I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 606
As soon as Qiu Huaixin's carriage returned to Qiu's house, the housekeeper took him to the study in the front yard without asking for instructions. As for Mrs. Qiu's place, he asked the maid to report a letter.

"Father, eldest brother and second brother." Compared to the dignified faces of the father and son in the study, Qiu Huaixin greeted him with a smile, with a relaxed and comfortable demeanor as if this shitty thing didn't happen to him at all during the day.

Master Qiu looked calm, and Qiu Bingde was relieved to see that he was fine, but Qiu Wangshu's fiery temper could not see Qiu Huaixin's calm appearance, so he picked up the teacup on the table and threw it at him.

"Second brother, what if this is murder?" Qiu Huaixin caught the cup quickly with a sharp eye, grinned and sat down on the chair beside him, then turned to look at Mr. Qiu, who was in the main seat, "Father, how did you check it? Who is plotting?" I?"

Lord Qiu sized up his younger son with a relaxed brow, his calm attitude would not be bad for an ordinary person, but it's a pity that Huaixin's appearance is just lack of understanding.

"As soon as the news came out, I sent someone to investigate." Qiu Bingde spoke first, and told Qiu Huaixin, the person involved, that the information he had investigated had not been concealed. "Uncle Ding found out about Li Sizhi, but unfortunately he has already been killed."

Li Sizhi is a gangster on the street. He usually does things like stealing chickens and dogs. He has a fierce and fierce spirit. It is said that when he was ten years old, he had a fight with an old beggar who bullied him and broke one of his bones. The finger was later called Li Sizhi.

The law and order in Qianzhong Prefecture is good, but Jiao Zhifu’s rule is not strict, and Li Sizhi also knows the rules and works on the bottom line, so the government also turns a blind eye to this, and sometimes the police have to inquire. The street news is also looking for Li Sizhi.

"Murder to silence?" Qiu Huaixin snorted, maybe he had witnessed the death of Mrs. Qi in the daytime, so he would accept the death of a ruffian well.

Lazily relaxing his body and leaning against the back of the chair, Qiu Huaixin squinted his eyes and continued to speak: "So Li Sizhi was the one who was watched by people in the medical hall. As soon as the reporter from the village arrived at the medical hall, the news that I molested my friend's wife was spread. Everyone knows."

If it is to spread the news quickly, those local rogues are the most capable. They send people to chat in various alleys, and then go to the shops where the servants of the big families often go to buy. The news can be spread in half a day. All over Qianzhong Prefecture.

"At present, we can only find out about Li Sixing." The person was killed, and the clue was broken, and Qiu Bingde followed Uncle Ding to the dilapidated house where Li Sixing lived to check.

The murderer acted very cautiously, without leaving any clues, and there was no trace of a fight at the scene. It can only be judged that the murderer and Li Sizhi knew each other well, and Li Sizhi was a person who had no precautions and was smeared on the neck.

Qiu Wangshu also followed suit: "The wind leaves a sound, and the geese leave a trace. As long as it is found that Li Sizhi has contacts with someone, the identity of the murderer will be revealed."

It's just that in-depth investigation will take more time, Qiu Wangshu still insisted on his previous thoughts, and once again said to Mr. Qiu: "Father, we should take a two-pronged approach. Checking Li Sizhi is one aspect, and we can also check from the purpose of the people behind the scenes. .”

The boldness of framing the chief minister's youngest son must have a plan, otherwise the other party would dare to make an enemy of the Qiu family, Qiu Wangshu believes that as long as he finds out the intentions of the people behind the scenes, he can deduce his intentions. identity.

"Second brother, don't look at me like this. Even if I offend people on weekdays, those people will never dare to retaliate." Qiu Huaixin hurriedly proved his innocence, just like he looked down on Jiao Lianping.

But considering Qiu Huaixin's status, Jiao Lianping, the eldest son of the magistrate's family, had to hold back his anger and back down. As for the other officials' children, even if they didn't make good friends with Qiu Huaixin, they would never be so stupid as to be enemies with him. Maybe they were jealous in private. But it is also impossible to put it into action.

Qiu Bingde nodded in agreement, and said in a deep voice, "Huaixin won't have such a big feud. The other party came after our Qiu family, and they just focused on Huaixin."

What Qiu Wangshu didn't understand was that there was that idiot in Qianzhong Road who dared to provoke the Qiu family like this, and it would be reasonable for him to do something against his eldest brother.

Even if he succeeded in attacking Huaixin, as long as his father killed his relatives righteously, to put it ruthlessly, if something happened to Huaixin, it wouldn't have much impact on the Qiu family.

What Qiu Wangshu didn't understand was also what Qiu Bingde couldn't figure out. Coupled with the limited clues that could be found out in a short time, he really couldn't figure it out for a moment.

Glancing at the elder brother who was frowning and thinking, Qiu Huaixin withdrew his gaze, still looking lazy and unruly, but his heart was once again stirred up. Some things are like this. When there is no doubt, you can't think of it at all, but once you have doubts, then There are flaws everywhere.

Master Qiu looked thoughtfully at the silent youngest son. He had gone to the other courtyard and came back. He might have learned some news, which is why he pretended to be calm.

Thinking about some of the previous investigations, Mr. Qiu didn't show it on the face, but when he looked at the eldest son, there was more concern in his eyes.

Mrs. Qiu waited and waited in the backyard, seeing that the sky was getting darker and darker, Qiu Huaixin hadn't come yet, so she didn't wait any longer and went straight to the study in the front yard, if she didn't see her youngest son with her own eyes, how could Mr. Qiu be so heartbroken? I can't put it down.

Qiu Bingde and Qiu Wangshu saw a toothache from a mother's kindness and filial piety. The younger brother has also reached the age of marriage, but he is better at coaxing his mother than Brother Chen and Brother Lin. He can say anything nasty. Come out, the two brothers are ashamed of themselves.

"Okay, stop coaxing me with sweet words. As the saying goes, flies don't bite seamless eggs. If you are upright, who can count on you?" Mrs. Qiu nodded Qiu Huaixin's forehead feigning anger, and looked at the way her eyebrows and eyes stretched. , I think it is very useful to be close to my youngest son.

"Mother, you have wronged me by what you said, and I didn't get any fame, but since I was young, I have never done any evil things to bully men and women. I think my parents have made enemies, and I am purely innocent." Qiu Huaixin He unceremoniously threw the blame on Mr. Qiu.

Mrs. Qiu has been thinking since she heard the news during the day, but at this moment she agrees with Qiu Huaixin's words, and she can't help but cast a resentful glance at Mr. Qiu, who is still alive.

Laughed angrily at the unanimous attitude of the mother and son, Mr. Qiu stroked his beard with one hand, "You are not afraid of the shadow slanting, I believe you should reflect on yourself, why are people behind the scenes plotting against you again and again."

"Father, you are the victim's guilt theory that Zhan Feiyu said!" Qiu Huaixin quickly corrected his attitude, and refuted Mr. Qiu with righteous words.

"Although Mrs. Qi deserves what she deserves, I also heard gossip from the women in the village at that time. I only said that Mrs. Qi didn't obey women's morals, otherwise why didn't she just molest others and just focus on her."

The morals of the world are unfair to women. If a woman is bullied by a villain, she will inevitably be criticized for being indiscreet. It is okay to wear such a beautiful dress to show off in the market. If she is not coquettish, will she be targeted?

Mrs. Qi's reputation is indeed good, especially those men in the village envy Qi Changlin for marrying such a virtuous and virtuous woman. When working in the fields, many people will help Mrs. Qi, after all, a thin Women don't have the strength to do heavy work, they are all from the same village, and they can help if they can.

But for these women in the village, they couldn't help being annoyed that their men praised Mrs. Qi, and their parents-in-law also praised them in various ways. The jealousy immediately arose. Seeing the men in the village helping Mrs. Qi today, tomorrow The son helped her again, which made her even more jealous.

It happened that Qi Changlin had obtained fame, and these women dared not show their jealousy and dissatisfaction in their hearts. If something happened to Mrs. Qi, she would inevitably say these gossips.

As a woman, Mrs. Qiu felt this way even more. Looking at Qiu Huaixin, who was saying things all the time, she suddenly felt a little emotional, and Huaixin had also grown up.

"I failed to assassinate Huaixin with Shengxuan before, and now I use such low-handed methods to ruin Huaixin's reputation. I don't understand who is in the way of Huaixin..." Mrs. Qiu's voice paused, feeling uneasy The feeling suddenly swept through the whole body.

Leaving aside the matter of being assassinated, what happened today was obviously aimed at Huai Xin's marriage. In a big way, it was because he didn't want the Qiu family and the Nanling Gu family to marry, but in a small way, Mrs. Qiu suddenly became aware that This is just an ordinary back-room trick.

One goes up and down, if Huaixin forms a good family, it will have the biggest impact on Bingde, after all, Wang Shu's Yue family is not comparable to Wu's family, let alone Nanling Gu's family, there is no comparison at all.

Qiu Bingde and Qiu Wangshu looked at the pale Mrs. Qiu worriedly, "Mother, what's wrong?"

Seeing this, Qiu Huaixin immediately brought over the warm tea in his hand, and served Madam Qiu to drink half a cup of tea.

"I'm fine." Madam Qiu, who put down her teacup, waved her hands and looked at the three children around her with mixed feelings, but she couldn't hold back her face, and said with a smile: "Okay, as a mother, I just got angry for a while. arrive."

Qiu Wangshu, the second brother, smashed his teacup angrily before, not to mention Mrs. Qiu who spoiled Qiu Huaixin, it is normal for a mother to be so angry.

Tonight's Qiu Mansion is doomed to be uneven, but Qiu Bingde is still busy in the study, no matter what, he must find out the real culprit behind the scheme against Qiu Huaixin.

Qiu Wangshu usually doesn't care about things, and there are not many people who can use him, so he doesn't get involved, but now he is lying on the bed begging for Wangshu, but he doesn't feel sleepy at all. That pale face.

As for the client, Qiu Huaixin, he wanted to sleep, but when he thought of Qiu Bingde, the big brother, he didn't feel sleepy at all.

It's not that the Qiu family only slept for more than two hours, and they looked a little tired when they ate in the morning. Then they saw the housekeeper hurried over, "My lord, Qi Changlin carried the coffin to the government office to sue the third young master."

(End of this chapter)