According to Yan Wenkuan's observation, since the last time Yan Yu and Tian Tian quarreled, the two brothers and sisters have become much more harmonious in the past few days.
Originally! Yan Wenkuan thought without humility. Tiantian has been well-behaved, sensible, and extremely intelligent since he was a child. Who wouldn't be able to see the goodness in his daughter?
As for Yan Yu, although his nephew did not grow up nearby, his conduct is naturally upright. Therefore, he was not surprised that the relationship between the brother and sister was becoming increasingly "close".
What surprised him was Qin Zhuen, the son of Princess Xiangning. Although he is an official in other places, he does not know everything about the capital. The name of this biggest gangster in Beijing has been heard by some.
Therefore, when he learned that his nephew Yan Yu had a good relationship with this person, he was still very uneasy at first.
Fortunately, after getting along with him for the past few days, he found that Qin Zhuen was not as absurd and surly as rumored. On the contrary, he treats his elders very gently, respectfully, and politely. He is actually a rare honest child with a kind-hearted, honest and simple nature!
Pure and kind-hearted? Honest and simple?
When this eight-character comment was told to Yan Yu, Yan Yu just nodded solemnly, but secretly he bit his lower lip until it almost bled to hold back the laughter that was about to burst out.
Third Uncle, it doesn’t matter that you are a Buddha yourself, but can’t you think that everyone looks like the Lotus Boy? Qin Zhuen is still honest and honest? Still simple? ! Does a monster like him deserve to use these words?
It's over. His third uncle is seeing the world through Buddha's eyes and is ready to save all sentient beings.
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The twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month is the small year. The "demon" Qin Zhuen was ordered around by the "obedient and sensible" Miss Yan early in the morning. At this time, he and Sun Bo and others were setting up the ancestor worship table.
After all, they had to sacrifice the stove and sweep the dust, so the Yan family courtyard was busy.
Yan Yu, who was "getting closer" to Yan Tian, stood outside the main room with his hands folded, looking at Yan Tian who was busy and Qin Zhuen who was at Yan Tian's command, and couldn't help but feel blocked.
Qin Zhuen indeed never messed around in front of women. Maybe it's because he grew up with his widowed mother. Although he has a perverse temper, he is really tolerant and tolerant towards women.
But even so, he still felt that Qin Zhuen seemed to treat Yan Tian differently from others. Especially after the quarrel between his brother and sister last time, the way this guy looked at Yan Tian seemed to be even more unusual, but he couldn't tell clearly for a moment.
well! Yan Yu sighed and felt that his hair had turned white. Since he has already sent a letter home saying that he will spend the New Year at his third uncle's place, he should just hang out for a few days first. Just wait until after the New Year and quickly take this demon king away.
Qin Zhuen didn't know what Yan Yu was thinking. At this time, he only followed Yan Tian with his eyes. When he heard her order, he immediately rushed forward and hit wherever he pointed. It was better than the dust whisk in Yan Tian's hand. .
Sanshou wanted to step forward several times to help, but was unable to intervene. He couldn't help but curse, could their young master have been possessed by something evil again? I have never seen him love working so much.
Little did he know that Qin Zhuen just liked the busy and lively atmosphere. It seemed that he had returned to ten years ago, and the New Year was celebrated like this at home...
At this moment, in the warm winter sun, dust is floating in the air, glowing with a faint golden glow. Yan Tian frowned, covering his mouth and nose with one hand and dusting the furniture with the other.
The few servants of the Yan family came and went noisily. Several hens in the yard were frightened and ran away in all directions.
The corners of Qin Zhuen's mouth couldn't help but turn up. He thought it was so nice here, full of fireworks and human touch.
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"Miss! Miss! Something new! Something new!"
While everyone was busy, they suddenly saw Xiaozhu running towards Yan Tian with her skirt in hand from outside the door.
"Little...cough cough cough cough..." Xiaozhu gasped and was about to speak, but she managed to avoid being choked to death by the dust that was swept up. She quickly covered her mouth and nose, "Miss, miss, do you know? Something big happened in our city of Luozhou today!"
"What's new? I asked you and Aunt Hu to go shopping for groceries and you didn't come back until half a day ago? Where are the groceries?"
"Cooking? The dishes are at Aunt Hu's place, and Aunt Hu is walking slowly behind... Oops! Miss! What else do you care about the dishes! Do you know? The eldest son of the Ye family in the south of the city is back!"
"What? Who?"
"The Ye family in the south of the city! Your good sister Grandma Jin's husband, Young Master Ye, is back!"
"Nonsense!" Yan Tian frowned and looked at Xiaozhu, "Ye Jinxian has been dead for a month, and I went to express my condolences on the day of the funeral. Why can't you pretend to be dead in broad daylight?"
"What a fake corpse! It's a corpse resurrected!"
As soon as Xiaozhu said this, the Yan family courtyard immediately fell silent, and everyone stopped what they were doing and turned to look at her.
"Borrowing a corpse to bring the soul back to life?" Qin Zhuen is a person who loves to join in the fun. When he heard this, he immediately came over and said, "Is there such a thing?"
When Yan Yu saw him approaching, alarm bells rang in his heart, and he quickly followed him and stood between him and Yan Tian.
"Bringing a corpse back to life?" Yan Tian looked at Xiaozhu in surprise, "What's going on? Please tell me!"
When Xiaozhu saw Yan Tian asking her, her interest immediately rose. She hurriedly cleared her throat and talked about the new things she had just heard from the market.
It turns out that there was a wealthy family named Ye in Luozhou City. They were well off and their ancestors had served as officials in the early years. Now, in this generation, all the sons have died, leaving only an only son named Ye Jinxian.
Young Master Ye has been loved in every way since he was a child. When he was eighteen years old, he married young lady Jin from the local Jin Jiaoyu family.
This Jin family comes from a scholarly family, and is born like a flower. She has the same temperament as Yan Tian, and they have been close friends for many years.
The Ye and Jin families are considered to be well-matched, with a talented man and a good-looking daughter. When the two got married at the beginning of this year, Yan Tian even rushed to do Jin's makeup and drank their wedding wine.
It's just that things are unpredictable, and before a good year has passed, Young Master Ye suddenly fell ill and died suddenly last month. Grandma Ye, a good young woman, became a widow in this way.
Xiaozhu was talking about Ye Jinxian, the young master who had been dead for a month.
Today, before daybreak at Yinshi, someone suddenly banged on the door of Ye's house. A rough man in his twenties or seventies knelt at the door and cried loudly, shouting, "Father, mother, daughter-in-law, I'm back."
"Miss, you don't know." Xiaozhu's face flushed with excitement when she talked about this. "The 'new Ye Jinxian' looks much worse than the 'old' one! I heard Mrs. Liu, who sells tea in the market, say, that's The new one is short and thick, with big hands and feet. The hands are covered with calluses. It looks like it is used to doing rough work.
"My appearance is not that good either. His skin is dark, he has small mouse eyes, and a big rosy nose. But Qi Ju Qi's behavior is exactly the same as Ye Jinxian's before he was alive.
"The two elders of the Ye family didn't believe in 'bringing a corpse back to life'. At first they thought it was a scammer who knew their son had just died and came here to defraud him.
"But who would have thought that that person not only behaved the same as Ye Jinxian, but also explained clearly his habits and experiences from childhood to adulthood.
"What's even more amazing is that this man looks like a rough man, but he is actually as literate as Ye Jinxian. Although Young Master Ye's reading is average, after studying for so many years, his knowledge is definitely not that of a rough man. I can fake it.
"The two elders of the Ye family were interrogated from Yinshi to Chenshi. For four whole hours, the man answered fluently without any flaws. If it weren't for the resurrection of a dead body, which unrelated stranger could explain it so clearly? The old couple were completely convinced and hugged each other. The man was crying and laughing like crazy. Madam Ye barely managed to hold back her tears.
"According to 'Ye Jinxian', he woke up a month ago in a ruined temple in the wilderness hundreds of miles away. He doesn't even know who the original owner of this body is.
"I just remember that when I died, I heard the cries of my parents and wife in my ears. Then my eyes suddenly lit up, and I couldn't see clearly what it was. I just felt that there was a white light leading him forward. And the crying in my ears gradually Feeling weak, I felt relieved.
"Later, he didn't know how long he walked, but he didn't feel tired. Suddenly he felt someone pushing him behind him. He seemed to have stumbled. When he opened his eyes again, he found that he had turned into a rough man, alone. Lying in a ruined temple in a deserted mountain.
"He said that he didn't know why this rough man was lying alone in the ruined temple in the winter, and he didn't know why he woke up and became this rough man. Anyway, in order to go home, the penniless young master Ye I relied on my memory to ask for food all the way back."
As soon as Xiaozhu finished speaking, the servants in the Yan family courtyard immediately started talking about it.
"Amitabha! Is such a thing really possible?" The cook was the first to recite the Buddha's name, "This is a great blessing from God."
"Isn't it?" Aunt Hu, who had just walked in with a vegetable basket, immediately took over what the cook said, "These are all blessings from Mr. Ye and his wife's daily good deeds. That's what Ma Daopo said.
"On my way back just now, I saw her going to Ye's house. She said she was going to recite the Soul-Calming Sutra for Young Master Ye. She also said that Young Master Ye was able to 'repay the sun with a dead body' this time, all thanks to Mr. Ye and his wife. She is a devout believer in God and worships an ever-bright lantern as big as a bowl of sea at her place. In addition, her family is always kind and charitable and has accumulated good moral character. This is why the Lord of Hell was moved and released Young Master Ye back to Yangshou. "
"Is this really happening?" Qin Zhu'en was surprised. He raised his eyebrows at Yan Yu with a half-smile, but he didn't quite believe it.
"There is karma and retribution in past and present lives." Yan Yu didn't reject it because his mother, Mrs. Marquis Ding'an, believed in Buddhism and had heard many stories like this since he was a child.
"Perhaps this is really a blessing for the Ye family. If so, if such a good-hearted family has such an unexpected encounter, it can be reported to the court as the third uncle's local political achievements. The emperor has not been trying to promote Buddhism and Taoism recently. To educate the people to be good? Isn’t this just an example?”
Unlike the cook and others, Aunt Hu was a local helper hired by the Yan family. She and Uncle Sun were both born in the Hou family and had quite a lot of experience. Therefore, she immediately became happy when she heard Yan Yu's words:
"Oh! That's good for catching up. Wouldn't our master have made another political achievement in this way? The second young master is still smart and can come up with ideas. If this happens to us ordinary people, we just listen and enjoy it."
After Aunt Hu finished speaking, the servants immediately followed her and laughed. Then the cook stepped forward to take the vegetable basket, and they went to the kitchen together. Everyone is busy again. Just as Aunt Hu said, the Ye family's incident was just treated as a fresh anecdote, discussed and sighed, and then thrown away.
However, Yan Tian didn't seem to think so. Qin Zhuen noticed that she had been silent since Xiaozhu told this story, as if she was deep in thought.
"Eldest sister?" Qin Zhuen called her across Yan Yu, his peach blossom eyes twinkling like stars, "What are you thinking about? Do you think there is something fishy about this matter?"
Yan Yu also turned to look at Yan Tian and said, "What's so strange about this? The allusion of 'borrowing a corpse to bring back the soul' has not happened before. Isn't Tieguai Li, one of the 'Eight Immortals', Li Xuan borrowing the corpse of a beggar on the roadside to return the soul?" The soul? Although this is a strange encounter, it is not impossible."
"Brother Qin, what do you think?" Yan Tian raised his eyes and looked at Qin Zhuen after hearing Yan Yu's words. In the past two days, she had a vague feeling that the son of the eldest princess did not seem like an ordinary man she usually saw, and some of his thoughts and perceptions seemed to be secretly consistent with her deviant self. He could understand what she said, and she could understand what he meant. This is amazing.
Somehow, when Yan Tian's black grape-like eyes looked at him so carefully, Qin Zhuen's heart suddenly skipped a beat. He couldn't help but feel his face heat up, lowered his head and touched his nose: "I've never been very I believe in this theory of ghosts and gods. My mother doesn’t believe it. She..." Qin Zhuen did not continue.
His mother once said that if there really were ghosts and gods in this world, based on what she had done, she would have been torn into pieces by hundreds of ghosts.
"I don't believe it either." Yan Tian was not curious about what he said next, but agreed softly. Then he turned to look at Xiaozhu and ordered in an urgent tone, "Go to Ye Mansion with Uncle Sun now and bring Huijuan right away!"
"Going to pick up Grandma Jin?" Xiaozhu was confused. "Young Master Ye has just returned home, and the young couple is having a reunion. If I don't have a legitimate reason to pick her up, the Ye family will not let her go."
"Reason?" Yan Tian frowned.
"Tiantian, how are you busy here?" At this moment, Yan Wenkuan came out of the study with a tea bowl.
Since his study room contains files and documents, it is always left unattended and only managed by himself or Yan Tian. He had just finished tidying up and came out with a tea bowl to take a drink of water.
As soon as she saw her father, Yan Tian's eyes immediately lit up and she immediately smiled.
"Xiao Zhu, when you go to the Ye family, tell me that my father is anxious for me to get married and has already sent someone to pick up my cousin from the Tian family. I am in a hurry to embroider my wedding dress! It will be done after the new year! So I specially asked Huijuan to come and help me. , help me embroider my wedding dress!"
"What?!" Qin Zhuen and Yan Yuru heard the thunder and shouted in unison.
"Pfft!" Yan Wenkuan spit out a sip of tea.
