As far as she knew, although Qingyufang was not as good as Qingyunfang and others, the area was still relatively wealthy. Although it could not be said that every household living nearby was a family of officials, it was by no means a place where ordinary people could build their homes, at least.
He is also a wealthy person in the family.
Why did Zhan Qian choose to abduct Qing's cousin to such an eye-catching place?
She suppressed her guess for the time being, because Qing's cousin's whereabouts might be right in front of her, and there was a hint of urgency in her tone: "Who lives in that villa? Why did Zhan Qian instruct you to do this?"
The man gritted his teeth in unbearable pain, shook his head and said: "I am only responsible for sending people to that other courtyard, and I don't know anything else..."
When the late emperor conquered the world, he was still young and acted chivalrously and righteously in troubled times. He was not restricted by the government and did not belong to any party.
But after the founding of Daqing, his identity as a knight was suddenly in danger of triggering the law.
And in these troubled times, he was responsible for many lives. If it were really investigated, he would be put in jail and suffer hardship even if he was for the so-called support of justice.
At that time, Zhan Qian Adventure secretly took him in, gave him a new identity, and allowed him to live a stable life.
People in the world valued friendship, and he was very grateful for this, so even though he didn't like being bound, he always lived in Zhan's house with peace of mind.
But in recent years, Zhan Qian's ambitions have grown, and he has begun to secretly instruct him to do some shady things.
At first it was just to do some things, but recently it has developed to the point where he has hurt other people's lives - he was once considered a half-knight, although he could not be said to be very kind and decent, but he was definitely not a murderous person. Now he understands
, he and Zhan Qian are destined to part ways.
By killing the book boy and exchanging one life for another, he had completely repaid his debt to Zhan Qian.
But he was not good at words, and when he was full of enthusiasm for planning a bright future, he also arranged all the things he needed to do next to fully occupy the potential.
The promise of "becoming a horse to repay today's favor" is a ruthless statement that throws cold water on people and pulls them back. I really can't say it out loud.
When he started to kill the book boy, he could have chosen to simply break the other person's neck, but he still used the crescent knife.
This is not just out of the arrogance and provocation of Jianghu people.
He deliberately left this clue so that when this flaw reached Zhan Qian's ears, Zhan Qian would definitely choose to send him away.
But she never expected that... because of this little clue, she would actually fall into the hands of this evil little girl!
Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, but that he really didn't know much about the inside story, Xu Mingyi had no intention of delaying here any longer.
As she walked out, she ordered: "Uncle Zhu, please follow me back to the city. Leave two people here to watch him."
Zhu Xiu responded "Yes".
Azhu glanced at the man on the ground.
It was a pity that she was about to leave so soon and she hadn't been able to fully appreciate the potential of this poison.
But a mature maid must put personal hobbies after business.
After roughly stuffing an antidote into the other person's mouth, Azhu raised his feet and quickly followed the pace of his girl.
Outside Zhuangzi is the pleasant Xiang Lake. However, Xu Mingyi had no intention of admiring this beautiful scenery. He picked up the hem of his skirt and got on the carriage neatly, and hurried back to the city.
…
The sky is getting dark.
After Zhan Qian returned home from the official department, he went back to his residence to change into his official uniform as usual.
Mrs. Zhan's wife dismissed her maids and helped her husband change his clothes with her own hands.
"Is everything done?" Zhan Qian asked in a low voice.
Mrs. Zhan's wife nodded and said: "It was all done according to the master's instructions. No one noticed anything along the way. The person went to the village, and the steward personally sent him away. Half an hour later, on the fourth floor,
I checked and found nothing unusual..."
Zhan Qian breathed a sigh of relief slowly.
No matter what, it was finally sent off smoothly.
When he first told the other party to handle this matter, he never thought that such a mistake would happen, and now to be safe, he had no choice but to throw away this extremely useful knife.
He also thought about killing the person, but the other party was highly skilled in martial arts and vigilant, so he was not sure he could do it cleanly.
To avoid making things worse or even adding to chaos, the only option is to send people away from the capital as soon as possible.
"I often dream about those two girls these days, and I feel uneasy..." Mrs. Zhan said with red eyes: "I'm afraid they have already..."
Zhan Qian patiently patted his wife on the shoulder.
My wife has a weak temperament and worships Buddha all the time, so she is the most soft-hearted.
He didn't want his wife to know about this, but because of his poor family background, he didn't have that many people available. For the sake of convenience, he could only let his wife follow him and try to cover up everything.
"It's their bad luck. We can't blame them." Zhan Qian looked at his wife and sighed, "We have no choice."
Mrs. James nodded with tears in her eyes.
"I know that I was forced to do this out of necessity... I will recite sutras for them so that they can rest in peace soon and have a good pregnancy in the next life."
Zhan Qian nodded and said nothing.
If chanting sutras worked, he wouldn't need to risk killing people.
His wife has worshiped Buddha for so many years, but his official career has not been good.
Now that I have found the right path, my luck finally changed.
"By the way, Jin Ping, you still need to talk to him and tell him not to worry about these things anymore... It's only a few days since Qiu Wei, so don't delay his real business.
" Mrs. Zhan wiped her tears and said to her husband.
Zhan Qian nodded, and when he mentioned his son, there was a glimmer of light in his eyes.
Jin Ping has been outstanding since childhood, and under his guidance over the years, he has become increasingly calm. Not only is he outstanding in talent and learning, but he is also impeccable in his conduct.
What's even more rare is that he knows what is most important in life.
These are definitely not comparable to those ordinary officials and officials who only know how to have fun.
With him and Jin Ping here, we will definitely be able to occupy the lintel of our family.
…
At the same moment, in Xiyuan, Zhu Xiu entered the study and whispered: "Girl, the girl from Yong'an residence does not seem to be in that other courtyard——"
No one nearby knew who the owner of that villa was.
He quietly asked a servant of a nearby house, and the servant said that there was no owner living in that courtyard on weekdays, and only one servant was left to look after the door and clean it daily.
Zhu Xiu explained all this in detail.
Xu Mingyi frowned slightly.
There are mostly rich people in Beijing. Many people buy houses but they don't necessarily live in them. Those who don't lack money will not rent them out. They only have one or two servants to clean them on weekdays and occasionally stay there for a day or two for leisure and entertainment.
——
But since the person surnamed Zhou said that he had sent Qing's cousin here, it is enough to prove that there must be something unusual about this other courtyard.
As for why it was chosen in such a lively place, the picture may not be a secret of darkness under the lamp.
Thinking of this, Xu Mingyi looked at Zhu Xiu.
"Have you carefully inspected every part of the courtyard?"
