"The matter of the Xie family's ancestor, did Brother Chang send someone to investigate? The rumors that the Xie family's old mansion is haunted have been around for a long time, and it can even be traced back to when this house was built. If it wasn't the Xie family's problem, it was the original owner of the land. It's just that after a hundred years, I don't know if it's good or not. ”

"It's not difficult! Although dynasties have changed and things have changed, all dynasties have county chronicles. Although I dare not say, how detailed it is, but strange and bizarre things will also be recorded. ”

"So, Brother Chang, have you read the relevant county records?"

Chang Tai nodded: "I've seen it, but I don't know if the things recorded above are related to the Xie family's old house." ”

"Weird?" Xing Ruyi asked curiously.

"Bizarre is not that bizarre, but this case still caused some sensation at the time." Chang Tai looked left and right.

The murderer of his husband, Niu's has been escorted back to the cell by the servants, and Niu Fugui's body has also been carried back to Yizhuang, only after Xie Xuan takes office tomorrow, the verdict will be announced, and after the verdict is completed, the government will come forward and bury him. As for the burial place, most of them are mass graves in the suburbs, led by the one-eyed uncle of Yizhuang, find a place where you can still see it, dig a pit, bury it, and put up a sign with your name written on it. As for how long this sign can be kept, it is no longer something that needs to be worried about in the yamen.

When Chang Tai first did the fast catch, he also felt that this kind of placement was a little inappropriate, but he had seen more over the years, and he slowly understood. For the government, it is already a good arrangement to find a place to bury it, and for those who die, being able to enter the earth for peace and no violent corpses in the wilderness is also considered a good fruit. Seeing that things had been arranged, it seemed a little inappropriate to talk to Xing Ruyi above the lobby, so he took her to the back hall.

The government is mostly used for office and residence, the front is the place where the lord opens the court to try cases, and the back is the place where the lord and his family live. In the backyard, there is also a side courtyard, which is used for the servants to rest temporarily, and at present, Chang Tai is bringing Xing Ruyi to this small courtyard.

Xing Ruyi was the first time he came back to the backyard of the government, and he habitually looked left and right, a very ordinary small courtyard, boxy, and the furnishings were all suitable for men, so simple that they couldn't be simpler. There was some smell in the house, so I found a place to sit down in the courtyard, held my chin, and waited for Chang Tai to talk about the case.

Chang Tai turned his head and subconsciously shook his head.

Xing Ruyi patted the place beside him and said, "Brother Chang, sit, I've seen it, it's not very dirty." ”

"This is the government office, and someone is responsible for cleaning." Chang Tai said, also lifted the hem of his clothes, and sat down.

Xing Ruyi turned his face sideways and looked at Chang Tai's eyes: "Where is the sensation in that case?" Is it even more incredible than Niu's murder of her husband? ”

Xing Ruyi refers to Niu's dreaming and Niu Fugui's obsession with portraits. Chang Tai shook his head and smiled: "No, it's just an ordinary case, there are no demons and monsters." The reason why it caused a sensation at the time was because this case also had a lot of inside information, which was very conceivable. ”

"When Brother Chang mentioned this case, he didn't mention the Xie family, and I happened to hear Siniang say before that the predecessor of the Xie family's old mansion was also the yard of a wealthy family, so the case you mentioned by Brother Chang must have been before the Xie family bought this kind of house, right?"

"That's right! But Ruyi, can you speak more slowly? Because the way you speak, it's very winding. Chang Tai pointed to his head: "You also know, I am a martial artist, and my brain is not as flexible as those who read, so if I go around and around, I will go around myself." ”

"Really?" Xing Ruyi blinked his eyes and said, "I didn't notice it myself, no wonder sometimes when I talk to the fox, he always looks very impatient." Luckily, he could barely understand what I meant. ”

"Yin Gongzi, is he good for you?" Chang Tai asked, and then explained to himself: "I asked more, and looking at your appearance, I know that he spoils you very much." ”

"Brother Chang is also very good to Ruyi, I'm not comforting you, what I said is true, it's really good." Xing Ruyi sat up straight and said very seriously: "If, I mean if, if Ruyi hadn't met the fox earlier, he would definitely like you, Brother Chang." But Ruyi also knows that there is no if in this world, so what Ruyi can do is to be good to Brother Chang like a sister cares about her brother. Ruyi also knows that it is a bit hypocritical to say such things at this time, but they are all sincere. ”

"What you want to say, Brother Chang understands." Chang Tai took a deep breath and looked up at the house not far away: "That one, I lived in when I first started to catch fast, I thought at that time, I must work hard, strive to be the best fast catcher in Luoyang City, and then earn more silver, go to buy a yard and the people I like, and live the most ordinary life in the world."

If I could, I would take her to see the government and the places where I lived when I first arrived in the capital, and I hope that all my experiences can be shared with her. Unfortunately, the person I met was not the one I was destined to be, so I could only bring her here to see, but I couldn't stay with her. ”

Xing Ruyi opened her mouth to explain something more, but Chang Tai's next words made her swallow those words back into her stomach.

What Chang Tai said was: "If this life is destined to be lost, it means that I have not cultivated enough in my previous life, I will not deliberately entangle, but I will not swear that I will be able to let go." Your intentions, Brother Chang also understands. Don't worry, in this life, I can only be your eldest brother. But if there is an afterlife, I hope I will meet you earlier than Yin Gongzi, if it is too late, please wait, so that you can wait until you see me before making a decision. ”

Xing Ruyi soured the tip of his nose and red eyes, but in the end he just whispered out a sentence: "Actually, Ruyi is not as good as you said in Brother Chang, and it is not worth waiting for Brother Chang so much." ”

"Whether it's worth it or not is my business, and I have the final say." Chang Tai stretched out his hand, wanting to help Xing Ruyi wipe away his tears. The hand reached out to him, but he hesitated to run aground, and then slowly retreated, and took the handkerchief to her: "Don't cry! turned around and let Yin Gongzi see it, and thought I was bullying you. ”

Xing Ruyi burst into tears and laughed, bowed his head and rubbed the tears on his face with the handkerchief.

Chang Tai breathed a sigh of relief and turned the topic to the county chronicles: "The predecessor of the Xie family's old mansion was the Lu Mansion, and as for the owner's name, there are few records in the county chronicles, so let's call it Lu Yuanwai."

Lu Yuanwai has an only son, whose name is more special, called Lu Jia, and when he wanted to be born, he was also pinned on by his family. But judging from the county annals, this Lu Jia has a mediocre life, and there is nothing else that can be recorded except that he is the son of Lu Yuan. However, as the son of an outsider, even if his qualifications are mediocre, he doesn't have to worry about eating and drinking.

When Lu Jia was sixteen years old, he met a fisherman girl and fell in love at first sight. Although Lu Yuanwai didn't like it, he agreed because of the lovesickness of his only son. Lu Yuanwai is a big family, and he is very famous within a radius of 100 miles, so when the matchmaker invited by the Lu family said that he was married, the parents of the fisherman woman agreed without thinking about it, and the two families agreed that the marriage would be completed on the fifteenth day of the first month of that year. Unexpectedly, just a few days before the wedding, a Taoist priest from the Lu family suddenly came from Zhongnan Mountain. ”

"The Taoist priest of Zhongnan Mountain won't also claim to be unwarranted, right?" Xing Ruyi thought of the elusive nonsense, and it seemed that he was indispensable in every recent incident.

Chang Taihu glanced at Xing Ruyi suspiciously, obviously he also thought of the previous incident in the arsenal. Although he was not at the scene that night, he had also heard Xing Ruyi mention that there was a self-proclaimed Taoist priest of Zhongnan Mountain, who did a magic service there and calmed down the affairs of the arsenal. Although he intended to investigate, the imperial court sent a decree asking the public not to interrogate, and to help cover it up. Of course, this will is also a secret purpose, the kind that cannot see the light. Since the advent of the Holy Queen, such a will is not uncommon, and Chang Tai and they are no longer surprised.

But there is no need, that is, no, some Taoist priests are not discharged, and in order to avoid involvement, they all use this name. Moreover, the county chronicle only records a special event, and does not delve into the names of the people involved, so this unwarranted may also be written by the person who wrote the county chronicle in order to make trouble and write an essay. Because there is no detailed description of his appearance, it is impossible to define the identity of this Taoist priest for a while.

Chang Tai thought for a while and replied: "It shouldn't be, it's been nearly a hundred years since now, if that Taoist priest is still alive, wouldn't he have lived as an old immortal." ”

Xing Ruyi trumpeted in his heart: "The old fairy may not be, maybe he is still an old monster." Chang Tai didn't know the true identity of the unwarranted, but the fox did. His original surname is Yuan, his name is Tiangang, and he is a legendary figure in the eyes of later generations. Of course, at this time, it is also very legendary, according to his age, he is at least a hundred years old, nearly two hundred years old, but he still looks like he is in his early forties, and there is even a tendency to live younger and younger. But the fox didn't say that he was a demon, which proves that the origin of this Yuan Tiangang is even more strange. It's just that it's better not to tell the truth and scare Chang Tai. ”

Thinking in his heart, his mouth was tightly closed, as if the question just now did not come out of his mouth.

Chang Tai did not doubt it, and continued the above words, saying: "This Taoist priest of Youfang, when he arrived at the Lu family, did not spend the night, did not beg for food, and did not make money, but only went around the courtyard of the Lu family, and after turning around so far, he gave a conclusion. ”

"What do you have to say?" Xing Ruyi asked curiously, and his eyes widened a lot.

"The Taoist priest said that the Lu family has been dependent on each other for good and bad recently, and half of them are happy and half of them are mourned!"

"What do you mean?"

"Good question! At that time, Lu Yuanwai also asked this question, and there was no need. Chang Tai paused, and looked at Xing Ruyi with a smile in his eyes.

Xing Ruyi was stunned for a moment, pushed Chang Tai with his hand, and said coquettishly: "Brother Chang is not serious, he doesn't bring such praise." ”

Chang Tai's body was crooked, and then he came back upright, and he didn't go back to the punishment, but continued: "After calculating the birthdays of Lu Jia and the fisherman's girl, he told Lu Yuanwai that his daughter-in-law who had not passed the door was the White Tiger Star. If you marry into the door, there will definitely be a disaster of blood and light! That's why he said that the Lu family has been relying on each other for blessings and misfortunes recently, and the joys and sorrows are half. ”

The White Tiger Star, according to legend, is a fierce god who is said to bring disaster to those around him. In the folk, people will also put those

Women with hairlessness are called "white tigers", and it is nonsense to say that they are destined to be tortured and married to unknown. But in the Tang Dynasty, people still prefer to believe what the Taoist priests say.

Lu Yuanwai is no exception, but the only son loves that girl, and the dowry has been given, and the auspicious day agreed by the two families is just around the corner, and it seems to be too late to say anything or do anything now.

Lu Yuanwai secretly instructed the little servant to give Mo Xu some silver taels, and wanted to ask for a solution. Not only did he not take a penny, but he also persuaded Lu Yuanwai to let the Lu family quit this family business as soon as possible, so as not to cause disasters to the Lu family for the sake of a daughter-in-law.

"After that, did the Lu family listen to the unwarranted advice?" Xing Ruyi just finished asking, and patted his head with his hand: "Oh, look at my stupidity, if the Lu family listened to the suggestion and retired from this family business, it would not be recorded in the county annals, let alone the old mansion of the Xie family in the future." ”

(Education 123 Literature Network)