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Chapter 305 Murder at Mount Wutai

Another old voice shouted: "If you shout any louder, it will save everyone in the village! Eldest son, please forgive the eldest daughter-in-law. It's not easy for our Zhang family to marry a daughter-in-law!"

Listening to this person's words, this person looks like the father-in-law of Mrs. Zhang.His appearance seemed to be persuasive, but it actually confirmed Song Jingxing's personal relationship with that woman.

With him to testify, it may be difficult for Song Jingxing to clear himself of the suspicion of seducing a woman.After all, when such a scandal happened in the family, ordinary people always have to cover it up in front of others, it's not like the Zhang family said it in full view.

Zhao Jinyi was listening intently, when Wei Qi suddenly heard Wei Qi whisper: "Fourth Miss, come here."

Zhao Jinyi got up and walked to Wei Qi by the light outside.Wei Qi made room for her: "Fourth Miss, please take a look."

Wei Qi has such kindness?But Zhao Jinyi didn't bother to think too much, and looked towards Zhang's courtyard.There were many people standing in the dark in the room, but she saw Song Jingxing and the eldest lady of the Zhang family at a glance.

The eldest lady of the Zhang family was half covering her face with her sleeve, as if facing her husband shamelessly.And there was an old man standing opposite her, presumably that was Zhang Dalang's father, and a not-so-young man standing next to her should be Zhang Dalang.It's a pity that the light is not bright enough to see clearly.

Song Jingxing was still calm and relaxed, standing among the few people with his hands behind his back.

After Father Zhang finished speaking, Zhang Dalang's complexion changed. He immediately rolled up his sleeves and rushed towards Song Jingxing: "I don't care what kind of official you are. If you seduce my wife, even if you are in front of the Tian Family, I will be the one to take it! Son, if I don't beat you up, it will be in vain for me to build so many Buddhist pavilions on Xitai Mountain!"

Zhang Dalang was not as tall as Song Jingxing, but his arrogance made Zhao Jinyi sweat for Song Jingxing.

Fortunately, Song Jingxing supported Zhang Dalang, and with a slight force, Zhang Dalang staggered a few steps and nearly fell to the ground.

Wei Qi clicked his tongue and said, "Commander Song exerts a lot of strength, which is really amazing."

Zhao Jinyi ignored him.

Song Jingxing said: "These few days, I just stayed at your house. When I learned that Zhang Dalang was building a Buddhist pavilion on the west platform, I asked a few more questions. I have no personal relationship with your wife."

Mrs. Zhang covered her face: "You are lying. If you have no selfish feelings for me, why did you sneak into my room at night and report to me your official position, and promised to me that if you finish the mausoleum, you will help me?" I will make peace with Zhang Dalang, take me back to the capital, and don’t let me stay alone in the empty room every night.”

Listening to what she said, it didn't seem like she was lying.

Father Zhang let out a long sigh: "The family is ugly, the family is ugly!"

Song Jingxing's expression was cold: "I'm not the only one who lives in your house. The eldest lady of the Zhang family needs to see clearly who is the one who is making trouble with you."

Mrs. Zhang was startled suddenly, and murmured: "Impossible, impossible! It can't be that person!"

"If Mrs. Zhang really likes that person, Song can go to Mount Wutai with Zhang Dalang to confront that person. That person originally lived with me in Zhang's house, but this morning, even though it was raining heavily, he still braved the rain. gone."

Zhao Jinyi heard Wei Qi whisper again: "Commander Song said, but Jiang Dazhi?"

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince even spared Jiang Dazhi.

She did not answer Wei Qi.

Looking at his wife's expression, Zhang Dalang suddenly had some judgment in his heart, immediately raised his hand, and slapped Mrs. Zhang severely: "Hurry up and get out of here!"

Immediately afterwards, he yelled at his father: "You are so stupid, you can't even look at people! What use are you!"

Father Zhang sobbed: "It's all my fault that I'm not good enough to drag Da Lang down. I'm going to lie down next to your mother's grave right now."

Wei Qi couldn't help laughing: "This house is really lively."

Zhang Dalang ignored his father, just smiled and said: "This is Commander Song? Please come in quickly, I will ask that bitch to heat up two pots of wine, and then heat up some wine and vegetables, so I can compensate you for two glasses , let you calm down."

Zhao Jinyi originally thought that Song Jingxing would refuse, but he heard Song Jingxing say: "That's fine."

Wei Qi said with a smile in his voice, "I never thought that Commander Song would be so reasonable."

Zhao Jinyi watched helplessly as Zhang Dalang led Song Jing into the house. After a while, Mrs. Zhang, who was still crying just now, came out twisting her waist, and stooped into the kitchen with a lantern in her hand.

Dafu's voice sounded outside the kitchen: "Master."

Wei Qi walked out of the kitchen with his hands behind his back, and walked a little further away from Dafu, who then said in a low voice: "Just now, my subordinates saw clearly that the Zhang Family Dalang came back with two other people. , Those two people ran away, only Zhang Jia Dalang stayed. The subordinates felt that he seemed to stay on purpose."

Wei Qi snorted: "A steward who is in charge of repairing the Buddha Pavilion in Xitai Mountain is mysterious. He must be the third uncle's confidant in Wutai Mountain. Just keep an eye on him and see what he wants to do."

"Then Song Jingxing..."

Wei Qi narrowed his eyes suddenly: "We also have to see if Song Jingxing is pretending to be stupid, or really stupid."

Dafu took his orders and left.

Wei Qi had an indescribable emotion in his heart.He hoped that Song Jingxing was really stupid so that Zhao Jinyi would be sad; but he also hoped that Song Jingxing was pretending to be stupid so that Zhao Jinyi would be happy too.

When he returned to the stove, Zhao Jinyi had already sat back in front of the stove, closed his eyes, and remained motionless.

Su Yi whispered to Wei Qi: "Qi Ye, you'd better sleep in the carriage for a while, you have to go on your way tomorrow."

Wei Qi shook his head: "I'm fine, I can rest in the car even if I'm on the road tomorrow. But you, if you have to drive tomorrow, you'd better go to rest earlier."

Su Yi didn't move at all: "Your servant is not sleepy."

Su Yi's love for His Highness the Prince is as deep as the sea, how could she be willing to let her and the Prince stay alone in the kitchen.Zhao Jinyi thought in his heart.

Wei Qi glanced at Zhao Jinyi, and was surprised to see her exceptionally calm.

The aroma of wine and vegetables came from the courtyard of the Zhang family opposite.

Compared with the Yang family, the Zhang family is indeed a rich family.Zhao Jinyi even smelled stewed chicken.The hens raised by the authentic country people are full of fragrance, and they keep coming to Yang's house.

Wei Qi looked at Mrs. Zhang carrying the tray, and twisted her body to enter the door again.

In Zhangjiatang's room, the lights were brightly lit, and a square table was polished, Zhang Dalang and Song Jingxing were sitting opposite each other.

Zhang Dalang traveled for a day and was already hungry, so he couldn't wait for the food and wine to arrive, so he unpacked some pastries he bought from Wutai County to eat.He asked Song Jingxing to eat too, but Song Jingxing refused, but asked Zhang Dalang: "Is there no heavy rain in Wutai County?"

Zhang Dalang stuffed his mouth full of pastries, and shook his head when he heard the words: "Nothing. It's only half a mile away from our Zhangjiatun, and it's dry and cool, and it hasn't rained at all. Or, the little one can rush back from Wutai County? "

Song Jingxing thought to himself, then Jiang Dazhi still has some skills.

Zhang Dalang tentatively asked Song Jingxing, "I don't know why Commander Song came to Mount Wutai?"

Song Jingxing's eyelids closed slightly: "Brother Zhang is the steward of the Xiufo Pavilion on Xitai Mountain, but he has never heard of a major event that happened in Wutai Mountain recently?"

Zhang Dalang suddenly realized: "It turns out that Commander Song also came for that matter."

He swallowed the pastry in his mouth, approached Song Jingxing, and said in a low voice: "Young one and Commander Song don't know each other. It's fate to be able to sit here and eat wine together. If it's someone else, I won't tell him. If Commander Song arrives at Mount Wutai, he must be extremely careful."

"Oh? But why?"

Zhang Dalang licked his lips, and said in a low voice, "The incense in the Wutai Mountain temple is the most prosperous. All the Buddhas gather together. I don't know how many benefactors enshrine the Buddha on the cliffs. There are always noble people living in the temple's huts. But recently, the Buddha was furious. Even taking the lives of a few noble girls, people on Wutai Mountain are in panic. Even our Buddhist pavilions were forced to stop working, so the little one got a fake home."

Song Jingxing's eyes flickered slightly.He originally thought that Zhang Dalang was going to talk about the death of King Zhong, but he didn't expect to hear about the murder case from Zhang Dalang.

How could the Buddha be like those cruel people who took human life at will?
He said: "Song has never been to Mount Wutai, but he has heard that the five mountains in the east, west, north, south, and middle are dangerous and the climate is changeable. Maybe the ladies accidentally fell from the dangerous place on the mountain?"

Zhang Dalang shook his head again and again: "If one or two people encounter accidents, such a statement is acceptable, but if five or six people die unexpectedly in a row, and they are all young women, even if they say that the sky is broken, others will not believe it. Besides, the government has long I sent Wu Zuo to examine the corpses, and they said yes, those women were smiling when they died, and they didn’t look in pain at all, and they died on top of the Buddhist pavilion, isn’t it because the Buddha killed them?”

While talking, Mrs. Zhang came in with a tray.

Zhang Dalang glared at her, Mrs. Zhang lowered her head, put down the food and drinks in a hurry, and retreated in a panic.

But in a place where no one was around, the corners of Mrs. Zhang's lips curled up slightly.

(End of this chapter)