Chapter 31

Gu Ruo changed into a new jacket, brushed her hair and put on her makeup carefully, and pulled Xiao Wu to look at her, afraid that something would be inappropriate.

Xiao Wu took the toy monkey that Lier gave him, and said with a puzzled mouth, "Mom, you really look good everywhere, don't ask Xiao Wu anymore!" Xiao Wu scratched his head while talking, thinking Looking at Gu Ruo, he asked carefully, "Mother, don't you want to find a father for Xiao Wu? Well, it seems that the clothes are a little plain, do you want to put on some rouge or something? Well, I still don't want it." , I see that the proprietress wiped her mouth red, as if she had eaten too much chili. My mother is beautiful, so I don’t need to wipe anything, um.”

Gu Ruo patted Xiao Wu on the head, and said with a broken smile, "Little boy, don't make random guesses. Mother is going to see a venerable, so you can't be rude."

Xiao Wu tilted his head, bit his lips and said, "What is a venerable, why hasn't Xiao Wu seen it before?"

"The so-called venerable is a respectable person." Gu Ruo couldn't help being excited when he thought that he would see Hua Tuo soon, and patted Xiao Wu's head and said, "The venerable is a very powerful doctor. , mother must go to visit his old man. You go out with Lier, don't run around, you know?"

Xiao Wu nodded obediently, Lier was Xiao Wu's favorite person after Xiao Liu'er.Lier is strong and has a good temper. When he is happy, he will raise Xiao Wu to the top of his head. He is always smiling every day—well, well, he can't see the smile with his beard.Xiao Wu got acquainted with him, so he began to include him as a candidate for stepfather, but the premise was that he couldn't abduct his mother.

How did Gu Ruo know that her son was worried about her marriage, she gave Xiao Wu a string of money, and after thinking about it, she stuffed a few pieces of silver into his pocket, even though Xiao Wu never went out to buy anything However, Gu Ruo still brought enough money for him so that he would not run out of money when he wanted to buy it.

When the time was almost up, Gu Ruo sent Xiao Wu to Lier's room, and Lier readily accepted Xiao Wu.In the past few days, Lier has not had the opportunity to be alone with Gu Ruo, and he is a little anxious and regretful.But looking down at Xiao Douding beside him, Lier faintly felt hopeful——Gu Ruo gave his son to him, so he just had the opportunity to cultivate a father-son relationship?Although he is taking care of Xiao Wu by himself now, when he and Gu Ruo get married and have a child, they can also give their elder brother Xiao Wu to take care of him.

The more Lier thought about it, the happier he was, and the way he looked at Xiao Wu became more gentle.Xiao Wu noticed Lier's eyes looking up at him, and saw that his eyes were narrowed again in a daze. Xiao Wu shrugged and continued to play with his monkey that could only move by itself.

Du Youning arranged a carriage and took Gu Ruo directly to his outer house.Leading the way for her was a young man in blue clothes in his twenties, standing like a pine and cypress, as if he was from a soldier, he didn't speak much, and looked very stable.

Han Jing didn't seem to be looking directly at him, but in fact he looked at Gu Ruo from head to toe - hibiscus noodles, ice and snow skin, almond eyes and thin lips, very beautiful.Dressed in plain clothes, she is charming and elegant, not stained with dust.It is undeniable that this is a very beautiful girl, but if it is said that the general is optimistic about her appearance, Han Jing does not believe it.

There are many women who love the general, ranging from commoner daughters to young ladies and princesses, and there are not a few of them who are beautiful.But I have never seen the general care so much about anyone.Han Jing lowered his eyes to look at Gu Ruo again, and suddenly noticed the difference.This girl is calm and happy, and she acts generously. The temperament that the mountain collapses and the color does not change is exactly the same as the general!No wonder the general cared about her, could it be that he fell in love with another self?
The more Han Jing thought about it, the more he felt that he had glimpsed the truth, so he couldn't help biting his lips and nodded.As Gu Ruo was walking, he suddenly saw this cold-faced soldier nodding his head with a smile, and was a little dazed for a moment.

When the two of them reached Yanbo Pavilion, Han Jing stopped and said respectfully to Gu Ruo: "Mr. Hua is right in front, I'm waiting here. If you have anything to do, you can call me."

Gu Ruo had a good impression of this sunny and tough young man, saluted him with a smile, and said to him, "Thank you."

Han Jing took two steps back abruptly, not daring to accept her gift.This is likely to be the future general's wife, and I can't take advantage of her.It wasn't until Gu Ruo entered the pavilion that Han Jing turned around.As early as when he came out, the brothers in the army yelled for him to see his sister-in-law and younger siblings more. Although Han Jing was not talkative, he was the most observant. The general was moved by her, he knew; Know.

When Han Jing returned to the camp, everyone surrounded him one after another, asking how the general's sweetheart was——

One person asked, "How does that girl look like?"

Han Jing said expressionlessly, "Okay."

Another person asked: "What is the girl's figure, but she is a good child?"

Han Jing frowned, he didn't know if it was good or not, but looking at the slender waist and hips, and the flesh on the chest, it should be good.So Han Jing said with a cold face, "Okay."

Another person came forward: "Then how is her character?"

Han Jing nodded and said without hesitation: "Okay."

Han Jing refused to answer any more questions from others.The soldiers only knew that the general fell in love with a beautiful little widow, but they didn't know her name.Because of Han Jing's three good words, Gu Ruo was called the three good girls of the general by the soldiers.Until Gu Ruo entered the military camp and stayed there for many days, there were still people who didn't call her by her name, only Miss Sanhao.This is also a later story, and I will not list it in detail for the time being.

But when Gu Ruo went to the Yanbo Pavilion, a man in white stood sniffing the plum blossoms at the place where the winter plum blossoms were in full bloom, as graceful as a fairy.Gu Ruo was praised in his heart, and he was also a little excited, and asked softly, "Mr. Hua Tuohua?"

"I'm right here." The man turned around and said with a gentle smile, "Is this Miss Gu who stitched Brother Du's wound?"

As early as the man turned his head, Gu Ruo froze in place.In her impression, Hua Tuo is a steady old gentleman, even when he was young, he should be...

What is it, Gu Ruo can't say, but she just feels that it shouldn't be like this.

The man has slanted eyebrows, distant mountain eyebrows, red phoenix eyes, white skin and red lips, he looks better than ordinary women.The black hair is silky and smooth, the hair is tied with a jade crown, and the fox fur on his body is like snow, but it is not comparable to his dusty purity.This is a man, a man who looks better than a woman.

Gu Ruo looked at him, and suddenly thought of the rumor that General Du did not marry Long Yang when he was twenty.At first, Gu Ruo didn't care, but after seeing Hua Tuo who lived in his yard, Gu Ruo's brain expanded uncontrollably.Could it be that there is a girl hidden in General Du's courtyard?
Hua Tuo has long been used to being astonishing when others look like him. His dream is to be an iron-blooded tough guy, but because this skin misleads others, it always makes him a little bored.At this moment, Gu Ruo looked at him with eyes that were not amazed, but blazing. Those eyes made him feel a little weird, and his back tightened inexplicably.

Although Gu Ruo had a lot of thoughts in his head, he didn't mean to casually flirt with him.Who said Hua Tuo had to be a middle-aged uncle, who said Hua Tuo couldn't be a handsome man?As long as he has superb medical skills, what does it matter how beautiful he is?

Thinking of this, Gu Ruo hurried forward, his eyes full of expectation: "Gu Ruo has something to ask sir."

"Girl, but it's okay to say."

Gu Ruo stepped forward and took two steps: "Have you ever made Mafeisan, sir?"

Hua Tuo frowned slightly: "Mafeisan? What is that?"

"Uh, does the gentleman know about Wu Qin Xi?"

Hua Tuo shook his head: "I've seen quite a few plays, but I've never seen Wu Qin Xi. May I ask Miss, which troupe's new play is this?"

"Well, has the gentleman scraped the bone and opened the head for others?"

Hua Tuo clapped his hands and said, "Bone scraping and opening? How could I do such a bloody and violent thing?"

This Hua Tuo is not that Hua Tuo, Gu Ruo burst into tears in his heart, woo woo woo, my idol dream is shattered.

The words are divided into two ends, each on one side.

The three of Xiao Chengfeng came out of Hui Niang's house and rushed to Cui Dengke's house without stopping.The eyes were full of white eyes upon entering the door, the old man's sobbing accompanied by the child's coughing could be heard endlessly, the three of them looked at each other, but still made a noise.

Sister Zhen, Cui Dengke's first wife, led Xiao Chengfeng and others into the house. The old lady held a Buddhist bead in her hand and never opened her eyes.

Xiao Chengfeng couldn't help being a little surprised when he saw the woman, and couldn't help saying: "Ping Niang, why are you here?"

The child was a little scared when he saw the three of them at first, his small body trembled slightly, and his cough became more severe.Ping Ning hurriedly patted his back to comfort him, stood up and bowed, and said to Xiao Chengfeng: "My family and sister Zhen are handkerchief acquaintances, and I don't have anything to do today, so I came here to see what I can do , it’s also good to help.”

"Well, Pingniang values ​​friendship. I'm sorry that Ah Ruo always praises you." Xiao Chengfeng nodded to her, then looked at Sister Zhen, and said, "The purpose of this official's visit is to find out about your husband. The suspect who was killed by Cui Dengke, I hope you will cooperate."

Sister Zhen asked her mother-in-law to lead the child to the back room, neither happy nor sad, and then said in a low voice, "Your Excellency, you can ask whatever you want."

Xiao Chengfeng saw that her emotions were not bullying, he hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Did Cui Dengke ever hit you?"

"It's not that I've been beaten, but I've been beating all the time." Sister Zhen raised her head, a trace of hatred flashed in her eyes, "He even beat my mother-in-law, let alone me."

Sure enough!

The three deceased have different reputations, different personalities, and different identities. The only thing in common is that they all beat their wives. Could this be the reason why they were killed?
Xiao Chengfeng secretly speculated in his heart, but he didn't show it on the surface, and then asked: "Then does he usually have any enemies?"

Sister Zhen sneered, and said: "He bullies the weak and fears the strong, and he likes to gamble and whore, so there are very few people who offend him."

Xiao Chengfeng looked at Pingniang who was standing silently at the side, and suddenly asked again: "Cui Dengke robbed Pingniang of 270 taels for selling the house, did you know?"

"I only found out later," Sister Zhen looked at Pingniang apologetically and said angrily, "My mother-in-law was sick, and so was my son, and there was no money for treatment. Pingniang decided to sell it to give me money. Her house. Before selling the house, Ping Niang promised to lend me silver taels, but unexpectedly, that bastard robbed his mother, and his son’s life-saving money was used to gamble and drink flower wine, and he deserved to die!”

Seeing the undisguised hatred in Sister Zhen's eyes, Sun Dalian and Li Dazui looked at each other, Li Dazui couldn't help asking suspiciously: "Where were you on the night of December 29?"

Sister Zhen's body tightened obviously, her hands were clasped together, and her eyes flickered.Just when she was about to speak, Pingniang behind her came up to hold her hand, and said in a calm tone, "Sister Zhen, just tell your lord the truth," Pingniang looked at Xiao Chengfeng and lowered her eyes, softly Said in a low voice, "Sister Zhen lived with me that night, and I can prove that she is not the murderer."

(End of this chapter)

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