30. Fire
Shen Yan asked her parents many times in a different way, but each time she gained nothing, and Shen Yu had long given up looking for answers from them.
She was lying on the desk, and Tuhao was unconsciously scribbling on the paper, with many messy things written on itβuncle, maternal grandfather, maternal grandmother, Qin Xiong, Aunt Jiang, Uncle Jiang...... But after watching it for a long time, I still don't have a clue.
Alas...... Adults really can't try to snoop on children.
Shen Yu drank all the tea in her hand, crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it away, casually pulled out a book on the bookshelf behind her that talked about the screening of ancient books, and read it slowly.
However, when she returned home to recuperate, Shen Fei's mood was still very good, and the wound was healing faster and faster.
Mrs. Shen remembered that she had an injury on her foot, and forced Shen Yu not to go out, in addition to applying the medicine prescribed by Tong Lang on time every day, Mrs. Shen made all kinds of delicacies to feed her, so that Shen Yu was happy and carefree.
In the middle, Qin Zhen and Aunt Jiang came to visit her, and when they saw her rice-wormlike life, they had a good time.
Shen Yu was not idle, since she was free, she wrote down in detail what she had thought about along the way, and then slowly pondered and pondered, comparing and combining the things she learned from various bibliophiles, and made a lot of progress.
Seven or eight days later, Shi Nan helped her bring in a letter, which was actually sent by Xu Yan.
The content of the letter made Shen Yan cheer - Xu Yan sent people to search for many days, and finally found Zheng Xun back. Although he didn't say who Zheng Xun was imprisoned and other specific matters, Shen Yu was very happy that Zheng Xun could return safely!
Two sentences were added at the end of the letter, asking Shen Yu to go to the academy after recovering from her injuries and participate in the collection of books.
Shen Yu held the letterhead and couldn't help but smirk for a long time.
When she went to Luling Academy after she recovered from her injury, it was already July 20.
The academy was as usual, but without Shen Ping and Qin Yu, Shen Yan didn't feel as happy as before when she went in, but it happened that Xu Yan was not there on the day she went to the academy, and Shen Yu felt a little depressed, until she met Dong Shujin-
I haven't seen each other for nearly three months, Dong Shujin seems to have grown taller again, but his face hasn't changed at all, and when he saw Shen Yu, he came over with a smile, "Grandma, you're back!" Hey, what about Master Shen and Brother Yi? β
"I'm afraid they're still out looking for bibliophiles, so I'm lazy, so I'll run back first." Shen Yan was also in a good mood when she looked at his smiling face.
"You don't call me when you go out!" Uncle Dong snorted, turned his head and complained, "Originally, I thought that the matter was too big for the master to bring others to cause trouble, but who knew that in the end, he actually brought Brother Yizhi there." I knew that I would also go and ask the master to take me with him, so that he could open my eyes! β
"How can this be my father's master, Brother Yizhi is going, that is approved by His Royal Highness King Duan. However, it will take four or five years to compile the "Four Library Canon", and there is an opportunity. Shen Yu was relieved, and handed him the notebook in her hand, "My experience on this trip is all on it, remember to return it to me after reading it!" β
"Hah! Grandma is the best! Uncle Dong smiled heartily, and the regret in his heart disappeared immediately.
Shen Yan smiled and asked him, "Is there any interesting thing about the academy lately?" β
"Of course there are interesting facts!" Uncle Dong is what kind of person he is, the gossip and anecdotes in the academy, which one can escape his ears, picked a few and told Shen Yan, and said: "There is a new jade Linglong on Chengxian Street, and the music and dance are tsk." Auntie, do you want to go and see it? β
"My mother doesn't allow me to run around......" Shen Yu was a little moved, but she was afraid of Mrs. Shen's lesson.
"Master has long said that dance and music can best nourish the mind, like my Xiaoxuan has to learn these from time to time. That jade Linglong is a serious place, drinking tea and listening to music, watching the dance and stroking the qin, the dance music is over, there are poems and texts, and playing the piano to deal with, taking an elegant path, there are many girls to see it, let's go there is no obstacle at all! β
Shen Yu was overjoyed. Since it is not a place for fireworks workshops, there is nothing wrong with it, so he immediately said: "It's better to choose a day than to hit the day, so let's go?" β
"Good! Han Si and the others are also trying to open their eyes, and Xiao Xuan also has permission there, so let's go? β
Since it was just a prosperous time, how could he not go, Shen Yu immediately followed him to find Han Si and other classmates, and sent someone to invite Dong Xiaoxuan, and then met outside Yu Linglong.
Chengxian Street is adjacent to Meishui, this jade exquisitely rises by the river, and the three-storey small attic is painted with colorful carvings, avoiding the hustle and bustle of the city, but quite quiet.
There were a few delicate incense carts parked outside, which were obviously used by the daughter of the boudoir, but this small door was for women to enter and exit, and Uncle Dong waited for the students of the academy to enter, but he had to turn a little corner and enter through another door.
The inside is spacious, with a stage erected in the middle, flanked by independent attics, separated by a screen on the opposite side, for the placement of female guests.
The place where Shen Yu and the others are located is very elegantly decorated, decorated with pen and ink calligraphy and paintings, but there is no fat powder atmosphere common in the teaching workshop.
There are hours of singing and dancing here, everyone snorts melon seeds and drinks tea, and after waiting for about half a pillar of incense, the sound of the piano sounded behind the twelve sandalwood landscape screens on the stage.
Although Shen Yan is not familiar with music theory, she also feels that it is quite meaningful. After the prelude, a woman wore a wide-sleeved feather coat and danced on stage, dancing elegantly and freshly, but it was really not a kitsch fan. It is pleasing to the eye, more than half of the dance music, when Shen Yu was immersed, she suddenly heard someone shouting by the window, and leaned over to listen, it is said that it is the gourd alley on the other side of the Meishui River.
Hulu Lane! Shen Yan's heart jumped violently, and after a few steps, she pushed open the window and looked over, only to see the smoke and flames rising into the sky on the opposite side, and the street was shouting.
Is that...... Shen Yu only felt a bang in her head, and her breathing suddenly became short.
The sky-high fire, the thick smoke, it was obvious that the attic was on fire, and the fire was so strong that there must have been something extremely flammable in it. Looking at the location, it looks like ...... Mr. Zheng Xun's house!
Shen Yu couldn't care about anything anymore, threw down Dong Shujin and the others, hurriedly ran out of Yu Linglong, crossed the nine-hole arch bridge on the Meishui River, and panted when she arrived at Hulu Lane, she saw that the familiar green paint door had already been knocked open, and the people around were hurrying in and out with buckets, basins and other things, trying to put out the fire.
And what is the burning building, which is not Zheng Xun's library?
The Zheng family's study building was originally in disrepair, and at this time, there was only a bewitching tongue of fire, scrambling to come out of the cracks in the window lattice, lick through the eaves, and spread straight up. Although there is also a pool for firefighting next to the study building, what can that little water be used for?
The tongue of fire soared higher and higher, and the scorching breath came to her face, mixed with the pungent smell, Shen Yan's legs went limp, and she almost knelt on the ground.
The smoke was billowing from the flames, not like ordinary fire, and the air was filled with a pungent and choking smell, but like ...... Sprinkled oil and stuff in the library!
The book building was not accidentally fired, but set on fire by man!
So what about Mr. Zheng Xun, is he already trapped inside?
Thinking of this, Shen Yu Huo Ran stood up, separated the crowd and stepped forward, and asked loudly, "What about Mr. Zheng?" Did anyone see Mr. Zheng? Someone next to her recognized her, and while running to scoop up water, she shouted loudly: "Mr. Zheng is inside, quickly extinguish the fire and save him!" β
Mr. Zheng Xun is really in the study building? Shen Yan's heart jumped, and when she looked around, there were only neighbors who came to fight the fire, and the government had not sent anyone over, let alone dared anyone to break in to save people.
She was anxious, watching the fire getting bigger and bigger, she couldn't care about anything anymore, ran back to Zheng Xun's residence and pulled two quilts, soaked them in water and wrapped them around her body, and got into the crack in the door.
The flames inside were scorching.
Rows of bookshelves burned and gradually turned to ashes, collapsing to the ground, and billowing smoke was almost indistinguishable.
Even though Shen Yu was protected by a wet quilt, she choked with tears in her eyes.
She only thought that Zheng Xun was framed by someone, trapped inside, and shouted loudly at the top of her voice: "Mr. Zheng! Mr. Zheng! No one answered her, only the crackling sound of the bookshelves burning, almost drowning out the cacophony of people outside.
She was very familiar with the Zheng family's study, and walked a few steps along the empty passage between the bookshelves, and suddenly saw a person staggering through the bookshelves, his clothes already dyed with tongues of fire, and he was quickly rushing to the ends of his hair.
Shen Yu ran over in a few steps, lifted the almost dried quilt and threw it on him, temporarily extinguishing the flames. She called out "Mr. Zheng" eagerly, but there was only a hoarse and low laugh in her ears, like pride, like despair.
She looked up in surprise and saw Zheng Xun's eyes empty, but there was a strange smile on the corner of his mouth.
His voice seemed to have been smoked, and he made a "ho-ho" sound, and kept taking the books on the shelves, or throwing them into the fire, or holding them in his arms, and said intermittently: "I won't give it to you if I burn it...... Go up in flames...... Don't give you ......"
This is...... Lose your marbles!