Lin Xiaoyu calmed down a little after listening to my words, "It's not that I haven't thought about what you said. Before my grandma left home, she told grandpa all the secrets about the Meng family. The reason why she was so determined to find Faqiu Yin is all because of..."
"Because she didn't want to see Faqiu Tianguan destroyed in her own hands." Lin Xiaoyu choked up.
"How do you say this?" I asked.
"Do you know why my grandma married into the Lin family?" Lin Xiaoyu asked.
I shook my head. She replied rather self-deprecatingly: "Because when the Meng family reached my grandma's generation, there were no more male members. She is the last bloodline of the Meng family. To a certain extent, it is the end of the world for Faqiu Tianguan to be in her hands." It has been lost. But she had a strong nature and was unwilling to let Qiumen disappear, so she decided to take a risk. Even though she knew that there was only one key and there was little hope, she still took the risk personally, and finally died with hatred. "
I sighed: "I didn't expect that behind the story, the truth turned out to be like this..."
"There's something I don't know if I should ask." I said.
"You can ask." Lin Xiaoyu smiled, "Since you want to ask, why hold back."
"Then let me ask, you said you don't know what treasure is hidden in "The Picture of the King Sending His Son", then your grandma didn't tell your grandpa back then? Or does she actually not know it at all?"
Lin Xiaoyu shook her head, "My grandma told my grandpa the secret of the Meng family, and my grandpa told my dad, but after my grandma had an accident, the picture disappeared. According to my dad, my grandma also didn't I don’t know what kind of treasure is hidden in the picture.”
I nodded thoughtfully, "It seems that the second half of the silk book that was cut out should contain the secret of the picture of the king sending his son. The Guizhou Taoist priest probably designed it carefully for the treasure. This scam.”
"Silk book? What silk book? What are you talking about?" Lin Xiaoyu asked.
"Oh, it's nothing, I, I was just mumbling." I came back to my senses and hurriedly explained: "That's what I thought. I guess the treasure hidden in this picture of the king sending a son is what Meng Xing planned to keep. It was for himself to enjoy after he was reborn, so he had no intention of revealing it to his sons. Even if he did not survive, this secret would go underground with him and make him the richest man in the underworld."
Lin Xiaoyu chuckled, "You are so funny, but what you said is not impossible. Otherwise, how can you explain that even my grandma doesn't know the secret in the picture? Moreover, for thousands of years, the picture of the king sending his son has always been In the hands of the Meng family, the other six families fought bloody battles to compete for the key of Canglong Qisu, but they did not covet this map, which fully shows that they do not know the secret of the map."
I nodded, "That makes sense. It seems that this is probably the truth."
"Come on, you just said that we are not qualified to evaluate history. You don't know what the truth was back then. How can you be sure?"
I smiled and said: "I'm really not sure, but I boldly assume that if I were Meng Xing and made such an arrangement, in addition to considering my future glory and wealth after rebirth, I would also have to consider the uncertainty. And Based on this uncertainty, my arrangement must take into account the long-term unity of the family. Since ancient times, whether it is princes, generals or ordinary people, the inheritance system has been the eldest son, so the successor must be Meng Changfeng. And the king who I value most The gift of Zi Tu to him may be some kind of token, and we don't even rule out that he actually left a suicide note back then, but it's a pity that none of this stopped the other six sons from their ambition to usurp power."
"In addition, there is another point that can confirm my hypothesis from the side."
"Which point?" Lin Xiaoyu asked.
"In the era of the family world, there was another system that matched the eldest son inheritance system, and that was the enfeoffment system. Although Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty later implemented the favor order, the tradition of reusing vassal kings within the family has never changed. Meng Xing The reason why he did not pass the Canglong Qisu Key to Meng Changfeng, but to his six sons, I think his original intention was that he hoped that these sons could assist Meng Changfeng well in the future. Brothers working together can be as powerful as gold. On this point, I'm afraid they They all know it, they are just pretending to be confused for their own selfish desires."
Lin Xiaoyu said: "Looking at the seriousness of what you said, I thought you were really Meng Xing. But even if what you said is correct, so what?"
"Yes, so what can we do? If the seven sons of the Meng family knew that the key to the Seven Canglongs, which they had been fighting for for more than a thousand years, was finally gathered by an outsider, would they be so angry that they would jump out of the coffin? ?”
Lin Xiaoyu glanced at me and said, "Hey, can you stop making fun of your ancestors? After all, they can be considered my ancestors."
"Sorry, what I said was wrong. I apologize to you."
"Forget it, it's all over. Besides, what you said is also true."
"So, is it time to tell the story of you and Yan Yunshu?"
Lin Xiaoyu was stunned and asked, "What kind of story do I think there is between her and me?"
"It's hard to say. Anyway, I think besides being her niece-in-law-to-be, there should be other connections?" I half-joked.
Lin Xiaoyu smiled slightly, "You don't have to beat around the bush, don't you just want to say that I cheated on you?"
I shook my head, "That's not true. I admit that the you I see today is very different from the Lin Xiaoyu I knew before, but I don't think you are cheating. Everyone has two One face is your true self, and the other is a mask to protect yourself. We are all adults and can understand it. What's more, the fact that you came to me today shows your sincerity."
Lin Xiaoyu shrugged and said with a smile: "Thank you for being so understanding. Seeing that you are so open-minded, I suddenly feel no guilt anymore."
"That can't be done. Since you've come here, I won't let you go so easily if you don't speak clearly."
Lin Xiaoyu put away her smile and said: "Okay, I have to admit, I did lie to you. In fact, the me you saw before was not my true appearance, that simple, naive, inexperienced, and ignorant person. I pretended to be Lin Xiaoyu. I, actually, should be quite sinister."
I smiled, "Okay, I have to admit that your acting skills are indeed good, and you deceived me quite miserably. But -" I paused, "Yan Yunshu was probably also miserably deceived by you. "
Lin Xiaoyu smiled, and it was obvious that she was relieved, "I didn't mean to lie to you, my purpose was just to confuse her."
"I have thought of this now." I nodded, "Before, I always wondered why Yan Yunshu was so concerned about "The Picture of the King Sending His Son" and why she took you to the Medicine Corpse Tomb. Now it seems , all this should be related to Meng Xing."
Lin Xiaoyu said: "Actually, after my grandma married into the Lin family, our family has always had a good relationship with the Yan family, and can even be said to be close friends. My father and Yan Yunshu also have a good personal relationship. But since my grandma passed away, The Yan family has been secretly inquiring about the "Picture of the King Sending His Son". Although they have always claimed to love this cultural relic, I have always suspected that they have ulterior motives. Even the huge debt was carefully designed by them for the purpose of Let us hand over the "Picture of the King Sending His Son"."
"Then what happened next? Last time you said you were running away from your marriage. What happened?"
"Escape from marriage is actually my disguise. Yan Yunshu is extremely suspicious. In order to make Yan Yunshu completely believe in my innocent persona, I can only do this." Lin Xiaoyu explained, "A person who has the courage to escape from marriage, The woman who blatantly went around to buy Wu Daozi's "Picture of the King Sending His Son," no one would believe that she was a very scheming person."
I smiled and said: "Indeed, I was deceived by you. I thought you were really a rich lady who is harmless to humans and animals. But I never thought that the rich lady is real and harmless to humans and animals. It was just my wishful thinking. .”
"At that time, the Yan family forced my father to repay the debt. My father had no choice but to fulfill the terms of the contract and repay the debt with the marriage of the two families. He could not agree to the marriage. But I understand that Yan Yunshu's move was still for "The King Sends a Child" "Picture", I wanted to see if this picture was in my family's possession. So I took advantage of the scheme and ran away from the marriage privately, regardless of the reputation of the two families. I also went around to buy "The Picture of the King Sending His Son" in an attempt to use the painting to pay off the debt. In the end, this reckless behavior... It made Yan Yunshu believe that I was just a girl who didn't understand anything, and she really no longer expected to get the "Picture of the King's Delivering a Child" from me."
"Then how do you conclude that Yan Yunshu will definitely make the next move?"
"Because the fish bit the hook." Lin Xiaoyu said with a smile, "When Mu Yunhe came to me, I concluded that Yan Yunshu would definitely have a next plan. And when Lao Mu asked me to come to you, I naturally I know you played a vital role in her plan."
I laughed at myself, "Haha, thank you for thinking so highly of me and treating me as a key figure. In fact, I am just a tool who is kept in the dark and is used by each of you."
"Some people say they are open-minded, but it seems they are still grudges in their hearts." Lin Xiaoyu said with a smile.
"No, I'm not an open-minded person. My heart is full of holes. It almost hurts to death."
"Young poor man!" Lin Xiaoyu smiled and pushed me, "I didn't know you were so good at pretending! You obviously only have half a bucket of water, but you still want to pretend to be a big-tailed wolf. You are not a dragon-hunting Taibao. Without my quick wit, you would have died eight hundred times a long time ago."
"Hahaha."
After saying that, we both laughed in unison. While joking with each other, the original barriers were gradually eliminated.
"No kidding, let's be serious, what did you find out?" I asked.
"Don't you know everything about what happened after this? What else can I say?" Lin Xiaoyu gave up.
I was so anxious, "No, it's already now, what else can't be said frankly? If I already know everything, do I still need to ask you?"
