After Liu Zhier, the old bustard's mother of the blue and white embroidery building, said goodbye to Li Qiusheng in the small inn in Gufang Town, she and the little girl in Tsing Yi went all the way back to the blue and white embroidery building in Liyang Town.

Liu Zhi'er's heart, which was hanging like fifteen buckets, finally spent more than half a year in a panicked and uneasy day. On the surface, although Liu Zhier's life is separated from Li Qiusheng's shadow, it does not have much impact, but secretly everyone who works in the blue and white embroidery building knows that Liu Zhier's heart is still connected to Li Qiusheng and Dong Yanzhi, who have no news. It's just that under the premise that no one usually mentions it, no one has the heart to touch the bottom line in Liu Zhier's heart.

Without the stormy favor and the destruction of external evil forces, Liu Zhier passed half a year calmly. In the past six months, Liu Zhier has not only taken care of the business of the blue and white embroidery building prosperously, but even her body and mind that had been tortured and destroyed by 'Geng Houye' have regained their vitality and life like dead wood in spring.

On this day, Liu Zhier sat leisurely in front of the back wing room in the courtyard of the blue and white embroidery building, looking at the spring color of the back garden with confused eyes. The figure of Li Qiusheng's kid suddenly appeared in the bottom of her heart, and the other thing was Li Qiusheng's death to save - the part of 'Geng Houye' beating Liu Zhi'er made her memory still fresh and deeply engraved in her heart, and slowly deposited it with the passage of time.

When Liu Zhi'er was thinking about these heart-wrenching things alone, Dong Yanzhi's delicate picture once again passed through her mind. Like an agitated spring suddenly bursting in her dry heart, moistening her dry heart for a season. Liu Zhi'er suddenly shouted vaguely from the indulgence of fantasy, "Yanzhi, are you back?" Then he opened his slightly closed eyes fixedly, staring at the place in front of him where Li Qiusheng and Dong Yanzhi often stayed and stayed in love. The feeling that was like a dream just now has become inexplicably lost again.

This unintentional thing was when Liu Zhi'er was thinking about Li Dong and the others in the back garden alone. The little girl in Tsing Yi jumped in in a panic all the way, standing in front of Liu Zhi out of breath, and kept shouting in her mouth. "Oh no, no, aunt! Woe, woe, great woe. ”

Liu Zhi'er was taken aback, and immediately opened her eyes and stared at Xiao Qingyi and said. "Little girl in Tsing Yi, what are you doing in a panic? What great disaster has happened? Can you make it clear, don't be so nervous? ”

The little girl in Tsing Yi was said by Liu Zhier, and immediately set up a fierce mood to reply. "Auntie, the bad news about Brother Qiusheng has come, just above the lobby at the front door." "The big butler of Ma Fu sent me to tell my aunt to go to the front hall to have a look."

When Liu Zhi'er heard this, she straightened up in surprise and asked. "Tsing Yi, what did you say? Bad news for Brother Qiusheng. You, you're not here to coax me, are you? ”

"Auntie, of course not. This is real news, and the person who delivered the news is sitting in the front hall, so go and take a look. Tsing Yi replied in a soothing tone, no longer panicking before.

Liu Zhi'er immediately jumped up from the top of the lying lance, took Tsing Yi's little hand, and rushed to the front hall with all his strength.

Walking to the large front hall of the blue and white embroidery building, Liu Zhier had already seen two middle-aged men dressed as officials sitting in the hall. The big butler of Ma Fu was busy greeting these two people, and the little girl in Tsing Yi pointed to the two people in the hall and said. "Auntie, it's the messenger from these two officials. said that Brother Qiusheng became a bandit in Gulan Town and robbed the grain of the imperial court. Now that it has been exterminated by the official army, why is the Fa waiting for us to clean up the corpses in the vegetable market in Gulan Town? ”

As soon as she heard the little girl in Tsing Yi say these exciting words intermittently, Liu Zhi'er's body immediately shook and she almost fell. Although Liu Zhi'er no longer has the horror and panic of the previous encounter, there are already tears in her eyes, her face is pale, and the steps she takes under her feet are like a sieve, and it is difficult to take a step after a long time.

Seeing Liu Zhi'er walking in with a dull expression, the big housekeeper of Ma Fu hurriedly stepped forward to greet him. "Shopkeeper Liu, these two brothers claim to be officials sent by the Gulan Town official to deliver the letter, saying that they have sent us the news of Li Qiusheng. Just now, Shopkeeper Liu also heard the little girl in Tsing Yi tell the truth, so the old slave didn't say anything more. It's just that after these two officials passed on the news, they still muttered that they wanted to see the big boss, saying that there was something special and important to discuss with the foreign minister. The old slave didn't dare to wait a little longer, so he had to entertain them and wait for the big boss to come out. ”

Liu Zhi'er choked her throat and replied jerkyly, "Ma Fu, the old body knows, you go down." Let the old man take care of the rest of the matter. With that, he sat down on the master's chair in the hall with a numb face, and he couldn't show any more vitality.

The two officials who claimed to be sent by the officials of Gulan Town saw Liu Zhi'er silent, and they were like zombies who could only move and jump mechanically. He sat up across from him stiffly, and stared at his brother and son without squinting. I couldn't help but be shocked, as if I was frightened by Liu Zhi'er's appearance on the spot, staring at everything in front of me with four big eyes.

The three of them paused for a while, and Liu Zhi'er's expression at that time calmed down a little, and she no longer had such a scary deed. Those two officials just look at me, and I look at you and talk slowly. "You, you, are Liu Zhi'er, the big boss of the Blue and White Embroidery Building?"

Liu Zhi'er lowered her head and replied coldly, "Back to the two officials, the old body is Liu Zhi'er, the big boss of the Blue and White Embroidery Building. I don't know what else the two officials have to discuss, and the old man should listen to him. ”

"Heh, heh" A slightly older official sneered twice before he changed his words. "Since you are Liu Zhi'er, the big boss of the Blue and White Embroidery Building, that's good. My lord has instructed our brothers and people that we have to take a step to talk about this matter. There are a lot of people here, but I'm afraid that it won't be good if the news leaks out? ”

Another official saw that the older brother had spoken, and hurriedly nodded and said. "Exactly, exactly, my lord did tell us two brothers like this. Although this is far away from our master, our brothers don't dare to make a mistake. ”

"Hey, in that case, let's go to the back hall with the old man and sit down." Liu Zhi'er sighed and said in a sad tone. Then he got up and greeted the two, and staggered to the back hall.

After entering the back hall, the guests and hosts sat down, Sishui and Wufeng hurriedly served tea, and after a careful drink, they retreated.

Only then did Liu Zhi'er ask aloud, "I don't know what else the two officials have to discuss after the arraignment, please tell each other clearly." ”

The chief official cleared his throat and looked around again before speaking slowly. "Shopkeeper Liu, my lord said. Although your family Li Qiusheng committed the capital crime of robbing the imperial court of grain and grass, the imperial court still remembered that he was young and ignorant and listened to the words of traitors, so he embarked on this road of no return. Therefore, my lord was exempted from the grace of not killing after the Ming Dynasty, but what is puzzling is that your family Li Qiusheng actually carried the fishing-shaped jade match that the Empress Dowager and the former emperor rewarded the 'King of Heyang' back then. This is really an incredible thing, so when my lord sent the villain to deliver the letter, he specially told our brothers to find out the true identity of your Li Qiusheng. ”

As soon as she heard that this official suddenly mentioned this old incident that had been going on for more than ten years, Liu Zhi'er's face suddenly became pale and tight. In particular, the suspicious breath exhaled from her nose has been echoing in the space of the back hall, heavily suppressing the hearts of the two of them who are eager to solve the mystery.

Seeing this, another young official hurriedly said while the iron was hot. "Shopkeeper Liu, if there is any special story about Li Qiusheng, just tell me, let's understand it and reply to my master."

Liu Zhi'er suddenly froze down, her eyes swept over the faces of the two officials, and a torrent of distrust in her heart suddenly rushed out. She scrutinized them all and felt that something was wrong. In her heart, compared with the demeanor of the evil 'Marquis Geng' in the south of the city, Liu Zhi'er immediately felt the problem.

Liu Zhi'er secretly thought to herself, if the two of them were ordinary officials and officials, there would never be such a kind of politeness. If the two of them are ordinary people in the market, it seems unlikely that they will cheat a few tips for money. Since there is no such person who wants to trade the news of a dead man, then there is only one reason left. These two must have come for Li Qiusheng's life experience, and passing on the news was just an excuse to cover people's ears. But for a while, Liu Zhi'er didn't think that these two people were sent by the old man. Whether it is loyalty or treachery, there is no cong judgment.

Thinking of this, Liu Zhi'er's entire body seemed to shiver strongly. But she reacted hurriedly, "Two officials, what special story can this kid Li Qiusheng have?" It's just some bad behavior on the streets. As for him, does he have the fishing-shaped jade match that the current Queen Mother and the former emperor rewarded to the 'King of Heyang'? The old body knows very little, and he can't tell the truth. Maybe he carried it with him when he was a child, or maybe he didn't know that day he picked it up from the corner of the street. ”

When the two officials heard Liu Zhi'er say this, the older one immediately retorted. "Shopkeeper Liu, this is a question related to the life and death of your family Li Qiusheng, our brother still hopes that you can answer truthfully. Otherwise, the consequences will be severe. ”

The younger one also chimed in, "Yes, Shopkeeper Liu, you can think about it." This is related to the life and death of your family Li Qiusheng, and our brothers still hope that you will answer truthfully. ”

The two officials just relied on each other in harmony and agitation, and Liu Zhi'er was frightened. Liu Zhi'er thought about it for a while, and was about to reply to the words of the two officials when she was in a panic. At this time, the little girl in Tsing Yi hurriedly ran in and muttered. "Auntie, it's terrible. Auntie, it's terrible. Liu Zhutou broke into the compound with an 'uninvited guest' again, muttering that he wanted to see his aunt, and was now in a stalemate with Steward Ma in the hall. ”

In the back hall, the three of them were taken aback at the same time. For a moment, he looked at the frightened little Tsing Yi in the middle of the puzzlement.