By the way, it is the coldest when the spring snow melts, and now it is getting colder in the middle of the night. Even while exercising, the servant who was almost freezing saw a shrine in front of him and immediately reported to the carriage: "Madam, Miss, there is a shrine in front of you, is it there?" Rest here? It’s not far from Linhua County. It’s not time to open the city gate yet. If you rush there, you have to wait at the city gate. "
"Then go and see if there is an owner in the shrine. If there is, ask if you can come in and rest." A female voice sounded from the carriage. Although it was deliberately calm, the steward's heart was still shaken.
He hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to look at the jade hand lifting the curtain, and responded: "Yes, madam."
"Hold on, let Xingzhu ask." I don't know why the people inside suddenly changed their minds, and then a maid came out of the carriage. Although she was a maid, and she was still young, her features were picturesque, especially a pair of bright eyes, which had some unintended Meiyi, who was given the surname Hu by the master, is the wife's eldest maid Hu Xingzhu.
The steward was promoted not long ago. Although I don’t understand why the wife of the second wife of the Hu family dares to use such a beautiful maid. After all, the hostess generally does not like this color, but I am a servant, and I am not as good as the other wife and the wife. Get closer, don’t dare to show anything, and still have to smile with you.
Hu Xingzhu acted quickly and went directly to knock on the door. Su Ziji heard it from inside and asked, "Who is it?"
When Hu Xingzhu saw the young man studying beside the bonfire turning around, looking very heroic, her face suddenly turned red and she made a curtsy: "We are relatives of the Hu family. We came here in a hurry. The city gate is not open, and there is wind and snow. I don't know. Can you come in and take a rest to avoid the snow?”
It was rare to see someone traveling overnight. Su Ziji looked at her a few more times, and the maid's face turned even redder.
"Come in, it's a temple, and I'm staying here too." Su Ziji replied.
Hu Xingzhu went back to report to his wife, and the voice came from the carriage again: "Then go and have a rest."
The carriage drove slowly over and formed a circle in the open space at the entrance of the shrine. A few entered the main hall of the shrine, while most took shelter from the wind and snow in the side rooms. A female guard watched Su Ziji warily. He was young, handsome, and a scholar—highly dangerous. !
Then the women got out of the car. The young women and girls in the middle were all covered with veils, surrounded by several maids and women. They sat far away in the opposite corner to avoid suspicion. They also lit a fire and took out food to bake. When passing by, He recognized the etiquette, looked down, and could smell a faint fragrance.
"Although I don't know the appearance of the two girls, at a glance, I can see that they have a good temperament and a good background. However, this has nothing to do with me. It is better to continue studying and the experience points will be mine."
Thinking like this, Su Ziji started reading aloud again. He didn't notice that both the young woman and the girl suddenly frowned and their noses moved.
"Let all the people in the world dress up in fine clothes to accept the sacrifices. It's as if they are on top of them and on their left and right."
"Shun also had great filial piety! He was a virtuous man, revered as the Son of Heaven, and rich throughout the world. He was worshiped in the ancestral halls of the ancestral gods and protected by his descendants."
After hearing this, the young woman and the girl glanced at a blood stain. Others saw the boiled pheasant and thought it was chicken blood, but they looked at each other and suddenly had a strange look.
Soon, Hu Xingzhu came over with a plate of pastries: "My wife sent me some pastries to express my gratitude. Please don't refuse."
She had a smile on her face, but she was a little surprised in her heart. Her wife and young lady wouldn't be like this. She looked at Su Ziji. Could it be his charm?
Su Ziji didn't know what she was thinking, so he declined. Seeing that the other party insisted on giving it away, he had to accept it, thank him, and continue studying.
Silent for a moment, the young woman closed her eyes and rested in satisfaction. It was enough that she could repay this little karma. She didn't want to have anything to do with this boy.
The girl quietly took out a wooden block and carved it. Su Ziji took a look and saw that it seemed to be a carriage, striving for perfection.
As if aware of Su Ziji's gaze, the girl turned sideways and asked in a low voice: "Are you a scholar?"
"No, I'm just preparing for the county exam. There are still two days left."
The girl looked at the young man for a few times. She did not react like the maid, but just shook her head: "I think you are surrounded by bad luck and will fail the exam."
Su Ziji didn't believe this, but he remembered the words of the wild Taoist priest, and his heart moved, and he deliberately said: "We scholars emphasize that talent and learning can win life, just work hard."
"You may be talented, but your talent is not enough." The girl suddenly felt that she had said too much, so she closed her mouth and stopped talking. Then the young woman opened her eyes and glanced at her: "Is the carving done?"
"Okay, mother."
The group rested for a while and then went out again. As they left, they heard the sound of rattling wheels.
"No, I have to ask what I just meant!" Su Ziji hesitated for a moment, then chased after him.
But what surprised me was that the other party had just rushed out of the temple door. When he ran out of the temple door, the door was empty, not to mention a motorcade, not even a single person.
"That's weird, can you fly?" Su Ziji suddenly felt absurd, turned around and planned to go back, but when he looked again, the temple where he rested just now was gone!
In the wind and snow, there was only a fire still crackling and burning, and there was a book dropped casually on one side, which also fell on the snow.
"Is this a world with ghosts and gods?" Su Ziji looked confused. This kind of thing was simply shocking. He hurriedly picked up the book and looked around, stunned for a long time.
The meat buns are still inside!
Okay, let's just feed the dog and calm down for a while. Su Ziji was stunned for a long time, and his face gradually became gloomy: "If there are ghosts and gods in the world, it is really possible that my family's cemetery was damaged, causing the feng shui to be damaged... ...Damn it, these tomb robbers really kill without a trace."
"According to what the girl said, even if you have bad luck, you can actually suppress it if you have enough talent, but it is higher than normal - but there are only two days until the exam, what should I do?" Su Ziji pondered, Level 3 of the Four Books and Five Classics may not be Insurance!
Gotta think of a solution.
Linhua County·Chengmen
In ancient times, it was usually opened at Mao hour and closed at You hour. When the time came, the city gate slowly opened with a creak, and the gloomy sky began to snow again. Pedestrians hurried in in the biting cold wind, and among them was a group of low-key and luxurious carriages. .
No one saw when they appeared outside the city, and no one noticed the strangeness of this convoy. Occasionally, when someone looked at it, they only felt that the servants escorting the carriage were strong and solemn, and even the horses pulling the carriage were They are all quite strong, and at first glance they are not ordinary people.
The curtains of the carriages fluttered slightly in the morning breeze. Inside one of the carriages, there was a warm fragrance. The interior was luxurious, which was very different from the low-key outside.
Two beautiful figures were sitting quietly in the car. If Su Ziji saw it now, he would definitely recognize that these two people were the women he had seen in the temple before.
At this time, the young woman glanced at the girl, frowned slightly, and asked slightly displeasedly: "What happened to you just now, so talkative?"
When the girl heard this, her hand holding the scroll paused slightly.
In fact, she herself had some doubts. She would never have said those words before. After all, it was a revelation. Although it was only a small matter, it could easily cause trouble for them.
But it’s not easy to explain this to my aunt, lest she have to think too much about it.
"Perhaps seeing his good intentions, I thought I'd give him a few words." Under the veil, the girl looked calm and her voice was cold.
Seeing her like this, the young woman secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The boy was handsome and had an extraordinary temperament. The girl was really moved by him, but it was such a troublesome thing. It was best like this.
But as we were about to arrive at our destination, the young woman had no choice but to take the opportunity to make a few remarks.
"This kind of thing will never happen again. We need to be careful when walking in the world and never be careless."
"If we want to gain a foothold in the world, we all have to use our popularity to cover up our strangeness, so we all show kindness to others, adopt orphans, train them into the Hu family, and blend in."
"Even among the newly moved team, only one or two are clansmen. If they were all clansmen, An Neng would have been found out long ago if he could live in the human world."
"Especially those alchemists who use our clan as their elixir are the most vicious and have very good noses."
"Besides, that boy is not simple either."
"It's not easy for the temple to let him in. Moreover, as I saw correctly, there is human blood on the ground. The blood stains are not dry yet, and the resentful spirits are still lingering. Even if ordinary people can't see or hear, they will still feel it."
"But this man was sitting and reciting, letting his resentment linger, and his voice was clear and clear. If he hadn't killed him, it would have been him, and his posture..." The young woman shook her head. This kind of person is very scary: "Most of them have this kind of attitude. Born by luck, even if it is hostility, you must not be contaminated at this time."
After being repeatedly reminded to act with caution, the girl's cold temperament couldn't help but feel a little bored. It was not the teachings of her elders, but the promise she came to fulfill this time.
"Third Aunt, is the person we were engaged to be really here?" The girl changed the subject.
"Back then, I took the fox as my wife and used the red sandalwood mother-in-law as evidence. One word created cause and effect, which cannot be erased even if it lasts for hundreds of years. Now that half of your red sandalwood mother-in-law has shaken, it must mean that the destined person has fallen." This matter is more important. , the young woman was immediately attracted to her attention.
"Third Aunt, what was the name of the person who took the fox as his wife back then? Why is it that after hundreds of years, there is still such a big cause and effect that deserves such attention from the clan?"
"Can't say."
The young woman seemed to have scruples, as if she was secretly blocking the name. She sighed quietly: "You only need to know that the rosewood diamond is definitely a great opportunity, and it can even trigger the secret of heaven."
"In our Fox clan, generations of people have been cultivating, but they also read people's books and learn people's etiquette, just to cope with this problem." There was indescribable envy and fear in her eyes: "If it had been a few decades earlier, That’s me.”
"We are all envious of your luck. However, as soon as the red sandalwood mother-in-law moves, the destiny will change, or a disaster will occur, which will disturb your heart. You need to be careful... Anyone who comes close to you now is a disciple. Son, there is no need to make excuses."
"As for the Hu family, they are just borrowing it to cover up our family's identity, and we don't go through them for food. Our family has already set up a shop in Linhua County. After entering the city, we first go to the shop to inspect it, and then Go to Hu’s house.”
"I understand, third aunt." The girl listened to the instruction and stopped asking questions. She just held half a piece of rosewood in her sleeves and looked far away.
Outside the car, snowflakes were flying, it was bone-chilling, and the slanting wind and thick snow made the road ahead even more unreal.
"Third aunt has always planned for a rainy day, but I don't know if the Hu family knows what's appropriate?"
As for the young man just now, although there was a little turmoil, it calmed down in an instant.
