Chen Wenzheng was still asleep, Chen Qiuniang went to her office to draw up a contract with Ye Xuan, and called Pan Qing to negotiate with Ye Xuan in person.

"Cousin, why don't you talk to Ye Gongzi personally?" Pan Qing asked a question at the end.

"I have other things to do in the afternoon." Chen Qiuniang replied, and then carefully checked the terms and conditions, and after confirming that they were correct, she quietly left the wealthy feast.

In the middle of summer afternoon, the sun is blue and cloudless. Chen Qiuniang went out by herself, there was no wind in the afternoon, and she seemed to be a little weak when she knew it. At this time, there are almost no people on the street, and occasionally there are merchants carrying their burdens and walking weakly, and you can see big dogs sticking out their tongues to enjoy the shade in the shade of the street.

Chen Qiuniang opened the folding fan and fanned it vigorously, the wind was still hot, but it was better not to fan, and she was tired and sweating in vain.

But in such a hot weather, the guards of the Zhu Mansion were still searching for Chai Yu's whereabouts over and over again. Those guards of the Zhu Mansion were wearing thick guard uniforms, carrying weapons and sweating in the sun, and the whole person looked tired, but they still had to continue the search.

Liuhe Town, because of its special geographical location, is comparable in scale to a county, but in the end it is not comparable to a district of an ordinary second-tier city. Last night, as soon as Chai Yu's incident happened, Nian Nu immediately ordered people to close the four gates and not allow people to enter or leave. After that, this Nian slave went to find Aunt Yun, and then got injured. After Zhu Wenkang returned to Zhu's mansion, he only increased the number of people to search.

After many hours, this Liuhe town has probably been searched many times. There are some special places, at least I have searched once.

However, if you don't find it, you really can't find it. Zhu Wenkang will not fail to understand this truth, after all, the big families in Shuzhong will have their own secret hiding places. Because Shuzhong is mountainous, mountain bandits are rampant, and they come to rob and plunder a village or something, which is more annoying than the grass valley of the northern alien race.

Then, as long as Chai Yu is taken in by a family casually, thrown into a hiding place, or thrown directly into the tunnel, he can jump out of Liuhe Town.

Now, Zhu Wenkang is searching tirelessly over and over again, or really trying to do something, such as looking for the entrance to Zhangjia's dungeon.

Chen Qiuniang thought to herself, and a cool breeze blowing in her face was extremely refreshing. She was going to the market at the moment, picking out some items, going home tomorrow, and meeting someone later.

She walked all the way to the market, and just as she turned the corner, she caught a glimpse of several people following her.

She almost didn't have to guess to know that these must be the guards of the Zhu Mansion. Because no one would dare to send someone to follow the future head of the Zhu Mansion when they were searching for assassins in the Zhu Mansion.

Chen Qiuniang didn't bother to pay attention to those stalkers, let alone worry about Zhu Wenkang, after all, many people knew that she had a good relationship with Chai Yu, and now that Chai Yu couldn't be searched, he would definitely try his best, including stalking her or using her as bait.

In fact, Chen Qiuniang was worried that Chai Yu would come to her and say goodbye to her at first. Later, she pondered it carefully and felt that it was impossible for Chai Yu to come. That long-suffering young man, when she first saw him beaten, that kind of stubbornness and patience were not something ordinary people could have. Moreover, he has been educated by the emperor since he was a child, he calculates people's hearts, fights against others, and knows how to make trade-offs. Of course, even if he wanted to come, Zhang Ci couldn't let him take the risk.

Therefore, she was relieved to let Zhu Wenkang's people follow her. Besides, she also wanted Zhu Wenkang to know her recent whereabouts and dispel her doubts before she could implement her plan.

Chen Qiuniang ignored the few who followed and continued to go to the market. Today, because of the blockade of the four gates, although it is a market day, there are almost no people in the market, those stalls are just open, and the stall owners are sitting listlessly in front of the stalls. She strolled around casually, ready to buy some small gifts for her family, and then go back when the ban was lifted.

As for the food and clothing in the family, it was the husband of the princess who built a house over there recently and brought some with him. Moreover, every time he catches up with the market, Ma Siye comes over, and he will ask Ma Siye to bring things back.

She was generous to Ma Siye, every time she came to Liuhe Town, she had a good meal in Yunlai Restaurant, and then brought some back, all of which were recorded in her account. Ma Siye treats her like a granddaughter, and she really thinks about the Chen family. A few days ago, when I heard that Chen Qiuniang was going to marry Zhu Wenkang, Ma Siye came to verify it, and strongly said that Zhu Wenkang was going to be persecuted, so he went to ask the old lady of the Zhang family to uphold justice. said that the Zhang family has always sheltered the people. Chen Qiuniang comforted her for a long time, saying that she was familiar with it after deep thought, and she had her own reasons, and she was definitely not a concubine, so Ma Siye couldn't persuade her, so she drove back angrily.

"Have you heard? The assassins of the Zhu Mansion have not been caught last night, these four gates have been sealed, and even the upper and lower reaches of the Lanxi River seem to have been checked. The vendor selling the lamp grass said to the fish seller next to him.

"The Lanxi River is so shallow, you can see the bottom at a glance, can you hide people?" The fish seller had an incomprehensible look on his face.

"Who knows, people have rich people's business." The shrug of the lamp grass seller.

"Then do you think they dare to search the Zhang family? It is said that we have two big households in Liuhe Town, Zhang Jiagui and Zhu Jiafu. I don't know who is more powerful in this Zhu family or Zhang family. "The fish seller is also a gossip and is very interested in it.

The lamp seller pondered, not knowing how to answer. The blacksmith who was leaning against the street and fanning the pampered fan pouted and said, "You don't know? Last night, I heard that Zhu Gongzi went to knock on the door of Zhangfu. ”

"Huh? How how. The fish seller asked quickly.

There was no one next to him, but when the blacksmith said this, people from several nearby shops gathered to listen to the gossip. The blacksmith was a black-faced man, naked, and the pu kui fan knocked on the brick next to him, quite like a storyteller, and said, "Hey, Zhang Mansion is a family that has been a general for generations." Does his Zhu family dare to move? ”

"Lao Tie, be quiet, this town is full of Zhu family's guards." The fish seller immediately said.

"I'll tell you the truth, what am I afraid of?" The blacksmith was stubborn and louder.

"Alright, alright, Lao Tie, what happened to you?" The urging to sell lamp grass.

The old man cleared his throat and said, "Zhu Gongzi went to knock on the door of Zhangfu, and it is said that the old lady of Zhangfu met him in person in the main hall. That Zhu Gongzi went to ask for a divine doctor for that Nian slave, a few days ago, wasn't Zhang Ergongzi injured? The miracle doctor Jing Liang had a good relationship with Zhang's house, and immediately rushed back to save Zhang's second son. ”

"It turned out that I went to seek medical treatment. I thought he would dare to ask for a search of Zhang's mansion. "The fish seller suddenly felt bored.

"I can't say for sure. The four gates of Liuhe Town were closed, and Lanxi River was guarded, and they searched from house to house, but there was no trace of the thief, and it was difficult to guarantee that the official government would not check Zhang's mansion. Besides, Zhang Fu may let him investigate in order to clear up the relationship. "Blacksmith analysis.

A group of people made a fuss again and continued to gossip there. Chen Qiuniang bought flower cloth and blue cloth next to her, and the old man who sold the cloth smiled and said, "There is no business today, so these people are laughing together." ”

Chen Qiuniang smiled and asked, "Last night, did you also search from house to house?" ”

"yes. They were divided into five groups of people, searched here and there, and searched back and forth five times, saying that the assassin was the northern barbarian cub. The Northern Barbarian is the Northern Barbarian, and his nature is difficult to move. The cloth seller probably thought that this big customer liked to listen to these gossip, and he also began to chatter.

"Oh. Can you say when the ban will be lifted? If this continues, all of you shops will be affected. Chen Qiuniang asked.

"I didn't say it. Alas, what a sin. No one came in today, and all four doors were blocked. The little boy is from the town, right? However, the noodles are very raw. The old man asked with a smile.

Chen Qiuniang said with a smile: "I have been studying hard at home, rarely going out, and in a few days it is my mother's birthday, so I came to buy a few pieces of cloth for her." ”

"Ah, Gongzi is really filial, if Lingtang needs to make clothes, we have a good tailor here." Said the cloth seller.

Chen Qiuniang nodded, took a few pieces of cloth and turned around, walked around the market again, and picked out some snacks. It was really hot, so she was ready to go back to rest and recharge. Maybe there's something else to deal with at night.

On the way back, I saw a notice from the government, and the reward from the Zhu Mansion turned out to be a hundred taels of gold. Chen Qiuniang looked at the hundred taels of gold, and secretly thought to herself that this Zhu Wenkang really made a bloody investment, I am afraid that I really want to take this opportunity to turn Liuhe Town upside down, and I want to uproot the foundation of Zhangfu.

I don't know how Zhang Ci will respond. Chen Qiuniang thought of Zhang Ci, and felt an indescribable sadness and distress in her heart. Originally, he was just a tsundere son of a powerful family to her, a young general bred by elite education. However, the more I got to know him, the more I understood his responsibilities and destiny, the more I felt that this young man was full of fatalistic sorrow.

The conversation that Chen Qiuniang heard last night made her constantly in a trance today, constantly imagining what mood Zhang Ci was in to take over this burden, and what mood to deal with the tragic fate.

However, she couldn't think of it. Because if it were her, she would never be able to stand that fate. Her style of acting is always dead, especially extreme. Either they will take the world, or they will die. What ancestral rules, for her, she will not pay attention to them.

Of course, she is a modern person, and it is natural to say "no" to an unreasonable qiē. But Zhang Ci is not, even if the ancestral training is unreasonable, but it has been passed down for many generations, and the interests and lives of many people are involved during the period, he will not say a word "no".

"Aren't you tired?" Chen Qiuniang muttered softly to herself, only feeling infinitely melancholy in this hot afternoon. RS