Chapter 1037： Too many coincidences are no longer coincidences!

Chapter 1037 If there are too many coincidences, it’s no longer a coincidence!

Before he could finish speaking, Li Laosi had already snatched the oil paper bag and spread it directly in front of the Marquis.

The two of them didn't say a polite word and started eating directly.

Li Laosi shouted happily while eating, "Oh, it's our Fu Niu'er's craftsmanship. Only she can make this spicy taste, even her mother can't."

The Marquis did not respond, but his men were not slow...

In the blink of an eye, the oil paper bag was empty. Mu Jue was holding two dry steamed buns. His flesh ached very much, but he did not dare to say...

Li Laosi looked back and saw it, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Look at you, why are you so distressed? After Victory returns home in triumph, I'll ask Fu Niu'er to make a pot and give you some more."

After saying that, he still felt that he was not satisfied with licking his mouth, so he asked Mu Jue, "Did you hide something secret? Do you still have it in your bag?"

Mu Jue quickly took out the bag and found it was empty.

“I’m in the food delivery team, so it’s hard to bring too many things.”

Li Laosi felt a little regretful and sat down at the table and complained, "Fu Niu'er didn't come over. If she were here, there would definitely be no shortage of food.

“I wonder how this girl is doing in the palace? Even if the emperor and princess treat her well, she is not as comfortable as at home.”

The **** of murder who usually makes barbarians frightened immediately turns into a nagging old father when he mentions his daughter.

The Marquis was naturally concerned and asked Mu Jue, "Let's talk about the new capital. How about talking about the princess first?"

Mu Jue glanced at Li Laosi without leaving any trace, poured water, drank it to his heart's content, and then started talking.

For example, there is drought in the south of the Yangtze River, such as the quarrels in the court, such as Li Laoer borrowing grain from the family, such as Jiaren and Brother Li taking office, such as good news often asking little foxes to deliver news home...

Li Laosi and Mr. Hou listened carefully, sometimes frowning, sometimes happy, and finally heaving a sigh of relief.

Li Laosi even said with a proud smile, "I just said you don't have to worry about home. My second brother is here, Mr. Wen also has many ideas, Fu Niu'er is smarter, and Jiaren's wife is also a good one. Nothing will happen for sure. Wrong."

The Marquis glared at him without retorting.

This is an afterthought, but he is always very nagging!

Li Laosi chuckled, touched his nose and went to get dry noodles, and asked the soldiers to help cook them for Mu Jue to eat.

Then, he turned around and returned to the tent. Thinking of the people who had robbed the road before, he asked, "Boy Mu, what basis do you have for saying that those who robbed the food came from the southwest?"

Mu Jue thought for a while, then lowered his voice and replied, "Master Marquis, Fourth Master, these people who robbed the army rations are probably from the southwest, and they are from the army."

Southwest? !

Mr. Hou frowned and adjusted his cuffs subconsciously. It was obvious that this possibility was beyond his expectation.

Li Laosi said, "Master Hou, when I met the grain transport team, they were already on the road. Several traitors in the team sprinkled medicine into the well water, and hundreds of them were knocked down.

“But the traitors may not have brought enough medicine, or they may have been merciful. The amount of medicine in the water was very light and would not be fatal.

“They fired cannons, and a group of people arrived to rob the grain team. But I led the people and dispersed them!

“The team was well-trained and followed strict orders. It was indeed not like a rabble like bandits.

“Mu Jue said that several traitors spoke with the accent of Southwest Fancheng, but unfortunately they all committed suicide by biting their tongues, and there was no way to investigate the matter.

"But our Northern Expeditionary Army has no grievances or enmities with the border guards in the southwest, and Prince Lu is very close to our family. Even now that Jiaren is still serving as an official in the southwest, no matter how hard we try, we can't find the reason why the southwest is targeting us... ” ˆˆˆ Master Hou’s eyes were dark. After thinking about it, he asked Mu Jue, “Aside from the traitor’s wrong accent, do you have any other evidence? This matter is of great importance and must be confirmed by ironclad evidence.”

Mu Jue moved his stool, got closer to Li Laosi and the Marquis, and lowered his voice and said, "Previously, when a shipwreck of military supplies sank in the river, General Dayong and I suspected that there was something hidden in the army.

“Because those river ships can only be contacted by military personnel, and outsiders cannot get close at all. What’s more, the bottom of the ship must be dug out without anyone noticing?

“But we didn’t catch anyone’s tricks, we just had suspicions. In order to prevent this from happening again, General Dayong used the pretext of an investigation to clear out all the unreliable people in the military camp on the dock.

"One of the deputy generals was from the Southwest Border Guard Army. He usually behaves in a low-key and cautious manner. This time he was arrested not because he was suspected of being involved in the ship-cutting incident, but because he made a very stupid mistake, as if it was intentional. .

“I guessed that there was something wrong with this man. He was punished and sent back to the southwest to eat sand. It seemed that we helped him return to his hometown.

“So, I told my uncle, and my uncle had already sent someone to follow me and monitor us all the way.”

Li Laosi frowned and responded, "There are often secondments in various places in the army. Even in the southwest, there are soldiers and generals from our Northern Expeditionary Army. It is really untenable to judge people based on their background."

The Marquis did not speak, but Mu Jue nodded in agreement.

“The fourth master is right, I also know this, so when the second batch of military rations arrived in Jiangbei, I hurriedly followed it.

“Those people destroyed the military rations for the first time, and my family worked hard to raise them again, and they continued to deliver the second batch within a few days. If the people behind them were unwilling, they would definitely take action.

“Sure enough, powder was sprinkled on the well water halfway along the way, which led to the traitors in the team. I hid under the car and clearly heard their accent from Fancheng, Southwest China.

“Two times added together cannot be used as evidence, but if there are too many coincidences, it is not a coincidence.”

The Marquis looked a little solemn, raised his hand to pour the tea, and said nothing for a while.

The Lu family guarded the southwest and worked diligently for many years. It can be said that they were extremely loyal. Even the eldest son, Lu Zong, took the initiative to send him to Xindu to study.

Neither he nor the emperor ever suspected that the Lu family had second thoughts.

But now, as Mu Jue said, if there are too many coincidences, they are definitely no longer coincidences.

At this time, Mu Jue coughed twice and added, "There is another important clue that may explain the reasons behind all the problems. In other words, it is the Lu family who destroyed the military rations and targeted the Northern Expeditionary Army, not the Lu family."

These words were really weird. Both the Marquis and Li Laosi looked at Mu Jue.

Mu Jue did not hesitate and continued, "Prince Lu Zong was chosen to be the bride's groom and given the marriage to the third princess. Recently, the emperor even intended for Prince Lu and the third princess to get married early.

“But Prince Lu has someone else in his heart. He is devoted to...the princess!”

"What, it's impossible!" Li Laosi stood up in anger, "He is as old as Jiaren, and is more than ten years older than Fu Niu'er! Who gives him the courage to think about Fu Niu'er!"

He was really angry and crazy. As he spoke, his right hand was already on the waist knife.

If Lu Zong is in front of you, I am afraid that your head and neck will be separated immediately!

Master Hou's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and his fists were clenched.

It's not that he hadn't considered Lu Zong before, but the Li family was harmonious, without any intrigues, quarrels between wives and concubines, or disagreements between concubines and concubines, so the good news was naturally treated with pure joy.

With a family like the Lu family, whoever marries into it is bound to have to worry a lot. Moreover, the Lu family is too far away, and neither he nor the Li family can bear the news of marrying far away.

(End of this chapter)