"Ke'er, don't let her deceive you!" Su Cheng rushed over on his hands and knees. There was a red and swollen palm print on the left side of his face, looking more and more like a pig's head. "She copied this poem. !”
Luo Kou looked at Su Chengxian, his eyes filled with expectation again.
The Luo clan also expressed doubts:
"Mrs. Lin, how can you prove that this is a love poem sent to you by Mr. Su?"
Lin Sui'an held up the diary and said, "The date is clearly recorded on it."
Su Cheng's face turned pale at first, "You must have copied the love poem I gave to Kerr first, and then forged the diary! You really have the most vicious heart of a woman! You actually came up with such a despicable and shameless trick to break up Kerr and me!"
"Whether it's a forgery or not, you can tell at a glance." Meng Manti said, "Ms. Lin, can I borrow your diary to take a look?"
Lin Sui'an was a little hesitant. After all, this diary was the privacy of the original owner and was not suitable for public circulation.
"She doesn't dare! There must be a ghost in this daily record!" Su Cheng shouted first.
Lin Sui'an: "..."
This person really knew the nature of the original owner. If the original owner were here, he would definitely not want to reveal his daughter's thoughts in the diary to the public. This would be too shameful for the woman.
The Luo clan members taunted:
"This kind of village woman is really despicable!"
"To use such sinister tactics to ruin the marriage between my Luo family and the Su family, you must be punished!"
"Master, you are such a snake-hearted woman, why don't you drive her out quickly!"
"Get out!"
"Get out!"
For a moment, the hall was full of shouts and curses. Su Cheng first straightened his clothes, then put on the animal skin of his coat, cupped his fists towards Luo Shichuan and said, "Master Luo, Su's heart for Kou'er can be learned from the heaven and earth. It's decided." The love poem was written by Su with all his heart and soul, I hope the owner of the family can understand it clearly!"
"Master, there must be something fishy about this matter. It affects Kou'er's life. We can't just listen to Su Cheng's one-sided words. We also hope that the master will be cautious." Meng Man said anxiously.
Luo Shichuan frowned and pondered for a moment, "Kuer, what do you think?"
Luo Kou Yingying looked at Su Chengxian and pursed her lips, "I, I don't know..."
Luo Shichuan sighed.
Luo Kou clenched the handkerchief tightly and burst into tears.
Lin Sui'an felt a dull pain in his chest, and he couldn't help but think of the last words in the original owner's diary.
[...It's sad that the young lady of the Luo family was so affectionate, but she was also deceived by Su Zhu. Thinking about it again and again, she felt very sad and angry...]
If it was a girl from the Luo family, the original owner probably wouldn't mind. Thinking of this, Lin Sui'an gently patted Luo Kou's hand.
Su Cheng first wanted to rush forward, but then remembered the big slap on his face, took two steps back and shouted: "Ke'er, you must not accept the instigation of this insidious and vicious woman!"
Lin Sui'an Quan turned a deaf ear to the barking of the dog, stuffed Rilu into Luo Kou's arms, and said, "You can judge for yourself whether what I said is true or false."
Luo Kou looked surprised and glanced at Luo Shichuan, who nodded slightly. Luo Kou showed determination, put away the diary and left quickly. Su Chengxian wanted to chase him out, but was stopped by the cold-faced Meng Man.
Su Cheng first pushed Meng Man away fiercely, "Master Luo, what do you mean?! Would you rather believe a village woman than Su?!"
Luo Shichuan's expression was calm, "If Mr. Su has a clear conscience, what's the harm in letting Kou'er see the diary?"
Su Cheng's voice was fierce: "Master Luo, our Su family has never suffered such a shame and humiliation!"
When the Luo clan members heard this, their expressions changed and they all said:
"Master, this is indeed inappropriate!"
"Su Langjun is a member of a high-ranking noble family. Our Luo family is so negligent. If word spreads, I'm afraid it will damage the Luo family's reputation!"
"If the facts are true as Young Master Su said, Luo is willing to bear the burden of apology." Luo Shichuan stood up and said, "But until the facts are revealed, I hope that Young Master Su will not see my daughter again."
*
Lin Sui'an sat in the inner hall of the Luo family, constantly moving the center of gravity of his hips left and right to relieve the numbness in his legs.
This inner hall is very spacious, with an area of at least 200 square meters. The entire house is built on a masonry platform, with a floor height of more than four meters. It has large windows and doors. The most detailed thing is the carved window lattice, with flowers, birds, fish and insects lifelike. The inside The semi-transparent window paper can not only block the wind but also transmit light. Combined with the changes of light and shadow, it has a hazy artistic feeling.
There is a partition on the east side, followed by the bedroom. It is not convenient for Lin Sui'an to take a closer look. There are three screens on the north side. They are made of wood and paper and still have no patterns. It seems that the Luo family likes light and elegant style. Behind the screen is a wall of bookshelves, filled with books, slips, and albums. The bottom layer is piled with bundles of leather ropes of different thicknesses.
On the outside of the screen is a wide, collapsed table with several tables placed on it. Complicated tea utensils are neatly arranged on it. Water is boiled in a clay stove over low heat, and the water is steaming.
Lin Sui'an noticed that there was a three-legged arc-shaped low frame next to the seat. He also observed Luo Shichuan's sitting posture and judged that this thing could be used to rest his arms on it and lean on it. It should be called "Pingji". Although it is much more comfortable than sitting on your knees, it is still far inferior to chairs and sofas.
Luo Shichuan poured a bowl of tea for Lin Sui'an slowly, "Ms. Lin, please."
The tea was green, sticky, and filled with inexplicable fine bubbles. Lin Sui'an took a sip, and the bitter taste hit his forehead. Emma, it tasted terrible.
Luo Shichuan: "Luo sent someone to Xuanyuan County a month ago, and there will be a call back soon."
It turns out that Uncle Luo has long disliked Su Cheng, and today he was just looking for an opportunity to deal with the scumbag.
Lin Sui'an took the opportunity to put down the tea bowl and said seriously, "The head of the Luo family is a sensible person."
Luo Shichuan shook his head: "Luo is just self-aware. The Su family in Suizhou is one of the five surnames and seven sects. It has a prominent lintel. Even if it has declined slightly in recent years, it is definitely not something that ordinary people and merchants like us can match. Everyone in the clan is dazzled by the reputation of the Su family." He was dazzled by his eyes, greedy for profit, and lost his moral integrity. As the head of the family, Luo is really ashamed."
Lin Sui'an: "The head of the Luo family suspects that Su Chengxian's identity is fraudulent?"
"Young Master Su does indeed carry a token of the Su family. I have also checked his past records, and they cannot be false. It's just that-" Luo Shichuan said, "The genealogy of the noble family is huge and complicated, with many direct and collateral descendants, and their statuses are different. During this period, I’m afraid only they themselves know how to distinguish them.”
Uncle Luo's words were too tactful. Judging from the way Su Cheng behaved in the first place, he was probably just a leftover member of the gentry, unable to serve at the table. At most, he could only fool the common people into dreaming of nobility.
Lin Sui'an thought about it, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, which made his facial features almost misaligned again.
Luo Shichuan calmly changed a new tea bowl, poured water into it and sent it to Lin Sui'an.
"Why did the Lin family want to give the diary to their daughter?"
Lin Sui'an took a sip of boiled water, and her taste buds finally came back to life. "She and I are both women, and we can't bear for her to be deceived by villains and miss her life."
Luo Shichuan was silent for a long time and said: "Ms. Lin is righteous and worthy of being the Lord of Qianjing."
Lin Sui'an was shocked: "Master Luo knows Qian Jing?!"
Luo Shichuan nodded, got up, went behind the screen to get a roll of bamboo slips, and carefully unfolded it. The bamboo slips were badly damaged, and there were burn marks on the edges. Even though they were re-strung with leather ropes, they still looked shaky.
"I love restoring ancient books. I got this book from Commander Yiyin (Note). Its origin is unknown. It records many famous ancient artifacts, most of which have disappeared from the world," Luo Shichuan pointed to it. Yili said, "There are records of Qianjing here."
Lin Sui'an squinted his eyes and stared at the small seal characters on the bamboo slips that were missing arms and legs. He had a bad feeling.
【mouth mouth monster mouth auspicious mouth mouth calamity mouth mouth mouth a ray of light crack mouth mouth mouth... a thousand clean mouth mouth mouth of fierce swords, mouth mouth ghost mouth mouth, tired of winning mouth mouth, green washed mouth mouth, sharp mouth mouth mouth... mouth mouth thousand kinds of mouth mouth... …The monsters cut their mouths and clean their mouths...]
In short, this knife is unlucky.
Lin Sui'an suddenly felt that Qian Jing hanging around his waist was a little hot.
"So that's it, all kinds of evil spirits can be purified," Luo Shichuan nodded, "It's called Thousand Purifications."
Lin Sui'an: "..."
Uncle Luo, your reading comprehension level is really amazing.
Luo Shichuan carefully put the bamboo slips into the cloth bag and pushed them in front of Lin Sui'an. "This book right is given to Madam Lin as a thank you gift. I hope you won't refuse."
Lin Sui'an was flattered and said, "Thank you!"
Oh haha, add one to the key props.
Luo Shichuan sighed again, as if he had been sighing since he entered the room, "Ms. Lin is able to control such magical weapons at a young age, but on the other hand, Kerr——"
Lin Sui'an got the benefit, so he naturally wanted to flatter him: "Su Cheng is very scheming and has a sweet tongue and a sword. Miss Kerr is still young, so it's not surprising that she doesn't know people well. However, Miss Kerr is a blessed person. With Master Luo and Meng My brother will check it for her, and there will definitely be a good relationship from now on."
"I'm still young, so I can't recognize people well..." Luo Shichuan looked out the window, "I thought that my ability to recognize people has nothing to do with age..."
Lin Sui'an followed his gaze and saw an osmanthus tree standing tall in the courtyard. A few buds had just emerged from the tree, and he could already smell a faint sweet fragrance. Lin Sui'an lived in the north before crossing over, and it was rare to see osmanthus trees. He couldn't help but feel a little intoxicated by the fragrance. He didn't know how intoxicating it was when the trees were full of flowers.
"This tree was planted when Kerr was born. When Kerr was four years old, he couldn't speak clearly when he first arrived at Luo's house. In the blink of an eye, fourteen days of cold and summer had passed. It really was a fleeting moment." Luo Shichuan said with kind eyes, "Kerr When she was enlightened, I taught her to recite the Thousand-Character Essay under this tree. When she couldn't recite it, she secretly looked at Man'er, and Man'er helped her every time. They were childhood sweethearts, and I still remember that year. On the full moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the osmanthus trees were in full bloom and the fragrance was fragrant. With two little clay faces on their faces, Kerr and Maner gave me the tea cauldron that they had hidden for several days. The tea that night was so fragrant..."
It becomes even more fragrant when paired with sweet-scented osmanthus cake. Lin Sui'an thought.
Luo Shichuan: "If Mrs. Lin doesn't give up, how about coming to enjoy the moon together on the Mid-Autumn Festival? I guess everything will be over by then."
Lin Sui'an smiled and clasped his fists: "It's disrespectful. It's just——"
"only?"
"Master Luo, don't forget the twelve pigs you gave me."
Luo Shichuan laughed out loud, his eyebrows stretched and his pupils clear.
This was the first time Lin Sui'an saw Luo Shichuan smile, and it was also the last time.
*
The head of the Luo family kept his word. Three days later, as soon as the servants of the Luo family delivered lunch, Meng Man delivered six guan of money - a genuine six guan of money, one hundred wen per string, a full sixty strings, dozens of coins. It was packed in a leather pocket, and the wooden case creaked and swayed from the impact.
Lin Sui'an: "Don't you have any banknotes or payment?"
Meng Man: "What is a banknote handover?"
"..."
Lin Sui'an calmed down and decided to finish the noon meal first. The reason why it is called noon meal is because there are only two meals a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. The morning meal is called "noon meal" and is the staple food. Corn is called "evening meal" in the afternoon. Rice is the staple food, and sometimes pasta. Vegetables and meats are divided into rations. This is probably a dining habit caused by the insufficient food production in this world.
In addition, Lin Sui'an only found some superficial information about this world. This is a parallel fictional era similar to the mixture of Sui and Tang Dynasties. The royal family is the Xuanyuan family, and the country has been prosperous for more than 300 years. The country's name also happens to be The Tang Dynasty is already the tenth emperor of the Tang Dynasty, with the reign name of Xuan Feng. Apart from the royal family, the most noble people in the country are the powerful gentry known as the Five Surnames and Seven Sects. The Su family, where Su Cheng is located, is the worst-off among them. It is said that he is more than thirty years old. No one has served as an official in the court for many years, and they are on the verge of decline. But even so, the noble blood of the nobles is something that ordinary people cannot match.
"The Luo family are still trying to persuade the Luo family head to marry the Su family?" Lin Sui'an asked.
Meng Man nodded solemnly, "The gentry attaches great importance to bloodline. Except for the maverick Yangduhua clan, no one of the seven sects is willing to marry anyone other than the fifth surname. In the past few years, the Su clan has declined, so we have no choice but to agree to marry his descendants." No one in the Luo clan is willing to give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get married with a foreign surname."
Lin Sui'an: "..."
It sounds like Su is selling breeding/pig.
"The servant who went to Xuanyuan County to investigate will be back tonight. If nothing happens, tomorrow -" Meng Man said this, paused, clasped his fists and said, "I misunderstood Mrs. Lin before, I'm sorry."
Lin Sui'an: "Huh?"
Meng Man: "When Mrs. Lin signed the divorce letter, I thought Mrs. Lin had forgotten our agreement, and I was a little annoyed. But I didn't expect that Mrs. Lin had already made up her mind. I am really ashamed."
Agreement? What agreement? !
Lin Sui'an was so anxious that he scratched his heart, but he didn't dare to show any of his face, so he could only slap in his mouth: "It doesn't matter."
Meng Man looked slightly embarrassed.
Lin Sui'an: Don't make such an expression, I'm under a lot of pressure!
"Um -" Lin Sui'an scratched his forehead, "How are you, Miss Luo, these days?"
Meng Man looked lonely, "I haven't gone out for three days and haven't seen anyone."
Lin Sui'an: "Have you eaten?"
Meng Man: "What?"
"Did she eat well?"
"...Although I ate very little, I still used some of the food and tea that were sent to me."
Lin Sui'an nodded, "It's not a big problem if you can eat."
"..."
Lin Sui'an picked up the tea bowl and asked tentatively: "I heard from the head of the Luo family that you and Miss Luo were childhood sweethearts..."
This sentence had a magical effect. Meng Man's face turned red and turned into a monkey's butt, and he was so nervous that he almost overturned the table.
Lin Sui'an's heart dropped back to his stomach.
Meng Man really likes Kerr. It seems that the agreement between him and the original owner is probably to hope that the original owner can restore the engagement with Su Chengxian. There is no emotional entanglement between the two.
Very good.
"M-Meng has to go to Dongshi again. First, please say goodbye." Meng Man jumped up in anger.
"Shopping?" Lin Sui'an was overjoyed, "I'll go with you, and there will be a few people to help you."
"Don't bother Mrs. Lin. Tomorrow we have to welcome the leader of the sixth group of Mu's caravan. The comprador has a lot of sundries. We also need to prepare fruits for the Mid-Autumn Festival tonight. Kerr likes dried grapes the most. If the East Market is sold out, we won't be able to buy them. Change, I will accompany Mrs. Lin another day -" Meng Man ran out with a big red face.
Lin Sui'an simply didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
I didn’t expect this kid to be quite thin-skinned.
Wait, he just seemed to say that today is the Mid-Autumn Festival - Lin Sui'an thought for a while, turned out the ancient bamboo slips and read the records about Qianjing carefully, his eyes stopped on a few words.
[The edge of green washing...]
Only these few words were consecutive, but she couldn't think of a clue at all. It would be more appropriate to ask Uncle Luo, the king of reading comprehension tonight.
Lin Sui'an planned like this. She took a leisurely nap and enjoyed the evening meal. When the night fell, she walked out leisurely. She thought about it while walking on the road and found it interesting. It was a bit like her going to an appointment like this. Go on a date with Uncle Luo.
Speaking of which, although Uncle Luo is nearly fifty years old, he is healthy, has a stable temperament, and is quite handsome. He must have been a handsome man when he was young. Compared to her own father——
Lin Sui'an paused and laughed to himself.
If she were to say that the most satisfying thing since time travel was that she would never have anything to do with that person from now on.
The orange halo was like a gauze falling on the instep, and Lin Sui'an suddenly came back to his senses. Only then did he realize that he had reached the inner courtyard. The light from the inner hall penetrated into the courtyard through the window lattice. The shadows of flowers floated, the faint fragrance blew, and the ground was covered with thick paving. There is a thick bamboo mat, green fruits on the table, and a plate of raisins. Reflecting the candlelight, the leaves of the sweet-scented osmanthus are dotted with clusters of bright yellow, which are the buds about to bloom.
The courtyard was quiet, no one was there.
The hair on Lin Sui'an's back stood up. She felt an indescribable atmosphere, as if there was some invisible monster in the courtyard, hiding in the darkness and silently staring at her.
Lin Sui'an held Qianjing tightly, stepped forward quietly, and listened carefully to the movement around him. There was no wind, no sound, no insects, only the rustling of the soles of his shoes across the grass.
Suddenly, the light in Luo Shichuan's window went out, and the whole yard fell into darkness. I don't know when the sky was covered with thick clouds, covering the moon.
"Master Luo?" Lin Sui'an walked to the door and knocked lightly on the door panel. The door creaked open. Lin Sui'an took half a step back and hesitated for a moment.
As the saying goes, don't chase poor criminals and don't enter dark rooms. Something doesn't feel right here!
At this moment, there was a faint sound of suppressed breathing from the crack in the door, which sounded like Luo Shichuan.
Lin Sui suddenly remembered the popular science news he had seen before. If middle-aged and elderly people accidentally fall down, they are often unable to get up on their own. If not handled properly, their lives may be endangered. He immediately opened the door and rushed in, "Master Luo, are you okay?"
At this moment, Lin Sui'an smelled an astringent smell, which was as thin as microorganisms floating in the pond. He was caught off guard and applied it to his bare skin, and something seemed to surge out of his body. She and this smell cannibalized and bit each other, and there was a sharp roar in her ears. The muscles in her whole body seemed to be cursed and stiff as stone - as if this body suddenly escaped her control and turned into a corpse again -
At this moment, there was a sharp pain at the base of the back of her neck - that weird feeling of losing control disappeared - Lin Sui'an fell heavily. At the last moment of losing consciousness, she remembered this smell - this The body is very familiar with this smell——
It's human blood.
*
Lin Sui'an was awakened by the fierce banging on the door.
The first scene that caught his eye was the high beams. Lin Sui'an's first reaction was that he had traveled through time again, until he heard Meng Man's shout outside the door.
"Master, Master! Master, are you okay?!"
Lin Sui'an sat up and held the back of his neck. His vision went black for a while, and the back of his head throbbed with pain. He looked around. There was a green brick floor under him. On the left was a bookshelf filled with books. A bunch of thin leather ropes were scattered on the ground. On the right On the side is a three-sided wooden paper screen - this is Luo Shichuan's house.
The memories of last night flooded into his mind like a tide. Lin Sui'an was agitated and secretly sighed that something was wrong. He stood up holding his head and turned to the outside of the screen. A string of bright red blood stains on the chair suddenly pierced his sight.
Lin Sui'an's head buzzed, and his eyes moved involuntarily along the blood stains. The blood circled several cases, showing an arc-shaped path, mixed with bloody footprints, and ended at a pair of blood-stained boot soles. Lin Sui'an's eyes followed the boots. , legs, and body slowly moved up, and saw Luo Shichuan's face. He sat upright on the ground leaning against the inner door panel, with his head tilted to one side and his eyes closed tightly. His face, neck, and hands were all pale. There was a bloody hole in his left chest, half of his body was soaked in blood, and the room was full of fishy stench.
People outside pushed the door with all their strength, causing Luo Shichuan's body to shake. Lin Sui'an suddenly came back to his senses and quickly checked himself. His hands, clothes, and shoes were all clean and without blood, and he quickly scanned the situation inside the house.
All the windows are closed, the window lattice is intact, the window paper is intact, the furnishings in the house are neat, and there are no signs of fighting. There is no obvious damage to the roof. The curtains in the inner room are raised high, and the bed inside can be seen, and the quilts are neatly folded. , a black uniform hung on the hanger, and the blue brick floor was faintly glowing. Except for the circle of blood stains, there was no blood anywhere. The most important thing was that the door behind Luo Shichuan's body had a wrist-thick latch inserted into it. Pushed away hard, Luo Shichuan's body tilted to one side, lying on the ground in a 90-degree sitting position.
The sun poured into the house with moisture and the fragrance of flowers. There was a group of people standing outside the door. The leader was Meng Man, followed by seven or eight servants, and a middle-aged man wearing a black silk shirt. Everyone's expressions were gloomy. distinguish.
Lin Sui'an's body shook violently, and she understood - the secret room, the corpse, the only suspect at the scene - this world turned out to be a real-life script!
*
Note: Commander Yin = tomb robber
