In the next few days, rumors rose without a wind and soon spread throughout the streets and alleys.

Cao Taisui accepted bribes and denied them, and donated 100,000 silver with Prince Su, which became a word-of-mouth story in Bianjing City.

Cao Hua did not explain. Whether there is a cash receipt or not, it is a fact that it is impossible to release the person privately, and it cannot be explained at all.

Naturally, the people in Diankuisi and the Hou Ye’s Mansion would not doubt him, after all, it was nonsense. But with his infamous reputation, there were always people who believed this kind of thing, and it accounted for the majority.

The literati have been suffering from Cao's thief for a long time and have never found any real evidence. At this time, it was like a chicken blood, and there were endless comments and discussions.

Cao Hua naturally knew about these situations, so he disguised himself as he walked through the streets of the inner city of Bianjing, listening to the gossips coming from the tea shops and wineries:

"I heard that Cao Taisui received 7,000 taels of silver for personal gain and was judged by the imperial court..."

"I almost beat the confession officer to death on the spot. The official did not change his words, and he must be telling the truth..."

"What's the use of telling the truth? In the end, the punishment was changed according to Cao Taisui's intention..."

"There must be many such things..."

....

It's a mess, everything you say.

A few rough men squatted beside the brazier, spitting everywhere, as if sitting in the lobby watching the case.

Cao Hua didn't care and did not ask Hei Yuwei to refute the rumors and did his own thing.

Walking and stopping, slowly coming to the entrance of Qinglian Alley.

The snow is fine and dense, and a thin layer of falling snow accumulates on the edge of the river bank. Willow branches hang down, swaying with the slight cold wind.

The woman in a fox fur stood by the river holding a small umbrella, covering her cheeks with a snow-white fluff, causing a hazy white mist in her breath.

Cao Hua approached and followed her gaze to the flying buildings across the river:

"What have you seen?"

"ah-"

Jing Liu suddenly came back to her senses, her shoulders trembled slightly, and she reacted with a thin and angry face. She seemed to want to say a few words, but she was afraid that he would bully people. She pursed her lips and finally could only hum.

Cao Hua took the oil paper umbrella and saw that there was no one on the left and right. He pulled up her wrist hidden in her sleeves, turned around and walked towards the courtyard.

Chen Jingliu's face suddenly turned red. She stood there and refused to move her feet, and gritted her teeth:

"Cao Thief...you are not allowed to do this...every time you meet, you..."

"Miss Chen, how can you and I beg each other for a gentleman? How can you always think about anything?"

The evil one complains first!

Miss Chen was stunned and immediately became annoyed, shy and angry: "How could I not know how comfortable you are? When I entered the yard, I said that the cold room outside was warm, and then... I just..." I was embarrassed to say the following words, and I only looked very unhappy.

Cao Hua pulled her to continue walking, without any intention of stopping.

After rolling over the sheets with Jingliu, they were both young men and women. Most of the time they were alone, they were on the bed, on the table, and on the chairs... But Jingliu was conservative and could not let go. She had to use force to reluctantly give in every time, and she would scold "Cao Thief" for a few reluctance.

Cao Hua began to think that the environment she lived in since childhood had developed a conservative and respectful temperament and was more resistant to excessive intimacy between men and women, so he did not keep making her wronged.

But once on the bed, I saw Miss Chen holding the bed sheet and crying anxiously. He felt distressed and gritted his teeth and forced the brakes. As a result, Miss Chen was stunned. She sobbed twice, then opened her eyes and glanced at him, then closed her eyes and turned her head. After waiting for a while, seeing that he did not do evil, she opened her eyes blankly: "It's over... it's over?"

"Yes, have a good rest."

Cao Hua answered so considerately at that time, and then Miss Chen raised her hand and gently pounded his chest, blushed her face and muttered in a low voice: "It's obvious that it's not over, I...I'm not stupid... hurry up..."

After that, Cao Hua didn't believe that she was pretending to be wronged. As long as she entered the house, she would definitely evaporate out of thin air if she didn't say a few words, and she would cry and make a fuss.

Seeing Jingliu being squeamish again, Cao Hua didn't care, so he pulled her into the yard.

However, Chen Jingliu was really worried today. She trotted a few steps ahead and blocked him with a serious expression: "I...I have something to ask you, are you talking to me?"

Cao Hua stopped and looked at her for a few moments, then leaned over and tasted it like a dragonfly on her lips, and changed direction toward Yanglou Street: "Ask."

Chen Jingliu's face turned slightly red, she licked her red lips, and hid under the oil-paper umbrella: "Your reputation is getting worse and worse. In the past, you just acted ruthlessly and rampantly, but now you even have bribes...."

I was intertwined with my fingers, thinking about it all over my mind, feeling wronged and angry.

After all, she knew Cao Hua’s true family background, not to mention 7,000 taels, but 70,000 taels were not taken seriously. It was obvious that someone deliberately slandered and framed him.

Cao Hua curled his lips: "Of course there must be villains behind the scenes, and it doesn't matter, so don't take it to heart."

Chen Jingliu clenched her warm big hand tightly and nodded: "You must be careful. This time you offended all the people from Taishi Cai and the other team. If I want to see, Taishi Cai must be behind the scenes..."

"Oh, then Miss Chen encounters this situation, how should I solve it?"

"Well...Who makes you unclean and flies do not bite seamless eggs, this kind of thing cannot be solved..."

"I can't do it clean, don't you know yet? Why don't you let me take a closer look..."

"Tu - don't always think about anything, it's in broad daylight..."

......

He led Jingliu all the way forward and arrived at the back door of Wanbao Tower. Occasionally, pedestrians passed by, Jingliu pressed his hand and pressed the oil-paper umbrella to block the two of them from their faces.

Today, there are many guests in Wanbaolou. Looking up, there are crowds of people in front of the shop, beating drums and drums.

A large number of scholars and talents braved the wind and snow, holding a gold-burned plaque outside the shop, with four big words written on it:

Unparalleled kindness!

The brushwork of flying dragons and flying phoenixes is vigorous and powerful, and comes from the handwriting of the Minister Su Mu.

There are a lot of gold-plated plaques like this hanging in Wanbao Building, and even the jewelry is almost gone.

Liu Laosi held a purple clay pot and paid attention to the movements around the tea shop opposite. Manager Song came forward to receive the reception and talked to Yue Jinyu, who was in the head with joy, and all kinds of thanks were heard.

There were many talented people coming. Even Li Shishi, half a street away, ran over, dressed up grandly, standing in front of Su Xiangning, whispering something with joy.

Su Xiangning and Shen Yu both had a slightly strange expression, and they put together and held hands. Looking at Shen Yu's expression, they seemed to be afraid of being beaten.

Cao Hua blinked. Although he could not show up, the scholar's talented man's intentions still made him feel warm. He quickly called his friend Xiao Zhang over and gave a discount to "Caojian".

There are rumors all over the city that Cao Thief embezzled and accepted bribes. Many scholars and talents have resentment. They find that Wanbaolou has started selling "caojian" at discounts again, which feels like seeing their family.

There was no need for the publicity from Manager Song, and a large number of talents immediately donated money and ordered a hairpin.

Outside the small door of Wanbao Tower, Yue Jin was admiring his eyes, but he still reminded him: "Shopkeeper Song, Mr. Su is really in a true nature, but it is probably not good to discount the 'caojian' at this time."

The words were very subtle, and they reminded Mr. Su to be careful.

Yue Jinyu can be among the four talents of Kyoto, so his mind is naturally good. If Xu Chengjian tells lies, Wanbaolou will add fuel to the fire. Cao Taisui, who is angry and has nowhere to vent, will not kill Wanbaolou.

Regarding this concern, Manager Song slowly nodded and thanked him, and then said, "The 'grass tip' of our store is definitely not a reflection of Governor Cao. Please feel free to buy it."

Some brave scholars also interrupted at this time: "A discerning person knows the case of Xu Chengjian. If the chief officer of the Criminal Court was not stopped by him, the person would be beaten to death on the spot."

"Young Master Su is unparalleled in kindness. When you encounter such a powerful thing that suppresses people's judgment, you will naturally be dissatisfied."

"Cao Hua has always been strict with the law. He said he went to search Xu Chengjian and didn't find out what he left. Who believes this bad excuse? I think he must have accepted a bribe..."

It was a mess, and everything was said, but the sound was very small, for fear that outsiders would hear it.

Cao Hua looked at it for a moment and felt it was meaningless. He went up to the second floor with Jingliu who was still frowning and contemplative...

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The noise outside Wanbao Building continued.

The second floor house is filled with wooden boxes of goods, which is not very crowded.

Half of the window was blocked by a large sign, the light was slightly dim, and the noise downstairs kept getting a little noisy.

"Yeah~..."

Huhu--

Crack-Crack-Crack-

The extremely depressing hum was intermittent.

Chen Jingliu sat on the wooden box and leaned against the wall, her thin lips biting the collar of the fox fur. Her eyes were misty, her eyelashes were trembling slightly, and she was full of anger and nervousness, and she stared at Cao Hua who was close to her with a slight pleading look.

I left the yard and thought I could escape, but I didn’t expect that I would be bullied by this evil man, and I was still in such a shameful place...

Cao Hua's eyes were full of gentleness, and he gently supported her slightly tight cheeks, comforting him: "It's okay, just don't make a sound."
Chapter completed!