Chapter 125 Peach Blossom Wine
"She is my wife. Many people know that she has a birthmark behind her ear."
Pei Luoshu smiled calmly, looking at Yang Zhengsheng with scrutiny, as if everything was under his control.
Yang Zhengsheng became more and more uneasy as he was being stared at.
"Sir, you are new here. You have only been in Yougu County for a few months. Everyone says that I, Yang Zhengsheng, am an upright person and never disdain to do anything that goes against my conscience..."
Pei Luoshu put down the teacup in his hand and said coldly.
"Mrs. Zhu said that your wife was vulgar and could not do embroidery or study, and she was still a virgin. The coroner's autopsy also confirmed this fact. So, the wife you took out from the beginning was actually the maidservant beside your wife."
"You and your wife Jiang Weiyin may not have had feelings for each other at first, but it is inevitable that you will fall in love with each other after being together for a long time. However, you can't do anything about her background, because she is a member of the mountain bandits, and it was the Wanqi mountain bandits who sent someone to monitor you. Am I right?"
Yang Zhengsheng's face turned pale.
"Yougu County's only official road leading to the outside world, only Master Yang's goods have never been blocked by bandits. Most people conclude that Master Yang is kind and generous, and is blessed by God. In fact, privately, Master Yang cooperates with the bandits and pays them protection fees for many years. In order to monitor your every move, the bandits sent Jiang Weiyin as your wife and placed her by your side to monitor you. Madam Zhu said something very right. How could anyone escape to such a poor Yougu County to escape famine?"
"But Jiang Weiyin also had her own selfish motives. She didn't want to become your wife at first, so she asked a maid to stand in front of everyone. She hid behind others in order to prepare for her own escape."
Yang Zhengsheng has regained his composure.
"These are all adults' conjectures and speculations and cannot be used as testimony."
"Really?"
"Of course, if the deceased is a maid as you have guessed, then why was her face destroyed?"
"The face was destroyed so that the deceased could be more easily identified as Jiang Weiyin. On that day, another woman came to replace Jiang Weiyin, and you, because you had feelings for Jiang Weiyin, did not want her to return to the wolf den, so you created a false impression that she was dead in order to confuse the Wanqi bandits."
Yang Zhengsheng sneered.
"Your Excellency is a great storyteller."
Pei Luoshu quietly watched Yang Zhengsheng's hands, which were clenched until they turned white, under his sleeves.
"I never make up stories. I tell the truth. Mr. Yang is denying it now because he is sure that I can't produce any evidence."
Yang Zhengsheng said with disdain.
"Of course, if..."
He looked at the person who walked in through the gate and his face changed drastically.
"you…"
A woman wearing a gray veil came up to him.
"Master, we have nowhere else to go, why don't we seek refuge with the county lord?"
Yang Zhengsheng's eyes were very dim.
"Weiyin..."
Pei Luoshu watched Yang Zhengsheng and his wife talk quietly. Chen Shiyi, who was standing next to him, supported his chin, looked at Pei Luoshu lazily with a smile in his eyes.
He turned around and saw Chen Shiyi smiling, and couldn't help but be infected by her.
"Why are you so happy?"
"I like to see you speak clearly and logically."
Pei Luoshu felt sweet in his heart.
"I want to eat braised mandarin fish."
“This is what I like to eat.”
“That’s what I like to eat too.”
Chen Shiyi smiled.
"Okay, I'm ready and waiting for you."
"How about a pot of peach wine?"
"Is he drunk? I get drunk easily."
"It's sweet and not intoxicating, it's perfect for you."
"Um, County Magistrate..."
Yang Zhengsheng's sudden voice interrupted the conversation between Pei Luoshu and Chen Shiyi.
Pei Luo cleared his throat, sat up straight, and became serious.
"Mr. Yang..."
Yang Zhengsheng bowed to Pei Luoshu.
"I confess. Your Excellency's inference is correct. I was the one who first strangled the maid Cui'er to death with a rope to replace Weiyin. I was afraid that the Wanqi bandits would find out, so I destroyed her face so that others could not recognize her..."
Jiang Weiyin explained hurriedly.
"No, it was me who did it. I normally don't even dare to kill a chicken, so how could I dare to kill people? I am a mountain bandit with some kung fu skills. I wanted to escape the control of Wanqishan, so I killed people. I wanted to escape from the shell of a golden cicada. Sir, I have confessed it before."
Pei Luoshu pondered for a while.
"Master Yang, do you know why I came here alone today?"
Yang Zhengsheng's face was full of confusion.
"I already know the truth. According to the law, you should be beheaded if you kill someone. But I am willing to give you a chance to atone for your crime. Do you want to do it?"
Yang Zhengsheng saluted quickly.
"I hope you can give me some advice."
"The Wanqi bandits cannot be allowed to stay any longer. I want you to cooperate with me from the inside and outside to help me restore peace to Yougu County."
On the way back, Chen Shiyi's face was full of worry.
"Ah Luo, aren't you being too aggressive? They are not good people. They killed people and colluded with the bandits. Now that you have told them everything about the bandit suppression, aren't you afraid that they will turn to the bandits again?"
Pei Luoshu nodded in agreement.
"Eleven, you are right. According to common sense, it is the most stupid thing to tell two people with bad character about such an important matter. But they understand that the bandits intercepted Yang Zhengsheng's goods as a warning to the abnormal Yang Zhengsheng. Little did they know that this was the fuse that made Yang Zhengsheng determined to get rid of the bandits. I just took advantage of the fire and burned down the bandit's lair in Wanqi Mountain."
"Yang Zhengsheng has no choice but to rely on me."
"Eleven, you have to remember that when it comes to managing relationships, relationships based on interests are the most reliable."
"and…"
Chen Shiyi blinked.
"What else?"
Pei Luoshu looked at Chen Shiyi with slightly warm eyes.
"I need political achievements. I want to be transferred to Kyoto as soon as possible so that I can be closer to you."
Chen Shiyi's eyes were filled with surprise, as if he couldn't believe it.
"A Luo you..."
"Okay, let's go buy some wine."
Pei Luoshu took Chen Shiyi into a wine shop.
The shop owner was a middle-aged woman. When she saw a handsome man and a girl walking in, her eyes brightened up.
"What kind of wine do you want to buy, sir?"
"Peach Blossom Wine, give me a pot."
"Okay, I'll get it for you, wait..."
Chen Shiyi looked at the winery carefully. Rows of wine were placed on the shelves, and each jar was labeled with the type of wine and covered with red paper, which looked very festive.
The shopkeeper brought out the wine and spoke softly to Pei Luoshu.
"This wine is good, but if you don't drink often, don't be too greedy."
Pei Luoshu took out the silver and handed it to the store owner.
"If you don't get drunk, then the wine is of little use."
The shopkeeper looked at the two people in the distance and clicked his tongue.
"This young man looks handsome, why do we need to listen to his drunken talk?"
Later, they went to the market and bought two fresh mandarin fish, some pickled vegetables, and chopped the bones of a large radish to make soup...
I continued the market that I hadn’t finished visiting in the capital city here.
Pei Luoshu was very happy to see Chen Shiyi shopping from one shop to another.
Such an ordinary day, but it was a great time in his heart!
"Hurry, carry it."
Chen Shiyi stuffed another handful of vegetables into Pei Luoshu's hands.
He had a glass of wine in his hand, two fish in his hands, and a variety of pickles and condiments in his hands, so he was busy.
After Chen Shiyi finished shopping, he grabbed his robe with his empty hands and told him how to make the dishes delicious and what dishes to pair with them to make them taste better...
I was passing by a vegetable stall when an old lady yelled at me.
"You stupid woman, you are going to tire your husband out. You don't care what you have in your hands. You are so expensive that Tian Xiaoer is playing with leaf cards. It's so beautiful!"
Chen Shiyi didn't understand what it meant at first, but then he gradually came to his senses, his face flushed, and he hurriedly took the thing from Pei Luoshu.
Pei Luoshu refused to give in.
"Don't listen to their nonsense. I'm eating ready-made meals, and this is what I should do. Besides, they have no right to interfere even if I want to."