Chapter 428: The Wife is a Fugitive

The master is indeed the master, and his work efficiency is very high!

He was out for only one afternoon, and he came back in the evening with the news that Xu Muhua wanted to know.

The blacksmith who made the key for Mr. Huang was found!

This blacksmith looks ordinary, nothing special. He opened a shop, and in addition to locks and keys, he also made other things.

The business is not good, but it is not bad either, because the shop has been open for a long time. He inherited it from his own father. And his father inherited it from his grandfather, which means that the shop has been passed down for at least three generations!

It proves that the skills are quite amazing, otherwise it would not have been passed down for three generations.

The master knew what she wanted to do, so he also found out about the blacksmith's situation.

"Oh, so his wife is actually a fugitive, or a criminal who was exiled because of a serious crime in her family?"

The master raised a paw and licked the hair on his leg.

I feel like I'm a lot dirtier after going out!

"That's right, so his wife has always kept a low profile and rarely shows up in front of outsiders. When she occasionally brings him food, she wraps herself up tightly. The blacksmith tells others that his wife is in poor health, especially against the wind, and will easily get sick if exposed to the wind. The neighbors around him didn't find it strange, let alone suspect anything."

"What happened to his wife's family?"

"Her father is a minor official, and when the crime was exposed, he was pushed out by the higher-ups to take the blame."

The eldest master paused and glanced at Xu Muhua with cat eyes, "The person who pushed her father out to take the blame was Lord Li, who was killed by you last year."

Xu Muhua raised his eyebrows, "Is this fate?"

"Yes, it's fate! At that time, Lord Li was not yet a minister, but he was also a higher official. Li Gang did not become a corrupt official overnight. At first, he committed some minor offenses, such as accepting small gifts. But as he became more and more powerful, he became more and more daring, and his desires became more and more inflated."

"At that time, the court issued a batch of disaster relief funds, but when it arrived at the disaster area, less than one-fifth was left. I don't know how many people starved to death! Later, the matter became serious, and Li Gang pushed one of his subordinates out to take the blame. This subordinate was the father of the blacksmith's wife."

"Then how did the blacksmith know his wife?"

Xu Muhua asked curiously.

In other words, she was a daughter of an official family, and the blacksmith was just an ordinary person, so there was no chance for them to have contact. After being exiled, there should be no chance of contact, so why would he take such a big risk to hide the person?

You know, secretly harboring a criminal of the court is a serious crime, which will not only implicate oneself, but also the family. Even the nobles are like this, let alone ordinary people.

So why would he take such a big risk?

"The woman was trying to escape from the humiliation of the escorting officials on the road and she rolled down a hillside. The officials looked for her but couldn't find her, so they thought she was dead."

"Coincidentally, the blacksmith happened to pass by that area at the foot of the mountain and accidentally found the unconscious woman."

Xu Muhua asked with interest, "The blacksmith was tempted by her beauty, so he rescued the woman?"

The eldest master looked at her with contempt, "Why are you so dark-minded? Can't you think of something good? The woman fell and had a bloody head, and her face was covered in blood and mud. It was good enough that you could tell that she was a human being, but you were tempted by her beauty!"

"So it seems that this blacksmith is a good guy! Then how did he make a key for Huang?"

The old man looked at her with contempt again, his eyes full of deep suspicion, his gaze resting on her head for a long time without moving.

Xu Muhua also reacted and was immediately embarrassed.

Haha, they are doing business, and there is no reason to refuse someone who comes. Her question...

As long as she is not embarrassed, others will be embarrassed!

"Then let's ask him to make another key."

The old man was silent again.

Xu Muhua was silent too.

After a long time, he said nonchalantly: "It seems that the weather is too hot. It's so hot that I feel dizzy and can't think."

That's right! Otherwise, how could she not understand such a simple thing, and how could she say such stupid things?

The key must have been drawn by Huang himself and then made by someone else, which means that he is the only key that looks like this. If she takes the ink pad now, isn’t it the same as telling others that her ink pad is not obtained from a legitimate source?

If the blacksmith is a shrewd person and goes directly to Huang, wouldn’t she be exposed?

Normally, she would never make such a low-level mistake!

But later she found an excuse for herself.

She is having her period!

Well, she must have been affected!

Now, it is unknown. When the master heard her say this, he made a strange sound, as if he was laughing at her.

Master: Haha, woman, as long as you like it.

After two setbacks in a row, Xu Muhua was in no mood.

"Master, go and have your meal. You must be hungry. I won't delay your meal."

The master gave her a look that said "I know what you are thinking", then let out a proud meow and walked away with elegant steps. There seemed to be a hint of arrogance and ridicule in that step.

Xu Muhua was so angry that she gritted her teeth secretly and decided to take away the dried fish that was going to be the reward for the master!

However, Xu Muhua quickly put the matter behind her.

How could she, alone, argue with a cat? Wouldn't it make her look stingy?

Alas, I don't know why I feel particularly tired today and have no appetite.

"Pomegranate!"

"Miss, what's wrong?"

"I want to eat something light tonight. I don't have much appetite. "

Shi Liu heard this and said, "Maybe the weather is too hot, Miss, I'll ask the kitchen to prepare some appetizers!"

"Okay."

Appetizers, Xu Muhua suddenly wanted to eat jellyfish, and quickly called Shi Liu back.

After hearing what she said, Shi Liu was stunned for a moment, "Why do you suddenly want to eat rice noodles?"

Besides, it was too late for the kitchen in the mansion to make it at this hour. To make rice wrappers, it would take several hours just to soak the rice!

"I just suddenly remembered that I wanted to eat it."

Shi Liu nodded, "Okay, I got it."

If the kitchen in the mansion didn't have time to make it, then they could only go out and buy it, which was not a difficult task.

Xu Muhua was about to sit down when a hot current surged out from under her body, and she froze. She hurried into the inner room and saw that it was indeed her period.

She changed her menstrual belt skillfully, and thinking of what happened with the eldest master just now, she immediately found a perfect excuse for herself!