The Peerless Good Wife of the System

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, many shops on the street that were closed for the New Year's Day opened one after another, as did 'Lu Ji' and 'Golden Furong'.After the opening, there was Lu Zongyou in Meijun, and Lu Chongzhi packed up and took A Cai to Beijing.

Lu Zongyou was going to go to the capital to take care of the affairs of the palace after the next year, but the main thing for him to go this time was to break off the engagement with the Zhen family.

He didn't tell Zhen Qing about this clearly, he still wanted to wait until everything was settled and the dust settled before talking to Zhen Qing.

In fact, even if Lu Chongzhi didn't say anything, Zhen Qing knew about it vaguely, so it would be good to let him hurry up and break off the engagement with the Zhen family. Let alone the fact that the Zhen family is corrupt, and he has no family relationship with him, he didn't intend to tell Lu Chongzhi About the relationship between the Zhen family and him.

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Hurrying quickly, Lu Chongzhi and A Cai finally entered the gate of the capital in the evening.

Just after the New Year's Eve, the weather in Kyoto was still very cold, so Lu Chongzhi felt cold sitting in the carriage, so he simply got down and walked with Ah Cai who was leading the horse, walking around to warm up his body.

The two walked down the street rubbing their hands, and Ah Cai asked, "Master, do you want to take a break and have some hot soup when it's so cold?"

"No, go directly to the 'Golden Hibiscus' shop." When you arrive at the 'Golden Hibiscus', you can taste Rong Jiu's superb cooking skills, and there is a spare room in the backyard for the two of them to stay overnight.

They were walking, and a man in ragged clothes rolled out from a door with a big word "gambling" hanging in front of him. Several thugs in the gambling shop kicked him out, cursing and grumbling. Said, "Fuck, you dare to come if you don't have money, and if you don't have any money in your pocket, you dare to come if you want something else, I'll chop off your other finger! It's a waste of man's time... Get out of the way, don't hinder our business!"

This person was kicked by several heavy feet and rolled down beside a fruit vendor, knocking some of the fruit from the shop until it rolled down.The small vendor didn't dare to complain to the gambling house, so he had to swear at him and send him away, spitting and admitting he was unlucky.

The beaten man in the winter wore very thin and tattered clothes, and was unshaven and unkempt. He must have been really hurt. He didn't stand up for a long time, and he curled up on the ground shivering in the cold wind.

Seeing this, Ah Cai muttered, "There is still such a thing under the feet of the emperor, tsk tsk tsk, you can't even stand up after being beaten, it's really pitiful."

However, his words did not get any response from Lu Chongzhi. He looked back, but saw Lu Chongzhi's deep eyes were staring directly at the man who was slumped on the ground.

Lu Chongzhi saw that the vendors on the side of this scene were not surprised, so he leaned against a vendor and asked casually, "Brother, what's going on with this guy, he's so miserable..."

The small vendor sneered, "Are you from out of town?" Seeing Lu Chongzhi nodded, he continued, "Don't pity him. When he was good, he spent all his time hanging out in the gambling house. Now he has no money. Well, the gambling house doesn’t miss the old love, if you don’t have money in your pocket, you’ll get out. Just like that, if you fight back, you won’t give up, and you’ll come again after being beaten twice every three days..."

"Huh?" Lu Chongzhi asked in surprise, "Did you still have a bit of a reputation here for his down-and-out appearance?"

"That's not it," the peddler approached Lu Chongzhi and scoffed, "This man was a steward of the Du family before, and he gained a bit of face. The master of the Du family seems to have rewarded him with a lot of money, but this man squandered it in the gambling house Well, he was taken advantage of by the gambling house, and he still spent a lot of money thinking he was doing well. A few months ago, the Du family didn’t want him, and he still refused to repent. Just watch it for fun."

Lu Chongzhi nodded after listening, "Poor people must have something to hate."

"That's not true." The peddler shook his head and went on with his business.

"The Du family...hehe, so that's how it is." Lu Chongzhi heard last year that a son of the Qiao family in the capital married a daughter of the Du family who was also in the capital. It's a good match.Such a well-matched family, it is clear that they are colluding with each other to deal with his Lu family!Thinking of the Qiao family resorting to despicable tricks against him again and again, Lu Chongzhi couldn't help but feel depressed. A big family like the Qiao family who has been in the business world for many years has repeatedly resorted to such unscrupulous methods. Let's see how long you can laugh!Do you think it is enough to climb up to Concubine Lu Gui?

"Eldest young master?" Ah Cai looked at Lu Chongzhi who was obviously smiling, but his eyes reflected a cold light, and asked suspiciously.

Lu Chongzhi whispered, "Business talks business, you just wait."

Ah Cai, "Huh?"

Tao Dejun felt pain in his chest after being beaten, and it was difficult to breathe in. His hands and feet exposed to the cold air were also frozen. Crossing the river and demolishing the bridge made him end up in such a mess!Uncle Du Zhongbo, a bastard, was obviously the one who led him into the gambling house and couldn't get out of his family, but now he refuses to save him!Gamblers also look down on people with dog eyes, wait for him, Tao Dejun, to turn around one day and watch him shake their faces with silver tickets!

Just as he was staring at the ground and cursing and complaining, a pair of men's feet appeared in front of his eyes.He looked up suspiciously, but immediately crawled back with his eyes wide open in horror, "Elder...Eldest Young Master..."

Lu Chongzhi looked at him sarcastically, but didn't speak.

Tao Dejun also knew that the Lu family was flourishing now, but the Qiao family hadn't done anything about it. At first seeing Lu Chongzhi, his heart constricted and he was terrified.

After thinking for a while, he suddenly stepped forward and hugged Lu Chongzhi's legs, weeping bitterly and wailing, "Young Master! I, Tao Dejun, am sorry for you. I have already regretted it. The Du family is nothing! Give me a chance to repent, and I will expose how despicable and shameless they are for you... From now on, I will follow you without saying a word!" In the cold wind, Tao Dejun's hands only had four fingers left.

Ah Cai, who was next to him, suddenly realized that this sloppy man was actually Tao Dejun who had betrayed the young master and fled after making such a fuss!

He stepped forward and grabbed Tao Dejun's clothes and punched him down a few times, beating and cursing, "You are not a bastard, so I should drag you to the officer! God opened his eyes to let you meet us. Eldest young master, we put Will he send it to the government?"

Tao Dejun flinched when he heard Ah Cai's words, but he saw that Lu Chongzhi was indifferent to the words of turning him away to see an official, so he cried with hope in his eyes, "Eldest young master, if you turn me away to the government, I will be willing, and I will indeed do it." I made a mistake, and I regret it! But I still have some uses..."

However, before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by two voices without warmth.

"What you are has nothing to do with me now," Lu Chongzhi said sarcastically, "It's just that I was wrong at the time." After finishing speaking, he kicked Tao Dejun away with all his strength, and ignored him and turned around. gone.

Tao Dejun also thought of Lu Chongzhi's kindness to him because of Lu Chongzhi's words, and he was stunned for a while looking at the other party's figure walking away freely.

"Young master, we couldn't find him when we looked for him before, but now we have encountered him, why didn't we arrest him?"

"Man is doing it, but the sky is watching." Lu Chongzhi shook his head, "Let him go."

Ah Cai touched his nose and secretly thought that this bastard is really cheap.

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After Lu Chongzhi rested at the 'Golden Hibiscus', he did not immediately inform the Zhen family, but ordered Ah Cai to secretly inquire about the third lady of the Zhen family the next day.

Before, he had always heard Zhen Qing mentioning that the third Miss Zhen Qing was weak and sick, and she might die soon, but now it was unknown whether the other party was good or bad, so he wanted to start from here.After more than a year, he has deeply understood that the people of the Zhen family are greedy and difficult to get along with, so they must not be able to withdraw the engagement openly.

Ah Cai was very clever, Lu Chongzhi originally wanted him to find out how the other third lady's body had been doing in recent years, but this kid directly approached a son in charge of Zhen's mansion.The steward's son was greedy for drinking and lustful, but he also had a lot of money in his pocket. On weekdays, he used the name of the Zhen family to go and eat and drink everywhere.

In fact, Zhen's mansion has been riddled with holes for a long time, not to mention the rich and good deeds. Within two days, Ah Cai came to report to Lu Chongzhi with the news.

"Young master, Ah Tian said that the people in their house haven't seen the third lady for more than a year, and I don't know if she just died!"

Lu Chongzhi said in astonishment, "What?"

"The third lady, she was originally an unfavored concubine. She stayed in the courtyard quietly since she was a child. It is said that she was worse than slaves. Few people in the whole family knew about her, but according to Ah Tian , he inquired, and the courtyard where the third lady originally lived has been abandoned for more than a year, and it looks like no one lives there, and no one has seen the third lady."

"It's so strange! The Zhen family didn't even reveal a single word!"

"That's right, the masters of the Zhen Mansion have kept those who know about this matter silent, and don't spread it. If it wasn't for the huge sum of money spent this time, Ah Tian probably wouldn't have gone around to find out the news for us. "

"Investigate! Find out whether it's dead or alive." Lu Chongzhi smiled deeply, "It turns out that there are still such tricks hidden, it's not a good thing."

"Hey, I didn't say it, Ah Cai. This Zhen's residence is really strange. If there is something wrong with the third lady, why don't you tell me about it? How will you marry a young lady? You really think we The Lu family is so foolish." The more Ah Cai said, the more puzzled he became, "I heard that the marriage of the second young lady of their family was just settled not long ago, and she is the second son of a servant in Kyoto." If you really don't want to cancel the marriage, if something happens to the third young lady, she must marry another daughter. Why do you have the confidence to marry another daughter of the right age who is the only one waiting in the boudoir to another family?

Lu Chongzhi idly leaned back on the chair and folded his legs and said slowly, "You don't have to think too much about it, just check it out, the money is nothing. Don't just listen to A Tian's one-sided words, find a few more people, you can only refer to hearsay. Factual information is useful."

"Okay, I'll go right away."