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As long as Xiaoyou Bai delivers a letter, King Ping will definitely come over!

Zhuo Xiuyuan said these words categorically, as if as long as he believed in him, Wen Qi and Wen Jiabao would be able to soar into the sky if he believed in him. If he didn't believe it, he would be so stupid to miss this opportunity!

Bai Shi's big eyes flickered, and red clouds flew up on his face, "Uncle Zhuo, King Ping has a lot of work to do every day, and the official department is busy, so he may not be able to come..."

"With your heart and soul here, why wouldn't he not come?" Zhuo Xiuyuan stroked his beard lightly, and stared at Bai Shi, "You mustn't be humble anymore!" He said he was staring, but in fact he still showed deep concern.

Lu Li closed his eyes slightly, not to watch the performance of these two people.

But he still felt a little uncomfortable. Zhao Zhu and Bai Shi...even if they didn't have a real relationship, the relationship must be extraordinary, otherwise how could they be so confident?

People in the room had different expressions, only Wen Qi remained silent.

"The castle master can't trust me, and he should." Bai Shi's brows drooped slightly, the corners of his lips curved slightly, and his smile was cute and soft. In front, after all, seeing is believing, and the owner of the castle trusts Mr. Lu even more, so I have nothing to say."

"I can open the coffin with Mr. Lu for an autopsy. It doesn't matter if Mr. Lu presides over it."

It seems very general and very humble.

Zhuo Xiuyuan frowned slightly, as if aggrieved for Bai Shi, Bai Shi pulled Zhuo Xiuyuan's sleeve, "Uncle Zhuo, I'm here to help, as long as it can help Master Wenbao, I will do anything. "

Then Zhuo Xiuyuan nodded slightly, but did not speak.

But Wen Qi still didn't say anything.

Zhuo Xiuyuan is not happy anymore, he and Bai Shi have both retreated to this level, what else are you dissatisfied with!

Wen Qi frowned, remained silent, and made a deep expression, as if thinking of something else.

What else could touch Wen Qi's heart more than this incident?Wen Jiabao has reached such a position, if Wen Qiruo insists on going his own way, what can stop him?

Zhuo Xiuyuan moved his eyes slightly, and suddenly remembered something...

"Nephew, take a step to speak." His eyelids moved slightly, and the eyes flashed.

Wen Qi seemed startled for a moment, then nodded solemnly, cupped his hands at Lu Li and Bai Shi, and walked out of the room with Zhuo Xiuyuan.

The two walked to the small pavilion at the corner of the veranda. Zhuo Xiuyuan took a look, but there was no one around, so he said softly, "Nephew, do you care about the suzerain's orders?"

Wen Qi was startled again, and then his eyes widened, as if to say 'how do you know'.

Zhuo Xiuyuan stroked his beard and straightened his back, "Recently there have been rumors that the suzerain ordered the reappearance of the Jianghu and wanted to gather all the people who ordered the Jianghu. How could I not have heard of it? If you are worried about this, I will I have to say a few words about you."

"Your father was indeed saved by the holder of the Sovereign Order when he was young, but your father reciprocated with many actions later, and he has cleared his relationship with the Sovereign Order Enyi, otherwise he would not have deliberately severed contact with Baibaolou."

"Your father has passed away, Baibaolou has long since lost its former glory, and the grace and righteousness have been cleared up. Whether this suzerain decree really appeared or Baibaolou deliberately used tricks to lure people into the bait, you don't have to worry about it. What you have to do is to improve yourself and develop Wenjiabao."

Wen Qi tilted his head slightly, the cold wind blew his hair, his voice was a bit chilly in the winter, "Uncle Zhuo thinks so?"

"Of course." Zhuo Xiuyuan patted Wen Qi on the shoulder, "You are the top priority in the development of Wenjiabao, so everything should be based on your will. If you want to find out the cause of your father's death, you can Cha; if you don’t want to have anything to do with the Sovereign Order, just kick it out! Don’t worry, I will always stand by your side and help you!”

Wen Qi looked at Zhuo Xiuyuan with a faint smile, "Uncle Zhuo will really help me?"

Zhuo Xiuyuan blushed, "My Lianhua Villa's influence is limited, and I do intend to get close to you and develop a friendly relationship with you when you hold the hero meeting this time. I'm not going to hide this from you, and you should have seen it. but--"

His expression became solemn, "The feeling of distress between me and your father is not fake! At that time, my father and I fought back to back from the Eighteen Sections of the Green Forest. Your father was hit by two arrows in the leg, and my arm was broken. In the end, I carried him behind my back, and the two of us worked together, depended on each other for life and death, and finally fought for a bloody road..."

"You juniors probably don't understand how much this affection is. You are a promising person, and I can't help you, but if you were not strong at the time, I would definitely take you home and raise you well. After all, your father's son, You're the only one left..."

Zhuo Xiuyuan said with a sigh, "Your father died suddenly, and immediately after the death, there was a change in the family. The second and third leaders in the castle, your concubine brothers jumped out one after another to fight for property, and the whole family created a miasma. All the old fellows, my heart is bleeding! It’s a pity that no one can persuade me. I was accidentally injured by your brother-in-law and kicked out of Wen’s house... I have pity on your father’s haste, and I have friends with him After so many years, I didn't even leave a thought..."

After speaking, Zhuo Xiuyuan calmed down, "As for me, I didn't say this to make you sympathize, and it doesn't matter if you ignore me. I can watch you grow up for your father and take Wen Jiabao to a high place. I am satisfied." His wrinkled face was full of loneliness at the moment, "If you don't mind, just give me one or two things that your father used to use when he was alive, and my life will be considered complete."

"Things from my father's lifetime..."

"You, Wenjiabao, are rich, but I don't want expensive things either. The pipes and pans that your father used to use will do. Of course, you can give them other things too, such as the jade crowns with long hair, the tea pet jade beasts, which are not too expensive. It's all right."

Zhuo Xiuyuan's eyes were a little red, "What I say is from the bottom of my heart. If you are willing to give it, I will continue. If you don't believe it, it doesn't matter. After all, the person who has my life and death is your father, not you... It's different from people."

Zhuo Xiuyuan's eyes flickered slightly, as if he remembered his father and felt a lot.

After a long while, he looked at Zhuo Xiuyuan with eager eyes, "Uncle Zhuo told me bluntly, and I dare not pretend to dismiss it. I will find time to find out the things that belonged to my father before he died, and choose two to give to Uncle Zhuo, but this is in vain. At that time, I really couldn't believe it-"

"How about this," his eyes flashed with thought, "The day of the Heroes' Meeting is approaching, and people from the world are coming one after another. I will gather everyone two days before the opening of the meeting to witness the opening of the coffin and the autopsy. By then, Ruobai If you can invite King Ping, there is no doubt that he is the one who will be in charge, but if he cannot invite King Ping...don’t blame me for losing face, Mr. Lu, I have seen it with my own eyes.”

Zhuo Xiuyuan narrowed his eyes slightly, and his expression suddenly became very excited, "Then it's settled! I will definitely persuade Bai Xiaoyou to put aside his shame and write a letter to Prince Ping himself!"

Wen Qi smiled lightly, "I'm waiting for good news from Uncle Zhuo."

……

After Zhuo Xiuyuan and Wen Qi went out, only Lu Libai and Shi were left in the room.

Bai Shi smiled very kindly at Lu Li, "What's Brother Lu's name? I'm here as if I'm fighting a war, and I don't know your full name yet!" He said and sat opposite Lu Li very familiarly. .

"Don't talk nonsense," Lu Li held the teacup with a calm expression, "Maybe I'm not as old as you."

"I'll be twenty after the Chinese New Year." Bai Shi didn't seem to hear the alienation in Lu Li's voice, and he smiled and poured tea with a teapot, "What about you?"

"The seventeenth year is over."

Bai Shiga's eyes widened, he bit his lips and remained silent for a while, then suppressed the embarrassment of being called brother just now, looked up and down at Lu Li, "I really can't tell it at all! You look quite mature and stable, I thought you At least 23 four!"

"Is that so?" Lu Li looked at him quietly with calm eyebrows, "But I knew you were twenty at a glance."

The corners of Bai Shi's mouth trembled, and his smile was no longer so bright, "You have really good eyesight."

"Being an actor, the most important thing is to have a pair of good eyes," Lu Li smiled, "Mr. Bai still needs good training."

Bai Shi: ...

He has never seen such an angry person!

I really can't speak, all the words are sarcasm, how can people answer?This person must have no friends!

Bai Shi collected his mood and prepared to fight again, but he didn't want a big Bai Tuanzi to suddenly rush into the room and startle him!

Although the name has Bai, but Dabai is very unfriendly to Bai, his eyes are hanging and his teeth are bared, and he keeps threatening barking when he rushes to Bai. If Lu Li, the master, is not holding him down, Dabai can immediately rush up and bite him !

Bai Shi's frightened body leaned straight against the wall, his little face was pale, and he was about to cry.

Lu Li squinted at Hu Weiwei who was behind Dabai, knelt down and hugged Dabai in his arms, and smoothed his hair, "Dabai is good, it's all right..."

When Zhuo Xiuyuan and Wen Qi came back, they saw such a scene.

There is a maid behind Lu Li and a big dog in his arms. The master and servant plus a big dog will make Bai Shi's bully cry!

When Bai Shi saw them coming back, he tremblingly called out 'Castle Master', the voice was gentle and aggrieved, it was not a complaint, it was better than a complaint!

Zhuo Xiuyuan immediately jumped up, "It's worth it...it's worth it! Mr. Lu, why did Xiaoyou Bai provoke you? You bullied him so much! People would rather give up the position of management to you. You are not only grateful, but also revenge for such kindness." !"

"Master Zhuo be careful," Lu Li smoothed his hair to Dabai, his eyebrows and eyes were calm and quiet, "Who will be in charge of the coffin and autopsy, Master Wenbao has not yet decided, why did you let me when I became Bai?"

"How dare you argue—"

Seeing that Zhuo Xiuyuan could not bear to use force, Wen Qi stretched out his hand to stop him, "Uncle Zhuo, save me face."

Zhuo Xiuyuan then gave Lu Li a hard look, and when he pulled Bai, he flung his sleeves and left.

Lu Li comforted Dabai, and thanked Wen Qi, "Thank you, Castle Master."

Wen Qi glanced at the big white dog, "It's really a good dog." After saying goodbye to Lu Li, he also left.

The room quickly quieted down.

Lu Li patted Dabai, looked at Hu Weiwei, "Did you do it on purpose?"

Hu Weiwei stuck out her tongue, "Who made that Jingba talk nonsense!"

Wen Qi came over and had something to discuss with Lu Li. As a maid, Hu Weiwei couldn't stay in the room, but she didn't dare to go far. After all, people are far away from each other. Who knows if Wen Qi will suddenly become hostile to Lu Li ?So she found a good position, where she could attack while advancing, and defend when retreating, and discussed with Dabai to let him lie quietly and not move around.

When Zhuo Xiuyuan and Bai Shi came over, anyone with martial arts skills could hear it, but Wen Qi didn't respond, and Hu Weiwei couldn't chase people away, so they stayed quietly.

After they finished talking, Zhuo Xiuyuan and Wen Qi left. Bai Shi did everything possible to bully Lu Li, but she couldn't take it anymore, so she came in. Who knew that Dabai was so caring and knew who the enemy was!

She patted Dabai on the back, "Tomorrow, my mother will get you a pot of stick bones, with meat in every piece!"

"Woof!" Dabai exclaimed excitedly.

Lu Li stroked his forehead, "You guys..."

……

Zhuo Xiuyuan pulled Bai Shi away and walked to a place where no one was around, "I have discussed with Wen Qi, as long as you write a letter to ask King Ping to come over and open the coffin for autopsy, you will do it."

Bai Shi's eyes flickered, "Prince Ping is busy with his work, so he may not have time..."

Zhuo Xiuyuan glanced at Bai Shi meaningfully, "Really?"

Bai Shi bent his lips and smiled sweetly at Zhuo Xiuyuan, "Uncle Zhuo invited me, don't you understand?"

"Of course I know." Zhuo Xiuyuan stroked his beard and said in a low voice, "Prince Ping loves you more than you, because he has a marriage contract on his body, so it's not easy to put you in the forefront, so if it's just you writing, he will miss you again. I won't come here to avoid suspicion. But if something serious happened to Xishan Zhuangzi, in order to keep the capital safe, and to have a chance to see you, there's no way he wouldn't come..."

Bai Shi grabbed Zhuo Xiuyuan's sleeve, "Then thank Uncle Zhuo for fulfilling our lovesickness!"

"Be good and behave well then, huh?" Zhuo Xiuyuan patted Bai Shi's head.

Bai Shi's eyes were bent like crescent moons, and there seemed to be stars shining inside, "Uncle Zhuo, can't you trust me?"

"I won't come here if I don't believe you..." Zhuo Xiuyuan laughed loudly, "Let's go, Uncle Zhuo will take you back to your room!"

Zhuo Xiuyuan didn't say what would happen to Xishan Zhuangzi, and Bai Shi didn't ask, the two of them had a tacit understanding of each other's actions and knew what they should do.

……

Three days later, Wen Qi's investigation and questioning continued, but unfortunately there was little gain, and there was no particularly good news for the time being, but Ruan Ying's health recovered.

Sunset in winter is very harmful to his body. Although he has been awake for a long time, he still needs to recuperate. Doctor Shi specially ordered him not to get out of bed for a few days.

When Lu Li went to see him, he was holding a bowl of medicine to drink.

"Mr. Lu is here." Seeing Lu Li, his beautiful eyes were bent, and he patted the seat beside the bed very enthusiastically, "Come and sit."

Lu Li looked at his complexion, it was much better than before, "But it's better?"

Ruan Ying nodded, "It's much better. It's thanks to Mr. that I was able to get through this disaster smoothly this time."

Lu Li helped him adjust the pillow behind him so that he could sit and talk to himself.

Lu Li didn't talk about the case right away, but started talking about Ruan Ying's calligraphy and painting, "I've been to your room, and there's a facsimile of "The Picture of Qinqin" hanging on the wall. Do you like Gu Kaizhi?"

Ruan Ying's eyes lit up, "Well, I like it very much!"

The two chatted about it.

Lu Li likes to read books, but he doesn't know much about painting, but this doesn't affect their chatting.As long as he shows appreciation and enthusiasm for knowledge, Ruan Ying, who is good at it, is willing to popularize science for him.Ruan Ying knew that it was Lu Li who rescued him at that time, and she was also curious about what he did, so she asked Lu Li, and Lu Li picked up interesting things to chat with him in detail.

The two chatted for a long time, and both sides gained a lot, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

It wasn't until Lu Li found that Ruan Ying was tired that he stopped chatting and slowly asked about his falling into the water. He also said that he knew that he had met Chun Xing before, and asked him whether this matter was related to the death of the old castle owner. related.

Ruan Ying was silent for a long while without speaking.

Lu Li sighed, "Don't worry, Wen Qi is not here, what you say to me, I will think about it and listen to him."

Ruan Ying said this.

He said that a few years ago, on the night when the old castle owner died, he went to the garden to find his mother, but before he got close to the waterside pavilion where the old castle owner lived, he was beaten unconscious from behind.He felt that this matter was not simple. He should have been knocked out because he saw something inadvertently, but he couldn't remember it. Recently, this incident has almost become a demon.

A few days ago, he thought about it occasionally and wanted to visit the garden again, so he went alone.It was just an accident to meet Chunxing before, and it was not his own will to fall into the water, but a pair of hands suddenly appeared in the dark and pushed him into the lake.

The night was too dark, he didn't see anyone coming, and he didn't know who did it.

As for Chun Xing's accident, he was even less clear.

Ruan Ying spoke quickly, and Lu Li knew that he didn't tell everything he knew, such as about Chun Xing... He seemed to be worried about something.But Lu Li also believed that Ruan Ying really had no clue about the murderer, and his desire to help Wen Qi was genuine.

……

As the time for the hero meeting drew nearer, there were more and more people in Wen's West Villa.There are so many people in the Jianghu, and when they meet each other, they can't do without a big bowl of drinking, and after drinking, they have to play a few tricks while enjoying themselves. Every day is very lively.

People from the rivers and lakes are a source of danger when they get together. These people fight every day, and some people report anonymously. The report of the military camp was quickly placed on King Ping's table.

The clapper knocked four times, the shadows of the candles in the study shook, Zhao Zhu didn't intend to sleep yet.

Yuan Lian was a little worried about his health, and tried to suggest, "My lord, why don't we go and have a look? Xishan is too close to the gate of Shangjing, what if something happens and we call?"

Zhao Zhu was sitting with folded arms waiting for the latest news from Xing Zuo and Hong You, when he heard this, he snorted coldly, "They dare not."

"But the military camp has issued a report..."

"If Cai Duo can't even deal with this mess of the world, and let the king himself go out, he won't be a general anymore."

"So... don't we go?"

"No." Zhao Zhu gave Yuan Lian a sideways look, "If you want to play, it's up to you."

Yuan Lian chuckled and scratched his head, "I didn't think about it either..."

The two were talking, when Xing Zuo came in with the cold wind, "My lord, I found something!"

Zhao Zhu narrowed his slender eyes, "Speak!"

Xing Zuo carefully took out a stack of blueprints from his pocket, unfolded them and placed them on the table in front of Zhao Zhu, "This is what my subordinate and Hong You dug out from a blacksmith's shop. Take a look, my lord, what does it look like?"

The blueprint was opened, and what was drawn on it were long and short, strangely shaped knives, scissors, needles, hammers...

Everything is weird, and everything is familiar.

Zhao Zhu's eyes suddenly brightened, and he clenched his fists tightly.

"This is Wang Hao's autopsy tool!" Lian Yuanlian recognized it, and now there is a special box in Wang Ye's study, which contains exactly the same tools!

Zhao Zhu stared at the blueprint, "Where is he?"

"I don't know, Hong You is still investigating." Xing Zuo hurriedly confessed, "This blacksmith is very tight-lipped. If his son hadn't revealed his words, the subordinates would still not be able to find him."

Hong You was the leader of the hidden guard team, Zhao Zhu knew his skills, once he had clues, he would definitely find what he wanted.But Zhao Zhu couldn't wait any longer, thinking that Lu Li was nearby, he couldn't wait for a moment!

"lead the way!"

Xing Zuo didn't dare to ignore it, "Yes!"

On the way of galloping on horseback, Zhao Zhu's eyes were eager and his heart beat like a drum.

You can't go wrong!You can't go wrong this time!

The only person in the world who can use this set of tools is Lu Li, only his Lu Li!

……

The blacksmith is a work ethic. He feels that things are different and refuses to tell the truth.But how could he survive Hong You's interrogation methods? When it was almost dawn, he still recruited.

Said to be a beautiful girl, accompanied by Qian Kun and Qian Dangjia from the treasure shop, and the two of them watched him make it together.

beautiful girl……

Money is in charge...

Zhao Zhu smashed a table, "Check it out for me!"

Hong Youyuan was fast, turned around and ran out immediately, Xing Zuo was a little slower, so he had to stare at the back of the two with tears in his eyes, and stayed to guard King Ping.

He rearranged a clean place, asked the prince to sit down, and then called for someone to carry the blacksmith out, and find a good doctor to treat the wound... Try to find something to do, keep yourself busy, and don't let the prince look at you.

Fortunately, the friends are more reliable, and soon brought news of Qian Kun.

It is said that Qian Kunming is the owner of the treasure shop on the surface, but in fact he is the head of the Baibao Building in Shangjing.At present, the chief executive is accepting the invitation to be a guest at Wenjiabao's Zhuangzi in Xishan.

According to insiders, Qian Kun has been in frequent contact with a beautiful girl recently, and he also gave her her address.

As soon as Zhao Zhu led people to the small courtyard, he immediately confirmed that Lu Li used to live there!The books he likes, the style of clothes he likes, the tea set he likes... There are still words written by him in the study room, and there are even big white dog hairs in the corners around it!

The room was tidy and there were a lot of things, all of which showed that the owner just left for a while and would come back in the future.

Leaving for a short time... Then Qian Kun and the woman also left for a short time and went to the Wen family's Xishanzhuangzi, so Lu Li was also there!

Zhao Zhu immediately jumped on his horse, "Go to Xishan!"

The dark guards immediately integrated the team and followed Juechen.