Sun Meng thought for a while and said: "Second Prince Qu should not know about our conspiracy in advance, otherwise, he will not spare me easily, as for the reason why I didn't go to report to the official, let's just tell the truth, Brother Wang next door and Dr. Feng of the medical hall can testify for me, and I didn't mean not to report to the official." ”

Shui Han complained worriedly: "I hope that as you said, Qu Er Gongzi doesn't know about our conspiracy and calculation, otherwise we are afraid that it will be worse than Yan Shopkeeper, you too, how can such a big thing be so careless, if it weren't for Qu Er Gongzi arriving in time, today I and Congxi and that Lan girl, the innocence of the three of us will be ruined, even if Qu Er Gongzi doesn't know that we are conspiring and calculating, I'm afraid he will kill us, I didn't expect him to look like He Yaya, and act so fiercely, but I don't know how he knew that Congxi had an accident?" ”

Sun Meng forcibly argued: "I didn't mean it, I panicked because of the big thing, fortunately you are all fine." In this way, you wash this outer robe, and tomorrow we will go to Qufu to return the outer robe, inquire about the situation, and then inform them of the reason why I did not go to the official, if they are not suspicious, we will leave Jinzhou in two days and go to my aunt. ”

Shui Han: "Do you need to be in such a hurry, the things haven't been packed yet, and our tea shop hasn't sold them yet?" ”

Sun Meng: "Lest there be many dreams at night, if the Qu family really finds any clues, they can spare us, didn't that shopkeeper Li say that he is willing to pawn the tea shop, although the price he offered is lower, but it would be good to be able to make a move." ”

Shui Han: "But now we only have this tea shop left, sell it at such a low price, how will we live in the future, you also said that it is a long way to go to my aunt's house, we need to buy a carriage, in addition to the money to buy a carriage, we spend a lot on the road, we always have to bring some gifts to my aunt, don't we need money?" ”

Sun Meng: "Don't worry about these, I have a way, as long as Qufu no longer suspects us, I will solve the matter of the money, I..." ”

The door was slammed open, Sun Meng and Shui Han looked back in surprise, Qu Zaichen, Congxi, Yun Xian, and Lan Chu slowly walked into the store, and Congxi was draped in a newly purchased purple cloak.

Shui Han was stunned for a moment and said, "From. From Xi to you. Why did you suddenly come and you looked. Is there something wrong with me? ”

Congxi walked to Shui Han's side, stared at Shui Han's face and said, "We followed you all the way back, the conversation between you and Sun Meng just now, we heard it from beginning to end, Sister Shui, do you think I should look for you?" ”

Sun Meng and Shui Han glanced at each other, stunned and panicked, Shui Han said in a panic: "How do you know, how do you know..."

Qu Zaichen said calmly: "You pleaded for Sun Meng just now, and I am sure that Sun Meng informed the government that Congxi was arrested by the Jiufang Gambling House, what you said is too certain, just like you knew that Sun Meng would definitely inform the government, but a person who sells his wife to pay off gambling debts is really so kind, will he care about the fate of a dancing girl?" A man who sells his wife to pay off his debts, does he dare to report to the official? Does he dare to publicize it? I had to be suspicious. ”

Shui Han was stunned for a moment, and suddenly knelt down to Congxi, stretched out his hand and grabbed Congxi's arm and begged eagerly: "Congxi, you listen to me, we really don't want to harm you, I am really desperate, so I made this decision, you see our past feelings, spare us this time, we must be a cow and a horse grateful." ”

Cong Xi frowned: "I heard it just now, your plan is that after we are arrested by the Jiufang Gambling House, Sun Meng will rush to report to the official, so that the people from the government or the Qu family can save us in time, and in the end it will only be a false alarm, so what are you designing me for?" ”

Shui Han hesitated in shame: "Sun Meng gambling does owe two thousand taels of silver to Jiufang Gambling House, we can't afford to pay it back at all, they are urgent, let Sun Meng sell his wife to repay the debt, we really can't do it, and I can't borrow money, when I went to Tianxuefang to borrow money, I heard everyone talking about you, I haven't seen you for two months, I didn't expect you to be the second young lady of Qufu, we discussed, if the gambling house catches me and arrests you when I repay my debts, Sun Meng will notify the government and the Qu family in time to rescue you, it is also a great achievement, Qufu may be able to repay the debt for us, Even if the Qu family is angry and pursues, they may even close the gambling house, so that we don't have to repay the debt. ”

Congxi pondered: "Since today's incident was deliberately designed by you, it wasn't Jiao Shu and Lu Chang who happened to arrest me, it was you who deliberately waited for me on the side of the street, led me to the tea shop, and drugged me in our tea, right?" ”

Shui Han nodded embarrassedly: "Yes, Sun Meng told the people of the Jiufang Gambling House that he was willing to sell his wife to pay off the debt, but I went out to visit relatives, let them wait for a few days, and when I came back, he told the people in the gambling house that I have been waiting for you on the streets and alleys leading to Tianxuefang in Qufu for the past few days, and after waiting for you today, I will lead you into the tea shop and be unconscious, and Sun Meng immediately went to inform the people of the Jiufang Gambling House, saying that I have come back." ”

Congxi: "How can you be sure that the people from the Jiufang Gambling House will take me and Sister Lan away?" ”

Shui Han: "The people who go out to collect debts in the Jiufang Gambling House are Jiao Shu and Lu Chang, Sun Meng said that the two of them rely on the momentum of the gambling house, arrogant and arrogant, and despise the weak, and both of them are lustful, they see you and Miss Lan's appearance, and they are in a coma, and Sun Meng told them that you are just the dancing girls of Tianxue Fang, and they will inevitably not have evil intentions." ”

Cong smiled astringently: "Good thoughts, good calculations, Sister Shui, before you calculated me, did you think of asking me directly to borrow silver taels?" ”

Shui Han said frankly: "I have thought about it, but even if you are willing to lend us two thousand taels of silver, when will we repay it, you will not give us the silver for nothing, right?" Then when will our days of sorrow come to an end? ”

Congxi: "You just said that you were going to leave Jinzhou to join Aunt Sun Meng, but you didn't think that you would sell the shop and run away directly, and the people in the gambling house may not be able to find you?" ”

Shui Han: "I've also thought about it, but the people in the gambling house say that one of the owners of the gambling house is from the government, if we escape, the government will find a reason to want us, even if we can't be caught, we will be fugitives for the rest of our lives, and we dare to escape." ”

Congxi: "Sister Shui, Sun Meng gambles and owes gambling debts, and you need to design friends to repay them, at least I originally thought we were friends, don't you resent him and hate him, aren't you afraid that he will sell you again to pay off gambling debts?" ”

Shui Han: "Sun Meng, he was just confused for a while, he promised me not to go to the gambling house in the future, no matter what, he is my husband, can I ignore him, Congxi, I'm sorry, I don't want to do this, but we really can't help it, so we want to design you, but we really don't want you to have an accident, we just want to use the power of the Qu family to settle the gambling debts, please let us go once, give us a way to live, right?" ”

Congxi sighed: "I hope Sister Shui won't regret it in the future." ”

Congxi turned his head to look at Qu Zaichen: "Sister Shui has helped me before, forget it this time, I don't want to pursue it, let's go." ”

Qu Zaichen did not answer, and raised his feet and took a step forward. From being frightened, he took a step forward and stopped in front of Qu Zaichen and said: "Qu Zaichen, what do you do, they are also excusable, and I have nothing to do, spare them once?" Besides, you treated the shopkeeper Yan like that just now, and it can be regarded as saving face, you let the shopkeeper Yan kill them, aren't you worried that the shopkeeper Yan will learn from Miao Juanniang, find you to take revenge, and let the Qu family also die? ”

Qu Zaichen: "Thank you Madame for reminding me, I won't let them have another chance to take revenge, even if the Qu family is really dead, this account should be counted on your head, if you don't come out and run around, can you have today's affairs, aren't you afraid of death, aren't you afraid that the Song family will trouble you?" ”

Congxi: "I'm afraid, but the Song family only left Qufu in the morning, so they didn't make a move on me so quickly, right?" Now that I understand it, this is an accident, and it has nothing to do with the Song family, could it be that I shrank in the Qu family for the rest of my life for the sake of an unforeseen accident, besides, you can let the government deal with them, and they will not have so much grudge against you in the future, it is you who act impulsively and fiercely, can you blame me? ”

Qu Zaichen glared at Congxi: "I'm impulsive and fierce? ”

Congxi hurriedly said: "No, I mean they deserve it, I also know that Sister Shui they designed me and used the Qu family to help them pay their debts, you are very angry, but things have happened, they are indeed excusable, you kill them and it won't change anything, they just said that they want to leave Jinzhou, so they will send them to other states as the Qu family, and we will accumulate some virtue for ourselves, I have been in trouble one after another recently, it is really time to burn incense for myself, please Qu Er Gongzi be kind and accumulate some virtue for me, I will not cause trouble for you in the future." , also count as accumulating virtue for yourself? ”

Yun Xian smiled: "It's useless for you to fool your husband like this, it's not that he doesn't know your ability to cause trouble, you want him to follow your wishes, you have to coax him with your heart, you don't have the ability to coax your husband?" ”

Congxi: "Haven't I been coaxing, how else can I coax, or will you teach me?" ”

Yun Xian smiled: "Okay, I'll give you a demonstration." ”

Yun Xian approached Qu Zaichen and stretched out his hand to protect Qu Zaichen, Qu Zaichen took a quick step and said angrily: "Yun Xian, you get away for me." ”

Yun Xian flashed to Qu Zaichen's side again, his lips were close to Qu Zaichen's ear and whispered: "I'm a man who is true to his word, and he taught the little girl, don't you want her to treat you like this?" ”

Qu Zaichen took a step back, avoided Yun Xian from a distance, glanced at Congxi, turned around and walked out of the tea shop.

Yun Xian smiled and turned his head to look at Shui Han and said: "Burning yourself and causing trouble, once you may be able to avoid it, but two or three times, there will always be times when you can't avoid it, think about it, and this son has a lot of clothes, not bad for this one, and the robe doesn't have to be returned." ”

After Yun Xian finished speaking, he also turned around and walked out of the tea shop.

Congxi looked at Shui Han and sighed: "Sister Shui, there is a saying that if you do too much injustice, you will kill yourself, Sister Wangshui will survive this catastrophe, you can speak upright, act righteously, you take care." ”

After saying this, he glanced at Lan Chu, and the two left together.

When the night three watches, the drums in front of the government suddenly sounded, the drum sounded through the sky, the night was quiet, the drum was more deafening, the people outside the government were woken up a few miles away, everyone heard the drum and guessed, the three watches beat the drum, there must be a big injustice, and the people came out to see the excitement in their clothes. The people in the government were even more awakened, when the drums sounded, Li Zhifu was going to the toilet, suddenly heard the drums, his body staggered, and the urine was spilled, Li Zhifu scolded angrily, hurriedly ended the toilet, went back to put on his robe, called people to light torches, and went out to check, a man in brown in front of the palace, standing against the Dengwen drum, his head hanging, Li Zhifu stared at the man in brown and said: "Who are you, why are you in a hurry to beat the drum in the middle of the night, come quickly?" ”

The man in brown didn't move, and Governor Li was angry: "You beat the drum in the middle of the night, disturbed everyone's dreams, and then didn't explain the grievances, and the official will punish you?" ”

The man in brown was still motionless, and at this time, many people had gathered outside the mansion to watch the excitement, and everyone was discussing: "Who is this, the prefect asked, and he dared to ignore it?" "Maybe there is something to suffer, it's hard to say, the third watch beats the drum in the middle of the night, there must be a major grievance, I'm afraid I have suffered a big grievance." "These three watches come to beat the drum in the middle of the night, I'm afraid it's not a living person, right?" "It's not a living person, is it a ghost, can you see a ghost?" "That is, if the ghost should go to the king of Hades to complain, the prefect can't take care of the affairs of the underworld."

Today, Yu Zhuo and Song Su stayed in the mansion to watch the night, and the Li prefect handed Yu Zhuo a look, Yu Zhuo stepped forward, tugged at the brown man's shirt and said: "The prefect asked you, who are you, and what are the grievances of drumming in the middle of the night?" Tell me clearly, and the prefect will do it for you..."

The man in brown was dragged by Yu Zhuo, and fell to the ground under stress, Yu Zhuo was startled, stunned for a moment, squatted down and raised a torch to check, and saw the face of the man in brown at a glance, Yu Zhuo was even more shocked, it was Song Gaoyuan, the Song family reported the case that day, Yu Zhuo checked Song Gaoyuan's body, didn't the Song family bury him yesterday, how could Song Gaoyuan's body appear in front of the palace yamen, and still beat the drum? ”

Yu Zhuo turned his head to look at Governor Li and said, "My lord, this person is Song Gaoyuan, oh, it's Song Gaoyuan's corpse." ”

Li Zhifu was also stunned, leaned over to take a closer look, and said in surprise: "Sure enough, it's Song Gaoyuan, why did he appear here, didn't the Song family bury him yesterday?" ”

Yu Zhuo didn't know how to answer, and he didn't know why.

Song Su suddenly said: "My lord, there are blood words on the drum." Song Su put the torch close to the Dengwen drum, Yu Zhuo also approached the torch to the drum, Li Zhifu took two steps forward, and sure enough, he saw that the drum was full of blood words, the content was: Stay for yourself, don't read blood relatives, one person and two knives, cut off my life, strange injustice, and collect debts in the Yang world.