On her wedding night, she went into exile with her pharmacy arsenal

As soon as Huo Changxu entered the room, he saw Yinding and others standing at the stairs, and he had a bad feeling.

Seeing them come in, Yinding and others hurried forward to greet them.

"Your Highness, Princess, Madam, Second Young Master," Beibei said, "Brother Tuotuo has already reserved a seat for us. I will lead the way."

Huo Changhe asked casually, "Have the people from the governor's mansion arrived?"

Bei Bei nodded: "They are here. The bailiffs and constables are here. The shopkeeper is upstairs greeting them. The governor and his wife are here too."

Huo Changxu slipped.

Bei Bei hurriedly asked, "Second Master, are you okay? Did you fall?"

Huo Changxu stroked his chest with his hand: "I didn't fall down, I was tricked."

Beibei looked puzzled: "A trap? There is no trap here."

Yan Ruyu smiled, and the eldest lady said with a smile: "It's deserved!"

Everyone went upstairs, and the shopkeeper came out from a private room and greeted them with a smile.

"You all have arrived, and our little shop is so prosperous. I hope you will forgive me for not going down to greet you."

"No need to be so polite, shopkeeper," Huo Changhe said, "We'll treat you well today. If you have anything delicious, just bring it. My second brother will pay for it."

Huo Changxu: "..."

Before he entered the house, Governor Cao and his wife heard the noise and came out to greet him, and there was laughter and joy again.

Everyone sat down and the dishes were served one by one. The dishes were more popular than the wine.

Madam Cao said, "Sir, why don't you book the full moon banquet from here in two days?"

Governor Cao said, "That's fine. I have no objection. However, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the restaurant to agree. We don't have just one or two tables, so it might be inconvenient to send them."

Mrs. Cao also thought about it carefully and said with some regret: "That's true."

The shopkeeper came to serve the dishes and smiled when he heard this: "That's not difficult. It's not a good idea to send them over right after they're done. Some dishes need to be served hot. They'll be cold even if they're sent from here to the governor's mansion. If your lordship and his wife don't mind, we can send two chefs to the mansion to cook them."

Mrs. Cao smiled and said, "This is a good idea, but I wonder if it will be too troublesome?"

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "It's not a big deal. I'll be back when I'm done. We can talk later..."

He bowed to Yan Ruyu and said, "The princess has already instructed that all matters concerning the governor's mansion must be taken seriously. I am just a restaurant owner and have no other skills. This is all I can do."

Madam Cao looked at Yan Ruyu, surprised and moved, and quickly stood up and said, "It's really thanks to the princess, I'm very grateful."

Governor Cao was about to stand up, but Yan Ruyu said, "It's just a meal, and I didn't do the hard work. Your Excellency and Madam don't have to be so polite. I'll be embarrassed if you're so polite."

"If you think the food is good, you can give the shopkeeper some extra money to celebrate the occasion, so that everyone can share in the good fortune."

"Should should."

Everyone started laughing again.

After talking for a while, I don't know how the topic turned to the Wu family again.

Governor Cao took a bite of the dish and said, "Your Highness and Princess, you may not know that after the manor was transferred, someone from the Wu family came again and said that there were corpses in the manor and asked me to investigate thoroughly."

Huo Changhe frowned slightly: "Is there such a thing?"

"I think they just don't want to give up. They got the money but they don't want to sell it at a low price, so they want to make trouble." Governor Cao took another bite. "It's just like the Zhao brothers. They sold the furniture to someone else and then went to ask for it back, saying that someone stole it and sold it."

"That's right," Mrs. Cao said, "If they stole something else and sold it, such as jewelry, it's not impossible to just put it in their arms, but can they steal a bedside cabinet and sell it?"

Yan Ruyu: "..."

Huo Changhe nodded seriously: "That's absolutely right."

He put his hand under the table and quietly held Yan Ruyu's hand.

"The Wu family is doomed. The wife of the first wife is dead, the master is still missing, the second wife is missing all day, and the third wife is even worse. They are the ones who dragged them down."

Madam Cao said, "The flower-viewing party that was held a few days ago was the old lady's own idea. It would be so nice if the lady could live a peaceful life."

Everyone was talking and laughing, chatting about all sorts of random things, and when they returned home with great pleasure, it was already past the first quarter of the first lunar month.

Yan Ruyu asked the eldest lady and Huo Changxu to take a carriage back, escorted by the eldest boss. She and Huo Changhe walked slowly, and Linlang followed slowly behind.

Mrs. Cao also wanted to take a walk, so Governor Cao had to accompany her. The four of them walked together and had to cross two intersections together.

As he was walking forward, Huo Changhe paused as he heard hurried footsteps in front of him.

Yan Ruyu also heard it and vaguely felt that the footsteps were not right.

Before Madam Cao and Governor Cao could hear clearly, a man came running towards them from the dark night.

At this time, many lanterns on the street had been extinguished. The man's speed was average, but there was a long line on his side, which looked like a knife.

Huo Changhe put his hand on the hilt of the sword, waiting for the man to come closer.

He ran all the way and when he got closer, he saw that the man was wearing the uniform of a yamen runner.

At the same time, the yamen runner also saw them clearly and shouted, "Sir, something happened!"

Governor Cao and Madam Cao's faces immediately changed. What happened? My daughter, son-in-law, and grandson were at home. Could it be...

Governor Cao hurriedly asked, "What happened?"

Yan Ruyu sniffed. There was a faint smell of blood on the yamen runner. Looking more closely, she saw that there was blood on his hands and sleeves.

The bailiff panted and said, "Someone...someone came to report a crime."

Governor Cao was still worried: "Who is it?"

"It's... someone from the Wu family. A servant said it was... it was..." The bailiff took a few deep breaths, his voice a little horrified, "The Wu family was wiped out!"

"what?!"

……

Yan Ruyu and Huo Changhe did not return home either. Instead, they got on Governor Cao's carriage and went to the Wu family with him.

On the way, the bailiff recounted the whole incident in detail.

The yamen runners who stayed behind tonight were decided through a competition. Whoever lost would stay behind.

The people left behind already hated themselves, and were angry at themselves for not practicing and working hard, and now they couldn't even enjoy the food and wine.

Just as I was secretly angry, I heard someone knocking on the door.

When he came out and took a look, he was shocked to see a man trembling all over, lying in front of the door like a blood gourd.

They quickly brought the man in, woke him up and asked him about it, only to find out that he was a servant of the Wu family, who was said to be from the second master's yard.

A group of men in black suddenly attacked the Wu family and killed everyone they saw without saying a word.

The Wu family's guards were not much stronger than ordinary servants and had no power to resist at all. It was simply a one-sided massacre.

Many people didn't even have time to make a sound before they were hacked to death in the yard or under the corridor.

The servant who brought the news was serving in the Second Master's courtyard. After the Second Madam's death, the Second Master seldom dealt with others and employed fewer people, so the servant was busier. He went to the kitchen to return the lunch box, and when he came back he met the man in black leaving the courtyard.

He turned and ran, but the man in black slashed at him with a knife, and he slipped and rolled down the steps into the dry grass.

Fortunately, he slipped and although he sprained his foot, the knife was deflected. He endured the pain and pretended to be dead, without saying a word or moving, and luckily escaped.

After waiting for a long time, he crawled out and escaped through the side door. Only then did he have the opportunity to report to the police.