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Chapter XIII

"Sigh, but I saw that the Lu family and the Liu family are very close. Could there be some misunderstanding?" Xu Chu looked at the mysterious storyteller and asked, "I saw Qing Er delivering food to Old Man Liu just now. If it's really as you said, can the Lu Family be so kind?"

Xu Chu didn't pursue the matter further and started to think about the Old Man Liu's Liu Chan and the Lu Family instead. According to what the storyteller and the owner of the tea house said, Liu Chan was truly an evil person that everyone hated. He had been a craftsman for a long time, stealing chickens and dogs from other people, and he was not afraid of the young and the old. It was said that during that time in the summer, the Old Man Liu was so ruthless that he almost chopped him to death.

Just then, Xu Chu saw someone go up to grab that fella. It looked like a sickle. Perhaps the two of them were talking about something else, but they only saw the Lu family's old man cut at a wooden stick a few times, then found a rag and wrapped it around the sharp end of the wooden sickle, smashing it a few times. He was so strong that he did not even need a bit of effort to do it …

Xu Chu went back to the Liu family with a heavy heart. Seeing Qing'er's confused and obedient look, she unconsciously sighed in his heart.

"Uncle Liu, I'll be leaving first." Seeing Xu Chu's sudden visit, Qing'er lowered her head and said timidly, "I'll come back later to clean up the dishes."

"I'm here to borrow Uncle Liu's hoe, don't be afraid." Maybe because he knew that Qing'er was afraid of strangers, Xu Chu immediately explained with a smile. After that, she looked at Old Man Liu and asked with a smile, "Uncle Liu, can I borrow the hoe for a day?"

Old Man Liu raised his head and looked at her for a long time before he saw Qing`er staring at him with an ignorant expression. He looked angry and sad, mixed with shame and disgust. His complex emotions caused his simple, old face to twist for a moment. When Xu Chu opened his mouth again, he could not help but become impatient, and immediately waved his hand and said in a coarse voice: "They are behind the door, go look for it yourself."

Xu Chu did not mind his attitude, and nodded to Qing'er in a friendly manner, then went to look for the hoe.

"As expected..." Xu Chu looked at all the farming equipment behind the door, from shovels to pins. There were still a few hoes, but they were missing a sickle.

She sighed and looked back at Uncle Liu and the simple-looking Qing'er before shaking her head and closing the door.

On the way back to the yamen, Xu Chu was very preoccupied with many things.

She did not directly go to King Jing'an to report to him. Instead, she found Master Sun and explained everything to her.

"How is this possible?" Unexpectedly, when Mister Sun heard his words, he immediately stared at him with his mouth agape and retorted tongue-tied.

But when he saw Xu Chu's serious and calm expression, he hesitated and carefully asked: "Is Miss sure?"

In addition, he had once looked through Liu Chan's dossier and knew that the Old Man Liu was a sole heir. No matter what, he wouldn't do anything to his own son. Even if it was like Xu Chu had said, and it was because of Liu Chan's evil deeds, the Old Man Liu would not kill his son for an outsider since he doted on Qing'er!

"Your excellency, just go. The scythe's hilt is definitely still at home, or it was thrown nearby. You just need to let the bailiff lead the men to search for it." After that, we can find the Lu family's Old Man Lu in the back street and ask him about this. " Xu Chu looked over calmly, and his tone was firm, "Even though at that time the Duke and I had determined that this case was not the work of the Five-elemental Evil Ghost Suo Killings, and even though it looked bloody on the surface, there was still a huge gap between the method and the degree of brutality. At that time, I was still hesitating about where the wooden pole on my chest came from and why the wooden pole would be so sharp if something were to happen to me. If the scene was too unexpected, then it would be too late. It was just like a pebble and a rainy night that just happened to appear. After that, I went to the Liu family and then to the Lu family's Steel Shop. I accidentally discovered that when the steel shop was forging scythes, the handle of the knife would be sharpened and the cloth would be wrapped around it … "

"I'm afraid that the reason for this matter has to start from Liu Chan's vile habits. After Master has brought the person back, do not directly ask, just tell me about Liu Chan's assessment in the market and the missing refugees that were found out by the yamen. If Old Man Liu still has something to hide, then Master will bring up the matter of the Lu family and Lu Qing again. "

After informing Sir Sun of Liu Chan's matter, Xu Chu sighed and left the yamen to go to Li Jin's residence.

Li Jin was a tea merchant who roamed the north and south, so even though he had a house in the Yunzhou City, he could not be considered to be someone who stayed here often. There weren't many people in the courtyard, including his new concubine and housekeeper, there were only eight.

Xu Chu had the King Jing'an's Estate's seal in her hands and the Board of Justice's command medallion, so she naturally did not encounter any obstructions upon entering the palace.

At the moment, Li Jun only had two concubines and no wife, so she could be considered as having a simple population. His aunt, Rong Niang, was accepted into the brothel a few years earlier, and could be considered to be a person with a lot of beauties. It was a pity that she was old and decrepit, coupled with Li Jin's whimsical thoughts, it couldn't be said that she was being pampered while she was still living in the Li Family.

Auntie Hui, who had gone to look for Mister Sun in private, had returned home by now. Li Jin had only brought her back two months ago. She was graceful and had a unique charm to her. According to the housekeeper, although Auntie Hui had only been here for a short period of time, she had been doted on by the steward. This allowed Li Jin, who liked flirting with women, to hold back from having fun outside for the better part of a month.

At this moment, the two of them were sobbing softly with a sad look on their faces. Especially Aunt Huiniang, she started to wail, "The death of my master is truly an injustice. If it wasn't for my sister's insistence, my master wouldn't have left the mansion in anger. I'm afraid the evil ghost wouldn't have been able to catch my master's wrath."

But before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Rong Niang who shouted angrily at her, "You little b * tch, you're spitting blood at me, when did I get angry at Master!?" Perhaps it was because Huiniang often bullied herself with Li Jin's words, causing her to be filled with resentment. In addition to being wronged by Huiniang in public and in the dark, it caused her to be extremely angry.

Then, Huiniang, who was holding up the willow in the breeze, covered her face and dodged while the other one threw himself at them, causing chaos in the hall.

Xu Chu looked at the scene in front of him, and knew that she could not get anything out of it. However, from the curses of the two of them, she still caught a piece of information: Before Li Jun entered the Li Residence, there should have been a girl that had gotten angry at him. If that woman wasn't Rong Niang or Huai Niang, then who was it?

There weren't many females in the mansion, and there weren't many maids or servants. Moreover, if the servants angered Li Jin, he could have been completely enraged. How could he have left in such a flustered and exasperated manner?

She looked around and saw that all the maidservants were there. Even after asking, they all had alibis. As for the rest, the butler could not explain them either.

Using the reason of investigating the case, Xu Chu had the butler bring her around the mansion for a walk.

"My master had a wife in the countryside a few years ago, but after his wife passed away, he never continued to play. However, men were unable to hold themselves back. They would usually go to a romantic place to have some fun, and it was for the sake of socializing. Where did and Huai Niang come from? The rest of the people were only good friends for a night, I think Master wouldn't take them to heart. " The butler sighed, "The old master hasn't left a single girl behind. I'm afraid the Li family's business will lose."

After Xu Chu heard this, she asked again: "Listening to the butler, you have been by your master's side for quite some time already? Have you seen Madame Xian before? "

"I've never seen that before. It seems like the Lady Xian had a serious illness in the countryside and had an old illness when she was on her way out." The butler carefully thought of the explanation he heard from where he hit the old master and lamented, "Truly, the world is unpredictable. You said that the old master had finally gotten his fortune and moved to the city to enjoy his fortune, but the old lady was unable to endure the past few days on the road … But if Madam was still alive, how could the family be like this? "

"Is this what your old master said, or is there some other old man in the mansion who knows about this matter?" I see that the butler, too, seems to know only a little, and is not familiar with the life of Lord Li in the country. "