C206 (2/2)

Seeing that Old Madame Xu had stopped talking, Dong Lei could not help but heave a sigh of relief.

It wasn't that he was lingering in the capital, but rather that he had been in charge of the city for months and had always had a good intuition when making decisions or encountering big problems.

The reason why he found out that there was something going on in the capital was due to his self-awareness.

Furthermore, he felt that there was something wrong with the atmosphere of the Xu Family. Although no one said it openly, he could feel it.

However, after a few days of probing, Dong Lei could tell that his own cousin did not know too much, so he was slowly sure that the matter in the capital must have an impact on her Xu Family. Otherwise, Old Madame Xu would not hide this from his cousin.

After confirming such a matter, Dong Lei was even more unwilling to leave at this time.

He had arranged for the employees who came with him to return home. Previously, they were here to help him deliver the goods to the capital. Now that he had decided to stay in the capital and not return home for the new year, he couldn't ask them to accompany him.

Dong Lei gave each of them a sum of silver, and entrusted them with the task of bringing letters and gifts to their families.

When Dong Shu found out that Dong Lei was not going to return home to celebrate the new year, she asked Dong Lei about it, but Dong Lei insisted that he did not understand anything about the shop, and wanted to ask the stewards in charge of the shops to advise him.

The most important thing was that before he left the house, he mentioned to his family that he might not return for the new year. He wanted to stay in the capital to attend Yuanxi's capture Zhou banquet before returning.

Hearing Dong Lei's words, even Dong Shu could not say anything.

She only had Yuanxi as her only child at the moment, so her cleansing method and the full moon were all done in Xiahe Village.

If that really happened, it wouldn't be good if no one from his family was present.

Because of this thought, Dong Shu didn't ask when Cousin would return home again.

It just so happened that during this period of time, she would have more time to prepare some gifts for his wedding, and since the villagers of Xiahe Village had brought presents for her, she had to prepare some things for Cousin to bring back when he returned.

Dong Lei waited for another two days. Seeing that Dong Shu did not ask him any further, he could not help but heave a sigh of relief.

After all, he was only guessing. He didn't even find any evidence because of his intuition.

Today, was already the fifteenth day of the twelfth month, and the new year was just around the corner, but Xu Shiqiu still did not have the intention to return.

However, with Dong Lei at home, although he was not a person from the Xu Family, he was still Dong Shu's Cousin and could be considered to be Xu Shiqiu's big brother. Sometimes, when male guests came to visit, he would be able to help receive them.

Even though Yan Ye was the grandson-in-law of Xu Family, he could not openly reveal his identity, so even though he was closer to Dong Lei than him, it was inconvenient for him to reveal his identity.

Although it was not convenient for Yan Ye to appear openly, he had secretly gone to meet many people during this period.

The Elder Sun was sure that they would not betray Yan Ye's people, especially since they had secretly belonged to the crown prince's bloodline and had been in contact with the Sun family all this time.

This time, Yan Ye used his identity as a Sun family member to visit these people. A few sharp-eyed people were able to tell that the lower half of Yan Ye's face was a little familiar.

Of course, they only felt that it was a little familiar, but they did not dare to casually guess Yan Ye's identity. After all, no matter if it was Yan Ye's real identity or the Sun family that he was representing, they did not dare to offend him.

However, Ye Jingde was not one of them.

When the crown prince was still around, Ye Jingde was only around ten years old. At that time, he would not have gotten married, nor would he have any power of his own.

When he was on his way home from the palace this time, he occasionally saw Yan Ye's side profile. Although it was just one glance, he was still suspicious of Yan Ye's identity.

Yan Ye was just passing by in a hurry that day, he did not notice that his identity had already been guessed by someone.