Lu Li and An Xiabai are not ordinary people, they are not only friends of Yang Xiao, but also generals who support the army and stand on their own for example, if they misunderstand, so many lives of the Yang family may have an accident, so the old lady is a little nervous.

An Xiabai saw all this in his eyes, and comforted him warmly: "We understand that this poisonous dish must not be deliberately served by the house, after all, the mansion that can raise a good girl like A Xiao cannot be a place to hide filth and dirt, someone must be deliberately framing it, why don't we call the person who started it up first and ask?" ”

An Xiabai's words made the old lady have a little more affection for her.

No wonder Yang Xiao always praised this lady when she wrote to her, she was really a smart and clever woman, and her character was far better than those pampered and arrogant ladies!

"Quick, go and get all the people who were busy in the kitchen."

The maid took the order, and after a while she came into the drawing-room with the panicked crowd.

When the guests were still there, they behaved so out of shape, which made the old lady a little dissatisfied, "Why are you so alarmed? ”

"Old lady, someone is dead in the kitchen!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone present was stunned, especially Yang Yi, who had the most gentle and demure personality, and her reaction was even greater: "When I went to cook just now, I was obviously fine, why did I suddenly die?" ”

Lu Li was afraid that they would all lose their opinions, so he took the initiative to stand up and say, "Let me go and take a look." ”

After all, he is the only man here, and because he has been on the battlefield, his courage is far greater than that of ordinary people, so as soon as Lu Li proposed to go to the kitchen to have a look, the old lady agreed.

After a while, Lu Li returned.

"Did General Lu see anything, did the cook commit suicide or was he murdered? Alas, there is such a big thing in our house today, and even the distinguished guests are disturbed, and I really can't help it. The old lady sighed and hammered her chest with her hand. Seeing this, An Xiabai and Yang Yi, who were closest to the old lady, hurriedly held her hand left and right.

An Xia Bai said in a gentle tone as much as possible; "I believe that this kind of thing will definitely not be the old lady's intention, the Yang family is also a victim, and the old lady really doesn't have to blame herself."

They persuaded for a while before the old lady put away her emotions.

At this time, Lu Li also said everything he saw in the kitchen.

The cook did die, but no poison was found on him, and there were traces of fighting at the scene, indicating that the cook did not commit suicide in fear of crime at all, let alone death caused by eating poisonous vegetables by mistake, but someone deliberately murdered him.

The old lady was anxious, twisted her brows and turned her head to ask, "Have you seen any suspicious characters in the kitchen today?" ”

The people who fell to their knees shook their heads again and again, saying that they didn't know.

They were silent for a long time before finally coming up with a possibility.

"There are no suspicious outsiders in the kitchen today, but there is one person who behaves strangely, and that person is usually in charge of kitchen shopping."

"Butler, you go and call me in."

The housekeeper answered, but returned in vain, saying that the little servant had fled, and the room where he had lived was empty, as if he had absconded in fear of crime.

The old lady was so angry that she slapped the table twice.

"This wind is really going to be rectified! Usually our Yang family feels that it is not easy to be a subordinate, so no one is sad, never expected, we are not embarrassed, but people think that we are soft persimmons can be taken casually! It's really infuriating! ”

Seeing this, An Xiabai was afraid that the old lady would not be able to breathe, so he hurriedly patted her on the back.

"Old lady, you dissipate your anger, don't be angry with your body because of things next to you, it's not worth it."

What did the Yang family do because of the poisonous vegetable incident, and what methods the old lady used to argue about the family style, An Xiabai didn't know, because at that time, she had already left Luoyang City with Lu Li. At this time, the situation was chaotic, and there were only two stand-ins guarding in Lingcheng, they were afraid that they would not be able to hide the matter, so they were very nervous, and they were not even in the mood to stay in Luoyang for two more days, and after Zheng Zhinan discussed the specific details of the alliance, he hurried to the direction of Lingcheng.

This time, in order to ensure their absolute safety, they took a different road, which was close to Lincheng.

Neither An Xiabai nor Lu Li thought that a different way back to Lingcheng would bring them such a big shock.

Almost none of the people along the road were in normal shape, they seemed to be oppressed by a lot, and they did not have a few pieces of flesh on their bodies, and they walked on the road as if they were covered with skin and bones, which made people feel frightened at first sight.

Taking advantage of the rest on the road, they inquired about the situation in the inn.

"Shopkeeper, can I play and ask the people here why their lives are so miserable?" An Xiabai frowned and asked, "When I first came over, I saw a lot of skinny victims...... If I'm not mistaken, there doesn't seem to have been a disaster near the city, so why are so many people homeless and people still like this? ”

The shopkeeper raised his eyelids and glanced at him, and said with a complicated expression, "You are outsiders, right?" ”

"We're from Luoyang." Because he didn't want to reveal his identity, An Xiabai didn't even dare to say where he came from, but fortunately, the store didn't mean to inquire.

"Luoyang, Luoyang City is good, much better than our Lincheng." The shopkeeper sighed and said, "The days have become more and more miserable over the years, not because of natural disasters, but because of those people above who can only eat money and can't do things, heavier and heavier taxes, and the government requisitioning land from time to time, we ordinary people are really desperate, so we will live like this." You businessmen from other places don't know that it is not the worst thing for people to be hungry and skinny, the worst thing is to die of hunger and thirst, and to be beaten to death by officials, alas, life is really difficult. ”

From the face of the shopkeeper, An Xiabai and Lu Li could see the heaviness of his mood.

It is estimated that these things that can be said are relatively slight, and it is estimated that only they understand how miserable the lives of the people behind the scenes are.

When he returned to his seat and sat down, An Xiabai was in a very heavy mood, and even the gentle smile on his face had disappeared.

"Madam," Lu Li saw that she was feeling sorry for the people, so she leaned closer and patted her on the shoulder, meaning to tell her not to be too sad.

"Actually, I'm not very sad, I just can't help but think of my past."

In his previous life, if he hadn't had Qin Shuang'er, a kind person, to help, it is estimated that his life would have been very miserable, and the people were sad in their hearts, and An Xiabai could understand it.

She let out a deep sigh and rested her head on Lu Li's shoulder.

"Madame, stop thinking about these things that make you feel in the city, everything will be fine in the future, and I will try to make Madame, and those who support us, have a good life."

An Xia's eyes lit up.

That's right, isn't Lu Li by his side, the winner in the previous life was him, and the winner in this life will definitely be, if he can successfully win the world, will the people still have to worry about whether they will have a good life in the future? It would definitely not be wrong to put hope on Lu Li.

An Xia Bai cheered up, and became the appearance of praising Lu Li in front of the Luoyang County Guard.

"I'm sure my husband can do it!"

The two of them patronized themselves and talked, not noticing that someone was quietly observing them not far away.

If someone who is good friends with Xiong Qianshui comes to the inn at this time, he will definitely be able to recognize the appearance of the woman who is secretly spying on, she is Xiong Qianshui's favorite woman, and she is also Su Ruyue's cousin Su Ying'er.

Today, she originally wanted to take a break outside, but she never expected to be able to see these two.

They're so daring!

Su Ying'er thought secretly.

When she was in the capital before, she had seen Lu Li, that day was the day of the triumphant return of the army, she had nothing to do to take a look, and happened to see the young general who rode a horse and walked in the front, Lu Li's appearance is really a heaven and an underground compared to Xiong Qianshui, although Xiong Lishui is not ugly, but Lu Lishui is really worthless in comparison.

At that time, Su Ying'er was a little moved, and now that she met Lu Li and An Xiabai outside the city, this heartbeat became more and more obvious.

Maybe if he can track An Xiabai and Lu Li, if he can grasp their whereabouts and report them to Xiong Qianshui, he will definitely be more favored by him in the future, and no one will dare to talk about her behind her back at that time, right?

With such a thought in mind, Su Ying'er quietly followed.

Because Xu was in a hurry to return to Lingcheng, An Xiabai and Lu Li didn't notice Su Ying'er's existence, and they hurried through the crowded streets, passing by a dirty-clad Gu Nian.

When the girl saw them, she immediately lowered her head.

This detail was not discovered by Anxia Bai and them.

It wasn't until she walked far away that she realized that something was wrong and subconsciously looked back.

Lu Li, who was beside him, didn't know why, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with Madame?" ”

"I seem to have seen a very familiar figure just now, but in the blink of an eye, that person is gone, and I am looking for it."

Lu Li raised his eyelids, his gaze swept through the crowd, and he said with a confused expression: "Madam, can you be mistaken, I know almost all the people you know, it makes no sense that you can notice, but I didn't find out, right?" There must be too many people coming and going, you read it wrong. ”

An Xiabai's gaze swept over the crowd behind him, and he never saw a familiar figure, so he followed Lu Li's words, and felt that he should have seen it wrong.

"Maybe I'm really dazzled."

They looked at each other and smiled, and walked away from the crowded street hand in hand.

What Lu Li and An Xiabai didn't know at this time was that in an alley, the woman in dirty clothes was slowly hurrying away.

Although she has a delicate appearance that can't be concealed by being dirty, she also has a stiff expression, and her walking movements are also very strange, the whole person is like a marionette, and there is no anger at all that belongs to the living.