Hundred Ghosts

The coffin was opened for an autopsy on the second day, and the answer given by the coroner was obvious. The girl was beaten to death, and her expressions—at least before she died—looked very painful.His face was distorted, his forehead had a serious bruise, his nails were split in three, and his whole hand was covered with dried blood.

Anyway, it feels very, very painful.

Anyway, it's not suicide. No matter how hard a person is to himself, no matter how strong he is, he can't beat himself to death.

The county magistrate Zhu immediately ordered the young master to be arrested.

Then a servant was caught, Zhu county magistrate was dumbfounded, and asked the brothers who went before, "Well, did you make a mistake? The officer told you to arrest the young master, what did you all hear?" ? Don’t you want a salary anymore?” “The grown-ups are right, yes, I beat Zhou Niang to death.”

Zhou Niang is the girl's name.

County Magistrate Zhu had a look of disbelief, "By the way, do you young masters think I'm a fool? It's true that my surname is Zhu, but I'm not a pig! Do you think I can't see that you are a scapegoat?"

"My... my lord, please be aware that Mrs. Zhou was really beaten to death by a villain."

"Give him fifty slaps," Zhu county magistrate immediately ordered, "you dare to lie in court and give him a slap in the face! You guys, go and drag his young master here! Remember, it's the elder Young master, stop arresting people randomly!"

"Yes!"

Not long after, the young master was brought out.

How should I put it, the Eldest Young Master looked at a foolish look, just looking at... makes people want to beat him up.

"What's the matter? What did I do wrong? Why do you arrest me?"

Seeing the bloody mouth of his servant, he became a little weaker, "What... what's going on, why did your lord arrest this young master? That bitch... Mrs. Zhou was actually beaten to death by that slave, and my lord's heart is like a mirror." , should return my innocence..."

"Nonsense, that person is just a slave, Zhou Niang is your concubine, how dare he kill the concubine as a slave?"

"But... Anyway, Zhou Niang's death has nothing to do with this young master, my lord, I am wronged..."

"Bold! Is it your turn to speak now? Disturbing the court, the crime will be added to the first class, and the official will be hit with [-] boards first!"

He was beaten to the point of screaming, but he was also smart, but insisted that he didn't kill the man himself, and refused to admit it.

How to do?

County Magistrate Zhu was also worried. If the fight continued, he might say that he was tortured into a trick...

Lin Zi thought the same way, but he had another idea. He asked Magistrate Zhu to put that guy in jail.

He set up a table outside, placed incense and fruit offerings, and a paper man the size of a palm.On the face of the paper figurine made of white paper, the eyebrows are drawn with black powder, the eyes are drawn with ink, and the lips are dotted with cinnabar.

County magistrate Zhu was stunned, wondering what he did?The paper figurine stood up straight.

Magistrate Zhu: "?!"

Lin Zi closed his eyes and was doing strange movements with his hands. The paper figurine was just like him, kicking its legs, twisting its waist and swinging its arms, learning it well.

After going on like this for half an hour, Lin Zi paused, and the paper figurine standing on the table fell down...

"Okay, no problem. Say what you have tomorrow, that kid will never dare to lie!"

In the courtroom the next day, he really asked what he said, and in the end he was convicted again and sentenced the young master to be executed after Qiu Wen.

But county magistrate Zhu still wanted to know what he had done.

"That's it..." Lin Zi thought for a while, "I just used puppetry, I used paper dolls to look like Zhou Niang, and then let the fake Zhou Niang sneak into the prison. Threats... don't worry if he doesn't plead guilty."

It turned out that the county magistrate suddenly realized.

"One more thing," Lin Zi said with a smile, "Thank you sir for letting us be free these days, can we go out for a stroll?"

"...It's not impossible for the two of you to go out," County Magistrate Zhu asked someone to take out their arrest warrants on the wall outside the yamen, "But you can take a look, there are these things posted everywhere outside, are you sure? Won't you just walk out and be sent over?"

"..."

"So, you'd better not go there, my house is the safest..."

"It's all right," Lin Zi waved his hands, "We just need to wear veils when we go out."

"Veil? Do you think you are a girl?"

"..."

This guy talks too much, I really want to sew his mouth shut!

"Shanren has his own tricks, sir don't have to worry about this."

After pushing each other for a long time, each gave way, the two of them can go out, but they must bring two soldiers with them, and if there is any sign of fleeing, they will be locked back immediately.

Lin Zi asked Zhang Dou Li to put it on his head, but He Huai thought it was troublesome, so he didn't want to go, so he came out to play alone.

It was the bustling time of spring, and there were many stalls selling small cakes and flowers on the street. Lin Zi didn't really care about those things, but these things were fresh and sweet, and it was nice just to look at them.

There was also a calligraphy and painting seller in front of him. A man who looked like a poor scholar set up a stall on the side of the road. His calligraphy and painting were very beautiful, and there was a crowd of people around him. Even so, Lin Zi still squeezed past.

A scholar who paints feels extraordinary just by looking at the brush. He sticks to the sharp purple brush, dips it in the fragrance and light color, strokes, dips and dyes, the glaze color is red, the ink is pine, and the eyebrows are black.

One layer of color covers another layer of color, flowing colors, randomly changing strokes, pure, transparent, clear and natural.

The person in the painting has sculpted eyebrows and juicy eyes, bright red lips, bright teeth inside... What a beauty.

Lin Zi leaned sideways and stroked his chin in admiration. Although the painting was of a man, his posture and appearance were more charming than that of a delicate woman.

Not knowing what was going on, Lin Zi couldn't help asking the price, "Can I sell this painting? How much does it cost?"

The scholar smiled at Lin Zi, "It's just a random drawing, if you like it, I will give it to you."

"What's so funny..."

As Lin Zi said this, he rolled up the painting.

The soldier dressed in plainclothes behind him took out some scraps of silver from his pocket and threw it to the scholar, "Thank you, my lord, but I have to accept the money. We will buy you all."

There is no reason not to give money, the scholar did not delay, and put away the broken silver with a smile.

On the way back, Lin Zi couldn't stop thanking him, "Thank you, big brother."

"It's okay, it's okay, our county magistrate said, you can pay for whatever you want, and he will reimburse me later."

"That's really embarrassing..."

After returning to the mansion, he hung up the painting, and He Huai commented that the people in the painting were not bad...

Lin Zi thought to himself that not only is she good looking, but she is also very good-looking...

For some reason, he couldn't help looking at the portrait.

It's all because the people in the painting are so good-looking!

It's as if... is alive.

In the middle of the night, He Huai fell asleep, Lin Zi slept lightly, and couldn't fall asleep. He kept thinking about the portrait, and couldn't help it. He put on his shoes and went to the portrait room.

Ok?

What about the people in the picture?

Lin Zi blinked, thinking that he had read wrongly, he rubbed his eyes, and when he put it down, the scroll was still blank.

Could it be that the people in the painting can't escape?

He turned his head to look at the door, and sure enough, the door was still half open.

The moonlight is bright outside the door, and the beauty is independent under the moon.

Lin Zi's heart sank, this painting is really not simple, there is actually a ghost living in the painting.

The ghosts in the paintings are the ghosts living in the paintings. Some of the scrolls are possessed by them and turned into a tool for holding souls—like an umbrella, allowing ghosts to hide under them. Some of the things in the paintings entrust the attachments of strangers. Thoughts gradually came to life.

Seeing Lin Zi, the beauty walked in slowly, bowed like Lin Zi, and was about to enter the painting again.

But Lin Zi stopped him, "It's okay, it doesn't matter if you come out to get some air, come on, sit down."

He is dressed in pure white silk, with a straight body and a straight front. The ghost in the painting is sitting behind an old bronze incense burner, and his white and beautiful face has a jade-like luster under the dim light.

Lin Zi hesitated and asked, "I wonder if the young master is..."

He didn't speak.

Lin Zi laughed, and lit three sticks of incense in his old incense burner, the thin smoke gradually diffused, touching the tip of his nose lightly, it was full of fragrance.

His beautiful eyes were closed tightly, indifferent to his offering.

"Could it be that the young master doesn't like this fragrance?"

"Of course I like it, thank you son."

"You're welcome."

Both of them were not good at talking, and the atmosphere was a bit awkward for a while. When the incense burnt out and she wanted to return the scroll, Lin Zi didn't say anything more.

With his head down, he passed through the screen silently and disappeared in front of him.

Lin Zi hurriedly chased after him to see, the beauty was gone, and the young master in the scroll had returned.

He rolled up the scroll, and wanted to return it the next day, but He Huai was puzzled, "Didn't you just buy it yesterday? Why did you change your mind after sleeping?"

Lin Zi told him what he saw last night.

He Huai opened his mouth wide, "Is it so powerful? Why didn't you call me up last night to watch it together?"

"Because I slept like a pig." Lin Zi said without changing his face.

"..."

This guy has learned badly.

"Hello, Lin Zi."

"Hmm... um..." When he turned his head, He Huai lifted him up by the waist. He threw himself on the bed, and before he could sit up, he pressed himself on top of him again.

This distance is too dangerous... Lin Zi felt his heart beating so fast.

It was too close, so close that I could kiss his lips with a slight tilt.

"Lin Zi, have you been learning badly lately?"

"I didn't...you stay away from me, I feel a little uncomfortable being oppressed by you." Lin Zi said softly.

"How uncomfortable is it?"

"Anyway, it's uncomfortable."

He Huai was still smiling, but Lin Zi could tell that there was no smile in his eyes, "Why do you feel uncomfortable? Does Lin Zi hate me?"

Lin Zi shook his head, "Nothing."

"Do you like me?"

Lin Zi's mind seemed to explode with a "boom", what does this guy mean?Is that what you think it means?

Seeing that he didn't speak for a long time, He Huai felt an unspeakable pain in his heart, he forced a smile, "I was reckless, I'm really sorry."