Chapter 004: Death Without Turning a Blind Eye
Yao Niang's soul, wearing a wedding dress, is exactly the same as Shen Lingxi's makeup for her.
The only difference is that in Yao Niang's autumn-like eyes, although there is still resentment that has not completely dissipated, it is more of the pleasure of revenge.
Half a month ago, the mother and son of the Li family took Yao Niang into the capital and forced her to be an outer room, so they murdered her to death in the house in Qinghua Lane.
Thanks to Yao Niang's kindness before her death, she delivered food to the old woman who lived alone next door every day. On the second day after her death, the old woman did not see her come to the door, so she broke open the courtyard door to look for her and found her body.
Li Anlin's methods of committing the crime were very clever, and no clues were left at the scene.
In addition, Yao Niang has just arrived, and she has no relatives and no reason in the capital, no one will know that she was Li Anlin's wife, so Li Anlin can't be found.
The government investigated the case in Qinghua Lane and found nothing.
And because the corpse was perishable in midsummer and difficult to preserve, the corpse was sent to Fu'an Hall for embalming and storage.
Because of this, Shen Lingxi saw Yao Niang's soul.
Yao Niang took her ancestral embroidery skills as a reward and invited her to come to Li's Mansion to do this white thing.
"Li Anlin's saint is long, I can only help you to this point." Shen Lingxi apologized and comforted: "But you don't need to worry, at the foot of the imperial city, there is such a scene today, it will definitely alarm Dali Temple, and the prefect wants to close the case in a hurry. ”
Yao Niang bowed, "Thank you girl for helping, Yao Niang has nothing to repay, and gave the girl a few embroideries handed down by her ancestors before her death." ”
"The thing is hidden on the east wall of the west wing of the house in Qinghua Lane, behind the leftmost wall brick. Ask the girl to fold the things into silver and pay them to the three little brothers who have worked hard today. Aunt Zheng, who reported to the official next door to collect the body for me, was lonely and helpless, and asked the girl to take care of it on her behalf. ”
"You have passed on your embroidery skills to me, so you don't need to be paid any more." Shen Lingxi sighed for a few moments, "Since those embroideries are handed down by the ancestors, they must be very precious, I will keep them properly for you, and when I find someone who is destined, I will pass them on together with the embroidery skills." As for the land, after it is distributed according to your wishes, I will put the rest in Fu'an Hall, and settle the lonely children and the elderly in your name. ”
Yao Niang was very happy, smiled and thanked her, and the soul shadow turned into a little starlight and dissipated.
Shen Lingxi watched her soul disappear and whispered: "Ah Weng, now that I have learned Yao Niang's embroidery skills, I just need to release the news, I believe that the murderer who killed you and your second uncle will definitely come to the door, and then I can think of revenge for you, and you can rest in peace under Jiuquan......"
"Spirit ......"
Suddenly, an ethereal old voice came from behind Shen Lingxi.
An old man in a plain white robe with a round face appeared behind her.
The soul shadow is much lighter than Yao Niang's soul, almost blending with the moonlight, if you don't look closely, you will soon be out of sight.
"Awn." Shen Lingxi looked back and saw the plain white soul shadow, his eyes lit up, and his heart instantly rejoiced.
This is the soul of Ah Weng who has been dead for more than a month, and it has not appeared in the past few days, and Shen Lingxi thought that his old man had been reincarnated.
Unexpectedly, he was still in the world.
However, Shen Lingxi's joy only lasted for a moment.
The first sentence of her family's Ah Weng opened her mouth was a topic that gave her a headache, "You girl, I guessed that learning embroidery skills from Yao Niang is to take revenge!" How many times has Ah Weng told you that you don't need to avenge the revenge between me and your second uncle. Ah Weng just wants to see you get married as soon as possible and spread out......"
"But those people hurt you......"
Before Shen Lingxi's words came to his mouth, he was choked back by the old man:
"What harm! They are relatives of the emperor and the country, and they are not something that others can provoke! I know you're good at not taking those people seriously. But Ah Weng just wants to see you happily marry, have children, and have a happy life, and he doesn't want you to care about these things! If you can't have a complete life, my old face ...... No, old soul, stay in the underworld, how can I see the villagers and elders, and see my A-Ying......"
As he spoke, the old man's soul shrugged his shoulders excitedly, and he really cried bitterly.
Shen Lingxi's words of trying to stop and persuade him several times were hidden in the corners of his twitching mouth.
It's a pity that she cried so much that she continued to count, "It's all my fault...... If I hadn't picked you up back then, if I hadn't had much to do to adopt you, if I had taught you strictly since I was a child, and hadn't allowed you to get in touch with the work in the shop, you wouldn't be eighteen years old and unmarried. Caihua in the next village recruited a son-in-law, and at the age of eighteen, she became the mother of two children...... If I had known that today, I should have sent out the news that you are the concubine of the Marquis of Xuanping earlier. I won't wait until now for the Hou Ye to loosen his mouth and take you back to the house. You say, "If you make such a fuss today, in case you get into trouble with them......"
"If there is a suspicion, it will start, and I don't care." Shen Lingxi finally seized the opportunity to speak, his voice was very pleasant, and he didn't have the slightest worry.
"What don't you care! That's your own father! You are the daughter of Xuanping Hou's serious daughter! The old man immediately cried and cried, "I don't care, from now on you must forget about revenge completely, otherwise I will die blindly." ”
"Good, good." Shen Lingxi raised his hands and begged for mercy, "Forget, I will definitely forget." ”
"After returning to the Hou Mansion, we must respect the old and love the young, honor our parents, and respect our brothers."
"Uh-huh."
"Don't cause trouble, don't invite ghosts and scare people, don't meddle in things, don't listen to indecent things, don't look at indecent things."
"Okay, okay."
"The blind date arranged for you by the elders must go, and you are not allowed to be perfunctory."
"Go, go, go."
"At this time next year, I have to marry myself."
"Marry...... Marry? Shen Lingxi looked at the sky speechlessly, "Ah Weng, this is difficult for you to be strong, even if I want to marry, I must first have someone you can look at." ”
Hearing this, the old man put away his tears and came to her very happily, "Ah Weng will tell you the truth, the Xuanqing female crown of the Golden Immortal Temple has calculated a hexagram for you before, saying that as long as you return to the Hou Mansion, the destined person will appear." ”
"When fate comes, you can't stop it. You listen to Ah Weng, it is best to get married in March, just in time for Ah Weng's longevity, and then bring him to the grave to show me, so that I can feel at ease under the nine springs. Wait until the year after tomorrow, come to my grave with the little great-great-granddaughter, bring a pot to burn knives and wine, and there should be a little great-great-grandson in the year after tomorrow......"
Shen Lingxi's heart was so tired, but he still had to keep smiling, "Okay, I will definitely go to see you then." ”
"I know you're playing tricks on me again!" The old man was unhappy again, and tears began to fall down like beans, "My soul is about to disperse, how can you let me reincarnate with peace of mind?" If Ah Ying sees it, she must blame me for not bringing her granddaughter well......"
"Don't cry, don't cry......"
Shen Lingxi thought that he was about to completely separate from Ah Weng, and finally compromised half a step, "Okay, I promise you that I will not take the initiative to seek revenge." If you go to the Hou Mansion and don't offend me, I won't offend anyone, and I'll try to marry myself off before March, okay? ”
The old man finally breathed a sigh of relief, nodded with a smile, "Remember, you go to take revenge, Ah Weng will not be blind, only by doing the last one, Ah Weng can rest in peace under the nine springs." If you break your promise, Ah Weng will give you a dream. ”
When the words fell, he gave Shen Lingxi a big smile, turned around happily, and his soul turned into a little starlight in the moonlight, slowly dissipating.
Shen Lingxi knew that Ah Weng was really gone this time, and tears glistened with tears in his eyes.
But when I thought that no one would talk in my ear to urge marriage in the future, I felt sad and relieved.
"Ah Weng, if there is an afterlife, I hope you will still be the best Ah Weng of the Lingxi, that is...... Don't rush to get married. ”
She took a deep breath and turned around and walked to the carriage, "Ah Xiang, Dahuo, Zhuang Sheng, drive to Qinghua Lane, we have to rush to the government and take away Yao Niang's remuneration before the government." ”
"Gotcha!"
The young man named Ah Xiang, when he heard that he was going to get paid, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly put the suona in his hand into the car, and when Shen Lingxi got into the car, Mu drove towards Qinghua Lane......
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The next day, the new science and technology exploration flower Li Anlin and Shen Yuyao, the daughter of the Marquis of Xuanping, what happened on the wedding night spread in the capital.
For a while, the case of Yao Niang's death became the most lively topic in the streets and alleys of the capital, and even the nobles in the palace heard the rumors.
In the Shoukang Palace, the Empress Dowager Dou, who had been sick for more than a month, sat at the head of the bed, listening to the little eunuch tell this strange story vividly.
"It's been years since the mourners heard anything like this bizarre." Empress Dowager Dou seemed to think of something, and her expression was embarrassed, "I really miss it, at that time, the mourning family was still an ignorant and ignorant girl, but now she is about to die, and time is running out!" I don't know if after I die, will I be like that Yao Niang, I can turn into a ghost and go out of the palace to take a walk......"
"If this is the case, there are thousands of souls who died on the battlefield at the hands of Sun Er, and Sun Er would have to be annoyed to death by those ghosts. It's just a little trick of the people who run the rivers and lakes to pretend to be ghosts, and the imperial grandmother is not deceived by them. A clear and noble voice came from the door.
When everyone turned around, they saw a tall and straight man wearing a jade crown and indigo embroidered gold, with a cold and handsome complexion, striding in from outside the hall......