Recently, Changzhou Rudder has entered an eventful autumn, and accidents have occurred frequently, causing Nanjing Tankou to speed up the speed of responding to Cao Shi, the governor of the Heavenly Inspectorate.

They wanted to use Governor Cao's power and influence to redeem their defeat.

At this time, the second watch drum on the bell tower sounded, and the night was already dark.

In the main hall of the "Sheng Family Compound" on the south bank of Xuanwu Lake, the lights are dim.

In the middle of the hall, there was a woman's figure standing in the shadows, bowing her eyebrows, listening to a man sitting at the top of the reprimand:

"Xu Lan, the master of this altar has given you enough time, but until now you have achieved nothing, and you have spent countless hours and energy on us, and you are ashamed of my trust in you,"

"Please give me some more time, I will definitely be able to complete the task." Xu Lan's voice trembled a little, and she was extremely afraid of the altar master.

"This is the 'Shuowang Red Pill', find a way to let him take it when you go back, and your task will be completed." The Lord of the Altar threw a pillbox at the woman's feet.

The woman shuddered and picked up the pill box and put it in her arms.

Cao Shipin has been more bored in the past few days, not because of work, but because his wife Xu Lan is pressing too hard.

Xu Lan has already had a showdown, he will either join the "Red Confession", and then his career will be smooth sailing and go to the next level.

Otherwise, not only will his career be terminated, but she will also have to add a small life.

Because it is her task to mobilize Governor Cao to join the church, if she can't complete it, she will be severely punished.

He used to be very puzzled, his wife has lived with him for more than 20 years, and he has gone from a poor scholar to a feudal official, she has always worked hard and depended on each other, and their relationship has never been cracked. Why has everything changed since he joined the "Red Confessions"?

She often leaves the house in the middle of the night and sometimes stays up all night. When I asked her, I always cried like rain: if I didn't listen to their call, my body would be tortured by the medicine, and eventually I would die of pain.

Sometimes he even begged him to kill her, and then led the army to exterminate the Nanjing Branch.

However, he really couldn't do it, after all, she was also a victim of coercion.

He hated the "Red Confession" to death, and even more hated Xu Lan's cousin Cui Weitian, because according to Xu Lan, it was Cui Weitian who coaxed her to take the pill by deception:

"This pill was brought back from Nanyang by a friend, and women can take it to nourish their bodies and faces, and the concubines in the palace are taking it."

Who knows, since then she has become a slave of the "Red Seal Sect", because this poison cannot be removed from the body, and she can only take the antidote for the rest of her life.

Now it is equivalent to roasting him on the fire, not only can't move the "Red Confession", but also has to watch his wife being held hostage by them.

He could use his officers and soldiers to destroy the altar entrance in Nanjing at all costs.

However, with the scale of the "Red Confession" in the whole country, for it, it is just an itch in the boot, and it will not cause any harm to it at all, let alone move its muscles and bones.

And then the result is to take his wife's life and his own future.

Even if she is not convicted by the law, she will eventually die because there is no antidote.

His wife participated in the "Red Seal Sect", and this matter must not be hidden, and some people will easily stab this matter to the court. Then, those in the court who did not like him could gnaw him to death.

The moonlight was fine tonight, and the interior was silvery white through the windows.

There was a sound of the door opening, and he knew it was her back.

There was no palm lamp, and there was a sound of undressing, and then a warm and silky body burrowed into his arms.

He didn't move, letting her hold on to him.

After a long time, she shrugged her shoulders and began to cry.

"Alas," he sighed, reaching out to touch her shoulder.

"They gave me the red pill tonight, let me find a way to give it to you." She said timidly.

He was silent for a while, just staring at the roof with his empty eyes open.

"You just kill me, I'm free. Save the whole day without people, ghosts and ghosts, and eventually affect you. ”

"You think they'll let me go if I die?"

She was speechless, knowing he was right.

Even if she died, they would threaten him with her past.

The two of them stayed quietly like this, and neither of them was sleepy.

Suddenly, someone knocked on the door and said hurriedly:

"Governor Cao, someone asks to see you."

As soon as I heard it, it was the voice of the official on duty in front.

Asking to see him in the middle of the night, the person who came was definitely not an ordinary person, let alone an ordinary thing.

He immediately got dressed and got up, went to the outhouse, and opened the door:

"Who is here at this time?"

"It's the slaughter of Jinyiwei, and he also brought a lot of people."

When I heard that it was Jinyiwei coming, I felt faintly uneasy in my heart, maybe my future was over.

Hurriedly came to the lobby of the front hall and instructed the official on duty to go outside the door and invite Tu Baihu to come in.

Tu Qianjun walked in with two captains, and he hurriedly stepped forward:

"Lord Tu came at midnight, and the official greeted him late, please forgive me!"

The hundred households of Jinyiwei are only a sixth-grade petty official, but even if he is a third-grade official, he has to be respectful when he sees them.

Because they have the power of life and death, they can just pick a little fault and let him walk around without eating.

Besides, there really is something wrong with him.

"It's really a last resort to disturb Lord Cao's rest at this time! Xiaguan Tu Qianjun was ordered by Lord Fu Si Luo of Beizhen to come to Jiangnan to cooperate with Lord Du Wenlin Du to investigate the case of Hu Jinsheng's murder last year. In order not to leak the news, I will have time to inform you tonight and act without authorization, and destroy the altar entrance of Nanjing's 'Red Confession' in one fell swoop. The main culprit Sheng Dujiang and more than 20 of his backbones were captured, as well as the fish that slipped through the net, and they were arrested again after dawn. For the sake of safety, the lower officials wanted to temporarily detain these prisoners to the government jail. Tu Qianjun said.

Hearing that the Nanjing altar of the "Red Confession" was ended, Cao Shipin seemed to have a bad breath, and at the same time, his heart also raised his throat.

The mouth of the altar is ended, and the next thing is when his wife Xu Lan is exposed, how to deal with the upcoming storm?

However, Tu Qianjun seems to have mentioned that this trip to Jiangnan was to cooperate with Du Wenlin, and it seems that Du Wenlin is the protagonist of this operation.

He seemed to see some hope in his despair.

"May I ask why Lord Du didn't come with you?" He wanted to see Du Wenlin as soon as possible, and the longer it dragged on, the more unfavorable it would be for him.

"Lord Du has another task, and I am in charge of this operation here in Nanjing for the time being." Tu Qianjun replied.

"Oh." Cao Shipin was slightly disappointed.

After dawn, Tu Qianjun made a list of fugitives from Nanjing Tankou and asked the governor Yamen to inform Ying Tianfu Yamen to arrest them according to the list, and then interrogate them after they returned.

Then, he led his subordinates and officers and soldiers to rush to Xuancheng non-stop.

Cao Shipin first browsed the list and was surprised to find that there was no name of his wife Xu Lan.

He was a little puzzled, unable to guess the mystery, and his heart was worried.

Although Xu Lan's name is not on the list, as soon as the interrogation of the criminal begins, it will be exposed immediately.

At noon the next day, Du Wenlin led a large group of men and horses to Nanjing.

was originally here to assist Tu Qianjun in their actions, but unfortunately they were too late.

But for Cao Shipin, it is tantamount to a drowning man grabbing a life-saving straw.

I asked if I had never done anything sorry for the court and harmed the people for so many years, maybe I was favored by God and sent Du Wenlin here to help me survive this catastrophe.

Du Wenlin came to the governor's mansion and greeted Governor Cao with the salute of his juniors.

"The virtuous son-in-law is also here today to eradicate the 'Red Seal Sect'?"

"I came to Nanjing today, firstly, to assist Lord Tu in arresting the cultists, and secondly, to take the opportunity to visit Cuizhu and your two elders."

"Alas," Governor Cao sighed, his face grim.

Du Wenlin could see that there was something unspeakable, and he could probably guess what was going on in his heart. But it's not good for me to take the initiative to inquire.

After a moment of silence, Governor Cao said:

"The upset of the past few days is all because of your mother-in-law."

Du Wenlin already knew what was going on, and said with some difficulty:

"To be honest, I also know about my mother-in-law."

Governor Cao was a little surprised, he didn't find Xu Lan's name in the list, where did Du Wenlin know?

Du Wenlin took out a few letters from his arms and handed them over.

These are all letters sent from Nanjing Tankou to Changzhou, and everything that mentions Xu Lan was hidden by Du Wenlin.

This is obviously illegal, but in the face of the law and family affection, who can put themselves in the right position?

After Governor Cao read it, he understood why Xu Lan's name was not in the list that Tu Qianjun handed over to him.

He was deeply grateful to Du Wenlin, and whatever the outcome of the matter, at least he had taken the risk to help him.

"Thank you!" Governor Cao said.

"No thanks. Taking out these letters, I can only keep my mother-in-law safe temporarily, and I still have to find a way to prevent future troubles. ”

"I'm worried about that, too."

Du Wenlin frowned, feeling that this matter was extremely tricky.

The Governor's Wife's goal is very big no matter where it is placed, and even if other believers can get away with it, she has no hope of getting away with it.

"Is my mother-in-law at home at this time?"

"It should be there."

"Shall I go home with you and find her face to face to find out something?"

"Alright, alright, let's go back."

Mrs. Cao, Xu Lan, was like an ant on a hot pot at this time, pacing back and forth in the house restlessly.

Cuizhu stood next to her, seeing her mother's expression, she didn't know what her mother was worried about:

"Mother, do you have something on your mind today?"

Madame Cao noticed her gaffe, sat down, and forced a smile:

"Mother is fine, I just think it's hot today."

Cuizhu touched his forehead:

"It doesn't seem to be very hot today."

As he spoke, Governor Cao stepped in:

"Cuizhu, who do you see coming?"

Du Wenlin followed closely and walked in.

Cuizhu's eyes immediately widened, she also wanted to see her lover in her dream, but she didn't expect to suddenly appear in front of her, and she was at a loss for a while, and she twisted.

Du Wenlin smiled at her, took two steps and bowed in front of Mrs. Cao:

"Hello mother, my son-in-law has asked you to say goodbye!"

When Mrs. Cao saw Du Wenlin coming, she thought that he had just made a special trip to visit Cuizhu, so she didn't care, she bowed her head lightly and snorted, which was a response.

Du Wenlin walked in front of Cuizhu again;

"Cuizhu!"

After a long absence, the two didn't know what to say.

"Cuizhu, you go back to the room first, I have something to say to Wenlin." Governor Cao said.

When Cuizhu saw her father say this, she thought they had something to talk about in officialdom:

"It rained for a few days, but today it was finally sunny. Mother, I'll go out with you to walk the streets? ”

As soon as Mrs. Cao stood up, she heard Governor Cao say:

"Cuizhu, go out by yourself, your mother will stay here first."

Cuizhu looked at the three of them with strange expressions, guessing that it was very likely about her mother's initiation. Then he turned and went back to his boudoir.