So the village chief wondered if that woman was the woman the official was looking for yesterday.

The woman the senior official was looking for yesterday was a woman with a scar on her neck.

Wu Mian's mother once said when chatting in the village that the women brought back by Wu Mian were good everywhere, everything was good, and she looked like Zhou Zhengren was well-behaved and obedient, and she was diligent and quick in doing things, without any complaints.

It's a pity that there is a scar on the neck, and I don't know if there is a scar elsewhere on the body, but the scar on the neck is very obvious.

But when the official went to search, the inexplicable woman turned out to be a cripple.

If it was a cripple, Wu Mian and his wife would have been spread in the village before, not that Wu Mian and his wife were a big mouth, but the villagers deliberately asked them, and they asked as soon as they asked.

It was sound at the time, why did it suddenly become a cripple when the big officials went to search?

This is something that the village chief is extremely puzzled with. It was precisely because the village chief couldn't figure it out that he buried it in his heart, buried it in his heart, and over time, the more he thought about it, the more strange he felt, and the more he thought about it, the more suspicious he felt.

The village chief also tried to think about whether he wanted to go to Wu Mian's house in person to meet the woman, but he also thought about what the woman the official was looking for looked like, and he didn't know what it looked like.

If he rushes forward, if he provokes any jokes, how should he gain a foothold in the village, this meddling in other people's family affairs has never been his idea.

So when he thought about it like this, the village chief gave up the idea of going to Wu Mian's house and instead stuffed it in his heart.

Originally, he had planned to pass this matter like this, but he really didn't expect that on the evening of the next day, he would welcome such a lost and distressed unexpected visitor, and in the harmonious conversation, he unconsciously said his thoughts, which was really interesting to think about.

The more the village chief chatted with Qi Qingchu, the happier he became, he didn't think he was rambling, nor did he feel that he was gossiping about other people's things.

It's just that after people learn something, if they don't sort it out clearly, it will always be like a thorn stuck in the throat, and it will always be like a stone resting in their eyes, and they feel much better when they say it.

"In your opinion, is it possible that the woman brought back could be the person that the great official was looking for? What do you think is the odds? ”

Qi Qingchu finished eating, the dishes and plates were swept clean by him, he was really hungry, he picked up the teacup and took a sip lightly, and let out a long sigh.

After eating about eight minutes full, it is enough. It's not comfortable to be greedy for more nights.

"This, this, this is actually not accurate, it's just speculation, it's just that after the kid of the Wu family left the village, he heard that he was very prosperous in the capital.

But until now, no one knows what he was doing in the capital, and where he made so much money.

There are many young people in the village who go out to work, but no one can earn so much money like the boy of the Wu family.

And when he came back in the past, the boy of the Wu family would always bring large bags of gifts and distribute them to the villagers, and then keep some for his own family.

But this time, he came back without knowing it, and even brought a woman back, so people have to think that there is something strange in this.

Everyone has a curious heart, and the old body is just a little concerned, a little concerned. The village chief shook his head, explaining his actions, but in fact, what he said, his tone and the face on his face, the hesitant look could already show that the village chief was very suspicious in his heart.

Qi Qing was slightly happy in his heart, the big official pointed at Xi Zien, but there were not many people present who knew Li Jicai, and now they had withdrawn.

According to the village chief, Xi Zien didn't see the cripple, so he is the only one who knows Li Jicai in this village now, and he is the only one who knows Li Jicai's true identity.

Could it be that there is really a intention to plant flowers that do not bloom, and unintentionally to plant willows and willows?

After thinking about it so much before, it was really better for him to flutter blindly in Baoji Mountain for a while, touch this so-called Chagouzi Village, and then hear such exciting news as soon as he came.

The smooth operation made Qi Qingchu feel a little unbelievable, was it really so easy to find her?

What if it was greeted with another wave of disappointment?

But, no matter what, he had to see it.

But at this moment, Qi Qingchu definitely can't tell this village chief, and if this is really the case, he can't let him help connect the bridges.

This matter can only be carried out by knocking Mimi, and the villagers cannot be suspicious, and no one else can find out their identity.

Suppose he went to the Wu family and really saw Li Jicai and was recognized by Li Jicai, what would the people of the Wu family do to Li Jicai to him, if they were in trouble, how could they be able to defeat a village with the strength of the two of them?

The village chief also said that those villagers received a lot of benefits from Wu Mian, yes, the boy of the Wu family is named Wu Mian, since he has received so many benefits, then when doing things or when Wu Mian asks for them, he will definitely help.

If he helps, then the situation between him and Li Jicai will be terrible, and now he has figured out what the situation is now, he is now in the village chief's house in this Chagouzi Village, and Li Jicai is likely to be in that Wu Mian's house.

The two people live far apart, separated by a village, one in the east, one in the west, and there should be very few words of intersection in ordinary times, and the village chief usually listens to him to mean that he lives in a simple place and does not come and go much, and if no one invites him, he usually does not come out.

In this way, he asked the village chief to help introduce Wu Mian, which was unrealistic and unlikely, and it would inevitably make others suspect that he had ulterior motives.

And Qi Qingchu felt that Wu Mian was definitely not an easy person to deal with, if he could steal Li Jicai out, if he could transport it all the way back to the village, there must be a means.

And if that person smells the danger very sensitively, maybe he will be ruthless to Li Jicai and to himself.

All in all, if everything is not planned and thought out, he will not act easily, and more importantly, according to what the village chief said, if the woman was good at the beginning, and then suddenly became a cripple, then it means that Li Jicai is likely to become a cripple, and she has already been hurt.

Knowing this, Qi Qingchu would never let Li Jicai be hurt again.

His two guards are all strong in martial arts, strong in body, and very intelligent, and when his two guards arrive, they will be enough to deal with this ordinary person.

What's more, if that Wu Mian is really the legendary thief who disappeared, then it can only be said that he is more dexterous and may not be able to defeat them, so I'm afraid that all this depends on the timing.

Li Jicai's matter suddenly took a turn for the better, and there was a sudden progress, which made Qi Qingchu extremely excited, and even his interest in chatting with the village chief became high.

Before I knew it, the night was already a little deep, the candle flame jumped and jumped, and the teapot didn't know how many times it had refilled.

One old and one young, chatting happily.

Qi Qingchu basically understood the past and present life of this village, and basically understood the composition of this village.

During this chat, the village chief took the time to go to the bedroom a few times, cleaned up another idle room, and carefully laid out the bedding, covering three layers inside and out, just for fear that Qi Qingchu would freeze.

These bedding were all newly washed by him this year, put them outside to dry and dry, and then carefully stored them, so far they are dry and comfortable on the body, not damp at all, very warm.

Just so that his guests can get a good night's sleep.

Qi Qingchu's eloquence was fully exerted in the chat process tonight, which made the village chief excited.

To be honest, Qi Qingchu didn't know that he could bluff an old man so dizzy.

So much so that the village chief waved his hand and said that it didn't matter how long Qi Qingchu lived in his house.

Because tonight is not only Qi Qingchu's demeanor and temperament, decent conversation, and erudition, but also because Qi Qingchu's words make the village chief feel very fond of everything he says, and he is proficient in everything when he talks about poetry and songs, and he talks eloquently, and the village chief can't help but start to have a little admiration for Qi Qingchu.

Of course, Qi Qingchu did not live in the village chief's house in vain, and the silver on his body, he estimated that it should be enough for a good period of time, and if it was an ordinary family, and if it was a villager in a mountain village, it was enough to make this village chief a little rich.

It was agreed that he would stay at the chief's house for the time being, and then inquire about the news, while waiting for his guards to arrive, and when his guards arrived, they could take the next step.

And his guards are probably in the mountains now, looking for his traces, and when they meet, everything will be easy.

This time, no matter what, Qi Qingchu wanted to bring Li Jicai back to the capital, and then put him under his wing to protect him.

When there was a fire before, he didn't expect that Li Jicai would be in the courtyard, and no one found out, so that he was burned to death, and he really regretted it for a long time.

Later, when he knew that Li Jicai was not dead, he also breathed a sigh of relief from the bottom of his heart, glad that she was not dead.

But when I learned from the news on the side that she was burned badly, I was still slightly concerned.

Maybe.

Maybe at the beginning, if his people could have checked it carefully and didn't let Li Jicai make mistakes, maybe so many later things wouldn't have happened.

After that incident, after the news revealed by the four princes, Qi Qingchu determined that a large number of traitors had appeared in the hands of his own people.

Later, he spent a long time to carry out internal rectification, to check those people, to remove those tumors, to really clean up the inside, and a lot of time was wasted during this period.

The most difficult thing in the world to manage is to serve these living creatures, and the most difficult thing to manage is people.

Even if Qi Qingchu was in power for a while, what he stepped on under his feet was not a solid flat ground, but those undercurrent waves.

One carelessness is enough to be overturned by them. Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize a boat.

What's more, he is now suspected by Emperor Gao De, and has begun to reduce his power, intentionally or unintentionally.

Although this point did not fundamentally damage Qi Qingchu, he was too young, and there were still many things that had not been calculated, and he still needed to continue to temper.

The accumulation of several years is enough to support Qi Qingchu's current status in the court, and what Qi Qingchu needs to do is how to better control people, control the people under him, control the people in the court, and even control Emperor Gao De.

Now everything is temporarily away from Qi Qingchu, and he took the opportunity to find Li Jicai to pull himself out of the political whirlpool from the court.

To really do what you want to do, even if it's just an inconsequential thing, even if it's just a seemingly indifferent thing.

Of course, if for others, Li Jicai doesn't matter, Li Jicai is just an ordinary person, for Qi Qingchu, this woman is one of the few women he doesn't want to lose.

There is no reason, just thinking like this, even if in the eyes of his subordinates, it is a loss of his identity.

However, in Qi Qingchu's eyes, this is nothing more than his subjective will, and there is nothing to say about losing his identity.

Many people say that he is Emperor Gaode's right-hand man and confidant minister.

However, until now, the position of this confidant minister is still frequently transferred, and Emperor Gao Dedi will let him take care of this for a while, and let him take care of the resident affairs for a while, and even a large number of recitals will be handed over to him.

Whether it is the Ministry of Rites or the Ministry of Household or various ministries, except for not being in charge of law and military, Qi Qingchu has dabbled in everything else and has jurisdiction.

Even the Hanlin Academy, from time to time, he has to intersperse to help deal with all kinds of things.

Gao Dedi's idea is actually very simple, that is, to fragment and divide his power.

However, it invisibly contributed to his position in the hearts of the ministers, so that a party was formed with him as the center and headed by him.

Although the imperial court is the most taboo to form a party for personal gain, who can control what happens in private?

Even if they formed a party, Qi Qingchu never participated, let alone instructed them to do something.

It's just that in some places their interests are connected.

Although Qi Qing was arrogant at the beginning, cold as frost, fair and strict, and meticulous, he was a good minister in the eyes of others, and his status was high.

But in fact, Qi Qingchu felt that he was just an ordinary person, and he was just a lackey of Emperor Gao De in the eyes of others, it was as simple as that.