MTL - Perfect Encounter-Chapter 57

An Ruochen said: "I think it's strange, if you rob money, you can just rob it, why burn down the shop, do you want to cover up some evidence?"

An Ruoxi immediately thought of An Zhifu's jade goods, which were also taken out through improper means.

An Ruochen said again: "Of course, these are just my own figments. On the surface, the government will definitely not say that, after all, they still have to secretly investigate the Merchant Shipping Department. Naturally, I would like to remind you of such things. But it’s good that you know this, it’s just speculation anyway.”

An Ruoxi didn't speak, and she couldn't think of any use for this matter.

An Ruochen asked her about the situation of the An Mansion, whether she continued to look for Fourth Sister, and so on. An Ruoxi answered one by one.

After a while, An Ruochen said that she was going to the toilet, and asked An Ruoxi to wait for her for a while.

An Ruochen walked out of the private room and quickly went to the backyard of Qingshui Pavilion. When she left, she glanced across the street, and Tian Qing was sitting by a stall talking to the stall owner. An Ruochen took the opportunity to walk quickly, walked through the backyard, and went out through the back door.

After going out, she ran wildly. She also ran this way before. She clearly remembered the situation and feelings of that day. It was the time that changed the fate of her life.

Pinghu East Lane.

She saw the secret business between Matchmaker Xu and Mr. Xie here, and everything changed from then on.

But this time she didn't want to go to the innermost room, but to the next room—the room where Matchmaker Xu met Mr. Xie.

This is Xu Matchmaker's old house, if she hadn't happened to run into it at that time, no one would know that this abandoned house is still in use. After Xu Matchmaker's death, the house was searched by the government, and then continued to be abandoned. An Ruochen needs a safe house to house Li Xiu'er. Long Da once taught her that if she spies in a city for a long time, she needs some hidden places to escape or temporarily avoid disaster. This is consistent with her strategy of asking Aunt Lu to rent a house for her. But this time she failed to prepare in advance and had to try her luck.

Fortunately, it works. Aunt Lu came to make arrangements, which saved Li Xiuer.

The most dangerous place is the safest place. Who would have expected that someone would use the house used by Matchmaker Xu as a spy merchant to avoid being hunted down by the secret agent.

An Ruochen looked at the bamboo basket at the door, and knocked on the door. "It's me, An Ruochen."

There were footsteps behind the door, but the latch was not open.

"Hurry up, I don't have time."

Li Xiu'er behind the door looked through the crack of the door, hesitated and struggled for a moment, and finally opened the door.

An Ruochen squeezed in and quickly closed the door again.

"You're looking for that old lady?"

"The point is that you are still alive." An Ruochen didn't have time to greet her, and quickly told her about the situation of Jiang's clothing store and the neighbors. Li Xiuer covered her mouth in fright when she heard the tragic result of the arson case.

"The yamen went to ask your mother for questioning, did you tell her anything?"

Li Xiu'er shook her head quickly: "I ran out last night and didn't dare to go back, so I came here."

"Well, now, except for the murderer, no one knows whether you are dead or alive. If you still want to see your mother, you must listen to me. Otherwise, I will kick you out, so you only have two results. One is to die. You were killed by the murderer before you went to the Yamen to report to the officials, and second, when you arrived at the Yamen, the prefect will regard you as a villain who murdered more than ten people and set fire to vent his anger, and you will be thrown into prison and executed."

Li Xiu'er panicked and cried.

An Ruochen held her shoulders and stared into her eyes: "There is no time to make you cry. You answer my questions carefully. Only I can save you now."

Li Xiuer nodded vigorously, tears still flowing.

"Do you know Mr. Xie? Has Matchmaker Xu mentioned him?"

Li Xiuer shook her head.

"say!"

"I've never heard of it. Matchmaker Xu never said there was anyone else, and I dare not ask."

"What did you tell her?"

"No, it's nothing important, I didn't kill anyone, I swear."

"It's not what you said. Think about it. What news is she interested in? Has she praised you for a good job, or asked you to pay special attention to who?"

Li Xiuer thought hard and said a few names. Among them was Meng Jiayue, wife of the prefect. She said that she had sent materials to the prefect's wife to make clothes, and Xu Matchmaker asked her to talk about ordinary things, and asked if the prefect's wife and the prefect were in harmony, and asked which wives the prefect's wife was close to, and used the pretext of soliciting business to test The relationship between the dignitaries and their wives. She also said that when Xu Matchmaker told her to go to several houses to deliver clothes, she observed the layout of the other houses, guarded the safety, and so on. What's more, sometimes some girls will give her some letters when they come to ask for clothes to check the materials, and she will pass the letters to Matchmaker Xu.

"Have you ever mentioned Boss Liu of Zhaofu Restaurant?"

Li Xiuer shook her head. "I only know Mrs. Liu, she often comes to make clothes. But before she was just making clothes and buying materials, she only asked me to do things after Xu Matchmaker died." Li Xiuer repeated Zhao Jiahua's explanation.

An Ruochen asked carefully, and said to her: "Okay, you can hide here with peace of mind. Except for me and the woman who looked for you yesterday, you don't trust anyone. If someone finds you, you can say that Xu Matchmaker I gave you evidence, and you hid it. This way you can save your life."

Li Xiuer was so frightened that she cried again.

"I will solve it as soon as possible so that you can go home." An Ruochen asked a few more words. Then he quickly ran back to Qingshui Pavilion.

An Ruoxi had been sitting impatiently in the private room for a long time, when An Ruochen came back, she looked at her suspiciously: "It takes so long to go to the bathroom?"

An Ruochen took a sip of tea and said, "I also met someone and chatted for a while."

An Ruoxi frowned: "It's been so hard to talk, I'm out of breath."

An Ruochen smiled and said nothing.

The more An Ruoxi thought about it, the more suspicious she became: "You won't use me for something, will you?"

An Ruochen sneered and asked, "What use do you think you can be?"

An Ruoxi's temper tantrum was instantly ignited, and his face immediately darkened.

"Okay, okay, let's show someone!" An Ruochen also pretended to be unhappy. Shake your face, check out and leave.

An Ruoxi came out with her, staring at her back as she left straight away, feeling suspicious in her heart.

Back at the Ziyun Building, Tian Qing asked An Ruochen: "Miss An'er looked sour when she left, she seemed a little suspicious, do you need me to find someone to watch her?"

"Suspicious means she is angry or resentful towards me? If she is kind and kind, then it is suspicious. Now that many things have happened, the city is chaotic enough, and there are not enough manpower. My second sister doesn't need to talk to her."

Tian Qing didn't say anything, and retreated.

An Ruoxi was also surprised when she got home, Qian Pei actually came.

An Ruoxi immediately had a bad association. Jiang's clothing store was burned, and the whole street was implicated. If it was really because of the bribery of the shipping company to deliver the goods in violation of the law, then Qian Pei came here at this joint, could it be because of the jade goods?

An Ruoxi couldn't see the clue. Because Qian Pei never mentioned that batch of goods, at least not in front of her. Instead, he talked about commonplace things, praised An Ruoxi for being more beautiful and dignified, and asked An Zhifu if he had promised her.

An Ruoxi's hair stood on end, his body froze from fright.

Fortunately, An Zhifu only joked and said polite words, and didn't hang the sign of "for sale at a low price" on her.

Afterwards Qian Pei changed the subject and said, "The second young lady and the eldest young lady seem to be getting quite close recently, are they in close contact?"

An Ruoxi's hairs stood on end again, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

Mrs. Tan hurriedly said: "Speaking of this, I really have to praise Xi'er. It's not that Master Qian ordered to keep that **** An Ruochen in check so that we can get some news from her. Xi'er really is I have endured the humiliation. That **** is now awe-inspiring, with barbed words and cynicism, and Xier has endured it, so she has not maintained a relationship with that bitch, and can have some contacts from time to time."

Qian Pei laughed: "That's really wronged the second girl. But Ma'am's words are not right, why is it because of me. What An Ruochen wants to deal with is An's family. You find out about her and be on guard. That's Good for the family."

One sentence left their relationship clean, but An Zhifu and Tan Shi had no choice but to nod repeatedly.

"So, what have the second girl and the eldest girl talked about these days?"

An Ruoxi's mind was in a mess, she opened her mouth, but said nothing. Mrs. Tan glared at her: "Didn't she find out that she wanted to find a shortcoming against our family?"

An Ruoxi gritted her teeth, and said: "That's true. I heard that the government will review the bribery of the Merchant Shipping Department and violate the law and discipline. The eldest sister is quite proud, and feels that she has caught the handle of our family, so she asked me about it. How did Dad’s batch of jade goods be taken out? I pretended to help her find out, and then told her that there was nothing wrong with it. She lost my temper and thought I was still available.”

Qian Pei nodded, and asked again: "Speaking of which, the eldest girl is working beside the general. She sounds majestic, but she is actually helpless. Even if General Long is temporarily deceived by her, she will fight to protect the country after all. Caring for her a lot. From the eyes of others, she is just a vixen who relies on the general to climb up, so naturally they look down on her."

"That's right, that's true." Tan hurriedly agreed.

Qian Pei asked: "According to the second girl, is there anything unusual about the eldest girl being so anxious to talk to you?"

An Ruoxi's heart was beating violently, she hesitated again and again, shook her head and said: "I don't think she's abnormal, she's still as arrogant as she thinks she's climbed a high branch."

When she said this, Qian Pei kept looking at her. An Ruoxi lowered her head guiltily.

Qian Pei stayed for dinner this day. And later, Aunt Lu came to deliver something to An Ruochen, it was a box of snacks. She said Miss An said that the second girl kindly gave her her favorite food that day, and today she also returned a gift, giving the second girl something made by the chef in Ziyunlou, so that the second girl could taste it. The eldest girl said that if the second girl treats her well, she will naturally treat the second girl well.

An Ruoxi heard the porter's report, and looking at the box of snacks in the porter's hand, she really wished that An Ruochen was standing in front of her so that she could slap the box of snacks on her face.

Is this intentional to harm her!

Tan Shi didn't think so, and Tan Shi seized the opportunity to ask Qian Pei for credit and said that her daughter's grievances were rewarded. The two sisters are getting close now, and if they want to grasp An Ruochen in the future, they will have a chance. Qian Pei smiled and said nothing, Duan stared at An Ruoxi for a long time.

An Ruoxi only felt distraught.

At this moment in Pinxiang Building in Feng'an County, Xie Gang's heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

There is indeed a room decorated with bells here, and the owner of the room is Xiyin. This Xiyin has nothing to do with Tian Yin, that is, Zhao Jiahua. It has been less than half a year since Xiyin arrived at Pinxianglou, while Tian Yin has been away from Pinxianglou for three years. The two had never met, nor did they know each other.

And there is nothing suspicious about Tian Yin herself. She did not come to Pinxianglou suddenly, but was an orphan when she was a child. She was sold here when she was eleven years old. Like a prostitute, she went from performing arts to prostitution. So she couldn't be Nan Qin's secret agent who came here to cover up his identity.

But Xie Gang still found some clues. When Zhao Jiahua left with Matchmaker Xu, she was forced to do so. The nanny of Pinxiang Building confessed that Tian Yinren was very popular because of his beautiful songs and sweet songs. But she only fell in love with a young man surnamed Zhao, and made a private decision with him for life. That young man gave money to the mother so that Tian Yin would not have to pick up guests anymore, and he went back to raise money to redeem Tian Yin's life. Tian Yin was very happy, waiting and looking forward to it. But in the future, Mr. Zhao, a face-to-face woman came. The woman called herself surnamed Xu, and she was generous, saying that she came to replace Boss Liu. She gave Mammy a large sum of money to redeem Tian Yin. Mammy had agreed to Tian Yin and Mr. Zhao before, so she said to see what Tian Yin meant.

Tian Yin talked with the woman for a long time, but never agreed. The mother-in-law told Tian Yin publicly that she would wait patiently, and secretly gave money to the nanny, and asked the nanny to beat and scold Tian Yin to force her to pick up the guests, and found other sisters to taunt and laugh in Tian Yin's ears every day. Mr. Zhao has been coming, and Mrs. Xu lobbied several times, and Tian Yin finally followed her.

Boss Liu? Xie Gang had already guessed who it was.

Mammy also said that Boss Liu is in the restaurant business. Passing by here, when he came to Pinxiang Tower to play, he immediately fell in love with Tian Yin, and spent a lot of money to win a smile. He fell in love with Tian Yin very much, and came several times. I heard that there were several times when I didn't stop by for business, but came here on a special trip. Like other princes, Boss Liu wanted to redeem Tian Yin, but was also rejected. Unexpectedly, he never gave up, and actually asked his mother-in-law to lobby.

The mother said that Mrs. Xu only said that she was from Pingnan County, but did not say the specific situation. But she secretly asked the mother-in-law's driver and found out that she was from Zhonglan City. Then, after a long time, Mr. Zhao suddenly appeared, saying that he was robbed halfway back then, nearly died, was seriously injured and recuperated for two years, thinking that Tian Yin didn't know what to do, so he came here.

The whereabouts were found by the coachman, which is the same as them. But what alerted Xie Gang was not Matchmaker Xu's cautiousness, but that Zhao Jiahua was forced to marry Liu Ze, and the whole thing was turned upside down.

Oops, he fell into a trick to divert the tiger away from the mountain!

Long Da rode his steed like the wind, standing on the high platform of Shiling Cliff, watching Chu Qing's two lieutenants, leading two teams of soldiers, escorting the two Southern Qin soldiers to the junction.

On the opposite side of them was the army of South Qin, with Duan Mujie, the general of South Qin, standing in front of the army. Seeing the Southern Qin soldiers being escorted back, they waved for someone to pick them up.

Chu Qing stood in front of the formation and ordered his subordinates to release them.

The two lieutenants released him and handed over the paperwork. Chu Qing shouted loudly: "Under the order of the Great General Long Teng to protect the country, the soldiers who invaded our Great Xiao from the Southern Qin Dynasty are now returned, and their hair and robes are cut off as a warning. If you dare to commit crimes again, you will not be spared lightly. "

When Duanmujie saw the troops bringing back the two captured soldiers, his mouth hardened. "Don't be arrogant. This general was ordered by the Emperor of Southern Qin to protect our border and patrol the border. You crossed the border to kill people and captured my soldiers. You are shameless and immoral. You will be brought back on the battlefield in the future."

After hearing his words, Chu Qing turned her head to look at Long Da on the high platform of the cliff. Long Da raised his hand, Chu Qing turned his head and shouted at Duanmujie: "If you want to fight, come here, what's the point!"

"Just wait and see." Duanmujie also turned his head to look at the high platform, turned around and led the team to leave.

Under the bright sunlight, Long Da's armor was shining brightly, and he stepped off the black steed, tall and mighty, with the "Dragon" flag fluttering in the wind behind him. Duanmujie walked for a while and then turned back, still felt that the majesty of the dragon was dazzling from this distance.

Soaring Dragon! Soaring Dragon! Sure enough, seeing is believing!

Duanmujie thought about it, and after returning to the camp, he interrogated the two soldiers first, and they agreed. General Long Teng is arrogant and arrogant, while General Chu Qing is impatient and has no idea. They have already planned that if they are captured, they will give false information.

Duanmujie was very satisfied and quickly wrote the military newspaper. Report that he saw Long Teng give orders with his own eyes. When the prisoners of war entered the camp, whether they were to be killed or released, Chu Qing dared not decide. Before the battle, Chu Qing also looked at Long Teng. He hesitates in making decisions, but is impulsive and irritable. Without Longteng's personal defense, Shilingya's defense would be far inferior to Sixiajiang's.

After finishing writing General Duanmujie's report, one was sent to General Qiao of the Sixiajiang General Barracks, and the other was sent to the capital of Southern Qin Dynasty for Prince Hui to personally sign it.

An Ruochen was sitting in Long Da's room, facing Long Da's habitual seat. She is thinking. Today, I sent some messages to Aunt Lu about delivering snacks to my second sister, and Aunt Lu went to investigate. And she was also struggling and distressed, and needed Long Da's guidance. It's a pity the general isn't here.

An Ruochen sat there contemplating for a long time, then said to Long Da's position: "Then it's settled, General."

An Ruochen went to Jiang's clothes shop. The whole street is still messy and messy, many people are lifting stones and wood, cleaning up the ruins. An Ruochen had imagined the tragedy, but seeing the lifeless street with his own eyes, he couldn't help feeling sad.

She kept walking and found the person she was looking for—Meng Jiayue, the prefect's wife.

Meng Jiayue has been here since the morning, and she led people to deliver food to the people in the street, settle them down, provide them with daily necessities, and condolences to women, children and the elderly who have lost their relatives. Who were the families who suffered, and how the losses were, she wrote down one by one.

After a busy day, the servant girl persuaded her to go back home to rest, but she was about to refuse, but saw An Ruochen.

"Ma'am." An Ruochen came over to salute. He glanced at the maid beside her.

Meng Jiayue knew An Ruochen before she left An's house. After that, she only heard her name and things. Seeing her coming to greet her like this now, Meng Jiayue dismissed the maid.

An Ruochen whispered a few words to her, and Meng Jiayue brought her back to the prefect's mansion.

The prefect was busy with the case, Meng Jiayue sent people to invite him home several times, but he refused. In the end, he was so urged that he couldn't help it, so he went back with a dark face, intending to teach his wife a lesson. She is usually the most sympathetic to the suffering of the people, why is she so ignorant today.

After returning to the mansion, he was surprised to see An Ruochen. And his wife's face was solemn, as if she had been discussing with An Ruochen secretly for a long time.

It was already late when An Ruochen came out of the prefect's mansion, she looked up at the stars in the sky, and walked slowly under the moonlight with her hands behind her back.

Tian Qing and Lu Zheng followed behind her. Tian Qing bumped Lu Zheng's shoulder, and said in a low voice, "Don't you think that Manager An is quite like General Long?"

Lu Zheng looked at it and couldn't help laughing. It's really a little bit if you look closely. "What is she doing with the prefect for so long?"

"Perhaps she thought of how to catch the murderer of the arsonist."

"Isn't it Li Xiuer?"

Tian Qing shook his head: "I don't know. I don't know if the prefect has made any progress after checking for a day. Maybe Manager An just came to ask."

Lu Zheng sighed: "Looking at her dignified expression, it seems like she has gained nothing."

But An Ruochen, who seemed to have nothing to gain, wandered to Liu's mansion, begging to see Liu Ze at night. Before knocking on the door, she let Tian Qing hide in a dark place, and only brought Lu Zheng with her.

The door opened, and the porter saw that it was her, so naturally he wouldn't let her in.

An Ruochen was not in a hurry or annoyed, and said calmly: "Go and tell your master, either see me right now, or wait for the prefect to send an official to raid the house and let him choose one."

The concierge was startled, but he thought that An Ruochen must be bluffing people, no matter how arrogant the officials are, they would not copy others for no reason. The concierge stood upright and was about to reason with her, but An Ruochen shook his head and said to Lu Zheng who was behind him: "If you refuse to report, cut off his head."

Without saying a word, Lu Zheng immediately drew his sword.

The porter's face turned pale with shock, he didn't dare to say another word, turned around and ran into the house.

An Ruochen watched his back disappear calmly, and then said to Lu Zheng: "I'll go in later, you should be careful not to be attacked by someone. They don't know that Big Brother Tian is coming, so they avoid you going out secretly, let Big Brother Tian follow, See where I went. If I can't come out safely tonight, you go back and lead the troops to arrest Liu Ze."

Lu Zheng frowned: "Why don't I accompany you in."

"No." An Ruochen shook his head, "If he sees me bringing someone here, he will have some things to say."

An Ruochen went in.

The porter tremblingly led her to Liu Ze, and then retreated like flying.

Liu Ze's face was serious, and he said sternly: "I don't know, I don't see which law Ms. An has violated, and her house has to be ransacked. I need to ask the prefect to comment on this reason."