Perfect Encounter

Mrs. Jingyuan returned to Xiushan stepping on the morning light. Instead of entering through the gate, she walked around Jingxin Nunnery. Behind the nunnery, she saw Mr. Jie Jie. Mr. Xie stood under the jujube tree next to the vegetable garden, with a kind smile on his face.

"The teacher is back."

Jing Yuan said coldly: "It's done. Give me the money."

Mr. Xie said: "Master has worked so hard, and I have been waiting here all night. At any rate, Mrs. Shi and I exchanged polite words before talking about money and silver."

"Just a few words of politeness and you give more money?"

Mr. Xie choked.

"It's not rare to give me more."

Mr. Xie couldn't pretend to smile anymore.

"After I finish my work, I have to wait until the guards have retreated and the defense is lifted. I can only come out in the middle of the night when the prefect's mansion relaxes, and the gate of the city will only open at Maoshi. It is about this time when I go out of the gate and come back here. The fool will be here." Wait here overnight." Master Jingyuan continued coldly.

Mr. Xie was ridiculed so much that he pursed his lips and said, "That's why I said, Mrs. Shi really doesn't know how to be polite."

"It's just hypocrisy, what kind of politeness."

Well, then he will be rude. Mr. Xie turned cold and said, "Why did Huo Mingshan commit suicide?"

"It's fine if you die."

"Not good. This is not what I wanted."

"What result do you want? You asked me to kill him, and I killed him. If it weren't for the suicide situation, the prefect's mansion would find out that there was an assassin. I don't worry. Who knows if there will be someone who knows the details of the arrangement? At that time, if there are assassins who will search the house and find out my hiding place, then I will die too." Master Jing Yuan stared at Mr. Xie, "Is this better result?"

"Of course not." Mr. Xie secretly clenched his fists, a little embarrassed by being exposed.

"Then what are you dissatisfied with?"

Mr. Xie suddenly smiled and said, "It's not dissatisfaction, it's just that I was a little surprised. I thought that Huo Mingshan's murder by the assassin would cause a commotion and make Yao Kun and the others scramble. It's easy for us in Nanqin. Now it's It’s hard to talk about suicide.”

Mrs. Jingyuan sneered: "Why don't you talk. I'm used to putting on a dignified appearance, and I really think of myself as a gentleman. You should be very good at cheating and framing dirty things. Does Da Xiao commit suicide if he says suicide? Even if it is suicide, why commit suicide? You are a good person, isn’t Da Xiao forcing you to commit suicide? If you want to commit a crime, there is nothing to worry about, and a fool will feel that it is difficult to speak.”

Mr. Xie pretended not to understand the sarcasm, and couldn't think of anything else to criticize for a moment, so he said, "Are you sure there are no future troubles?"

"There is nothing wrong with me here. There is a suicide note, a corpse, and a murder weapon. Everything is clear and there is nothing wrong with it. If there is any future trouble, it is someone else's problem. You should ask someone else." This is Mr. Deding Jie In the prefect's mansion, there is still a tone of manual arrangement. Mr. Xie didn't refute. He took out his money bag and threw it to Mrs. Jingyuan: "That's good, you keep it."

Master Jingyuan took it, weighed it without looking at it, turned around and unlocked the backyard door to go in, she pushed the door open, took a look at the backyard, and called Mr. Xie: "Wait a minute."

Mr. Xie was about to leave when he heard the words and stopped.

Master Jingyuan said: "You have entered my nunnery."

Mr. Xie blinked and said innocently: "Although my wife didn't believe it, I did wait all night. In the middle of the night, the spring cold dew was heavy, so I went in to avoid it."

"I said before that I don't like being disturbed by others. If you can't abide by it, then don't communicate."

Mr. Xie spread his hands: "Could it be that the teacher wants to distance himself from us because of the trivial matter that I borrowed a place to escape the cold?"

"That's right." Master Jing Yuan asked directly, "Don't worry, are you going to kill me to silence me?"

Mr. Xie said with a smile: "The teacher is joking. The teacher is someone whom the prince respects."

"Then tell Prince Hui, I'm upset about inquiring about my residence, and I want you to get away, if you are not convinced, come and kill me." After Master Jing Yuan finished speaking, she did not understand the master's reaction, and did not wait. He replied and went into the yard.

The courtyard door was slammed shut, and Mr. Xie's face sank. He stood for a while, and finally went down the mountain.

When Mr. Xie returned to his residence, someone was waiting in his room. Seeing him coming back, he asked, "How is it?"

Mr. Xie thought for a while, and said: "Find some people for me, and come with me to Jingxin Nunnery tomorrow."

The man was stunned: "I heard that she is the number one expert in Nanqin."

"That's why the person you're looking for should also be highly skilled in martial arts."

"It's her place after all. I didn't find a chance to deal with her in the prefect's mansion. When I got to her place, how many people would want to take it? I can't find such a strong master."

"Naturally, we don't want to confront her head-on. To deal with her, we need to be outsmarted. I will go to investigate tomorrow, not to fight. The purpose of bringing someone is just to ensure safety."

"Are you afraid that she will act ruthlessly against you? If she really dares to do so, is she related to Mr. Min's disappearance?"

"The most suspicious thing at the moment is her. Besides, she is on guard against me. She didn't do what I expected to kill Huo Mingshan this time." So none of the people he arranged were useful, and it couldn't be like this In the obvious scene of suicide, it is too suspicious to insist that there is an assassin and suggest the **** to search the house. Mrs. Jingyuan's trick is really clever, it's like Li Mingyu broke his neck from a horse, the task obviously went wrong, but you can't find the fault.

The man pondered: "If this aunt can't use it, it's really a big loss. It's not easy to find someone who is as good as her and doesn't grind."

"She has a weird personality and is not very useful. Before she makes a mistake, she still has to find a way to deal with it first. The war is about to start, and there are still many things to do in the future. We must ensure that this person will not become our trouble."

"Okay." The man agreed. "I'll live in Zhonglan tomorrow for a few days. Let me help you check the situation in the city. If it's safe, I'll find you a place to live. After all, Fu'an is a long way away, so it's inconvenient for you to do things." He changed the topic, and said, "An Ruo In the morning, what are your plans?"

"There's no news about An Ruofang, and I don't know if it's her trick." Mr. Xie glanced at the man vigilantly, and said, "Long Teng has no choice but to get out when the battle starts on the front line, and once the patrol envoy arrives, Yao Kun will not be able to protect himself. An Ruochen is in Zhonglan City, so it is under our control. Don't make trouble, I don't care about the mistakes I made before, and don't be reckless in the future." After thinking about it, the words are heavy, afraid that the other party will not listen Comfortable, so he said again: "I mean, be patient for a while, when the matter is over, or when An Ruochen is no longer useful to us, I promise to hand her over to you and do whatever you want, how about it?"

The man smiled: "That's good, you can do things better than Min Dongping."

At this moment, An Ruochen was sitting in Cao Yihan's room, continuing their conversation. Cao Yihan remained silent, and did not respond to An Ruochen's words "You can only rely on me".

An Ruochen waited patiently for a while, then continued: "I am willing to help you see General Long. I will not tell anyone about the missing page. You also know that Mr. Huo is here The reason why General Long and Lord Taishou arranged so many strict defenses is because there are meticulous operations in Zhonglan City, and it is even possible that there are in the yamen of the Taishou's prefecture. I am willing to trust you for the time being, because Mr. Huo's suicide note entrusted the follow-up matters To you, he trusts you. But I don’t know you. I don’t know anything about you except that you are Mr. Huo’s attendant. So if I don’t know what the contents of Mr. Huo’s relic you got, will I be sorry? If the general is disadvantaged, if it brings him trouble or danger, then I will not help you."

Cao Yihan gritted his teeth and squeezed out a sentence: "There is no letter. Mr. Huo only wrote a suicide note. What is the purpose of your random guessing and planting?"

An Ruochen ignored his words, and continued: "I didn't have someone come and search your house because if you have important evidence on you, I hope to protect it. But if you are a traitor, Mr. Huo If you trust the wrong person, the prefect will keep you here anyway, and I don’t care what will happen to you and how he plans to deal with you.”

"What a big tone, what is your status, can you manage it?" Cao Yihan said: "I don't know you either. General Long came to Pingnan to guard the border, why did he have a fiancée for no reason? I have never heard General Long mention it , Mrs. Taishou said you are, are you? As long as you are, so what?"

An Ruochen didn't care about his sarcasm, and just said: "It's good to be on guard. You keep that letter well. Next, you can check the situation and see if the prefect will detain you or let you go to see the general. Let's see." How long will Mr. Huo's funeral take place?" She stood up, "I don't want to stay too long, or I should be suspicious."

Cao Yihan hesitated and struggled, undecided whether to believe her or not. If she leaves, will the opportunity be gone?

"If you are sure that you can't see the general and you need my help, don't ask anyone to come to me. After all, you are not familiar with me, and I am not in charge here. It is reasonable for you to ask the prefect's wife if you have anything to do. I will come again, that is , is your only chance to ask me for help."

An Ruochen finished speaking, turned around and left. As soon as the door was opened, Tian Qing stood outside, raising his hand as if to knock on the door, saw An Ruochen came out and hurriedly said: "The Yacha said that the girl is inside for some time, I am going to ask."

An Ruochen said: "Don't worry. I'm just talking to Mr. Cao and telling him to mourn."

Tian Qing and the servants guarding the door all looked into the room, Cao Yihan turned his head with a stern face. An Ruochen closed the door: "Let him stay quietly for a while, it will be difficult for anyone if this happens."

An Ruochen greeted Tian Qing and prepared to go back to Ziyun Tower, she walked out with her hands behind her back. Tian Qing looked at her walking posture and wondered if she unconsciously assumed the posture of a general thinking, whether she also had thoughts in her heart.

An Ruochen was indeed, she was hesitating whether to put some pressure on Cao Yihan, she finished singing the white face, and didn't coax the truth out, there should be a bad face at this time. But she is not at ease, if there is a big commotion, she will become suspicious and then attack Cao Yihan, kill people to silence her, and search for the things...

An Ruochen stopped abruptly, turned around and asked the clerk: "After the guards left last night, how many people are on duty in this courtyard?"

Yacha replied: "Four. Two are guarding the door of Mr. Cao's house, and two are at the gate of the courtyard."

"How long does it take?"

"Stay overnight. Changed posts at Maoshi." The clerk asked, "What is Miss An asking about this?"

"It's nothing, but the prefect's wife asked me to persuade Mr. Cao, fearing that he would be overwhelmed. I don't think Mr. Cao will be overwhelmed, but he is very dissatisfied with General Long. I am worried that he will get angry and do something hurtful. If he has If there is any movement, it is good that someone is watching and can deal with it in time."

"That's natural. My lord told me that there must be no one in front of the house."

An Ruochen smiled, said politely and said that it was hard work. gone.

An Ruochen's heart was beating wildly. She suddenly thought of a possibility, but then she shook her head to herself, it didn't make sense. If there was an assassin hiding in the house in advance, forcing Mr. Huo to write a suicide note before killing him, pretending to commit suicide, it was suicide, naturally no one would search, and then wait for all the guards to leave, and escape quietly in the middle of the night when everyone relaxes. But if that's the case, why did the assassin give Mr. Huo a chance to write another letter?

She guessed wrong, wasn't it the paper that Mr. Huo used, was it an assassin? That's not right, An Ruochen took a deep breath, Mr. Huo specifically explained in his suicide note that there was a reason why Cao Yihan handled his body for him, and Cao Yihan's reaction also confirmed this.

So it was really suicide?

An Ruochen was like claws scratching her heart, she really wanted to rush to the room and search it carefully, although the assassin was definitely not there, but it would be good for her to confirm whether there was a hiding place. But no, she can no longer show the slightest doubt about the house. You can't let Xizuo feel that Cao Yihan is a threat.

Yes. If there is an assassin, it means that before the guards surrounded the courtyard, the assassin already knew that Mr. Huo would hide in that house. Not in the main house, not with the attendant Cao Yihan, but alone in that room.

The spy's identity may be more terrifying than she dared to guess. Is it the prefect? He has always protected Qian Pei. If Qian Pei is suspected, then the prefect may also have something to do with it.

An Ruochen didn't dare to think, if she was really the prefect, many things would make sense. In the case of Liu Ze, why did Lou Zhi know about the arrangement in advance to silence Liu Ze, why did Jiang Man lie and imprison Li Changshi, and then he was sent to the riverside by such a coincidence, and drowned in the end.

But it's not right, the prefect's behavior is not like a meticulous work, and Meng Jiayue is beside him. Meng Jiayue's father, Meng Taishou, died in the war with Nanqin. She hated war, so how could she allow her husband to serve Nanqin. The love between the two of them does not seem to be pretended. They looked at each other with affection in their eyes. An Ruochen felt that she was sure of this. Then maybe the prefect's wife knew that the prefect was involved in this matter, and she was helping him to hide it out of the deep love between husband and wife. But if you think about it this way, then Qian Shixin is quite valuable, and he is the son of Qian Pei, so isn't it also a meticulous work?

No, no. An Ruochen shook his head violently to himself. She couldn't be too blind, so blind that she would be suspicious of anyone, and she would only see everything carefully in the end. She really misses the general. If the general is by his side, he will definitely guide her well. The general knows everything, and he will definitely have a way to deal with this matter.

An Ruochen thought about how to write the letter. She returned to Ziyun Tower and hurriedly wrote a letter to Long Da. In the letter, I expressed my deep thoughts in a very nasty way. I rubbed my arms to suppress the goosebumps while writing, and hoped that the general would be stronger and endure the numbness. With such an exaggeration, he should be able to guess that her thoughts are urgently in need of his guidance, right? The letter also wrote about Huo Mingshan's suicide. She expressed her regret, especially after seeing Cao Yihan's grief, she remembered the situation of losing her mother, and was even more afraid of the pain of eternal separation. She was very worried about the general's safety, and really wanted to see him General.

An Ruochen hoped that Long Da could understand her hint, and if he could not come back, he would write a letter and order her to see him, then she would have a reason to take Cao Yihan there, or take Cao Yihan's message there. If Cao Yihan is willing to tell her.

An Ruochen handed the letter to Zhou Changshi and arranged for the courier to deliver it. At this time, Aunt Lu came back.

Since Aunt Lu entered the Ziyun Building, she stopped delivering vegetables to various prefectures, and she transferred the work to Qi Zheng. Qi Zheng was young, so Zhao Jiahua also helped him organize and handle various affairs, and taught him to settle accounts. Qi Zheng led people to deliver the groceries every day, and then went to Zhao Jiahua's Zhaofu Restaurant to continue running, where he lived and boarded, and his life was stable. And Mrs. Lu herself still goes out every day to deal with various vegetable and agricultural merchants, buy food and groceries for Ziyun Building, etc., and also uses this to cover up the action of inquiring about news.

Aunt Lu was busy with the chores in Ziyun Building for a while, and then she found two things to report to An Ruochen. After arriving at An Ruochen's place, An Ruochen moved away, and then Aunt Lu no longer suppressed her excitement, and told An Ruochen such and such and such and such.

An Ruochen was stunned for a moment, and then she was pleasantly surprised: "Really?"

"No mistake. It was still early at that time, and Chen Kui was just about to start doing farm work and fiddling with a hoe. He looked up and saw it. It was indeed the man's appearance. He was of medium height, with a round face and long pointed eyes. He looked quite kind. It was so early, but this man came down from Xiushan Mountain. The appearance was the same, and his whereabouts were suspicious. Chen Kui took his heart, carried a **** and pretended to go to the field and followed for a short distance. When he saw the man tied a horse at the foot of Xiushan Mountain, he presumably went up the mountain. For business. He untied his horse and rode away, not in the direction of entering the city, but heading east." Aunt Lu was very excited, and she had not seen any trace of this person in the city, but it turned out that this person might not live. In Zhonglan City. Although this was unexpected, after looking for it for a long time and contacting the cast net arrangement, finally an eyeliner got the news, Aunt Lu was full of a sense of accomplishment.

"To the east?" An Ruochen thought deeply, "Can I reach Fu'an County by going that way?" The range to the east is wider, but there is Qian Pei in Fu'an County.

"It's possible." Aunt Lu said, and then she sighed: "It's a pity that he rode away and couldn't find out where he lived." When she arrived in other counties, her contacts were not as good as in Zhonglan City.

"It's okay, I saw it after all. Xiushan is a clue. What's on the mountain?"

"I asked. There is a nunnery."

An Ruochen was startled, his eyes widened, and he said in surprise, "I never knew there was a nunnery there."

"It's the first time I've heard of it. Chen Kui didn't know it himself. I also went to inquire again. It was said to be a small nunnery with only one aunt in it. There was no incense. It is also from a village near the foot of the mountain. Even in these villages, this nunnery is not worth mentioning. Let alone outsiders, few people know about it. It is said that the sister-in-law doesn’t like to be close to people. She grows her own vegetables, and sometimes Go down the mountain for alms, don't like to talk."

An Ruochen's eyes lit up, maybe the gray she saw that day was not a fantasy. The small nunnery hidden in the mountains, the nun living alone, the suspicious man who approached her, and Qian Pei from Fu'an County...

These strung together are like pulling out the corner of a fishing net.

"I have to go to Xiushan tomorrow to take a look at the nunnery." An Ruochen said.

Aunt Lu hurriedly reminded: "If it is related to fine work, the girl must be careful. After all, there are dense forests and mountains, and there are few people. No one knows what happened. It is better to bring more talents."

"I know, but I can't make a big fanfare. Suddenly, for no reason, many people ran to a small nunnery that no one knew about. It is also suspicious. I can't go today. I have to think about it and find a proper reason." An Ruo Chen thought for a while and asked, "Is there any place that can only be reached by climbing over that mountain?"

Aunt Lu didn't know, so she simply said: "I'll go again, ask clearly, and find out on the spot."

"Don't go up the mountain, don't let people see you. They know you are with me."

"Don't worry, girl, I know it." Aunt Lu turned around to leave, but An Ruochen stopped her again: "Ma'am, go out to socialize with people these days, and then help me with something."

"Girl please tell me."

"Auntie greeted those famous matchmakers in the city, and said that she heard that Xue's family proposed marriage to An's family. I was very upset when I found out about it, so I went to chat with Mrs. Xue. This marriage is not good, Xue Although the young master is weak, but he is a good-looking talent, he is better than Pan An, and the Xue family is the richest, with high morals and prestige, how can the second girl of the An family be able to climb up to him."

Aunt Lu was a little surprised: "Miss really want to say that?"

"Yes. Make it clear to the matchmakers that I am not happy about this marriage. Add some bitter words, who knows if the An family is playing tricks here? Is it really a match? Even if it is, Don’t others deserve it? There are so many good girls in the city, I don’t believe there is no one else but my second sister. Ask them to help you find someone else, if there are any other girls who match your zodiac, tell me if you find them, I have Great reward."

Aunt Lu nodded in agreement, saying that when she went out for a walk, she saw the opportunity to speak.

Aunt Lu left, An Ruochen sat in the room and seriously thought about why she would bring someone up the mountain tomorrow. How to check? What will happen?