That night, Liu Qiaoer took advantage of the time when Yun Zheng and Pei Yi went to Zui Le Fang.
A man, dressed in night clothes, came to the local county government office.
If we were to say who knows the most detailed information, it would definitely be the government.
Every place has county annals, and every place has local annals, which record the daily trivialities of the local area.
If Liu Qiaoer wants to know the most detailed and accurate information, she must go to the local authorities.
The person who records is not the county magistrate. The county magistrate may be replaced every three or five years. The local county magistrate and the chief clerk will serve for life.
Liu Qiaoer, wearing a nightgown, found her way to the residence of the local county magistrate. Without saying a word, she tied him up, threw him into a dilapidated temple, and interrogated him.
Liu Qiaoer then understood why everyone here knew about Fu Yumen and Lord Lu, while the Emperor Zhao Ziyu in the capital seemed to know nothing.
First, the local government officials were bribed by the people of Fu Yumen. Their performance in the capital was mediocre. The country was peaceful and the people were safe, so the government officials were too lazy to care.
Second, Lord Lu was not a member of the imperial court, but a local wealthy businessman. People just called him that. He was very rich, so rich that half of the assets in Wengcheng were his family’s.
Thirdly, the Lu family recruited soldiers and the government did not care, and they also often did charity work, and the government enjoyed the benefits. As for Lord Lu’s real name, the county magistrate did not know it either, because for a long time, everyone had only heard of his name but had not seen him.
Liu Qiaoer wondered why Lu Yunqing didn't know if Lord Lu was really Lu Yunzheng.
Lu Yunqing is Lu Yunzheng's younger brother after all. If Lu Yunzheng is still alive and the old couple of the Lu family have passed away, why doesn't he go home
Liu Qiaoer was guessing, deducing, and jumping back and forth.
It seems that only when Liu Qiaoer meets him in person can she know the truth.
Liu Qiaoer stuffed a silver note into the county magistrate's hand and sent him back.
Yun Zheng and Pei Yi went to some local brothels, not just Zui Le Fang.
Yun Zheng has a righteous look on his face, and he looks stern when he is serious. He looks like a modest gentleman, and the girls in the brothel all like people like him.
Pei Yi was different. He had been staying in brothels for years. Although he looked good, he always had a bad look to him. He was handsome and cool. The girls in brothels loved to play with guys like him.
The two of them visited two or three brothels and got all the useful information.
The information Yun Zheng received was that Zui Le Fang did not know the true identity of Lord Lu, and that Fu Yu Men was indeed very rich because Lord Lu had a lot of assets in Wengcheng and supported the people of Fu Yu Men.
The news Pei Yi knew was that Fu Yumen had declared himself king, that the Marquis was conferred the title by the former Crown Prince, and that the Marquis's wife was the only daughter of General Zhenbei, Princess Mingyue.
Therefore, the Zhenbei Army, which manages Wengcheng and several cities in Mobei, blocked the news from the emperor.
The information that Liu Qiaoer asked Yun Zheng and Pei Yi to buy with silver was almost the same as what she got from the county magistrate.
It seems that Zui Le Fang is not controlled by anyone, and the news given to Liu Qiaoer is not false.
The more Liu Qiaoer investigated, the stranger it felt. It was a familiar yet strange feeling.
It seems that if I want to know the truth, I can only go to the wedding banquet at the Marquis' Mansion.
Winter comes earlier in the north, and the closer you get to the city, the colder it feels. Liu Qiaoer rides a horse, wearing a black cloak. She, like Yun Zheng and Pei Yi, is dressed as a man.
There were three of them in a group, and if you didn’t know, you would think they were rangers.
When I arrived at Wengcheng early in the morning, I felt the festive atmosphere.
As you enter the city gate, you will see red lanterns hanging everywhere and red silk everywhere.
Everyone had a happy look on their faces. Liu Qiaoer saw that almost all the people running on the street were servants of the Lu family. They were dressed in new clothes, with red silk tied around their waists and a big "Lu" on their backs.
"Hurry up, the wedding will be held soon, and these streets need to be cleaned up."
As soon as Liu Qiao'er and the other two entered the city, the eldest brother who was guarding the city gate told them that they could have a banquet and go to the Lu family to receive their reward and watch the fun.
Of course you have to watch the excitement.
Liu Qiaoer and the other two had to find a place to stay first.
However, he didn't expect that the inn was full of people, all of whom were merchants from nearby and people who had business dealings with the Lu family.
Yun Zheng and Pei Yi also asked at two inns, but neither had any rooms.
Liu Qiaoer didn't expect that there were so many people in Wengcheng. After thinking about it, she came up with a bold idea.
"Since the Lu family is recruiting guards, why don't we apply together? Not only will they provide food, but they will also provide accommodation. By the way, we can also enter the house of Lord Lu."
Liu Qiaoer's words were unanimously agreed by the two.
However, when the three of them arrived at the place where the Lu family was recruiting guards, they did not expect that the line was longer than the wedding procession.
The three of them had no choice but to queue there as well.
Not long after, there was a burst of firecrackers, and the Lu family's wedding procession went out.
It was a grand and majestic procession, with people setting off firecrackers in the front, followed by people beating gongs and drums and playing suona, and then the guard of honor.
Behind him was the groom sitting on a tall horse.
"Yun Zheng, look, the groom looks like you." Pei Yi suddenly said.
Liu Qiaoer looked carefully and saw that, yes, the groom looked very similar to Yun Zheng, but he looked more like the man named Lu Yunzheng.
Unable to hold back, Liu Qiaoer slowly came to the gate of the Lu family. From afar, she saw a shocking scene.
There were many people standing in front of the vermilion gate, among whom only two or three were standing at the very top. Among them, a couple in the middle looked to be quite old.
The man had a beard, with one hand behind his back and the other stroking his beard. Although he was very old, one could tell that he must have been a majestic and elegant general when he was young.
The woman had a slightly plump body and a kind face. Next to her stood a little girl whose appearance and sweet smile were exactly the same as the woman's when she was young.
Liu Qiaoer's memories slowly exploded in her mind like fireworks.
What happened in the past twenty-five years
Didn’t they say that Lu Yunzheng and Princess Mingxin both died in the secret realm
So who is the person who appears in front of her now
Who is lying? Du Zixu? Or Zhao Ziyu
Seeing that Liu Qiaoer's face was getting worse and worse, and she was slowly pulling out the software from her waist, Yun Zheng cleverly stopped her.
"What are you going to do?"
Liu Qiaoer's eyes were red and filled with tears. She stared wide open, as if the tears would disappear if she blinked. But she just stared, her eyes filled with anger.
"I want to find them and ask them what's going on."
Pei Yi was also puzzled: "You are not going to ask questions here, you are going to kill someone."
Yun Zheng was quick-witted: "Let's go to the Marquis' Mansion. At this time, they are all going to welcome the bride, so the Marquis' Mansion should be empty."
The two men took Liu Qiaoer to the wall of the marquis' mansion, where there was no one, and jumped in.
Liu Qiaoer had already entered the space at this time and angrily questioned Long Batian what was going on.
Long Batian said innocently: "I don't know either. Unless you complete the mission, you can't return to the secret realm and you won't find anyone to ask."
Liu Qiaoer was angry: "In the end, there were only Tuoba Xiao and I, Lu Yunzheng and Princess Mingxin, and the third prince, Zhao Yangxu. If the two of them lived for more than 20 years, what about the remaining two people?"
"I want to know if there are two people, Zhao Yangxu and Tuoba Xiao, in this world."