Chapter 73: Youzhou (29)
They went to Qingfeng Restaurant, and when the good wine and food came up, the customs officer began to chat with him.
And Lu Yingfang had a little cold that day, so she went to bed early. When I fall asleep, I don't feel my eyelids jumping. She was soon woken up, though.
Because Jiao Er came to report, the curfew was coming, but the uncle and Lin Zi had not come back yet.
It's so wrong!
Lu Yingfang asked, "Do you know where they went?" ”
Jiao Er said: "In the evening, the uncle drank with the customs officer in the Qingfeng Restaurant. Lin Zi also sent someone to send a message. ”
Lu Yingfang felt that her brain was a little up: "Did you send someone to see it?" ”
"Mr. Qiu went to see it, and he also asked the guys in the restaurant, and they said that the uncle and Lin Zi had already left for an hour."
It's only half an hour to get back from the city, and it's curfew time, so they shouldn't be out there!
At this time, Biling quickly came in from outside the house and said anxiously: "Old lady, just now Wang Zhutou came to report that the uncle had killed someone!" ”
Lv Yingfang: 38, what's the matter with Lan Rong turning to kill? Why didn't my eyelids jump this time?
- Oh, he didn't kill anyone! As for your eyelids not jumping, it should be a cold and nerves.
Lv Yingfang: ...... But now that the official says that he has killed someone, it is clearly a trap. Why don't you give early warning? It's not like I don't give merit points!
- But no one in the Lan family died, and no one was injured!
The system, it's like a punch to Lu Yingfang's chest, annoying the two-cargo system, but it can't do without it.
"The king's head catcher is still there, call him in." Lu Yingfang's eyes lit up.
Wang Zhutou did not leave, but changed into civilian clothes. Because they often went to the door of the bookstore before, everyone in the Lan family still knew him.
This Wang Zhutou is called Wang Cheng, usually with a very loud voice, sometimes seeing drawings posted on the wall of the bookstore, and will help direct the people to line up to see, not crowding people.
"The little one admires the old lady, the Lan family's high righteousness. The small one believes that the big shopkeeper did not kill anyone, but the evidence is conclusive, and it is difficult to do! Wang Cheng was very distressed.
Wang Cheng slowly explained the matter, they received a report from the shopkeeper, and after Lan Rong drank with him, he went to live in his other courtyard. Later, in the middle of the night, he found out that he went to his daughter's room and raped her to death.
Even Wang Cheng felt incredible, regardless of whether the big shopkeeper was such an anxious person, this customs officer was a bit of a famous person, how could his young lady not have a girl? Although the maid said that the young lady was not feeling well, and asked them not to keep vigil. Even their officials felt that something was wrong.
Lu Yingfang was not polite to him, and begged him to help take care of Lan Rongzhuan in the dungeon.
"Don't worry, old lady, we will never embarrass the shopkeeper. Thinking that the brother and sister were poisoned in prison, we paid close attention to it, and we would never let the big shopkeeper have an accident in prison! Wang Cheng patted his chest.
"Thank you very much!" Lu Yingfang hurriedly thanked her and glanced at Qiu Da.
Qiu Da immediately stuffed a bag of silver over, but Wang Cheng didn't have time to push it, and there was already a heavy bag in his hand.
"Old lady......" Wang Cheng knelt down directly towards Lu Yingfang, "To be honest, I didn't come here for silver." My daughter was choked, and my mother-in-law only saved her daughter after reading the recipe in the monthly magazine. Our whole family is grateful to you! Thanks to the bookstore, everyone in the alley can read books, and you have a monthly magazine so that children can sell newspapers. The recipe above can still be used to make food and save people. Our brothers in the yamen admire you very much! ”
Lu Yingfang hurriedly helped him up and pushed the bag of silver he handed over: "These are a little thoughts for my brothers, my son's life in prison depends on you." ”
Wang Cheng nodded heavily: "Old lady, don't worry, I use this silver to give the big shopkeeper as food money, and change places to buy food every day, which will definitely make the other party unable to do it." These days, our brothers are on duty one or two more than ever. ”
If something happens to the Lan family, the bookstore will not be able to open, and the monthly magazine will not be able to continue. It's the people who are at stake!
Lu Yingfang: "Thank you, Brother Wang." ”
Wang Cheng saw that Mrs. Lan's tone was a lot closer, and suddenly 2 gratitude values popped up on his head. He has already contributed 3 merit points because of his daughter's affairs before, and it seems that Wang Cheng can become a die-hard fan of the Lan family.
- How? I'm still good! People with a few tenths of merit points above their heads will not have anything to do with the main line of the Lan family. If the merit value is more than 1, it will be more or less related to the plot of the Lan family in the future. This Wang Cheng has quite prestige among the officials, and it is not bad to accept him as a junior brother!
Because it was already a curfew, no one was allowed to go out. Wang Cheng is from the Yamen, so it's okay to be careful.
Another family meeting was held in the house, and dark clouds were on everyone's faces.
Lan Rong slapped the stage angrily: "Father, you said that the prefect of Xipingzhou sent someone to poison us last time, who is the ghost this time?" Quickly let Zhang San and Li Si talk about the situation. ”
Zhang San and Li Si have been employed by the Lan family for a year, and there is nothing to do at present. In order to show that they are often out for information, they often move around, and they have not yet returned home.
"Don't worry, I'll talk about it when they get home." Lu Yingfang was very calm, she had already learned about the plot from the system, and even if she told them, it would only increase her anxiety.
Zhao's eyes were red, and he was so angry that he only wiped his tears. How could the husband be raped? What about the daughter who killed the customs officer? This person is really vicious!
Sun touched his stomach and looked at Lan Rong, extremely glad that he was not arrested.
Even Lu Yingfang was glad that if it was Lan Rongzhuan who was caught, it would be bad for the Sun family! She was only 7 months pregnant, and it would have been bad if she had been stimulated to give birth prematurely!
Because everyone knows Lan Rongzhuan's temperament, they usually watch him closely in the store, for fear that he will talk to those little ladies. Even the usual business of the bookstore is Lan Rong's transfer, and he has almost no chance to go out and hang out.
Only then did Lu Yingfang speak: "This matter will spread tomorrow morning, the bookstore will be open as usual, we are innocent, and we will not hide and see people." ”
Lu Yingfang continued to arrange, and the third child wrote a letter to the fourth child to inform him of the situation, and he did not need the fourth child to rush back and let him stabilize. After all, he is the only official body of the Lan family, and he must not have an accident. even asked him not to go out in the near future, and the Li family wanted to restrain his subordinates.
Lu Yingfang: "I have arrangements for Xing'er and Kan'er tomorrow morning, you work hard, take care of the children." That's how you ...... tomorrow."
The next day, Lan Rong turned adulterous. The matter of killing the daughter of the customs officer spread all over the Pingyang Mansion at once, after all, when the official went to the customs officer's house to arrest someone last night, Lan Rongzhuan kept shouting that he was wronged. Most of the scholars in Pingyang Mansion have been to Gewu Bookstore, and they all have an impression of him as a big shopkeeper.
Zeng Shuzhi hurried to the bookstore and saw Jiao Er opening the door.
When Jiao Er saw him, he greeted him lightly: "Zeng Gongzi is here." "He didn't have the usual smiley face, and the bags under his eyes were all black.
Not only Jiao Er, but the stake was also transferred back to the door.
The scholars came very early today, and when they saw the fat shopkeeper sighing in front, their eyes were red when they looked closely.
"Second shopkeeper, was the big shopkeeper really arrested and taken to the yamen?" A scholar approached.
Lan Rong waved his hand: "I don't believe in this. My Lan family is a fourth-generation noble, and he is the Northern Candidate who was personally canonized by Emperor Fengxian, although he has been reduced to a commoner, but my eldest brother has been clothed and fed for more than 30 years, how can he be in a hurry like that? The eldest brother didn't want to go to the house outside the customs officer, why did he go again? If only there were eyewitnesses. ”
Wow, this melon is so big!
The scholars only knew that they were from the capital, and vaguely knew that they were nobles who had come to take refuge, but they didn't expect that it was Beidinghou!
Listen, generations of nobles!
Lan Rong blinked his eyes and was confused: "Our enemy has chased after us all the way...... If we can't escape this time, we will have to leave Youzhou! ”
Everyone was shocked, if the Lan family left Youzhou, wouldn't there be no bookstore and no monthly magazine?
Some scholars were anxious: "What can I do then?" ”
"What's going on? Tell us about it. ”
"If anyone went to Qingfeng Restaurant last night, if they found something strange, please go to the yamen to participate in the trial and be a witness. Thank you for it. Towards the scholars and the onlookers, Lan Rong turned his fists and shook his fists.
At this moment, a horse-drawn carriage arrived.
First came down a little lady, with red lips and beautiful eyes, and a blue brocade robe lined with her skin extremely delicate. Then there was a little lady, who looked one or two years older than the first little lady, also wearing a blue brocade robe, she was Danfeng eyes, and the corners of her eyes were slightly raised with peach blossom makeup, and the whole person was extremely beautiful.
Everyone knows the carriage of the Lan family, isn't the coachman Linzi?
Then Mrs. Lan helped down under the two beautiful maids, she seemed to be enduring her grief, and then greeted the scholars, and said in a dumb voice: "Thank you for not leaving the bookstore, we are all sad when something like this happened last night." The old man knew that reading books for free in this bookstore was breaking the rules of the study. Now this monthly magazine ...... I'm going to do it. "After that, it was as if he was going to faint.
"Old lady...... "The most beautiful maid is Kan'er, because she is good-looking, so she was taken away by Tian's mother's son at the beginning.
"Old lady, go and rest first!" The danfeng-eyed maid is an apricot.
Lu Yingfang stood up with their support, and she held her forehead: "We still have to go to the Yamen!" The third child, take a good look at the store! Next year, Enke, we can't delay everyone from reading. I believe that the reason is clear, and the person who framed the boss will definitely show his feet. ”
Everyone watched the old lady Lan's carriage leave, and at this time, the old lady still thought that they would rely on the imperial examination, and everyone was moved.
"Second shopkeeper, are you the third? What about your two brothers? Someone good asked.
Lan Rong turned his hands and walked over: "My second brother fought against the dog Rong in the southwest back then, and unfortunately died, and he didn't even find the remains......" He wiped his tears as he spoke, and then went inside.
"The big shopkeeper turned out to be Master Hou!"
"The big shopkeeper usually doesn't like to laugh, I still think he's so serious, it turns out that the Lan family who was stripped of his title!"