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Hu Yantong lowered his head and thought for a while, "Let my grandfather come forward, Zhang Jun should give him this face and let me take the army away."

……

Lu Xiu was also outside, and she took two young ladies to buy rouge and fragrant cakes at the most famous Zhanggu powder shop in Lin'an.

Zhang Gu’s makeup shop was moved from Bianliang, and it has a history of [-] years in the Song Dynasty. It is the largest and most famous makeup shop in Bianliang, Tokyo.

The store was full of young wives and young ladies from rich families.

Buying all kinds of cosmetics is naturally a great pleasure for girls.

"You two, don't be in a daze, quickly choose a few you like, and let's go eat!"

Yu Ying and Yu Lian also knew about Zhang Gu Gu's makeup. Their former owner, Mrs. Li, used this kind of makeup. They were both familiar with it, but they wanted to buy wedding supplies today!How did you come here to buy makeup?

The two had to choose two sets of good cosmetics each. This is a set of cosmetics, ranging from eyebrow pencil to rouge.

"Girl, we have chosen!"

Lu Xiu put their cosmetics in her basket, "Let's pay for it!"

After a while, the three of them came out with their bags, and someone behind them called them, "Wait a minute!"

The three of them turned their heads and saw the shopkeeper running out. The shopkeeper was a middle-aged greasy uncle, bald, short and fat.

"What's the matter?" Lu Xiu asked.

The shopkeeper pointed to the two young ladies, and said with a smile: "The two of them, I want to hire them to sell cosmetics with a lot of money, and each of them is worth a day!"

When the two young ladies tried the rouge, they didn't wear a hat, and the shopkeeper who was very eyed saw it. He immediately saw unlimited business opportunities. If the two of them were allowed to promote the new rouge, it would definitely cause a sensation in the whole city.

He saw that the two of them were not young ladies, but servant girls of a rich family, so he boldly came to ask for a price.

A penny a day is definitely a lot of money and a high price. To be a tea concubine in Fengle Building costs only ten pennies a month, and you need both beauty and skills.

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Lu Xiu suddenly became upset, she said to the two young ladies: "Don't pay attention to him, let's get in the car!"

The three of them got into the carriage, and the owner hurried forward and said, "That's two bucks a day!"

Several tall warriors stopped him and looked at him coldly. The shopkeeper took two steps back in fright. Only then did he realize that there were twelve guards on horseback on both sides of the carriage, all with bows and knives on their backs.

The shopkeeper was startled, and hurried back.

The carriage sped away, and the young lady watching the bustle asked the shopkeeper, "What kind of person is he?"

The shop owner said sadly: "They are two little ladies, they look exactly the same, so pretty, with white skin, it's the first time I've seen it, I don't know whose little maid, it would be great if they would sell makeup for me, what a pity Already!"

A girl in yellow clothes said: "The one just now seems to be Miss Lu, they should belong to Mrs. Lu's family."

The shop owner suddenly realized that he was completely out of control now, even if Lu Yihao was not a husband now, he was not someone he could afford to offend.

……

In the carriage, Yu Ying said triumphantly, "I never imagined that we could earn twice a day!"

Lu Xiu curled her lips and said, "Is this little money enough to buy you?"

"Sixty guan a month is not a small amount of money! But it's not enough to bribe us, the young master gave each of us ten taels of silver pocket money a month! That's fifty guan."

Lu Xiu was a little annoyed and said, "You obviously have more money than me, yet you still want me to buy makeup for you."

Yu Ying grinned and said, "You are the mistress! Don't tell me you have the nerve to ask us to pay for it?"

"What kind of mistress am I, and now you are the two mistresses, okay?"

Lu Xiu felt a little unhappy, Saburo always said that they were little maids, and the maids could pay up to three pennies a month, okay, would they still be called maids if they were given fifty pennies?

Lu Xiu was not stingy, she was reluctant to part with a few taels of silver, she was just angry that Chen Qing did not tell the truth, from this detail, she knew that San Lang did not regard these two little ladies as human beings in his heart.

Needless to say, these two little ladies must be his concubines when they grow up.

Yu Lian observed her words, she saw that Lu Xiu's face was not very happy, and she knew that her sister's flaunting of the ten taels of silver had offended the girl.

She hurriedly explained to Lu Xiu: "Girl, don't listen to her nonsense, ten taels of silver a month is not for our monthly money, but for the whole family's food and clothing expenses, such as firewood, rice, oil and salt at home, tea for the young master, shoes, socks, headscarves and clothes. Buying sour plum soup in summer and buying charcoal in winter are all spent here, because there is really no one in the family, so the son let us take care of the money, and it is naturally not our business when the girl comes in."

Lu Xiu is a carefree person by nature, and she doesn't have so many small stomachs. She immediately untied her knot and said with a smile: "Alian, you don't need to explain, I won't be angry. From now on, I will ask for 30 taels of pocket money every month. See How dare he not give it to me!"

There was a burst of laughter in the carriage, Lu Xiu said with a smile: "I'm hungry, I'll take you to eat boat dishes, you must have never eaten!"

Chapter 348 Interrogation

Coincidentally, the restaurant where Lu Xiu brought the two of them to eat boat dishes was the place where Chen Qing took them to eat yesterday.

However, Lu Xiu was not angry at all. She knew that the man and woman could no longer meet according to the rules, so she asked Yu Lian and Yu Ying to come out and learn about the situation of her fiancé through them.

"Girl, you are going to have your wedding in six days, but the bridal chamber is not decorated, the mansion is not decorated with lights, invitations are not sent out, the young master is going out all day long, and you only want to buy makeup. They're all going to die."

Lu Xiu stretched out her hand to pinch the cheeks of the two, and said with a smile, "It's not that you two are getting married, what are you two in a hurry for?"

"But……"

Lu Xiu waved his hands and smiled, "It's all arranged, it's in Fengle Building, not in the mansion."

"In Fengle Building!" The eyes of the two young ladies widened.

"Bi Yuntian in Fengle Building specializes in wedding celebrations. Many rich and powerful families hold their weddings there. The main reason is that the time is too tight and I can't prepare in time, so I simply leave it to Fengle Building."

"Then what do we do?"

"The two of you follow me, a golden boy and a jade girl. Ah Ying will pretend to be a golden boy, put on men's clothing, put on makeup, and no one will recognize you."

"What about the bridal chamber?" The two asked again.

"Of course the bridal chamber is in the Fengle Building. You won't come back after worshiping!"

Yu Lian blinked, and asked puzzledly, "You guys won't be living in Fengle Building all the time, are you?"

"Of course not, I'll be back the next day."

"Then don't you want to tidy up the current house? At least put a "Happy" sign on it! Hang a few more lanterns to add some festive atmosphere, as well as decorations, bedding, and several courtyards. Which courtyard do you plan to live in? "

Lu Xiu was stunned, she really hadn't considered this question, right!I have even determined where I live. My mother's family doesn't care about this kind of thing. Usually it's arranged by my in-laws, but she doesn't. It's better to rely on myself than to count on my husband.

She suddenly became anxious, and hurriedly said: "Let's eat quickly, and then we will go back to Sanqiao Mansion together."

At this time, whether unmarried men and women should meet or not is not important to Lu Xiu...

Yan Jun personally guarded Mrs. Lu Xiu and the two young ladies. Since he recovered from his injury, he has become calmer, more thoughtful, and more loyal. Chen Qing immediately promoted him to be a commander.

His task today is not only to protect the safety of the three, but also to capture the two men in black who followed the carriage yesterday.

Yan Jun knew in his heart that the people who could ride a horse in Lin'an would definitely not be ordinary people, and nine times out of ten it was another rich and powerful man who fell in love with the two young ladies.

With the lessons learned in Chengdu last time, Yan Jun knew that this kind of thing cannot be delayed, and it must be killed at the first sign.

At this time, one of his subordinates ran over and whispered something in Yan Jun's ear. Yan Jun's face became ugly, and he came again.

He quickly deployed twelve of his men, and seven men stayed behind to continue guarding. He brought back five of his men and rode in the opposite direction.

This was of course a big detour. When he took a big bend to Yongjin Gate, he saw two men in black leaning against the city wall, one on the left and one on the right, each leading a horse. They were obviously waiting for the carriage to come back.

"Commander, it's the two of them, and they were also following the carriage yesterday!"

Yan Jun nodded and ordered in a low voice, "Shoot the leg with an arrow!"

The two soldiers took down their bows, stretched out their bows and set up their arrows, and shot them with one arrow. The two men in black never dreamed that the other party would use force in public. He fell down screaming.

The people around were stunned and ran away in fright. When a group of nearby patrol soldiers came, they saw only two pools of blood on the ground, nothing else.

Who did it, why was the arrow shot, and who was it?Wait, the patrolling soldiers were all confused and ignorant, and finally handed over the matter to the county government, and the patrolling soldiers left.

……

When Chen Qing returned to the mansion, Lu Xiu was still choosing a yard in the mansion and considering how to arrange it.

At this time, Yan Jun quickly stepped forward and said to Chen Qing: "Du Tong, the two stalkers have caught him."

"Where are the people?"

"Now it's locked in the stable, and the humble official has already been interrogated."

"What do you say? Who sent them to follow up."

Yan Jun shook his head, "It's very strange, they don't know who ordered it."

Chen Qing was slightly taken aback, "What do you mean?"

"Severe torture and interrogation at humble positions, and separate interrogations, the results are the same. They are warriors in a martial arts gym. Someone paid them twenty pennies to follow the two young ladies. They followed the two girls every day for ten consecutive days and did nothing else. "

"Then who pays them?"

"They said it was a young man, and they didn't know the identity and name of the other party. They didn't know anything?"

Chen Qing frowned, "There are still problems here! For example, who introduced them, and they are not famous people. It is impossible to miss them. They must have been introduced by someone they both knew at the same time, the master of the martial arts gym, etc. , Also, why did the other party choose the two of them?"

"I asked about it. The common feature of the two of them is that they both have a horse. The two of them have horses in the martial arts gym. I also suspect that it was introduced by the owner of their martial arts gym. I asked Du Tong for instructions. Do you want to continue the investigation. "

Chen Qing thought for a while, and said to Yan Jun: "You have to understand that on the surface, it is aimed at the two young ladies, but in fact it is aimed at me. The other party must have a plan. No matter what the other party plans, we must know what it is. Who planned behind the scenes to break a leg of each of them, then let them go home, and then sent someone to secretly monitor, I think, someone must want to know what they were interrogated for?"

"Humble post obeys orders!"

Yan Jun glanced behind Chen Qing, turned around and left in a hurry.

As soon as Chen Qing turned around, he realized that Lu Xiu was looking at him not far away, with a trace of shyness on his face.

Chen Qing was overjoyed immediately, and rushed to greet her, "When did Xiu Niang come?"

"I came here at noon to see how the house is arranged, and found that there is no change at all."

Lu Xiu looked at Chen Qing with a half-smile, "You won't be the same as me, thinking that if you hand it over to Fengle Building, you can leave it alone!"

Chen Qing scratched his head and smiled: "No, I plan to find a shop tomorrow. I heard that there is such a shop that is responsible for furnishing rooms and decorating mansions."

"That's fine, but you must at least know which yard to decorate!"

"This... depends on your preference."

Lu Xiu shook her head, "It's only me who has a thick skin who came here. Others must do whatever you want, and there's nothing I can do if I'm not satisfied in the end."

Chen Qing just likes Lu Xiu's personality. He is forthright and straightforward, not at all pretentious. He is a bit like himself. He doesn't take all kinds of rules seriously. A few days before he got married, he even went to his husband's house to see the house. It is unbelievable to others Things completely broke the rules, but she didn't take this so-called rules to heart.

"I mainly think that we won't live too much time in Lin'an in the future, so I didn't put my mind on it, but the decoration still needs to be arranged."

Lu Xiu stepped forward and gently took his arm and smiled, "Then come with me, and I'll tell you what I think."

Chen Qing smiled and said, "I will follow my wife's arrangement!"

Lu Xiuqiao blushed, pinched his arm, gave him a look and whispered, "Who is your wife now?"

Chapter 349 Investigation

In front of a small street called Wangxima Lane, a large ox cart stopped at the entrance of the alley, and a tall, burly middle-aged man walked out. He looked around, and then quickly came to a black In front of the lacquered gate, he heard movement in the yard, and asked loudly, "Excuse me, is this Yang Qu's house?"

The middle-aged man's name is Kong Jingqiu, from Bianliang. When he was young, he was a famous rascal in Daxiangguo Temple. After following Gao Qiu, he opened a large martial arts gym in Bianliang. He is a famous local snake in Bianliang, known as Kong San Lord.

Later, Guobian fled to Lin'an, and he continued to open a martial arts gym for business, looking for thighs everywhere, and is trying to become the new local leader of Lin'an.

The two martial arts warriors captured by Yan Jun yesterday were his disciples.

No one answered him in the yard, so he stepped forward and slapped the knocker vigorously, "Excuse me, is anyone home?"

Not long after, the door opened a crack, and an old man asked, "Who are you looking for?"

"I am the owner of Hongyuan Martial Arts, that is, Yang Qu's master. I heard that Yang Qu was injured, so I came to visit him."

"It turned out to be the owner of the pavilion. I heard from my son, please come in!"

Kong Jingqiu walked into the courtyard. This was an ordinary two-entry house, covering an area of ​​about one mu. It belonged to a wealthy family in Lin'an, usually with an old housekeeper and several maids.

At this time, a middle-aged man came out. He was the father of the injured disciple Yang Qu, a businessman with a shop at home.

"It turned out to be the owner of Confucius Hall, long time no see."

Father Yang and Kong Jingqiu had dinner together and knew each other. Kong Jingqiu nodded, "How is Yang Qu? I heard he was injured. What's going on?"

Father Yang thought his son was injured in the martial arts gym. Since the owner of the martial arts hall asked this question, it must have nothing to do with the martial arts hall.

He sighed and said: "The left leg is broken. The Nizi said that he fell from the horse and broke the bone, but the doctor said there was an arrow wound. He must have fought with someone, but he refused to tell the truth, and I can't do anything about it." .”

"Let me ask him. If someone bullies me, I will definitely ask for an explanation for him."

Father Yang didn't want to be troublesome, he didn't want his son to get involved in gossip again and lose his life in the end.