Chapter 5

The stepmother gave a concubine to the adult stepson, and it is estimated that no one will be comfortable if she is replaced.

"Then the young lady must not resent the step-lady in her heart?" The two of them were talking energetically, but they didn't look like they were investigating the case at all.

"The young lady is virtuous, where can she resent the stepwife, for the young master's heirs and concubines, she doesn't know how many times she has asked the steplady for advice. Xu is also because the young master and his stepwife have met a few times before, and the young master will give the stepwife some face in any matter. Anyway, the young lady is a good one, and she has never been jealous. ”

Xu Chu sighed again when he saw the mother-in-law, and couldn't help but sigh as well: "That's a pity, it is said that it is difficult to find a good wife, and there are not many people who are so virtuous as the young lady." ”

With that, the two of them were already walking towards the archway, and there were no figures in the huge courtyard. There is only one huge flower stand that squeezes with the autumn wind, and the withered yellow branches and leaves climbing on the flower stand are also half lifeless. But looking at the appearance, you can also imagine how beautiful and splendid it was when it was prosperous.

Xu Chu turned his head and glanced at the leaves falling under the flower stand at the archway, and it was really bleak and cold.

When I left Qianfu, it was already the time of the year. The dark street was empty early because of the murder of the Qian family, and the merchants walking on the stalls at the head of the bridge saw the Qian Mansion with white lanterns hanging not far away, and then left in a hurry, for fear of bad luck.

At that time, people were really taboo against the dead and ghosts.

Xu Chu walked to the noodle stall with the toolbox on his back, and he was really hungry after working all day. Looking at it, in addition to the tavern restaurant that has closed and she may not be willing to eat, the noodle stall in front of her can fill her stomach.

It's just that before she could sit down, she saw King Jing'an pacing. The night breeze was blowing, and the only dilapidated lantern on the noodle stall swayed back and forth, even so that it could not hide the dirt and grease stains on the table.

Xu Chu didn't know why he felt that King Jing'an, who came in the dark, was handsome and extraordinary. Probably because of those dark and deep eyes, she made too deep an impression on herself, even if there was a dark night cover, she couldn't help but feel a sense of oppression. However, thinking that he had not committed adultery, and that he had never asked for him, there was really no need to be worried.

It wasn't until King Jing'an sat down on the bench opposite her, and he still looked like the sun and the moon were light, that her hand holding the chopsticks shook twice. This...... Should I eat it or shouldn't I eat it?

She secretly thought in her heart, and quietly touched her empty pocket, and finally put down the chopsticks in pain, and then pushed the steaming noodles all night to King Jing'an, "Today, I borrowed the help of the prince's guards, and the people's daughter is grateful, this bowl of Zhenzi noodles tastes very good, so I will be thanked by the people's daughter." ”

Not to mention the outstanding demeanor, even in the small oil-stained noodle stall, King Jing'an was full of pride, just Wei Guang, who came in after him, had a solemn expression on his face. Anyway, he is also a first-class guard beside the prince, in terms of grade, even the third-grade members of the court and the central government deserve to bow their hands, how did he get the value of a bowl of noodles in the small Cangyan County?

Jing'an Wang Xiao Qinglang's narrow phoenix eyes glanced at the bowl of noodles that were still exuding heat, and then glanced at Xu Chu, who had a painful face, and the corners of his mouth hooked and really took over the pair of black chopsticks.

"That's disrespectful." Xiao Qinglang's handsome eyebrows moved slightly, as if the person who had no expression and no smile before was not him, I saw that he took a bite directly without changing his face with a thin lip, and then said while savoring, "Smooth and sour and spicy, the noodles are white and fine, the soup is clear and fragrant, it tastes really good......"

The slender and white fingers, like jade and onions, were half buckled on the celadon bowl and were not inferior to the ceramics by half a point, coupled with the person's verbal description, Xu Chu, who really looked at it, became more and more hungry. So under the flickering and dim lantern, a handsome man who looked like Pan An was elegantly eating Zangzi noodles, and from time to time he would deliberately praise and sigh, while another woman with a slightly famine face looked at it intently...... Swallowed as he looked at the bowl of dwindling noodles.

And Wei Guang, who was guarding secretly, also had an instantaneous change in face at this time, and he almost drew his knife before he could react. You must know that since the prince has been in charge of the world's prisons, he has suffered countless assassinations and poisons, and now it is just an invitation from a strange woman, and the prince accepted it so carelessly?

It's also thanks to the eyes of the prince that he saw before he drew his sword, and the so-called night vision is really good, at least he won't be wrong. But Rao is like this, he also feels scary enough, you must know that even if you don't mention that the prince eats out at will, just say that she can eat without changing her face or even staring at the prince intently, this girl is the first one.

Xu Chu's stomach was tossed a lot, but she saw that although Xiao Qinglang was eating very well and kept talking, the speed of eating was really amazing, and before she could imagine the heat and warmth of the noodles, she found that the person opposite had already drunk all the soup.

After finishing the meal, Xu Chu paid the money, because her belly was still deflated, and in the end she still asked for a baked cake ruthlessly. When I came, I was in a hurry, and I only brought a dozen copper plates, if I didn't save a little, I was afraid that I would have to sleep on the streets in the past few days to solve the case.

"Since I have eaten your noodles, this king can't be too stingy." As he spoke, Xiao Qinglang took out a token from his arms and threw it to Xu Chu, "This is a token for non-staff personnel of the Criminal Department to handle the case, with this token, you can temporarily handle the case in the name of the tolerance of the Criminal Department, the case of the Qian family...... If you do it well, the king will have a reward. ”

A mouthful of baked cakes choked in his throat, and when Xu Chu patted his chest and barely gasped, he saw that the sharp-eyed King Jing'an had already left. Just left her alone in place, secretly beating her chest and stunning, just for fifty taels of silver, what happened to her, but don't be a legacy of the previous dynasty after the change of imperial power.

But no matter what she thinks, she has no other choice now, she has already checked it, is it possible to give up halfway?

Thinking like this, she no longer bothered, and directly beckoned the stall owner to bring another bowl of hot and fragrant noodles. Since there is a sign of the Criminal Department, she can live in the post house for free, so it will cost her more food.

The night was too deep, and the surroundings became darker and darker, and the lanterns were crumbling when a gust of wind blew. Xu Chu shuddered, turned his head and talked to the stall owner without a match, and what he said was naturally the gossip of the Qian family.

"You said that the stepwife of the Qian family, it seems that Master Qian brought it back from the capital, but no one knows which family it is." The stall owner rubbed his face, lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "I heard that the stepwife and the young master of the Qian family are still old acquaintances, saying that the stepwife married an old man to fill the house for the sake of the young master Qian, otherwise her Peugeot woman can't find a good son?" ”

"Hey, that's strange, I heard that Mrs. Qian and Mrs. Qian are quite close, and they often go out together?"

"Who knows, there is chaos in the Gaomen compound, which is what we ordinary people can imagine."

As he was talking, he heard the husband knocking on the hammer and walking by, and then saw a figure sneakily going to the Qian family. The figure paused for a moment, and then disappeared near the Qian Mansion as if flying. After another quarter of an hour, the figure ran out in a panic, and at this time it was obvious that there was something hidden in his arms......

finally waited, and it was not in vain that she stayed up for most of the night to eat cold baked cakes. Seeing the mouse, Xu Chu didn't consume it, only talked for a while, and it happened that the stall owner was about to close the stall, so she couldn't finish the last few mouthfuls of noodle soup, and then walked to the post station with the box on her back. Although there is a curfew in the Great Zhou Dynasty now, it is also in the capital to keep up with Beijing and other places, and most of the rest of the places are even if they encounter night patrols, they are also husbands and the like, but they will not be arrested and questioned.

When he arrived at the post station, the guy didn't dare to be disdainful when he saw the token of the Criminal Department, and hurriedly found a clean and spacious room to settle Xu Chu to live.

In the next few days, the Qian family was really gloomy. As soon as the Zhang family came to their eyes, they directly cut off business contacts with the Qian family. Second, the body of the young lady in the family has not been able to be buried so far, which has already made people panic.

The so-called dispersion of people's hearts, is the current Qian Mansion in response to this sentence? Even among the rough subordinates, it is inevitable to guess who killed the young lady. And Wen Wanyuan has become a forbidden place, and no one dares to approach.

Xu Chu has not been idle these days, because he found out from the mother-in-law of the Qian family that Mrs. Qian had a miscarriage, and then she has never been able to get pregnant, and Young Master Qian has never had the idea of taking a concubine and raising an outer room. Xu Chu, who was partial, felt that Young Master Qian was really strange, if he was really infatuated, how could he suddenly snub Mrs. Qian on the grounds of business, but if he didn't really want to marry, then Young Master Qian mentioned several times that he should open his face to the maid, why shouldn't he?

While pondering the key points, she walked towards Changchun Hall. I heard that most of the doctors of the Qian family were invited by Changchun Hall, and the doctors often hired by the Zhang family were also from this medical center, so it is appropriate to see the context of Mrs. Qian's case here.

Speaking of Changchuntang, it can be regarded as famous, and decades of word-of-mouth and fame have made many people come to seek medical treatment. So when Xu Chu arrived, there were already many people in the hospital waiting for the doctor to see him.

It's also a shame that she has the brand given by King Jing'an in her hand, although she is a supernumerary member of the Criminal Department, but in a small place like Cangyan County, it is quite effective to scare people. When the young man from the medical hall saw the sign that said the Criminal Department, he instantly showed a look of horror and awe, and even bent over unconsciously when he welcomed Xu Chu into the medical hall.