disrupt the event
Zhu Qinghe was not afraid of her at all. She smiled and said, "If you don't know how to speak, then you should shut your mouth properly, lest you bite your tongue in the wind."
"You!" Zhu Wanting was furious, but unfortunately, like Song Shi, she was not quick-witted and not well-educated, so she could never win an argument.
"Let's not waste any more time on this. It was already agreed when we divided the family property that my father had already decided to give me the shop that my mother left me. What does it mean that my aunt is dragging her feet and not giving me the land deed?"
Madam Song, propping her neck up, said righteously, "The land deed has long been lost. Besides, you are a young lady. It's not enough to leave the main room to you. The rest of the branch shops are being run by your uncle. There's no way they'll be available anytime soon. Don't try to make trouble."
Zhu Qinghe was so angry at her shameless appearance that she almost laughed: "What does your business have to do with me? I will definitely take back what is mine. Since you are determined, Aunt, let's see each other at the government office."
Aunt Song was going all out. With a wave of her hand, the servants of the mansion filed out. She sternly shouted, "Guards, throw this unfilial daughter out of here! Show no mercy. Just pretend that the Zhu family has no such daughter."
The servants and thugs of the Zhu family were locked in a fierce battle. Zhu Qinghe was surprised that Aunt Song, who was usually very concerned about her reputation, showed no fear whatsoever today. Did she really think that Aunt Song was an easy target?
The neighbors were also shocked by the scene. Master Zhu had always prided himself on being upright and refined, but they never expected that the women in his household would be fighting like this at the gate. What a show!
Zhu Qinghe stood at the bottom of the steps, surrounded by a group of servants and thugs fighting amongst themselves. Aunt Song and Zhu Wanting watched smugly from the top of the steps, their expressions equally annoying.
Zhu Qinghe recalled the grudges and grievances of her past life, and her heart was filled with indignation. Just then, a stick fell down with a clatter at her feet. She squatted down, picked it up, and rushed towards the two people on the steps.
Seeing Zhu Qinghe rushing over, the Song mother and daughter hurriedly retreated. Song grabbed a burly servant beside her and shouted, "Stop her!"
The servant instinctively held the wooden stick in front of him, and the two sticks collided. He was burly and unmoved, but Zhu Qinghe was thrown backward by the recoil. Unfortunately, she stepped on the edge of the step, twisted her ankle, and fell down.
The neighbors watching the battle tensed up. Just as the delicate and slender figure was about to fall to the ground, a figure rushed over, grabbed her arm, and spun around to catch her steadily in his arms.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhu Qinghe, still shaken, clung to the man's neck. When she looked up, she met a pair of familiar eyes. The man recognized her face, and his handsome face showed a strange expression. "You..." How come you look so much like that conman?
"It wasn't me, it wasn't me." Zhu Qinghe inadvertently admitted her mistake by covering her face.
Shen Wumei: "..."
The case is solved! The con artist was actually a woman. No wonder she looked so effeminate.
Seeing his expression, Zhu Qinghe knew she couldn't hide it anymore and asked guiltily, "What are you doing here, sir?"
Shen Wumei put her down. The constables had already separated the group. He glanced around and said, "The yamen received a report that there was a group fighting."
"What's going on?" Shen Wumei asked, frowning.
Zhu Qinghe scratched her cheek a little embarrassedly: "It's just a family matter." She got carried away and forgot to control herself. She only meant to scare Song Shi and that was it. She didn't expect to make a big fuss and provoke the constables.
When Song saw the constables arrive, she began to play the victim: "Sir, you must do justice for me! This unfilial daughter is here to fight for the family property. If we don't give it to her, she'll just take it by force!"
"Is there no law anymore? I'm so unlucky!" Song cried, feigning distress.
Shen Wumei's eyes remained unmoved as she looked at Zhu Qinghe and asked, "What exactly happened?"
It was as if he would believe her as long as she said it.
"Does Your Excellency trust me?" Zhu Qinghe asked this question for some reason.
Shen Wumei raised an eyebrow slightly. "Of course, didn't I say I'd back you up?"
Zhu Qinghe smiled slightly, revealing a woman's gentle charm, like dark clouds obscuring the moon suddenly dispersing to reveal the clear and bright moonlight behind them.
Shen Wumei's hand holding the knife at her waist twitched slightly.
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Fu Man Lou.
Zhu Qinghe and Shen Wumei sat by the window. She glanced outside and saw the constables standing in a neat row.
She turned to him and asked, "Lord Shen, is this really not considered dereliction of duty?"
Shen Wumei poured herself some tea and replied, "It wasn't my turn to patrol today, so it's alright."
Well, that's not bad, you can shift the blame if something goes wrong.
Zhu Qinghe's eyes lit up. Recalling Song Shi's twisted face, filled with anger but unable to speak out, she wanted to laugh.
After hearing her explain the situation, Shen Wumei half-persuaded and half-threatened Song to go to the government office to process a new land deed, and that would resolve the matter.
The Song family's excuse that the land deed was lost was completely useless, so they could only stammer in agreement.
Afterwards, under Shen Wumei's so-called "supervision," they completed the registration of the new land deed, and Zhu Qinghe is now the proper owner of the shop.
With the matter settled, Zhu Qinghe belatedly remembered the previous case and changed the subject, asking, "How's Chen Shikun's case going?"
Shen Wumei: "The case is closed. The murderers are Linlang and Yingluo. The two of them worked together to kill Chen Shikun."
Seeing Zhu Qinghe's curious expression, and considering that she deserved half the credit for solving the case, he gave her a brief explanation.
It turns out that all of this was triggered by Linglong's death. The two women were close to Linglong, who was older than them and always took care of them.
However, Linglong died so tragically that the two women felt that this matter was not simple. They only realized that it was all a conspiracy by Hongxiuzhao when they overheard the conversation between the madam and Liu Bohan.
In this hellish place that devours people without spitting out the bones, they buy pretty little girls from human traffickers, raise them well, and then auction off their virginity for a good price after they come of age.
Linglong was strong-willed and had no desire to stay in this brothel for long. She longed for the freedom and vast world outside and had been secretly saving money to buy her freedom.
But how could the madam let her cash cow, whom she was about to raise, leave just like that? So she conspired with Liu Bohan to set a trap, making him deliberately get close to Linglong and make her fall in love with him.
Women in love are always the most confused and foolish. Linglong believed Liu Bohan's lies and lost her chance to leave. On the day she came of age, Linglong begged him to take her away from here, but Liu Bohan agreed on the surface and secretly drugged her.
They sent her to the guest room that had been auctioned off at a high price that night. When Linglong woke up the next day, she was heartbroken. So she went up to the highest pavilion of Hongxiuzhao and ended her life, leaving this filthy place.
After learning about this, Linlang and Yingluo vowed to avenge Linglong. After Linglong's death, Linlang became the new courtesan. She deliberately approached Liu Bohan, but secretly put a slow-acting poison in his tea. This is why Liu Bohan looked so weak that day.
Zhu Qinghe was puzzled: "Even so, how did Chen Shikun offend them?"
Shen Wumei put down her teacup: "Do you know who the customer was that day who photographed Linglong's first night?"
Zhu Qinghe suddenly realized: "It's Chen Shikun."
“That’s right.” Shen Wumei nodded. “Chen Shikun has some perverted hobbies. If it weren’t for that, Linglong wouldn’t have been so desperate when she woke up.”
"So, they decided to make their move on the night of the auction at Linglang, partly to avenge Linglong and partly to protect themselves."
“Not bad.” Shen Wumei frowned slightly. “However, their methods are ultimately not sophisticated enough.”
Regarding the dagger, it was also shot out by Yingluo from the opposite room using a bowstring. Yingluo has some hand skills and is a master of martial arts in the Red Sleeve Pavilion.
After hearing this, Zhu Qinghe felt quite moved. Linlang and Yingluo were both delicate women, but in order to avenge Linglong, they could transform into executioners wielding the butcher's knife, killing the demons who harmed them.
Unfortunately, murderers must pay with their lives. Even if the circumstances behind the crime are sympathetic and pitiful, one must ultimately pay the price.
"So what will happen to the two of them?" Zhu Qinghe finally asked.
As a woman herself, she couldn't fully empathize, but she understood how difficult their lives were. Chen Shikun had committed numerous evils and deserved to die; perhaps they could be given a break?
Shen Wumei shook her head: "Since the Ministry of Personnel is involved, this matter will likely not end well."
Speaking of the Minister's residence, Zhu Qinghe recalled the gloomy-faced old man from last time. He did seem difficult to deal with. If Linlang and the others fell into that old man's hands, they would definitely not have a good outcome.
Thinking of this, Zhu Qinghe looked at Shen Wumei with some nervousness: "Lord Shen, you have to be careful. If the old man from the Ministry of Rites takes revenge, not only Linlang and the others, but you might also be in trouble."
Shen Wumei was slightly taken aback, not expecting that she would actually think of her.
Shen Wumei smiled knowingly and squinted at her: "Speaking of which, I haven't asked you yet."
"ah?"
"How come the famous Mr. Science has suddenly become a girl? Aren't you going to explain?"
“What’s there to explain?” Zhu Qinghe said matter-of-factly. “When you’re out in the martial world, you’re bound to have some little secrets. It would be too unkind of you, Lord Shen, to pry into it.”
"So you're admitting you're a charlatan, pretending to be a fortune teller just to make money."
Zhu Qinghe never expected that he would think of her that way, and immediately put on a heartbroken look: "Lord Shen, how could you think of me like that? You can insult my personality, but you can't insult my professional ethics as a fortune teller."
"I really can tell fortunes, I'm not a charlatan."
Zhu Qinghe defended herself, saying, "I do have a master, and my master is very powerful."
"Oh?" Shen Wumei looked incredulous. "Who is your master? Tell me, maybe I know him."
“That won’t do,” Zhu Qinghe said cautiously. “I swore to my master that I cannot reveal his name and identity outside.”
"Playing tricks." Shen Wumei concluded casually.
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