Chapter 168 - Chapter 168: Chapter 168: How is Wei Jinyi Here? _1 (1/2)
Chapter 168: Chapter 168: How is Wei Jinyi Here? _1
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After spending some time with Madam Yuan, Wei Ruo left.
Exiting from the magistrate’s office, Wei Ruo got into a carriage, purposely choosing a route that would pass through Ronghua Street, for both Xu’s cured meat shop and Four Treasure House’s branch in Government City were located on this street.
To get to Ronghua Street, the carriage passed through an alleyway. As they did, Wei Ruo glimpsed a familiar figure through the carriage’s window…
A white brocade robe, with a jade crown in his hair.
Just from seeing a silhouette, Wei Ruo identified the person as her elder brother, Wei Jinyi.
But shouldn’t elder brother be studying with old man Ruan in Huzhou Prefecture? Why was he here?
Once the carriage left the alley, Wei Ruo asked Xiumei to stop.
After stopping the carriage by the roadside, Wei Ruo got out.
“Miss, what’s the matter?” asked Xiumei.
“I think I just saw elder brother.”
“The young master? Is that possible? He’s supposed to be in Huzhou Prefecture. Why would he be in the Government City of Taizhou Prefecture?”
“I don’t know, but I must have seen correctly.”
We Ruo pulled Xiumei towards the alleyway and said, “Let’s go check.”
The two of them walked back into the alley and reached the doorway of the house where Wei Ruo had glimpsed Wei Jinyi.
This house was located in the alley. The door seemed old and weathered, the door’s wood was worn and faded, showing traces of wear and tear.
Just now, she had seen Wei Jinyi enter this house.
“Miss, what should we do? This place appears to be a private residence, how are we going to get in?” Xiumei asked.
Wei Ruo whispered something into Xiumei’s ear.
Xiumei nodded and then walked towards the door.
It was quite a while before the door opened, revealing a woman inside. She was graceful and seductive, with a few strands of hair hanging loose on her forehead.
Her styling had a hint of a worldly sophistication and a certain geniality.
When she saw the woman, Xiumei was obviously taken aback, and the words she had prepared were suddenly stuck in her throat.
Could it be that the young master didn’t go to Huzhou Prefecture to study but secretly started to keep a mistress without the family knowing?
Xiumei’s jaw dropped, numerous thoughts racing through her mind.
At this moment, the woman inside the door spoke, “Little girl, who are you looking for?”
“I… I am looking for my miss’s cat, which ran out just now, and jumped over your yard’s wall into your house,” Xiumei used the excuse Wei Ruo had given her.
“I didn’t see any cat come in, maybe you got the wrong place.” The woman said.
“No, I saw it with my own eyes, Xiaohua definitely ran in here!” Xiumei declared confidently.
As she spoke, she tried to look toward the backyard over the woman’s shoulder, trying to find Wei Jinyi.
“I’ve been in the backyard the whole time, and I’m sure no cat came in,” the woman replied.
“Let me take a look inside!” Xiumei said, inching her body forward.
The woman quickly tried to block her.
But Xiumei, being a martial artist, was not just strong but also agile.
The woman didn’t expect Xiumei’s unexpected strength and agility, and by the time she tried to stop her, Xiumei had already slipped in half way.
In the confusion, Wei Ruo, who had been hiding nearby, darted through the gap-
By the time the woman reacted and shouted for the people inside to stop her, Wei Ruo had already made it to the yard.
At the same time, the door of the main room opened, and a few men came out.
Wei Ruo locked eyes with Wei Jinyi in the crowd.
Their eyes met and both of them looked surprised.