Chapter Twenty-Six: On the banks of the Golden Hook River
It was Li Congwu who opened the door for Wen Sheng, he saw that his cousin came back alone, and there was nothing unusual on his body, so he was greatly relieved, and wanted to ask Bai Linyuan if there was an accident as Yunlu said, but he didn't know how to speak for a while. p>
Wen Sheng smiled at him, and through the faint light in the courtyard, he saw that the expression on Li Congwu's face was a little unnatural. p>
In the past few hours, there has been a lot of commotion at home. p>
Not long after Wen Sheng went out, Li went to the front yard to look for his daughter, but Li Rong couldn't, and he couldn't explain it clearly with her, so he had to go to Mrs. Li together and tell him that he suspected that Wen Sheng was possessed by something unclean. p>
Mrs. Li didn't believe it at first, but when she heard that Bai Dianshi's son was willing to apprentice when she saw Wen Sheng's painting, she was dumbfounded for a while, and discussed with her children worriedly: "What can I do about this?" Otherwise, let's quietly go and invite Mrs. Zhang from Gulou Street to come, and cast a spell to see what evil she has fallen into. is just pestering the young master of the Bai family to chant poems and paint, he should be an elegant ghost, and his Taoism is not necessarily deep, we will meet her if there are any requirements, and ask her to let Sheng'er go. Alas, what kind of iniquity has been created! ”p>
"No, no, Sheng'er, she's fine, it's just that she doesn't want to marry that Zhao Yuanwai to become like this, when she comes back, I'll tell her that she is not allowed to go out again......" Li's tone was anxious, she spent most of her time with Wen Sheng these days, although her daughter refused to be coquettish, she never talked back to her, and she didn't know how patient she was, how could she be a ghost? p>
At the moment, not only is her brother Li Rong making such an unbelievable guess, but even the old lady looks like she believes it is true, which frightens her. p>
Li Rong also hurriedly told the old lady to dispel that thought: "Mother, don't go to Mrs. Zhang, she can help us keep it secret at other times, now that the distinguished guests of the General's Mansion have been assassinated, Bai Dianshi's son is also dead, and the government is worried that the murderer cannot be found." Didn't you take the initiative to send it to the door? If not, our whole family will have to be unlucky. I don't think she looks unreasonable, and I tell you that you all have a number in your hearts, don't provoke her, and when I find a chance to talk to her, I will send her away as soon as the city is on guard. ”p>
Shicai Wensheng left, the more Li Rong thought about it, the more scared he became, in his eyes, Gu Wensheng was no longer his well-behaved and obedient niece, as long as she was willing to go, the Li family would agree to any conditions. p>
So when Wen Sheng came back by moonlight, not to mention how strange the atmosphere of the Li family was, except for the old man Li Zaitian, who knew nothing about it and had fallen asleep, the rest of the people could hide and hide, and there was no one who was even curious to ask her what she had done when she went out so late. p>
Wen Sheng was a little helpless, she didn't want the Li family to be scared, the Li family was very good to her for more than half a month, and it was one of the few comforts she had in this world. p>
The fate of people is really not to be forced. p>
However, the Li family is undoubtedly very close to her, and she is the only one in the family who is still firmly standing on Wen Sheng's side, and when she saw Wen Sheng coming in, she hugged her: "Don't be afraid, Sheng'er, there is a mother, and we will go home as soon as tomorrow dawn, and we will not live at your grandfather's house." ”p>
Wen Sheng couldn't help but stiffen, slowly hugged Li, raised a hand and patted her back gently, and said softly: "Don't cry, mother, your face is swollen, I don't believe you look in the mirror." ”p>
She let go of Li, undressed and washed, and helped her get water to wash her face: "Don't leave tomorrow, I have serious things to do, let's stay at my grandfather's house for a few more days." Uncle and aunt are really good to you, it's okay, don't worry. ”p>
Li wanted to speak and stopped, and tried to persuade his daughter not to wear men's clothes to go out in the future, but for some reason she was timid and couldn't open her mouth. p>
The Li family was so convenient that Wen Sheng came to the Dusk Rain Pavilion by the Golden Hook River on time the next day, and Fu Changsha, the head-catcher, was really waiting there. p>
Watching Wen Sheng during the day, Fu Changsha was even more surprised in his heart. Six or seven hours have passed since they separated last night, and there is enough time for him to inquire about the details of the "Gu Jiu" in front of him, the niece of the fishmonger Li Rong is just fifteen, because her father Gu has not heard from her for more than 20 years, she and her mother have relied on each other, and they have rarely shown up in the past so many years. Although Gu Er is a scholar, he has never heard of painting, and his daughter didn't remember anything when Gu Er left home. p>
It was really strange everywhere, and if it weren't for the fact that he didn't look bad, he would almost suspect that someone had impersonated him. p>
In the winter, the grass and trees on both sides of the Jingou River are withered, the trees are gray and the grass is withered and yellow, and there are many places on the water surface with thin ice, which looks extremely depressed. p>
Wen Sheng and Fu Changsha walked side by side, the place where the two met was very close to the place where Bai Lin Yuan had an accident, and walked along the river bank for about a quarter of an hour, and there were officials in front of them who led the officers of the General's Mansion to greet them. p>
Fu Changsha saw the doubt in Wen Sheng's eyes, and explained: "This is only seven or eight miles away from General Ji's Zhuangzi, as soon as they got the news the night before yesterday, they sent a team of people to help search, and it happened that there were not enough people under me, so I simply asked the county to greet the general's mansion and asked them to help block this area, especially the boat that had the accident, so as to arrest the murderer." ”p>
"So no one has touched anything on the ship since the accident?" p>
"That's pretty much it." p>
The two got together to say hello, Fu Changsha did not introduce Wen Sheng to them, but asked the officer: "Zhiling, are there any new discoveries?" ”p>
Xu Zhiling, the official who stayed in charge, shook his head: "I have searched all the neighborhood, but no footprints or knife marks have been found. The bounty was also posted, and it didn't look like anyone had seen the killer. ”p>
Although he had expected it, Fu Changsha couldn't help but show a look of disappointment. p>
The officer of the General's Mansion surnamed Song, who knew Fu Changsha, helped Xu Zhiling and his subordinates to speak: "Fu Zhutou, it's been too cold these days, the soil on the shore is frozen solid, unless the thief does it intentionally, it is difficult to leave any clues, everyone has been looking for a day yesterday, and they have not been idle." ”p>
Fu Changsha sighed: "I also know that it is not easy to do, but this time it is the son of the historian who has an accident, and there is a county lord staring at it, this is going to become a headless case, so where can the brothers put their faces." ”p>
The officer surnamed Song shook his head, glanced at Wen Sheng on the side, and held back what he wanted to say. p>
Fu Changsha said to Wen Sheng: "Let's go, let's go to the boat together." ”p>
A lonely boat with a canopy docked behind the pile of rubble, Bai Linyuan needed shelter from the wind when painting, and the place he chose was so remote that even if he approached within a hundred zhang and didn't look carefully, he wouldn't find it. p>
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