Gu Yunru sat down at the table and had been away from the capital for a long time. The court officials now had changed their faces. Most of them were the old subordinates who supported the second prince to ascend the throne. Now, no matter how they turned their hands, they had nothing to do with them. However, she had heard of the reputation of Yuwen Huai. Although he was a good person, her character still needed to be observed.

"Is that Yuwen Huai capable of both civil and military affairs, or is he good at sweet-talking people into pleasing them?" Gu Yunru looked at Shen Aojun in front of her curiously. Chonghuan grew up under her nose, so she should know best what kind of man Chonghuan likes, whether he is a responsible man or an ambitious one. Every woman likes a man with a different personality.

"In fact, I have also tried to test Huan'er's opinion, but she doesn't have that intention. However, I think if we can settle the marriage, it will be a natural thing when the time comes, and we won't have to worry about it. Nowadays, most of the eldest sons of the capital are too spoiled and have no ambitions. They only know how to eat, drink and have fun every day."

Shen Aojun shook his head helplessly. The princes of Rong Zhen's generation had long since fallen.

The happiness these younger generations have obtained was all arranged for them by their parents.

"I understand." Gu Yunru took the teacup in front of her and took a sip.

Rong Zhen brought Shen Zhongan to the yamen. Knowing that An'er had a strong interest in judging cases, he brought him to check the files and taught him some investigative skills.

"Godfather, I want to know why my parents died."

Shen Zhongan still hasn't forgotten the past, but he was very young at that time and almost forgot what happened before. But other people have biological parents, why don't he and his sister have them? "An'er, why do you still remember those things? It's been so many years, you should look forward." Rong Zhen took back the bamboo tube in his hand and gently patted his arm, indicating that he should forget the past that he couldn't bear to look back on, and try to live his life well.

"But I want to know what happened that year. Why even mother doesn't want to tell us." Shen Zhongan followed Rong Zhen and asked questions to the end.

"Okay An'er, don't mention this matter again. By the way, was the cow of Li Si's mother poisoned to death by Liu Er from the next door? You go and check it out. The trivial matters of the common people are regarded as big matters by the officials." Rong Zhen handed this rather "tricky" case to Shen Zhonghuan. Shen Zhong'an scratched his head in frustration.

The next morning, he brought Shen Zhonghuan to Niujia Village. The land in Niujia Village is vast, and the farmers make a living by growing wheat and rice fields.

"This is Li Siniang's home! I heard that she and Niu Er often have small fights."

A passing woodcutter carrying a shoulder pole brought them to the doorstep of Li Siniang's house. It was a very ordinary thatched cottage with a fence in front. It was only three feet away from Liu Er's house next door, so close that almost any noise that happened in the house could be heard clearly by those next door.

"Brother, you take such a boring case!" Shen Zhonghuan didn't want to come to this remote village and get his feet covered in mud, but he thought that since he had nothing to do, it would be a good idea to come and experience the local customs and practices.

However, no one expected that Liu Er actually poisoned the cow of Li Siniang's family. However, Liu Er refused to admit it. Li Siniang cried and screamed, but there was nothing she could do. She even ran to the county town to sue Liu Er. This case sounds complicated, but it is actually very simple to judge.

"Stop talking. Just follow me obediently and don't ask any more questions. Do you understand?"

"Oh..." Shen Zhonghuan stuck out her tongue at him playfully, and followed her brother into the fenced yard of Li Si Niang's house. There were a few chickens and geese in the yard. The big white goose cried out exaggeratedly when it saw a stranger coming in.

"Who is it?" Li Siniang opened the curtain and walked out. She was a petite woman with a sallow complexion, a purple headscarf on her head, and her hair was all tied up behind her head. She was indeed an ordinary-looking village girl. Shen Zhonghuan looked at Li Siniang and saw nothing dazzling about her.

"I'm from the government office." Shen Zhongan took out the badge directly.

"It's the official, come in and sit down!" Li Siniang immediately became polite and enthusiastic when she saw that it was someone from the government. Shen Zhonghuan stuck out his tongue. He didn't expect that these ordinary people would become so enthusiastic when they saw that it was someone from the government.

"Cough cough..." Shen Zhonghuan felt his face burning. The room was damp and stuffy. He really didn't know how ordinary people could live in such a place.

"Li Siniang, can you tell me what happened again? Why are you so sure that it was Liu Er who poisoned your cow?" Shen Zhongan wanted to understand the case again. For an ordinary farmer, a cow can be considered a valuable property, so he did not think it was a small matter. Someone killed her cow instead of poisoning her chicken, which meant that the person was deliberately taking revenge or wanted to steal the cow.

"It was Liu Er who did it. Liu Er is a bad person. Everyone in the village knows him. He bought a wife from the next village a while ago, but she was beaten to death a few days later. Later, the woman's family went to the city to report the case, but they didn't expect that the government officials would not care at all. Liu Er likes to peek at me taking a bath every day. I caught him last time and beat him up. Everyone in the village knows about this!"

Shen Zhonghuan nodded with interest when he heard this and said, "So that means Liu Er is a peeping Tom?"

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"That's right, he's just a dirty bastard! It's so unlucky to live next door to him!" Li Siniang said with disgust and couldn't help frowning.

"Well, Li Siniang, can you come with me to Liu Er's house and have a face-to-face confrontation with him?"

"Well, that Liu Er is so unlucky. He gets drunk every night!" Li Siniang looked disgusted and reluctantly brought them to the door of Liu Er's house. The entrance to Liu Er's yard was made of stones and looked shabby, and the windows had not been papered for a long time.

Seeing that the appearance of his house outside was so different from that of Li Siniang, you could tell what Liu Er's living conditions were like.