After Princess Xuanxue came down from the mountain, the whole capital was in chaos.

Chapter 248 A homeless man
As soon as he entered the door, Yuan Qi saw a woman with a big belly pouring water from a wooden bucket into a water tank with difficulty.

"Sister-in-law!" Qi Sheng walked up and took the bucket from the woman's hand, "Where's Brother Li? You're almost pregnant, why are you still doing such heavy work? He's too shameful."

The woman felt sad, shed a few tears, and held her big belly in her hands: "Thank you, he went to find that Huang Ying again. Originally, I wanted to follow him secretly, but I am stupid and he walked fast, so I couldn't follow him. "

Qi Sheng introduced: "This is the Taoist priest I told you about, the very capable one."

Yuan Qi looked at the small courtyard and found that it did have a faint ghostly aura.

The woman wiped her tears and saw a tall and thin girl, very handsome, but wearing a Taoist robe. She was surprised and saluted Yuan Qi.

Yuan Qi helped her up: "You're welcome, let's go into the room and talk."

This woman was wearing a green cross-section coat and skirt, which was a little white after washing, and the material at the elbows was a little loose. It seemed that she had worn it for many years, and she must not have lived a wealthy life.

She had no makeup on, and only had a silver hairpin on her head and no other jewelry.

Looking at the yard, there wasn't even a flower or grass. There were only a yard of clothes, a large water tank, a washtub, a washboard and other items.

"On weekdays, my husband always comes home at sunset. At first, he only came home late every other day, and it would be dark when he got home. I asked him what he was doing, but he wouldn't tell me. He told me to mind my own business. From that time on, he was no longer as kind to me as he was before. Later, he became more and more aggressive. He would only come back after dark every day, and his salary would not be refunded. Take it. I don’t have any rice at home, but he doesn’t care.”

The furnishings in the house are also very simple, no different from ordinary people's homes.

Qi Sheng was also from a poor family, and his family was not rich. It cost a lot of money to rent a house in Kyoto. However, he was never married. He had enough food for one person and the whole family was not hungry. His salary was enough and there was still some money left over.

"Actually, we have settled here since the year before last. We are a loving couple. Although our lives are not rich, we are still harmonious and beautiful. Every once in a while, we can send some money to our parents-in-law to support the family. It started two months ago. It's different. A powerful person my husband met died suddenly. My husband said he jumped into a lake. My husband had a good relationship with him and even went to express his condolences. After returning from condolences, my husband was acting strangely. Run outside."

Qi Sheng said politely: "Sister-in-law, you're welcome. We don't care. You'd better tell the Taoist about Li Fu's matter, so that the Taoist can see what's going on."

"My husband's family is in trouble. Now he is studying and studying, and all the money they have is used to support his education. Everyone expects him to be prosperous and live a good life, but who knows that something like this has happened again. The family is worried He couldn’t get rid of the problem, so he gave away his salary to others.”

The woman said: "My surname is Cui, and my name is Wenqing. The Taoist priest can call me Mrs. Cui. My husband and I are both from Qinghe County, and our parents are honest farmers. My family is not bad, with dozens of acres of fertile land. , a farm cow, and both brothers work as errands in the county government. They live a good life and can eat meat during the holidays. "

Yuan Qi and Qi Sheng didn't care about this.

Cui Wenqing sighed, brought a glass of boiled water to Yuan Qi and Qi Sheng, and apologized: "Sorry, I don't have tea at home to entertain you two, so you two will make do with it."

Only then did Cui Wenqing talk about her husband.

"He wasn't like this before, hey... the key is that these days he always refuses to sleep in bed with me. He either sleeps on the floor or on the table. It feels like he is not my husband."

Qi Sheng nodded: "That's true. Brother Li is also different in the Imperial Academy. During these days, he is not doing his job properly. When faced with the errands assigned by his superiors, he always refuses, always asks for leave, and sometimes begs others to do it for him. This is not like his style of work. Once he didn't come home for several days, and his sister-in-law came to the Hanlin Academy. When he went out, he scolded her and told her to go back quickly. "

"I felt something was wrong, so I followed him after I got off duty. You can't even guess what he did?" Cui Wenqing shed tears. She obviously knew about this. She choked and said, "I even suspected that my husband was... I’m so confused, why do I fall in love with a woman with a child?”

Yuan Qi glanced at Qi Sheng, who nodded: "That's true. Taoist priest, do you think there is any evil spirit in this room? Is Brother Li possessed by an evil spirit, so he behaves strangely?"

Yuan Qi looked at the room again, and it was indeed a bit gloomy: "It is indeed a bit abnormal. I can detect a trace of ghost energy, but whether your husband has been possessed by evil spirits will only be known by seeing him in person. But don't worry, it's not a big problem. "

Cui Wenqing felt much better and finally smiled. She looked at Qi Sheng politely: "Brother Qi Sheng, do you know where he is?"

Qi Sheng said: "I know, there is a place called Meihua Hutong not far from here. Let's leave now. But sister-in-law, you are pregnant with Liujia and it is inconvenient. Why don't you go? I'm worried about what you saw. I won’t be able to bear it.”

Cui Wenqing's attitude was very firm: "I'm not afraid, I just want to see who harmed my husband!"

Yuan Qi hummed: "How many months have you been pregnant?"

"More than six months." Cui Wenqing was afraid that Yuan Qi wouldn't take her with him, so he immediately said, "It's not that long. I can still carry water myself and can do heavy work."

"In that case, let's go along."

Yuan Qi didn't dare to walk too fast on the road and followed Qi Sheng there slowly.

Cui Wenqing also talked a lot about how they had just gotten married in Qinghe County. Yuan Qi knew that Li Fu was actually a very good man. He was not only talented and learned, but also very kind to his wife. The two of them were envied by people from all over the country. A couple.

It didn’t take long for Plum Blossom Alley to arrive.

Today is a holiday. Li Fu and Qi Sheng were drinking together when Cui Wenqing discovered them. Cui Wenqing asked him what he was doing out of home all day long, especially on a holiday. He was not helping her with her work. Drinking outside and so on.

The two started to quarrel, and Li Fu walked away after a few words.

Qi Sheng had no choice but to send Cui Wenqing back, and then come to invite Yuan Qi.

Along the way, Yuan Qi finally figured out the cause and effect of the matter.

Qi Sheng stepped forward to knock on the door. Not long after, a woman wearing a floral jacket and skirt came out to open the door. When she saw the three of them, her eyes were full of hostility: "Who are you looking for?"

Qi Sheng said: "I am Li Fu's colleague. I came to him to discuss something."

The woman closed the door quickly.

Qi Sheng did not move slowly and directly pressed his foot against the door: "Open the door."

The woman said: "I don't know you. If you don't leave, I will call you."