Chapter 30
Several people came here. The boatman was still wearing yesterday's clothes and hat, with thin cheeks. Gou Yue felt tight, "You won't be waiting here for us all night, right?"

The boatman said, "I don't know where these nobles will stay, and I don't dare to rush the adults, so I have to wait here for fear of missing out."

Ji Pu sighed slightly, remembering Wen Yuanzhi who spent day and night looking at pictures under the lamp and sketching terrain on the sand. Now that he thought about it, his thin figure became more majestic in Ji Pu's heart.

Perhaps what the people need is a father-in-law like Wen Yuanzhi, who can see clearly, can establish a destiny for the people, and establish a heart for the world.

Wen Yuanzhi still sat in the same position as yesterday, drinking a bowl of scented tea, and the fragrance lingered in his mouth.

"How old is Miss Zhao Er?"

The boatman didn't know why Wen Yuan asked this question, but he still replied, "Twenty and four."

Gou Yue said, "Are you the same age as me?"

"At this age, you should be getting married, why are you still staying at home?"

Wen Yuan's words were addressed to the boatman, but his eyes rested on Gou Yue.

Gou Yue Mingming said silently, "I'm happy."

The boatman recalled, "It seemed that they had talked about getting married, but for some reason it didn't happen, so they stayed in the Zhao family."

Wen Yuanzhi raised his head slightly and said, "Ji Pu, come here."

Gou Yue leaned in, but Ji Pu pushed her away.

"Hey, what is it that I can't hear?"

Ji Pu said, "I understand, sir, I will go now."

The sky turned dark again unknowingly, Wen Yuanzhi said, "There will be some improvement tomorrow, but you must not tell anyone about our help. You go home and come back tomorrow."

The boatman had doubts but did not dare to speak out.

Gou Yue explained, "My Mr. Xiao Wen can do whatever he promised. You don't have to worry."

"Yes, thank you two noble men."

After returning to their respective rooms, Wen Yuanzhi heard a knock on the door not long after, "The door is not locked, come in."

Gou Yue had just washed her hair and ran over before wiping it. She was really curious, "What on earth did you ask Ji Pu to do?"

Wen Yuanzhi turned to the wooden cabinet in the room and took out a soft long towel from the top floor. "My hair is still dripping with water. If you don't dry it, you might get a headache."

She wiped it hastily a few times and muttered, "What on earth did Ji Pu do?"

Wen Yuanzhi closed the window. It was hot during the day, but now it was a little cool at night. "You will know when he comes back."

"Then he will have to stay one more day."

He said, "Don't you like him staying a little longer?"

"That's not true. Ji Pu is actually quite interesting."

He paused and asked, "How is this interesting?"

"Even if he can't do it, he still has to give it a try. He won't look back until he hits the wall. Isn't this interesting?"

She talked about how she told Ji Pu how to practice Qing Gong, and Wen Yuanzhi listened quietly, looking at her face and gradually smiling.

"It seems you don't hate him."

He concluded.

"Of course, you said some time ago that he has a good background, and I was worried that he might cause trouble for me when he goes back to Liangzhu. But when I think about it, I have a villainous heart. Liangzhu Mountain is high and the road is far away. If he goes back, I'm afraid he has forgotten me a long time ago, how can he still remember the time I hit him, right?"

Wen Yuanzhi laughed, "Every day, I don't know what you are thinking about."

After waiting for a while, Wen Yuanzhi heard Ji Pu's voice outside the door and asked him to come in.

"My lord, we have found it." Ji Pu said, pointing at the teapot and looking at Gou Yue.

Gou Yue frowned, "You dare to order me around, right? Do you dare to ask him to pour you water?"

Wen Yuanzhi asked him to sit down first and poured him a bowl of tea, "Rub your throat first."

"Thank you sir."

Gou Yue seemed to be grasping for some excuse, "Look, when he poured you water, you just said thank you. I knocked you down last time and I helped you up. Who cares about what you said!"

Ji Pu turned away his eyes, "I don't want to lose face, right?"

"Speak for yourself." Wen Yuanzhi said to him.

Ji Pu then opened his mouth to talk about the news he had heard near the Zhao family. Now that the Zhao and Wang families were in such a situation, the common people nearby used this as a talking point in teahouses and restaurants, and he also spent a few coins to inquire about the news.

It is true that Wang Zhongxiu was unjustly accused. Neighbors around her said that she was a kind person. Although her hands and feet were not very good and she was clumsy at work, she was very capable. She often used her mother's family's money to support her husband's family. There was a beggar lying on the bed. She had to find a job at the door for people to live a good life. The family was harmonious and affectionate, so it was an unforeseen disaster if something like this happened.

Wen Yuanzhi refilled the tea for him and asked, "How are the two young ladies of the Zhao family?"

"There was a woman who lived at my aunt's house, who was known to the neighbors to have a cotton temper. She fell into a pond when she was a child and never dared to go near a river or pond again. Miss Zhao Er, who is now in charge of the family, and her sister Completely different. I heard that he was just a firecracker. He couldn't bear the slightest grievance since he was a child. When he was 15 years old, he wanted to elope with his servants in the family. He was caught by Mr. Zhao. He was so hungry that he could barely breathe before he let go and swore to never see her again. That person."

Wen Yuanzhi tapped the table twice, thinking about something, and nodded after a moment, "That should be it." "Do you know what this case is about?" Gou Yue was confused.

"Although I'm not completely sure, I'm pretty sure." He met Ji Pu's eyes, and the two of them had confirmed each other's thoughts.

Ji Pu cast an approving look, "Master Wen, you think so too?"

He said, "It is true that many people talked about it like this, so I also went to investigate the man who eloped with Miss Zhao Er."

Gou Yue said at once, "Are you saying that the murder of the Zhao family was committed by Miss Zhao's lover?"

Ji Pu said, "I'm not sure, but since adults think so too, it's nine out of ten."

"Second Miss Zhao worked with him inside and outside to seize the Zhao family's property. This is the most reasonable speculation at present." Wen Yuanzhi said.

"Isn't it unreasonable? A woman has been waiting all these years to take revenge because her father separated her from the one she loved when she was 15 years old?" Gou Yue thought it was wrong, "It is really cruel to poison a whole family."

Ji Pu gave a long sigh, "You have never seen someone more vicious. Besides, women are a hundred times more cruel than men."

Gou Yue didn't recognize his words, "How can love be so enchanting to people's minds?" Gou Yue asked them.At least Gou Yue had never heard of such a terrible evil thing. It was unforgivable to join forces with outsiders to kill her parents.

Wen Yuanzhi did not answer her question. He only curled his lips slightly, and his eyes were filled with mist, which made it difficult to see the bottom of it.

"It's not just love. Have you ever thought that she was originally greedy for the family's wealth?" Ji Pu discussed with her.

"You won't bring it alive, you won't take it dead, and you want so much money to kill everyone in your family?"

"3 taels of silver are placed in front of you. You don't want it?"

Gou Yue's eyes straightened, "The Zhao family has 3 taels of silver?"

Ji Pu didn't want to look like her with the money-dazzled look anymore, so he stood up and said, "I'll come again after my lord decides what to do."

Wenyuan's way is good.

He closed the door behind him before leaving. Gou Yue followed him out reluctantly, opening and closing the door. She walked so fast that she didn't notice that the eyes in the door gradually lost their luster as she left. He put his empty hand back on the table and held the bamboo fan, as if this way he didn't have anything in his hand.

The long towel that had been wiped between her hair was still damp, and it lay alone and messy on the table.

Gou Yue followed Ji Pu, "The Zhao family really has so much money?"

"What, you're going to explore his warehouse at night?"

"Hey, I'm just asking, I've never seen so much silver."

"Thirty thousand taels of silver can make you so excited, so if you see 3 taels of gold, why don't you faint from fear?"

"3 taels of gold. Whoever gives me this much gold will get married immediately."

"What?! Are you telling the truth?"

"Of course it's a joke. If I don't like the person, let alone 3 taels of gold, I won't get married with 300 million taels of gold."

……

Early the next morning, Lian Ju was doing laundry in the courtyard. When she turned around, Wen Yuanzhi was already standing behind her.

She hurriedly stood up to say hello and said, "Wish you all the best, Master Wen, do you want Lian Yu to do something?"

He beckoned her to come to him. The coldness on his face was something that was common in Lianju. But when Gouyue was present, he had never shown such an expression on his face. He was like a King Kong looking down at the common people from a high platform, and like he could see through everything with just one glance. She is a diviner with low self-esteem and resentment in her bones, and a desolate heart.

She was always weak and humble in front of him. The thought of this made her hateful and insisted on doing something big to show him what she was capable of.

If his eyes weren't so piercing, she would have smiled sincerely at him. Whether he liked it or not, she was willing to smile at him.But never once, across the crowd, she was serving rice and porridge, with their eyes intertwined, and in the dense crowd, he was like a hosta flower blooming in the small Ruyin.

She didn't want Gou Yue to see him. If she couldn't fulfill her wish, then he wouldn't be able to fulfill her wish either.

She didn't hate Gou Yue, but she hated the man who helped her redeem her life. Only later did she realize that she actually liked him. If she wanted to slander him in front of Yaotai and Gou Yue, it would be best to slander him into nothing. It's worth it, so no one will covet him.

After listening to his words, Lian Yu quickly agreed.

Wenyuan's way is, "If it's difficult, you can refuse."

She showed the kind smile she always used to please her benefactors, but when she saw him looking away, she seemed unhappy, "It's not that difficult. How many women in Feng Yuechang can't do it?"

"That's good. There will be a big reward when the thing is done." After saying that, he left.

Seeing the corner of his clothes disappear behind the wall, Lian Ju's smile stopped.

Ji Pu and Lian Yu went out early in the morning. Gou Yue asked Wen Yuanzhi, but he only said that he had gone to do some errands and did not elaborate.

Yaotai didn't know what Lian Yu had changed his clothes for, but seeing that Wen Yuanzhi refused to tell Gou Yue, he took Gou Yue to go to the Huangcai Teahouse in the city to listen to storytelling.

Gou Yue didn't ask further questions then, and asked him before leaving if she wanted to go with him. He said that he would wait for Ji Pu to come back and asked her to play for a while and then come back.

Gou Yue took his arm and said, "Let's go together. I don't know when Ji Pu will come back. Are you going to sit here alone until the end of the world?"

With a smile in his eyes, he coaxed her to go out with Yaotai, "This case must be settled as soon as possible before we can leave here."

"Okay, you go about your business."

(End of this chapter)

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