After Li Ping'er left, the eldest lady Song Lian's eyes were red: "You guy, can't there be room for you in the courtyard? You have to go to that little fox. This is not a bad thing. Not to mention the trouble, I almost got involved. Second Madam!”
Wang Ying on the side hurriedly advised: "After all, Yi Jin is still a long-term worker in the house, and Li Ping'er is the wife. Yi Jin can only obey her orders."
"But fortunately, it's nothing serious now. Just go back and drink a few more bowls of chicken soup."
Song Lian snorted: "It's a good idea to give him a long memory this time, so that he won't do anything bad again if he can't stand it anymore."
After speaking, Song Lian pulled Wang Ying aside and said with a slightly red face: "Sister, one pound of his body?"
Wang Ying was stunned and couldn't help but spit: "You are his godmother, how can you ask such a shameful topic?"
Song Lian looked embarrassed and said: "Isn't it because caring leads to chaos? I'm just afraid that he will have some health problems again."
Wang Ying glanced at Liu Yijin, who was arranging his clothes next to her, and said in a low voice, "Didn't you already watch the acupuncture just now?"
"Li Ping'er was here just now, I didn't have the nerve to watch."
Wang Ying's eyes evaded: "Actually, it's actually quite good. After all, he's full of energy."
Song Lian felt reassured, patted her chest gently and said, "Then I'll feel relieved."
Wang Ying laughed softly and said: "Sister, Yi Jin is a good boy. It would be great if he could stay with you, but you shouldn't restrain him too much. After all, there are not many people who know everything about him."
Song Lian nodded: "You're right, I just like this kid. Didn't you see it just now? He's strong, fair and handsome."
Wang Ying secretly spat, as the eldest sister, she became more and more bold.
Song Lian looked at Wang Ying's blushing face and knew that the other party was wrong. She couldn't help but secretly spat: "You damn girl, what are you thinking? I meant that he was powerful."
Wang Ying's face turned even redder. She had really felt Liu Yijin's strength just now. If she hadn't resisted at the last critical moment, she might have really become his.
Song Lian was about to turn around when she saw a light red mark on Wang Ying's neck, and couldn't help but said suspiciously: "Sister, what are you talking about?"
Wang Ying panicked and said calmly: "Maybe I got hurt by his fingers when I helped him to bed."
Song Lian looked suspicious, and Wang Ying felt guilty. For a moment, both sides were silent.
Since Zhou Bapi married his fourth concubine years ago, he has completely neglected them both.
Liu Yijin was ostensibly Zhou Bapi's godson, and since he had not officially recognized the Zhou family's genealogy, the two of them would naturally not regard him as their true godson.
Now that Zhou Bapi is dead, everyone has their own Xiao Jiujiu in their hearts, and Liu Yijin is naturally ranked first because of his special relationship with the two of them.
Just as the two of them were thinking about countermeasures, Liu Yijin's light cough came from behind.
The eldest lady Song Lian looked straight at Liu Yijin, her eyes wishing she could melt him.
"One pound, stay away from that vixen in the future. This time, the second lady is helping. If you get hit next time, no one can save you."
"Don't worry, Madam." Liu Yijin struggled to get up, but the features of his body made him unable to straighten up in embarrassment.
Song Lian looked at Wang Ying who was packing her things at the side: "Sister, do you still need acupuncture for a pound? If not, I will take him away."
"Just one last stitch."
After sending Song Lian away, Wang Ying put down the silver needle in her hand: "Thankfully you can endure it, otherwise you wouldn't be able to leave Li Ping'er's yard."
Liu Yijin was also frightened for a while. Who would have thought that he would be given an aphrodisiac in broad daylight.
"Li Ping'er has been involved in Fengyue. She knows how to use various means to seduce men at a young age, and she is also good at grabbing men's hearts. Otherwise, she would not have lost her soul in seducing Zhou Papi."
Wang Ying looked at Liu Yijin deeply: "Did you find anything in her yard?"
Liu Yijin told the story about the wood. Wang Ying frowned: "According to what you said, the wood was definitely left so that certain people could freely enter and leave her courtyard."
"The alley outside the courtyard wall leads to the back street. If Li Ping'er is really hooking up with outsiders, then the most convenient time for them to come to Zhou Mansion is at night."
Liu Yijin nodded: "Li Ping'er's yard happens to be inside, and it's against the wall. Even the servants of the house who patrol at night can't reach this place, which invisibly creates convenience."
Wang Ying's eyes were glaring and she said: "One pound, what are you going to do next?"
Liu Yijin said: "If the man in black who sneaked into your courtyard is really from Li Ping'er, I think they will definitely meet again."
Wang Ying hummed: "Are you trying to lure the snake out of its hole?"
Liu Yijin shook his head: "No, I want to take the initiative."
After Wang Ying used the needle again, neither of them mentioned the ambiguous encounter just now.
Liu Yijin was helped back to his small courtyard by two maids.
After half a day's rest, Song Lian and Wang Ying sent someone to deliver heart-warming chicken soup, which moved Liu Yijin.
In the afternoon, his legs were running smoothly. Liu Yijin left the Zhou Mansion directly and went to the mayor Zhou Bao: "Sir, I suspect that someone in the Zhou Mansion is colluding with the gangsters."
Zhou Bao was stunned: "Don't talk nonsense, there haven't been bandits and horse thieves in Qinghe Town for a long time."
"Besides, there are only women in the Zhou family now, so how can there be any collusion with gangsters?"
Liu Yijin said: "If you are willing to cooperate, I think it will be easy to find these people."
Zhou Bao saw Liu Yijin swearing so confidently that he said suspiciously: "Liu Yijin, this matter is not trivial. You can't make any jokes."
Liu Yijin said: "Don't worry, sir, I am fully confident that I can find these gangsters."
Zhou Bao frowned: "Seeing that my brother is so sure, I have to believe it, but you have to tell me your plan in advance. Otherwise, how can I cooperate with you?"
Liu Yijin pondered for a moment: "Sir, I need to confirm this again. Just wait for my reply."
After Liu Yijin left, Zhou Bao's wife Song Juan came out: "I have heard of this Liu Yijin. He used to be the long-term worker of Zhou Papi's family. I didn't expect that his mind was so flexible."
Zhou Bao yawned: "The Zhou family is going to change in the future. This Liu Yijin will not always be a long-term worker."
One kilometer away from Qinghe Town is a temple, this is Piaomiao Temple.
The Piaomiao Temple is very large, with more than a thousand monks in total. On the mountain behind the Piaomiao Temple, there are also more than 300 stone inscriptions of various sizes carved by the abbots and eminent monks of the past dynasties.
The Queen Mother of the dynasty liked Buddhism, and Her Majesty was a filial son, so temples throughout the dynasty prospered.
Piao Miao Temple was crowded with tourists. A woman wearing coarse cloth walked up to the inscription on the stone tablet. After looking around, she walked up the mountain.
"stop!"
A monk in mysterious clothes blocked the woman's way, his eyes wary: "What are you going to do?"
The woman calmly made a gesture, and the monk's expression suddenly became respectful: "I have seen the envoy."
The woman walked to a temple on the mountainside, where a middle-aged monk wearing red cassocks sat.
Seeing the woman walking in, the monk showed a hint of excitement on his face. He quickly walked a few steps and hugged the woman directly: "My Ping'er, you miss me so much."
It turns out that the woman dressed as a village woman is none other than Li Ping'er, the third wife of the Zhou family.
"You flower monk!" Li Ping'er pointed at the monk's smooth forehead: "You are not afraid of the Buddha punishing you."
Yuan Kong chuckled and naturally put his fat hand into Li Ping'er's belly pocket.
With a gentle squeeze of his palm, Yuan Kong laughed loudly: "My little baby, I haven't seen you for a while. Do you miss me?"
Li Ping'er knocked off Yuan Kong's palm and walked inside with a smile: "Buddhism emphasizes that the four elements are empty. It's a good thing for you that even the Buddha has forgotten when he sees a woman."
Yuan Kong stepped forward and wanted to hug Li Ping'er again, but Li Ping'er raised his foot and stopped him: "I'm here to tell you something serious."
Yuan Kong was a little anxious, so he gently held Li Ping'er's ankle and started rubbing it slowly: "My good wife, even if it is a big deal, let's finish it happily first before proceeding."
"Go away!" Li Ping'er cursed with a smile, then turned around and walked inside: "Do you still want the 300,000 taels of silver from Zhou Bapi?"
Yuan Kong said: "Of course I do, that's 300,000 taels. No fool would want this money."
Li Ping'er glared at Yuan Kong: "I want money again, and I want to play for nothing. Why, have all the good things in the world happened to you?"
Yuan Kong smiled: "The key to the problem is that we can't find where Zhou Bapi hid the money. And have you found the key?"
Li Ping'er frowned: "I have searched every corner of the Zhou family where there is no place where the money is hidden. I even doubt that Zhou Bapi left the money in the Zhou family back then?"
Yuan Kong hugged Li Ping'er from behind: "When I was a border soldier, I also participated in escorting the batch of official silver. I saw with my own eyes that boxes filled with silver were carried into the Zhou Mansion. .”
Li Ping'er frowned: "Could it have been melted down by Zhou Papi or have they all been replaced with banknotes?"
Yuan Kong shook his head: "It's a very important matter, but Zhou Papi doesn't have the courage."
Li Ping'er rolled her eyes at Yuan Kong and let the other party's hands move around inside her clothes: "Why did you give three hundred thousand taels of silver to a landlord back then?"
Yuan Kong shook his head: "This matter was arranged by the big shot himself, and I, a small soldier, know nothing about it."
Just when Li Ping'er and Yuan Kong were leaning together, a farmer wearing coarse clothes at the foot of the mountain was strolling in the Forest of Steles with great interest.
A monk looked at him warily: "Donor, you have wandered here several times. Are you here to visit Piaomiao Temple, or are you waiting here for someone?"
Liu Yijin, who was pretending to be a farmer, said, "I'm here to see my wife."
The monk's face changed: "That's nonsense, why is your wife in this temple!"
Liu Yijin pointed to the temple halfway up the mountain and said, "I just saw my wife going to that temple! I guess she went in to burn incense. I'll just wait here."
