When Craftsman Xu came back from Jiangdu, the scenery of Taizhou was completely different. The white silk hanging on the beams of Chen's house was all removed, the lanterns were still lit, and in front of the door were firecracker crumbs.

He inquired and learned that on the day the murder was concluded, Chen Tongpao remarried the bride, rounded the cave room, and restored his 'original surname', changing from Zhu Qiuguang to Zhuo Lengping.

"Craftsman Xu, you are here, Chen Tongzhi wants to invite you to the mansion." A man patted him from behind, he first nodded, and then stared at the person blankly: "What do you know?" ”

"Chen Tongzhi."

"Is the table word a common one?" Craftsman Xu asked again.

"Exactly."

"Craftsman Xu, you take this money."

Comrade Chen put a letter in front of him, "You are kind to me and have helped this county, so I take it as a parting gift." ”

Craftsman Xu opened the letter and looked at it, and saw that there was a silver ticket of fifty taels pressed inside, and suddenly his soul was not possessed, and he said: "The adult is promoted, and the villain dares to cling?" I would never dare to ask for this ticket. ”

Chen Tongpao smiled: "This money is entrusted to the master." Since I have purchased a mansion in Jiangdu and settled down, it is useless to stay in the house here, and there has been a murder case recently, and the yin qi is too heavy, and the master can help sell it at a good price. ”

Craftsman Xu took the silver ticket in a daze, and saw that Comrade Chen had already left.

Comrade Chen ordered the old slave to prepare the carriage and horses, and ordered the housekeeper to take many subordinates to get on the carriage with Leng Ping and set off for Jiangdu. It was only on the fifth or sixth day that Chen Tongzhi entered the capital of the river, put down his family members first, and hurriedly changed into official clothes, held up his gauze hat, and walked into the yamen.

There were several officials standing in the yamen, and when they saw the new official coming, they hurriedly smiled and said, "Hello to the master!" ”

"You are ......"

"In the lower part of the palace," said the high-ranking official, "I heard that you were promoted to Tongzhi, so I wanted to see it for myself, and it was really magnificent, not ordinary, not ordinary!" ”

"The princess has won the award. I don't know where the prefect is? ”

"Talk to the people in the province in the study, it's okay for you to go in."

Comrade Chen pushed open the door and saw that the prefect was sitting in front of him, so he bowed his head and bowed: "The new official and the new acquaintance Chen Tongpao see the adult." ”

"Get up." The prefect pointed to the provincial official next to him, "This is the provincial school administrator." ”

Before Comrade Chen stood up, he turned around and bowed to Lao Xuezheng again.

Lao Xuezheng looked at him for a while and said, "You have chosen this Tongzhi well." ”

"Rely on the recommendation of the predecessors, and it is not the work of the subordinate officials."

Xuezheng looked up to the sky and sighed: "It's a pity that there are a group of good ministers here, who have to work hard for the Liu Party!" ”

The prefect was taken aback and asked, "How do you say this?" ”

"You don't know?" Xuezheng patted his knees, "I went to the governor a while ago and said that Yan Shenzheng of the imperial court intends to transfer him back to Beijing, and this Yan Wen is Liu Zhennian's pro-party; It is expected that if this is gone, it can only deal with a fictitious position, and it will be difficult to use it in the end. And Yangzhou will send people from the Liu Party, and we have no other way but to bend our knees. ”

The prefect's brows tightened slightly: "I thought that the King of Wanjun and the Duke of Lu Yue were here, and that guy didn't dare to lift the foundation of my Jianghuai; Now the catastrophe is coming! ”

"It's hardest to be a magistrate like you. There is the king of Wanjun in the south, and this top boss is still the Liu Party, and he wants to not offend in either place, but it will take a lot of trouble. Xuezheng said worriedly.

After hearing this, the prefect was in a depressed mood, raised his head and saw Chen Tongpao on the side, and said, "I forgot that you are here." I don't have to worry about it, you'd better go to the office first, arrange for the officials, and sort out the paperwork. ”

Chen Tongpao looked at his feet all the way, thinking about his thoughts, and was heading towards the corner of the street, when he was suddenly stopped by a shout.

He turned around, and it turned out to be the shopkeeper of the gambling house.

"Master Chen, I don't know if you come! He fell ill in bed, and suddenly fainted just now, his face was pale...... "His tongue was curled, and he was in a hurry for a while.

Chen Tongpao didn't say a word, he ran along the street like a fly, the shopkeeper was helpless, sighed, and rushed over.

He didn't expect Chu Zi to leave Yizheng so quickly. Because of this oversized person's long-term illness, he was not familiar with Yizheng and could not find a famous doctor, so he wrote a letter asking Wenzhong to send someone to pick him up. Wen Zhong's heart was like a burning fire, and he urgently ordered his subordinates to ride a good horse to drive him home. In order to stabilize the situation, Guo Chuzi summoned the local businessman who 'surrendered', saying that he was suffering from a slight illness and would return soon, so he stopped the work of the ancestral hall first and hurried back.

Lu Jishou watched him die, twisted beads and chanted Buddha every day, begging God to avenge his son, and take this family leader to die early. I don't know if it's because the spell is working, or because Chuzi is not well adjusted, his body is getting worse, and he is bedridden all day long, complaining bitterly; I was counting on Yizheng to have some good news, and I was happy and happy, but within two or three days, the businessmen who heard that Yizheng had talked about business with the Lu family again, and spit out a mouthful of blood for this.

Wen Zhong was busy, taking care of the dyeing workshop for him day and night, and taking time to visit his condition, and he was sweating profusely in the cold winter of December.

"Outside the staff!" Comrade Chen kicked open the door and lay down in front of Chu Zi's bed.

"Are you okay?" He saw Chu Zi open his eyelids slightly and ask in a low voice.

Guo Chuzi seemed to be smiling, and the smile lines on his face gradually appeared: "Are you a fellow acquaintance?" ”

Chen Tongpao nodded.

Wen Zhong was beside him and said, "It's done." ”

Guo Chuzi's eyes lit up, and he suddenly recovered a lot, and sat up.

"Lord Chen, it's time to die for a certain life...... But at home, please take care of it! ”

Chen Tongpao looked moved: "Don't worry." ”

Guo Chuzi coughed a few times and waved his hand: "The sick body is difficult to support, my lord will be concerned again, please go back to the director of the treatment center." ”

When Comrade Chen saw that Chu Zi seemed to want to say something to Wenzhong, he retreated with amusement and gently closed the door.

Guo Chuzi's hands moved stiffly, and finally he held Wen Zhong's hand.

Wen Zhong's eyes were red, and his ears came to him.

Wen ...... The shopkeeper of Wen, the family is unfortunate, and the foolish brother has not been able to have a son and a half daughter to take over the dyeing industry. The family members around him are still young and can't succeed their jobs, but others can't rest assured......" Speaking of this, Guo Chuzi looked at him with a wistful gaze, "The shopkeeper took over my dyeing workshop, how about it?" ”

Wen Zhong pursed his lips, thinking of his gaze, not longing for him to take over, but more hoping that he would refuse. For Chu Zi, the dyeing workshop is like everything in the house, and no one wants to give it up to outsiders easily. What's more, Guo Chuzi has always regarded Wen Zhong as a friend. Wen Zhong's side, although there is a bit of friendship in it, but it is really greedy to take the entire dyeing workshop as his own, and Wen Zhong's power will reach its peak through this.

"Brother Rong, think about it, think about it." Wen Zhong said carefully word by word.

"If you think about it again, you won't have time." Guo Chuzi's teeth trembled.

"Come in."

A domestic servant held a letter: "Master, your brother sent it from the village. ”