After breaking off the marriage, the Zhuangyuan Lang who was picked up was dressed weakly every day

Chapter 140
The cold wind started from the scalp and invaded the back from top to bottom, bringing an uncontrollable chill to the bone.

Meng Changqing's mind went blank for a moment.

Cai Xizhu raised her eyes and glanced at him, quickly lowered her eyes, pulled open a large slit in her clothes to reveal the color of her middle coat, and put the dirty footwear with her shoes back under the blood-stained skirt, hugging her The knees, in a timid, weak and self-protective posture, shrank into a small ball.

Meng Changqing squatted down, his voice trembling: "Zhuzhu."

Cai Xizhu saw from the corner of her eye that he was dressed in brocade clothes, with jade ornaments around his waist. The elegant light fragrance hit the tip of her nose as he moved closer, and her nose felt sour.

At this moment, she suddenly felt tired of being involved in such a wealthy family.From the moment Li Jiahao took out the letter from Meng Changqing, she knew that she had fallen into the trap set by the Li family.Whether it is the Li family or the Meng family, wealthy families have always been complicated. They are intrigues and arrogant. They can only play tricks on ordinary people like her and take advantage of them in every possible way.

She was disgusted.

Cai Xizhu screamed and stepped back, her voice full of fear: "Don't come over! Don't come over! No! No! Don't touch me!"

Meng Changqing's eyes turned red, and his heart was in great pain. He just wanted to hold her in his arms. However, Cai Xizhu was so resistant to human touch at this moment that his whole body was trembling. He knew that if he came any closer, it would only be self-defeating and make her miserable. More and more broken.

He stood up, turned back, and looked at the two cousins ​​of the Li family with gloomy eyes. The folding fan he had always held in his hands was slowly raised, facing Li Jiahao and Li Zejin, and his voice was filled with secrets. Surging emotions: “Who did this?”

Qin Yuehuai on the side was thoughtful.

If he had read correctly, there were dried blood marks on Cai Xizhu's fingernails and between her fingers, and there was some powder on her cuffs.

These two clues at least indicate that, firstly, Cai Xizhu has used medicinal powder. Since this medicinal powder is carried with him for self-defense, the effect must be immediate. There is no powder on anyone present. Therefore, the medicine used by Cai Xizhu is used on others. It should be Yes, it was used on the person who violated her.

Secondly, if she had simply pulled up the blood-stained clothes on her body, the amount of blood on her hands would not have been so much that the gaps between her ten fingernails would have been stained. The only possibility is that her hands were right next to the source of blood. , that is to say, it is very likely that she stabbed someone.

Combined with the calm question he heard from Cai Xizhu when he first entered the house, the person who really wanted to violate Cai Xizhu did not show up at this moment. Qin Yuehuai was [-]% certain that Cai Xizhu was actually fine.

Qin Yuehuai breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

He looked at Meng Changqing again, and he could guess the next plan of the ruthless Meng Silang from Meng Changqing's gestures.

After all, this was in front of everyone, so he reminded Meng Changqing to restrain himself: "Meng Zijian, take Lady Cai back first."

Meng Changqing was on the verge of losing control and had no intention of paying attention to Qin Yuehuai's words. He only looked at the two Li brothers and repeated, "Who did it?"

Li Zejin was calm and even called her "fourth cousin" with his hands raised. He just glanced at the young lady on the ground and frowned.

Different from his calmness, Li Jiahao is already in a state of despair.

He was full of confidence that Meng Changqing would not know today that the little lady he loved had been destroyed, and the debt would be settled on him, Meng Changqing.

He set up this trap carefully, and all the witnesses and physical evidence were there. Taking this as an opportunity to let Li Zejin witness his face being stepped on and rubbed under his feet, he could completely sow discord between Li Zejin and Meng Changqing, which was not close at all. Family ties created a rift between the two and gave rise to hatred.

He knew very well that his fourth brother appeared to be personable, gentle and polite, but in fact he had a cold and ruthless heart and never gave up easily on what he had in his hands.He may not like Lady Cai that much, but Lady Cai is his fiancée, and if such possessions are ravaged, he will never let it go.

Who knew that this masked man and Meng Changqing would appear one after another and mess up his situation.

The more Li Jiahao thought about it, the more frightened he became. He couldn't imagine what would happen to him after the incident was revealed.He knew very well that this cousin of the Meng family was not someone he could afford to offend.

However, Meng Changqing did not keep him waiting too long for his ending.

Meng Changqing's keen eyes caught Li Jiahao hiding his hands behind his back.

He held a piece of paper in his hand.

And the paper looks thick, has a rough texture, and is fine and smooth. It must be Jinsu Shanzang Sutra paper.

A thought flashed through Meng Changqing's mind and he said coldly: "What's in your hand?"

Li Jiahao didn't dare to answer, his eyes were full of panic, and his whole body felt like he was being roasted on a hot fire.

At this time, Li Jiahao had already guessed the purpose of what Li Jiahao did today, and Li Zejin slowly spoke: "Second brother said that Madam Cai is living with someone here, and he brought me here to catch an adulterer. He also said that he had an affair with Madam Cai. The person is the one who writes the letter, and that letter was written by you, fourth cousin."

In one sentence, Li Jiahao's story was revealed completely.The blood on Li Jiahao's face faded, and his not very clever mind was even more clueless at the moment. Seeing that the situation was not good, he could only deny it again and again: "No, no, I didn't, I didn't..."

At this time, as if to confirm that what Li Zejin said was true, Cai Xizhu's sobs sounded in the darkness.

There was a faint smell of blood in the air, mixed with the miserably choked sobs of the young lady. Meng Changqing turned around and saw the dim light of the fire. The snow between the sky and the earth had melted. The drizzle was falling. In the continuous rain, Cai Xizhu buried her face in her knees. His shoulders were shaking and his hair was messy.

Meng Changqing looked at her and felt the bitterness of the broken pearl.

And her pain came from him.

How could he let it go!
Meng Changqing turned back and quickly jumped out. With one hand, he slid Li Jiahao forward, and with the other hand, he turned the direction of the folding fan, opened the fan handle, and a cold light flashed through.Li Jiahao was pushed hard to the corner in the darkness by Meng Changqing. He felt that someone had hit him hard somewhere in his body, and a moment later, he felt indescribable pain.

"Ah-ah-ah-"

Li Jiahao's screams echoed through the night sky.

Meng Changqing had no expression on his face. He took out the hidden knife with the handle of the folding fan from Li Jiahao's body, pressed Li Jiahao's body hard against the wall to prevent him from sliding to the ground. Without stopping, he stabbed three inches below his abdomen again, calling him. Li Jiahao wailed even more fiercely.

After three times of this, Meng Changqing finally stopped.

He walked back and said softly to Li Zejin, "Retreat from the kiss." Then he bent down, picked up Cai Xizhu, who was staring blankly in the direction of Li Jiahao in the darkness, and strode out.

*
It was drizzling. This was probably the first spring rain that Lin'an Prefecture finally received after snowfall for several months.

The rain was getting heavier, and God helped. The fire in the house on the east side of the Seven Star Tower gradually became smaller as the rain poured it down. The people from the government office brought water, poured it down and then gave it a try, and successfully controlled the fire.

Zhao Si finally let out a breath of relief, then left the fire scene and went back to the government office.

It was at the end of the alley that he met Meng Changqing and the three men coming out of the house.

Who in the court does not know Meng Changqing, the censor?Zhao Si hurriedly stepped forward to greet him: "Meng Yushi is polite."

Meng Changqing paused when his way was suddenly blocked.

Zhao Si's eyes fell on the blood stains on the person in his arms, his expression paused, and then he said: "Who is injured?"

Meng Changqing half-turned around, facing Cai Xizhu's face in a direction that Zhao Si could not see, and said in a cold voice: "Is there something wrong with Zhao Tongpan?"

His tone was distant and cold, and Zhao Si said with interest: "Oh, nothing, please excuse me, Censor Meng."

The tension of putting out the fire was over, and the words Shen Guyi sent before setting off inevitably came back to his mind. Looking at the backs of Meng Changqing and the others, Zhao Si was thoughtful.

Does he want to use this opportunity to join Meng Silang's uncle Qin Hui?
After a while, he ordered the people around him: "Go to Shen's Mansion."

That night, Zhao Si went to Shen's house to meet Shen Guci and had a conversation about the appearance and image of the people from Lijiazhai.

With a lamp like a bean, the two of them sat opposite each other, and Shen Guci made impassioned remarks. He told Zhao Si about the mountain bandits selling meat buns when he passed by the Huaihe River on his way south, and he excitedly encouraged Zhao Si to arrest the mountain bandits in the city as soon as possible.

Zhao Si became more determined after seeing Shen Guci. After returning to the government office, he called several subordinates who had always been upright to make detailed arrangements for capturing the bandits.

Little did he know that someone revealed the matter to Qin Hui's house in order to show his loyalty.

*
Qin Yuehuai accompanied Meng Changqing and saw that he was silent all the way. Regardless of Cai Xizhu's several attempts to go home, he stubbornly took Cai Xizhu into Lanyuan and then went to Tingfeng Tea House.

As soon as he walked in, he learned that Shen Yanhan was leaving.

Qin Qilang's expression suddenly changed and he asked, "How long has she been out?"

The shopkeeper replied: "About half an hour."

The rain fell from the sky, coming fiercely. Qin Yuehuai grabbed an oil-paper umbrella and stepped into the rain again without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)