There was no rain in Shengjing City for more than half a month, and the begonias in the begonia courtyard wilted with leaves and fell to the side obliquely. The tassels of lanterns hanging in the cloister faded and drooped listlessly. The vermilion paint on the pillars is mottled, and even the duckweed by the pond covers most of the water.

Mrs. Li looked at the second room without the second aunt to take care of it, and lost the regularity of the past, and couldn't help but think of Li Sheng's intention to ask her to learn to be in charge of the family with the Zhao family.

After a little thought, his footsteps stopped under the hanging flower door.

"County Lord?"

Bai Tao saw that Li Taiwei didn't follow, so she turned around and looked over.

Mrs. Li came back to her senses slightly, smiled at Bai Tao, and then lifted the corner of her skirt, and then heard Da Fuqi behind her:

"Huh? Isn't that Mama Qin? ”

Li Taiwei followed Dafu's gaze, the man walked very fast, turned the corridor and went to the second uncle's Huixiang Garden, Li Taiwei only had time to see a piece of green cloth corner.

"What? What's wrong? ”

Mrs. Li asked casually.

Daifuku looked at the white peach leaning over, didn't say much, only shook his head gently.

Li Taiwei didn't take it to heart, and followed Bai Tao to the green residence of the lobby brother Li Rui, and the sister-in-law Zhao was already waiting at the door.

Before Li Taiwei could salute, she was stopped by Zhao's raised hand, her face was anxious, she looked around, took Li Taiwei's hand and invited people into the house.

"Today's matter is urgent, and the lord of Lao County will run this trip."

Li Taiwei said that his family did not have to be polite, followed behind Zhao, and sped up his steps.

The Zhao family has been raised in the hands of her mother-in-law since she was a child, and she can be told to take care of etiquette like this, Li Taiwei is sure that the lobby brother must have found out something important.

Sure enough, as soon as he arrived at Li Rui's study, the Zhao family dismissed the maids who were waiting, and asked Bai Tao to stay outside. Li Taiwei made a color towards Daifuku, who nodded and retreated with Bai Tao.

Li Rui sat at the golden silk nanmu table with a solemn face, looked at the fine beads of sweat on the tip of Mrs. Li's nose, and said softly:

"The third sister ran in person, this matter should not have implicated the younger sister, but now the Qiutang courtyard is in chaos, the third aunt in the spring garden is heavy, and the grandmother is even more alarmed...... I thought about it, and only the third sister could discuss one or two with me. ”

Mrs. Li sat down and heard Li Rui's words, raised her eyes and said:

"What did my brother find? Is the Dong Ji incense powder shop really greasy? ”

Zhao personally brewed the tea and brought it up, put one on the coffee table next to Li Taiwei's hand, handed it to Li Rui, and quietly stood beside Li Rui, briefly sorted out the documents next to him for him, and stacked them on one side.

Li Rui took the tea, sighed, and said:

"I personally rushed to the west of the city at noon, but I was still a step late! The Dong Ji incense powder shop was burned yesterday, and even the two guys who lived in the shop survived. ”

Mrs. Li's eyes flashed:

"What about the shopkeeper? Have you found out which property this shop is? ”

Li Rui shook his head and said in a deep voice:

The steward inquired about the surrounding shops, and only said that the shopkeeper's surname was Zhou, and he rarely showed up on weekdays, and his accent did not look like a local. Since the shop burned down, this person has never appeared, and I heard people around him say that Xu was afraid that the owner would blame him, so he rolled up the shop and ran away. ”

"But I ordered someone to check privately, the shop is the private property of a merchant surnamed Liu in Shengjing, this has been doing business in the capital since the ancestors, saying that when the shop was rented to the shopkeeper surnamed Zhou, I only heard that it was a Jingzhou person, who came to the capital to sell goods for the owner, and paid a year's rent happily, I didn't think that only half a year later, there was this file......

Li Rui's eyes dimmed, and he looked at Li Taiwei thoughtfully, his eyes were full of sorrow, and said:

"At the moment, there is no eyebrow on this matter, but it is not easy to talk to the third uncle, even my father can't mention it for the time being."

"I thought about it carefully, it stands to reason that no matter how long the Xue family's hand is, it is not enough to reach out to the capital, not to mention that for the position of this aunt, it is not worth the big crime of murder and arson, but I always feel that ...... There is no such coincidence in the world......"

Mrs. Li listened carefully to Li Rui's words, and her eyes showed a little hesitation, and after a little hesitation, she said:

"Brother, can you order someone to go to the Yamen of the Soldiers and Horses Division to check?"

"Jingzhou is vast, and if this person really has a problem, I'm afraid that what he says will not be true!"

"But...... This week, the shopkeeper is not from Shengjing, and there must be fingerprints to keep the Yamen of the Soldiers and Horses Division before entering Beijing. He must have pressed his handprint when he signed the lease with the Liu family, and the elder brother might as well take the name and handprint on the lease to the Yamen of the Soldiers and Horses Division to check the origin of the shopkeeper this week. ”

"There is no evidence of his death now, but if the household registration documents of this surnamed Zhou can be found, we can find out which house he is working in, and then it will be handed over to the local government for investigation, and this matter is still clear."

When Li Rui heard this, he only felt enlightened!

"Yes, yes! How I didn't think of this layer! ”

Li Rui stood up violently, walked two steps and turned back, and said in surprise:

"How could the third sister know about the Terracotta Division?"

Mrs. Li served the tea and prevaricated casually:

"I also occasionally heard my father mention when he was talking with the adults that my brother was on an errand in the military department, and this matter was easy to do."

"But...... If there is really a problem with this incense, this matter will never be the Xue family's hand. What my brother said is right, the Xue family does not have this strength, let alone courage, and will never commit such a big crime for the position of an aunt in the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion. ”

After saying that, Mrs. Li raised her eyes slightly and looked at Li Rui and his wife with bright eyes.

"If this matter is really related to the Xue family, I'm afraid that there is another inside story! The elder brother still needs to check from the people next to the Xue family. ”

Li Rui and Zhao glanced at each other, Zhao bit his lip, a little embarrassed, and said:

"This ...... Is this appropriate? After all, she is her father-in-law's concubine......"

Mrs. Li blew the tea foam slightly, raised her eyebrows and said:

"Although the Xue family should be under this family, she hasn't saluted yet, and at the moment she is not a serious concubine, and her sister-in-law doesn't have to be restrained."

"Besides...... is carried into the door, she is only a decent slave in the house, can she pass the sister-in-law and the second uncle? Now that the second aunt is sick, and a lady of your main house adds people to her house and serves her in her daily life, does she dare to show her face? ”

Mrs. Li remembered something, paused, and said:

"It's just a few days before the Xue family should come to settle this family business, the sister-in-law might as well take the opportunity to talk to the Xue family, and see if the Xue family has acquaintances in the capital, there are some things that the eldest brother and the second uncle are inconvenient to come forward, and the sister-in-law has to come out."

Li Taiwei's words explained in detail, and Zhao's face was red when he heard it. She tightened the handkerchief in her hand, looked up at Li Rui, and then nodded solemnly.

Seeing that the hour was not early, it was inconvenient for Li Taiwei to stay for a long time, so Zhao personally sent Li Taiwei out.

Bypassing a Taihu Lake stone in front of the Hanging Flower Gate, Mrs. Li paused slightly, walked to Zhao's side, and said in a low voice:

"Since my sister-in-law married into my Li family, she is a member of my Li family. Just act as you please, you don't have to be manipulated by others! ”

After that, he glanced sideways at Bai Tao, who was following behind, and then took a deep look at Zhao.

Zhao's face turned white, and he hurriedly lowered his head.