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Chapter 37 Li's Residence
Leading the way for them in front of Lu Qing was the yamen runner who had accompanied Fu Lu to send Li Wencai home. After that, Fu Lu did not let him leave, and he had been staying in Li Wencai's house for the past few days.

At this moment, he was trembling with fear, taking every step very carefully, as if he was afraid that if he took a wrong step, the "Golden-faced Judge" behind him would draw his knife and chop him to death.

Zhu Yu found that the house was very quiet along the way. If it weren't for a few servants doing the rough work of sweeping and cleaning, it seemed as if no one lived here.

Even the servants who were sweeping the floor were so frightened when they saw the yamen runners coming with Lu Qing and Zhu Yu from afar that they quickly grabbed their brooms and dodged to the side.

They say that monkeys scatter when the tree falls. Although it is not certain whether these servants can benefit from it on weekdays, after these few days, they have probably realized that Li Wencai's tree is about to fall, and now they are trembling with fear and anxiety all day long.

Finally, they arrived at Li Wencai's bedroom. Zhu Yu saw the talisman standing at the door from a distance. Even though he couldn't see his face clearly, he could still recognize him by his "superior" burly figure at a glance.

Fu Lu had already noticed the three of them. When Lu Qing approached, he clasped his fists and bowed, "Sir!"

"How is Lord Li these days?" Lu Qing asked.

"Your Excellency, I instruct the chef at home to prepare different meals for Lord Li every day, and ensure that he is not disturbed by outsiders. He lives a very good life." Fu Lu answered seriously.

"Very good." Lu Qing said to Fu Lu in his unique low voice when wearing the golden mask, "In that case, I will not disturb Master Li's rest.

You need to cheer up and don't let anyone disturb Master Li."

"I don't need to worry about it!" Fu Lu answered very straightforwardly.

The two people's voices were obviously loud enough for people in the house to hear.

Zhu Yu vaguely saw a figure swaying there through the hemp paper on the door behind the talisman. It seemed that Li Wencai heard Lu Qing's voice and was about to come out of the house.

Lu Qing also saw it, but he didn't hesitate at all. He turned and left the door. After giving instructions for the talisman as he walked, he turned back and said to the yamen runner, "Tell the Li family's servants to clean up a side courtyard."

The bailiff did not dare to delay for even a moment and immediately responded and ran to find the servants of Li's house.

Zhu Yu heard the sound of a door opening behind him, and it seemed that Li Wencai was whispering something.

Lu Qing did not stop at all, and Zhu Yu only heard the talisman say, "Master Li, please go back to your room and rest."

He was inexplicably sent back home and forced to recuperate in his room, with no idea what was happening outside.

It would be a miracle if Li Wencai could have a good rest under such circumstances.

I guess he must have been tossing and turning, losing his appetite, and feeling very uncomfortable these days in his once extremely comfortable bedroom.

However, Zhu Yu could not feel the slightest sympathy.

It didn't take long for the servants in Li Wencai's house to clean up a quiet side courtyard for them. It was quite spacious, with vines climbing all over the low walls and strings of small flowers hanging from the moon gate, which was quite interesting to look at.

It’s a pity that they probably won’t have any fun living here.

Zhu Yu lived in the room next to Lu Qing. She went in to take a look, and when she came out, she saw Fu Wen coming out of Lu Qing's room. He was walking out in a hurry, but when he saw Zhu Yu, he stopped and said, "Second Master!"

"What are you going to do?" Zhu Yu asked.

"My Lord has sent me to bring the Second Master of the Lu Family here for questioning," Fu Wen replied. "He told you to take a break now. I'll be right back!"

Zhu Yu's cheek twitched slightly and he nodded at Fu Wen.

Great, take a break while you can...

She has been resting in the Qingshui County Office for several days...

In the past, I was so busy that I didn’t know whether I was going to work day or night. What I longed for most was to have a day when I had nothing to do and could just be alone quietly.

But when I can really stay quiet, I feel an inexplicable panic and indescribable confusion. For a moment, I don’t know who I am, what day it is, and whether I really exist in this world.

There was a small pavilion in the yard. Zhu Yu sat on a stone bench inside. As long as she wasn't indoors, she would always wear the leather mask for safety reasons. It was fine for a short time, but after a while, it would feel a bit stuffy and uncomfortable against her face. In the pavilion, out of the sun, she felt a little more comfortable.

I feel so uncomfortable wearing a light leather mask for a long time. Lu Qing has been wearing that heavy gold mask since this morning and has not taken it off until now. I can’t help but feel uncomfortable just thinking about it.

It looked like honor and trust, but secretly it felt like a heavy yoke...

Zhu Yu was lost in thought when he saw the flower vines on the low wall swaying in the corner of his eye. The swaying did not seem to be caused by the wind.

Then, a head of black hair tied into a bun appeared from the gap between the flower vines on the wall.

Then there was a white and shiny forehead, two eyebrows, and a pair of black eyes...

Those eyes met the eyes behind Zhu Yupi's mask, and both of them were stunned for a moment.

There was a panicked sound outside the wall, and the spiral knot that had just appeared over the wall disappeared, and the footsteps gradually faded away.

Zhu Yu was worried, so she quickly got up and went to Lu Qing. He was sitting in the house, waiting for Fu Wen to bring the second master of the Lu family over. When he saw Zhu Yu running in in a panic, he looked at her with some confusion.

Zhu Yu hurriedly told Lu Qing that he had just seen someone sneakily climbing over the wall. He thought Lu Qing would be alert, but unexpectedly, he just chuckled after hearing it.

"That's fine." He waved his hand at Zhu Yu, motioning her to sit down nearby. "A 'stupid thief' who even you can easily spot can't do anything bad. Don't bother with him."

Zhu Yu felt uncomfortable after hearing this, as if he was being looked down upon.

But she had nothing to say. When it came to hearing and eyesight, not to mention Lu Qing, even runes and talismans, any one of them would be miles better than hers.

So it seems understandable that Lu Qing didn't care much about the person climbing over the wall.

Not long after, Fu Wen came back, followed by a man wearing a short-sleeved round-necked robe, a Confucian scarf on his head, and a white face without a beard.

This person looked weak, and his steps were unsteady as he walked. He tried to follow Fu Wen's pace, but because he was too anxious, his feet tripped over each other, and he stumbled and almost fell to the ground.

However, he didn't care about his embarrassment at all. He used his hand to straighten the Confucian scarf that was almost tilted, and hurried to catch up.

Fu Wen arrived at the door first and said to Lu Qing and Zhu Yu who were sitting inside, "Sir, the younger brother of the head of Lu family is here."

The man in white hurried to the door, not even daring to cross the threshold before he knelt outside and prostrated himself on the ground: "Student Lu Jingxing, I pay my respects to the Lord Censor!"

"Lu Jingxing, do you know why I called you here today?" Lu Qing asked in a deep voice.

Lu Jingxing fell to the ground, trembling. "My Lord has summoned me here to settle accounts with the Lu family for their previous evil deeds of bullying and dominating the market in Qingshui County."

"You are a man of straightforward speech. It seems your reading of the sages' books has not been in vain."

Lu Jingxing said in a trembling voice: "If you say you don't know, then I am deliberately deceiving you.

The house where the student lives, the shoes and socks he wears, the books he has read over the years, and the many relatives at home are all supported by the money earned from his brother's winery business.

Even if the students have never been involved in the affairs of the winery, they cannot say with a clear conscience that they have nothing to do with this matter.

However, my brother had been missing for many days, with no one seeing him alive or dead. Although the students and their family members were not in danger of their lives, they had also suffered a disaster. Overnight, they lost their sense of smell and even their sense of taste. Not to mention that all the yeast in the house had turned rancid, and the winery's business could no longer be sustained.

Even if I wanted to atone for my brother's sins now, I am powerless.

Today, the Imperial Censor sent someone to summon me. I am willing to accept the punishment for my brother according to the laws of the Jin Kingdom. Please make your decision!"

After saying that, Lu Jingxing knocked his head to the ground with a loud thud. The force was so strong that it was not fake at all.

(End of this chapter)