Yuchilan returned to Qingyi Pavilion and reported the matter to Jiang Feili.
Jiang Feili sighed softly and said, "Don't worry about Wu Ziqing's affairs anymore. Just keep an eye on him at his door for a few days and ask Commander Zhong for his return."
Yuchi Landao: "He committed a murder on the street and almost beat people to death. Based on this, you still can't bring him down?"
"Silly girl, let alone almost beating him to death, he was just a servant. You want to bring down Wu Ziqing? You think things are too simple."
Yuchi Lan was unconvinced and said, "Shouldn't we take care of this matter?"
"What does it matter?" Jiang Feili frowned and said, "Did you think you were there to eliminate violence and bring peace? Tell Xu Zhiqiong, just do your duty in this matter, and don't cause trouble for thousands of his families again!"
Yuchilan walked out of the attic in a depressed mood.
Jiang Feili secretly took out the "Spring Painting" under the desk.
Li Shabai's original work was bought at a huge price.
If he learns all these, he will definitely like it.
But... can you learn this?
What are these means?
This is too shameful.
…
Yuchilan went to the Che'er Tea House in the south of the city to find Xu Zhiqiong. This was the meeting place they had agreed to meet.
Cheer Teahouse is a serious teahouse. This teahouse is famous for its flute skills. The shopkeeper hired twenty musicians to study the flute with the guests, and all they learned were serious music.
It's really music.
Xu Zhiqiong asked for a private room to wait on the second floor. He knew that there was another female guest on the second floor. This guest had been with him for most of the day.
Who could she be?
A simple guess will lead to a conclusion.
Xu Zhiqiong had just taught Zhang Zhuyang a lesson before, and now he approached Wu Ziqing again.
Both of these censors belong to the Sixth Princess, and the Sixth Princess must not leave them alone.
She sent someone to monitor me.
Her tracking skills were quite good, but the judge's anti-tracking ability was too strong. Xu Zhiqiong saw through her, but he didn't want to get rid of her yet.
If she gets rid of her, the Sixth Princess will send others to follow her. If they are not discovered in time, they will be in big trouble.
Not long after, Yuchilan came to the teahouse and conveyed Jiang Feili's message to Xu Zhiqiong.
Xu Zhiqiong poured a cup of tea for his senior sister. This tea was cooked carefully by Xu Zhiqiong. The tea soup was white and bright, and was of top quality.
It's a pity that the senior sister is not very good at tea art and didn't look at it carefully at all. She drank it in one sip. After drinking it, she wiped her mouth and said, "Zhiqiong, what do you think we should do about this?"
Xu Zhiqiong then ordered tea: "Didn't Jiang Shaoshi say that he would not be allowed to control it?"
"Then we don't care?"
Xu Zhiqiong looked at Yuchi Land and said: "You are from Qingyi Pavilion. You must listen to Jiang Shaoshi, but I have to take care of this matter."
"Why do you care?"
Xu Zhiqiong poured another cup of tea for the senior sister: "For the sake of the yamen, I can't let the gangsters slander him wantonly, and for the sake of justice, I can't let the shameless people take human lives lightly."
Yuchi Land said: "Didn't that servant also get killed?"
"He had killed three servants before. People like this, relying on their good reputation, have become murderous."
Yuchilan picked up the tea cup and drank it in one gulp.
Xu Zhiqiong frowned and said: "Senior sister, please take a closer look. This is the tea that I ordered with great care!"
"It's very interesting!" Yuchilan put down the cup and said, "What do you want to do?"
"Senior sister, there is no need to ask. Jiang Shaoshi asked you to leave it alone. Just go home and rest."
"That won't work. Jiang Shaoshi said that you still have to perform your duties. Whatever you say, I will listen to you."
"Do you all listen to me?"
Yuchi Lan nodded.
"Let's go to Fuyuan Inn."
The senior sister was stunned: "Why are you going to the inn?"
"Sleep, maybe sleep in the tea house tonight?"
"If you don't go back home, why are you sleeping in an inn?"
Xu Zhiqiong said: "Tonight I am going to Wu Ziqing's house to explore the truth. You go to the inn with me to sleep for a while before."
"I'll go to the inn with you and sleep..."
Xu Zhiqiong asked in surprise: "What's wrong?"
"Xu Zhiqiong!" The senior sister got angry and crushed the tea cup to pieces, "I treat you sincerely, how dare you play tricks on me?"
"Sister, why do you say this?"
"Why am I, a woman, going to an inn with you? You are obviously ashamed of me! I'm leaving and I'll never see you again!"
Xu Zhiqiong stood up and spoke righteously: "Senior sister, this is for official business and for the sake of justice!"
…
Half an hour later, Yuchilan and Xu Zhiqiong arrived at Fuyuan Inn.
Fuyuan Inn is very close to Wu Ziqing's residence, only half a street away.
Xu Zhiqiong only requested one upper room.
Entering the room, Yuchilan said angrily: "If you are short of money, just tell me that you only want one room, how can I sleep?"
Xu Zhiqiong pointed to the bed and said, "You sleep inside and I'll sleep outside."
"Bah!" the senior sister spat.
"How about we switch and I sleep inside..."
"Xu Zhiqiong, if I say one more word to you, my surname will not be Yuchi!"
The senior sister was furious and turned to leave the room. Xu Zhiqiong stood up and said: "Senior sister, why don't you know that I have worked so hard? I did this because I was afraid that others would be suspicious!"
…
At night, Yuchi Lan sat on the ground in a daze holding the quilt, while Xu Zhiqiong sat on the bed, lighting a candle and reading.
He is studying "The Enlightenment of the Magic Circle" seriously. Although it is an enlightenment book, this book is more difficult than the "Hua Gu Scroll".
In the blink of an eye, it was Haishi. Xu Zhiqiong stretched out and put away the book: "Sister, it's late at night, it's almost time to go to sleep."
Yuchilan put the long sword on the pillow, looked at Xu Zhiqiong fiercely and said: "I know you have been promoted to the eighth rank, but don't think that I can't defeat you. If you dare to come here tonight, I will have your hands and feet broken." !”
Xu Zhiqiong said: "What if you come over?"
"If I go over there, you will, you will...what will I do if I go over there!"
Xu Zhiqiong smiled, turned over and fell asleep.
Yuchilan hugged the quilt, wanting to sleep but not daring to sleep.
"When you were in the academy, you were such a loyal and honest person. How did you end up like this when you went to Zhang Deng Yamen?
No wonder our Jiang Shaoshi said, you Qianhu are not good people, let us all stay away from Qianhu. Last time Su Xiujuan walked closer to him and was beaten by Shaoshi. Shaoshi wholeheartedly protected us. , it’s not like you, thousands of households, lead you to misbehave every day...
I know, in fact, you are not acting recklessly. I know that what you are doing is good, but I am a little scared. I have only killed someone once, and I was so scared that I couldn't sleep for several days. But I heard that you didn't even blink when you killed someone.
I know what you are doing is a good thing, but, I am really scared...do you listen to me?"
Xu Zhiqiong didn't listen and fell into a deep sleep.
Yuchi Lan was very angry and turned his back and lay down.
Outside the door of the room, a woman squatted on the porch, quietly listening to what was going on in the room.
Her name is Tao Huayuan.
Xu Zhiqiong guessed correctly, she is one of the most powerful red-dressed envoys in the Hong-clothed Pavilion.
But there was one thing that Xu Zhiqiong guessed wrong. Xu Zhiqiong thought Tao Huayuan was here to spy on him, so he deliberately stayed in the inn with his senior sister to tie up Tao Huayuan.
But Tao Huayuan was not here to monitor Xu Zhiqiong. She was here to kill Xu Zhiqiong on the orders of the Sixth Princess.
Tao Huayuan smiled slightly as she listened to Yuchilan's casual thoughts.
Once you, the fake couple, have all fallen asleep, I will send you on the road together, hoping that you will become a real couple in the underworld.
…
A mouse burrowed into Wu Ziqing's mansion.
Wu Ziqing has always been known for his integrity. His mansion is extremely simple. There are no rockeries or gardens in the yard, only a few water jars and various dried vegetables.
This mansion is not only simple, but also quiet.
Wu Ziqing's family rules were very strict. After nightfall, no one except him and his mother were allowed to use lights. They had to go to bed after dark, and they had to be asleep, and they were not allowed to make any sound.
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It is the rule of the Wu family to eat without speaking and sleep without speaking. In the tea house, Xu Zhiqiong heard that a maid went to the toilet in the middle of the night and made a loud voice, so she was severely beaten by Wu Ziqing.
I also heard that a servant who talked in his sleep was beaten severely the next day and almost lost his life.
Walking in this courtyard is like walking in a cemetery, the silence is so depressing.
Now Wu Ziqing has also fallen asleep. The front and back yards are dark. Xu Zhiqiong wants to take a look at Wu Ziqing's bedroom.
He wanted to see what Wu Ziqing did in the bedroom at night.
He wanted to see how such a well-behaved person sleeps.
Just as Xu Zhiqiong was about to slip in through the crack in the door, the door suddenly opened and a woman stepped out, almost stepping on Xu Zhiqiong.
Look at your feet! Human life is at stake!
The woman tiptoed out of the bedroom, sneaking around in the middle of the night. Could it be that she and Wu Ziqing were having an affair?
Xu Zhiqiong thought too much and realized that this woman was missing an arm.
She is Wu Ziqing's first wife, Huang. Three years ago, Wu Ziqing chopped off one of her arms.
Where is she going?
Xu Zhiqiong followed Mr. Huang to the kitchen and saw Mr. Huang taking a steamed bun, hiding it in his arms, picking up a bowl of water, and quietly walked to the backyard.
When they arrived at the backyard, the woman walked cautiously towards the woodshed, and Xu Zhiqiong quickly found a corner to hide.
There is someone behind you.
Wu Ziqing followed.
It's strange, the sin karma on his head has grown one inch longer, what did he do again?
Seeing the woman approaching the door of the woodshed, Wu Ziqing grabbed the woman's hair and dragged her back.
The water bowl fell to the ground and broke into pieces with a crisp sound.
An old woman's voice came from the main room in the backyard: "In the middle of the night, everyone is dead or not. What's the fuss about? But I'm still sick, why can't I have a moment of peace!"
Wu Ziqing grabbed Huang's hair, pulled it hard twice, and replied: "It's okay, mother, just rest."
After saying that, he dragged Huang back to the front yard.
Expecting that Mr. Huang was about to be beaten, Xu Zhiqiong turned his attention to the woodshed.
Mrs. Huang came over to deliver food, which proved that there was someone in the woodshed.
Who is in the woodshed?
Xu Zhiqiong went into the firewood shed and saw a seven or eight-year-old girl with unkempt hair and face, huddled next to the firewood pile.
The little girl's face was full of tears, but she didn't dare to cry out. When she saw a mouse appearing in front of her, she was trembling with fear.
Is this Wu Ziqing's maid? Or someone else?
Lock her in a woodshed and starve to death?
How could a seven or eight-year-old child offend him?
How many sins does this guy have to commit?
Seeing that the little girl's lips were cracked and her face was sallow, she thought she hadn't eaten or eaten for a long time.
Xu Zhiqiong ran back to the kitchen, jumped on the stove, took a bowl, filled some water, and brought it to the woodshed.
Needless to say, it was really not easy for the mouse to hold the bowl in its mouth. Although it was a small bowl, Xu Zhiqiong was still tired and had stars in his eyes.
The little girl stared at the water bowl and licked her lips, but she did not dare to drink.
Drink!
Aren't you thirsty?
I went through so much trouble to deliver it, but you still don’t want to drink it?
She is really afraid of mice.
Xu Zhiqiong got out of the woodshed and came back with another steamed bun in his mouth in the blink of an eye.
The water in the bowl was empty, and the little girl drank.
Xu Zhiqiong put the steamed buns on the ground, held the bowl in his mouth, and went to fetch water.
When she came back, the little girl was lying on the ground and rolled her eyes.
She choked.
Xu Zhiqiong brought the water bowl over, and the little girl took a few sips and handed the steamed buns down.
After repeating this process, the little girl drank three bowls of water and ate two steamed buns, which somewhat restored her vitality.
She stared at the mouse with dark eyes.
The mouse swung its tail, ignored her, and took the bowl to the kitchen.
There were sounds of beatings coming from the front yard. Wu Ziqing was beating Mr. Huang, but Xu Zhiqiong ignored him.
He went to Wu Ziqing's study to see what mystery he could find out.
The senior who was in charge of the Deng Yamen once shared his experience that many officials like to hide their account books in their study rooms.
If this trip can find evidence that Wu Ziqing is corrupt and bending the law, there is no need to worry about being able to bring him down!
Various Confucian classics are displayed in the study. Wu Ziqing has no cultivation level, but Confucianism has literary examinations. People without cultivation level can also obtain fame as long as they have rich knowledge.
Xu Zhiqiong walked through the bookshelves for a long time, but he didn't find any account books, but he noticed a strange book.
This book is called "Li Xun". It is a book in Confucianism that specifically talks about etiquette and rules. It is an enlightenment book and is very common on the market.
Just because it is common, I find it strange that the cover of a basic Confucian textbook is heavily creased and almost torn.
Does Wu Ziqing like this children's book so much?
Xu Zhiqiong opened the book, and there was nothing special about the first two pages. Xu Zhiqiong had also read "Etiquette" in the academy: The king's words should be obeyed without any violation.
, the father's words should be followed by the son without any disobedience. If he disobeys even slightly, the son's way will be wrong...
Nonsense!
You are ordered to kill your father, what should you do?
After reading two pages, Xu Zhiqiong didn’t want to read any more.
But when he turned to the third page, Xu Zhiqiong discovered a problem.
This page is not "Etiquette".
The content of this page is:
If the husband has no anger, the family will have no rules. If there are no rules, there will be no education.
Where does the rule come from? The rule comes from blood neutrality.
Only when a son is exposed to blood can he learn to be filial; only when a woman is exposed to blood can she learn to be obedient; only when a servant is exposed to blood can he learn to be fearful; only when a husband drinks blood in anger can he stand in heaven and earth.
What is this?
Xu Zhiqiong wanted to turn back a few pages when he suddenly heard footsteps outside the door.
Xu Zhiqiong quickly put the book back far away and quietly hid in a corner.
Wu Ziqing entered the study room, took out the "Etiquette" from the bookshelf, and started reading.
Just after turning two pages, Wu Ziqing noticed something strange. The book seemed to have been touched.
He searched the study for a while but found no trace. He quickly put the book in his arms and left the study in a hurry.
Xu Zhiqiong hid in the dark, quietly recalling what he had just seen.
Only when a husband drinks blood in anger can he stand in heaven and earth...
Wu Ziqing is a member of Nufu Sect.
…
Fuyuan Inn, upstairs room on the second floor, the door opened a gap.
A burst of green smoke floated in, and Tao Huayuan appeared in the smoke.
She looked at Xu Zhiqiong lying on the bed, and then at Yuchilan lying on the ground.
She came silently behind Yuchilan, pulled out the golden hairpin, and stabbed Yuchilan in the back of the head.
Yuchi Lan suddenly opened his eyes and struck back with his sword.
Tao Huayuan dodged the sword and looked at Yuchi Lan in surprise.
Yuchilan didn't sleep.
How could she sleep in the same room as Xu Zhiqiong?
Tao Huayuan smiled, it didn't matter if she didn't sleep.
She is of the fifth level of Yin and Yang, and killing someone of the ninth level of Dao is like trampling to death an ant.
Yuchilan turned back to look at Xu Zhiqiong.
Xu Zhiqiong was lying on the bed, sleeping very peacefully.