It was just dawn, and a carriage covered in green cloth slowly drove into Shuangliu Lane.
"Old man, this is the place." The coachman held the horse and greeted him from behind the curtain.
The curtain was lifted, and a maid in a small gown with broken flowers jumped out of the carriage, helped a woman over fifty years old down, and sat on the carriage like a peasant. money.
"You guys, it's also good luck! Yesterday, the nine gates of the capital were blocked, and it was said that there was an assassination. If it wasn't for the news that the villains were subverting the law, they would have to live outside the city for three or five days." Then he asked enthusiastically, "Most of the people living in this pair of Liuxiang are the officials and gentlemen of the small yamen. Which noble family are you looking for, so as not to find the wrong door."
The maid was hesitating, afraid of going through the wrong door, her eyes lit up when she heard that.
The woman coughed heavily, her hair was gray, and although she was dressed plainly, the satin fabric was not too bad, but to the people of the capital, it seemed a bit outdated, a bright old lady of a country gentleman's family.
Deep nasolabial folds, not angry and arrogant, and looks stern and unfriendly.
The maid cowered and lowered her head, not daring to make a sound.
"The sixth house from the east, Shanzi, go knock on the door!" The woman said in a bad tone.
The black and naive long follow the man, carrying three heavy burdens on his back, strode to the front of a door, raised his fist and thumped.
—My dear, where is this family seeking, it is clearly seeking revenge!
The chauffeur was diligently wanting to watch the fun.
Hearing the bang of the door, it was smashed open.
The servant who was dozing off in the doorman woke up in shock, and when he came out, he jumped on his feet.
"You, who are you? I'm reporting to the officer!"
"Where's your master? Get up quickly!" the man said gruffly.
The concierge was dumbfounded for a while, his master... this is really a problem.
The coachman who was watching the excitement also suddenly remembered, isn't this the Zhong Hanlin's house
Speaking of Zhong Hanlin, he is really the subject of rumors in the capital. The new scholar was very proud of his spring breeze. Not long after he entered the Hanlin Academy, the governor of Chen County in Yuzhou sent someone to send his daughter to get married, which cost more than ten cars of dowry.
In the eyes of the noble family, it is nothing, but in the circle of Xiaojingguan, he has a lot of face.
Not to mention those jinshi who just jumped into the dragon gate and turned from poor scholars to upstarts, who doesn't envy them? Later, I heard from various family members that Mrs. Zhong's appearance was good, but the good things in the world were taken up by Zhong Hu alone
The driver smacked his lips, but it's hard to say what a person's life is.
Zhong Hanlin is not lucky, no matter how good his life is, he can't hold it!
Less than a year later, Mrs. Zhong's family was in trouble in Yunzhou, and Ding You, the governor of Chen County, heard that the Zhong family and his wife were about to be in trouble. Mrs. Zhong was beaten and called the doctor to come to her house for treatment. Inside and out, she suspected that Zhong Hu was ungrateful. In the outer room, how could he turn against his wife for no reason
The rumors have been circulating for a few days, just in time for the Chinese New Year. Not only the relatives and relatives of the small officials in the neighborhood heard it, but even the merchants and soldiers relished it as a joke—everyone who wants to save face, who doesn’t hide it when something goes wrong, and complains in private. That's it, how can there be such a loud noise as Madam Zhong, who speaks to everyone and smears the reputation of her husband-in-law
Where is the so-called outer room? Who has seen it
Everyone had not seen enough excitement, but in the next year, Zhong Hanlin disappeared.
Not too small, he was also a seventh-rank official. It was originally an uproar, but at that time, the capital was in chaos. After the death of the national teacher, people in the Dabaoguo Temple of Baishan Academy disappeared one after another, fell ill, died suddenly, and the officials in the small yamen did not Exceptionally, Zhong Hu was regarded as the highest official among the people who had the accident.
People from Jing Zhaoyin came and checked and checked, but they didn't find any clues.
Zhong Hu was originally from Yuzhou. His family background was ordinary, and there was no one in the court. Yue Zhang Ding You, who would speak to him? Once this case was pressed, it became a file of the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Officials, and no one cared about it.
At first, Mrs. Zhong insisted that Zhong Hu must have run away with the outer room, and looked around angrily. After ten days and a half, after thinking about it, there is no reason! Zhong Hu finally lost the fame he was admitted to? The property has not been lost, is it possible that the outer room that Zhong Hu hooked up with is still the rich owner
Mrs. Zhong, who was full of doubts, did not know that there were rumors that she had colluded with others and became an adulterer, saying that she was found by Zhong Hu and was beaten well. Killed Zhong Hanlin.
The people who lived in Shuangliu Lane couldn't help showing contempt when passing by the door.
The coachman led the horse to the alley, and stretched his head out to watch the excitement. Someone behind him asked, "What are you looking at in the early morning?"
"Look what's new!" said the driver cheerfully, "Zhong Hanlin has not seen anyone when he was born, and he has not seen a corpse when he died. It's been half a year at least, and there is still no conclusion. Now, 80% of the time, it's Zhong Hanlin's old family who came to the door!"
"so?"
The driver looked back and found that he was a handsome man, and his hair went numb: "This lord—"
"It's okay, I originally wanted to hire your car to go to Nancheng, but now there is a lot of excitement, so just wait!" Xiang Wanchun waved his fan, said leisurely, and threw a string of copper coins to the driver.
Although he didn't understand how this young man would also like to watch the fun, the driver accepted it happily, glanced at the two people who were walking with Xiang Wanchun, and said flatteringly, "Speaking of this Zhong Hanlin, it's really unfortunate, ten years ago. Han Chuang studied hard, finally made it to the list, ranked well, entered the Hanlin Academy, with a sweet wife in his arms, no worries about money..."
Chen He frowned.
Shi Feng used a trick. From the driver's point of view, the brothers and sisters were just two ordinary middle-aged people.
The fat baby stone didn't come out of the fire, and it was placed on the Taihu Lake stone and continued to face the real water of the four seas. Anyway, there is real water of the four seas by its side, so there is no trouble.
- Venerable Swallowing Moon was guarding King Gu and did not come out. On the way here, the unfortunate deeds of Zhong Hu have been made clear by Venerable Huanjian, including Ji Hong who deliberately targeted this person. The Sword Master ignored the past, thinking that Ji Hong was targeting this person because of Chen He. Later, he checked and found that Zhong Hu had behaved strangely before his disappearance.
Repeatedly woke up from a dream, turned against his new wife, even beat him, and lived in separate rooms.
All of a sudden, his dealings with the outside world became smooth, as if he had become a veteran of many years of officialdom overnight, completely different from the polite but somewhat arrogant Zhong Hanlin before.
What else is there to say about this comparison? A proper goal!
"It's a pity that I didn't notice it earlier, and was preempted by others." Venerable Huanjian said, "Zhong Hanlin disappeared a few months ago, and he didn't hide his secrets properly. We found out, then who was the one who stole Zhonghu in the middle?"
Shi Feng's eyes turned cold.
It goes without saying that, of course, it is someone who has the same secrets as Ji Hong and Zhong Hu.
"Yuanlou is far above the East China Sea. Although the power is huge, its influence on the Central Plains is limited. This is not what they did." Shi Feng also said through voice transmission.
Venerable Huanjian snapped away the folding fan and smiled meaningfully: "Well, this is interesting, we are looking for one more person! This guy is quite cunning, and he is really hiding."
Chen He remained calm and thought about the little Taoist priest of the Heluo School again, but he still felt that the other party had nothing to suspect.
The little Taoist priest in the Heluo faction wanted to go to the capital and kidnap a Hanlin, the possibility was too low.
There was a commotion in front of Zhong's house.
The Zhong family poured out a dozen servants and servants, angrily trying to drive people away.
The woman stepped forward and said sternly, "Tell your mistress to come out! I don't know if my husband is alive or dead, and she still has the heart to sleep at home?"
The maid followed suit: "Poor nephew! I finally passed the test of fame, and suffered this disaster again! I married an unfilial and virtuous person, and the neighbors commented on it. Our nephew has been missing for half a year. This niece, Not a single letter was reported to my hometown in Yuzhou!"
Around the mansion, servants of various families quietly watched the excitement from the cracks of the door, and when the master asked what was going on, they could talk again.
As soon as the little girl said the words, everyone was shocked, and even the coachman staggered and almost lost his footing.
"Yo! What did you say about this?"
"I didn't report the letter to the Zhong family! I really can't tell..."
Everyone shook their heads, as if the words were incomplete.
Hearing that Madam Zhong is the daughter of an aristocratic family in Yunzhou, she won't be so confused!
For a small family, if something happened to the head of the family, he didn't hurry to report it to his relatives and let us find a way together. How could he not talk about it? This Mrs. Zhong must have a ghost in her heart!
A few months later, I am afraid that it was the Zhong family in Yuzhou who heard the rumors, and even heard that Mrs. Zhong murdered her husband. No wonder she came to the door so murderous!
After the commotion, the Zhong family servant embarrassedly persuaded people to enter.
The old woman who claimed to be Aunt Zhong Hu helped her maid enter the door with an angry face, and then the door was tightly closed, leaving only the people watching the fun shaking their heads and sighing.
Chen He's expression was a little subtle. Zhong Hu married the daughter of Chen Junshou, who should be his sister.
His relationship with the Chen family has been broken, and he is still a little uncomfortable when they meet each other in the cold.
Chen He didn't show any blood relationship. He had never seen this sister at all. He had a little pity. When he heard how Madam Zhong was tossing around before and after her husband disappeared, and declared to the public that she was the daughter of the Chen family, she immediately disappeared. Not half left.
Chen He's mother died many years ago. At that time, Chen He was not stupid. Where did Chen Junshou come from
Mrs. Zhong dared to say this, obviously not only was she courageous, but she was afraid that his father, Jun Shou Chen, would also say the same thing to Zhong Hu when he married his daughter.
Xiang Wanchun slowly got into the carriage, and then cast a spell.
The coachman was in a trance for a moment, forgot about it, and continued to drive the carriage away from Shuangliu Lane, while the three people who were supposed to be in the car had already hidden their bodies, crossed the wall, and entered Zhong's house.
It's time to be noisy inside.
Chen Xingniang, who got up in a hurry, didn't put any jewelry on. That's the case. The brightly-colored skirt full of flowers and birds, as well as the smeared powder on her face, instantly made the old woman's eyes red with anger.
Zhong Hu's life and death are unknown. His wife is still enjoying wealth and honor at home, with heavy make-up and enchanting enchanting. Who believes that this is not a harm to husband and wife
There was a fight here, and when Chen Xingniang heard such rumors for the first time, she was also furious.
"She must have forgotten to report to Yuzhou." Xiang Wanchun sat on the top of the pavilion boredly and said, "This kind of ordinary daughter of a noble family thinks she is married and doesn't take her husband's family seriously at all. Don't pay attention."
"Your Excellency has a lot of experience?" Chen He asked back.
"How can this national teacher for more than 300 years be in vain?" Xiang Wanchun answered proudly.
"… "
"Cough, in short, Chen Xingniang initially suspected that Zhong Hu and the outer room would escape privately, so she would not go to Zhong's house in Yuzhou to report the news. Later, seeing that the matter was unclear, she wanted to go back to her mother's house, but Yunzhou was a long way to go and it was difficult to make a trip, so she simply stayed. The capital relies on dowry to live on and wait for Chen Junshou to recover after three years." Xiang Wanchun said with a half-smiling smile, "When the time comes, I will spend a lot of money to change the dossier, report that Zhonghu is dead, and remarrying is not difficult. If you can't remarry, move out of the capital, and then To marry in the name of another daughter of the Chen family, how can you still think of the Zhong family in Yuzhou?"
Chen He didn't know what to say.
Seeing the commotion below, he turned his head to look at Shi Feng: "Chen... Does Mrs. Zhong know who was watching Zhong Hu before he disappeared?"
Shi Feng was silent.
This mansion looks ordinary, there is no trace of magic talismans, and Zhong Hu is not in an accident at home. It is really hard to say if you want to find clues in Zhong's house.
Xiang Wanchun pointed in the direction with a good time: "Go to the study room! Even if Zhonghu's little Hanlin behaves abnormally, he should not be noticed by my cultivators. He was targeted because he married the daughter of the Chen family, and then was arrested by Ji Hong. Such a person has discovered the secret that he knows the fate of the future. Ji Hong's subordinates are people. If the guy who kidnapped Zhong Hu has no power, it is the best way to sneak into the Zhong Mansion secretly, or contact him under a pseudonym. If you can escape, escape But this seat's eyes!"