Nongmen Shenjue

The two asked for a private room on the second floor, and only talked about the guests in the lobby downstairs when the food was ready.

Mu Qingyan thought about what Wen Jixue mentioned before, and made some guesses: "The two groups of people came with the married fairy?"

Wen Jixue nodded: "The people in the capital should belong to the fairy girl who entered the county prince's mansion, but this woman hasn't arrived yet, so I just sent someone over first. The ones with the southern accent are said to be from the Xianghua mansion. The Xu family started out by brewing wine."

"Xu's family in Xianghua Mansion?" Mu Qingyan was familiar with it immediately: "That Xu Shaoyang?"

It was Xu Shaoyang who sent the letter anonymously during the investigation of the Beauty Bureau.

"Who is the one who married the fairy girl?"

"It's Xu Shaoyang." Wen Jixue said with a smile: "There is no need to investigate this at all. As soon as the Xu family came, there were curious people who inquired about it. The Xu family did not hide it at all, and explained their own background clearly, including the name of the young lady of the Xu family. Xu Shaoyang He is the eldest son of their family, and he married a wife from the Fairy Temple, whose surname is Feng, and the Feng family left the Fairy Temple ten years ago."

ten years ago?

This time is very sensitive, and that was the year Sun Yuzhu died.

If Sun Yuzhu hadn't died, he should have left the temple a year later than Feng.This shows that the two are only one year apart, and they belong to the same batch, so they must have overlapped.

Xianghua Mansion is not too close to Wunan County. If you take the official road, it will take four or five days by horse-drawn carriage, and this is when the road conditions are good.

Mu Qingyan asked: "The Xu family's roots are in Beichang, right?"

"It's Beichang."

Beichang is a county, but it is very close to the capital city, and you can go back and forth in a day, so Xu Jiazu set up a wine shop in the capital city, successfully hooked up noble people, and made his own wine become tribute wine, and became famous.The big family has been descended for generations, and the descendants have prospered, so they can't all be crowded in one place.Xu Shaoyang is the second wife of the direct branch. With his own status and ability, it is either impossible to force him to stay in the capital, or there is no major development, so he simply took a step back and went to Xianghua Mansion to "start a business".

Wen Jixue knew what he was thinking, and said: "The Feng family is from Fengjia Village, belonging to Wunan County. There is little and barren land there, and the local variety of ramie is used to weave and produce cloth. It is also hard life, and the local People are very keen on sending their daughters to the Fairy Temple. For them, it is very cost-effective to have a temple to help raise their daughters and marry into a good family. The local people are used to it. The girl is 12 If you run for election at the age of [-], if you are selected, you will send it away, if you are not selected, you will say that someone will marry you."

Although people married early in ancient times, it was too early to marry at the age of 12, all because of poor family.

"Why did Xu Shaoyang marry the Feng family?" This was Mu Qingyan's doubts.

The name of Xiangu is nice, but it is for ordinary people.

The Xu family that Xu Shaoyang comes from is a big merchant and a big family, and some of the daughters in the family are married to officials. Xu Shaoyang is also a businessman. Marriage is not only a good relationship between the two surnames, but also a combination of interests.Taking a step back, even though fairies can move around outside, there are restrictions. How could Xu Shaoyang know Feng?Most likely, there is a matchmaker who negotiated a match.

So, why did the matchmaker mention Feng?There are so many fairies, and some of them are from better families and better-looking, so why is it the Feng family who came from a poor background?Is Xu Shaoyang the kind of man who only values ​​a woman's own character?Even if he doesn't care about it, what about his parents and elders?

Looking at it now, Feng Shi and Xu Shaoyang returned to Feixian Town to participate in the sacrifice, and they seemed to be one of the important guests.

He tended to have a tie of interest in it.

Judging from the various situations collected these days, the Tang family is short of money, very short of money, so it attaches great importance to the ownership of the Fairy Temple and the silver enshrined by the fairies, presumably because the Tang family can get a part of it.Then, Xu Shaoyang's marriage to Xiangu must be a financial benefit that Xu Shaoyang can give, but it is not yet known whether the Feng family is close to the Tang family or the Lou family.Another one, Xu Shaoyang paid money, what benefits did he get?What did Tang and Lou give back to him?

According to normal circumstances, a businessman who sends money should be "connecting and channeling", in the final analysis, it is to pave the way for more money.It is the nature of businessmen to seek profit.

When it comes to making connections and connections, I have to mention "Xiangu".

Although there are many fairies in the Fairy Temple who marry in the local area, the outstanding ones either marry rich businessmen or enter official residences. The fairies who can enter the county prince's mansion are the best among them, and they are often talked about.

Make a reasonable guess: Feng's befriended someone in the fairy temple, and this person married well, Xu Shaoyang can benefit from the other husband's family, marrying Feng's is to build a bridge, so that the two families have a bright future normal way of walking.

Becoming in-laws through marriage is the most common way of alliance throughout the ages.

Wen Jixue analyzed: "The Xu family has been able to be stable in the capital so far, there must be someone to rely on. It stands to reason that Xu Shaoyang doesn't have to make such an effort. Unless, he is not willing to do this and wants to start a new one."

After all, Xu Shaoyang is not the head of the family, the Xu family is a big family, and the distribution of benefits every year is naturally the head of the house.Xu Shaoyang is capable and ambitious, how could he be willing to obey the orders of the elder for the rest of his life?If you want to plan for yourself, you can't do it alone. It is very important to make powerful contacts.

Could it be the "Prince's Mansion" as the Tang family called it?

"I have to find out which county king it is." The capital city has long been uneasy, and it was unexpected that it would affect such a distant Feixian Town.

"Leave this to me." Wen Jixue said.

As soon as Wen Jixue saw those people, she said that they were related to the county prince's mansion. It wasn't because the other party showed their background, but because the Tang family mentioned it, he deliberately went around to observe it secretly.A group of people in the capital called the owner's surname Liao to the outside world, and the owner of the tea shop said that his wife came from the Fairy Temple.Compared with the Xu family's frank and detailed confession, the Liao family seemed to be covering up.

The reason why Wen Jixue was sure that she was a member of the county palace was also mentioned in private conversations with them, but they were cautious and did not mention specific names at all. When facing the Tang family, he was quite proud.

Tang Youhui once said that the fairy girl in the county prince's mansion donated tens of thousands of silver to the fairy temple every year.

What is pictured?

Now it can be roughly observed that some people have built a huge network with the Fairy Temple as the hub and the Fairy Girl as the thread, and everyone in the network is a linker of interests.At present, the county prince's mansion has the highest position, and Xu Shaoyang is a speculator who took the initiative to enter the network. There must be more than one or two similar to him.

These have nothing to do with the murder case, the two analyzed it and asked Wen Jixue to take care of it.

As for Wen Jixue's purpose, Mu Qingyan guessed somewhat.

Use your own spear to attack your own shield.

The two of them actually understood very well that it would be too difficult to rehabilitate the Xue family, because the emperor would definitely not want to.Unless there is a change of emperor, the new emperor will have a different position and ideas at that time, and he will always benefit from the Xue family's rejuvenation.

Now Wen Jixue is bothering to find out which county prince's mansion, just to get hold of it, and maybe find a collaborator among the princes.Or, if the matter is directly revealed, the court will definitely explode, and the old emperor's face will definitely look good.

Seeing that the enemy is unhappy makes him happy.

Mu Qingyan can understand this feeling.

After dinner, there was no one in the lobby when I went downstairs.

The two wandered along the street, seeing that Caiyi Office was still open, Mu Qingyan wanted to go in and ask Third Lady again.

Wen Jixue grabbed his wrist: "What are you going to do?"

"Strike while the iron is hot." This time he had more inside information, and he was sure to ask something of value.

In fact, after investigation, Sun Yuzhu undoubtedly committed suicide, but it does not mean that there was no "murderer" in her death.What's more, he accepted Lin Jia's commission, and he always wanted to find out why things happened. As for the profit chain network of Feixian Town, he didn't intend to tell Lin Jia.

"It's getting late, men and women are different, it's not convenient to ask questions at night." Wen Jixue's words seemed to make sense.

Mu Qingyan questioned this, would Wen Jixue care about this?

However, Mu Qingyan didn't insist, he still remembered that he had a "conviction record", so it's better to obey today.

"Then, back to the inn?"

"I heard that the night view at Feixiantai is very good." Wen Jixue waved at Gao Tianjiao Li, and led Mu Qingyan up the mountain.

He slept too much during the day, and couldn't fall asleep anyway, Mu Qingyan didn't object to expending some energy.

There is a little breeze tonight, and it will be cooler in the mountains.The steps are very regular, and it is convenient to climb the mountain. The two of them walked quickly. When they reached the top of the mountain, Wen Jixue was breathing as usual, and Mu Qingyan was slightly panting.The two of them didn't stop, and walked slowly along the path in the forest. When the field of vision opened up and they arrived at Feixiantai, Mu Qingyan's breathing had already come naturally.

The night sky is full of stars, and you can still see the blue sky. Standing on Feixiantai overlooking the mountain, Feixian Town is brightly lit, like a long dragon lying quietly.There are many mountains in the distance, and there are many shadows. The mountain wind blows and picks up the corners of the clothes, as if you can hear the voice of words from the distant mountains.

Quiet and serene.

Wen Jixue wrapped her arms around his waist, rubbing her ears together: "Sure enough, you can look far from the top."

Mu Qingyan didn't pay attention at first, but gradually realized something was wrong, and grabbed the other's troublesome hand: "Don't mess around!"

"Where did I mess around? It's always inconvenient in the inn, I want you so much. Ayan doesn't want to?" Wen Jixue pressed against his ear to seduce her, her low laughing voice shook the eardrums, making his whole body numb.

Mu Qingyan was indeed tempted.

They live upstairs in the inn. The houses are all made of wood and there is no sound insulation, but any movement can be transmitted, so how dare the two of them make any big moves.After coming to Feixian Town for a few days, the two hadn't really gotten close. Of course, Mu Qingyan thought about it a little bit, but sitting on the ground in the open air challenged his psychological acceptance a bit.

"Not here." Mu Qingyan's breath was unstable when he was teased.

"No one will come." Wen Jixue pressed him against the rock with eager and enthusiastic movements.

As usual, Mu Qingyan was brought into rhythm again, and followed the opponent's actions in a trance, and the initial opposition and resistance were also blown away by the mountain wind.

……

It was already midnight when the two went down the mountain.

Mu Qingyan's legs had been weak for a long time, and he was carried down the mountain. Although he was annoyed, his voice was dry and hoarse, and he was really too lazy to speak.

Wen Jixue took him back to the inn, scrubbed him and stuffed him on the bed, with a satisfied and unrepentant face: "Anyway, you slept too much during the day, if it wasn't for the exhaustion of exercise, you would definitely be sleepy tonight."

Mu Qingyan glared at him, knowing that he was deliberately making excuses about the day's events, but he didn't bother to reason with him.

Wen Jixue fed him some water, and massaged his body attentively and considerately, finally making him fall asleep.

It was early morning when Mu Qingyan woke up, the window was open, and the sunlight filled the room.

Estimated the time, he slept for less than two hours, even though his body was still sore, he didn't want to continue to sleep at all.

Breakfast is eaten in the inn, it is very simple, white porridge with simple side dishes.

"Is your throat still uncomfortable?" Wen Jixue observed his expression, but there was nothing wrong with it.

"En." Mu Qingyan said concisely and gave him a cool look.Although it's much more comfortable, but you can't act too indifferent, otherwise the other party will only push forward.

Wen Jixue knew that she was going too far, so she hurriedly said with a smile: "There is good news, I got it from Lou's family."

The two were messing around on the top of the mountain last night, but Gao Tian and Jiao Li took the task to visit Tang and Lou's family at night.Probably the Tang family's series of actions made the Lou family anxious. They had a private discussion last night, which happened to be heard by Gao Tian.

"Although the Tang and Lou families are fighting each other, externally, they share the same interests. For example, when a fairy girl enters the county prince's mansion, she is obviously close to the Tang family. The Lou family is not angry, but they can't tear it down, and they can't even switch to the Tang family. Other county kings. But the Lou family was not willing to be suppressed by the Tang family, and it just so happened that the mysterious county king sent a secret message to the Lou family, wanting to marry the daughter of the Lou family."

Mu Qingyan immediately understood that the county king knew that the Tang and Lou families were at odds, and that he only used people from the Tang family, worrying that the Lou family would have other things.Furthermore, division and balance are more in line with the county king's desire to control.

"Do you know which county king it is?"

"The Lou family was excited by the news, and they all speculated about what kind of marriage it was. Someone said that a cousin of the mother's family of the county king lost his wife. This is also because they heard that the cousin in the capital was going to renew his strings, and it happened that the king of the county mentioned This matter, the Lou family made this association." Wen Jixue said with a smile: "I know something about the situation in the capital. For example, the cousin of the queen's mother family in Duanjun lost his wife, and he fell in love with Zhou Qing, the young minister of Honglu Temple. The youngest daughter of the family, came to the door to propose a marriage and was rejected, and it was very noisy for a while."

Mu Qingyan thought for a while, and remembered the relationship between Beijing and China: "The mother and concubine of Duke Duan is Concubine Wen, right? What does Concubine Wen's natal family do?"

Those relationships are too complicated, Mu Qingyan remembers the relationship in the harem well, and he really didn't pay much attention to the others.

"Concubine Wen's surname is Song, and her father was an official from the third rank to Guanglu Temple. Lead the army and prepare for the title."

Wunan County belongs to Ganlin Mansion.

In this way, it is not too difficult to understand that Feixian Town has a relationship with King Yijun.

Wen Jixue said again: "The wife of Song Daotai has three concubine daughters, but no concubine son. Later, he raised the concubine son as a concubine son. He is this 'cousin' who lost his wife."

"To put it bluntly, the daughter of the Lou family is just the daughter of a commoner merchant. Can she enter the Song family's threshold?" In the Song family, a daughter of the Lou family must have connections if she wants to be a concubine, let alone a step-wife.With a flash of inspiration, he blurted out, "Wouldn't Duke Duan's original intention be to make Lou's daughter a concubine?"

And it doesn't have to be the concubine of the Song family's cousin, but it may also be someone who the Duan County King thinks is valuable.

"Even so, the Lou family will not give up." It is a benefit to climb up, and it will be a disaster to refuse.

"Have you ever heard of that fairy girl in Duanjun Queen's House?" Mu Qingyan asked.

Wen Jixue shook her head: "It's common for the dignitaries in Beijing, especially the county prince's mansion, to be gifted with maidservants and dancers. Even the old emperor would reward beauties. King Duanjun's [-]-year-old line is well-regulated, nothing outstanding, and nothing wrong. He is the same age as King Kang, and his mother was humble and died early, and he was taken care of by Concubine Wen a lot in the palace, so the two are the closest. However, King Kang is more low-key than King Duan, and almost never interferes What's up."

"Traces have been exposed, and you will always know."

After breakfast, the two split into two groups, each busy.

Four days have passed since the last time I interviewed the third lady.

Seeing him coming, the third lady thought he was here to pick up the clothes, so she hurriedly carried out the new clothes from the house: "Please look, my lord, the clothes are all finished, you can see if you are satisfied."

Mu Qingyan flipped through it casually, motioned Jiao Li to put it away, and settled the final payment.

"Miss Yu San, I wonder if I can talk to you?" There were people coming in and out of the shop from time to time, so it was not a good place to talk.

The third lady restrained her expression, tensed her face, and shook her head: "I don't want to bring up the past, my lord, please forgive me." As she said that, she walked away, and issued an order to evict customers: "The shop is busy, so I don't have time to entertain you, your lord. Go sit somewhere else."

While there were no customers in the store, Mu Qingyan said in a low voice: "I just want to ask, did you know that Sun Yuzhu was pregnant when she died?"

"You!" The third lady suddenly changed color, her face turned white and red, and her hands were shaking: "You, how did you know? You..."

The third lady was terrified of this, her thoughts were in a mess, and she didn't know what to say.

Seeing the attitude of the other party, Mu Qingyan knew: "Let's talk in another place."

San Niangzi must have attached great importance to Sun Yuzhu, otherwise she would not have such a big reaction to this matter.The reason why she avoided talking about it was also very clear, she didn't want to reveal those secrets, and she didn't want to slander and ridicule Sun Yuzhu after his death.

At this time, a man lifted the curtain and came out from behind. Seeing that the third lady had a bad face, he asked worriedly, "Alan, are you sick? I'll accompany you to the clinic."

This man is very thin, quite tall, with a slightly sick complexion, he is the husband of the third lady, Yu San.

"I'm fine, I'm just..." The third lady looked at Mu Qingyan, took a deep breath, and said, "I have something to talk to this young master, you should look at the shop."

Yu San frowned, but didn't say anything to stop him: "Got it."

The third lady led Mu Qingyan and the two to the small courtyard at the back, where flowers and trees were planted, and the yard was neatly tidied up.There is a pair of stone tables and chairs under the tree. The three ladies served tea and sat down.

"My lord, why do you have to hang on to the past?" San Niangzi was worried about this, always afraid that the past would be revealed.

"Entrusted by others."

"Who?" The third lady didn't understand, after all, the Sun family didn't investigate, so who would meddle in their own business?And it's been ten years.

"Lin Jia, magistrate of Lin County, ten years ago he worked in Wunan County and witnessed Sun Yuzhu's death. Although he didn't find out that year, he never forgot. Now he is an official in another place, so it's not convenient for him to come in person, and entrust me Check the old case." Mu Qingyan told the truth.

The third lady's eyes flickered, and she was slightly moved: "Magistrate Lin, it's him, I can't think of it..."

After a moment of silence, most of the sharp resistance on San Niangzi's body melted away, and she still hesitated: "It's not that I don't want to say it, I just think that she is dead, she committed suicide, and... what else can I investigate?"

Mu Qingyan understood what she meant, that is, he knew who caused Sun Yuzhu's death, but the other party did not do anything, so it is impossible to be convicted.

He didn't refute this, but just asked her back: "How much do you know about the Tang family?"

The third lady was puzzled.

"Tang Youhui of the Tang family, he has caused a lot of troubles and has a very bad reputation, but do you think Tang Youhui is the only scum of the Tang family? Tang Youhui is a bad person on the outside, but some people are filthy inside. There are many ways to punish a person, even if it is a fair method, one charge will not work, but another charge can be used." Mu Qingyan did not just talk about it, it is very common for a big family to hide evil, and he acted according to what Tang Youjun found out. It can be guessed that this person, he does not believe that the stain on the other person is that he has betrayed a woman.

The third lady lowered her eyes and remained silent.

In the past, when he was young and innocent, he was purely grateful to the Tang family.Only after Sun Yuzhu's death did she discover that there was another side to the Tang family.Over the years, she has seen more things, but for the sake of living, she can only turn a blind eye. After all, she still has to rely on the Fairy Temple and the Tang family in Feixian Town.

Mu Qingyan did not urge.

After about a cup of silence, San Niangzi finally spoke.

"I was able to enter the Fairy Temple because I was unwilling. I didn't want to be exchanged for a bride price by my family. I was like my mother all my life. I worked hard in the fields at home, served my in-laws, raised children, and even gave birth to a daughter. It is a sin, not only to be beaten. Being scolded may not even save her daughter's life.

In my eyes, the Fairy Temple is a fairyland, and even the fairyland is not as good as the temple.I was fed and clothed, no one beat me, I was also taught to read and write, weaving and tailoring... I was a country girl, I didn't know anything, I couldn't understand anything, so I was inevitably laughed at.Yuzhu has the same surname as me. She has a good family background and a good temper. She takes special care of me and even gave me a nice name. We are like real sisters.

I know that she has been engaged to the young master of the Tang family since she was a child, and I have envied her.Tang Youjun is handsome and personable, he often asks someone to bring something to Yu Zhu, which also provokes a lot of acid words.Xiangu will leave the temple at the age of 20. Seeing that Yuzhu has reached the age, the Sun family has already prepared the dowry. Who knows, who knows that the Tang family will suddenly regret their marriage.What's even more resentful is that the Tang family had long intended to withdraw from the marriage, and Tang Youjun knew about it, but he kept it a secret for two or three months before saying it. "

Speaking of this, the third lady's eyes turned red, and her fingernails dug into her palms.

"The Tang family is ruthless, and Tang Youjun is also despicable and shameless! He did it on purpose! Why did he coax Yuzhu? Didn't he want to take advantage of Yuzhu and let him manipulate him! This is still a cousin, childhood sweetheart, looks like a person, but actually It's something worse than a pig or a dog!

At that time, Yuzhu really felt that she couldn't survive, but I didn't think so, so I persuaded her.After all, the Sun family and the Tang family were cousins, and the two were engaged since they were young. When things broke out, the Sun family was certainly ashamed, but the Tang family would be fine?The Tang family has become a whore and wants to set up a memorial archway, dreaming!The Tang family and the Lou family are fighting like black-eyed chickens, can they lose?The Tang family really dared to push people too far, so they made a fuss with them, let's see if they dare!

The Sun family really loves Yuzhu, even though the Yuzhu Association has lost its reputation, but... the Sun family definitely loves their daughter, and if they really broke up with the Tang family, they must live in another place, which is also a good thing for Yuzhu.

I know that my persuasion is taken for granted, but Yuzhu did get better at that time, but suddenly I wanted to die.I didn't understand what was going on, so I asked the sisters in the temple, and I only heard that Yuzhu had a quarrel with Feng Xiuying on the day she died.Who doesn't know Feng Xiuying's thoughts on Tang Youjun, she is shameless, she shows her courtesy to the cousin next door to Tang's house, and circles around like a pug! "

"Feng? Did she marry the Xu family?" Mu Qingyan suddenly got in touch.