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That night Yu Wanran packed up her things and went back to her mother's house.

Refueling and chasing after the stable like crazy, "Dong... Dong..."

Dong Lu stopped and said, "Your young master has divorced my young lady, so naturally I want to return home with young lady."

"Then...we..." Tianyou tugged at Dong Lu's sleeve and said, "I...no, no...don't want...you...you go..."

Qiu Shuang came over and said angrily, "That rascal is ruthless and ungrateful, and his slaves must be no better! Dong Lu, what are you doing standing here if you don't leave? Could it be that you deliberately want to make our lady sad!"

Dong Lu pulled out the sleeve in Jiayou's hand, and said, "Take care of yourself. If we are destined to be together, we will naturally be together." After speaking, she and Qiu Shuang followed Yu Wanran's carriage and left from the back door of Liu Mansion.

On the second day, Master Liu came to Liumu Bieyuan early in the morning, "Mu'er, why didn't you discuss such a big matter with Dad in advance! Why did you divorce Wanran?"

Liu Mu said, "Yu Wanran has been married to me for several years and has nothing to do, and she is very harsh on me on weekdays, beating or scolding, such a woman who doesn't accept husband and wife is naturally undesirable." Liu Mu didn't know whether he should tell Master Liu the truth First of all, if this matter is a false alarm, it will make Mr. Liu worry in vain.Secondly, if it is really inevitable, even if it is said, it will not help the matter, it is better to let Master Liu live a comfortable life for a few more days.

Master Liu said angrily, "You bastard is really born in the midst of blessings! Wanran is a good daughter-in-law who can't be found even with a lantern. Just because of this trivial matter, you divorced her! There is no child now, and it will happen sooner or later." Yes, as for her being strict with you, it's just that she hates iron and steel, and it's all for your own good. You hang out all day long outside, and you have a child with Ziyan. Although it's normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines, After all, you have treated Wanran badly. Why don't you go to your father-in-law's house as soon as possible to bring Wanran back before the news gets out!"

Liu Mu said, "I am just like a stranger to her now, so where is my father-in-law? Dad, I have made up my mind about divorce, so you don't have to worry about it. What's more, the child is not an ignorant child now. This matter can still be done." Solved it by myself."

"You! Bastard!" Mr. Liu slammed the door out angrily.

Looking back at the early court in the capital, the emperor said, "Regarding the rebuilding of the ancestral tomb by the Liu family, it remains to be verified whether it is on the dragon's veins. I am already planning to send the national teacher to Jinling to have a look."

Feng Liang turned his head slightly and gave the national teacher a wink. The national teacher said, "I want to report to the emperor, when I accompanied the emperor to Huguo Temple that day, I saw that Liu Mu. According to the records in the book left by our patriarch, most of the people who meet this kind of face have the order of the emperor. If the tomb of the Liu family ancestors is really built on the dragon veins, if the root of the disaster is not eradicated, I am afraid that the willow trees will harm the people in the future. There is a great possibility to replace the emperor's country!"

Zeng Pu said, "Nonsense! You see, all the emperors in my dynasty, from the Taizu emperor to the current emperor, are not majestic and masculine. If it is said that a man has a woman's appearance, it is the emperor's order. Are all the emperors in my dynasty not Is it the order of the emperor?"

Feng Liang said, "Prime Minister Zeng, the affairs of the Liu family in Jinling are related to the country and society. It is better to believe it or not. If the prime minister is careless and misses the emperor's country, can you take care of such a big matter?"

The emperor said, "Stop arguing, you guys! I will send the national teacher to Jinling to find out about this matter. I will make my own decision on how to deal with the Liu family!"

Zeng Qing knew that Feng Liang and the others were determined to want Liu Mu's life, so he sent someone to send a letter to Jinling, asking Liu Mu to make arrangements in advance and leave if necessary.

In the evening, Xiangyun came to Liu Mu's room and said, "The young master is so worried, since he can't bear to part with young mistress, why did he want to divorce her?"

Liu Mu sighed, and handed the three letters sent back and forth to Xiangyun, Xiangyun read the contents in her heart, and said, "No wonder the young master wants to divorce young mistress, so it turns out that he is afraid of causing young mistress to die together."

Liu Mu said, "That Feng man is determined to kill me. It seems that the Liu family can't avoid this catastrophe. Not only Wanran is leaving, but you and all the other servants in the house are also leaving." Liumu handed a bundle to Xiangyun, and said, "Here are some silver and jewelry, and I bought some land for you in the outskirts of the city, and the land deeds are also included. I think these are enough for you to live comfortably for the rest of your life." gone."

Xiangyun pushed the burden back, "I won't leave. Others are afraid of death, but I am not. I was originally an orphan bought by my wife from traffickers. If my wife didn't save me, I would have been sold to a brothel long ago. Well, my life has already been picked up, so I am not afraid of dying again. Madam has been kind to me, and now that the young master is in great trouble, how can I take the money and walk away? How can I be worthy of Jiuquanxia Ma'am!"

Liu Mu said, "I know you are a person who values ​​affection and righteousness, but now is not the time to be arrogant."

Xiangyun said, "Since the young master is worried that the family will suffer, why not just follow Miss Zeng's words and leave."

"If the Liu family went to the empty building overnight, the imperial court would definitely suspect that someone had tipped off the news in advance, and Feng Langqu knew about my friendship with Zeng Qing a long time ago, and they will definitely investigate from the Zeng family at that time. , isn’t it going to kill Zeng Qing.” Liu Mu said, “You must go, and you must leave safely. If the emperor believes the villain’s slander, he can behead me as soon as possible. I’m afraid this case will be delayed. If I can’t carry out the execution, I will be imprisoned. If it’s been a long time and menstruation occurs, how can I not leak my identity. In this way, you need to prepare pills to prevent me from having menstruation. If my identity is leaked in prison, The consequences can be imagined. Not only will the Liu family be humiliated, but even Wanran will be ridiculed by the world."

Xiangyun said, "But if the young master is accused of treason, he will be locked up in the sky prison when he arrives in the capital, how can I come in and out easily."

"If I am escorted to the capital, you can go to the right prime minister's mansion in the capital to find their eldest lady, Zeng Qingqing. She will definitely find a way to send me to the prison. Xiangyun, for me, you must leave safely, even if it is me This time I really have to die, and I want to die without losing my dignity."

At this time, Liu Mu had taken over the accountant of the Liu family, and Liu Mu divided the family property into several shares behind Master Liu's back.

In the evening, Liu Mu drove in from the back door of Zhang Fu's mansion in a carriage. The carriage arrived at Zhang Fu's other courtyard, and then let Zhang Fuping retreat.

Zhang Fu said, "It's so mysterious at night. Could it be that there is a beautiful woman hidden in the car? I heard rumors that you divorced your younger siblings. Is it true?"

Liu Mu nodded, and Zhang Fu said, "Siblings and sisters are good women like no one in ten thousand, and they have no faults. What's more, when you were insane, younger siblings took care of you wholeheartedly. Now you are doing smoothly in the officialdom. , Is it possible to give up from beginning to end?"

"I also have a last resort." After speaking, he opened the curtain of the carriage, and asked four people to add oil and vinegar to carry the two wooden boxes in the carriage into Zhang Fu's room, and let these four people wait outside the door.

Liu Mu pointed to the two wooden boxes on the ground and said, "I will thank you for keeping these two boxes for me for a while."

Zhang Fu said, "You've been acting strange since you called here today. Could it be that there is some secret in this box? Or is this the reason why you divorced your wife?"

Liu Mu sighed, and told Zhang Fu everything about the Liu family being framed.He also said, "That kid Xia Tong doesn't use his brain when doing things. If you tell him, there might be some troubles, so I can only leave this matter to you. You will hand over these two boxes to Ziyan and Wanran respectively in the future. Yes, I must hand over the box to them after I die. Otherwise, I am afraid that these two women who value love and righteousness will go to the underworld with me. Also, Zi Yan was once the number one courtesan in Jinling. There are many men who covet Ziyan, if I die, there will be no one to protect her. You must let Xia Tong protect Ziyan, now among us only Xia Tong has this ability."

Zhang Fu didn't say anything confiding in his heart, he just said, "Don't worry, I will definitely take care of what you told me."

Liu Mu said to himself, "The two of them were supposed to have a good marriage, but I disturbed their fate when they didn't want to. Maybe it was doomed from the beginning that I would let them down. I'm afraid there is nothing I owe them in this life." It's all paid off, these are the only things I can do for them now. If they can live comfortably for the rest of their lives, then it will be considered as an end to my concern."

Zhang Fu sighed, and said with a wry smile, "Now the people in the city are scolding you for liking the new and disliking the old, being unfeeling and indifferent, but they don't know that you, Liu Mu, are such a responsible man." Zhang Fu played with Liu Mu since he was a child, and he watched Liu Mu's domineering and domineering In my eyes, but I didn't expect Liu Mu to be such a person who values ​​love and righteousness in his bones, and now he admires Liu Mu very much.

In the early morning of the second day, Liu Mu summoned all the servants of the Liu Mansion, and said with a cold face, "There are internal thieves in our Liu Mansion, and there are frequent thefts in the mansion. A few days ago, a valuable inkstone was lost in the master's study. A piece of ancient jade was lost, and even the door lock of the accounting room showed signs of being picked. You eat and drink from the Liu family, and you still hold the money from the Liu family. It is really difficult to guard against house thieves day and night, starting today, all of you will get out of here."

The old woman who was over [-] years old came out and said, "Young master, I have been in Liu's family when I was not as old as you, and it has been decades now. Although there are differences in respect, but the young one has never regarded myself as a The outsiders of the Liu Mansion do their best in everything. The master treats me well, so how could I steal from the master."

Another old man who lost his front teeth said, "Young master, our family has been working in Liufu since my great-grandfather's generation. My son is now the fifth generation. The master will not treat us as slaves, but also provide for my grandson." Reading. Now that I am old and useless, the master not only does not drive me away, but also does not let me do those heavy jobs. He only asks me to feed him birds and horses every day, and pay me wages. Find an excuse to support me, a useless idler. The Liu family has treated us well, how could we servants steal things from the house instead of knowing what to expect."

The other said, "Yes, young master, most of the people in the house are grateful to the Liu family. If there is a real thief, it is an exception. The young master just finds out the thief and rewards him. Why bother us?" Get them all out."

Liu Mu said, "My young master didn't take the time to find out who the picky thief is. I, Liu Mu, always say the same thing. If I want you to go, then no one will be able to stay in the house." Si said, "The four of you followed Xiangyun to the cashier to get the money and distribute it to everyone, and then go with these people."

Xiangyun and the others distributed the money to the servants in the mansion, and everyone couldn't help being shocked when they took over the small burden in their hands, Xiangyun said, "The young master said, you have worked hard in Liu's mansion for so many years, now I will reward you more." You deserve it too."

One person whispered, "Hey, it's the first time I've held so much money when I grow up. This money is enough for me to build three big tile-roofed houses in the countryside and buy some good land. I can sell the rest for two Where are the cows?"

After the servants left, a few came to Liumu's room, and Liumu said, "Why don't you leave, you want to say goodbye to me."

Bu San said, "Master, we are not leaving."

Liu Mu said, "The four of you are the only ones who come in and out of my other courtyard the most on weekdays, and the four of you are the most suspected of stealing things from my other courtyard. Could it be that you have not stolen enough and are not reconciled?"

Adding vinegar, he said, "Master, the four of us overheard your conversation with Mr. Zhang last night outside the door. I know that the young master did this to save us. Although we are not as upright as the young master, we are not A rat who is greedy for life and afraid of death."

These four people have been following Liu Mu for some years, and they usually follow Liu Mu to mess around, and Liu Mu never thought that these four people would say such things one day.Liu Muhong said with red eyes, "Since you know that you are going to die, why not run for your life quickly. I have already placed the money I prepared for you with Xiangyun, which is enough for you to marry a daughter-in-law in a small town and become a small rich man. I thought Xiangyun would hand over the money to you after you left the mansion, so you should take the money and leave."

Bu Si said, "We enjoyed the blessings with the young master during our lifetime, and we will also follow the young master to be a majestic ghost when we go to Huangquan Road after death."

Liu Mu smiled and said, "I have received the love from you guys. If you are all dead, who will burn paper money for me in the future? I don't want to be a lonely ghost."

No matter how everyone persuaded them, Liu Mu refused to let them stay in the mansion, and in the end the four had no choice but to leave Liu's mansion together with Xiangyun.

As soon as Liu Mu drove away all the people in the house, he immediately posted a notice outside the door.But this time the Liu family did not recruit some honest poor people like before, but recruited all the hooligans and hooligans in Jinling City who usually bullied men and women into the mansion to become guards and servants.

Liu Mu said to the new servants and guards, "It is said that people are good and deceived by others. I am now the official of Jinling's parents. These people don't know good and bad. They come to the yamen to make troubles again and again, and from time to time they come to my mansion to make trouble. Those servants in the past You are too lenient, what I need is you cruel and ruthless people. But I have something to say first, you can only teach those rogues who come to my house to make trouble, if you let me know that you are using my reputation to do evil outside, I will I will definitely not forgive you lightly."

Those local hooligans are not good things at all, and now they are working in the prefect's mansion of Jinling, and they have become more arrogant for a while. Although Liu Mu said harsh words in advance, how can these people listen to them.Relying on Liumu's reputation to dominate the city, he wished he could walk sideways.The people in the city scolded Liu Mu bloody for a while, but they didn't know that their Master Liu had dug a fire pit and waited to eliminate harm for the people.