Chapter 44: The Manuscript of the Spring Qin
People are scary, scared to death. The sudden appearance of the dead man in the closet had a similar effect. Zhao Xiyuan attended Ai Chen's funeral, and went to the crematorium with the car, and even asked for a little bit of ashes to leave in the drawer. Now seeing that the ashes have become a big living person, a large number of clips of ghosts seeking revenge in horror movies flashed in his head, and then she fainted. Naked and collapsed in front of the closet.
Seeing this, Ai Chen was first overjoyed, and then worried. After snorting, I found that the person was still alive, and I was finally relieved.
"I was stunned. Okay, count me lucky! ”
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Zhao Xiyuan didn't fall asleep for too long, and was soon woken up by the ringtone of his mobile phone. It was a high school classmate who called and reminded her of the party time.
Ai Chen had already hugged Zhao Xiyuan to the bed at this time and put the phone next to her pillow. After the bell rang, she frowned and groped when she heard it, looking like a daily look. But she soon remembered the horrific scene in the closet, and it bounced off the bed like a spring.
"Aichen has come to me for revenge?! Wrong...... It's a dream! I'm dreaming! ”
After determining this, Zhao Xiyuan first breathed a sigh of relief, and then seemed to remember something sad, covered his face and cried.
Aichen was sitting in front of the computer in his room at this moment, scrolling through the news section. Not long ago, he just walked over from the school post bar and found a post about his accidental fall from a building.
Accidental fall from the building! The eldest lady had no motive to kill, and easily escaped responsibility, and no one thought that he had killed him. Even Ai Chen's parents thought they were unlucky, and they took care of their own funeral expenses, and they didn't seem to ask the Zhao family for any compensation.
Seeing that the queen mother woke up, Aichen was worried that she would faint for the second time, so he sat quietly and waited for her to find out.
Zhao Xiyuan, who was covering his face and sobbing, cried louder and louder, screaming 'Ai Chen, Ai Chen' in his mouth, very sad. She took out a thin little book from under her pillow, held it in her arms, and cried and put on makeup.
When Ai Chen carried her to bed, he saw the book, which was his 'Queen Mother''s favorite novel "Chunqin Copy", which was written by Tanmei writer Junichiro Tanizaki.
Junichiro Tanizaki's 'Tanmei' in that era did not have the current artistic conception, not the kind of two old men or a bunch of old men greasy and crooked things, it was a real aesthetic style. Aichen also liked this novel.
The story in the book is relatively simple, about the awkward love story of a blind beautiful lady and a loyal dog manservant.
This eldest lady has the best looks in human beings, as well as the highest self-esteem. Although he likes to accompany the manservant, he doesn't admit it to death. Even after having the flesh and blood of the two, they did not admit this relationship, insisting that the child's father was someone else.
The novel is only 40,000 words, and most of it is devoted to eccentric master-servant interactions. Describing the master's contempt for the servant, the servant's respect for the master, the concise and clear text conveys an ominous atmosphere.
Sure enough, at the end of the story, the eldest lady was poured boiling water on her face by the wicked. After recovering from the injury, the beautiful jade was covered with dust, and it is said that she was disfigured.
The manservant insisted that there was only an insignificant shallow scar on the young lady's beautiful face, which was barely visible. The blind lady did not believe this, and shut herself in her room all day long, not allowing anyone to enter, and her mental and physical condition became worse and worse.
After careful consideration, the manservant came up with a solution to the problem. On a dark and windy night, he pricked his eyes with a needle and stirred it gently. A few days later, he successfully lost his sight, and happily ran to report the incident to the young lady.
If it was an eight-o'clock level novel, the young lady would probably recognize her awkward personality at this time, recognize her feelings for the manmaid, and then cry and reprimand the manservant for doing something stupid, and the two hugged each other with tears and faced up to the relationship between the couple and began a blind and beautiful second half of their lives.
In "Chunqin Copy", this bloody condition does not appear. When the young lady heard that her manservant was blind, she happily asked if it was true. The manservant replied 'It's true' in the same happy tone.
The story ends here, and in the end, the speculation of outsiders about the relationship between the two is inconclusive.
This novel is quite famous, and there are many interpretations of various kinds.
The more accepted saying is, 'Miss likes the manservant and cares about the manservant's opinion.' After being disfigured, he was afraid that the manservant would see his ugly self, so he locked up in the house and didn't come out. The valet knew this, so he poked himself in the eye, and became unable to see the young lady's face, and the things that the young lady feared were no longer there. In the end, the two had the same heart, but as always, they continued to maintain the master-servant relationship, living a twisted and awkward life, and enjoying this happiness at the same time. ’
For the two, vision is not an important thing, and neither is identity. Not all 'love' has to be presented equally. As long as both parties are satisfied with life, it is enough.
Ai Chen couldn't bring himself and Zhao Xiyuan into such a master-servant relationship, and the daily life of the two was quite boring, without any sparks, and there was no exaggerated plot such as children. After entering the same high school, this employment relationship was ridiculed by some new classmates, but both parties didn't care.
"Even if you can bring our relationship into the novel, but your eldest lady is not disfigured, why would you kill me?"
Talking to himself has always been Ai Chen's bad problem, although he said these words softly, he was still heard by Zhao Xiyuan, who was crying fiercely. Following the prestige, when he saw Ai Chen, a big living person, Zhao Xiyuan let out the kind of screams that most girls scream when they see cockroaches, which made Ai Chen's brain hurt.
"Don't call my queen mother, you didn't see the hell, I'm still alive." Ai Chen threw away the mouse in his hand, walked to Zhao Xiyuan, who was in a good light, and turned around in place to show her, "I'm not afraid of the sun, I have legs, I can bend my knees and walk without jumping, and my complexion is also good." No matter how you look at it, he's a healthy person, right? ”
Zhao Xiyuan shrank in the corner, protected the key parts of his body with both hands, and nodded mechanically.
"Too scared to speak? If you are so timid, why did you push me down in the first place? Don't deny it, you pushed it, I saw it. ”
Zhao Xiyuan didn't seem to intend to deny it, and nodded again.
"That's fine." Ai Chen took out the copy of "Chunqin Copy" from her arms, threw it away, and then moved a chair to sit in front of her, and ordered: "Quickly confess, what motive made you kill me." Where did I provoke you? ”
Seeing that Zhao Xiyuan was still so scared that he refused to speak, Ai Chen grabbed out a dress and talked about the conditions, "Confess, and then get dressed." Otherwise, it's always naked. Take your pick. ”
Zhao Xiyuan glanced at the clock on the wall, it was more than nine o'clock. She vividly remembered when she had changed her clothes, and half an hour had passed by now. For such a long time, I'm afraid it's too late.
Thinking of this, she turned her attention to some indescribable part, trying to feel if there was anything like dampness, heat, redness and swelling. Thankfully, there is nothing wrong with being dry and refreshing, and there is no smell in the mouth.
Sure that he was still complete, Zhao Xiyuan seemed to have regained a little courage. She ignored Aichen and the dress in his hand, stepped out of bed, and took a dress herself to put on.
For a moment, Ai Chen thought that his queen mother had returned to normal. As a result, Zhao Xiyuan ran away after getting dressed, intending to escape from the house for help. If it weren't for the body value there, she would have really run away.
Aichen grabbed her back, covered her mouth and pressed her on the chair, and warned: "I've been a gentleman for more than half an hour, and I've already reached the limit." If you're so uncooperative, don't blame me for being a hooligan. ”
Zhao Xiyuan nodded very fearfully, timidly grabbed the LV handbag, and handed it to Ai Chen for him to see. Still doesn't seem to dare to speak.
"Why should I see this? Show me your luxury collection? ”
There are a lot of such things in Zhao Xiyuan's family. After all, the little girl has not developed her values, and her family has money, so she bought a lot of them. Because of the relationship that often accompanies her, Aichen is very familiar with these brands that make women's money, and at a glance he knows that this LV is a high-imitation and a fake.
"Because you bought a fake, you killed me to vent your anger? Not really. "Aichen really can't think of a fake donkey card that has something to do with killing himself." If you want to guess the riddle, can you give a simple hint? ”
Zhao Xiyuan saw that he couldn't understand, so he took out his mobile phone, opened Huabei and Baitiao to show him. Looking at the six-figure arrears above, Aichen understood.
"Didn't you take my queen mother, your family has no money?"