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Xiao Zhouheng remembered that these young masters and ladies are still young, every time Xiao Zhouheng gave lectures in the morning and supervised calligraphy and painting in the afternoon.Xiao Zhouheng was restless today, and the children seemed to be taken away by the sound of the rain, and they didn't have the energy to ask questions like they used to.So after speaking two chapters, Xiao Zhouheng asked the servants to lead the young master and miss back to the house for a meal and a rest.After people dispersed, Xiao Zhouheng held a book, left the study, and walked towards his room.Just took two steps, only to hear a person calling from behind: "Mr. Jueyan, book."

Xiao Zhouheng turned around and saw that the eighteenth young master Li Yunwu was acting coy, and felt funny in his heart, this kid would only give in at this time: "Young master, come with me." Once back in the room, Xiao Zhouheng He went to the back room to get a book and handed it to Li Yunwu.

Then Li Yunwu didn't even read what kind of book it was, so he put it into his bosom, his face flushed, and said: "Many, thank you, Mr. Jue Yan." After saying that, his feet were like soldering irons, and he hurried away up.

Bie Hong came up to meet him, looked at the direction where Li Yunwu left in a panic, and said, "Young Master works so hard, Master will be happy when he comes back." Xiao Zhouheng said in his heart: If he knows what that kid took from him , I guess I can't laugh at all.

Bie Hong took Xiao Zhouheng's coat, and said joyfully, "Mr. may not know, but just before Mr. went to class, a young master came to Li's residence. He is very good-looking." Xiao Zhouheng didn't lift his head, Leaning on the couch, he picked up the unfinished book at hand and continued to read, casually said, "Really, what's a good idea?"

"Baibai is clean, but he is a bit weak. Let Fangzhi stew some old duck soup for him. In a few days, he will definitely be white and fat." Seeing Xiao Zhouheng glanced at himself, Biehong hurriedly said, "But in Don't be jealous, Mr. is the prettiest."

Seeing that Xiao Zhouheng didn't answer and continued to stare at the book, Bie Hong opened up the chatterbox on her own: "It is said that this young master who recognizes his relative is Mrs. You's own son."

"Mrs. You? The old lady who passed away?" Xiao Zhouheng looked away slightly from the scroll. Mrs. Li Fuyou died of illness ten years ago. .Therefore, this approach could not help but lead some people to gossip behind their backs. Presumably this time when Li Zhongnan came back, Mrs. Zeng and Li Yunyi would not look so good-isn't this a clear fight for family property?The Li family itself has many male heirs, the sixth young master Li Yunyi usually guards against this and that, and now there is one more.Thinking of this, Xiao Zhouheng couldn't help but sneered, the Li family will not be peaceful in the future.

"That's right, he's still the eldest son. Everyone in the Li family says that the eldest lady is virtuous and virtuous, and she's a lady of the family. She treats us servants very well. It's a pity that Bie Hong is not lucky enough to meet her." Bie Hong sighed softly, "Surely this Eighth Young Master will not be too bad. Several sisters who have met Eighth Young Master said that he looks like Mrs. You."

"Why, the second lady treats you badly now?"

"No." Bie Hong lowered her voice, and glanced out the window, "Bie Hong can't say that."

Although Mrs. Zeng was not the one to cause trouble, but she had a mean and jealous look, coupled with a cold face all the time, it was really not very pleasing.Xiao Zhouheng said: "You have never been favored by Madam You, and the Second Madam has never been harsh to you, it's not good to follow others' opinions; moreover, how do you know that this young master who confesses his relatives is real?" Xiao Zhouheng's tone was quite Somewhat harsh, on the one hand, she felt that the little girl Bie Hong was very stupid, she would believe what others said; "If Master Six or General Li come back and see such a fake, what's the use of being good-looking, maybe you'll eat him alive. What's more, what if he's that bastard you're talking about?"

Although the upper and lower members of the Li family did not treat the servants harshly, they were governed extremely strictly.If these little maidservants make any mistakes, they will be punished.At least one meal will be missed, and at most, they will be whipped several times.

This time Bie Hong didn't know if he was stopped by Xiao Zhouheng, or he was bluffed by Li's family rules, or he was afraid of the ghost, so he was stunned, and said in a low voice, "Your maid is ignorant, your servant said something wrong. , please forgive me, Mr.

Seeing Bie blushing with aggrieved face, Xiao Zhouheng was very helpless, "I'm not reprimanding you, it doesn't matter if you say it in front of Xiaosheng, if someone with a heart listens to it, tell the second lady, you will suffer."

Bie Hong was a little girl after all, she only thought that Xiao Zhouheng was thinking of herself, she didn't think of anything else, when she saw Xiao Zhouheng say that, she smiled foolishly, stuck out her tongue, and retreated.

When Bie Hong said this, Xiao Zhouheng panicked for some reason, and lay down on his side to read the book for a while, but the words in the book seemed to have thorns, and he couldn't read a single word.Although it was noon, Xiao Zhouheng had no appetite at all, and did not see Bie Hong Chuanshan, so he got up and went to the green bamboo bookshelf in the back room to get new paper and pens, spread them on the desk, and called out in a deep voice, "Bie Hong, grind ink."

Even after calling several times, there was no other red figure, the rain had already stopped, and the sun dispelled some dark clouds, Xiao Zhouheng was about to get up to look for someone, but the door opened a crack by himself.

The person who came was Lou Beiyin, who had just parted company not long ago, and just now that person had played a harmless joke with him, but it made Xiao Zhouheng terrified: he raised his finger and pointed to a line of large characters on the back wall of the study—— —"Mr. Absolutely Gorgeous, you're lying, what I'm saying next is those few words."

At this moment, I saw Lou Beiyin poking his head, and said with a smile, "But I'm bothering Mr. Jueyan."

"Don't dare, Mr. Lou and Mr. Lu are in charge of the tripod, so why bother?" Xiao Zhouheng hurriedly got up from his side and tucked away the manuscript in his hand, but Lou Beiyin still stared at him sharply, so he asked A few steps ago, he probed and asked, "What are you writing, sir?"

Seeing me getting closer and closer to the youngest number one scholar, Lang Lou Beiyin, Xiao Zhouheng didn't dodge, and met the man's eyes, and said with a smile, "Zhenghong is so sad."

I don't know if Xiao Zhouheng's smile was too abrupt, or if that sentence made the visitor think of something, Lou Beiyin really paused, and said: "Mr. Jue Yan is studying in the exam?"

Xiao Zhouheng shook his head: "Don't dare, Mr. Lou just thought of this sentence by chance, and always felt that the word 'Thinking of Wanchou' didn't seem so appropriate."

"In this way, it seems that the use of 'si' is really inappropriate. It needs to be considered. I dare to change it to the word crying. I don't know what to do?" Before Xiao Zhouheng could respond, Lou Bei chanted and said, "I just said to Mr. Regarding the case of my husband, I wonder if you are still interested in hearing about it?"

Xiao Zhouheng said: "Of course I'm interested, Mr. Lou said that the Zhenjiang Yang's case is even worse?"

"That's right." Lou Beiyin put his hands behind his back, lowered his head, and started pacing in the room by himself, "When I first entered the Ministry of Criminal Justice, I worked with Master Yusheng Hanyu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, for a period of time, so I know how many Those cases in the past ten years really happened, and they are even worse than the rumors."

"How?" Xiao Zhouheng asked subconsciously. Lou Beiyin stopped, turned her head and stared at herself, her expression was distorted—the brows were full of haze, and her eyes were full of unknown sadness. The hand that was clenched into a fist turned blue slightly, and the body trembled uncontrollably, the atmosphere was very strange for a moment, Xiao Zhouheng was startled, consciously neither moving nor not moving.

The two stood there in a strange state for about a cup of tea, and finally, Lou Beiyin spoke, with a hoarse and dry voice, "It started with the An's family in Changzhou, whose tongue was cut off; the Songjiang Bian family's ten fingers All were lost; Changzhou Wu’s family, more than ten members, were nailed to a tree full of blades; Jiaxing Liu’s entire family was tied up and burned to death under the bright sun... What did Mr. Jueyan think of?”

Hearing this on Ghost Festival, Xiao Zhouheng was drenched in sweat, and immediately wanted to recite the Diamond Sutra aloud, and then go to the temple to ask for a safe amulet; seeing Lou Beiyin's sudden question, Xiao Zhouheng could only say, "Aren't these all The method of punishment in the underworld?"

"That's right, it seems that those ghost men regard themselves as the king of Hades and want to practice the way of heaven." Lou Bei groaned for a while, his eyes flicked back and forth on Xiao Zhouheng's sweaty face, and before Xiao Zhouheng could respond, he tended to Taking a few steps closer to Xiao Zhouheng, he continued, "Master Ze'an, Anfu, Changzhou, made his fortune selling silk. It’s a bluff and deceit. Let’s talk about Master Bian Zheng and Bian of Songjiang’s Bian Mansion. At the end of the third year of Ruihe, a tragedy happened in Bian’s Mansion. Later, I learned that in the early years, Master Bian coaxed women into Bian’s Mansion to marry his handicapped The second son of..."

"Mr. Jueyan, why do you think they were killed in such a cruel way?" Lou Beiyin became more excited as he spoke, tears burst out of his eye sockets, his hands shook violently, he patted the table, and then pressed himself He said in a hoarse voice, "Sin, sin, the government is incompetent, and I am incompetent. After so many years, the ghost is still there. What face do we officials have to live in the world?"

On the one hand, Xiao Zhouheng was afraid of this bloody case, but on the other hand, he felt that the perpetrator's reason for acting on behalf of the heavens was really reluctant. Those who died were not big treacherous people, and no matter what, they couldn't torture and kill the whole family to death; Or, he was also surprised by Lou Beiyin's high-pitched emotions, and instantly felt that the outcast in front of him was very talented. When the case happened decades ago, Lou Beiyin was just a naive child. What could he do at that time? ?

Thinking of this, Xiao Zhouheng vaguely felt that Lou Beiyin was alluding to himself who was doing nothing all day long, and suddenly had mixed feelings: "Lord Lou really has unique ideas. But why did you tell Xiaosheng these things?"

Lou Beiyin saw that Xiao Zhouheng was a little bit puzzled, so he wiped away his tears with his sleeve, raised the corner of his mouth, and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Jue Yan thinks it's a bit abrupt to say this next time? I'm not afraid of being laughed at by Mr. There is no one of the same age, they are all rotten old men, and sometimes they don’t even have a companion to talk to. Three hundred horses, I really feel ashamed."

"My lord Lou is too famous, this room is a poor student." Xiao Zhouheng was startled, that pair of farewells was the day before he left for Beijing with his good friend Yin Jiuchu, who is also one of the "Three Heroes of Jinling". The writing is full of love and affection, and the words are pearls and jade. Although it is not the most popular one in the market, it is the one that Xiao Zhouheng himself is most satisfied with.

"I just think that you and I are congenial, and I wanted to make friends with Mr. Jueyan a long time ago."

Lou Beiyin's speech was impeccable, and he grasped it just right, which made Xiao Zhouheng feel a sense of intimacy.

Although Lou Beiyin was not a fellow, he was born with a mouth that could speak.

"It was Xiaosheng who was worrying too much, and he apologized to Mr. Lou."

"What are you talking about? You call me Mengxue. My lord is very honorable." Lou Beiyin tilted his head and said, "How are you?"

"Shu Ting, Xiaosheng's small characters."

"On the shore of forgiveness, go to Zhu and return to Ting."

"The openness is like a dream, and the claws of the slush."

The two looked at each other with a tacit understanding and smiled.

At this time, another head poked out from behind the door, and a sleepy voice came, "Sir, Bie Hong fell asleep just now, can I pass you a meal now?" Bie Hong looked over and saw Lou Beiyin, startled, Surprised: "Lord Lou! Do you want to have dinner with Mr. Lou?"

Lou Beiyin smiled slightly: "Okay, I don't know what Shu Ting wants?"

"Naturally, I am extremely honored."

Seeing that it was a meal for two people, Bie Hong led the two to an elegant water pavilion called "Yijingju" not far away, and the two of them seemed to have a tacit understanding and did not mention the disturbing "ghost husband" On the contrary, regardless of their identities, Xiao Zhouheng was like two friends of the same age. Xiao Zhouheng couldn't help but lament that this number one scholar is really a leader. , without any airs at all, he stopped and lifted Xiao Zhouheng to the sky immediately.

An hour passed, and Lou Beiyin left first by talking with Mr. Lu.After Xiao Zhouheng bid farewell to Lou Beiyin, a maidservant came to deliver the message that Longsha, the twentieth miss, was a little bit cold, and she caught the cold at some point, so she couldn't go to the afternoon class.Xiao Zhouheng asked a few words with concern, and thought that today is the fifteenth ghost festival, all the female relatives will go to worship their ancestors in the evening, and he has an appointment to go in a few days, so the maid passed a message to the rest The two young masters, rest for a few days.

After Xiao Zhouheng finished explaining, he was about to go back to his room. When he passed the cypress tree, he raised his eyes and saw Li Yunwei and a guard named Dan Di standing in the corridor not far away. Xiao Zhouheng knew that the guard was a ten-year-old The alien dumb person next to Fifth Young Master Li Yunwei.I saw Dan Ti quickly made two gestures in front of Li Yunwei, his face flushed, and because he couldn't speak, there was a humming sound in his throat. Dan Ti seemed to have noticed Xiao Zhouheng behind him, and immediately stopped the sound, and his hands quickly Withdrew back, bowed his waist and retreated, seeing this, Xiao Zhouheng hurriedly saluted and said: "I'm sorry, Xiaosheng didn't intend to disturb the fifteenth young master, please don't blame the young master."

"It's okay, Mr. Jue Yan doesn't need to be so polite." Li Yunwei didn't think so, and said, "I couldn't listen to the teacher's lecture today, and I didn't agree with the promise. I have to apologize to the teacher."

"Don't dare, the young master wants to listen to it one day, Xiaosheng can tell the young master."

Li Yunwei nodded and said, "It won't happen in the near future, as you know, my starling is back, so naturally I have to pick up the burden if my sixth brother isn't here." It's really not easy to go home, just ride a horse and don't take a sedan chair, that's what Dan Ti said just now."

"Dan Ti?"

"Yes, he told me this just now." Li Yunwei stared into Xiao Zhouheng's eyes and said word by word, "But it's nothing serious, he said my starling has a wrist injury."

The author has something to say: Xiao Zhouheng, styled Shuting; Lou Beiyin, styled Mengxue.