There are many doubts. Although there were suspicions, there were now scars on the ribs and throat, and it was not clear which was the fatal wound. It seems that in addition to this evidence, it is necessary to ask the eyewitnesses of the year.

Xu Miaoyi personally collected the bones of Luan Feng and Wang, reburied them, and decided to rush to the haunted Xie family's old house in Shaoxing overnight.

Bone examination and collection of bones, Xu Miaoyi even had a faint corpse smell in her hair, and soaked in a bath with atractylodes decoction to remove this smell. After taking a bath, with wet hair, Xu Miaoyi sat opposite Zhu Shouqian in the post station and drank light rice porridge, and sighed: "It's really from thrift to luxury, from luxury to thrift, when a woman dressed as a man and was a military doctor in the barracks, she was sweating all day long, blood and corpse smell, and she didn't feel so uncomfortable, but now she has been the eldest lady of the Xu family for a few days, and she is delicate for no reason." ”

Only when he saw his cousin, Zhu Shouqian's cold eyes had a trace of warmth, and he sandwiched a piece of Miaoyi's favorite pickled melon and put it in her bowl, "Compared with my cousin, I'm really ashamed to be a cousin, I haven't been to the battlefield so far, and what I learned in the main hall is only on paper." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang has never spoiled his sons, and when he can hold chopsticks, he will use a knife to force his sons to become successful, and the adult princes of the Zhu family have all pushed out to the battlefield to try their edge. Everyone knows the reason why Zhu Shouqian didn't have the opportunity to go to the battlefield, his maternal grandfather Xie Zaixing rebelled, and his father Zhu Wenzheng also rebelled.

The eight thorns he bought rubbed a seat between Xu Miaoyi and Zhu Shouqian, and said mysteriously: "I found a suspicious point, do you want to know?" ”

Zhu Shouqian was often sowing discord by him, and he was already a little numb, silent, waiting for his next words.

Xu Miaoyi was in a bad mood, and was a little irritated by him, and said very unceremoniously: "If you like to say it, just say it, and if you don't say it, stay where you are." ”

The Li Ba Thorn who bought it put his hands on his chest, made a fragile look like Xi Shi's heart, and said shyly: "Miaoyi, I'm just like your cousin, I'm the king of the county, why are you doing this to me." ”

Xu Miaoyi said sarcastically: "Do you dare to complain like this with Zhu Hu, the king of Zhou, and Wang Yinnu, the princess of Qin?" Do something harmful to others and benefit yourself, and complain that others don't have a good face for you, you think you are a bodhisattva, and you have to respect you there. ”

was slapped in the face by someone, but the smile on the eight thorns in the purchase remained the same, and said: "Don't force me to stay in Jiangnan as a guest, this qiē tragedy will not happen." Right? Everything must pay attention to the cause and effect, and be reasonable. ”

Xu Miaoyi smiled angrily, "It turns out that you have always felt that you are the victim." ”

The eight thorns who bought it shook his head and said: "I can't say that, in the face of political interests, there is actually no difference between good and evil, and all people will fall victims, including myself."

Xu Miaoyi said: "It's just that you think that you should try to sacrifice others first, hide if you can, use others first if you can, and try not to sacrifice yourself." ”

"Yes, you are really my confidant!" I bought the eight thorns and poured myself a drink, "Come, people have a thousand cups of confidants, I replace the wine with tea, and it's dry." ”

Drink it all down.

Xu Miaoyi was dumbfounded: I have never seen such a brazen person!

Zhu Shouqian looked coldly at the eight thorns he bought, and said, "Go to the side, don't disturb us to eat." ”

The one who bought it said: "Don't be in a hurry to drive me away, I really found something suspicious, and tested Luan Balang for a few words, it turns out that the person who repaired the ancestral hall and the person who bought the Luan family's mansion are all a rich businessman named Shen Rong." You may not be familiar with Shen Rong, speaking of his father Shen Wansan, there is nothing in the entire Ming Dynasty that you don't know, right? ”

Xu Miaoyi and Zhu Shouqian glanced at each other. Xu Miaoyi said: "Shen Wansan is the richest businessman in the south of the Yangtze River, started in the shipping business, he supported Zhang Shicheng in Suzhou, and later the emperor and Zhang Shicheng competed for Jiangnan, and turned defeat into victory, Shen Wanshan saw the wind and made the rudder, gave up Zhang Shicheng, turned to the emperor, and donated silver to repair the Nanjing city wall, send military food for salt, is an extremely powerful figure, but unfortunately died before the founding of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Xu Miaoyi has been in Suzhou for ten years, and she knows the characters in Zhang Shicheng's camp well, in fact, almost all the wealthy businessmen and scholars in Jiangnan were inclined to Zhang Shicheng, the king of Wu, and Shen Wansan wanted to do business, so he had to bow down to Zhang Shicheng.

Zhu Shouqian was a little puzzled, "Since Shen Wansan supports Zhang Shicheng, why would his son Shen Rong build an ancestral hall for the Luan Governor's Mansion?" Before his death, Luan Zhifu and his grandfather joined hands to fight against Zhang Shicheng's army several times to protect Jinhua City, which is like fire and water. Could it be that their father and son have different political views? ”

Xu Miaoyi said: "Cousin, a wealthy businessman like the Shen family, based on interests, his position is wavering, he wants Zhang Shicheng's territory to do business, and he also has business in Jinling and Jinhua, even Beijing, the capital of the Yuan Dynasty at that time, has the Shen family's business, Shen Wansan is good at dancing, no matter which force is befriended, he must not be offended." ”

The Li Ba Thorn who bought it nodded and said, "That's right, I also heard the name of Shen Wansan as rich in Dadu at that time. "In fact, most of them are Beijing before the name change. The sashimi he bought was a captive, stubbornly attached to the place where he grew up, and refused to change his name to Beijing.

Xu Miaoyi carefully recalled her trip to Jiangnan to investigate the case, from looking for the descendants of the prefect Luan in Hanshan Temple in Suzhou, to digging a grave in Jinhua for an autopsy, to being besieged by civilians who instigated her and almost died...... She suddenly snapped up and said:

"Oops! Miss Luan may be in danger! Cousin, let's divide the soldiers into two ways, you go to Shaoxing's grandfather's house to investigate the murder case of the unjust ghost, I will go back to Suzhou City to see Miss Luan, and simply order someone to escort her to Jinling for protection! ”

Zhu Shouqian saw his cousin's solemn face and asked, "Do you suspect that the person who instigated Luan Balang will send someone to disadvantage Miss Luan?" ”

Xu Miaoyi said: "Ask Mao Xiang to ask Shen Rong, I think Xiao Ba's suspicion is reasonable, Shen Rong seems to be too concerned about the affairs of the Luan family, and even the old house has been bought, which is indeed suspicious." ”

The Liba Thorn that I bought jumped up and protested: "You think my name is long, just call me Ah Thorn, why do you call me Xiaoba?" ”

Xu Miaoyi secretly said that your skin is thicker than Wang Ba's shell, which is suitable for this name, and said in her heart: "If you are not called Xiaoba, do you call you Lao Ba, or change your surname to Wang?" ”

Xiao Ba is catchy, and from today on, familiar people such as Zhu Shouqian and others will call him Xiao Ba.

Without further ado, the group immediately divided into two routes, Zhu Shouqian, Mao Xiang, and the eight thorns they bought asked Shen Rong and rushed to Shaoxing. Xu Miaoyi, second brother Xu Zengshou and Zhu Di and others went to Suzhou Hanshan Temple.

The eight thorns I bought were going to follow Xu Miaoyi to Suzhou with a dead face, but they were stopped by Mao Xiang, who said lightly: "If the prince does not listen to the advice and insists on going his own way, his subordinates can only send you back to Jinling and wait for the emperor's arrangement." ”

The eight thorns that I bought stopped.

Xu Miaoyi changed horses overnight and went straight to Hanshan Temple in Suzhou, where Zhu Di rode a horse

Xu Miaoyi thought about Miss Luan in her heart, and said: "I know, but he is really careful, even I didn't pay attention to the things, he secretly inquired about it early, this person is clever and calm, and he will definitely be a strong enemy in the future." ”

Because his younger brother was almost taken hostage, he was sad and sad, Zhu Di hated the eight thorns he bought the most, and said coldly: "Now his father is still young, and there are several imperial uncles in the court, so he may not have the opportunity to return to the Northern Yuan." ”

Xu Miaoyi said: "I think he seems to have seen it, ready to sacrifice for the country at any time, and be an outcast." ”

Zhu Di said: "I think he has nothing to do and is courteous, and he has explained Shen Rong, I'm afraid there is some kind of scheme, you have to be careful." ”

Xu Miaoyi laughed at herself, "King Zhou is a prince and a prince." What do I have to take advantage of? ”

Zhu Di said: "What if he is estimated to be close to you, takes you as a hostage, and threatens your father to help him return to Beiyuan?" ”

Xu Miaoyi had a sad look in her eyes and said, "You overestimate my status in my father's heart. When my mother was assassinated, my grandfather's family was beheaded, and he didn't dare to come forward to investigate the case, do you think he would disobey the emperor's order for me, and send the prince of the Northern Yuan Dynasty back to China at the price of being beheaded? ”

The horses' hooves galloped, and the trees and jungles on both sides of the post road swept by like the wind, like ghosts. Zhu Di knew that Xu Miaoyi's heart was knotted here, Xu Miaoyi rode her horse and whipped up, her wide sleeved robe was shaken by the wind, and her hair was flying, as if she was returning from the wind, as if she was as unapproachable as Chang'e in the Heavenly Palace.

Zhu Di patted his horse and followed closely and said, "If you are in danger, I will do my best to save you." ”

Xu Miaoyi suddenly stopped her horse, looked back and asked, "Even if you pay the price of the country and the city?" ”

Zhu Di said: "I will make myself strong enough to protect you and the city." ”

Xu Miaoyi smiled faintly, didn't say anything, and continued to gallop away.

When you arrive at Hanshan Temple, the sky is already bright, you can hear the faint and majestic bell from afar, the little novice yawns and sweeps the floor with a big broom that is higher than a person, rustling, accompanied by the morning bird singing, and the distant Buddha hall resounded with the sound of the Buddha's horn.

Xiao Shami opened the yellow door of the temple, Xu Miaoyi and others directly rode their horses to jump over the threshold and ran to Miss Luan's courtyard, Xiao Shami hurriedly held the broom and shouted: "Entering the temple to burn incense is religious, you must get off the horse and get off the sedan chair, you people don't want to spread wild in the pure land of Buddhism!" ”

Xu Miaoyi couldn't care about this, she wanted to make sure of Miss Luan's safety, and the crisp sound of horses' hooves was particularly abrupt in the detached sound of the Buddha's horn.

Miss Luan is crazy, the courtyard where she lives is very remote, when she arrived at the door, Xu Miaoyi and the others turned over and dismounted, and the mother-in-law who took care of Miss Luan was dressed and dragged her shoes, yawning and opening the door, she knew Xu Miaoyi, and said: "Miss went to bed early last night, and she hasn't woken up yet." ”

Xu Miaoyi said: "I'll go in and see her." ”

Walking into the bedroom, the mosquito net was lifted, the bedding and so on were a little messy, but the bottom of the thin quilt was empty, Miss Luan was nowhere to be seen, Xu Miaoyi touched the quilt, it was cold, and she should have left the bedroom a long time ago.

Seeing Miss Luan disappear, the mother-in-law was scared, and immediately woke up, and said helplessly: "This is ...... Obviously, I helped her take a bath last night, and I watched her fall asleep and leave, why is it gone? ”

Zhu Di looked around, there were tables, chairs, benches, tea sets, cups and plates, and even the half-hung grapes left over at night, there was no trace of fighting and struggle in the house, and said: "Miss Luan is a little crazy, will she run out in the middle of the night and can't find her way home?" ”

Xu Miaoyi asked, "Where does Miss Luan go on weekdays?" ”

The mother-in-law said: "The door of the temple is locked at night, and she will definitely not be able to escape, so she stays in the studio of the tower on weekdays to paint or repair ancient paintings. ”

Everyone ran to the tower. The spire pagoda was getting closer and closer, and Xu Miaoyi seemed to be able to see Miss Luan's figure in the window of the five-story studio, and then saw Miss Luan, who was wearing a cloak, pushing open the window, reciting Qu Yuan's "Nine Chapters" like crazy in the face of a storm that night. Shijiang":

"Pick up the head of the public opinion, and the mulberry is naked. Loyalty doesn't have to be used, and virtuous doesn't have to be. Wu Zi is in trouble, and he is better than Gan. It is the same as the previous life, why should I complain about the people of today? Yu will Dong Dao without hesitation, and he will be faint for life! ”

Xu Miaoyi had an ominous premonition in her heart, she stretched out her hand in vain and shouted, "Miss Luan, don't!" ”

Miss Luan turned a deaf ear and jumped down from the five-story tower!

Syllable! With a muffled sound, ** Shen Shen hit the hard cyan stone road, Miss Luan's eyes were wide open, half of her face was smashed and collapsed, and the level of the stone road, a pair of eyes showed a weird smile, her pupils dilated, and she was already out of breath.