The shopkeeper saw Xie Zheng's unhappy face, and heard that she said that she was here to investigate the case, so he knew in his heart, probably because the hands and feet called Xie Wei were not clean, and he stole her jewelry to sell it, and now she found out.

"But all the people who come to the villain to pawn here, most of them are ordinary objects, but this person, what he sent back are these priceless treasures, the county lord, I won't tell you, the villain is also suspicious, but how dare we open the door to do business, how dare we easily offend people......"

The shopkeeper said very aggrieved, and was anxious to clear up the relationship, Xie Zheng knew the rules of his businessman, and he didn't blame him for anything, she only asked: "Where is the ticket?" Do you calculate how much silver these objects have become? ”

"When the ticket is in his hand, however, the villain has an account book here, you wait a minute, the villain will go and sum up."

The shopkeeper brought the account book, took the abacus in front of Xie Zheng and settled them one by one, and said with Xie Zheng with a smile: "A total of four hundred and ten taels of silver." ”

"In your business, the ransom is double?" Xie Zheng asked frankly, but the shopkeeper was so frightened that he hurriedly waved his hand and laughed: "Don't dare, don't dare, since it is the county lord's object, you can take it back, as for the ransom, if you want to give it...... That's it, how dare the villain ......"

Before he finished speaking, Xie Zheng grabbed the words and said: "How can it be done, since it is a rule, it naturally cannot be broken, and I am not an unreasonable person." ”

The shopkeeper didn't dare to say more, Xie Zheng said bluntly: "I'll take this thing back first, and I'll ask someone to bring you the ransom." ”

"Yes, yes," the shopkeeper replied, and suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly asked, "That...... The jade bracelet ......"

While speaking, Xie Zheng just stood up, she glanced at the shopkeeper, and only said: "I'm rewarding you, hush money, if you dare to spread today's events... I smashed your shop. ”

Xie Zheng smiled with his eyebrows, spoke kindly and gently, but showed his edge between the lines, which can be said to give full play to the "hidden knife in laughter".

The shopkeeper could only agree, and hurriedly responded: "Don't dare, don't dare." ”

Xie Zheng left satisfied, and when she returned to the Hou Mansion, she was not in a hurry to confront Xie Wei, and asked You Xiao to take eight hundred and twenty taels of silver and send it to the pawn shop in a hurry, and then put the redeemed pearl and jade jewelry on the stone table under the pavilion in the courtyard, and sat on the side and pretended to admire the treasure.

"Yuzhi, go and invite my brother over for tea," she said lightly, and she didn't see the slightest annoyance.

At that time, Xie Wei was staying in the West Cross Courtyard, and Yuzhi walked over and knocked on the door, and the person immediately followed.

After all, it was Xie Zheng who personally handled the pawned objects, he naturally recognized them, walked to the pavilion, and was stunned when he saw those jewelry, standing in front of Xie Zheng, he didn't dare to come out.

"Sister...... My sister called me, is there anything wrong? Xie Wei was really afraid of Xie Zheng, and now he couldn't even speak.

Xie Zheng still gave him enough face to this day, did not confront him, did not open his mouth to question, and put things in front of him, Zuo just wanted to force Xie Wei to bow his head and admit his mistakes, who knew that he was unwilling to confess when he died!

That's it! That's it! Even so, then she kept his thin face!

Xie Zheng glanced up at Xie Wei and asked with a smile: "I heard from You Xiao that my brother has been going to the pawn shop every day recently, as if he has sold a lot of valuable items, how can he ...... Brother, are you very strapped for money? ”

"Uh...... I...... I just rushed over from Boling suddenly, and I didn't have much coils on my body, so I ...... That's why I ......" Xie Wei said this, and didn't dare to open his mouth again.

Xie Zheng glanced at him sideways, but still didn't expose him, she only said: "Since my brother lives with me, I naturally have to take care of your food, clothing, housing and transportation, you are short on money, just talk to me, why always go to the pawnshop to change money, I don't know, I think I have treated you badly." ”

"This ...... How embarrassing is this, it has always been my brother who helps my sister, I am my brother, how can I reach out to my sister to ask for money......" Xie Wei became more and more silent, Xie Zheng was really more and more annoyed, he really had face, he was embarrassed to reach out to his sister to ask for money, so he was embarrassed to steal his sister's jewelry to exchange money?

Xie Zheng didn't break anything, only endured this breath, still amiable, she smiled at Xie Wei, and said: "What's this, since I invite my brother to live here, I should take more care of my brother, so let's do it, I am quite rich now, but I can take some silver out." ”

When she said this, she gave Yuzhi a look and called, "Yuzhi, go and get a hundred taels of silver." ”

Yuzhi nodded, and entered Xie Zheng's room, and when she came out again, there was a bulging money bag in her hand, she walked up to Xie Zheng, Xie Zheng gave her another look, and she handed the money bag to Xie Wei.

Xie Wei saw the money bag, his eyes were shining, his eyes were straight, he was holding his long coat with both hands, and he was about to stretch it out, but because Xie Zheng was sitting on the side, he was so frightened that he quickly put it down again, so his face turned to Xie Zheng, and showed her a lewd and embarrassing smile, Xie Zheng also smiled back at him, and said, "Brother take this money." ”

"Uh...... Huh," Xie Zheng nodded, Xie Wei dared to reach out and take the money bag, Xie Zheng then said: "What does my brother lack in the future, even if you mention it to me, we are brothers and sisters, you don't have to be polite." ”

Xie Wei nodded again and again: "Hey, okay, thank you sister." ”

"Go," Xie Zheng glanced at the small door that was going to the west across the courtyard, and motioned for Xie Wei to go over, Xie Wei was surprised, and hurriedly passed, returned to the house, closed the door, poured all the silver in the money bag on the bed, counted them one by one, and then put them in again, and lay down with the money bag in peace.

Xie Zheng watched him go, took a deep breath, and spit out a long time, today's behavior seems to be polite to him, but it is actually a warning to him, if there is a next time, she will not have such a good temper!

Not long after, You Xiao also returned to the house, Xie Zheng was still sitting under the pavilion in the courtyard, You Xiao walked straight over, Xie Zheng was drinking tea, saw him come back, and asked softly: "Sent it?" ”

You Xiao nodded, Xie Zheng poured a cup of tea, handed it to him, and said with a smile: "It's hard work." ”

"What are you talking about," You Xiao said and took the teacup with a smile, drank it all, and then asked: "You have been with Xie Wei for so long, where does he go on weekdays?" ”

You Xiao replied: "In addition to the Qinglou, it is a gambling house, there is a Qinglou on Flower Street, called Hongwen Pavilion, there is an Oiran lady there, called a pity, Xie Langjun is very fascinated by her, almost every day to find her, she still responds to her needs, and the shot is not ordinary." ”

Xie Zheng glanced back at the west across the courtyard, and asked, "Last time, it was for her that you had a dispute with Gu Jiulang?" ”

"My subordinates weren't here last time, but I heard those women in Qinglou say that the Oiran lady does have a lot of connections with Gu Jiulang, as if she said something, Gu Jiulang wants to redeem her, but the Gu family's housewife doesn't agree to her entering the door, and the matter has been consumed."

When Xie Zheng heard this, Fu Zhi laughed, and only said: "Such a daughter's family, even if she enters a high-ranking family, even if she is a slave or a maid, she will not have a good life, it is better to break this thought." ”

"That'...... Is it up to Xie Langjun to enter and exit the Qinglou every day? "You Xiao must also be unaccustomed to seeing Xie Wei often entering and leaving the Qinlou Chu Pavilion, after all, his identity is there, and it doesn't hurt for him to be shameless, but his words and deeds are related to Xie Zheng's face.

Xie Zheng sighed lightly: "The legs are long on his own body, can I still tie him?" ”

You Xiao didn't say anything more, Xie Zheng thought about it, and asked again: "You just said that he still likes to go to the gambling house?" ”

"He is a frequent visitor to the gambling house, the front foot is out of the green building, and the back foot is stepping into the gambling house, but he has not won a few times, and every time he goes to gamble, he is the one who loses."

As soon as she heard this, Xie Zheng couldn't sit still, holding the teacup in her hand, and suddenly with a force in her hand, she smashed the teacup, she raised her eyes and stared at the bamboo outside the pavilion, gritted her teeth and said: "What a waste!" ”

Yuzhi stood aside and shook the fan for her, and said: "Lady, he went to the Qinglou, you can't say anything, but he can't go to the gambling house!" It doesn't matter if you lose money, it's not a trivial matter to provoke something wrong with you in such a mixed place. ”

Indeed, the gambling house is the most chaotic place in the world, and what Yuzhi said is also reasonable, Xie Zheng thought about it carefully, as if she had a countermeasure, she asked: "Now Zuo Minshangshu of the household department is the youngest son of Taiwei Chen's family?" ”

You Xiao nodded, Xie Zheng smiled with satisfaction, she got up and said, "Yuzhi, come with me to visit Chen Qingzhi." ”

Yuzhi answered, and followed Xie Zheng down the pavilion, and You Xiao was about to follow, but Xie Zheng said, "You are resting here, you don't have to follow." ”

When You Xiao heard this, he had no choice but to stop.

Taiwei's Mansion is not far from Hou's Mansion, Xie Zheng went out with Yuzhi, and the time for walking only two pillars of incense arrived, the master and servant stood outside, and Yuzhi handed a prayer note to the gatekeeper of Taiwei's Mansion, and waited outside the door.

And Chen Qingyi saw the county lord of Hengyang worshipping the post, hurriedly put down the matter at hand, trotted all the way to the gate of the mansion, and saw Xie Zheng standing at the door, far away, so he shouted: "County lord!" Why is the county lord here? ”

Xie Zheng nodded to him, and called softly: "Lieutenant Chen." ”

At this time, Chen Qingzhi had already run to Xie Zheng, he looked at her from head to toe, frowned and asked innocently: "I haven't seen you for many days, why has the county lord lost weight?" ”

Xie Zheng sighed lightly and said, "The trivial things at home make me unable to swallow, and I will inevitably lose weight. ”

Chen Qingzhi hesitated for a moment, then guided her to the mansion and said, "The county lord is invited to come in." ”

"No need," Xie Zheng smiled in her eyes, and she said bluntly: "I'm here to ask for something, and it's not good to bother." ”

"The county lord has something to do, but it doesn't hurt to say it," Chen Qingzhi said, and led Xie Zheng to the steps at the entrance of the mansion, and the two said as they walked.

"I have an elder brother, who was invited to Jiankang by King Wuling a few days ago, and now lives with me in the Hou Mansion of Yongxiu County," Xie Zheng said this, laughed, and then said: "But he is not a weapon, he doesn't love poetry, so he has to prostitute and gamble. ”

Chen Qingzhi scratched his head and smiled, nodded in response, Xie Zheng then said: "He has not yet married a wife, he is alone, homeless, looking for flowers and asking willows outside, I naturally don't want to ask, but he is so gambling, he gives me a headache, I am a sister in the end, sometimes he is restrained too much, and he is called gossiping." ”

"That'...... Does the county lord want to ask the lower official to quit gambling for him? Chen Qingzhi asked tentatively.

Xie Zhengguaner: "Quit gambling is not a day, how can I bother Lieutenant Chen, but I heard that Lieutenant Chen has a younger brother, who is now on an errand in the household department, Ren Zuo Minshangshu, who happens to be in charge of Jiankang's large and small industrial and commercial profits, so I want to bother Lieutenant Chen to hand him a message, asking him to inform all the gambling houses in Jiankang, and no one is allowed to entertain Xie Wei again." ”

The implication is that Zuo Minshangshu ordered all the gambling houses in Jiankang that no one should let Xie Wei in, otherwise, he would not be able to get along with the Ministry of Rites, and if he couldn't get along with the Ministry of Rites, then he would only end up with the door.

Chen Qingzhi naturally understood, he immediately agreed, and said with a smile: "This is a trivial matter, when he comes back, I will talk to him." ”

"Then there is Lieutenant Lao Chen," Xie Zheng smiled lightly, and said quite politely, Chen Qingzhi hurriedly waved his hand at her, and said with a smile: "The county lord is serious, this is not a big deal, you come to run in person, it will make the lower officials embarrassed......

As Chen Qingzhi spoke, he stretched out his hand and scratched his head again, he glanced at Xie Zheng embarrassedly, this simple appearance was really likable.

Xie Zheng covered his mouth and laughed, and only said: "Good brother, you helped me today, and another day, I will treat you to tea." ”

"There's no need to eat tea," Chen Qingzhi smirked: "The lower officials also have something to bother the county lord......

As soon as she saw Chen Qingzhi's twisted appearance of wanting to speak and stopping spitting, Xie Zheng had already guessed what he was going to say, and she asked with a smile: "Is it still the last time?" ”

Chen Qingzhi looked at Xie Zheng, with a look of anticipation, Xie Zheng couldn't help laughing, so he turned his back to him slightly, and teased: "I kicked you that night, it's my fault, but Lieutenant Chen, you don't have to keep pestering me, I see that you look so burly, you want to learn martial arts with me, and you're not afraid that others will say that you bully a weak woman?" ”

"Don't be afraid," Chen Qingzhi said bluntly: "County Lord...... It's not a weak female ......."

"Oh? So what am I? Tough shrew? ”

Chen Qingzhi waved his hand in fright, and hurriedly explained: "No, no, no, I didn't say that, and I ...... I don't dare to say that......"

Xie Zheng sneered and said: "I told you last time, I hide everywhere, I really have my difficulties, it's not that I don't want to compete with you, but since I have a request for you today, naturally it's not good to shirk anymore, I promise you, as long as I have the opportunity, I will definitely learn from you, how about it?" ”

"Okay, then I'll wait," Chen Qingzhi smiled innocently, and really made Xie Zheng feel comfortable, Xie Zheng looked at him like a younger brother, she lowered her voice slightly, and whispered: "Today's matter is a little secret between you and me, you can't tell others." ”

When Chen Qingzhi heard this, he was about to swear immediately, and he smiled: "I know, the county lord is a weak female stream!" ”

Xie Zheng didn't feel it, she looked straight ahead, and said, "The front is the Hou Mansion, it's getting late, I can go back." ”

Chen Qingzhi bowed his head, "The county lord walks slowly." ”

Xie Zheng took two steps forward, looked back and saw that he was still standing there looking at her, so he told again: "I can't forget what I entrusted you." ”

Chen Qingzhi smirked: "I won't forget it, I remember it." ”

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