At the same time, late at night, the town of Koku, Matsujuin.

Since the old lady and his wife went to Suzhou's hometown, the huge Zhenguo Mansion has been empty.

On weekdays, only the old servants take care of the mansion.

Most of the young maids and servants are either working in the Zhuangzi everywhere, or they have already set off for Yunjiang after the New Year.

Chu Yan took Shen Lingxi and performed light skills to come to Songshou Courtyard, the courtyard was pitch black, and there was not even a wind lamp, let alone a living person.

The old ancestor of Zhenguo Gong was already waiting under the corridor of the main house.

In the past few days, it is probably because the old ancestor has seen that Xu Yuanshan can no longer turn up any wind and waves, and he has let go of his heart, and the color of his soul is getting lighter and lighter, which is a sign that he is about to dissipate.

Chu Yan found a square stone bench in the courtyard and sat down, "You go, I'll wait for you outside." ”

Shen Lingxi squeezed his palm and thanked him silently, and then stepped forward and walked in front of the old ancestor.

The old ancestor took the first step to speak: "In order not to let that evil obstacle know, I asked Liu Meiren to quietly send a message to you and ask you to meet here...... This time, thanks to your help, the Xu family can avoid a catastrophe. Girl, there is no way to repay the great kindness, these days, I heard that you are investigating the death of Emperor Xiaode, and I remember, I have something here, maybe you can use it. ”

When Shen Lingxi heard this, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"You come with me." The old ancestor beckoned to her, turned around and floated into the upper room.

Shen Lingxi followed in, the room was pitch black, he couldn't see his five fingers, and because he had not lived in it for a long time, although someone cleaned it regularly, there was still a musty smell.

"There's a candle here." The old ancestor floated to the table and motioned to her.

Shen Lingxi took out the fire fold he had with him, lit the candle as he said, and walked into the inner room with the ancestor.

The old ancestor passed away in Yunjiang, and her room still retains the appearance of when she left the capital.

She walked to the dressing table, caressed the rosewood countertop with affection, and the row of makeup on it, and sighed: "This is my dowry when I was young, and now decades later, they are still shiny, but I am old, and now I am no longer alive." Sure enough, it's something outside the body, no matter how good it is, you can't bring it with you in life, and you can't bring it with you in death......"

Shen Lingxi looked at the Mo Drink Le carved into a boy holding a lotus pod on the table, put down the lamp and candle in his hand, and offered Mo Drink Music to the ancestors.

She said softly: "The things in this world, even if you can't take them away, you have a memory, and when you leave, you still remember it, and you have no regrets." ”

The old ancestor picked up the grinding music from her hand, rubbed it in his hand, and nodded with relief, "It's still you transparent." ”

As he spoke, the old ancestor pointed to the bottom of the makeup, "The thing is here." ”

Shen Lingxi obeyed, opened the makeup dress, and saw that there was a thing wrapped in plain white brocade cloth in the makeup dress.

She took out the brocade cloth and opened it—

I saw two fragments of well-preserved landscape embroidery pictures, under the reflection of candles, as if there was brilliance surging between the silk threads.

This is a fragment cut from the landscape embroidery that she once possessed.

Previously, Shen Lingxi had already obtained two pieces from the Shen family, and one piece from the eldest princess, and with the addition of these two pieces, there were already five pieces.

The size of these two embroidery fragments is larger than the three fragments that Shen Lingxi obtained earlier.

Based on Shen Lingxi's understanding of the embroidered picture, these five fragments together should be able to put together most of the embroidered picture.

"This is the day Emperor Xiaode passed away, someone sent it to the house." The ancestor said: "I looked at the landscape embroidered on the top, like the west, and this embroiderer, which is also extremely rare, so I ordered someone to put it away." ”

"Later, I heard the rumors again, saying that this embroidered fragment was something flowing from the East Palace, and it was also related to the curse of Emperor Er, so I didn't dare to take it out even more."

Shen Lingxi raised his eyes and looked at the old ancestor, "Then do you know who sent these two embroidered pictures to the house?" ”

The Old Ancestor shook his head.

"I asked people to look for it, but they didn't find anyone." She recalled: "The people in the house replied that it was a very brightly dressed fireworks woman, and she handed it over to the little beggar, and asked the little beggar to send it to the concierge and handed it over to the eldest daughter-in-law. ”

"When the eldest daughter-in-law got the thing, she felt strange, so she showed it to me. I thought it was Da Lang at the border and got into some kind of romantic debt, and I wanted to ask him face to face, so I put it in the room...... Later, when Da Lang came back, I found that the person who came back was not Da Lang, but the evil obstacle pretending, so I didn't mention it again. ”

The four fragments of embroidery pictures that Shen Lingxi had collected earlier were either inadvertently picked up by Ah Weng on the body of the dying eunuch of the East Palace, or the eldest princess got it directly from the emperor, and the pieces in the hands of the Hidden Moon Pavilion and the old ancestor of the Shen family, although they did not explain where they came from, they were definitely not sent to the door by others.

Only the two pieces in the hands of the ancestor of Zhenguo Gong were sent by someone on the day of Emperor Xiaode's violent death......

The Zhenguo Mansion and the East Palace have always been good friends.

The origin of this embroidery fragment is even more strange.

Fireworks Woman ...... It's kind of interesting.

Shen Lingxi rewrapped the fragment of the embroidery picture, put it in his sleeve, and thanked the ancestor.

When the ancestor saw her accept it, he knew that this thing was useful to her, and his heart was finally relieved, and the color of the soul became lighter and lighter.

She explained Shen Lingxi two more sentences, asked Shen Lingxi to convey the words to the juniors on her behalf, and rubbed the grinding and drinking music in her hand again, and the soul shadow gradually dissipated in the candlelight......

After Shen Lingxi sent the ancestor away, when he came out of the upper room, he saw Chu Yan supporting his hands with his hands, his eyes half-closed, sitting on the stone bench in the courtyard to rest.

Just after the Spring Festival, there are a lot of government affairs in the court that need to be dealt with.

He is now a rightful prince, and since he has returned from Yunjiang, the emperor will naturally not let go of the opportunity to send him.

Shen Lingxi knew that he had always been very busy, so he rarely bothered him.

Today she received a message from her ancestors, and she wanted Chunjun to send her here.

happened to come back from the palace and when Chu Yan heard about it, he came with her non-stop.

At this moment, the bright moonlight, on his heroic side face, spread a layer of clear light, making him look a kind of loneliness that is both quiet and independent.

Shen Lingxi thought of hearing the poison in the death of Emperor Xiaode from Yun Chong during the day, and then looked at Chu Yan at this moment, and his heart was fierce.

She walked up to him, hesitating to wake him up, when her hand was suddenly gently grasped by his warm palm.

"Finished talking?" He asked in a hoarse voice, with a hint of languidness in his voice.

Shen Lingxi held his hand and said softly, "Go back, it's getting late, it's time to go back and rest." ”

Hearing this, Chu Yan stood up.

Under the moonlight, his phoenix eyes looked at her, his big palm caressed the top of her hair dotingly, and asked with a smile, "Listen to Chunjun, you have been busy in and out of the palace for a day today, and you finally know that you are sleepy at this time?" ”

His cold eyebrows and eyes, because of this smile, finally had a few traces of fireworks, and the loneliness that made Shen Lingxi worry disappeared without a trace.

Shen Lingxi stretched out his hand to wrap around his waist and nestled into his arms, listening to the powerful heartbeat in his chest, and did not explain, only said: "I am indeed sleepy, I want to rest earlier." ”

"Okay."

Chu Yan wrapped her tightly in his arms with a cloak, performed light skills, and flew away towards the outside of the mansion.

When Shen Lingxi and Chu Yan returned to the East Palace, Shengxie was already waiting outside the dormitory.

In addition to him, Xu Yuanshan's soul also wandered outside the dormitory with his head raised.

Seeing them come back, Xu Yuanshan floated to the outside of Shen Lingxi's land and looked at her, "Where have you been?" ”

Shen Lingxi didn't even bother to give him a look, and looked straight at Shengxie.

Shengye saw the ceremony, and reported: "A few subordinates followed Yun Chong, all the way to the drunken flower courtyard of Huafang, he went to ask to see Mr. Chunshan, who knew that as soon as he entered the courtyard, he disappeared, there should be a secret passage in the courtyard, and his subordinates did not dare to startle the snake, let them stay there, and specially come back to report." ”

Drunken Flower Temple.

When Shen Lingxi heard these three words, he subconsciously thought of the "fireworks woman" that the ancestor of Zhenguo Gong said before his soul dissipated.

Although she does white things, she has heard a lot of Mr. Haruzama's name.

A Qinglou owner who never shows his true face.

A prince who has long since died.

Shen Lingxi didn't know that there was still a connection between these two people.

It seems that things are getting more and more interesting.

"Hey, little girl, I'll ask you." Xu Yuanshan asked Shen Lingxi: "Where did my mother go?" ”

Shen Lingxi didn't answer his words, but confirmed in his heart that Xu Yuanshan should have nothing to do with this "Mr. Chunshan", otherwise he wouldn't be indifferent to the words of victory and evil.

"You don't have to startle the snake, you just need to follow Yun Chong." Shen Lingxi commanded to the victory of evil.

She knew that Yun Chong was going to see the connector, so in addition to sending Shengxie, a living person, to follow, she naturally invited Liu Meiren and the concubine to help.

In this world, except for the formation, there is no place where the souls can't enter.

Victory over evil and loss of people, Liu Meiren and they will not.

When Liu Meiren and the others came back, she naturally knew where Yun Chong had gone and who she had seen.

Perhaps, even the eighteenth generation of Mr. Nachunshan's ancestors can be picked up.

The victorious evil took Shen Lingxi's order and turned to leave.

In front of Shen Lingxi and Chu Yan, only Xu Yuanshan was left.

Seeing that Xu Yuanshan was unrelenting and was about to ask questions again, Shen Lingxi pretended not to see him, took Chu Yan's hand by himself, raised his head and said to Chu Yan with a smile: "It's getting late, let's rest, go, go to sleep." ”

*

These days, Shen Lingxi's problem of falling asleep on the pillow has gradually eased a little.

It means that her soul and body are becoming more and more integrated.

It's just that, taking care of Shen Lingxi's body, even if the two of them slept in the same bed, Chu Yan was extremely strict with etiquette and never dared to take a step beyond Lei Chi.

So much so that Liu Meiren always took this matter and joked with Shen Lingxi, "Is Xiao Langjun not good, or are you not good?" ”

"Is it because you can't do both?"

"If you have difficulties, or don't understand something, don't be shy, ask your sisters generously, and your sisters will teach you."

"I finally know what it means that the emperor is not in a hurry, and the eunuch is in a hurry. If you encounter this kind of master, it is indeed not easy for those who are eunuchs. ”

At such a time, Shen Lingxi didn't dare to say a word more, and ran away.

Fortunately, these dead souls are still polite, and they will not easily float into the dormitory at night.

Otherwise, Shen Lingxi really didn't know how to face Chu Yan calmly and calmly under such ridicule.

However, today—

But it's different from the time on the side.

Xu Yuanshan, a person with no lower limit, naturally doesn't know how to write the word "etiquette".

He had been following the Li clan before, and had never followed Shen Lingxi.

But now that Yun Chong's pretended "Zhao Yuanwai" is dead, the Li family is also running a spice shop.

After listening to the conversation between Yun Chong and Shen Lingxi, Xu Yuanshan decided to follow Shen Lingxi all the time.

Just now, they took the secret passage to get rid of him and secretly met with the old ancestor.

At this time, Xu Yuanshan naturally would not let go of Shen Lingxi again.

Shen Lingxi pulled Chu Yan into the dormitory, Xu Yuanshan didn't have the slightest intention of evading, and also floated in, standing in a position that was a foot away from Chu Yan.

couldn't help but ask Shen Lingxi: "The direction you just went to is the Zhenguo Mansion?" Are you with my mother? Where's my mother? Why didn't she come back? What are you plotting? ”

When people want to know something, the more they don't say a word, and this feeling can be maddening.

Shen Lingxi naturally won't let go of any opportunity that can make people like Xu Yuanshan unhappy.

Of course, she wouldn't tell Xu Yuanshan where her ancestor went.

Because Shen Lingxi didn't give Xu Yuanshan a look from beginning to end.

Chu Yan naturally didn't know that there was an extra ghost in this dormitory.

Seeing that Shen Lingxi didn't even change his clothes and didn't take off his hairpin, he went to bed.

Chu Yan said funny: "If you are sleepy and don't want to move, I will call someone to serve you to change your clothes." ”

Shen Lingxi shook his head like a rattle.

"No, I'm so sleepy, I just want to sleep now."

In front of Xu Yuanshan.

Except for sleeping with Chu Yan, she couldn't do anything.

"If you don't tell me where my mother has gone, you won't want to sleep tonight." Xu Yuanshan floated in front of her and said sadly, "Don't want to be happy with your lover." ”

Shen Lingxi smiled mockingly at him.

She turned around and saw Chu Yan standing at the door, looking at her with raised eyebrows, but she didn't move.

Da You's going to turn around and go out and call someone to serve her.

Shen Lingxi hurriedly walked back, grabbed his hand, and walked directly to the bed.

"Come on, don't bother. It's not that you don't know, I'm not used to being served, and it's not early, so I can't sleep without you, don't you want to sleep too? ”

This was originally Shen Lingxi's unintentional words, but in Chu Yan's ears, there was a little more indescribable meaning.

In particular, she untied her cloak as she walked, and her open-minded posture was very similar to when she took the initiative to kiss him and tell him "I like you".

Chu Yan's eyelashes moved slightly, and he was passively pulled away by Shen Lingxi, and his ears were visibly dyed with a few traces of crimson.

Shen Lingxi only wanted to separate Xu Yuanshan, and didn't notice Chu Yan's strangeness.

She pulled Chu Yan one step closer to the bed, and Xu Yuanshan had to take three steps back.

Until she half-pulled and half-pushed Chu Yan onto the bed, Xu Yuanshan also floated outside the bed.

Shen Lingxi smiled at him and reached out to put down the curtains around the bed.

The entire bed was immediately shrouded in the evil aura around Chu Yan's body, and the bed tent also covered the entire bed tightly.

In Shen Lingxi's sight, Xu Yuanshan was finally gone.

She suddenly felt calm and let out a long sigh of relief.

However, when her gaze fell on Chu Yan's face, she finally noticed his abnormality.

"Huh?" Shen Lingxi leaned in front of him, looked at him with black and white apricot eyes, and asked, "Your face...... Why is it so popular? ”