The Comeback of the Charming Farmer's Wife

Upon hearing this, Ms. Hong immediately looked up at her and then nodded.

"I am aware of this matter, and I won’t speak out, but you must also keep your mouth shut," Yang Chuxia paused and then continued, "When my fourth uncle bought you, I found it strange. How could someone like you be following a mere farmer like my fourth uncle?"

Yang Chuxia couldn’t help but want to criticize Ms. Hong’s words from earlier as she returned to the principal wife’s residence where Land Officer Yang and the others were still waiting.

Yet, she took a deep breath and said, "Great-grandfather, let me handle this matter. I’ll have someone go and gather information first."

"Will the people from Fancy Red Pavilion come again?" Yang Xiaochuan was now obsessed with the thought of Ms. Hong’s belly, "What if they come again and take Ms. Hong away?"

Yang Chuxia replied, "Don’t worry, the people from Fancy Red Pavilion won’t come for the time being."

If what Ms. Hong said was true, then those people had come today only to force her into compliance—why would they take her away so easily?

But why did they have Ms. Hong seduce Yang Dachuan in order to enter the Yang Family? What was their purpose? The only thing of value in the Yang Family was their business. But why would Fancy Red Pavilion, with its vast operations, covet the small businesses of the Yang Family?

If not that, what else could the Yang Family have that was worth coveting?

Yang Chuxia was somewhat puzzled.

However, when she left the old residence, she still instructed Ms. Wang and Yang Dachuan to not let Ms. Hong visit uninvited, and even if she did, someone must always accompany her, even if it was just to the privy. To be honest, she did not fully trust Ms. Hong.

Yang Dachuan had become very cautious after the previous horse bandit attack, and upon hearing what Yang Chuxia said, he knew something was amiss with Ms. Hong.

By the time Yang Chuxia returned to the Ye Family, it had already gotten quite dark.

As soon as she entered the small building, she heard the loud voice of Yangyang and hurriedly fed the two children.

After coaxing the little ones to sleep, Yang Chuxia then sent someone to call for Tieshu and had him deliver a letter to Wangshui Town.

Tieshu returned on the third day, bringing a letter with him.

However, the contents of the letter made her feel uneasy.

The letter was written by Li Shan, who reported that the women from Fancy Red Pavilion all had two copies of their indenture contracts. That was the first point. The second was that, two years ago, a family in the county had experienced a similar situation where Fancy Red Pavilion people came with an indenture contract, claiming their concubine had escaped from Fancy Red Pavilion.

The end result was that the family gave Fancy Red Pavilion several hundred taels of silver, and Fancy Red Pavilion tore up the contracts. Unfortunately, within two years, that family’s businesses failed, and all the heads of the family died.

Moreover, half a year ago, another family in the prefecture was approached by Fancy Red Pavilion. Subsequently, the concubine who had entered the family from Fancy Red Pavilion was executed.

This meant there was something questionable about Fancy Red Pavilion.

Both families had been approached by Fancy Red Pavilion.

The one in the county had its concubine alive, but its business failed.

As for the one in the prefecture, the concubine was executed, but the family remained intact.

This suggested that the women from Fancy Red Pavilion were very likely spies, and the tearing up of the indenture contract was perhaps a deliberate deception.

Therefore, Ms. Hong might also be a spy, yet what she said didn’t seem to be false.

This Ms. Hong still needed to be investigated!

If what Ms. Hong said was true, it meant that after the indenture contract was torn up, the concubine from the county family was then coerced by Fancy Red Pavilion by some means.

However, the fact that Li Shan could find out so much information was impressive; it’s no wonder Brother An agreed to cooperate with Li Shan that day—it seems he is quite capable.