Farming and reading family

Gao E didn't know where Xu Boyan's sarcasm came from, but she had something to ask Xu Boyan, so she had to endure it.

"Lord Xu is really a particular person." Gao E smiled apologetically.

Xu Boyan narrowed his eyes when he heard Gao E say this, thinking Gao E wanted to ask him something: "What's the matter? Didn't the trip to Qinzhou City go smoothly?"

"That's right..." Gao E didn't beat around the bush. "Something happened at Master Jin's house. We provoked some devils in Qinzhou City, and on the way back, we killed a bunch of horse bandits."

She said it simply, but Xu Boyan knew that this matter was serious: "Please give more details."

Gao E had no choice but to explain the whole process: "After all, you are our father and mother. If Qinzhou City asks about it later, Lord Xu can't be ignorant of everything."

Xu Boyan suddenly realized that Gao E came to him on her own initiative because she wanted to ask Qinzhou City to help settle the matter. She really had a good plan.

"So... Master Jin is the daughter of the former richest man in Qinzhou City?" Xu Boyan didn't expect Jin Ruyi to have such a background.

"Yeah." Gao E nodded.

Xu Boyan thought about it and felt that there must be something he didn't know about. "You'd better explain it in more detail."

Gao E didn't want to talk about Jin Ruyi's private affairs, but if Ye Linchuan came, she would have to ask: "Do you know Ye Linchuan?"

Xu Boyan didn't know why Gao E suddenly mentioned Ye Linchuan: "I know, he just divorced the daughter of Prefect Cao and married into the Yishun Marquis's mansion."

"He's well-informed." Gao E nodded. "He's Jin Ruyi's ex-husband."

"What?" Xu Boyan widened his eyes.

"And Jin Ruyi is not his original wife." Gao E continued.

Xu Boyan was a little confused: "What about his original wife?"

"Jin Ruyi went to look for him. People there said that his first wife ran away with someone. But that was just one side of the story told by Ye Linchuan's parents. In fact, his first wife had been serving Ye Linchuan's parents the whole time."

"Then how did he know Jin Ruyi?" Xu Boyan became curious.

"He almost froze to death on the roadside and was rescued by Jin Ruyi. Jin Ruyi didn't know that he had a family. In order to be with him, she broke up with her family and supported Ye Linchuan in the imperial examination." Gao E wanted to laugh as she said this.

Xu Boyan thought for a moment and said, "In other words, Ye Linchuan abandoned his first wife to be with Jin Ruyi. Later, he abandoned Jin Ruyi again to marry Lord Cao's daughter, and now he's divorced Lord Cao's daughter again to marry into the Yishun Marquis's mansion?"

Gao E nodded.

Xu Boyan was really surprised. Ye Linchuan looked like a decent person, but he could do such a thing.

"Now that I have brought the Jin family back, if Ye Linchuan wants to investigate, he might find an excuse to come here." Gao E was worried.

Xu Boyan looked at Gao E and asked, "How much do you still have that I don't know?"

"This is not my business." Gao E spread her hands. "I have already told you the truth. Please, Master Xu."

Xu Boyan thought for a moment and nodded: "If it's really as you said, Ye Linchuan wouldn't dare to be so arrogant."

Gao E didn't know, but Ye Linchuan was a very cunning person. He wouldn't be like those brainless villains who became arrogant and lawless when they got to power and couldn't understand what people said.

"By the way, Jiang Zhongren's treasure map has been found. When do you plan to get it?" Xu Boyan wanted to tell Gao E about this.

Gao E was surprised. After knowing how Xu Boyan cracked it, she still held back and didn't ask: "Of course."

"Think it over carefully. There are many people looking for Jiang Zhongren. I guess some of them are eyeing the place where the treasure is hidden, waiting for someone to take the bait." Xu Boyan said as he took out the treasure map.

Gao E stretched out her hands in front of Xu Boyan: "Thank you, Lord Xu, for the reminder."

Xu Boyan glanced at her slender fingers and placed the organized treasure map in her hand: "Remember to pay back the money."

"Okay." Gao E happily put away the treasure map.

"That kind of place may have mechanisms. It's best to find someone who understands the mechanisms before going there." Xu Boyan reminded again.

"Okay." Gao E agreed one by one.

After saying hello to Xu Boyan, Gao E planned to look for Jin Ruyi, but as soon as she walked out of the yamen, she saw Chen Jie waiting there anxiously.

"Second sister-in-law." Chen Jie hurried over when he saw his second sister-in-law coming out of the yamen.

"What's wrong?" Gao E looked at Chen Jie.

"Zheng Xiaoshun was beaten," Chen Jie said directly. "My second sister-in-law warned us before, and then someone really offered us a high price to be the manager. We neither refused nor agreed."

"But those people seemed to have targeted Zheng Xiaoshun. They looked for him several times. The night before yesterday, he was beaten when he returned home." Chen Jie felt that it must have been someone who was looking for them.

"I wonder who hit him?" Gao E frowned.

Chen Jie shook his head.

Gao E thought that Zhao Jiancheng was really shameless and started to play dirty tricks.

"How are the people?" Gao E asked.

"One arm and one leg are broken. It will probably take two or three months to recover." Chen Jie was angry.

"Where is the person now?" Gao E wanted to go over and take a look.

"I live with Lu Hao."

"Let's go and take a look." Gao E took Chen Jie and left.

Lu Qingluo was bored waiting by the carriage when he saw Gao E coming over and jumped off.

"Let's go to Lu Hao's house." Gao E said as she got on the carriage.

When Lu Qingluo heard Gao E say this, he knew something was wrong and turned the carriage around to go to Lu Hao's house.

Lu Hao's yard is not big, but he has renovated it very well. He originally cleaned up the room for He Jiabei to stay in occasionally, and now he has arranged for Zheng Xiaoshun to live there.

"Look at you, if you can't fight, just run away. If you can't run away, just curl up and hold your head and protect your stomach, then you won't be beaten like this." Lu Hao nagging while changing Zheng Xiaoshun's bandage.

"I'm not some heroic figure, and the people I met weren't heroes with names. Why should I bother with rules or dignity..."

Zheng Xiaoshun didn't know that Lu Hao was so nagging before, and he didn't know how his second sister-in-law could stand him.

He had already said that he didn't react at all at that time.

Lu Hao was muttering when he heard someone knocking on the door. He put on the bandage and stood up, causing Zheng Xiaoshun to grimace in pain.

"Sister Gao, you're back." Lu Hao exclaimed in surprise as he opened the door.

When Zheng Xiaoshun heard Lu Hao calling him like that in the room, he sat up straight and stretched his neck.

"Where is Zheng Xiaoshun?" Gao E said as she walked in.

"Inside the house." Lu Hao led the way. "He was beaten so badly, it will take at least a hundred days to recover."

"Have you found out who hit him?" Gao E said as she stepped over the threshold and saw Zheng Xiaoshun sitting on the bed.

"The strange thing is that I can't even find out who hit him." Lu Hao frowned.

He now has eyes and ears all over He County, and he knows all kinds of people. If the fight was done by those people from He County, he would be able to find clues no matter how secretive it was.

But it has been almost two days since yesterday, and he hasn't found out anything.

"The fact that you can't find out who it is speaks volumes." Gao E said as she pulled a bamboo chair and sat down.

"Ah?" Lu Hao didn't react.

"Those people are not the common people in He County." Gao E said, looking at Zheng Xiaoshun, "Think about what characteristics those people have."