Wen Yi stared at the direction where the black shadow disappeared, and stood for a long time, only until the chill outside the window soaked into her body, and she shivered before she came to her senses.

The waterfall still flowed loudly, obscuring all other sounds in this corner of the garden. Wen Yi silently closed the window, feeling a little stunned for some reason.

I went back to the bed and sat down, the bed was already cold, and I don't know how long it had been. But Wen Yi thought back and always felt that time passed too quickly, she still had a lot of things to say to Liu Dongxing, there were still a lot of doubts she wanted to get answers from him, and tomorrow's things, although he said that he had arranged with Luo Mingmin for her to meet the fourth wife of the Luo family, but she didn't make it clear what kind of charter it was, and she was really a little uncertain in her heart. They all valued her friendship with Mrs. Luo Si so much, what if she didn't achieve their goal?

The Gu Liu family in the capital actually had that kind of change, which was really unexpected. The third aunt thought she was smart, but she didn't expect that not only did she ruin her husband's future, but also affected her mother's brother, and what was even more odious was that she didn't know how to regret it, and she wanted to continue to manipulate Liu Dongxing's family affairs! For this reason, he even disregarded the reputation of his mother's family and regarded his niece as nothing! It's so deceitful!

Wen Yi's disgust for this aunt became heavier and heavier, and she even had a thought: If she successfully marries Liu Dongxing as a wife in the future, as long as the situation allows, it is also a good thing to regain the position of sect leader, at least, the third aunt can no longer press on Liu Dongxing and her head as a blessing! The third aunt has been evil for many years, and I don't know how many people have been harmed, if she is not pulled off the horse, more people will suffer!

Although this is a bit disrespectful, if I don't go to hell, who will go to hell? Amitabha!

Wen Yi silently made a decision, and was about to rest, when her eyes swept over the small table next to the bed, and suddenly she was struck by lightning - where is the brass candlestick?! Liu Dongxing shouldn't take it away, right?!

Liu Dongxing hid his figure in a dark corner, held his breath, and waited for the night watchman to walk over, before he quickly pounced on the opposite side of the road, penetrated into the narrow alley, and when he reached the end of the alley, looked around, and silently leaned into a small hidden door.

This is an ordinary dwelling, three bungalows around a small courtyard, a few small trees are planted in the courtyard, whether it is a well, a stove, bacon hanging under the eaves or a chicken coop in the corner of the courtyard, all of which have a strong common atmosphere, which fully shows that the family is an ordinary common people. And the sound of snoring coming from the house is further proof of this.

Liu Dongxing did not enter the house, but instead bypassed the main house and turned into the small patio behind the house. He avoided the rows of shirts and trousers hanging from the patio, and went to a few old planks stacked in the corner, and gently pushed them to reveal a small door in the wall. The door was hidden, and he opened it and slipped through it, and closed it with his backhand. As for the plank that had been pushed away, the common man would put it back in its place when he got up in the morning.

Liu Dongxing was in another house at this time, different from the house just now, it was a little more decent here, it was a two-entry courtyard, the houses were in good order, and the window of the east wing of the backyard was still shining with candlelight at this time.

Liu Dong walked into the east chamber, and saw Luo Mingmin standing on the edge of the bookcase, flipping through a few pages one by one, hearing the movement, looking up, and smiling slightly: "Can you see someone?" Why don't you say a few more words? I thought you wouldn't be willing to leave until dawn! ”

Liu Dongxing glanced at him: "Who are you and me?" Ming'er still has something to do, if she doesn't rest well tonight, what will she do tomorrow? ”

"I see, it's really considerate!" Luo Mingmin laughed a few times, and suddenly his eyes fell on the object in his friend's hand, and his face became a little strange, "Isn't this my candlestick in the courtyard?" How did you bring it back? Do you like this style? "Then you don't have to take the sheep by the hand, right? Just say, there are candlesticks!

Liu Dongxing's face flashed a trace of discomfort, coughed lightly, and wanted to raise his hand, but remembered that there was a three-pound brass thing in his hand, so he had to put the thing on the table: "Probably she heard the sound, but she didn't know it was me, so she took something to defend herself." I was afraid that she would accidentally hurt herself, so I went down, but then I forgot to return her. Tell your men to send them back, don't make people suspicious. ”

Luo Mingmin's expression became even more strange, and he couldn't hold back the smile in his heart: "Oh? She used this for self-defense? It's really Gu Wenyi! If I change to another woman, I am afraid that I may not have this courage, nor may I have this strength! You're really lucky, if she doesn't recognize you and directly treats you as a villain, whether it's smashing or stabbing, it's going to kill you. Looks like we won't be able to contact her in this way next time......"

Liu Dongxing's old face was slightly red, he coughed a few times, and looked left and right: "Why did you choose such a place?" Actually, we haven't gotten to that point yet, but you're sneaky......" Seeing his friend's clear gaze, he couldn't say any more.

Luo Mingmin laughed: "It's cold at night, brother, don't hurt the wind and get sick, no matter how many thoughts you have at that time, it will be delayed, and the gains outweigh the losses!" He winked his eyes at Liu Dongxing.

Liu Dongxing coughed a few more times, and when he saw Luo Mingmin laughing even more happily, he had to sigh helplessly, and walked over to look at the things in front of him: "But it's all sorted out?" I'm going to send it early tomorrow morning, so there won't be a problem, right? ”

Luo Mingmin finished laughing and returned to his normal color: "There will be no problem, I have checked it again and again, it is indeed written by King Zheng himself!" In these letters, he not only explained how his father-in-law and brother-in-law bribed officials, but also mentioned that he instructed domestic slaves to sell illicit salt. With this, King Zheng is conclusively guilty! Fortunately, the Yao family's wrecks were stupid enough to not destroy these letters, we are quick to do so, otherwise if we want to get the evidence of King Zheng's crimes, I don't know how long it will take! ”

Liu Dongxing sneered: "It's not that the Yao family is stupid, they're just in case!" In order to cut the feudal domain, some of the leading figures in the clan are ready to move, not to mention King Zheng, who has been in the past. He has long been dissatisfied with the Yue family of the Yao Guogong Mansion who can't help him and can only pull him back, but there is no one under him to use, and he sees that the Yao family has some connections, otherwise how could he find his family? ! The Yao family also knows that the only son of Princess Zheng is weak and not favored, but several concubines are very clever, they are worried that after King Zheng succeeds, he will leave the Yao family aside, so they will deliberately leave evidence of the crime just in case! ”

Luo Mingmin suddenly realized: "No wonder the outer envelopes of these letters are written with irrelevant signatures, and they are specially placed in a hidden secret room, if you are not careful and turn over all the letters and books, we would not have been able to find it." He suddenly had an idea, "In this way, if we disguise the matter as if it was sent by King Zheng to do it, let the Yao family separate from him......"

Liu Dongxing shook his head: "Why mix too much? We just need to hand things in. ”

Luo Mingmin thought about it and felt that it made sense: "You're right. It's about the clan of the near branch, and the emperor doesn't let the little people at the bottom guess what he thinks. We just have to do what we are told. Speaking of which, he was in a better mood: "After this errand is done, I will be regarded as a member of the General Administration." In the future, if there is creation, you can also get a quality official to do it, which is also a good future. ”

Liu Dongxing hesitated a little: "Is this good?" You weren't going to join the army in the first place? Otherwise, it's good to go to the imperial examination, why bother wading in this troubled water? Secretary for General Affairs...... If you go in, you can't get out! ”

Luo Mingmin smiled: "What are you talking nonsense? I have such a temperament, and I am the most accustomed to enjoying wealth and security, just talk about it, if I really want to join the army, I must be a greedy person who is afraid of death! On the contrary, it has tired the good reputation of the family and the fourth uncle! As for the imperial examination, do you think I'm reading material? He lowered his head and sorted out the letters, his expression calm, "If you don't know, forget it, since I know what the family is doing, how can I ignore it?" This is very good, the eldest brother inherits the family business, assists several elder brothers of the uncle's family in managing the family property, and the younger brother goes to the imperial examination to bring glory to the family, and I ...... The son inherits the father's business and does the business that has been passed down from generation to generation by the ancestors! In fact, it's not as bad as you think, with the capital of my Luo family today, whoever sits in that seat is reluctant to abandon us! ”

Liu Dongxing sighed lowly, and didn't say anything anymore, as members of a family, there are some things that they can't do if they want to! He moved on to something else: "Are you feeling better?" A few days ago, I fell into the water and suffered from a cold, fortunately you have a good foundation, if you change someone else, you will have a serious illness, you are too bold! ”

Luo Mingmin laughed: "It's not that I'm bold, it's really impossible, I should be lucky, when I was cornered, I saw the Gu family's boat about to dock." The steward of his house shouted so loudly, and the ship was not far away, if I didn't know the opportunity, I would have someone take it and kill him, and I deserved it! But on this cold day, dragging the hemp rope at the stern of the boat was dragged away, the taste was really uncomfortable, and I drank a stomach full of river water! If his boat had docked a little later, I would have fainted. I'm smart, right? I quietly jumped into the water, but I pretended to fall into the water from a distance, and I was still fluttering on the water, and the people of his family rescued me, and they didn't have anything to do with the thieves chased by the Yao family! ”

Liu Dongxing listened, and felt a little guilty: "It would be nice if I also walked with you, so I could give you a hand." ”

"Stupid words!" Luo Mingmin rolled his eyes, "If you don't go separately with me, how can these letters be brought out?" I was drowning in water for most of the hour, soaking wet, and I didn't even want to leave a piece of paper! He raised his letter, "This is the credit of you and me, and no one can do without it!" If you want me to take the benefits alone, don't blame me for turning my face! ”

Liu Dongxing smiled, his heart warmed, and he raised his eyebrows: "Then it's whatever you want!" If there is merit, let's take it together, and if there is guilt, let's carry it together! ”

When Wen Yi woke up in the morning, she had black green under both eyes. It was not only because I was so excited that I couldn't sleep because I saw Liu Dongxing, but also because I was worried about the whereabouts of the brass candlestick. When Dong Lai combed her hair, she was a little worried: "But the sound of the water in the garden is too loud, disturbing the young lady's dream?" Let's talk to the old lady and the big lady and ask them to help change the room, right? ”

Wen Yi's eyes swept the jasper incense burner on the Duobao Pavilion, her face flushed slightly, and she said in a low voice: "No need, if there were other rooms, I wouldn't have been placed here yesterday." We are already guests, so why bother the host's family again and again? I just chose a seat, not because the water was too loud. After a pause, "Did you hear the sound of water last night?" ”

Tomallow neatly tied her hair, tightened it with a silver hairpin, and looked in the mirror, thinking about which piece of jewelry to wear for her, so she replied a little carelessly: "Isn't it?" I heard the waterfall rumbling all night, and the slave and maid were still hesitant to get up and see how the young lady was sleeping, but she was tired for a day, and she really couldn't get up, and she knew that the slave and maid would get up no matter what! ”

Wen Yi was secretly rejoicing, and said with a smile: "Why bother? Even if you come, I won't be able to sleep. ”

At this time, Xiuzhu came in from the outside, with a little doubt on his face: "Strange, why did you lose one of the candlesticks in this house?" ”

Wen Yi's heart tightened, Dong Lai didn't find it, but turned to Xiuzhu in surprise: "Have you found it clearly?" How could I have lost that thing? This is someone else's house, so don't make a joke! ”

Xiuzhu said: "I've been looking for it three times!" I really haven't seen it! Of course I know that this is someone else's house, and everything in it belongs to someone else's, and if we lose it, none of us will have a face! But the candlestick is indeed one missing, and I'm wondering, if you say that if you lose something else, such as those antique ornaments or something, it can also be said that you are a thief, this brass candlestick, although it is sunk, it is not worth anything, how can it be lost?! ”

When Dong Lai heard this, he also felt strange, so he hurriedly inserted two hairpins for Wen Yi, and went to look for them with Xiuzhu. Wen Yi secretly wiped her sweat and said with a smile: "How could such a thing be lost?" Did someone take it elsewhere? Don't make a noise, look for it quietly, if you really can't find it, forget it, save it from alarming the eldest uncle and grandmother, but it seems that we are frivolous. "After thinking about it, Liu Dongxing shouldn't have really taken the candlestick away, probably just a momentary accident, and he will try to send it back later, right?

At this time, the daughter-in-law who led the way yesterday came over, she came to invite Wen Yi to breakfast, and she held a brass candlestick in her hand, which was really the missing one, and her face was understated: "Little one saw this candlestick placed under the porch, did any girl accidentally forget it there?" ”

Dong Que and Xiuzhu looked at each other, both puzzled, the former clearly remembered that he didn't take away the candlestick last night, and the latter was thinking: Could it be that he was too tired yesterday and took things away in a moment of confusion and didn't know?

No matter what the answer was, Wen Yi immediately choked the matter and interrupted the thoughts of the two girls: "Let's go quickly, don't make the elders and sisters wait for a long time." ”

When they arrived at the main courtyard, Mrs. Yu and the Jiang family got up, but the young ladies and Wen An had not yet arrived. Wen Yi saluted them and said goodbye, and sat down quietly. Old Madam Yu was talking to Jiang Shi in a low voice: "What do you think about staying in this courtyard for one night?" ”

Jiang Shi said with some caution: "The daughter-in-law seems to have underestimated the Luo family before, and his family's wealth is not something that an ordinary merchant can have, but compared to those big emperor merchants, it doesn't seem to be a ......."

Old Madam Yu waved her hand: "Guihai Luo's family has a long reputation, and it is nothing to have this pomp, but some things can not be collected with silver, and his family is afraid that they are more relied on than we imagined!" When you meet a few masters of his family, you should be more modest, don't always think that you are an official and a family member, you are superior! ”

Jiang's face was a little unsightly, but he still obediently responded. At this time, the housekeeper of the Gu family sent a post: "The eldest wife and the second wife of the Luo family invite the old lady and the eldest lady to come to the door with all the young masters and young ladies to welcome the guests!" ”

Wen Yi raised her head suddenly, and said in her heart, "It's coming."