Jiang Xinman casually asked Hong Dou, "Hong Dou, where do you live?"

Hong Dou was a little confused, but she still answered honestly, "Reporting to Miss, it's at the second entrance of the four alleys outside my house."

Jiang Xinman thought about the location of her house and found that it was still very close to the east side of the city.

"Then you're the only one at home? Or is there someone else?"

Hong Dou's hand that was massaging Jiang Xinman's shoulder paused imperceptibly, but Jiang Xinman could still feel the hesitation and surprise in her heart after being asked.

She thought for a moment before saying, "My parents are still alive, and I have a younger brother at home..."

When Jiang Xinman heard this, she reached out and held Red Bean's hand. There were calluses of various thicknesses on it, and Lotus Seed would sometimes talk about Red Bean's situation.

He wasn't old, but he only did rough work...

It was likely that her family had sold her to the Jiang Mansion for some reason and made her a slave.

Jiang Xinman turned to look at Hong Dou and asked her directly, "Hong Dou, what do you think of your family?"

Hong Dou looked away and lowered her head. She couldn't pull her hand away, and Jiang Xinman kept looking at her, making her feel very helpless. What if she knew that she was going to sell her? She wouldn't do anything, and she wasn't as meticulous as Lotus Seed...

Jiang Xinman looked at Hong Dou's expression, which was on the verge of tears, and once again doubted herself. Was she really that scary? Even adults could be scared to tears by her...

Just as Jiang Xinman was deep in doubt, Hong Dou knelt down and begged Jiang Xinman, "Miss, please don't sell me off. I will work hard!"

What? Jiang Xinman was sure she hadn't misheard... She had only asked her about her family's situation, so why was she able to imagine the scene of being sold?

Jiang Xinman said to Hong Dou seriously, "Did you make any mistakes? I won't sell you!"

In Hong Dou's opinion, the meaning behind Jiang Xinman's words was that if you made a mistake, you would be sold. Lotus Seed had said that if you made a mistake, you should say it earlier. Otherwise, it would be too late when Miss found out...

Hong Dou anxiously pulled on Jiang Xinman's sleeve, "I didn't... I have no contact with my family anymore! No more!"

... ""

Jiang Xinman could not understand Red Bean's incoherent words. She wondered what strange thing she had imagined to make her say such words. Was it because her family did not treat her well?

If there was no money in the family, some parents would sell their daughters, who, in their eyes, were money-losing people, not their own children.

But there were other poor families who valued their children more than anything else, and would never have thought of selling them for money.

Hong Dou had a younger brother in her family, and she had probably sold her older sister to support her younger brother. Jiang Xinman had bought her from a human trafficker, and it was possible that she had been sold several times before she came to the Jiang family.

Also, she said that she had lost contact with her family, and Jiang Xinman felt that it was very likely that she would have given them some of the money she had earned...

Then wouldn't that be using her as a money-making tool?! And it was the type of shameless recycling.

Jiang Xinman needed to give her a deep ideological education... Of course, the prerequisite was that she asked clearly. What if it wasn't what she thought?

But the facts proved to be what Jiang Xinman thought.

She had told Hong Dou a lot about how she wanted to be independent and get rid of that kind of parasite. From the moment Hong Dou was sold, there was no longer any relationship between them.

After Hong Dou left in a daze, Lotus Seed came in.

"Miss, what you said..."

Seeing that she had been eavesdropping outside, Jiang Xinman pretended to be angry: "Wow! You actually eavesdropped on me! How much did you hear?"

Lotus Seed smiled. Jiang Xinman's anger was just a joke. After being by Jiang Xinman's side for so many years, it was impossible for her not to know her temper.

"I heard the rest of the content, but is it really good to tell Red Bean this? She seems to be..."

Jiang Xinman supported her face and observed Lotus Seed for a while. The people who followed her since she was young were different. After listening to her words many times, their thoughts were also very outstanding.

"Although I don't know how much she can hear, there's no harm in it. That kind of family will only make her their money-making tool. Did you find out what I asked you to?"

Jiang Xinman asked Lotus Seed to investigate the matter of the red beans and the recent whereabouts of the Third Aunt and Jiang Yufeng and Jiang Yulang.

Jiang family had their own spies, and Jiang Xinman had the right to use them.

Lotus Seed handed the thick paper in her hand to Jiang Xinman. "I only found a part of it. I can't know everything."

Jiang Xinman looked at the information that Lotus Seed had brought over and roughly flipped through it. There was indeed no detailed content, but it was enough. However, it would be best if there was more detailed information.

"Is there anything more detailed?"

... "Nothing else."

Lotus Seed lowered her head in frustration. This was news from a long time ago, and it was not a secret, so she did not pay attention to it.

Lotus Seed glanced at the paper in Jiang Xinman's hand with a bitter expression. She didn't know why her young miss wanted this information, but she actually went to investigate the romantic history of the two young masters! And who has Third Aunt been in contact with recently? Could it be that Miss...?

Lotus Seed asked Jiang Xinman carefully, "Miss, you can't really be going to... Who cares about those two dissolute young masters?"

In Lotus Seed's opinion, the young master's dissoluteness had nothing to do with Jiang Xinman. She was annoyed to see him bother with them, wouldn't that be adding to her troubles?

Jiang Xinman laughed evilly: "Lotus Seed, you don't understand, do you? Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated. These two are too romantic, there will always be something that shouldn't be exposed. Right now, I have plenty of ways to kill them."

Humph! How dare you cause trouble for the Jiang family? Jiang Yufeng, Jiang Yulang, just you wait! The pain in the future will be much less than today...

Lotus Seed suddenly came to a realization. He was trying to sabotage all aspects of his life... Then what about Red Bean? She had been in the Jiang family for many years now. She worked hard, but there was nothing worth paying attention to, except for the fact that her family was not very good.

"Miss, what about the red bean? Do you want it or not? Or do you want to observe it?"

Jiang Xinman rubbed her chin and thought for a while. She was pretty good, but she just couldn't let go of her family. To put it nicely, she couldn't let go, but to put it bluntly, she didn't dare.

But why did Hong Dou have an affair with the Outer Palace?

"Lotus Seed, did Hong Dou give the manager a contract when she came?"

Jiang Xinman asked just in case. If it was in someone else's hands, then she wouldn't be able to go anywhere. If someone in the Outer Palace took her identity or had someone important, then it would make sense for her to do so...

Lotus Seed did not expect Jiang Xinman to ask her a common question. "Miss, most human traffickers don't have a contract if they sell it to someone else's house. These are all refugees, and they will sign a new one."

Jiang Xinman's heart skipped a beat. No contract...

"Lotus Seed, tell the steward to check to see how many servants are there who don't have any papers, especially the ones that Third Aunt replaced. Go! "

"Aye!"

Lotus Seed immediately ran outside. It was an urgent matter for Missus, so Lotus Seed was the priority. However, she was also grumbling in her heart. Why didn't she take a look when she was recruiting? In that case, there was a problem with the red bean as well?

No! Wouldn't Missus be in danger?!

If Jiang Xinman knew what Lotus Seed was thinking, she would probably be speechless again. She wasn't a popular person, so everyone was staring at her.

Jiang Xinman looked at the paper in her hand and drew circles with a pen. The more she looked, the more she felt that she was right.

Jiang Yufeng and Jiang Yulang had already been in contact with the sisters for more than half a year, but they didn't expect it to be so early. They usually met outside the city in front of the flat mountain.

How did you know about their secret contact?

'Why are you out again? '

'What's wrong?! If I didn't come out, did you forget about my existence?! You heartless man! '

'I? You're thinking too much. I've never remembered you. You can't provide me with any useful information, so it's useless to ask you. '

'How do you know it's useless if you haven't even asked me?! Wow! '

Jiang Xinman realized that not only was the product in her stall inferior, but it was also an immature product. She did not have a clear understanding of herself.

I have news!

The sisters are very eye-catching. Even if there is a secret tryst, there will still be those busybodies who will be paparazzi. Everyone likes to hear gossip.

Did I hear a piece of news?

Jiang Xinman ignored him. She didn't want to talk about it, but she wasn't curious. She had more or less guessed it.

Hey! Hong Dou wasn't actually from that family!

Oh... It's obvious that he's not the biological child.

Her brother was someone else!

'Don't waste your breath! He isn't even the biological daughter of that family! Of course, he isn't the biological daughter of that family! '

It was someone from the Outer Palace! The one who had been sold was her younger brother, but Hong Dou had been tricked by that family in order to find him.

'It's obvious that she was tricked. Otherwise, how could a normal person be so foolish?'

His brother's identity was in the hands of that family, and his brother's life was in the hands of that family. However, Hong Dou's identity was lost halfway, and she became a refugee, even lower than a slave.

Oh... Wait! What did you just say?!

Jiang Xinman originally thought that what he said wasn't very useful information and had been giving a perfunctory answer, but she didn't expect to hear a useful piece of news this time.

Hong Dou's current shop was full of human traffickers and was related to the Emperor Xie Chengtian.

What does he have to do with it? The emperor could have killed anyone, so why did he have to be so secretive?

Well, it's something to do with the Third Minister, Wang Shuwen, who is the father of his sisters, and who secretly fosters people to work for him.

Now that there was another figure in the Jiang family, he must have had his eyes on the Jiang family. Jiang Xinman was convinced that the sisters had come to persuade the young master of the Jiang family.

If they had fallen for such an obvious trap, their IQ must have been below the normal level.

Why not use the two idiots to mislead the sisters? That would be difficult. The sisters were not that stupid.

Speaking of which, I don't know if the lotus root is done yet. It's a bit long, so it shouldn't be a problem.