Lin House.

Auditorium.

"The Wang family gives a birthday gift, a hundred-year-old snow ginseng, Wu Yan's calligraphy is really pasted; the Jiang family gives a birthday gift, an immortal pine, a Beihai blood coral; the He family gives a birthday gift, a pair of Hetian warm jade; the Song family gives a birthday gift, and the bronze mirror is ......"

The black-clothed little guy in the hall was singing and reading, and an old man in a yellow robe sitting at the rosewood Eight Immortals table inside was already frowning when he heard it.

The old lady of the Lin family celebrated his birthday, and all the major families in Jiangzhou City, including the state pastor, sent birthday gifts one after another. It's nothing, it's just that the birthday gifts given by the previous families are quite normal, what is this birthday gift from the Song family?

A bronze mirror?

Is this a satire on the old lady's lack of virtue?

Thinking of this, a trace of anger suddenly rose in the heart of the yellow-robed old man, and he shouted, "This Song family, I really don't know what to do, I dare to send a mirror over, hum!"

The black-clothed little guy was stunned for a moment, and saw that the old man in the yellow robe seemed to be a little angry, so he explained, "Chief, the Song family's longevity sticker said that they don't mean to be disrespectful to our master's family. ”

"Shou stickers say that this bronze mirror is the mirror used by Empress Yin of the previous dynasty to make up every day, and it is priceless. After the fall of the previous dynasty, this bronze mirror tossed and turned, changed hands several times, and finally reached the hands of their Song family. The Song family felt that they didn't deserve to have this kind of treasure, and they didn't dare to have it, so they took the opportunity of the old lady's birthday gift to send this mirror to us. ”

"Oh?" These words made the anger of the old man in the yellow robe dissipate a lot immediately, he stood up, looked at the black clothes, a little Song family, and they didn't dare to touch the tiger whiskers of our Lin family. ”

"Where's the bronze mirror? ”

"Yes. ”

It's no wonder that this old man in the yellow robe suddenly became interested, it was really that Queen Yin of the previous dynasty was too famous. It can be said that the reason why the previous dynasty destroyed the country is inseparable from the Empress Yin, who is known for her beauty.

The fairy posture is magnificent, and the country and the people are harmed.

You don't see a poem that once said, "Looking back and smiling, a hundred Meisheng, the six palaces have no color." ”

The beauty mentioned in this poem is the famous Empress Yin.

As long as it is a man, when he hears the words "Queen Yin", he will have a trace of interest, or regret that such a beauty has disappeared in the long river and has no chance to see it.

After a while, the black-clothed little man walked out with another servant, and the two of them walked in together carrying an oval bronze mirror carved with intricate patterns, which was about the size of a human being.

The mirror surface is smooth and flat, like a deep pool of water.

The yellow-robed old man stretched out his hand and slowly rubbed it on the edge of the bronze mirror, and then glanced into the mirror.

Well, the person in the mirror is also looking at him, the mirror image is clear and clear, and it actually gives the old man in the yellow robe a lifelike weirdness.

It's as if he in this mirror has his own consciousness.

The old man in the yellow robe smiled, dispelled the somewhat ridiculous thoughts in his mind, removed his palm, and said, "The old lady doesn't like to look in the mirror, I think that if I look too much in the mirror, it will seduce people's souls." ”

"So, send this mirror to the third lady. Even if it is a bronze mirror used by Queen Yin, only the beauty of the third lady is worthy of it. ”

"No. ”

......

It was getting late, and the sunset stained half of the sky red.

Rows of flying birds flew in a neat line above Jiangzhou City, throwing themselves towards the mountains and forests.

The students of Datong Academy also got out of school one after another, and walked out talking noisily all the way.

"Brother Zhao, see you tomorrow. ”

"Well, see you tomorrow. ”

After saying goodbye to Zhao Ting, Lin Sijun got into the carriage of the Lin Mansion. The carriage "squeaked and squeaked" and swayed towards the south of the city.

Lin Sijun raised his hand slightly, lifted the bead curtain on the car window, put his small jade arm on the car window, and looked out of the window with beautiful eyes, as if he had something on his mind.

"The situation is really getting more and more chaotic, how long can such a peaceful study life last?" Lin Sijun sighed slightly, "If the academy is forced by the war and temporarily stops teaching, I'm afraid that Brother Zhao will have to return to Qingzhou." ”

"Alas, I really don't want to be separated from Brother Zhao. ”

She thought like this, thought all the way, and suddenly realized that the carriage had arrived at the gate of the Lin Mansion.

"Miss, miss?"

But it was the coachman who called her outside, Lin Sijun came back to his senses, answered, and slowly walked out of the carriage with his skirt.

Back in her room, she was still sitting on the edge of the bed, quietly thinking, "Tomorrow's repair, I have already made an appointment with Brother Zhao to go outside the city to enjoy the flowers." ”

"Hmm...... Take this opportunity to show him your heart again. ”

The girl was thinking carefully about how to express her thoughts and other details, but the two red doors of the room were gently pushed open, and a woman wearing a goose yellow dress and a maid dress walked in.

It is Xiaolan, the personal maid who takes care of Lin Sijun's daily life.

Seeing Lin Sijun sitting quietly beside the bed, Xiaolan let out a "ah" and said, "Miss, when did you come back?"

This exclamation also interrupted Lin Sijun's train of thought, her smooth cheeks turned red all of a sudden, and she said softly, "I just came back not long ago." ”

Xiaolan didn't notice the different color on Lin Sijun's face, but said, "Oh, by the way, Miss, Steward Huang sent someone to bring you a bronze mirror at noon, saying that it was the dressing mirror of Empress Yin in the previous dynasty, only Miss, your beauty is worthy of it." ”

"The slave thought it was the same, so she took it upon herself to accept it for you, Miss. You see, the one on the dresser on the south side is the ......."

Lin Sijun was also a little curious when he heard this, and got up and walked towards the bronze mirror.

After taking a closer look, she only felt that this bronze mirror was very real, not like ordinary copper mirrors, and there was always a hazy feeling.

The carvings on the corners of this copper mirror are Xuanniao, and the lines and notches are extremely neat. The mirror surface seems to have been wiped with black tin and then polished with white felt, and there is no sense of age at all from the mirror body, but it looks like a copper mirror that has just been baked out of the mold.

However, this Xuanniao totem is the logo of the previous dynasty, and now no craftsman dares to carve Xuanniao privately, which makes Lin Sijun feel a little strange.

If this bronze mirror is really an old thing from the previous dynasty, it has been hundreds of years old, so how can it be so well preserved? There is not even a trace of rust on the copper and iron in the corners, and there is no trace of scratches and friction on the mirror.

She was thinking suspiciously, but she didn't notice that the "she" in the mirror was secretly looking at her in the outside world with her afterglow at this time, her eyes were dark and deep, very weird, and it didn't look like Lin Sijun himself at all.

is not only "her", but even the maid "Xiaolan" in the mirror, if you look closely, you can also see that her movements are not consistent with Xiaolan in the outside world, just like an actor who is not very attentive, and her body movements are very uncoordinated.

Especially the eyes of "Xiaolan" in the mirror, Xiaolan, who was staring at the outside world at this time, had a strange look in her eyes, like longing and greed.