"Girl, please keep it. This is two hundred taels of silver." Magu pushed the silver in front of Zhou Yu'an and patted her hand with a sweet smile: "The silver has been collected. Can you leave the door of Chunfeng Tower?" I can’t go back on my word.”
"It was the puppy who regretted it!" Zhou Yu'an weighed the money, jumped up, and fell into the back alley.
Magu looked over and saw Zhou Yu'an tilting his head and waving his hand at her: "Madam boss, if I have something good to look at next time, I'll sell it to you!"
"Then I'll be waiting for you, girl!" Magu couldn't stop laughing, leaning against the window, waving the fragrant handkerchief to Zhou Yu'an.
Zhou Yu'an walked quickly and disappeared into the alley in a moment. Magu was not surprised, closed the window and returned to the bed. Lying on the bed was a groom, an official with black hair and thick eyebrows, a high nose, and a hint of coldness on his angular face.
"Weird things like this happen every year, especially this year!" Magu traced the man's face with her hand: "I have been in this Chunfeng Building for more than ten years, and I have seen people selling their wives and daughters, but I have never seen anyone selling their wives. It belongs to my newlywed husband. Tsk, look at this fairy-like appearance, your wife is actually willing to give it up."
While speaking, Magu put her hand into the man's collar. Just when he was about to take the next step, his arm was held by someone.
Magu raised her head and her gaze fell into a pair of sharp black eyes. She gasped in fright and struggled to pull her arm out.
"Where is Zhou Yu'an?" the man asked, with a hint of murderous intent in his hoarse voice.
"Are you asking Miss Zhou?" Magu rubbed her arm: "She left after selling you to me. It's time to reach the city gate now. Well, the body contract is here."
Magu patted the red lacquer box in her arms.
The man raised his hand, and the red lacquer box flew into his hand.
He glanced at Magu and ordered: "Open it!"
Magu broke it several times before opening the paint box. There were many body deeds placed in the lacquer box. The ink on the top one was still wet, and it was Zhou Yuan's handwriting that he was familiar with.
The man let go, and Magu fell to the ground holding the lacquer box.
"Young master, you can see it clearly. Not only is it signed by Miss Zhou, but it also has her own fingerprints."
"boom!"
The lacquer box was broken into pieces, and Magu was so scared that she closed her eyes. When he opened his eyes again, all the body deeds in the lacquer box had turned into shreds of paper.
"It was Miss Zhou who came to the door by herself!" Magu said quickly: "It was Miss Zhou's idea to let the young man pretend to be a robber and force the young master to submit. Miss Zhou also said that if she picks up something good next time, she will sell it to me."
"Next time? She's still a habitual offender!" The man's eyes gradually turned red, and his whole person became vicious and surly.
Seeing this, Magu quickly covered her neck with her hands.
At the gate of the city, Zhou Yu'an, who was drinking porridge, suddenly shivered. He turned around and saw a group of people walking out of the city in a panic.
The leader had a scarred face and a lifeless look all over his body. He was either a corpse mover or a corpse caretaker. Following him were two young boys, who looked like they were not domestic servants, but workers working in a rice and grain store. One of them had his trouser legs rolled up, and his back was stained with wheat bran and women's powder. Judging from the location, it should have been left behind when someone was carrying someone.
Behind is a carriage. The carriage is very old, with obvious damage on the hood, and the wheels make a harsh creaking sound when they roll forward. Behind the carriage was a maid of fifteen or sixteen years old. She was dressed in plain clothes and tied with a piece of white cloth around her waist. Her limbs were stiff when she walked. If her face hadn't been so vivid, one would have thought she was a puppet.
"Looks like someone from the He family."
"Whose family is it if it's not the He family? Although Su Niang is not the daughter-in-law of the He family's matchmaker, she is pregnant with the flesh and blood of their He family. Even if this person died violently, he cannot go to the righteous village outside the city. Send it here. Bah! This is nothing from the He family!"
As the porridge stall owner answered, he slapped the table hard with a rag.
Zhou Yu'an took a sip of porridge and said to the boss: "This Su Niang is the concubine who was kidnapped by the young master of the He family? Isn't she pregnant? How could she die violently when she was so good?"
"The devil knows!" The boss rolled his eyes at the He family's carriage angrily: "I heard that he choked to death. Do you believe it?"
"I don't believe it!" Zhou Yu'an smiled and shook his head, "Is this carriage going to Yizhuang in the south of the city?"
Yizhuang in the south of the city is located near the mass graves. It is said that it was the official residence of a nobleman a hundred years ago. I don't know what the noble man committed, but he was sentenced to death. There is only one caretaker in Yizhuang, whose origin and identity are unknown, except that his face was burned by fire.
The servants and maids of the He family did not enter Yizhuang, they only stayed at the door for a while and then went back. The maid left and returned, and the two young men from the He family secretly gave the caretaker a piece of silver.
Zhou Yu'an could clearly see that there were ten taels of silver ingots.
For a maid to spend so generously, it is inevitable that people will think too much about it.
After the guard left, Zhou Yuan jumped down from the beam where he was hiding. Su Niang was lying in an old coffin, which looked like it had been dug out of a mass grave. There was no lid on the coffin, only a piece of old white linen cloth covering it.
Su Niang lay flat on her back in the coffin, with a slight frown between her brows and a faint, unnoticed smile at the corner of her mouth.
Anyone who chokes will have severe choking, difficulty breathing, or even respiratory arrest. The main symptoms include a blue complexion, staring eyes, grabbing hands, and twitching of limbs. In severe cases, they may suffer from incontinence of urine and feces, and pale limbs. But this prime lady's face remained normal, without any symptoms of choking.
Zhou Yu'an touched her throat and found that there was indeed something foreign inside, but it didn't look like ordinary food. After thinking for a moment, he snapped his fingers at the coffin.
Su Niang stood up and looked at Zhou Yu'an with her eyes closed.
"Be good, look up!"
Zhou Yuan coaxed softly, and Su Niang slowly raised her chin.
Her neck is long and fair as jade, making it ideal for anatomy.
Zhou Yu'an used a small silver knife to gently scratch, looking for the most suitable place to cut. Just when she was about to cut Su Niang's throat, she saw the meridian hidden under the skin, which was still beating slightly.
"Aren't you dead?" Zhou Yu'an touched the meridian and raised the corners of his lips slightly with a beautiful curve: "You are lucky to have met me."
