[Rat cat] Jade Xu Luo Qianqiu

Zhan Zhao was fed bitter medicine by Gongsun Ce for several days, and his resentment towards Bai Yutang skyrocketed in his heart.Bai Yutang also knew that he had caused trouble, so he greeted Zhan Zhao with three meals a day and asked him how he was.

After Zhan Zhao finished drinking the medicine, he stuffed a candied fruit into his mouth, looking like a little daughter-in-law, and Zhan Zhao couldn't even get angry.Bai Yutang sometimes looked at what he did, and couldn't help but lament that he really lived more and more.

After several days like this, Zhan Zhao suppressed the allergy this time.Bai Yutang was about to breathe a sigh of relief, but Zhan Zhao rushed to Xuanzhou to investigate the case with Bao Zheng's order, and Bai Yutang had no choice but to resign himself to running around with the cat.

Knowing that Xuanzhou's work name is Chang Huaixu, he is eager for public service and righteousness, hates evil like hatred, and handles things cleanly, so he is loved by the local people.Xuanzhou is an important place in the south of the Yangtze River, and the imperial court directly sent people to take charge of Xuanzhou affairs.

Chang Huaixu was found dead in the wilderness before the Lantern Festival. There was not a single piece of good flesh in his body, his face was bloody and bloody, and there were marks of being bitten by wild dogs. Only those big staring eyes showed him resentment and anger.

The yamen servant who came to clean up sent the body back to the government office, and then went to inform Chang Huaixu's family to appease him.Unexpectedly, as soon as the yamen servant left, a fire broke out in the Changfu that night, and no one in the whole house survived.Chang Huaixu's wife, a pair of children, his seventy-year-old father, and more than twenty girls and servants were all buried in the sea of ​​flames.

After Wu Zuo conducted an autopsy according to the usual practice, it was found that there was no foreign matter in the mouths of all the deceased, but they all died before the fire, but there were no wounds on the deceased.

As soon as this incident happened, the county magistrate in the government office couldn't sit still, and wrote an official document overnight and sent it to the capital urgently.After Zhao Zhen knew about this, Longyan was furious, and immediately ordered Kaifeng Mansion to assist in the investigation of the case, which is why Zhan Zhao rushed to Xuanzhou in a hurry.

Xuanzhou.

"Magistrate Jin, can you explain this matter to Zhan in detail?" Zhan Zhao sat on the chair, frowning.

The official document was written so briefly that he hadn't figured out many things yet.

"Sigh, this matter is really heartbreaking," County Magistrate Jin sighed, and spent half an hour explaining the situation to Zhan Zhao, before finally sighing, "Lord Zhan, I'm not capable enough to be an official." If you can’t solve this case, you will have to rely on your lord, and please give an explanation to the people of Xuanzhou.”

Zhan Zhao nodded slightly, bid farewell to County Magistrate Jin, and greeted Bai Yutang, who was already impatient, to leave the government office.

As soon as Zhan Zhao left the government office, a thin black figure followed secretly, hiding in a corner from time to time to watch Zhan Zhao's expression.

"Cat, don't you care about that tail at the back?" Bai Yutang clasped his sword in both hands, and glanced sideways at the corner of the wall.

"No need, let's go to the Yuelao Temple outside the city first. According to the magistrate Jin, Mr. Chang was killed on the way back from the temple. Maybe there will be clues if we go there to see." Zhan Zhao smiled slightly and took the lead step away.

Yuelao Temple outside the city.

"Ah, the old temple is really lively this month!" Bai Yutang pinched his nose in disgust, and waved his sleeve to wipe away the heavy smell of cigarettes.

"Are the two benefactors here to ask for marriage?" The benevolent old monk leaned on his staff and slowly moved forward to Bai Zhan and the two.

Zhan Zhao clasped his hands together and performed a Buddhist salute, and said softly, "Master, you are joking. This is Zhan Zhao in Kaifeng Mansion, and this is my friend Bai Yutang. I came here this time to ask Master about Master Chang."

After hearing this, the old monk chuckled, turned sideways, and led Bai Zhan into the back hall.

"It turns out that the two of you are here for the business of Mr. Chang, but since you are here, it is not a waste of time to come to Yueyue Temple to ask for a marriage." The old monk waved his hand and let the young monk serving tea leave the clean room.

"To be honest, Master Chang entrusted the old monk with a wooden box when he came to the temple for the last time, claiming that if something happened to him, he would ask the old monk to hand it over to a trustworthy person who came to investigate the case."

Walk to the futon in the middle, pull out the hemp grass inside, and take out a shiny black key.Then he walked to the Buddha statue, put his palms together and recited a Buddhist verse, then inserted the key into the altar, twisted and twisted, only to hear a "click", the Buddha statue moved slowly to the left, revealing a small hidden grid.

The old monk took out the wooden box with both hands and handed it to Zhan Zhao, muttering, "Lord Zhan, this is what Master Chang entrusted."

Zhan Zhao nodded, and was about to leave with Bai Yutang, but the moment he left his seat, the old monk grabbed his sleeves.

"Grandmaster?"

"Zhan benefactor, Bai benefactor, since you're here, let's ask for a marriage."

Zhan Zhao was embarrassed when he heard the words, and was about to refuse, but Bai Yutang secretly pulled his hand, and then heard a certain mouse say with a playful smile: "Then Master Lao is here."

The old monk poured out the scripture tube, and Bai Yutang took one casually and handed it to the old monk.When the old monk saw it, his complexion changed. It turned out to be the lottery of the "Earth Water Master".

This lottery is the image of the battle under the hurdle and up the Kun.Once you have someone you love, you will most likely plunder them and use enough courage and determination to realize your wish.

Looking at the lottery drawn by Zhan Zhao, it seems a bit strange.

The old monk didn't believe in evil, so he asked Bai Zhan and the others to draw two more times.By the time the three lottery tickets had been released, the old monk was already sweating profusely on his forehead.

"Hey, master, what did you find out?" Bai Yutang frowned impatiently, and his tone was not kind.

The old monk looked at Bai Yutang suspiciously, then at Zhan Zhao.This, these are obviously two men, how could there be such a signature? !Could it be... Could it be that it was Long Yang's hobby, his habit of breaking sleeves? !

The old monk suppressed the surprise in his heart, and tried to put on a calm look, "Both of you signed the lottery, but if you want to achieve a good deed, you still need to overcome many obstacles. I hope that the two benefactors will be consistent and have the same resolve. Be firm and never leave."

"...Thank you, master." Zhan Zhao was silent for a while before he realized it.

Well, why does what the master said sound weird?But it seems to be very right... Forget it, never mind, anyway, I came here to investigate the case and not to seek marriage.

Pass through the back hall, and then bypass a small courtyard, you can go back to the front hall directly.

There is an old plum tree in the yard, and several plum blossoms are slowly blooming at this time.Zhan Zhao stopped under the tree and glanced at Bai Yutang.Bai Yutang understood, and disappeared with a "swoosh", leaving only a gust of wind blowing by.

When Bai Yutang reappeared, he already had a skinny little guy in his hand... or rather... um, girl.

"Tell me, what exactly do you want to do with me and the cat?" Bai Yutang threw the man to the ground, leaned half on the tree, and looked down at her.

The thin girl got up from the ground, patted the dust off her body, pointed at Bai Yutang's nose, and scolded softly, "Why are you like this! Do you know what sympathy is?"

Bai Yutang glanced at her, the disdain and contempt in his eyes almost killed the girl from anger. "Why should fifth master take pity on your 'jade'? It's enough for me to cherish my cat."

"Cough," Zhan Zhao clenched his hand into a fist and coughed a little unnaturally, "Girl, what are you doing?"

The woman in the green shirt snorted coldly, put her hips on her hips and said, "Listen well, my girl's surname is Chang, and her name is Yingying, and she is the niece of Master Chang Huaixu!"

"?!"

Chang Yingying took out half of the silk book from her bosom and handed it to Zhan Zhao, "No, this is the remaining half."

Zhan Zhao became suspicious, "What is the remaining half?"

Chang Yingying pouted at the wooden box in Zhan Zhao's hand, "There's only half of it in there."

"Uncle went to the place where I was learning art before the accident and entrusted this thing to me. I thought he was just playing with me, but I didn't expect... I didn't expect..." At this point, Ren Shichang A carefree woman like Yingying couldn't help but have red eyes at this moment.

"Miss Chang..." Seeing this situation, Zhan Zhao felt pity in his heart, "I don't know what your plan is next?"

Chang Yingying wiped away her tears indiscriminately, and said bitterly: "Of course I followed you. No matter what, I will avenge my uncle!"

"Since this is the case, Miss Chang might as well go back to the government office with us first. But punishing the murderer has its own court rules, and I hope that the girl will not get herself imprisoned because of a momentary impulse."

Hearing this, Chang Yingying rolled her eyes, waved her hands, and said angrily: "I know, I know, being an official is troublesome! It's really long-winded!"

Bai Yutang glared at Chang Yingying, and said coldly: "Cat, what do you care about people's life and death, they still don't accept your favor."

"Yutang..." Zhan Zhao watched Bai Yutang play childishly with amused but helpless, shook his head, and took the lead to leave.

Inside Xuanzhou city.

"Brother Zhan, why are you here?!" The crisp voice was like a yellow warbler coming out of the valley, and it was pleasant to hear.

Zhan Zhao and his group stopped and looked back at the source of the sound.Seeing the visitor, Zhan Zhao looked a little embarrassed, while Bai Yutang raised his eyebrows. As for Chang Yingying... um... this girl with a weak mind was already smiling and flew towards the visitor.

"Yuehua, why are you here?" Chang Yingying excitedly took Ding Yuehua's hand, her joy was beyond words.

"I heard something happened to Master Chang, and I thought you would definitely come here, so I came to see you." Ding Yuehua smiled and patted Chang Yingying on the back, then looked up at Zhan Zhao.

"Brother Zhan, it's been more than half a year since we left, how are you doing these days?"

Zhan Zhao looked at the yellow-shirted woman with bright eyes and bright teeth and a smile like a flower, and felt a headache for a while.After a moment of silence, he said, "Thank you, Miss Ding, for your concern. Everything is fine with Zhan Mou."

After hearing this, Ding Yuehua's smile became even brighter. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of Bai Yutang whose expression had been changing since she spoke with Zhan Zhao, and hurriedly said, "Hello, Brother Fifth!"

However... At this time, Bai Yutang didn't hear Ding Yuehua's words at all, his mind was on Zhan Zhao.

This cat...why does it look a little strange...

His eyes wandered back and forth between Zhan Zhao and Ding Yuehua, and when he saw the flash of blush on Ding Yuehua's face, his heart skipped a beat.

No way...Could it be that the girl and the cat...? !

Thinking of this, Fifth Master Bai was in a bad mood, his complexion kept changing, red and then green, green and white, and finally turned into deep black.

Bai Yutang didn't know exactly what was going on in his mind, but when he thought about it, something stuck in his heart and made him uncomfortable.

No, I must ask the cat tonight!Don't let the cat fall for this girl!

Ding Yuehua greeted Bai Yutang but didn't get an answer. Looking at Bai Yutang's changing face, he felt strange and felt strange, but when he saw his face finally darkened, he called out again: "Little Fifth Brother, what's wrong with you?"

Bai Yutang finally came to his senses after being called out by Ding Yuehua, "It's okay. Ding San girl, do Ding Zhaolan and Ding Zhaohui know about your coming out?"

Asking on the mouth, but secretly thinking in his heart: those two people must not know, it is best to get this girl back quickly!

However...cough... things didn't work out as expected, Ding Yuehua said crisply: "Brother and Brother already knew about it, Brother Fifth, don't try to take me back!"

Bai Yutang's face fell instantly, and he followed Zhan Zhao back to the government office with a resentful expression on his face.

night.Zhan Zhao's room.

"Mao'er, tell me the truth, what is the relationship between you and Miss Ding San?" Bai Yutang stepped on the chair with his elbows on his knees, looking like a rascal.

"Cough... this..." Zhan Zhao turned his face away unnaturally, with an embarrassed look on his face.

Seeing Zhan Zhao's hesitant expression, Bai Yutang affirmed his previous guess, and his face became more and more gloomy.

Zhan Zhao looked at Bai Yutang's face that was so heavy that it was almost dripping water, felt guilty for some reason, and said in a low voice, "Actually, it's nothing, it's just... old Madam Ding wants to recruit me as his son-in-law."

"What?! When did this happen?!" Bai Yutang was stunned by Zhan Zhao's words, and it took him a while to react.

I thought it was just Ding San girl thinking about spring, but it turned out that it was the old lady Ding's idea to hit the cat...

"...Yutang, don't be so excited. I am the one who was proposed, not you." Zhan Zhao scratched his head, seeming to be distressed and helpless, "It was when I went to Xingkong Island to find you in order to retrieve the three treasures. At that time I didn’t have a boat to go to Sunkong Island, and I happened to meet Second Lord Ding, so I borrowed their boat from Mohua Village to visit Old Madam Ding.”

"what's next?"

"Then Second Master Ding insisted that I compete with Miss Ding. At that time, I really went to the competition in a daze, thinking that the girl's family should not let others lose too badly, so I kept my hands. I know that this is Mrs. Ding picking out her son-in-law." When Zhan Zhao said this, a blush flashed unnaturally on his face, and at the same time he couldn't laugh or cry, "I knew I would rather lose face than lose."

"The cat, did you agree?" Bai Yutang gritted his teeth when he heard this.

Well, you are the second son of Ding, it's not that Ding San girl can't get married, so many people are begging to marry her.It's good for you, you didn't choose any of them, and you even put your mind on Mao'er. Let's see how Fifth Master will deal with you after he returns!

As for why people didn't want to make Zhan Zhao's idea, heck, Bai Wuye himself has chosen to ignore this point directly.

"Of course I evaded it, but I said this in front of Miss Ding. Seeing Miss Ding now will always be a little awkward." Zhan Zhao rubbed his nose embarrassingly, and poured a cup of tea for himself and Bai Yutang.

When Bai Yutang heard that Zhan Zhao refused, his head was like a stone falling to the ground, and his whole face was radiant.

However, looking at Ding San girl's appearance today, it seems that she has not given up on the cat yet.No, fifth master, I have to take precautions before they happen!

I saw Bai Yutang picked up the teacup and drank it down, and then said happily, "Mao'er, you are so prescient! Fifth Lord, let me tell you, Ding San girl is a tigress, arrogant and arrogant, and she will strike at every turn. Her two This elder brother also spoils her so much, if you really marry her, you will be angry every day."

White mouse, are you sure you are talking about Miss Ding and not yourself...

Zhan Zhao smiled and slowly sipped the tea in his hand, quietly listening to Bai Yutang's words.After Bai Yutang finished speaking, he shook his head helplessly, and said softly, "Yutang, it's always inappropriate to speak ill of other girls behind their backs."

Bai Yutang squinted his phoenix eyes, smiled wickedly, and said confidently, "Fifth Master, that's the truth!"