Liaozhai Great Sage

Chapter 732

Those who hire are wives, those who rush are concubines.

Qiu Rong's private life with Li Xiuyuan is actually tantamount to elopement, even if they stay together for a long time, they can only treat themselves as concubines, this is the etiquette of this world, and no one can change it.

And like Fu Qingfeng, with the order of his parents and the words of the matchmaker, he will be a wife after a certain day of marriage.

If it is a widow with no support, or a woman from a brothel, there is nothing wrong with being someone else's concubine, but Qiu Rong is different. Although she is in trouble in the capital, her family background is obviously good. She is a well-educated lady.

Maybe not as good as those high-ranking ladies from wealthy families, but she can be regarded as a very ideal girl from a good family.

At this moment, it takes a lot of courage and dedication to be willing to make a private decision with Li Xiuyuan for the rest of your life and consider yourself a concubine.

"Husband, it's already very high. If you don't go to the yamen to handle official business, others will definitely say that you are lazy again. Go to the yamen quickly. There are still many official documents from yesterday that have not been processed." A shy and sweet voice sounded in the room. .

But he saw a beautiful woman with a pretty face flushed slightly, pushing and pulling Li Xiuyuan out of the bedroom.

"I'm talking about Rong'er, is the matter in the yamen a big deal? Believe it or not, those civil servants wish that I would not sit in the yamen, so that I can hand over the official documents that I don't want to deal with." Li Xiuyuan smiled. Said: "They all count on me to be lazy, and then take this opportunity to make money

Well, I, the magistrate, can't be too honest, and I can't be too hardworking, otherwise I will be hated by others. "

"How can there be such a saying, it must be an excuse for you to be lazy on purpose, husband."

With a blush on Qiu Rong's face, she glanced at her with anger, the resentment in her beautiful eyes yesterday has turned into a coquettish and coquettish attitude.

Li Xiuyuan smiled, gently put his arms around her slender waist and said, "What I said is true, and you and I have a pre-determined status, if you are busy with business, does it seem that I am too confused? "

"But, husband can't abolish the father-in-law for personal reasons." Qiurong said with shame: "Besides, if the future of the husband is delayed because of the servant's family, how can I hold my head up when the slave's family goes to see the in-laws in the future?" What about? I also hope that my husband will think more about it in the future, and the slave family has already entrusted
I gave it to my husband, and I will spend a long time lovingly together in the future."

Speaking of the latter, but because of shame, she couldn't help but move her eyes, and didn't dare to look directly at the man.

"Rong'er, you are right." Li Xiuyuan smiled, and then patted her head; "Then you should have a good rest today, don't move around, I'm going to work in the yamen."

"Yes, husband." Qiu Rong nodded obediently, and then with beautiful eyes, she watched her love Lang leave before turning back to the room to pick it up.

But when Li Xiuyuan came to the yamen, he saw that the head catchers of the six gates were constantly moving the corpses to the nearby mortuary, and a strong smell of blood wafted in the wind.

"What happened, so many corpses, where did another murder happen?" Li Xiuyuan walked over and frowned.

A civil official hurriedly saluted: "I pay my respects to your lord."

"Don't be too polite, this is what it is?" Li Xiuyuan said.

The civil official said: "It was a murder that happened outside the capital yesterday. A group of chariots and horses encountered robbers not far from the capital. All ten members of the family were killed, including women, children, old and young. As for the murderer Who, the people from the Six Doors are in charge of the investigation, but the officials think this is a
A premeditated robbery. "

"Continue." Li Xiuyuan said.

"The murdered family was Fang Shengyu, the former magistrate, and Mr. Fang's family members. Just a few days ago, Mrs. Fang sold Mr. Fang's mansion in the capital, calligraphy and paintings, antiques, maids, servants, etc. With a total of 10 taels of silver, More than ten members of Lian Yong's family hired a carriage to return home.
Rumors spread around Fang's mansion, saying that the boxes on the carriage were filled with gold and silver, which were priceless. "

"The lower officials felt that it was because of this that they attracted the attention of the robbers, so they laid an ambush outside the capital early, and only waited for Mrs. Fang to leave the capital before attacking."

"The family members of Fang Shengyu who were robbed and killed?" Li Xiuyuan's eyes narrowed, but he was not surprised.

He went to the morgue to take a look, and sure enough, the corpses lying there were all wearing filial piety clothes. He had seen some familiar faces when he went to Fangfu to investigate the case, and he still had a little impression. .

"For a prefect, there are hundreds of thousands of silver in the house, and there are so many corruptions and bribes. It is not surprising that there is such a catastrophe." Li Xiuyuan said with emotion.

Then he saw a blood-stained beautiful woman in filial piety lying on a wooden board with her eyes closed, completely out of breath.

This woman is quite familiar, she is Fang Shengyu's wife, the Fang family.

I remember that not long ago, because of Wang Erxi's case, Li Hua, who was still kneeling and crying in front of her, pleaded with him to let her go.

That day, because Li Xiuyuan had kind thoughts in his heart and didn't want other people's families to be ruined because of this small case, he covered up the matter with Wang Erxi for the Fang family. There will be disaster.

Unexpectedly, after only a few days, the pink powder turned into a skeleton, and the fragrance disappeared.

However, it can be seen from Fang's body that the thief is only out for money, otherwise such a beautiful woman would definitely not kill, she would definitely beat her up, she would not be willing to pierce her chest with a sword, immediately kill.

"I reminded Madam a long time ago that the money obtained from corruption and bribery cannot be kept. Keeping it will cause serious trouble, but you still don't listen. Now it is as it should be, because of the money, it has brought disaster. I wanted to save the lives of the family, but in the end I let the family die." People's lives are lost." Li Xiuyuan shook his head slightly, but he didn't
I feel that there is something pitiful.

Although Fang Shengyu committed many crimes during his lifetime, it is impossible for his family to be clean, otherwise none of them would have survived.

"The thieves attack as soon as they leave the capital, and they only rob money, not sex, so I can be sure that they are definitely not thieves outside the capital. The news of the sale of the property, so I moved the mind of killing people and taking goods,
You let those yamen servants who have nothing to do to take charge of the case, let them conduct more investigations in the capital, make sure to solve the case within a month, and whoever solves the case will get [-]% of the money back. "Li Xiuyuan withdrew his gaze, then said in a deep voice.

Such a murder happened under the rule, which had a great impact on him.

And it's at this juncture.

In order to make those naughty yamen servants work hard as soon as possible, he did not hesitate to offer a reward.

"Yes, my lord, the lower officials will urge the yamen servants to let them investigate strictly." The civil official said, his expression became a little excited.

The Fang family's [-]% silver is enough to make people desperate.

"Others follow the rules. After filing the case, send the dossier to the official's file." Li Xiuyuan said.

Because of this case, he is not in a very good mood today, he is a little heavy, more than a dozen people died, and as the prefect, he is naturally responsible, so he doesn't even have the mood to go out, just stay in the yamen Deal with official duties, and strive to resolve the remaining official duties within one day.

It was midnight.

Yan Chixia, Xia Houwu, and Zuo Qianhu all returned to the yamen with wounds on their bodies, as if a fight had taken place not long ago.

"What's the matter, everyone?" Li Xiuyuan asked in surprise seeing them like this.

The three martial arts masters, including Yan Chixia, who was acting as a sword fairy, were all injured.

Yan Chixia took a sip and said, "Scholar, don't mention it, what a pity, didn't I tell you last time that I found the stone tiger? Although he slipped away, he is still hiding in the capital. After finding the trace of this person, he joined forces with the two of them to arrest him. After a battle, he was still in charge.
Injured and slipped by him, this guy's martial arts is so good, a roar is like a tiger roaring, shaking people dizzy, otherwise his head would be cut off. "

"Are you dating Shihu?" Li Xiuyuan asked in surprise.

"Yeah, but he didn't feel well either. Although he slipped away, but because the three of them teamed up this time, Xia Houwu found an opportunity to cut off an arm. It won't be difficult to find him next time and kill him. " Yan Chixia said.

Although not elaborated.

But the three of them must fight fiercely together with Shihu.

"My lord, please rest assured that the stone tiger won't be able to hide for long. Reward orders are posted all over the capital. Everyone knows that this person has been offered a reward of [-] taels of gold by the six gates. Nowadays, there are many rascals, idlers, and military officials in the capital. Look for him, I believe there will be news soon." Zuo Qianhu knelt on one knee and clasped his fists
Said.

"The time for Shi Hu's death is approaching. Taking advantage of his illness and wanting his life, I will kill him tonight." Li Xiuyuan's eyes moved slightly, and he had already made up his mind.

A fierce tiger lost its dormant woods, only to be hunted down by hunters.

"Are your injuries all right?" Then he asked again.

"It's just a little flesh injury, but the internal injury is a bit serious, and I need to adjust my breath for a few days, and I won't be able to use force within these few days." Yan Chixia said.

"Xiaozhi was only slightly injured, so it's not a hindrance." Zuo Qianhu said.

Xia Houwu's face turned pale, obviously he paid the price for hurting Shihu's arm.

"Thank you for your hard work. I have thanked the three of you here, and please have a good rest. I will handle the rest of the matter." Li Xiuyuan said.

While speaking, a gust of wind suddenly blew up outside the yamen, and the wind blew in, forming eddies that swirled around the yamen.

He wanted to come in but was blocked by some force.

A smell of incense and paper ashes wafted in.

"There are ghosts and gods coming." Yan Chixia's eyes became sharper, and she immediately pulled out the sword from her waist.

Without Jianwan, he is still a top master.

A golden light flashed in Li Xiuyuan's eyes, and he glanced at it with the divine eye technique, instead of being surprised, he was overjoyed: "It's better to come sooner than later, so don't be nervous, it's the ghosts and gods under my command who have arrived."

After speaking, he strode out.

(End of this chapter)