After marrying a powerful minister, the female partner was pampered

Just as Qiao Jingjing guessed, something happened to Lin Jiu. Not only was he injured, he was also designated as a wanted criminal by the government.

When Lu Xingzhi led people to find him, he was recuperating in a farmhouse in the suburbs.

"... This subordinate is incompetent and failed to complete the task." Lin Jiu knelt down on one knee with a look of self-blame.

Lu Xingzhi reached out and helped him up, "I don't blame you for this."

Lin Jiu felt very guilty, "But if I hadn't been too careless, Shen Tingzhi wouldn't have discovered it and alerted the snake."

"Who would have thought that Shen Tingzhi would send people to ambush the mass graves? You also asked them to find out because you were collecting the coffins for your brothers." Lu Xing knew.

While he was still on the way, he received a letter from Lin Jiu and learned that something had happened to him.

In order to collect the bodies of his brothers who had died before, he accidentally fell into Shen Tingzhi's trap. Only then was he injured and became a wanted criminal by the government.

"Shen Tingzhi wanted to capture me alive in order to find out from me who sent us here." Lin Jiu said with a serious expression on his face, "Although I escaped and was not caught, Shen Tingzhi is afraid that he has already Be on guard, I’m afraid it will be very difficult for your Excellency to come to Chuzhou in person this time to investigate his matter.”

Lu Xingzhi was silent.

In fact, before finding Lin Jiu, he went to meet with officials in Chuzhou.

Those officials are very cunning and slick, and they are very tight-lipped. It is impossible to get their cooperation.

Judging from the fact that Lin Jiucheng was a wanted criminal by the government, we knew that Shen Tingzhi and those officials had colluded with each other.

It may not be that easy to catch evidence that Shen Tingzhi and others committed the crime.

But since he took over this matter, he will definitely get it done.

Seeing that he was silent, Lin Jiu couldn't help but ask: "Your Excellency came to Chuzhou in person this time, but did the Emperor send you here?"

"This is the imperial decree that I took the initiative to request from the Emperor." Lu Xing knew.

Things in the south of the Yangtze River were kept secret, and the news in the capital had not yet been heard, so the emperor naturally did not know about it either.

Lin Jiu heard this and joked: "If I remember correctly, Mr. Qiao is going to get married to Aunt Xu soon. Madam should also come with her, right?"

Lu Xingzhi nodded calmly and naturally, "Yes."

"So you actually asked the emperor to take this job in order to accompany your wife back to Xingzi Village, right? In this way, you can take advantage of the errand to send your wife back." Lin Jiu said with a smile.

Lu Xingzhi smiled instead of getting angry, "If you were this alert, you wouldn't be injured."

Lin Jiu choked and looked embarrassed.

Although he was ridiculed by the adults, at least he supported his guess.

The main purpose of your visit to Chuzhou this time is to accompany your wife back.

Otherwise, with your prudence, you will not accept this job rashly without any advantage.

Of course, your Excellency is not a person who pretends to be a public person for personal gain.

Now that he has accepted this errand, he is bound to do it well.

Thinking of this, he changed from the depression of hiding in Tibet these days and became energetic.

If the adults take action in person, these monsters in Chuzhou will definitely be wiped out in one fell swoop.

Thinking of something, Lin Jiu said: "By the way, if you want to deal with Shen Tingzhi, you must be careful. On the surface, Shen Tingzhi lives and drinks and has nothing to do, but in fact, he has contacts with officials in Chuzhou City."

"Yes." Lu Xingzhi nodded, "You can recover well here. You don't need to worry about Chuzhou's affairs for now."

Lin Jiu's eyes dimmed, "This subordinate is incompetent..."

"You've tried your best." Lu Xingzhi patted him on the shoulder.

"This subordinate will recover from his injuries as soon as possible and assist you, sir." Lin Jiu said with firm eyes.

"Ah."

That night, when Lu Xingzhi went back, it was already very late and Qiao Jingjing had already gone to bed, so he rested in the side room. The next day, when Qiao Jingjing woke up, she saw Lu Xingzhi going out again. Without hesitation, she took her two maids, Qiao Zhuang, to dress up, and then went out too.

On the third day, Lu Xingzhi had just returned from outside and met a ragged, skinny and listless beggar outside the door.

The beggar was huddled in the corner. When he saw someone approaching, he stood up tremblingly and rushed forward, "Sir, please do me a favor and give me some money..."

The guard quickly stopped him and threw him a few pieces of silver. "Stay away and don't disturb our young master."

"You are really a great benefactor, I can be saved..." The beggar went to pick up the broken silver on the ground and said, "I have money, I can live, I can buy Xiaoyaosan..."

Lu Xingzhi, who was deep in thought, paused before entering the door and turned to look at the beggar.

The guard also reacted and immediately stepped forward and grabbed the beggar, "What did you just say?"

"I didn't say anything..." The beggar clutched the money tightly in fear, thinking that he was going to take it back.

Lu Xingzhi didn't say much, but glanced at the guards and went in first.

The guard understood and hurriedly said to the beggar: "I still have money here, do you want it?"

The beggar's eyes lit up, "I want it!"

"If you want, come with me," the guard said.

The beggar quickly followed him through the door.

After questioning by the guards, I found out that the beggar's family was originally quite wealthy.

But in the past few years, there has been a trend of eating Xiaoyaosan in the Jiangnan area. People who have eaten it will feel comfortable and ecstatic, and people with illnesses can relieve their pain after eating it. Therefore, Xiaoyaosan is even more expensive than gold. , there are still many people who want to eat even if they have spent all their money.

But once you are contaminated with Xiaoyaosan, you will become addicted, and it will be extremely difficult to quit.

The beggar is addicted and can't get rid of it. He needs to eat Xiaoyaosan non-stop to survive.

His originally splendid family fortune was quickly emptied by him. Before long, his family was in decline, and he himself became a beggar.

"This Xiaoyaosan is really harmful to people!" After listening to the guard's report, everyone else looked angry.

The guard sighed and looked at Lu Xingzhi, "I heard from the beggar that Xiaoyaosan is not available to everyone. It needs to be recommended by an acquaintance. He has been taking it for many years, so he is very familiar with the contact person."

"Who is the contact person?" Lu Xingzhi asked.

"Said he was the bustard of Chunhua Garden." The guard hesitated and replied with a frown.

"Chunhua Garden?" Lu Xingzhi was startled, obviously puzzled, "What is that place?"

The guard coughed lightly and explained in a low voice: "Sir, Chunhuayuan is a brothel in the city, specializing in that kind of business. However, Chunhuayuan is not well-known in the city, and its location is very remote. On weekdays, , there are not many guests.”

When Lu Xingzhi heard this, he already understood.

He paused and then said: "It seems that their main business is Xiaoyaosan. The business that Chunhuayuan does on weekdays is just a way for them to hide their eyes from others."

"Exactly. The beggar also said that the old bustard of Chunhuayuan is very capable and has connections with officials of all sizes in Chuzhou. So maybe, if we find the old bustard, we can find out the mastermind behind Xiaoyaosan, and we can also Find the criminal evidence that those officials were involved in it." The guard continued.

When Lu Xingzhi heard this, he suddenly asked, "When will the people from Dali Temple arrive?"

"It should be soon." The subordinate replied, "Calculating the time, we should be able to arrive tomorrow."

When Lu Xingzhi heard this, he nodded, stood up and said, "When they arrive, we can go to Chunhua Garden together."

……

Qiao Jingjing was playing cards with the maid in the house.

At this time, a servant's voice suddenly sounded outside the door, saluting, "Sir."

Qiao Jingjing was stunned for a moment, quite surprised.

Why did Lu Xingzhi come here?