I'm a marquis in Datang

After finishing speaking, Du Qi nodded to Zhong Laoba.

Zhong Laoba left immediately.

Chapter 493 The Beginning

beginning

Li Yuan smiled slightly, and said: "Erlang, this year your Du family worships the ancestors, but the year is closed, I am afraid that there is no one in the Du family, so you are the only one in the house."

Du Qi nodded and said: "Naturally, there is only one minister to watch the year. After all, whether it is uncle Du Chuke or Du Yan, they have their own affairs, and each family takes care of their own affairs."

Li Yuan said: "Since it is the new year's end, you come to the palace to celebrate the new year with my family. How about you go back to Du's house to watch the new year at night?"

Du Qi hurriedly stood up to thank you, and said: "Your Majesty Long En, I am very grateful."

Li Yuan smiled and said, "Okay, that's the deal."

While Du Qi and Li Yuan were chatting, an old man in ragged clothes came to the yard.When he saw Du Qi wearing brocade clothes, especially Du Qi was young, he immediately judged Du Qi's identity.

Zhang Jingping's people roughly talked about Du Qi's situation.

The old man knelt on the ground with a plop, and said, "Young Master Du, please show kindness and seek justice for the little girl!"

When speaking, the old man burst into tears.

The old man's daughter is extremely filial, and it is extremely difficult to support the family, but now, she died for no apparent reason, and was framed for stealing money and fleeing,

The old man would never believe it.

Du Qidao: "Don't cry first, control your emotions. I'll ask you, what's your name, what grievances you have, and tell me. If I can help, I will do my best."

The old man nodded hastily. He lifted his dirty clothes, wiped away his tears, and said quickly: "Mr. Du, the name of the little old man is Peng Qingshui, and he has a son and a daughter under his knees. When my son was fighting in the early years, Already killed on the battlefield, only one little daughter is left to depend on each other."

"Little old man's youngest daughter is named Peng Xiu'er."

"Xiu'er is a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old. Although she is not very old, she is extremely smart and considerate, and she is very family-friendly. When she was seven or eight years old, she had already started doing housework and cooking."

"A little older, I can sew and mend when I am a teenager, and I can do laundry for others to subsidize the family."

"Two years ago, my old wife was seriously ill."

"Especially my son also died on the battlefield, and the family collapsed immediately. The little old man is in poor health and can't make much money. So this girl made her own decisions and came to Chang'an to sew and wash clothes for others as a maid. Earn money to treat my old wife."

"A few days ago, Xiu'er said that she met a great general, and the mansion recruited maids, and the treatment was excellent. After all, Xiu'er is good-looking and ingenious, so she went."

When he said this, Peng Qingshui's face was filled with pain.The teardrops that had dried up became crystal clear again, and the big teardrops fell down uncontrollably.

Peng Qingshui wanted to speak several times, but it was difficult to make a sound because of choking.

This scene makes the audience sad.

Very sad.

Li Yuan was in his early 60s, depending on how old he was, he was even younger than Peng Qingshui.But Li Yuan knew very well that the Peng Qingshui in front of him was an ordinary family after all.

This old age is due to overwork, and he is in his early forties at most.

Seeing this scene, Li Yuan sighed in his heart, but he was also curious about what happened, and said, "Peng Qingshui, tell me slowly, what happened to your daughter."

Peng Qingshui said: "Dead, it must be dead."

Li Yuandao: "Killed by the general you mentioned?"

"Yes, it must be so."

Peng Qingshui nodded resolutely, and said: "The situation at that time was that girl Xiu'er hadn't returned home for half a month. Originally, Xiu'er would always return home every few days to see her mother. But there has been no news, it seems to have disappeared."

"When Xiu'er came home, she always talked about the situation at home, so I went there

The General's House. "

"Yes, yes, yes, the man's name is Zhang Qucheng, and he is said to be a great general."

"At that time, the little old man went to ask."

Peng Qingshui said: "I don't know, the people in the General's Mansion actually said that Xiu'er stole the money from the mansion, ran away with the money, and then beat me out. My Xiu'er has been extremely intelligent since she was a child, and she is sensible and obeys the rules. Yes, it is impossible to steal money."

Li Yuan said: "You don't have any evidence to prove that your daughter didn't steal anything?"

"impossible!"

Peng Qingshui spoke firmly, and said through gritted teeth: "Xiu'er is a kind-hearted girl, how could she steal things. What's more, he stole money, why didn't he go home. She went to the city to do something to treat her Mother, how could it be possible for someone to suddenly hear the news, but not care about her mother's life, and run away alone? It must be Zhang Qucheng who killed Xiu'er, and he killed Xiu'er."

He gritted his teeth.

Full of resentment.

Li Yuan actually sympathizes with Peng Qingshui, the reason is very simple, he has a son and a daughter, the son died on the battlefield, and now the daughter has disappeared, the whole family has been completely destroyed.

Li Yuan remained calm and asked, "You said Zhang Qucheng killed your daughter?"

Son, what evidence? "

Peng Qingshui said: "I was around Zhang's family, and I have carefully inquired about Zhang Qucheng's situation. That Zhang Qucheng is a villain! He often brings people to the house under the guise of recruiting maids, and immediately kills them after having fun. This is the news I asked. Poor my Xiu'er, she died at a young age, she died unjustly!"

Having said that, Peng Qingshui looked at Du Qi, kowtowed his head, and said, "Young Master Du, you are a great benevolent person, please help the little old man. My Xiu'er, if you want to see people die or corpses, you have to be ignorant." Disappear in vain."

"My Xiu'er definitely didn't run away. If my Xiu'er stole the money, why would Zhang Qucheng keep silent? He's a guilty conscience and beat me up!"

"Master Du, everyone around me knows Xiu'er's character. Everyone around our Pengjia Village knows about Xiu'er. She is really obedient and sensible."

"She can't die in vain!"

Peng Qingshui's words came from the bottom of his heart.

Because it's real.

Zhang Jingping took Peng Qingshui away and protected Peng Qingshui, but Zhang Jingping didn't reveal any news, he just told Peng Qingshui that Du Qi is a good person and he can make decisions for him and seek justice for him.

That's it.

Everything about Peng Qingshui is true.

It is precisely this that can move people's hearts and make Li Yuan believe it.

After Du Qi finished listening, he said: "Peng Qingshui, I have heard about your grievances. If someone owes you money or steals something from you, I can deal with it and help you."

"Right now, you are involved in the imperial court's order, and it's a homicide case, so I can't come forward. But don't worry, Chang'an County Magistrate Du Chuke, that's my uncle."