Chapter 15 Brother, She's Dead
He is used to bullying others, so how can he allow others to bully him?
Ximen Qing picked up a stool and sat sideways with his legs crossed.

He didn't want to see Wang Po's ugly and withered appearance. He realized that she was being plotted against and was determined to find out the truth.

Wang Po's mottled hair had become messy from her romantic affairs, and there were bruises at the corners of her eyes.

She was feeling very comfortable just a moment ago, but now she started to fight with fists and feet after pulling up her trousers. Ximen Qing's cold words were filled with murderous intent, so how could Wang Po dare to call him heartless?

Taking a deep breath to stop sobbing, he murmured, "It had just snowed in Yanggu a few days ago. I was clearing the snow in front of my door when I unexpectedly saw Wu Song walking by the street in anger, smelling of alcohol. Not long after, he took his people home and called the soldiers to move away the clothes and luggage."

"Stop it." Ximen Qing turned around angrily, frowned and reminded in a deep voice: "Old man, what does your rambling have to do with Wu Song harming me?"

"Don't worry, sir. This is the reason why. Pan Jinlian is a beauty. Even you who have seen the world can't control yourself, let alone a strong tiger-fighting hero."

"did you mean."

Seeing Ximen Qing finally calm down, Wang Po continued to add: "Wu Song was full of vigor and vitality, had never married, and had the habit of taking aphrodisiacs. I guess he took advantage of Wu Da's absence to force his sister-in-law to drink and force herself on him. Unfortunately, he failed in the end, so he moved away from Zishi Street."

"Wu Song failed to use force, so he thought of using medicine, so he went to my medicine shop?"

Ximen Qing talked to himself, and after finishing, he said it was wrong.

Wang Po took over his words and added an analysis: "That's right, why not? Since Wu Song moved out of Zishi Street, I occasionally worked in the kitchen and heard his wife scolding him at home. Wu Da must have known about this, but he didn't want to let the family disgrace be made public, so he distanced himself from his own brother. Now that the brothers have turned against each other because of a woman, how can Wu Song not take revenge?"

"What does Wu Song's revenge on his wife have to do with me, Ximen Qing?"

"The great official has been through a lot, how could he do such a thing personally? If he finds someone to tarnish Pan Jinlian's reputation, wouldn't Wu Song be able to turn right into wrong? Then Wu Da will either divorce his wife or share her with his own brother."

Wang Po was a very shrewd person, and the story she made up in a hurry actually frightened Ximen Qing.

"That does make some sense, but I still don't understand why he wants to scheme against me."

"Ahem, the reputation of the master as a lecher is no secret in Yanggu County. If Wu Song leads the master to seduce Pan Jinlian, wouldn't it be reasonable to make a big fuss? He might even use his authority as the captain to extort a sum of money from you before he stops."

Although Ximen Qing was lustful, he valued his property more than his life. When he heard that Wu Song was plotting to take his property, he slapped Wang Po on the bed.

Wang Po screamed in shock, and then added: "I heard Wu Da boasting yesterday that he came up with the idea of ​​selling buns from Yang Sanlang, with Wu Song hiding behind to help. As for the fact that the master accidentally ate the buns with medicine, maybe Pan Jinlian found out and deliberately asked Yang Chang to deliver it for her?"

"If that woman came to see me off, I should have been with her just now."

Ximen Qing stood up slowly, pinching his chin and talking to himself. Suddenly he turned around and looked down at Wang Po again, questioning her: "Just now, godmother said there was a surprise, and that lady would come to see me through the back door. Could it be that you had planned this with Wu Song?"

"what"

Wang Po was startled when she heard this, and hurriedly told everyone whatever she thought of.

"That's definitely not the case. However, when Wuda opened for business yesterday, I was watching the excitement on the street and unexpectedly found Wudutou hiding in the distance, secretly observing the scene at the gate of Wuda. I guess he saw it and then instructed Yang Sanlang to drug her."

"You are so badass Wu Song, you are bullying me too much!"

Although Wang Po's reasoning had loopholes, Ximen Qing had just been struggling for an hour and his mind was empty. He thought he had time to find out the truth, so he let Wang Po go for the time being.

When he was dressed and ready to leave, Wang Po called him.

"Wait a minute, sir."

"Anything else to say?"

"Sir, you are very strong and energetic. Can you leave me a few taels of silver so that I can buy some tonics to recuperate? I feel a little dizzy."

"Shut up, you got such a great bargain, and you still dare to ask for money? Do you want a fist?"

“I don’t dare”

"What happened today must not be spread outside, otherwise hum."

After threatening Wang Po, Ximen Qing strode to the teahouse outside. Seeing the remaining bun on the ground, he picked it up and put it in his arms, and left the teahouse like the wind. As the saying goes, a person with a lot of debts is not a worry. Ximen Qing had many rumors about his romantic affairs, and he was not afraid of being talked about, but he was the first old lover like Wang Po.

The vendors and pedestrians on Zi Shi Street saw the man in white brocade clothes coming out of the teahouse, confirming what the gossipers had said before: it was indeed the real Mr. Ximen.

Out of guilt and fear of retaliation, these people did not dare to look Ximen Qing in the eye. He mistakenly thought that no one knew about the Chou hour and quickly left the scene.

In fact, this matter has not only spread throughout Zishi Street, but has also spread to other streets and alleys in Yanggu County. It is estimated that the whole city will know about it soon.

Among those who came to buy buns that day, there were returning customers from yesterday, new customers brought in by Yun Ge, and those who came just to enjoy the fun.

Yang Chang had been helping out at the stall and discovered that many customers used the excuse of buying buns to actually ask him about the stories of the people next door. Especially after Ximen Qing left, the diners were almost always outspoken.

With such big news, it seems that there are people coming to watch the fun even without Yun Ge’s promotion.

Maybe we can recall Yun Ge and hire him to help Wu Da at home for a long time?

After all, Yang Chang's main job is an archer, and it is impossible for him to help out in the breakfast shop for a long time. If that happened, someone would really sue Wu Song for abusing his power for personal gain.

I wanted to close the shop and discuss things with Wu Da, but Yun Ge also took the opportunity to try this and followed a few diners to Zi Shi Street.

Yun Ge walked to the stall, glanced carefully at the stall next to him, and lowered his voice: "Third Brother, is that true?"

"What's the matter?"

"Oh, it's the great official and the king next door."

Yang Chang pretended to be ignorant even though he knew the truth. Yun Ge spoke frankly about his intention, but he stopped talking immediately because he saw Wang Po had walked out of the house.

Good fellow, she actually dared to come out and meet people, she really wasn't afraid of losing face.
As soon as Ximen Qing left, Wang Po's tense nerves relaxed and she felt uncomfortable all over her body.

There is no way to do business today.

He forced himself to get out of bed with trembling legs, slowly put on his clothes, and walked outside with the help of a stick, intending to put away the tables and chairs in front of the door and then close the business.

Wang Po had just lifted the curtain and walked under the eaves, and before she had the chance to face the curious person who was peeping at her, she suddenly felt dizzy.

She staggered to the stool and tried to sit down, but her vision went dark and she fell at the door.

Passersby across the street and neighbors on both sides all thought that Wang Po did it on purpose.

After all, this romantic incident that happened this morning might spread in Yanggu County for many years.

Everyone thought Wang Po was pretending, except for Yang Chang who was standing in front of the stall.

He saw a familiar light flashing at the entrance of the teahouse, which was the same drop prompt as the big beast on Jingyang Ridge and the rabbit caught in the mountains.

People also fall?
No, that’s Wang Po’s body?

Did Ximen Qing kill Wang Po?
Explosive! The result was as explosive as the previous shout.

Yang Chang swallowed hard, and pursed his lips to tell Yun Ge: "Don't just watch the fun, go and help the old man, the ground is cold in winter."

"Okay."

Wang Po never suffered any loss with words. Yun Ge had also suffered from her cold words and sarcasm when he was in Yanggu County. Although he was reluctant at this time, he wanted to expose and retaliate in public, so he nodded and walked to the next door.

"Mother Wang, the ground is cold, go back to your room and sleep."

Yun Ge touched her with his foot, but Wang Po didn't react at all. He bent down and looked under her nose, and the young man was instantly frightened.

"Brother, she's dead!"

(End of this chapter)