Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

Ji Wuyan wanted to slap him on the head and slap him away to see if he was possessed by something unclean.

She really hit her and scolded, "What is it? Nothing is original. Everyone has only one life. No one's life is nobler or inferior than anyone else's! If you continue to talk nonsense like this, be careful and I will ask the third brother to do it." Take care of you... Why don't you go quickly? When you invite Mr. Song, tell him about the situation here, but you don't need to talk about the piece of paper on the bedside, just say that we speculate that we may be infected with the epidemic, just in case! "

Xi Yu nodded in agreement and asked, "What about you, girl? Do you still want to stay here?"

Ji Wuyan nodded, "Well, I'll go look behind the house. If I'm lucky, I can still find Ashou Niang imprisoned somewhere... maybe, she's still alive." However, such a possibility, Not big.

Aunt Xue also said that she hasn't seen Ashou Niang for a few days. Looking at this meal, it may be a cold meal two or three days ago. Li Yuqi has never been a good person. For him, coercion is better than temptation. Well, if you can use your shortcomings to threaten people, you don't have to waste gold and silver to win people's hearts.

Ah Shou has nothing to offer, and all his friends and family are limited to his mother. Mother and son have a close relationship, so it is natural that he should start with his mother. However, now that Ah Shou is dead, it is useless to hold Ah Shou's mother in his hands. If he lets her go, he is afraid that she will go out to make trouble, so it is better to kill him directly to save trouble - there are a lot of lives on his hands, so it is really not bad. One piece.

Ji Wuyan searched around. The yard was not big. As expected, it didn't take long before he found the woman who had long since lost her breath in a pile of haystacks behind the kitchen. Her throat was strangled by a rope, and her fingernails were full of debris from scratching. Grass, even the thin and patched clothes were covered with grass clippings. The person who killed her didn't even try to cover it up. He just left her here in broad daylight with messy footprints all around. He was extremely arrogant.

The dead woman's eyebrows still had some of the beauty she had when she was young, but now that she was old and had not taken care of herself, she looked even older than her real age.

What Ji Wuyan had just burned was not so much Ah Shou's suicide note or confession as it was his confession. This young man, who is not very old and not very talented, but has great expectations placed on him, is not as indifferent as he usually shows. The neighbors are pointing at him, and every piece of clothing his mother hangs there is folded. Every piece of meat he put on the table due to his self-esteem has become a heavy burden and shackles for him. He wants to break through this shackles and prove to everyone that he is excellent, worthy, and able to give. My mother brought me a good life.

He even took risks to do so.

When the prince's people found him, he felt that his opportunity had finally arrived - an opportunity to rise to fame, soar into the sky, and return home in glory! No matter how absurd and unbelievable this opportunity seems... Of course, in Ah Shou's confession, he did not mention the prince, only "that person".

He said that the man asked him to bring in a set of bowls and chopsticks and change them for Prince Jiangdu when delivering food. This is not a difficult task. Prince Jiangdu was chattering all day long, and once he suddenly went crazy and scratched a jailer's arm, so no one was willing to take on such an errand. At first, he didn't know what the purpose of these bowls and chopsticks was. As long as he had money to take it and could do things under that person, how could there be so many reasons?
  However, the Prince of Jiangdu County died... Ah Shou began to feel scared. He took a leave of absence and hid at home, not daring to go anywhere. But not long after, the man came to the door and used his mother to force him. He didn't want to go. If you wish to harm others again, you can only apologize with death. He also said that he didn't know what he had sent in until this moment. Now he was afraid that he was also infected with the disease, and he hoped that future generations would not touch the utensils in this house.

It is difficult to judge whether these words are true or false, false or true. Ji Wuyan cannot judge how true or false they are, but it is obvious that this young man has been covering up and taking responsibility for "that person" until his death, and even... Disaster is diverted to the east. Ah Shou didn't know much about literacy and his handwriting was crooked, but the words he left before his death were logically clear and thoughtful. Ji Wuyan could almost believe that the prince's people stared at him and wrote them down word for word. As for “that person”, who knows who it is? It could be the prince, the minister of Dali Temple, the prince of Pingyang County, or even any slightly powerful thief who fears that the world will not be in chaos.

The world only sees the prosperity of Yanjing. Talented people and strangers squeeze their heads to squeeze into this sensual world of fame and fortune. They only hope to be a well-known minister and have great wealth, but they don't see that these can be easily manipulated by others. The lower class people are helpless to struggle.

In comparison, Jiangnan is always much more livable.

Ji Wuyan sighed silently, covered Ashou Niang's body with straw, walked to the yard and stood for a while, then saw Song Yuanqing coming in a hurry, followed by several subordinates, and some people who heard the wind and poked their heads. Common people - after all, it is not difficult to recognize people from the yamen, everyone recognizes the clothes.

Aunt Xue was inside, still holding a few melon seeds in her hand. She was blocked from the door. She only stretched her head. She saw Ji Wuyan in the yard at a glance. She wanted to beat her chest and feet and sighed repeatedly. "You little girl, you little girl, why don't you listen to my advice?"

Miss Ji smiled at the other party, looking particularly flattering but naughty.

Aunt Xue suddenly felt like she couldn't take a breath - she was almost so angry that she lost her breath!

"Miss Ji." Song Yuanqing cupped her hands, and they were familiar with each other. She lost the politeness in her behavior and went straight to the topic, "If you have such suspicions, why do you still stay here? I will send someone to take you back to your house. The next thing is up to you." To Song, whenever there is any news, Song will send someone to inform the girl as soon as possible."

Xi Yu nodded desperately on the side, yes, yes! The girl's safety is the most important thing! The girl's safety is not hers alone. If anything happens to the girl, not to mention her own life, the city of Yanjing will probably be in chaos.

Fortunately, Miss Ji has almost finished what she wants to investigate. Now that these two people are gone, there is no need to stay any longer. She nodded very cheerfully, and then said, "The person hanging in the room is named A Shou, a small jailer in Dali Temple. There is another one in the haystack behind the kitchen, who is the young man's mother. Please also invite Mr. Song... Everything It’s always a good idea to err on the side of caution.”

I wanted to say that I would like to ask Mr. Song for a safe burial, but as I said so, I remembered that they might all be infected with the epidemic and could not be buried. They would be taken to the mass graves outside the city and burned directly. Thinking like this, he just advised Song Yuanqing to be careful, and after saying that, he took Xi Yu and left.