Chapter 136 City Lord Liu Family
The original city lords of these four cities were all meritorious people who followed the previous emperor to establish the Dachen Kingdom. They were very loyal to the Dachen Kingdom. They were willing to stay in this bitter and cold place with their families to protect this land for Dachen.
The current city lord is the descendant of the old city lord.
Every time the four cities needed to change their city lords, they had to submit a petition to the court in advance, and only a new city lord order issued by the court would be legal and compliant.
The Beishui City actually had a new mayor half a year ago, but the imperial court knew nothing about it.
What does the Liu family want to do? !
Liu Xiangbei was the first lord of Beishui City.
If Shan Li remembered correctly, the current city lord should be Liu Bai. Moreover, Liu Bai was the only son of this generation of the Liu family, with only three sisters and no brothers.
I don’t know who the new city lord is.
"The new city lord is Cui Hao, Liu Hongling's husband."
Shan Li had no impression of the name Cui Hao, but he knew Liu Hongling.
She is Liu Bai's elder sister and the first female general of Dachen State. She should be 27 years old this year.
I heard that she got married a few years ago, but I don’t know which family she married.
"What about Liu Bai?" "The son-in-law of the Liu family can become the city lord. Could something have happened to Liu Bai?"
"Liu Bai has been missing for half a year. However, the City Lord's Mansion did not make this public, but announced that Liu Bai was seriously ill, so Cui Hao, his brother-in-law, took over the City Lord's Mansion."
Shan Li looked at his subordinate and raised his eyebrows, motioning him to continue.
"I have also found out that since Cui Hao became the city lord, many of the rules set by the old city lord are slowly being replaced by new rules. In addition, there are many more kabuki in the city lord's mansion. They were all collected by Cui Hao since he became the city lord. Now they are all kept in the side courtyard of the city lord's mansion. There are as many as a hundred of them."
"Has Fengxue Tower been affected?"
The subordinate shook his head, "Not yet. Everything is normal in Fengxue Tower. However, Cui Hao sent people to meet Mr. Xueyi several times. Every time, he was rejected by the steward."
"What about that person?"
The subordinate knew what Shan Li was asking, and answered directly, "The man named Shitou is still imprisoned in Fengxue Tower. As for the leader of the Seven Killers, he committed suicide."
At the end of his words, there was a hint of shame in his tone.
"When did it happen?" It was not a big surprise to Shan Li that the leader of the Seven Killings would commit suicide.
But the more this happens, the more it shows that what they want to hide is more important.
''Ten days ago.''
It's been so long, even if we go without food or drink and rush forward, it's still too late.
"Got it, you can go down. By the way, do your best to track down Liu Bai's whereabouts."
Shan Li still had some friendship with the Liu family, and Liu Bai was also his friend. He was missing, so he needed to be found no matter what.
"Yes, I will take my leave now."
Feng San waited until everyone left before he asked, "Master, when are we going to Fengxue Tower?" Feng San always felt uneasy in someone else's territory.
Returning to a familiar place would make him feel more secure.
"We'll go in the evening."
"Okay, then, Master, you rest first. Feng Si and I will go out. We will come back at dinner time." After saying that, he took Feng Si away, leaving Shan Li alone to rest in the guest room.
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Song Qingci didn't like to drag her feet. She had spent half a month collecting evidence that could be brought to the table. As soon as she got it, she directly told Feng Yi and Feng Er to close the net.
When she came to Jing'an Hall with the evidence, she didn't expect to meet Shan Xi, whom she hadn't seen for a long time.
I haven't seen her since she came back from Fengxue Tower.
However, Song Qingci always asked Yinping to deliver the medicine she needed on time. After not seeing her for so long, Shan Xi seemed to have recovered well.
Her face was rosy and shiny, and except for the fact that her breathing sounded a little unclear, at first glance one would never imagine that she had just been to the gates of hell not long ago.
"Sister-in-law!" Shan Xi saw that Song Qingci was still as enthusiastic and intimate as ever.
It only took her a sentence to get her to hug him.
"I haven't seen you for a long time. Every time I bring you medicine, it's Yinping. Don't you miss me?!"
Song Qingci wanted to say "I don't want to." But when he met Shan Xi's gaze, he swallowed the words and changed them to, "I do want to, but I'm just too busy. Haha, too busy."
"I knew that my sister-in-law treats me the best?!" As she said this, Shan Xi leaned her head against Song Qingci's shoulder, making Song Qingci feel very itchy.
"Okay, come back and sit down. You and your sister-in-law can't get tired. Ah Ci, come and sit down and talk to grandma." The old lady was very happy to see that the aunt and sister-in-law got along very well.
At her age, there is nothing better than having children and grandchildren around her and a happy family.
Although Shan Xi still wanted to be close to her sister-in-law, her grandmother was right and she must not let her sister-in-law get tired.
"Sister-in-law, you sit here, I'll sit next to you." Shan Xi pulled Song Qingci directly to sit next to her seat, and then sat down herself.
"Sister-in-law, what are you holding in your hand?"
It was at this time that Miss Shan Xi discovered that Song Qingci was holding something in his hand, and it was several very thick booklets.
It looks like an account book or something.
Song Qingci glanced at the old lady, then at Shan Xi, wondering whether he should say it now.
I told the old lady about this matter, firstly because it was impossible to keep it secret, and if she knew about it from somewhere else, it would be bad. Secondly, some people were involved with her. If I dealt with it directly without informing her, I was afraid that there would be misunderstandings in the future.
However, she didn't expect Shan Xi to be here today.
This girl's health hasn't recovered yet and she's still young. It's not good for her to hear such things.
"Ah Ci, just say whatever you want to say. It's okay. Xi'er has grown up, and it's time for her to know some things. She has to learn something, otherwise she will be completely in the dark when she gets married, which will hurt her." The old lady is very experienced, so how could she not see the tangled expression on Song Qingci's face.
Moreover, she was not completely ignorant of everything in recent days. She still knew something about the affairs in the mansion.
Looking at the account book in Song Qingci's hand, she had some idea in her mind.