Liu Da acted very quickly and did everything possible to find a corpse for autopsy without telling the Yamen.
It was proved that Liu Er was killed by a long needle piercing his skull.
When Shen Yinqiu and Mrs.
Liu returned to Liuluo Courtyard, they were a little horrified by the news, especially Shen Yinqiu, thinking of the man in black who dragged her into the rockery and made her unable to move with just a touch of his hand, and who came and went without a trace. , these people's skills could kill her in just a blink of an eye, just look at Liu Er's fate.
Shen Yinqiu swallowed hard, looked at Mrs.
Liu and asked, "Mom, we seem to be in big trouble."
Mr.
Liu was calmer than Shen Yinqiu.
The first thing he thought of was to spend money to hire samurai.
"Don't be afraid.
Tomorrow I will ask the innkeeper to keep an eye on people with strong skills."
Shen Yinqiu said: "Where is the inn?"
Liu Shitan remembered that she had not introduced her business to her daughter, and smiled: "Over there on East Street, I own three restaurants, three inns, three clothing shops, and three jewelry shops.
These properties are all owned by different people. , can earn tens of millions of taels a year, and put them all in the bank."
As she said this, she took out an inconspicuous silver-patterned token from her arms, about the size of a copper coin.
Mrs.
Liu broke it open with her hands and the silver-patterned token was divided into two halves.
She handed one half to Shen Yinqiu and said: "This is the only token for withdrawing silver from the bank.
You can go to the bank to withdraw the silver at any time if you need it in the future, but be careful.
Eyes and ears.”
Shen Yinqiu knew that her aunt lived a very comfortable life.
The details of her daily clothes surpassed those of Zhang and others.
The clothes were of many styles, with many fabrics, and of high quality.
These all cost money.
Her previous guess was that her aunt was usually favored or she was originally The reason for the generous dowry was that her aunt was still a businesswoman.
Who said her aunt was just a vase who was beautiful and didn't know the Four Books and Five Classics?
She came out to see if she would be beaten to death.
Shen Yinqiu did not dare to accept the token, but shook his head and said: "On the prosperous East Street, two-thirds of the shop is occupied by my aunt.
It is too valuable, so I still keep it well.
In fact, I am not short of money."
Liu Shiqin raised his eyebrows and said: "I am only your child.
Aren't these things all left to you in the end?
What difference does it make if you accept them in advance?
I'm afraid you don't have many good things left.
Most of them are in your pocket."
We can talk to them about a few thousand taels now, but they will inevitably have to spend money in the future, and a few thousand taels won’t do much.”
Qian Guang listened silently to Aunt Liu's words and couldn't help complaining that a young lady raised in a boudoir was considered rich if she had thousands of taels of liquid silver.
I didn't expect that Aunt Liu would be so unsatisfied.
Shen Yinqiu looked at Mrs.
Liu and saw that her aunt's expression did not seem to be fake, and there was no trace of reluctance.
She was silent, watching her aunt put the token into her hand.
"Okay, haven't you heard others say that your uncle's industry does not involve the capital, but it covers all over the world?
I heard that he is still looking for a route to develop into the Barbarian tribe.
He is really not afraid of death."
Liu Shitan was still in the mood to joke.
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The tension of just thinking that there was a killer in the dark who could kill them at any time was dissipated a lot.
Liu Shitan patted her shoulder and said: "Don't be afraid, no matter who sent it, no one will harm you at this time.
The inn It’s a mixed bag there, so it’s not difficult to contact people in the world.
You have to remember that money can make a difference.”
Shen Yinqiu: ""Why did she realize just now that her aunt is so dependent on money?
Sure enough, her eldest uncle and second uncle are good at officialdom, while her younger uncle and her aunt are good at making money.
She thought about it and heard that her uncle could fill half of the national treasury by paying taxes to the court every year.
She didn't quite understand.
The next day, the Hou Mansion actually asked a matchmaker to come to propose marriage, but the Liu family could not interfere.
Shen Linru had already agreed, but she didn't want Liu Shitan to come out halfway and said, "No one from our Shen family has come to propose marriage.
These two people have not come to propose marriage."
There is no way a girl can agree to such a marriage."
What she said was reasonable, and the matchmaker couldn't fault it.
Zhang's face was livid and she didn't dare to speak.
Shen Linru just frowned and glanced at Liu Shitan.
Although he didn't like her coming out to cause trouble, what she said was not unfounded, so The matchmaker who came in excitement just left in despair.
Madam Zhang glared at the proud Madam Liu and said, "I don't know what you mean by delaying like this.
Shen Yinqiu's marriage to the prince of the Hou Mansion is already a certainty.
He is not afraid of saying something like that and ruining the reputation of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
This is a star."
Rat droppings are okay, but please don’t spoil the pot of porridge.”
Compared to her passionate words, Mrs.
Liu seemed much calmer.
Her smile did not fade and she said slowly: "I believe everyone with ears heard what happened yesterday.
It was the prince of the Hou family who had no rules and regulations and tarnished the reputation of the second lady.
The second young lady is an innocent victim.
Anyway, the second young lady will never get married before the eldest lady is approached by someone to propose marriage.
This is the rule, isn't it?"
Shen Jinqiu couldn't hold it back, he laughed and said: "My aunt means that no one wants Jinqiu.
I'm afraid you don't know that I have settled with the young general of the General's Mansion."
Liu Shitan: "Oh, there is no guarantee in this matter even if you say it verbally.
Only when the matchmaker comes to your door and gives you a betrothal gift like just now can you make it impossible to fake it."
"Auntie," Shen Jinqiu felt that her aunt has changed now and has become very mean and strange.
Shen Lin didn't even bother to say "stop making noise".
He turned around and walked away without anyone else behind him, leaving them noisy and silent.
Ms.
Liu didn't have much free time to waste on the mother and daughter.
After giving some instructions, she took the maid out of the house and went straight to her brother's mansion.
Shen Yinqiu's marriage could delay this day, but not forever.
The question of how to make the eldest princess change her mind is to ask her eldest brother and second brother.
Shen Yinqiu knew in her heart that nothing could be changed about this matter unless she died or Wan Qiyan died.
After sleeping, she thought about it.
Since she couldn't avoid it, she should accept it bravely.
It seemed that Wan Qiyan's character was not bad.
The only regret was that her health was really bad.
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Outside the window, the bricks and green walls were still covered with snow.
Shen Yinqiu lay on the wooden table in front of the window, looking at the green vines climbing up the window sill.
The green vitality was swaying in the cold wind, even if it was vulnerable to a blow.
Even though the young leaves were covered with white snow, they were not crushed and still clung tenaciously to the wall.
How wonderful the life nurtured by nature is.
Sometimes people's perseverance is not as good as a weed.
Shen Yinqiu was suddenly inspired.
He stood up and called Qianguang: "Qianguang is preparing for us to go out on the street."
Qianguang's hand shook, "Master, isn't it a good idea to go out on the street today?"
"It's not okay.
You are still very depressed because of your fortune telling.
Go out for a walk to clear your mind."
Shen Yinqiu has a firm attitude.
She is always led by others.
She doesn't even know that she is being tripped up by others.
She has to endure it.
Don't be impulsive Qianguang had no choice but to follow his master's wishes and run to make arrangements for leaving the mansion.
It was natural to go to the carriage in this weather.
A quarter of an hour later, Shen Yinqiu went out wearing thick clothes and a gauze hat on his head, covering his entire face.
Breathing out a hot breath and watching it float up and then disappear, Shen Yinqiu carefully sorted out the whole story.
Starting from Zhuangzi in the countryside, the three robbers who stole his property were very suspicious, and the maidservant who pushed her into the water, made her absent from the family dinner and was imprisoned in the ancestral hall, and designed her to marry a man in black from the Hou Mansion.
There were people behind everything before.
Zhang has a vicious mind and a wide network of people, making him one of the suspects.
Shen Jinqiu is disgusting but not courageous, so he is not afraid.
Shen Jinxuan holding a knife in his smile is the biggest trouble.
What about the eldest princess, Lian Xinyi?
Oh, Shen Yinqiu really wanted to have that unparalleled magic power.
Without saying a word, he would push her down one by one and call her aunt, but she didn't.
Somehow she remembered Brother Yan, that mysterious man who came and went without a trace.
They all had late-night snacks together, and the night sky was flying, and no one knew who he was.
It's normal to feel a little fluttering in her heart.
Who gave her the dream of being a hero?
But her reason is telling her that there is absolutely no possibility between her and Brother Yan, so she should get out as soon as possible while the situation is not deep.
Alas, the way she sighed seemed to Qian Guang that she was unwilling to marry the prince of the Hou family, so she secretly felt sad.
Her young lady is pretty, has a good temperament, plays the piano well, and is proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics.
It would really be a shame to marry that eldest son of Lao Shizi.
"Miss, don't worry, the old lady will not let the young lady marry the heir apparent."
Qian Guang had blind trust in Madam Liu.
Shen Yinqiu glanced at her speechlessly, wondering what to say to make them understand that her grandmother could be respected and given face everywhere in Jiangnan, but in the world, where high-ranking officials and nobles gathered, she really had no status.
Occasionally, she secretly read some military strategy documents.
Even her father and two uncles were concerned about the power of the eldest princess.
There is basically no room for change on this matter.
But hey, she didn't bother to explain, lest she be caught reading those books, which would be a much heavier crime than reading a storybook.
There was a heater burning in the carriage, and everyone was probably quite upset and feeling stuffy.
Shen Yinqiu simply opened the closed windows to make the lively sounds on the street outside clearer.
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"Miss, it's cold, let's close the car windows.
You see, they are all staring at you."
Qian Guang couldn't get an answer from his master when he spoke before, so he became more and more sure that his master was unhappy.
Shen Yinqiu said indifferently: "With the gauze hat, they can see nothing but their eyes."
When the carriage arrived at the entrance to the downtown area, Shen Yinqiu got out of the carriage on a step stool.
The carriage was driven by Liu Da and Liu Wu.
Liu Wu was the more honest person Liu Da selected among the other sixteen brothers.
Of the twenty escorts who had sent Shen Yinqiu to the capital from the south of the Yangtze River, there were only seventeen left, and three were lost.
Liu Da asked Liu Wu to arrange the carriage, while he followed his master closely.
Not long after, three strong men walked out of the crowd and followed Shen Yinqiu.
Qian Guang noticed something strange and looked at Liu Da.
Liu Da and the three strong men in different directions looked at each other and whispered to Qian Guang: "Liu Wu and I are afraid that we won't be able to do anything.
There are many people on the street, so I Three more brothers were called out to escort us, and four more were assigned to investigate the clues given by the lady."
Qianguang frowned, but he was still a little wary.
Even someone whom Liu Er trusted could help outsiders deal with the young lady.
The only thing that could be controlled by others was the love of money: