The teenage girl rushed to the butterfly in the green bamboo forest. She finally caught one and turned to show off to others, but accidentally let the butterfly break free. The smile immediately frozen on her face.

But soon she forgot about this and found it in the bamboo forest again.

Lu Shenzhi looked at Gu Mingzhu. Miss Gu's mind was just a child and she couldn't grow up anymore. No wonder the Cui family said confidently that asking her was useless.

Instead of leaving, Lu Shenzhi continued to move his steps and got closer and closer to Gu Mingzhu.

"what you do?"

As soon as Lu Shenzhi's feet fell, he heard a shout coming from behind. He immediately turned around and saw a maid looking at him with bright eyes.

"Who are you? Why are you next to my lady?" The maid stared at him, feeling the aura of an yamen servant interrogating the prisoner.

Lu Shenzhi was about to speak.

"Second uncle, why are you here?"

The manager's mother hurried over and sighed relieved when she saw Lu Shenzhi: "The fourth wife is waiting for you in front of you."

After the manager said that, the mother looked at Baotong and said, "Miss Baotong, this is the second uncle of our wife's family,"

Baotong bowed reluctantly, with a very unhappy expression on her face.

Lu Shenzhi also knew that he was abrupt: "The yamen was checking the case of Jinta Temple. I happened to see Miss Gu here, so I wanted to ask her a few words."

The manager's mother immediately said, "My second uncle is a Tongzhi of Taiyuan Prefecture, and he happens to be in charge of this case."

After explaining this, Baotong's face improved a little, and he saluted Lu Shenzhi again: "How can my second uncle know that this is our eldest lady?"

The manager's mother's expression was a bit unnatural. It was understandable that Miss Gu's appearance was like this.

However, Baotong’s question is difficult to answer.

Why? Is Baotong really not clear? It is not common for people with incomplete minds, so you will know everything at a glance.

The problem is that Baotong never admits that Miss Gu is stupid and forces others to open their eyes and tell lies.

Lu Shenzhi said: "I heard someone calling Miss Gu's name."

Baotong stopped talking more.

Lu Shenzhi did not waste time and walked to Gu Mingzhu: "Miss Gu."

Gu Mingzhu didn't care much, so she turned around and wanted to look for the butterfly again.

"Miss Gu," Lu Shenzhi said, "Do you still remember Jinta Temple? You accidentally got lost, and someone fell down the hillside. You said you saw two people, what did the other person look like? How old does he look?"

Gu Mingzhu heard Jinta Temple raise her eyebrows slightly, but this situation only flashed across her face. She immediately raised her feet and rushed to a butterfly among the flowers.

The manager's mother hurriedly said, "Second uncle, the eldest lady may no longer remember that incident."

However, Miss Gu's slightly raised eyebrows appeared in Lu Shenzhi's mind, and Miss Gu might not have forgotten them all.

After all, I have been wronged at Jinta Temple and should be able to leave some impressions. How can I get the message he wants from her? For a person with such a mind, I can only ask some exact words and distinguish right from wrong through her expression.

Although such confessions were useless in the yamen, they were very important to him. He wanted to know if the "Pearl Thief" was really back. If it was true, then he would still calculate the accounts from seven years ago with the "Pearl Thief".

After Lu Shenzhi thought about this, Gu Mingzhu ran away again.

There are many people around now, and it is not a good time. He wants to find an opportunity to ask again. Lu Shenzhi looked at the manager's mother: "Take me to see my sister!"

Hearing the footsteps of leaving behind, a smile appeared on the corner of Gu Mingzhu's mouth. If you want to get real news from others, you have to throw out some content that he is interested in. Interrogation is also the master and obedience. Whoever is anxious will be controlled.

Lord Lu was obviously very anxious. When asked her, he asked her purposefully: "How old is that person?" This is because Lord Lu already has a guess candidate in his mind, and by age, he can determine whether the answer in his mind is right or wrong.

So does Lord Lu want the person she meets to be older or younger?

Next, Lord Lu will give her more answers.

When Mrs. Cui saw her second brother's figure, she couldn't help but feel sore in her nose and almost shed tears.

Lu Shenzhi sat down, and Mrs. Cui Si immediately sent her servants out.

"Second brother," Mrs. Cui pursed her pale lips, "I heard from the Cui family that your brother-in-law is related to those bandits. How could he do such a thing? I...I don't believe it."

There was a little heavier between Lu Shenzhi's eyebrows and eyes. Under the expectant gaze of Mrs. Cui Si, he spoke: "Brother-in-law is not that kind of person."

Mrs. Cui Si was like a child who was wronged and could no longer help crying.

Lu Shenzhi didn't know how to comfort his sister. The current situation made him feel helpless: "It's all my fault."

"What does it have to do with you," said Mrs. Cui Si, "You don't know that this will happen."

After saying this, Mrs. Cui Si remembered something. Just when the Cui family forced her to ask her, something flashed through her mind. Later, when she was making osmanthus cake in the kitchen, she finally remembered it.

Mrs. Cui Si looked at Lu Shenzhi: "They said that the bandits had hidden in our village before. Our village never entered a newcomer. Only once the master told me, "You ask him to place some disaster victims."

Hearing Mrs. Cui Si's words, Lu Shenzhi's fingers slightly closed.

Mrs. Cui Si did not pay attention to these things and then said, "Do you think the bandits were mixed among the victims? Otherwise, if this is true, wouldn't my master be relieved?"

Lu Shenzhi lowered his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking about.

"Second brother, have you heard what I said?"

Lu Shenzhi nodded: "Okay, I will ask someone to check it out."

Mrs. Cui continued: "The Cui family said that they suspected that someone in the yamen informed the thieves. My master was not familiar with the people in the yamen, so he was suspicious for his sake. In my opinion, they could not find anyone, so they framed the master. What was going on in your government office?

Should the "Pearl Thieves" case be taken to us seven years ago? I thought about it carefully. Those merchants lost not much property. If they were wrongly accused of it, there might be a way out. But if the charge of "Pearl Thieves" was detained, then our family would...

Your brother-in-law has no official position, how can he do such a big case by himself? Tell me this to the prefect to see if you can put your brother-in-law back.”

Mrs. Cui said tears were about to come out again, and she had to think about it more, after all, it involved human life.

When Lu Shenzhi heard this, he picked up the tea and drank it. The tea bowl came to his mouth but he put it down: "Sister, it's all my fault. I made a mistake seven years ago... The disaster relief grain was burned and so many people starved to death. Now my brother-in-law... I am thinking about doing something for the people, not only can I achieve nothing but also can't protect my family."

"What nonsense," Mrs. Cui Si widened her eyes, "The one who burned the disaster relief food was the 'Pearl Thieves'. If you were wrong, you didn't catch the robber. But you never returned home for more than a year to catch the 'Pearl Thieves'. You have done your best. Besides, seven years ago, you were just a small official, a prefect, and a magistrate were there. What can you control? Now it has nothing to do with you, but you must investigate the case well and figure it out sooner."

Lu Shenzhi raised his eyes, his eyes calmly and firmly: "Sister, my brother-in-law will be fine. I will definitely protect him from being thorough, but I will inevitably have to work harder in the future. Our Lu family also wants you to help."

A sentence from my younger brother for no reason made Mrs. Cui unable to figure out the meaning of it. With the second brother in the Lu family, how could she, the married daughter?

"you……"

"I actually came to find the Marquis," Lu Shenzhi said, "I think about it, the only one who can help my brother-in-law in Taiyuan Mansion is the Marquis.

Originally, I was a little worried that the Marquis and the Prince would be involved, and that they might be unfair in their work, but now that my brother-in-law has been in prison, he doesn't care much about it.

In order to maintain stability, the Marquis ignored life and death. It can be seen that he was a person who cared about the people. This time he was involved in the Cui clan, so he should not stand by and watch."

After Lu Shenzhi said this, he looked at Mrs. Cui Si carefully: "What about the Cui family members who were arrested? Have you comforted my sister?"

Mrs. Cui now finds that her second brother is a little strange today, perhaps because she is worried about her situation in the Cui family.

Thinking about the attitude of the Cui family interrogating her just now, Mrs. Cui's Fourth face flashed obscenely, and she was about to speak when she heard Gu Mingzhu's voice coming from the door.

“Cake…cake…”

The manager's mother said, "Miss, you have eaten several pieces. You can't eat them anymore, your stomach will hurt."

Two tender voices also added in: "I want it, I want it."

Mrs. Cui Si looked at Lu Shenzhi: "It's the children, I'll go and have a look."

As soon as the door opened, two small and one large, three figures rushed in and surrounded Mrs. Cui Si.

Mrs. Cui Si’s youngest daughter, Sister Lin, also hugged her mother’s legs: “Mother makes osmanthus cake delicious, we still want it.”

Mrs. Cui Si touched her daughter's head affectionately: "Mother will make it for you later. Now you can't eat it anymore, so as not to accumulate food."

Fortunately, the three children were obedient and did not continue to make noise. Perhaps they were tired of playing, so the three of them turned around and sat on the wooden collapse.

When the children entered the house, Lu Shenzhi and Mrs. Cui Si were inconvenient to say anything else. Mrs. Cui Si said, "Second brother is going to wait for the marquis at home?"

Lu Shenzhi nodded: "Some words are not easy to say in the yamen. I guess the Marquis will come back in a while."

He should have gone to the front yard to wait for Dingning Hou, so that he can be considered courteous and thoughtful, but he still wants to ask Miss Gu a few words and stay here to have a chance.

"Sister Lin, what are you playing?"

Mrs. Cui Si saw her daughter holding a sandalwood comb in her hand and getting together with Miss Gu, and the two girls didn't know what they were busy with.

The second brother was in her room, and Mrs. Lin was not convenient for her to come in. Mrs. Cui wanted to take the two girls to the flower hall, so she walked forward step by step. When she saw the objects in Sister Lin'er's hand, her face immediately turned pale: "Sister Lin, what are you doing? Where did this come from? Give it to me quickly."

Mrs. Cui Si's quick words and harsh words scared Gu Mingzhu and Lin Jie'er. Lin Jie'er loosened her hands and rolled down from her dress.

The doll rolled to Mrs. Cui Si's feet. Mrs. Cui Si was shocked and couldn't help but retreat. The doll was written with cinnabar and looked particularly weird.

Lu Shenzhi looked down and immediately stepped forward a few steps to pick up the doll: "Why are there still people using the art of disgust now?"

And it was in the Cui family, and it was held in the hands of several children.

Several people were stunned for a moment, and Mrs. Cui Si immediately looked at Lin Jie'er: "Where did this come from?"

Lin Jie'er is only five years old. She has never seen her mother like this before, and her eyes turned red: "It's just in the woods, we saw it while we were playing."

"Who is the birthday here?" Lu Shenzhi handed the doll in his hand to Mrs. Cui Si to show.
Chapter completed!