After her husband died in battle, she relied on the villain cub to make a comeback.

Yingchun looked at the design of the repeating crossbow that fell out of the book, but did not reach out to pick it up.

She just glanced at Fu Chao and Xu Jiang who were surrounding her and didn't say much, but the smile on her face looked extremely mocking.

Ye Zhizhi went to town and hasn't come back yet.

On the contrary, it was Xiao Xingzhi who arrived at Ye's house first after the imperial examination.

When he came to his stepmother's house, he saw a mess.

The stepmother's bedding was overturned and thrown to the ground, and the cabinet was split open with a sword. There was a pile of clothes and shredded paper on the ground, which had been stepped on by someone's feet, leaving dirty mud marks on it.

"Why did my mother's house become like this?"

Xiao Xingzhi knelt down and reached out to pick up a few porcelain design drawings. Then he raised his head and glanced at Fu Chao and Xu Jiang who were still in the room. "Are the two uncles fighting in my mother's house?"

"No, we are so good, how dare we fight in my husband...your mother's house."

Fu Chao's head shrank, he really couldn't cope with the scene in front of him, and whispered, "You should put away your mother's things quickly. We, a group of gentlemen, don't touch women's things."

Even though Ye Zhizhi is always smiling and easy to talk to, and she has never lost her temper with a few children, she is the boss of this family.

Even the master would not disobey her.

What's more, as a subordinate, Yingchun overturned Ye Zhizhi's house without his master's consent, which was unreasonable.

Xiao Xingzhi was sorting out the clothes, but when he saw Fu Chao's reaction, he slowly put them back.

He straightened up and glanced around.

In the past, apart from Fu Chao and Xu Jiang, the ones who followed his father more often were Yingchun.

The four of them seemed to be calling themselves brothers, but in reality, Xu Jiang and the others were in awe.

"Tell me, what's going on?" Xiao Xingzhi sat on the chair, his voice cold.

Fu Chao didn't say anything, so Xu Jiang simply explained the cause and effect of the matter.

"...stealing blueprints, regardless of the reason, will be punished according to military law."

Xu Jiang said, "But how to deal with it depends on Brother Xiao. You clean up the house, otherwise Mr. Ye will definitely lose his temper indiscriminately and target Yingchun when he comes back later."

against.

Xiao Xingzhi smiled.

Hearing Xu Jiang's words, his eyes grew colder little by little, "I didn't have the guts to accept my mother's temper. Why didn't I stop Yingchun at that time?

Do you think my mother has evil intentions and is a thief who stole the design, or do you think my mother was born a peasant woman and can be bullied by you at will? !”

Xu Jiang's heart skipped a beat.

Xiao Xingzhi stood up from the chair and saw two pieces of clothing that his stepmother liked very much. There were very faint footprints on them. He glanced at Fu Chao and Xu Jiang with cold eyes.

"I'm afraid my uncles have forgotten that even if the blood on my body is not Ye Zhizhi's, she is still my mother, and it is not the turn of outsiders to bully her."

"Just keep these things here until my mother comes back."

"Let's see who dares to move!"

*

On the other side, Xiao Jingheng and Wu Ya bought two pieces of pine nut candies at a farmer's house at the entrance of the village.

He planned to go back and look at the diagram of the repeating crossbow designed by Yingchun. If the power of the crossbow could be increased to 24 consecutive shots, Dayong's soldiers would be able to fight against the Xiongnu, which would give him some confidence.

However, before he could finish thinking about it, Erzhu limped out. His voice was stuck in his throat and his face was ugly, "Dad, something serious is going wrong!"

"What could be wrong?" Xiao Jingheng said calmly.

"Yingchun demolished my mother's house!" Erzhu took a deep breath and said seriously.

Jamel Xiao paused and squinted his eyes, "What's going on?!"

"The design of Yingchun's repeating crossbow was lost. She found her design in my mother's cabinet. You should go home quickly and resolve the matter before mother comes back, otherwise I won't be able to protect you this time! "

*

Xiao Jingheng and Wuya returned quickly.

When he arrived at Ye's house, the house was unusually silent.

Neither of the parties involved, Ye Zhizhi and Yingchun, were there.

Only Xiao Xingzhi was sitting on the chair, reading and practicing calligraphy.

Xiao Jingheng looked at the clothes scattered on the ground and the shredded paper on the ground. He was about to pick it up when he was stopped by Xiao Xingzhi, "Dad, I advise you not to move."

There was no emotion in his voice.

"My mother has a very good memory. She knows exactly where everything is, not to mention that good things have been ruined and smashed into pieces like this."

Xiao Jingheng simply sent Fu Chao to find Yingchun who had gone to the back mountain.

We just came together. In addition to Yingchun, there were naturally other soldiers who learned about this!

"explain."

"Have you seen that design drawing?" Yingchun said in a mocking tone.

Xiao Jingheng glanced at the ground and saw half of an exquisitely designed repeating crossbow picture exposed in the book.

"I know her as a person, she doesn't bother to do such a thing."

Jamel Xiao stood by the door, his voice cold.

"Since you know her so well, then I would like to ask why the diagram of the repeated crossbows I designed appears in her house and her book?!"

Yingchun stood in front of Xiao Jingheng with an angry expression, "Originally I didn't want to make a big deal out of it. I just kicked over her cabinet to teach her a small lesson. I didn't even slap her in the face, but you asked me to come over and explain. What's the meaning?

It's obvious that I was the one who had the things stolen, but you don't doubt whether this woman is up to no good, but instead you question me?"

To be honest, this kind of theft without any sense, brain or any cover is what a woman like Ye Zhizhi, who is born low and has the blood of a lowly pariah in her bones, can do!

Xiao Jingheng's eyes swept over Fu Chao, Xu Jiang and others, "You also think what she said is okay?"

The design drawings contained in Ye Zhizhi's book are indeed difficult to explain.

Fu Chao thought for a moment, "Whoever doubts it will provide evidence. Now it's just Yingchun's speculation and we can't make a conclusion easily."

"Brother Fu, what you said is wrong. The design of the Liannu is a first-class secret. It was a weapon to deal with the Xiongnu. Now it has been stolen. I don't know what it will be used for. Just thinking about it makes people tremble with fear!"

"I would rather kill her by mistake than let her go. I hope Brother Xiao will teach me how to interrogate this woman and find out what her intentions are!"

"If you ask me, the difference between women is too great. Those who have read books can design a 24-shot crossbow for the sake of the common people, while those who have not read books will not honestly give birth to children in the countryside. Instead, she had evil thoughts and went to steal! If I were Brother Xiao, I would never let this woman live until——"

"Bang -" sound.

Before the man finished speaking, Jamel Xiao slammed the tea cup in his hand.

The teacup made of porcelain bumped into the forehead of the man who spoke.

In an instant, his head was bleeding.

The man raised his head in disbelief and touched the blood on his forehead, which was shaking like chaff, "Master... Xiao, Brother Xiao."

“Reading too many books is not a reason for you to laugh at people who don’t have the opportunity to study.

I will make this matter clear in front of you. Ye is not such a villain. I will ask her clearly when she comes back. But no matter what the outcome is, Yingchun, you don’t have to follow me anymore. Go back to your old master. "Xiao Jingheng spoke without mercy.