and Linglong were penniless, so they definitely had no wealth. Plus, if they were really robbers, they should at least capture Shen Youran and make her their concubine, instead of killing her and forcing her to the edge of a cliff, killing even the maid and nanny who were accompanying her.

"Killer? But you're a girl, who would want to harm you?" Chen Shuhua felt that it was unlikely. She had originally wanted to pick up her daughter in person, but considering that she was the mistress of the Shangshu Mansion and could not spare the time, Shen Wenting also disagreed and said that he would arrange the matter, so she sent the Shen Mansion's nanny and coachman to go.

"That's what I want to know, who knew about you sending someone to pick me up?"

"Except for a few people in the mansion, no outsiders know. At the beginning, mother thought that it was time to bring you back after so many years, so she discussed it with Shen Wenting and the others, but Shen Wenting disagreed, saying that you were living well in the countryside, why bring you back? I even had a quarrel with them, saying that if they didn't let me take you back, I would go to the Duke's Mansion and let my parents handle the matter and take you back to the Duke's Mansion. Shen Wenting and the others couldn't persuade me, so they had no choice but to agree. There was nothing special about it."

Now that he thought about it, Shen Wenting didn't want Nian Ran to come back because he was worried that her return would affect Shen Youran's status in the mansion. They were both his biological daughters, so why could he be so cruel as to abandon another one to the countryside and ignore her, and even secretly use up her living expenses, just because Shen Youran was his childhood sweetheart's daughter? !

"That's strange. Is it really a coincidence?" Yao Qingnian said after a little thought. Now he had no idea about Shen Nianran's fall off the cliff. It seemed that he had to go back and ask Linglong if there was anything missing at the crime scene. After all, she was the only witness left.

"Mother was wondering at first why the maids and nannies we sent didn't come back with us, only you and Linglong. After I heard what you said about your experience, I sent someone to report the case to the government, but the result was that no trace of the bandits was found. The bodies of the maids and nannies were found, and nothing in the carriage was lost.

The village is quite far from the capital, and it is normal to encounter bandits along some mountain trails. However, the property in the carriage was not lost, and the maid was also killed. They were not after money or sex, so what was their purpose? "Chen Shuhua suddenly had a terrible idea. She wanted to take Nianran back, but Shen Wenting was the only one who obstructed her. Could it be that he did it? If that group of people were not robbers, but killers, he was the most suspicious among all the people.

Chen Shuhua did not provide any valuable clues, but what she meant was that no one else knew about this matter except these people in the Shen Mansion, so could it be that someone in the Shen Mansion wanted to harm Shen Nianran?

The most suspicious and motivated people here are Shen Wenting and the old lady. They have two motives. First, they firmly believe that Shen Nianran is a disaster star and are worried that her return will affect the Shen family. Second, Shen Youran is his biological daughter, and if she comes back, it will affect Chen Shuhua and others' love for Youran.

After coming out of the Duke's Mansion, she decided to go find Linglong to ask. Yao Qingnian went straight to the villa where Zhou Hao and the others were. This was her first time here. This villa was located in a remote alley west of the capital, which was not easily noticed by ordinary people. For Zhou Hao's safety, guards were specially arranged to guard the mansion.

In order to take care of Zhou Hao more conveniently, Yao Qingnian directly asked Linglong to come and take care of Zhou Hao. It happened that she was not used to being served by others. When Linglong was not there, she did not look for other maids. In addition to Shanwei, she picked two second-rate maids from the batch of people bought from the courtyard last time and asked them to serve first. The two maids, Chunhua and Qiushi, were quick and hardworking, but a little introverted. Everything else was fine.

When she was in modern times, she often heard news about caregivers or nannies abusing the elderly. There was such a case in their community. An old man had a stroke and was paralyzed. He could only lie in a wheelchair and bed all day. His children all had their own families and had to go to work, so they had no time to take care of him. So they hired a nanny. The nanny looked honest and hardworking, but in fact she beat and scolded the old man every day when no one was paying attention. After a long time, the children found something wrong and secretly installed surveillance. Only then did they know what had happened to the old man. They called the police and got two people arrested. Since then, they never dared to hire someone to take care of him again. Even if they didn’t have time, they would take time to take care of him. No matter what, they would never do such a thing.

When Yao Qingnian came over, Linglong was accompanying Zhou Hao to enjoy the cool under a tree. The father and daughter were no longer as awkward as before.

"Uncle Zhou, are you feeling better?"

"Miss, you are here! Please take a seat. My old bones are like this and I can't feel any better." Zhou Hao bowed when he saw her coming.

"Let me feel your pulse." Yao Qingnian asked him to stretch out his hand and took his pulse. After a while, he let go of his hand and said, "It seems that Uncle Zhou is in a good mood recently. When you are in a good mood, your body recovers faster." Although Zhou Hao's body is still weak, it is much better than before and is slowly recovering bit by bit.

"Thank you, miss. It's all thanks to you." Zhou Hao smiled.

Linglong then spoke: "Miss, why did you come here today? Do you have anything to tell me?"

Yao Qingnian called the people to the other side and said, "Linglong, I said I wanted to investigate the truth of Shen Nianran's death after falling off the cliff. I checked it and found nothing, so I wanted to go to the scene to see if there was anything I missed."

"when to go?"

"Let's go now. I'll arrange for someone to take care of Uncle Zhou. Just take me with you."

"Okay, miss, wait a moment, I'll go tell my dad." Linglong turned and walked towards Zhou Hao: "Dad, the miss asked me to do something. You have to stay in the Shen Mansion for the next two days. The miss has arranged a maid to take care of you. If there is anything, ask them to go to the Duke's Mansion to find the lady." After giving some instructions, Linglong went into the house to pack some things, and set off with Yao Qingnian and the others.

"You go and do your work, Dad can handle it on his own." Zhou Hao nodded, indicating that he didn't need to worry about himself.

After leaving the villa, they got on a horse-drawn carriage and headed out of the city to the place where Linglong and the others were attacked.