Notes on Evil Fox

In the 32nd year of Jiaxing, in mid-May.

The file room of Dali Temple has been brightly lit every night for nearly two months.All the Dali Temple officials in charge of the review were complaining endlessly, complaining behind their backs.

Among them, Lu Fanan, a cheap laborer, complained the most.In the past few days, he did his duty.Because of Lu Fan'an's novel perspective, he actually found out several unjust, false and wrongly decided cases at the beginning.But as he got to the back, he began to steal and play tricks all day long.

Due to his status, apart from Rong Shiyin saying a few words about him occasionally, the rest of the people looked at his sweet back sleeping on the desk, and could only secretly sigh a few words that they would not be reincarnated.

Although everyone complained endlessly, they didn't dare to have other criticisms.Because Rong Shiyin, who tortured everyone to the point of being inexhaustible, seemed to be tireless.The first person to come to the dossier every day, but the last one to return home after finishing work.

Rong Shiyin is a cautious person, and he is also serious and rigorous when reviewing cases.A group of officials also changed their initial impression of Rong Shiyin, showing more respect.The tired inspectors from Yushitai had to accompany Rong Shiyin until late at night every day before going back. On weekdays, they were also a little listless and unable to cheer up.

In the afternoon of this day, Lu Fanan lay on the table sleepily.The weather in midsummer is extremely hot, and there is a layer of burnt sugar liquid floating in the air, viscous and tired.

Lu Fanan was already afraid of heat, but now he is trapped among the files in Dali Temple.The whole person is completely as if the spirit has been sucked out, and he can't cheer up.Suddenly, he caught sight of Rong Shiyin who was quietly flipping through the file, stared at him for a while, with a malicious smile on his face.

"Master Rong, aren't you tired on this scorching day?" Lu Fanan approached Rong Shiyin and asked mysteriously.

Rong Shiyin turned his head and glanced at him, but did not answer.But the meaning in the eyes is, what kind of trouble are you going to make.

"Master Rong, do you know Zuihua Pavilion?" Rong Shiyin was not discouraged, and continued to shake his fan, "The girl in Zuihua Pavilion is very charming. Her eyes are shy and her lips are smiling. Every frown and smile , It’s all amorous. I think Mr. Rong is like this, he must have never seen such a gentle country. How about after today’s duty is over, I will take you to appreciate it.”

"From Mr. Lu's words, he seems to be a regular visitor in Ruanrou Township. But Mr. Lu's reaction that day doesn't seem to be very similar." Rong Shiyin kept his eyes on the case file, and said in a neither salty nor indifferent way.

"That, that day was an accident." Lu Fanan lost half of his momentum in an instant, and explained calmly.

"My lord," Hu Zhong ran in as if he didn't see him but heard his voice first, "My lord, I just passed by Mingyu Tower and saw that his house had a new cake, so I bought it for you immediately."

"Well, let's put it there first." Rong Shi replied uncomfortably.

"My lord, don't you love his pastries the most? You usually eat a few yuan after dinner. Why don't you eat today?" Hu Zhong asked suspiciously at his failure in offering treasures.

Rong Shiyin coughed a few times in embarrassment.

"It turns out that our Lord Rong likes these little things that girls eat at home." Lu Fanan took the pastry, picked up a piece and handed it to Rong Shiyin's mouth, and said with a smile, "Master, I stopped eating when I was five or six years old." .”

Rong Shiyin avoided it in disgust, his face turned a bit unnaturally dark red.

The few clerks below suppressed their laughter, thinking it was the first time they saw the serious and indifferent Mr. Rong being teased to the point of blushing.

Seeing that he had gotten into trouble, Hu Zhong stuck out his tongue and ran away.

Seeing that Rong Shi was embarrassed, Lu Fanan stopped teasing her.Throwing the pastry that touched the corner of Rong Shiyin's lips into his own mouth, the sweet and greasy taste melted on the tip of his tongue. It tasted good, and he said slowly, "It's quite delicious."

In one sentence, everyone's attention was drawn to him.

Yu Xiu, the master of Dali Temple, has gotten to know Lu Fanan very well these days. He knows that although Lu Fanan has a high status, he is a little lazy occasionally, but he is casual and kind to others.So he joked: "Didn't Mr. Lu say that he would stop eating at the age of five or six? Why are you still eating so happily?"

"People are always fickle, so my tastes are also fickle." Lu Fanan joked.

Different from the attitude towards Rong Shiyin, who was respectful and alienated, several recorders also laughed and joked with Lu Fanan.

After this trouble, Lu Fanan relieved his sleepiness, and sat down to hold the case file.But he didn't see Rong Shiyin looking at him with obscure eyes.

Not long after, Lu Fanan came up to Rong Shiyin again, staring at him excitedly.

Rong Shiyin put down the file in his hand with a headache, rubbed his temples helplessly, and said, "What's the matter?"

Lu Fanan immediately stood behind Rongshi with winking eyes, beat his back and shoulders for him, glanced at the official from Yushitai dozing in the corner, and whispered: "Go out and talk."

Rong Shiyin was helpless, but he also knew that if he didn't go out, this uncle Lu would not let his afternoon be safe.He said lightly: "Let's go." He ignored the other people who were staring at him.

After Lu Fanan and Rong Shiyin came to the courtyard and stood still, they took out the case file hidden in their sleeves and said excitedly: "I found it."

Rong Shiyin took the file and looked at it carefully.

According to the records in the file, Qin Ming was fond of gambling and greedy for money, and wanted to send his younger sister Qin Wan'er to Wang Baoyin as a concubine in order to climb high.Qin Wan'er was very hot-tempered, and she didn't want to see her brother go wrong, so she threw herself into a well.Seeing that one plan failed, Qin Ming made another plan.Propagating everywhere to smear Wang Bao because he defiled his sister and was irresponsible, causing his sister to die of hatred.And use this to blackmail Wang Baoyin.After being warned by Wang Baoyin, he actually wounded someone with a knife.Thanks to Wang Bao's good deeds and accumulated virtues, he escaped a catastrophe.

After reading it, Rong Shiyin still said calmly: "But I also said that I won't let you mess around."

"But Qin Ming was really wronged." Lu Fanan said anxiously.

"Those in the prison, no one would say that he was wronged. But his crimes are clearly written on the file, and I only accept the file. Wang Shenyi is well-known, and he is an official of the court. I also hope that Mr. Lu will not cause trouble to me." After Rong Shiyin bowed and saluted, he left in a hurry, as if afraid of being seen by Lu Fanan.

"Oh, what are you..." Lu Fanan looked at Rong Shiyin's leaving back, sighed, and shook his head again, "Leave him alone, and find a way to save Qin Ming first."

……

Rong Shiyin sat opposite Lu Kun, staring at the chessboard in thought.Lu Kun stared at the document in his hand and smiled slightly.But that smile was very terrifying, like the triumph of the devil before he took over the soul.

He spoke faintly, and his voice seemed to come back from hell, with a life-threatening coldness: "Very good."

"I don't understand something, my lord, please enlighten me." Rong Shiyin said respectfully.

Lu Kun made a gesture indicating what he said.

"My lord, these old ministries, take this opportunity to rescue them and continue to serve you. It would be better, why not," Rong Shiyin wiped his neck, and continued, "I'm a stupid official, I hope my lord will express it."

"You are still too young. On the chessboard, a dead piece is a dead piece. Since it is a dead piece, there is no possibility of it appearing on the chessboard." Lu Kun said, putting the document aside, holding A white piece landed next to the black chess that Rong Shiyin had just dropped, and said, "But in reality, dead chess may also return to the game and turn into a snake to bite you back. Only dead people can keep secrets forever."

Rong Shiyin sneered in his heart when he heard the expected answer.If those outsiders heard Lu Kun's words, I don't know how they would feel.Really kill the cunning rabbit, the dog cooks this wise saying to the extreme.

On the face, he admitted defeat and said: "The lower official lost, my lord is really good at chess."

"Bachelor Rong is not bad at chess." He stared at the chessboard and said again, "However, Bachelor Rong did really well this time. After the amnesty, the abandoned son will disappear into this world with a new identity."

"Your Excellency's praise, it's just that while investigating the case of the past ten years, it's nothing more than tampering with the old case decades ago. It's not a big deal." Rong Shiyin said humbly, but his eyes could not see the end Unpredictable.

Since he was able to hide from the eyes of the inspectors of Dali Temple, why can't he hide some things from others as long as he wants to?For example Lu Kun, for example Liang Xiaoxian.

"Scholar Rong is underestimating himself. The method of replacing the civet cat with the prince may be simple. However, not everyone can imitate the old grammatical handwriting decades ago. Besides, after the reform of the new grammatical method, the grammar and style of writing have undergone earth-shaking changes. Changes. In addition, His Majesty strongly advocates the new style, and there are very few scholars of your generation who can write the pure old style."

"It's a blessing for the lower official to share the worries of the adults with this small skill."

……

The next day, Lu Fanan sat quietly in the dossier room for a rare time, and worked several times more diligently.Yu Xiu joked, "The sun is coming out from the west today, why is Mr. Lu so diligent?"

Lu Fanan was not annoyed either. He glanced at Rong Shiyin and deliberately raised his voice: "Where is it? It's just that Mr. Rong is busy every day, but I am idle all day. I am really disturbed. Last night It's tossing and turning. After thinking about it for a long time, I decided to learn from the pain and share my worries for Mr. Rong."

Yu Xiu looked back and forth between Rong Shiyin and Lu Fanan several times with a strange expression, but because of Rong Shiyin's cold face, he really didn't dare to speculate.I strangled my thoughts that shouldn't have been born before they took shape.

At night, it was finally over, and when everyone was about to go home, Lu Fanan was still sitting there looking through the file.Yu Xiu approached and said, "Young Master Lu, are you still leaving?"

Lu Fanan raised his head from the file and said, "I'll wait for Mr. Rong to go with me."

A certain idea that had been strangled in Yu Xiu's heart came back to life again.He stood in front of Lu Fanan's case with a hesitant expression, hesitating for a long time.After drawing Rong Shiyin's eyes, he left with a complicated expression.

Lu Fanan and Rong Shiyin were left with puzzled faces.

After everyone left, Rong Shiyin looked at Lu Fanan. The latter put away the files on his desk, sat opposite Rong Shiyin, and quietly watched him handle his business.

Rong Shiyin raised his head and glanced at Lu Fanan, who was quiet like he had never seen before.As the flickering candlelight flickered, Lu Fanan's face was coated with a layer of yellow, and in his beautiful eyes was Rong Shiyin holding a book in his hand with a solemn expression.

At that moment, Rong Shiyin suddenly felt an unprecedented stability, all the hatred, humiliation, suffering, and conspiracy seemed to be scattered in the candlelight.Just sitting like this, you can go through many springs and autumns.

Rong Shiyin was startled by his own thoughts, and looked away in a little panic.Hastily collected the file.

On the way back, he stared at the man who was following him with his head bowed in thought: "I've said it many times, I won't let you mess around."

Lu Fanan was staring at Rong Shiyin and thinking about how to please him for a while.But when he looked up unexpectedly, he was startled, patted his chest and said, "I know. But can you listen to it before making a decision, okay?"

Perhaps it was because of the momentary trance just now, or it might be because the lights on the table just now were too disturbing.

Rong Shiyin looked at Lu Fan'an's expression of Qi Yi, and he couldn't say the words of refusal.Just, let's listen to a story.