The dead general was kidnapped by his husband and taken to farm.

Chapter 144 Lotus Seed Pastry

Someone brought up some cakes from downstairs, and everyone stopped talking.

Steward Qian looked at the snacks on the table, as if lost in memories, and said to Jiang Shian gently, "Young Master, do you remember? This is the lotus seed paste cake you loved most when you were a child?"

There were several exquisite snacks on the table. The lotus seed paste cake that Butler Qian mentioned was placed right next to him. It was the size of two copper coins, with a brown and crispy surface. A very rich lotus seed paste aroma wafted into his nose.

Jiang Shian nodded, and the original owner's childhood memories clearly emerged in his mind.

"I remember, I remember when we were little, Uncle Qian, you loved making lotus seed paste cakes for me and my elder brother. We would always eat until we were full."

He picked up a piece and put it in his mouth. It was crispy on the outside, and a lot of the crispy and fragrant pastry fell off when he took a bite. It was wrapped layer by layer, with moderate sweetness in the middle. The fragrance of the lotus paste in his mouth hit his stomach buds directly.

It is indeed delicious, even better than the signature dim sum that the waiter in the restaurant said.

Jiang Shian took a piece and put it to Ji Yinghuai's mouth, and Ji Yinghuai took a bite from his hand.

Jiang Shian knew that Ji Yinghuai didn't like sweets like snacks. Seeing that Ji Yinghuai only took a bite and had no intention of eating any more, he stuffed the other half directly into his own mouth.

A group of people nearby looked at the two people's actions with complicated eyes, until Jiang Shian finished eating a piece of cake and looked up at them, then they withdrew their gaze.

It’s amazing, they haven’t even gotten married yet, but they’re already so close.

Jiang Shian was used to doing these actions with Ji Yinghuai. If Ji Yinghuai came across something he liked to eat, he would just reach out and feed it to his mouth. If he came across something Ji Yinghuai liked to eat, he would follow suit and directly stuff it into the man's mouth.

I never felt anything was wrong before, and even if there was, it became normal as we spent so much time together.

It was not until he was stared at by everyone's burning gazes that Jiang Shian suddenly remembered that this was in ancient times and the action was a little too intimate.

"By the way." Jiang Shian awkwardly changed the subject, interrupting the somewhat awkward situation: "Don't worry, Uncle Qian. Big brother is doing well in the capital now. There is less than a month left before the autumn exam. Big brother will definitely not be able to make it back in time. He will have to wait until after the exam to come back."

"Is there any news about the eldest young master?" Butler Qian stuttered.

In fact, he had wanted to ask for a long time, but he thought about the young master's parents who were still buried, his elder brother's whereabouts unknown, and he himself had just recovered.

He was really afraid of irritating Jiang Shian, so he never asked.

Now, hearing Jiang Shian suddenly tell him the news about the eldest young master, he couldn't help but feel excited.

That’s great. Even if he dies soon, he will still have the nerve to go down and see the master and mistress.

Jiang Shian nodded and told everyone the news he had asked Ji Yinghuai to find out, and that Ji Yinghuai had already checked and confirmed that Jiang Wenjing was safe and sound.

After hearing this, Butler Qian and Sijing almost cried for joy.

Steward Qian and several servants who used to work in the mansion looked at each other and said in a deep voice, "We didn't intend to talk about this matter originally. Young Master, you have finally turned a disaster into a blessing. We didn't want to involve you, but now that the eldest young master is still safe, we have to talk about this matter."

Jiang Shian nodded, knowing that it was probably related to the death of the original owner's parents, and listened quietly.

The old butler had a serious expression as he told everyone his previous suspicions and what he had learned in the mansion.

The room fell silent. Ji Yinghuai glanced at Jiang Shian, then reached out and held Jiang Shian's hand tightly.

Jiang Shian was different from him. When his father died, he was shocked for a moment but did not feel any sadness or grief. He had long been accustomed to the indifference over the years.

He just didn't expect that at that critical moment of life and death, she would actually block a fatal arrow for him. Unfortunately, the feeling of being touched only lasted for a moment, because what the other party told him before he died was to take good care of Ji Zexu in the future.

But Jiang Shian's parents knew from their investigation and the conversation just now that the young man had always been loved in the mansion, and no one could let him suffer any grievances except for his second uncle's family.

He felt uncomfortable listening to these words, not to mention Jiang Shian, the person involved.

The man's palms were very big, and the scorching heat was transmitted through his palms.

Jiang Shian curled his lips towards Ji Yinghuai to show that he was fine.

He was not the original owner, so he couldn't empathize with the sadness.

It's sad and pitiful, but the person has already passed away and there is no point in saying these things. The most important thing is to find the murderer for this family and bring these people to justice.

The two listened attentively. Jiang Shian silently wrote down some doubts and planned to discuss it with Ji Yinghuai after returning and ask the shadow guard to help investigate.

After the old housekeeper finished speaking, Sijing stood up, his face full of guilt and self-blame: "It's all my fault. If I had gone with him, the master wouldn't have..."

He looked at Jiang Shian and said hoarsely, "In the past, whenever the master needed to deliver the goods personally, I would follow him. A few days before leaving, the things were packed, and the second wife came to me and said that his family was not doing well, so she asked me to send the second young lady over to express her condolences."

I didn't expect that I would be away for half a month, and when I came back I didn't get to see the master for the last time.

He was certain that the second branch had intentionally sent him away. So many people in the mansion insisted that he go and send the baby off. Mr. Zhang did not suspect anything at the time and thought that the whole family would feel more at ease if he had him go and send the baby off.

Unexpectedly, the evil man had such an idea. When he arrived at the second wife's family, there was no seriously ill old lady. He felt something was wrong and wanted to start his journey back, but the second lady held him back with various reasons until half a month later...

After Sijing finished speaking, the room fell silent again.

After a long while, Jiang Shian finally spoke to comfort him, "Brother Sijing, you don't have to blame yourself. It has nothing to do with you. The Second House has already planned it. Even if it's not this time, they will find other reasons to get you out of here next time. They won't stop until they achieve their goal."

"What we need to do now is not to share the responsibility. My father and brothers have protected me for the past 18 years. Now it's my turn to do something for them."

Jiang Shian said calmly, "Since they did it, there is no way they didn't leave any clues. What we need to do now is to find evidence. Qian Bo, you can't show up in public with your current identities, lest you get killed. Just stay in the teahouse these days. Ji Er and I are outside, we will get to the bottom of the matter."

Two hours passed in this conversation, and they had a general understanding of the matter.

Jiang Shian was worried that Manager Yu would send someone to follow him, so he didn't want to stay in the teahouse any longer and stood up to say goodbye.