I am a ruler in troubled times

The disappointment of nearly two months made Chen Meng's mind go blank for a moment, and then he was so angry that he raised his hand to smash the box out.

Dang Gui quickly knelt down and hugged Chen Meng's leg, "Master! Second Master Sheng said this is what you want!"

Seeing this, Huang Qi didn't dare to stand any longer, and silently knelt on the other side of Chen Meng.

"What do I want?" Chen Meng's voice was out of tune with anger, "What I want is soap! What did he give me?!"

Before the two frightened servants kowtowed to speak, a voice suddenly came from the door that made Chen Meng's spine shiver, "What does the frizzy look look like? It doesn't have the style of a judge."

Chen Meng became quiet for a moment like a mouse hearing a cat meowing, and turned his head to look in the direction of the sound, "Father." At the same time, he cast his sharp-blade gaze on Liu Li behind Chen Tongpan.

His father never cared about the movement in his yard, so it must be this old thief surnamed Liu who informed him.

Liu Li stood behind Chen Tongpan, watching his eyes, nose, nose, and heart like a silent tree, ignoring Chen Meng at all.

Chen Tongpan couldn't understand Chen Meng's behavior of threatening his confidants in front of him, and angrily said, "Don't look at you, Uncle Liu! The movement in your yard will tear the roof tiles off, you treat me as a deaf person ?"

Chen Meng immediately lowered his head and whispered, "My son dare not"

Chen Meng was intimidated, Chen Tongpan was not only not happy, but even more irritated, he waved his hand in a dispirited manner, and sat down on the chair over Chen Meng, "I heard that Sheng Zhai in Qingyu Lane sent you something, something Woolen cloth?"

Chen Meng pursed his lips aggrievedly, and said that he didn't pay attention to the situation in his yard. Angelica and Huangqi had just entered the door with their front feet, and the soles of their feet were not even warm.

Because of the anger in his heart, Chen Meng's attitude was not very good, he put the wooden box in his hand on the table in front of Chen Tongpan, "Here it is!"

Chen Tongpan held the jet-black pill in his hand and observed it carefully, and found that the edge of the jet-black pill turned out to be translucent when exposed to the light, plus the slippery feel that would never appear on the pill, Chen Tongpan Judge concluded, "Not a pill."

"What?" Chen Meng, who was waiting to see Chen Tong's embarrassment, widened his eyes and became anxious, "It's not a pill, what is it?"

You ask me how do I know?

Chen Tongpan was so angry again, he turned his head and vented his anger on the two boys kneeling on the ground, and said sharply, "Didn't you hear the young master's question?"

Danggui and Huangqi immediately kowtowed their heads on the ground, their foreheads were bruised, and then they tremblingly said, "Second Master Sheng said that this is what he made by imitating Fenfangting soap."

As soon as these words came out, Chen Tongpan and Chen Meng's eyes widened at the same time, and they looked at 'Yao Wanzi' dully.

"What the hell?" Chen Meng picked out his ears.

Danggui kowtowed again, almost crying from fright, but dared not answer Chen Meng's question, "This is what Sheng Erye made after imitating Fenfangting soap. He got twelve pills in total, and he kept five pills for himself." , and send seven pills to Eldest Young Master."

Chen Meng kicked Danggui's back, and a deep embarrassment flashed across his face, "You dog slave, didn't you say such an important thing earlier?"

Danggui took advantage of the trend and rolled around on the ground, but he didn't dare to say that Chen Meng didn't give him a chance, so he could only kowtow to Chen Meng again.

Fortunately, Chen Meng's attention was all attracted by the 'yao wanzi', and he had no intention of punishing Angelica at all.

Chen Tongpan turned his head and gave the housekeeper a wink.

The butler saluted silently, then trotted out of Chen Meng's yard and went to Chen Tongpan's study.

Chen Tongpan put the 'medicine pill' under his nose and sniffed it, then frowned.

There is no fragrance of soap at all, just the smell of traditional Chinese medicine, mixed with burnt smell.

Seeing Chen Tongpan's movements, Chen Meng also followed Chen Tongpan's example to smell the 'medicine pill'.

He did not have Chen Tongpan's good concentration, and after knowing that these 'pills' were the soap given to him by Shengyu, the entanglement and discouragement on his face never disappeared.After smelling the smell of 'pills', I couldn't even maintain a smirk, so I couldn't help muttering in a low voice, "Trash!"

The anger that he thought he was being teased by others dissipated unknowingly.

The housekeeper quickly went back and forth, passing by Danggui and Huangqi who were still kneeling on the ground, one kicked them, signaling them to get out and guard the gate.

As if they had been pardoned, the two retreated outside the yard shaking their legs.

The butler first put the box in his hand next to the wooden box containing the 'pills', and went to fetch two basins of clean water himself.

Chen Tongpan opened the box brought by the butler.

If Song Peiyu was here, he would immediately recognize that half of the soap in the box was from his Fragrance Court, and the imprint on the back of the soap was designed by him himself.

Different from the frizzy Chen Meng, Chen Tongpan was a very patient person. He first took out the handkerchief in his sleeve and spread it on the table, and then placed half a bar of soap and a 'pill' on the handkerchief in turn.

Fragrant Court's soap is the size of an adult woman's palm, but the 'pill' is only the size of an adult's thumb knuckle. Even if it is placed next to half a bar of soap, it still looks petty.

Not to mention that Fragrant Garden's soaps are bright in color and exude a faint fragrance.

The 'yaowanzi' is pitch black, and at first glance it is almost indistinguishable from the real pills, otherwise Chen Meng would not admit his mistake.And the taste of 'pill pills' is indescribable. Although it is not unbearable, it is far worse than the soap of Fenfangting.

Chen Tongpan washed his hands with soap first, dried his hands, and washed his hands again with another basin of water and 'pills'.

Chen Tongpan, who had washed his hands twice, asked the housekeeper to change two basins of clean water, and asked Chen Meng to follow the steps he had just done to wash his hands.

Chen Meng did it reluctantly, but he was frustrated all the way.

In his opinion, although Shengyu had produced results, it failed.

This result is acceptable to Chen Meng, but it will not be easy.

"Tell me how you feel?" Chen Tongpan put down the teacup and looked at Chen Meng seriously.

Chen Meng didn't feel it, but he didn't dare to say it.

He hesitated for a while, and when he was rubbing his nose habitually, he suddenly froze, and looked at his exceptionally clean palms, "It smells better after washing your hands?"

The light medicinal scent is at least better than the 'medicine pill' itself.

Chen Tongpan nodded in satisfaction. He didn't have any higher expectations for Chen Meng. He pointed to the two pots of water where Chen Meng had washed his hands. After hesitating for a while, he continued, "The soap made by Shengyu can also achieve the effect of Fenfangting soap. If it is cheaper than Fenfangting's, it can still be sold."

The cheapest thing in Fragrant Court is soap, which costs five denarii a piece.

The cheapest soap, one or two silver pieces.

This is the price of Fenfangting, but not the price that can be found in places other than Xianyang.

For example, the half bar of soap in Chen Tongpan's hand was exchanged from Zhao Guo, and it cost ten taels of silver, and it was only when his subordinates were familiar with the soap sellers that they could buy it.

Chen Tongjuan believes that these 'pills' can be sold at least at a price of two taels of silver after they are taken out, or they can be sold directly to traveling merchants in large quantities.

Ever since he heard about Chen Meng's experience in Qingyu Lane's Sheng Mansion from Liu Li, Chen Tongpan has been paying attention to this matter all the time, and it is precisely for this reason that he specially bought half a bar of soap at a high price.

Therefore, Chen Tongpan knows better than Chen Meng himself how many things have been sent from the Tongpan Mansion to the Sheng Mansion in Qingyu Lane these days.

In almost two months, all the medicinal materials consumed by the Sheng Mansion in Qingyu Lane have not reached a hundred taels of silver.This time, Shengyu was able to make twelve 'pills' in one go, and if they were sold for two taels of silver each, a quarter of the cost would be returned in an instant.

A great deal, but that's it.

Chen Tongpan broke these truths into pieces and explained them to Chen Meng carefully.

Chen Meng's originally dejected face gradually became distorted, especially when he heard the money calculated by Chen Tongpan and him, and then looked at the remaining 'pills', his eyes were completely different.

"But Shengyu is a son of a family. They always value family more than anything else. Will he be willing to hand over the formula of 'Yaowanzi'?" Chen Meng's eyes flashed fiercely when he said this.

It's true that he wanted to make friends with the Sheng Brothers and Sheng Yu.

But if compared with the huge benefits, what are the Sheng brothers?

Chen Tongpan raised his hand and patted Chen Meng's shoulder, with a kind and generous smile on his face, "Why did you ask him to hand over the prescription?"

Silly boy, you just need to let him know that the brothers can live a stable life in Qizhen only if you keep taking out 'pills', and he will naturally offer them.

And since this reputation is able to develop 'pills', one day it will be able to develop something no worse than soap. It would be a pity to die like this.

For those in high positions, the right method is to give both grace and power.

He has a lot of ways to make the Sheng brothers willingly provide 'pills' to Tongpanfu, and he also needs to be grateful to Tongpanfu.

Song Peiyu knew nothing about Chen Tongpan's thoughts. He was scribbling pen and ink in Chongyi's room, making plans for the next stage.

Ever since she settled down in Lihua Village, Song Peiyu has the habit of making phased plans.

If they hadn't been assassinated in Huashan, according to his original plan, he should have returned to Xianyang by this time and began to vigorously support Zhao's road construction.

Now in Qizhen, although there is no road repair, but you can think about selling colored glaze and soap.

As for why he was in Chong Yi's room, of course it was because Chong Yi's ears were good, as long as someone walked outside the door, no matter who it was, Chong Yi could hear them, and he could recognize people by footsteps.

When Song Peiyu thinks about things that need to be kept secret, he is always in Chongyi's room.

As time went by, he spent every day in Chongyi's room except tossing herbs in the kitchen, unless he was going to sleep, he would never go back to his room.

Bai Su and Bai Zhi, who didn't know the truth, also lamented the deep brotherhood between Song Peiyu and Chongyi.

It happened that Lu Jihe was right next to him, and he was so annoying to death.

Perhaps because of the habit of telling stories to Chong Yi, Song Peiyu couldn't help but tell Chong Yi what he was thinking when he was thinking.

Although Chong Yi would not respond to Song Peiyu most of the time, but occasionally when he responded, it often hit the nail on the head.

In short, it is to puncture Song Peiyu's fantasy mercilessly and tell Song Peiyu that it is absolutely impossible.

For example, at this time, no matter what Song Peiyu planned, he felt that selling soap and colored glaze in the three-way zone was too risky.Not only does he have to face great risks, but the people who buy his goods also face great risks.

The first is the people who bought his goods. There are too many bandits in the three-way zone, not only in Qizhen, but most of the bandits in other places are thinking of buying and selling with one hammer.It's just that the bandits in other places are not as ruthless as the bandits in Qizhen, but for the merchants, it is still an unbearable blow.

His risk is also very high. According to the situation in Xianyang, his soap and glass will definitely not worry about selling, and he will even make his name in a short time.

In this way, it is difficult to guarantee that a certain nearby country will not be jealous, do shameless things, and pretend to be bandits to rob him.

It's just a loss of money, but Song Peiyu would die of heartache if she lost the craftsman who had the key information.

At the beginning, Song Peiyu came up with the idea of ​​selling soap and colored glaze in areas where no one cares, because he wanted to be famous.

He doesn't just want to make money from a certain country, but from all countries.

But at the very beginning, the first batch of guests must have come from neighboring countries, the most likely being Liangzhou Shuangwang, Wei, Li and Yan.

Locating soap and colored glaze outside the borders of Zhao State will dispel many concerns of buyers, especially buyers from Yan State.

Song Peiyu suddenly sighed and murmured, "It would be great if we could build a city in the three areas."

If there is no natural danger, build a fortress. As long as the names of soap and colored glaze can be sold, the rest will be easy.

As the old saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning, and it really does not deceive me.

Chong Yi, who was bored enough to fill in black and white paintings, did not lift his eyelids when he heard the words, and pierced Song Peiyu's imagination, "It is impossible to build a city."

Song Peiyu raised her head, rested her face with her hands, and stared at Chong Yi with fixed eyes.

Chong Yi, who didn't want to say more at first, added a few words by accident, "The period of building the city is too long, and the risk is too high, and there will be people who will make trouble."

Other countries will not allow people to build cities in the three areas.

Of course, Song Peiyu understood the meaning of Chong Yi's words, but he really had no other solution, and he muttered unwillingly, "People always have dreams, what if they come true?"

If Zeng Zhen was really fighting for the gold mines, maybe Zhao Guo would seize the opportunity to secretly build a city.

After all, with red bricks and cement, the speed of building a city is not the same as before. As long as he is given three months, Song Peiyu has the confidence to build a city that can be called a fortress.

Song Peiyu scribbled and drew on the paper for a long time, and finally came up with a set of whimsical and possible plans.

After carefully writing down the contents on the paper, Song Peiyu patted the paper in front of Chong Yi, and said concisely, "Write it down."

Chong Yi put down the brush dipped in colored ink, and looked at the content on the white paper without temper.

Seeing this, Song Peiyu's eyes flashed with satisfaction.

Not only does not waste Chong Yi's ability to never forget, but also allows these things to leave traces in Chong Yi's heart.

If things go on like this, he doesn't believe that Chong Yi will not change at all.

Thinking that the Tongpan Mansion should have already tried the effect of 'medicine pills', Song Peiyu asked Chong Yi casually, "What kind of person do you think Chen Tongpan is?"

Chong Yi folded the white paper and threw it into the water basin at his feet. Watching the ink color gradually smear, turning the original clear water into black, he said without hesitation, "I don't know."

Song Peiyu was choked, and asked persistently, "What about Chen Meng? What kind of person do you think Chen Meng is?"

Before Chongyi could open his mouth, Song Peiyu said first, "You can't say you don't know, you have met Chen Meng, and you know some of his actions, how could you have no idea at all?"

Chong Yi heard the words and looked up at Song Peiyu who was beside him.

Although Chong Yi himself did not have the consciousness of escaping death, the serious injury still left traces on his body other than scars.For example, Chong Yi's face is much paler than before, and his black eyes appear bigger after his face becomes sharp and angular.

So that when Chong Yi looked at Song Peiyu expressionlessly again, Song Peiyu always felt that Chong Yi's expression was innocent and pitiful, and then gave birth to a heart of compassion.

But there is a prerequisite for this, that is, Chong Yi cannot speak.

Chong Yi's answer was still blurted out without any time for thinking, "No, I don't care."

Song Peiyu suddenly lost all love and affection, and automatically completed Chongyi's words in her heart.

I still have no idea at all, because I don't care about Chen Meng at all.

A good heir to the throne, why can he be so confident?

Forget it, a towering tree cannot grow in a day.

As long as he doesn't give up, he believes that Chong Yi, a young sapling with a crooked neck, will be able to recover one day.

After the 'yaowanzi' was delivered to Tongpan Mansion, Huangqi and Danggui returned to Sheng's house in Qingyu Lane three days later because of the wound on their foreheads.

Along with him is Chen Meng himself, who wants to treat the Sheng brothers to dinner.

Several people went straight to the best restaurant in Qizhen.

To be honest, even the best restaurant in Qizhen is just like that in the eyes of the well-informed Song Peiyu, and the taste is not as good as the street snacks in Xianyang.

So when the last dish was served, Song Peiyu immediately noticed that it was unusual.

Thanks to the delicacy of the small kitchen in the East Palace, Song Peiyu has only had food since the beginning, and her evaluation of the dishes is not only delicious but also unpalatable.Up to now, just from the color of the dishes, the dishes can be classified into three or six grades.

If the previous dishes are all "three", then the last dish can be called "nine" at least in terms of color, aroma and taste.

Chong Yi also had the same idea as Song Peiyu, and picked up the chopsticks that had been put down.

Chen Meng was willing to join the show when he saw the Sheng brothers 'knowing the goods', and the smile on his face became more genuine, and he took the initiative to introduce this dish to the Sheng brothers, "Don't look at this chowder, which looks simple at home, but it is the chef in the restaurant. Even if I want to eat it, I have to notify here three days in advance, because it takes three days for the chef to prepare the side dishes."

"The lips and teeth are fragrant and the mouth is not harsh. Shixianglou really lives up to its reputation." Song Peiyu held up the wine glass and toasted Chen Meng. "If Brother Chen didn't invite us, we don't know when we will be able to eat such delicious food."

Chen Meng proudly drank the wine in his glass, and pointed his finger in Song Peiyu's direction, "Second brother Sheng, thank you, the person who made this dish is not only one of the chefs of Shixianglou, but also the chef of Shixianglou. Lou’s shopkeeper. If I hadn’t brought you here personally, he would easily refuse to cook by himself.”

Chen Meng said so, Song Peiyu and the others naturally want to appreciate it.

Song Peiyu and Lu Jihe coaxed Chen Meng to feel comfortable with a few words. Whatever he said, he would call the big shopkeeper and introduce them to them. He also said that if they wanted to eat the dishes cooked by the big shopkeeper himself, they could send a boy to Tianxianglou to report to him. The name, guarantee that the shopkeeper will give this face.

After a while, a middle-aged man with a protruding belly and a rich and easy-going face came in from the door.The people arrived before the sound came, "Young Master's food is good, if you are not satisfied, I will add a few more dishes for you!"

Because he didn't have a beard, the shopkeeper's voice was obviously that of an old man, but his face matched that of a middle-aged man.

Song Peiyu twitched her brows slightly, and stretched out her hand under the table to Chongyi's lap beside her, and wrote a few words with her fingertips.

On the other side of Chong Yi, Bo Yang, who was in a daze all the time, turned his head and took a panoramic view of the scene, and was immediately choked and coughed faintly.

Help, what are they doing!

Could it be that the Babu bed in the main room can no longer satisfy them?

Lu Jihe gave Bo Yang a disgusted look, and put down his chopsticks, it's a pity that he had a rare dish that suits his appetite.

Bo Yang was in distress, so he offered wine to everyone to make amends.

Chen Meng didn't notice Lu Jihe's disgust, nor did he take Bo Yang's cough to heart, so he casually comforted Bo Yang, and the chopsticks were still flying very fast.He didn't notice that everyone else on the table had put down their chopsticks, and even the head shopkeeper looked at him strangely.

Song Peiyu turned her head and chatted with the shopkeeper, "I heard you speak with an accent, like Yizhou people?"

The big shopkeeper looked surprised, and took another look at Song Peiyu, "I can indeed be regarded as a native of Yizhou. I was born in Weiguo, separated from my family when I was young, and was brought to Yizhou by Ren Yazi, and worked as a small boy in a big family. Boy, I just learned some cooking skills."

"Ah..." Song Peiyu showed a surprised expression, and looked at the shopkeeper curiously, "Then why did you come to Qizhen?"

The big shopkeeper smiled wryly, and told his experience in eloquence.

"The master's family offended someone, and the family broke up overnight. On the contrary, we slaves benefited, and got a good family by accident. Because of my craftsmanship, I found a restaurant to be a cook, and I was lucky married a wife.

It's a pity that my wife had a dystocia when she gave birth, and she died twice.

When I was sad, I suddenly thought of going back to the country of Wei where I was born, so I asked someone to find traveling merchants, and set off with them.Who knew that the merchant's fate was not good, and he encountered bandits on the road.

On the way to flee for my life, I met the Lord Tongsan leading the yamen guards to patrol, and I was lucky enough to escape from the bandit's knife.

From then on, he stayed in Qizhen. "

After hearing the experience of the big shopkeeper, everyone was a little bit embarrassed, and even felt a little sympathetic, and the two sides chatted unexpectedly and agreed.

When Chen Meng put down his chopsticks, it was useless for him to speak in it, the shopkeeper took the initiative to promise that as long as the Sheng house in Qingyu Lane came to pass the word, he would personally prepare the chowder for the Sheng brothers.

After hearing this, Chen Meng felt uncomfortable.

He can dispatch the chief shopkeeper of Tianxianglou all to rely on the face of the Tongpan Mansion. How can the Sheng brothers, He De, get the approval of the shopkeeper of Tianxianglou so easily?

Fortunately, Chen Meng still remembered that he invited the Sheng brothers to dinner just to get closer to each other.

Putting this unhappiness behind in a blink of an eye, Yan Yan talked with the Sheng brothers with a smile, and didn't mention the "medicine pill" until the end of the meeting.

If Tongjufu didn't take the initiative to bring up the matter of "medicine pills", Sheng's house in Qingyu Lane would be more calm.

Half a month later, Song Peiyu kept sending seven "pills" to Chen Meng every seven days, but it only took half a day each time, and she never concealed this aspect from the boy sent by Tongjuanfu .

In July, the Tongjuan Mansion finally couldn't bear it anymore.

One night, someone suddenly knocked on the door of Sheng Mansion.

An old woman kowtowed outside the door with a child in her arms, begging them to save the child's life.

Although it was a request, but looking at the old woman's tricky appearance, and the appearance of saying "Sheng Zhai bought so many medicines in the town, and the smell of medicine is floating in the yard every day, there must be a famous doctor sitting in the town", it is obvious that she came prepared. .

With the intention of finally coming, Song Peiyu and Lu Jihe took turns to comfort Bo Yang and let him do his best.The old woman and the child are probably pawns of the Tongpan Mansion.

Bo Yang checked the child's pulse with a sullen face. After a long time, his gaze became more complicated.

The child did have congenital diseases, and it was very complicated, so it was normal that the doctors in Qizhen couldn't treat him.

Bo Yang prescribed a prescription, after two doses of medicine, the child's condition improved a lot.

The originally tricky old woman softened instantly, chasing after Bo Yang and kowtowing to Bo Yang.

Later, the child still came to Sheng Zhai to see a doctor every now and then, but the person who took him to see a doctor was no longer the old woman, but the child's parents.Every time I don't empty my hands, I will definitely bring some meat or other things.

Although Sheng Zhai doesn't need these things, the behavior of the child's parents makes people feel comfortable.

Especially Bo Yang, because the child didn't die suddenly for no reason, he was happy for several days.

Three days later, Lu Jihe had an argument with someone on the street.

With Lu Jihe's temperament, how could he take a mere person from Qizhen seriously? The reason is that the other party bit Lu Jihe like a mad dog and would not let him go.

Lu Jihe was not the one who was willing to suffer. He didn't give that person a good face on the spot, and the two parties broke up unhappy.

Back at Sheng's house, Lu Jihe was still full of displeasure, calling out bad luck.

"Hurry up and get me out, I don't want to leave a disability in this ghost place." Lu Jihe drank the warm water in the teacup, stared at Song Peiyu aggressively, but there was a hidden worry deep in his eyes.

Song Peiyu frowned and added tea to Lu Jihe, and said in a low voice, "Why don't you go and get close to Chen Meng while he's not having an attack, as long as he is willing, you won't suffer."

Moreover, Lu Jihe's breakthrough point is much better than Bo Yang's breakthrough point.

Lu Jihe is smart enough, he knows what to do to protect himself to the greatest extent, and he won't suffer a big loss, and won't be tricked and show his flaws.

Bo Yang... can only ask for more blessings.

Song Peiyu didn't need to explain the truth, Lu Jihe understood it himself, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt unlucky, and couldn't help muttering, "Why didn't I find you and him?"

Chong Yi turned his head to look over, and hit the nail on the head, "We won't go out."

Lu Jihe became even more angry.

Things did not deviate from their expectations.

The next day, people from the Tongsan Mansion came to the door, and the leader was Liu Li, but Chen Meng was nowhere to be seen.

Those who clashed with Lu Jihe in the street died suddenly.

After Wu's autopsy, it was found that he died of poisoning. Some people said that they had seen Baizhi walking out of that person's house.

The people from the Tongjuan Mansion want to take Bai Zhi back for questioning.

Bai Zhi was originally a servant from the Tongsan Mansion, and this was a life-and-death lawsuit, even if Sheng Zhai had Bai Zhi's deed of prostitution in hand, it would not be easy to stop him, so he could only watch as the Tongsan Mansion tied up the weeping Bai Zhi.

Before being gagged, Bai Zhi made the move.

He said that it was Lu Jihe who had a conflict with that person and held a grudge, so he ordered him to poison him.

The yamen servants looked at Lu Jihe one after another.

Lu Jihe had been prepared for a long time, and cooperated with showing an expression of disbelief mixed with bewilderment, and then pointed at Bai Zhi with shaking fingers as if suddenly enlightened, and said sharply, "Bitch! How dare you slander me?"

Mr. Lu, who was too involved in the scene, picked up the big broom on one side, and hit Bai Zhi's head and face in the direction of Bai Zhi. The government servants around Bai Zhi were not spared, and the scene was very chaotic.

Song Peiyu had to take the risk of being involved and catch Mr. Lu who seemed to be having a good time.

If these people are offended to death, it will definitely be Lu Jihe who suffers in the end.

Chong Yi was pushed two steps by Song Peiyu, and was standing in front of Liu Li who was going to stop Lu Jihe from going crazy by force.

Liu Li was startled by the sudden appearance in front of him, subconsciously stepped back half a step, put his hand on the handle of the knife at his waist, and stared at Chong Yi vigilantly.

Chong Yi glanced at Liu Li indifferently, and explained without sincerity, "I didn't stand firm."

But there was no intention of taking two steps back and giving way to Liu Li.

By the time Lu Jihe was taken away by the yamen guards with pain and frustration on his face, Bai Zhi's face was already covered with tiny scars, and most of the yamen guards who escorted Lu Jihe and Bai Zhi could not escape the power of the broom.

"How could my brother do such a thing? You must help my brother clear his grievances." Song Peiyu took off the jade pendant around her waist and handed it to Liu Li, and subconsciously stopped the yamen servant who took Lu Jihe away, "Don't go ! How can he go to sleep in prison?"

Liu Li didn't reject Song Peiyu's jade pendant, but firmly restricted Song Peiyu's movements, preventing Song Peiyu from rushing to Lu Jihe's side.At the same time, he had to keep an eye on Chong Yi, in case Chong Yi made a sudden move.

Liu Li's attitude was also very gentle, and he promised to only question Lu Jihe and not to use punishment.

No matter what the result of the interrogation is, Lu Jihe will not be allowed to sleep in the cell, and will clean up the empty room in the Tongpan mansion for Lu Jihe to live in temporarily.

Seeing the yamen servants taking Bai Zhi and Lu Jihe away completely, the emotion in Song Peiyu's eyes subsided instantly.After standing there for half an hour, he went to Tongpan mansion alone.

Chen Meng didn't see Song Peiyu right away.

Song Peiyu was taken to Chen Meng's yard, there was a steady stream of good tea and snacks, but there was no sign of Chen Meng.

As long as Song Peiyu asked about Chen Meng, the servants would respectfully tell Song Peiyu that Chen Meng was not at the house, and they had already sent someone to look for him.

When it was completely dark, Chen Meng appeared in front of Song Peiyu in a busy manner.

"Brother Chen! Save Shengxing!" Song Peiyu couldn't wait to go up to him. Whether it was his red eyes or his haggard face, he fit the image of a brother who was worried about his younger brother.

Chen Meng was at a loss, "What's wrong with Shengxing?"

Before Chen Meng's servant could speak, Song Peiyu couldn't wait to tell Chen Meng what happened to Lu Jihe.

Chen Meng's face changed, "There is such a thing? Don't worry, Second Brother Sheng, I'll ask what's going on right away. Don't worry, I'm here, and no one will dare to slander Sheng Xing."

After all, Chen Meng who had just entered the door hurriedly left again.

This time, Song Peiyu waited until the third watch before waiting for Chen Meng who was also tired.

Facing Song Peiyu's hopeful eyes, Chen Meng took the initiative to look away, and said in a hoarse voice, "Shengsheng...he pleaded guilty."

"Impossible!" Song Peiyu's voice was distorted by his overly excited emotions, but she didn't care at all, and grabbed Chen Meng's collar with both hands angrily, "How could Shengxing do such a thing? What did you do to him? !"

Chen Meng was caught off guard and was almost dragged down. He grabbed Song Peiyu's shoulder with his backhand and said in a deep voice, "Second Brother Sheng, calm down!"

Song Peiyu froze, let go of Chen Meng's collar and took half a step back to cover her face.

Although there was a crying sound, the tone was very firm, "I don't believe that Shengxing will do such a thing, I want to see Shengxing."

"I'll let someone take you to meet Shengxing quietly later." Chen Meng sighed, and looked at Song Peiyu with a look of reluctance, "Before that, I'll tell you about this first, so you should be mentally prepared. .”

It has to be said that the Tongjuanfu's preparations are indeed sufficient.

No matter the witness or physical evidence is linked together, from the perspective of a bystander, it is completely impossible to speak for Lu Jihe.

Song Peiyu could even imagine the scene of Lu Jihe pleading guilty.

It was the first time for the pampered young man to experience such injustice, and he was frightened again in prison.

In order not to suffer the same forced confession as Baizhi, some people use money to forgive sins or other reasons to lure.The young master finally pleaded guilty after being scared out of his wits, all he wanted was to go home quickly.

After thinking about this incident, the servant who was named Bai Zhi by Lu Jihe probably would not survive.

Song Peiyu was thinking about something, but the expression on her face was in place, unbelievable mixed with heartache, and finally turned into firmness, "I want to see Shengxing."

Chen Meng personally took Song Peiyu to meet Lu Jihe.

Lu Jihe's face was pale, and he looked distraught. Seeing Song Peiyu was like a person who had been in the dark for a long time and suddenly saw the light. He first took half a step back, and then threw himself into Song Peiyu's arms. Crying, "Second Brother!"

Chen Meng exited the room, leaving space for the two brothers.

Song Peiyu lowered her head with tears in her eyes, facing Lu Jihesheng's expressionless expression and dead fish eyes turned upwards, she could hardly hold back her laughter.

After performing for a whole day, both of them were physically and mentally exhausted. It happened that Chen Meng was not there, which saved them a lot of effort, as long as they matched the lines tacitly.

After leaving the room, Song Peiyu accepted the fact that her brother had gone the wrong way with difficulty, and when she learned that she could use money to atone for her crime, she immediately agreed.

The Tongpan Mansion didn't want much money, just 500 taels of silver, and Song Peiyu took great pains to make a patchwork look to show the Tongpan Mansion.

In just three days, Lu Jihe returned to the Sheng Mansion in Qingyu Lane. Apart from being quite 'shocked', he was unscathed, and Bai Zhi unexpectedly never appeared again.

Two days later, the news that the young master of Sheng Zhai sent a servant to poison and kill the person who quarreled with him suddenly spread throughout Qi Zhen.

The townspeople of Qizhen spontaneously came to the Sheng Zhai and smashed the door, shouting that Sheng Xing wanted to pay the debt with blood, and the people in the Sheng Zhai couldn't even get out of the door for a while.

Song Peiyu had no choice but to ask Chen Meng for help again.

This time Chen Meng had no good solution, he explained to Song Peiyu with a wry smile.

Because of Qizhen's special situation, the Tongju government cared a lot about the opinions of the people.

If the common people persisted in wanting Sheng Xing to pay their debts in blood, the Tongjuan Mansion might return the forgiveness money paid by the Sheng brothers and deal with the matter according to the opinions of the common people.

Song Peiyu naturally couldn't accept this result, so she could only beg Chen Meng again.

Chen Meng had nothing to do, and he couldn't bear to see Shengxing really pay his life, so he took Song Peiyu to ask Chen Tong for judgment.

The answer given by Chen Tongpan was exactly the same as that given by Chen Meng to Song Peiyu. Even the Tongpan government should obey the will of the people.

A few days later, the incident became more and more troublesome. Seeing that the townspeople were about to smash down the door of the Sheng Mansion, Song Peiyu finally made up his mind, and he went to Chen Meng again, and wanted to give the soap recipe to all Qizhen towns unconditionally. people in exchange for the safety of his brother.

Chen Meng was stunned, and instead persuaded Song Peiyu that the value of soap recipes cannot be estimated, and Song Peiyu might regret it in the future.

Song Peiyu smiled wryly, looking melancholy at the sunset in the sky, "Whether our brothers can still leave Qizhen is unknown, what use is it for me to hold this valuable thing. Besides, we grew up together since childhood, how can I be cruel?" , do nothing to save the prevailing?"

As Song Peiyu said, she took out a piece of paper full of handwriting from her arms, held it tightly in her hand and hung it in the air.

After struggling for a while, Song Peiyu reluctantly handed the sweat-soaked paper to Chen Meng.

Chen Meng took the piece of paper, his face was touched, and he sighed, "You brothers have such a good relationship, but unfortunately my father and I are both only children, if only I could have four such brothers .”