Yan Wujiu calmly left Xu Wang's place and returned to his residence.
If you used to have dinner, you also met with Fan Lei, asked about the training results of the other members of the Yayu Guard, and asked them to martial law.
Everything is over, it is close to the second watch.
He went back to his room to wash, lay down on the bed and turned off the light.
The lights are out across the yard, and it's time for some of the tails to go back.After all, although it is true that they are staring at Yan Wujiu, the newcomer, they are just being prepared, and they will not take it seriously like Six Doors, where the prisoner is staring at every detail.
Yan Wujiu changed into dark blue uniform, and walked out of the study window.
The Crow Feather Guard's defense passed his eyes, so he easily dodged it, walking through the dark palace all the way to the deserted courtyard in the north.
But in any courtyard, there are places that are secluded and few people go to, not to mention the palace of Fengzhuang, even if it is beautifully built and luxurious, in the end, it is for the dead, not for vacation and enjoyment.It is rare for noble people to come here throughout the year. If they really come, they will leave after staying for a few days.
The north side of the palace is extremely desolate, and few nobles would like to appreciate the scenery. At night, mountain birds and night owls sing, in a place like Fengzhuang, it is a peaceful haunted place.
Yan Wujiu remembered that even though Song Xiao was daring, she was afraid of ghosts, seeing her meeting at such a place, he couldn't help but wonder if she would be too scared to come.
Bypassing the rockery spring, there is a side hall that has been in disrepair for a long time.It is said that when the grandfather of today’s son succeeded to the throne, King Li passed away, and the emperor led his relatives and officials to seal the mountain for his funeral. At that time, the house was not enough to live in, and the palace was urgently expanded.
But for many years afterwards, many houses were empty, and there was no time to fill them up.
This place is the most remote and the first to be abandoned, so there is no need for repairs.
A willow branch lay randomly on the ground not far from the side hall, which was the signal Song Xiao had agreed upon.
He looked back to make sure no one would follow, and then walked towards the gate of the palace.
The gate of the palace had been in disrepair for a long time, and there was an unpleasant sound like the crowing of an old tree owl, but it was not difficult to push it open.
It was dark inside the door, slightly brightened by the pouring of some moonlight.
Yan Wujiu saw at a glance that there was a figure hidden between the desks and pillars in the hall.
Seeing that it was him, Song Xiao took the initiative to walk away.
"It's me, come in."
The moonlight shone through the window, it was not as dark as Yan Wujiu expected.
He closed the door and took the indoor environment into his eyes casually.
"If you stay alone in this kind of place and don't light the lamp, aren't you afraid of ghosts?"
Yan Wujiu remembered that in Qingyuan County, any random ghost story would startle her.
Song Xiao was wearing a thin black ink-colored cloak. If she put it on together with the hood, she could perfectly hide in the darkness.
In the dark night, I couldn't see the expression on her face, only heard her reply in a trance: "I used to be afraid of ghosts, and I felt that it was impossible to guard against them. Now I feel that people are even more frightening, and ghosts seem pitiful."
This is really scary.
Yan Wujiu walked up to her: "Tell me, what happened? Didn't you follow King Xu voluntarily?"
Song Xiao gently tugged at the edge of the hood on her head with one hand, and looked at him firmly: "These are not important, I ask you alone, do you still remember the last time we met in Qingyuan County, when you let me I asked a monk to calculate the marriage, what is the relationship between that monk and you?"
Yan Wujiu didn't expect to hear about Fenlian from Song Xiao, his eyes moved slightly, and under the hazy moonlight, he could vaguely see that Song Xiao seemed a little nervous.
"The person my grandfather invited said that my grandmother came to repay his kindness to his teacher when she was alive. Therefore, he will take care of me for three years."
Seeing Yan Wujiu's long eyebrows, Song Xiao raised his eyebrows unconsciously, this is what happens when this person is in a bad mood and impatient.
"Do you know who he is?" Song Xiao asked again.
Yan Wujiu shook his head slightly: "That's all I know, what you want to say is related to him?"
Song Xiao swallowed because her throat was dry, and she clenched the cloak tightly with her fingers: "I have seen this person before that time."
Yan Wujiu couldn't help but slightly raised his eyelashes.
Song Xiao's expression was awe-inspiring and stiff due to nervousness and fear, and she said calmly: "Do you know why I left Qingyuan County suddenly that time? It was my father who sent someone to pick me up. Thinking about it afterwards, I was with It's like fleeing."
Song Xiao's father is a privy direct bachelor of the third grade, in charge of the military and political documents of the Privy Council, and has only one daughter under his knees, Song Xiao, so he loves him too much.Although Song Xiao has been timid since she was young, she is very intelligent and knows how to do things properly. She is not as naive and arrogant as Miss Ran, who can let her own temper think for a while.
Although she is pampered and looks like a young lady, she is extremely considerate in front of her parents.
On April [-]th, Song Xiao stayed with her mother at the house of her aunt who was married far away.Her aunt's home is not far from Qingyuan County.
Song Xiao's aunt mentioned that there is an ancient temple in the mountain, and it is the most effective way to pray for a child.
Although Song Xiao's father had only one daughter, Song Xiao, there were quite a few women in the back house, but none of them could bear children.Although Song Xiao's father respected his wife as a guest, he also wanted to have a son.Mrs. Song also searched everywhere for the secret recipe for childbirth.
When Song Xiaogang found out, she was very unhappy about it.
But my mother said: "You will always get married in the future. You don't have a younger brother to support you. If your husband's family treats you badly in the future, how can you rest assured that I have been with your father for a hundred years? Don't worry, even if you give birth to a child, you will be raised in the future." below my knee."
Song Xiao couldn't help it, but he also knew that people were like this at the time.Just let it go after a while.
That time when my aunt mentioned going to the temple to offer incense, she was just worried about the distance of the mountain road, so she went with her mother.
It took more than two hours for the carriage to reach the foot of the mountain. There were many luxurious carriages and horses parked at the foot of the mountain.
All the way up the mountain, they all rode on bamboo sedan chairs carried by mountain people.
"I have been to many temples with my mother. I know that on the first and fifteenth day of every month, the temple will be full of incense and people will come and go. But there are not many people in that temple. At that time, I only Because the temple is hidden in the mountains."
Song Xiao noticed that the clothes of the people coming and going were not vulgar, as if there were not many ordinary people with ordinary clothes.
There are ancient wood Sanskrit sounds in the temple, burning incense candles and yellow paper everywhere, but it is not solemn and ethereal.
"We paid homage to the Bodhisattvas in each temple one by one in order. Since the temple is very large, the pilgrims are not very crowded, and the process is very fast. The whole process of burning incense was normal, until the final burning of the yellow watch, we met one person."
A very special woman.She looks fifty or sixty, but she is very energetic, her eyes are more radiant than a little girl like Song Xiao, like black pearls.
Many people surrounded her and asked questions. Song Xiao's aunt's eyes lit up when she saw this person, and she told Song Xiao's mother that this aunt was very famous. communicate.
Although Song Xiao worshiped Buddha since childhood, she didn't believe in it very much, and felt that this person was a liar when she heard it.
But in order to make her mother happy, she usually doesn't bother to confront her face to face.
Song Xiao's aunt looked very active, and when she started talking to the witch, she had only one daughter under her knees, and she was born as a concubine to keep her by her side, so she was more keen on finding the secret recipe for having children than Song Xiao's mother.
Song Xiao stood by and listened for a while. Aunt Song Xiao was always very enthusiastic. On the contrary, the sorceress was lukewarm and alienated. She only answered three sentences, saying that she was too old to help others.
However, Aunt Song Xiao was still pestering her. Although she was indifferent, every word she said was not nonsense, and even told several things about Aunt Song Xiao's thoughts one after another. Song Xiao's aunt's eyes lit up, and she said bluntly that she had met an expert.
Song Xiao also knew a thing or two about her aunt's affairs. She didn't know the whole picture until she heard the witch mentioned it and her aunt agreed.In other words, this sorceress who came out halfway really knew the secrets of her aunt that Song Xiao knew and didn't know.
real or fake.Song Xiao was a little suspicious at the time, whether this person knew her aunt by accident.
At that time, my aunt had lost her trust in the sorceress, and the sorceress was also tortured. She said that it was not easy to see her sincerity, and she did encounter difficulties. She was willing to go back and find a way for her, and convey her thoughts to the goddess of mercy.
Song Xiao's mother was also respectful and asked some questions.He didn't mention much about the secret method of giving birth, but let people see her daughter first, saying that the marriage is not settled, and made her worry all the time.
Song Xiao didn't expect that he was watching the play, why the play suddenly sang to him, and he met those sharp black eyes in a daze.
"Those eyes are really not like an ordinary person, I still remember them vividly."
The sorceress stared at the smiling Song Xiao seriously for a moment, and said to Song Xiao's mother that Song Xiao will have a great marriage in the future, but the clouds and fog in front of her eyes will make her go through a hurdle.Lingtai is not open.
Then he pressed her head and recited a while.
Then he said what kind of ceremony he was going to do, and he invited the Guanyin Empress to be in front of her.
Song Xiao saw that things were still going on for a long time, so she asked them to chat, and after she informed her, she wandered around in the temple.
The temple is very large, and the front is very lively, but almost half of the area behind it is extremely quiet, as if there is no one there.
Song Xiao was curious, and walked in when no one was there.
"I heard a cry for help." Song Xiao recalled expressionlessly, "There was only one sound, very weak. But I didn't think much about it, how could the temple be in danger, I thought it was a meowing cat."
She went on a little further, passing a gate and a pine tree.
"Then, I saw the first monk. He was wearing a ginger-red monk's robe, his back was facing me, and he was facing an open temple door. Just as I was about to speak, he suddenly turned his head and saw only a side profile. Tell me coldly, go back."
Yan Wujiu had been listening quietly, and when he heard this, he asked, "That monk is Fenlian? What did he do?"
Song Xiao shuddered, as if trembling slightly but tried her best to calm down: "He said go back. At that time, I thought, this monk is so fierce, is it because I walked where I shouldn't go. I immediately apologized and left."
She said a few words of apology, then immediately turned and walked back.
There were fewer and fewer people walking along the way. Realizing that she had lost her way, she hurriedly turned around and walked back.
"I bumped into someone." Song Xiao was in a daze, "I remember I saw two people, a monk's robe, behind which seemed to be a woman. I didn't see clearly, because I fainted. Suddenly passed out."
When Song Xiao woke up, she was already in the carriage going back.
She felt something was wrong in a daze, and she didn't realize it until she went back to her aunt's house, and asked the maid what happened.
But the maid didn't know anything, saying that Song Xiao said she was going to hang out, and everyone couldn't find her in a blink of an eye.When I was about to go back, I didn't see anyone, so my aunt asked if she had gone down the mountain and returned to the carriage.
In the end, someone really came to report that the eldest lady was at the foot of the mountain.Everyone thought that Song Xiao was walking down the mountain.
Song Xiao knew herself, and belatedly remembered that she fainted.
I thought about it for a while, but I realized that my emerald was gone before I went to bed at night.
That prohibition had a special meaning to Song Xiao, and she took people back to the temple on horseback early the next morning to get it back.
When we got to the foot of the mountain, there was no one there, only a group of people stood there, and no one was allowed to go up the mountain.
"No matter how I asked, those people didn't answer. They just told us to go quickly. I thought it was a nobleman coming."
Song Xiao laughed at herself, and her eyes were dazed: "I went back to my aunt's house at the time, and I thought I would look for it in a few days. But my mother knew that I went out by myself on horseback, so I talked about it for a while. Something happened to my aunt's house again. .”
The matter was delayed again and again, so Song Xiao had no choice but to put aside the emerald embargo.
She went to Qingyuan County to meet her close friends, and by the way, she ran into Yan Wujiu.
"When I saw that monk again, he was wearing a moon-white robe. I didn't recognize him. But..."
Song Xiao's face was pale, her teeth were clenched, she was trembling slightly, her eyes were wide open and lifeless: "He suddenly became so scary, I felt like he was going to kill me. I passed out."
Yan Wujiu frowned slightly, it was the first time Fen Lian saw him with a bad attitude, it was the same for a girl like Song Xiao, it could be true that he was insane and insane.
"The mother and the maid sent me back to my aunt's house. My mother saw that I was not in good spirits and my aunt's house was busy, so she took me away and went home. About a month later, my mother suddenly received a letter from my aunt. It seems that something happened. My mother was in a hurry to see her, so I went with her."
As soon as Song Xiao arrived at her aunt's house this time, she found her aunt's face pale and panicked.
"I just found out that the sorceress that my aunt was looking for had been missing for several days, and someone found her body. My aunt was very scared. We all felt that although the matter of the sorceress was pitiful, it had nothing to do with us. But no matter how I persuaded her, my aunt just cried , holding my mother's and my hands and not letting go."
Song Xiao closed her eyes: "At night, my mother came back in a trance, and told me secretly that I was not allowed to mention to anyone that I went to Guchan Temple on April [-]th. Because, The Guchan Temple no longer exists."
Yan Wujiu blinked his eyes and said calmly: "What does non-existence mean?"
"They all died. The monks, and some pilgrims who were in the monastery at that time, heard that more than 300 people died. It was terrible." She was so cold that she hugged her arms, even though she seemed to be trembling slightly, "Auntie Said that the whole family of the witch was also dead. She suspected that the murderer would not let anyone who went to the Guchan Temple on April [-]th. I was so scared that I told my mother not to let anyone know that we had been to the Guchan Temple. "
Song Xiao's slender eyebrows blinked, she was a little fragile but forced herself to be calm, she looked at Yan Wujiu: "I quickly remembered what happened to me at the Guchan Temple that day, the call for help, the cold call to tell me to go back The monk. And the monk's robe and the woman I saw before I fainted. I was very scared, and my forbidden step fell there."
She looked at Yan Wujiu, there seemed to be a lot of unfinished words in her eyes, but soon she was as calm as water: "I couldn't sleep, I kept thinking about it, and suddenly remembered the monk I met in Qingyuan County that day, only to realize that it seemed to be a person He is the one who turned around and told me to go back in a cold voice in the Guchan Temple."
Yan Wujiu's expression was slightly chilled, he finally understood why the people from Six Doors tracked down Song Xiao's disappearance, and why they suspected Shang Fenlian.
The Guchan Temple exterminated the family, but this case did not get out.
Although Mrs. Yan worshiped Buddha and had been to famous places, she was not interested in Guchan Temple, which is not far away.
It is said that I went there 20 years ago. The temple is very dilapidated. There are no eminent monks and great virtues. It is just a small dilapidated temple.
At that time, the impression was too deep. Although she was occasionally famous in recent years, Mrs. Yan didn't have much interest.After all, she was a bit utilitarian in worshiping the Buddha, at first it was for Huai Yan Wu Jiu.Later, it became customary to reward the gods.
"Do you suspect that Fenlian is the murderer of Miemen Guchan Temple?"
Song Xiao gritted her teeth slightly, and nodded: "I thought you seemed to know him, so I wanted to tell you and tell you to be careful. I asked you to meet, but my father didn't know if it was my mother who asked someone to report. I sent someone to pick us up suddenly. I could only delay for one night and hurried to your appointment. Unexpectedly, that woman got entangled."
Yan Wujiu also knew what happened next.
Ms. Ran probably asked Song Xiao for help several times, but her thinking was too naive. It was impossible for Song Xiao to help her find someone to act and ruin her reputation just to get her to marry her fiancé.
In the eyes of those noble girls, Yan Qing was like a novel, dangerous and exciting game.
Everyone knew what Song Xiao was thinking, and also knew that the two of them were not a good match.But that person has such a good-looking life, no matter how flamboyant and dissolute he has a bad reputation, he understands Song Xiao's desire to find a chance to meet him.
Miss Ran also met Yan Wujiu, she didn't think that Song Xiao's dissuasion and refusal was for her own good, she just thought that Song Xiao was afraid that he would steal her attention in Yan Qingdu.
Ms. Ran and Song Xiao have slightly similar temperaments, but they are completely different in nature. She has always been proud of Song Xiao in her heart, and it was only then that she had an idea and tied Song Xiao to find Yan Wujiu by herself.
Yan Wujiu recalled that Song Xiao was missing from the Six Doors, and Miss Ran was investigating the case of a flower picker, and asked him and Song Xiao when they met at the ancient city wall in the western suburbs, who was there at that time.
Yan Wujiu couldn't get in touch with Song Xiao at that time, worried that something might happen to her, and asked the people from Six Doors to help to investigate.
However, he can neither say that he and Song Xiao are lovers and ruin her reputation, nor can he explain clearly why they meet so often since they have nothing to do with each other.In this case, it is very likely that people like Six Doors will find out what is wrong, and then find out that he deliberately messed with people.
Just be an emotional liar.Thus, Yan Wujiu gave himself the image of a scumbag who plays with noble girls.
This is what happened next.
Now after hearing Song Xiao's words, Yan Wujiu finally understood, it turned out that he was chasing Fen Lian to go out that day and lost Fen Lian's trace, so he turned around and went to the appointment.At that time, Fen Lian might also be there.
Song Xiao's words confirmed his guess: "I left them to see you, but before I arrived at the appointed place, I suddenly saw that monk again. At that time, I had already decided that he was a murderer, so I was too scared, so I ran back. Then I was tied up by that woman, they hid me between big trees and rocks, and told Hongye to watch me."
Yan Wujiu lowered his eyebrows, his eyes were dark and cold, but his face was calm, he asked warmly, "What did Fenlian do?"
Song Xiao frowned slightly, slightly sad, looking at the moonlight outside the window, with a smile on her face: "He found me and stared at me coldly. I was very scared, but he came over and untied me." The rope. Tell me not to see you again. Tell me not to tell anyone that I met him."
Not Fenlian?Yan Wujiu didn't even know it, his tightly clenched fingers loosened slightly.
"I ran home and was about to leave overnight. When my aunt asked me what I saw, I was so scared that I said monk. After I finished speaking, I quickly shut up. My family thought I was frightened by the case of Guchan Temple and suspected me. Damn it. My mother will take me home seriously."
Song Xiao closed her eyes and stared out of the window. Although she didn't cry, she seemed to be surrounded by fog.
She murmured calmly: "I didn't go home. I fell asleep in my own carriage, and when I woke up, I went to a strange place. I was taught the rules and the things to pay attention to when serving nobles. My father There is a Yangzhou skinny horse in my concubine, she has a gentle personality, and because I was curious, she told me about her. Those people treat me like a skinny horse."
Song Xiao smiled a little, mocking the coldness, although on that clear and melancholy face, it was just endearing.
"At first I thought my carriage had been robbed. I was afraid that my mother and others would encounter accidents, so I wanted to save myself. I didn't understand what happened until I knew that the nobleman I was serving was King Xu."
She smiled and said coldly: "I was sold to Xu Wang by my father. The daughter of a dignified third-rank official is not even a noble concubine. Do you know who that woman is with me? It's from the Qinhuai River." The famous oiran of Jinling."
Yan Wujiu didn't expect that Song Xiao was sent here by his family.
"However, with your father's official position, even if he clings to King Xu, he wouldn't belittle you so much. He wouldn't be so hasty."
Song Xiao had sorted out her emotions, and she looked at Yan Wujiu calmly: "I also hope that there is something he has to do, but I can't think of it. I can only think of one thing, the emerald that I left in the Guchan Temple. , Is the case of the Guchan Temple the one responsible for that Fenlian? If not, who is it?"
Yan Wujiu looked at her quietly, his eyes were gentle and firm: "I will find out. If you don't want to follow King Xu, I'll find a way."
Song Xiao bit her lip and lowered her head slightly: "Thank you, no blame. But, no need. You are willing to come today and help me, which is already very good. I can't rely on you alone for my own affairs. You killed Cui Quan defected to King Xu, and he had to be careful when doing things under his command. Today, after I inquired about it, I found out about County Magistrate Yan. It turns out that it’s not just me, everyone has their own hardships.”
Yan Wujiu blinked, and calmly said: "It's been resolved. Your matter will also be resolved."
She smiled, and the misty lingering fragility of her eyebrows faded a little, and they were a little brighter than before.
"Xu Wang is simple and easy to get along with, as long as you are useful and obedient. But his subordinates and the people around him each have their own insidiousness and viciousness. What he is going to do is even more dangerous. Regarding the matter of Fengzhuang, I heard that you Investigate for Xu Wang. But something is wrong, there are so many people in Xu Wang's hands before you, but none of them were entrusted by him to take over this matter."
"I also have some doubts about this point. But it also shows that this matter is worth doing." King Xu's subordinates are capable people, and if they want to get ahead, they must do things that others cannot do.Yan Wujiu has always been clear about this point.
Song Xiao frowned and thought: "King Xu must be hiding a secret in this matter. If you can find out the key and do this for him well, maybe you can make him treat you differently."
Yan Wujiu asked: "About the abolition of the crown prince, do you know what the attitude of Xu Wang is?"
Song Xiaoning thought deeply, and said uncertainly: "It seems to be very peaceful all the time, no grief, no emotion. But, I think sometimes, he seems to be in a very happy mood. It seems like he is looking forward to something."
Yan Wujiu raised his eyebrows slightly, what are you expecting?Is the tomb open?
"By the way, do you know? I have a close friend of a noblewoman in the capital. Her family invited a nanny, who seemed to come from the palace. I once talked about a story about Xu Wang's concubine and the deposed prince. Xu Wang had a chance to be the crown prince, but later the mother and concubine who abolished the prince was appointed as the queen. Xu Wang's mother and concubine died of illness not long after. His Majesty mourned this very much. dear."
The author has something to say: the update is late, but it can still be on the sixth day.It was a bit of a surprise, Gugu thought he was going to have a pigeon today, because he caught a cold again and had a headache and dizziness.After coding this chapter, it is much better.
I have caught a cold six or seven times a year. I haven’t had a cold for three years. I have a cold for a year after I catch a cold~
Little angels, pay attention to your body, Chirp~ Today is also a day when the little fairies will not collapse~
If you used to have dinner, you also met with Fan Lei, asked about the training results of the other members of the Yayu Guard, and asked them to martial law.
Everything is over, it is close to the second watch.
He went back to his room to wash, lay down on the bed and turned off the light.
The lights are out across the yard, and it's time for some of the tails to go back.After all, although it is true that they are staring at Yan Wujiu, the newcomer, they are just being prepared, and they will not take it seriously like Six Doors, where the prisoner is staring at every detail.
Yan Wujiu changed into dark blue uniform, and walked out of the study window.
The Crow Feather Guard's defense passed his eyes, so he easily dodged it, walking through the dark palace all the way to the deserted courtyard in the north.
But in any courtyard, there are places that are secluded and few people go to, not to mention the palace of Fengzhuang, even if it is beautifully built and luxurious, in the end, it is for the dead, not for vacation and enjoyment.It is rare for noble people to come here throughout the year. If they really come, they will leave after staying for a few days.
The north side of the palace is extremely desolate, and few nobles would like to appreciate the scenery. At night, mountain birds and night owls sing, in a place like Fengzhuang, it is a peaceful haunted place.
Yan Wujiu remembered that even though Song Xiao was daring, she was afraid of ghosts, seeing her meeting at such a place, he couldn't help but wonder if she would be too scared to come.
Bypassing the rockery spring, there is a side hall that has been in disrepair for a long time.It is said that when the grandfather of today’s son succeeded to the throne, King Li passed away, and the emperor led his relatives and officials to seal the mountain for his funeral. At that time, the house was not enough to live in, and the palace was urgently expanded.
But for many years afterwards, many houses were empty, and there was no time to fill them up.
This place is the most remote and the first to be abandoned, so there is no need for repairs.
A willow branch lay randomly on the ground not far from the side hall, which was the signal Song Xiao had agreed upon.
He looked back to make sure no one would follow, and then walked towards the gate of the palace.
The gate of the palace had been in disrepair for a long time, and there was an unpleasant sound like the crowing of an old tree owl, but it was not difficult to push it open.
It was dark inside the door, slightly brightened by the pouring of some moonlight.
Yan Wujiu saw at a glance that there was a figure hidden between the desks and pillars in the hall.
Seeing that it was him, Song Xiao took the initiative to walk away.
"It's me, come in."
The moonlight shone through the window, it was not as dark as Yan Wujiu expected.
He closed the door and took the indoor environment into his eyes casually.
"If you stay alone in this kind of place and don't light the lamp, aren't you afraid of ghosts?"
Yan Wujiu remembered that in Qingyuan County, any random ghost story would startle her.
Song Xiao was wearing a thin black ink-colored cloak. If she put it on together with the hood, she could perfectly hide in the darkness.
In the dark night, I couldn't see the expression on her face, only heard her reply in a trance: "I used to be afraid of ghosts, and I felt that it was impossible to guard against them. Now I feel that people are even more frightening, and ghosts seem pitiful."
This is really scary.
Yan Wujiu walked up to her: "Tell me, what happened? Didn't you follow King Xu voluntarily?"
Song Xiao gently tugged at the edge of the hood on her head with one hand, and looked at him firmly: "These are not important, I ask you alone, do you still remember the last time we met in Qingyuan County, when you let me I asked a monk to calculate the marriage, what is the relationship between that monk and you?"
Yan Wujiu didn't expect to hear about Fenlian from Song Xiao, his eyes moved slightly, and under the hazy moonlight, he could vaguely see that Song Xiao seemed a little nervous.
"The person my grandfather invited said that my grandmother came to repay his kindness to his teacher when she was alive. Therefore, he will take care of me for three years."
Seeing Yan Wujiu's long eyebrows, Song Xiao raised his eyebrows unconsciously, this is what happens when this person is in a bad mood and impatient.
"Do you know who he is?" Song Xiao asked again.
Yan Wujiu shook his head slightly: "That's all I know, what you want to say is related to him?"
Song Xiao swallowed because her throat was dry, and she clenched the cloak tightly with her fingers: "I have seen this person before that time."
Yan Wujiu couldn't help but slightly raised his eyelashes.
Song Xiao's expression was awe-inspiring and stiff due to nervousness and fear, and she said calmly: "Do you know why I left Qingyuan County suddenly that time? It was my father who sent someone to pick me up. Thinking about it afterwards, I was with It's like fleeing."
Song Xiao's father is a privy direct bachelor of the third grade, in charge of the military and political documents of the Privy Council, and has only one daughter under his knees, Song Xiao, so he loves him too much.Although Song Xiao has been timid since she was young, she is very intelligent and knows how to do things properly. She is not as naive and arrogant as Miss Ran, who can let her own temper think for a while.
Although she is pampered and looks like a young lady, she is extremely considerate in front of her parents.
On April [-]th, Song Xiao stayed with her mother at the house of her aunt who was married far away.Her aunt's home is not far from Qingyuan County.
Song Xiao's aunt mentioned that there is an ancient temple in the mountain, and it is the most effective way to pray for a child.
Although Song Xiao's father had only one daughter, Song Xiao, there were quite a few women in the back house, but none of them could bear children.Although Song Xiao's father respected his wife as a guest, he also wanted to have a son.Mrs. Song also searched everywhere for the secret recipe for childbirth.
When Song Xiaogang found out, she was very unhappy about it.
But my mother said: "You will always get married in the future. You don't have a younger brother to support you. If your husband's family treats you badly in the future, how can you rest assured that I have been with your father for a hundred years? Don't worry, even if you give birth to a child, you will be raised in the future." below my knee."
Song Xiao couldn't help it, but he also knew that people were like this at the time.Just let it go after a while.
That time when my aunt mentioned going to the temple to offer incense, she was just worried about the distance of the mountain road, so she went with her mother.
It took more than two hours for the carriage to reach the foot of the mountain. There were many luxurious carriages and horses parked at the foot of the mountain.
All the way up the mountain, they all rode on bamboo sedan chairs carried by mountain people.
"I have been to many temples with my mother. I know that on the first and fifteenth day of every month, the temple will be full of incense and people will come and go. But there are not many people in that temple. At that time, I only Because the temple is hidden in the mountains."
Song Xiao noticed that the clothes of the people coming and going were not vulgar, as if there were not many ordinary people with ordinary clothes.
There are ancient wood Sanskrit sounds in the temple, burning incense candles and yellow paper everywhere, but it is not solemn and ethereal.
"We paid homage to the Bodhisattvas in each temple one by one in order. Since the temple is very large, the pilgrims are not very crowded, and the process is very fast. The whole process of burning incense was normal, until the final burning of the yellow watch, we met one person."
A very special woman.She looks fifty or sixty, but she is very energetic, her eyes are more radiant than a little girl like Song Xiao, like black pearls.
Many people surrounded her and asked questions. Song Xiao's aunt's eyes lit up when she saw this person, and she told Song Xiao's mother that this aunt was very famous. communicate.
Although Song Xiao worshiped Buddha since childhood, she didn't believe in it very much, and felt that this person was a liar when she heard it.
But in order to make her mother happy, she usually doesn't bother to confront her face to face.
Song Xiao's aunt looked very active, and when she started talking to the witch, she had only one daughter under her knees, and she was born as a concubine to keep her by her side, so she was more keen on finding the secret recipe for having children than Song Xiao's mother.
Song Xiao stood by and listened for a while. Aunt Song Xiao was always very enthusiastic. On the contrary, the sorceress was lukewarm and alienated. She only answered three sentences, saying that she was too old to help others.
However, Aunt Song Xiao was still pestering her. Although she was indifferent, every word she said was not nonsense, and even told several things about Aunt Song Xiao's thoughts one after another. Song Xiao's aunt's eyes lit up, and she said bluntly that she had met an expert.
Song Xiao also knew a thing or two about her aunt's affairs. She didn't know the whole picture until she heard the witch mentioned it and her aunt agreed.In other words, this sorceress who came out halfway really knew the secrets of her aunt that Song Xiao knew and didn't know.
real or fake.Song Xiao was a little suspicious at the time, whether this person knew her aunt by accident.
At that time, my aunt had lost her trust in the sorceress, and the sorceress was also tortured. She said that it was not easy to see her sincerity, and she did encounter difficulties. She was willing to go back and find a way for her, and convey her thoughts to the goddess of mercy.
Song Xiao's mother was also respectful and asked some questions.He didn't mention much about the secret method of giving birth, but let people see her daughter first, saying that the marriage is not settled, and made her worry all the time.
Song Xiao didn't expect that he was watching the play, why the play suddenly sang to him, and he met those sharp black eyes in a daze.
"Those eyes are really not like an ordinary person, I still remember them vividly."
The sorceress stared at the smiling Song Xiao seriously for a moment, and said to Song Xiao's mother that Song Xiao will have a great marriage in the future, but the clouds and fog in front of her eyes will make her go through a hurdle.Lingtai is not open.
Then he pressed her head and recited a while.
Then he said what kind of ceremony he was going to do, and he invited the Guanyin Empress to be in front of her.
Song Xiao saw that things were still going on for a long time, so she asked them to chat, and after she informed her, she wandered around in the temple.
The temple is very large, and the front is very lively, but almost half of the area behind it is extremely quiet, as if there is no one there.
Song Xiao was curious, and walked in when no one was there.
"I heard a cry for help." Song Xiao recalled expressionlessly, "There was only one sound, very weak. But I didn't think much about it, how could the temple be in danger, I thought it was a meowing cat."
She went on a little further, passing a gate and a pine tree.
"Then, I saw the first monk. He was wearing a ginger-red monk's robe, his back was facing me, and he was facing an open temple door. Just as I was about to speak, he suddenly turned his head and saw only a side profile. Tell me coldly, go back."
Yan Wujiu had been listening quietly, and when he heard this, he asked, "That monk is Fenlian? What did he do?"
Song Xiao shuddered, as if trembling slightly but tried her best to calm down: "He said go back. At that time, I thought, this monk is so fierce, is it because I walked where I shouldn't go. I immediately apologized and left."
She said a few words of apology, then immediately turned and walked back.
There were fewer and fewer people walking along the way. Realizing that she had lost her way, she hurriedly turned around and walked back.
"I bumped into someone." Song Xiao was in a daze, "I remember I saw two people, a monk's robe, behind which seemed to be a woman. I didn't see clearly, because I fainted. Suddenly passed out."
When Song Xiao woke up, she was already in the carriage going back.
She felt something was wrong in a daze, and she didn't realize it until she went back to her aunt's house, and asked the maid what happened.
But the maid didn't know anything, saying that Song Xiao said she was going to hang out, and everyone couldn't find her in a blink of an eye.When I was about to go back, I didn't see anyone, so my aunt asked if she had gone down the mountain and returned to the carriage.
In the end, someone really came to report that the eldest lady was at the foot of the mountain.Everyone thought that Song Xiao was walking down the mountain.
Song Xiao knew herself, and belatedly remembered that she fainted.
I thought about it for a while, but I realized that my emerald was gone before I went to bed at night.
That prohibition had a special meaning to Song Xiao, and she took people back to the temple on horseback early the next morning to get it back.
When we got to the foot of the mountain, there was no one there, only a group of people stood there, and no one was allowed to go up the mountain.
"No matter how I asked, those people didn't answer. They just told us to go quickly. I thought it was a nobleman coming."
Song Xiao laughed at herself, and her eyes were dazed: "I went back to my aunt's house at the time, and I thought I would look for it in a few days. But my mother knew that I went out by myself on horseback, so I talked about it for a while. Something happened to my aunt's house again. .”
The matter was delayed again and again, so Song Xiao had no choice but to put aside the emerald embargo.
She went to Qingyuan County to meet her close friends, and by the way, she ran into Yan Wujiu.
"When I saw that monk again, he was wearing a moon-white robe. I didn't recognize him. But..."
Song Xiao's face was pale, her teeth were clenched, she was trembling slightly, her eyes were wide open and lifeless: "He suddenly became so scary, I felt like he was going to kill me. I passed out."
Yan Wujiu frowned slightly, it was the first time Fen Lian saw him with a bad attitude, it was the same for a girl like Song Xiao, it could be true that he was insane and insane.
"The mother and the maid sent me back to my aunt's house. My mother saw that I was not in good spirits and my aunt's house was busy, so she took me away and went home. About a month later, my mother suddenly received a letter from my aunt. It seems that something happened. My mother was in a hurry to see her, so I went with her."
As soon as Song Xiao arrived at her aunt's house this time, she found her aunt's face pale and panicked.
"I just found out that the sorceress that my aunt was looking for had been missing for several days, and someone found her body. My aunt was very scared. We all felt that although the matter of the sorceress was pitiful, it had nothing to do with us. But no matter how I persuaded her, my aunt just cried , holding my mother's and my hands and not letting go."
Song Xiao closed her eyes: "At night, my mother came back in a trance, and told me secretly that I was not allowed to mention to anyone that I went to Guchan Temple on April [-]th. Because, The Guchan Temple no longer exists."
Yan Wujiu blinked his eyes and said calmly: "What does non-existence mean?"
"They all died. The monks, and some pilgrims who were in the monastery at that time, heard that more than 300 people died. It was terrible." She was so cold that she hugged her arms, even though she seemed to be trembling slightly, "Auntie Said that the whole family of the witch was also dead. She suspected that the murderer would not let anyone who went to the Guchan Temple on April [-]th. I was so scared that I told my mother not to let anyone know that we had been to the Guchan Temple. "
Song Xiao's slender eyebrows blinked, she was a little fragile but forced herself to be calm, she looked at Yan Wujiu: "I quickly remembered what happened to me at the Guchan Temple that day, the call for help, the cold call to tell me to go back The monk. And the monk's robe and the woman I saw before I fainted. I was very scared, and my forbidden step fell there."
She looked at Yan Wujiu, there seemed to be a lot of unfinished words in her eyes, but soon she was as calm as water: "I couldn't sleep, I kept thinking about it, and suddenly remembered the monk I met in Qingyuan County that day, only to realize that it seemed to be a person He is the one who turned around and told me to go back in a cold voice in the Guchan Temple."
Yan Wujiu's expression was slightly chilled, he finally understood why the people from Six Doors tracked down Song Xiao's disappearance, and why they suspected Shang Fenlian.
The Guchan Temple exterminated the family, but this case did not get out.
Although Mrs. Yan worshiped Buddha and had been to famous places, she was not interested in Guchan Temple, which is not far away.
It is said that I went there 20 years ago. The temple is very dilapidated. There are no eminent monks and great virtues. It is just a small dilapidated temple.
At that time, the impression was too deep. Although she was occasionally famous in recent years, Mrs. Yan didn't have much interest.After all, she was a bit utilitarian in worshiping the Buddha, at first it was for Huai Yan Wu Jiu.Later, it became customary to reward the gods.
"Do you suspect that Fenlian is the murderer of Miemen Guchan Temple?"
Song Xiao gritted her teeth slightly, and nodded: "I thought you seemed to know him, so I wanted to tell you and tell you to be careful. I asked you to meet, but my father didn't know if it was my mother who asked someone to report. I sent someone to pick us up suddenly. I could only delay for one night and hurried to your appointment. Unexpectedly, that woman got entangled."
Yan Wujiu also knew what happened next.
Ms. Ran probably asked Song Xiao for help several times, but her thinking was too naive. It was impossible for Song Xiao to help her find someone to act and ruin her reputation just to get her to marry her fiancé.
In the eyes of those noble girls, Yan Qing was like a novel, dangerous and exciting game.
Everyone knew what Song Xiao was thinking, and also knew that the two of them were not a good match.But that person has such a good-looking life, no matter how flamboyant and dissolute he has a bad reputation, he understands Song Xiao's desire to find a chance to meet him.
Miss Ran also met Yan Wujiu, she didn't think that Song Xiao's dissuasion and refusal was for her own good, she just thought that Song Xiao was afraid that he would steal her attention in Yan Qingdu.
Ms. Ran and Song Xiao have slightly similar temperaments, but they are completely different in nature. She has always been proud of Song Xiao in her heart, and it was only then that she had an idea and tied Song Xiao to find Yan Wujiu by herself.
Yan Wujiu recalled that Song Xiao was missing from the Six Doors, and Miss Ran was investigating the case of a flower picker, and asked him and Song Xiao when they met at the ancient city wall in the western suburbs, who was there at that time.
Yan Wujiu couldn't get in touch with Song Xiao at that time, worried that something might happen to her, and asked the people from Six Doors to help to investigate.
However, he can neither say that he and Song Xiao are lovers and ruin her reputation, nor can he explain clearly why they meet so often since they have nothing to do with each other.In this case, it is very likely that people like Six Doors will find out what is wrong, and then find out that he deliberately messed with people.
Just be an emotional liar.Thus, Yan Wujiu gave himself the image of a scumbag who plays with noble girls.
This is what happened next.
Now after hearing Song Xiao's words, Yan Wujiu finally understood, it turned out that he was chasing Fen Lian to go out that day and lost Fen Lian's trace, so he turned around and went to the appointment.At that time, Fen Lian might also be there.
Song Xiao's words confirmed his guess: "I left them to see you, but before I arrived at the appointed place, I suddenly saw that monk again. At that time, I had already decided that he was a murderer, so I was too scared, so I ran back. Then I was tied up by that woman, they hid me between big trees and rocks, and told Hongye to watch me."
Yan Wujiu lowered his eyebrows, his eyes were dark and cold, but his face was calm, he asked warmly, "What did Fenlian do?"
Song Xiao frowned slightly, slightly sad, looking at the moonlight outside the window, with a smile on her face: "He found me and stared at me coldly. I was very scared, but he came over and untied me." The rope. Tell me not to see you again. Tell me not to tell anyone that I met him."
Not Fenlian?Yan Wujiu didn't even know it, his tightly clenched fingers loosened slightly.
"I ran home and was about to leave overnight. When my aunt asked me what I saw, I was so scared that I said monk. After I finished speaking, I quickly shut up. My family thought I was frightened by the case of Guchan Temple and suspected me. Damn it. My mother will take me home seriously."
Song Xiao closed her eyes and stared out of the window. Although she didn't cry, she seemed to be surrounded by fog.
She murmured calmly: "I didn't go home. I fell asleep in my own carriage, and when I woke up, I went to a strange place. I was taught the rules and the things to pay attention to when serving nobles. My father There is a Yangzhou skinny horse in my concubine, she has a gentle personality, and because I was curious, she told me about her. Those people treat me like a skinny horse."
Song Xiao smiled a little, mocking the coldness, although on that clear and melancholy face, it was just endearing.
"At first I thought my carriage had been robbed. I was afraid that my mother and others would encounter accidents, so I wanted to save myself. I didn't understand what happened until I knew that the nobleman I was serving was King Xu."
She smiled and said coldly: "I was sold to Xu Wang by my father. The daughter of a dignified third-rank official is not even a noble concubine. Do you know who that woman is with me? It's from the Qinhuai River." The famous oiran of Jinling."
Yan Wujiu didn't expect that Song Xiao was sent here by his family.
"However, with your father's official position, even if he clings to King Xu, he wouldn't belittle you so much. He wouldn't be so hasty."
Song Xiao had sorted out her emotions, and she looked at Yan Wujiu calmly: "I also hope that there is something he has to do, but I can't think of it. I can only think of one thing, the emerald that I left in the Guchan Temple. , Is the case of the Guchan Temple the one responsible for that Fenlian? If not, who is it?"
Yan Wujiu looked at her quietly, his eyes were gentle and firm: "I will find out. If you don't want to follow King Xu, I'll find a way."
Song Xiao bit her lip and lowered her head slightly: "Thank you, no blame. But, no need. You are willing to come today and help me, which is already very good. I can't rely on you alone for my own affairs. You killed Cui Quan defected to King Xu, and he had to be careful when doing things under his command. Today, after I inquired about it, I found out about County Magistrate Yan. It turns out that it’s not just me, everyone has their own hardships.”
Yan Wujiu blinked, and calmly said: "It's been resolved. Your matter will also be resolved."
She smiled, and the misty lingering fragility of her eyebrows faded a little, and they were a little brighter than before.
"Xu Wang is simple and easy to get along with, as long as you are useful and obedient. But his subordinates and the people around him each have their own insidiousness and viciousness. What he is going to do is even more dangerous. Regarding the matter of Fengzhuang, I heard that you Investigate for Xu Wang. But something is wrong, there are so many people in Xu Wang's hands before you, but none of them were entrusted by him to take over this matter."
"I also have some doubts about this point. But it also shows that this matter is worth doing." King Xu's subordinates are capable people, and if they want to get ahead, they must do things that others cannot do.Yan Wujiu has always been clear about this point.
Song Xiao frowned and thought: "King Xu must be hiding a secret in this matter. If you can find out the key and do this for him well, maybe you can make him treat you differently."
Yan Wujiu asked: "About the abolition of the crown prince, do you know what the attitude of Xu Wang is?"
Song Xiaoning thought deeply, and said uncertainly: "It seems to be very peaceful all the time, no grief, no emotion. But, I think sometimes, he seems to be in a very happy mood. It seems like he is looking forward to something."
Yan Wujiu raised his eyebrows slightly, what are you expecting?Is the tomb open?
"By the way, do you know? I have a close friend of a noblewoman in the capital. Her family invited a nanny, who seemed to come from the palace. I once talked about a story about Xu Wang's concubine and the deposed prince. Xu Wang had a chance to be the crown prince, but later the mother and concubine who abolished the prince was appointed as the queen. Xu Wang's mother and concubine died of illness not long after. His Majesty mourned this very much. dear."
The author has something to say: the update is late, but it can still be on the sixth day.It was a bit of a surprise, Gugu thought he was going to have a pigeon today, because he caught a cold again and had a headache and dizziness.After coding this chapter, it is much better.
I have caught a cold six or seven times a year. I haven’t had a cold for three years. I have a cold for a year after I catch a cold~
Little angels, pay attention to your body, Chirp~ Today is also a day when the little fairies will not collapse~
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