This year's monsters are super fierce [75]

Liu Yong smiled helplessly and shook his head, Qin Ning was really sleepy.If Qin Ning is really dreaming, how can others fall into the dream together?

He had no choice but to raise his voice slightly, "Xiaoqin, come back to your senses. There is really a visitor looking for you."

However, Liu Yong was also a little curious, how could there be visitors to the brothel when he was recovering from sleep?

A lyricist like him who stays for a month is not a guest at all, but listening to Qin Ning's half-dream sleep talk, most of the people who come here are Nan Xia, who is not the royal cat appointed by the emperor.

Thinking of the emperor, Liu Yong couldn't help but think of his scientific research experience in the past 30 to [-] years.

26 Seven years ago, when the late emperor was in power, he entered Beijing for the first time for the scientific examination. At that time, he was confident that he could go to high school in one fell swoop, but he got the comment of the late emperor that he said "the words are floating".

Why is he afraid of failing in the first test? The song "Crane Soaring to the Sky" is famous in Bianjing.The imperial court didn't choose him because the imperial court had a bad eye, and his talents and learning are definitely known in the world.

It's just "the romantic thing, the life is smooth."Youth is paid for.Endure the false name, and change it to shallow pour and low singing'.The first time I failed, it was only on the 'Gold List', and I even missed the top spot. '

Who would have thought that in the next ten years or so, he would retake the exam several times, and after the death of the first emperor and the succession of the present, he failed in many trials.

And a friend recommended him, but now he uses what he said in his own words, which is just a low-level singing, so there is no need for a false name.The emperor Jinkou Yuyan asked him to 'fill in the lyrics'.

Life is like a dream.

For more than ten years, Liu Yongbu wrote lyrics according to the order.Although he has long been famous all over the world and is highly sought after, when he saw Yumao, there was still a trace of unspeakable melancholy in his heart.

"Miss Qin Ning, Mr. Liu, we are bothering you."

Yan Buzhou said hello first.The two in front of me are no less than friends, one just woke up from a dream but not a dream, and the other is in a daze again.

However, after hearing the proud introduction of Liu Sanbian in Wangqin Tower by the previous maid, it is not hard to understand why Liu Yong was slightly distracted when he met Zhan Zhao.

People's hearts are biased, and Zhao Zhen can confer a fourth-rank official with an imperial decree, or he can let people fill in the lyrics regardless of fame with one sentence.

At present, Yan Buzhou still has an interesting and subtle sense of time and space.

I have experienced this feeling several times in Bianjing, especially in Qushuxuan, where I saw Yan Shu, Ouyang Xiu and others in the auditorium.

Whether it's half dreaming, feeling lost, or the subtle sense of entanglement, all of them are brought back to reality by Zhan Zhao's question about the buyer of the golden hairpin.

Zhan Zhao has long been used to the occasional daze of inconsequential words, and when she has an inspiration, she first takes out the dismantled Feifeng hairpin.

"Miss Qin Ning, please don't be offended. Forgive me for asking directly. Have you received a guest in the past three years? He looks ordinary, from Xuanzhou, in his 20s, and he revealed that he bought a golden hairpin in Quzhou. Treasure Pavilion, start with a hundred gold."

In the Song Dynasty, there were many brothels and Chu houses.The most upscale ones like Wangqin Tower generally only provide services such as singing, dancing and accompanying wine.As for further communication, it is not something that can be bought with money alone, it all depends on whether the brothel lady is willing or not.

The purpose of the guests here can be very simple.Just choose a place with an elegant atmosphere and exquisite dishes for gatherings, accompanied by famous actors playing the piano, and enjoy a meal for both guests and hosts.

Others came to chat and talk.Find a confidante, chat about poetry and songs, and talk about the joys and sorrows of life.Some even speak out here what they would not say to their wives and parents.

Zhan Zhao disagrees with this, and everything goes too far.It's fine if you're unmarried, but he's seen some people who don't want to buy new clothes for their wives and children, but spend a lot of money in brothels without restraint.

Some people spend a lot of money to buy a golden phoenix hairpin, not necessarily as a betrothal gift.

Or whoever sees it first is not the wife a man wants to marry.The man will come to the brothel with a gold hairpin to complain about a helpless marriage.

Qin Ning secretly regrets that the dream of having fun with the two beauties will be shattered at once.Looking at this extremely exquisite gold hairpin, its head was removed without mercy. The two of you are probably here to investigate a strange case.

Unfortunately, there was nothing she could do to help. "I very much hope to help the two adults, but I am sure I have never met a guest who mentioned Phoenix Nobile."

Fengchai are mostly prepared for weddings.

Although rich and not a bastard, Qin Ning still pays attention to choosing guests.

He said that he didn't want to marry a wife, but the family had to prepare an expensive dowry gift, but it's a pity that it couldn't be given to a man like the woman he really loves, so it's better not to pollute her ears.

When she first debuted, she didn't have a choice. After all these years of fame, she's not allowed to pick and choose?

Qin Ning plans to play the piano for a few more years, and when she has gold and silver that will allow her to live comfortably for the rest of her life, she won't be able to find any handsome man she wants.

Who cares about those men who come to the building to confide in their wives.However, it might be difficult to compare the looks of the two in front of you.

It's a bit far-fetched.Qin Ning succinctly stated her criteria for selecting guests, "I can't receive the kind of guests Mr. Zhan mentioned, so I don't make things difficult for myself."

Yan Buzhou was not surprised.People are divided into groups, and when she saw Qin Ning today, she guessed this possibility.It's an interesting story to meet such a beautiful woman, but is the clue of the female ghost of the golden hairpin going to be broken?

Unexpectedly, Liu Yong said, "I may know some old stories about Fenghuang Yufei and Nobile, but it involves other people's private affairs, I wonder if you two can tell them, why did you come to inquire about Nobile's past?"

Nothing can't be said.

As the master of the ghost, Lu Hao wanted to find out the identity of the female ghost more than anyone else.

The words were not good and gave a brief overview of what happened in the grove.

"There are no bones, and no one has reported the case. The strangeness of Jinchai is due to the fact that the female ghost looks exactly like Miss Qin Ning. I guess she has seen you, not your sister. We have doubts about this matter." , will come uninvited."

Qin Ning couldn't help shivering. Her parents died young, and she had an elder brother who depended on each other, but when she was ten years old, her elder brother also died of illness.Pretty sure she has no sisters who look alike.

At that moment, she gently pushed Liu Yong's arm, "It's a matter of human life, and it's not the time for you to keep your mouth shut."

When Liu Yong heard that a dead person was involved, he no longer hesitated, and tried his best to objectively talk about what he heard two years ago.

"Two years ago, Miss Jinfang from Shangfanglou invited me to write a song "Poppy" to describe the relationship between her and Ge Wu."

In the past ten years, Liu San's name has changed all over the world, and almost every brothel and teaching workshop wants to ask for his words.

Whenever a famous actress gets Liu Sanbian to write a song, when she plays and sings, it must be like a cloud of guests, and everyone rushes to listen to the song.

Under such circumstances, it is impossible for Liu Yong to answer every invitation.If he hadn't heard a story that moved him, if he hadn't met someone who had a flash of inspiration, he would be willing to write and write.

Two years ago, Jin Fang specially sent an invitation when she heard that Liu Yongxing was going to Xuanzhou.I hope to get a song to commemorate her lost feelings, and the hero in the story is named Ge Wu.

"Jinfang said that when she was in [-], she met the young and vigorous Ge Wu just after she was listed to welcome guests. The two have similar interests, and they have known each other for five years, and it is finally time to stop thinking about it.

Because Ge Wu had to obey his father's order to get married.Jinfang expressed her understanding, and just wanted to commemorate the lost youth, and Jinfengchai, who was destined not to belong to the brothel women. "

Qin Ning couldn't help raising her eyebrows and teasing. She had heard of Jinfang's name, and she recognized it openly. Just like literati look down on each other, she didn't like Jinfang's willingness to accept all guests.

When Jinfang was listed, it was one of the top names in Shangfangyuan.

What kind of young love affair, countless people are Jinfang's guests.Obviously she can play the piano if she can choose, but Jin Fang insists on choosing to accompany/sleep with her. She has been doing this since she debuted at the age of 16.

"But, I didn't hear that she sang your lyrics."

Qin Ning thought about it, Jinfang disappeared two years ago, it is said that she redeemed herself to be a concubine of a wealthy businessman.Could it be that I didn't have time to sing?

Liu Yong shook his head, he failed many times, he was no longer young and frivolous.No matter how eloquently Jin Fang said, he had to check it out. "Since I wrote the lyrics according to the order, how could I just respond so casually."

It is not difficult to inquire about Ge Wu's situation, he is the youngest son of the Ge family in Jing County, Xuanzhou.

Thirty years ago, Ge Wu's grandfather settled in Jing County because he was an official.As a newcomer, Mr. Ge made friends with the Meng family, a big local brewer.He was able to gain a foothold here because of the support of the Gemeng family.

The two parties made a marriage contract for their grandchildren. In the future, as long as the Meng family girl is willing, the Ge family will definitely marry the Meng family girl with a lot of red makeup, and promise that she will not marry anyone who is not a Qing in this life.

Before Ge Lao died, Ge Wu was two or three years old, and it happened that Meng Zhi from the Meng family was born.

At that time, following Mr. Ge, the Ge family had no descendants who could not pass the imperial examination to become officials.Ge Wu's father chose to do business to maintain the family business, and he became closer to the Meng family, and Shun Dan made a marriage contract for Ge Wu and Meng Zhi.

I don't want the world to be so difficult.Seven years ago, something happened to the wine workshop of the Meng family, and it was found that the raw materials used for wine making were seriously damaged.The government not only issued a high fine, but also ordered the Meng family to compensate the victims, and revoked his family's license to buy and sell alcohol.

Almost overnight, the Meng family went from being rich to being impoverished.

Meng Zhi's mother was overworked and died of illness in order to pay off her debts.At that time, Meng Zhi's father proposed to the Ge family that the agreed bride price of ten miles of red makeup should be prepared, so that 12-year-old Meng Zhi could marry into the Ge family after three years of filial piety.

Unlike the Meng family, the Ge family's rice paper business had grown bigger and bigger at that time.Because of some remaining colleagues of Ge Lao when he was an official, rice paper can also be sold to more scholars.

Ge Wu's two elder brothers are also good at doing business, and they married wives with similar family backgrounds. This is a strong alliance and common wealth.

"Ge Wu doesn't have the skills of his father and brother. At the age of fourteen or fifteen, he prefers sensuality, and his favorite is to go to Shangfangyuan to find Miss Jinfang."

Liu Yong inquired about Ge Wu's reputation. Compared with Meng Zhi, who had a poor family and ordinary appearance, Ge Wu's heart was all on the bright and charming Jin Fang, and he had no intention of fulfilling the marriage contract at all.

The Ge family said that the younger son hadn't given up yet, since Meng Zhi hadn't passed the filial piety period, let's wait a while and talk about the marriage.Don't push it at this time, maybe the young couple will go further and further apart without getting married.

In Jinfang's confidant, she also advised Ge Wu not to neglect the wife her elders had arranged for her.As long as Ge Wu finds time to think about her, and remembers that there is still her bosom friend in Shangfang Building, it is good to visit her when he has free time.

However, it was useless for her to persuade her. Ge Wu didn't like Meng Zhi's mediocre appearance, so he couldn't even arouse the slightest interest.

Not to mention whether Jin Fang wants to refuse or welcome, the true thoughts of Ge's family members are also very ambiguous.

Regardless of whether the Ge family looked down on the declining Meng family, they really didn't want Meng Zhi to suffer, and the marriage dragged on for five years.Mengzhi passed the period of filial piety, and passed the age of Jiji, and reached the age where she could marry.

At that time, the situation of the Meng family also improved.Mengzhi's sister-in-law's elder brother was in high school for the imperial examination, even if he was only a county magistrate, he was able to help the Meng family to some extent because of his relatives.

This time, the Ge family readily agreed to fulfill the marriage contract. Although there was no red makeup, they also prepared a considerable amount of dowry to go to the Meng family to engage.

Ge Wu was asked to go to the Baobao Pavilion to buy the golden phoenix hairpin in person, and to present the hairpin to Meng Zhi to show his sincerity, and to smooth over the unhappiness caused by delaying the marriage a few years ago.

"Jin Fang saw the golden hairpin before Lady Liu. She said she saw it by accident, but Ge Wu was distressed because the hairpin was hard to give to his sweetheart. He gave her another gift of several hundred gold."

Liu Yong didn't believe Jinfang's later tears, saying that she would rather have a golden phoenix hairpin, and lamented that women in brothels were doomed to have no good marriage.

Being in a brothel is bound to be involuntary, but you can also choose a different path.Jinfang also wanted him to write a song "Poppy", forgiving him for not being able to taste the poignant love between the two.

"No, I haven't heard that Saburo Ge is married."

Qin Ning is not familiar with the Ge family, but at least she knows the situation of wealthy businessmen in Xuanzhou. "A year and a half ago, the Ge family's paper workshop was burned down. Several of the Ge family's principals died. Ge San seemed to have died of illness before that."

oh?Liu Yong didn't know about this.He didn't stay in one place for a long time, he figured out Ge Wu's situation at that time, declined Jin Fang's invitation and went to Shu by boat.

He has just returned to Xuanzhou for half a month, and he has been staying in Wangqin Building, and the environment and people here make him feel at ease.

Within six months after the Ge family was hired, Ge Wu died of illness?All the people in charge of the Ge family are dead?

Yan Buzhou and Zhan Zhao looked at each other, the change was sudden enough, but it happened to meet the condition of a yin marriage - the groom died.

The question is what about the bride?How is Mengzhi doing?

Clarifying this question may reveal why the female ghost of the golden hairpin appears.

Without further ado, Yan Buzhou and Zhan Zhao immediately went to the Yamen to investigate where the Meng family was.

They were told that Meng Zhi's father died of illness a year and a half ago.

Her elder brother's family didn't stay to keep their filial piety, and moved away in a hurry. It is said that she went to the north to join her sister-in-law's elder brother.

As for Meng Zhi, she was one step ahead of Meng's father, and went to Huangquan first due to illness.

Curious about the progress of the case, Liu Yong came to the government office together, and was very surprised to hear such news. "A year and a half ago, the Gemeng family got some bad luck. Roughly speaking, six people died."

Zhan Zhao stroked the case, "No matter what is recruited, Xinzhou Xingwang Town is in the south of Xuanzhou, and the business of the Ge family and the Meng family is going north. How could the gold hairpin fall in the south? There are no two people in the government office. The record of stealing by thieves at home, and the gold hairpin bought for 100 taels of gold, and you don’t report it if it’s stolen?”

"It's not only strange. Meng Zhi didn't marry Ge Wu. Obviously, there is no record of their marriage in the Yamen. Logically speaking, she should be buried in the Meng family cemetery, but there is no such entry in the burial record."

Yan Buzhou wants to find Meng Zhi's body, but now it seems that the female ghost is probably Meng Zhi.

However, on the burial registration of the cemetery used by the Meng family, there is the burial record of Meng's mother first, and then that of Meng's father.Although Meng Zhi was reported dead, she was not buried here.

Where did Meng Zhi's body go?Was thrown into the wilderness casually?

When doubts came one after another, Qin Ning, as a living person imitated by the female ghost, like Lu Hao, very much hoped that everything would come to light as soon as possible.

This is to activate all relationships, and a secret message came after inquiring.

"What do you think Ge Wu died of?"

Qin Ning didn't give a shit, and directly announced the answer, "It's a disease of willows. Not only him, but Jin Fang was not redeemed, and she died because of it. It is unclear who passed it on to whom. For this reason, there are rumors that Meng Zhi wants to divorce , but not later.

The marriage between the two has been dragging on, the Ge family did not agree to withdraw their marriage, and Meng Zhi did not marry.And she also died half a year after Ge Wu died of illness. "

Yan Buzhou was a little dizzy, there must be something wrong.

"Go to the cemeteries of the Meng family and the Ge family. After so many people died, it is time to open the coffins, maybe there will be additional discoveries."

On February 22, the sky was clear at noon.

The group first went to the Ge family's cemetery and dug Ge Wu's grave first.

Buyan waved the shovel skillfully.The world is tricky, and before she knew it, she was actually proficient at digging graves.That posture and movement are more familiar than Zhan Zhao.

The two dug the soil with a bang, and dug down more than two feet, but the situation in the soil surprised everyone around.

There is not only one coffin in this pit, but two coffins are actually stacked.The mouth below exudes an evil spirit that has not dissipated.

Dispel evil spirits in the coffin first.

Yan Buzhou carefully pried open the coffin lid.Among them was a half-burnt female corpse, wearing a turquoise wedding dress.Lifting up his clothes a little, there was actually a tattoo of a nine-headed monster on one of his unburned arms.