Chapter 23: Self-defeating
Ji An carefully placed the ornaments in Zheng Guogong's study and wiped them clean little by little.
Li Qi saw this kind of thing again, and was disgusted: "This is sent by that Lan Daoist again!" Grandpa has really become more and more confused over the years, is everything fine with this thing? ”
He patted the head of the feng shui ornament with his hand, which was a black dragon turtle.
Ji An was shocked: "Big brother, things can't be touched, grandpa will scold if you break them." ”
Li Qi laughed: "I know, grandpa, I'm very careful about things and won't break them." ”
As soon as he finished speaking, his wide sleeves swept to the side of the eared vase, which shook a few times and fell to the ground.
A crisp sound.
The bottle fell to the ground and shattered into countless pieces.
The air was quiet all at once.
Ji'an's eyes widened as he looked at the fragment of the bottle on the ground, which was one of his grandfather's favorite antique bottles.
An embarrassing wind blows.
Li Qi suddenly: "Oh!! ”
He pointed at Ji'an: "You broke Grandpa's bottle!" ”
Ji'an opened his mouth wide as if he had been struck by lightning.
"Big brother, you ......"
Li Qi looked at him with a murderous look, and Ji An had to bow his head: "...... It's me."
Li Qi squatted down and inspected the fragments of the vase, stood up and said in a casual tone: "Why don't you solve it quickly if you know that you broke it?" ”
After saying that, he walked away.
Leaving Ji'an to cry without tears.
Li Lin came back from practicing swords, and passed by the courtyard and saw Ji'an gluing vase fragments in the corner of the courtyard.
Recognized it as an antique from Grandpa's room.
Ji'an saw her nervously and reached out and shushed.
"How did you break this?" Li Lin asked in a low voice.
Ji An showed his grievances and said, "The eldest brother broke the blame for me." ”
This bottle is so broken that it probably won't stick.
Li Lin said to Ji'an: "It's all broken, forget it." ”
"No! Grandpa is going to beat me to death! Gian looked terrified.
"You can buy an identical fake and put it there, he won't notice." Li Lin said.
Ji An's eyes widened, he didn't expect Li Lin to say such a thing.
Li Lin smiled: "It's just a bottle, although it's an antique, but it's always just an ornament there, what's there to be afraid of." ”
At the moment, this approach is indeed the most feasible.
Ji'an was a little hesitant, how could he find an identical one in a short period of time?
Li Lin patted him: "Don't worry, I'll accompany you to find it." ”
Li Lin and Ji'an hadn't had much contact, and when they saw her take the initiative to share the difficulties for herself, she was suddenly very moved.
Thinking that he had given Zheng Guogong an idea not to let her come back, he was suddenly a little ashamed.
Ji An used a piece of cloth to carry the fragments of the bottle out of the house.
As soon as the two left, Ah Xiu, who was hiding on the side, drilled her head out, and she heard the conversation between the two.
I didn't expect these two people to be so bold, if Zheng Guogong knew, it would definitely be a tragedy.
For now, though, she's more concerned with her plans.
Recently, he has collected Li Lin's hair, clothes, and made a villain.
She vaguely remembered that she had heard a goddess talk about the practice of soul exchange before crossing over, and although she was not 100% sure, it was still possible to try to change her fate!
Ah Xiu was smiling treacherously, when suddenly a pair of hands patted him and snatched the box from his hand.
It was Li Qi, and Ah Xiu was so frightened that he took a step back.
Li Qi looked at him with a panicked face and said:
"You always look a little conspiratorial every day, I don't know what you're doing."
Li Qi opened the box, saw the hair, used things, and the little puppet from the box, and asked, "Are you going to tie the villain?" ”
It's hopeless for these people to make such strange things every day!
After Li Qi finished speaking, he threw the things back to him.
Originally, he also hoped that Ah Xiu was an undercover agent sent by an enemy and had a big secret, but when he saw these gadgets, he couldn't help but be disappointed.
It's just that he doesn't know that Ah Xiu is secretly preparing for the so-called practice.
At this time, Ji An and Li Lin searched on the antique beach on the street, but did not find the same vase.
"I guess I can't find it." Ji'an said in disappointment.
Both of them knew how slim it was to find an identical bottle.
After summing it up, I decided to take the picture and find a craftsman to customize one.
Before this, Ji An had always felt that Li Lin was a rigid female man, but he didn't expect to be so thoughtful in doing things.
Ji An said to Li Lin with shame: "I didn't expect you to help me so much, when you didn't come back, I also instigated grandpa to send you away......
Li Lin said generously: "You didn't mean to target me, everyone knows the situation in our family..."
Ji An'an nodded weakly.
As he was talking, he saw banners hanging on the city wall.
A bunch of people were boiling there, discussing something.
Several people chatted and said: "Lu Fuzi is coming to Jingshi to open the lottery!" The emperor personally invited him. ”
Another said, "I heard that it was for the sake of giving lessons to the princes. ”
Rufuzi!
Li Lin had heard of the name Lu Fuzi.
It was a contemporary saint that even her teachers worshipped.
She said yearningly, "This is a true master." Even my teachers praised him, and he was the first in his life in terms of erudition. ”
"Really?" Ji'an has never paid attention to this kind of master, and has never been interested in it.
Li Lin looked in the direction of the street and suddenly saw Yuan Shu on the other side of the crowd.
She was a little surprised and said hello to Yuan Shu, but she didn't expect Yuan Shu to turn around and leave when she saw her.
Li Lin felt a little inexplicable, and quickly ran over and grabbed him: "I haven't seen you for a few days, why do you run away when you see me?" ”
"I'll just go out for a walk." Yuan Shu said.
Seeing that his tone was not painful, Li Lin couldn't help but pat him and ask, "What's wrong with you?" Still struggling with the events of the previous days? ”
Yuanshu said: "It's all over." I'll have less contact with you in the future. ”
Li Lin said: "Last time, it was true that the two of us did something wrong, but we don't have to be strangers......
She felt strange: "And everyone knows that it was a misunderstanding, why do you mind more than me?" ”
In fact, Li Lin knew that he should keep a certain distance from him, but he didn't expect him to mind more than himself.
Yuanshu shook off her hand and said, "Anyway, don't talk to me in the future." ”
After speaking, he led the little attendant and left.
Leaving Li Lin inexplicable for a while.
Obviously, the person who was imprisoned was himself, but now it seems that he has suffered a loss.
Ji'an said: "I know, it must be after the last misunderstanding that he feels faceless, and adolescent boys have strong self-esteem. ”
Li Lin thinks it makes sense.
Boy heart, seabed needle.
Zheng Guogong returned to the study at night, felt weird, called Ji An over, and asked, "Where is my big vase from the previous dynasty?" ”
Ji An oozed sweat on his forehead and said, "Grandpa, there are too many ornaments in the room, I'm afraid that the bottle will affect the appearance, so I'll put it away first." ”
Zheng Guogong sighed: "It's okay, it's okay, I like that bottle the most, you put it on again." ”
Ji'an nodded nervously: "Then I'll go back and wipe it clean before putting it on." ”
After speaking, he wiped the sweat from his forehead, fortunately, he and Li Lin found an old craftsman to customize an identical bottle, and paid an urgent fee of 20 taels.
Zheng Guogong nodded and ordered: "If there is anything in the mansion, report to me in time, especially Li Lin and Li Qi."
"Yes!"
Ah Xiu sneaked back into his room, which was next to the firewood room.
finally gathered all the things he needed, and quietly inquired about Li Lin's birthday.
She smashed everything, recited a bunch of inexplicable incantations, looked at the jar of muddy things in front of her, and secretly decided: the time has come to reach the peak of life!
She made a promise and drank the mud from the jar with pride......
When Ah Xiu woke up again, she was lying on the bed, surrounded by a group of people, one of whom was a doctor.
The doctor's face was puzzled:
"Why do you think you're killing yourself? Why do you have to eat dirt? ”
Ah Xiu looked at his rough hands and knew that he had failed.
"Oh my God!" Ah Xiu rushed out of the door,
"Heaven is so unfair! Could it be that he has been in this broken body all along? ”
She looked at her rough face through the reflection in the water, and she couldn't rely on her appearance, she could only rely on her talent.
At this time, when I turned around, I saw Ji'an walking over,
Ji An saw her wake up with disdain on her face: "Why did you commit suicide, people who don't know still think I am abusing you, hum." ”
Looking at Ji'an's face with no one in his eyes, a wave of hatred rose from Ah Xiu's heart:
"She can't be oppressed anymore, she wants to bring down Ji'an!"
At nightfall,
Ah Xiu secretly came to Zheng Guogong's study, and she was holding the purse she had stolen from Ji'an.
has many years of experience in watching dramas, and knows this routine very well.
Just smash Zheng Guogong's beloved antiques, and then put the purse on it, and see how Ji'an quibbles!
This kind of simple fabrication has always been 100% effective!
Unknowingly, I came to the fake antique bottle, "It's quite clever to get a fake one so quickly." ”
Ah Xiu knocked and was smug, when suddenly there was a loud shout behind him: "What are you doing?" ”
It turned out to be Zheng Guogong's voice.
Ah Xiu's hand shook, and the fake bottle in his hand fell to the ground and shattered.
Zheng Guogong's eyes widened in surprise when he saw this scene, and he raised it in one breath: "You muddy account!" ”
Ah Xiu was startled, and hurriedly knelt down and explained: "This is fake, this is fake!" ”
"What?" Zheng Guogong looked at her in disbelief: "You smashed my antiques in front of me, and you dare to say that it is fake, do you think I am blind?" ”
Ah Xiu was arrested by the guards in the courtyard. Zheng Guogong looked at the fragments of the bottle on the ground, and his heart was angry.
"This is really fake, someone has been transferred!" Ah Xiu said.
At this time, Li Qi heard the movement and walked over.
Zheng Guogong said to Li Qi: "You go to investigate this matter, I'm angry!" ”
Ah Xiu hugged Li Qi's legs, "This bottle is really fake!" It was Ji'an and Li Lin who bought the fake and put it here, and I heard them discuss! ”
Li Qi smiled at her.
Two days later, after a heavy sentence, Ah Xiu finally admitted that the bottle was broken by himself.
Because the bottle was too valuable, Ah Xiu's salary for the next eighty years was deducted.