With my resentment at the little boss, I walked into a humble little teahouse.

I asked for a bowl of hot tea and cold steamed buns, and I planned to make do with it for a day.

The conversation at the next table broke the day that could have been passed.

A lame man with a thief's eyebrows and rat eyes was chatting with a red-faced bald man with a shiny face next to him.

Therefore, whether it is a prince, a general, or an ordinary person, whoever encounters this kind of thing will end up the same. The lame man's expression was excited, and he took his schadenfreude to the extreme.

The red-faced bald man took a sip of wine, pretending to be deep: "Who says it's not." If I had encountered this kind of thing, I would have been an adulterer. ”

The lame expression was exaggerated, and he looked like a long-tongued woman who was telling right and wrong: "I just didn't expect that Dongfang clumsy, who is a fast catcher, and acts so unbearably." ”

I smiled helplessly when I heard that someone was using me as an after-dinner conversation again, and was forced to prick up my ears and listen.

"Raising and falling with a knife is the way of a man. The lame blinked his eyes, and he looked like he was pointing at the country: "The dignified purple clothes are fast, and they actually chose to poison the adulterer." Hahaha. It's a shame for our men. ”

No matter how much this sissy lame person claims to be a man, it can't stop the fact that he was kicked away.

When he landed in embarrassment and let out a pig-killing scream, I squatted beside him, my eyes wide with anger, and I yelled, "What did you say? Tang Ling was poisoned?"

The lame finally saw who had kicked him away. He screamed in a shrill voice, "You dare to kick me? Do you know who I am? Do you know who my second uncle's uncle is?"

I had no interest in studying his second uncle's uncle. I couldn't suppress my shock, but I kept shouting at the lame leg: "Tang Ling was poisoned?"

Maybe it was my hideous expression that scared me away. He immediately became humble and meek, and said respectfully: "Hero, hero, I don't know anything. I'm just messing with right and wrong, and I really don't know where to offend the hero. ”

The red-faced bald man was also frightened, but he just rubbed over and said, "Strongman, strongman, Tang Ling was really poisoned......"

I interrupted him loudly: "Nonsense, Tang Lingfen was obviously stabbed to death by a sword!"

The red-faced bald head said with a smile: "Dongfang Zhuo first poisoned Tang Ling to death with poisonous wine. Afraid that he would not die, Dongfang Zhuo stabbed Tang Ling's chest with his sword again. Not only one sword, but many swords. Tsk, that level of blood, it's really terrifying. ”

I went limp, as if I had lost my strength, and muttered, "Poisoned first, then stabbed by a sword?"

As if he had forgotten the illustrious background of his second uncle and uncle, he crawled over at this time and said to me, "It must be that Dongfang clumsy poison." That bloodless man is used to using these indiscriminate tricks. ”

I glanced at my limp coldly and said, "How do you know Dongfang Cun's habits?"

The lame leg showed a smug expression and said secretly: "Don't underestimate me." I have a lot of friends with a lot of people in the officialdom. That Dongfang clumsy didn't come to scold me. Now no one knows, no one knows, he is a cold-minded, distorted personality, and a tricky man......"

It's a pity that this rumor hasn't been finished yet, and the lame leg was kicked out again.

There are so many truths in the world that are the truth, how many of them are fabricated out of thin air by these selfless rumor-mongers, who have poured their own efforts and imagination.

How many unexplained injustices are fueled by these malicious fanning and schadenfreude.

The crowd is full of gold, and the bones are destroyed.

I have been conscientious and self-denying for many years, but I can't resist these few sentences with a cold mind and a distorted personality, which is more convincing.

The lame leg who fell to the ground screamed in a shrill voice: "You madman! You, do you know who my second uncle's uncle is?"

Unfortunately, the mystery has not yet been revealed, and I have already walked out of this dilapidated tavern with a sneer.

Because, there are more important things that I need to think about.

Who exactly poisoned it?

If Tang Ling was poisoned and died before I stabbed Tang Ling with my sword, then I wouldn't be a murderer!

Why should I die?

My heart suddenly jumped wildly.

For that glimmer of life.

But where to find evidence of my innocence?

Beloved wife He Jing?

I immediately ruled out letting her prove my innocence.

I vaguely feel that Tang Ling's poison is inseparable from He Jing.

By the way, I can go to the maidservant Xiaolian.

Although Xiaolian is He Jing's dowry girl, I have no doubt that I am fully capable of making this girl turn her back on the old master and help me.

So I wrapped myself in my brown and black cloak and plunged headlong into the night.

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Xiaolian's maiden home is near the Chengmen Cave on the outskirts of the city. I found it without much effort.

The reason why it is effortless is because I have been here many times and have private meetings with Xiaolian.

Wandering between Xiaolian and He Jing with ease, I was once proud of this.

The blessing of all people may be the dream of all men.

This dream, for men, means three wives, four concubines and even three thousand beauties. And for women, it can mean filth and injustice.

However, these big truths are not within the scope of my consideration.

As a man, you may always be testing the maximum boundaries of your behavior.

This temptation includes the law, morality, and tolerance of others.

He Jing is jealous, so my personal relationship with Xiaolian has been hidden from her.

Fortunately, until now, He Jing didn't know about my personal relationship with Xiaolian.

I also saved a lot of trouble for this, compared to how quiet the noise and the dissatisfaction of her mother's family.

And Xiaolian is just a plaything on my whim. I have neither the intention of giving her a name, nor of being with her for long.

As long as Xiaolian doesn't object, I'm ready to maintain the status quo until I'm tired of it or the matter is revealed.

Thankfully, neither of these has happened.

In my eyes, Xiaolian is an honest and forgiving person.

This kind of person will not be treated well because he withdraws, but will be exacerbated by weakness.

So, I repeated the betrayal and bullying with peace of mind.

And don't be ashamed of it.

At this time, I sneaked to Xiaolian's house in the dark.

It was getting late, but the hall in Xiaolian's house was still brightly lit.

I felt a little strange in my heart, but I didn't think much of it, so I stood in the yard and learned to bark as a dog.

The dog's barking was extremely clumsy, but it was a code for me and Xiaolian.

Several dog barks yin and yang, and even the dog in the yard next door was attracted to echo it, but Xiaolian did not appear.

Could it be that Xiaolian is not at home?

I was a little unwilling, and tiptoed to the door of the hall.

The hall was bright, but silent. I hesitated for a moment, and pushed the hidden wooden door open slightly.

Looking through the crack in the door, I was shocked.

The hall was plain white, sad and miserable, like a mourning hall.

A sense of foreboding hits. I pushed open the wooden door and shouted, "Who died?"

There were only a few people in the hall, and they were so shocked that they jumped up and down when I broke in.

One of them was five big and three thick, with a face full of meat. He looked at me fixedly, only two or three steps towards me, grabbed my arm, and shouted: "Dongfang Zhuo! You are a villain! You killed my sister, do you dare to come to my house to sprinkle now?"

My heart sank, and I said in a loud voice: "Your sister, Liu San, you mean, Xiaolian died, how did she die, who killed her?"

Xiaolian's elder brother Liu San has nothing to do on weekdays, relying on his sister and old parents to live, but he has also raised a fat body and a domineering and arrogant temperament. At this time, his face was flushed, and he gritted his teeth and shouted: "You still dare to be arrogant? You killed her! Do you think I don't know about the pickled and you and my sister? My sister is still looking forward to marrying you as a concubine, but you just coaxed her again and again. Now, in order to hide people's eyes, you have killed my sister. Take pity on my flowery sister......" Saying this, Liu San had an exaggerated expression and cried.

"Cover people's eyes?" I tried to explain to this fat-brained Liu San: "Although my lady He Jing is jealous, if she knows my sincerity to Xiaolian, she will not be embarrassed." What reason do I have to hide from others?"

"You, you killed my sister to cover up your poisoning of the adulterer Tang Ling! Pity my young and beautiful sister...... Liu San said with a handful of snot and tears.

I groaned for a while, and said with some excitement: "Xiaolian is telling you that she knows about Tang Ling being poisoned? Who killed Xiaolian? Have you ever seen the murderer?"

Liu San glared at me fiercely and said, "You poisoned Tang Ling, who doesn't know now? Who doesn't know? Do you still need Xiaolian to tell me?" He wiped a handful of snot: "The murderer, isn't the murderer you?" It was you who touched Xiaolian's room the day before yesterday and stabbed Xiaolian to death on the bed. Pity my sister, I have been in love with her brother and sister for decades, is it easy for me to raise her so much?......"

I interrupted Liu San's chatter: "Then have you ever seen with your own eyes that I stabbed Xiaolian to death?"

"Do you still need to see it with your own eyes? The dagger that pierced Xiaolian's heart is not the camel bone short knife you usually use in your daily life? Liu San raised his voice, as if he was getting more and more angry: "What else do you have to deny, it's right to go with me to see the official." I, Liu San, am going to do justice to my poor sister today!"

After that, Liu San dragged me vigorously and walked towards the door. His brute force was so great that he almost dragged me to the ground.

I barely managed to steady my steps and shook off Liu San's hand.

When Liu San saw me break free, he was as angry as a rooster. He screamed and lunged at me, crushing me to the damp, pickled floor with his greasy flesh.

I was so pressed by him that I was dizzy, and my bones all over my body seemed to fall apart.

At the time of Mount Tai's peak, only the sound of snoring was heard coming from Liu San's mouth with the smell of onion and garlic. I was about to beg for mercy, but I heard Liu San's voice as thin as a mosquito: "You killed my sister and wanted to leave?

It dawned on me. What brother and sister love is deep, and what justice is served, it turns out that it is just shouting for the sake of buying and selling.

So I said in a deep voice: "Brother Liu, then you can make a price." ”

Liu San snorted for a long time, and held back a sentence: "White and chubby girl, what, how can it be worth three hundred taels of silver." ”

I smiled bitterly and said righteously: "It's definitely worth it! As long as I return home and clear my name, I will personally deliver the three hundred taels of silver tickets to Brother Liu." ”

So, after a series of tosses such as writing IOUs and drawing charges, I, a murderer who was condemned, was respectfully sent out of the door by the Liu family as the God of Wealth.

Back in the dark streets, I, the God of Wealth, was still wrapped in a brown and black cloak, walking in a hurry, and my face was full of sadness.

It's not that I'm sad about the death of Xiaolian's girl, in my opinion, the girl's life and death are not worth mentioning like the ants on the street.

What worries me is that once Xiaolian dies, who will prove my innocence?

The names of my relatives and friends were combed through my mind one by one. But as I thought, I kept shaking my head and sighing. It's easy to put the icing on the cake, but it's hard to send charcoal in the snow. I'm down now, I really don't know if these brothers and friends who don't want to be born in the same year and month, but want to die in the same year and month, are really willing to die with me?

In the end, I fixed my hope on my friend Gao Yun.

Gao Yun is my colleague in the yamen, and he has been born and died with me many times, and he is a righteous and upright person. For the sake of the old feelings, Gao Yun will definitely help me.

However, I made up my mind, so I didn't delay any longer and went straight to Gao Yun's mansion.