[Tomb Raiders Notes] Play to the depths, enter the venue by yourself

Yuan San

On March [-]th, Ye: "What do you think the eldest brother and the second brother are doing? I haven't seen anyone for more than half a year and don't tell them. This time even I and Ji Li didn't come back! It's getting more and more excessive! They won't forget Right?" A pretty little girl pouted, looked at her blurred appearance in the bronze mirror, and thought of her two elder brothers who haven't come back so far. It was a grand occasion, and as far as her wedding ceremony was concerned, neither of her two elder brothers came back, and none of the people she wanted to see was there.

Even the whole Jiji ceremony can only be handled by the butler in a low-key way. Even the relatives who come here look like they are watching jokes. The more aggrieved she felt, the maid who was unpacking the little girl's hair behind her hurriedly comforted her in a warm voice: "Maybe it's just a delay on the road. You must know that the master and the second master usually care about you the most, but now after all, there are many properties in other places. If it is too far away, it will be unavoidable to delay the time. If Miss feels unhappy, you can ask the owner to make another one. Anyway, our family is not another family, but you have the highest status, as long as you ask them, they will definitely agree. "

"What about Brother Qingyan? It doesn't count if the person didn't come, but he didn't even give Jiji a gift! It was clearly agreed last time!"

But this is basically just a unilateral agreement by yourself. Immortals like Daoist would not care about such mundane things...

The maid suddenly felt a little worried, and didn't dare to say what was in her heart. While thinking about whether to secretly pass a letter to the owner to ask him to forge a wedding gift to coax her lady, she said euphemistically, "After all, the real person is a foreigner, maybe I just feel rash. It's not good to participate, maybe the Jiji gift he gave will arrive in two days?"

The little girl who was easily coaxed to be happier rolled her eyes, "Tell me, is Brother Qingyan in the Taoist temple in the south of the city now?"

The maid who had an intuition that her lady might be thinking about something was a little flustered: "The real person always likes to travel, I'm afraid he is not in this view these days, otherwise he will definitely give the lady a gift."

The little girl's face suddenly turned red: "That's just right...Since brother Qingyan is not here, at least one of his two attendants will stay here to help him manage this place, right? It's like the housekeeper uncle helping me hold a wedding ceremony! Then I... have at least half the chance of meeting him, right?"

Unsteady breathing in an instant? The maidservant with a broken heart said with difficulty: "Miss, you are old enough, you can't go to see outside at will..."

"Oh, you said that I am the oldest in this family, and now that my brother is not here, who do you think you listen to?"

"Listen to you, but if he is not there to take care of things, you will be in vain..."

"That's it! Tomorrow I'm going to Baiyun Temple to offer incense!"

March [-]:

The gate of the Taoist temple was closed tightly, and Yuan San returned angrily.

April eighteenth:

An urgent letter was sent to Yuan Mansion, Yuan's caravan encountered robbers on the road, including the two patriarchs, no one in the caravan survived.

Miss Yuan Jia fainted on the spot due to over-excitement.

April [-]st,

Miss Yuanjia, who had been in a coma for three days, woke up and drove away all the distant relatives who tried to seize property and wealth, and supported the scene of Yuanjia by herself.

May [-]th,

Temporarily stabilizing the chaos of the Yuan family, Miss Yuan, who never believed that her brother died accidentally, began to investigate the truth of the matter.

June,

Got nothing.

July,

Got nothing.

August:

Finally, most of the Yuan family's property was sorted out, but there was still no progress regarding the death of the Yuan brothers.It seems like their deaths were really just accidents.

September [-],

Things suddenly took an unexpected turn——

At the beginning of the month, he accidentally found a secret compartment, and Yuan San, who knew some clues through a letter inside, rushed to an ordinary bookstore in Nanchang Prefecture.

"Shopkeeper, our lady invites you to go over."

The boss who was doing the accounting behind the cabinet of the bookstore glanced at the maidservant who was talking to him, and looked up, and saw a strange woman wearing a woman's bun surrounded by five or six servants and maidservants not far away. Gougou looked at himself, the other party was wearing a long blue and half white plain dress, and a moon white fine cloth shirt, although it was plain and not satin, it was quite exquisite, and the material was also very good, it seemed that there was something behind it , just looking at the daughter of a big merchant who is not a local, but newly married?

There should be no intersection. What is this menacing situation?

The owner of the store thought about it but didn't show his face. He quickly withdrew his eyes and smiled kindly at the maid. The hand under the cabinet gestured to the accountant behind him without showing any traces, and then walked over with her, smiling all over his face: " Why is this lady looking for me? But want to buy some enlightenment books? Small shop..."

Yuan San interrupted him, and said in a low voice: "Miss Yuan Jingyao, the third miss of the Yuan family in the Lingjiang Mansion of the Nu family, I know this is the contact point of the Zhang family, and it's a violation of the rules to come here rashly, but my two elder brothers were the last ones before they died. The place I came to is you, I want to know, how did my brother die?"

The shopkeeper said confusedly: "Yuan family? Zhang family? This big... girl, did you find the wrong place? My surname is Wang..."

Yuan San looked at the shopkeeper silently for a while, thinking about what he had read in the secret letter, and said in a low voice: "My Yuan family was originally a foreign family who worked for your Zhang family. It is also your vassal force, so I am not qualified to ask you some information?"

The shopkeeper looked helpless, looking at Yuan San was like looking at a psychopath. He looked around at the onlookers who were already curiously looking at this corner, and wanted to leave to disperse those people, but he also cared that the two sides suddenly approached and blocked the way. The servants he left were inevitably a little anxious, but they still had no choice but to speak softly and kindly: "Why doesn't this make sense? Girl, I'm sorry for your brother's death, but you really made a mistake. The small shop is really not the contact point you mentioned. I have heard the term contact point, but only big clans can afford it. My ancestral home is Wangniba Village, a few miles west of the city. It is really a small village. I don't have the strength to do this at all, let alone a vassal of such a dignitary as you, but two streets away, there is a clan hall, and next to it is a Zhang's bookstore, which is really Zhang's property in Nanchang Prefecture, The Zhang family contact point I told you may be the right number, my small shop really only sells books!"

Looking at the owner of the book shop who was a little angry because of the constant explanations, even a little displeased, and his expression did not seem to be fake, Yuan San was also a little confused: "Are you really the Zhang family's contact point?"

"Not really!"

Hearing this resolute answer, Yuan San hesitated. Although the secret letter contained the name of this bookstore, it only said that she was handing over here. Did she really find the wrong place?But how to explain the content behind?

The personal maid on the side looked at the surrounding crowd who were quietly getting closer and closer, and quietly pulled Yuansan's sleeve, and said in a low voice, "Miss, everyone is surrounded, we..., why don't we go back and check later?" Check it out?"

Yuan San was cruel, and decided to take a final gamble: "I know your patriarch is on the top now, I want to see your patriarch!"

"Ah?" The shopkeeper was obviously caught off guard by the sudden words: "Patriarch?"

He came to his senses immediately, and asked vigilantly and displeased, "Girl, what's the matter with you? I'll contact the contact point later, and I'll meet the patriarch later. If you really want to meet, and it's not a mistake, please stay." Name posts and worship posts, although our small temple in Wangni Village is small, there are still basic rules."

Yuan San was silent for a while again: "Then, is there a guest named Zhang named Zhang Qiling upstairs?"

The shopkeeper was obviously a little impatient, but he still forced a smile and said: "No! My upstairs is full of books on history and classics, and those who go up are all scholars, and there is no one with this name."

"Really? Where's your own reception area?"

"Really not! The shop is small, and the big business is done directly in the backyard. I just haven't pulled the curtain. Look, does it look like a place with people?"

Yuan San fixedly looked at the shopkeeper for a while, looked at the open inner courtyard, nodded slightly, and seemed to want to leave, the shopkeeper immediately breathed a sigh of relief, at this moment——

Yuan San suddenly turned around and shouted upstairs: "Zhang Qiling! I know you are up there! Can we talk! For my brother's sake!"

The whole shopkeeper was stunned, his anger was almost visible to the naked eye, and he obviously wanted to step forward to argue, but he didn't dare to look at the big and round servants on both sides, so he pointed at Yuan San and said angrily: "Girl, you!... What the hell are you doing?" Which one?! Are you here to ruin my business?! Don’t look for people here! They are all scholars! If you make too much noise and ruin my business, I will report to the authorities!”

Seeing that there was still no answer, Yuan San signaled the maid to give a bulging cloth bag, and began to apologize: "I'm sorry, I was rude, this is my apology for what happened just now, please accept it."

The store owner who was originally pale-faced slightly opened the pocket of the bag and glanced at it. His face looked much better, but he was obviously still angry: "I will accept this gift, this oolong thing, I am willing to let it go, But girl, I'm really just a small business, I can't bear to make a fuss, and I ask the girl to save me a way out, don't make trouble anymore, otherwise everyone will look bad, no matter how small my temple is, there are still a few nails, making trouble It won't be good if you tie your hand in the end, right?"

Yuan San nodded without changing his face, and continued to apologize: "Well, I'm really sorry, the slave's house will not make trouble anymore, shopkeeper, please take care of me, I will leave later."

The shopkeeper looked at Yuansan vigilantly, but still nodded politely with a smile: "It's easy to say, easy to say, then take your time."

After he finished speaking, he dispersed the spectators around him, returned to the counter and continued to read the accounts, but from time to time he would look warily at the people in Yuansanyi, obviously afraid that the other party would cause some trouble again.

Yuan San and his party waited for a while, except for a few curious passers-by occasionally, nothing happened. The maid at the side couldn't bear the unscrupulous stares, and whispered: "Miss, there may be It’s really not the place you’re looking for, otherwise we’d better go back first, make a long-term plan, or look at other places, shall we?”

Yuan San, who was also unwilling, nodded silently, and left with a group of people in disappointment.

After she left the library for a cup of tea...

The accountant, who had shrunk his neck before and looked obsequious and non-existent, glanced at somewhere in the backyard again, and suddenly made a few gestures silently to the shop owner through the counter.

Seeing this, the boss picked up a stack of ledgers that had already been arranged in the backyard. As soon as he closed the door after entering, a figure quietly appeared in the room.

After checking the owner of the shop for confirmation, the man said softly: "The patriarch ordered before leaving that the dark spot here should be abandoned, and the others should evacuate in an orderly manner immediately. You wait for the opportunity, and if there are still people who come to the door like this, borrow The machine is withdrawn, otherwise the store will be transferred and left in a year. By the way, if this person comes again, try to get her source."

The boss, who was no longer tactful and kind, was a little surprised why the person who made trouble this time would be let go and not dealt with, but he didn't ask anything, but calmly and softly said: "Got it..."

The man glanced at the shop owner, and said something more softly: "It's not peaceful recently, be careful." After finishing speaking, he turned around and wanted to leave.

Seeing this, the shop owner hesitated for a moment, but made up his mind to chop the ground lightly.

The figure who was about to leave immediately stopped and turned his head slightly,

The shop owner who made up his mind to break the rules once lowered his head and said bravely, "I want to have a long message, can I..."

The man was silent for two seconds, turned his back to the shop owner and said, "I will tell you if there is."

The boss's expression relaxed a little, and he said in a serious tone, "Just this one violation, I swear."

The man nodded and continued to walk. Just as he entered the secret passage, he said in a weak mosquito voice: "It's not just you, we all believe that he must still be alive."