To be honest, when he first traveled through time, Lin Sui'an thought that Su Chengxian was pretty good-looking, but now when he saw Su Yiyun, he felt that it was very unpleasant to his eyes. His eyes were slanted and his nose was crooked, especially... The raised corners of the mouth looked like beasts in clothes. Her eyes couldn't help but move to the faces of Hua Yitang and Ling Zhiyan. She saw one was unrivaled in beauty and the other was resolute and upright, and she suddenly realized.
Presumably this is the so-called "it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality".
Su Yiyun's gaze fell lightly on Lin Sui'an's face, "This must be the famous Madam Lin, Mrs. Su and Madam Lin are really close to each other -"
Before he finished speaking, Hua Yitang suddenly stepped forward and quickly shook his small fan to fan Su Yiyun's face. The fragrant wind choked Su Yiyun and made him sneeze twice in a row.
"Ah ah ah, Mr. Su Lang is so cautious that his tongue flashed." Hua Yitang said with a smile.
Su Yiyun took half a step back, her smile stagnated for a moment, then returned to normal, "It's really windy outside. Brother Hua, Brother Ling, and Madam Lin, please come to the banquet. We all really want to meet you three!"
Hua Yitang's eyebrows brightened: "Then Mr. Lao Su will introduce you."
Su Yiyun turned around with a smile and invited Ling Zhiyan to go with him in a very friendly manner. Ling Zhiyan happily agreed with a business smile.
The main entrance of Fan Bajia is connected to the lobby by a suspended solid wood corridor. The outside is landscaped with well-proportioned vegetation, and the light and dark overlap like an ink-dyed picture. The inside is a living waterscape, with stream pebbles sparkling in the moonlight. , a string of small lanterns hung on both sides of the eaves of the courtyard, and the orange hazy light covered Su Yiyun's wide and swaying robe sleeves. Looking at his small body, it was obvious that he was not the murderer of Shan Yuanming, at least he did not do it himself. ——Lin Sui'an looked and looked, and suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu. It seemed that he had followed such a figure before, walking in the long corridor——
"Hmm, cough, cough, cough!" Hua Yitang came over, coughing like an old man, "I have something to ask Jin Ruo."
Lin Sui'an looked sideways: Then why did you go find Jin Ruo and stick next to me?
Jin Ruo: "Hey, I'm here!"
Hua Yitang cleared his throat, "The method you mentioned before to avoid the Jinwu Guards——"
Jin Ruo raised five fingers: "It only costs five thousand gold to follow the path of Jingmen."
Hua Yitang smiled, "If you go to this garden and wander around, you might be able to earn five thousand gold."
Jin Ruo's eyes rolled around, "Really?"
"If there is any unexpected gain, I will pay you another five hundred gold."
"Okay!" Jin Ruo smiled like a mouse who had stolen oil, jumped out of the corridor and got into the bushes. The leaves rustled twice, and he disappeared into the night.
Lin Sui'an was confused when he heard this: "What kind of riddle are you playing?"
"After the Feng family fell, in order to draw a clear line between them and the Feng family, the major yamen in Dongdu quickly changed a large number of official positions, and those who came from poor families were replaced by children of aristocratic families," Hua Yitang said with a smile, "Wan Lin is one of them. one."
Lin Sui'an: "Huh?"
Is there such a saucy operation?
Hua Yitang said with a smile: "Some people say this is a way to stop the boiling water, some people say it is to draw fuel from the bottom of the cauldron, some people say it is to hide one's capabilities and bide one's time. If you ask me, it is really short-sighted."
Fang Ke: "Speak in human language."
Hua Yitang shook his fan and quickened his pace: "I'm just preparing for a rainy day. I just hope I don't have to do any idle work tonight."
Lin Sui'an: "..."
Good guy, this guy's nagging detective occupational disease has struck again.
The sound of silk and bamboo drums could be heard faintly ahead, and a bright light made the night sky dimly shine. Fan Bajia arrived at the main hall.
This is a square pavilion, built on a five-foot-high stone foundation. The building is more than three feet high, with black cornices and red pillars. The space is wide open in all directions, and thick curtains are hung on all sides to protect it from the wind. Taking shelter from the cold, I climbed up the stairs. The hall was brightly lit with candles. There were bright red tables on both sides. There were dishes of wine and food on the tables. Musicians were sitting around, playing the pipa, kong, harp, and harp in unison. Lin Sui'an just glanced at it. Then I was attracted by the scene in the center of the main hall. I saw several men wearing wide robes and long sleeves, waving their arms and dancing to the music. Their dancing postures were awkward, just like a group of waddling penguins. From time to time, they would also shout in time with the music. , high-fiving and stamping their feet.
Lin Sui'an was stunned: What the hell is this? Square dancing in this era?
Su Yiyun clapped his hands and shouted, "Everyone, everyone! The distinguished guest has arrived!"
All the dancers looked over. They were all young men, with their collars open, their faces red from dancing, and dripping with sweat.
"Come, come, let me introduce you to you," Su Yiyun first pulled out a man in green robes from the crowd and said, "This is Bai Ruyi, the thirteenth son of the Bai family in Longxi."
Bai Ruyi looks as her name suggests, tall, thin, fair, and impeccable in manners. "I have met the two gentlemen."
"Su Juro, what do you mean? Why do you introduce him first every time? Could it be that my Bai family in Qingzhou is inferior to the Bai family in Longxi?!" A person shouted to get rid of the crowd. He had a chubby body, a chubby face, and even his eyes. They were all round, wearing purple coats, and wiped the sweat on their faces with a purple handkerchief.
This person is about seven feet tall, wide and fat. The important thing is that the handkerchief and clothes on his hands are all purple. Lin Sui'an and Hua Yitang looked at each other and understood tacitly. It fits the suspect's body shape very well. inference.
Ling Zhiyan stepped forward, "Ling Zhiyan, I wonder if your Excellency is——"
Unexpectedly, the man in purple threw his arm to block Ling Zhiyan aside, and walked straight towards Hua Yitang, his eyes were divided between critical and provocative, "I am Qingzhou Bai Xiang, the number one dandy in Guangdu, and you are Huashiro, the number one dandy in Yangdu? Why? As thin as a chicken?"
Oh? Is this a dude too? ! Lin Sui'an couldn't help but take a few more glances. Although this person was dressed very gorgeously, compared to Hua Yitang's dress, it was obviously a lower level. He only saw "rich" but not "noble", and only "trenched" was missing. "Elegance", especially when this person first ignored Ling Zhiyan and then spoke indifferently to Hua Yitang, further accentuated his nouveau riche temperament.
The dozen or so scholars in the hall all suppressed their laughter and looked at Hua Yitang's expression with disdain.
Hua Yitang calmly clasped his fists, "I have always heard that Qingzhou Bai Sanlang is naive and round as a ball. When I saw him today, he really lived up to his reputation."
Bai Xiang was furious: "You say I look like a dog?!"
Hua Yitang: "Why should Sanlang belittle yourself? Looking at your figure, you are clearly from the same clan as a pig!"
Lin Sui'an: "Pfft!"
Ling Zhiyan almost lost her temper, pursed her lips tightly, and gritted her teeth to prevent herself from laughing.
Bai Xiang was so angry that his face turned blue and red. He threw off his shirt and punched. Lin Sui'an was about to take action. Unexpectedly, Hua Yitang's reaction was unexpectedly fast. He raised his foot and kicked him. Although Bai Xiang struck first, But how can a pair of short and thick arms compare to Hua Yitang's long legs? As the saying goes, every inch is longer and every inch is stronger. Before his fist could reach Hua Yitang, Hua Yitang's foot had already kicked him in the belly. Hearing a "bang" sound, like a drumstick hitting a cowhide drum, Bai Xiang let out an ah yo sound and sat down on the ground with a confused look on his face.
Hua Yitang slowly retracted his legs, used a fan to sweep away the non-existent dust on his clothes, and said with a smile, "Cheng Rang."
At this time, everyone except Lin Sui'an and Ling Zhiyan could no longer laugh.
"Hahahahaha, what a handsome young man, he is just like the rumors. He doesn't spare anyone with his words, and he won't suffer any consequences." There was loud laughter outside the hall, but a slim girl was seen holding her arm with a burly man in green robe. Walking in, the candlelight reflected on the girl's beautiful face, which was as pink as jade. The man beside her was about twenty-five or six years old. He was tall and strong, with thick eyebrows and sharp eyes. He seemed to have drank too much, and his cheekbones and eyes were sharp. Glowing red, the man's right shoulder had a feather embroidered with gold thread.
The girl Qiao smiled expectantly and bowed down: "Fan Baniang has met Mr. Ling Lang and Mr. Hua Lang."
"Today is indeed a good day. Jiang is lucky enough to meet the leaders of the younger generation of the Qingzhou Bai family, the Longxi Bai family, the Xingyang Ling family, the Yangdu Hua family, and the Suizhou Su family at the same time. He is truly lucky. ." The man smiled and clasped his fists at Ling Zhiyan and Hua Yitang, "Jiang Dongyi, I just had too much wine and went to Fan Ba Niang's boudoir to take a nap for a while. Fan Ba Niang's bed was fragrant and soft, and I fell asleep at this hour without realizing it. It would be rude not to greet you from afar."
Lin Sui'an felt a slight toothache when he heard this person give his name.
The deceptive effect of the protagonist's halo has indeed been activated. This Jiang Dongyi is the "Tiger of Taiyuan County" in Jin Ruo's mouth.
Ling Zhiyan cupped her fists in return, Hua Yitang held a fan and nodded, and everyone humbly took their seats. Su Yiyun, as the host, began to warm up and introduce the other guests to Hua and Ling. They were all students from aristocratic families who came from various places to participate in the examination. Although it is not comparable to the family background of the five surnames and seven sects, it is by no means a general generation. Everyone is called a long list of names, characters, and numbers. Lin Sui'an was so excited that he looked for an opportunity. Retreating to the shadow under the curtain behind where Hua Yitang and Ling Zhiyan were sitting, Fang Mo had already occupied this inconspicuous Feng Shui treasure land. He was sitting there taking a nap when he heard Lin Sui'an sitting over. He raised his eyelids for a moment, and then Closed.
Lin Sui'an pricked up his ears and listened. He actually started snoring. He couldn't help but admire him: Brother Fang's psychological quality is really extraordinary for being able to fall asleep in such a situation.
At the banquet, Fan Baniang raised the flag to start the drinking order. All the students showed off their literary talent and were in full swing. Su Yiyun and Bai Xiang played the role of "recording events". In modern terms, they were responsible for pouring wine. The target was obviously Ling Zhiyan and Hua Yitang, five times out of ten, the drinking order was given to two people, but it happened that one of the two people was a first-class Jinshi, and the other had been involved in Fengyue Field all year round. He was not afraid of such small battles at all. He went back and forth for several rounds, and actually got a glass of wine. He didn't even drink. Instead, he poured several pots of wine into other people's mouths. Bai Xiang was drunk the most. In just one stick of incense, his eyes were blurred, his steps were staggering, and he was talking more and more.
The other students were similar. After a few pots of yellow soup, they were quickly penetrated by Hua Yitang's skills one by one. They abandoned their sectarian opinions and started chatting with Hua Yitang. Bai Ruyi was relatively reserved, but she seemed to be similar to Ling Zhiyan. Very common topic.
Lin Sui'an saw very clearly that Hua Yitang and Ling Zhiyan had clearly obtained their confessions in the name of attending a banquet.
But such low-level cliché skills obviously did not apply to the two of them. One was Su Yiyun. Seeing that Jiu Ling could not compete with Hua and Ling, he sat aside early and stopped provoking.
The other person is Jiang Dongyi. He is obviously an invited guest, but he is sitting on the main seat, leaning on the table, holding a wine glass, and does not participate in the orders or greet others. He has a condescending expression. Scanning the crowd, occasionally, a ray of light flashed in his eyes, and by chance it fell on Ling Zhiyan.
Lin Sui'an didn't know if Ling Zhiyan noticed it, but that look made her feel uncomfortable all over. The strangest thing was that Su Yiyun would follow Jiang Dongyi's gaze and look at Ling Zhiyan, with an uncertain expression reflecting the flickering candlelight.
Lin Sui'an poked Fang Ke beside him: "Judging from their body shapes, I think Bai Xiang and Jiang Dongyi are the most suspicious. What do you think, Brother Fang?"
Fang Ke's eyelids moved and his snoring stopped, but he didn't answer Lin Sui'an.
"But Bai Xiang can't even beat Hua Yitang. He doesn't look like a martial artist. Instead, this Jiang Dongyi is said to be the fifth-ranked master in the world." Lin Sui'an persisted in poking Fang Ke's arm, "Brother Fang What do you think?"
Fang Ke opened his eyes, "Why do you ask me?"
"It's okay to be idle. Let's chat and relieve our boredom."
Fang Ke drooped his eyelids and said, "If it's really Jiang Dongyi, it will be troublesome."
"How to say?"
"Can you beat him?"
"I haven't played against him, so I can't say for sure."
"Hua and Ling are tied together and they can't offend Jiang."
"Do you think Hua Yitang, the guy who is afraid of chaos in the world, will pluck the hair from the tiger's mouth?"
Fang Ke snorted, turned his head and closed his eyes, continuing to pretend to sleep.
Interesting now. Lin Sui'an discovered a characteristic of Fang Ke. His venomous tongue skills seemed to be especially aimed at Hua Yitang. He would occasionally use them against Ling Zhiyan, but towards Jin Ruo and her, he would only glare twice at most, but he was much more polite towards Mu Xia. , and was kind to Ita.
Is there any pattern in this? Or is it that he just dislikes Hua Yitang?
"Shan Yuanming? Of course I've seen him before. He took two bites of food, and he didn't know who provoked him. He left with a black face and couldn't stop him." Bai Xiang yelled, waving his big tongue, "If you ask me, His fate was really bad, if he stayed here, how could he die in such an unknown way?"
Lin Sui'an perked up and quickly went to poke Fang Ke, only to find that Fang Ke had already opened his eyes.
"I didn't expect Brother Bai to be so well-informed without even leaving the banquet? It's so amazing." Ling Zhiyan said such words with that upright face, which was particularly comforting. Bai Xiang suddenly became confused and said happily, "What's the matter? Strangely, Yongtaifang Main Street is separated from Fan Bajia by two walls. To put it bluntly, someone over there would stink even if they fart. At that time, there were people crying and shouting on Yongtaifang Street, and it was so noisy. People’s ears hurt, it’s really disappointing!”
The other children of the aristocratic families all agreed. Except for Bai Ruyi, who looked slightly gloomy, everyone's expressions were as if they were listening to the new excitement, and there was no trace of sadness.
Lin Sui'an noticed that Ling Zhiyan's eyes had turned cold. On the contrary, it was Hua Yitang whose smile became brighter. He swept his sleeves and stood up, suddenly raising his voice and saying, "Shan Yuan Ming wrote a death message before he died, pointing directly at the murderer!"
There was a sudden silence in the hall, and you could hear a needle drop.
Everyone looked at Hua Yitang in shock, and Bai Xiang stood up and said, "Hua Silang, you, you, you, what do you mean by this?!"
Hua Yitang's smile was bright and bright, like red peonies blooming in the night, "The murderer of Shan Yuanming is among you!":,,
