Chapter 160 Gossip
Qi Mubai knew it a long time ago.
When the corpse appeared, the shop assistant shouted loudly and the owner said he would call the police.
He hid behind the window and kept watching.
At the same time, I was also frightened.
Wu Da Lian, how could he die? The key is, how could he die here?
Qi Mubai's heart was pounding and he couldn't calm down for a while. Although he was the top scholar, he was only outstanding in knowledge. It would be okay if he was ungrateful and bullied Yu Shengsheng, but when the big thing happened, he would panic.
After much thought, I have to say that I don't know this person.
Anyway, no one here knows Wu Da Lian.
Thinking of this, he went to Yu's room next door and gave her instructions.
When Yu first came to the capital, she was dazzled by the prosperity of the place. She couldn't put down the table full of rouge, powder, lip balm, eyebrow pencil, and hair oil.
Seeing Qi Mubai coming, she quickly waved: "Son, come quickly, help me see which color should I use for tomorrow's palace banquet? Which color will best match my outfit?"
She held Rouge in both hands and could only point her chin at the bed.
Only then did Qi Mubai notice that there was a light red dress spread out on the bed. It was so gorgeous and elaborate that it hurt his eyes.
Qi Mubai frowned, snatched the thing from her hand and slammed it heavily on the table.
"Do you still want to attend the palace banquet?"
"Why not? Why did I go to the capital? Isn't it just for some glory? Didn't you see that when I came here, Madam Qi's face was almost falling on my feet!"
"I have been oppressed by her for so many years. Now I can finally hold my head high and show my respect. Son, when will you be dismissed from office? This capital is too prosperous. I don't want to leave. I will ask the emperor to give you an official position in Beijing and marry a good wife."
She curled her lips, ignoring Qi Mu's pale face, and said to herself: "What do you mean by that Su? You only said that she is a paraplegic, but you didn't say that she likes to have a stinky face. Look at how she looked yesterday. If you don't know, you would think she is the mother-in-law. She has the final say."
Qi Mubai clenched his fingers and looked at her with strange eyes. He really couldn't understand how he could have such a mother?
Shouldn't a man of such talent have a smart, gentle, virtuous mother who would plan for him and give him advice?
"Son, why are you looking at me like that?"
Qi Mubai loosened his clenched white hands and pulled her to the window: "Listen, what are they saying outside?"
Just then, someone outside shouted, "Is this Qi Zhuangyuan's fellow countryman? Come out and take a look."
"You should come out and see what's going on!"
"If a person dies, no matter how wrong they are, they should be sent back to their hometown, right?"
Yu was confused: "Who, who died? Why did I ask you to go out and see?"
Before Qi Mubai could answer, the shopkeeper knocked on the door: "Qi Zhuangyuan, please come out and identify the body outside."
Qi Mubai gritted his teeth and lowered his voice: "Wu Da Lian is dead, you'd better shut up and don't say anything."
Yu's eyes widened in shock.
Yu Shengsheng was standing in the crowd, not in the front row, and Jin Baobao pinched his voice, fanning the flames.
Soon, Qi Mubai and Yu came out.
"Everyone," Qi Mubai said, "I am not a talented student. I do come from a remote town. However, since ancient times, heroes have always been judged by their origins. It is precisely because the court recruits talents regardless of their background that people like us who come from poor backgrounds have the opportunity to succeed."
"As long as you study hard, everyone will have the opportunity to serve the court and display their talents in the future."
Just a few words instantly brought public opinion back to normal.
Yu Shengsheng thought to himself, let alone anything else, Qi Mubai was indeed capable of sophistry.
Her eyes fell on Yu, but no matter how talented Qi Mubai was, he could not change Yu's personality.
She whispered something to Golden Leopard.
Jin Baobao pinched his throat and said, "Isn't that the mother of the top scholar? She looks so noble!"
"You can raise a good son like Qi Zhuangyuan, I believe your wife must have played an indispensable role. Why don't you tell me how you raised your son?"
Yu didn't want to come, and Qi Mubai didn't want her to come, but the shopkeeper insisted.
There was no way out. The mother and son were eating and living for free at the other party's place and could not refuse outright.
Qi Mubai repeatedly told her not to speak, and she agreed.
But when she heard people praising her for being "so noble", she felt a little flattered.
Back then, she was dressed in rags and had a humble status, so she had nothing to do with the word "noble".
She cleared her throat and was about to speak, but Qi Mubai tilted his head and stared at her, so she shrank back.
Jin Baobao said again: "Madam is so beautiful, Qi Zhuangyuan looks exactly like you, you are also a famous beauty in your village, right?"
When this was mentioned, Yu couldn't close her mouth. She covered her mouth and laughed, "She's not really a beauty. She's just, average."
"My son does look like me, more like me when I was young. He only became good-looking later. He was ugly when he was young."
Jin Baobao smiled, and the people around him exchanged glances quickly, feeling that something was wrong.
"That lady must have many lovers in the country. This man on the ground is from your hometown. Do you know him?"
Yu looked down at Wu Da Lian's corpse and her mind went blank. She only remembered the second half of the sentence "Do you recognize him?" and didn't pay attention to the first half "He should have had many lovers."
She blurted out: "I don't know this person, it has nothing to do with me!"
"He is so ugly, how could I know such an ugly person?"
Everyone looked even more surprised.
Yu Shengsheng curled her lips slightly, her eyes full of coldness: "Madam, do you always judge people by appearance? Beauty and ugliness should be judged by the heart first, not the face!"
When Qi Mubai heard the voice, he glanced at the crowd, but there were too many people and he couldn't see them at all.
Yu didn't dare to look at Wu's face again, she pouted and said, "Anyway, I don't know him."
Jin Baobao said, "Hey, when Madam came to Beijing, wasn't this person traveling with her?"
At a nearby intersection, Lord Wang, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, was wearing casual clothes and drinking tea at a large tea bowl stall.
He took a few sips with difficulty and muttered to himself: This tea is so unpalatable.
The constable beside him whispered, "Sir, when will we go over to check?"
They all waited here for nearly an hour.
Lord Wang was also anxious, and the key point was that the tea was too unpalatable, but he had to be patient.
"Wait a little longer."
He had said this two quarters of an hour ago. What was he waiting for? The constable had no idea.
While drinking, Lord Wang glanced at a corner window on the second floor of the teahouse opposite.
Whenever a handkerchief is hung there, we can go over and investigate the case.
It was such a trivial matter, but he had to come in person - there was no other way, it was Hao Mengye's order.
He was puzzled. Are the Red Dragon Guards idle or busy recently?
If he says he is free and has no time to investigate the case, let him go;
If you talk about being busy, it's just a small matter like seeing a stranger die on the street, and you have to ask about it and ask him about it.
On the second floor, Fu Qingyin held the teacup and glanced down.
He saw it when Yu Shengsheng just arrived. If Yu Shengsheng hadn't come, he would have asked Hao Mengye to hang the handkerchief out.
Originally, I just wanted to create some momentum and let Qi Mubai get involved in some dirty talk. Now that Yu Shengsheng is here, let her watch the fun as well.
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