Back in the room, Xiu Yuan put the burden on the table, took out a warm handkerchief from his chest, and turned from a handkerchief to a human form.

"Is this it?" Bu Shi couldn't wait to look at the burden on the table, the conversation she heard between Steward Li and Xiu Yuan just now had already made her full of curiosity about Mao Lian and his disappearance.

"Hmm. Xiu Yuan nodded, and neatly opened the baggage, layer after layer, tight.

Until the contents of it were rediscovered, it was a scroll of pictures and a piece of neon clothes.

Unswerving picked up the scroll and unfolded it, which was lifelike as a woman, with a thin waist of willows, a high bun, holding a jade tube in the mirror, apricot eyes slightly closed, goose egg-shaped face, the corners of the lips were an intoxicating smile, and the long jade neck loomed in the Luo shirt.

This painting vividly reflects the beauty of the woman in this image, and then look at the inscription, two words: Maolian.

There are two poems: the sunset on the light spirit stone steps, and the wind and moon on the clouds and cliffs. Unswerving read it out.

"There's her name in it, Lingxiao. "Xiu Yuan continued.

A gust of wind blew in outside the window, and the rain suddenly became heavy, hitting the table, and there was a huge thunder, I don't know if it was a scene or Lingxiao's soul came back, and the rain suddenly became heavier.

Xiu Yuan got up and went to close the window, and grabbed him unswervingly, "What's wrong?"

She bit her lip and glanced at the table, "That dress—"

Xiu Yuan looked at it with his unswerving eyes, the spread out of the blood-like neon clothes, enchanting red, so red that it was so red that people could see that there was a feeling of heartache, which was exactly the same as the clothes of the woman in red in the dream.

"This should be Lingxiao's clothes. Xiu Yuan picked up the cold clothes, light as cicada wings, silky and delicate, embroidered with clusters of peonies, and flying phoenixes embroidered with gold wire, "This is a wedding dress." ”

Unswerving took the beautifully embroidered dress, and couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of his heart, "It's so beautiful." ”

Another loud thunder fell to the ground, and Unswerving trembled in fright, and Xiu Yuan subconsciously held her hand.

Unswerving's hand was cold, it was not the first time he had held it, Xiu Yuan realized his movements, he was stunned for a moment, and when he saw Xiu Yuan's shocked expression, he pulled his hand away from his palm.

The whole room was filled with an awkward atmosphere, and the rain soon stopped, Xiu Yuan walked to the window, "Let's go to the Yanyu Building." ”

Unswerving nodded, and where his eyes lingered was Xiuyuanfeng's handsome face, "You want to check this girl named Lingxiao." ”

"Isn't she a famous prostitute in Yanyulou? Even after so many years, she was so famous at the time, and I think some people still remember her. ”

"yes," Forever nodded, "let's go, then." She naturally stood by Xiuyuan's side, and there was no longer such a far-fetched reason as before.

The two of them came to the fireworks land of Yongning Town, Yanyu Building, during the day, there are no swaying lanterns, there is no noise at night, this place of singing and laughing and singing and swallowing flocks of wine itself only belongs to the night. Xiu Yuan and Unswerving walked in, it can be seen that the light gallery in the building is charming, and it is quite good, there must be singing and dancing at night, and there is an endless stream of male customers, and the two men with beautiful eyebrows attracted the attention of the bustard in the store as soon as they appeared.

A fat woman in her forties walked over, "These two sons are eye-catching, please come inside." ”

Xiu Yuan looked at the old bustard and waved his hand, "You misunderstood, we came here to inquire about someone." ”

"Yo, it's right to ask people to go to the teahouse, the guests are here for fun. "As soon as the old bustard grabbed Xiuyuan, he was going to take it inside.

Unswerving pushed away the old bustard's fat hand and glanced at her, the old bustard was strange, and he couldn't help but be stunned, "This little brother is really handsome." ”

Unswerving subconsciously don't look over, avoiding the bustard's sweeping gaze, Xiu Yuan blocked the bustard's restless sight, he knew that it would not work to be reasonable in this kind of place, so he reached out and took out a silver ingot from his sleeve and handed it to the bustard, "You take this, we are indeed here to inquire about people, don't misunderstand." ”

As soon as the old bustard saw the white flowers, Xiuyuan's generous gesture made her eyebrows suddenly spread, and she laughed, and the old bustard took down the silver, "Come, you come here to sit, if there is anything you need to ask, just ask." As he spoke, he beckoned the two of them to sit in a small room inside.

The two of them sat down, the old bustard poured a cup of tea for the two of them, Xiu Yuan nodded, "You're welcome, we just came to ask you, twenty years ago, there was a famous prostitute named Lingxiao here?"

As soon as Xiuyuan's words came out, the old bustard's hand shook, and the tea suddenly spilled out.

"You, why did you inquire about her?" the old bustard put down the teapot and looked a little evasive.

Xiu Yuan and Unswerving glanced at each other, "It seems you know?"

The old bustard looked at the two of them, "You two are not very old, how can you inquire about what happened twenty years ago?"

"Don't worry about this for now, please tell us if you know anything. ”

The old bustard also poured himself a cup of tea and took two sips, "Alas, it's been twenty years since this happened, and that Lingxiao has also been dead for twenty years, and I don't remember what she looks like soon." ”

"How did she die?" asked Unswerving.

The old bustard blinked, "I really don't remember clearly, it is said that he died a miserable death, he committed suicide, and the body was found in a few days." ”

I don't know why, the sky was overcast again, and the old bustard got up and lowered the propped window," You see that the weather will change for a while, it's really not good, childe, I don't know anything, 20 years ago, I just arrived at the Yanyu Building, a girl like me in the Yanyu Building at that meeting is really not anything, the posture is not good, the dancing skills are not good, everything is not good, I can have today I really rely on myself, like Lingxiao as a high girl, we never move, of course, she does not walk around with others, this girl is all lowly life, as far as her Lingxiao is very noble, but also you male guests, what do you not sell your body, but also bring a maid to serve by your side, how can other girls have such a life, so don't embarrass me anymoreGo ask someone. The old bustard really didn't want to mention Lingxiao, this woman who was a smash hit at that time was really not only a powerful stormy building, but also an oiran for male guests in several surrounding towns at that time.

Xiu Yuan and Unswerving could hear that this Lingxiao must have been very famous at that time, and it must be different from other prostitutes, "Then do you know Maolian? Li Maolian?" Xiu Yuan asked in a low voice.

The old bustard turned his head and looked at the two people, "I don't know, I don't know much about Lingxiao, I only came to Yanyu Building twenty years ago." ”

"He is a very good son with Lingxiao. "I added on the side.

The old bustard looked at it and pondered for a while, "If you say so, there is such a son, when I came, my mother had fallen out with Lingxiao at that time, and Lingxiao wanted to redeem herself and marry a son, but the Guan adults of the government took a fancy to Lingxiao and wanted to accept her as a concubine, of course my mother was afraid of the government, and began to be soft and hard to Lingxiao, but the strong woman just refused, as if it was for such a son, who knows?" Later, the two of them were also yin and yang, alas, the girls all said that she just couldn't recognize her own life, obviously she was a prostitute, she had to be high, she had to make it so different, and there was no good fruit to eat later. ”

The old bustard came from a little prostitute who was not brilliant all the way, and the most unaccustomed thing was Lingxiao, a woman who was arrogant and arrogant and regarded herself as a high-minded woman, compared to them, she was obviously the same status and status, no one could talk about nobility, it didn't matter if the stars praised her for this month, she really regarded herself as a moon, which made people unaccustomed to it.

"Do you know anything else about Luo Lingxiao?" Xiu Yuan asked unwillingly, "Or that son's." ”

The old bustard blinked, Xiu Yuan immediately understood what he meant, and took out a silver ingot from his sleeve and handed it over, "Please also help." ”

The old bustard was not polite, and accepted the silver with a smile, "I don't know, but there is someone who may be able to help you, son, come with me." ”

"This person was the maid by Luo Lingxiao's side in the past, she stayed in Yanyulou after Luo Lingxiao died, but she was a little stupid, she was sober for a while and confused for a while, it depends on her whether she can know anything, and it also depends on your luck. The two of them followed the boss out of the smoke and rain building to the backyard, and saw a hunched and thin figure carrying chopped firewood stacked together from a distance.

"Kasumi. The old bustard screamed, and the back heard her turn slowly, it was a yellowed face of a woman in her thirties, with thin sunken cheeks and deeply sunken eyes.

"Come, someone is looking for you. The woman named Xia Sheng came over and limped.

Xiu Yuan saw that one of her legs was disabled and could no longer use her strength.

"What's the matter," Xia Sheng walked over and looked at the bustard.

"These two sons are looking for you, so let's entertain them. The old bustard covered her nose in disgust and spoke, as if the smell on Xia Sheng's body was unbearable for her, and walked away after saying this.

The woman named Xia Sheng then turned her head to look at Xiu Yuan and them, and the moment she saw Li Xiu Yuan, her eyes widened, and then she took a step back, and she almost fell because of instability, and Xiu Yuan quickly helped her.

Xia Sheng pushed Li Xiuyuan away, and was about to run backwards, but Xiuyuan quickly followed.

"Don't follow me, don't follow me. Xia Sheng quickened his pace, but he couldn't do it fast because of his limping.

"Xiasheng, slow down, don't fall. Xiu Yuan still followed her.

"You go away, it's all you, killed Miss, broke my leg, what are you doing when you come back!" Xia Sheng shouted loudly, waving his thin arms while shouting, and kept up, from behind Xia Sheng's head, she immediately fainted, Xiu Yuan caught the fainted Xia Sheng and looked at him in surprise, "What is this for?"

"She thinks you're your uncle Maolian, and now she's so emotional, let's take her home first. "Unswerving took the fainted Xia Sheng, this thin woman was not heavy at all, and Unswerving took her away with a little effort.

Back at Li's house, Unswerving and Xiu Yuan placed the still sleeping Xia Sheng in Xiu Yuan's room, on the bed, Xia Sheng fell asleep quietly, Xiu Yuan tucked the quilt for her and walked to the table, poured a cup of tea for Bu Yuan, and Wu Shi took the warm cup and whispered thank you.

Xiu Yuan smiled at her, and then looked at Xia Sheng on the bed.

"You say, what happened twenty years ago?" Bu Shi also looked at her thoughtfully, Xia Sheng, who was yellow and thin, made people feel very distressed.

"I don't know," Xiu Yuan shook his head, "I'm more curious, not only because I was entangled by Lingxiao, but when I saw Xia Sheng, I became more aware of what happened twenty years ago, it must have happened something that no one who is alive or dead can't forget." ”

Xia Sheng's eyelashes flickered, the pair of black eyes in the deeply sunken eye sockets gradually opened, the first thing she saw was the warm curtain, the comfortable bed, she looked around, after seeing the opposite Xiuyuan, Xia Sheng struggled to get up in panic.

"Xiasheng, you're awake. Xiu Yuan got up to help her, and Xia Sheng dodged Xiu Yuan's hand in fear.

"You go away, you go away, Li Maolian. ”

"Xiasheng, don't get excited, take a good look at me, I'm not Li Maolian. Xiu Yuan tried to hold Xia Sheng again, but Xia Sheng gradually stopped struggling, and slowly raised his head to look at the young man who had the same face as Li Maolian.

Yes, how could he be Li Maolian, twenty years have passed, and the young lady has also been dead for twenty years, and Li Maolian can't still be so young when she is alive.