Placid Chang'an

The visitor is Huang Mian.

It's just that this time he came alone without Zou Mingjing. When Su Cen came back, Huang Mian was pacing outside Su's house.

I haven't seen her for more than a month, and I don't know if my temper has improved.

Su Cen stepped forward, "Brother Huang, why don't you go in, what are you doing standing outside the door?"

Seeing Su Cen stop, Huang Mian bowed his hands politely: "There were so many offenses that day, I'm afraid Mr. Su won't welcome me in."

"Brother Huang, what are you talking about?" Su Cen smiled slightly and led people in, "Brother Huang, please come in if you have anything to say."

After entering the hall and sat down, Huang Mian explained the purpose of his visit: "It's still a matter of the day, please trouble brother Su to check it out for me." After saying that, he stood up and bowed seriously to Su Cen: "It's about my little sister's wealth and life, and I hope it's still up to you." Brother Su, don't forget about the past, don't refuse."

Su Cen hastily picked up the man. This man's attitude had changed so much within a month, it seemed that there was really nothing he could do.

Su Cen helped him to sit down and asked, "Is there any clue?"

Huang Mian's eyes lit up, and he raised his head suddenly: "How do you know..."

"Before you couldn't tell whether Lingmei's life was in danger, so you were not in a hurry, but you came here this time, which is quite different from the last time. It can be seen that you are in a hurry, so there must be some clues?"

Huang Mian listened carefully to Su Cen's speech, and smiled helplessly, "I made Brother Su laugh last time. What Chongzhi said is true, Brother Su is indeed talented, so Brother Su must save my little sister!"

Huang Mian took out a pair of emerald jade earrings from his sleeve and handed them to Su Cen, "I got these earrings from a woman by chance, and they belonged to Wan'er. Does this mean that, Wan'er, Wan'er has already..."

Su Cen took the pair of earrings and looked at them carefully. The oily green emeralds of good color were made into a water drop shape and half embedded in a nine-petaled double lotus.

Su Cen asked, "Are you sure this belongs to your sister?"

Huang Mian is very sure: "This is handed down from the family. Wan'er has been close to her grandmother since she was a child. This was handed to Wan'er by her grandmother when she passed away. Wan'er is extremely precious and has always been carried with her. I'm sure that only This way, there can be no one else." Huang Mian trembled and asked again: "Brother Su, tell me, has Wan'er... been killed?"

Su Cen returned the earrings to Huang Mian, "Brother Huang, don't worry, he may not have been killed, maybe it was just an accident and he lost it accidentally. Where did that woman get this earring from?"

Huang Mian leaned back in the chair, breathed a sigh of relief, and replied: "She said she bought it from a pawnshop, and I went to that pawnshop later, but it was too long ago, and the people in the pawnshop didn't remember it. Brother Su, what should we do now?"

Su Cen raised her eyebrows: "Still not reporting to the official?"

Huang Mian showed a look of embarrassment: "Brother Su, to be honest, it's not that I don't want to report to the police, it's my father who doesn't let me. My father once said that anyone who dares to report to the police will be kicked out of the house, so I..."

"Oh?" Su Cen pondered for a while, and finally smiled: "Then I won't embarrass Brother Huang anymore, Brother Huang will post a post for me when I take a bath in two days, I will go to the house first as a friend Take a look. But I don't know if I can see any clues, Brother Huang, don't expect too much."

Huang Mian immediately stood up and saluted: "Thank you, Brother Su."

Sending off the yellow begonia, Su Cen went back to the yard. The spring was fine, the clouds were clear and the wind was breezy. Su Cen stood by the budding crabapple trees and looked at them. He took out a pair of scissors and decided to take a good rest.

While cutting, I thought, this Huang family is really interesting. A member of the family disappeared for several months, but refused to report to the authorities.He could see Huang Mian's sincerity, he should be really worried about his sister, so is this old man Huang not worried at all?Could it be that he is really patriarchal, disregarding his daughter's life for the sake of the family's appearance?

Su Cen couldn't help but think of Shen Yugui before, she was also a daughter, Shen Cun regarded Shen Yugui as a treasure, and tried his best to save Shen Yugui from the fire, why did he abandon him like a shoe when he arrived at Huang's house?

Speaking of Shen Yugui, the expression on Su Cen's face finally eased. Shen Yugui is now recovering well in the Taifu's residence. Hearing about Shen Yugui, Mr. Ning felt pity for him, so he recognized Shen Yugui as his granddaughter .Ning Santong loved this little sister very much, just because Shen Yugui was blowing in the old man's ear, now the old man finally stopped scolding him every day for not doing his job properly.

Su Cen originally planned to take advantage of this rest to visit the old man and Shen Yugui by the way, but it's a pity that he has to make another picture now.

"Second Young Master, Second Young Master..."

When Su Cen came back to his senses, he saw Ah Fu standing aside with a distressed expression on his face, and looking at his hand, more than half of a pot of crabapple flowers had been slaughtered...

This pot of crabapple, Ah Fu, takes care of it every day, and it takes care of it more meticulously than the second young master. Seeing that it has finally bulged, it feels like a girl in my family has grown up, waiting for it to bloom. , Su Cen gave it to him if he didn't pay attention.

"It's the same with the Podocarpus pine before, it forcibly wiped his head clean, and the pot of swallow's palm, that pot of asparagus, if you don't like it, don't buy it..."

Seeing Ah Fu start nagging again like a resentful woman, Su Cen quickly disarmed and walked away resentfully: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, you can put an iron fence around me to keep me out, and I won't interfere again gone."

It happened that Qu Ling'er came in with a peach blossom from outside, and Afula complained as soon as she entered the courtyard: "Look at the second young master, you have cut the crabapple that was about to bloom again..."

Qu Ling'er took the scissors from Ah Fu's hand, clicked the scissors on the last surviving crabapple, and embraced happily: "It's just right for my peach blossom."

Ah Fu: "..." There is no way to pass this day!

When it was the day of Xiumu, Huang Mian really sent a post, inviting Su Cen to come over to talk about it.

Su Cen asked Ah Fu to find a can of this year's new tea to bring, and then took Ah Fu to Huang's mansion for the appointment.

This Huang family can be regarded as a big family in central Beijing, they have been officials for generations, they have been prime ministers, but they are a bit inferior to Huang Ting's.Huang's house is located in Xuanyangfang, which is a gathering place for officials of the court and China. It is true that several officials can be killed by a single tile falling down.

Huang Mian had been waiting outside the door for a long time. Seeing that Su Cen was still carrying the ceremony, she was very sorry. After several times of refusal, Su Cen said with a smile, "You have to be full of acting, it's not something expensive, it's homemade tea."

Only then did Huang Mian reluctantly accept it.Originally thinking of leading Su Cen to drink tea in the main hall first, Su Cen wanted to go to Huang Wan'er's room to have a look, Huang Mian thought so too, just now Huang Ting went out, it would be inconvenient to go and see when he came back .

Huang Mian took Su Cen to the backyard, walked through the halls and courtyards, walked through several corridors, and entered a hanging flower door, and finally arrived at Huang Wan'er's residence.

Su Cen said with a smile: "The Huang family is indeed a famous family, this house is really magnificent."

"It's just hidden by the ancestors," Huang Mian smiled, "But Brother Su, your house is indeed a bit small, and it doesn't match your current status, Brother Su. Would you like me to inquire about it for you and buy another big house?" Some."

Su Cen smiled and shook her head: "When I first set foot in the capital, I just wanted a place to stay, but now I'm used to it. There are few people in my family, and I can't live in a big house."

"That's right," Huang Mian nodded, "I think Brother Su has also reached the age of marriage, why hasn't he married a wife yet, it's better to have a female family member to control the family." His eyes darkened: "If Wan'er is still here, I would like to withdraw from the marriage with the Song family and introduce her to you, Brother Su."

"Brother Huang is serious." Su Cen smiled and brought the subject aside.

Su Cen looked at Huang Wan'er's small courtyard. It was located in the East Kua courtyard. It was indeed far away from the place where the servants lived. Moreover, there was only the entrance of the Chuihua Gate. It was remote and secluded. If you want to come here, you have to go through the flower hall. It is indeed a suitable place for a daughter. Great place for a boudoir.

This boudoir for unmarried women does not allow outsiders to enter, young men are even more taboo, Su Cen said: "I'm offended," before stepping in.

The outer room is a small hall for receiving guests, which is separated from the inner room by a bead curtain. When entering the inner room, it shows the thoughts of the daughter's family. There is a dressing table in front of the window, a couch against the wall, and a boudoir bed in the inner room.

Su Cen had just walked to the dressing table and picked up a pearl hairpin, only to hear someone outside shouting: "Who is it?"

It was Huang Wan'er's personal maid who came. Huang Mian came out to say a few words, but just as the maid was about to leave, Su Cen suddenly said, "Let her come here, I have a few words to ask her."

The maid came in and bowed to Su Cen to say hello, Su Cen asked, "Have you ever moved these things in the room?"

The maid replied: "Everything is still the same as it was when Miss was here. We just clean it and don't dare to move rashly."

Su Cen pointed to the pearl hairpin and asked, "Is this pearl hairpin originally on the table?"

The maid looked at it intently, and replied: "Yes, this pearl hairpin is the one that Miss usually carries, and I changed it for a new one when I went out that day, and this one was placed on the table casually."

Huang Mian stepped forward and asked, "Is there anything wrong with this pearl hairpin?"

Su Cenning thought for a while, then shook her head, then went to look at the bed again.On the huanghuali wood couch, a porcelain pillow was placed on the head. Su Cen just hugged the porcelain pillow, and couldn't help but froze for a moment, shaking it lightly, only to hear the rustling sound coming from inside.Su Cen didn't want to act rashly, so he gave the porcelain pillow to Huang Mian.

Huang Mian knew that there was something in it as soon as he shook it, and without hesitation, he picked up the porcelain pillow and threw it on the ground. A book with an indigo cover lay quietly among the broken porcelain pieces on the floor.

Su Cen first picked up a piece of broken porcelain and looked at it, regretfully said: "There should be some kind of secret door, it's a pity to smash it." Then he picked up the book on the ground, and on the cover was "The Commandments of Women", opened it and read it casually. Look, I can't help laughing.

Huang Mian also took it over to check, his face turned greener and greener, he threw the book away after a while, and asked the maid: "What's going on here?!"

The book was wrapped in the cover of "The Commandments of Women", but the content inside was the most fashionable vernacular at the moment, all about the love between men and women, such as flirtatious and talented young ladies, specially designed to deceive little girls who have never seen the world.

The maid immediately knelt down: "I don't know, I don't know, I don't know how to read, I only know that this book was brought by Miss Wang, I really don't know what is in it!"

Huang Mian explained to Su Cen with a livid face: "Miss Wang is the daughter of Wang Yushi's family next door. She often comes here to visit Wan'er. She taught Wan'er badly!"

Su Cen picked up the book and smiled helplessly, "It's just a book, brother Huang, don't get angry. When I was studying, I still put the chapter book in "Zuo Zhuan", imagining that I could be a grand robber flying to the sky and escaping from the ground. Isn't that true?" It didn't work out."

Huang Mian sighed: "Brother Su laughed."

Su Cen picked up the book and flipped through it again. After a while, a note floated out of the book. Huang Mian picked it up and frowned: "What is this?"

Su Cen took it over and looked at it. On a piece of yellowed sea pattern paper, he wrote a seven-character poem: A cone of grass asks for a spring, and it is the hardest thing to find;

It is said to be poetry, but the rhymes are not correct, as if it is purely for the sake of telling things, and it doesn't care about those rules.

Su Cen picked up the paper and sniffed it under his nose again, already having a guess in his mind.

"This seems to be a hexagram lottery in a temple."

"The hexagram sign?" Huang Mian was taken aback.

Su Cen said: "This kind of sea pattern paper is often used in temples to interpret divination, and the paper also smells of incense. The divination on this sign seems to say that there is no need to force everything, and fate will naturally be known when it comes. Blossoms do not bloom, and willows are planted unintentionally to make shade."

"Ah, that's right," the maid suddenly said, "The day before Miss disappeared, she went to the temple for divination. She came back full of joy, and said she was going to fulfill her wish the next day, and then she never came back."

"Fulfill your wish?" Su Cen narrowed his eyes slightly, "Did she say which temple she went to?"

The maid shook her head: "This young lady didn't say anything."

Su Cen was just waiting to search for any clues, only to hear a loud bang in the yard outside, and then someone roared: "Nizi, come out!"