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Chapter 1332: Miao Lao Ye's Changes
🕑 Added 2023-08-20 07:27:26 +0000 UTCChapter 1332: Miao Lao Ye's Changes
"Someone with a grudge against young master Meng?" Qi Lie stood up, frowning as he pondered.
Shu Yu sighed, "Ah Yun has carefully considered all possibilities and ruled out those that can be excluded. The most likely person is Gong Qiu, but he was beheaded last year. Honestly, this matter has been weighing on our minds. If we can find the mastermind behind it and solve our doubts, we can finally be at ease."
Qi Lie pursed his lips. If that was the case, they could investigate along the lead provided by Meng Yunzheng.
However, as Lu Xiangjun said, young master Meng biggest enemy over the years was Gong Qiu, and even he couldn't think of it, so how could they investigate?
"In any case, I still want to go to the Black Market to take a look," Qi Lie said.
Shu Yu nodded, "Alright, perhaps you will notice something that we missed. Shall we go now?"
"Let's go."
The two of them left the workshop without delay and headed straight for the Black Market.
Since the Black Market had been relocated, the path leading up the mountain was no longer maintained. With the weather getting warmer, it was now covered with lush green grass.
Shu Yu and Ying Xi, along with Qi Lie and his two men, walked while carefully observing their surroundings.
When they reached halfway up the mountain, the path ahead became much narrower.
This section of the road was different from the original one; it had been redesigned.
Originally, the Black Market had a complex and winding path from halfway up the mountain to the top to keep it hidden.
However, since the estate was now turned into a school by Meng Yunzheng, a flatter road was more suitable, so they decided to reconstruct it.
As Shu Yu and the others had suspected, even though Guo, the steward, sold the estate, he still had people secretly keeping an eye on it, afraid that master Miao would sell it again.
To avoid suspicion, master Miao started renovating the estate not long after purchasing it, hiring craftsmen from the capital.
This road in front of them was the one being repaired.
As for the inside of the estate, Meng Yunzheng had his own blueprint and plan, which he definitely wouldn't let others know about. After the road outside was completed, he would have Lu Erbai, a trusted person, do the renovations.
If there were any secrets discovered during the renovation process, they could be dealt with in a timely manner.
However, the repair of this road was taking a long time, as master Miao always seemed to have various problems and would request work to stop. After modifying the blueprint several times, the repairs would continue.
The craftsmen working on the road were annoyed by his troublesome behavior and even had a conflict once, causing the road construction to be halted for over a month.
But this was exactly what Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng wanted; they were intentionally stalling for time.
Then, halfway through the road repair, the late Emperor passed away.
master Miao was running Qinlou and Chuguan businesses. With the Emperor's death, his businesses would have to stop for at least several months.
Thinking of doing other businesses, he took the money and left the capital to develop other ventures. In this way, he naturally had no time to manage this estate.
To be honest, Shu Yu was surprised by master Miao change of attitude, wanting to dabble in other businesses.
Could it be because of what she said last time, asking him to do more good deeds? Shu Yu felt it was unlikely. She didn't have that much influence to change master Miao's deep-rooted thoughts with just a few words.
In any case, master Miao's actions provided them with an excuse to delay the repair of the Black Market.
The people secretly keeping an eye on the estate were gone.
Therefore, the estate was particularly deserted at this moment.
