Sir, I can do it!

Huo Bao'er went back to the room mournfully and bit the pen to write the proposal, her head was going bald with worry.Suddenly remembering the person who mentioned him, he even gave up making his favorite fried small yellow croaker in the kitchen at noon, and ran to the outer city Candied Date Lane under the sun to find his good friend who he knew not long ago.

Wei Zhao wakes up from his afternoon nap, feeling a little depressed, even the wind that blows into the house is warm, the flowers outside are wilted, and the insects' chirping is weak.

Mrs. Jiang made herbal tea for him, and when he woke up, she poured water to clean his face.Let alone moving in this weather, even after sleeping, a thin layer of sweat broke out on my body.

Wei Fang and Wei Zhao poured a pot of herbal tea and sent the information: The Lu family went to Xiaoxishan Bieyuan to escape the summer heat.

After seeing it, Wei Zhao felt relieved, and everything was proceeding in an orderly manner according to the plan.

There are a group of abducted girls hiding in Xiaoxishan Bieyuan. What Wei Zhao got was an anonymous information.No matter where he got it from, he couldn't find out who sent the letter behind it.But he asked Wei Fang to check the Lujia Bieyuan, and indeed found something abnormal.

The second time someone sent information again, saying that the truth is in the Moon Tower, and I hope that the two sides can work together.It's not that Wei Zhao didn't suspect it, but the secret sentry in the Moon Tower is secretive, not to mention his people, even Chang Sun Ke personally inspected it and found nothing.

For the third time, the other party sent a list of the Lu Mansion's hidden properties. Although there were not a few places listed on the list, it was deeper than what Zhang Sun Ke found, and the more information they got.Wei Zhao's mind relaxed a bit.

He knew that this move was risky, but he was willing to trust that person for no reason.So he didn't hesitate for too long, and made a plan according to the information sent by that person.

Through the investigation of Nanny Jin and the properties of the Lu family, he found that although there is no real evidence for the time being, there are more or less shadows of the Lu family behind the disappearances of girls in various places.In the early years, they did not extend their reach very far, only committing crimes in remote areas around Fuzhou, but in recent years they have expanded their targets to the whole country.

Wei Zhao knew that Lu Ding was there, even if he found out that the matter was related to the Lu family, he would rely on Li Huai's favor to excuse him.There are so many innocent girls, and Zhou Yan's life is involved in them.This is what he knows, what about what he doesn't know?Whenever he thinks about it, he feels chills all over.

So his goal is not limited to saving the girls in Xiaoxishan, nor is it a nest of Wangyuelou.But to uproot this force.

Especially when he thought of Zhou Yan's strange behavior, he felt that these girls must be more than just abducted.What's more, judging from the information sent back by Cao Ying, those people can blatantly break through the checkpoints in various places, and I want to know how deep the forces behind them are.

I am afraid that there are far more than one Lu family. The "goods" found in Qingjiangkou alone are enough to prove that the Wu brothers are not clean.

So he can't be impatient, he has to wait for the opportunity, wait for someone to get the stolen goods, so that the Lu family has no room to refute.

"What happened to Hong Kun?"

"He is integrating forces."

Wei Zhao pursed his lower lip.

The Hou Fu and Hong Kun must be immortal, but there is Li Huai in the middle, and the two families have a tacit understanding to stop temporarily.He knew that the evidence he held in his hand could only shock him for a while, because Hong Kun had already noticed that Li Huai wanted him to die, and he couldn't escape.

Ever since Li Huai moved his mind to get rid of Hong Kun, he had replaced Hong Kun's nail in the court without anyone noticing.By the time Hong Kun reacted, it was already too late.But judging from Hongkun's attitude, he should still have a backup.

However, this case of girl abduction has something to do with the Wu brothers. Wei Zhao was thinking that if the Lu family was disturbed, there would be turmoil in the court.At this time, if Hong Kun's retreat is cut off again, will he jump over the wall in a hurry and join hands with Lu Ding to fight against the Zhen Guohou's mansion.

There was no decision in his mind for a while, and he planned to go back to Changsun Ke for an idea.

During the conversation, Jiang came to report: "Master, the geese seller in the east of the city is here."

Wei Zhao glanced at Wei Fang: "It seems that there is news from Fanlou." He shouted out: "Aunt Jiang, bring someone in."

Jiang Si was carrying the bamboo basket, and he could still see the geese flapping their wings through the hole.After entering the door, Jiang Si put down the bamboo basket and saluted Wei Zhao.

Wei Zhao returned the salute, and raised his hand to ask Jiang Si to sit down.

Jiang Si didn't procrastinate, he just sat down and said to Wei Zhao: "Wang Liu is such a thief, the third son told him to keep an eye on him. It has been more than half a month since the incident in Fan Lou, and that boy is old. To be honest, there is no problem at all. The people sent out were about to relax when Wang Liu showed his feet."

Wei Zhao raised his eyebrows.

Jiang Si continued: "Wang Liu's father, Wang Laolai, likes to gamble, but his luck is not very good. First, he sold his wife to pay off his gambling debts, and then spent the money in the casino. That little money is not enough to cause harm, within two days Just lose everything, the neighbors all know that the people from the casino came to ask for debts, and they fell in love with Wang Liu's sister. They said they would pay the debt with Wang Xiaomei. But who would have thought that after that day, the people from the casino would come again He didn't come to the door. Wang Liu's father also surprisingly didn't go to the casino for several days. Xu couldn't help it, Wang Laolai went there twice in the past two days, but he didn't see anyone from the casino coming to arrest Wang Xiaomei."

Wei Zhao knocked on the table: "Someone gave Wang Laolai a sum of money." He paused: "No, it was for Wang Liu."

Jiang Si nodded again and again: "That's right, Wang Laolai has been addicted to gambling, even if he gets money, he won't care about his daughter's life. Wang Laolai has no money in his hand, so he can only watch the excitement when he enters the casino. The little one So I resorted to a trick, and lent Wang Laolai a tael of silver, which would be enough for him to play for two days."

Jiang Si sighed: "Wang Laolai is really not very lucky. Not only did he lose all his money, but he also owed the casino five taels of silver. When Wang Liu came home from work, he met someone from the casino who was going to fetch Wang Xiaomei. He had a dark face. I took five taels of silver and paid it back, and this saved Wang Xiaomei."

Wei Zhao shook his head and sighed: "Five taels of silver can be taken if you want, but Wang Laolai is addicted to gambling, even if you have a thousand taels, it's not enough to squander it. Wang Liu's actions like this are not the solution."

"Who said no. The villain stared at him for another two days, always feeling that Wang Liu was waiting for someone. He looked anxious, and every day before going to work, he would tie up Wang Laolai and send Wang Xiaomei to the neighbor's house. Probably He couldn't bear it any longer, so he went to Baihui Street yesterday when the restaurant was not busy, and talked to Yu Ping, the head of the ventriloquist shop. Our people were far away, so we couldn't hear what they said clearly. Just to prevent accidents, Xiao People left others to stare at Yu Ping."

Wei Zhao's pupils trembled, and there was a flash of lightning in his mind. Fan Lou's murder case was running fast in his mind, and he seemed to have grasped the key point.

Wei Zhao jumped at the case: "I know!"

Jiang Si was still wondering if there was anything he missed, and was startled by Wei Zhao's slap.

"Fourth brother Jiang, keep an eye on Yu Ping and see who he has come into contact with. Don't tell anyone to run away."

Jiang Si said solemnly: "Don't worry, third son."

Huo Bao'er hadn't come back at dinner time, Wei Zhao just asked Mrs. Jiang to save the meal for him, and went to eat in the front yard by himself.

Seeing Wei Ru come back with a gloomy face, he didn't even hear Wei Yuan greet him.Wei Zhao couldn't help but worry, his father had always taken care of the family, even if there were troubles in court, he would hide his emotions well before stepping into the house, and he would smile at the children who came up to him.

For decades, he has never seen his father leaking such emotions.

Wei Ru didn't eat in the living room, Wei Zhao took a few mouthfuls of food and waited outside the study.

It was quiet in the study.After dinner, the sky gradually darkened, and there was no lamp in the study.Wei Bo said that Master Hou didn't even talk about food, but he didn't even drink his saliva.Wei Zhao frowned, and gently pushed open the study door.

Wei Ru stood in front of the window, outside the window was a cluster of orchids exuding a delicate fragrance.

"Father." Wei Zhao whispered.

The last fiery red in the sky was submerged in the clouds, and under the dark light and shadow, Wei Ru's figure was tall and empty.

He stroked his face, turned around, and smiled at Wei Zhao.

Wei Zhao clearly saw Wei Ru's reddish eye circles and the tears that hadn't been wiped off his face, and couldn't help but feel his heart tighten.

"Zhaoer, don't worry, dad just thinks of your mother."

Wei Zhao looked at Youlan outside the window and remained silent.His mother loves orchids the most.

Can make father so sad...Wei Zhao suddenly raised his head: "Is something wrong with elder sister?"

Wei Ru was silent for a moment: "Your elder sister is pregnant and will be full term."

Wei Zhao's expression changed drastically.

One month ago, the elder sister was still in Huguo Temple.Li Huai carried that sachet to this day, and never left it. There is absolutely no possibility of the eldest sister becoming pregnant!unless the child is...

He tentatively asked Wei Ru: "Does the emperor know?"

Wei Ru shook his head: "The month is still young, and there is Orchid Grass, so I will hide it for the time being." He sighed in a low voice: "Since Changle was born, your elder sister has not been pregnant for ten years, but she didn't tell you. Father also understands how important this child is to her."

Wei Zhao looked at Wei Ru carefully, and saw that his father was relieved and worried, but of course he was more relieved.He felt that his father might not know the child's life experience.Except for Xiao Mozi and Changsun Ke, no one knows about Monk Wuji.

"Then what does elder sister mean? Yue Xiaoshang can hide it now, what about in the future? Let alone the important matters involving the emperor's heir, it can't be hidden. Besides, Li Huai is suspicious. He has deliberately refused to make elder sister pregnant for so many years. If at this time Knowing this, how will you treat elder sister?"

Wei Ru looked at Wei Zhao suspiciously, and said after a while, "Your elder sister didn't say anything else, but she specifically mentioned to tell you about it."

Wei Zhao felt guilty for a moment, squinted at Wei Ru, and said in a low voice, "If we want to keep this child, how likely is it?"

Wei Ru narrowed his eyes: "If it was earlier, I'm afraid it would be difficult to stay. Now... because the queen has had no children for many years, many courtiers in the court have suggested that other princes be appointed as the heir. Li Kui, the eldest son of the imperial concubine, received a lot of support. Of course, the second prince, Li Yun, of Xiao Meiren, the third prince, Li Lin, of Xie Guifei, and even the five-year-old fourth prince, Li Kui, of the concubine Zhao all had their own supporters. .”

"This year, the emperor reformed the imperial examinations to select scholars, which harmed the interests of many aristocrats. If he can push forward, he may have the opportunity to suppress the old aristocrats. But obviously the emperor lacks stamina. In addition, the Fuling Weir burst, and Weinan suffered heavy losses. Even if the emperor resorted to thunder, However, officials from the six ministries jointly boycotted the government order, making it difficult to get through disaster relief matters. Even though Wang Yi presided over Weinan, the situation was still difficult. There were even courtiers who wrote that the country was uneasy without a reserve.”

"If the courtiers' attention is diverted by the establishment of the crown prince at this time, the emperor will have a chance to breathe. But obviously this time the joint resistance of the old nobles has reached the bottom line, and he is even more unwilling to give in at this time. It is the establishment of the crown prince. He probably prefers the eldest son of the emperor. , but the Feng family is just an imperial merchant, and Concubine Feng is not of sufficient status. If the eldest son of the emperor is recorded under the name of the queen, let alone Concubine Feng can fall out, our Wei family is absolutely unwilling. They are all rich families, and the emperor is still young, if he is a crown prince at this time, if he is a little careless, he will make several families take advantage of the opportunity to become bigger, and even threaten his throne."

Wei Zhao is not involved in government affairs, but recently he has contacted many people from all walks of life in the investigation of the case, and he also has some understanding of the current situation of Qi State, so when Wei Ru said it, he reacted: "If the elder sister is pregnant at this time, the emperor can announce it to the world. .Then the issue of establishing a reserve will be shelved, at least no one will mention it until the eldest sister's child is born."

"But in this way, even if the emperor doesn't move the eldest sister, what about the concubines in the harem! Once the elder sister gives birth to a prince, most of the courtiers will support the queen's son. The big families will not give up the battle for the reserve position, and they will definitely not let the elder sister give birth to a prince. Sister Ansheng."

Wei Ru sighed: "The emperor will not let them do it. Although she is still in danger, your eldest sister has been running the harem for many years. As long as you are more careful, it will be difficult for them to succeed."

He stroked his beard, turned his head and glanced at Wei Zhao: "Besides, this Marquis will not watch them bully my daughter."

Wei Zhao glanced carefully at his father, swallowed and said, "What if the elder sister's child is not the emperor's heir?"

Wei Ru stared: "What do you mean?"

Wei Zhao shrank his neck: "Just, literally. The elder sister's child is not the emperor's..."

Wei Ru's eyes widened: "If it's not the emperor's, who else could it be!" He suddenly realized: "No wonder your eldest sister must tell you about this matter, so your siblings have something to hide from me!"

Wei Zhao had a bitter face: "Who knew it was such a coincidence."

Wei Ru grimaced.

Wei Zhao pulled his hair, thinking that since the eldest sister asked his father to tell him, it seems that she intends to tell the whole story, so that's fine.Li Huai has a suspicious personality, and Youlancao never leaves his body. If he suspects the eldest sister and this child, the family must be prepared.

He broke his heart and told the whole story about Huguo Temple, including his doubts about Mrs. Yu.

Wei Ru was silent.

Wei Zhao didn't say anything more, he withdrew slowly and gently closed the study door.He knew that his father needed to calm down, needed time to investigate Wuji, and even overturned all the original arrangements.

So does he.

It is great news for him that his elder sister is pregnant.He didn't care who the child belonged to, as long as it was born by the eldest sister, it would be Wei Zhao's biological nephew.He will love him and protect him.So he couldn't bet on Li Huai.