"It's the first month, thank you mother." Long Er's tone was firm, showing that his decision could not be refuted. He could feel Ju Muer's hesitation, maybe this was the purpose of the robbers to kidnap her - to ruin her innocence, ruin her reputation, and prevent her from marrying him again.
So the two village girls died, but she didn't.
There must be an instigator behind the robbers, and he suspected it was Yun Qingxian, and he needed to prove it. But before that, he won't allow her to back down. She was the one who proposed to him, and if he agreed, she would not allow her to push him away.
Long Er told Nanny Yu: "Don't tell Dad and Mu'er about the early wedding date."
Aunt Yu was dumbfounded again, why don't you tell? What about the many things that need to be arranged by them together
"I'll tell them when I'm ready." Long Er understood Madam Yu's concerns. Seeing what he said, Aunt Yu couldn't answer anything, so she nodded her head in agreement.
After Long Er explained everything properly, he left the mansion. But he never expected that at this time, the government government had already exploded, because the eight robbers who were arrested and brought to justice all died violently in the cell.
Talk about Qiu Ruoming. Only eight of the ten robbers were caught, and the two leaders disappeared. Qiu Ruoming ordered portraits to be drawn, and wanted arrest warrants were written, which were posted all over the city, to arrest the two men and bring them to justice.
The eight captured were interrogated the same night he captured them. Those eight people all said that they always obeyed orders, and they did what the boss told them to do, and they didn't know anything else.
Qiu Ruoming felt that there was something wrong with this matter, the two village girls were fine, but why did it happen that Ju Muer and Ding Yanshan were the ones who robbed them by such a coincidence
The robbers insisted that it was a coincidence, and they followed the boss to Fuling Temple to find a target. The boss said that girls like to worship Buddha at this time, so they went to pick whatever they wanted, but when they got there, they saw Ju Muer alone . As for the robbery of Ding Yanshan, they were ordered by their boss to arrest some girls in the city. They happened to see Ding Yanshan on the side of the road, so they robbed her.
Qiu Ruoming didn't believe it. In any robbery case, one would either have a bad idea and strike at will, or deliberate and set a target. This time the robbers divided the attack into three places, as if to distract the government's attention and prevent tracking. It must have been arranged long ago. But under this arrangement, they rob people indiscriminately, how can this be justified
But if it is said that they have a clear goal, they are going for Ju Muer and Ding Yanshan, why is that? Is it aimed at Long Er and Ding Shangshu? But there is no intersection between these two people, so how could they cause this disaster together
Qiu Ruoming couldn't figure it out, so he went to Ding's mansion to visit Ding Sheng, and asked Ding Yanshan about the situation at that time. Afterwards, he visited the three robbery locations again, went back to the government office, summoned witnesses for questioning, and called Su Qing, but he couldn't figure it out.
In the end, he thought, Long Mansion and Ding Mansion are indeed inseparable. Was it not for them, but for the two girls? What is the connection between these two girls
Qiu Ruoming only thought of one thing about this connection—Second Master Long.
One of these two girls was planning to marry Long Er, and the other was planning to marry but failed. So this robbery was simply caused by some people out of hatred and instigated these robbers to do this
Qiu Ruoming felt that this made some sense, because once the girls were taken away by robbers, their reputation would be greatly damaged, but anyone who cares about them would not marry them.
Qiu Ruoming felt that he had a clue in his heart. He planned to go to Longfu to talk to Long Er to see if he could provide some list of suspects behind the scenes. With the list, he would conduct a strict interrogation of the eight gangsters.
But Qiu Ruoming never expected that before he left the house, he received a shocking bad news. The eight gangsters died violently in prison.
Qiu Ruoming was extremely shocked. Eight felons died inexplicably under his prison, is that okay
At this time, the gatekeeper came to report again, saying that Long Erye was visiting.
Qiu Ruoming was overwhelmed, so he quickly invited Long Er in. As soon as Long Er arrived, Qiu Ruoming hurriedly told him about the matter, saying that he was going to the prison to investigate the matter. Long Er was also very concerned and asked to go together.
In fact, Qiu Ruoming also had this intention. The sudden death of a repeat offender is of great importance, and he can't explain it to anyone. Long Er's relationship with all parties is well managed, and he is considered one of the victims of this case, so coincidentally sent to his door, he dragged him into the water, and discussed together, it is better than him bearing this disaster alone.
Qiu Ruoming and Long Er went to the prison cell of the eight robbers. At this time, Wu Zuo had finished examining the corpses, and when he saw Qiu Ruoming coming, he hurriedly reported that the eight people had all died of poisoning.
"Poisoned?" Long Er and Qiu Ruoming looked at each other, and looked down at the corpses together.
The faces of the eight corpses were all blue, their eye sockets were black and purple, and there were bloodstains on their noses and mouths. Look at the fingernails, they are also black and purple in color. Long Er asked, "What kind of poison is in it?"
Wu Zuo replied, "Well, I have never seen this kind of poison before."
There was no warning, it happened suddenly, and it was unknown when it was poisoned. Ordinarily, the most likely way to get the poison was from food and drink, but it was several hours before lunch, and everyone drank the same water. It is really puzzling that these eight people died suddenly and the others were fine.
Qiu Ruoming called the cook and the yamen servant who brought water and food, but they couldn't find anything.
Neither Qiu Ruoming nor Long Er had any clues, so Qiu Ruoming had to temporarily detain the relevant people, and asked Wu Zuo to investigate the source of the poison in detail. He and Long Er returned to the Yatang, and asked Long Er a few questions about Ju Muer and Ding Yanshan, and also asked if there were any other girls who had shown favor or had grudges against him.
This question made Long Er's face darken: "If you want to talk about goodwill, there are quite a few. But if you say that after the goodwill, you have the courage to tie up my Mu'er, I haven't thought of it."
Qiu Ruoming nodded awkwardly.
Long Er said again: "However, if it's not enough to show affection to Mu'er, and he has the courage and ability to order someone to tie her up, I can think of one."
Qiu Ruoming looked at Long Er, waiting for him to continue.
Long Er said: "Yun Qingxian."
Qiu Ruoming was so surprised that he opened his mouth wide and waved his hands again and again: "Second Master Long is really joking, Mr. Yun is an upright person, and he will never do such a thing. Besides, Miss Ding was also robbed, and Mr. Yun is her brother-in-law, so he cannot do such a thing." Wait for something to come."
"yes?"
"Naturally. And Master Yun has put in a lot of effort in arresting the murderer." Qiu Ruoming was about to break out in a cold sweat. He had heard long ago that Second Master Long and Master Yun were at odds, but he did not expect that the enmity would reach such a level that he would dare to suspect wildly in such a big case.
Long Er pursed his lips: "I was joking, but the adults' reaction is quite interesting."
Qiu Ruoming's face froze, he couldn't help but feel anxious, this second master Long is still making fun of people
Long Er ignored him, took his leave and left. He sneered as soon as he came out of the gate of the government office, thinking that the official is unreliable, and Yun Qingxian still has to check it himself.
Yun Qingxian was in Ding's residence at this time, and he took Ding Yanxiang back to her natal home to visit Ding Yanshan.
Ding Sheng rescued Ding Yanshan and called the doctor to see her. Fortunately, her trauma was not serious, but she was overly frightened, and she might have to rest for a while.
Seeing that she was fine, Ding Sheng just comforted her with a few words. Seeing Yun Qingxian coming at this time, he called him to discuss business matters.
Mrs. Ding felt sorry for her daughter and complained to Ding Sheng behind her back. Ding Yanxiang comforted her mother, visited her sister again, and said that she must urge Yun Qingxian to arrest all those villains and behead them all to relieve their hatred, but she dared to come to their Shangshufu.
Ding Yanshan's mind was in a mess at this time, she remembered what Ju Muer said to her, this matter might have something to do with her Ding family. She suspected that there was a traitor among her father's subordinates, and she must have done something evil to kidnap her and threaten her, but she couldn't figure out why those people also kidnapped Ju Mu'er.
All in all, it's a mess. She really wanted to tell her sister about it, but after much deliberation, she didn't know where to start. In the end, I still pressed it in my heart, thinking about it, and then I discussed it with my sister after I figured it out. Perhaps, when she gets better, she should go to find Ju Muer first.
Ju Mu'er also had no idea at this time, she was in a mess.
After being sick for three days in the Dragon Mansion, she took her home with her father, because the next day was New Year's Eve.
According to Li, it is true that unmarried men and women should not live together before marriage, not to mention that it is not suitable for them to stay in Long's house during the New Year's Eve. So Father Ju took Ju Muer back.
Of course, staying at home during the Spring Festival this year has not been a good one. Ju Muer hid in her room and played the piano for several days, which made Father Ju terrified. Every time before something happens, my daughter's Qin Xing always gets angry.
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Father Ju couldn't help but come to chat with his daughter. He thought that the robbers must be dead, and the case had become unsolved, so his daughter was worried, and he had to comfort her.
But before he got to the point, Ju Muer suddenly said: "Father, tell me, I'm not getting married anymore, okay?"
Not married anymore
Not married again
She's already twenty, she finally found such a good relative, and the second master treats his family so well, why didn't she marry
Father Ju's scalp was numb with fright, and he stood up abruptly: "Oh, the weather is really nice today, I must have drunk too much in the morning, and I'm dizzy now."
"Dad..."
"Well, I'm really dizzy, I have to sleep for a while. Daughter, keep playing, play hard, it's really nice." Father Ju ran away without giving Ju Muer a chance to speak again.
Father Ju hid in his courtyard, thinking about it, the more he thought about it, the more panicked he became. My daughter would not casually talk about such things as retiring the engagement. Two years ago, the Chen family's marriage was also a certainty, but as soon as she asked for a divorce, she really did. Now that she opened her mouth again, she must have been thinking about it for a long time.
No, no, this matter must be discussed with the second master. So Ju Daddy took two jars of wine in his arms and ran to the Dragon Mansion.
Seeing Long Er, Father Ju didn't dare to say that Ju Muer had the idea of retiring the marriage, he only said that his daughter was not in a good mood these days, and he was afraid that after what happened to the robbers, she was thinking wildly.
"Thinking wildly?" Long Er raised his eyebrows and repeated the word.
Father Ju nodded sharply: "She's still playing the piano."
"Playing the piano all the time?"
"Yes, every time she plays the piano, trouble happens."
Long Er smiled: "Don't worry, father, I'm not that Chen Liangze."
Father Ju was taken aback. What's the matter with Liangze? Did he mention Liangze just now
"Mu'er must be recovering from her illness. When I take care of her, she will be good and she will stop thinking about it." Long Er was full of confidence. Father Ju is at a loss, he didn't say that his daughter is not good, did he
On this day, during his trip to the Long Mansion of Ju Lao Di, he brought back a basket of fresh fruits and New Year's goods, and also brought back a secret.
The secret is that the wedding date has been changed to the eighteenth day of the first lunar month. Although I was a little anxious, no, I was a lot anxious, but this day is the most suitable day in the first month. In fact, I don't care about the date of the wedding, as long as my daughter marries a good family. After returning home, Dad Ju said all the time, "This wedding date is a secret, so I can't tell my daughter."
In addition, Ju Daddy ran this trip and got a piece of news. It was Long Erye who said that he wanted to clean up his family's cranky daughter. How to clean up? Father Ju doesn't know. He remembered that when feeding the medicine, only the second master could take care of his daughter, so it shouldn't be a problem this time, right
Well, Father Ju thinks that having such a son-in-law is really reassuring.