Spring is full of peach blossom water

When we returned to the Yamen, it was already dark.Zou Ziheng got off his horse first and reached out to help Lu Li get off.The two yamen servants inside found that Lu Li was injured and ran out one after another.

Lu Li shook his head and asked, "Has your lord come back?"

The yamen servant hurriedly replied: "Not yet. But Lu Da came back with a message, saying that no one can visit Wu Baihua until your lord comes back. That, Chief Lu, won't let you go either."

Lu Li was surprised by the lord's decision, frowned, and subconsciously looked at Zou Ziheng beside him.

Zou Ziheng was overjoyed.

"Don't worry, I'll just wait with you."

The little maid hiding behind the door curled her lips when she heard Zou Ziheng's words.I thought: Who wants you to accompany me?I'm not afraid of being scratched by the girls, aunts, and aunts in the mansion!

Lu Li also politely declined Zou Ziheng's kindness, saying, "Brother Zou was attacked by a masked man today, and it's because Mr. Lu didn't take good care of him. Brother Zou is also injured, so let's go back and rest."

What Lu Li said was not serious.Or, Zou Ziheng didn't want to accompany Lu Li wholeheartedly, so he nodded immediately and said that he would go back and pick a few servants for Lu Li, and it would be better if he came over earlier to help.

Lu Li cupped his hands, "Thank you, Brother Zou."

Zou Ziheng smiled wryly, and said, "Why are you still so polite to me?" He said, taking a step forward, and stood closer to Lu Li.Lowering his voice, he said, "Remember what the doctor told you, and take your medicine obediently. If I can't get away tonight, I will come to see you tomorrow morning."

The little maid behind the door continued to curl her lips, - who wants you to see it?go now!

Zou Ziheng got on his horse and left, while Lu Li turned back to the house.As soon as he walked past the concierge, the little maid who was hiding behind grabbed her sleeves.

Lu Li looked back, "Xiaoxi?"

The clever little maid named "Xiaoxi" is really a happy girl.Lu Li stopped talking and laughed first.

"What's the matter?" Lu Li had already noticed that there was someone hiding behind the door, but he didn't expect it to be Xiao Xi who was working in the backyard.

Xiaoxi leaned over and said with a smile: "My lord is waiting for you in the study."

Lu Li tilted his head, looking suspicious, "Your Excellency, you haven't seen Wu Baihua yet?"

"How does Butou Lu know?" Xiao Xi's eyes widened, "My lord said that I will wait for you to come back."

Lu Li suddenly realized something.He hurriedly walked towards the back garden with Xiao Xi, and asked as he walked, "Did Lang Zhong and Lu Da come out?"

Xiao Xi nodded, feeling a little nervous from Lu Li's serious face.

"What kind of outsider came to the mansion?"

"No, there is no other outsider except Lang Zhong." Xiaoxi replied.

Lu Li thought to himself: My lord ordered a servant girl to pass the message, so it can be seen that he didn't want to disturb other people in the mansion.Or say: Your Excellency deliberately avoids the people in the house.

Why?

What happened in the mansion?

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Halfway through, Lu Li dismissed Xiao Xi.Before leaving, Xiaoxi took the medicine from Butou Lu, saying that she was going to suffer.Lu Li told him not to send him to his room, and he would go to the kitchen to drink medicine after talking with the adults.

Xiaoxi didn't want to say much, so after answering, she went to the kitchen.

Lu Li turned around and walked towards his room.After walking about ten steps, I met the master holding a book in his hand.Lu Li saluted and said, "Mr. Qi."

The master's surname is Qi, and the single name has the word Wu. He is from Tuofeng Town and is also the right-hand man of the former master Wang Younian.After Mr. Wang resigned at an old age, Qi Wu followed Mr. Liang, and was appreciated by Mr. Liang.

At the beginning, Master Liang picked up a young man covered in blood, and Qi Wu took care of him day and night.This young man is the head catcher standing in front of him now - Lu Li.

Qi Wu, Lu Li was grateful.

Qi Wu didn't know that Lu Li was injured, but when he saw that his clothes were torn and his underwear was stained with blood, he screamed out in fright.Lu Li hastily explained: "It's okay, Mr. Qi, don't panic."

Qi Wu grinned and frowned, his eyes tightly locked on Lu Li's shoulders, "Did the doctor see this?"

Lu Li nodded.

"Go and rest!" Qi Wu held the book in one hand and pushed Lu Li to his own room with the other.While walking, he asked, "My lord knows that you are injured?"

"Your Excellency knows."

"What about the adults? But in the study?"

Lu Li shook his head, saying that he had just returned to the mansion, and he had heard from the yamen servants that Mr. Liang hadn't returned yet.

Qi Wu sighed, and then said: "I don't know what happened in the past few days, my lord has been away from the mansion all day. Ask him where he went, and he won't tell."

Lu Li didn't continue what Qi Wu said, and just went his own way.

How far can a few words go?Qi Wu, a scholar, was already dripping with sweat.Lu Li saw that he was holding a lot of books, so he guessed that Mr. Qi was weak.Then he said, "Mr. Qi, go get busy. I want to take a nap."

"Okay, okay." Qi Wu hurriedly responded, "Call Tweety if you have anything to do, don't walk around casually."

Lu Li obediently agreed, only hoping that Mr. Qi would leave quickly.

The tranquility was restored in the small courtyard, and Lu Li waited in the room for half a cup of tea before opening the door.After looking around, he made sure there was no one there, closed the door, and went to Mr. Liang's study.

Along the way, there were no servants or servants in the government office.Although Lu Li was a little puzzled, he didn't have time to think about it.He walked to the door of the study and knocked lightly twice.

Soon, Master Liang opened the door and dragged him in.

There were no windows open in the study room, and it was a bit stuffy.Lu Li walked up to the book case and cupped his hands to Master Liang, "My lord, can I explain something?"

Master Liang glanced at Lu Li's injured shoulder, and asked with concern, "What did the doctor say?"

"There is no injury to the muscles and bones, and it is not in the way."

Master Liang greeted Lu Li immediately, "Since you are back, go and see Wu Baihua."

"Aren't you going, my lord?"

Mr. Liang squinted his eyes and shook his head, "My lord can't go, that's why I waited for you to come back. Hurry up and go. You don't have to explain what you ask, just make up your own mind."

Today's adults are so strange!

After leaving the study, Lu Li rushed to visit Wu Baihua.Mr. Liang put something into his bosom, called two yamen guards to guard the gatehouse, and hurriedly left the mansion.

Leaving aside Mr. Liang who behaved strangely.

When Lu Li entered the side room, Lu Da and Lang Zhong were already waiting so hard that they were about to jump.Seeing Lu Li coming in, Lu Da was the first to go up to him and asked, "Where is your lord?"

"My lord has something important to do, come here later." Lu Li said, walking to the bed.

Lu Li knew that Wu Baihua's situation was not good after just one glance.His face was full of lifelessness, as if he was about to die at any moment.

"Old doctor, how is Wu Baihua's injury?" Lu Li turned around and asked the old doctor with white hair and beard.

The old Langzhong shook his head and sighed, "I'm afraid it won't last for a while."

"Is there a fatal injury?"

The old man also walked to the bed and lifted the quilt from Wu Baihua's body.There was a deep wound on Wu Baihua's abdomen.Lu Li frowned.

——This is a sword wound, not a knife wound.And more than a dozen members of the Wu family died at the knife's edge.

The old man misunderstood the solemn look on Lu Li's face, and thought he was annoyed by Wu Baihua's injury.He hurriedly explained, "If it had been a few days earlier, there would still be some hope. Now, there is no way to redeem the old man."

After hearing what the old doctor said, Lu Li secretly blamed himself.If he had thought of looking for Wu Baihua in the purple bamboo forest earlier, he would have saved someone's life.But now, thinking about anything is futile.

Thinking of this, Lu Li reluctantly asked the old doctor, "Is there any way?"

The old man smoothed his beard, pondered and said: "It's not impossible. However, the old man can only let him live a little longer."

Lu Da came up in a hurry, "Lang Zhong, it's good to let Wu Baihua wake up, he needs to explain the reason for the Wu family's tragedy."

The old doctor shook his head in embarrassment, "I need to use the old ginseng to hang my life for a while. But where can I find this old ginseng?"

Before the old man finished speaking, Lu Li suddenly put his finger on his mouth, "Shh."

Both Lu Da and Lang Zhong became nervous, they pricked up their ears to listen to the sound outside, but they couldn't hear anything.Soon, there was a rush of footsteps, tapping, and tapping, reaching the ears of the two of them from far away.

Lu Da was secretly speechless.Lu Butou's hearing is really good!

Lu Li went out first without waiting for the people outside to approach.With a glance, I saw the gatekeeper running over, holding a white brocade box in his hand.

"What's the matter?" Lu Li asked while guarding the door of the wing room.

The yamen servant held up the brocade box and said, "Just now a young man in Tsing Yi came to the door and said he wanted me to hand over the brocade box to Catcher Lu. Catcher Lu wants it urgently."

What do I need urgently?

Lu Li was sure that he didn't ask others to find anything, so he took the brocade box very cautiously.After shaking it, there were some sounds from inside, it sounded like something small.Looking at the buckle of the brocade box, it is simple and easy to understand, and it seems that there is no hidden weapon.

"Okay, I see, you can go back." Lu Li dismissed the servants and returned to the wing with the brocade box.

Putting the brocade box on the table, Lu Li asked Lu Da and Lang Zhong to stand far away, and then opened the brocade box with his sword.

"Oh, what a good thing!" The old doctor stood behind Lu Li, looking around.Seeing the things in the brocade box, I applauded loudly.

But Lu Li was at a loss.

What was stored in the brocade box was actually a high-quality old ginseng.

Who sent it?

Lu Li thought of Wen Tian.

The yamen guard at the gate has seen Wen Tian before, if Wen Tian sent it, the yamen servant would recognize it.It can be seen that the man is not Wen Tian.On further thought, that person might not be from Camelback Town.

Who exactly sent this dying old ginseng?

How did that person know that Wu Baihua was in urgent need of an old ginseng?

Lu Li racked his brains to think.

Not many people knew that Wu Baihua was in the mansion and was seriously injured.Myself, Mr. Liang, Lu Da, Zhou Ziheng, Wen Tian.Calculating from the gate of the yamen to the wing room in the backyard, at least three or four people will know about it.

It was only half an hour since Zou Ziheng left, and Lu Da was always in the wing room.Xiaoxi and the yamen servant waited for him in the gatehouse.After all the calculations, five people can be excluded.

Could it really be Wen Tian?

Wen Tian...

Where are you?

Lu Li was still thinking about who sent the old ginseng.The old doctor on the other side had already experienced the old ginseng, so he ran out, preparing to make a decoction for Wu Baihua's life.

After closing the door, Lu Li asked Lu Da, "Who did you meet any strangers on the way back with Wu Baihua?"

"Stranger?" Lu Da thought for a while, "No. My lord told me to take the small road, and people on that road should not go on that road, so I hardly saw anyone. The two or three people I met were acquaintances."

"Did they recognize Wu Baihua?" Lu Li asked.

Lu Da hurriedly shook his head, "Never. My lord told me to cover Wu Baihua with my coat so that no one else could see his face." As he spoke, Lu Da suddenly remembered something, "Captain, can you still Remember the night when the Wu family was on fire, who did you hand over the Wu family doll to?"

Lu Li was taken aback when he heard that, "Didn't it be given to the brothers?" He remembered that the man was dressed in a policeman's clothes, and his face was obscured by the thick smoke.

Thinking of this, Lu Li was secretly startled, and immediately shouted: "That man is not a police officer!"

Lu Da was also surprised, "Why not?"

"When I rushed to the gate of Wu's house, the neighbors were all guarding outside. The old tree behind the gate of Wu's house blocked the door tightly, and no one could get in. It was northwest wind that night, and the wind direction was from the gate to the back garden. Scratch. Even if there is smoke and dust floating out, it will not be at the door. How could that person be so smoked that he couldn't see his face clearly?"

At that time, Lu Li was also in a hurry to chase Wu Baihua, but he didn't pay attention to the people around him.Now that Lu Da mentioned it, he realized that something was wrong.But why did Lu Da mention this matter?

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