Concubine

Chapter 89
In the early winter of Guangde, the sky was high and the clouds were light, the leaves had fallen off, and the gravel pavement of the Guangde County Yamen was covered with brilliant yellow.Yang Qiuchi stepped on the broken leaves and walked towards the yamen cell in the gentle autumn wind.At this moment, his mood is also particularly refreshing.

It has been more than half a month since the big case of the Yin family was solved. Yang Qiuchi came to the Yamen prison. Dabanya and the others were still bragging about Yang Qiuchi's cracking of these two major cases. Yang Qiuchi was a bit big-headed, so he inspected the cell for an excuse, and came out. Da Banya followed Yang Qiuchi like a follower, and accompanied him around the cell.

Fortunately, the typhoid fever was discovered in time last time, and it did not cause infection. The cell was cleaned well. Now the cell is clean, and the original musty and stinky smell is much less. Yang Qiuchi praised a few words, Da Ma Lie smiled with yellow teeth.

Yang Qiuchi and Da Banya went to the cell of Long Zixu, a poor scholar who almost died last time, and saw that it was quite clean inside. Although Long Zixu still looked a little sluggish, after the treatment for the past few days, he finally regained some energy.

Seeing Yang Qiuchi, Long Zixu struggled to get up and knelt down: "Thank you, Master Yang, for saving your life. If Long is wronged one day, he will repay Master Yang for his kindness." On Long Zixu's neck was a big and thick You can't kowtow because of the wooden flail, you can only bow all the time.

Yang Qiuchi recalled that Da Banya said that this scholar killed his wife, so he asked with a smile, "You have been wronged? You killed your wife, what's wrong with you?"

Long Zixu bowed again and again: "Master Yang, the little one was really wronged, I didn't kill my wife."

Dabanya spat: "Fart!" Turning to Yang Qiuchi, he said, "I heard that this kid killed his wife, buried her in the vegetable field of the neighbor's house, and told others that his wife disappeared. , The neighbor plowed the vegetable field and found his wife's bones. The county magistrate arrested him, put him on a stick, and confessed, and now he wants to plead not guilty, how can it be such a cheap thing!"

Long Zixu said: "Master, I was tortured into a trick. I really didn't kill my old lady. I really don't know who that corpse is. Please check it out!"

Seeing that he spoke truthfully, Yang Qiuchi was slightly surprised, so he asked Da Banya: "Do you know what evidence is used to believe that he killed his wife and buried it in the neighbor's vegetable field?"

"Evidence?" Dabanya scratched his head, "I don't know. I heard that the relationship between him and his wife is usually not good. His wife blamed him for being incompetent. Neighbors often heard his wife scolding him. He must be angry." Just kill his wife, though—I hear he admitted it all in the lobby."

Long Zixu shouted: "I was beaten into a trick. I really didn't kill anyone. Although my wife is a bit fierce, I never thought of killing him."

"Then where did your wife go?" Yang Qiuchi asked.

"I don't know. One day when I got home, she disappeared, and her clothes and jewelry were gone. I reported to the police, but they couldn't find it."

Da Banya spat again: "Damn! You killed your wife and you want to report her missing, of course you have to throw away her clothes and jewelry, you think we are all fools!"

Yang Qiuchi saw that Long Zixu was a nerd, not like a treacherous person. Judging from the case just mentioned by Dabanya, it was only because his wife disappeared and the two had a bad relationship. If a body is found, it is said that he killed his wife, which may still be a bit confusing.

While he was thinking, a jailer ran in and said, "Master Yang, your maid has come and said she has something urgent to see you." Yang Qiuchi hurried out of the cell, came to the prison, and saw Feng Xiaoxue's maid, Xiaodie, from a distance. Standing there, seeing herself coming out, Xiaodie hurried over and said, "Young master, young master! The old lady told you to go back quickly."

Yang Qiuchi was surprised: "Did something happen?"

Xiaodie panted and said: "Boss Bai Qian ~ sent a lot of money, ~ said yes..., said yes..."

Boss Bai Qian must have thanked him for saving their lives when he gave the money, so just accept it, and don't rush to find him in such a hurry.

But Yang Qiuchi was about to cry when he saw Xiaodie's face, and felt something was wrong, so he asked, "Don't worry, speak slowly, what did they say."

"They said... well, I can't tell, young master, you will know when you go back."

Hearing what she said, it seemed as if something big had happened, Yang Qiuchi was secretly a little startled, didn't ask any more questions, and hurried back home with Xiaodie.

After entering the courtyard and coming to the main hall, Mother Yang, Feng Xiaoxue, and Qin Zhihui were all there, and the two maids stood aside with their heads down and their hands down.On the guest seat was the fat matchmaker Wang who came last time, and behind him stood two servants who seemed to belong to Mr. Bai Qian.This time, Matchmaker Wang didn't giggle far away like a hen laying eggs like before, but sat there with her head down, with a habitual smile on her face, but she looked a little embarrassed.

What is this matchmaker doing here?Are you here to entrust yourself with a concubine again?However, looking at Yang's mother's gloomy face, Feng Xiaoxue's red and swollen eyes from crying, and Qin Zhihui's sympathetic eyes, Yang Qiuchi knew that something happened at home.

Yang Qiuchi sat down beside Yang's mother: "Mother, what's the matter? Did something happen?"

Yang's mother sighed a long time, and smacked her mouth on the table. Yang Qiuchi looked over, only to find that there was a large tray on the table, covered with a red cloth.Yang Qiuchi asked suspiciously: "What is this?" He stretched out his hand and uncovered the red cloth, oh my god, take a tray of patterned silver slowly!
"Ah, where did you get so much money?" Yang Qiuchi asked, but no one answered. Yang Qiuchi was a little anxious, probably related to the matchmaker Wang, so he asked her directly: "Hey, Mrs. Wang, why did you come to our house?" What are you doing?"

Matchmaker Wang looked at Mother Yang, and changed her smiling face, the wrinkles on her face squeezed together: "Young Master Yang, are you satisfied with the matchmaker I told you last time?"

Yang Qiuchi looked at Qin Zhihui: "Of course I'm satisfied."

"Let me just say, based on the marriage that my matchmaker Wang introduced, I haven't had any dissatisfaction yet. My eyes look at people, so it's called a one-eyed one..."

"Okay, okay, I didn't ask you this, why are you here this time?" Yang Qiuchi interrupted her.As soon as he entered the door, he saw Feng Xiaoxue and the others were all frowning, and he didn't know what was wrong, and the matchmaker was still chattering, a little angry.

Matchmaker Wang also noticed it, and forced a smile on her face and said, "I'm here this time... I was entrusted by Master Bai Qian to propose marriage to you, Young Master Yang..."

Before Wang Matchmaker finished speaking, Qin Zhihui interrupted her: "Didn't I just say that? This matter is absolutely impossible, and my husband will never agree." Looking at Mother Yang, she saw her gloomy face , I dare not say more.

"What marriage proposal? What's wrong? What am I not agreeing to?" Yang Qiuchi was at a loss. Didn't this matchmaker come to propose marriage only two days ago?Although he mentioned a killer to himself, in the end he was subdued by him.I already have a concubine now, and it's not long since the bridal chamber. Although I don't know if this son will be born, there is no need to be so anxious to introduce the second one.

Seeing Yang Qiuchi's puzzled face, Yang's mother sighed: "Son, Mr. Qian asked Granny Wang to propose marriage for you, and wants to marry her daughter Bai Sumei to you!"

(End of this chapter)