34: Old head for new head
After getting out of the carriage, Yi Fan and the others walked to a secluded place with the disgusting ghost, Zhuge Liuyun took out a paper crane, pinched the magic trick in his hand, shook it gently, and saw the paper crane standing in a swaying room, shaking its wings, and then flying.
"The surnamed Zhu didn't go far, follow Linghe, and you can find him. After Zhuge Liuyun finished speaking, he followed closely.
Yi Fan was amazed at the magic of this paper crane, it could actually find someone to argue, flying like a living thing, very dexterous and convenient.
The paper crane flew high, although the speed was not fast, but it was not easy to be discovered, Yi Fan and the two followed behind, their bodies were brisk, shuttling through the crowd.
After traveling for more than ten miles, I finally arrived at a residential area, and I saw the paper crane turning twice in front of a mansion, and then fell, was caught by Zhuge Liuyun, and took it into his arms.
The mansion is not big, there is no servant guarding the door in front of the door, the door is closed, the two of them saw that there were pedestrians passing, and it was not easy to climb over the wall to enter, so they discussed, and prepared to enter again at night.
So I went up to the main street, found a restaurant, ordered some food, and waited for Yuan Hui and the three to come while eating.
Until the evening, I didn't see them coming, but it was the impatience of the restaurant shopkeeper that made Xiao Er urge, occupied the table for an afternoon, and ate a meal, which was really a loss.
Yi Fan didn't care about the attitude of the younger two, threw a dime of broken silver, and then walked out of the restaurant with Zhuge Liuyun, at this time the night was thick, and there were merchants on the street who lit oil lamps, but the streets were dim and there were few pedestrians.
"Since Master Yuan Hui and Yi Daoyou and his wife didn't come, it means that they have been delayed by something, let's go first to find out the truth. Yi Fan thought about it.
Now that you've found this place, it's natural to go in and check it out, maybe there's a major clue.
Zhuge Liuyun naturally agreed, so the two quietly came to the wall of the Zhu family's courtyard, saw that there was no one around, let the disgusted ghosts stand guard outside, and then one jumped into it, borrowed strength on the wall, and fell into it.
The courtyard is not big, next to it is the room, the two of them hid in the shadows, carefully observed, and saw that there were no dogs, so they were relieved, Yi Fan pointed ahead, and then walked lightly along the wall.
It was dark and quiet, and there were no servants, and when they went further, they saw a bright light, and the two stopped, and when they looked up, there was a hall, in which two people were eating, and one of them was Zhu Erdan.
The figure of the other woman, with her back to the two, could not see clearly, presumably it was Zhu Erdan's wife, and what made the two puzzled was that there was no maid to serve them, which was unreasonable.
Even if he sees the prefect, he doesn't have to bow down, and his relatives will also be favored, given good land, exempted from field tax and Ding tax, plus other farmers rely on it, the family property will be rich in a short time, and there are poor families who send their daughters as maids and servants.
But now looking at Zhu Erdan's house, not only is there no maid, not even a woman cooking, and when you look at the entire mansion, there are two people, not even a dog.
There must be something strange here, Yi Fan judges.
After a while, after Zhu Erdan and his wife had finished their meal, they went out of the hall and came to the courtyard to drink tea.
The woman over there packed up her rice bowl and went to boil water, but she didn't see her face clearly in the dark.
After half an hour, Zhu Erdan entered the side room, and saw the woman bringing water to wash his feet, waiting for him to wash his feet.
Yi Fan and Zhuge Liuyun looked strange, they didn't expect the two of them to be listening to the corners of the wall, if this was spread out, they would laugh off other people's big teeth.
Fortunately, it didn't take long for the lights in the house to blow out, and it should have been sleeping.
Just when Yi Fan and the others thought that there was no harvest tonight, the door was suddenly opened, and Zhu Erdan walked out wearing a small coat and holding an oil lamp, and entered a room not far away.
Yi Fan and the others hurriedly turned over, hid in the dark, and looked through the window to observe, the room was not big, and a huge statue of a god was placed on it, with a green face and red beard, so it was not evil.
Statue of the Judge of the Land?
Yi Fan was shocked, he didn't expect that Zhu Erdan really had a great relationship with Lu Juan, and it was incredible that such a big statue of a god was enshrined in his home.
At this time, a voice sounded in the house, and when the two looked over, they saw Zhu Erdan holding a pot of wine in his hand, took two cups, filled them with each other, and drank one of them himself.
"Brother Lu, I don't know if you're here, please come out and see you if you're there, but I have something important to discuss with you. Jurdan asked at the idol.
The idol did not move, and Zhu Erdan shook his head in disappointment, poured himself another full wine, and drank it himself.
Suddenly, the door was pushed open, and a woman entered, holding a coat in her hand, and gently draped it over Zhu Erdan, and then stood by without speaking.
"Lady, why are you up? The night is cold, don't be cold. ”
Zhu Erdan hurriedly got up, and when he saw that the woman was wearing a thin coat, he hurriedly took off his coat and draped it over her.
The woman shook her head lightly and said gently, "Xianggong, come to drink with Lu Gong again?"
"Yes, I participated in the poetry meeting today, but I encountered troubles and wanted to discuss with Brother Lu, but I didn't expect him to be there. Jurdan sighed, full of sorrow.
Seeing that Zhu Erdan was troubled, the woman said: "If the Xianggong has any troubles, tell the concubine to listen, and you can also give the Xianggong ideas." ”
Zhu Erdan hesitated, hugged the woman, and said: "It was a happy thing to participate in the poetry meeting today, but I didn't expect to meet two Taoist priests, one of whom actually said that Brother Lu was an evil god and killed the living, such absurd words really made people angry." ”
As he spoke, he looked up at the statue of Lu Juan God, and when he saw that there was still no movement, he couldn't help but be even more disappointed.
The woman was silent for a moment and said, "Xianggong, there is something unknown about the concubine, and she has been troubled for a long time, so please ask Xianggong to solve your doubts." ”
"Oh?" Zhu Erdan was puzzled and said, "What doubts does the lady have that bothers you?"
"In recent days, the aunt who delivered the vegetables told the concubine something about Hangzhou, saying that just two months ago, Miss Deng died unknown, and her head disappeared. Speaking of this, the woman raised her head: "My head that was replaced by Lu Gong, but it belongs to Miss Deng?"
Outside the door, Yi Fan and the two looked horrified, and when they looked closely, they saw that the woman's face was like a delicate flower, charming and moving, very beautiful, and her demeanor was slightly stiff, as if it was not her own.
This is the head of Miss Deng Jia? Yi Fan and the others are incredible.
Zhu Erdan didn't know that there was someone snooping outside, and his face changed: "The lady thinks about it a lot, Brother Lu told me, your head is a person he passed by a family, and when he saw that his daughter had just died, he used it, not the head of Miss Deng's family, and Brother Lu is a god in the underworld, how can he do something harmful?"
The woman stopped talking, snuggled in Zhu Erdan's arms, and cried in a low voice, which made Zhu Erdan at a loss, and she was coaxed half-loudly, which made her smile, so she deliberately diverted the topic: "Lady, tonight I want to make a big move, plum blossom three degrees, let you see what a great man is." ”
With that, he picked up the woman, lifted his feet and went back to the room.