But it's not over yet.

After Qian Lu was demoted three levels in a row, he realized that something was wrong, and he finally understood that he had fallen into a trap!

After receiving the holy decree, he gritted his teeth with hatred, and wanted to find out the spies in his family on the spot to vent the hatred in his heart.

Seeing Qian Lu's fanfare, Shi knew that he could escape the first year of junior high school, and he couldn't escape the fifteenth. Thinking about it like this, Shi Shi was even more heartbroken, thinking of making another contribution to Gongzi Zhan, so he simply didn't do anything. In this way, she actually waited for the opportunity to poison Qian Lu's rice porridge. But who knows, Qian Lu was depressed because of his own degraded and sparsely populated and rampant Zhuya County, and his future was uncertain.

This could be regarded as a crooked attack to avoid disaster, but who knew that as soon as he left, the poisoned rice porridge was eaten by his pregnant wife Peng. After swallowing half a bowl of porridge, Peng felt bad, and for a while he had abdominal pain, vomiting blood, and then waiting for a cry for help, before the sound came out, he kicked his legs.

At that time, Qian Lu's old mother had only passed her 70th birthday, and in the morning, she learned that Qian Lu had committed something and was going to be demoted, and Zhuya County, which was sparsely populated and rampant, was already sad. In the blink of an eye, I saw my daughter-in-law's life again, and even the baby grandson who was about to land was gone. For a while, he was also angry, and he was crying, and he also lost his breath.

In this way, Qian Lu lost his official, mother, wife, and son overnight, but he woke up completely. He already had the means, but he was careless and capsized in the gutter. This time, he captured the escaped Shi overnight, and after torture her, he personally killed her.

But what if he stabbed Shi's hand? What if he knew that it was a party dispute, and that Gongzi Zhan had harmed him? His reputation for spoiling his concubine and killing his wife, and his reputation for being unfaithful, unfilial, and unworthy had been completely confirmed. After that, due to the death of his mother, Qian Lu no longer needed to go to Zhuya County, which was sparsely populated and rampant. According to the ancestral system, if an official's parents are mourned, they should be worried for 27 months to fulfill their filial piety. After packing up his belongings alone, Qian Lu carried the ashes of the old and young in his family, and set off to his ancestral hometown of Huixian County in discouragement.

Qian Lu's fate is not pitiful, and as a result, the matter of salt affairs has been completely pierced. The world regards filial piety as the doorman of Gongzi Musheng, and in this way, Gongzi Musheng has also been pushed to the forefront, and it is really difficult to start salt affairs openly and secretly.

Speaking of this, the man in black said slowly: "In this way, the master has to order Chitose that the matter of salt affairs needs to be put on hold for the time being, and Chitose does not need to investigate it again." ”

Hearing this, Zhou Rushui frowned again, she lowered her eyes, squeezed the silk book in her hand tightly, and sighed lowly: "Things must rot first, and then worms." What's more, this is already an appendage!" As he spoke, Zhou Rushui raised his eyes, looked at the man in black silently, and asked slowly for a while: "In this way, is my brother doing nothing?"

Hearing this, the man in black frowned and said in a low voice: "The master once secretly visited the Langya Palace, but Wang Duan did not see the guests. ”

"Why is it the right prime minister?" Hearing this, Zhou Rushui also frowned.

I heard the man in black continue: "At that time, Qian Lu was on the book, and above the court, there was a lot of noise, but only the right minister Wang Duan was watching from the wall, and his attitude was very ambiguous. The master may think that Wang Duan can be moved. ”

"But the king is not seen behind closed doors?"

"Exactly. ”

Seeing that the man in black should be his head, Zhou Rushui bit her lip, she threw the silk book in her hand into the burning charcoal basin, waved her hand weakly at the man in black and said, "I know, you stand down." ”

But as she spoke, her eyes glanced at the silk book in the basin that was almost burned to ashes, and after a pause, she pouted, and suddenly raised her chin, and said stubbornly, fiercely, and categorically: "Slow down! My brother once said that people should have compassion. At that time, I also asked him, "What is compassion?" and he replied, 'The heart of happiness is compassion, and the heart of suffering is compassion.' 'The elder brother did not know the urgency of the salt business, because to avoid disaster, the natural way was put on hold for the time being. But along the way, the son knew that this matter was imminent, and it was a difficulty that needed to be alleviated gradually. If it is shelved now, and when it comes to the Year of the Monkey, it will really be difficult to return. So thou wilt tell me all my words, and I know what I say, but I will not obey it. ”

On the way back, Zhou Rushui's interest was not too high, often sitting quietly in the carriage, leaning on the soft couch with one hand on her forehead, her pure eyebrows were lowered, her dense eyelashes covered her bright eyes, she looked ruthless, and others didn't know what she was thinking.

In this way, even Jiong Qi is a little blind, and it is a lot better than when she came, and she often asks if she is hungry or thirsty. However, the sister-in-law smiled faintly and remained the same.

Just stop and go, and see that the road is smooth and smooth. But suddenly, the carriage, which was driving well, stopped abruptly without warning.

In this way, Zhou Rushui in the car was naturally alarmed, she raised her eyes in annoyance, and saw Su Ying muttering, frowning and lifting the curtain to get out of half of her body. After a while, Jiong Qi's voice came clearly, and he said: "Nujun, the road ahead is impassable, and the stone bridge is broken." ”

"Is the bridge broken?" Hearing this, Zhou Rushui tilted her head, she pondered for a while, and then asked, "How could a good bridge break?"

Hearing her ask, Shu Ying hurriedly responded, and listened to Jiong Qi, who had already dismounted and asked about the situation, explained in a low voice outside: "The Tao is that it has rained for several days in a row these days, and last year's rain was too strong, and the old bridge was washed away. ”

"Washed away by the rain? The summer envoy came to the dynasty the year before last, and the road was not built like this?" The stone bridge in front of them was the only way to Yedu from the north. Zhou Rushui remembered that the year before last, the imperial court had only allocated three sums of money to repair the official roads leading to Yecheng from all parties. It stands to reason that this place is already within the scope of repair.

Thinking about it, Zhou Rushui pursed her lips suspiciously, and without waiting for Shuying to hold her, she sat up straight with the wall of the car, stepped on the brocade shoes and drilled out of the car, and commanded in a low voice without saying a word: "Ah Qi, you guard the car." Shu Ying and I went to the bridge to take a look first. ”

At that time, on the shore on the side, there were also many nearby villagers with hoes and shovels in their hands. The villagers were listening to a middle-aged scribe talking. Getting closer, Zhou Rushui heard that the middle-aged scribe was actually persuading bitterly: "If you build it according to the contemptible method, this bridge will be able to be opened again in half a day." If you leave it alone because you are reluctant to work, and if it rains again tomorrow, the bridge will collapse, and you will be the one who suffers the most!"

The middle-aged scribe was reasonable, which made the villagers who were about to leave all stop and gather in a circle and talk in a low voice. Seeing this, Zhou Rushui slowly withdrew his gaze, pulled Shuying, and slowly walked towards the broken bridge.

At this time, the bridge deck of the stone arch bridge has collapsed into two sections, Zhou Rushui looked down, and saw that the water under the bridge was turbulent, and the mossy bridge piles were also damaged, and the sparse earth bricks all fell in the weeds in the stream.

As she walked, she whispered to Shu Ying: "A-Ying, take a closer look to see if this bridge has been renovated? If it is in disrepair, it is not an exaggeration to be drenched by heavy rain." But if it was renovated not long ago, but it still can't withstand the rain, and it collapses in vain, then it's really cutting corners......"

Zhou Rushui was talking, and before he could steady his foot, there was a sudden shock in his ears. In just an instant, she clearly heard the sound of the bridge cracking twice, which was extremely abrupt and muffled. Before she could react, Shu Ying behind her had already taken the first step and dragged her by the arm and pushed her to the bridge that was still safe.

Because of this sudden push, Zhou Rushui fell back uncontrollably, and she subconsciously closed her eyes. However, the expected pain did not come, and a pair of warm palms tightly hugged her lower back, firmly supporting her and protecting her in his arms.

The sun was just right, the shadows of the trees were mottled, and feeling the unusually familiar and unfamiliar breath coming from behind him, Zhou Rushui was stunned. Her eyes widened like a rabbit, and she raised her face suddenly, and then what caught her eyes was Wang Yuxi's fair and graceful handsome face.

At that time, Wang Yuxi also lowered his face to look at her. The picturesque eyes are green and spiritual, deep and pure. Only slightly opposite it, Zhou Rushui felt as if he had seen the breeze coming and a tree blooming.

For a while, the roots of Zhou Rushui's ears turned red. She looked at Wang Yuxi blankly, and only after a while did she hurriedly withdraw from his arms, and hurriedly looked back at Shuying. But seeing that Jiongqi had rescued Shuying back to the bridge, Zhou Rushui quietly breathed a sigh of relief, straightened his dress, and called to Wang Yuxi in a low and crisp manner: "San Lang." ”

She called him softly, like a kingfisher, and it was extremely moving.

However, Wang Yuxi just nodded lightly in a dim and indistinguishable manner, this glance was a little indifferent and a little alienated, which made Zhou Rushui's heart chuckle. Shaoqing, when she followed his gaze and looked at the broken bridge under her feet, she really frowned.

After the shaking of the square, the section on the bridge deck that was only one step wide has now cracked to more than three steps wide. And this time, there are new and old in the leaking masonry, and many of the new bricks have exposed a large area of soil, and the impurities mixed in it are extremely dazzling, cutting corners, and it is already obvious.

For a while, Zhou Rushui sighed, and she said in a low voice: "If I remember correctly, it was my brother who presided over the repair at that time." ”

Hearing her words, Wang Yuxi also withdrew his gaze from the broken bridge. Then, he looked at Zhou Rushui unhurriedly. He looked at her, and a faint smile suddenly flashed in his picturesque eyes, his voice was flat and waveless, and his tone was even a little gentle. However, he mocked in a low voice: "Yes, your father and brothers, they are not fuel-efficient lamps at all. ”

Isn't that what it is?

Three years ago, when the imperial court allocated funds to repair the official roads around Yecheng, Gongzi Musheng and Gongzi Zhan fought fiercely, and the fishermen profited from the back. But obviously, based on what she saw today, Zhou Rushui should also understand that her brother-in-law, who is silent and honest on weekdays, is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

In this way, because of Wang Yuxi's dragonfly-like words, Zhou Rushui's white and tender little face turned red.

She lowered her face slowly, as she followed Wang Yuxi towards the bridge. She quietly looked at Wang Yuxi's handsome and elegant side face, and quietly looked at Wang Yuxi's slender five fingers with distinct bones between her sleeves. She looked at him in silence, thinking more about the burning inky eyes he had just looked at her, of his insightful and implicit indifferent mocking words.

Suddenly, there was an unspeakable sadness and sadness in her heart. She seemed to have turned into a speck of dust, but he was still the brightest moon in the dark night. He can go to the mountains and rivers, to the vast world, and he will always be bright and bright moonlight. But she has always been trapped in the dust, lacking □□ skills, and she is alone and haggard.

Suddenly, she didn't want to see him anymore.

Suddenly, she didn't even want to, didn't want to see him at this moment.

From the bottom of his heart, Zhou Rushui suddenly wanted to escape.