After two days of sunshine in the capital, it started to rain again.
The house doesn't look big from the outside, but in fact there are several doors connected from the inside, and there are three courtyards and a small back garden.
A little maid with a double bun led Zhou Linguang through two extremely hidden doors, and then walked through a corridor before arriving in front of a small room.
Li Wanzhou, the attendant of Marquis Wenchang, was watching outside.
"Coming?" Li Wanzhou said.
Zhou Linguang nodded, and Li Wanzhou opened the door and let him in.
The light in the room was dim. As soon as Zhou Linguang entered, he saw Li Feng's pale face. Looking elsewhere, Ma Sizhi stood quietly, his expression not good-looking.
Marquis Wenchang sat on the rose chair at the top with an ugly face: "What's going on with today's spring banquet? Zhou Linguang, don't you know that Fan Lou also invited the two of them? And you, Li Feng, you are I have recently lost my life, and I should be keeping mourning at home, so why are you going out to the banquet?"
Li Feng moved his lips: "I, I..." He couldn't explain his reasons to the Marquis. When Fan Lou sent the invitation, he was naturally happy. Fan Lou’s Spring Food Banquet only invited a few people each time, but he actually got the invitation! His wife Wang Lian'er was even more excited than him and asked several times if she could bring her family with her. He was a little hesitant at first and wanted to send someone to ask Zhou Linguang, but Wang Lian'er stopped him and said, go quietly and reply quietly. As long as you don't tell others, no one will know. Because of Fan Lou's spring banquet, Fan Lou will not make any publicity except for those banquets that seek fame and reputation.
But who would have thought that not only the Marquis but also Zhou Linguang went to the spring banquet in Fanlou, and even Ma Sizhi also went!
Although he has a soft ear, his brain is not stupid. There is something wrong with Fan Lou's spring feast this time!
Especially when Liao Haohai said those embarrassing words, the cold sweat on his back suddenly soaked through his clothes.
Zhou Linguang sat down under Marquis Wenchang and said, "Don't blame him, Lord Marquis. It's just that we were too careless this time."
Marquis Wenchang snorted and looked at Ma Sizhi: "What about you, what's going on?"
Ma Sizhi first bowed to Marquis Wenchang, and then said: "Master Marquis, Fan Lou's invitation would be suspicious if I don't go."
Zhou Linguang said again: "Fan Lou was probably coaxed by Nangong Wenyue this time. No wonder they are."
"You just love to be a good person." Wenchang Hou snorted, "Although Chen Dong has not come out much in recent years, he always pushes his son to come out, but I know that he has been sneaking behind his back."
Chen Dong is Chen Guichun's father.
"And you, weren't you asked to deal with that little hoof in a fair and just manner? Why did you fail again and again?"
Zhou Linguang thought about this problem while sitting in the sedan chair and circling around.
"Master Marquis, I suspect that Mrs. Qin is already Nangong Wenyue's person. And Liao Haohai, he wouldn't break into my house for no reason last time to offer incense."
Marquis Wenchang narrowed his eyes: "You mean, Liao Haohai and Nangong Wenyue are also in the same group?"
Zhou Linguang nodded: "During the Taizu period, the Liao family was rescued by the Nangong family. The Liao family is naturally very grateful to the Nangong family."
Marquis Wenchang suddenly smiled: "Speaking of this, I remember that your Zhou family offended the Nangong family..." It has been a hundred years, and no one else can remember these past events. But for those involved, they may always hold grudges in their hearts.
Zhou Linguang also laughed: "Otherwise, the Zhou family is full of talents, but no one has become an official." The emperor treated the Zhou family with great courtesy, but he was even more afraid of the Nangong family.
Marquis Wenchang thought to himself, the Zhou family can really endure it, and they have been swallowing this breath alive for nearly a hundred years.
"Okay, just be more careful next time. Now that you know that Nangong Wenyue is the mastermind behind this, just avoid him when you see him in the future."
Li Feng couldn't help but ask: "Master Hou, are we going to hide like this forever?"
Marquis Wenchang did not speak, but Zhou Linguang said: "You have just arrived at the Li family, and you don't know how powerful the Nangong family is. A little impatience will ruin the big plan. It doesn't matter if you hide, it won't ruin our big things."
A new arrival to the Li family... Li Feng felt uncomfortable hearing these words. Although he was born in Jiangzhou, he grew up in the capital after all. How could he be a newcomer after almost thirty years? The Zhou family has been a scholarly family for a century, but no one is an official in the court. How can they be more powerful than the Li family? He thought so in his heart, but responded with his mouth: "Yes."
"And you." Zhou Linguang looked at Ma Sizhi, "Let's not take action for now. In a few days, the emperor will go across the river to celebrate spring, and he will definitely call Nangong Wenyue to go. By then, Nangong Wenyue went to cross the river, but there was no one. Cover those little hooves before you do anything."
"Yes." Ma Si bowed his head.
"By the way, since you are here, let's take this month's antidote back. There is still some money to buy some delicious tonics for your children. Last time I saw those two children were pitifully thin." Zhou Linguang explain.
Ma Sizhi said respectfully: "Yes."
He took a purse handed by Zhou Linguang.
The antidote in the purse is for Ah Min and Yan'er's poison. The poison was caused by Zhou Linguang. The child was poisoned while he was still in his mother's belly. The first wife was physically stronger and struggled for two years after giving birth to a child without an antidote. He thought that Zhou Linguang would let his second wife go because of his ability in doing things, but he didn't expect that Zhou Linguang would poison her again. The second wife was frail and died just after giving birth to Yan'er. In these years, the lives of the two children have been sustained by Zhou Linguang giving antidote once a month. What a scholarly family, it is simply a vicious family. No wonder the Nangong family suppressed the Zhou family. If such a vicious person were to serve as an official in the court, he didn't know how many lives he would kill.
Ma Si raised his eyes and said, "Thank you, Mr. Zhou."
"You two should leave, be careful and don't let anyone notice." Zhou Linguang said.
Ma Sizhi and Li Feng then took their leave and walked out of the room silently.
It was cold wind and rain outside, Li Wanzhou was holding an umbrella and looking at them expressionlessly.
Just like when they arrived, different little maids led the way and they went out by different ways.
Li Feng came by carriage and stopped two alleys across the house.
It wasn't raining when he arrived, so he didn't bring an umbrella. It was raining when he left, and no one brought him an umbrella. Fortunately, it wasn't raining heavily, so I could just use my sleeves to cover myself.
The walls on both sides of the alley were high, with only a faint light coming from above. Li Feng walked along the alley for a long time, and then the anger in his heart calmed down.
What a treacherous person! They had said well at the beginning that as long as he got things done, they would definitely keep him safe and sound and his official position would be promoted to the second level. But now, not only does he have to worry about Ding at home, Fan Yanguan is also dead!
Although the Di newspaper said that Fan Yanguan died of overwork, could he believe it? Fan Yanguan worked in the public house and always sent them to do official business. How had he ever done any errands? Li Feng was somewhat suspicious that it was the work of Marquis Wenchang and Zhou Linguang. In other words, it is very likely that Zhou Linguang did it. Marquis Wenchang seemed to be the leader, but in fact he listened to Zhou Linguang in everything. Although Zhou Linguang did not have an official position, his methods were ruthless.
For example, what happened at Baoxiang Temple was arranged by Zhou Linguang...
"Meow!" A wild cat suddenly jumped down from the high wall and landed in front of Li Feng, scaring Li Feng so much that he even broke into cold sweat on his back.
The wild cat glanced at him with disdain and left in a swaggering manner.
"Beast!" Li Feng cursed in a low voice.
He was so distracted by scolding the wild cat that he didn't pay attention to his feet. He kicked something and stumbled, falling forward. In a panic, Li Feng put his hands on the ground to avoid eating dog shit.
Li Feng struggled to get up, only to realize that his hands were sticky, and upon closer inspection, they looked like blood.
That thing just now... Li Feng took a closer look and saw that it seemed to be the outline of a person.
Li Feng's mind was shattered all of a sudden. He was so frightened that he fell under the wall and his legs were weak. Dead, dead, dead?
The cold wind blew, and the man lying on the ground suddenly moved and groaned: "Feng'er..."
(End of chapter)
