Chapter 18: One Hundred and Six Yang Nine
Li sighed, "It was a fire set by a servant who had fallen out of favor in His Majesty's harem. Say yes...... Because His Majesty has snubbed him since he moved the capital to Luoyang, he is dissatisfied.
"I heard that he finished setting the fire, and he was discovered by Peach Blossom Wei before he ran far, probably because he knew that the death penalty was inevitable, so he jumped into the fire and burned it clean...... There are no bones left. β
ββ¦β¦ That's right. Feng Yan lowered her eyes.
She had a feeling yesterday for no apparent reasonβas if Wei Xingzhen had already known that the southwest was going to catch fire.
"Peach Blossom Wei is getting worse and worse now," Li couldn't help but sigh, "Fortunately, you got married the morning before yesterday, if you really set the time for welcoming your relatives yesterday evening, you may not know how much trouble it will make." β
Feng Yan smiled, "Why should my mother worry, under the resentment of the servants, they are the saints of Bo, and occasionally burn one or two towers, and then they will cry in front of the emperor...... Your Majesty can't see the suffering of beauties the most, especially this set. β
"It's different," Li said softly, "This time Mingtang's underground palace was destroyed. β
Feng Yan was stunned for a moment, the tower of Mingtang was officially completed in the year His Majesty ascended the throne, and its underground palace was also sealed in that year, no one knew what Sun Youwei put in it, and it had never been opened all these years.
ββ¦β¦ How? β
"That's why he said the big mess, this Youling doesn't know where to get the solution of the curse seal, it just happened that the tree demon attacked the tower body of the Ming Hall the day before yesterday, and the way to the underground palace was directly exposed outside, but he sneaked in quietly, untied the curse mark of the underground palace, and burned all the things inside with a fire."
Feng Yan frowned slightly, "Such a big thing...... It's certainly not something that a good man can do. β
"Yes, I heard that His Majesty was furious and ordered the suspicious people who were nearby at the time, regardless of their status, to be arrested, and Dali Temple is urgently investigating the case."
"What's the name of the servant, do you know?"
"I don't know, I've seen it," Li said softly, "Is it Nie Xiaojun, the most holy 'tactful spring warbler' in the past few years, His Majesty liked to take him wherever he went at that time, and he should have grown up in the past few years, and his former voice was gone......"
Nie Xiaojun.
Feng Yan frowned slightly, she seemed to have some impression of this person, probably a boy with a voice like a natural sound, always dressed in white, and would shyly hide behind the curtain when he met a living person.
Li Shi lowered his voice, "Yan'er, my mother asked you, what do you think of Wei Xingzhen...... Is there really a problem? β
"Huh?" Feng Yan didn't ease his mind for a moment, "He has been staying with me for the past two days, so he shouldn't have a chance to go to Mingtangββ"
"Where did I ask you this," Li lowered his voice a little, "I'm asking you, do you see anything abnormal in Wei Xingzhen?" Since the day before yesterday, Shi Yun told me that he suspected that Wei Xingzhen was a monster, and I felt in my heartβ"
Feng Yan then understood, and smiled, "He'...... Not like. β
Li Shi breathed a sigh of relief, "If you say so, my mother will be relieved......"
At the beginning of Shen Shichu, Feng Yan walked out of the house with her mother, Li walked very slowly, she held her daughter's hand, and solemnly instructed, "I know that Yan'er is shy, but everything has a first time, don't delay, just hurry up and do it with Wei Xingzhen in the next two days...... lest there be any variables in the future. β
Feng Yan smiled, "I understand...... By the way, when I came back this time, why didn't I see my aunt all the time? β
"The day before yesterday, your sedan chair walked with the front foot, and your aunt packed up her things and went to Daizong Mountain to recuperate." Lee replied.
Feng Yan was slightly stunned, "Are you in such a hurry?" β
"You also know your aunt's temperament," Li said softly, "The old lady said that she was going up the mountain, who would dare to stop her...... What's wrong? β
Feng Yan just wanted to mention the piece of jade - she pondered for two days, but she still didn't see what the purpose of the stone that her aunt stuffed before leaving, but when she thought about it, Feng Yan remembered that her aunt had quietly handed over the stone to her after all, maybe she just didn't want to publicize it......
"It's nothing, just ask." Feng Yan said softly.
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After leaving her mother Li's courtyard, Feng Yan went to sit with her sister Xiao Qi for a while. The two chatted until the evening, and Feng Xiaoqi sent Feng Yan back to the courtyard where she lived.
When there were about one or two hundred steps left, Feng Xiaoqi suddenly looked ahead, "Eh, what's the sound?" β
ββIn the courtyard in the evening, there is the melodious sound of the guqin.
The two of them walked forward for more than a dozen steps, and Feng Yan was sure that the music was coming from her attic, her steps became slower and slower, and her eyes were also looking for the sound of the piano, looking at the attic window.
Feng Xiaoqi just wanted to ask what kind of tune this was, but when she raised her eyes, she saw that her sister Feng Yan's expression had changed slightly, her eyes were complicated and dazed, and she was clearly listening to this tune with all her attention.
So Feng Xiaoqi also pressed the question, and she stood beside Feng Yan until the end of the song.
"It's good," Feng Xiaoqi looked at Feng Yan, "Which song is this, does my sister know?" β
Feng Yan didn't come back to her senses for a long time, and it wasn't until Feng Xiaoqi pulled her sleeves several times that she woke up like a dream, "...... "One Hundred and Six Yang Nine." β
"Hundred ......" Feng Xiaoqi frowned slightly, "Is this an idiom?" β
Feng Yan stepped forward again and walked forward slowly.
"In the "Chronicles of the Law", it is said that the time of heaven and earth is 4,617 years old as one 'yuan', and among one 'yuan', there will be nine disasters, including five yang disasters and four yin disasters. When I first entered the Yuan Dynasty, every one hundred and six years, there would be a yang disaster, so it was called 'one hundred and six yang nine'.
"Today...... The term is also sometimes used to refer to a year of calamity. β
Feng Xiaoqi nodded, "No wonder...... I haven't studied the Vinaya almanac yet, and it seems that these calendar things will not be scheduled until at least the second half of next yearβ"
Feng Yan shook her head, "If you hadn't been admitted to Si Tiantai in advance, the masters of Taixue would not have arranged this course for you...... Does Xiao Qi want to go to Si Tiantai? β
Feng Xiaoqi immediately shook his head, "I still want to go out to hunt demons like Fifth Brother, that's interesting." β
Slowly, the two finally walked to the door of the courtyard, where Wei Xingzhen was already standing.
Feng Xiaoqi just wanted to say hello, but the voice was stuck in her throat - because at the moment when her eyes staggered, she sensed some unusual vigilance and vigilance from Wei Xingzhen's gaze, and even ......
Abhor?
This lightning-like intuition came like a whip, although when she looked at Wei Xingzhen again, the other party returned to her usual gentle calm, but Feng Xiaoqi couldn't say a word of the witty words that had been prepared.
She instinctively took two steps back, "Then, Sister, I'...... I'll go back first. β
Feng Yan almost felt Xiao Qi's mood of wanting to dodge and retreat at this moment, she didn't hold back, but said goodbye to her softly.
It wasn't until Feng Xiaoqi's figure disappeared around the corner that Feng Yan turned around, "...... What did you just do? β
Wei Xingzhen was puzzled, "I, I didn't do anything." β
Feng Yan looked at Wei Xingzhen deeply, Wei Xingzhen's eyes were calm and did not dodge.
"Forget it...... she looked away and said softly, "Is the piano in the attic being played by Lord Wei?" β
"Hmm."
"What else did you touch?"
"Nope."
"Okay," Feng Yan said lightly, "If you go back to the door in the future, it's good for Master Wei to stay on the first floor, and don't go up to the attic again." I don't like people messing with my stuff...... Since Master Wei touched the piano, I'll give it to you. β
Wei Xingzhen was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly reacted - how could he not be a "person" himself, why did he forget it as soon as he came to this courtyard!
"I'm ......" Wei Xingzhen wanted to explain a few more words, but Feng Yan had already walked straight to the house.
After taking a few steps forward, Feng Yan suddenly stopped, "Go and release the river lantern tonight, is Lord Wei ready?" β
"You can go at any time." Wei Xingzhen replied.