This is Jiang Wanli's "Jiang Tian Spring Color Map"...... My family has been passed down for generations. Later, later became my dowry......" Jin Niang choked, tears fell on the fan, she raised her hand tremblingly, wiped the water stains on the white silk with her sleeve, and muttered a little sluggishly, "I just heard about the amnesty, but how can I ...... Why did he die? Why did he die? Why did you die over there? ”

"Speaking of which, it's Brother Zhao's bad life...... He's just a stolen stolen man, and if he wants to be exiled for a few years and meet last month's amnesty, it's time to come back. Wu Qing saw that she kept crying, and her face turned a little pale, so she had to rub her hands and bow her head on the seat and say, "He always praises his younger brothers and sisters for their beauty and virtue in the hay field, and he thinks about it every day, but he doesn't want to ......."

He wanted to take a sip of the teacup, but when he picked it up, he found that it was empty. So Wu Qing became even more embarrassed, raised his hand and wiped his forehead with his sleeve.

Jin Niang raised her hand to wipe the water stains on the fan, wiping and wiping, for some reason, her hand suddenly trembled.

"Look at me, patronizing myself and crying......" The woman put away the folding fan, wiped her tears, and smiled reluctantly, "Mr. Wu came from afar to send a letter, and I haven't thanked you yet." ”

Wu Qing saw that she wiped away her tears and stopped crying, and felt a little more comfortable: this woman's temper is in line with Zhao An's description, otherwise he really doesn't know what to do. The gray-clothed man breathed a sigh of relief and put down his sweat-wiping sleeves: "Brother and sister, you don't have to be polite, Zhao An and I are also good brothers over there." He finally entrusted me, and I naturally had to run Jiangnan for him. ”

Jin Niang watched the gray-clothed man put down his sleeves, his eyes were red and swollen from crying, but she looked at it fixedly, nodded and sighed: "Seeing that Brother Wu is in rags, I think it's hard to come all the way - the family is hard, and there is nothing to entertain." The eldest brother sat down for a while, and waited for Jin Niang to cook a few side dishes for the eldest brother to satisfy his stomach. ”

is about to thank this stranger for sending her husband's relics back to her hometown, Jin Niang has changed her name to call him "big brother", which makes Wu Qing's heart warm. After that, he didn't wait for him to politely push away, and he had already turned around and entered the inner hall.

He was the only one left in the room. Wu Qing's face was a little strange, and he hesitated, but he got up and walked to the door, turning around and wanting to come out. However, when the sound of bangs sounded outside, and a street patrol came, he immediately stepped back to his room and closed the door.

It was still raining outside, but the sky was already dark, Wu Qing thought about it. Or sit back in your seat.

"The temperament is as good as Zhou Datou's boast...... But why...... Unexpectedly...... What is it that people are afraid to approach? Somewhat frustrated, the gray-clothed man muttered to himself, but stopped abruptly - the hostess, who had become a widow, came up with a new cup of hot tea, her eyes were still swollen, but she persuaded him earnestly: "The food will be ready soon, Brother Wu should be hungry, let's have a cup of tea first." ”

The woman walked into the inner hall and did not come out for a long time. Only the aroma of the food slowly came out.

Wu Qing drank tea boredly, leaned back in his chair and looked around—this was indeed a poor home. There is nothing to grow except for a few tables and chairs, but the food is well organized, showing the hostess's housekeeping.

It was already dark outside, and the rain should still be falling, but it was silent.

Wu Qing sat in the chair and watched. Gradually, he felt a little tired -- how much he had suffered all the way from Saibei to Jiangnan. It's easy to arrive in Zitong Town now, and when I see the person I want to see, my tense nerves suddenly relax, and I actually feel sleepy in the outer hall of others.

Jin Niang hasn't come out yet. The aroma of the food comes out of the inner hall, but the inside is silent. Wu Qing was suddenly a little shocked, thinking that this was a woman who had studied books, and her temperament was also dignified and chaste, but now that she heard the news of her husband's murder, should she find a short-term view?

However, just as he was about to get up to look at it in his sleepiness, the sound of gentle footsteps turned out of the inner hall, and Jin Niang had already walked to the outer hall with a plate of dishes in one hand, put it on the table in front of Wu Qing, and said with a smile: "There is nothing good to entertain, Brother Wu will just eat some casually." ”

He breathed a sigh of relief, raised his hand to wipe the sweat on his forehead, and couldn't hide his tiredness and smiled at the woman: "Brother and sister are polite." ”

Jin Niang looked at the cuffs he raised, her eyes changed, she just smiled and prepared the dishes, packed up the empty teacup and walked away: "Brother Wu slowly eat first, there are still a few side dishes in the kitchen, wait for me to fry them together." ”

"Don't be so polite......" Before Wu Qing's words were finished, Jin Niang had already gone down to the kitchen again. The finished dish is a plate of stir-fried pork with bamboo shoots and a plate of vegetarian dishes, both of which are common snacks in Jiangnan, but they are fragrant and fragrant - for those who have been away for many years, it is nothing less than a delicacy. Although Wu Qing felt tired, he couldn't help but move his index finger when he smelled the smell of vegetables.

"Zhao An's kid...... Sure enough, it is not a small blessing. After eating a few chopsticks, he sighed and swallowed a mouthful of food, looking at the figure of the woman reflected on the kitchen wall next to him, the warm and calm atmosphere of the family was permeated, making the person completely relaxed after a long journey. Looking at that voice, the gray-clothed man's eyes gradually had a clear look - she was really a good woman.

"Brother Wu, Brother Wu." In the fog, he suddenly heard the voice of the woman calling him, gentle and quiet. Wu Qinghui woke up from his memory, opened his astringent eyes, and saw the lights lit on the table and Jin Niang's apologetic eyes: "The dish is just fried, so the eldest brother has been waiting for a long time." Come on, eat it while it's hot. ”

"Hard work...... It's hard work brother and sister. As he spoke, he yawned rudely, and found that he was sleepy, and he was a little weak to raise his hand and hold chopsticks. There is a table full of dishes in front of him, although they are not precious and delicacies, but they are full of color, flavor and flavor, showing the hostess's cooking skills.

Jin Niang sat down at the end of the table and courteously gave him food, her eyes were still red because she had just cried, but her eyes were a little strange. A well-informed person like Wu Qing also jumped in his heart when he saw it, not that he remembered anything fragrant and charming, but faintly felt that something was wrong.

"I actually died like this...... "After eating a few chopsticks, seeing Wu Qing's tired and sleepy look, Jin Niang also stopped chopsticks, but no longer persuaded him to eat more, and took out the purple bamboo fan from his sleeve again, looked at it for a long time, and muttered and repeated, "I actually died like that...... I thought he would come back sooner or later, but I didn't want to be killed like that. ”

The last four words pierced the heart of the gray-clothed man like a sharp knife. He suddenly became sleepy, stared at the woman in front of him with wide eyes, and asked sharply, "What did you say?" ”

I said. My husband was so wronged that he thought he could go back to his hometown, but you killed him like this. Lu Jinniang didn't look up at him, just looked down at the fan, as if the tears that had just dripped had not dried, she reached out again and took out a handkerchief to wipe it carefully. But he said coldly.

"Nonsense!" Wu Qing was shocked and angry, touched it in his arms with one hand, and wanted to shoot the case, but suddenly his face changed - he couldn't move! His limbs seemed to be frozen, and he didn't obey the call, and his tone in the next sentence immediately softened, "Nonsense, don't guess your younger siblings." I was kind enough to travel so far to deliver a message, and my younger brother and sister are also understanding people. Don't guess. ”

"Guess? It's not a random guess. Jin Niang lowered her head, the candle flame on the table reflected her face, her eyes were as cold as ice and snow, she sneered slightly, lifted the silk that had rubbed the surface of the fan, and turned it to him, "This purple bamboo fan told me!" ”

Wu Qing's eyes suddenly froze, and he looked at the handkerchief in Jin Niang's hand.

Blood! It has a reddish blood color. Smear it on a snow-white silk!

This...... What's going on? Obviously, I saw it at that time, but there was no ...... on the fan The gray-clad man's Adam's apple rolled up and down. I couldn't say a word for a long time.

Jin Niang's hand held the handkerchief very tightly and leaned in front of him: "You said that my husband was crushed to death by a stone, and before he died, he took out a fan and asked you to hand it over - then, how did this blood come from?" She paused, a cold light flowing in her slender eyes. The candle flame is frightening.

She said lightly: "You won't have seen the fan, but the fan surface is old, and the blood splashed is not obvious, and you can't see it easily if you do it." Not only you can't see it. I just took the fan and didn't feel anything...... Unexpectedly, the tears that were wiped away just now wiped away were wiped with blood! ”

"I remember!" Wu Qing stayed for a long time, his face was pale, and finally remembered a reason, and hurriedly spoke, "When I brought you a fan, I was injured in a fall on the road. I think it was splashed at that time - brother and sister, don't worry about it. ”

"Really?" Jin Niang made up her mind, and finally raised her eyes to look at him. The tall man was frozen by the power of the medicine, and his head was covered with cold sweat at the table, the woman closed the folding fan, bowed her head and smiled, and asked again: "Then, let me ask you again, how did my husband's clothes come to you?" - Don't lie to me that I haven't seen him for a year, your cuffs are torn, revealing the jacket inside, and the patch on the sleeve of the jacket, I sewed it with my own hands, I remember it clearly. ”

Wu Qing sweated more on his forehead, and subconsciously wanted to shrink his hand into his sleeve, but suddenly realized that his body was already unable to move.

"Do you want to tell me again that my husband gave you all the underwear before he died? ......" Jin Niang brushed her hair, raised her head under the candle, her eyes were bright, but they were as sharp as a needle, and there was a sneer at the corner of her mouth, Wu Qing was full of sweat, looking at this woman's eyes - Jin Niang's eyes narrowed into slender slits, and her thin eyebrows were also frowned, with an indescribable strange look, he suddenly felt cold hands and feet - this woman ...... This woman turned out to be not only as beautiful as a flower, but also with such a powerful brain.

"But what I don't understand is - since you killed my husband, why did you go out of your way to Zitong Town?" Jin Niang's brows furrowed even tighter, and for the first time there was uncertainty in her eyes, looking at the visitors under the lamp.

Wu Qing looked at her, no longer in a cold sweat on his forehead, suddenly laughed, shook his head a little self-deprecatingly, and suddenly said, "I just want to come and see you." ”

After saying this, the man in gray seemed to know that he was ridiculous, and laughed out loud - who would believe it? Who would believe that he came to this Zitong Town just to see the woman named "Lu Jinniang"?

"Come and see me?" The doubt in her eyes became even stronger, and her gaze became more and more aggressive, "Say! Did Lin Yiqing send you? ”

"Lin Yiqing? Who is Lin Yiqing? Your good looks? Wu Qing didn't expect her to say the name of an irrelevant person, "I don't know anything clear, I just want to come and see you...... Let's see if Zhao An's woman is as beautiful and virtuous as he mentioned all day long......"

Knowing that there was no way to escape today, the gray-clothed man, who had experienced the catastrophe of life and death, was no longer shocked, but calmed down, laughed, and replied, "I really just want to see you...... Lu Jinniang. ”

Jin Niang was stunned, the folding fan in her hand fell on the table with a soft snap, and the person sat back in the chair and was stunned.

"Look...... Look at me? The woman put her hand on her forehead, lowered her head and muttered a repeat, and she didn't know what kind of look passed between her eyebrows. Zhao An, I know you mean it to me...... It's a pity that I hurt you......"

"You hurt him?" Seeing Jin Niang's changing face, Wu Qing was a little strange and couldn't help but ask.

She let go of her hand and tilted her head. Let the dim candle flame on the table be cast on his gorgeous face, and ask the visitor sideways, his eyebrows cold: "Of course, I hurt him." ”

That beautiful face, reflecting the flickering candle flames, had a strange dark change, and the woman's eyes were sunk in shadows, flashing with a faint light, for some reason. Wu Qing was inexplicably shocked when he saw it in his eyes - this woman is not simple...... Zhao An's guy is also right, his wife is by no means an ordinary woman!

How could Zhao An marry such a wife?

Who is she?

Jin Niang sneered and looked at him with her eyes: "You are not wronged to run away this time-do you know who I am?" ”

"My name is not Lu Jinniang, my name is Luo Cuihuan!"

As she spoke, tears burst into her eyes.

Zhao An...... You've always been nice to me...... ...... year My father worked as a cook for King Jing's Mansion and misused poisonous mushrooms. He was put in prison and finally died inside. It wasn't for your help that saved me from the Workshop Division, I ...... I can't live to live now......"

Wu Qing was stunned for a moment, he watched the woman bend down, cry bitterly, and speak intermittently.

"Later. I met Hu Guangyuan, he heard about me, tried to turn my father's case overturned, successfully defended himself, and repaired my father's grave...... His great favor. I have no choice but to make a promise...... But I also want to repay your kindness, so I also gave you my body later......"

"I later became Guangyuan's fourth aunt, how many big things did I help him do...... Hehe, Lin Yiqing, you can't think of it, right? Let your brother be extremely smart, ruthless, learn from China and the West, and become the queen mother, but in the end, it will be difficult to escape my palm! I want him to die, and he has to die! ”

Lu Jinniang - No, Luo Cuihuan's hand grabbed the purple bamboo fan hard, her knuckles turned white, and Wu Qing heard a soft "click" breaking sound.

"Guangyuan is in prison, don't think I don't know it's you Lin Yiqing who did it! From the moment you showed up in Japan, I knew that I was going to face you sooner or later! It's just that I didn't expect this day to come so quickly! ”

"Lin Yiqing, you have succeeded now, Guangyuan has given Ling Chi, and Zuo Dashuai has also dismissed the official, but don't forget, you haven't caught me yet!"

Zhao An...... You're my backhand...... You have saved all the money I have given you, and you have endured poverty, and have not spent it at all, that you may use it for me one day...... Pity...... I didn't expect that you would be framed for this, sent to the outside of the Seychelles, served half a year of hard labor, and could have come back in the spring of this year...... But I didn't expect you to harm this villain......"

The woman who was crying bitterly called Luo Cuihuan suddenly raised her tear-stained face from her palm, and stared coldly at the gray-clothed man with terrifying eyes.

"You numb me, do you want to take me and take me to sue the official?" Under Luo Cuihuan's eyes, a Jiangyang thief like Wu Qing who escaped death couldn't help but shudder, and couldn't help asking.

Luo Cuihuan sneered: "Sue the official? Will I arrest you again and go outside the plug? - Let you escape again? ”

The woman's eyes were full of hatred, but they were gloomy and cold: "You fled back...... Isn't it? No one knows who you are anyway...... No one even knew you were here today......"

Wu Qing suddenly felt bad, but before he asked, Jin Niang had already stood up and entered the kitchen behind, and there was the sound of bottles and cans colliding, I don't know what she was looking for. Turnaround, there was a crackling sound from under the stove, and thick smoke and fire came out—the woman...... Is that woman going to do it?

He felt an inexplicable panic in his heart, feeling that some great danger was approaching. He tried to move his hands and feet, but he was still paralyzed and unable to move. While he was struggling, he suddenly felt a coldness, something pouring down from the top of his head, and it was cold to the bone.

"What are you going to do? - Wu Qing was shocked and inexplicable, blurted out and smelled the strange fragrance of sesame oil on his body. was hesitating, and suddenly saw Luo Cuihuan put down the pot, turned around and picked up the candlestick on the table, and stood in front of him. The candlelight reflected on her face, and it went out and out.

In the eyes of this woman, there is madness and coldness like a madman.

"That Lin Yiqing's Oriental killer is like mercury, pervasive, maybe he will find this place soon, I was about to leave here, you are here, just do me a favor...... Zhao An...... I'll avenge you......"

Luo Cuihuan laughed weirdly. Then, with a tilt of his hand, the candlestick "snapped" and fell on Wu Qing's placket.

"Nope! Come on! Help me! ――”

It was night, and the town of Zitong was on fire.

The fire was particularly vigorous, spreading half a street, and after the fire was extinguished, Zhao An's daughter-in-law was found in Zhao An's house, which had been burned to a piece of burnt wood, and curled up at the table. The famous, capable and virtuous woman, her husband who was waiting for exile, saw that she was about to be reunited, but she was burned alive by this fire.

Some people also said that the fire came strangely - it was a temple at the entrance of the town, remembering that day, there was a gray-clothed man from other places at the entrance of the town to ask the address of Zhao An's house, the big man was dressed in tatters, his face was dusty, his eyes were cold, and he didn't look like an honest person...... (To be continued......)

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