I am the county magistrate in Daming

Wu Can's body is getting worse day by day, and he doesn't know what's wrong, it feels like black and white impermanence is chasing after him, trying to claim his life and forcing him to make a choice.

"Ahem, you..." Before Wu Can could finish a sentence, he began to cough violently again.

The eldest lady calmly asked the maid to bring the spittoon, only to see that the white phlegm spit out by Wu Can was still mixed with dark red blood.Her eyes moved slightly, she didn't say anything, she just kept patting Wu Can's back to give him comfort.

"You guys are here." Wu Can finally spoke.He was a little annoyed. As a father and the head of the family, it was really embarrassing to show such an ugly face in front of his son and daughter-in-law.

"Father." The eldest son Wu Shengsi knelt down and kowtowed first.

Wu Can's eyes suddenly burst into light, and his lower lip trembled, as if he wanted to stand up.He stretched out his hand to Wu Shengsi and said, "You, how are you?"

"Father." Wu Shengsi said again.

"Eldest son, raise your head and let dad see!"

"Father drinks tea."

No matter what Wu Can said, Wu Shengsi would just keep repeating the words "father" and "drinking tea".

The eldest lady spoke at the right time and said, "Master, it's autumn and the ground is cold, let the raw silk rise."

"Okay, okay..." The light in Wu Can's eyes faded again.

In the past, his eldest son never took the initiative to call his father, but Shengsi's unexpected action today made him think that the child had returned to normal.

Wu Shengsi was not dull since childhood, he was also the pride in Wu Can's eyes, even more dazzling than Wu Shengye.That illness was a pain in Wu Can's heart, and it made Wu Shengsi what he is now.It is precisely because he met Wu Shengsi when he was a child that he has been looking forward to it, hoping that one day he can change back to the past and inherit the Wu family.

"Father, please drink tea." Then, Can Niang came forward with tea and offered it to Wu Can.

Wu Can looked at Can Niang with a slight smile in his eyes, and praised her for the first time: "The hair is well tied."

"Thank you father for the compliment." Canniang was exactly the same as the eldest lady, they were both indifferent.

"Go and offer tea to your mother."

The eldest lady gave Canniang a deep look, and took her tea.

Wu Can was in a better mood, and asked Canniang a few more questions.

"You taught Shengsi what he just said?"

When Wu Shengsi was mentioned, Canniang had a slightly different expression on her face.

"Yes, the eldest son is very smart, and he also tied my daughter-in-law's hair in a bun today."

"What, what!" Wu Can stood up in a daze.

Realizing his gaffe, he immediately sat down again, but the nervous and expectant expression on his face revealed his excitement at this time.

"Da'er, did you really comb Canniang's bun?" He asked cautiously.

When a husband combs his wife's hair, that's what Wu Can disdains the most.No matter how much he dotes on the third madam and the eldest madam, he has never combed their hair in a bun, thinking that it was humiliating.

But Wu Shengsi was different.An idiot who can do such a complicated thing as combing his hair well is already impressive.

"Father drinks tea." Wu Sheng said dully.

Wu Can sat back on the chair with some disappointment, and then said kindly to Can Niang: "You have worked hard these days, tomorrow I will order the accountant to give you more money and make some new clothes."

"Thank you father." Canniang kowtowed.

This is the reason why Canniang is still standing in the Wu Mansion.Since she married Wu Shengsi, Wu Shengsi, who has been in a daze for almost 20 years, finally changed.The change of Wu Shengsi gave Wu Can hope. If Canniang can make Wu Shengsi better, then it doesn't matter what she does.

From the beginning to the end, the second son Wu Shengye was like an outsider, quietly kneeling beside him without saying a word.

After caring about Wu Shengsi and his wife, Wu Can turned his attention to Wu Shengye.

"Growing leaves."

Wu Shengye raised his head, picked up a cup of tea that had already been poured from the plate in the hand of the maid, and went forward to respect Wu Can and the eldest lady.

The lady only cared about her son's knees getting cold after kneeling on the ground for a long time.But Wu Shengye knelt down from beginning to end, but she didn't say a word.

"Is there any news from the government?" Wu Can's attitude changed after drinking tea.

When facing Wu Shengsi, he is an amiable father, but facing Wu Shengye, he is more like a strict elder and teacher.

"Returning to father, County Magistrate An has not returned from Huzhou Mansion." Wu Shengye said respectfully, "The government has not sent anyone to the door recently."

"Keep watching, and tell me immediately if anything happens."

"Yes."

"Also, beat the servants in the mansion more. I went to the silkworm farm yesterday and found that many silkworms were thin and small, and they didn't have enough to eat." Wu Can's eyes were like needles, "If you can't manage the silkworm farm well, in the future Don't worry about it any more."

Wu Shengye bit his lip and said, "Yes, father, the child must be under strict supervision."

"You all step back." Overjoyed and saddened, Wu Can's body could no longer hold on.He leaned back on the seat tiredly, and waved at the three people below.

Wu Shengye stood up first, walked to his elder brother Wu Shengsi, and helped Canniang to lift him up.

"Little brother to help." He smiled softly.

Canniang glanced at him, nodded and said, "Trouble."

"Ah, the young master has come out." Dianxiang who was hiding in the dark whispered, and ran out quickly, "Second young master, let the slaves come."

Wu Shengye smiled and said, "It's nothing."

On the contrary, Canniang no longer acted, she threw off Wu Shengye's hand, and said coldly: "Isn't the second son still in charge of the silkworm farm? Go quickly, don't let father worry."

Wu Shengye's hand that was hit by Canniang immediately blushed, looking distressed, almost jumped up and scolded Canniang.But she is just a little maid, Canniang is the eldest son's wife, if there is a conflict, she must be the one who suffers in the end.

It would be great if, if she was also the son's wife and concubine.

Wu Shengye lowered his head and rubbed his hands, without getting angry, he said to Canniang, "Thank you sister-in-law for your concern."

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and headed towards the silkworm farm.

Dianxiang secretly glared at Canniang, who didn't know what to do, and quickly followed Wu Shengye with her head down.

An Bai originally thought that Mu Qingtian and the others were in a hurry to investigate the case, but he didn't expect that the carriage would stop and go along the way, it didn't look like an investigation, but an outing.

Mu Qingtian opened the curtain and looked curiously at the street which was completely different from Chongming County, pointed outside and said excitedly: "What is that!"

"My lord, it's a specialty of Huzhou, ginkgo fruit."

"Can I eat it?"

An Bai clenched his fists and said, "It's edible, but it doesn't taste good. It's mostly used as medicine or porridge."

"That's it..." Mu Qingtian withdrew the saliva that flowed to the corner of his eyes, no, it was the tears that flowed to the corner of his mouth.

"Xiao San, go and buy a bag."

"Yes."

"My lord!" An Bai couldn't bear it anymore, "The murder case has not yet been investigated, my lord shouldn't, shouldn't think about other things!"

He still didn't dare to directly point out that Mu Qingtian was not doing his job properly.

Unexpectedly, Mu Qingtian actually laughed, looked at An Bai playfully, and said, "I can't find the murderer, isn't it because you, the county magistrate, have failed in your duty?"

This is the truth.An Bai is not capable enough to find out who the murderer is, so Mu Qingtian will be ordered to be transferred to Huzhou Prefecture in the face of danger.In the final analysis, it was Anbai who "didn't do his job properly".

Zhu Jingshou nodded appreciatively, and threatened An Bai with his eyes.

An Bai was so stunned that he couldn't speak, and he was afraid of King Qing, so he could only plead guilty in embarrassment, found an excuse to get out of the carriage, and went to ride in front.

Seeing An Bai leave, Zhu Jingshou immediately went to Mu Qingtian's side, which can be said to be a seamless connection.

"Qingqing." He hugged the person unhappily and pecked behind the ear, "An Bai is so in the way, why did you insist on a carriage at that time?"

As a prince, he can naturally have his own carriage, and he wanted to make some sauce with Mu Qingtian on the road, but Mu Qingtian insisted on saying "diligent and frugal" and "not ostentatious", and finally the three of them squeezed into a carriage The carriage set off.

With An Bai around, he didn't even have the chance to get close to his princess.

Secondly, Mu Qingtian's "frivolous" behavior is not without reason - Duoduo has been following their carriage, asking about the situation of Wu's family, Xiao San and Mu Qingtian are his cover.But Angie was in the carriage, so it was easy to expose a lot.

"Did you hear that?" Mu Qingtian jokingly pushed Zhu Jingshou, "His Royal Highness, please don't think about other things, don't neglect your business."

Zhu Jingshou turned a deaf ear, grabbed Mu Qingtian's chattering lips and sucked hard.

Mu Qingtian felt so comfortable that Zhu Jingshou would suck away her soul.

"This king is not neglecting his duties."

"Satisfying the princess is almost the biggest responsibility of this king." Zhu Jingshou smiled lowly, and deepened the kiss with Mu Qingtian's cooperation.

An Bai outside the carriage didn't know that the two people in the carriage had gotten together.He rode on the horse and looked at Xiaosan who was running to buy ginkgo fruit from a distance, and he was full of dissatisfaction.

Yes, he was stupid and couldn't find out the murderer, but the imperial court sent such an idiot imperial envoy here, wouldn't it be slapping him in the face?He didn't believe it, even with the support of the prince, Mu Qingtian couldn't find anything.

Xiao San came back from buying the ginkgo fruit, cleared her throat outside the carriage to remind the people inside.

Panting lightly, Mu Qingtian let go of the hand around Zhu Jingshou's neck, his voice changed as soon as he spoke, turning into a puddle of water.

Xiao San couldn't help covering her ears.

Zhu Jingshou tapped Mu Qingtian's mouth and said, "Hand it in."

A corner of the car curtain was lifted, and a bag of fresh ginkgo fruit appeared outside.Zhu Jingshou took the ginkgo fruit and looked at the knot on it.

This is a secret code invented by Mu Qingtian. If you finish inquiring more information, Xiao San will tie a knot;Mu Qingtian can decide the speed of travel according to the style of the knot.

There are double knots on the ginkgo bag, which means that Duoduo has finished asking and asked something.

Mu Qingtian said suddenly: "Leave Anbai in the carriage to test him."

"And now I know that An Bai is a good person, but he is a bit stupid." Mu Qingtian changed the topic, "However, he dares to challenge authority and deserves praise."

The silkworm murder case seemed simple, but with the addition of the Wu family, the situation became complicated.In particular, the Wu family is still a large family in Anji County, and must have more or less connections with the government.He had to confirm that if An Bai couldn't find out the truth for a long time, it was because he was really not capable enough, or he didn't want to find out at all.

Obviously, the answer is the first.

If An Bai is really related to the murderer, or wants to cover up the murderer, he certainly doesn't want Mu Qingtian to arrive in Anji County so soon, it's better to delay it as long as possible so that the rumors can spread further.At that time, everyone will believe that the Silkworm God kills people, which will add many difficulties to the case.

Furthermore, the murderer's modus operandi was very crude, so he had to use "silkworm god to kill" to cover up the facts.The more Mu Qingtian knew, the more flaws the murderer had.The murderer was most afraid that Mu Qingtian would have different clues, so he would never let Mu Qingtian get in touch with others, and prevent him from getting in touch with information that might expose him from the source.

An Bai does not meet these two points.He kept urging Mu Qingtian to leave quickly, and his words revealed the idea of ​​solving the case as soon as possible.And when Xiao San went shopping according to Mu Qingtian's instructions, he basically never observed Xiao San, let alone noticed Duoduo who was following them all the time.

"So that's how it is." Zhu Jingshou looked at Mu Qingtian's smug expression, and couldn't put it down.

"Hey Hey hey!"

Mu Qingtian became angry from embarrassment and kept struggling.

always like this!Obviously talking about business, how can Zhu Jingshou be in love anytime and anywhere!

"An Bai is still outside." Mu Qingtian grabbed Zhu Jingshou's troublesome hand and said with difficulty.

"I know." Zhu Jingshou gave full play to his beauty advantages, "Just one moment, just one moment, okay, Qingqing?"

He leaned close to Mu Qingtian's face, and rubbed his temples affectionately.

Feeling that the force that repelled him loosened, Zhu Jingshou let out a smirk, and poked his way in from Mu Qingtian's collar wantonly.

"Qingqing is so kind."

Wu's house, Wu Shengye was standing at the door of his brother's room.

Canniang stepped out of the door, and she was a little surprised when she saw Wu Shengye outside.

Wu Shengye still looked like a gentleman, and said to Canniang: "Sister-in-law, can I take a step to speak?"

Canniang thought for a moment, nodded, looked inside, closed the door gently, and left with Wu Shengye.

Wu Shengye took Canniang to a corner of the garden and said, "No one will bother you this time."

"The second son has something to say directly." Canniang was very alert, keeping her hands on her chest.

"Sister-in-law misunderstood brother." Wu Sheng Ye Waner, "The wound on your face..."

As he said that, he actually wanted to reach out and touch Canniang's black and blue face! !

"Second Young Master, respect yourself." Canniang took a big step back, avoiding Wu Shengye's hand.

Wu Shengye looked lonely, and slowly lowered his head, as if he was wronged.

"I know, I made it difficult for you, and it's all my fault."

"Here is a bottle of medicine that can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. You can apply it." Wu Shengye raised his head, eyes filled with distress.

Canniang was still on guard, ready to run away.

Who knows that Wu Shengye is chasing after her so hard, it seems that she has no intention of letting her go at all.

"Back off!" Canniang was a woman after all, and she was still a little powerless in the face of Wu Shengye, who was a head taller than him, so she stretched out her hand in desperation and knocked the medicine bottle away in his hand.

Wu Shengye was very hurt, and silently walked aside to pick up the smashed medicine bottle.Canniang ran away without even looking at him.

Who knows, this scene all fell into the eyes of Dianxiang who appeared behind the rockery at some point.She was far away, so she couldn't hear the conversation between Wu Shengye and Canniang - she only saw Wu Shengye take out the medicine bottle.

That's what I gave to Second Young Master! ! ! !

Burning incense and digging at the gravel of the rockery, the anger and jealousy in the eyes seemed to burst out.

Why, why, why, why can that unruly woman win the mercy of the second son, but she can't! ! !

Wu Shengye put away the fragments of the medicine bottle, and patted the dust on his body indifferently.

That night, Dianxiang couldn't hold back the jealousy in his heart, and made a slip of the tongue while serving Wu Shengye for dinner.

"Second Young Master, Canniang doesn't accept your kindness, so we don't need to please her anymore!" Dian Xiang's chest heaved and she was very angry, as if she and Second Young Master belonged to the same family.

Wu Shengye's complexion changed suddenly, he threw his chopsticks on the table, and asked her, "What are you talking about?"

Dianxiang was very aggrieved, and he simply said it all.

"At the rockery in the garden in the morning, the servants saw all of them. The servants know their mistakes, and they are willing to be punished by the second son."

"But the servant also loves the second young master."

"You sent the medicine with good intentions, but Canniang didn't know what is good and what is wrong. She really treats herself as someone else."

The more she talked about burning incense, the more she went too far, constantly belittling Can Niang so that she would not look so humble.

"Shut up!" Wu Shengye was completely angry, "Who taught you to say these things in front of me!"

Dian Xiang hurriedly knelt down, couldn't hold back the tears anymore, and cried, "No one taught the servants, these are all the thoughts of the servants!"

"Slave, I'm so happy with you!!" She roared heart-piercingly.

Wu Shengye rubbed the center of his brows, he didn't want to see any more incense, he just said: "I thought you were a kind person, but I didn't expect you to be so vicious."

"Young master! Young master! I made a wrong incense burner!" She hurriedly stepped forward on her knees, trying to hug Wu Shengye's leg.

Why, her Canniang is only from a good background, so she can marry the eldest son and rule the house, but she can only beg the second son not to abandon her like now.

"Why did you give that bottle of medicine to the eldest son's wife." Dianxiang broke down in tears.

Wu Shengye's expression was a little loose, and finally he sighed and said.

"You get up first."

"Brother will always inherit the Wu family in the future, and Canniang is his wife. This will never change."

"Can Niang is very similar to Da Furen."

Wu Shengye was still talking, but Dianxiang couldn't listen.

Speaking of which, Canniang's personality is indeed very similar to that of Da Furen, even her acting style is the same!

If Canniang is the eldest lady, why doesn't she become the third lady?The third wife is also very important in the family, and she gave birth to a gentleman like the second son.

Most importantly, it is easier to become the eldest son's concubine than the second son's wife!At that time, when she is favored, she will be able to secretly help the second son win the Wu family.

Canniang can be unfaithful, why can't she!The second son is so kind, he will definitely appreciate her help...

Who said that Canniang would definitely be the first wife of the eldest son and would never change?

Dianxiang showed a sinister and vicious smile.

"Light incense? Light incense?" Wu Shengye called her a few times.

On weekdays, he basically had no place to talk about the pain in his heart, but today he was inspired by burning incense and talked a lot, which made him feel a lot easier.

"Young master, I'm here." Dianxiang came back to his senses and said.

Wu Shengye's anger was almost gone, and he changed back to the previous "Second Young Master".

"You are not allowed to speak out about what happened today." He warned, "I think you know what happened to the talkative servant last time."

"The slave will definitely keep his mouth shut and rot it in his stomach."

"Well, you go down."

A few days later, something happened to the Wu family.

The eldest son Wu Shengsi suddenly went crazy, and while Canniang was away, he forced the maid to light incense, and was caught.

After hearing the news, Canniang hurried back, pushed through the crowd and rushed into the door, standing not far away and staring at Wu Shengsi who was sitting on the bed trembling.

She strode up and hugged Wu Shengsi.

"I didn't, I didn't..."

Wu Can was furious and wanted to deal with the incense immediately.

"You belong to the Second Young Master, why did you appear in the First Young Master's yard!" He picked up the cup and threw it at Dianxiang.

Who knew that Wu Shengye suddenly stood up in front of Dianxiang, and was scalded by the tea.He knelt down in pain and said, "It's all my fault. It was my son who asked Dianxiang to deliver the medicine."

Dianxiang has no brains, and didn't think of this incident at all. Hearing Wu Shengye's lie to help her excuse, he quickly said: "Master, please forgive me, please forgive me, this servant is just going to deliver medicine, I didn't expect the eldest son..."

"shut up!!"

Wu Can was so angry that his lips turned blue, "You, you all get out, get out!!!"

In this way, Dianxiang became Wu Shengsi's first concubine.Because the matter is disgraceful and Dianxiang's status is low, the marriage was not done with much fanfare, and even the red dress was not allowed to be worn by Dianxiang.

Changing from a maid to a master didn't seem to change much, Dianxiang had to get a separate house, Wu Can and the eldest lady despised her, only the third lady came to visit.In order to avoid suspicion, she can no longer get close to the second son.

But she didn't regret it, she would do anything for the second son.Besides, in the future, when the second son inherits the Wu family, the second son will have the final say on the affairs of the family?

Wu Can was afraid that there would be a gap between Canniang and Wu Shengsi because of this matter, so he specially rewarded her with a lot of good things as compensation, and made it difficult for him to light incense everywhere, which consolidated Canniang's status, and told the whole government that no matter whether it was lighting incense or cloves, whoever Can't get past Canniang.

Canniang still looked indifferent, making it difficult for others to guess.

It stands to reason that Wu Shengsi would summon some incense into the house for a few days every month.No matter how much Wu Can likes to light incense, he can't break the rules, so he can only squeeze his days to one day.

Dianxiang always looked down on Wu Shengsi, a fool, so when it was her turn, she lit the incense to stun Wu Shengsi.

When Mu Qingtian and the others arrived in Anji County, it was exactly ten days before Dianxiang married Wu Shengsi.

"What what?!!" Mu Qingtian jumped up from the stool, "Wu Shengsi married a concubine again??"

Zhu Jingshou helplessly pushed him back on the stool, and said, "It's not 'you', he only has one wife and one concubine."

Mu Qingtian narrowed his eyes and said dangerously: "Only?"

"This Wu Shengsi doesn't know how to respect his wife. If you want me to say, if you have a wife, you should treat her well, and you will be a couple for the rest of your life." Zhu Jingshou quickly changed his words, with a dignified righteousness.

"Don't be silly, tell me what's going on?"

Zhu Jingshou integrated the news obtained by Xiaosan and Duoduo, and told Mu Qingtian separately.

"It seems that the Wu family doesn't take the murder case seriously at all." Mu Qingtian said with a gloomy face.

The next morning, the porter yawned and pushed open the door. When he lowered his head, he almost peed out of fear.

"Come and see if this man is alive or dead."

The author has something to say: Hey, hey, it's even later today, try to update it as early as possible tomorrow!

small theater:

Mu Qingtian: It is recommended that the author concentrate on writing to solve the case and show my prowess.

Zhu Jingshou: It is recommended that the author concentrate on writing [Beep——], [Beep——] and [Beep——], and solving cases is just a spice for emotional life.

Mu Qingtian: I'll bite you to death!

Zhu Jingshou: Oh?Where to bite?