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In Guan County, Lu Li had many books.Some have been carefully saved by the predecessors over the years, and there is also a house almost completely donated by Zhang Yong's family.

He has not been here for a long time, and he has not been in Guan County for long, but in those days, he was reading almost every day, and even when he left in a hurry, he was thinking about it when he went to Chengdu Mansion and then Xingyuan Mansion.Shen Wansha felt sorry for his friend, so he hired someone to go to the Zhang family in Guan County to bring some for him. A few days ago, Zhang Meng sent a letter of greetings. Along with the letter, he not only sent Shen Wansha his favorite food, but also two boxes of books for him.Now he has more books than luggage, but he likes it and enjoys it.

Books are the source of human knowledge and the gateway to understand the world. With them, his life will not be lonely.

Following Zhao Zhu's expression, Lu Li remembered that he had seen this sentence before.It was in a relatively out-of-the-ordinary folklore tale. He read it and thought it was very interesting, so he forced it into Zhao Zhu's hand and asked him to read it too...

Sure enough, any book has its own wisdom, and it will definitely not be useless.What was thought to be absurd and ridiculous at the time can now be used as the basis for him to judge other people's behavior.

"Whoever wants to make women love and respect, take peach branches from the southeast at Ziri, and make a wooden figure, the title of the book, put it on the toilet, and test it." Lu Li followed Zhao Zhu's words and opened his mouth slowly, "The meaning of this is that men If you can't get your wife's love, you think that a ghost has taken your wife's soul away. You can choose the first day of a certain month, make a wooden doll out of southeast peach branches, write your wife's name on it, and put it in the toilet, you can get it back. This woman is in love."

This method has no scientific basis, but the ancients were superstitious, and many people are willing to try some recorded methods, and Yu Tianyi is probably one of them.

He put the Taomu villain in the toilet of his study, guessing from his motives, he probably felt that Zhenyue didn't love him anymore, so he used this method.

Shen Wansha was surprised at first, "There is such an evil method?" Then he frowned, "So Yu Tianyi also thinks that Zhenyue has an adulterer... But before he wanted to investigate the adulterer, why did he stop it in every possible way? The more I think about it To win back my wife's heart, shouldn't I hate that so-called adulterer more and want to kill him?"

Yu Tianhua's expression was even more shocked, he was almost petrified in place.He clenched his fists again and again, finally clenched his teeth, and said nothing.But the anger in his eyes is very obvious, I don't know why...

Lu Li narrowed his eyes slightly, like a cat guessing other people's thoughts.Zhao Zhu frowned, walked over to block his sight, and rubbed his head a little vigorously.

I don't know why, but occasionally he can't tolerate Lu Li's long-term exploration and study of other people's eyes. It would be fine if the boy's eyes were only on himself, and he was the only one in his eyes...

Lu Li clapped Zhao Zhu's hand away slightly dissatisfied, and suggested with full of doubts, "Let's go and have a look."

Everyone nodded, and soon, everyone arrived at the main hall of the side courtyard.

In the middle of the hall, Yu Tianyi stood with his hands bowed in worry, while the government police officers were questioning him.

Today's catcher is not Captain Wei. Lu Li doesn't know him. He has a pointed face. At this moment, he is holding a small mahogany figure in his hand and asking Yu Tianyi, "Why is there such a thing in your study and toilet?"

Yu Tianyi's eyes dodged a little, he said vaguely that he didn't know, and he didn't admit that it was his stuff.

"Can I have a look at this peach tree?" Shen Wansha greeted the policeman very politely, and the policeman was not embarrassed, and immediately handed the peach tree figure to Shen Wansha.

Shen Wansha frowned, and looked at Yu Tianyi with complicated eyes, "Why are you doing this? Cursing people?"

Yu Tianyi remained silent.

Lu Li followed Shen Wansha's hand and carefully observed the Taomu villain.It's very small, no bigger than a palm, and the carving is a little rough, but there is a skirt, a bun, and a hairpin. It is obviously a woman. The word "Jia Jia" is written on the back of the woman, which is Zhenyue's nickname.

The whole body of this peach wood figure is smooth, as if it has been caressed for a long time and is very cherished.

Lu Li suddenly asked Yu Tianyi, "Do you think Zhenyue has an affair with someone?"

Yu Tianyi froze for a moment before retorting, "Zhenyue is not, she has not been involved with anyone!" The expression on his face perfectly explained what is meant by 'seriousness and softness inside'.

"No?" Lu Li pointed at the Taomu villain, "No why did you do such a thing, trying to win her back?"

Yu Tianyi gritted his teeth, "It's not mine, I don't know!"

Lu Li glanced at the policeman on the side, and when he saw him questioning, the policeman had already stepped back two steps, his attitude was obvious: Mr. Lu, you will come next.Lu Li felt that it was not very good, but the attitude of the policeman seemed to be very firm...

He subconsciously glanced at Zhao Zhu.

Zhao Zhu returned a look of incomparable disdain.

This is to support him, as if no matter what he does, he can and should, even if he stands on the highest position in the world, others can't say anything, they must cheer and encourage.

Lu Li rolled his eyes inwardly.He is just a small official with no official status. Although there are a few officials who have a good impression and may have amazing results if he manages them well, they are not in Jingzhao Mansion. Why should others let him go?

But Zhao Zhu's natural posture was too dazzling, so he couldn't help but follow suit, and seeing that the arrester really didn't have any displeasure on his face, he even stretched out his hand to signal that everything would be handed over to him... He breathed out lightly, and stepped forward took a step.

"You really haven't seen this thing?" Lu Li took the mahogany figure from Shen Wansha's hand and asked Yu Tianyi with a smile.

Yu Tianyi looked at the little mahogany figurine in his hand, his gaze slowly slipped away, "No... I haven't seen it before."

"But it was found in your study."

"I'm not the only one who can enter my study." Yu Tianyi still retorted.

"What you said is meaningless." Lu Li shook the things in his hand vigorously, and walked in front of Yu Tianyi, "This is your home, this is Yu's mansion, you believe in the absolute loyalty of the servants, but between life and loyalty How many people can persist to the end? It is true that you are not the only one who can enter your study, but I guess there will not be too many people. Do you think... if you pull them out and use severe punishment, will anyone tell the truth?"

Yu Tianyi's eyes flickered, "No, without evidence, the government will not ignore human lives..."

"But they are just servants who have sold themselves. When time is tight, do you think the officials are willing to make an example of others?"

Lu Li's voice was cool, and his accent was very special, as if people could see what he said.

Yu Tianyi's brows were flustered, obviously worried.He was very disturbed, and the fingers under the sleeve kept stirring, as if he didn't know what to say for a moment, hoping that this scene would pass quickly.

Lu Li observed Yu Tianyi's expression, the corners of his lips raised mysteriously, and he let go suddenly, "Oh——"

The peach wood figure that he was playing with in his hand was about to fall to the ground.

Yu Tianyi was shocked, and immediately bent over to pick it up, because he was worried that the mahogany tree would fall to pieces, so he even knelt down, just to catch the little thing.

When he was sweating from shock and managed to catch the peach wood figure in his palm and hold it tightly, he realized the eyes of everyone in the hall cast on him.

Clearly, regrettably, mockingly...

Yu Tianyi knew that he had made a mistake.

"How about it, do you still want to deny it?" Lu Li smiled, "Or do we really want us to torture all the servants in the study and kill one or two to ask the truth?"

Yu Tianyi lowered his head deeply, and his body trembled slightly.

"This is mine... I did it!" His voice was a little hoarse, "but so what, I love Zhenyue, and I only love her in my life! Even if she has an affair with others, even if she is unruly, I still love her! I would do anything just for her to come back!"

After yelling these few words, Yu Tianyi seemed to lose his strength, covered his face and fell to sit on the ground, "I saw her for the first time in Shangjing, in the five-mile peach forest, she is like a peach blossom fairy, noble, bright and shining, and the crowd looked back and smiled. I knew that I fell into it. She is the love of my life. I am not afraid of my disciples, I am not afraid of the distance I have experienced in the past, I have the cheek to try my best to marry her in, and I feel that this life is complete and I have nothing more to ask for. It is a sad thing Always disturbing people, as time goes on, I can't always protect her in the inner house, she is unhappy, and gradually separates from me..."

His voice was low and every word was like weeping blood. He was very sad and had obvious signs. He was a poor man trapped by love.

"What's the matter, Mr. Yu?" Lu Li didn't have any sympathy. He smiled and said, "There is a saying in the book that this method is to win back the woman's heart. The woman's renunciation may be due to some difficulties, or it may just be that the love has turned into family affection over time. , not so passionate... But I didn't say it, it was just because of having an affair with someone. You love Zhenyue so much, how could you think of her in a bad way, why did you suddenly admit that she had an affair with someone? It’s not necessarily clear.”

Yu Tianyi suddenly stared at Lu Li with stiff eyes, unable to speak.

Yu Tianhua interjected with a frown, "But sister-in-law is indeed with that Su..."

Lu Li stopped him, and stared at Tianyi, "You are a very active businessman. You are used to intrigue and deceit in the mall, and you probably do a lot of things like digging holes to harm others. You love Jizhenyue, according to your temperament, Knowing that she has an affair with others, the first thought might not be to be a villain."

Yu Tianyi's eyelids drooped, his pupils turned rapidly, and soon he put on the face of a sad and affectionate husband again, "I have never harmed anyone..."

Shen Wansha immediately jumped out, "You are lying! No matter who can become a leader in the local business world, how could he not have some thunderous tricks in his hand, and not create a few bloody enemies! If only he has a compassionate heart, he will If you can become a big business, all the monks in the world will be rich!" He disagreed with Tianyi's words, it's too fake!

Yu Tianyi's eyes became hot, and he glanced at Shen Wansha without a trace, then closed his eyes after a pause, bit his lips, and said in a mournful voice, "But Zhenyue... is the person I want to protect with my whole life! As long as she Happy, as long as she likes it, I am willing to give everything, even if she says that I am happier with others, I have nothing to say... But I know that she will come back, and she will live happily with me as before... ...I, Yu Tianyi, am willing to give my life for Zhenyue in this life!"

When he opened his eyes again, his eyes were still full of deep affection, and his voice murmured like pleading, "When Yue'er was alive, I couldn't let her live a carefree life until the last day, now she's gone... Can you be more tolerant and let her go clean?"

"She will always be my first wife of Yu Tianyi. I am the wife of a pure, chaste and filial clan in Yu's family. I will not allow anyone to tarnish her reputation!"

Shen Wansha didn't understand why Lu Li suddenly said that to Yu Tianyi, he couldn't see what was wrong with Yu Tianyi.Listening to Yu Tianyi's tearful request, Shen Wansha even felt heartbroken, Zhenyue... should be an innocent person.

He looked at Lu Li at a loss, "Little Lizi..."

Lu Li only pressed his palms to signal him not to speak, but looked at Yu Tianyi and smiled very sincerely and clearly, "What are you doing, Mr. Yu? We are just making a routine confession. You should know, The room where Zhenyue died is a secret room, and you are the only suspect at present, even if you and Zhenyue are close relatives, we have to go back and forth several times to ask the confession clearly, and we don't mean to provoke you."

Yu Tianyi closed his eyes slightly, and stroked the little mahogany figure in his palm, liquid slipped from the corner of his eyes, "To you, Zhenyue is just a strange corpse that died in a miserable state... But she is my life, and I My life..." His expression was so sad that it could move people's hearts.

Shen Wansha thought of Zhenyue's smiling face in the past, and her eye circles were also red.

Lu Li turned his head and found Zhao Zhu.The two looked at each other, one with clear eyes and slightly curved lips, the other with dark and dark eyes slightly raised.Just one look, seems to be able to tell thousands of feelings, very tacit understanding.

"Young master is right!" Suddenly a voice interjected, and everyone turned around, only to see a middle-aged man in his 40s with a calm face coming in with a few servants.

The colors and styles of the clothes on several people are different, the cuffs are a bit shorter than ordinary people, the corners of the robes and the bottom of the skirt do not cover the feet, and the cuffs have the same dark embroidery pattern faintly. , The people lining up are extremely energetic, obviously, these are the servants of the big family.

As soon as Yu Tianyi saw the person coming, he immediately stood up and saluted, "Butler Liu."

Steward Liu sideways avoided, returned a salute shallowly, then turned to face Shen Wansha, and made a very standard and respectful servant salute, "I have met Young Master Shen."

Shen Wansha explained to Lu Li in a low voice, "This is Duanhui County Master's husband's house, the steward of the Liu family." Then he helped with one hand, "Butler Liu doesn't need to be polite."

Lu Li nodded, with puzzlement in his eyes.

"Princess Duanhui should still be worried. Even though he invited me to see it, he also sent his servants over, but I didn't expect this to be the result..." Shen Wansha sighed and explained, "Butler Liu arrived an hour ago. I got busy, and I can calm down when encountering such a big event, and my ability is very good.”

The two of them were talking in a low voice, but housekeeper Liu had already praised Yu Tianyi in a loud voice, mainly praising the uncle's love for his young lady and his character.

When the atmosphere became more mellow, Steward Liu came to invite Shen Wansha, "The villain has something to say to Young Master Shen."

Shen Wansha looked at the people in the room, nodded, "Let me tell you."

He turned around and pulled Lu Li away, since Lu Li was pulled away by him, Zhao Zhu naturally followed.

Arriving at Lu Li's temporary residence in the small courtyard, Steward Liu had an unnatural expression on his face, "The villain is talking about the Liu family's affairs, I don't know about these two..."

"They are my best friends, and they are also important people who assist in the investigation of this case. You can say everything clearly." Shen Wansha was a little displeased, he didn't need a servant to teach him how to do things.

Steward Liu will be aware of his words and expressions, and will not bring up this matter again. Standing in the hall with a sullen hand, he made his own suggestion, "Miss is really pitiful for such an accident. It stands to reason that both the Liu family and Princess Duanhui should investigate the big mistake of the Yu family and order you The government found the murderer, but there are clues in this case that the young lady's behavior...was inappropriate. If it spread, it would not only make the family look bad, but it would be difficult for Gua Geer to do well in the future, and the reputation of the Liu family and Princess Duanhui in Shangjing would also be damaged. Then the villain suggested, can this case... stop here?"

"So far?" Shen Wansha immediately jumped up, "It's easy to say, but it's a real human life! According to your reasoning, I don't want to say how pitiful Zhenyue died in vain. Ghosts fall into the wilderness and can't enter reincarnation, so let's talk about your truth, the Liu family, Duanhui Princess's face! Zhenyue was stabbed several times in the body, and the four or five-month-old boy slipped and died in the mansion's house. It was her husband Yu Tianyi who was together! She gave birth to a daughter, and died in such a state, didn't she slap the Liu family and Princess Duanhui in the face! How to raise your head, will Ren Yujia paste it up in the future, whatever you want!"

Sweat dripped from Butler Liu's forehead, "It can be used as an autopsy, those stab wounds belong to the lady herself..."

"The fatal injury is not! She was killed, and she was killed deliberately!" Shen Wansha's chest heaved and he was very angry. He paused for a while and asked again, "Let me ask you, you are talking about the Liu family. The meaning of the master, but Princess Duanhui made it clear!"

Butler Liu lowered his head, "Miss Qian, the villain, has not had an accident before leaving Beijing. I only learned of the bad news here. The letter of mourning has just been reported to Beijing, but there has been no response..."

"Is that what you thought?" Shen Wansha snorted coldly, "Where did you come up with such a big idea!"

"Young Master Shen misunderstood!" Butler Liu immediately knelt down, "The villain has been a slave in Liu's house for generations, and because of his loyalty, he was given the surname Liu by his master. For several generations, he never dared to have second thoughts, let alone make up his mind for the master!"

He kowtowed his head a few times, "It's just that the master ordered before I came that the matter of the young lady has worried His Royal Highness the Princess for a long time, and she has been ill this spring. Let the villain do everything cheaply after that, so as not to make the princess worry and sad. Guidelines..."

"So you make up your own mind!"

Shen Wansha, who was angry with Lu Lila, sat down and comforted him a few words before alleviating the tense atmosphere in the room, and said with a smile, "Butler Liu, get up, Young Master Shen has been worried about this case for many days, and he is a little agitated, so I don't blame him. did you mean."

Seeing that Shen Wansha didn't speak, Housekeeper Liu stood up tremblingly, "I know that Young Master Shen is very warm-hearted, and I also ordered you to follow Master Shen's orders before I came here. This villain just wants to find a perfect solution. Young Master Shen disagrees. My villain I will never make decisions on my own..."

Shen Wansha's face turned pale, and he knew that he had overreacted under Lu Li's signal, but he couldn't apologize to this servant, so he only slowed down his voice slightly, "The case is still in the investigation stage, and there are not enough clues and evidence. It's too early to say anything. Anyway, I don't believe that Zhenyue has an affair with anyone. I understand Steward Liu's worry. If not, the case will continue to be investigated. If the princess's reply arrives, Zhenyue should be buried. Still investigate If the murderer is not identified, or if it is found out that Zhenyue has indeed... acted inappropriately, then we can discuss how to suppress it."

Seeing that there was room for Shen Wansha's attitude to slow down, Butler Liu immediately responded, "Young Master Shen is indeed unparalleled in intelligence and planning, everything is up to you."

He flattered Shen Wansha a few times, and heaved a long sigh, "Actually, the villain made this suggestion because I just heard the news in the main room that the adulterer who had an affair with the lady has been found..."

"What? Found it?" Shen Wansha jumped up again.

Butler Liu bowed his hands solemnly, "That's right. Just now, the villain was discussing with the old lady in the main room about the matter behind the young lady. A maid came to report in a hurry, saying that there was news from the government office. That adulterer named Su Yun He has been found, he fled outside the city, and was arrested by the head of the guard himself. But he was exhausted from running away in a hurry, and fell into a coma before he could ask questions in the future. for."

"Su Yun didn't have much on his body when he ran away. After the police inspected, they found a woman's bellyband in the shape of moon white embroidered with green lotus. Since Su Yun can't ask questions now, they sent someone over there to let the people from Yufu identify them. Is it... Miss's thing. The villain also made the suggestion because of concerns."

"Yuebai embroidered with blue lotus..." Shen Wansha sat down in a daze and remained silent for a while.When Zhenyue died, he had seen her body. The little dress she was wearing was also embroidered with blue lotus, and there were blood holes everywhere...

Hearing such news, Lu Li knew that Shen Wansha was confused, so he made a decision for him, "Steward Liu, Young Master Shen has no intention of discussing Zhenyue's funeral with you right now, so you can do your own business first, and Young Master Shen will call you later." How are you?"

Butler Liu followed the standard of etiquette, "Yes, the villain will go down first."

The room was very quiet for a while, and a maid quietly came over to refill tea.

Shen Wansha didn't mean to return to his soul, so Lu Li subconsciously looked at the maid, only to find that she still knew her, "Ru Xia?"

Ru Xia immediately blessed her body and saluted, "My lord still remembers my maidservant."

"Why are you here?" Isn't Ruxia Zhenyue's personal maid?It should be guarding the spirit of Zhenyue now.

Ru Xia wiped the corners of her eyes, "The servant girl has been kneeling in front of the wife's coffin. Today, the wife's family came and there were many people before the funeral. Manpower is needed, and the servant girl was assigned to Mr. Shen's courtyard to help greet him."

"So that's how it is." Lu Li remembered Dongxue who was often with Ruxia, and asked, "Where is Dongxue?"

Ru Xia sighed, "She passed out while kneeling on the coffin for her wife, her whole body was hot, and she was so sick that she couldn't wake up, the uncle was kind and spared her from kneeling on the coffin, and asked her old lady to come and take her back. "