Because Lu Yan left everything behind and rushed here in a hurry, it was inconvenient for him to stay for a long time. He would set off back to Zhoucheng tonight.

Shen Ruoyan pursed her lips with some unfinished thoughts.

As soon as we met, we had to say goodbye, especially when we were talking about speculation, I couldn't help but feel a deep sense of reluctance.

"Do you want to go back with me, madam?" Lu Yan stood up, but did not put Shen Ruoyan down. Instead, he picked her up as if he was holding a treasure that he couldn't put down, and spun her around in a circle.

The sudden rise in height made Shen Ruoyan scream "Yeah" in a low voice, and then she punched Lu Yan lightly in dissatisfaction.

Lu Yan chuckled, his chest shaking slightly.

He lowered his head and pressed a kiss on Shen Ruoyan's head. Lu Yan knew Shen Ruoyan's character and would not abandon everything here and go back with him just because of a little love. His mood was a little low, but he also appreciated it more. Shen Ruoyan.

Carefully placing the person on the edge of the bed, Shen Ruoyan knew that she could not go back with Lu Yan, and felt guilty in her heart. Before Lu Yan left, she hooked her arms around his neck, pulled his head to her, and gave him a quick kiss.

Lu Yan touched his cheek in surprise. The gentle touch was like a feather tickling the tip of his heart. He seemed to be distressed and said, "Madam is so enthusiastic, my husband doesn't want to leave."

Shen Ruoyan sneered, "Stop joking."

Lu Yan put his big hands on Shen Ruoyan's head and said softly: "I bought a house in Zhoucheng and asked my wife to come back immediately after finishing the work. My husband will be waiting for you at home."

Waiting for you at home.

What a beautiful statement.

Shen Ruoyan helped Lu Yan tidy up his clothes, and the young couple stayed together for a while, until it was dark and Lu Yan reluctantly left.

The next morning, Shen Ruoyan was having breakfast downstairs, and the chatter at the table behind her reached her ears.

"Why did you drink it so early in the morning?"

"Isn't this so happy!" The man's voice sounded like something great had happened to him, full of passion, "Have you heard? The county magistrate was beaten last night!"

"Hahaha, do you also know about this?" Another person slammed the table and said excitedly, "But I heard that it was not last night, but this morning, that our indifferent county magistrate hugged his beautiful concubine While sleeping soundly, a masked man suddenly broke into the house.

The man didn't take any gold, silver or jewelry. He just beat the county magistrate with a stick. "

"Hahaha, let me tell you, the county magistrate deserves it!

Look at him, what are the things he usually does? Beating him to death can only be considered as eliminating harm for the people! "

"Hehe, I also know that the stick used by the masked man is the stick used for executions in the yamen." Shen Ruoyan did not look back, and she could hear the man's expression of joy just by listening to the voice, and just listened to the man continue to say, " Hahaha, the county magistrate who is always giving people a slap in the face will also get slapped one day, it makes me happy just thinking about it!"

Shen Ruoyan's hand holding the food stopped in mid-air, as if she knew the true identity of the mysterious masked man.

The two people behind them continued:

"Don't be too eager to be happy. I heard that the county magistrate was not only beaten, but also received news that he was dismissed from his post this morning. He is sitting at the yamen gate crying right now."

"Ouch! God's eyes are finally open!" The man waved his hand and greeted the clerk, "Waiter, bring me another bottle of wine. We two brothers must have a good celebration today, no? I won’t come back even if I’m drunk!”

"Hey, wait a minute. The price of drinks has increased recently. Let's have a drink and save some money. It is estimated that the prices of things will continue to increase in the next few months."

When talking about this topic, both of them lost interest and spoke softly.

Shen Ruoyan frowned.

Zhao Tianle died unexpectedly a few days ago, but prices did not slow down because of the departure of the chamber of commerce president. Instead, they continued to rise.

From this point of view, Zhao Tianle is just a target on the surface, and there must be someone secretly adding fuel to the fire.

After breakfast, Shen Ruoyan did not want to watch the excitement of the county magistrate. Instead, she called the secret guard and ordered: "Check the master in the Yamen and see who he has secretly contacted recently."

The secret guard's ability to do things was very high, and he found out the whole thing in less than a day.

It turns out that the whole thing was the work of Taifu Su.

Shen Ruoyan was not surprised to learn the news.

The Taifu had nothing to do with them. This time Lu Yan was ordered to take charge of the reconstruction of Yizhou. Taking the opportunity to rectify the officialdom, he eliminated many officials who were corrupt and perverted the law, and these people were more or less related to the Taifu. Lu Yan's doing this was equivalent to carrying the Taifu's money bag.

New grudges add to old grudges, how could Tai Tu not give Lu Yan a stumbling block?

The rise in prices this time was the result of the Taifu's secret instructions, and he teamed up with the local gentry to give Lu Yan a blow.

Yizhou is Taifu Su's hometown, and his power can be said to be intricately connected. Although there are many missing capable officers, there are still many forces hidden under the water.These people seem to be low-status soldiers and generals, but they are entrenched at the grassroots level in Yizhou and can easily affect people's lives.

This time they formed a gang to raise the prices of the shops in their hands, causing prices in Yizhou to skyrocket.

According to the secret guard's report, the Taifu has secretly sent many of his men to Yizhou.

While listening, Shen Ruoyan unconsciously circled the table with her fingers. When she heard this, her fingers suddenly stopped.

It was so!

Qin'er has been helping Chun Niang take care of the shop these days. Shen Ruoyan speculated that someone in the Taifu's mansion recognized Qin'er, so she followed Qin'er's line and discovered the relationship between Shen Ruoyan and Chun Niang.

In order to ruin Lu Yan's reputation, Tai Tu designed this trap against Shen Ruoyan.

He first asked Zhao Tianle to embarrass Chun Niang, and then asked people to go around to destroy the shop under Chun Niang's name, forcing Chun Niang to ask Shen Ruoyan for help.

Once Shen Ruoyan learns the news, she will definitely take revenge.

No matter what counterattack method Shen Ruoyan thought of, it would definitely be related to Zhao Tianle.

In this way, they can blame Shen Ruoyan or Chun Niang for Zhao Tianle's death.

Then, as long as Shen Ruoyan is forced to tell her true identity through the master's mouth in court, the master will use his own power to make people spread rumors and cause trouble among the people, and use this as an excuse to carry out various actions against Lu Yan. Discredit.

There are many links to this trap, but no matter how you look at it, Zhao Tianle is the one who will undoubtedly die in this plan.

But how did they know that the boy next to Zhao Tianle would poison him?

Is there another secret behind Zhao Tianle's death?

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