Mu Huagui

Chapter 83 Persecution
"I'll discuss it with Mr. Chang to see how we can cooperate." After Chen Jiao'er met Chang Zaixian, she felt that the other party was a wonderful person.

It seemed that no matter what she said, the other party looked adoring.The most important thing is that he doesn't seem to have the bitterness of ordinary scholars, and he doesn't know what the bottom line is for him.

Cherry also rushed to say, "Miss, and us, what can we do." Although the life during this period was tense, it was also unprecedentedly exciting, and Cherry became more and more lively.

"You keep the door tight, don't allow anyone to sneak in." Hearing Chang Zaixian's words, Chen Jiao'er bowed her head and shrank in the inn, and the county government officials also regarded the inn as a key object of care, coming here from time to time Take care of one or two.

That night, after Chen Jiao'er fell asleep, a small man in night clothes rushed up to the second floor of the inn and climbed out of Chen Jiao'er's window.He took out a thin bamboo tube from his bosom, slowly opened the paper window, and blew gently inside.

And the people inside, sleeping soundly, did not talk, and hummed a few words from time to time.The people outside the window became more and more proud. It was just a teenage girl, but someone was willing to pay such a high price to ask him to deal with her.

The rich people nowadays are really getting more and more generous. Thinking of this, I feel a little itchy in my heart, and I really want to go in and make a difference.I heard that she is still a young girl, hehe.

Feeling that the timing was almost up, the Night Walker opened the window from the outside, pushed a turn and landed gently inside the house without making any sound.

After waiting for a while, he found that there was only more and more long breathing in the room. The night walker took off his clothes and walked to the bed while taking them off.

"Hey, little beauty, I'll come too." She opened her arms and threw herself on the bed.

"Oh, ah." The whole body was kicked by Feilai and hit the wall, and then bounced to the ground, knocking over the Eight Immortals table in the room, and knocking over the tea on the table.

Before he could react, the door was smashed open by "Kang Dang", and several wolf-like yamen servants rushed in, punching the bounced Night Walker with three punches and two kicks, and knocked him down again.Regardless of the people on the ground bowed into the shape of shrimps, hugged their stomachs and yelled, they were tied up and walked away.

Cherry stopped in front of Chen Jiao'er, tsk-tsk said, "It's so fast, the servants didn't even see clearly, so they were taken away."

"Daren, how do you know that someone will come to deal with Miss today." Cherry blinked, looking at Chen Daren, full of excitement.

Chen Daren smiled shyly, "Intuition."

Seeing that Cherry still wanted to ask again, he hurriedly said, "It's getting late, hurry up and clear the bed and let the lady rest."

"Oh, yes, go right away." Cherry thought that Chen Daren had slept on the bed, and the young lady would definitely not be able to sleep again, so she hurried into the room to tidy up.

Chen Jiao'er smiled brightly, and always said that cherries are Chen Daren's nemesis, who knows who is whose nemesis.

As for intuition, Chen Jiao'er didn't think it was a joke.If it wasn't for intuition, how could he have determined his identity without a trace of doubt or inquiry.In the face of one's own deep secret, the other party's behavior seems to be taken for granted, which is really discouraging.

After a night of interrogation, Night Walker recruited all he could, but he turned out to be a flower picker in the southeast area, and the court offered a reward of 100 taels of silver to the wanted criminal.

It was the middleman who paid a lot of money to let him do it, but he didn't expect that he would be planted in this small place of Linqing.The next day, after Wuhua Dajie swaggered through the market, he was escorted to the capital for trial.

After the matter of the flower picker being captured, Chen Yuanlu asked someone to do something again, and there was no middleman who dared to respond.Master Chang's tough stance is daunting. Who would go against the imperial court at this time?

After smashing the Nth teacup, Chen Yuanlu threw away a bunch of invitations and shouted, "Burn, burn, burn them all." He has been confined at home for several days under the pretext of illness, knowing that the outside world is about him. Everyone knows about the scandal, and there is nothing we can do about it.

And those who sent invitations were all with the mentality of watching a joke, thinking that their reputation would be ruined once.Chen Yuanlu was so angry that his heart, liver and gallbladder ached, but at this moment, the restless elders in the clan began to stir again.

Hmph, it's not that easy to overthrow yourself.Chen Yuanlu thought in his heart, he has been in charge of the clan's affairs for decades and has a solid foundation, how can they be easily shaken.But a little romantic affair, as long as he doesn't show up, it will naturally disappear after a while.

In the middle of the night, in the county government office, Xiao Si was wearing night clothes, covering most of his face, moving cloth bags and boxes into the warehouse.Shan Bo counted, "I said Xiao Si, don't you think this outfit is too special and doesn't fit well."

"Of course I... um." Pulling off the black cloth on his face that made it difficult for him to breathe and speak, he took a breath and said, "You think I think it's the young master who insisted on putting it on. What do you say?" If you do sneaky things at night, you must wear appropriate clothes."

"Follow me when you leave later, so as not to be caught as a thief." Uncle Shan didn't know what to say anymore, he choked out a sentence for a long time, and Xiaosi was so moved that he almost cried.

The next day, the stewards of the Chen family arrived in a hurry and were stopped outside the door, "I'm sorry, stewards, the old man said that the wind and cold have gotten worse these days, and we don't see any guests. Come back later."

No matter how important the matter was said by the stewards, the old man's long-term follower did not let go. You must know that a good friend of the old man was put in the day before yesterday, and he was beaten dozens of boards in the end, and he is still lying down.With the lessons learned from the past, who would dare to let people in casually.

The stewards looked at each other, and they didn't know who started first, and asked, "You were also in the middle of the night last night..."

"Yeah, ah, you too..."

While the stewards were chatting together, several prestigious elders of the clan walked in together with the third old man who was second only to the patriarch.

"I'm sorry, fellow clan elders, our old master's wind and cold have gotten worse, it's really inconvenient to see guests..."

"Slap" responded to him with a loud slap.

"Is the elder in the clan a guest? It's only you, a slave, who can interrupt you." The third old master stared, and someone behind him stepped forward, put the long attendants aside, and threw them on the ground like sandbags .

The elders of the clan rushed in from all directions, but the stewards didn't dare, so they could only wait outside obediently, watching eagerly.

"The patriarch is really comfortable. We are dealing with the mess outside. You are fine. You are hiding at home drinking tea and reading. Is there a woman hiding behind you?" The fourth grandfather, who is the most temperamental among the clan elders, is about the same age as Chen Yuanlu. But the identity is a generation higher.

Helplessly, he called out "Fourth Uncle." Chen Yuanlu let everyone into the tea room.

He took a special look at the third younger brother who was following behind, and felt a drum in his heart, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was a bit reluctant to pull himself down from the position of patriarch based on this incident alone.But the smug look on his face was disturbing to watch.

"Last night, a total of 700 taels of cash, 3000 taels of banknotes, and 100 taels of various jewelry were stolen from [-] shops in the clan. What are you going to do about this matter?" He is only fifty and has a high seniority. He is a well-known financial expert and has always been quite prestigious in the clan.

"What, how could such a thing happen." At this moment, Chen Yuanlu suddenly felt that there seemed to be a net aimed at him, which was getting tighter and tighter.

"You don't know yet, as the head of the clan, you are in charge of the big and small affairs of the clan. You don't even know about such a big thing, and you hide at home like a woman and pretend to be sick for a little shit." The fourth grandfather was excited His face was red, and his white beard was up and down, almost flying up.

"I've already reported to the official. Mr. Chang said that he will solve the case as soon as possible, but what will happen to the turnover in the shop without the cash. Also, these managers are all arranged by you, the patriarch. You are the big boss when you get the money. If you don't know something, you want to evade it." The third old man was aggressive and sneered again and again.

Chen Yuanlu was trembling with anger, he had worked so hard for the clan for so many years, could this be the result.He wanted to say a word of defense for himself, but when he turned his head to see the face of the clan elder, his heart kept sinking.

With difficulty, he said, "I will put the money first, and it will not affect the business of the clan."

The clan elders had the right expression on their faces, but none of them had the intention of getting up.The third old man raised his legs and said, "The Chen family has lived in the ancestral home of Linqing for more than 200 years, and they have always gotten along well with the local parents and officials. Only mutual benefit can last forever."

"What does the third brother mean?" The patriarch's accumulation of prestige for many years is also full of momentum when he gets angry.

Unexpectedly, the third old master was not weak at all, and said loudly, "It means that you offended the local parents and officials, murdered the nephew and nephew of the clan, and participated in court disputes. Do you want the Chen clan to be buried with you?"

The last sentence was made with extra force, and an old face was distorted with anger.Who does not have a family of descendants, the patriarch, as the head of the clan, the most important thing is to ensure that his position is absolutely neutral.

Participating in court disputes is definitely a taboo among taboos.Why did the Chen family last from the previous dynasty to the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the children of the clan became officials, and those who did business were thriving.It is because they did not participate in government affairs in the previous dynasty, did not stand in line and did not express their opinions, so they survived and developed after the change of dynasty.

He is not afraid of playing with prostitutes, and he can pay for stolen silver, but murder and participating in disputes, he dare not admit it, let alone admit it.

"You, you don't have evidence." Chen Yuanlu blurted out with a pale face in a panic.

"Evidence, you are the court to solve the case. We don't need evidence. You know in your heart whether you did it or not. How did you settle the matter of the fifth child in your family? Don't talk about Junyu's death, just talk about his daughter, who tried to Send her to the capital. People are doing it, the sky is watching, I really think everyone else is a fool." A clan elder who had been silent stood up tremblingly, pointing at him and cursing.

Seeing the old man stand up, Chen Yuanlu was completely hopeless, and sat down with his head in his arms. Remorse, anger, and relief surged up for a while, intertwined and burned him into a ball of paste.

(End of this chapter)