In Mrs. Sun's second wife's yard, two little maids were kneeling outside in the early morning.
The mother in charge pinched her waist and insulted her: "You sluts, you spend all your time thinking about how to serve your wife, but you are all dressed up in fancy clothes. Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking. It's a family funeral now... Who is allowed to put on rouge?"
, who gave you the courage..."
The steward's mother stepped forward and pinched the little maid's ears, and kept pulling upwards. The little maid did not dare to struggle, but just cried. When the steward's mother saw this, she slapped her back, and the little maid was thrown to the ground.
Mrs. Sun Er in the room raised her lips slightly, and her mood finally improved a lot. Sun Runan, who was waiting outside, frowned. She waited until Mrs. Sun Er came out of the house before she came forward and said: "Mom, I am going to the Taoist temple to seek peace."
, it’s not a good idea to punish a servant like this so early in the morning.”
Mrs. Sun Er's face immediately darkened: "Who am I doing this for? Isn't it because your father has just passed away and we are very filial, but these people are so negligent? What will happen if word spreads? We are said to be lax in running the family.
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"But they are servants of the Zhang family," Sun Runan couldn't help but frown, "My mother has been inconvenienced in Zhangjiazhuang, so why not just move back!"
Mrs. Sun Er looked at Sun Run'an in surprise: "How can you say such a thing? You don't know that I can't sleep well in the yard, and you think I'm an eyesore, so why don't you ask me to accompany your father?"
"Mother, my son doesn't mean that." Sun Runan lowered his head.
Mrs. Sun Er didn't want to talk about this with her son anymore: "This is the Zhuangzi that your aunt is in charge of. I should live there. People outside haven't said anything yet, but you come here to cause trouble for me." She said with a deeper look, "
Have you taken care of everything at home?"
"Everything is done," Sun Run'an said. "When the case is over, I will carry the coffin and leave Beijing."
Mrs. Sun Er thought of something else: "You didn't go to the prison to see Wang Yun, did you?"
Sun Runan lowered his eyes: "No."
Mrs. Sun Er said: "I thought that Wang Yun was not a good person in the past, but you respected him as a teacher. Now something has really happened. In the past, your father allowed you to have your own way, thinking that you could do a good job for yourself."
The future, in the end, is all in vain."
Sun Runan chewed on his mother's words carefully. In the past, his mother never said anything was wrong with Wang Yun, but now that something happened to Wang Yun, she still held on to him like this.
After Mrs. Sun Er said this, she subconsciously covered her stomach: "If I had given birth to your brother back then, I wouldn't have been so miserable."
This was already a very severe scolding, as if his son was no longer good for anything, Sun Runan stood there in a daze, and until everyone in the yard was gone, he was still standing there like a clay statue, unable to move.
"Uncle, hurry up and follow me. Don't keep your wife waiting." The steward's mother came to urge her, and Sun Runan walked out quickly.
Sun Runan still had a lot to say. In addition to persuading his mother not to stay in the Zhang family, he also wanted to prevent her from going to the remote Qinglu Temple. What would happen if she was targeted by a murderer.
But when he saw his mother standing in the hall talking quietly to adults in official uniforms, he felt inexplicably relieved.
The people from the yamen are here. Do they have other arrangements?
Mrs. Sun Er looked at the petty official in front of her: "Can you definitely catch the murderer with this arrangement?"
Huang Qinghe said: "If the murderer appears, I will definitely pursue him with all my strength. If the murderer is caught early, the second wife can rest easy."
Mrs. Sun Er's eyes showed a bit of contempt, and she said this in official language: "Is Mr. Huang the only one in Shuntian Prefecture to arrest people? Won't Yin from Shuntian Prefecture go there?"
Huang Qinghe said: "Master Fu Yin has handed over this case to me."
Mrs. Sun Er was very dissatisfied: "I hope you won't return without success by going to such great lengths to catch someone."
Mrs. Sun's second wife had a bad attitude, but Huang Qinghe was as calm as before: "Second Mrs. Sun, please don't go out today. Please ask more people to guard you."
Mrs. Sun Er waved her hands and said, feeling bored: "You go ahead!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a woman similar in stature to Mrs. Sun's second wife came forward and saluted Mrs. Sun's second wife: "My slave... my slave... I'm ready." She looked very scared.
"What are you afraid of," Mrs. Sun Er said coldly, "there are so many people protecting you, nothing will happen to you. If you can help Mr. Huang, I will certainly reward you."
The woman responded, put on the power fence and let the mother in charge protect her out of the door.
Sun Runan then stepped forward and saluted Huang Qinghe: "Do you already know who the murderer is?"
Huang Qinghe said: "I have only speculated on the circumstances of the case. Everything will not be known until the person is caught."
After Huang Qinghe finished speaking, he walked out of the back door.
Sun Runan looked at Huang Qinghe's back, his eyes slightly distracted and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Mrs. Sun Er said coldly: "With such a humble official position, you still dare to act arrogant here. Sooner or later... if you have to eat his good fruits, this kind of person will not have much future."
Sun Runan naturally did not dare to say any more.
Mrs. Sun Er turned around and said, "Go and clean up. After they leave, accompany me to the 'White Cloud Temple'."
Sun Runan was surprised: "Mom, you want to go out? Mr. Huang just said that there are murderers secretly watching, so you'd better stay in the dark house."
Mrs. Sun Er said: "The murderer has been led away by the government. It is safest for me to go out now, and besides, you will still be following me."
Sun Runan still wanted to persuade.
"What?" Mrs. Sun Er asked, "Now you don't want to listen to even a single word of what I say?"
Sun Runan whispered: "My son doesn't dare."
Mrs. Sun Er threw up her sleeves and left.
…
Huang Qinghe stared at the movements of the Sun family's carriage along the way.
Everything was arranged by him personally, and he had paid attention to every detail. In his opinion, the murderer would not miss such an opportunity.
There is some distance from the city to Qinglu Temple. Qinglu Temple is built in the mountains. At the foot of the mountain, the road becomes rugged and narrow. The Sun family cannot bring so many people to follow them up the mountain, which will give the criminals an opportunity.
Huang Qinghe and the people he led kept a close distance from the Sun family and his entourage. As long as something happened ahead, he and his officials could arrive immediately. Moreover, ambushes were set up all around. He wanted to make it difficult for the criminals to fly.
The officer stepped forward and said, "Sir, there are two people who have been following us all the way from the city. Do you want to arrest them and ask them?"
Huang Qinghe shook his head: "Perhaps they are good people who went to the Taoist temple. If we start now, it is very likely that we will alert the snake." They must be patient.
Mrs. Sun Er wanted to come to Qinglu Temple to seek talismans. The servants of the Sun family had made arrangements in advance and asked Qinglu Temple to prepare an empty room for Mrs. Sun Er to rest.
"Mrs. Sun Er" entered the Taoist temple and couldn't wait to kneel down in front of the Sanqing Patriarch and pray.
All the servants of the Sun family retreated outside the door and waited.
After praying "Mrs. Sun Er", she went with the Taoist priest to the main hall to get the peace talisman. When she got the peace talisman, she immediately hung it on her chest and prepared to go to the Taoist temple to preach. As soon as she walked into the yard, she suddenly walked towards her.
Pilgrim, this person did not go directly to the main hall, but looked around and went straight to "Mrs. Sun Er". As he walked, he reached into his sleeves as if he was holding something.
"Mrs. Sun Er" noticed this person's behavior and was a little panicked. She couldn't help but take two steps back. Just when she was about to choose a way to leave, the person walked a few steps quickly and came to her. The hand that reached into the sleeve slowly
Pulled it out.
The murderer must be the murderer who came to harm her. "Second Mrs. Sun" couldn't care about anything else and immediately shouted, "Someone is coming... Someone is coming..."
After shouting in a sharp voice, servants and cadres rushed out from all directions.
The man did not expect such a change and couldn't help but stand there frozen. When he reacted, his shoulders were already firmly held by the Yamen.
Huang Qinghe walked up to the man, stretched out his hand and raised the man's face.
This person is not Tan Er.
"What are you doing here?" Huang Qinghe asked in a deep voice.
The man said in a panic: "My lord, please spare my life, but someone gave me some money and asked me to deliver a letter to this lady."
Huang Qinghe frowned: "If you're delivering the letter, why are you so sneaky?"
The man swallowed: "The man said... this matter cannot be noticed by anyone, especially the servants around this lady. I thought... it was... some kind of personal affair..."
"Sir, look...the letter is here."
When the man was arrested just now, the letter fell from the man's hand and the officer stepped forward to pick it up.
"Open it," Huang Qinghe's heart sank, "quickly open it and take a look."
The letter was taken out, but there was not a word on it.
"I've been fooled," Huang Qinghe immediately broke out in cold sweat on his forehead, "Quickly, let someone go back to protect Mrs. Sun Er..."
