Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law

Chapter 53: Magistrate Chang’s methods (please read it!)
When Chen Mo and Wu Shan walked out arm in arm, they heard passers-by outside whispering.

"Have you heard that the Qinghe Gang was raided by the Yamen?"

"Ah? It's true. Didn't you hear that the Qinghe Gang and the Yamen are together? Why would the Yamen raid the Qinghe Gang?"

"Why are you lying to me? I just came back from the south of the city, and the people from the Yamen are still there."

"..."

Wu Shan was shocked when he heard this, and quickly pulled over a passerby and asked what happened.

The passerby was hesitant at first, but as Wu Shan announced his identity and added threats, the passerby immediately told what he knew.

After learning that Qinghe Gang leader Yang Wei and several other hall leaders had been killed, Wu Shan was stunned.

Not that I sympathize with them.

Although the Qinghe Gang's background and prestige are not as good as those of the major local noble clans, in terms of its power, in this three-acre area of ​​Pingting County, no one but adults would dare to provoke them.

But now, including the gang leader and the hall master, they were all taken away by others.

And the murderer is just one person.

Where did this strong man come from?
Chen Mo was focused on something else,
He originally thought that Chang Yuan would replace the Qinghe Gang with someone else, but he didn't expect that Chang Yuan would send someone to raid the Qinghe Gang.

They also announced the crimes of Yang Wei and others, and confiscated all the properties of the Qinghe Gang.

Just when Chen Mo was wondering about Chang Yuan's purpose of doing this.

After separating from Wu Shan, Chen Mo seemed to have guessed Chang Yuan's purpose when he heard that the people actually remembered the goodness of the county magistrate and praised Chang Yuan as the great master of Qingtian.

After all, the collusion between Chang Yuan and the Qinghe Gang happened secretly and was not made public. Many people did not know about it.

Now that the Qinghe Gang is in trouble, Chang Yuan can not only take advantage of the opportunity to clear up the relationship, but also gain the goodwill of the people after announcing it, and eradicating the cancer of the Qinghe Gang is also a major political achievement.

After the inspection, the Qinghe Gang also got their money.

It can be said to be three birds with one stone.

As for colluding with the Qinghe Gang?

Now that everyone is dead and there is no evidence, who can prove that the Qinghe Gang and I are together?

This move is called taking the blame, and I get the benefits.

Moreover, with the reputation of Yang Wei and others, no one except a few of their family members would fight for them.

Therefore, the yamen does not have to bear the pressure of "public opinion" yet.

Even after the Yamen raided the Qinghe Gang this time, Chang Yuan could still secretly support one person to take control of the Qinghe Gang.

Sure enough, people who play politics have a bad heart.

……

The death of the leader of the Qinghe Gang and the leader of the Seventh Hall caused a great sensation in Pingting County.

The Li family, the Wang family, and even the declining Yi family all sent people to find out who the murderer was?

Naturally, their move will not avenge Yang Wei and the others.

But to see if I can win him over.

In a courtyard loft somewhere.

Xia Zhiqing snorted lightly as she heard the maid preparing the hot water.

The maid came to get the screen, blocked the surrounding area of ​​the tub, and then retreated.

After seeing the maid leave, Xia Zhiqing lowered her head, unbuttoned her breasts one by one, put her hands around her neck, untied the string tied into a bow, and placed her white bellyband embroidered with lotus on the screen stand. , a pair of upside-down jade bowls, snow-white skin appearing in the air.

Xia Zhiqing bent over with her knees bent, took off her coat and skirt, touched it with one hand, and protected it with the other. Her little feet, which were like mutton-fat white jade, stepped on the wooden steps, and entered the bathtub with a "swish".

Just as I was enjoying it, there was the sound of stepping downstairs, and then the voice of my sister Xia Zhining: "Sister, something big happened outside." Xia Zhiqing was suddenly startled, and stood up and picked up the bellyband on the screen stand and put it on. , while saying: "Zhining, don't come up, I'm taking a bath."

As a result, while the words were still on his lips, Xia Zhining had already gone upstairs and pushed the door open, saying, "That's just right. I just broke through and was sweating all over, so we can take a shower together."

After saying that, he walked around the screen and saw Xia Zhiqing who was about to come out of the bathtub.

"Xia Zhi Ning"

Xia Zhiqing was really annoyed and shouted angrily.

But Xia Zhining seemed shameless and didn't take Xia Zhiqing's scolding to heart at all.

"Sister, why are you so angry? When we were in Nanyang, didn't we bathe together every day? It's not like we've never seen each other before."

With that said, Xia Zhining untied her belt and took off her clothes, revealing her natural, flawless jade-like skin.

She entered the tub, and the hot water in the tub suddenly overflowed.

Xia Zhining pressed her sister's shoulders, and the two of them sat down in the tub. Their delicate snow-white shoulders emerged from the water, and through the white soup-like water, it seemed that you could see the white fat.

She held the jade bowl and muttered: "Sister, you seem to be getting bigger again."

"Xia Zhi"

Xia Zhiqing scolded her angrily again. She was going to be pissed off by Xia Zhining, but before she could finish her words, Tan couldn't help but let out a soft snort.

"Sister, don't be angry." Xia Zhining said coquettishly, "Didn't I just break through? I'm excited. I won't do it next time."

After noticing that her sister's anger was gradually fading, Xia Zhining said with a smile: "Sister, something big happened outside. The leader of the Qinghe Gang and the seven hall leaders under him were all killed by one person. I heard that the leader of the Qinghe Gang was an eighth-level warrior, and his subordinates With so many people, the person who killed him must be a seventh-level warrior at the very least.

Sister, you are right. There is indeed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in the Song Dynasty. I thought that in this small county, Uncle Chang was the only one with a seventh-level warrior, but I didn’t expect that there were others as well. "

After hearing this, Xia Zhiqing was surprised at first, and then her face became serious.

Because the war ahead is tight, every strong man of rank seven or above has his own position to hold on to. As the prefect of a state, my father's words and deeds are watched by countless people, so he can only send seventh-rank warriors like Liu Guards. Escort them to Pingting County.

It was originally thought that seventh-level warriors were enough in this small county town, but now that an uncertain seventh-level warrior appeared, Xia Zhiqing was worried that something might change.

"Zhining, we don't know the identity of the murderer yet. We're not sure whether he's a friend or an enemy. Don't go out all the time in the future. It's not safe." Xia Zhiqing said.

"It's okay, it's okay." Xia Zhining didn't take it to heart, but wanted to see this "murderer".

……

Chen Mo bought glutinous rice, distiller's yeast, flour, and pork in the city.

And bought myself another pair of boots to change.

I bought rouge and a bronze mirror for my sister-in-law.

In order to be less conspicuous, Chen Mo put everything into a sack and left the city.

By the time Chen Mo returned to Fuze Village, it was already dark.

As soon as he entered the village, Chen Mo saw Zhang He walking back and forth at the entrance of the village.

"Zhang He, it's so late, why are you standing here?" Chen Mo said.

When Zhang He saw Chen Mo, he was originally worried, but he was relieved and came up to him: "Brother Mo, you are back."

"What's wrong?" Chen Mo frowned.

Zhang He touched his head and said with a naive smile: "It's okay, I'm just a little worried because Brother Mo didn't come back so late after going to the city."

Chen Mo raised his eyebrows and patted his shoulder: "Have you eaten?"

Zhang He shook his head.

"Come and eat together."

(End of this chapter)