Chapter 105 I will definitely bring her back alive
Zhou Qingbang looked at him laughing non-stop, and the annoyance in his heart surged up. "What about you? Why didn't you mention searching my backyard?"
Lu Yanlin's laughter finally stopped.
The two looked at each other for a while, and when the tense atmosphere was about to break out, a manager suddenly came in from outside.
"Master, someone has delivered a letter."
Zhou Qingbang frowned: "What letter?"
The steward came in and placed the letter on the desk in front of Zhou Qingbang, and replied, "The master has previously instructed that letters with this mark should be delivered to you immediately."
Zhou Qingbang lowered his eyes and saw a small knife drawn on the lower right corner of the envelope.
He picked up the letter, opened it and read it, and his face changed.
Seeing him like this, Lu Yanlin didn’t care about anything else and asked, “What’s wrong?”
Zhou Qingbang handed him the letter in his hand: "Someone from above is coming, don't you know?"
Lu Yanlin read the letter quickly. "No one has informed me that they will cooperate with us and do their utmost to find that person and keep him in Xingqing. With such great attention, it seems that the person's identity is not simple."
Zhou Qingbang closed his eyes and said, "To be sent to Suzhou, he must be a simple person. I'm afraid the court has already known about our affairs."
Lu Yanlin sneered: "Do you regret it? Isn't it too late?"
Zhou Qingbang was immersed in his own emotions and ignored his ridicule.
Lu Yanlin read the short letter again. "It's already this late, let's not think about those things. We've cleared up all the evidence and clues these days. As long as we can kill that person without them noticing, no one will be able to trace it back to us."
Zhou Qingbang was not as optimistic as him: "If he really was an important person and disappeared like this, how could the people who sent him let it go?"
He didn't dare to say it. What if it was the court, or someone sent by the emperor?
If one dies, there will be another.
Lu Yanlin stared at him and said, “What do you mean by saying this now?”
Zhou Qingbang also looked back at him: "It doesn't matter what it means. If I really can't escape this time, then I can finally pay off what I owe you."
After he finished speaking, he didn't care about Lu Yanlin's reaction and called the manager in loudly: "Seal off the government office and search it inch by inch."
The steward knew that his master had been looking for someone for days but had not found him. He immediately understood what was said, but asked hesitantly, "Are you going to search the backyard too?"
Their old lady passed away early, and the master was not the kind of person who was greedy for women. Apart from the singer he brought back yesterday, the lady was the only master living in the entire backyard.
Zhou Qingbang paused, then said, "Search."
The steward was surprised that the master seemed to doubt his wife.
He didn't dare show any emotion on his face. He just responded and left.
Ji Yunshu and Bai Ling lived in a relatively remote area, but because they had been paying attention to what was going on in the mansion, as soon as they heard Zhou Qingbang searching the mansion, they understood his intention.
Bai Ling was a little anxious: "It seems that Prefect Zhou also suspects that the prince is hiding in this mansion."
Ji Yunshu sat in a chair, his fingers tapping the table subconsciously. He said calmly, "Xingqing Mansion is only this big. After searching everywhere, this remaining one, no matter how impossible it is, must be suspected."
Bai Ling asked nervously, "Then what should we do?"
Ji Yunshu listened to the noisy voices outside and suddenly smiled. "Don't be afraid. Zhou Qingbang should be more scared than us. I'm just worried that I won't be able to find Zhao Shen. As long as he is really here, I will definitely bring him back alive."
Bai Ling looked at his master's calm appearance, and his heart suddenly calmed down.
"So, let's just do nothing?"
"Let him search first. I also want to see what he can find." Ji Yunshu calmly drank a sip of tea. "Don't worry, I have arranged everything. No matter what happens, we will be able to get out of this unscathed."
At this time, at the main courtyard gate, Qin's wet nurse blocked the entrance and angrily said to the steward who wanted to lead people in to search, "What do you mean by this? You are so presumptuous in the courtyard where the lady lives?"
The steward explained with an embarrassed look on his face, "You must have heard that a few days ago, a bandit escaped from our Xingqing Prefecture. The adults sealed the city gates and searched the entire prefecture for several days, but couldn't find the person. Isn't this because they are worried about Madam's safety?"
The nurse was very angry at this: "Are you saying that the master suspects that the lady is harboring bandits?"
"Of course not. Master is just afraid that the bandit is hiding in our house. After all, we have searched other places. If we search them again, we will feel at ease."
The nurse was about to say something when Qin arrived at the door and said in a cold voice, "If you want to search my yard, let Zhou Qingbang come in person."
The manager met Qin's cold eyes and swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
He couldn't help but secretly groan in his heart. The master and the lady had been at odds for a long time. It would have been fine if they just kept to themselves on normal days, but they were angry at this time, which made it difficult for the servants like them.
He had no choice but to go and report to the Lord in person.
When Qin saw him leave, she asked the wet nurse to guard the door and returned to the house.
She looked around her room and finally took out a small paper bag from the bottom of her dressing box.
She poured the contents of the paper bag into the incense burner and slowly compacted the powder with the incense chopsticks.
When Zhou Qingbang came in, he saw his wife kneeling quietly in front of the Buddha as usual.
From the incense burner on the table, pure and elegant smoke rises, making people feel particularly at ease when they smell it.
He looked at it for a while before saying, "I've always wanted to know what you've been praying to the Buddha for all these years."
Qin said, "I was born into a wealthy family, had a happy marriage, and had two children. There is nothing to pray for."
Zhou Qingbang seemed to be possessed by Lu Yanlin, sneering, "How long has it been since we had a good conversation? You call this a smooth marriage?"
Qin Shi didn't even blink: "You didn't talk to other women properly either. I'll just treat you as dead and live a smooth life."
Zhou Qingbang: "...Are you hoping for my death like this?"
Qin said, "Not before. I thought that even though you didn't take me seriously, you worked diligently for the people of this area and could be considered a good official. But now it seems that it's really too late for you to die now."
Zhou Qingbang's expression twitched: "It seems that it was you who harbored that person."
Qin then turned to look at him: "So, you want to kill me too?"
Zhou Qingbang walked up to her and looked at her seriously: "Do you really want me to die?"
Qin stared at him intently. "You're the one who wanted me dead. You've done all those things that wiped out my family. My children and I will die with you. I also want to know why you hate me so much. You hate me so much that you'd rather have no children or grandchildren, and let us all go to hell with you."
Zhou Qingbang couldn't remember the last time Qin talked to him so much.
Her eyes, filled with frost, were sharp and piercing, as if she was determined to get the truth.
"Why? Shouldn't you know best?"
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