You Are Not the Only Rich Chapter 62

Although they agreed to help, Asher and Oliver did not pay much attention to the matter openly. After all, the relationship between Zhuiying Palace and the court was delicate, and doing too much would easily lead to being unpopular.
The temple was full of vegetarian dishes, and after two meals, Oliver began to feel bland. Fortunately, there are many restaurants in Ziya City and they are located on an important traffic road. The delicacies come in turns, so you can eat them every day without repeating them.
"What are you going to eat for lunch?" Oliver asked Asher.
"It depends on your performance." Asher flipped through the book casually.
Oliver was angry, "Does this still depend on my performance?"
"Of course." Asher put down the book, "If you behave well, we will eat fruit-roasted pork and bayberry wine."
"What if the performance is not good?" Oliver asked.
Asher said, "Pickled radish and steamed buns."
Oliver:...
You abused me.
Asher hooked his finger at him.
Oliver pouted obediently and leaned forward. After thinking for a while, he said seriously, "After the k!ss, we'll have roast meat, right?"
Asher laughed out loud, hugged her in his arms and k!ssed her hard, then took her out of the temple. As for the little furball, he was taken to the back mountain by the secret guards early in the morning to roast beef together. His life was really comfortable.
There are still a lot of people in the city. There are small vendors along the way enthusiastically offering various snacks. The atmosphere is harmonious. Whether they are cutting wood or selling flowers, they all look rich and comfortable. Oliver held Asher's hand and whispered, "I don't think Zhou Jue will succeed."
"That's natural." Asher smiled, "We are here."
"Before, I thought it was because of our presence." Oliver said, "Now I feel that even without us, the emperor may not be able to solve the problem. He may suffer a loss or be injured, but in the end, the world will still be his after all."
"Oh?" Asher raised his eyebrows, "Why?"
"Because he has the hearts of the people." Oliver said, "With you and Mr. Wen in Yunlan City, it is common sense that Yunlan City will be rich and stable. But the world is so big. We have walked all the way and passed countless villages and towns, large and small, everywhere. Regardless of whether they are rich or poor, the people here are at least living a stable life. They don't have to worry about wars or even natural disasters, because everyone knows that Chu Yuan is a good emperor, and if something big happens, the court will definitely come to help. Life is never too difficult."
"We just solved Qianmanman some time ago." Asher said, "Before we go to Liusha City, the people there may not be comfortable every day."
"It's different." Oliver shook his head. "Corrupt officials are a problem in every dynasty. The people of Liusha City themselves said that they are looking forward to the court sending another official. This shows that they are only dissatisfied with Qian Manman, but have no complaints about Chu Yuan."
"Okay." Asher pinched his nose and teased, "If that's the case, then we don't have to help Chu Yuan anymore. Why don't we go sightseeing? It's also fun to be free and relaxed."
"No." Oliver shook his head, "We must do what we promised."
"Really?" Asher touched his chin.
"A promise made at that time doesn't count!" Oliver quickly exposed his conspiracy, "Because I've already fainted." Very clever indeed.
If it weren't for him on the street, Asher almost wanted to hold him in his arms and k!ss him hard - his little expression was really painful.
Seeing the two of them whispering affectionately on the street, the people all felt that they had gotten the upper hand! If they told people from other villages and towns about this at the next market, they would surely be met with hysterical envy. Just thinking about it made me tremble.
The atmosphere was originally harmonious, but suddenly there was a shouting noise from the street. Oliver was stunned for a moment, and his first reaction was that he had met another crazy fan on the street. You know, this kind of thing has happened before. He was walking on the street, and suddenly someone rushed out and tried desperately to touch his hand. Even if he was beaten by the secret guards, he was still very persistent, and even used advanced words like "not worth dying for", which made people very confused about what he was thinking.
The secret guards didn't follow this time. If his man took action, it would be too tragic. So Shen Xiaoshou was considering whether to leave first, but those people suddenly howled, "Someone's dead!"
As soon as these words came out, all the people were shocked. Even Oliver didn't even bother to watch anymore. They all turned their heads to look at the group of people.
"There are dead people on the mountain to the east of the city." The leader, a young man who looked like a scholar, was panting.
"Doctor Wang, please slow down." The owner of the tea shop next door helped him calm down, "Who died?"
"On the mountain." The young man drank two glasses of water tremblingly and finally managed to say, "There are two headless corpses!"
Oliver frowned and looked at Asher.
The people were also frightened and quickly reported the incident to the police patrolling nearby, and they all went to the county government office together.
Asher pulled Oliver up and followed him. Although the local county magistrate was not as knowledgeable as Miles, he was from a wealthy place after all. He had seen a lot of business and judged a lot of cases. He was not a foolish official. Seeing that the two of them had followed him, he naturally did not dare to slack off and asked about the case carefully.
The young man's surname was Wang, and he was the son of the owner of a medical clinic in this city. Early this morning, he took his men to collect medicine in the mountains. One of them, a young man who was very playful, climbed up a tree to dig out a bird's nest, but he didn't expect it. I saw two corpses not far away, and I was so frightened that I immediately fell down. A few older guys who didn't believe in evil originally wanted to get closer and take a closer look, but they didn't expect that the two corpses didn't even have heads, so they were so frightened that they pissed themselves, and then they ran back to report to the official.
"Headless corpse?" The county magistrate frowned after hearing this, "No one seems to have been missing in the city recently."
"What are you going to do, sir?" Asher asked.
"I will immediately take people to retrieve the body," the county magistrate said, "and send another team to go door to door to ask who has lost someone."
Asher asked, "Can I go with you, sir?"
"Of course." The county magistrate nodded quickly, "I'll go and prepare now. It's a blessing for the people of this city to have the help of Palace Master Qin in their previous life."
Asher smiled and took Oliver out to wait in the yard first.
"Everywhere you go, something happens." Oliver sighed.
"There are countless troubles in this world every day." Asher said, "You are kind-hearted and want to take care of everything wherever you go, so you will naturally feel that there are too many things to do. But if it were some people, as long as they don't involve themselves, they would treat everything as nothing and naturally wouldn't find it annoying."
"I can't just pretend I didn't see him." Oliver glanced into the county government office, "What do you think of this county magistrate? I think he speaks and acts a bit like Lord Wen."
"When he heard that I was willing to help, his cheerful expression was exactly the same as Miles's." Asher said, "But Miles would definitely not say flattering words like 'people have been blessed in their previous lives' like he did." "
"Yes." Oliver nodded, "So you are willing to be friends with Mr. Wen, but you don't even bother to ask his last name."
Asher laughed, "So it is still Madam who understands me."
"Of course." Shen Xiaoshou was extremely immodest, "No one in this world knows you better than me."
Asher nodded sternly, "I've seen them all naked, so I naturally understand them better than others."
Oliver didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so she kicked him with her feet.
Can't you have a little bit of serious time?
The bailiffs quickly completed the inventory, and the group left Ziya City, led by the doctor Wang, and headed towards a mountain in the north of the city.
"Although he is not as good as Miles, he is still a good official." Asher said, "It is not the first time to see his riding posture, and the people along the way did not look surprised. It is obvious that he often investigates cases personally, instead of handing them over to the yamen runners and coroners like some confused officials."
"Yes." Oliver said, "But it is said that there has been no murder case here for three or four years. This time, a headless corpse appeared as soon as the emperor arrived. I guess it must have been a headache for him for a while."
"Sir, we're here." The scholar was taken off the horse by the yamen, "It's right in front."
The county magistrate dismounted from his horse and led the bailiffs into the woods.
"Shall we go?" Oliver asked.
"I remembered something." Asher looked bitter.
"What's the matter?" Oliver was confused.
"Originally I took you out to eat, but something happened when you went out." Asher pinched his cheek, "Are you hungry?"
"We're already here, are you going to take me to dinner?" Oliver patted his chest, "Let's see the scene first before talking."
"You want to see it too?" Asher frowned.
"I don't want to see the body." Oliver held his hand, "I know you don't want me to see those things, but there must be a lot of clues at the crime scene. You may find something new if you go there."
"We agreed not to look." Asher walked in hand in hand with him, but saw the yamen runner looking around with a confused look on his face.
"What's wrong?" Oliver asked.
"Mr. Shen, the body is gone." The county magistrate frowned, and Doctor Wang beside him was also puzzled. "It is absolutely true. We really found it here."
"It should be here indeed." Oliver pointed to the bushes, "The traces are still there."
"It takes about an hour to walk from here to Ziya City. Although riding a horse is faster, it can't take small roads, so it will take more than half an hour." Asher said, "From the discovery of the body to reporting the case to our rushing here, it took less than three hours at most. Are there any mountain guards nearby?"
"Yes, there is one, but he is an old man in his sixties or seventies. He stays in the back mountain all year round and rarely comes here." The county magistrate said, "There is nothing to steal on this mountain, so there is no need to send too many people."
"Actually, there are not many medicinal materials." Probably because there are many people around, and Asher and Oliver are there, Doctor Wang is no longer as scared as before, "There are only a few ordinary medicines, and because there are so many people coming and going on weekdays, , many were trampled down."
"Since there is nothing, why are there people coming and going?" Oliver was puzzled when he heard this.
"This road is the only way out of the city." Asher said, "It is much faster than taking the official road. This is where we entered Ziya City."
"Did someone go out of the city and take the body away?" Oliver guessed.
"It's possible, but I can't say for sure." Asher said, "It's best to look for it again."
"I think so too." The county magistrate nodded and ordered the government officials to continue to expand the search area.
"There should be many people passing by here every day." Oliver said, "There are many car prints and horse hooves on the road."
"Yeah." Asher nodded and continued to look around carefully.
Oliver followed him, his stomach growling loudly.
Asher:...
Oliver:...
"Let's go." Asher said funny, "It will probably take a while here. Let's take my little pig to eat first."
"No need." Oliver was a little embarrassed, "I will be hungry if I don't eat. It's not a big deal."
"How can I let my wife go hungry?" Asher shook his head, "Be obedient."
"It really doesn't matter." Oliver turned around and wanted to walk deeper into the forest, but the sole of his foot slipped. If Asher hadn't caught him with quick eyesight and quick hands, he would have almost fallen down and chewed the mud.
"My hands and feet are hairy." Asher helped him stand up straight, "Is it twisted?"
"It's obviously because the dead leaves are too slippery." Oliver shook his legs, "It's okay."
Asher suddenly pulled him into his arms.
"Hey, hey." Oliver protested, "Don't make a move in a place like this."
"It's better not to look at some things." Asher said, "Otherwise, you will crawl into my arms again at night."
Oliver was cold for a moment, "Did you see the body?"
Asher hummed and looked at the two headless corpses hanging on the trees not far away. The two corpses swayed back and forth in the wind, making people feel a little cold in the bones.
"It's scary?" Oliver obediently buried her face in his arms.
"Not really, but I still don't want you to see it." Asher turned his body away, "Be good, don't look back."
"I won't look back." Oliver was very obedient, "Go find the yamen runners to come over."
Asher nodded and led him out of the dense forest.
After hearing the news, the yamen officer hurried over and heard screams a moment later. He was obviously very frightened.
"You lied to me again." Oliver looked at Asher, "You still said it wasn't scary."
"He was hung on a tree." Asher said.
"Ah?" Oliver was surprised, "Who would do such a thing?"
"There are so many crazy people." Asher said, "Ziya City is full of imperial guards. I'm afraid this matter will reach Chu Yuan's ears tomorrow."
"This incense burning trip is really uneasy." Oliver shook his head, "It's not easy to be an emperor."
"Go back first." Asher said, "Tomorrow I will send secret guards to take a look around. Maybe I can make new discoveries."
Oliver nodded and went down the mountain with him. The county magistrate sent people to carry the two headless bodies back to the county government office. The news of the bodies found on the mountain in the north of the city had already spread throughout the city, and the people gathered on the street to guess what was going on. Seeing the county magistrate return to the city with a serious expression, the yamen runners also had dark faces, and naturally they were even more unsure, looking at each other, and didn't even dare to speak loudly.
After this happened, Oliver was unlikely to be in the mood to eat barbecue, so Asher bought some plain stuffed buns on the street, some braised dried beans and snacks, and took them back to Dujie Temple.
"You are finally back." Ye Jin was waiting in the courtyard, "What happened outside?"
"Two headless corpses appeared out of thin air on the mountain. Ling'er and I happened to meet the person who reported the crime, so we went to the mountain with the government." Asher said, "I don't have any clues now, the corpses are still in the county government office."
"Does the emperor know about this?" Oliver asked.
"Of course." Ye Jin nodded. "The Imperial Guard patrols the city every day and will report any disturbance. But Chu Yuan has not intervened in the matter yet. He just asked the government to investigate first."
"It's a bit strange. The murderer is most likely not an ordinary citizen." Asher said, "The method is brutal, and during the time when the person who found the body ran back to the city to report to the police, I don't know who actually hung the body on the tree."
Ye Jin was surprised, "Is there such a thing?"
"If you want to know, you can go to the county government office and see for yourself. The body has been brought back." Asher said, "I have something else to do, so I'm going to the kitchen first."
"What are you doing in the kitchen?" Ye Jin was puzzled.
"Ling'er didn't eat." Asher took Oliver out, "I'll bake some buns for him."
"Just eat whatever you want." Oliver said honestly, "I don't have an appetite either."
"It's all cold." Asher insisted. The temple has been observing a fasting period recently and only eats breakfast and lunch. Except for Chu Yuan's small stove, all the kitchens were turned off at night, so it was quite quiet. Finding a random stove to light a fire, Asher placed the buns on the iron net and placed a small pot of water-proof dried tofu next to it.
Oliver squatted beside him, still thinking about the two inexplicable corpses on the mountain.
Asher knocked on his head, "I rarely cook, and you don't even watch?"
"What?" Oliver came back to his senses, feeling a little amused.
"I told you not to think about those things." Asher said, "Such things happen every day, so don't be sad."
"I'm not sad. Everyone has their own destiny. I can only hope that they will have a good birth in their next life." Oliver said, "I'm just thinking about the reason."
"I'm not a constable." Asher blew the buns to cool them down. "Okay, from now on you can only think of me."
"What do you think? You have no merits at all." Oliver didn't give Asher face at all, and took a bite of the bun. After the dough was baked, it had a special crispy aroma, and the filling was made of cabbage, tofu and vermicelli. Although there was no diced meat, it was easier to taste the sweet taste of vegetables.
"I can bake buns." Asher emphasized.
Oliver nodded, "Okay, this is an advantage."
"I can also heat up dried tofu." Asher handed him the plate.
Oliver was very happy, "This is the second advantage."
"I also know martial arts." Asher continued.
Oliver said, "Well, the third one."
"I can still hum you." Asher pinched his cheek.
Shen Xiaoshou said seriously, "This is considered a shortcoming, and it just offsets the first three advantages."
Asher laughed and stood up to help him make a bowl of vegetable soup.
Oliver stood beside him holding the bun, feeding it to him while eating it himself, and strongly demanded, "Eat the stuffing of the cabbage stem, hurry up."
Asher was very obedient. He swallowed it in one gulp and then complained, "It's hard."
"I gave it to you because it's hard." Oliver was very straightforward and ate the leftover Chinese cabbage and tofu stuffing himself.
"Little pig." Asher laughed, "Hey, go over there and get me some salt. This jar is empty."
"Yeah." Oliver put down the bowl and ran over to get the salt shaker. When walking back, he accidentally saw something wrong with the straw pile. He kicked it with his foot and a pile of chicken bones fell out. So he was startled and said to Asher He said, "It's not our people who killed animals under the eyes of the Buddha, right?"
Asher came over to take a look and said, "What was it like here just now?"
"It was covered with straw." Oliver said, "But a small section of white was faintly exposed, and I just saw it."
"Replace it as it was." Asher took the salt shaker from him. "They are not our people."
"Are they from the temple?" Oliver hid the bones and whispered in surprise, "Monks eat meat?"
"I've said before that this temple is not a quiet place, so eating meat is not uncommon." Asher served the soup. "People who practice cultivation should live a simple and frugal life, but everyone in this temple is so fat and plump, they don't look like enlightened monks at all."
"You're not afraid of punishment from the Buddha." Oliver clicked his tongue.
"Once a person is tainted with greed, he will not care about anything else." Asher carried the soup and asked Oliver to hold the buns. The two walked back together. "Don't worry about him. Even if the Buddha doesn't punish him this time, Chu Yuan will not let him go."
As soon as he finished speaking, the secret guard hurried over from the front, "Palace Master, the emperor wants you to come over with the young master to discuss matters."
"Who else?" Asher asked.
"Master Ye Gu, Leader Shen, and King Qi Jue are also here with Huang Daxian." The secret guard said, "They are all in the study."
"Go tell Chu Yuan that Ling'er is not feeling well." Asher said, "We'll go over later."
The secret guard took the order and left. Oliver said, "Don't you want to go and take a look?"
"I want to go, but I have to eat first." Asher took him back to his room. "I ate a bowl of porridge, half a shortbread, and a few bites of vegetables in the morning. I didn't eat anything at noon. It's already evening. What if I faint from hunger again." "
Oliver was shocked, "How come you remember so clearly what I ate this morning?"
"What's this? I still remember that you ate beef noodles three days ago and added four tablespoons of spicy food." Asher smiled, "I remember everything about you."
Oliver:...
It's really hard to control yourself with these occasional sweet words.
"When I first came to Zhuiying Palace, I found shredded pork with green peppers too spicy." Asher helped him serve the soup. "Now, you get angry with me if you don't eat it for three days."
"Yeah." Oliver smiled, "This is called a broken pot with a rotten lid."
Asher laughed, "You do know how to use metaphors."
"Eat quickly." Oliver handed him the bun, "Then we'll go to the study to see what Chu Yuan wants to do!"
"After this matter is over, we must go to the palace to find some treasures." Asher said, "Otherwise we will lose a lot of money."
"That's right." Oliver nodded, "And you have to choose something extremely expensive!" As expected of someone who came from Zhuiying Palace, he knows very well what is the essence of taking advantage - that is, not seeking the biggest, but seeking the best. expensive.
It couldn't be more desirable.