Jianghai Wuyue

The fire started very quickly, and the yard facing the water of Hefengyuan was also burned to the sky, like a tornado roaring like a red tongue, swallowing Hefengyuan in its belly.The servant girl who came to put out the fire was covered in blackened soot, half of the bucket of water was poured out of the wooden bucket she was holding in her hand, which extinguished a bit of the flames, which were soon fueled by bigger flames. The flames of the fire.

Mrs. Liu was exhausted after hosting a family banquet all day, and was resting on the couch for a while, when she was startled by the sudden fire and rushed over.Hua Sheng, who was wearing a peony flower on his head, was so startled that he was on the verge of falling, and the golden leaf tassels on his head also shimmered and swayed.

"The fire has already started, panic is useless, Hefeng Garden is built next to the water, the housekeeper found a water truck for pumping water, and the maids made some wet handkerchiefs with their strength to urinate, so that the servants covered their mouths and noses so that they could go in and rescue people. The strong nanny followed to press the water, and then called the doctor who was sitting in the hall to treat the wounded." The fatigue between Liu's brows has not subsided, but the coldness in his eyes is as compelling, making the panic-stricken yard suddenly settle down.

The fire in Hefengyuan was sluggish and busy for half a day before it was extinguished. Chen Ling looked coldly at the chaos in Hefengyuan and the scorched corpses.

Because this matter involved human life, people from the government quickly came.They were Chen Ling's old acquaintances, Wang Shanhai, who had a straight back and a majestic posture, and Ning Ze, who was as pale as a shadow, followed behind.

Chen Ling stepped forward to greet Wang Shanhai and the others, his face turned paler and he said, "I never expected to meet in such a situation, and the incident happened suddenly at home, please forgive me, Big Brother Wang."

Wang Shanhai knew that today was Chen Ling and Guan's big day, so early in the morning he heard people talking about Chen Ling and Guan's demeanor in the city.I didn't expect that the person came, but I saw him covered in a layer of pale blood.

"You're overthinking what you said. I thought I wanted to congratulate you, but I didn't expect to be in such a situation. Anyway, we disturbed your good life. I should say goodbye to you. I'm sorry." Wang Shanhai still remembers that when he saw him earlier, he was a handsome young man like a warm sun and moon, but he didn't expect that he was wearing a black dress today, and there was a calm and vicissitudes of a man on his face.

However, Ning Ze didn't say much, but his eyes slid around in a dark circle, mixed with a ghostly arc, which flashed across Chen Ling Qingrun's eyes.After slightly arching his hands, he walked forward with a cold face.A young son beside him who wanted to curry favor with Chen Ling said indignantly: "What kind of attitude is this man! It's just that a low-ranking gangster dares to ignore Brother Chen so much, it doesn't make sense."

With a gentle smile, Chen Ling calmly and gently explained to Ning Ze: "Mr. Ning is a simple and upright person, and he is not sloppy with the errands in his hands. There is such a big commotion in my family right now, and he has no time to deal with it." It’s also reasonable to ask me to say hello.”

These people are just people who want to cling to power, and they are the most slick and slick. They just wanted to use Ning Ze, a small official with no status, to test Chen Ling's attitude.Seeing that Chen Ling is tolerant and magnanimous now, he naturally became a little presumptuous in his mouth.

It's just that they pulled Chen Ling to talk, and they were just inquiring about Tianmu Mountain and his wealth. Chen Ling didn't like this kind of conversation, but he had to patiently talk to these people for the sake of singing later. deal with.

Yuan Qingzhang didn't like to see a trace of unhappiness on Chen Ling's face. Seeing Chen Ling's impatience of being entangled, a faint dark light quickly flashed across his eyes, and he closed his fan and went forward to help Chen Ling He cleared the siege, but was stopped by Dan Yun following behind.

"Young master, young master Chen is probably going to use these people to deal with these few people. If you go up now, I'm afraid it will ruin Mr. Chen's plan." Dan Yun was really confused by this. His master was heartbroken. When he heard that Yuan Qingzhang had fallen in love with Chen Ling, the most beloved in Tianmu Mountain, he had a vague premonition in his heart. This time, his son might fall on him. .Sure enough, people didn't remember him at all, but he only vaguely heard an ambiguous hexagram from the divination at the sacrificial station, so he rushed here anxiously.When he got here, he lost his usual prudent and unrestrained demeanor, and even did the thing of peeping in the middle of the night.Now it's even more deeply rooted in love, as if he doesn't like seeing people, so he has to rush up to make a rescue.

Danyun looked coldly at his master's busy work for half a day before he was able to coax people into paying attention to him and looking at him seriously.Now such a person who doesn't have the slightest demeanor of the head of the family comes forward, it almost makes Danyun want to spit out a mouthful of old blood.Back then, he was also a brave man from Jing'anhai who was fearless in the waves and the wind, with a heroic appearance and a dignified appearance, and many daughters would blush when walking on the street.

At the beginning, it was just because he was fascinated by the patriarch's arrogance on the Jingtao, how could he give up the prospect of enlisting in the army, just to be the most useful person by his side.At the beginning, the passionate impulse to throw his head and sprinkle blood for him has now turned into a fist itching to see him lose his mind in order to please his sweetheart.

What's more, in his opinion, this so-called highly anticipated successor of Qi Mengtang is nothing more than an ordinary rich man with soft temperament and gloomy thoughts.I don't know how blind the people in the Jianghu are, so they regard such a soft and flirtatious young man as a shocking and handsome figure.

Soon Ning Ze finished examining all the corpses, and Wang Shanhai also inspected them clearly, with a cloud of suspicion on his face, he looked over heavily.

Liu's heart skipped a beat, and she pulled herself together and said, "Dare to ask your lord, but what's wrong with it?"

Wang Shanhai didn't know how to answer this matter. Hefengyuan is the resting place of Mr. Chen, with beautiful scenery and built by the water.The fire broke out suddenly, and unburned firewood and tung oil were found under the wall. It was simply someone who set the fire on purpose.

Wang Shanhai had heard of Liu's virtuous reputation, not because she had a powerful husband and a well-known son, but she herself was already an envied woman.

Born in the magistrate of Jiangyang, he acted decisively and intelligently. He helped Mr. Liu deal with household chores at a young age.The guard's wives and concubines couldn't do without her, and when they got married, one of the aunts wanted to accompany her as a dowry.When he arrived in Yuzhou, he worked hard with the unprosperous Mr. Chen for a period of hard work. It was easy for him to wait until his husband became prosperous, but he ended up alone in the vacant house.Grandpa Chen didn't like this poor wife very much, and kept house after house of concubines at home. Sheng Jing, who had been an official for many years, also had a few charming confidante.

Her husband's fickleness and renunciation, as well as the fact that her daughter and son are far away in a foreign country, made Liu's enviable happiness shatter into a flawless incompleteness.It also made the tens of thousands of women in Yuzhou not stare at her glamor so as to be jealous, and feel sorry for her.

Wang Shanhai looked at Mrs. Liu who was staring at him with pity, and felt that this woman was suffering to the end, and that even in happy days, she would unfortunately give birth to painful deaths.

"Madam's condolences, your husband... was unfortunately burned to death by the fire."

Although she had felt it for a long time, Mrs. Liu was stunned and passed out, and she woke up only after being strangled by Nanny Liu.Confused, he grabbed Chen Ling's sleeve and pulled it out alone. After caressing the burnt corpse for a long time, he straightened up unsteadily, and said firmly, "This is not my husband. My husband is not dead."

Everyone thought she was too frightened and lost her mind, and refused to believe her. They comforted her and said: "Madam, you can't be resurrected after death, so don't be sad. You still have a child who needs your care, so you can cheer up." Most important."

But Liu still insisted: "This is not my husband, my husband is not dead!"

Chen Ling supported his mother sadly, choked for a while, and then said softly: "Mother, you have always been strong and decisive. Since you say that, you must have your reasons. I believe in mother." Seeing the sudden radiance on Liu's face , Chen Ling felt even more sad. His mother and father had been in the same boat for decades. Although they no longer had a strong relationship between husband and wife, they still had feelings after all.With such an injury, I can only follow her first, and then slowly appease her later.

Wang Shanhai shook his head, and was about to refute, when he saw Chen Ling's pleading eyes, and remembered that the woman he liked was also in the same situation. If there was someone who could listen to her and believe her, the ending would be different different.The old and dim shadow in his mind still smiled charmingly, but he would never smile brightly in front of him again.Wang Shanhai shook his lips, and finally nodded in agreement, "Madam said that this is not your husband, so you should say one, two, three, so that people can be convinced."

"It's natural." Liu's spirit was sober, and he grabbed Chen Ling's palm tightly with his fingers, pointed at the charred corpse and said: "My husband is eight feet long, this man is short, and the soles of his feet are short." Because of a foot disease, two toes grew together. And this person has no such situation at all. So I am sure that this is not my husband at all. "

At first, I thought it was just Liu Shi's sadness for a while, his head went into a daze, and he couldn't calm down, so he said these words repeatedly.Unexpectedly, it was really justified.

Wang Shanhai's eyes were fixed, and when he realized it, he immediately asked him to re-examine. Ning Ze had already squatted in front of him, and began to inspect it attentively.After reading it over and over again, he nodded solemnly, "It is indeed as Madam said, this person is not Mr. Chen."

Hearing what Ning Ze said, Liu finally breathed a sigh of relief.As soon as the energy in his body was relaxed, the strong and straight back relaxed, and he fell limply on Chen Ling's body.

Chen Ling entrusted Mrs. Liu to Nanny Liu, told her to take good care of Mrs. Liu, and pushed back Chen Xi, who was leaning against her side and refused to leave, so that she let go of the forced gentleness on her face.Covered with a layer of frost, he stared at the blurred corpse on the ground.

"Who exactly did this thing? Hefengyuan is an important place in the mansion, and there are many people guarding and serving it. Who has such a great ability, bypassing the eyes of so many people, and quietly releasing such a big thing?" A fire, and took my father away." Chen Ling sneered ironically, curling his fingers tightly and making a slight clicking sound.

"Then this person must be a person who is familiar with the layout of the Chen residence, and yet can't put people off guard." Yuan Qingzhang smiled gracefully, but his eyes gleamed with unmistakable malice. He has moderate rights, just able to freely enter and exit Hefeng Garden, and mobilize the carriages and manpower. There is also a capable brother and sister outside the residence who can help him transport a living person out."

"Hmph --- there are not many people like this in the whole house." Chen Ling shouted angrily, "Didn't Mrs. Bai accompany father today to relieve his worries? What about people? If you want to see people, if you want to see people, if you want to see dead bodies, Among so many corpses, there is no female corpse yet."

"Find it for me! Even if you turn Yuzhou City upside down, find her for me!" The voice seemed to be squeezed out from between the teeth, and it was filled with thunderous anger before it could come out, and it was full of fright. Everyone in the yard was a little panicked.

A lot of people rushed out of the busy courtyard just now, leaving only Chen Ling, Yuan Qingzhang, and Ning Ze who was packing things slowly.

"Forgive me for a long time, excuse me." Ning Ze said to Chen Ling without any emotion, but his expressionless face seemed to be reciting dry words from a book, and he could not hear any apology at all.It's just that when he passed by Chen Ling, he gave Chen Ling who was still angry with a slight wink.