Embroidered color and fragrance

Chapter 157 Who is it?
"Sir." On the carriage, Zhao Xu was restless, "I have seen Mr. Zhou before, and I don't think he would do anything to murder refugees. Tell me, is there something else going on in this?"

The old man nodded, thoughtfully, and said: "Your Highness, please be safe and don't be impatient. After we have visited Yanping Mansion, we will return to Beijing immediately."

Zhao Xu nodded perfunctorily.

It has nothing to do with Mr. Zhou whether he murdered the refugees, lied about his achievements, or even colluded with Mr. Liao in the capital to deceive others.

However, the premise is that he has not been ordered by the emperor to supervise the disaster relief.

When Zhao Zhiang sent someone to ask for confirmation, he responded, affirming that the household registration booklet sent by Mr. Zhou was genuine.

Will he be considered Master Zhou's accomplice, even in his capacity, it is very likely that others will think that he is only Master Zhou who did this.

Zhao Xu rested the teacup on the kang table irritably, closed his eyes and frowned.

No matter how stupid he is, it is impossible for him to tamper with the disaster relief. Besides, the disaster relief money given by the imperial court is only a little, so he can't do it.

What's more, it's rare to take this meritorious job, and he just wants to do his best to eliminate the negative influence on him because of Zhao Dong.

"Your Highness." The old man persuaded, "Being upright is not afraid of the slanting shadow. Even if someone mentions this matter, it will at most accuse you of being a poor inspector. Other matters have nothing to do with you."

Zhao Xu opened his eyes and looked at the old man, "Sir, the imperial court has sent people to Yanping, and they will arrive in six or seven days as soon as possible. Should we stay in Yanping Mansion or go elsewhere."

"Master Zhou is dead. This is a major event. If you are not here, it will inevitably make people think about it. Why don't you go first and see if there is anything else that can be dealt with before the court people come." The old man said.

Zhao Xu understood what the old man meant.

They should go there early to see who are the people who are assisting Mr. Zhou in handling household registration. First, they should be controlled so that the imperial court can check them. He will have the confidence to reply to Zhao Zhiang after he returns to Beijing.

"What Mr. said is true. I haven't dealt with politics for a long time, and my mind is useless." Zhao Xu rubbed his forehead, always feeling that something was wrong, but he didn't want to come out for a while.

The old man smiled and said: "Your Highness is concerned about chaos. After all, the lives of so many people are involved, and it is reasonable for you to feel restless." After a pause, he continued: "This only shows that your Highness You have a kind heart."

After listening to the old man's words, Zhao Xu felt much more comfortable, and cupped his hands and said, "Thank you sir, I really care about it, and it's messed up."

After walking for two days, I arrived at Yanping Mansion. Without the magistrate, Yanping Mansion seemed to be a mess without a leader. Sometimes the magistrate came to greet him, and sometimes the magistrate came to talk. Fortunately, Zhao Xu has a good memory, but he can remember everyone who comes. .

"A few days ago, who supervised the household registration booklet sent to the capital?" Master Zhou's body was parked at home, and it was fine to park it for ten days in cold weather. Zhao Xu only went to see it on the day he arrived, and then Has been living in Yamen.

The person who answered was the pushing officer of the government office. He bowed and replied: "Master Zhou personally supervised the handling, and those who did the work were a few clerks in the yamen. They are all locked up in prison. Your Highness should go and have a look."

"Let's go and have a look." Zhao Xu and the old man went to the prison together. There were many people in the prison, and a few scribes were in the innermost part. They all confessed to being detained without interrogation. It was indeed Lord Zhou who asked them to do it. of.

"Who is this?" Zhao Xu saw a man in his 50s or [-]s sitting in the corner, wearing ordinary clothes, a little different from the skinny clerks, so the pusher replied, "This is Mr. Zhou's personal steward." Well, he was the one who stayed with Lord Zhou the whole time that night, and he was the one who found out that Lord Zhou had passed away."

While talking, the steward of Zhou's mansion has already raised his head and looked this way, with his hair disheveled, squinting his eyes and looking at the people outside the cell, he recognized Zhao Xu, and he also recognized the pushing officer, only an old man who followed Zhao Xu looked at him Face to face.

Probably the staff, the steward thought about it, and closed his eyes again.

He hasn't figured this out until now, Madam's dumplings won't be a problem, only the donkey meat fire is the problem, but the fire was served on a plate at the time, and he took the first one of the two fires and handed it to Mr. Zhou .

He ate the remaining one, why is he fine?
Could it be the hot and sour soup, but he watched the other party serving the hot and sour soup with his own eyes, and it was not the first time for them to eat it. They were not familiar with the boss, but they both knew each other.

He's been locked up here for the past few days, thinking about it all the time.

Be puzzled.

"Let me ask you." Zhao Xu looked at the steward and asked, "Master Zhou only ate dumplings that day, so the Zhou Mansion has checked, has anyone touched dumplings except Mrs. Zhou?"

The steward suddenly opened his eyes, and suddenly thought of something, he murmured: "...that boy."

As he spoke, he stood up and walked back and forth, grasping the wooden fence with excitement, "Your Highness, that boy. He came to deliver dumplings at the order of our wife. I haven't seen him before, he said He's working in the stables."

"A young boy who doesn't know you? Aren't you the steward of the Zhou mansion? How come you haven't even seen anyone in the mansion." Zhao Xu asked with a frown.

The steward shook his head, and replied: "Only the master and his wife live in the Zhou mansion, and there are only nine people including me. Therefore, I usually follow the master in and out to help out, regardless of the family affairs."

It is said that he is in charge, but in fact he is more like an aide.

"Have you checked it?" Zhao Xu asked the official, who shook his head and replied: "This is the first time he has mentioned this matter, and this is the first time I have heard of it. Don't worry, Your Highness, I will go and investigate right away."

Zhao Xu nodded slightly, and the steward said excitedly: "Master Jin, can you let me see our wife. I will talk to my wife about the servant, and it will definitely be clear."

The pusher looked at Zhao Xu, waiting for him to make a decision.

"Go and invite Mrs. Zhou." Zhao Xu nodded, the pusher should have sent someone to the Zhou Mansion to invite Mrs. Zhou to come.

About half an hour later, Mrs. Zhou, who was dressed in plain and filial piety, came in with the help of several women, and the official hurriedly introduced Zhao Xu to her. Mrs. Zhou only gave her a little blessing, and said: "Your Majesty Yan pays homage to Your Highness."

Zhao Xu waved his hand, motioning for her to excuse herself.

"Ma'am." The steward looked at Mrs. Zhou and asked impatiently, "Who did you ask to deliver the dumplings that night?"

Mrs. Zhou replied: "I made the dumplings myself. I ordered Aunt Liu in the kitchen to run errands, but Aunt Liu has not come back until now. I have already sent someone to look for it! It is very likely that it is more or less ominous." As soon as the incident happened, she I searched, but couldn't find Aunt Liu, and what the government office said was a dumpling given by a servant.

No need to think about it, Aunt Liu was killed on the road, and the other party pretended to be a servant in the writer's house, brought dumplings, and poisoned the dumplings.

The steward sat down on the ground with a thud, his face was pale, "It's me...I'm sorry, master. Why didn't I think that there is poison in the dumplings."

"Don't be sorry, people will die sooner or later." Mrs. Zhou looked at the steward, coughed twice, and looked unsteady, "Don't force yourself, what to say, living is the most important thing of."

This is to let the steward take the initiative to recruit people.

"Ma'am." The steward looked at Mrs. Zhou, and Mrs. Zhou waved her hand, turned around and went out, her voice was very low and full of disappointment, "So many refugees have families and mouths, you killed them, you should have given your life to resist , He died like this, he is already lucky, let’s be blessed.”

Zhao Xu was a little surprised, he didn't expect Mrs. Zhou's wife to think so clearly.

Just like him, he also wants that position, but he will not take risks and radicals to achieve his goal like Zhao Dong.

Without certainty, he would not make a move.

Zhao Xu got out of the cell, but there was nothing to do, so he took people to Lihuaba for a walk. He didn't know what it was like in the past, but now Lihuaba is still inhabited by people, but But there was an eerie silence.

Because this is not their home.At that time, Master Zhou sent dozens of households from other places in order to not show his flaws, scattered them, and filled the villages with few households.

Zhao Xu sneered and turned back to the city.

The people from the capital arrived very quickly, and they were the well-known prison referees in the middle of the capital. Mr. Liu, the chief criminal officer, was transferred to the official of the Yanping Mansion, and cooperated with him in the investigation. Aunt Liu was found within two days.

People died, and their bodies were thrown in the river, where they were picked up by fishermen.

After doing the inspection, Wu pointed to Aunt Liu's feet, thought for a long time before hesitating, and said, "The legs of the deceased seem to have been bound."

Zhao Xu went up to look, and sure enough, he saw some bruised and purple corpse spots on the swollen legs. He asked, "Is this the corpse before death or after death? Can you see it?"

"Before he was alive." Master Liu said, "But why the other party didn't kill people, but just bound his legs, I don't understand."

Kill people, or just kill them directly. Even if you want to tie people to prevent people from escaping, you shouldn't just tie your feet. This is too weird.

"Indeed." Wu Zuo cupped his hands and said to everyone, "Besides, even though the deceased was hit hard on the back of the head, this blow is fatal."

In other words, Aunt Liu died after being hit in the back of the head.

"Didn't you drown?" Zhao Xu had a strange expression on his face.

Wu Zuo shook his head, "People are thrown into the river after death."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, feeling that what they saw on the deceased was a little strange, but they couldn't tell what was so strange.

"Let's investigate." Mr. Liu said: "Although it was very late when the crime happened, there are people living in the surrounding area. Maybe someone saw it, but I don't know."

The Yanping mansion pusher should be, thought for a while and said: "Should I ask the riverside? The fishermen go out early and return late, and they are not restricted by the curfew. Maybe there will be a harvest."

"Okay." Master Liu nodded and looked at Zhao Xu, "Your Highness, do you want to stay in Yanping Mansion or return to Beijing?"

Zhao Xu thought for a while, and said: "Wait a little longer, although Mr. Zhou deserved to die, but he was killed, maybe someone else can be found out. I'll wait a little longer, so I can go back to Beijing to report to my father."

If he goes back now, he will not be able to answer Zhao Zhiang's questions. Most importantly, he is responsible for neglecting the household registration.

Mr. Liu should go accordingly.

Zhao Xu put on a show again, went to several villages that were severely affected by the disaster, and wrote a memorial that he was serious and responsible, devoted himself to the people, and went back to Beijing with his own hard work, which made him relieved a lot.

"Sir." Zhao Xu went to the Yamen of Yanping Mansion, and the small official welcomed him in. He asked, "Where is Master Liu, you have come back to handle the case. Is there any new progress?"

The clerk replied: "I'm back, and I'm interrogating criminals in prison."

"Interrogation? So the murderer of Lord Zhou has been found?" Zhao Xu was stunned for a moment, but Lord Liu didn't send anyone to tell him.

The little official nodded, "I caught him last night and brought him back this morning. He is hiding in a temple outside the city." Then he said, "Your Highness, you don't know that Mr. Liu is really meticulous in handling the case. It's him I found an old lady who couldn't sleep in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, the old lady just described the way that person walked, and Master Liu caught this person."

Zhao Xu put aside his psychological feelings and asked, "How should I say it?"

"The old lady is far away, and she is blind, and by the oil lamp by the river, I can only see that the man's back is somewhat arched, and when he walks, his left shoulder is high and his right shoulder is low." The little official admired Master Liu very much, "Yes With this clue, coupled with the appearance described by the steward of the Zhou residence, Master Liu found him."

so smart?Zhao Xu nodded and pointed, "Go, take me to have a look."

The two went to the cell in the backyard. As soon as they reached the door, Lord Liu came out with a strange expression on his face. When he saw Zhao Xu, he was startled for a moment, and clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness."

"Have you caught anyone?" Zhao Xu asked, "We've recruited someone. Who ordered it? Take me to have a look."

Master Liu's eyes moved, but he stood still at the gate of the courtyard, and said ambiguously: "Your Highness, this person has been seriously injured and has fallen into a coma. My minister is about to ask a doctor to come and see his injury. If His Highness wants to see it, I'm afraid... inconvenient."

Zhao Xu frowned, but didn't say much, and said, "Then see it in two days."

"Your Highness," Master Liu said, "Wei Chen intends to leave for Beijing tomorrow, if the matter in His Highness's hands is not finished, then Wei Chen will take a step ahead."

After he finished speaking, before Zhao Xu could speak, someone called him, "My lord, the steward of Zhou Mansion has something to say, please come over."

"Your Highness, I'm sorry to leave." As he spoke, he ordered the left and right sides, "Security to the prison cell, if there is anything wrong with the prisoner, I will definitely not let you off lightly."

Saying that, he cupped his hands with Zhao Xu and left.

Zhao Xu stood in the distance and looked into the yard, guarding over a dozen people, strictly guarding against the airtight appearance.

It's right to be on guard, but why does he feel that Master Liu is guarding him?

why?
Does it have anything to do with him?
Zhao Xu thought about it and went back to the inn where he was staying. The old man was drinking tea in the lobby. Seeing him coming back, he got up and saluted, poured tea for him and asked, "Why does Your Highness look so pale, but something is wrong?"

"Sir." Zhao Xu shared his thoughts with the old man. The old man thought for a while and said, "The old man thinks that Mr. Liu is not guarding against you. Seeing him leave in such a hurry, I'm afraid he thinks this The government office in Yanping is not peaceful."

Zhao Xu was stunned for a moment, then asked: "Sir, what do you mean, Mr. Liu suspects that the person who killed Mr. Zhou was someone from the government office?"

"There is a possibility." The old man said: "If His Highness is worried, you can go back to the capital with Mr. Liu tomorrow. No matter what happens to him, you will know sooner or later."

Zhao Xu nodded, "Sir, pack up as well, we'll leave early tomorrow morning."

Su Wanru was fined to shut the door and think about her mistakes, but instead she took a good rest and slept in the dark for two days, then she did her embroidery in the workshop. She held a round fan in her hand and embroidered a picture of a lady. She embroidered half of it. Zhou Xian smiled and said, "You haven't picked up a needle and thread for a long time, are your hands particularly raw?"

"It's really a bit." Su Wanru said with a smile: "I also scrapped a piece of glass yarn, just because I embroidered the face crookedly."

Zhou Xian laughed out loud.

"She's always been busy, and it's inevitable that she'll have a lot of hands." Huo Zhangshi said, "This embroidery work is done by hand, and you won't forget it when you look at it, but as long as you don't do it for a few days, you will have a lot of hands. .”

Zhou Xian smiled and was about to speak when she saw Lu Yi appearing at the door. She smiled and said, "Uncle Lu, why are you back? Did you buy something delicious for the boss again?"

Huo Zhangshi's expression froze, and he lowered his head to work.

"It's okay." Lu Yi looked at Su Wanru, "Someone said they wanted to find you, so I brought someone here."

Su Wanru set her needle and thread, "Who is looking for me?" She said and walked out, and saw four or five men coming around the screen wall, she stared blankly, and said with a smile: "Master Lin, Lord Yang, Lord Ma " And said: "Uncle Wang."

The four of them were all "comrades in arms" who marched and protested that day. Later, she went to Cuixianlou and drank together.

Butcher Wang was still holding a piece of pork leg.

"Aunt Su." Compared with Yang Ertong, Mr. Lin is not tall, and he is not strong, but I heard that his martial arts are very good. He once fought with Zhao Dong, and he is very capable. "I know you are here. The brothers came here rashly to find you a drink, is it convenient here, but I have made a reservation and will be there in a while."

"It's convenient." Su Wanru pointed to the banquet room next to the screen wall, "It's very convenient to go there."

Accompanied by Lu Yi, several people walked to the banquet room. Yang Ertong stared at Su Wanru and said, "Aunt Su, that kick from you that day really hurt me. I haven't confiscated the scar yet. We are not Don't know each other."

"I'm guilty, I'm guilty." Su Wanru laughed, and said: "I was also anxious that day, and I was afraid that your legs would not hurt and you would not be able to cry, so if you were anxious, you would get on your feet."

Yang Ertong smiled and touched his leg. The pain that day was still fresh in his memory, but Su Wanru didn't say it. In the past two days, he was promoted to the first level, and Wang Dahai personally recommended it.

His salary has increased, and his daughter-in-law is very happy.

"That's true, we elders wouldn't shout if we didn't feel bad for that." Yang Ertong replied.

Mr. Ma patted him on the shoulder and said, "It goes without saying that Aunt Su kicked him because she knew." Mr. Ma was the commander of the army and horse department in Beicheng. He was two or three years older than Yang Ertong. The adults are almost the same, they all look like 35. He is Mrs. Ge's sister-in-law. Although he was promoted by Mr. Ge, he is really capable.

A few people entered the banquet room, surrounded the city and sat down. Master Lin said: "The civil officials who shouted at us on weekdays really thought that reading was a great thing. That day I really let out a bad breath. They all feel very happy.”

"That's it." Yang Ertong said, "I pierced my own leg at that time. Although I was instructed by Zhu Shizi, I was really angry in my heart, and I was ruthless. Those civil officials relied on their clever tongue to bully me. Too many people."

Su Wanru listened with a smile, Wang Butcher handed her the meat, "There is nothing good at home, my wife cut a few catties of meat for me when I came here."

"Then I'll take it to the kitchen and burn it for us to drink." Su Wanru said and got up, and Lu Yi went to pick it up. She said, "Uncle Lu, talk to them, and I'll pass it to Mama Wang at the door."

Lu Yi sat back, and Yang Ertong patted Lu Yi on the shoulder, and said, "Guan Lu also knows martial arts? Did you fight with someone with this leg?"

"Not really." Lu Yi said: "My leg was an accident, and I have been lame for many years."

Yang Ertong laughed, and said: "My uncle is also, but his right leg is lame, but he looks so stupid, and after he is lame, he complains all day long, as if everyone in the world has grudges against him. "He said again: "It's better to be in charge of things. He is a real man."

Lu Yi smiled shyly.

"I brought a few jars of wine." Su Wanru said, "It's what Uncle Lu usually drinks, and it's not good wine, so just order it."

They are all vulgar people, they have drunk all kinds of wine, Mr. Ma said: "Drinking is based on affection, whether it is good wine or bad wine, it doesn't matter."

Everyone nodded.

After a while, the noodles were delivered, and several people took the initiative to set up the table in the banquet room. The food and drink were set up. Lu Yi poured a bowl for Su Wanru, and several of them toasted and drank the bowl. Master Lin said, "How much can Aunt Su eat?"

"Two bowls." Su Wanru laughed, "If you have too many bowls, you will lose your composure."

Master Lin nodded, and poured her another bowl, "Then make Aunt Su watch us drink, and you can just talk."

"Then I won't be polite." Su Wanru took a sip of the wine, while Lu Yi drank it sip by sip, not showing off.

After a few bowls of wine, Master Ma said: "I went to Mr. Ge's house last night, and my brother-in-law told me that Mr. Liu, who went to Yanping to investigate the case, returned to Beijing with the murderer who killed Mr. Zhou, the prefect of Yanping."

Su Wanru just found out about this, "There is news, who is the murderer." Since Master Zhou was killed, it means that this group of people has not been wiped out, there are other people besides the few who died.

And this other person is very likely to be the real mastermind behind the scenes.

What is his other purpose?

She has been thinking about this question these days, but she still has no solution.

"The murderer doesn't know yet. Master Liu didn't hand over the booklet to Beijing, so he brought the prisoner back on his own initiative." Mr. Ma said: "My brother-in-law said that there may be more to this matter, otherwise Master Liu would not be so clever Mysterious."

Commander Lin said: "What can there be? I know this kind of thing best." He paused and took a sip of wine, "This investigation and handling of cases, if the common people are found, it will be a pat on the back. , If you say catch, you will catch, if you say kill, you will kill."

"But if you encounter a hard nail, it's not like Mr. Liu, who hides it and waits to find someone to discuss how to deal with it."

Master Ma nodded, but Yang Ertong didn't understand, "You mean, Master Liu has found someone he can't afford, so that's why he came back quietly?"

"I'm going to put my words here, this matter is inseparable." Lord Lin knocked on the table, and said: "This kind of thing, in the three prison yamen, there are several cases every year, it is our imperial guards patrolling, I have met it a few times, and if I can't afford to offend, I just pretend I didn't see it."

This matter will involve Mr. Liu who can't afford to offend?

Could it be Xu Liren?

But the matter in Beijing is over, no matter how stupid Xu Liren is, it is impossible for him to send someone to kill Mr. Zhou, does he think that Mr. Zhou will confess him after he returns to Beijing?

Su Wanru felt that something was wrong, and besides, the murderer was found so easily.

There were eight days between when the crime happened and when Mr. Liu arrived in Yanping. Could the murderer be waiting there to be caught?Otherwise, people from all over the world would have escaped without a trace.

"Did you catch him through the appearance described by the steward?" Su Wanru suddenly said something irrelevant.

Master Lin paused, nodded and said: "There should be nothing wrong. Then I asked all the way along the river, and finally found the murderer in a temple."

"I don't quite understand these things. Is this case handled by Mr. Liu brilliantly, or is it not difficult?" Su Wanru asked.

Master Lin and Master Ma looked at each other, they both laughed, Yang Ertong waved his hands, and said: "Master Liu is a bit capable, but this case is really not difficult, the physical evidence has been verified, and the dead body has been found, so he followed the clues It took only a day to find someone by inquiring about them, and if it were me, I could do it too."

"Why didn't the other party run away?" Lu Yi glanced at Su Wanru, and asked the next question for her.

Su Wanru looked at him and smiled.

"I heard that he broke his leg and ribs." Mr. Lin said, "That man deserves to be unlucky, otherwise he can gain the reputation of being a righteous man, and the green forest hero may have someone to help him."

As he said that, everyone laughed. This was a joke, because he knew who was not doing justice for the sky.

It's about killing people.

As for who to work for and why the murder was silenced, we can only find out after Lord Liu brings the prisoner back.

"This matter has nothing to do with us." Yang Ertong raised his glass, "Drink, drink!"

Everyone was touching the quilt together, Master Lin said: "Aunt Su gave birth to a daughter by mistake, if it were a man, we would be sworn brothers today by taking advantage of it."

"That's right." Yang Er said, "If she was a man, I would have to kick her a few times."

Everyone laughed, Su Wanru knocked on the table and said with a smile: "My lords, don't look down on women. This is the same as scholars looking down on martial arts practitioners, it's abominable!"

"Wrong, we were all wrong." Master Lin said: "Punish yourself three cups, please forgive me, Aunt Su."

Su Wanru pursed her lips and smiled lightly.

Zhou Xian leaned on the door frame and looked at the courtyard door, then looked back at Mr. Huo, "Ah Jin really can be friends with anyone, and she looks like a girl too." Moreover, she is still pretty. .

"She is smart." Mr. Huo said with a smile, "There is no distinction between male and female in a smart person. What others see is only her brain!"

Zhou Xian nodded, and replied: "That's right." She said, and several embroiderers came down the stairs, and looked over there curiously, "Why did we hear the man's laughter, did he come in? "

"No, I'm drinking in the banquet room outside." Zhou Xian said.

Bian Li came down with a roll of satin material, and called two people to help her dry it. She said with a smile while doing the work, "It's the people who came to look for Aunt Su. I heard it should be the generals who protested that day."

"Really, the laughter is very bold."

Everyone laughed, Bian Li snorted, "Is that the Marquis of Zhennan?"

Seeing a person go around the screen wall and go straight to the banquet room, Zhou Xian nodded, "It's the Marquis of Zhennan."

In the banquet room, everyone was also stunned for a moment. They got up after plastic surgery, and saluted: "Master Hou!"

"Let's all sit down." Shen Zhan entered the door, sat down directly beside Su Wanru, raised his eyebrows and looked at the crowd, "Don't call me for drinking."

Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Ma immediately became restrained. Wang Tuhu didn't even dare to sit on a chair, and stood directly aside. Yang Ertong stammered: "This...isn't it that you have been locked up? We dare not bother you. you."

"So that's how it is." Shen Zhan took a sip of Su Wanru's wine, Su Wanru looked at him in surprise, and asked, "Yes, aren't you in confinement? Why did you come to my place?"

After Shen Zhan finished drinking, he lifted the pot and poured the wine himself, and said, "I heard that your place is lively, so I'm here."

Su Wanru curled her lips, and beckoned the person opposite to sit down.

Look, the atmosphere is gone when he comes.As long as anyone who joined the army was not afraid of him, he could drink and talk calmly.

"That..." Lord Lin suddenly said: "It's half an hour, Lord Hou, Aunt Su, everyone, I'll go first, so as not to delay the errand." As he said, he walked away as if fleeing.

Su Wanru didn't stay, so the next few people disappeared into the banquet room in a blink of an eye.

"I'll go back to Tianxia Department Store." Lu Yi and Shen Zhan cupped their hands and left.

Su Wanru rested her chin and looked at the bearded man opposite, "Master Hou, you are very disappointing."

"It's their cowardice!" Shen Zhan didn't take it seriously, and drank another bowl of wine, "Why, you really want to be sworn brothers with them."

Su Wanru chuckled, and said: "I really want to, but this world is too harsh on women, I can't even think about it."

"You are the only one who is still harsh?" Shen Zhan held her chin, looked at her with raised eyebrows, and then swept across her chest, "I can't see where you are depressed."

Su Wanru laughed, patted his hand away, and said, "Stop playing hooligans with me." As she spoke, she tugged at his beard, "Shave off your beard, it's really ugly."

Shen Zhan turned his face and looked at her beggingly with a smile, "Daughter-in-law help me shave."

"Come with me." Su Wanru got up and went out, and Shen Zhan followed her erratically. The two went to the yard. She took the soap and the dagger that Shen Zhan gave, and wiped the foam off his face, "Don't move." Ah, or I'll cut my throat."

"Well, don't move." Shen Zhan leaned on the chair, staring at Su Wanru's small face with a smile in his eyes, even if he was cut off, he would be willing.

The dagger was too sharp, and she didn't dare to use force. She was careful, but when she finished cutting, she still saw a few small bloody gashes on her face. She frowned and said, "I knew you'd scratched it yourself, I'm raw."

"It doesn't hurt." Shen Zhan pulled her into his arms, "Scrape a few more times and you'll be proficient."

Su Wanru pushed him and said, "I'm still angry and don't want to talk to you."

"Then hit me twice." Shen Zhan hugged her and kissed her, "My wife loves me the most, otherwise she wouldn't see me being wronged, so she would try her best to seek justice for me."

Su Wanru rolled her eyes, "Whoever is seeking justice for you, I am seeking justice for the people of Yanping." Whatever wronged him, if she doesn't come forward, he will solve it in the same way.

"It's useless to explain." Shen Zhan rubbed her face, "My daughter-in-law just loves me and is afraid that I will be wronged."

Su Wanru couldn't help laughing, poked his forehead, and said, "Master Lin and the others should see your picture, so they won't be afraid of you."

"I never hide it. They are afraid of me because they know they can't beat me." Shen Zhan bit her ear and hummed, "Daughter-in-law, it's still a matter of raising troops with me, or you don't If you leave me, I won’t be able to live for the rest of my life.”

With his virtue, Su Wanru laughed out loud, grabbed his collar, and said, "Shen Zhan, you are amazing, I admit defeat!"

"Daughter-in-law." Before she finished laughing, Shen Zhan couldn't wait to kiss her.

The girl who thought about it so much that her heart ached, finally kissed her well.

Su Wanru's heart skipped a beat, she hugged his neck and tentatively responded twice, Shen Zhan's eyes lit up, she hugged her and ran towards the bed, Su Wanru was startled, pushed him and said: "You... ...You are not allowed to mess around."

"Daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law." Shen Zhan didn't care so much, there was a buzz in his head, he lost everything, hugged her for a kiss, and poked his hands in along the hem of his clothes.

This rascal, Su Wanru bit his lip, but Shen Zhan didn't know it, and persevered.

You should cherish every chance you can meet her, not to mention biting your lips, even if your nose is bitten off, he has to endure it.

Su Wanru didn't know whether to laugh or cry, she lifted her foot and knee, Shen Zhan turned over in shock, looked at her with a half-awakened look on her face, gradually regained her senses, and sighed: "You are too cruel... We will have a daughter in the future .”

"That's for the future." Su Wanru gave him a blank look, "Now, you, don't touch me."

Shen Zhan smacked his lips, "Then kissing is always okay."

"Are you a relative?" Su Wanru sat up and poked his forehead, "You are playing a hooligan, if I don't stop you, you will be a father next year."

Shen Zhan's eyes were frighteningly bright, staring straight at her.

"Don't come here." Su Wan hurriedly ran away, and Shen Zhan hugged her with a whimper, "Daughter-in-law, I want to have three or five daughters, all of whom are like you."

Su Wanru was hugged by his waist, and her feet were off the ground. She laughed and said, "If I want to have a son, if you want to have a daughter, you can find someone else to give birth to you."

"That won't work." Shen Zhan said, "I can't have children with someone who is ugly."

What kind of logic is this? Su Wanru glared at him, "There are a lot of beautiful women in this world. So, as long as you are good-looking, you are willing."

"In this world, except for you, other women are ugly!" Shen Zhan said solemnly.

Su Wanru gave him a blank look, "Put me down, you are always sitting and drinking tea, if you move around, you will not be allowed to enter my room from now on."

"Oh." Shen Zhan really didn't want to be a father right now, it's not good for her if he didn't get married.

Well-behaved, she sat down on the chair beside her, and Su Wanru continued to embroider with the half-embroidered round fan, thinking of what Master Lin said, "...Mr. Who is this person who cannot be offended?"

"It's hard to say." Shen Zhan helped her take the scissors and handed them over, and said thoughtfully, "Do you want Su Shiyuan to come to the capital?"

Why did you suddenly let the second brother come to the capital?Su Wanru stopped and looked at him... suddenly thought of something, "Do you suspect that the person behind it is the spies of Song Junqing after the betrayal?"

"It's so smart, you can think so much after I say a little." Shen Zhan said: "Yes! Not only that, I suspect that my mother is also related to this person."

Su Wanru really didn't think of this possibility, so at first thought of it, she found it inconceivable, but after careful consideration, she explained many unreasonable things, "Who could that person be?"

"It's hard to find out, this person is unfathomable. My people followed him twice in Yanping, but he ran away both times. Moreover, he is also good at disguise. Even if he is standing in front of us now, it is difficult to know that it is him." Shen Zhan said.

"Then what about your mother?" Su Wanru couldn't figure it out, "You are his own son, right? Why did she treat you like this? Helping outsiders harm her own son."

He went to Chengdu to find out some things, but it was only on the surface, "...she is not just my son, I went to Chengdu to enter the village of the Jiang clan, and forced them to give me the antidote. But I also found out, I Mother also has a son in the village, but I didn't see it, only a pair of copper bells were found."

"As for why she doesn't care about me, maybe it has something to do with this son." Shen Zhan said lightly.

Su Wanru couldn't believe it, but felt it was impossible, "If her other son died because it was related to you and hated you because of it, then she could have strangled you to death when you were very young. Why save your life, Until today. It doesn’t make sense.”

"Also, didn't you say that you have many brothers, then, is the owner of this copper bell one of them?" Su Wanru asked.

Shen Zhan shook his head, "Many brothers, she told me. These words are not false, she seldom tells lies." Otherwise, Mrs. Lu would not say it, if she is willing to say it, it is basically true.

"Then, what is the purpose of her coming to the capital?" Su Wanru asked.

Shen Zhan took a sip of tea, was silent for a moment, and said, "She asked me to avenge him! I have analyzed that her target of revenge is very likely to be my father!"

"Let the son kill his father." Su Wanru was astonished, "Is she grudge against your father, or against you? If she has grudge against your father, he is a doctor, there are a thousand ways to keep you from coming into this world Ah." This thought is really cruel.

Shen Zhan didn't think about it, "Perhaps, we think too complicatedly. She hates me because she hates my father."

"Then, is the owner of that copper bell older than you or younger?" Su Wanru asked.

Shen Zhan replied: "It should be that child is older, one or two years older!"

Su Wanru had a lot of gossip in her brain, no wonder Shen Zhan once said that his life experience was a bunch of nonsense. He didn't know it very well at that time, but he should have guessed a lot.

"It's so pitiful." Su Wanru hugged Shen Zhan, "I have suffered so much since I was a child, and I have a nasty mother."

Shen Zhan didn't care at all, he was not as curious about his life experience as he was about the spy, "Yes, I'm so pitiful. Daughter-in-law, you have to be nicer to me in the future."

"Okay." Su Wanru said seriously, "I will treat you better from now on."

It can be seen that it is still useful, Shen Zhan hugged Su Wanru, smiled and said: "It can be seen that mother is not useless at all." At least, it made his wife love him even more.

Su Wanru couldn't laugh, wait, she must help him find out his background, if it was related to Lu Shi, she would not let her live a happy life.

It doesn't matter if she is a mother or a stepmother.

"I'll help you thread the needle." Shen Zhan held the thread for her with a smile, and Su Wanru patted his hand, "It's not divided yet."

Shen Zhan leaned over and watched, "You teach me how to divide."

"Hey, don't you dislike these things? It's detrimental to a man's image." Su Wanru pursed her lips and smiled, while Shen Zhan hugged her and said, "As long as it's a daughter-in-law's, I like it."

Su Wanru smiled lightly.

"Master!" Outside the door, Lu Cheng replied through the door: "Master Liu has entered the capital ahead of schedule, without even changing his clothes, he went straight into the palace."

Su Wanru and Shen Zhan looked at each other, and she asked, "Is Zhao Xu back?"

"Not yet, it seems that Master Liu is leading the prisoner on a journey day and night, and the prisoner is locked up in the criminal punishment department."

Su Wanru looked at Shen Zhan, "I seem to understand what the other party's real purpose is."

(End of this chapter)