The Young Emperor and the Fearless

At dawn, the heavy rain stopped.

Li Yuzhen washed her clothes in the rain, and put them one by one in the yard to dry.

When Zhu Changyuan next door went out with a burden, Li Yuzhen immediately went to the door in a low voice, peeked through the crack of the door, watched the people go farther and farther, and finally disappeared at the intersection of the street, and Li Yuzhen returned to the courtyard again.

Mrs. Li steamed a basket of steamed buns and called Li Yuzhen to eat them, the two went back to the house and sat down, Mrs. Li said cheerfully, "Miss Li, I finally understand why you moved to live with me. "

Li Yuzhen came to Mrs. Li's house for more than a day, and the most talked about was Zhu Changyuan next door.Li Yuzhen wanted to know more about Zhu Changyuan, so she couldn't help bringing the topic to him, and she also listened to the movement next door from time to time.

Mrs. Li didn't care too much at first, but Li Yuzhen was too obvious, so Mrs. Li was able to draw a conclusion.

Li Yuzhen's surprised expression flashed past, and she said nervously: "Ma'am, you..."

She also knew that she was anxious and couldn't control her behavior, but she still didn't want Mrs. Li to see it.

Mrs. Li stuffed a hot steamed bun into Li Yuzhen's hand and said, "Miss Li, although you always said that you didn't want to get married because of your younger brother Li Wang, but if you have a sweetheart, don't wrong yourself. This Zhu Although Chang Changyuan has been married once and is not young, if you like, I can also talk about matchmaking for you and make a connection."

Li Yuzhen was taken aback for a moment, she didn't expect Mrs. Li to misunderstand like this, she opened her mouth wide: "Huh?"

Mrs. Li said: "This is a happy event. If one day you get married, my aunt will be happy for you."

Li Yuzhen blushed, and said, "Ma'am, it's not what you think. I don't have any affair with my children, and I just want to find Li Wang's whereabouts as soon as possible."

Mrs. Li said: "Of course Li Wang will continue to look for it, but if you can get married, it won't delay the matter. One more person to help and a glimmer of hope, don't you think?"

Li Yuzhen put down the unbittened steamed bun, and said seriously: "Auntie, maybe in your eyes, Zhu Changyuan is gentle and polite, and worthy of entrustment. But to me, he is yellow and thin, with protruding eyes, and his appearance alone makes people feel uncomfortable." It's comfortable, and it's still unknown whether the inside is really as it appears on the outside..."

This remark was very rude, but it was what Li Yuzhen really thought in her heart, probably because she was disgusted at the thought of Zhu Changyuan, so she said it mercilessly in front of Mrs. Li.

Mrs. Li saw her serious face and seemed extremely reluctant to get involved with Zhu Changyuan, so she could only say: "Since you are not willing, I will obey you, auntie will not talk about it."

Li Yuzhen said: "Ma'am, I don't have any other intentions. The reason why I moved here to live with you is that apart from what I told you yesterday, I was worried about Li Wang and couldn't sleep. I also wanted to be with you. You are not in good health, and you helped me two days ago, so I can take care of you when I come over."

Mrs. Li has some minor health problems, and she always has sudden seizures, continuous convulsions, and even can't breathe, and can't control her drooling. It is precisely because of her problems that the two married daughters are unwilling to take her to live with her.Li Yuzhen didn't know she had this disease until she saw her having an attack by chance. Normally, Mrs. Li never told anyone about it.

Just yesterday, when Li Yuzhen came to Mrs. Li's house, Mrs. Li had another seizure. Fortunately, Li Yuzhen called a doctor in time to give Mrs. Li acupuncture and moxibustion, and she recovered.

"Fortunately, you were here yesterday, otherwise I don't know if I can survive this old life." Mrs. Li sighed, and then said, "However, why do you keep asking about Zhu Changyuan? Look, Ma'am read it right, right?"

Li Yuzhen bowed her head guiltily, and after a while, said: "Ma'am, it's really not what you think, I'm not inadvertent, my mind is full of Li Wang's affairs, and I don't have much time to think about it."

Mrs. Li sighed and said, "Understood, but if one day you fall in love with someone, tell your aunt, and aunt will arrange a match for you. Hurry up and eat the steamed buns, they won't taste good when they get cold."

After eating the steamed buns, Mrs. Li felt a little uncomfortable, so she lay down on the bed to rest, while Li Yuzhen swept the stagnant water in the yard.

Not long after, the door knocker was knocked.Boom, boom, boom... There were three very rhythmic sounds, which were slightly different from other people's knocking on the door.

Li Yuzhen listened to it no less than three times yesterday, and instantly knew who was coming, and opened the door, which was really good.Li Yuzhen said: "Young Master Su, do you have news about Young Master Li?"

Su Yu shook his head. He and Shiqi searched all night, and also got wet all night. He just went back to the inn to change his clothes, and then came out to continue searching.Su Yu said: "Mr. Li must not have any accidents, and there will be no accidents."

In fact, he wasn't sure, he just wanted to comfort his heart with the words he said.He had been Heli's personal bodyguard for 11 years, and this was the first time something like this happened, and it was inevitable to be flustered. Moreover, after a night, his heart and body were already exhausted.

Li Yuzhen is someone who has been there, and she is very considerate of Su Yu's mood, and comforted him: "Mr. Su, Mr. Li is a lucky man, and he will definitely be fine."

Su Yu's face was bloodless, his eyes drooped, and his tall body showed a lonely look, but he cheered up and said, "Thank you, Miss Li, for your concern. I came here this time to ask about Zhu Changyuan."

Li Yuzhen looked into the house subconsciously, and asked in a low voice, "Don't you suspect that Mr. Li's disappearance has something to do with him?"

Su Yu said: "When things are not clear, you can't give up any possibility."

Li Yuzhen nodded, expressing her approval: "My family's Li Wang disappeared, and I thought so too. Even a little bit of hope can make me happy for a long time... Yesterday, when Zhu Changyuan returned to his residence, it was already [-] o'clock, a day later than usual. Two hours later, after I came back, there seemed to be something knocking in his room, and I could hear it very clearly from here. But it didn't take long before there was no movement over there."

Su Yu asked, "What is he knocking on?"

Li Yuzhen said: "This Zhu Changyuan has already gone out, he is not at home, we can take this opportunity to go in and have a look."

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Zhu Changyuan's home was as messy as ever, probably because he lived alone for a long time, no one liked to clean up, and the sundries were placed in a mess.

Su Yu hugged Li Yuzhen's waist and jumped off the fence. The two inspected Zhu Changyuan's house, but there was nothing special.They also tried to knock on the wall, table edge, stove, etc., but none of the sounds were like what Li Yuzhen heard last night.

Su Yu said: "Can you take a look at the place where you found the peace talisman that day?"

After waiting for a while, Li Yuzhen didn't respond, Su Yu turned her head to look, her eyes were a little dazed, her face was still slightly hot, she didn't know what she was thinking.Su Yu thought she had discovered something strange again, and asked, "Miss Li, what clue did you find?"

Li Yuzhen came back to her senses, quickly shook her hands and said, "No... no. I'm really sorry, Mr. Su, I was distracted just now."

Su Yu said: "Are you okay? Your face is so red, could it be that you have a cold?"

Li Yuzhen put her hands into her sleeves, lowered her head and said, "Master Su, I...you said you want to see the water tank?"

Su Yu said: "Yes."

Some green moss grew around the water tank in Zhu Changyuan's house, probably because it hadn't been cleaned for a long time, and the water in the tank had bottomed out, leaving only the last puddle of water in the concave part.

Li Yuzhen said: "When I came to see it that day, I found Li Wang's safety talisman at the bottom of the tank. It was intact at first, but because it was soaked in water, it rotted as soon as I picked it up."

Su Yu nodded, and checked around the water tank again, and there was nothing wrong with it.

It's also strange, what exactly was Zhu Changyuan knocking on last night?

When the two were about to leave, Li Yuzhen looked at the wall and asked in a low voice, "Um... Mr. Su, do you still want to climb over the wall?"

Su Yu said: "If the front door is unlocked, you can go out through the front door, but I'm afraid that others will see it."

After all, they broke into the door without Zhu Changyuan's consent.

Li Yuzhen blushed more and more. Seeing Su Yu reaching out to hold her waist again, she couldn't help taking a step back, and kicked the hammer that Zhu Changyuan had dropped behind her.

Su Yu realized later, and finally understood, he said: "Miss Li, there are differences between men and women, and I offended you so much just now. Please forgive me, Miss Li."

When entering Zhu Changyuan's house over the wall, Su Yu didn't say hello in advance, and jumped up with his arms around Li Yuzhen's waist. However, Li Yuzhen was not married yet, and had never been so close to a man before.

Su Yu was more than annoyed. He also forgot the etiquette for a while because of his eagerness.

Li Yuzhen said, "Master Su, this voice..."

She bent down to pick up the hammer that she accidentally stepped on, and tapped it twice on the floor tiles.

Bang, clang...a very crisp sound.

Su Yu asked, "Is this the voice you heard last night?"

Li Yuzhen said: "Exactly, exactly the same."

Why did Zhu Changyuan knock on the floor tiles when he didn't take a bath or rest?

Both Su Yu and Li Yuzhen were puzzled. After a long silence, they began to look for the floor tiles that Zhu Changyuan was tapping.The floor tiles that have been touched by people must have a different color from the surrounding ones. If there are traces, it is not difficult to find them.

After about a moment, Su Yu said in the inner room: "Here."

Li Yuzhen heard the sound, and the few floor tiles Su Yu pointed to didn't look abrupt, but after careful identification, they were a little higher than the surroundings, and there was soil scattered on them.

Li Yuzhen said, "Is there something hidden under the floor tiles?"

Su Yu flipped his palm, and a dart was held by him. He squatted down, knocked up the floor tiles one by one, and turned them out.

Li Yuzhen was still holding the hammer he found in the courtyard, and wanted to help, but Su Yu turned over the few floor tiles three times, dug a hole in the soil below, then reached down and pulled out a hammer. A knotted cloth package.

Su Yu shook the soil on the package, feeling heavy. When he opened it, it turned out to be full of gold bars.

Li Yuzhen was shocked and said, "Where did Zhu Changyuan get so many gold bars?"

It stands to reason that Zhu Changyuan can earn at most one or two taels of silver a month in the clay goods business, and the gold bars buried in the ground by him total 21. This is money that he will not be able to earn in several lifetimes.