Liu Rumei nearly spat out the tea she had just sipped. Too round?
Sixi's face flushed instantly, not out of shyness but anger. "I'm plump, not too round!"
This blockhead is truly detestable!
Xue Zhan couldn't help but burst into laughter. "Guard Ye, you're in the wrong here. As Sixi said, she's plump. How could you say such a thing to a young lady?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xue Zhan predictably received a disdainful look from Sixi and a cold stare from Ye Zhe.
He couldn't help but shrink his neck and chuckled. "You two go on, go on."
Mo Litian on the side was happy to watch this show, his eyes full of amusement and a smile playing on his lips.
Sixi was extremely angry and wanted to say more. But when she looked up and met those cold eyes, she shivered all over. The words on the tip of her tongue had to be swallowed back. She even cowardly hid behind Liu Rumei. What bad luck had she encountered to run into him!
Seeing Sixi in this state, Xue Zhan laughed out loud without restraint. This little girl always picked on him because of Liu Rumei, but unexpectedly, she could be so cowardly!
Truly, one thing restrains another!
Seeing this, a glint of amusement flashed in Liu Rumei's eyes. Just as she was about to speak, Zhang Yan walked in with a woman.
A smile curved on the lips of Liu Rumei and Mo Litian. Seeing Xue Zhan looking puzzled, they quickly whispered to him what Yanhong had said.
Xue Zhan was slightly stunned for a moment, and then his expression turned solemn. If what Yanhong said was true, they might find some clues from this woman.
The woman was thin, dressed in a simple cloth robe. She walked unsteadily behind Zhang Yan, looking at the yamen runners beside her with fear in her eyes.
Seeing Xue Zhan, she quickly knelt down on the ground and said in a low voice, "This humble woman, Mrs. Wei Lin, pays respects to my lord."
"Mrs. Wei, there's no need for such formalities. Miss Liu found your daughter Yanhong not long ago. I specially sent yamen runners to look for you. But you told me that Yanhong was already dead. I'm quite puzzled. What exactly happened to Miss Yanhong? Is the girl Miss Liu brought back a fake? Or do you not want to recognize a daughter who shouldn't have come back?"
Mrs. Wei Lin trembled violently and almost collapsed to the ground. "Please forgive me, my lord! I have two other children at home. I really don't have the means to support Yanhong..."
Xue Zhan smiled with pursed lips. "So you sold Yanhong?"
Mrs. Wei Lin was already in floods of tears. She bit her lip and nodded. "Yes!"
Although she didn't like this daughter very much. After all, a daughter was a financial burden, while a son was her support in the second half of her life. But Yanhong had been smart and sensible since childhood, and she was also cute. She was a piece of flesh that had fallen from her own body. If it hadn't been a last resort, how could she have sold her daughter?
Thinking of this, Mrs. Wei Lin was already sobbing uncontrollably. "I had no other choice. I could only... only sell my eldest daughter to support the family!"
Mo Litian and Liu Rumei exchanged a look. They had originally thought that Yanhong had been abducted, but unexpectedly, she had been sold!
Xue Zhan's expression remained unchanged. He said indifferently, "Who did you sell Yanhong to?"
Mrs. Wei Lin raised her hand to wipe away the tears from her eyes and said timidly, "A foreigner. He said his name was Zhao San!"
"Zhao San?" Xue Zhan couldn't help but glance at Liu Rumei and Mo Litian, then continued to ask, "Do you know his height and appearance?"
Mrs. Wei Lin thought carefully. "I never saw his face. I only know that he was about five or six feet tall, thin, and wearing a cloak."
Xue Zhan nodded. Zhao San. Why did this name sound so familiar?
Just then, Mrs. Wei Lin looked at Xue Zhan nervously. "My lord, I... I have an impertinent request!"
Xue Zhan frowned. "Tell me and let me hear it!"
Mrs. Wei Lin gritted her teeth and looked at Xue Zhan, clutching the corner of her dress tightly with both hands. "My family can barely make ends meet. If I take Yanhong back, I'm afraid I won't be able to support her. Could my lord... could my lord..."
Although the words were not finished, everyone present understood what she meant. They all couldn't help but feel sorry for Yanhong.
Liu Rumei couldn't help but frown and sighed. She couldn't help but feel lucky that she wasn't born in this dynasty.
Xue Zhan snorted and waved his hand. "I understand. You may step back."
In fact, Mrs. Wei Lin's worry was completely unnecessary. Not to mention that Yanhong was in a daze. If she took her back, she might just abandon her. Yanhong was their only clue at the moment. How could they let her take Yanhong back so easily? If anything happened to Yanhong, wouldn't the lead they had finally found be broken again?
Hearing this, Mrs. Wei Lin felt as if she had received a pardon. She heaved a heavy sigh of relief and looked at Xue Zhan with gratitude in her eyes. "Thank you, my lord! Thank you, my lord!"
After seeing the woman off, Xue Zhan turned to Zhang Yan and said, "Don't you think the name Zhao San sounds familiar?"
Mo Litian and Liu Rumei both frowned. Could it be that they knew this person?
Zhang Yan also frowned tightly at this moment. Xiao Heyuan, who walked out from the back yard, said calmly, "Have you forgotten? That flower thief a few years ago was Zhao San. Back then, this man gave you a lot of headaches, my lord."
Hearing this, the two of them immediately remembered something and were immediately overjoyed.
Zhang Yan couldn't help but pat Xiao Heyuan on the shoulder and sincerely praised, "Old Xiao, your memory is really good!"
Xue Zhan quickly went to the back yard to look for the files from that year.
Liu Rumei also looked at Ye Zhe beside her. "You go and check too. See if you can find out where Zhao San is?"
Ye Zhe nodded. "Okay."
After saying that, he also left the yamen.
Xue Zhan didn't keep Mo Litian and Liu Rumei waiting for long. He walked out with a stack of files in his arms, a smile on his face. "I found it!"
Liu Rumei quickly fetched the tea on the table. Xue Zhan placed the files on it and rummaged out a yellowed drawing, which was obviously a wanted poster.
Xue Zhan pointed at the ordinary-looking man on the wanted poster and gritted his teeth. "It's this guy! Back then, this bastard set so many traps for me!"
He had also harmed many girls! It was just a pity that this man was too cunning, so he hadn't been able to arrest him for many years. This was simply a stain on his life!
Liu Rumei also frowned when she looked at this man. "No wonder this man is so skilled!"
It turned out he was an experienced hand!
Zhang Yan and Xiao Heyuan, who were standing beside them, also nodded. "This man is extremely audacious. When you first took office, my lord, you met him. But you exhausted all your efforts and still couldn't even catch a glimpse of him!"