one step closer to the end

"Why don't I want to be a rich man..."

Zhao Guanren patted him on the shoulder and said: "But what you promise to others must be completed, not to mention that I have reached this point, I will never run away easily, I have to give my women an explanation!"

"I'll give this to you. When the time comes, take your favorite woman back..."

Lu Datou suddenly took out the jade tube for the return trip, handed it to him and said, "I won't leave, I won't leave even if I win or lose, here are my women and my children, and I will stay with them until death, And with no way out, I think I will become braver!"

"Men killed boys, you've grown up at last, old boy..."

Zhao Guanren put away the jade tube without hesitation, and Lu Datou said melancholy: "I feel... the disaster has already begun, maybe because the two of us arrived earlier, I hope we can stop it and prevent the world from being ruined!"

Chapter 0574 Missing Persons in the Nunnery

Shuanghu County is located near the main road of Gyeonggi. Although the population of 10,000+ is not large, the degree of wealth is undoubted. The Zhang family where the princess was born is a scholarly family and a scholarly family. There have been three champions. Even if the prince wants to abolish her, she has to think carefully.

"Princess Concubine! You go home to see off the spirit, Changdi Ji will follow me..."

Zhao Guanren rode on the horse and yelled, and Chang Diji immediately jumped out of the carriage, jumped on a white horse and walked alongside him. At this time, they had already entered Shuanghu County. Not only the gate of the city was closed by a large number of officers and soldiers, but also the surrounding villages and towns. .

"Big head! Lead the way to the east of the city..."

Zhao Guanren only led fifty dragoons, and the rest were stationed outside the city. Although the sun had not yet set, there were not many people on the main road. The horse gallops.

"I circled a few suspicious places, Minister Qiu and the others should still be searching..."

Lu Datou is familiar with the roads and horses. The city of 10,000+ people is not too big. Careful, specially arranged for the dragoons to meet on the side of the road.

"Your Highness! Minister Qiu and the others are in the west, please follow me..."

Two cavalrymen led them westward, and soon they came to a temple. A large number of officers and soldiers were carrying out a carpet search. From a distance, they could see Qiu Ning standing outside the temple gate, and Yuan Laosan was huddled beside her. Just joking, Qiu Ning frowned impatiently.

"Master! You are here..."

Qiu Ning suddenly jumped down the steps with a happy smile, rushed to the side of the road and grabbed Zhao Guanren's horse, Zhao Guanren jumped down and said with a smile: "Qiu Mei seems to be very popular!"

"I'm so disgusted, Yuan Laosan followed me like a fly..."

Qiu Ning said disdainfully: "At the beginning, I was lured with a lot of money, but when I was unmoved, I started to threaten, saying that I would exchange ten beautiful concubines for one night. The sixth prince and Er Nan were both doing business, and he was the only one who was doing nothing. It has nothing to do with his family!"

"Isn't this a good thing, it's so fun to work with idiots..."

Zhao Guanren walked towards Yuan Laosan with a smile, and said, "Lao San! Don't smirk with your hands, you will delay your father's important event, and be careful that he picks up your skin, but after the event is over, you will have to treat the guests. It's such a big deal." Your father will definitely reward you for your contribution!"

"Ah? What credit..."

Yuan Laosan looked at him in bewilderment, Zhao Guanren quickly looked around, and said loudly in surprise: "You can't be a display, you don't know such an important thing, hurry up and ask the person in charge to come and see me! "

"Prince Zhao! What can I say to my subordinates..."

A middle-aged civil servant came over to salute, but Yuan Laosan kicked him away and said angrily: "Do you have a part to speak here? You can interrupt everything. This place is the third master's decision. Don't let me See you again, or you will be dealt with by military law!"

"Yo~ the third master is so majestic, he has really grown up..."

Ye Ji'er walked over with a smile, and Yuan Laosan was even more annoyed by his dismissive attitude. He quickly pulled Zhao Guanren aside, and said anxiously, "Xiang Zhao! I came out in a hurry and didn't talk to my father. Tell me again!"

"Don't mess it up, this matter is no small matter..."

Zhao Guanren feigned hesitation and considered it for a while, then whispered in his ear for a while, only to see Yuan Laosan nodded with shock on his face, and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, I never dare to be sloppy when it comes to serious matters. I'll be the host when I return to Beijing, good brother-in-law!"

"Brother uncle! You must keep a low profile, call him son-in-law in front of outsiders..."

Zhao Guanren patted him on the shoulder and walked into the temple. Yuan Laosan immediately called the guards and ran away. Zhao Guanren smiled at Qiu Ning and said, "Look, how fun it is to play with fools, but it's a pity that there is only one big boy here." You idiot, otherwise I will be in trouble!"

"Hehe~ Ning'er has been taught again..."

Qiu Ning followed him into the temple with a smile. Unexpectedly, it was a nunnery. More than 20 nuns gathered in the Buddhist hall, meditating and chanting scriptures with their eyes closed. The slabs were pried open.

"The front of the temple is poor, and the back of the temple is rich. There are widows on the left side of the temple and the right side of the temple. Let's go to the back and see..."

Zhao Guanren turned back and forth, left and right, but found nothing unusual, but just about to enter the Buddhist hall to take a look, he suddenly asked, "Qiu Ning! Where did Ji Xiaoshou go?"

"My son-in-law!"

Ji Xiaoshou suddenly walked in from the door, and said sullenly: "Why is this poor monk a gay? Which eye of yours has seen that I like men?"

"Oh~ So the Great Monk likes women, it's really Amitabha, so good..."

Zhao Guanren raised his palm exaggeratedly, and Ji Xiaoshou blushed in anger, waved his hand and said, "That's all! The poor monk is asking for trouble by reasoning with you, but the poor monk disagrees with Minister Qiu's point of view, this is Buddhism. In a clean place, how can you hide your dead energy to harm people!"

"Master didn't know something when he first came here, this place is not a clean place..."

Ye Jier also brought the sixth prince over, and the sixth prince said: "A number of people have reported to the officials that there is a beautiful nun who secretly sells flesh and blood under the guise of consecration. It is said that Zhang Shugui, the nephew of the princess, and Friends surnamed Zhou have also been here many times!"

"Is there any evidence? Your Highness can't just listen to the wind and the rain..."

Ji Xiaoshou opened his hands a little angrily, and the sixth prince said: "If you don't catch this kind of thing, you will naturally deny it to death. However, since many people reported to the government, it means that it is not spreading rumors and slander, and the bookboys of the two deceased are both Said that after the two entered the temple, they would go straight to the back hall!"

"Let me see!"

Zhao Guanren strode up to the front of the Buddhist hall, and looked back and forth at more than 20 nuns with peach blossom eyes. Although some nuns were not virgins, it was not surprising. There were many nuns who became monks halfway, and at most it was a three-time experience. .

"Which one is the presiding teacher, please come out and talk..."

Zhao Guanren stood outside the door politely and cupped his hands. An old nun stood up from the futon and came out full of sorrow to salute.

"Master! Are all the nuns here? Is there anyone like a layman..."

Zhao Guanren stared at her carefully, while the old nun shook her head and said, "As the saying goes, there are many gossips in front of the widow's house. Our nunnery is also the same in the city. In order to avoid gossip, we never let outsiders stay here overnight. Lay Buddhists also worship the Buddha together. No one will do that dirty thing!"

"I can tell! All the teachers and wives are true Buddhist disciples, so don't care about gossip..."

Zhao Guanren bowed respectfully, and asked: "Is there any nun who has fled privately recently, or is there a layman here to meet outsiders in secret? Some people say that Zhang Shugui and Mr. Zhou often come here, and they will go straight to the back hall when they come. , is there such a thing?"

"It's true! But instead of going straight to the back hall, it's the vegetable garden..."

The old nun said: "There is a niece in Zhang's house, who came here to practice on her behalf because her father was seriously ill. I think she is beautiful and her six sense organs are not clean, but it is not easy to refuse Mrs. Zhang, so I let her live alone in the vegetable garden. The young master also often visits her, and the rumors may be caused by her!"

"Where is this girl? What's her name..."

Zhao Guanren stepped forward quickly, and the old nun replied, "Zhou Xiaolin! I finished my practice more than two months ago, and I heard that she died of female tuberculosis!"

"The Zhang family, where is Zhou Xiaolin..."

Zhao Guanren strode to the gate of the temple, and a steward ran over and said, "My lord, Zhou Xiaolin is the grand-niece of my lord. She suffered from female tuberculosis while practicing here, and she was buried in the middle of last month!"

"Hurry up and take me to Zhou Xiaolin's grave, all the epidemic prevention brigade is on horseback..."

Zhao Guanren pulled him up and ran out. Ye Jier and the others looked at each other in surprise, and hurriedly chased him out to get on the horse together.

Who knew that Zhou Xiaolin's grave was outside the city. After running for more than half an hour, she came to the foot of a mountain. The entire mountain was the Zhang family's cemetery, and there were special guards outside the cemetery.

"Boss! It can't be here..."

Lu Datou jumped off his horse and said, "We rode for more than half an hour, and walked for at least an hour, but the two little ghosts are walking, and the city gate will be locked at night, so even if they can go out Someone has to open the city gate!"

"Let's see what I'm saying..."

Zhao Guanren followed the steward to the mountain. The Zhang family was buried in the best place for Fengshui. The centuries-old family had buried countless people, while relatives could only be buried on both sides. Zhou Xiaolin's tomb was in an unremarkable next to the bamboo forest.

"Not here! Go into the woods and have a look..."

Zhao Guanren took Lu Datou into the bamboo forest, but it was almost dark and he found nothing, but when he came out, he found that Zhou Xiaolin's tomb had not been worshiped for a long time, and grass had grown on the grave.

"Isn't Zhou Xiaolin on good terms with your young master, why don't you come to pay homage even after you die..."

Zhao Guanren looked at the steward of the Zhang family, who shook his head to express his ignorance, so Zhao Guanren walked around the grave again, and suddenly found a rabbit hole behind the grave. He took out his flashlight and looked inside, and saw the damaged coffin board.

"The epidemic prevention team came up and dug up my grave..."

Zhao Guanren put out the flashlight and yelled, but the words stunned everyone, and the steward even exclaimed: "My lord! It's absolutely impossible. Without the consent of the head of the Zhou family, how can we open the coffin without authorization? If the Zhou family gets Knowing something big happened!"

"It's not that I'm digging their ancestral graves, I'll be responsible for..."

Zhao Guanren pushed him away carelessly, and the epidemic prevention brigade naturally went up to the mountain to dig the grave with a shovel and other tools without hesitation.

Ye Ji'er asked suspiciously: "Could it be that Zhou Xiaolin cheated on the corpse in the tomb, and the death breath exuded just happened to be smelled by the two boys?"

"I'll surprise you guys, don't go away..."

Zhao Guanren pushed away a few steps and took an oil lamp. A dozen people quickly dug up the grave, revealing a dark new coffin, but something had already dug a hole in the side, and everyone suddenly exclaimed. The nest bamboo mouse actually got out of the coffin.

"Hurry up! This is wild game..."

Zhao Guanren quickly stepped on a big fat rat, and the others looked at him like they were looking at a lunatic. Even Lu Datou said disgustedly: "The rat that eats the corpse is so disgusting, you should let it go!"

"Open the coffin! Let them see the corpse..."

Zhao Guanren grabbed the bamboo rat and waved his hand. The steward hurried over and inserted some sandalwood. Then he pried off the coffin lid.

"Boom~"

The coffin lid suddenly slipped to the side, and everyone's eyes popped out. Not only was there no bones in the empty coffin, there was not even a single burial item or clothing. Ye Jier stepped forward and said in shock: "Why is the coffin empty?" , where is the corpse?"

Chapter 0575

The Zhang family in Shuanghu is a well-deserved top family. The three-bedroom house of the eldest son is connected, almost occupying the entire West City. The neighbors in the neighborhood are all relatives of the family. The number is even more dazzling.

"That bitch Liu Piaopiao wants the lives of our whole family..."

Sitting in the middle of the mansion, the princess said coldly: "Our family has been ministers for many generations. Anyone who wants to move our family has to weigh it. But now the three parties are all involved. Once the source is found to be implicated with our family, don't say anything." If you fall out of favor, you will definitely be beheaded all over the house!"

"Sigh~"

The dozens of men in the Zhang family gasped, and the faces of the three older brothers turned pale.

"master!"

A housekeeper suddenly rushed in and said urgently: "It's not good, the son-in-law led people to dig the tombs of Zhou Xiaolin and Miss Zhou, and there was an empty coffin in the tomb, and the officers and soldiers have taken all of Zhou's family!"

"What? How could it be an empty coffin..."

Dozens of members of the Zhang family stood up abruptly, and the housekeeper said anxiously: "I don't even know the villain, there is not even a single piece of clothing in the coffin, only a small hole was dug out by a mouse, and even if the corpse is cheated, we can't get out. This time, the Zhou family will suffer misfortune!"

"Wait a minute!"

The Crown Princess was puzzled and said: "Although the Zhou family is our family's in-laws, they can't copy our family if they are copied all over the house, let alone what can an empty coffin mean?"

"Didn't Fourth Master Hong marry her..."

The housekeeper hesitated and said: "Someone saw the two deceased young masters often going to private meetings with her in the vegetable garden of the nunnery. The rumors are very harsh. Now the two young masters have cheated the corpse, and Miss Zhou is dead. If Miss Zhou comes out What kind of monster, it will definitely implicate our family in the end!"

"Zhang Hongru! Why did I not know when you married Miss Zhou..."

The Crown Princess pointed at her eldest nephew, Zhang Hongru said in a panic, "It's just the second lady, I dare not disturb my aunt Fengjia, both of her parents died of illness last year, she felt unlucky and went to the nunnery to practice on her behalf, she never wanted to come back I couldn't get sick again, and died within half a month!"

"Master! The son-in-law has arrived..."

A servant came to report in a hurry, and the princess hurriedly picked up the phoenix robe and led the crowd to a trot.

It was already time to light the lanterns, and when the family came to the front yard, they saw Zhao Guanren leading people in, and Ye Jier, Ji Xiaoshou and others also came.

"Princess!"

Ye Jier said loudly with a gloomy face: "It happens that your whole family is here, so tell me clearly where Zhou Xiaolin's body has gone. Don't even think about eating if you don't know!"

"..."

The Zhang family didn't even dare to fart. Changdiji's words were already very murderous, but Yuan Laosan gloated and said, "Crown princess! I don't think you should go back to the East Palace, the prince will have to be kicked out anyway." Come out, your family really knows how to play!"

"Hmph~ Those who clean up clean themselves! It's definitely not our family's doing..."

The Crown Princess stared at him with a livid face. Zhao Guanren led the crowd directly to the big garden. The Zhou family was just a small family in decline. There were only more than 20 people including the slaves. The servants quickly moved out the tables, chairs and benches, and ordered the Dozens of lanterns are used for lighting.

"Elders, sit down, there is nothing left in the horoscope, it's just a routine question..."

After Zhao Guanren sat on the case, he was full of smiles, and the word "elder" immediately gave the Zhang family confidence. He is the brother-in-law of the crown princess, so he is a family member, not to mention Zheng Yijian winked quietly, and the older generation of the Zhang family flocked. Sit down and straighten your back.

"Who is Zhang Hongru? Where is your wife's body..."

Zhao Guanren lit a cigarette and looked around, Zhang Hongru hurriedly stepped forward and bowed his hands, his handsome face was already extremely ugly.

"My son-in-law! I don't even know..."

Zhang Hongru said with a pale face: "I saw her being nailed in the coffin with my own eyes. The servant girls and servants were there at the time. I was afraid that she would die uncleanly, and the plague would harm the family. After entering the coffin, I ordered people to carry her to the burial. Didn't dare to delay for a moment!"

"Oh? How can you die uncleanly? I never heard that female tuberculosis is also contagious..."

Yuan Laosan picked up the tea bowl and interjected, people from the three forces sat in a row, Ye Jier looked at him strangely, this guy actually sat behind the big table in the middle, and everyone else became him Zhao Guanren sat on the side instead.

"Cough! Spit blood..."

Zhang Hongru said: "The whole house can prove that she coughed so badly that the servants wore masks when restraining themselves. We can only follow the epidemic prevention regulations and bury her as soon as possible!"

"Master Zhang! Zhou Xiaolin is your second wife, right..."