I am the stepmother of my son, and the little villain has changed into a little cotton-padded jacket

He stopped, turned to look at Wen Shutang's family standing in the crowd, his eyes lit up and he immediately walked towards them quickly.

"Madam Wen."

Wen Shutang originally wanted to ask him about this matter, and just as he came over, he nodded to him.

"I brought the kids to town to buy some things, but I saw a commotion in front of the Star Picking Tower. After asking others, I found out what happened. How are you?"

Song Zhoubai shook his head: "I'm fine, Lord Liang just called me to ask if I have seen Xu Ren."

He looked at Wen Shutang with a complicated look. He wanted to say something but noticed that there were other people present: "It's not convenient to talk here. Madam Wen, please follow me."

Wen Shutang saw that he had something to say, so he turned his head to look at Xiao Yizhuo, and after getting his response, he followed Song Zhoubai's steps and walked into the Zhaixing Tower.

Song Zhoubai led them into a private room on the second floor and told the servant, "These are my distinguished guests. No one is allowed to disturb them without my permission."

The servant lowered his head and answered, then turned around and walked out, closing the door behind him.

Song Zhoubai turned to look at Wen Shutang, and then asked what he wanted to say: "Madam Wen, have you seen Xu Ren recently?"

Wen Shutang raised his eyebrows: "Why do you say that?"

"I did meet Xu Ren a few days ago. He came to me to discuss selling perfume together. His family's reputation is not very good, so I wanted to refuse, but he said he had already contacted you, and said that if I refused, he would come to you again. I thought you would also refuse him, so I refused directly. He glared at me fiercely, and finally left after saying something cruel. After that, I heard that Xu Ren was missing, so..."

He didn't say the next words, but just raised his head and looked at Wen Shutang with complicated eyes.

"So what do you think I did to Xu Ren?" Wen Shutang naturally followed up with his next sentence.

Song Zhoubai was afraid that Wen Shutang would misunderstand him, so he quickly explained, "Madam Wen, please don't misunderstand me. I don't have any other intentions. I just wanted to ask."

Wen Shutang waved his hand: "He did come to see me once, and when I clearly refused, he left, and he did say something harsh to me before he left. If I hadn't come to town today, I wouldn't have known that he had disappeared."

She said this calmly, and Song Zhoubai did not find any trace of lying on his face. His heart gradually settled down.

He actually guessed in his heart that this matter was related to Wen Shutang, but as a weak woman, she should not do anything out of line.

"I was overthinking. I didn't mention this matter when Lord Liang asked me today, but there's no guarantee that it will be traced back to you in the future. But since Madam Wen didn't do anything, there's no need to worry."

Wen Shutang nodded. Even if Liang Yan really found out about her in the future, there would be no evidence.

A scum like Xu Ren simply deserved to be put to death, and Wen Shutang did not regret what he had done at all.

If he can do such a despicable thing as using incense, don't blame others for being cruel to him.

"I heard that Mr. Xu has some relationship with Lord Liang. Is that true?" Wen Shutang took the tea and asked calmly.

Song Zhoubai nodded: "It's true, Lord Liang is Xu Ren's uncle, and his mother is Lord Liang's biological sister. The two families have a good relationship. The Xu family has been so prosperous over the years, in fact, it is also due to Lord Liang's help."

Wen Shutang picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. No wonder Xu Renneng was so fearless, it turned out that he had an uncle who was a pavilion chief.

"But Lord Liang's attitude towards this matter is quite intriguing." Song Zhoubai said in a low voice, touching his chin.

"What do you mean?"

"When he called me over today, he just asked me a few simple questions. I didn't see that he took it seriously. Instead, I felt like he didn't care. It's really a bit strange. Logically, Lord Liang should be very concerned about this matter, but he just asked me a few questions and let me go. He didn't seem to be making things difficult for me at all." Song Zhoubai's tone was full of doubts.

Hearing this, Wen Shutang paused while drinking tea and raised his eyebrows.

If that's the case, it seems that Liang Yan doesn't really want to get involved in this matter.

But if you think about it carefully, Xu Ren usually relied on his relationship with Liang Yan to bully others and even raped women on the street. Moreover, he was a playboy and even had six concubines. Everyone knew what kind of person he was.

After doing these immoral things, he still dared to use the name of Liang Yan.

By doing this, he not only ruined his own reputation, but more importantly, he also damaged the reputation of Liang Yan, the local official.

It is possible that the headman had wanted to take care of this evildoer for a long time, but had been delaying it for the sake of his sister's face.

Now that Xu Ren is missing, maybe that's exactly what Liang Yan wants.

"Anyway, I'm glad that Lord Liang didn't make things difficult for you." Wen Shutang shook the teacup and said with a smile.

"That's true. Anyway, this matter has nothing to do with us. It's fine as long as it doesn't affect my business. By the way, Madam Wen, have you been making perfume recently? The shopkeeper in the capital has already sent me a message. Perfume has become a rare commodity in the capital. The ladies of aristocratic families are vying for it. A bottle of perfume can even be sold for more than thirty taels of silver." Song Zhoubai poured her a cup of tea and handed it to her.

"I'm preparing. Now that it's winter, there are few flowers. I'll try my best to make more." What Wen Shutang said was indeed the truth. It was cold in winter and the flowers had withered.

It is not easy to find flowers that are fresh and fragrant.

Song Zhoubai nodded: "I will send more people to look for flowers. If I find any, I will send them to you."

"Okay, don't worry. We can definitely make a batch within five days. You can just send someone to pick it up then." Wen Shutang stood up and responded.

"Okay, now that we've finished talking about everything, I won't stay any longer. I have things to do at home, so we'll leave first."

Song Zhoubai also stood up: "Okay, I'll go get the perfume in five days. Also, I'll give you all the dividends from before the New Year."

"Okay, bye." Wen Shutang responded and turned to leave the box.

Song Zhoubai walked them all the way to the gate before stopping. He looked at Wen Shutang's back and frowned slightly. In fact, he always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what it was.

After getting on the carriage, Xiao Ze looked unhappy. He had just heard the conversation between Wen Shutang and Song Zhoubai. Naturally, he knew that the person who wanted to commit the crime that day was Xu Ren who disappeared today.

He saw with his own eyes that his father pierced his chest with a bow and arrow, and he didn't know whether that person was dead or alive in the end. Now that Xu Ren was missing, he naturally thought of a possibility.

Due to the presence of his younger brother and sister, he pursed his lips tightly to suppress the doubts in his heart.