Yu Qingcheng looked at Wen Bingqiu's retreating back, and an inexplicable feeling suddenly arose in his heart. For some reason, she suddenly felt that she should go to his home to visit him.
The next day, she really inquired and found Wen Bingqiu's home and met his bedridden mother.
Wen Bingqiu was not at home. He went out to sell calligraphy and paintings.
Mother Wen was very uneasy when she saw that the most magnificent beauty in the capital had come here in person. She muttered, "Look at how dirty and shabby this house is. I'm afraid it will stain your clothes..."
Yu Qingcheng smiled and said: "I like this kind of place."
Wen's mother said excitedly: "A Bing can make a confidante like you, what a blessing it has been over many lifetimes!"
"A Bing?" Yuqing was shocked: "Auntie, where is your place of origin?"
Mother Wen said: "There is a Lianjia Village in Dingyuan..."
Lian Nanchun said with surprise and joy: "You, are you Aunt Wen?"
Mother Wen looked at her up and down in surprise: "You...you are..."
Yu Qingcheng said with tears: "I am Ah Chun."
Mother Wen said curiously: "That's not right. Ah Chun should be named Lian, but you..."
Yu Qingcheng sighed: "It's hard to describe in one word."
Yuqing Chengzhen never thought that she would meet an old friend in a foreign land, and she couldn't help but be filled with emotion.
She and the Wen family, mother and son, are not only fellow villagers, but also neighbors; she and A Bing have been childhood sweethearts since childhood.
Changes in the world separated her from A Bing; but now they meet unexpectedly. Isn't this fate?
Finally, she told Wen's mother and asked A Bing to come to the silk shop to find her tonight. She had something to say to him.
That night, the moon and stars were sparse, and the cool breeze was refreshing and pleasant.
Wen Bingqiu came to the silk and satin shop with anxiety.
Yu Qingcheng invited him into the inner room and closed the door.
Wen Bingqiu looked at her silently and said nothing.
Yu Qingcheng said: "Has Aunt Wen told you everything?"
"Yes. I really didn't expect that we would meet again; I never thought that the stunning beauty in front of me would be my childhood playmate. Alas, maybe this is God's will..." Wen Bingqiu sighed and lowered his head gently.
Yu Qingcheng smiled bitterly and said, "A Bing, are you making fun of me?"
Wen Bingqiu said in panic: "No, Ah Chun, you misunderstood, I'm just feeling a little emotional now. In fact, I am sincere to you. I am a dumb person and can't express my feelings, but I, I really Think...think..."
Yu Qingcheng looked at him affectionately with her beautiful eyes and said, "What do you want?"
Wen Bingqiu gritted his teeth and said, "I want to propose to you tomorrow... Ah Chun, you don't think I'm poor and not worthy of you, do you?"
Yu Qingcheng's face turned gloomy. She shook her head silently and said nothing.
Wen Bingqiu's heart dropped and he said in disappointment, "I knew I wasn't good enough for you..."
Yu Qingcheng said: "No, I am not worthy of you. I am a widow..."
Wen Bingqiu said resolutely: "I don't care. As long as you and I can be in love with each other and be happy with each other, why should we care about what the world thinks of us? Besides, my family is also very poor, and I also have many shortcomings. If I can marry you, , I will have no regrets in this life!”
Yu Qingcheng was moved and said: "Really?"
Wen Bingqiu nodded vigorously.
From his hot and firm eyes, what Yu Qingcheng captured was confidence and sincerity. The lake in her heart that had been so quiet for so many years started to ripple again.
The two hugged each other tightly.
Before leaving, Wen Bingqiu looked back and gave her an affectionate smile.
Watching his back disappear into the vast night, Yu Qingcheng felt the sweetness and happiness filling her heart for the first time.
She walked out of the courtyard, looked up at the stars, and felt extremely comfortable.
At this time, her expression suddenly changed, her lotus feet lifted up a stone on the ground, and shot it towards the roof with a bang.
I heard someone scream and roll down from the eaves.
"Oh, who do I think it is? It turns out to be Master Xiao from the Ding Mansion! Why, you haven't been here for several days. Are you feeling unwell?" Yu Qingcheng said in a somewhat sarcastic tone.
Xiao Yongnian was so painful that he held his left leg and jumped. He was so embarrassed that he could not speak.
Yu Qingcheng said: "I also know that you haven't seen me for a day, like three autumns, but you should be upright if you want to see me. Why are you so sneaky?"
Her face suddenly darkened and she said coldly: "What are you still doing here? Get out of here right away!"
Xiao Yongnian snorted bitterly, limped out of Yu Qingcheng's yard with his head downcast.
He failed to find her twice, but suffered setbacks one after another, which made him feel ashamed and angry. He secretly gritted his teeth and said: "Damn you bitch, just wait and see!"
Yu Qingcheng couldn't sleep that night. For the first time in her life, she felt that she was messing up for a man.
She waited until dawn in a daze, feeling sleepy and lazy, so she simply continued to sleep. Only Wednesday Shen was allowed to take care of the affairs in the store.
But just after noon, Wednesday Shen came to disturb her sweet dream: "Boss lady, get up quickly, something happened!"
Yu Qingcheng said impatiently: "What a big deal, what a fuss."
Zhou Shen said in a trembling voice: "Someone from the government is here! It is said that Mr. Wen, his mother and son... were killed!..."
Yu Qingcheng felt her head buzzing. She jumped out of bed, opened the door, and said anxiously: "What did you say?"
Wednesday Shen cried: "Mr. Wen, mother and son, were killed last night!... Mr. Lu of the Ministry of Punishment sent someone to summon you to the government office to help investigate the situation."
Yu Qingcheng only heard the words "Mr. Wen, was killed", but could not hear anything else. She felt her head was buzzing and her body was shaky, thanks to Zhoushen's support.
Wen Bingqiu was really killed? However, he was fine last night! Impossible, impossible!
She murmured: "You must be lying to me! My medical skills are very good, let me go and see him, I will definitely save him!..." At this point, she burst into tears.
Yu Qingcheng's body was on the verge of collapse. He was supported by Zhou Shen on Wednesday, and under the guidance of Dong Wu and Yuan Ping, two of the "Five Heroes of Lu Mansion", he came to the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Justice to meet Lord Lu Wenzheng.
Lu Wenzheng asked Yu Qingcheng: "Did Wen Bingqiu come to your residence last night?"
Yu Qing said calmly: "Been here."
Lu Wenzheng asked: "Why did you invite him to come?"
Yuqing Chengdao: "Just reminiscing about old feelings."
"anything else?"
"And...he proposed to me."
"Did you promise him?"
"..." Yu Qing said: "This is my own private matter. There is no need for Mr. Lu to get to the bottom of it, right?"
Lu Wenzheng said: "If I ask you, just answer truthfully and don't talk too much."
Yu Qingcheng said silently: "I agreed."
"Why?"
"Because he is sincere to me. You know, in this world, it is really not easy to find someone who truly loves you. It's a pity that God's will makes people..." Her voice was hoarse and she couldn't continue.
Lu Wenzheng said: "Has anyone else been here since he left?"
Yu Qingcheng said: "Yes, Xiao Yong, the martial arts master of Ding Mansion, has been here. He couldn't take advantage of me, so he had to leave."
Lu Wenzheng sent Dong Wu to take Xiao Yongnian with him.
At this time, Xu Zhi found some more clues and reported them to Lu Wenzheng one by one. Lu Wenzheng was pondering, thoughtfully.
After a while, Xiao Yongnian went to the lobby and saw Mr. Lu.
Lu Wenzheng said: "Xiao Yongnian, did you go to Yuqingcheng's place in Silk Village last night?"
When Xiao Yongnian saw Yu Qingcheng standing by, he thought he couldn't hide it, so he had to say, "I've been there."
Lu Wenzheng said: "What are you going for?"
Xiao Yongnian said: "I wanted to find her to relieve my boredom, but she happened to be with a scholar named Wen, so the conversation didn't work out, so I had to leave."
Lu Wenzheng asked: "Did you meet Wen Bingqiu on the way?"
Xiao Yongnian said: "No!"
Lu Wenzheng hit the case and said: "That's nonsense! You clearly intercepted Wen Bingqiu when passing through Xiaohetun and beat him up to vent your hatred. How can you say you haven't seen him now?"
"I……"
"The witness is here, do you still want to deny it?" Lu Wenzheng ordered: "Congratulate Xiaoliu and Liu Ren!"
Later, two witnesses were brought to court by Yuan Ping.
Lu Wenzheng said: "Last night, you wanted to go find Yu Qingcheng, but you found that she was with Wen Bingqiu, and you couldn't help but become jealous. When Wen Bingqiu left the silk and satin shop, you chased after him, intercepted and beat him, and was Pedestrians passing by He Xiaoliu and Liu Ren saw it, right?"
Xiao Yongnian didn't answer.
Lu Wenzheng added: "Then you chased him to his home and killed his mother and son, right?"
"No!" Xiao Yongnian became anxious and hurriedly defended: "Mr. Lu, I admit that I stopped Wen Bingqiu in the middle and beat him. However, I never went to his house again, let alone Kill their mother and son!
Lu Wenzheng said: "Then why didn't you admit it just now?"
Xiao Yongnian said: "I...I am worried about being implicated."
Lu Wenzheng said: "You have no guilt in your heart, so what are you worried about? Since your words are flashy, there must be something ulterior to you!"
Xiao Yongnian repeatedly complained: "Master Lu, there must be evidence for everything! You said I killed someone, where is the evidence? If you act arbitrarily, even Master Ding will not agree."
Lu Wenzheng sneered and said: "I have always enforced the law impartially and dealt with the situation fairly. Don't say that you have Master Ding as your backer; even if the current emperor violates the king's law, he should be guilty of the same crime as the common people!"
"But, Mr. Lu..."
Lu Wenzheng didn't wait for him to say anything more and shouted: "Who are you, please put Xiao Yongnian in jail first, and then we will make a decision after we find conclusive evidence!"
When Ding Jinzhi heard that Xiao Yongnian was suspected of murder, he was very angry and said to Luo Zhenyi: "Martial Master Luo, what's going on with your two brothers? They take turns causing trouble for me. Jiang Chun's incident has just passed; now, Xiao Something like this happened to Yongnian again - and he was still a murder suspect! This is good, old man Lu Wenzheng has been caught again. "
Luo Zhenyi said displeased: "Master Ding, what you said is wrong. After all, our brothers have worked for you through life and death, and many times we have done things with our heads hanging from our waistbands. Now that we are in trouble, we should work together to solve the problem." It’s all about making good plans, but I didn’t expect you to say such things. It’s really chilling. If that’s the case, let’s just break up!”
Seeing this, Ding Jinzhi hurriedly said: "Oh, Master Luo, what are you talking about? I was in a hurry just now. Please forgive me for my mistakes. In fact, why am I not in a hurry about your brother's matter? Just don't worry, as long as you have me With Ding Jin here, I guarantee that Lu Wenzheng will not dare to do anything to his brother. Who is coming—" He ordered: "Prepare a sedan and go to the Shangshu Mansion!"
Sitting on the eight-carrying sedan chair of a second-rank officer, Ding Jinzhi felt very uneasy. Although he had boasted so much in front of Luo Zhenyi just now, he was actually not very sure about it.
He knew very well who Lu Wenzheng was. To put it nicely, it means enforcing the law impartially and with an unselfish face; to put it badly, it means being clumsy and stubborn. Sometimes, he even refuses to pay the emperor's account - known as the "Second One".
When Ding Jinzhi thinks of him, his teeth itch with hatred. He was thinking whether he could deal with this smelly and stubborn old man by himself. If it didn't work, he could only ask his ally brother He Yuting, the Marquis of Xinping, to take action.
As I was thinking about things along the way, I arrived at the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Punishment.
After being informed, I came to the living room. Lu Wenzheng greeted me with a smile on his face. He greeted me, took a seat, ordered someone to pour tea, and quickly got down to business.
Ding Jinzhi considered his words and implicitly stated his purpose.
Lu Wenzheng said with a smile: "Oh, Lord Ding, it's a coincidence that you are here early. I have just finished handling the case, and I just want to tell Lord Ding what happened."
Ding Jinzhi was stunned: "What, is it done?..."
