Seeing Mr. Zhao with his own eyes, this matter is naturally worth boasting about, so until dinner time, the people in the city still gathered under the big locust tree to discuss, and no one was willing to go back first.
"Master Zhao is really called Zhao Yue?" A commoner asked with a rice bowl in his hand.
"Of course, Mr. Zhao said it himself, Mr. Zhao said, "My lord didn't refute it after hearing it, so it's true."
"I just said that the Zhao Yue in that picture album can't be accurate." You said humanely, "Wang Tianhu is really bold, he dared to pretend to be Mr. Zhao." No wonder the first one was surrounded by the government, beaten into a pig's head, even his own father do not know.
"I don't know when Mr. Zhao will show up again next time." Everyone is looking forward to it. Of course, it would be even better if he appeared for a longer time. We all want to see it very much.
And at this moment in the small courtyard of the Shang Mansion, Zhao Yue was sitting at the stone table, carefully wiping the Jiyue Knife.
Wen Liunian walked in with a tray.
"Haven't you rested yet?" Zhao Yue stood up.
"I just finished my business." Wen Liunian put the tray on the table, "The wine that Master Shang bought is said to be very good."
Zhao Yue said, "Come in, it's a bit cold in the yard."
Wen Liunian nodded, and went back to the bedroom with him.
Lu Zhui was drinking with the dark guard, and seeing this scene from afar on the roof, he couldn't help feeling a little emotional in his heart.
Relatively having a drink in the bedroom in the dead of night, when the time and place are favorable and the people are harmonious, no one can afford to be undisturbed.
"What kind of wine?" Zhao Yue asked.
Wen Liunian said, "Jiyue Xia."
Zhao Yue brightened up the lights.
"I don't know much about wine, but this jug of wine seems to be hard to find." Wen Liunian opened the seal.
"Jiyuexia blooms on the island, which is extremely rare in the interior." Zhao Yue put the wine glasses side by side on the table, "It's not too spicy to make wine, you can try it."
"Did the boss drink?" Wen Liunian was a little surprised.
Zhao Yue nodded, "I drank a lot of wine when I was walking in the rivers and lakes."
Wen Liunian asked, "Will you be drunk?"
"You probably will." Zhao Yue smiled, "I won't."
Wen Liunian took a sip of it, then smacked his lips and said, "It's very sweet."
"When you are not drunk, you will feel that the room is full of flowers." Zhao Yue said, "This is the most wonderful thing about Qiyuexia."
Wen Liunian raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.
Zhao Yue: ...
Wen Liunian put down his wine glass and said, "It's also good to smell the fragrance of flowers."
Zhao Yue shook his head with a smile and poured another cup for him.
The wine jar was not too big, and it was already half empty in a short time. Wen Liunian was lying on the table, obviously drunk.
Zhao Yue picked him up and wanted to send him back to his room, but he stopped when he reached the door.
As Lu Zhui said, if you don't take the initiative in some things, you may have to wait for a lifetime.
Hesitation lowered his head to look at the person in his arms, and saw that his cheeks were flushed and his brows were slightly wrinkled together, a look he had never seen before.
Getting drunk... It should be hard, it doesn't seem good to leave him alone like this.
After thinking about this, Zhao Yue turned around with the man in his arms, put him on his bed, and called for hot water.
Although Wen Liunian didn't know much about wine, the quality of the wine was very good, and he didn't make trouble when he was drunk. His normally fair and clean face was a little flushed, and he would mutter a few words from time to time, but he couldn't make out what he was saying. What.
Zhao Yue first coaxed him to drink hot tea and rinsed his mouth, then lightly took off his shoes, socks and outer robe, wiped his face with a hot towel, then pulled the quilt and covered him, and took the rest of the hot water together. After washing his face, he leaned against the bed and rubbed his temples, thinking that he would feel better tomorrow morning.
Wen Liunian opened his eyes in a daze.
"Go to sleep." Zhao Yue said softly, "I won't have a headache tomorrow."
Wen Liunian said hoarsely, "It's cold."
Zhao Yue paused, and then embraced him in his arms.
Wen Liunian closed his eyes again, and soon fell asleep again.
Zhao Yue's heart was soft, and he lowered his head to kiss his hair, for fear of waking him up.
In the early morning of the next day, the sun was shining on the window grilles, Wen Liunian was wrapped in a quilt, still sleeping soundly.
Knowing that he hadn't had much drink on weekdays, Zhao Yue didn't wake him up, so he got out of bed after tucking in the quilt, and went out after washing up, only to see Lu Zhui drinking tea in the courtyard.
"Morning." Zhao Yue turned around and closed the door.
"Morning." Lu Zhui looked at him meaningfully.
Zhao Yue felt a little uncomfortable, and sat opposite him and poured himself a cup of tea.
Lu Zhui asked, "Do you want to prepare a bowl of egg noodles?" It is a custom in Cangmang City that on the first day a new wife returns home to consummate the house, the husband and wife will eat a bowl of double-yellow egg noodles together, which means that they will be together forever.
Zhao Yue's face was slightly stiff, and he said, "I just drank too much wine last night."
Lu Zhui waved his hands and said, "You don't need to explain these things, the cause is not important, and the process is not important." As long as the final goal is achieved, it is fine, and besides, having sex after drinking sounds a bit uninhibited, very It's free and easy.
Zhao Yue said again, "Nothing else happened."
Lu Zhui was surprised immediately, "Just drank wine?"
Zhao Yue said, "Yes."
Lu Zhui asked, "And then it disappeared?"
Zhao Yue said, "Yes."
Lu Zhui: ...
Still not a man...
Zhao Yueqiang resisted the urge to beat him up.
Lu Zhui earnestly said, "You can't let the adults take the initiative in this kind of thing." Can you still look like a bandit
Zhao Yue said, "I don't want to take advantage of others."
"What kind of taking advantage of others!" Lu Zhui wanted to poke his head open to see what was inside it!
Zhao Yue was silent.
Lu Zhui said earnestly, "If you are a little more assertive, your lord will not run into the room with wine by yourself."
Zhao Yue frowned, "What do you mean?"
"I still have to ask?" Lu Zhui said, "From the time I descended Cangmang Mountain to now, let alone an adult, even I am troubled by it." Such a slow speed is really embarrassing.
Zhao Yue: ...
Do nerds think they are slow
"Morning." Wen Liunian stretched out and went out, "Hey, the second boss is here too."
"Morning, my lord." Lu Zhui stood up, "Just in time, the master has something to say."
Zhao Yue kicked him quietly.
Lu Zhui said, "I'll go to see Lord Shang first."
Wen Liunian nodded, "Second leader, walk slowly."
After Lu Zhui left, the courtyard became quiet again, and Zhao Yue stood by the stone table and looked at him.
Wen Liunian asked, "Have I washed my face?"
"Ah?" Zhao Yue returned to his senses, "No."
"Then why does the boss keep staring at me?" Wen Liunian asked innocently.
Zhao Yue said heartily, "It looks good."
Wen Liunian: ...
Zhao Yue said, "I—"
Wen Liunian looked at him.
Zhao Yue took a deep breath and felt that he still... couldn't say it.
Wen Liunian said, "If the head of the family doesn't say anything, then I will go back to the house... um."
Zhao Yue stepped forward, held his cheek with both hands and bowed his head to kiss him.
Since you can't say it, it will be faster to do it.
The lips are soft, as good as the taste in a dream.
Zhao Yue wrapped his arms around his waist, and the kiss became more and more lingering.
Wen Liunian closed his eyes lightly, his eyelashes trembling slightly under the skylight.
The courtyard was quiet, and even the sound of dead leaves falling could be heard clearly. After a long time, Zhao Yue reluctantly let go of the person in his arms and looked down at him.
Wen Liunian opened his eyes, his lips were a little more aqua-colored than before.
Zhao Yue seemed to be bewitched, and leaned closer to lick it again.
Wen Liunian laughed out loud.
Zhao Yue gently rubbed his cheek with his thumb, and then hugged him tightly into his arms, not wanting to let go for a moment.
Wen Liunian said, "I'm going back to the government office."
Zhao Yue reluctantly let go.
Wen Liunian said, "Do you want to go together?"
Zhao Yue nodded, "Naturally."
The two went out hand in hand. Outside the small courtyard, the dark guard was chatting enthusiastically with Lu Zhui to express that "we didn't peek at all", and standing next to him was Shangyun Zemu Qingshan, and he got up early to buy sour soup dumplings for Huatang. A lot of people were looking in through the crack of the door, and Zhao Wu, who was about to step forward to ask what happened.
Zhao Yue: ...
Wen Liunian took his hand and passed everyone calmly.
Lu Zhui sighed in his heart, looking at this posture, what Cangmang City should prepare is not a dowry, but a dowry...
In the study, the disciple of Tengyunbao who was in charge of following up had just rushed back and was waiting for Wen Liunian.
"What's the matter?" Seeing that he looked a little flustered, the rest of the people didn't dare to be careless.
"Wang Dagui is dead." The disciple replied.
As soon as this remark came out, everyone on the scene was shocked. Yesterday, they were eating hot and sour noodles in Shantang, but today they lost their lives
"Be clear, what's going on." Shang Yunze frowned slightly.
"Forgive me, the castle master. It's because my subordinates are not good at monitoring." The disciple said, "Yesterday after Wang Dagui came back from the shantang, he stayed behind closed doors. His subordinates didn't expect that something would happen to him, so they kept guarding outside the house. It was broad daylight, and he hadn’t seen him go out to cut firewood as usual, so he lifted the tiles and took a look, only to find that he was lying on his back on the ground, dead already.”
"Take a few people there first, and surround the house." Wen Liunian said, "Take Wu Zuo together, Guardian Zuo is pregnant, so don't disturb her with these things."
"Yes." The dark guard nodded in acceptance, then turned and left the study.
"Did anyone enter or leave Wang Dagui's residence last night?" Wen Liunian asked.
"No." The disciple shook his head, "The three of us have been squatting on guard all the time, and never let up for a moment. From the time Wang Dagui came home to his death, unless there was a secret passage in the room, he never saw any outsiders."
"What about the other abnormalities?" Wen Liunian asked again.
"No." The disciple said, "Wang Dagui seems to be very withdrawn. When he came home, he ran into a neighbor at the door, but he didn't even say hello."
"Whether he committed suicide or was murdered, the fact that he is connected with the Tiger Head Gang is probably solid." Wen Liunian said, "Let's go, let's go to Wang Dagui's house to have a look."
Zhao Yue said, "I'll go too."
Wen Liunian warned, "Don't disturb the rest of the people." After all, investigating a case is no child's play. It's okay to eat hot and sour noodles together in the shantang. This time it involves human life, it's better to keep the noise as small as possible.
"I know." Zhao Yue picked up the Jiyue knife, "Go to Wang Dagui's residence first and wait for you."
Wen Liunian nodded, changed his clothes, and went to Wang Dagui's residence with the servants.
Although it is not clear what exactly happened, but seeing a large group of officers and soldiers suddenly surround the house, and there are even gangsters, the people can still guess something about the situation inside. Cangwu City was originally small, so the news spread faster. When Wen Liunian arrived, there were already many people surrounded outside.
"My lord." Seeing him coming, the people greeted him one after another.
There are two families next to Wang Dagui's neighbors, Wen Liunian said, "What happened last night?"
"My lord, there is nothing." A man said, "Yesterday when I went home from the field, I met him at the door. As usual, I didn't even say hello. I just walked straight in."
Similar to what the disciples of Tengyunbao said, Wen Liunian pushed open the courtyard door and led people in.
Zhao Yue had already arrived one step ahead of him, and looked around the house.
Wang Dagui was still lying on the ground and had not been moved. Standing next to him were the clerks and yamen servants, checking the surroundings.
Not far from the corpse was the dining table, with a bowl of gruel and half a bowl of bacon on it, and broken flagon fragments on the ground. The bed in the bedroom next door was a bit messy, apparently it hadn't been cleaned up when I got up in the morning, the door of the cabinet was wide open, and the inside was turned into a mess.
Wen Liunian stepped into the kitchen again.
Zhao Yue said, "I've seen it just now, nothing has been poisoned."
There is still a jar full of new rice in the rice tank, a few bundles of green vegetables are scattered in the corner, dried salted fish and cured chicken are hung from the beams of the house, and there are two or three live fish in the bucket.
Wen Liunian stroked his chin and said, "I'm pretty good at living."
Zhao Yue said, "What did you find?"
"It doesn't look like suicide." Wen Liunian said, "When I saw him in Shantang yesterday, I didn't see anything unusual, not even a trace of emotional flaws, not like what a person who wants to commit suicide should have. look."
Zhao Yue nodded and walked out of the kitchen with him.
"Besides, looking at the condition of the kitchen, he should want to live a good life, otherwise he wouldn't buy so much food." Wen Liunian said, "Take a step back, even if he really intends to commit suicide, buying so many ingredients should be enough." I want to eat enough before going on the road, there is absolutely no reason to just go like this.”
Zhao Yue said, "What if I bought it but don't want to eat it?"
Wen Liunian shook his head, "More than half of the porridge and bacon on the table have been eaten, it doesn't look like he has no appetite."
"My lord." While the two were talking, the dark guard came over again and said, "Wang Dagui must have fallen into a Gu."
"It's Gu poison again?" Zhao Yue frowned.
Wen Liunian said, "How can you see that?"
The dark guard said, "Just now Li Wuzuo wanted to bring the body back to the government office, but when he moved it, he felt something was wrong. It was not like the weight of an adult man. When he unbuttoned his clothes, he found that his body was already charred. The dead bodies are exactly the same."
Zhao Yue shook his head, "Probably seeing that he has no use value and is in danger of being discovered by the government, so it is better to act first."
"I was negligent." Wen Liunian sighed inwardly, he should have been brought back to the government office earlier for questioning.
"You don't need to blame yourself." Zhao Yue said, "No one entered or left this house yesterday, which means that the Gu poison has already been planted in Wang Dagui's body, and it will happen sooner or later."
"Go and check to see if there are secret passages in the house." Wen Liunian said, "Be careful."
Zhao Yue nodded, "Leave it to me."
Covered Wang Dagui's body with a white cloth, and the yamen servants carried it all the way out of the small courtyard. The common people sighed when they saw it. Although they hadn't dealt with each other very much, it was a pity that a life would be gone anyway. . Seeing Wen Liunian coming out, some daring people leaned forward and asked, "My lord, what's going on?"
"Should have died suddenly due to illness." Wen Liunian said, "The details will not be known until after the autopsy."
The people sighed in their hearts, and felt sorry for him because he had no family and no family, so they spontaneously collected some silver taels to prepare for the funeral.
Inside the government office, Huatang was eating sour hawthorn, when she saw Zhao Wu coming back, she stood up and asked, "Is something wrong?"
"A person died in the city." Zhao Wu sat opposite him, "My lord suspects that it has something to do with the Tiger Head Gang."
"No one told me anyway." Huatang put down the things in her hand, "I'll go and have a look."
"There are so many people here, you are the only one missing." Zhao Wu pulled him back on the chair, "My lord said that you are not allowed to interfere in this matter."
Huatang laughed, "Then I don't do anything, just sit here and bask in the sun?"
Zhao Wudao, "In short, you are not allowed to go. What if you are really a girl in your stomach, and I will look at the corpse with you every day before you come out. Do you want to marry when you grow up?"
Hua Tang: ...
You really think long term.
"Where there is a need for you, I will naturally find you." Zhao Wudao, "Now that no one is looking for you, it means that the rest of the people can handle it, so there is no need to worry about it."
Huatang propped her cheeks and sighed, continuing to eat hawthorns one by one.
Knowing that she felt bored, Zhao Wu was naturally anxious. He just wanted to deal with this matter quickly, so that he could take her back to Chasing Shadow Palace to raise her baby. It's just that the Tiger Head Gang has been unable to shrink back, and can't attack by force, so it's inevitable to be very angry when thinking about it.
"Shaoxia Zhao." Wen Liunian was sorting out the files in the study, and when he saw him come in, he said, "What do you want me to do?"
Zhao Wudao, "Where is the master?"
Wen Liunian said, "We are still doing the autopsy with Wu Zuo."
Zhao Wudao, "I want to go to the Tiger Head Gang again tonight."
"Going again?" Wen Liunian said, "What's Zhao Shaoxia's plan?"
Zhao Wudao, "Go and see the situation, maybe there will be new discoveries."
"That means there is no plan yet." Wen Liunian said, "Trying luck again and again is not an option. Why don't we gather together tonight and discuss countermeasures together."
"Alright." Zhao Wu nodded, "Does your lord have any ideas?"
"There is a solution, and it is considered to be proposed by the head of the family." Wen Liunian said, "After everyone gathers at night, we can discuss it and see if it is feasible."
The sudden death of people in the city, although it has nothing to do with my family, is still not a good thing. At twilight, Wang Dagui's mansion is hung with banners and white flowers, which makes people even more depressed.
Lu Zhuiyuan said, "If the people know the real cause of Wang Dagui's death, the atmosphere will be even worse."
Shang Yunze said, "That's why the adults are anxious to discuss countermeasures with everyone."
"Let's go, go back." Lu Zhui put away the folding fan, "I hope I can find a way this time to wipe out those monsters, so that Cangmang Mountain can be peaceful."
In the study, Wen Liunian was sitting at the desk reading the file, with a thoughtful expression on his face.
Zhao Yue leaned against him, frowning slightly. I haven't seen how he eats after a whole day's work, and he even came to the study after drinking two sips of soup for dinner. Although he was worried about something, it was not an option not to eat.
Wen Liunian sighed, "Let's have a good time, but why do you want to collude with the Tiger Head Gang?"
"Everyone in this world wants different things." Zhao Yue said, "And once you make a choice, you have to pay the corresponding price, which is not unusual."
Wen Liunian closed the file, reached out and rubbed his temples.
"Do you want to eat something?" Zhao Yue asked, "Otherwise you will be hungry in the middle of the night."
Wen Liunian said, "No appetite."
Zhao Yue took out a packet of peanut candy from his arms, opened it and fed him one.
Wen Liunian chewed it twice, puffed out his cheeks and asked, "Is it for Heifeng again?"
Zhao Yue smiled, "It's for you."
Wen Liunian said, "Then I'll buy sesame seeds next time."
Zhao Yue reached out to remove a bit of sugar residue from his face, "Okay."
"My lord... Cough!" Just as Lu Zhui opened the door and came in, he saw the two of them looking at each other affectionately under the lamp, so he stopped on his own initiative.
The people behind couldn't stop, bumping into him one after another, holding their noses and screaming.
Lu Zhui was extremely calm, "We are here to discuss matters."
Master Zhao glanced at him, apparently in a bad mood.
Lu Erdao felt very sad.
Why do you always get stabbed yourself
The next time something like this happens again, be sure to follow behind everyone.