After rebirth, the Prime Minister's wife married the living devil

Lin Yanyu lowered her head to look at her apricot-red jacket, frowned and said with a puzzled look, "I'm confused too."

"I had prepared for the worst and was about to rush out wrapped in my bedclothes. As soon as I opened the door, someone threw the clothes in. I didn't see who it was. When I put on my clothes and went out to look for it, it was gone."

Lin Yanyu seemed to find it funny, and chuckled a few times, saying, "Those who did bad things don't try to hide it, for fear that others don't know who did it. Those who did good things don't leave their names, for fear that others will find them."

As they were talking, the swaying carriage gradually stabilized.

The guard's voice came from outside: "My Lord and Madam, we're here."

*

Maozhou Jiedushi Mansion.

A highly decomposed male corpse lay in the middle of the hall, emitting a foul stench, but no one present dared to cover their noses.

Han Guang's fingers trembled as he touched the pierced throat of the corpse. His eyes were red with anger, and he gritted his teeth and asked his lieutenant general, "Where did you find my brother's body?"

The lieutenant general did not dare to look at Han Guang's expression at this moment, and bowed his head and clasped his hands and replied: "Sir, the body of Master Han Yao... was found by a scavenger under Swallow Cliff."

"Under Swallow Cliff?"

The lieutenant general was afraid that Han Guang would vent his anger on him, so he explained with a pale face: "We went to Yanzi Cliff a month ago and searched everywhere, but we didn't find Young Master Han Yao!"

Han Guang stared at the kneeling lieutenant general with red eyes, stepped forward and kicked him to the ground.

"You couldn't even find a grown-up person like this, and in the end you let the scavengers find Yao'er, leaving my body exposed in the wilderness, exposed to the wind and sun, and surrounded by flies and insects! What's the point of me raising you!"

The lieutenant general felt a sharp pain in his chest and several of his ribs were broken. For the sake of his life and property, he held back the anger that was rising up in his chest and hurriedly defended himself.

"It's not that I'm useless, it's just that the murderer is too insidious and cunning! I have a guess, I hope you will accept it."

"At this point, you losers are still trying to make excuses for yourselves."

When Han Guang saw his brother's half-rotten face, he was filled with rage. He drew a steel knife from his waist and was about to kill the lieutenant general.

At this time, a white-faced, long-bearded man sitting at the top immediately stopped him and said, "Wait a minute, Old Han, listen to what he has to say first."

"Okay, I'll give King Maoping a favor and spare your life for now. If you can't come up with a plan, don't blame me for being ruthless when you report to the underworld."

The lieutenant general's face was as pale as gold paper, cold sweat was pouring down his face, and he was extremely frightened.

"I guess Master Han Yao's statement at the end of December last year that he would go out for a few months was a lie. In fact, he heard that Liu, King Maoping and you were worried about food and grass, so he went to rob Chongzhou's food and grass without telling you."

He said confidently: "The evidence is the place where Young Master Han Yao died - Yanzi Cliff, which is only a dozen miles away from Chongzhou!"

"As for why we didn't find it when we went to look for it, it's because when the criminals threw Master Han Yao's body down, it was hanging on a branch on the cliff. It was cold in winter so it didn't rot. Now that the weather has warmed up in spring, the body rotted and fell down, and was discovered by the old scavenger."

Han Guang's eyes flashed with ferocity, his cheeks trembled, and he asked through gritted teeth: "Where are the guards that Yao Er took away? How could we not find any of the bodies of those useless people!"

"There are many hungry beasts on the cliffs in winter, so no one will come here. The corpses thrown under the cliffs will be carried to the dense forest by wild beasts and eaten completely in a few days..."

"The person who did this must not only be meticulous, but also have sufficient troops and be familiar with the topography of Chongzhou. I suspect it is, is, is..."

The lieutenant general couldn't say who the murderer was, but he was certain.

"No matter who did this, it must be related to Chongzhou."

"Chongzhou! Chongzhou thieves! You've gone too far in bullying me!"

Han Guang was so furious that his hair stood on end and his eyes almost popped out of blood. The lieutenant general saw that something was wrong and tried to escape, but Han Guang chopped him down with his sword. His head, with half its throat open, rolled to the ground in fear.

Han Guang panted like a cow, picked up the armor from the display shelf, and shouted: "Come here!"

Liu Ping saw that he was not describing the right thing, so he hurried forward to hold Han Guang and asked repeatedly: "Old Han, what are you doing?"

Han Guang was furious. He ignored Liu Ping's attempts to stop him and walked out, saying, "Don't worry, King Maoping. I won't move a single soldier from Maozhou. I will only take my 30,000 Han army with me."

Liu Ping was also a military general. Han Guang was restrained by him and could not struggle free for a while. He became even angrier and roared with red eyes.

"If you want me to help you kill Magistrate Hu and eliminate dissidents, then let me go. You know that I, Han Guang, only have this one brother. Since Chongzhou dared to kill my brother, I will never be able to relieve the hatred in my heart unless I slaughter the entire Chongzhou City to commemorate my Yaoer!"

"Old Han, stop first! Chongzhou killed Han Yao, which not only shows contempt for you, but also for Maozhou. How could I not allow you to attack!"

When Han Guang heard Liu Ping say this, he stopped and looked into his slender eyes.

Liu Ping led Han Guang back to the sandalwood chair and sat him down, leaning forward with a serious look on his face.

"I know how anxious you are, but the time has not come yet. Yesterday, my spies in Chongzhou reported that Cai Zhang and Qian Sanwen were recruiting soldiers in Chongzhou."

"We don't know the depth of Chongzhou right now. If we attack rashly, we may not be able to avenge Han Yao, and we may get ourselves into trouble as well."

Han Guang gradually calmed down at this time, frowned, stared at Liu Ping's eyebrows, and asked: "What does King Maoping mean?"

"We will first use a small team to test Chongzhou's attitude and let the spies have a deep understanding of the situation in Chongzhou City. If Chongzhou is really a waste, we will march straight in and let you kill them happily. Besides, Chongzhou is rich, do you think I won't be tempted?"

"What if there are tough guys in Chongzhou? What should we do?"

Liu Ping stroked his beard, narrowed his long eyebrows, and sneered: "Then we will start with Cai Zhang and Qian Sanwen. I know a little about them. Anyway, we have Chongzhou in our hands, so you can rest assured."

Even if there was no such thing as Han Yao, Liu Ping would not let go of Chongzhou. Although he had a large number of soldiers and horses in Maozhou, he was short of food and grass. He had long coveted this fertile land of Chongzhou.

As long as he swallows Chongzhou, he will not only compete with Zhao Huo and Xiahou, but will also become a force that others will not dare to underestimate.

Han Guang carefully studied Liu Ping's expression, and as if he had taken a reassurance pill, his furious mood gradually calmed down. He sat in the armchair, looking at his brother's body lying in the blood all over the room.

He thought to himself: Yaoer, you can rest assured, I will make sure that Chongzhou City will be buried with you.

But it was inside the back house of Chongzhou government office.

Qian Caixia was sitting on the chaise longue in her boudoir, staring at the old woman standing in front of her with gnashing teeth.

"Where did that bitch get the clothes?!"

Thinking of the scene she had secretly seen at the corner gate, she felt a surge of resentment in her heart. The more Li Yanqi doted on his wife, the more lowly and humble she, Qian Caixia, seemed.

In his eyes, she, the daughter of a wealthy prefect, was not as good as a country woman.

She didn't have any romantic feelings towards Li Yanqi, she just couldn't swallow this humiliation.