Chapter 15: An Unexpected Gain
As soon as he heard someone shouting from the bottom of the stairs, saying that there was something important to report, Yue Su stood up, returned to his seat, and looked down, it turned out to be Guan Yu, the head of the Liu Mansion.
At this moment, Guan Yu had already gotten up from the ground and knelt upright, but he really had a lot of spirit. As soon as Yue Su thought of his name, he couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart, damn it, he gave a hero's name, but he did that hooligan's thing.
Thinking so in his heart, he said, "Guan Yu, do you have anything important to report?" ”
Guan Yu was calm and said: "My lord, this matter is very important, there are many people here, and it is inconvenient to say it clearly." Also, after the grass people reported this matter, I wonder if the adults can be lenient and take the villain's surname? ”
"You can rest assured that if it is indeed a major event, this government will definitely be re-issued. Come, take him to the back office, and all the others will be imprisoned. Retire! ”
The officers were instructed to do it immediately, Guan Yu was escorted to the back hall, the other prisoners were all imprisoned, and Gu Min was invited to the flower hall for tea, accompanied by Tong Zhou.
In the back hall, Yue Su was also afraid that what Guan Yu said would be too important and would be heard by idle people, so he left only Jin Cicada and Yin Zhu on the side, and Tie Qiu stood at the door.
"Guan Yu, now there are no outsiders in the hall, if you have anything to report, just say it. If it is really an important matter, the government will believe it. ”
Guan Yu knelt at the foot of the steps and said, "Lord Hui, the matter reported by the grass people is by no means a trivial matter, it is that there are people in the city who have communicated with the widows, and they have also seen the widows with their own eyes. ”
"Tongwa!" Yue Su was really stunned after hearing this. Yue Su had heard of the so-called widows in his previous and present lives, and he also knew the many evil deeds of those bastards and dog robbers. But in the Ming Dynasty, most of them haunted the southeast coast, and this is Guizhou, how could the Japanese come here? The people here don't necessarily know each other even if they really see the Japanese Kou.
Yue Su was suspicious, but Guan Yu said that he had a nose and eyes, so he asked, "Where have you seen it?" How do you know it's a wolf? Don't blame this government for not reminding you, if you dare to take chances and deceive this government, you will definitely look good! ”
In the Ming Dynasty, it was a felony and it was necessary to exterminate the clan. Of course, Yue Su had to ask carefully about this kind of thing, and he couldn't let him be confused.
"Rest assured, my lord, every word of the grass people is true, and there is absolutely no falsehood." At that moment, Guan Yu told Yue Su everything he knew.
It turned out that he was originally from Guangdong, born in a military household, and enlisted in the army at the age of fourteen, when it was the thirteenth year of Wanli, and the general soldier of Guangdong was Qi Jiguang. At the age of seventeen, because he beat the son of the guerrilla general Chen Weihan on the street, he fled to Guizhou for fear of being dealt with by military law, and met Liu Sheng's father. Coincidentally, Chen Weihan is also a native of Guizhou, and after the dismissal, he returned to his hometown in Tongren. Guan Yu has a good friend in Tongren and often comes over, and he was startled when he saw the decrepit Chen Weihan, but fortunately, the old man Chen had long forgotten him. That night, Guan Yu was drunk, passing by the back door of Chen's mansion, and saw a carriage parked at the door, thinking that there would be some beautiful woman in the car, and wanted to take a sneak look, but he didn't expect two widows to come down from the car.
In the Ming Dynasty, it was a felony, Guan Yu felt that things had changed, and he was the first to beat people first, so he didn't look for the Chen family. This time, the surname is at stake, so I said this thing.
Seeing that what Guan Yu said was true, it didn't seem like he was talking about it, Yue Su couldn't help but wonder, he really couldn't figure out why the would-be robbers came to Guizhou.
"Okay, this official will investigate this matter in detail, and if it is found to be true, he will definitely give you a way out. Jin Chan, you put him in prison, find a separate room to guard, don't let people talk to him privately, and then find a Lang Zhong to treat his injuries. ”
"Thank you, sir." Seeing Yue Su taking such care, Guan Yu thanked him repeatedly.
After taking him away, Yue Su first went to the flower hall to meet Gu Min, chatted, encouraged his integrity, and left him for a light meal. The food of the prefect's house was quite light, but the old man Gu ate it very fragrantly, as if he had met a bosom friend.
Sending Gu Min away, Yue Su summoned Jin Chan, Yin Zhu, Tong Guan, and Tie Qiu in the back office, and instructed them to keep an eye on the front and back doors of the Chen Mansion to see who was coming in and out, and to secretly inquire about the neighbors to understand the situation of the Chen family.
Chen Weihan worked as a guerrilla general in Guangdong, and although he returned to his hometown, he still had a bit of a reputation in Tongren Mansion. The family is big and the business is big, and the house is good to catch up with the prefect yamen of Yuesu. There are four portals in the mansion, and Tong Zhou arranges for his henchmen to watch carefully and visit them from the side of the market.
Within a few days, Jin Chan heard a very useful piece of news. After the Chen family moved here, they used to go out often, especially Chen Weihan's son, who often lingered in casinos and hospitals. But in the past six months, he has suddenly become a deep and simple person.
This time, Yue Su was even more suspicious of the Chen family, especially the sentence "In the past six months, he has suddenly become a deep and simple house". Because more than half a year ago, it was the son of Junma who was poisoned, why did the Chen family restrain themselves during that time period?
As long as there is a little useful clue, Yue Su will investigate to the end, he decided to investigate the case together, and ordered Tong Zhou to send people to keep an eye on the four gates of the Chen Mansion, no matter whether it is a big or small matter, they must be reported one by one, and no one should be missed. As long as someone goes in and out, they must secretly check the identity and background of this person, track where they go out, and check what this person does when they enter the door. In short, you can't let go of a little clue.
At this time, Yue Su just sent a text, dealing with all the prisoners who needed to be assigned to the army by Zhao Wu and others, and there was a report from the servant outside the door, saying that the maid Zhu'er of the county lord's mansion asked to see him.
Yue Su didn't know what she meant, but she was still quick and affectionate, Zhu'er entered the room, said a blessing to Yue Su, and then said: "Lord Yue, my county lord sent me here to invite you to come over." ”
"Oh?" Yue Su was even more puzzled, nothing had happened at the moment, what did the county lord ask him to do in the mansion. asked, "Miss Zhu'er, do you know what your county lord came to me for?" ”
"I don't know much about that. However, today the county lord was very happy, and went to Puci Temple to make incense at noon, and asked for a branch to sign it, saying that the truth of the case would soon be revealed. And he also received a letter from his grandfather, and the county lord said that his grandfather exaggerated the letter from his grandfather. That's why I was asked to come over and invite the adults to come over. Zhu'er pouted and smiled.
"Okay, I'll change my clothes and I'll go with you." Yue Su was still a little confused, but the county lord had an invitation, so it was always inconvenient to refuse. I changed into civilian clothes and took a sedan chair to the county lord's mansion. The prefect's sedan chair is usually a green tweed sedan chair, which is carried by eight people, commonly known as the eight-carried sedan chair. In order to save money, Yue Su still used a small sedan chair carried by four people, and what was even more unexpected was that this sedan chair was built by himself.
Coming to the county lord's mansion, Zhu'er led Yue Su to the flower hall to sit down, as soon as he entered the flower hall, the wine and food had been prepared inside, and the dishes here could be said to be one in the sky and one in the basement compared with Yue Su's family, the gap was too big.
The county lord Mu Tianjiao is wearing a dark dress today, without rouge, and she is beautiful and has no makeup. I was waiting in the flower hall, and when I saw Yue Su coming in, I got up to greet him. Yue Su hurriedly saluted and politely said, Mu Tianjiao invited him to sit down. Zhu'er poured the wine on the side and filled the wine glasses for the two of them.
Yue Su was even more curious, and couldn't understand why he looked so good, the county wanted to invite him to dinner, was it that simple. Yue Su absolutely didn't believe it, and said with a smile: "The county lord invited the officials to the mansion, it won't be to invite me to dinner." If there is anything, although the county lord orders, the officials should serve their own orders within their ability. ”
"The matter of the first husband, the adults are dedicated, and today they have to sign evenly, saying that the case is clear, and I am happy in my heart, so I invite the adults to the house to eat. When I think of it, I used to bother in the Zun Mansion, and now I say that I should return it. Mu Tianjiao was gentle and elegant, and her words were very soft.
"The meager wine and food, how to work the county lord is worried about it, the case of the county horse is a public matter, and the lower officials should do their best. It's just that since the deaths of Ge Yong and Fang Cha, the case has fallen into a dead end, and there has been no progress so far, and there is still guilt in my heart. The county lord's kindness really made Yue Su embarrassed. Yue Su said humbly.
"The adults are scheming, the case is not far away, the county respects the adults first, I wish the adults to solve the case as soon as possible, so that the first husband will be wronged." Mu Tianjiao said, raising her wine glass.
The other party treated each other politely, and Yue Su couldn't help but know how to lift it, so he raised the cup and drank with her. After a glass of wine, the two gossiped again, Mu Tianjiao is not only mature and stable, but also has a bold side.
chatting with Yue Su, I didn't realize that it was four o'clock. Of course, the county lord has to be self-respecting, and the two of them have only drunk three glasses in total after sitting for so long. Seeing that the hour was not early, Yue Su got up to say goodbye, Mu Tianjiao was inconvenient to keep, and it was not good for him to get up and send him off in person, so he sent Zhu'er to see off the guests.
Out of the flower hall, to the cloister, suddenly there was a cry of pain in the flower hall, "Ah......hhhh
After this cry of pain, there was a howl of pain, how could Yue Su and Zhu'er not hear such a loud voice.
"It's the voice of the county lord!" Zhu'er didn't care about sending Yue Su now, turned around and ran towards the flower hall.
How could Yue Su be slow, his speed was faster, a few steps ahead of Zhu'er, and he returned to the flower hall in a moment. At this time, many of the family members and maids in the mansion heard the painful cries of the county lord and ran nervously towards this side one by one.
At this moment, the county lord was curled up on the ground, and his white face turned black, and this black was terrifying. "County Lord!" Two steps and two steps came to the county lord, but there was a difference between men and women, so he didn't dare to reach out and touch it, and asked nervously: "County lord, what's wrong with you?" ”
"It hurts...... It hurts ......" Mu Tianjiao's face was full of pain, and her hands were tightly covering her lower abdomen.
Zhu'er also ran in, because she was in a hurry, she tripped over the threshold when she entered the door, and she didn't care about the pain in her knees, she quickly got up and threw herself to Mu Tianjiao's side. Seeing Mu Tianjiao's appearance, Xiao Zhu'er almost cried in fright, and shouted, "County Lord, County Lord...... What's wrong with you......"
"Ah...... It hurts...... "Mu Tianjiao was so painful that she couldn't speak now, she just howled in pain, and her body shook spasmodically.
Fortunately, it was Yue Su, who reacted very quickly, looking at the black gas on the county lord's face, he immediately remembered that Mu Tianjiao told him about the symptoms of the county horse before he died, didn't his face turn black, his body curled up, and he screamed loudly.
As soon as he thought of this, he said loudly: "The county lord has been poisoned!" ”
Hearing Yue Su's words, Zhu'er also reacted, "Yes, yes...... When the county horse master died, it was also like this. Why did the county lord also fall into Gu poison, what should I do? What to do? ”
The maids and servants of the county lord's mansion ran into the flower hall one after another, and when they saw Mu Tianjiao's current appearance, everyone was stupid. This was the case when the county master died, and now it's the turn of the county lord, how can this be good? When Xu Tianzhao died, the Duke of Qianguo could barely endure it, but where did he endure the death of the county lord? Everyone knows that after the death of the county master, the cooks and the people who served tea and water in the house were all arrested and died in prison. As soon as the county lord dies, the whole mansion must not be killed.
But after the death of the county horse, everyone just stared at each other, what should they do now?