Five days ago, Ms. Liu Wu received a greeting card claiming to be her late husband's friend.
"He said that his surname was Wang, and that he had collaborated on a business with Liu Zhiquan. Now that the news was leaked, he was afraid that it would lead to death. He kindly informed me before running away."
Li Erniang said tiredly: "I think my first reaction was not to believe it. Although Liu Zhiquan was a mess in matters of men and women, I know the business of the family, and none of it is worthy of human life."
Lu Anran frowned: "Wang's surname? What's your name?"
Li'er Niang thought carefully, "It seems to be called Wang Mao."
"How do you look and have facial features?"
"A high nose, broad eyebrows, and a pockmarked face." Li'er Niang was deeply impressed by that face, so she opened her mouth and said, "A pair of eyes are full of energy, and she has some energy."
Lu Anran thought for a moment and said, "Go on."
In the past, in Li'er's mother's mind, Liu Zhiquan was lofty, not very courageous, and had no ability to hide things from the truth. But since the incident of having an affair and the debt, Li'er's mother has overturned all her perceptions of him.
"I've been sleeping in the same bed for several years, and it's as if I've never known him before." Li Erniang said, "I said I didn't believe it, but I started to murmur in my heart."
Then, a friend surnamed Wang mysteriously said that Liu Zhiquan had hidden a batch of things in Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Yi County. "You should run for your life quickly, otherwise it will be too late."
Lu Taotao interrupted her recollection, "Don't you doubt his good intentions and risking his own life to remind you?"
Naturally, Li'er Niang also asked about this, and he said: "Brother Liu had a premonition before something happened, and he wrote a letter specifically asking me to take care of my wife and daughter. I can't let him down."
At that time, Li'er Niang had mixed feelings, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.
Lu Taotao sneered directly: "He is fooling you."
"Of course I can't waste a lot of money just because of his words." Originally, Li Erniang was going to leave Yi County, but she was still waiting for the directions and household registration changes promised by Yun Qi. At this moment, she was afraid of changes, so how could she dare to act recklessly? .
Lu Anran felt something: "What happened next?"
Li'er Niang thought of something and her face turned pale. "Seeing that I didn't believe it, Wang Mao made a bet with me. He took the little sisters to leave the embroidery workshop secretly and found an inn to stay temporarily. I secretly returned with him..."
Her lips trembled, and her voice had a slight tremor, "Who would have thought that a group of men in black would really break in and kill people." The last two words were so soft that they were almost lost between her lips and teeth.
After this time, Lierniang no longer had any doubts and escaped overnight with her sisters. "There was really no place to go. Finally, Xiuzhen thought that the Fox Fairy had taken her to live here for a few days."
However, a group of people still wanted to eat and drink while hiding in the mountains, and finally decided to take turns disguised and go to the county town to do shopping. Because of this, they discovered that their shop had turned into a soy sauce and vinegar shop.
"After much thought, this matter cannot be accomplished without official approval." Li'er Niang gritted her teeth, "I can't tell whether the person behind this is a ghost or a human."
Lu Anran immediately understood what she meant, "Do you doubt Magistrate Cheng?"
"Within two days, there were rumors that the Fox Fairy had killed someone, and that the Fox Fairy was hiding in our embroidery workshop." Li'er Niang thought about it, "If this kind of thing is not investigated, a few of us will be found out if it happens. They are all people who were named by the Fox Fairy before."
Lu Taotao pursed his lips: "Oh, someone is pretending to be the great immortal fox."
Li'er Niang frowned: "The strange thing is that the rumors were suppressed just after they started, and they were not widely publicized."
However, Lu Anran understood that before catching anyone, he deliberately let down their vigilance and pretended that nothing had happened and everything was business as usual.
"Where did the man named Wang go?"
Li'er Niang shook her head, "He gave us a ride and we were never seen again."
Xiuzhen, who was still holding the wooden stick next to her, interrupted when she heard this and said, "He also asked me to embroider a picture saying that he was going to move reinforcements."
Lu Anran took out the folded handkerchief, "Did he bring it up?"
"Yes." Li'er Niang was a little embarrassed, "Miss, please forgive me, you have already thought a lot about us, and you shouldn't push yourself too far. However, we really can't think of any other way, so we can only..." It's hard for you.
Lu Anran lowered his eyes and pondered for a while, then raised his head and said, "If my guess is correct, his name is not Wang Mao, but his real name is Wang Degui. He is quite famous in the wells of Wangdu City. Everyone calls him Lao Mao."
Li'er Niang was shocked: "He gave a false name. Is there some conspiracy in this?"
She was uneasy, fearing that her stupidity would harm others.
Lu Anran couldn't think of anything at the moment, but thought of another aspect, "Do you know what Liu Zhiquan is hiding?"
"I didn't know at first." Li'er Niang frowned slightly, "But after thinking about it over the past few days, when I was cleaning the shop, I once saw a rental contract, and it was not his name on it. I was mentally weak at the time, so I ignored it.”
Now that I think about it more carefully, I feel that something is wrong. Since it is not my name, why do I keep it with me?
Lu Anran immediately asked: "Where is it? Do you know the address?"
Li'er Niang stood up and said, "After a person dies, I haven't touched any of his things. They are all with my mother-in-law. Maybe they are still there."
A few people decided to take advantage of the darkness at night and let Li'erniang take Lu Anran and Lu Taotao back to look for them.
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Because of Wu Fang's surprise, the promised breakout was left for review.
In addition to Yunqi's inability to cooperate, Qi Shang also wanted to know how Wu Fang escaped from the tight siege of the rebels and escaped into the city.
Wu Fang was seriously injured this time. The doctor had been in for a long time, but he still hadn't opened the door until noon.
Yun Qi glanced at Qi Shang coolly, "Qi Shen's leadership is so powerful that he used all his strength on his own people."
Qi Shang had an upright face and said solemnly, "I didn't hurt her."
Yun Qi knew everything in his heart, but he deliberately went against it, "Oh, I know, it was not your sword that cut her, but her intention to hit your sword."
Qi Shang: "..."
The door opened and the doctor came out, "The incision is a bit deep. Although the bleeding has been temporarily stopped, you must not move it. You need to stay in bed for a few days." Looking towards the room, he sighed in his heart, this girl can really endure such a big wound. Silent.
Guanyue sent the doctor out and went to the medicine hall to get some medicine. The doctor was still worried, "Do you really mean what you said?"
"Don't worry, the imperial envoy sent by the emperor is here, and he can't stop a few bandits."
The doctor wiped the sweat on his forehead and said, "Oh, it's hard to say this. Who would have thought of changing dynasties more than ten years ago? Anyway, strong men, don't forget that when you asked me to come for diagnosis, you promised to take my youngest son with you when you abandoned the city." Later, as I thought about the tragic situation after the city was destroyed, my eyes felt a little sour and red.
Guanyue looked at his back and shook her head. Dynasties changed, power alternated, and the rise and fall were all suffering for the people.
Talking about Yun Qi's side, he stepped in, kicked the door shut with his heel, tilted his head back, and showed an uninhibited smile, "My lord, please comfort my people first, Qi Shen, please wait a moment."
The emphasis was on the word 'my people', which made Qi Shang's eyelids jump.
If Colonel Qian hadn't been there, he would have spat heavily.
As soon as the door closed, Yun Qi's smiling face instantly disappeared. He raised the jade bone fan and pressed it forward. He said with a hint of helplessness in his tone: "Lie down well and don't move around."
Wu Fang was his secret guard in name, but in the final analysis, the two of them were brothers and sisters from the same sect. When his master entrusted her, he also told Haosheng to keep an eye on her.
"Look at your appearance." Yun Qi lifted up his clothes and sat on the round stool in front of Wu Fang, "I don't want you to follow me and fight with swords and swords, or you will end up dying."
There is no face or expression in his eyes, and his eyes are not warm due to the rejuvenation of everything. There is only a bit of cold air in his eyes, "Someone said that the old cat had someone pretend to be himself and go to the southwest with the money model, and it has already fallen into the hands of Sicheng, the prisoner. "
Yun Qi clicked his tongue: "I wonder why those people are so crazy that they dare to besiege the city."
After thinking about it carefully, I felt something was wrong, "How do you know, and why did you suddenly come to the southwest?"
Wu Fang's words were concise, but the process was not missed at all, and he explained the cause and effect from beginning to end.
"So, the girl from the Lu family asked you to make this trip?" Yun Qi recalled Lu Anran's serious look and shook his head with a smile, "You really can't take any time off."
Wu Fang: "Miss said it's hard to tell the real ghost from the fake one in the capital. The only way to catch the ghost is to lure him to the southwest."
Yunqi's peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly: "Why don't you think about it, the old cat is cunning by nature, and the government and people behind the scenes can't find him, so why did he fall into your hands alone?"
Wu Fang was startled. She was neither stupid nor overly smart. She was not as meticulous and unfathomable as Yun Qi, so she didn't notice anything wrong along the way.
"You know the old cat's habits, don't others know?" Yun Qi asked lightly.
Wu Fang pursed his lips and frowned, "Did he do it on purpose?"
"I'm really curious now that this character Lao Mao actually counts me in his calculations." Yun Qi raised the corner of his mouth, but there was a bit of chill in his eyes, "However, An Ran is not deeply involved in the world, so it is inevitable to follow his schemes."
Wu Fang's usually calm eyes moved. This was the first time she heard Yun Qi address Lu Anran with only two words. There was no overly affectionate tone. It seemed that everything was natural. On the contrary, it made people feel that the two of them were inseparable. Very intimate.
Wu Fang had abandoned all emotions a long time ago, and because of Yun Qi's unabashed attitude, he could smell a rare tenderness.
Therefore, Wu Fang rarely said more: "Miss, I am doing this to help you."
Yun Qi showed a sincere smile this time, "I know, it's just too stupid to be stupid, but at least you have your heart."
Wu Fang's eyes were cold again, as if nothing could make them lively, "But when I arrived in Ping County, I saw that things had changed. I was worried that the prince would not know about it, so I took an opportunity to break in at night."
"Did someone inflict your injury on the way?"
"Well, there will be people chasing you outside the royal capital."
Yun Qi nodded: "It seems that the man named Lao Mao is not lying. The fake banknotes did not come from the southwest, but were hidden in the royal capital."
"The lady guesses that the corpse of the man at the bottom of Yaxianju Lake is Jiang Chao, the money model maker."
"So, is the culprit hiding in my place?" Yun Qi touched his chin and said to himself: "Not only did we lose Southwest, we also had to pull out the hidden stakes in the capital by ourselves."
It used to be that it was just an unidentified male corpse. Anyway, the case belongs to the Criminal Division. Yun Qi can do whatever he wants. But now the key person involved in the counterfeit banknote case is in big trouble.
When the time comes, once people draw their attention to Ya Xianju's back, they will probably find out that it is related to Prince Yun's Mansion. How could the emperor tolerate such a big mistake? He should also doubt the purpose behind Prince Yun's Mansion.
The only solution now is to evacuate in advance, cut off everything that has anything to do with Prince Yun's Mansion, and leave only an innocent businessman. When things calm down for a while, no one in Wangdu City will find out that Yaxianju has already changed its boss.
Wu Fang lost a lot of blood. Although she didn't show any discomfort, it was easy to tell from her pale face that she was now weak.
Yun Qi shook his wide sleeves and sighed: "Although I really want you to rest, I still want Qi Shen to come and ask a few questions first."
