Chapter 290: Thief

Chapter 290: Thief

  Chapter 290 Thief

   Hearing the light and subtle sound of footsteps, Wu Zhao stopped, without turning his head, only asked: "How? Is it identifiable?"

Sui Shan replied: "The subordinate has carefully identified it. This person is indeed similar to the black-clothed person seen by the subordinate on that day, but the other party was covered in his face at the time, so the subordinate did not dare to make an assertion. In addition, the subordinates looked at the palm of the other party, and they were indeed good at bows and arrows."

  Ordinarily, it is impossible for ordinary people to recognize even the seven or eight points. However, Sui Shan is a secret guard and has always been keen, and he has a deep memory of those who want to hurt the life of his master.

  After listening to this, the slender and beautiful fingers behind the boy were slightly tightened.

  A moment later, he commanded: "Tell Suijiang, when you exchange news with the people in Yingyuelou in the future, you must be more careful."

   Suishan's eyes moved.

  The son is worried that the control in Yingyue Building is not strict. Is it easy for the problem to occur once and the second time?

  Or do you have other thoughts?

   But no matter what the reason, the son has his own consideration, so Suishan just responded immediately.

  Not far away, Xiao Qi walked over with the horse, and the boy took the rein and jumped onto the horse's back. The tall and tall figure quickly disappeared at the end of the long street.

  ……

  It's the first month, spring is gradually showing up, and the weather is getting warmer.

When the apricot blossoms bloom, there is a spring in and outside the capital. The female relatives put on light spring shirts and go out of the city together today. Tomorrow, which lady will attend the flower appreciation party set up by the lady, talk and laugh about poetry and piano. Cozy and lively.

  In contrast, Xu Mingyi's recent days have been much more monotonous.

  She has had few close friends since she was a child, and has always been unwilling to deal with these occasions, so she sent her posts to her house, mostly because of excuses.

  After a long time, when those people sent their posts, they also kept a sign of going through the scene. If she went there suddenly, she would be surprised by the host.

   Recently, her only friend, Princess Yufeng, is obsessed with helping the victims outside the city. There is a tendency to do everything personally, often without seeing people.

   Princess Yufeng worked outside, Xu Mingyi secretly gave out money, but it shouldn’t be mixed too much on the surface, so he could only stay at home.

But I didn’t feel bored, either practicing arrows to write letters, or looking for grandfathers to play chess, or listening to my father and mother about the court and the back house. When I was free, I quarreled with Ming Shi. Birds—such a time when a family stays together in peace and stability is extremely cherished for her.

  The only drawback is that there is still one less person around.

  This day, spring is bright and beautiful.

In the small garden of Xiyuan, a girl in a azure shirt is lying in a sun lounger basking in the sun, half of her crow hair is in a bun, and the other half hangs behind her head, randomly scattered on the sides of her shoulders, winding and winding. , Wuliang is smooth, as good as silk. Under the moon-white silk skirt, the clean tufts of new lotus-colored embroidered shoes with Nanzhu embedded on the vamp glowed faintly in the sun.

  The warm sun made people seem to be lazy with their bones. The girl yawned, and she simply buckled the book upside down on her face to block the glaring sunlight. The little girl listening to the side talked about new things in Beijing.

  In recent days, there are actually two things that have been most discussed in Beijing.

  This first one is nothing more than this year’s Chunwei.

  The apricot list has come out. After the palace test, the emperor ordered one and three from the Gongsheng students. He just offered sacrifices to the Confucian Temple and paraded the streets yesterday.

  It is worth mentioning that this year's new champion is a poor boy who has just turned 20, named Cao Lang, who is said to have not yet been married.

After all,    is the No. 1 in the new discipline. Under this situation, many senior officials who still have daughters of school age who are not married will inevitably move their minds.

  Xu Mingyi naturally thought of the Xia family.

  In the previous life, the champion of this year was not named Cao, but Zhan.

  And Zhan Yunzhu married Xia Tingzhen’s daughter Xia Xi——

  This time, the champion changed his pawn. I wonder if the wife of the champion will also be changed for another?

  Presumably, it will be clear soon.

  Akui talked about another thing.

  Recently, the unmarried ladies in Beijing are more or less uneasy. The reason is that the "flower pickers" frequently commit crimes near the capital——

At first no one knew about the matter, until a member of the city west of the city called the matter to the court. There was only one daughter in this member's home, who was so painful as a pearl. After being defiled by the culprit, the next day, he suspended the matter. Committed suicide.

  For the sake of her daughter’s reputation, the staff didn’t want to report to the officials at first, but when she saw her daughter’s life as a result, she couldn’t take much care of it.

  After this clerk, the same thing happened in another family.

  And in the boudoirs of the two girls, the same plum blossom mark was left. After detailed analysis of many signs, the government finally concluded that the two cases were done by the same person.

After   , there were rumors that their daughter was tainted in the family in several other households, including the official family.

  Not every family has the courage to choose to report to an official. Those who care about fame, it is too late to even hold the matter tight. The reason why there are rumors is that this flower picker not only robs sex, but also robs money.

  After committing the crime, he will emptied the property in the girl’s boudoir, including some personal accessories——

  And after he takes it away, it will be distributed to some poor families inside and outside the capital. Many people open their doors early in the morning and they will find some broken silver and jewelry in the courtyard.

  Some of them were really short of silver and couldn't control a lot, so they sold the jewelry.

  There is no impermeable wall in the world. One comes and two goes. There are too many such things, which arouses the attention of others.

  The government summoned these people who were selling jewelry for questioning, and they understood what was going on.

  Because someone recognized which jewelry some jewelry came from, the rumors scattered.

  Some people were really guessed, and some were accidentally injured by rumors. All in all, the people who got caught up in this matter have been very upset recently.

"... I have robbed the money, but I have to distribute it to the poor people. Many people outside say that this flower picker is a person who is also good and evil." Akui knelt on the mat on the side, making preparations for her girl. Tea said.

   Hearing the faint agreement in the little maid’s tone, Xu Mingyi pulled the book off his face, revealing a pair of slightly raised eyebrows.

   "Where is it right? Just because he distributes the stolen things to other people, it is right?"

  And this is not the same as robbing the rich and helping the poor in a simple sense. If those who rob corrupt officials and distribute the money to the people can barely be called a chivalrous character, then this flower picker is a complete beast.

  Regardless of whether he distributes money to the people, whether it is out of so-called mercy, or enjoying the superiority of doing whatever he wants, or wanting to offset his crimes that obscure himself, this will not change the fact that he is doing evil.

  What's wrong with those girls after all?

Lost their innocence, and lost their personal belongings, and want to keep their reputation, but they are still forced to expose their scars to the world because of these jewelry-but in the end, this may be the last thing that crushes those poor girls Straw, but has to become a stepping stone for what he calls both righteous and evil?

  In a few more years, shouldn’t he forget all his crimes against women, just remember that he gave money to the poor people, and this will become a "good talk" again?

   asked her to say that this kind of person is obviously not enough to die a hundred times.

Seeing that her girl was very upset, Akui thought about it seriously, and suddenly said: "Yes...the money is not his at all, he stole it, and besides the family member who had an accident, he is a famous person from far and near. What a good person!"

  The little maid figured this out, and then she showed a look of contempt.

  She was almost distorted by the rumors outside.

  Of course, it is not only rumors that distort her, but also the various rumors written in the storybooks, sometimes just look at it.

  Xu Mingyi also thought of the notebooks he had read in Yangzhou’s other courtyard in the previous life.

"In some textbooks, they also wrote about how romantic and suave, how fascinating the flower pickers were, and how gentle and considerate the women who were victims were, they even caused countless women to look forward to his appearance every night, and go to the end. One page was not punished...Is this something written by someone?"

   was so angry that she gritted her teeth and tore the book on the spot. She couldn't eat for a long time, so she had to find the person who wrote this book, and theorize with the other party.

  It’s not that the wicked can’t have a good side, but they must not be confused. A crime is a crime, and to beautify its crime is a secondary injury to innocent victims.

  Akui was dumbfounded.

  Gosh, has the girl ever read this kind of script in secret? !

   Didn’t it flow out of her... If this is to let the lady know, I am afraid that she will be beaten to death by a mess?

  She must pay more attention to her selection of scripts in the future!

   Seeing that the girl who didn't feel that she had exposed anything was still indignant, Akui secretly frightened and handed out a cup of tea: "Girl, take your mouth water to calm down... Such a wicked person will definitely be retributed."

  Xu Mingyi took a few bites of tea.

  At this moment, Azhu came over.

  "Girl, Mrs. Yongan Boshizi and two cousins ​​are here, and the lady asks the girls to come and talk."

  Cousin Wei and Cousin Qing are here?

  Since Xia Han’s incident last year, my cousin Qing hasn’t been out for a long time. This is the first time since then that she has come to Zhenguo Gongfu.

   Xu Mingyi put down the tea cup and got up from the recliner.

  After tidying up for a while, he took Akui over.

In   Shiziyuan, Guojian Wen and his two daughters were sitting in the inner room talking to Cui.

  Sisters and cousins ​​greeted each other.

  Xu Ming looked at the two cousins ​​with a smile.

  I have to say that since the death of Mrs. Yong Anbo, the clothes and jewelry of the two cousins ​​have become much more delicate than before.

  Cousin Qing's spirit is better than the last time I saw it, and her face is finally getting more fleshy.

  It's just that Xu Mingyi quickly discovered that the atmosphere was a little bit wrong.

  There is only one big maid Qingying in the room, and everyone's expressions are more or less strange.

   Xu Mingyi was puzzled, and waited for them to speak after sitting down.

  Sure enough, I heard Wen’s hesitant preaching: “Something happened at home last night, and I didn’t know what to do for a while, so I went to the door and harassed me. I want to hear what the eldest sister and Miss Xu think...”

  Because of the previous accident with Cui Yunqing, it was saved by Xu Mingyi. This is why Wen always has an unspeakable gratitude and trust in the girl in front of him.

  Because her husband is really useless, listening to him is a waste of life, so she has developed the habit of coming to Cui for advice in case of trouble.

   "I don't know what happened to your house?" Xu Mingyi asked sternly.

  Wen's looked at her daughter.

   Thinking of what happened last night, Cui Yunqing's face was faintly pale. She looked at Xu Mingyi and said: "Cousin Zhaozhao, I last night... It seems that I saw the thief in the recent rumors..."

  Xu Mingyi's eyes changed suddenly.

   "Did he hurt his cousin?"

  She was able to ask so bluntly, precisely because she felt that her cousin Qing could still visit the door so peacefully today, and she should have encountered nothing too difficult to tell.

  Cui Yunqing really shook his head.

"not at all……"

She whispered: "I slept very lightly at night. I often wake up when there is a gust of wind and grass... At that time, I faintly felt that there was someone outside the window, so I sat up and looked at it. film!"

  At that time, she screamed in surprise.

Because there was still the shadow before, her voice was really scary and loud enough, and she immediately awakened the maid and sister who were vigilant. Since she had an accident, she often had trouble sleeping at night, and Cui Yunwei, as her sister, would often come over to accompany her. She sleeps together.

  The person outside the window must have never expected her to be so alert. Seeing that the situation was not good, she quickly ran away.

  Because of escaping in a hurry, another thing dropped under the window sill.

  Cui Yunqing said after passing by, Wen took out something from his sleeve and handed it to Xu Mingyi.

  Cui asked her daughter from the side: "Zhao Zhao is the most knowledgeable, can you see what this is?"

  My mother will never be stingy in complimenting herself at any time. Xu Mingyi has long been used to this, but everyone is always the same as she must recognize this thing. Why?

   Is she still a person in the world in everyone’s eyes?

  However, she did recognize it.

  Xu Mingyi looked at a bamboo tube in his hand, and said: “It’s filled with drugs, and it can form a smoke when it is lit. If you go inside a room with a closed door window, you will fall into a coma——”

  It’s just obvious that the one in her hand hadn’t had time to ignite.

   "I knew it was a drug!"

  Cui Yunwei frowned and said: "There are rumors everywhere in the city that the usual method of this flower picker is to stun people first, and then—"

  It's a little girl after all, her face was red and white at this point.

   "Is that true...?" Wen's voice trembled, fearful and annoyed.

  Why let her Qinger encounter these things twice? !

  Fortunately, Qing'er is vigilant enough, otherwise she really doesn’t know what the just-in-time daughter will be like...

  And this time I escaped by luck, will there be another one?

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