"I don't usually see you reacting so fast, why did you come here earlier than me tonight?" Cen Fu asked him, Cen Shou's room was farther away than his.
"A Rui said that there was someone in the eldest son's bungalow. I didn't believe it at first, but I came over later when I noticed something was wrong."
Cen Fu couldn't believe it: "His ears are so good!"
Lu Yi said: "Before A Rui was injured, his kung fu was above you. It's not surprising."
Outside the door, Chun Yumin's maid poked her head out cautiously little by little, and she saw the blood on the window lattice.
"No." Lu Yi commanded in a deep voice, "Cen Fu, send her back, explain the reason, and don't scare them."
Cen Fu took the order, and when he saw that Cen Shou was still there, he dragged him out.
Lu Yi looked down and saw this summer's feet, without shoes and socks, dazzling white under the candlelight.
"You don't even have time to wear shoes and socks, so come to see me." He carried her to the bed, pulled the quilt to wrap her feet, and smiled at her, "It seems that you are really worried about me."
"That's... But, brother, what did you find out, to force Hu Zongxian to kill you?" This summer turned his face, "Don't lie to me, don't hide from me. Don't think I can't see it, you just When I came back from outside, I happened to bump into the man in black in the house."
Lu Yi applauded: "Tell me, where did I show traces?"
"The soles of your boots are stained with moss and dew, look at the window frames, and the ground..." This summer pointed to the window and gestured, "You jumped in from the window, slipped to avoid the sneak attack, and then turned again... It couldn't be clearer."
"I admire and admire, I admire below." Lu Yi said, bullying over and kissing her.
After being kissed by him, my head became a little confused this summer, and I always felt that I didn't understand something. After a while, I pushed him away and said angrily: "Wait, you haven't answered me why Hu Zongxian wants to kill. You... don't use beauty tricks on me!"
Unexpectedly, she was still thinking about this matter, Lu Yi pursed her lips, turned her head to look at her, and said, "Beauty is quite determined at the moment. It seems that Yuan Zhao is expected to be promoted within the next year."
Seeing him continue to talk about it, this summer is even more sure that he has an accident and hides it from himself, and frowns: "How come, I can't make you believe me like this? Just can't tell me?"
"no… "
Lu Yi sighed and told her about seeing Wang Yang's tonight, but he just concealed Lan Daoxing's identity.
After listening to it for a long time this summer, and thinking about it for a long time, I felt that this matter was really a mess, making it impossible to judge, so I could only say: "Then, does Hu Zongxian have any knowledge of the Japanese?"
"What do you think?" Lu Yi asked her as usual.
"According to Wang Yang's statement, Hu Zongxian led Wang Zhi ashore, and Wang Zhi was arrested, which shows that Hu Zongxian used a scheme and did not pass the Japanese; but after Wang Zhi was arrested, Hu Zongxian still sent things to her house, which is suspicious. Now, maybe this is a misunderstanding, he still wants to release Wang Zhi, then he must be a passerby to the Japanese; but I think again, maybe Hu Zongxian is trying to stabilize the Japanese pirates, otherwise they will move Xia Zheng, so they pretend to be Treat them kindly, then he still can't get through with the Japanese pirates..." This summer, he analyzed all kinds of things, "but the most important thing, Hu Zongxian sent someone to assassinate you tonight, obviously there is a ghost in his heart, which means that he It's still open to Japan!"
"That's not necessarily true. Above the officialdom, there can be three waves without wind. He may have misunderstood me. It is also possible to strike first for the sake of self-protection." Lu Yi said lightly.
Jin Xia stared at him suspiciously: "Brother, why do I think you are helping him? You think, Xia was sent to Mao Haifeng by him, and he sent people to hunt down Wang Zhi's family, and now he is here to kill you. , these things are stacked on top of each other, at least it can prove that he definitely has a problem in the matter of passing the Japanese."
"There is not enough evidence in this case to make a hasty decision, and further investigation is needed."
Lu Yi had a businesslike tone.
There was a knock on the door, followed by Mrs. Shen's voice: "This summer, are you inside?"
"… I am here!"
This summer, he lifted the quilt and was about to go down to the ground to open the door, but was stopped by Lu Yi, so he went to open the door himself.
Mrs. Shen stood at the door, holding her shoes, and did not come in, scolding badly: "This summer, you are a girl's house, and you have to be a girl's house, so what is the proper way to stay in a man's house in the middle of the night? Come back quickly."
"Ah, oh..." This summer was a little stunned.
Lu Yi's face was very calm, and he handed her the shoes.
Putting on shoes this summer, with a stomach full of doubts, obediently followed Mrs. Shen back to the room.
Lu Yi closed the door, feeling a little reluctant, but secretly relieved: If she stays any longer, he really doesn't know how to deal with it.
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Early the next morning, Yang Yue filled the white porridge, brought it to Jinxia, and asked, "What happened last night?"
This summer, I took a big bag of three pieces, and while eating, I said in surprise: "You slept to death. You were so violent last night, did you not know it at all?"
Yang Yue was very depressed: "I heard the movement a long time ago and wanted to catch up, but your uncle stopped me. He said that Lord Lu can deal with it, and I don't need to worry about it, and he will not allow me to go up. He is so good at kung fu. , I'm so strong, how can I be his opponent, I can't move even if I'm pressed."
"I didn't expect my uncle to be quite smart. You don't need to look to know that Mr. Lu is definitely fine." This Xia praised a few words.
Yang Yue asked, "What happened?"
Going over this summer, just as he was about to tell him, he suddenly saw the shop assistant leading a servant in.
"I am under the order of Governor Hu to present this thing to Master Lu, and ask Master Lu to come over to the residence for a chat."
"Dudu Hu?!"
This summer, he narrowed his eyes and looked at the little servant suspiciously. There was such a big battle last night. This morning, Hu Zongxian sent someone to the door as if he was fine. He also asked Lu Yi to come to the house for a talk.
Cen Fu came forward to meet him. For safety's sake, he opened the box and took a look before closing his brows with a frown.
"My eldest son, Governor Hu has sent someone to invite you to visit the manor. In addition, I also sent..."
Hearing Cen Fu's voice for a while, Lu Yi opened the door and saw a servant next to him, holding a long and wide box in his hand.
Cen Fu already knew what was in the box, and immediately reached out and opened it for Lu Yi to see.
There are two long swords and two bloody arms in the box, which can be seen to be the arms of the man in black who attacked Lu Yi last night. Lu Yi frowned, motioned to Cen Fu to close the lid of the box, and sighed to the servant, "I let them go last night, so what's the point of Governor Hu?"
Hu Zongxian sent someone to kill him last night, probably after hearing that Zhao Wenhua was demoted, for fear that he would be bad for him, so he went to the hospital for a sudden illness. Now he has cut off the arm of his subordinates to seek peace, hoping that he will ignore the previous grudges... It seems that Xia Zheng's tragic death, coupled with Zhao Wenhua's banishment, and the impeachment documents piled up like snowflakes in the court, these things have made Hu Zongxian in chaos.
"Dudu Hu was supposed to give the heads of the two of them, but Master Xu said that Master Lu is a broad-minded person, and since he let them go, he would definitely not want to see them apologize with his life." The boy holding the box said.
"Master Xu?" Lu Yi raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Yes, Xu Wei, Xu Wenchang."
Lu Yi pondered for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go with you."
Cen Fu said worriedly, "Eldest son, let me and Cen Shou accompany me."
"No, since I'm on the appointment, I can naturally trust Governor Hu." Lu Yi waved his hand to refuse, and went inside to change his clothes.
Seeing that Lu Yi was wearing a sky-blue, solid-gauze-gold menswear, and walking to the inner hall, he said uneasy this summer, "You really want to go to his mansion, don't forget..."
Lu Yi stopped her: "It's okay, I know it."
"Am I going with you?"
"Your leg hasn't healed yet, it would be too rude to limp in front of Governor Hu." He smiled slightly and turned away.
Looking at his back nervously, he bit his lip in frustration this summer.
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Before condolences to Xia Zhengshi, Lu Yi had already visited the Hu Mansion, but only stopped for a cup of tea in the outer hall before leaving. Today, led by the servant, I walked all the way in and took him to the back garden.
It is very early summer, and several pomegranate trees in the garden are in the flowering season, and the flowers are blooming like fire.
Hu Zongxian had a sullen face and stood with his hands behind his back, not knowing where to look. Sitting next to the stone table, Xu Wei, stroking the teacup, also kept silent, dazed.
After hearing the footsteps, Hu Zongxian turned around and saw Lu Yi behind the servant, with a slightly relaxed expression. Due to what happened last night, he had been worried that Lu Yi would not make the appointment. Now that he saw him, there was still room for negotiation. .
Xu Wei also looked at Lu Yi, seeing that he dared to come alone after seeing what happened last night, and there was a little more appreciation in his eyes.
"Yanyuan," Hu Zongxian strode forward to meet him, smiling on his face, "it's fine if you're willing to come. I'm just worried that you misunderstood me because of what happened last night, and you won't be willing to enter this door."
Lu Yi said with a smile: "It's a misunderstanding, how can you care about a humble position."
"Okay! It's true that since ancient times, heroes have been young, and you are so open-minded, we old fellows sigh and sigh!" Hu Zongxian patted his shoulder hard and invited him to take a seat.
However, Lu Yi sat down in a hurry, turned to Xu Wei who had been standing quietly beside him, and said politely, "This is Master Xu Wei, who is known as Qingteng Layman, right?"
Xu Wei returned the salute without being humble or arrogant: "Mr. Wen sees Lord Lu."
"I've heard Mr.'s name for a long time, and it's a blessing for Yan Yuan to see it today."
"Chang Wen is ashamed."
Hu Zongxian didn't expect Lu Yi to respect Xu Wei so much, so he greeted them to be seated immediately. After the servants served tea, he asked them all to retreat, and no one was allowed in the back garden.
Seeing that all the servants had withdrawn, Lu Yi knew that Hu Zongxian was going to speak up, but Xu Wei was the one who spoke first.
Xu Wei asked: "Lord Lu came alone today, so naturally he can trust the governor. Then we can talk straight to the point, and we don't have to be taboo. Last night, the words that Mr. Lu brought back to people, 'There is no way out if there are no mountains and rivers, and there is another village in the dark.' , what do you mean?"
Lu Yi smiled, but didn't say it explicitly, only said: "I know that Zhao Wenhua was demoted, and there are many people in the court who are impeaching Lord Hu for accepting bribes from Japanese pirates, fornication, etc., Lord Hu must be very depressed, so I asked them to bring words to comfort the adults."
Hearing that he didn't want to say it clearly, thinking that he still had scruples about himself, Hu Zongxian simply said: "I know Yan Yuan, you have an important responsibility in Liangzhe this time, just to find out if I have illicitly colluded with Japanese pirates, or not? ?"
"It's your responsibility, please forgive me."
"You don't have to ask me to forgive me, if you are willing to come alone today, I will no longer hide it from you." Hu Zongxian waved his hand, "Mr. Wen, tell him all our hard work over the years. Wa, it's up to him to decide."