I am the county magistrate in Daming

When going out, Zhu Jingshou naturally wouldn't let Mu Qingtian drink, it would be a different matter if he was in the palace.

They have been inquiring about the situation in the city for the past few days, including the past of Anji County and Wu's family.

Anji County has been a treasure land of sericulture since ancient times. The climate is pleasant all year round and the rainfall is abundant, which is the environment that mulberry trees like to grow.As the main food for silkworms, the mulberry leaves in Anji County are large, thick and rich in juice.

Everyone says that the silk from Anji County is different from other places because of the unique local mulberry leaves.

Every household in Anji County puts up a statue of the Silkworm Flower Empress, praying for a smooth year, and asking the silkworms in the house to spin more silk, so that the silk can be sent to the silk weaving workshop for a higher price.

In addition, Huzhou has a unique geographical location and belongs to Zhejiang Province. It is the intersection of Guangde Prefecture, Yingtianfu, Changzhou Prefecture, Suzhou Prefecture, three prefectures and one continent. There are waterways extending in all directions, which can transport silk and silk to all parts of the country.

Let’s talk about the Wu family, a big silkworm farmer in Anji County.

The Wu family has lived in Anji County for generations, and the current head of the family is Wu Can, who has been there for at least ten generations.It is rumored that when Wu silkworm was born, all the silkworms in Anji County began to weave silk and make cocoons, and the celestial phenomenon was a spectacle.The previous head of the family was very happy, and he called "Empress Canhua Appears", and named the child "Wu Can".

Wu silkworm was placed high hopes by the Wu family, and he was also very upbeat. After learning the Wu family's secret recipe for silkworm breeding, he almost doubled the original breeding scale.In the past, the Wu family only focused on raising silkworms, but Wu Cang took a different approach and worked hard to develop contacts, build good relationships with mulberry farmers and boatmen, reduce costs, and open up business routes to attract merchants from other places to come to buy.

"So, Wu Can is really lucky." Mu Qingtian said in amazement, then looked at Zhu Jingshou, and said, "This is the right time for us, why don't we go directly to Wu's house in Anji County."

The chatty scholar rolled his eyes, took a peanut from the table, and approached him and said, "You two must be merchants from out of town, right?"

Mu Qingtian smiled and said, "Yes, we are from Suzhou."

The scholar was surprised: "Suzhou? Isn't the Suzhou government also engaged in raising silkworms and reeling silk? Why do you have to travel to Huzhou?"

Mu Qingtian didn't know the situation outside the Suzhou mansion, he only knew that Taicang prefecture was developing grain field trade, and Chongming county was developing parallel tea imports, but he didn't know much about the rest.He looked at Zhu Jingshou for help, only to find that the people next to him were not looking at him at all, and were playing with the tea in the teacup with their heads down.

"The day after tomorrow." He whispered, and kicked Zhu Jingshou's foot.

His Royal Highness King Qing stirred the tea.

"Tomorrow." Mu Qingtian exerted some strength.

His Highness King Qing was unmoved.

"Tonight!" Mu Qingtian gritted his teeth.

Zhu Jingshou put on a friendly look, raised his head and said to the scholar, "That's a good word, but you just said that the silk in Anji County is famous, my brother and I also want to see and see, and open up more ways to make money."

"Scary." The scholar was surprised, "You two are actually brothers?"

In order to deceive others, Zhu Jingshou also made a disguise for Mu Qingtian, changing it every day.Mu Qingtian's appearance today is that of an honest and honest middle-aged man, with some wrinkles on his face that have experienced vicissitudes of life, his hair is neatly tied with a crown, and he is dressed gorgeously but not too much.Zhu Jingshou, on the other hand, had a pockmarked face, protruding cheekbones and a narrow chin. He wore the same specifications as Mu Qingtian, but there were some slight differences in style and style.

Just as Zhu Jingshou wanted to say that they were cousins, he heard Mu Qingtian answer with a smile: "People say that, but we are indeed brothers."

"You say so, brother?"

Mu Qingtian's small eyes almost shocked Zhu Jingshou from the inside to the outside, especially the "brother", fortunately the clothes were loose, otherwise it would be embarrassing.

"Yes."

The scholar was very tactful, so he didn't continue to ask, he squeezed another peanut and said, "It's really a coincidence, I'm afraid you two will return empty-handed this time."

Who doesn't have any secrets yet, so it's not appropriate to ask more, and less talk about life-saving.

"What do you mean?" Mu Qingtian asked knowingly.

"I'm going to ask you two, are you determined to buy the Wu family's silk?"

Zhu Jingshou raised his eyebrows, his small eyes shone brightly: "Since you want to buy it, you must buy the best one."

Wu's silk is the best quality in Anji County, with both softness and toughness. The silk weaves is as thin as a cicada's wing and not easy to break.Some merchants in Taicang Prefecture engaged in private shipping, and the best-selling product was silk cloth produced in Anji County.

The scholar waved his hand and said regretfully, "That means returning empty-handed."

"how do I say this?"

"Hehe." The scholar laughed foolishly, "Originally the government would not let this matter be passed on, but seeing that the two of you spend a lot of money, and I have a friendship with Peanuts, I will tell you about it."

As he said that, he put away his laughter and hooked his hands to bring Mu Qingtian and Zhu Jingshou closer.

Mu Qingtian did as he did, but Zhu Jingshou sat still.After all, it was still a matter of "silkworm gods killing people". He disguised himself as an ordinary businessman, but it didn't mean he was really a businessman.Holding the airs of a prince, Zhu Jingshou didn't want to get too close to others.

"My brother has a bad temper, sir, take care of me."

"It's easy to talk about." The scholar waved his hand generously, "To say two is to say, to say one is to say. Master, I will tell you about the major events that happened in Anji County recently."

The first half is the same murder case, and Mu Qingtian's ears feel callused when he heard it.Just when he was about to leave, the scholar suddenly changed his subject.

"Others are talking about the rewards and punishments of the 'Silkworm Flower Empress'. If you want me to see, someone is causing trouble."

This was the first person Mu Qingtian met in the past few days who said that the murderer was not a ghost, and he immediately became interested.

"Hey, it turns out that the 'silkworm god's murder' that was rumored on the street came from the Wu family?" Mu Qingtian pretended to be curious and annoyed, "No wonder Mr. said that he returned empty-handed. The Wu family must not be in the mood to do such a thing. business."

"Master, if you think so, you're wrong."

Could it be that the Wu family is still doing business, and the magistrate of Anji County doesn't care about it?Mu Qingtian looked solemn, and exchanged a glance with Zhu Jingshou.

"Master Wu is a kind person. He is always willing to do good deeds. He opens a charitable hall at the entrance of Anji County to give porridge every month. Mrs. Wu is also kind. "

Mu Qingtian said with emotion: "How can such a good person be involved in a murder case? It's a trick of God."

"Don't tell me, although God treats his Wu family well, it doesn't cover everything."

When Wu Can was 17 years old, he married the legitimate daughter of a weaving household in another county, and three years later had his first child, Wu Shengsi.When Mrs. Wu married, she brought the order from her family with her. Unexpectedly, after a few years, Wu Can's business grew bigger and bigger, and her family fell into decline.

In order to keep the incense, Mrs. Wu's natal family sold all silk reeling technology and business lines to Wu Can.Wu Can felt that silk reeling would consume too much manpower and material resources, so he didn't ask his servants to learn the techniques, but contacted various bosses on the commercial line to promote his silk.

Later Mrs. Wu gave birth to several more children, all of whom died young, and the last child was born with dystocia, completely cutting off the offspring.

The Wu family has a big business, so how could there be only one son.After a few years, the concubine in the first room was brought into the mansion, and then the second room.Less than half a year after Erfang came in, she was happy and gave birth to the second son.Afterwards, Wu Can never remarried, and devoted all his attention to his business.

"The problem lies with these two sons." The scholar said.

My son, Wu Shengsi, was stupid since he was born, and he couldn't even speak when he was three years old, and he got better when he grew up.He has a dull and honest personality, and he is not good at speaking, and he basically doesn't speak at ordinary times.It might be fine to put it in an ordinary family, but the Wu family has been in business for generations, and they don't have a good mouth. How can they continue to carry forward the family business?

The concubine Wu Shengye showed extraordinary talents at a young age.Especially when he was born, all the silkworms of the Wu family started to weave silk just like they did back then.Wu Can said six "good" words in a row, and rewarded everyone who was present that day with a tael of silver.Wu Shengye recited poems at the age of three and painted paintings at the age of five. At the age of six, he was already able to help Wu Cang with an abacus to calculate some small accounts.

The young masters of the Yifu are still brothers, and the gap is so big, it is strange to think about it.The servants in the mansion spoke bitterly, saying that the eldest son might not be Wu Can's parent and child.

Wu Shengsi inherited her mother's face, and she is very gentle, while Wu Shengye looks like Wu silkworm, with sharp eyebrows and eyes.

If it was placed in someone else's house, Wu Shengsi must have a hard time.The servants and servants watched the dishes, and rushed to curry favor with the master and the child whom the master favored, hoping to stay in the mansion in the future, maybe even a promotion.For those who are not favored, they will be neglected at least, or abused at worst.

Zhu Jingshou and Zhu Youtang have a deep understanding of this.

"Why don't you say Master Wu is a good man." The scholar picked up a small wine and sipped it, "No matter how stupid the eldest son is, he still taught him carefully, and he didn't doubt Madam, on the contrary, he drove out all the gossiping servants in the mansion. "

In his private heart, Wu Can wanted Wu Shengsi to inherit the family business. After all, he was the eldest son, with orderly seniority and no distinction between seniority and inferiority.But Wu Shengsi is really a rotten wood that cannot be carved. Not only is the silkworm rearing not good, but the accounts are also a mess.

"Young master of the Wu family, that is a well-known idiot."

As the saying goes, good things don't go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles.People in Anji County said that Wu Can had a good son, Wu Shengye, but the most discussed was Wu Shengsi, the stupid son of the Wu family.

"The year before last, Mr. Wu reached his age. Master Wu personally chose and married him as a wife."

That woman is also miserable, but as a legitimate daughter, she is oppressed by her stepmother and younger sister everywhere. She could have married into an official family, but was cut off by her stepmother and younger sister.In order to allow her daughter to marry into an official family, the stepmother hastily arranged a marriage for her, that is, to marry Wu Shengsi, a well-known fool.

Wu Can not ask Wu Shengsi's regular wife to bring any benefits to the Wu family, but only that she will treat Wu Shengsi well and not bully Wu Shengsi.

In the end, something happened on the day of the wedding.Two of the lanterns hanging in front of the mansion fell for no reason, and almost hit the congratulatory guests.On the day of great joy, the falling of the lantern symbolizing prosperity is absolutely ominous.

After marrying into the army, the woman changed her name.Her real name was Sanniang. Because the pronunciation of "san" and "silkworm" are similar, she was gradually called "Silkworm Lady" as a good omen.

Her biological mother was born in Canhu, and passed on some tricks to her.Canniang improved the way of raising silkworms, reduced the consumption of silk, and won the trust of silkworms.

"Can Niang is so capable, Wu Shengsi can be regarded as meeting a lover." Mu Qingtian guessed, wanting to continue fishing for scholars.

"Hey, God still has time to miss, not to mention Master Wu."

It turned out that before the murder happened, the Wu family was not at peace.A servant said that he saw the eldest son's wife having a private meeting with Wu Shengye in the middle of the night, and the two were chattering, which was very indecent.

Wu Can was furious, and immediately called Can Niang and her youngest son to ask.

Can Niang was frank and frank, but Wu Shengye hesitated, as if he had a guilty conscience.

"Bastard!" Wu Can smashed the teacup at Wu Shengye's feet, clutched his chest and said angrily, "I, I have always asked you to respect Big Brother, is that what you do!!"

Wu Shengye's heart was completely chilled.He raised his head and asked his father desolately: "Is the father going to condemn the child if he only listens to the servant's side?"

"shut up!"

"I don't have a shameless child like you!"

The strange thing is that Wu Can scolded Wu Shengye from the beginning to the end, and ignored the other person who "adulterated/adulterated", Can Niang.

"This is the end of the matter, and I don't have to hide it." Wu Shengye was extremely disappointed, looked at Wu Can resolutely and said, "That day, my sister-in-law asked my son out in the name of my brother."

"When the boy arrived in the garden, he found that it was his sister-in-law."

"Sister-in-law is about to pounce on her without saying a word, and the boy can only dodge in a hurry."

Wu Can had doubts in his heart, so he turned to ask Canniang, "Why did you ask Ye'er out?"

Canniang didn't speak, just prostrated herself on the ground.

"The boy hid this matter for the sake of his brother's face, but unexpectedly, he was looked down upon by villains who wanted to drive a wedge between the boy and his father."

Wu Shengye pointed at the servant kneeling beside him angrily, and said angrily, "Weren't you there that day? If that's the case, then what did you see?"

He clasped his fists again and turned to look at Wu Can, saying, "Father, please listen to him!"

The servant didn't expect the fire to burn himself, so he hurriedly stepped forward to beg for mercy and said, "Master! Master! You are wronged! You don't know anything!"

After speaking, he quietly looked at Canniang who was still kneeling.

"Say!!" Wu Can was very angry.

In his life, he hated his subordinates gossiping behind his back, making the mansion uneasy and his family restless.

"Xiaoxiao Xiaoxiao." The servant said tremblingly.

"The little one saw..." He swallowed, "The little one saw that the young lady wanted to cheat on the second son."

"Misbehavior" is already a very light term, and all the smart people know that the servants want to say that Canniang is disregarding her shame and trying to seduce the second son.

She was originally a flowery age, but she married a wooden man, and there is a second son who is as beautiful as a jewel in the house. I want to know who she likes more.But she was married to Wu Shengsi, even if she couldn't bear the loneliness, she shouldn't seduce her husband's younger brother.

Wu Shengye was filled with righteous indignation, and said, "Father knows the lesson! The child concealed it all to preserve his sister-in-law's reputation, but this person is really hateful!"

The informant's servant trembled even more, and kept begging Wu Can to spare his life.

"Can Niang, is what the Second Young Master said true?"

She straightened up, looked at Wu Shengye indifferently, and said, "My daughter-in-law just had some conflicts with the second son."

The implication is that she admitted the private meeting, but did not admit the guilt of seduction.

However, it is already a very serious act for a married woman to have a private meeting with her husband and brother. Wu Can immediately fell ill from anger and put Canniang in confinement.As for the talkative servant, Wu Can has a pure nature and doesn't like to kill, so he called Wu Shengye to discuss how to deal with it.

"Father loves him so much, the child is ashamed of himself." Wu Shengye said respectfully.

"But this matter is related to the face of my Wu family. If this person is let go, it may cause disaster."

The eldest lady was feeding Wu Cang the decoction spoon by spoon in front of the bed, when she heard this, she turned her head and glanced at Wu Shengye.

"Mother." Wu Shengye cupped his hands.

The eldest lady nodded coldly, and continued to feed Wu Cang the medicine.

"Cough, cough, cough." Wu Can gently pushed away the medicine spoon brought to his mouth, "Then, in your opinion, how should we deal with it?"

"Kill to avoid future troubles."

The more the scholar talked, the more excited he became, spitting and jumping around, beaming with joy, he was comparable to a storyteller in a teahouse.

Mu Qingtian asked curiously, "The servant is really dead?"

"That's not right!" The scholar frowned, "Second Young Master escorted him to the government, and the county magistrate ordered him to be killed."

"Since the servant is dead, how did you find out about it?" Zhu Jingshou pointed the table with his hand and said coldly.

"Yes!" Mu Qingtian doubted.

Since the Wu family felt that this matter was a family scandal and should not be publicized, and even killed the servants in order to conceal it, why would the scholar know about it?If he had known that the matter would spread, it would be better to save the life of the servant.

"That servant was a big mouther, maybe he had resentment in his heart, he didn't say anything until he died, he had already told other servants in the mansion about it."

"I see." Mu Qingtian understood.

"But what does that have to do with the murder?"

It can't be said that the unidentified corpse found in the cellar is the servant who was executed with a stick?

"Master, don't worry." The scholar stretched out his hand to grab it, and found nothing.

It turned out that he had talked for too long, the peanuts on the plate had been eaten long ago, and there was only a bottom left of the wine.

Mu Qingtian quickly turned his head to look at Zhu Jingshou, and pouted his chin.

"Xiao Er, another plate of beef and a pot of light wine." Zhu Jingshou said helplessly.

"Okay! Just a moment!"

Except for Mu Qingtian, no one could command His Highness King Qing so easily.

When the scholar heard that there was still beef to eat, he even smiled, wiped the slobber from the corners of his mouth and said to Zhu Jingshou: "Master, you look ugly, but you are a kind person!"

Those ministers who had been confiscated by Zhu Jingshou and dispatched to wild lands couldn't help but break their jaws when they heard this?good man?King Qing?It is impossible for King Qing to be kind even after the sky falls!

The sauced beef came up, and the scholar went on to talk.

"Master Wu didn't punish Canniang because she was Wu Shengsi's regular wife. But after that, the originally quiet courtyard suddenly became lively."

"The servants and the maid said that they could hear the eldest son's roar every day, as well as the crying of Canniang, and the sound of being smashed from time to time."

Mu Qingtian's impression of Wu Shengsi was extremely low.No matter how frustrated a person is, he should not use others as a punching bag, especially the people around him, Canniang is still her wife.

"Poor, pitiful." The scholar didn't feel anything, "I was a fool at first, and I was compared with my younger brother everywhere, but my wife also ran away. This eldest son, everything is really not going well."

The ancients favored sons over daughters, otherwise polygamy would not have occurred, and it would have lasted for thousands of years.Mu Qingtian doesn't blame the scholar for being cold-blooded, he just thinks Can Niang is pathetic.

"By the way, you've been talking about the two sons for a long time, so what about their biological mother?"

"The question is on point." The scholar gave Mu Qingtian an appreciative look.

The eldest lady is good at managing Wu Can's backyard in an orderly manner, and the two concubines also abide by the rules and dare not go beyond them.She was able to gain Wu Can's trust and continued to be favored, thanks to this.She understood that Wu Can only wanted to raise silkworms, and didn't want to be disturbed by things around her.

The second wife has no children, and she is the one with the least sense of presence in the mansion. She usually embroiders flowers and worships the Buddha with the eldest lady. There is nothing special about it.

The third wife is Wu Shengye's biological mother, a typical Jiangnan woman, gentle, petite and pleasant, sharing Wu Can's favor with the eldest lady equally.She was very kind to Wu Shengsi, and would often send some snacks. Every time she made clothes for Wu Shengye, she did not forget to make one for Wu Shengsi.

She also often teaches her children to respect and protect their elder brothers.

The eldest lady is majestic, the third lady is approachable, and has a better reputation in the mansion.If you want to ask the servants which wife they like the most, except for the old man next to the eldest lady, the rest will probably answer the third lady.

"My daughter-in-law caused such a big scandal and wronged my son, how could the eldest lady let it go."

Canniang was charged with "disloyalty" and "disobeying women's morals", and was pointed at everywhere she went.As long as someone saw her getting closer to other men, gossip would grow like weeds.

"Can Niang is so ignorant, if you ask me, that corpse must belong to her adulterer." The scholar shook his head, as if he was a little drunk.

"The eldest lady accidentally broke the intimacy between the two, and she was so angry that she accidentally killed the adulterer."

"She didn't dare to say anything, because she was afraid of ruining her son's reputation, and secondly, she would kill someone to pay for her life."

Mu Qingtian looked at the scholar who was about to lie down on the table speechlessly, pulled Zhu Jingshou up and went out after paying the bill.

The previous news was indeed very useful. I didn't expect the situation of the Wu family to be so complicated, and there was indeed a possibility of a murder case.But behind... Mu Qingtian shook his head.

"What is Qingqing thinking?" Zhu Jingshou secretly hooked his little finger and asked.

"There is no way out, it's sad and pitiful." Mu Qingtian sighed.

Zhu Jingshou is very smart, he immediately understood who Mu Qingtian was talking about.

"Qingqing, have I told you the story of the emperor's wife?"

"Empress?" Mu Qingtian tilted his head, "No, you never told me."

Empress Zhang came from a low family background, and her father was just a scholar. He was selected into the Imperial College as a tribute to the country and became a student of the Imperial College.In the 23rd year of Chenghua, Mrs. Zhang became the crown prince and concubine, and in September of the same year, she became the queen.

The powerless queen is threatened by concubines and concubines in the harem every day.But I don't know whether it is luck or misfortune, she is the only one in Zhu Youtang's harem.It is lucky that there is no threat from the concubine; it is unfortunate that the commoner queen is favored alone.

The emperor can't be wrong, if he is wrong, it can only be that Empress Zhang did not fulfill her responsibility as a concubine and seduced the emperor.

The author has something to say: finally home, travel is really fun!There is another update today ~ about 23:[-].

small theater:

Admonisher: Empress Zhang serves the emperor with sex!It's time to go to the Buddhist temple to reflect!

Zhu Youtang: I have read it.

Admonisher: Mu Qingtian serves the king with color!It's time to go to the Buddhist temple to reflect!

朱敬守：知道了知道了。感谢在2020-12-2623:44:47~2020-12-2720:52:11期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

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Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!