New widow

"How could I kill my own wife!" Chu Zhixian's voice dragged out for a long time. Butler Qiu still looked at Chu Zhixian, and then Chu Zhixian said slowly: "Besides, you also know that after we took office, various There are a lot of entertainments, all of which require her to come forward. I, how can I give up, how can I give up."

"It's best if you don't have it." Butler Qiu interrupted Chu Zhixian's words. Chu Zhixian's lips opened. He wanted to say something more but didn't know what to say. Then Butler Qiu put down the things in his hands: "This is what I'm going to talk to you about. The medicine the minister asked for has the effect of detoxifying."

"Master!" came the exclamation from inside the house, and then a woman ran out: "Master, my wife is dying."

Chu Zhixian stood up, and the box in Butler Qiu's hand fell to the ground. Chu Zhixian ran inside, and Butler Qiu wanted to follow, but was stopped by the mother-in-law: "What are you doing in there? This is the inner room."

"That's my niece inside." Butler Qiu could only say this. The mother-in-law was stunned for a moment, and then she whispered: "Ordinarily, it should be..."

"Madam!" Chu Zhixian suddenly shouted in the house. Butler Qiu's hands shook. Then Butler Qiu looked inside. There was still a trace of blood on Mrs. Chu's lips, but her eyes were wide open. It seemed that , is no longer possible.

"You..." Butler Qiu followed Wang Shangshu. He had calculated countless people's hearts and had seen many people die. But when he saw Mrs. Chu like this, Butler Qiu's voice still trembled.

Mrs. Chu's eyes turned to Butler Qiu, and then Mrs. Chu made a long sound, without saying anything, and closed her eyes.

"Madam!" Chu Zhixian's voice was choked with sobs. The mother-in-law didn't even bother to stop Butler Qiu. She threw herself into the house and burst into tears: "Madam!"

Butler Qiu was so confused that he didn't know what to say. Or should he say that the Qiu family had lost another hope. There were loud cries inside and outside the house, but Butler Qiu stepped back step by step.

Walking to the middle, Butler Qiu tripped over something. Butler Qiu lowered his head and saw that it was the box he had just dropped on the ground. Butler Qiu bent down and picked up the box. This box once contained medicine. This medicine once contained hope, but it was not like this now, with loud cries inside and outside.

Butler Qiu walked out of the post house. At this time, everyone in the post house was alarmed. They were all talking about Mrs. Chu's death. Butler Qiu only felt that the cold wind was coming. It was obviously spring, and even the peonies were coming. It's open now, and it's about to enter early summer. Why is the wind still so bitingly cold?

Butler Qiu didn't know what to say or what to ask, so he could only leave in a hurry without looking back.

Mrs. Chu is gone, so the magistrate of Chu County can only set up a mourning hall in the post house, perform a few rituals, and wait until seven days later to send the coffin to the nunnery to be sent back to his hometown for burial. After all, Chu Zhi County has taken care of things here, and he still has to go to Wu County to take up his post as an official.

As the saying goes, if the master dies, no one will bury him, but if the wife dies, the streets will be empty. Although Chu Zhixian was an out-of-town official, Mrs. Chu was not here, so naturally many people came to express condolences. Chu Zhixian also changed into plain clothes and talked to people with a sad face.

When Suqiao heard that Mrs. Chu was gone, she also sighed deeply and brought people to express condolences.

"Madam, did you hear that, the two matchmakers said that it's a pity that Chu Zhixian will leave soon, otherwise they would be a good enemy." After Su Qiao's condolences were over, Miss Song received Su Qiao and was very angry with Su Qiao. Speaking flatly.

"It's common for a man's family to remarry, why are you so aggrieved?" Suqiao asked with a smile. Sister Song frowned tightly: "If a woman loses her husband, she must wait until the anniversary before remarrying. The government also commends those who As for the virtuous women, how come these men, just a few days after their wife died, someone said that they should renew his string?"

"I never thought you would think like this." Suqiao got into the car and smiled at Little Sister Song. Little Sister Song blushed: "I have to learn more when I'm with you. , I live up to this experience with you."

"Okay, okay, I didn't expect that you would think like this." Su Qiao smiled faintly, and Little Sister Song looked at Su Qiao: "Madam, look, we..."

"But this is other people's business, you and I shouldn't take it to heart." Suqiao patted Sister Song on the shoulder, and Sister Song nodded. Suqiao lifted the car curtain and looked at the still lively street. Yesterday, Son, Mrs. Chu also took a sedan chair from this post house to attend a banquet at someone else's house. She also passed by her own door and said she was thirsty and wanted to ask for a glass of water. Why are we so separated today?

There must be something fishy about this matter, but it depends on whether Chu Zhi County is willing to pursue it. Su Du stood at the other end of the road and recognized that it was Su Qiao's car, but Su Du did not get in. He still stood there and watched Su Qiao's car disappear at the city gate. Obviously it is very simple to find Suqiao from here. As long as you ride a horse, you will be outside Suqiao's door in a short while, where you can hear her voice and see her person.

But Su Du couldn't do this. He had to strictly observe the rules and not reveal the slightest bit. Just as Su Du was about to turn around, Zhang Qing stood in front of Su Du. Su Du couldn't help but laugh: "Why are you here?"

"I saw you standing here in a daze, so I wanted to see when you would see me." Zhang Qing said with a smile, and a smile appeared on Su Du's lips: "You still think like this?"

"Why don't I think so?" Zhang Qing and Su Du walked side by side, and then Zhang Qing said: "The carriage just now belongs to Madam Kuang."

"Yes, she came to express condolences to Mrs. Chu." After Su Du finished speaking, he said to Zhang Qing, "Tell me, who administered this poison."

"Poisoning is not the only kind of poison." Zhang Qing shook his head: "This kind of poisoning can be caused by eating the wrong thing. Sometimes, even..." Before Zhang Qing finished speaking, he shouted: "Stop! ." After saying that, Zhang Qing ran away. Su Du knew how to catch thieves, and Zhang Qing was better than both of them, so Su Du did not follow him, but stood here and waited.

Zhang Qing chased the man into a cul-de-sac. The man ran to the entrance of the alley and saw a wall in front of him. He was stunned. Zhang Qing was already smiling and said: "You run, you run."

"I said, you are also a master, why do you insist on chasing us?" Seeing that he couldn't run away, this man cheated on Zhang Qing.

"Since you know that I am an official, you still dare to steal things in front of me. You don't take me seriously." Zhang Qing walked up to this man, stretched out his hand and pulled it out of his sleeve. He pulled out a purse. This purse was so exquisite that it looked like it was made by a good craftsman.

"Why do you have such a delicate purse on you?" Zhang Qing held the purse and dangled it in front of the man. The man muttered: "Don't ask me on purpose."