Lin Shenzhou stopped for seven days, and also solemnly made a full water and land dojo for seven days and nights, and there was an endless stream of civil and military officials who came to pay tribute every day.

Xiao Tang has a half-son friendship with him, although Ling Jingshen is now fine, Xiao Tang still arrives every day and does his best.

On this day, Ying Lanfeng still came to worship, walked to the spirit, and after making a big salute, he couldn't help crying, so he raised his sleeves to wipe his tears and stepped aside.

Ying Lanfeng was still accompanied by the old servant Uncle Zhaocai, and after Ying Lanfeng, he also bowed with his hand, and silently stared at the spirit card for a moment, and then retreated.

This scene seems ordinary, and no one pays attention to it, but Xiao Tang is watching it carefully.

Since Zhang Min came back from the south with Ying Lanfeng and said Uncle Zhaocai's strange behavior, Xiao Tang ordered someone to stare at it secretly, who knew that Zhaocai was in-depth and simple, and there was no flaw in the slightest, the only time was that time with Mr. Zhu in the Ying Mansion "chance encounter".

Later, Xiao Tang returned from Shaluo, and Zhang Min came to report all the things that had happened over the years, but there was still no action on the side of Zhaocai.

However, until Lin Shenzhou's accident, Xiao Tang suddenly noticed an inconspicuous thing, that is, the day before Lin Shenzhou braved the heavy rain to go to Ying Gongfu's mansion to meet Ying Lanfeng and Huaizhen, according to Zhang Min's eyeliner, Uncle Zhaocai had disappeared inexplicably for a period of time, although he was out of Yinggong's mansion, he was chased and lost halfway through...... When I saw him again after that, it was already like he was going back home, so I didn't know where he was going during this period.

Lin Shenzhou is Xiao Tang's mentor, and Xiao Tang has always admired him, but since he was sensible, Lin Shenzhou has been a famous minister who worries about the country and the people and also for the country and the people, and has never changed for more than 20 years.

However, since Concubine De was brought out because of the golden flying squirrel incident, Xiao Tang secretly ordered someone to investigate, although it has been decades, but also vaguely found one or two, for example: Concubine De Niangniang was born in a noble family, she was kind and benevolent, and when Emperor Cheng first ascended the throne, there was a catastrophe, and many homeless people fled to Beijing.

Seeing this, Concubine De Niangniang tried every possible way to give porridge relief on the streets, and even did not hesitate to sell her jewelry and other things, and finally took out the dowry prepared by the family for her to relieve the people.

And Lin Shenzhou was just a teenager that year...... If Xiao Tang is not mistaken, Lin Shenzhou also came to the capital that year.

At the beginning, on the way to Beijing of Ying Lanfeng's family, the person who killed the two assassins used the method of Ouchi, but now this suspicion falls on Uncle Zhaocai.

At this point, if we say that there are some unknown implications between these three...... It's not impossible, it's just terrifying.

However, all of this, Xiao Tang was only locked in his heart, but he couldn't say it to the second person anyway.

That night, I asked Huaizhen to come to see Lin Shenzhou's suicide note, I wanted to see if she knew something, but looking at the girl's description and behavior, it didn't look like an informed reads();.

On the day of the great sacrifice, the white flags covered the sky, and the cry moved the earth.

Hundreds of civil and military officials were present to see off Lord Lin, the coffin went out of the city, Xiao Tang and Ling Jingshen were in front of the two of them as a son-in-law gift, and the people in the city, all knew the name of Lord Lin, all of them went out spontaneously, dressed in white and plain, and wept on both sides of the market.

But at night, in the east courtyard of the Ying Mansion, a group of little girls were busy, carrying a long table to the courtyard, and placing many fruits and offerings.

Ying Peicai entered the door, and when he saw this, he asked, "What is this doing?"

Ji Xiang was watching the little girls act on the side, and when he saw Ying Pei coming, he said, "Brother Pei is here, this is what the girl ordered...... We don't know exactly what to do. ”

Ying Pei looked at this posture, as if he wanted to worship or pray or something, thought about it, and then stepped into the house, and sure enough, he saw Ying Huaizhen dressed in plain clothes and clean up his makeup.

Ying Pei asked, "What is my sister going to do?"

Huaizhen said: "Brother, I want to worship an old man." ”

Ying Pei thought about it, he also knew about Lin Shenzhou's visit that day, and in recent days, because of Lin Shenzhou's death, Ying Lanfeng was also very depressed, so Ying Pei asked quietly: "But...... For Lord Lin?"

Huai Zhen didn't deny it, so he nodded.

Ying Pei sighed and said, "Lord Lin is really ...... Bow to the best and die, but this ending is inevitably sighing, but my sister has a heart. So I bowed along. ”

While speaking, the outside has been neatly placed, and the auspicious report comes.

Huai Zhen went out with Ying Pei, Ying Pei followed behind her, and saw that although there was an incense burner on the table, a treasure candle, and some snacks, fruits and other things, there was no other incense offerings.

Ying Pei was surprised, but saw Huaizhen step forward, it turned out that she was holding a brocade bag in her hand, and at this moment she opened it and took out a piece of pagoda-shaped light red incense.

At this moment, the maids all retreated, and the courtyard was silent, and there was no one else.

Huai Zhen lit the incense on the treasure candle, and put it in the incense burner, at this moment there was no wind in the evening, only to see a gray-white smoke curling up, at first there was still a little swaying, half a day, it was like a straight line, straight to the sky.

Ying Pei was stunned, and he smelled a fragrance at the end of his nose, and when he smelled it, he faintly felt a little warm, which made people feel comfortable.

Seeing this, Huaizhen took out another thing from his sleeve, which turned out to be a long and narrow box, and he did not open it, but only placed it in front of the incense offering in a dignified manner.

Huaizhen took a step back, then he put his palms together and lowered his eyes, and silently recited: "Uncle Lin, although I don't know...... What do you mean by those words, but in my heart, you are an amiable and respectable elder, no matter what, all the things of yesterday are gone. Now, Huai Zhen only hopes that Uncle Lin's spirit in heaven can be peaceful and peaceful, and there will be no more suffering......"

Ying Pei was behind, faintly heard, and he was also busy clasping his palms and secretly praying for the deceased to pass away.

And the two men stood in the middle of the court, and saw the fragrance of the spiritual incense soaring to the sky, as if it could bring all the prayers to heaven and entrust the departed to know.

After a quarter of an hour's effort, the incense gradually burned out, but the courtyard was full of different fragrances, and it did not disperse for a long time.

Ying Pei dared to make a sound, so he asked, "Sister, what kind of fragrance is this, why have I never seen it before?"

Huai Zhen said: "This is what I specially tuned for Uncle Lin, which was originally called 'Xinling Xiang' reads();." ”

At the beginning, when the little Tang people didn't know the life and death of Shaluo, Huaizhen originally wanted to make this incense, just because of the legend "The fragrance can reach the residence of the Emperor of Heaven and pass through the ghosts and gods", she wanted to pray to bless the little Tang ...... Or, if he was really unlucky, maybe he could also use this incense power to see a thing or two, but because he was restless at the time, he refused to believe that Xiao Tang was killed, so he hesitated and resisted, delayed in every way, and couldn't make it.

Ying Pei only knew that it was excellent, so he said: "My sister really has a heart, and Lord Lin must like it in the spirit of the sky." ”

Huaizhen nodded, and then put away the box on the table again.

Ying Pei saw it, and couldn't help but ask what it was, Huai Zhen only said: "It's the same thing from the old people." "I don't open it for Ying Pei to see.

Ying Pei also understood, so he nodded and said, "Since this is the case, it is good to collect it." ”

When the two of them returned to the house, the auspicious girl ordered the little maids to put away the offering table and other things.

Huaizhen entered the house, and carefully put the box in the cabinet, this object, naturally, was given by Mr. Zhu that day, the so-called "old man's gift" pavilion gold hairpin.

Although Mr. Zhu didn't reveal anything at the time, he was really thoughtful, and seeing that he was very moved by Lin Shenzhou's death, he had already guessed half of it.

When Mr. Bizhu was sad, he recited the words "Crazy Confucianism drunk sword and iron gossip", Huaizhen naturally remembered that Lin Shenzhou came to visit in the rain, and when he left, he also had the same words.

Although Huaizhen didn't know what the origin of the golden hairpin he gave was and what his intentions were, he also thanked Lin Shenzhou for the heart of the elders, and Mr. Zhu told him not to show it to outsiders, knowing that it must be extraordinary, so he naturally cherished the collection.

And because Huaizhen couldn't go to Lin Shenzhou to worship in front of the spirit, in the past few days, he concocted this "letter spirit incense", and chose to pray to the sky today, in order to do his best.

In this way, after July and a half, Xiao Tang still went outside the city to sacrifice to his teacher.

Halfway through the horse, he suddenly saw a man coming towards him. Xiao Tang was stunned, but saw that the man was dressed in gray, still dressed as a slave, wearing a shabby felt hat on his head, which looked very inconspicuous at first glance, but Xiao Tang naturally recognized that this person was Uncle Zhaocai, the servant of Ying Lanfeng who followed Ying Lanfeng in the Ying Mansion.

Xiao Tang couldn't help slowing down the horse, seeing Zhaocai walking to him, he didn't seem to notice that he was there, still lowered his head, silently, and staggered by.

Xiao Tang frowned slightly, and was about to call him, thought about it, and then stopped, just turned his head and sent Zhaocai away, seeing that his figure was still slender, looking like an old man in the twilight, nothing unusual.

Xiao Tang looked at it for a while, then hit the horse again, and when he arrived at Lin Shenzhou's tomb, he turned over his horse, walked closer, and was about to worship, when he suddenly saw a wet ground on the ground.

Xiao Tang knelt on one knee and looked carefully, but he smelled a faint aroma of wine, Xiao Tang sniffed for a moment, and his face changed slightly.

Lin Shenzhou has a clear life and has never been close to wine, but Xiao Tang, as a disciple, naturally knows that when Lin Shenzhou is sad or lonely, he will drink a glass, and he only drinks one kind of wine, called "Sangluo".

And at this moment, what is sprinkled on the ground is Sangluo wine.

-- The yellow warbler cries the willows outside the door, and the rain is clear and clear.

It can eliminate a few days of spring, and it is acacia skinny reads();.

Pear blossom small window people sick wine.

Xiao Tang got up suddenly, looked back at the way he came, and naturally there was no shadow of Uncle Zhaocai.

only stared for a long time, but saw a horse also coming slowly, Xiao Tang looked closely, but saw that it was Ling Jingshen.

Jing Shen also saw Xiao Tang, stepped forward and said, "I wanted to ...... I asked you to come with me, but I was afraid of inconvenience, but I didn't expect you to come first. ”

Xiao Tang only nodded and smiled faintly.

Ling Jingshen glanced at him, swept the wine stains on the ground, and asked, "You have ...... Bye-bye?"

Xiao Tang didn't say anything about Uncle Zhaocai, but said, "No." ”

The two of them didn't say much, sprinkled and worshiped Lin Shenzhou, and turned into some paper money.

Ling Jingshen looked at the tongue of fire devouring the yellow paper, and said, "*Sick...... Tell me to burn more paper money for Lord Lin. ”

Xiao Tang asked, "Can you ask the doctor to see it?"

Ling Jingshen lowered his eyes, smiled slightly, and said, "It's not a big deal, it's just ...... It's a good thing, so I just made it clear to Lord Lin, * I'm pregnant again. ”

Xiao Tang was slightly surprised, but he was speechless, only nodded, and said, "The spirit of the teacher in the sky must also like to be blessed." ”

Ling Jingshen responded, knelt on the ground, and slowly kowtowed three times before saying: "My lord treats me like a mountain, you can rest assured and go, I will remember your entrustment, and there will be no loss." ”

Seeing this, Xiao Tang couldn't help but think of what Lin Shenzhou said in his suicide note, "I have delivered the depth of field in the future", if what Lin Shenzhou said was a simple posthumous matter, he would naturally not warn Xiao Tang "Don't act rashly", but ...... What else does Lin Shenzhou have to do with Ling Jingshen?

The wind was blowing, and Xiao Tang couldn't help asking, "The teacher is leaving...... But what did I tell you?"

Ling Jingshen kowtowed, got up slowly, was silent when he heard the words, and after a while, he said, "It's nothing else, you don't have to worry." ”

Xiao Tang saw that he was really tight-lipped, so he smiled slightly: that day in the prison, he asked Jing Shen whether what he did in the prince's mansion was unintentional...... is still instructed by others, and the depth of field still does not tell him the truth. Later, Lin Shenzhou took the initiative to inform.

It can be seen that the depth of field is indeed very loyal to Lin Shenzhou...... This, too, is a good thing.

However, the so-called "aftermath" entrusted by Lin Shenzhou, if it is generally idle, Xiao Tang will not be allowed to interfere, but if it is something earth-shattering, with Ling Jingshen's human temperament, it will definitely be done, but I don't know when the time comes...... What would it be?

Xiao Tang thought to himself, but he didn't say it. He said, "You ...... now." has a wife and children, as well as a mother-in-law and a little ...... Just be careful, don't let anything happen again. ”

Lin Shenzhou's suicide note said, "If the depth of field is lost"...... It can be seen that what he wants to do is still very dangerous, but Xiao Tang can't snoop, so he has to advise.

The two looked at each other, and there was a faint hint of warmth in the originally cold eyes of the depth of field, so they said softly: "I know." You can rest assured. ”

Xiao Tang's heart suddenly became slightly sour, so he hurriedly turned his gaze away, thought about it, and asked, "The injuries on your body ...... But what's the matter? Have you used the ointment you sent?"

Depth of Field: "Thank you, it's been much betterreads();." ”

Xiao Tang nodded, let out a long breath, and said, "Okay." ”

At this moment, I didn't even know what to say...... The mountain wind blew, the grass shook, the burned paper ash on the ground flew up, and it spiraled into the air, Xiao Tang looked up, Ling Jingshen also looked up, and the two looked at the flying ash, which seemed to be a black butterfly spreading its wings, flickering, and disappeared.

In this way, it was May, and it was Xiao Tang's birthday.

However, because of Lin Shenzhou's incident, Xiao Tang was reluctant to do it, and Mrs. Tang was not reluctant, so she only invited a few relatives at home to get together for a meal.

On this day, Minli and her son Zhao Shu naturally went home to congratulate each other, Xiao Tang was lazy, but he couldn't bear to brush off the kindness of his mother and sister-in-law, so he beat his spirit and ate a few cups with him.

In the afternoon, Xiao Tang socialized for a while, then went back to the study, sat for a while, flipped through a few pages of the book, and heard someone at the door: "It's hard to come back, and I don't talk to people much, just hide?"

When Xiao Tang heard Minli's voice, he smiled and said, "Come in." ”

Sure enough, it was Min Li who stepped into the door, looked at Xiao Tang with a smile, and said, "What are you doing?" Fang Cai's mother also complained for a while, saying that she wanted you to change the messenger, so that you would not see anyone at home all day. ”

Xiao Tang raised his eyebrows and said with a light smile: "It's nothing, just read a book, what are you doing here without accompanying your mother?"

Min Li walked up to her, and saw that it was really a book that couldn't see any words, so she snorted twice, but didn't pay attention to it, and only said: "I'm here, naturally I'm looking for you, the birthday star, after all, today is a good day for my brother, you should also open your mind, don't just be depressed ......"

Xiao Tang smiled and said: "Who is depressed, it's just that I'm at this age, so I can't help but be calmer, so as not to call me frivolous." ”

Minli couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh when she heard the word "frivolous".

Xiao Tang saw that she was smiling a little strangely, so he said, "Ghost girl, what are you laughing at?"

Minli coughed and said, "Brother, if you confess to me, do you have someone in your heart?"

Xiao Tang's heart moved, his face was still silent, and he said, "But what are you talking nonsense again?"

Min Li snorted and said deliberately, "If you don't tell me, it's fine...... However, I have a good thing here, and if you don't coax me, I won't give it to you. ”

When Xiao Tang heard this, he sneered and laughed again, and said, "You learned it from the prince......? Didn't you give me a congratulatory gift earlier?"

Min Li pursed her lips and smiled: "Of course mine was given, this is someone else's, guess who is going to give it to you." ”

Xiao Tang frowned slightly, not quite understanding this, Min Li said, "I can't guess...... It can be seen that you have no heart, it just so happens that I love it, so I don't have to give it to you, I just keep it for myself. ”

When Xiao Tang heard this, he suddenly thought of an incident in the past, so he narrowed his eyes and said: "Don't mess around, hurry up and get serious, what is it, who is ...... Given?"

Min Li smiled and said, "You really can't guess?"

Xiao Tang stared into her eyes, and his heart turned again, the name was already about to come out, and finally he couldn't hold it back, so he said, "Huaizhen?"

When Min Li heard this, she covered her mouth and laughed, Xiao Tang saw this, and knew that her feelings were correct, so she sat up straighter and said, "Sure enough, it's Huaizhen?

Min Li laughed for a while, but looked at Xiao Tang and nodded, and sighed for a while: "That's it, I won't tease you reads();." As he spoke, he took out a jade-white object from his bosom and said, "You guessed right, it is Huaizhen...... She said, the purse before is dirty, and it is ominous to hold it, let me sue you for throwing it away...... This is what she made up for you, and it can be regarded as a birthday gift for you. ”

When Xiao Tang heard this, his body was numb for a while, and he hurriedly took it, but he saw that it was a hollow imperial purse of mutton fat jade, and after looking at it for a while, he smelled a very faint aroma and soaked it.

Xiao Tang couldn't help but close his eyes, and when his whole body was surrounded by this fragrance, he seemed to be able to sense that Huaizhen was beside him, and he couldn't help but shake his heart a little for a while. But he knew that Minli was busy, so he was busy with his face.

Unexpectedly, when he opened his eyes, he saw Minli looking at him with a smile, nodded and said, "Now I believe his words." ”

Xiao Tang was stunned, and put the jade purse away before asking, "Who is 'he'?

Seeing that there was no one in the room, Min Li looked at Xiao Tang and said, "The son of the world told me before...... You're probably interested in Huaizhen, and I scolded him for thinking too much...... Now, I know your heart, brother. ”

Xiao Tang was slightly startled, and only then did he suddenly recall that he had come back from Sharo in the past...... It happened that Huaizhen was accompanying Mrs. Tang, and Zhao Shu and Minli were also present, and while talking, I was afraid that when he was not resigned, there would be some abnormalities in his demeanor...... I didn't expect Zhao Shu to be a caring person, so I naturally saw it.

Xiao Tang's face turned red in an instant, and he was speechless for a while.

Seeing this, Minli became more and more surprised in her heart, and said, "Sure enough, it's true?!Brother, when did you have this intention? Why did I never know......? You also understand, that girl in Huaizhen is a marriage, not a joke......"

When Xiao Tang heard this, he coughed slightly and said, "I understand." ”

But I don't know where to start...... Min Li was about to ask again, but a maid came outside and said, "Mrs. please talk to the princess over there." ”

When the two of them heard this, they had to stop talking and came out, and Xiao Tang asked Minli again: "Since Huaizhen gave me a gift, why didn't you come in person...... What did I give it to you?"

Min Li smiled and sighed: "I still need to say this, doesn't my brother understand? It can be seen that it is indeed ...... Fascinated by love, only we, the onlookers, are clear. ”

When Min Li said this, she suddenly laughed secretly: It turns out that from childhood to adulthood, Xiao Tang has been the most serious and rigorous, in the past, when Min Li was at home, she liked to read some idle books, and Xiao Tang always scoffed at the stories of men and women she liked, and always reprimanded them...... But I didn't expect that once this serious and unmoved person moved his heart, he would be called amazing.

Although Min Li was happy to hear about this matter, when she thought that Huai Zhen was still married, she couldn't help but worry about Xiao Tang again, so she took the time to persuade him a few words, just to tell him not to make a mistake, so as not to make a fuss and so on.

Xiao Tang also agreed one by one, but Minli knew that he had always been assertive...... I'm afraid that others will say a thousand things, but he is still the same in his heart, Minli is happy and worried, but there is no good plan after all.

After that, Minli privately discussed the matter with the prince Zhao Shu, but Zhao Shu smiled and said: "Your brother has his own opinions, and he will do it properly, but you are anxious for him." That's it, you can rest assured, just wait and see, but I think this is a good marriage. ”

When Min Li heard this, she was surprised and laughed, but although Zhao Shu was weak, he was a very thoughtful person, and he saw through Xiao Tang's mind at a glance, so what he said had a convincing meaning.