The southeast shape wins, the three Wu metropolises, and Qiantang has been prosperous since ancient times.

The most beautiful West Lake in Hangzhou, so far in the thick winter there is a unique scenery, the snow in the previous days has melted away, the distant mountains, near the water, pavilions and pavilions, are embedded in the golden edge in the afterglow of this sunset, at first glance, it seems that everything in heaven and earth is embedded in the painting.

The shore is even more lively, all kinds of lanterns have already been prepared, although the sky is not dark at this time, but there are already some anxious craftsmen to light the lanterns early,

On the side of the road, there are small traders who carry paper lanterns to sell, there are rivers and lakes juggling who swallow swords and breathe fire, and there are young girls with shy faces, wearing the most elegant costumes, secretly aiming at the scholars in the long scarf and long shirt on the lakeside path, and the scholars who are gathered together, at this moment, they are pointing to the passionate words, and the folding fan in their hands is blowing the cold wind, it seems that spring has not yet come, and the animals have arrived in the season of estrus early.

Chen Xian took his "chief scientific research assistant" Sun Xiaosong out of the carriage, he looked up at the sky, when he first arrived in You, there was still some time before the Oiran Dabi and the Hundred Flowers Poetry Club.

Sun Xiaosong put on a brand-new navy blue jacket today, this guy doesn't love poetry and beauty, since the carriage arrived at the West Lake, he has been holding the curtain and looking at the woman on the side of the road, if he saw the handsome one, he also pulled Chen Xian's arm and invited him to appreciate: "Owner, look, this little girl is energetic......"

Chen Xian was overwhelmed along the way - this Sun Xiaosong heard a few days ago that he could board the painting boat of Huancai Pavilion, where was he willing to let himself go, and he pestered him for two hours, he must come over to see the excitement, Chen Xian had no choice but to bring this hungry ghost who was famous for his madness in the county school.

Today is the fifteenth, Lu Xiaochai and Xiaoli entered the Lanhua Pavilion by the lake early to prepare in advance for the girls who are about to participate in the Oiran Contest today, so naturally they have no time to accompany Chen Xian to hang out here.

Lan Hua Pavilion, quietly towering on the bank of the West Lake, rest on the small top of the mountain, up and down two floors, the attic faces south towards the West Lake and has a wooden structure of the lake viewing platform, tonight's warbler Yanyan will compete on this viewing lake platform, compete for the reputation of this Oiran.

If you stand on the shore and look at it, you can only see a silhouette from a distance, and the best viewing position is on the more than 20 painting boats on the lake at this moment.

Among them, the largest five painting boats, in addition to the Huancai Building, the Drunken Immortal Pavilion of the four green buildings each have one, there is also an official ship called "Appreciation of the Oriole Boat", which is the Hangzhou city in the celebrity gentry, students and scholars, and even such as Gao An, Shen Xing and other officials of the royal painting boat, and the long-awaited "Hundred Flowers Poetry Society" between the scholars and forests will also be launched on this painting boat.

It's also interesting to say, these literati are pointing out the country all day long, but they choose to compete for the name of the Oiran in the Qinglou, and they also make a hundred flowers poem to compete on the poems.

Although Chen Xian thought so in his heart, he still led the ecstatic Sun Xiaosong to find a small boat, took the invitation letter of the Hundred Flowers Poetry Club, and boarded the warbler boat.

As soon as he boarded the boat, Chen Xian saw two acquaintances, but they were his former classmates in the academy, Song Xi, Song Ziguan, and Qian Jin and Qian Muduan.

"Yes!" Qian Jin saw Chen Xian coming up from the gangway from a distance, and immediately put a warm smile on his face, and shouted happily: "I thought it wouldn't work!" ”

Song Xi seemed a little absent-minded, and when Chen Xian got closer, he said with a smile: "Okay, you're here!" ”

Chen Xian greeted the two with a smile and said, "Yes, I haven't seen you for a long time, but the two brothers are more beautiful than in the past!" ”

"Where, where! On the contrary, the words that were given to Miss Xiangyun a few days ago made Zai Xia sigh again! Qian Jin grinned and complimented, and then stepped forward very intimately to put his hand on Chen Xian's shoulder, lowered his voice and said: "Brother Ziguan saw you and me getting together, so he thought of the tragedy in Youqian's house, I'm afraid I am sad!" ”

"Oh?" Chen Xian's heart was slightly cloudy, and he pretended not to know: "Yes, where is Youqian?" Tragedy, what kind of tragedy? ”

"Brother Chen hasn't been to the academy for a few days, I'm afraid he doesn't know, right?" Qian Jin's face became more and more mysterious, and he whispered: "I heard that the official officials said that they had offended the demons of the White Lotus Sect, and a family of more than 30 people was killed overnight like chickens, and the government was afraid that the news of the White Lotus Sect in Hangzhou would cause panic, so they blocked the news......

Hearing him mention this, Chen Xian thought of the situation that day, full of snow, corpses all over the ground, standing quietly in single clothes, and indifferently stabbing out.

"Alas-" Chen Xian sighed: "I still remember that you and I were four classmates in the past, but I didn't expect that there were so many troubles, and in a blink of an eye, there were only three people left......" Speaking of this, he felt in his heart that Su Xin's punishment was indeed too ruthless, so he frowned and asked: "Has this demon been caught?" ”

"Where can I catch it!" Qian Jin shook his head and said, "Not to mention that no one has seen the appearance of the murderer, just when the tragedy of Youqian's family was discovered by the neighbors, it was already noon the next day, and the demon had already gone out of the city. ”

"What a pity!" Chen Xian echoed casually.

Qian Jin's face turned a few times, and suddenly he put his arm on Chen Xian's shoulder, pulled him to a no-man's land by the railing, and whispered, "Actually, I have a cousin who works as an errand in the government office...... This calamity of his house is to lure the wolf into the house! ”

"What?" Chen Xian's heart was suddenly shocked, and he subconsciously thought that this Qian Jin was alluding to himself, and immediately saw that although the expression on Qian Jin's face was mysterious, he did not imply himself, so he calmed down and said, "What is Brother Mu Duan referring to?" ”

Qian Jin didn't notice the turmoil in Chen Xianshicai's heart, he just shook his head, and said in a lower and lower voice: "The official sent out an account book from the study of Youqian's house, do you know what it contains?" ”

"What?"

"What is recorded in that account book is actually the silver that Youqian's family gives to the White Lotus Sect every year! Last year alone, there were 500 taels of silver! When Qian Jin said this, he sighed: "Their family was harmed by the demons of the White Lotus Sect, I am afraid that they were cut down and eradicated because they were too deeply involved, or it is possible that the lion of the White Lotus Sect opened his mouth and the Li family was unwilling to give a huge amount of money to the thief, and the White Lotus Sect was angry and committed such atrocities!" ”

Chen Xian listened to Qian Jin in a daze, and immediately understood that it was no wonder that Li Shengyou was able to invite people from the White Lotus Sect to arrest him, it turned out that his family had already taken refuge in the White Lotus Sect, and even gave the White Lotus Sect a lot of money every year.

And Li Youqian has always wanted to participate in the Autumn Lotus Sect to take the Jinshi examination, it turned out that the Li family had made two preparations early - the White Lotus Sect had made a series of troubles in the southeast, if it hit Hangzhou, then their Li family would naturally be a hero, if the White Lotus Sect was weak, then Li Youqian could also use the information of the White Lotus Sect to win a prospect for himself in his career.

But...... None of this can explain a question: Why did Su Xinzhi suddenly turn back?