Shen Xitong was waiting for the pear to fall in the mansion early, and it was the annual Zhongyuan Festival soon, and this year's Zhongyuan Festival Xitong pushed off all the appointments and prepared to take the palace guard Hu Fei to the river to put the lights.

I don't know when it started, when Xitong saw Hu Fei, his heartbeat would accelerate unconsciously. After Hu Fei left, she would miss him very much in her heart, and she always wanted to see him soon. But she never told anyone else, including Liluo.

Xitong knew in her heart that the gap between her and Hu Fei's identities was too big, and it was absolutely impossible for her father and mother to agree to their relationship, not to mention, she didn't know Hu Fei's intentions for her. In the past few days, Xitong clearly felt that Hu Fei was deliberately avoiding her.

Midyear Lantern Festival, she wanted to take the opportunity to show him her heart when the two met alone.

"I've been thinking about you for a long time, I don't know what Qing means", if he also loves himself, Xitong decided to take advantage of the Mid-Autumn Festival when his parents returned, to reveal his thoughts to them. If he didn't want to, she sent Hu Fei to go to the eldest brother's army to exercise, out of sight. But before that, she had to buy herself a dress that would complement her good temperament.

"Why are you here?" Shen Xitong complained, and after the two said a few words, they got into the carriage that the Shen Mansion had already prepared.

Yuexi Pavilion is located in the center of Jingshi West Street, is an independent three-storey building, although it is in the downtown area, but the small building is surrounded by green bamboo, and there is a special place to park carriages in the backyard.

The word "Yuexi" is taken from the "Zijin" in the Book of Poetry, "I don't see you for a day, such as March." "Although the meaning is elegant, due to the extremely high price of clothes and fabrics in the Yuexi Pavilion, except for some noble ladies in the capital city, few other ordinary people come.

As soon as he got out of the carriage, the shopkeeper Hu in the Yuexi Pavilion hurriedly came to greet him, he was the old man in the store, he served as the shopkeeper of the Yuexi Pavilion for twenty-three years, and he was very familiar with the nobles and ladies of the Beijing Division, after the ceremony, the shopkeeper Hu smiled at Shen Xitong and his party and said, "I heard that Miss Shen is coming today, and the little old man is waiting in the store early in the morning."

When Shen Xitong heard this, he immediately walked out of the carriage with a happy face, and Liluo followed closely behind.

The shopkeeper saw a trace of indescribable shock in his eyes when he saw the pear, and then immediately reacted, "This is Miss Jiang, the little old man has just been rude." ”

Riro nodded and slowly stepped out of the carriage.

"Like, too much." Shopkeeper Hu couldn't help but say on the side, Shen Xitong glared at him fiercely when he heard it, and he immediately reacted, "Sins and sins reminded the girl of the sad past." ”

Riro shook her head and said to the shopkeeper, "Do you remember my mother?" ”

The shopkeeper Hu seemed to remember what had happened before, and still bent down and nodded and replied, "Your mother was the pearl of the Shen Mansion back then, whether it was appearance or talent, she was a famous Jingshi, who didn't know, who didn't know." I think back then, she was also a frequent visitor to our Yuexi Pavilion, and her temperament was as lively as Miss Xitong. ”

Shen Xitong was worried about the sad past of Liluo, she knew in her heart that although this sister didn't say it on her face, she hid everything in her heart, "Okay, okay, don't say it, hurry up and take us to see the new cloth." ”

"Yes, yes," Shopkeeper Hu nodded one after another, and led them towards the Yuexi Pavilion.

After the pear falls in, the heart sighs that the Yuexi Pavilion is worthy of being the head of the clothing store of the Beijing Division, the first floor of this building is placed with cloth, the second floor is placed with ready-to-wear clothes, guests can choose their favorite cloth, and then according to the style of the second floor to tailor for themselves, the pear has never seen so many cloths, these cloths are placed according to different types, colors and origins, even the wooden frame where the cloth is placed is from the best fragrant Nanmu in Fujian, the natural fragrance of the wood makes people feel relaxed and happy after smelling.

Shen Xitong has always preferred Shu brocade from Shudi, so he walked straight forward and picked it up by himself without waiting for the guy in the store to say hello, and waved his hand to the old shopkeeper and said, "Don't greet me, I'll pick it myself, you just take care of my cousin." ”

Liluo also looked at it slowly, unlike Xitong, she was used to wearing Jiangnan satin, and the old shopkeeper also slowly followed Jiang Li, Liluo looked at these cloths and said, "These Quzhou have them, but they don't feel fresh." ”

"Oh, I wonder what Miss Jiang wants to see? Even though it is commanded. Shopkeeper Hu replied.

"I heard my brother say that there are clothes made of the world-famous silk in the Yuexi Pavilion, and today the pear fell here, I don't know if I am lucky enough to see it." The words are full of the yearning of the little girl.

The shopkeeper Hu thought for a while, stroked his beard and said, "Yes, there is indeed in the Yuexi Pavilion, this variety is more special, produced in the Western Regions, the silkworm larvae sleep four and five instars, the whole age is only fifty days, and the silk spit out is extremely precious and rare, and there is only one in the small shop at present." ”

After hearing this, Liluo was a little excited, but his face did not show it, "I don't know if the elder can take Liluo to see it, Liluo has never seen such a cloth in Quzhou." ”

Xitong walked over to them after hearing this, and said loudly, "Shopkeeper Hu, what good things are still hidden, don't take them out for us to see." ”

"In that case, the two young ladies will come with Xiao Lao'er." After saying that, he planned to take Xitong and Liluo upstairs, and there was only one piece of silk clothing left, which was locked in the attic on the third floor.

At this moment, a guy led a woman in a lilac dress walked in, and Liluo glanced curiously at the door, only to see that the woman's hair was casually tied in a bun, and a lilac hairpin was inserted obliquely, which looked a little casual but elegant.

Shen Xitong ignored this person after seeing it, and took Liluo's hand and walked up, the woman saw Shen Xitong and Liluo behind, she only raised her eyes slightly, and gestured slightly.

Liluo also nodded slightly in return, and followed Shen Xitong towards the upstairs.

The heavenly silk robe was placed in a small room on the third floor of the Yuexi Pavilion, and as soon as he went up to the third floor, Liluo asked in a low voice, "Who was that person just now?" ”

Shen Xitong looked a little unimpressed, "Don't pay attention to her, she is Han Shuyao of Fangcao Pavilion, she has always prided herself on being high, and she has always ignored me." ”

"I thought Miss Shen was so powerful, there are still people who ignore you." Jiang Liluo said with a smile.

Shen Xitong rolled her eyes, "She dreams of being the crown princess all day long, so she naturally looks down on us people." ”

When Liluo heard this, she hurriedly asked Shen Xitong to stop, and signaled her to say this kind of thing in private, just forget it, don't say it outside.

After the shopkeeper Hu pushed open the door, a white silk skirt was placed on the wooden frame, the light and shadow outside the window projected in, the silk clothes revealed a different kind of luster, Liluo went to see, found that the clothes were exquisite and delicate, looked crystal clear, she was immediately attracted, her expression gradually froze, and she was speechless in amazement.

Shen Xitong saw that the pear fell like this, and quietly asked the shopkeeper Hu how much the dress was, and after the shopkeeper Hu compared the number with his hand, Xitong immediately said "deal".

When Shen Xitong and Jiang Liluo sat on the carriage back, Liluo looked at Shen Xitong with some embarrassment, she didn't expect Shen Xitong to buy her Tian Silk clothes in one bite, and she leaned her little head on Xitong's shoulder happily.

Seeing that the pear fell like this, Shen Xitong shouted with disgust, "Be careful, don't shed Halazi on me." ”

Liluo still didn't give up, "Thank you cousin for the new clothes I bought for today's bloodletting, Liluo really can't repay it." After speaking, holding Shen Xitong's left arm with both hands became tighter.

Liluo has been a non-clingy girl since she was a child, and her temperament is even more calm and quiet when she grows up, Shen Xitong saw her happy appearance, although she looked disgusted, but she was still extremely happy in her heart.

The carriage stopped at the gate of Jiangfu, and after the pear got out of the car, he walked to the window of the car, and said to Shen Xitong seriously, "It's best not to go out on the night of the Midyear Festival, and don't go to the Temple of Earth if you go out, it's very dangerous there, and remember to bring a little more guards if you go out." ”

"Got it, got it, long-winded." After Shen Xitong finished speaking, he hooked Jiang Liluo's nose with his hand, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

"You also have to be more careful, don't be reckless when you encounter bad guys, you must run." Shen Xitong instructed seriously.

"Yes," Riro nodded earnestly.

In the evening, after Jiang Liluo returned to Jiangfu, she immediately took the silk clothes to find her late mother, and asked when her father would return home.

Late Niang was a famous embroiderer in Beijing before Shen Yue's marriage, her craftsmanship had made the ladies of Beijing at that time rush, she would not only cut the style and design patterns according to the figure, but also do different embroidery skills according to the different clothing materials in various places, I want to know if this is really a silk dress, ask her the most suitable.

Wan Niang was sitting under the lamp at this time to collect the soles of her shoes, and Liluo quietly walked over, "Wan Niang," and the sudden sound frightened Wan Niang almost flew the soles out.

"You girl," Wanniang said angrily when she realized that it was Liluo, "I didn't see anyone all day long, and suddenly I was scared to death." ”

"Doesn't I want to check more clues and share my father's worries? What about Daddy? Liluo took the late mother's hand and said coquettishly.

"Girl's family, hey, your father just came back and went to the study." Wanniang sighed, "You do what you want, Wanniang has no opinion, but you must pay attention to your own safety, if something happens to you, what will Wanniang use to face your mother." ”

After hearing this, Liluo quietly held the arm of the late mother, thinking of her mother, she always felt empty in her heart, how lively the yard was when her mother was alive.

After a while, Liluo took the silk clothes in her hand to Wan Niang, and asked Wan Niang to see where the material of this dress came from.

With the help of the oil lamp, Wan Niang carefully touched it in her hand, "The material is delicate and silky, and the silk spit out is tough and elastic, this is the heavenly silk produced in the Western Regions, and this kind of heavenly silk is only available in Yuexi Pavilion." ”

When Liluo heard this, she hurriedly asked, "Wanniang, this is related to several homicides in Jingshi, are you sure?" ”

The late lady took the clothes under the lamp again to look at them, touched them carefully with her hand, and sniffed them a few times under her nose, "It won't be wrong!" In the world, only in the Yuexi Pavilion can there be such a silk cloth. ”

When Liluo heard this, she picked up her clothes, "Thank you, Late Mother, I'll go find Daddy." After speaking, he got up and took his clothes and walked quickly towards Jiang Bing's study.

When night fell, Jiang Bing's feet were almost busy not touching the ground, the day after tomorrow was the Midyear Festival, if he couldn't catch the Flowing Fire Cloud, he, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, didn't have to do it, what was even more worrying was that behind this was not just the Flowing Fire Cloud, if this group of people wanted to take advantage of the Midyear Festival to make trouble and continue to kill people in the Beijing Division, what should he do?

"Daddy," Jiang Liluo's voice sounded outside the door.

Jiang Bing retracted his emotions, "Come in." ”

Liluo came in with the silkworm clothes in his hand and said to Jiang Bing, "Daddy, look, this is the Tianxi Silkworm Clothes of the Yuexi Pavilion, which is unique to the Yuexi Pavilion and is produced in the Western Regions. Jiang Bing picked up the clothes and said with a serious expression, "You mean that this dress is related to this case?" "There is a special tacit understanding between father and daughter.

"Hmm", Liluo nodded and said, "This dress and the blue flower mentioned in the mouth of the national teacher are both produced in one place, this place is in the south of the Western Regions, called Buta, this Buta tribe has been isolated from the outside world for a long time, and almost does not interact with the people of the Central Plains, but there is one person who can monopolize all the business here, and get all the extremely precious silk in this place." ”

"The person you are talking about is the owner behind the Yuexi Pavilion, lonely groan?" Jiang Bing asked.

"Hmm." The pear fell back.

"Then you can't prove that Dugu Yin is the person behind this incident, he is transporting Heavenly Silk, not Blue Shadow Flower." Jiang Bing said.

"I heard that the people of this tribe are all curly-haired, gray-eyed, high-nosed, cold and arrogant, and they regard themselves as descendants of the Protoss. I heard that Dugu Yin's younger brother Lonely Injury was born with a gray eye, which slowly turned black later, and I suspect that his true identity may be related to this Buta tribe, even if Dugu Yin did not participate in the Jingshi case, he must also know some of the inside information, otherwise he would not have obtained all the heavenly silk of the Buta tribe so easily. Pear fell back.

Jiang Bing's heart was in an uproar, he didn't expect Liluo to investigate so carefully, if it was really the people of the Buta clan who were involved, then the Blue Styx Flower in the city would not only be owned by Flowing Fire Cloud alone, the matter would be even more tricky, and there were only two days left.

Seeing that Jiang Bing was a little silent, Liluo said, "Daddy, can you borrow Chen Wu and Liao Yong to use them, my daughter wants to meet this Dugu Yin in person tomorrow." ”

Oh? Looking at his daughter, Jiang Bing smiled and said, "How are you going to meet this Dugu Yin." ”

"Of course, there is a daughter's own way." Liluo replied, "I want to bluff this person with the brochure I found in Dugu Hurt before, since he is a businessman, there must be something he is afraid of." ”

Jiang Bing thought for a while, "Okay, I'll lend Chen Wu and Liao Yong to you tomorrow, but remember, don't reveal your identity." ”

Liluo nodded immediately, suddenly thinking of Huangpu Changjian's words, and asked worriedly, "Daddy, did you release the news of the hanging painting on the Midyear Festival?" ”

Jiang Bing nodded, "Yes, the midyear festival must close the net, and the matter of the flowing fire cloud cannot be delayed any longer." ”

Liluo was a little scared in her heart, "I heard that the Blue Shadow Flower is too domineering, and I'm worried that it will be bad for my father." ”

After Jiang Bing heard this, he patted Liluo's shoulder with one hand, "Li'er, don't worry, Daddy has his own measure, not to mention that there is your Uncle Liu Qi on the day of the Midyear Festival, you must know a word, the more indifferent and arrogant people who show their appearance on the outside, often have an unknown weakness in their hearts, and I have found the weakness of the Flowing Fire Cloud, so you can rest assured." ”

As soon as he said this, Liluo's heart calmed down, and he said goodbye to Jiang Bing, planning to make plans for tomorrow again after he went back.

Looking at the back of Liluo walking away, Jiang Bing fell into a deep thought, his wife Shen Yue has always cultivated Liluo in the direction of everyone's ladies, learning the Four Books and Five Classics, Qin, Chess, Calligraphy and Painting since she was a child, and brought her to Beijing this time, originally wanted to wait for the case to be solved, and asked for a good family affair for her, but then she plunged into the case, which I don't know if it was good or bad for her.

The night breeze was slightly cool, and Jiang Bing could only shake his head helplessly.