After marrying a powerful minister, the female partner was pampered

Chapter 149 What kind of man is this?

Mallow was injured, so last night was Qingyuan's night.

She also heard the strange noise, and quickly put on her clothes and walked in, "I don't know, I'm going to go out and have a look."

"Ah."

After a while, Qingyuan left and came back.

She looked panicked and said: "Madam, many soldiers have come to the front yard, and they have surrounded the Lotus Garden."

Qiao Jingjing was startled at first, then thought of something, calmed down, and asked, "Have those guests from last night not left yet?"

"Yes, I asked the servants in the front yard and heard that the guests were so drunk that they just lay down in the hall and fell asleep." Qingyuan saw that she was not worried and slowly calmed down. "Madam, what happened in front of you? I can't ask anyone else. I only know that your Excellency is still in the front hall."

"It's okay, the adults should be judging the crimes of those guests." Qiao Jingjing said, "You continue to go to the front to see if there is any news, come back and tell me in time."

"Yes." Qingyuan hurriedly went.

When she rushed to the front yard again, she only saw Shen Tingzhi and the officials, all dejected, being escorted out by the soldiers.

Lu Xingzhi and a man dressed as a general walked behind, but their expressions were serious.

It wasn't until they all left that the soldiers who were originally standing in the courtyard left as a team.

Qingyuan didn't understand the reason. When he saw Donglai, he quickly grabbed him and asked, "What happened?"

Dong Lai said: "It's nothing, please tell Madam not to worry."

Qingyuan frowned, "Don't coax me."

Dong Lai said helplessly: "I don't know what the specific matter is. In short, your Excellency and General Wang have now taken those criminals to the government to be punished. When I come back later, I will tell my wife. Please tell her not to leave." Worry is."

Seeing that Qingyuan couldn't find anything out, she had to go back to the yard and report the matter to Qiao Jingjing.

After hearing this, Qiao Jingjing nodded, "I understand. I'm afraid something big will happen in Chuzhou City in the past few days. Please pay close attention and report any news in time."

"Yes."

After that day, Qiao Jingjing didn't see Lu Xingzhi for two days in a row.

On the third day, Qingyuan suddenly ran in in a hurry.

"Madam, something big happened outside..."

Qiao Jingjing had already guessed what was going on, and said calmly: "Speak slowly."

Seeing how calm she was, Qingyuan couldn't help but calm down, and whispered: "Madam, the Spring Flower Garden you told the beggar last time, it turns out there really is another mystery."

Having said this, she looked at Qiao Jingjing with admiration.

Qiao Jingjing pretended to be surprised and said: "Seriously?"

"It's absolutely true!" Qingyuan nodded, "I heard that Chunhuayuan, on the surface, is engaged in that kind of business, but in fact it sells sheep's heads and sells dog meat. Their real business is actually selling Xiaoyao Powder.

Over the years, I don’t know how many people have been deceived by them, their families were broken up, their wives were separated, and some people found out and wanted to expose them, but they were suppressed.

This time our Lord's arrival finally sealed them up. Your Lordship and the others also followed this line and found a drug-making workshop.

I heard that the drug-making workshop was located in a very secluded village.

The people in that village had their freedom restricted and were unable to go out. They were also threatened to plant virus strains for them and work for them. What was even more unexpected was that the person behind the scenes turned out to be the richest man in Chuzhou. The son of the Shen family.

There is a commotion outside now, and many officials involved have been jailed..."

Qingyuan became more and more excited as she talked. Finally, she looked at Qiao Jingjing with admiring eyes, "Madam, you are so amazing."

Qiao Jingjing was stunned by the praise, "What does it have to do with me?"

Qingyuan whispered: "If it weren't for the beggar arranged by Madam, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to find out these things so smoothly. Madam, do you have the ability to predict the future?"

Only then did Qiao Jingjing understand the crux of the matter.

She deliberately pinched Qingyuan's face and teased: "If I had that ability, I would definitely help you find a suitable man and marry you off right now."

Qingyuan blushed, "I'm telling you something serious."

"What I said is serious." Qiao Jingjing said.

Qingyuan stamped her foot, "Then why do you know so much?"

Qiao Jingjing said with a mysterious face: "That's because the Bodhisattva entrusted me with a dream."

"The Bodhisattva entrusted you with a dream?" Qingyuan was startled.

Qiao Jingjing nodded, "Yes. The Bodhisattva felt sorry for the people in the Jiangnan area, who were oppressed by the bureaucrats and were being harmed by Xiaoyao, so he entrusted me with a dream and asked me to help your family to bring those bad guys to justice as soon as possible. A peaceful day for the people of Jiangnan."

Seeing how seriously she said it, Qingyuan believed it immediately, and said with awe on her face: "The Bodhisattva must have known that our Lord has come to Chuzhou, and Madam is your pillow, so he entrusted it to Madam in a dream, right? "

"Well, I think so too. Otherwise, why didn't the Bodhisattva entrust the dream to you, but only to me?" Qiao Jingjing said.

Qingyuan completely believed her words.

However, Qiao Jingjing was still not at ease, "It's enough for the three of us to know about this matter. You and Mallow can't talk about it outside, otherwise it will be bad if you offend the Bodhisattva."

Qingyuan promised: "Madam, don't worry, I won't tell anyone."

"That's good." Qiao Jingjing felt relieved.

The ancients were in awe of the gods, so she brought up the story of the Bodhisattva's dream, believing that the two maids would not dare to tell anyone about the beggar.

"By the way, you go ahead and wait for me. If I come back, let me know." Qiao Jingjing changed the subject. Hearing this, Qing Yuan said with a smile: "My lord has not been back for many days. Madam must have missed you. I will go and wait in front. As soon as my lord comes back, I will bring you here to see my madam."

Qiao Jingjing scolded: "Who missed him?"

"It doesn't matter if Madam doesn't admit it, I understand." After Qingyuan finished speaking, he left in a hurry.

Qiao Jingjing: "..."

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evening.

Qiao Jingjing didn't wait for Lu Xingzhi to come back, but she did wait for the maids to panic.

"Madam, it's not good, a thief broke into the yard."

"What?" Qiao Jingjing suddenly stood up.

Before the maid could say anything else, a fierce fight could be heard outside.

Qiao Jingjing's complexion changed.

Although Lu Xingzhi was not here, he left some guards behind. Why did he ask someone to break in when there were guards?
This shows that the other party has a large number of people and the guards in the house cannot resist it.

For a moment, Qiao Jingjing felt panicked.

After all, this was her first time encountering such a battle.

"Madam, what should I do? There are so many people coming, and the guards can't resist them." Qingyuan said anxiously with a white face.

Mallow was also very nervous and suggested: "Let's escape through the back door before they come to kill us."

Listening to the anxious voices of the two maids, Qiao Jingjing calmed down.

Although a thief broke in, this is not a deserted place. Such a loud noise must have been heard by others, and someone will definitely report it to the official.

The top priority was that she had to find a way to protect herself and her maid.

The other party has a large number of people and is so confident that the back door may have been surrounded. If he escapes now, he will undoubtedly fall into a trap.

Listening to the sound of fighting getting closer and closer, she decisively ordered: "Close the doors and windows quickly." After saying that, she rushed to the door first and closed it.

Seeing this, the maid quickly pushed the table over and held the door firmly against it.

"There are still windows." Qiao Jingjing directed.

They almost closed the doors and windows tightly before those people were already outside.

"Qiao Jingjing, I know you are inside. If you come out obediently now, I will spare your life."

Outside, a man's gloomy voice shouted.

Qiao Jingjing's heart sank, it turned out to be Shen Tingzhi.

Wasn't he taken to the government by Lu Xingzhi? How would it appear here?

She did not respond to his words, but held the fruit knife on the table in her hand and said to the two maids: "My lord is probably coming back. As long as we persist until your lord comes back, we can be saved."

The two maids felt a little relieved after hearing this.

But Shen Tingzhi outside had lost his patience and said to his subordinates: "Break open the door!"

In an instant, the group of men banged on the door.

Seeing the doors and windows that had been smashed and clanged and could not hold up for long, Qiao Jingjing, the master and the servant were so frightened that they pressed against the table.

Shen Tingzhi saw that his men had been smashing for a while but had not opened the door yet. He was worried that Lu Xingzhi would come back, so he took a step back and said in a cold voice: "Light a fire for me!"

Suddenly someone came over to get kerosene.

Qiao Jingjing heard the sound of watering outside, and her heart sank again.

Are they trying to set fire to them? Or do you want to trick them out?

It was impossible for them to obtain kerosene in such a short period of time.

So, was Shen Tingzhi really trying to trick her out?
Just thinking about it, Shen Tingzhi said: "Qiao Jingjing, I have asked people to pour fire oil around the house. If you come out now, I will forget the blame. Otherwise, if I light the fire, you will definitely die."

Qiao Jingjing said calmly: "You don't have to lie to me. In such a short time, where can you get the kerosene?"

Shen Tingzhi sneered, but said nothing more. Instead, he darkly ordered his subordinates: "Light the fire."

Hearing this, Qiao Jingjing became uneasy, but she still reassured herself that Shen Tingzhi was trying to trick her out, and she couldn't be fooled.

All she had to do was delay until Lu Xingzhi came back.

Thinking about it, she deliberately cursed: "Shen Tingzhi, you are a despicable and shameless villain who bullies women and children. What kind of man do you think you are?"

Shen Tingzhi said in a gloomy voice: "If you want to blame, blame your man. Your man has tricked me like this. I can only catch you to take revenge on him. I will count to three. If you don't come out, I will immediately throw down the torch. This fire will When you encounter kerosene, you jump so fast that you won’t be able to get out even if you want to.”

Qiao Jingjing naturally knows the horror of kerosene.

But if she fell into Shen Tingzhi's hands, she would not get any good results.

Thinking of this, she squeezed the hands of the two maids and said, "If we wait a little longer, the adults will definitely come back to save us."

No matter how calm the two maids were on weekdays, they were panicking at this time, but they did not show it. They only nodded firmly and said, "The slaves will accompany Madam."