This is already the third life lawsuit that happened in the old house of the Xie family in the south of the city, and there are many discussions on the streets and alleys, and even Luoyang City is shrouded in a shadow. The business of the rouge shop was much lighter all of a sudden, and Xing Ruyi was bored, so he filled some dried fruits in a cloth bag, and went to Li Siniang to drink and chat.

The business of the liquor store is better than usual, but what is talked about and said is also the business of the Xie family.

Li Siniang chose a pot of the best peach blossom drunk, took some tea and snacks, and put them on the table together. instructed the bell to take care of the storefront, and he sat opposite Xing Ruyi. The first sentence of his mouth was: "As soon as the ghost house is said, can you believe it?" ”

"Haunted house?" Xing Ruyi spit out a sunflower seed, and raised his eyebrows.

"In this Luoyang City, everyone is saying that this Xie family's old house is a ghost house, so there will be some life lawsuits every now and then. We, ordinary people, although we heard it, were afraid in our hearts, but after all, we still heard it as a ghost story, but Chang Tai and Xiao Shengzi have been running around a lot recently. ”

Xing Ruyi didn't care, and casually continued: "Brother Chang and Xiao Shengzi are servants in the government, and if there is a case, they naturally have to deal with it." As for this haunted house, I don't think it's necessarily credible. I also heard that this old mansion of the Xie family has been standing here for 100 years, and it is only recently that it has begun to make trouble. Ten **, someone is making trouble. ”

"Whether it's someone making trouble, or if there are really ghosts and monsters, I just think this time, I'm afraid it's not that simple. Chang Tai is upright, and Xiao Shengzi is heartless, I'm worried that if there is really something behind this house, the two of them will be innocently involved. Li Siniang frowned: "Ruyi, do you know, who is this new master?" ”

"Could it be someone from the Xie family?" Xing Ruyi stopped eating melon seeds and looked up at Li Siniang, only to see her nodding gently.

The former lord had a big funeral for his mother and wanted to return to his hometown to keep filial piety for three years, so the court sent a new official to replace him temporarily. It is said that it is temporary, but in fact, you can know what is going on here without asking carefully. It must have been the former lord who offended someone in the court and was forcibly removed for a reason. As for this newcomer, I heard that he is very young, just in his early twenties, and he belongs to the internal tone, and he has a background to show people.

Xing Ruyi was originally not very concerned about these things in the imperial court, and as for the appointment and dismissal of officials in the Jingshi Mansion, he was also in the shop, listening to those broken mouths and ladies. Of course, they are talking more about the one who has returned to his hometown, but the young and promising new man who is about to take office. It is said that this new old man has not yet married a wife, and he is handsome, like Pan An, and he is a very handsome and talented man.

Xing Ruyi has no interest in this handsome and talented man, but if he is really a member of the Xie family, then as Li Siniang just said, the frequent murders in the Xie family's old mansion these days are not so simple. The descendants of the Xie family, whether they are dead or alive, Xing Ruyi doesn't care, but when it comes to Chang Tai and Xiao Shengzi, she can't just sit idly by. Li Siniang also knew her friendship with Chang Tai and Xiao Shengzi, so she deliberately reminded her.

Thinking about what was going on here, Xing Ruyi lost the leisurely mood of eating melon seeds, folded his hands on the table, looked at Li Siniang's eyes and said, "Can you tell me carefully about the old mansion of the Xie family?"

"I knew you'd get in on it." Li Siniang smiled, poured a glass of peach blossom drunkenness, and put it in front of Xing Ruyi: "I am Chang Tai and Xiao Shengzi who I met last afternoon, and the two of them just came back from Yizhuang. The face is not very good-looking, and the person has lost a lot of weight, so it seems that this case is very difficult to handle. Xiao Shengzi once proposed to let Chang Tai go to the rouge shop to find you, but Chang Tai refused. I guess that firstly, he is the Yin Gongzi who cares about you, and secondly, he doesn't want to involve you. I know your ability, and Chang Tai and Xiao Shengzi also know it. I thought that the reason why Xiao Shengzi mentioned you to Chang Tai must be that there is something strange about this case, and he thinks you can help. Siniang, I shouldn't have had much to do, but after thinking about it, I pondered it all night, and I felt that I should tell you about it. ”

"Siniang doesn't have to explain, I understand your thoughts. You know that I have a great friendship with the two of them, and if something really happens to them, and you know the inside story, but you don't tell me, when the time comes, it will make me complain. Xing Ruyi took a sip of wine: "The new official master, I have heard the guests in the shop mention it, but I don't know much about this Xie family's old mansion." Siniang, you are full of people here, and the news is the most well-informed, so don't just explain it, sell it, and tell me about it quickly. ”

"You!" Li Siniang glanced at Xing Ruyi helplessly, "This newly appointed official master, named Xie Xuan, is the first literary champion of our Tang Dynasty. His great-grandfather is the first owner of the Xie family's old mansion, that is, Xie Jue, a former university scholar. As for the predecessor of this house, it is no longer verifiable, and it seems to be the courtyard of a wealthy family, which was later bought by Xie Jue, and all of them were demolished and rebuilt. But not long after moving in, there was a rumor that the Xie family was haunted, saying that the sound of silk and bamboo was often heard at night, and there was also the sound of young women's complaining poems. The Xie family originally thought that it was a troublemaker, and they also investigated openly and secretly for a long time, but this haunted matter has not been clarified, and the concubine in the mansion and Xie Jue himself died. It is said that the deaths of these two people were very bizarre, and on the night of the seventh day of the soul, there was a lot of commotion. ”

"What happened?" Xing Ruyi asked.

Li Siniang shook her head: "I don't know, after all, the Xie family at that time was also an important minister in the court, and it was impossible for all the things in the family of this important minister to be spread out." I only heard that the Xie family was panicked, and invited the most famous Taoist monk at that time to go, but they never suppressed it. Since then, there have also been two theories, one is that the Xie family was disheartened after this incident and had no intention of fighting in the court, so they moved their family and went to other places. Another way of saying it is that the situation in the world was chaotic at that time, and the Xie family was secretly tired, so they were afraid of being detected by the emperor, so they fled at home under the pretense of being haunted. As for what the truth is, after a hundred years and the change of dynasties, I'm afraid no one can know. However, one thing is certain. ”

"What's the matter?"

"Before Xie Xuan, there was indeed no one in the Xie family who was an official."

"There are people and no one, how can you be sure of this? Besides, Siniang, you also said just now, the change of dynasties, the chaos of the dynasty, like the Xie family, are afraid that they can't hide cleanly, where can they still squeeze their heads inside. This just shows that the Xie family has brains, otherwise it will not be very good, but I am afraid that even the foundation of the ancestors will be lost. I'm just wondering, after so long, why this old mansion of the Xie family is still the Xie family. Siniang, don't you think it's strange? In the past 100 years, there have been many wars. ”

"It's not always the Xie family, it's just that this house is haunted, even if someone takes advantage of the chaos to occupy it, it won't last long to move out. For example, the one who has just died is one of them. Li Siniang twirled the wine glass with her fingers: "Something similar has happened before, but Ruyi you also know that in this yamen, there has always been more than one thing is better than less, and those who can cover it up will be covered up, and those who can be perfunctory will be perfunctory, and most of them have been quietly covered up." The reason why these recent cases have been put on the surface is all because of the newly appointed official surnamed Xie. Although it has been a hundred years, the title deed and house deed of the Xie family are still there, you say, do you dare not be unreasonable in the yamen? ”

"This is also true, the death of ordinary people, that is, the trivial matter of sesame mung beans, and the haunting of the home, which is regarded as nonsense. can involve officials, even if the cats and dogs at home are lost, the whole city will be under martial law, not to mention that there is a life lawsuit on his own land, and it is at the critical moment of his own office. It's just that I pity my eldest brother Chang and Xiao Shengzi, these days, I'm afraid that I won't even be able to sleep well. ”

"You're still in the mood to tease here, if I were you, I'd go to Yizhuang to have a look. I heard that the old man had also been taken back to the countryside by the outgoing master. Li Siniang poked Ruyi with her hand: "Although Chang Tai is dedicated, he is a martial artist after all, Xiao Shengzi is clever and clever, but he is not good at this kind of thing, and he is not careful." I heard that the old man Xie will arrive in Luoyang City tomorrow at noon, if it is at that time, Chang Tai and they will not be able to judge the result, and they may be killed by this new old man to make an example. ”

"What a mess this is." Xing Ruyi was said by Li Siniang's words, and she couldn't cry or laugh. was about to jokingly reply to her, but saw Xiao Shengzi dragging a young woman with a disheveled hair to walk in front of him. Behind the woman, there were some people, who seemed to be the woman's neighbors, and as they walked, they counted them, saying that the woman had murdered her husband and burned her body. As for the woman, she just bit her lip tightly and occasionally replied, which was also a simple three words: "I didn't!" ”

Xing Ruyi was about to call Xiao Shengzi over and ask a question, but Li Siniang secretly pulled her hand, and then said in a low voice: "This woman is the master of the murder." It was her husband who died, and I heard that he was burned to death by the fire. By the way, what they occupy is the Xie family's house, but not all, just a side courtyard near the door, which was originally for the next person to live in, and it is also a well-preserved one now. Look at Xiao Shengzi's appearance again, I'm afraid that I haven't had a good rest for three or four days, and now I have brought this woman back, but I'm afraid that the case has progressed. It's just that the haunting has turned into the murder of her husband, and this case is twists and turns. ”

Xing Ruyi originally only cared about the safety of Chang Tai and Xiao Shengzi, but after listening to Li Siniang's words, he also became very interested in the case itself. In addition, the haunted rumors in the Xie family's old mansion made Xing Ruyi feel that things here were becoming more and more interesting.

Seeing that Xiao Shengzi dragged the young woman in the direction of the mansion, Xing Ruyi also got up and followed.

(Education 123 Literature Network)