New widow

"Master loves me, so I should come here every day." Mrs. Du said this with a smile, and then said: "It's just that Master cannot make the decision in this matter."

"Did he get into trouble again?" Wang Shangshu could only say this. Mrs. Du shook her head: "He didn't get into trouble, it was just about his marriage. It's time to talk about it."

"This matter is indeed a big deal." Wang Shangshu looked at her: "Who do you like?"

"Master, do you know that there is some news in the local area recently?" Mrs. Du said calmly, and Wang Shangshu was already looking at her: "What news."

"Five miles away from the city, there is a small village. There is a mother and daughter in it. Normally, the mother and daughter live together. Who knows, last year, the mother was seriously ill, and someone came to pick her up from the capital. Only then did she know that this was the capital of England. The daughter of the Duke was sent here to recuperate because she had been in poor health since she was a child."

Mrs. Du's voice was clear and crisp. Wang Shangshu liked her voice at first. When he heard this, he nodded: "Young Master, I remember him. He was only in his 20s when I left Beijing. I would have known about this mother and daughter." She is his concubine and daughter, so I should take more care of her."

"My master has always been generous." After saying this, Mrs. Du sighed: "It's just that this British gentleman disappeared just after the New Year this year."

Wang Shangshu groaned. After all, Song An was more than twenty years younger than him. The death of someone so much younger would naturally make Wang Shangshu feel uncomfortable.

"Before the British father passed away, my newlywed wife had just passed away. I think she was too sad, so she brought the daughter back to our place and said she wanted to rest."

Wang Shangshu said nothing, and Mrs. Du waited for Wang Shangshu to speak. After all, such a thing,

In fact, it is also common.

"It seems that this girl has no one to rely on now." Wang Shangshu only said this, and Mrs. Du smiled and said: "I went to inquire about it. This girl has a good appearance and character, and she is not engaged, so she I wanted to find someone to talk to, but to my surprise, that lady actually kicked my people out."

"The family background is worthy of it." Wang Shangshu really started to think about it, and then Wang Shangshu looked at Mrs. Du: "I am still in the period of filial piety, so I can go anywhere to propose marriage."

"Yes, yes, I didn't think well." Mrs. Du quickly admitted her mistake: "I just thought that if I missed it, it would be difficult to find such a suitable marriage."

"I have had a relationship with the British uncle's uncle, the Chu family. Let's do this. I will write a letter to the Chu family." Wang Shangshu pondered for a long time and decided to propose marriage for his son. Mrs. Du smiled happily when she received this answer: "Master really loves his son."

"I love my son all because of you." After saying this, Wang Shangshu ordered people to prepare pen and ink, and Mrs. Du excused herself to prepare lunch.

As soon as she left, Mrs. Du went to find her son and told her about the matter. Prince Wang was extremely happy: "As expected, my father still needs to come forward."

"The British government also has a lot of dowry. When she gets married, I will hold the dowry for her. If you manage it well, you will have no worries about food and drink in your life." Mrs. Du's words made the prince immediately unhappy: " I spent everything randomly."

"Do you really think I don't know?" Mrs. Du's eyebrows rose, and Prince Wang immediately apologized: "Yes, yes, I spent it all carelessly."

"Okay, you can recuperate at home these days. As for the promotion officer, let me slowly think of a solution.

. " Mrs. Du said with a face covered with frost. Just a seventh-grade official, a small official as big as sesame seeds and mung beans, dared to lock up her own son, and even went to pick him up without even picking him up. This will definitely make him miserable. .

Zhang Qing naturally knew that Mrs. Du would not let him go, but for Zhang Qing, the matter had not reached this point yet. Naturally, Zhang Qing just read the files and reviewed the case as usual. The push official is the official in charge of the government's cases, and Zhang Qing has many more trivial matters than Su Du.

As for those external rumors, Zhang Qing didn't take it to heart at all, and he didn't know that in the public discussion, he had become a person who was not afraid of Wang Shangshu.

"It's strange, these days, it feels like there are more cases than usual." Zhang Qing read another file and asked the yamen hesitantly. The yamen already smiled: "Some cases should go to the prefect's yamen, but now they all Over here.”

"Why?" Zhang Qing frowned tightly: "I don't have authority over some cases."

"Because everyone is saying that this son of the Fourth House dares to lock up even the Master's House, so his background must be very big." The words of the Yamen servant made Zhang Qing shake his head: "I see, I didn't expect this level."

"I want to say..." Before the yamen officer could say anything else, another yamen officer ran in: "There is a murder case in the Fourth Prefecture. The prefect said that he is very busy and ordered Su Tongxuan to investigate with you."

This is also a common thing. Zhang Qing hurriedly changed his clothes and walked outside. As soon as he walked out, he saw Su Du. Su Du was also wearing an official uniform. The official uniform was thick and it was midsummer. Su Du's forehead was already covered with sweat.

"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be

The prefect named me to go investigate the case with you. "Su Du said with a smile when he saw Zhang Qing.

Zhang Qing spread his hands: "Why does it have to do with me?"

"You locked up the young master of the Shangshu Mansion. Naturally, everyone is praising you. The magistrate is getting more and more angry." Su Du also had a headache as he said it. With such an official in charge, life was really difficult.

Zhang Qing just said oh, and Su Du looked at him: "Aren't you afraid that the lady from Shangshu Mansion will come to you and take revenge on you?"

"If I were afraid, I wouldn't have locked up her son." Zhang Qing said nonchalantly. Su Du nodded: "Indeed, you don't have to think so much about me."

Zhang Qing is an official with no foundation. Just because he has no foundation, Su Du will have concerns about some things, but Zhang Qing will not. After all, for Zhang Qing, being able to achieve this seventh-grade promotion is like smoke rising from the ancestral grave, but Su Du is different. Su Du still has to consider his official reputation and move to a higher and further position. Su Du Naturally there are concerns.

"This road..." Zhang Qing looked at the road and muttered three words. Su Du looked at him: "This road is the road we took when we came here." Also, go to where Song Zhen and the others live. On the way to Zhuangzi, Zhang Qing said this silently in his heart.

The place where the body was found was a small ruined temple. Li Zheng was already waiting there. When he saw Su Du and Zhang Qing, he was not as panicked as when he saw them for the first time. Instead, he knelt down and kowtowed, describing who found.

Wu Zuo followed, and after listening to Li Zheng's explanation, Wu Zuo went to do the autopsy, while Su Du and Zhang Qing were waiting under the shed. Li Zheng's wife brought tea: "You two adults, please drink tea first."

Zhang Qing saw the shed

There were many people around, and they asked Li Zheng's wife with a smile: "Are all people from your village here?"