「In the Wei Mansion.」
Lady Wei had just seen out several noble ladies of Chang'an who had come to fish for information.
When her maid announced that Mrs. Jiang, the wife of the Marquis of Qi Bei, had sent her card, Lady Wei had no choice but to let her in.
Mrs. Jiang came in, exchanged a few pleasantries with Lady Wei, and then said, "Lady Wei, have you heard the rumors circulating in Chang'an City today?"
Lady Wei said, "I have. The idle gossip claims Wanyun murdered a widow. How is that possible?
If Wanyun truly wanted a widow dead, why would she do it just outside Chang'an City? If she really wanted to kill someone, she should have waited until she was much farther away.
Killing someone just outside the city—isn't that practically announcing to the world that she did it?"
Mrs. Jiang accepted the tea a maid offered her. "Lady Wei, if this were just about a single life, it could be overlooked.
