The autumn rain at dusk is dripping down, and the granite-paved streets become wet, and at the end of mid-autumn, the coolness is getting thicker.

The sky was dark, and the pedestrians on the street were already very scarce, Zhao Quan held an oil-paper umbrella and sent Xue Bingxin outside the inn, and said in a low voice while walking along the street: "Senior Brother Qiu was just excited and didn't choose to say anything, Senior Sister, don't worry about it." ”

Xue Bingxin nodded and said, "I can understand." ”

Zhao Quan sighed lightly and said, "It's good to understand, after all, Qiu Er died in the hands of Xu Jin, and Senior Brother Qiu has always wanted to kill Xu Jin to avenge his brother." ”

Xue Bingxin hesitated for a moment before saying, "Senior brother, didn't I suspect that Qiu Er had been poisoned by mushrooms (mushrooms)!" ”

Zhao Quan's sword eyebrows furrowed: "Why do you mention this again, Senior Sister is still suspecting that I was poisoned?" ”

Xue Bingxin hurriedly shook her head and said, "Senior brother misunderstood, I didn't mean that." There is a servant named Er Niu by Xu Jin's side, who is honest and honest, I specially inquired with him, Qiu Er and they were indeed poisoned by the mushroom called Huangquan umbrella, and even the servant in the back kitchen of the cell was poisoned to death that day. I heard that the mushroom used to cook the soup was purchased by the official himself, and it is estimated that he ate it by mistake. ”

Zhao Quan said in a deep voice: "Even if it is really poisoned by mistake, if Xu Jin hadn't taken Qiu Er and them back to Fan County Prison, would they have eaten poisonous mushrooms by mistake and died?" So this account still has to be counted on Xu Jin's head. ”

Xue Bingxin was silent when she heard this.

A hint of vague anger flashed in Zhao Quan's eyes, it seems that Qiu Fu said it well, at least Senior Sister Xue has a good impression of Xu Jin, otherwise why do you always defend that kid.

Zhao Quanqiang suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, and said quietly: "Senior Sister Xue, you promised to protect Xu Jin for a month, it should be about to expire, right?" ”

Xue Bingxin nodded and said, "Tomorrow will be a month, and I will leave the Yanzhou Mansion the morning after tomorrow." ”

Zhao Quan's eyes flashed: "After saying this, Senior Sister Xue will fulfill her promise tomorrow, and you saved his life today." As Senior Brother Qiu said, you can be regarded as repaying Xu Jin for saving his life today, and it is time to take revenge. ”

Zhao Quan said as he took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms and handed it to Xue Bingxin, and continued in a low voice: "The day after tomorrow, before you leave, find a chance to give Xu Jin a visit!" ”

Xue Bingxin's color changed slightly, she naturally knew that the porcelain bottle contained the kind of cow hair needle soaked in poison, as long as it was secretly pricked at the acupuncture point behind the person's head, she would die of poison seven days later.

Zhao Quan saw that Xue Bingxin didn't take the porcelain bottle immediately, his face slowly turned cold, and he said in a deep voice: "Senior Sister Xue, could it be that you really like Xu Jin, so you can't do it?" ”

Xue Bingxin raised her eyebrows and said angrily, "I didn't have it." ”

Zhao Quan slowed down and said, "Then what are you hesitating about?" Just because Xu Jin is a good official? Senior Sister Xue, don't forget what I once told you, the more good officials in the imperial court are, the more we must kill them, so as to benefit our great cause in the future. ”

Xue Bingxin said in a low voice: "But even if we overthrow the imperial court in the future, we will also need such a good official to govern the country, so why do we have to kill them." ”

Zhao Quan's suppressed anger surged up, and he said coldly: "Childish, if we sit in the country in the future, we are still worried that there are no capable people to take refuge, Zhu Chongba was just a leper monk before his career, and then it was not a collection of applicants, and those scholars came to vote one after another." Senior Sister Xue, don't forget our canons, if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about Taiyu, if Senior Brother Qiu sues you in front of the master......"

Xue Bingxin's pretty face turned pale, gritted her teeth, and took the porcelain bottle in Zhao Quan's hand.

Zhao Quan took advantage of the situation to hold Xue Bingxin's hand and said softly: "Xin'er, senior brother is also for your good, it just so happens that after the Double Ninth Festival, there is a batch of tea goods to escort back to Xuanfu, and I will accompany you back to your hometown to visit Taiyu at that time." ”

Xue Bingxin broke away from Zhao Quan's hand, held the umbrella and turned away.

Zhao Quan looked at Xue Bingxin's back, his eyes gradually cooled, he knew very well the weight of that idiot in Xue Bingxin's mind, so as long as he threatened that idiot, Xue Bingxin would definitely give in, but the consequence of this was that Senior Sister Xue's accumulated good impression of herself over the years would probably be gone.

Of course, compared to being able to kill Xu Jin, Zhao Quan didn't care too much about this, and now he believed more and more in the words of his uncle Li Tiantian, the fate of the surname Xu was in conflict with himself, and everything did not go well since he met him, and he almost died in the flood last time.

In addition, Zhao Quan had an intuition that if Xu Jin was not eliminated, he would become his great enemy in the future, so he did not hesitate to use "threats" to urge Xue Bingxin to make a move.

As for whether Senior Sister Xue will annoy herself because of this, Zhao Quan is not worried at all, women, they can't always get used to it, it's a big deal to coax slowly afterwards, get rid of Xu Jin's threat first. Moreover, Zhao Quan is very confident that in addition to himself, Xue Bingxin will not be able to find a better match.

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During the Ming Dynasty, Shandong Province had a total of six prefectures, of which Jinan was the provincial capital, bordering Yanzhou and Qingzhou respectively.

Yanshen Town (now Boshan County) is in the territory of Qingzhou Prefecture and is under the jurisdiction of Yidu County, and Qingzhou Prefecture is also in Yidu County.

Yanshen Town is a good place to combine mountains and rivers, convenient water transportation, the key is that it is rich in mineral resources, coal, iron, lead, laterite, clay, clay, bauxite, etc., especially coal resources, the burial depth is shallow, and it is very easy to mine. Because of this, the coal industry, ceramic industry, and glass industry in Yanshen Town are extremely developed, and there are hundreds of large and small kilns.

Whether it is digging coal, or firing porcelain and glass, it takes a lot of labor, so landless people from nearby prefectures and counties flock to Yanshen Town to make a living, resulting in this small mountain town with a population of tens of thousands, like a small and medium-sized city.

Wang Tang has lived a very nourishing life for most of the year, since the yard of his house grew a magical stalagmite, "Wang Daxian" began to become famous, people from ten miles and eight towns nearby came to him to tell fortunes, including even landlords and squires.

Therefore, in just half a year, Wang Tang has developed a large number of believers, and claimed to be the reincarnation of the good wealth boy in front of the Buddha's mother seat, and several of his henchmen have also become the protectors of the good wealth boy.

Under the banner of accumulating merits, the royal hall fooled the believers into donating their family wealth, and earned a lot of money, and the originally dilapidated and narrow courtyard has now become a brand-new tiled house with two entrances and two exits.

It was late in the evening, and it was also pouring autumn rain outside, and Wang Tang was singing and chatting in the living room with a middle-aged man dressed as a gentry.

This gentleman was about forty years old, with a fat body, small eyes and single eyelids, a shiny face, and obscene eyes, which met the standard of a greasy middle-aged man.

The middle-aged gentleman drank absentmindedly, his eyes glanced out of the door from time to time, his expression was obviously a little forced, and he laughed and said, "Daxian, it's raining here...... Will it not come? ”

Wang Tang said with a smile: "Li Yuanwai, don't worry, I will let you get your wish tonight!" ”

This middle-aged gentleman surnamed Li Mingkun, is a small landowner near Yanshen Town, has hundreds of acres of land under his name, and also operates several glazed workshops.

At this moment, one of Wang Tang's protectors walked into the living room and said solemnly: "Daxian, Sun Lao Wu led his daughter-in-law to invite Daxian to light up the light." ”

Li Kun couldn't help but show joy on his face, and stood up excitedly, Wang Tang nodded and said: "Bring them in, Li Yuanwai will avoid them for a while when he goes to the back, and then this seat will arrange it." ”

Hearing this, Li Kun excitedly turned the screen and went to the backyard to wait, obviously very familiar with this place.

Soon, Wang Tang's protector walked into the living room with a young couple, the man was about his early twenties, and at first glance he was an honest man who couldn't beat a stuffy fart with three sticks, and the woman was about seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a skirt, and she looked quite handsome, especially a pair of eyes that were quite bright.

When the young couple saw Wang Tang, they immediately knelt down and prostrate, and called them great immortals.

Wang Tang glanced at Sun Lao Wu's daughter-in-law, and couldn't help but feel a little itchy, this woman is really smart, and the scale of her chest is very exaggerated, no wonder Li Kun's guy is willing to offer five taels of silver, and said with a smile: "You two get up!" ”