Amid Ge Laosan's laughing curses, Liu Si'er and the others did not argue with him over who would take Chen Yi to Guiyun Academy.
Naturally, Chen Yi did not make a point of specifying who should serve as his driver, leaving Ge Laosan to prepare at the stable.
While they waited, Chen Yi chatted idly with Liu Si'er and the others.
"Oh? So the tense atmosphere in the mansion these past few days was because a member of the Liu Family of Jingzhou died in Shuzhou?"
"The Wan Family killed him? How could that have happened?"
"Son-in-law, perhaps you do not understand Shuzhou's situation. The Wan Family is also a great clan of Shuzhou, and they have always been in the medicine hall business."
"Previously, because our mansion opened a medicine hall, the Wan Family's old master personally came to the door to seek an audience with the Marquis. The seeds of this disaster were likely planted then."
Hearing Liu Si'er's explanation, Chen Yi smiled and asked, "You mean the Wan Family deliberately killed someone to drive a wedge between the Xiao and Liu families?"
"Hard to say. But the Prefectural Yamen and Judicial Department have already convicted the culprit. Once the Liu Family's people arrive, he will be subjected to the ultimate punishment. They likely do not wish to stir up further complications."
An armored soldier beside them, listening to their conversation, could not help but speak up. "If you ask me, the Wan Family was behind it, but the matter was exposed."
"I think so too."
"If the Wan Family had truly succeeded in their scheme, it might not have led to an outright break with the Liu Family of Jingzhou, but it would still have been a hidden danger."
"I heard the Provincial Governor initially thought our