break the way [comprehension]
Chapter 459 Breaking Through the Secret Realm 6
How could there be so many coincidences in the world, Tong Qing didn't believe it, but Liu Yelan became more and more certain of her previous judgment: this strange looking child's clothes are probably the core of this series of strange events.
Tong Qing couldn't help but said: "This matter is really as you expected...do you have clues about the murderer?"
Liu Yelan groaned silently. At this moment, Jiang Shuzhi, who was sweating profusely, managed to get rid of those members of the Zhang clan and entered the house. Seeing the small white shirt, he felt strange and shocked. Hearing Tong Qing's words like this When he asked, he couldn't help looking at Liu Yelan.
These two cases are extremely rare massacres in Anping County. They have attracted a lot of wind and rain in the county and alarmed the county guard... It is really not good news for my father, whether it is for the Jiang family or for the Jiang family. For the safety of the entire county, Jiang Shuzhi extremely hoped that the case could be solved as soon as possible.
But until now, when the case was brought to light, so many arresters have fallen into the sand, but only the scholar in front of him could have predicted that Zhang Shizhong's little shirt seems to have caught the clues of this strange incident in the dark. , How could Uncle Jiang not pay attention.
Liu Yelan shook his head and said, "I can't say that I know much about the real murderer, but I just have some clues about the murders that these two families encountered."
Tong Qing, Jiang Shuzhi, and even the arresting criminals who had finished the manhunt could not help but listen attentively.
"First, both the Zhang and Wang families had such murders. They were carefully inspected by the county government. The doors were closed and there was no abnormality. Whether it was love, enemies, creditors... every investigation found nothing, and the two families had no head. Unjust cases, obviously, must be related.
When I first saw Ma San burning the child's clothes in Wang's, I had a vague feeling that he went to Wang's haunted house for the pure purpose of burning that clothes... That clothes must be the key, so I thought of it. Come to Zhang's to search for one or two.Now that this object has been found, at least it proves that the two murders are indeed related.Moreover, it can even be further speculated that if this case is to be investigated, it may fall on Mrs. Wang. "
Jiang Shuzhi couldn't help asking: "Then how do we start from Wang?"
Liu Yelan explained: "Ma Sanben was born in the Wang family, and also lived in Anping for generations with the Zhang family. Since we want to investigate the Wang family, I am afraid that we must start from Xitu Town, and it is not difficult to see from Ma San's words that all the unspeakable weirdness of the Wang family originated from that town!"
A criminal next to him said: "Young Master Liu, I have been to Xitu Town. I was ordered by my lord to inquire about the details of the Wang family, but I have not received any special news..."
Jiang Shuzhi said firmly after being silent: "Then go again! See what happened to the Wang family in Xitu Town!"
Jiang Shuzhi made up his mind, even Jiang Henglan's two elder brothers only reported one or two, so he took Liu Yelan and Tong Qing to Xitu Town overnight. It was related to a major case in the county. People, Jiang Heng didn't say anything else, he just sent enough people and told them to pay attention to safety and let them go.
The mountain road is difficult, Liu Yelan and Tong Qing went all the way from the capital city to Anping. Although the journey was long, they stayed at the inn along the official road, and Xitu Town is an extremely remote town in Anping. To travel through the dense forests in the mountains, the carriages and horses are bumpy, and the hardships are hard to describe. Tong Qing, as a young man who grew up in the capital, has never suffered such hardships. Jiang Shuzhi and Liu Yelan couldn't bear the miserable appearance of vomiting and diarrhea. But he gritted his teeth and survived all the way, which made many county soldiers who followed him look at him with admiration.
After arriving at Xitu Town, Liu Yelan and Tong Qing finally understood why this place is called Xitu. They saw a clear stream meandering through the small town repeatedly, leaving behind the scenery of countless small bridges and flowing water, although it is not as good as Anping Lively, but there is a kind of tranquility and uniqueness of the people at the bottom of the mountain.
And Wang's old house is in the town, and he heard the sound of water gurgling in his ears. Liu Yelan stood in this secluded door, looked down at the stream flowing into the distance through the back door of the courtyard, and suddenly turned to Jiang Shuzhi and asked: " What about the descendants of the Wang family?"
Jiang Shuzhi was startled, and then said without hesitation: "Among the thirteen members of the Wang clan that were exterminated that day, there were only two children, a son and a daughter of the eldest son of the Wang clan."
And Liu Yelan looked at the stream, frowned again and remained silent.
Uncle Jiang didn't have time to open his mouth, so a yamen servant hurriedly came to report: "Third Young Master, that shirt...it seems that we have found some clues!"
Both Liu Yelan and Jiang Shuzhi were refreshed. They didn't find too many things worth exploring in the Wang family's former residence. The strange child's shirt that was the only clue and the Wang family's old things became their last clues. Breakthrough, at this time, I heard that the news about the clothes has a look, so I am not happy.
That's right, such a strange-looking boy's shirt doesn't seem to be used by children, but it happens to appear in Wang and Zhang's two haunted houses... Finally, there is a place to investigate in this town of Xitu!
When the two hurried to the place where they were staying, they saw an anxious old woman arguing with a yamen servant: "My lord, I really don't know, just let the old woman go..."
"Auntie, please wait a moment, we are just inquiring about the news and have no other intentions."
"Ah, but..."
Jiang Shuzhi hurriedly asked: "Is this the person who knows the news?"
The yamen servant whispered: "Yes, we are pretending to be businessmen scattered around Xitu Town to inquire about Wang's news, because you said earlier that you want to inquire about the child's clothes, I will pay attention to those things related to the child and clothes, so Then I found out that there is a woman surnamed Dou in this town who is very good at female reds, especially good at making children's clothes. Every year, many people in the town go to her to learn new clothes for children. She is the most skillful .
Immediately afterwards, I pretended to be a cloth dealer and went to her place to inquire about the details, which really made me hear the news about the weird boy's shirt!Listening to the name that the woman surnamed Dou accidentally said, the clothes actually have a special name called 'Jing Shui Shirt'!
But what's even more strange is that the woman surnamed Dou expressed regret as soon as she said the name, and she didn't want to say more.No matter how much I say, she refuses to confide in the slightest bit, and there is even a hint of fear in her expression... I don't dare to be good at it, so I have to invite her here, and I need a few young masters to decide one or two. "
Tribute shirt?
Liu Yelan and Jiang Shuzhi looked at each other, the kid's name sounds... so weird.
Liu Yelan knew the usual style of these yamen servants. To put it bluntly, he was kind. I'm afraid he would also use coercion and lure. Is this woman surnamed Dou afraid of their seemingly uneasy job, or because she accidentally mentioned it? And the news of respecting the sweatshirt...but it's not necessarily true.
After thinking for a while, Liu Yelan said, "Let me ask."
Jiang Shuzhi turned around and looked, well, in their line of work, all the yamen servants are naturally rough, and he himself has a rough face, but Tong Qing looks like a rich man, but it's a pity that he is lying on the bed and dying, look at it Go, only Liu Yelan is gentle and elegant, with a soft breath, who can make the old lady let go of her guard.
"Ma'am, we are here from Anping. We have no other intentions, and we will never force you to do anything you wish. You don't have to be afraid."
The woman surnamed Dou listened to Liu Yelan's soft voice solemnly promised, her expression was indeed relaxed a little bit.But she begged with firmness in her tone: "My lord, the old lady is dull, she really doesn't know anything, and there are still many chores at home, can you let the old lady go back first..."
Liu Yelan smiled slightly and said, "Okay, I'll take you back."
The woman surnamed Dou was stunned, she didn't expect Liu Yelan to be so easy-going, she agreed without hesitation, then quickly waved her hand and said: "How dare you bother my lord..."
Even though she has lived in this small town for most of her life and hasn't seen anything in the world, this woman surnamed Dou can tell that this bookish scholar is very gentle and elegant, how can she bother such a person to send her off?
But Liu Yelan didn't give her a chance to refuse, she actually got up to see her off in person, and even waved her hands behind her, so that the servants led by Jiang Shuzhi understood, and only used the spies' body skills to cover her from a distance, not calling the two people in front of her. people know.
At this time, the woman surnamed Dou finally let go of her worries and breathed a sigh of relief, and apologized to Liu Yelan: "The foolish woman is ignorant, but she has never seen anything in this town, so the young master laughed at her."
Liu Yelan asked repeatedly: "Where is the matter?" Such a remark was beyond the reach of an ignorant and foolish woman.
The town is not big, and the pace is leisurely. There are people greeting and chatting with the old woman from time to time along the way, and Liu Yelan just listens patiently with a smile on the sidelines, with a docile appearance like the nephew of the old woman surnamed Dou, and has received countless praises along the way.
And in the introduction explained by the old woman surnamed Dou all the way, Liu Yelan had an intuitive understanding of the situation of most of the people in the whole town. In the town, why did Mrs. Wang say that she would move in?
The town is not big, no matter how hard the journey was, she soon arrived at the door of the woman surnamed Dou. Seeing the young man bid farewell to her politely, her heart softened, and she finally sighed: "Mr. If you want to investigate the ominous thing again, be careful not to offend the gods and cause accidents."
Liu Yelan was taken aback: "You mean...to respect the water shirt?"
The woman surnamed Dou showed fear on her face: "Don't mention it again, don't mention it again!"
Gradually, Liu Yelan came to a judgment in his mind. Judging by this expression, the saying that offended the gods... I am afraid that the origin of this water-respecting shirt may not have a good meaning, and Liu Yelan has always dabbled in the stories of ghosts and ghosts among the people. , there are many rumors in the countryside that sound absurd, but in fact they have their own reasons. There may be something strange behind this water-respecting shirt, but does it have anything to do with the massacre of Zhang and Wang's family?
While thinking about it, Liu Yelan said: "Ma'am, I've written down what you mean. If you don't mention it, don't mention it, but I dare not hide it. I'm waiting... It's related to the Wang family who moved away. I don't know. Ma'am, can you tell me anything?"
The woman surnamed Dou turned pale and screamed in an instant: "No, no, I don't know anything, I don't know anything!"
Then she turned around and rushed back to her small courtyard, and slammed the door shut, causing Liu Yelan to suffer the first big closed door in her life. The answer is clear.
The more violent the woman surnamed Dou reacted, the more she knew the inside story of the Wang family tragedy.Combined with the panic she mentioned about Jingshui Shirt earlier... Liu Yelan's heart twitched, maybe it was related to the theory of offending the gods.
Even though he really wanted to confirm his conjecture, Liu Yelan was not the kind of unscrupulous person. Since the woman surnamed Dou was so frightened, it would be too difficult for her to force her to question her, so she might have to find another way to continue to inquire.
And when he was thinking about returning to the place where he stayed, the people brought by Jiang Shuzhi had already found out the origin of the woman surnamed Dou very hard. Combined with the information collected by Liu Yelan when he sent her back, he quickly pieced together a typical story. Most of the life of a woman in the town: she married a wealthy family in the town when she was young, and she and her husband have supported each other and raised eyebrows for many years. Because the female celebrity with good skills is respected by many female relatives in the town, it sounds like it is just plain and nothing surprising.
Jiang Shuzhi repeatedly interrogated the news, frowning in puzzlement, according to what Liu Yelan brought back, this woman surnamed Dou must know something, such secretiveness must be caused by fear in her heart, but why did she know?They had inquired so much about the name of Jing Shui Shirt, and countless people in the town were at a loss.Obviously, the experience of this woman surnamed Dou sounds the same as that of other women in the town. Why is she the only one who knows about respecting water shirts, and is even very likely to know the truth about Wang's extermination?
But Liu Yelan suddenly asked: "Before you get married? What is the situation of Dou's family? Where is it? What do you do?"
The yamen servants who acted as spies to inquire about the news suddenly looked at each other, and none of them could answer.
In the information they collected, Dou's natal family seemed to have been erased, leaving no trace.
Among them... it is really meaningful.
The more there is no trace, the more the unspeakable truth is probably hidden.
Jing Shuishan, the source of the Dou family, the massacre of two families of Wang and Zhang.
The clues seemed to be getting more and more chaotic, but they gradually converged and intersected, vaguely pointing to the same place.
Jiang Shuzhi's frown that has been tightly frowned finally showed a trace of relaxation, he nodded and said: "In this case, take my greeting card, this place has elected the family of the squire Shen surnamed as the head of the village, and we will visit the head of the village today. two."
As a descendant of the Jiang family, Jiang Shuzhi may not have the same intuition and judgment as Liu Yelan in finding these strange things, but when it comes to how to deal with affairs, he is deeply influenced by what he sees and hears.
Since the Dou family had no choice, they naturally sought the assistance of the local gentry.It doesn't necessarily mean that it is bullying others, but that local snakes have the advantage of local snakes. With the strength of the other party, they may be able to achieve their goals without any effort.
Furthermore, so many of them have poured into this place, and they bear the name of their parents, the Jiang family, so it is reasonable for them to come to see them.
However, when Jiang Shuzhi handed over the greeting card and hurriedly visited the door, he and Liu Yelan realized that there seemed to be something wrong with the timing of their visit. They could hear the bustling noise of gongs and drums in the town from afar. Walking in front of Shen's old house is even more lively, it must be the source of this happy event, it seems that the influence of Shen's in Xitu Town can be seen, and most of the town is full of joy.
The greeting post was quickly passed by the servants, and they were also welcomed in among the crowd of guests.
Jiang Shuzhi signaled to the followers behind him, and naturally someone went to inquire about the news among the guests.
Liu Yelan was secretly wondering, looking at the festive and festive atmosphere, it should be some kind of happy event. According to common sense, it is either a birthday or a marriage, but there is neither the word "shou" nor the word "happy" in the whole mansion. , What kind of happy event is this?
Before the inquiring entourage came back, the group of them had already noticed that many guests suddenly got up, and they all shouted congratulations in one direction: "Old patriarch! Congratulations on such a happy event!" "Ah, the Shen family has gained another honor! It really is the best thing for us in Xitu!"
An old man with white hair and a childlike face walked over with a smile on his face: "Where is it, I need you to take care of it in the future!" "Thank you, thank you! It's all a blessing to be taken care of by the folks!"
While exchanging pleasantries all the way, it was the host's family who came towards them.
A man in charge said something in his ear, he looked at Jiang Shuzhi, and then showed a warm smile: "Oh, why did Mr. Jiang be alarmed by such a trivial matter in the poor house! Come to our remote little town The land is the glory of our Shen family, and it should be our duty to do our best, but it is a crime to have you come to the door."
Jiang Shuzhi still doesn't understand the fox's plan of the elder Shen patriarch. He came to welcome his party in the group of guests, which naturally gave them enough face. As for the reason, hehe, it must be a letter of worship from the county magistrate Jiang The power is unmatched, this old fox must have the intention of showing off to so many guests in the name of his father.
Sure enough, when Liu Yelan was behind, he could hear someone muttering: "Mr. Jiang? Which Mr. Jiang has such a big face to ask Mrs. Shen to greet him personally?"
"Jiang? Ouch! Could it be that Qingtian from Anping County?"
"Ah! The Shen family is really amazing! Not only does Guizong have a great future, but even the Jiang family came to congratulate him in person! What a face! What a grandeur!"
Amid all the compliments, Jiang Shuzhi couldn't understand Shen's plan, but he did intend to borrow Shen's power here, and he was used to the officialdom. People carried bridal sedan chairs. In fact, they have nothing to lose by giving Shen a face.
Following the atmosphere, he cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Don't dare, Patriarch Shen, when I first arrived in the treasure land, it was supposed to be me, a junior and a late student, who came to pay homage to the door, and I heard about auspicious things in your mansion, so now I come here uninvited Congratulations, master, please don't take offense if you are reckless!"
The patriarch of the Shen family laughed: "It turns out that Young Master Jiang has heard about it too... I'm not boasting, my nephew is indeed a dragon and phoenix, and now he is serving under the command of General Han. The fact that he has returned to the clan is a great joy. Coming in person is another great joy! Tianyun, come and meet Mr. Jiang, in the future... I am afraid that you young people will have to make friends with each other, hahahaha."
Jiang Shuzhi and Liu Yelan looked at each other, and at the same time looked at the young man who was pushed out by the Shen family leader. He saw that the other party had thick eyebrows, big eyes and boldness, but he had a calm demeanor and an extraordinary demeanor. He seemed to be a military officer with a good status. With the words of Patriarch Shen, it seems that this happy event is for his return to the clan.
The name of General Han, Liu Yelan came from the capital, so he knew it. This general is the Dinghai God who holds 20 troops at the border. Under the tent, looking at his demeanor, I am afraid that he is also extraordinary in skill. In the name of General Han's love of talent, if he is really capable, he must be in his pocket, and his light will shine. In the future, he will definitely have a place among the generals of this dynasty , This little Shen family can have such an outstanding child, no wonder the Shen family patriarch valued him so much, he was just a "nephew", but he recommended Jiang Shuzhi before his direct descendants... I am afraid that he is also very optimistic about him.
It's just that, for such a character, the wedding event this time is actually for his return to the clan... This is really worth pondering.
This Shen Tianyun is by no means young, at least he has passed the age of weak crown, but he just joined the Shen clan at this time, and he doesn't know what happened in the early years.
Liu Yelan observed more carefully. He saw that Mr. Shen had a smile on his lips, but there was a cold light in his eyes. It seemed that the excitement of the Shen family hadn't warmed his heart yet... Tsk, What a big show.
Seeing him and Jiang Shuzhi, the other party saluted, "It's too noisy today, thank you."
It's so simple, without the slightest hint of flattery from the old patriarch of the Shen family, it can't help but make Jiang Shuzhi and Liu Yelan feel good about each other.It's just that the hustle and bustle in front of us is really not suitable for detailed discussion, even the purpose of their trip is not easy to mention at this moment, so Jiang Shuzhi and Liu Yelan could only suppress their thoughts and follow the old fox of the Shen family Participate in this Shen family's drama.
The ceremony of returning to the clan is similar in any family. The most important ceremony is nothing more than inviting witnesses in the clan. Under the witness of the clan, the patriarch will list their names in the family tree.
You must know that in most families of aristocratic families, when the child is one year old, the name of the child will be listed on the genealogy when the ancestors are worshiped every year. Generally, it is the child who is adopted, that is, the situation of the parents has changed, will be like Shen Tianyun. After reaching adulthood, the genealogy needs to be revised, but Shen Tianyun's matter is not about adoption, but returning to the clan.
This is worth pondering, and I don't know what happened in the middle, which made Shen Tianyun not included in the Shen clan earlier.
Today, the whole town of Xitu is in full swing. The events of those years can make Shen Tianyun not included in the genealogy, but it must be too small. It is impossible for this small town to completely conceal the news. It won't be long before all the guests move to the Shen's ancestral hall While watching the ceremony, the attendants who inquired about the news returned to Jiang Shuzhi with the collected information.
Shen Tianyun's father is the nephew of old patriarch Shen, the only son in the family. Shen Tianyun's grandfather, the brother of old patriarch Shen, left early, but he also left a fortune because of business in his early years. Fortunately, Shen Tianyun's father was gifted and intelligent since he was a child. He was also a well-known talented man in Anping back then, so he was naturally unwilling to be silent in the countryside. After he won the imperial examination, he went to Beijing to go to Chunwei, but there was no news of this trip. Maybe, it was rumored in the countryside that he died outside, so in order not to cut off his incense line, they arranged for another family who had lost their parents to be adopted under Shen's father's name.
Unexpectedly, years passed, and a young woman came to her door with a three or four-year-old child in her arms. It was said that Shen's father failed to pass the subject in the capital, but was spotted by a family and married the son of that family. Miss, unexpectedly the epidemic broke out in the capital that year, and Shen's father and the family's furniture died of the epidemic. At that time, the bride was already pregnant with a child, and she managed to escape from the epidemic and gave birth to a child. But the orphans and widowed mothers are struggling to live alone in the capital, and they will inevitably be bullied by others, so they want to take the children to recognize their ancestors and return to the clan, hoping to use the power of the clan to take care of the children to grow up.It was only then that they found Xitu Town with difficulty all the way, the child was Shen Tianyun, and the young woman was naturally Shen's mother.
According to the people in the town, it is quite embarrassing for Shen's mother to be found by orphans and widowed mothers. Come on, no matter how difficult it is to find out what happened after Shen's father went to Beijing, they don't know what Shen's mother said is true False, even if there were Shen's father's personal belongings and Nazheng letters... Shen's mother and Shen's father were married, but it was difficult to prove that Shen Tianyun's blood was involved; Another arrangement has been made. To put it bluntly, the family wealth has already been distributed, so how can it be recovered?It's really not the right time for Shen Tianyun's mother and son to come.
This incident happened 20 years ago. Geinxitu Town is small, and Shen's father is really a great talent rarely seen in the town for a hundred years, so the people in the town can still remember it. According to the people in the town, later The Shen clan had no choice but to arrange the mother and son hastily. They could only say that they were reluctant to let the other party go hungry, but no one could come up with a charter.
Yes, how to get the charter?For orphans and widows, if they want to support them, it is not just a matter of lip service.Furthermore, compared to the pair of mother and son who came to the door, the child adopted by Shen's father is a side branch, but it is also a real child of the Shen family who was born and raised under the witness of everyone in the Shen family. It's because we get along for a long time, and after all, people's feelings are all born out of getting along.
Fortunately, Shen's mother is also a hardworking person. She rarely brought a lot of flowers from the capital, so she made a living by doing some embroidery work in Xitu Town. When he just entered the ethnology school, he showed his father's intelligence, and when Shen's mother's life was about to look forward to, Shen's mother suddenly fell ill and died.
"Died of a sudden illness?" Liu Yelan asked aloud, interrupting the entourage's narration.
The entourage nodded: "I heard that the people in the town really said so, and because Shen's mother mentioned that Shen's father died of the epidemic in the capital when she came back that day, there was a panic in Xitu Town at the beginning, worrying about Shen's mother's death. Could it be that he was infected with the epidemic and finally died after delaying for so many years, the whole town of Xitu felt a little...uh, so Mr. Shen left Xitu at a young age until he came back this time. "
Needless to say, Jiang Shuzhi can also think of Shen Tianyun's situation back then. He lost his father before he was born, and lived with his mother, but then lost his mother. Because of his mother's death, there were such rumors. Most of the people in the clan would hate him, Xiao Xiao I have seen the world's conditions at a young age, leaving my homeland, and I don't know how to grow up.
Such a Shen Tianyun...why did he return to Xitu Shen's?This place that didn't give him the family care he deserved, but instead gave him endless pain?
Probably because of the case investigation, Jiang Shuzhi now pays more attention to such suspicious matters, and the timing of Shen Tianyun's return is too coincidental. Will there be any connection between this?Although he felt that the relationship was too far away, maybe he was thinking wildly, but Jiang Shuzhi couldn't help guessing.
Liu Yelan shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's not what you think, third brother."
Jiang Shuzhi looked at him suspiciously, but Liu Yelan thought about it and said: "This Mr. Shen, I'm afraid he really needs to be used by General Han, and he will soon have a rank."
Jiang Shuzhi was taken aback, unable to understand Liu Yelan's meaning for a while, but saw that the ceremony of returning to the clan had already reached its climax—adding the family tree.
It's just that not one name was added, but three.
Shen Tianyun, Shen Liushi, and Shen Yingshi.
Jiang Shuzhi suddenly realized, heck, I was really stupid in investigating the case - if he didn't return to the clan when he was appointed as an official, it would be difficult for his mother and even his wife to record the Shen family tree together. When the official seals the edict, it will be more difficult.
Furthermore...he looked at Shen Tianyun who was indifferent but couldn't hide the expression in his eyes in the sacrificial temple. For this Shen Tianyun who had to leave this place when he was young, maybe Shen's mother's wish was also something he had to worry about After all, being able to be listed in the shrine with her husband is justifiable, which is what many women in the world deserve, but Shen's mother never got it in her life.
But when Liu Yelan looked at Shen Tianyun's wife, he couldn't hide his astonishment.Because this lady... is so kind.
Theoretically, Shen Tianyun's wife was raised in a deep boudoir, and after marrying Shen Tianyun, she should stay out of the back house. Liu Yelan had never dealt with Shen Tianyun before, so how could she have seen each other.
But in fact, Liu Yelan had never seen the other party in person, but had seen... portraits of the other party countless times.
It should be said that there should be no men in the entire capital, or men who have been to the capital, who do not recognize this Mrs. Shen.
Liu Yelan believed that if Tong Qing was here, he might be able to greet Mrs. Shen directly.
Judging from the scope of Tong Qinghua Tianjiudi, this possibility is extremely high... However, Shen Tianyun followed General Han to serve at the border, so how could he marry this famous man in the capital?
Before Liu Yelan could think clearly, that Mrs. Shen had already bowed to the elders of the clan and hurriedly avoided many male guests and went to the back house, but the beauty that shocked the town still sparked a lively discussion: "Ah, that kid Tianyun Sure enough, he is promising, and the daughter-in-law he married is also so beautiful!"
"That's right! He's even more handsome than his mother back then!"
"Haha! His father didn't become an official. I'm afraid he wants to earn a phoenix coronet for his daughter-in-law?"
Liu Yelan thought for a while, what is Shen Ying's origin has nothing to do with what they want to investigate, since the other party is already married, her behavior is the same as that of a boudoir woman, her brows and eyes are full of happiness and tranquility, if It would be unbeautiful to break the tranquility with one word of my own.Therefore, he made up his mind not to mention this matter in Anping, and even after he made up his mind to go back, he told Tong Qing to restrain the entourage they brought from the capital and never talk too much.
On the other side, the patriarch of the Shen family saw Shen Tianyun offering incense to ancestors, with a dignified appearance, he could not help but smile, feeling that he had made another good move for the century-old glory of the Shen family, and looked at the three names with ink still on his hand , but he can be so far-sighted when he writes a pen. For a while, he was a little narcissistic, and he felt that even the act of closing the genealogy had some unfathomable inscrutability.
But Shen Tianyun suddenly said: "Uncle, wait a minute."
Old Patriarch Shen paused, looked at Shen Tianyun and said, "Oh? What else is going on with Tianyun?"
Shen Tianyun's eyes slowly swept across the group of clansmen, and he said with a smile that was not a smile: "Uncle, Tianyun will always remember the kindness that the clan gave me back then."
Old Patriarch Shen's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help having a bad premonition. Shen Tianyun came to the door suddenly, and issued a promotion order written by General Han Da. The patriarch only thinks that this kid must rely on the clan to be an official in the future, otherwise, how can two fists fight four hands, the events of that day will naturally disappear and will not be mentioned again. !
He smiled on the surface and said: "Tian Yun, you are now a member of my Shen clan, so the clan will naturally treat you as one of your own people to take care of you! On the other hand, since you are a member of the Shen clan, you must also consider everything for the Shen clan! "
The meaning of the threat in these words is self-evident. Since I can now include you in the family tree as one of my own, I can naturally erase you from the family tree.Everyone has common interests, and you can't be petty to pursue the original, or everyone will fall apart!
The rest of the Shen clan were vaguely aware of this gunpowder smell, and they couldn't help but hold their breath when they looked at the pair of uncles and grandsons.
However, Shen Tianyun smiled slightly: "Since I am a member of the Shen clan, what my uncle said must have meant what he said. It's just..." He casually glanced at the patriarch: "Since I have returned to the clan, the irrelevant person under my father's name , Wherever it comes from, let it go there.”
There was dead silence in the field.
This, this, this is to force the patriarch to move out the descendants of the Shen family who were adopted in the genealogy!
Old Patriarch Shen couldn't help pinching a corner of the family tree: So this kid came up with this idea!
At the beginning, he advocated the issue of adoption...but it was also handled by him!How easy it is to remove people from Father Shen's name now!Didn't he slap himself in the mouth!
His face darkened, but when he met Shen Tianyun's gaze, he couldn't help but shrink his heart. What kind of gaze was that... Looking at people, it's not like looking at a living thing, but like looking at a pig or dog, cold Bloody, he suddenly remembered, his great-nephew... under the tent of General Han, he had killed people and seen blood... even killed many people but could not drink a lot of blood... the sentence in the promotion book " Take the lead and fight bravely without fear of death." The horoscope could not help but reappeared in front of his eyes...
He took a deep breath, and then changed into a kind smile and said: "What should I do? It turns out that this is not worth mentioning. I adopted it for the sake of your father. Since you have returned to the clan , naturally there is no need to be like this, the matter of adoption is of course let go..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard a shrill scream: "Shen Mu, you bastard! How dare you touch my son?!"
All the guests, including Jiang Liu, watched this sudden turn of events. They saw a disheveled mad woman suddenly rushing into the arena, looking at old Patriarch Shen with bloodshot eyes, and said viciously, "How dare you?" Give it a try!"
Patriarch Shen couldn't help but look ugly: "Old six family! How decent are you! You said it well at the beginning, and it was adopted for the sake of continuing the incense. When Tianyun's mother came back, you knew what you did. Your kid just moved back to the original place, why don't you accept it!"
The woman looked at Patriarch Shen resentfully: "You said it back then! You said it! Now that Jiang'er is gone, you still dare to touch him!"
Patriarch Shen's expression was cold: "Shen Jiang is just a side branch, so what's wrong with returning to the place where he should go now!"
The woman suddenly rushed into the ancestral hall, and all the members of the Shen family exclaimed and stepped forward to stop her.
The important place of the ancestral hall is where the ancestors' heroic spirits are, how can a woman be bumped into it!Isn't this a slap in the face of the entire Shen clan!
So many members of the Shen clan went to stop her, but she was just a woman, how could they not stop her?
But something happened that stunned all the guests. This woman suddenly became like a mad dog, with boundless strength. All the strong men in the Shen family were thrown aside by her, and they couldn't be easily subdued, not to mention the thin and weak body. The old man finally spent a lot of effort, three or five strong to hold her down, but she suddenly opened a mouthful of white teeth, turned her head and bit at the people around her, only to hear the tragic howl accompanied by Blood flowed horizontally, and the guests even saw the woman swallow a piece of flesh and continue to bite, like a man-hungry beast!This scene was so bloody and tragic that everyone was terrified!
Those members of the Shen clan who used their strength to suppress her were all terrified, how dare they suppress her, they didn't even dare to run next to this woman like a mad dog, and ran as far as they could, the rest of the Shen clan, together with many male guests , all screaming and retreating again and again.
The woman didn't care about these cowards at all, she just rushed into the ancestral hall, hugged a memorial tablet, found a dirty rag from somewhere, and wiped it carefully: "Jiang'er, mother's Jiang'er... mother... I'm sorry, no one can touch you at all..."
Patriarch Shen, who had been dragged to the back by the clansmen, saw the woman's crazy appearance at this time, gasped and said angrily to the surroundings: "Reverse! Reverse! It's unreasonable! The old six must have lost their hearts !!!”
At this time, compared with the many members of the Shen clan who only dared to curse loudly, Shen Tianyun, who was standing leisurely in the ancestral hall with arms folded, was extremely dazzling.
Patriarch Shen's eyes lit up: "Tian Yun, with all your martial arts skills, you will not be afraid of this crazy woman, take her down quickly!"
However, Shen Tianyun only glanced at Patriarch Shen: "Oh? The uncle agreed?"
Patriarch Shen repeatedly said: "That's natural! You see how crazy she is, wouldn't it be shameful to ask Shen Jiang to stay in this sect!"
Shen Tianyun nodded, and was about to step forward, but saw the woman suddenly complained: "You dare!"
Patriarch Shen said angrily: "Bah! You crazy woman, you've lost all of my Shen family's face! Tian Yun, take her down for me!"
During Fang Fang's panic, both Liu Yelan and Jiang Shuzhi were heavily protected by their followers, but they didn't suffer any injuries. At this moment, they picked up a slightly higher position to watch from a distance. I thought it was ridiculous, what kind of thing is this, but I heard Liu Yelan next to me startled: "Third brother, look!"
Jiang Shuzhi didn't understand, so he looked at the scene, but he saw that Shen Tianyun's expression suddenly became serious, and he was no longer calm and breezy.
The woman looked at Shen Tianyun with a distorted smile and said, "Don't you just want that bitch to come back? I just don't want you to be happy!"
Then she held the memorial tablet and wiped it carefully, and giggled to herself, with an inexplicable weirdness in that smile: "My Jiang'er is his son...he is his son..."
This sentence contains too much information, including Jiang Shuzhi, all the guests couldn't help looking at her, then at Shen Jiang's tablet, at Shen Tianyun, and finally they all fell on the patriarch of the Shen clan.
Patriarch Shen almost fell on his back angrily: "You are not a woman! You have such dirty thoughts!!!" He suddenly realized the meaningful eyes of the guests around him, and quickly protested loudly: "I, Shen The door is clean and innocent! There is absolutely no such messy thoughts! Tianyun's father is the most well-behaved person! Others don't know, how can the folks not know?! It's just that this stupid woman has the idea of sorry for the sixth! Lian Shen Jiang’s name behind him was also slandered!!!”
At this time, the members of the Shen family all confessed their feelings, wishing to strangle the crazy woman to death. If there were any gossip, how would the Shen family behave in this town of Xitu? Men could straighten their backs, and girls could Are you married?It is an unforgivable crime to ruin the reputation of the clan!
Immediately, people from the Shen clan said: "Didn't she just want to marry Tianyun's father back then? It's a pity that the toad didn't look in the mirror by himself! I just have pity on Lao Liu and his son!" "What do you do with such a woman! It’s a pig cage! My Shen family must never have such an unfaithful woman!” “Exactly!” “Exactly!!!”
Elder Shen's patriarch also said gloomyly: "I've caught you, and you can deal with it as you like! Even if you don't worry about Tianyun's father, I have to worry about the reputation of the sixth father and son today."
Tong Qing couldn't help but said: "This matter is really as you expected...do you have clues about the murderer?"
Liu Yelan groaned silently. At this moment, Jiang Shuzhi, who was sweating profusely, managed to get rid of those members of the Zhang clan and entered the house. Seeing the small white shirt, he felt strange and shocked. Hearing Tong Qing's words like this When he asked, he couldn't help looking at Liu Yelan.
These two cases are extremely rare massacres in Anping County. They have attracted a lot of wind and rain in the county and alarmed the county guard... It is really not good news for my father, whether it is for the Jiang family or for the Jiang family. For the safety of the entire county, Jiang Shuzhi extremely hoped that the case could be solved as soon as possible.
But until now, when the case was brought to light, so many arresters have fallen into the sand, but only the scholar in front of him could have predicted that Zhang Shizhong's little shirt seems to have caught the clues of this strange incident in the dark. , How could Uncle Jiang not pay attention.
Liu Yelan shook his head and said, "I can't say that I know much about the real murderer, but I just have some clues about the murders that these two families encountered."
Tong Qing, Jiang Shuzhi, and even the arresting criminals who had finished the manhunt could not help but listen attentively.
"First, both the Zhang and Wang families had such murders. They were carefully inspected by the county government. The doors were closed and there was no abnormality. Whether it was love, enemies, creditors... every investigation found nothing, and the two families had no head. Unjust cases, obviously, must be related.
When I first saw Ma San burning the child's clothes in Wang's, I had a vague feeling that he went to Wang's haunted house for the pure purpose of burning that clothes... That clothes must be the key, so I thought of it. Come to Zhang's to search for one or two.Now that this object has been found, at least it proves that the two murders are indeed related.Moreover, it can even be further speculated that if this case is to be investigated, it may fall on Mrs. Wang. "
Jiang Shuzhi couldn't help asking: "Then how do we start from Wang?"
Liu Yelan explained: "Ma Sanben was born in the Wang family, and also lived in Anping for generations with the Zhang family. Since we want to investigate the Wang family, I am afraid that we must start from Xitu Town, and it is not difficult to see from Ma San's words that all the unspeakable weirdness of the Wang family originated from that town!"
A criminal next to him said: "Young Master Liu, I have been to Xitu Town. I was ordered by my lord to inquire about the details of the Wang family, but I have not received any special news..."
Jiang Shuzhi said firmly after being silent: "Then go again! See what happened to the Wang family in Xitu Town!"
Jiang Shuzhi made up his mind, even Jiang Henglan's two elder brothers only reported one or two, so he took Liu Yelan and Tong Qing to Xitu Town overnight. It was related to a major case in the county. People, Jiang Heng didn't say anything else, he just sent enough people and told them to pay attention to safety and let them go.
The mountain road is difficult, Liu Yelan and Tong Qing went all the way from the capital city to Anping. Although the journey was long, they stayed at the inn along the official road, and Xitu Town is an extremely remote town in Anping. To travel through the dense forests in the mountains, the carriages and horses are bumpy, and the hardships are hard to describe. Tong Qing, as a young man who grew up in the capital, has never suffered such hardships. Jiang Shuzhi and Liu Yelan couldn't bear the miserable appearance of vomiting and diarrhea. But he gritted his teeth and survived all the way, which made many county soldiers who followed him look at him with admiration.
After arriving at Xitu Town, Liu Yelan and Tong Qing finally understood why this place is called Xitu. They saw a clear stream meandering through the small town repeatedly, leaving behind the scenery of countless small bridges and flowing water, although it is not as good as Anping Lively, but there is a kind of tranquility and uniqueness of the people at the bottom of the mountain.
And Wang's old house is in the town, and he heard the sound of water gurgling in his ears. Liu Yelan stood in this secluded door, looked down at the stream flowing into the distance through the back door of the courtyard, and suddenly turned to Jiang Shuzhi and asked: " What about the descendants of the Wang family?"
Jiang Shuzhi was startled, and then said without hesitation: "Among the thirteen members of the Wang clan that were exterminated that day, there were only two children, a son and a daughter of the eldest son of the Wang clan."
And Liu Yelan looked at the stream, frowned again and remained silent.
Uncle Jiang didn't have time to open his mouth, so a yamen servant hurriedly came to report: "Third Young Master, that shirt...it seems that we have found some clues!"
Both Liu Yelan and Jiang Shuzhi were refreshed. They didn't find too many things worth exploring in the Wang family's former residence. The strange child's shirt that was the only clue and the Wang family's old things became their last clues. Breakthrough, at this time, I heard that the news about the clothes has a look, so I am not happy.
That's right, such a strange-looking boy's shirt doesn't seem to be used by children, but it happens to appear in Wang and Zhang's two haunted houses... Finally, there is a place to investigate in this town of Xitu!
When the two hurried to the place where they were staying, they saw an anxious old woman arguing with a yamen servant: "My lord, I really don't know, just let the old woman go..."
"Auntie, please wait a moment, we are just inquiring about the news and have no other intentions."
"Ah, but..."
Jiang Shuzhi hurriedly asked: "Is this the person who knows the news?"
The yamen servant whispered: "Yes, we are pretending to be businessmen scattered around Xitu Town to inquire about Wang's news, because you said earlier that you want to inquire about the child's clothes, I will pay attention to those things related to the child and clothes, so Then I found out that there is a woman surnamed Dou in this town who is very good at female reds, especially good at making children's clothes. Every year, many people in the town go to her to learn new clothes for children. She is the most skillful .
Immediately afterwards, I pretended to be a cloth dealer and went to her place to inquire about the details, which really made me hear the news about the weird boy's shirt!Listening to the name that the woman surnamed Dou accidentally said, the clothes actually have a special name called 'Jing Shui Shirt'!
But what's even more strange is that the woman surnamed Dou expressed regret as soon as she said the name, and she didn't want to say more.No matter how much I say, she refuses to confide in the slightest bit, and there is even a hint of fear in her expression... I don't dare to be good at it, so I have to invite her here, and I need a few young masters to decide one or two. "
Tribute shirt?
Liu Yelan and Jiang Shuzhi looked at each other, the kid's name sounds... so weird.
Liu Yelan knew the usual style of these yamen servants. To put it bluntly, he was kind. I'm afraid he would also use coercion and lure. Is this woman surnamed Dou afraid of their seemingly uneasy job, or because she accidentally mentioned it? And the news of respecting the sweatshirt...but it's not necessarily true.
After thinking for a while, Liu Yelan said, "Let me ask."
Jiang Shuzhi turned around and looked, well, in their line of work, all the yamen servants are naturally rough, and he himself has a rough face, but Tong Qing looks like a rich man, but it's a pity that he is lying on the bed and dying, look at it Go, only Liu Yelan is gentle and elegant, with a soft breath, who can make the old lady let go of her guard.
"Ma'am, we are here from Anping. We have no other intentions, and we will never force you to do anything you wish. You don't have to be afraid."
The woman surnamed Dou listened to Liu Yelan's soft voice solemnly promised, her expression was indeed relaxed a little bit.But she begged with firmness in her tone: "My lord, the old lady is dull, she really doesn't know anything, and there are still many chores at home, can you let the old lady go back first..."
Liu Yelan smiled slightly and said, "Okay, I'll take you back."
The woman surnamed Dou was stunned, she didn't expect Liu Yelan to be so easy-going, she agreed without hesitation, then quickly waved her hand and said: "How dare you bother my lord..."
Even though she has lived in this small town for most of her life and hasn't seen anything in the world, this woman surnamed Dou can tell that this bookish scholar is very gentle and elegant, how can she bother such a person to send her off?
But Liu Yelan didn't give her a chance to refuse, she actually got up to see her off in person, and even waved her hands behind her, so that the servants led by Jiang Shuzhi understood, and only used the spies' body skills to cover her from a distance, not calling the two people in front of her. people know.
At this time, the woman surnamed Dou finally let go of her worries and breathed a sigh of relief, and apologized to Liu Yelan: "The foolish woman is ignorant, but she has never seen anything in this town, so the young master laughed at her."
Liu Yelan asked repeatedly: "Where is the matter?" Such a remark was beyond the reach of an ignorant and foolish woman.
The town is not big, and the pace is leisurely. There are people greeting and chatting with the old woman from time to time along the way, and Liu Yelan just listens patiently with a smile on the sidelines, with a docile appearance like the nephew of the old woman surnamed Dou, and has received countless praises along the way.
And in the introduction explained by the old woman surnamed Dou all the way, Liu Yelan had an intuitive understanding of the situation of most of the people in the whole town. In the town, why did Mrs. Wang say that she would move in?
The town is not big, no matter how hard the journey was, she soon arrived at the door of the woman surnamed Dou. Seeing the young man bid farewell to her politely, her heart softened, and she finally sighed: "Mr. If you want to investigate the ominous thing again, be careful not to offend the gods and cause accidents."
Liu Yelan was taken aback: "You mean...to respect the water shirt?"
The woman surnamed Dou showed fear on her face: "Don't mention it again, don't mention it again!"
Gradually, Liu Yelan came to a judgment in his mind. Judging by this expression, the saying that offended the gods... I am afraid that the origin of this water-respecting shirt may not have a good meaning, and Liu Yelan has always dabbled in the stories of ghosts and ghosts among the people. , there are many rumors in the countryside that sound absurd, but in fact they have their own reasons. There may be something strange behind this water-respecting shirt, but does it have anything to do with the massacre of Zhang and Wang's family?
While thinking about it, Liu Yelan said: "Ma'am, I've written down what you mean. If you don't mention it, don't mention it, but I dare not hide it. I'm waiting... It's related to the Wang family who moved away. I don't know. Ma'am, can you tell me anything?"
The woman surnamed Dou turned pale and screamed in an instant: "No, no, I don't know anything, I don't know anything!"
Then she turned around and rushed back to her small courtyard, and slammed the door shut, causing Liu Yelan to suffer the first big closed door in her life. The answer is clear.
The more violent the woman surnamed Dou reacted, the more she knew the inside story of the Wang family tragedy.Combined with the panic she mentioned about Jingshui Shirt earlier... Liu Yelan's heart twitched, maybe it was related to the theory of offending the gods.
Even though he really wanted to confirm his conjecture, Liu Yelan was not the kind of unscrupulous person. Since the woman surnamed Dou was so frightened, it would be too difficult for her to force her to question her, so she might have to find another way to continue to inquire.
And when he was thinking about returning to the place where he stayed, the people brought by Jiang Shuzhi had already found out the origin of the woman surnamed Dou very hard. Combined with the information collected by Liu Yelan when he sent her back, he quickly pieced together a typical story. Most of the life of a woman in the town: she married a wealthy family in the town when she was young, and she and her husband have supported each other and raised eyebrows for many years. Because the female celebrity with good skills is respected by many female relatives in the town, it sounds like it is just plain and nothing surprising.
Jiang Shuzhi repeatedly interrogated the news, frowning in puzzlement, according to what Liu Yelan brought back, this woman surnamed Dou must know something, such secretiveness must be caused by fear in her heart, but why did she know?They had inquired so much about the name of Jing Shui Shirt, and countless people in the town were at a loss.Obviously, the experience of this woman surnamed Dou sounds the same as that of other women in the town. Why is she the only one who knows about respecting water shirts, and is even very likely to know the truth about Wang's extermination?
But Liu Yelan suddenly asked: "Before you get married? What is the situation of Dou's family? Where is it? What do you do?"
The yamen servants who acted as spies to inquire about the news suddenly looked at each other, and none of them could answer.
In the information they collected, Dou's natal family seemed to have been erased, leaving no trace.
Among them... it is really meaningful.
The more there is no trace, the more the unspeakable truth is probably hidden.
Jing Shuishan, the source of the Dou family, the massacre of two families of Wang and Zhang.
The clues seemed to be getting more and more chaotic, but they gradually converged and intersected, vaguely pointing to the same place.
Jiang Shuzhi's frown that has been tightly frowned finally showed a trace of relaxation, he nodded and said: "In this case, take my greeting card, this place has elected the family of the squire Shen surnamed as the head of the village, and we will visit the head of the village today. two."
As a descendant of the Jiang family, Jiang Shuzhi may not have the same intuition and judgment as Liu Yelan in finding these strange things, but when it comes to how to deal with affairs, he is deeply influenced by what he sees and hears.
Since the Dou family had no choice, they naturally sought the assistance of the local gentry.It doesn't necessarily mean that it is bullying others, but that local snakes have the advantage of local snakes. With the strength of the other party, they may be able to achieve their goals without any effort.
Furthermore, so many of them have poured into this place, and they bear the name of their parents, the Jiang family, so it is reasonable for them to come to see them.
However, when Jiang Shuzhi handed over the greeting card and hurriedly visited the door, he and Liu Yelan realized that there seemed to be something wrong with the timing of their visit. They could hear the bustling noise of gongs and drums in the town from afar. Walking in front of Shen's old house is even more lively, it must be the source of this happy event, it seems that the influence of Shen's in Xitu Town can be seen, and most of the town is full of joy.
The greeting post was quickly passed by the servants, and they were also welcomed in among the crowd of guests.
Jiang Shuzhi signaled to the followers behind him, and naturally someone went to inquire about the news among the guests.
Liu Yelan was secretly wondering, looking at the festive and festive atmosphere, it should be some kind of happy event. According to common sense, it is either a birthday or a marriage, but there is neither the word "shou" nor the word "happy" in the whole mansion. , What kind of happy event is this?
Before the inquiring entourage came back, the group of them had already noticed that many guests suddenly got up, and they all shouted congratulations in one direction: "Old patriarch! Congratulations on such a happy event!" "Ah, the Shen family has gained another honor! It really is the best thing for us in Xitu!"
An old man with white hair and a childlike face walked over with a smile on his face: "Where is it, I need you to take care of it in the future!" "Thank you, thank you! It's all a blessing to be taken care of by the folks!"
While exchanging pleasantries all the way, it was the host's family who came towards them.
A man in charge said something in his ear, he looked at Jiang Shuzhi, and then showed a warm smile: "Oh, why did Mr. Jiang be alarmed by such a trivial matter in the poor house! Come to our remote little town The land is the glory of our Shen family, and it should be our duty to do our best, but it is a crime to have you come to the door."
Jiang Shuzhi still doesn't understand the fox's plan of the elder Shen patriarch. He came to welcome his party in the group of guests, which naturally gave them enough face. As for the reason, hehe, it must be a letter of worship from the county magistrate Jiang The power is unmatched, this old fox must have the intention of showing off to so many guests in the name of his father.
Sure enough, when Liu Yelan was behind, he could hear someone muttering: "Mr. Jiang? Which Mr. Jiang has such a big face to ask Mrs. Shen to greet him personally?"
"Jiang? Ouch! Could it be that Qingtian from Anping County?"
"Ah! The Shen family is really amazing! Not only does Guizong have a great future, but even the Jiang family came to congratulate him in person! What a face! What a grandeur!"
Amid all the compliments, Jiang Shuzhi couldn't understand Shen's plan, but he did intend to borrow Shen's power here, and he was used to the officialdom. People carried bridal sedan chairs. In fact, they have nothing to lose by giving Shen a face.
Following the atmosphere, he cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Don't dare, Patriarch Shen, when I first arrived in the treasure land, it was supposed to be me, a junior and a late student, who came to pay homage to the door, and I heard about auspicious things in your mansion, so now I come here uninvited Congratulations, master, please don't take offense if you are reckless!"
The patriarch of the Shen family laughed: "It turns out that Young Master Jiang has heard about it too... I'm not boasting, my nephew is indeed a dragon and phoenix, and now he is serving under the command of General Han. The fact that he has returned to the clan is a great joy. Coming in person is another great joy! Tianyun, come and meet Mr. Jiang, in the future... I am afraid that you young people will have to make friends with each other, hahahaha."
Jiang Shuzhi and Liu Yelan looked at each other, and at the same time looked at the young man who was pushed out by the Shen family leader. He saw that the other party had thick eyebrows, big eyes and boldness, but he had a calm demeanor and an extraordinary demeanor. He seemed to be a military officer with a good status. With the words of Patriarch Shen, it seems that this happy event is for his return to the clan.
The name of General Han, Liu Yelan came from the capital, so he knew it. This general is the Dinghai God who holds 20 troops at the border. Under the tent, looking at his demeanor, I am afraid that he is also extraordinary in skill. In the name of General Han's love of talent, if he is really capable, he must be in his pocket, and his light will shine. In the future, he will definitely have a place among the generals of this dynasty , This little Shen family can have such an outstanding child, no wonder the Shen family patriarch valued him so much, he was just a "nephew", but he recommended Jiang Shuzhi before his direct descendants... I am afraid that he is also very optimistic about him.
It's just that, for such a character, the wedding event this time is actually for his return to the clan... This is really worth pondering.
This Shen Tianyun is by no means young, at least he has passed the age of weak crown, but he just joined the Shen clan at this time, and he doesn't know what happened in the early years.
Liu Yelan observed more carefully. He saw that Mr. Shen had a smile on his lips, but there was a cold light in his eyes. It seemed that the excitement of the Shen family hadn't warmed his heart yet... Tsk, What a big show.
Seeing him and Jiang Shuzhi, the other party saluted, "It's too noisy today, thank you."
It's so simple, without the slightest hint of flattery from the old patriarch of the Shen family, it can't help but make Jiang Shuzhi and Liu Yelan feel good about each other.It's just that the hustle and bustle in front of us is really not suitable for detailed discussion, even the purpose of their trip is not easy to mention at this moment, so Jiang Shuzhi and Liu Yelan could only suppress their thoughts and follow the old fox of the Shen family Participate in this Shen family's drama.
The ceremony of returning to the clan is similar in any family. The most important ceremony is nothing more than inviting witnesses in the clan. Under the witness of the clan, the patriarch will list their names in the family tree.
You must know that in most families of aristocratic families, when the child is one year old, the name of the child will be listed on the genealogy when the ancestors are worshiped every year. Generally, it is the child who is adopted, that is, the situation of the parents has changed, will be like Shen Tianyun. After reaching adulthood, the genealogy needs to be revised, but Shen Tianyun's matter is not about adoption, but returning to the clan.
This is worth pondering, and I don't know what happened in the middle, which made Shen Tianyun not included in the Shen clan earlier.
Today, the whole town of Xitu is in full swing. The events of those years can make Shen Tianyun not included in the genealogy, but it must be too small. It is impossible for this small town to completely conceal the news. It won't be long before all the guests move to the Shen's ancestral hall While watching the ceremony, the attendants who inquired about the news returned to Jiang Shuzhi with the collected information.
Shen Tianyun's father is the nephew of old patriarch Shen, the only son in the family. Shen Tianyun's grandfather, the brother of old patriarch Shen, left early, but he also left a fortune because of business in his early years. Fortunately, Shen Tianyun's father was gifted and intelligent since he was a child. He was also a well-known talented man in Anping back then, so he was naturally unwilling to be silent in the countryside. After he won the imperial examination, he went to Beijing to go to Chunwei, but there was no news of this trip. Maybe, it was rumored in the countryside that he died outside, so in order not to cut off his incense line, they arranged for another family who had lost their parents to be adopted under Shen's father's name.
Unexpectedly, years passed, and a young woman came to her door with a three or four-year-old child in her arms. It was said that Shen's father failed to pass the subject in the capital, but was spotted by a family and married the son of that family. Miss, unexpectedly the epidemic broke out in the capital that year, and Shen's father and the family's furniture died of the epidemic. At that time, the bride was already pregnant with a child, and she managed to escape from the epidemic and gave birth to a child. But the orphans and widowed mothers are struggling to live alone in the capital, and they will inevitably be bullied by others, so they want to take the children to recognize their ancestors and return to the clan, hoping to use the power of the clan to take care of the children to grow up.It was only then that they found Xitu Town with difficulty all the way, the child was Shen Tianyun, and the young woman was naturally Shen's mother.
According to the people in the town, it is quite embarrassing for Shen's mother to be found by orphans and widowed mothers. Come on, no matter how difficult it is to find out what happened after Shen's father went to Beijing, they don't know what Shen's mother said is true False, even if there were Shen's father's personal belongings and Nazheng letters... Shen's mother and Shen's father were married, but it was difficult to prove that Shen Tianyun's blood was involved; Another arrangement has been made. To put it bluntly, the family wealth has already been distributed, so how can it be recovered?It's really not the right time for Shen Tianyun's mother and son to come.
This incident happened 20 years ago. Geinxitu Town is small, and Shen's father is really a great talent rarely seen in the town for a hundred years, so the people in the town can still remember it. According to the people in the town, later The Shen clan had no choice but to arrange the mother and son hastily. They could only say that they were reluctant to let the other party go hungry, but no one could come up with a charter.
Yes, how to get the charter?For orphans and widows, if they want to support them, it is not just a matter of lip service.Furthermore, compared to the pair of mother and son who came to the door, the child adopted by Shen's father is a side branch, but it is also a real child of the Shen family who was born and raised under the witness of everyone in the Shen family. It's because we get along for a long time, and after all, people's feelings are all born out of getting along.
Fortunately, Shen's mother is also a hardworking person. She rarely brought a lot of flowers from the capital, so she made a living by doing some embroidery work in Xitu Town. When he just entered the ethnology school, he showed his father's intelligence, and when Shen's mother's life was about to look forward to, Shen's mother suddenly fell ill and died.
"Died of a sudden illness?" Liu Yelan asked aloud, interrupting the entourage's narration.
The entourage nodded: "I heard that the people in the town really said so, and because Shen's mother mentioned that Shen's father died of the epidemic in the capital when she came back that day, there was a panic in Xitu Town at the beginning, worrying about Shen's mother's death. Could it be that he was infected with the epidemic and finally died after delaying for so many years, the whole town of Xitu felt a little...uh, so Mr. Shen left Xitu at a young age until he came back this time. "
Needless to say, Jiang Shuzhi can also think of Shen Tianyun's situation back then. He lost his father before he was born, and lived with his mother, but then lost his mother. Because of his mother's death, there were such rumors. Most of the people in the clan would hate him, Xiao Xiao I have seen the world's conditions at a young age, leaving my homeland, and I don't know how to grow up.
Such a Shen Tianyun...why did he return to Xitu Shen's?This place that didn't give him the family care he deserved, but instead gave him endless pain?
Probably because of the case investigation, Jiang Shuzhi now pays more attention to such suspicious matters, and the timing of Shen Tianyun's return is too coincidental. Will there be any connection between this?Although he felt that the relationship was too far away, maybe he was thinking wildly, but Jiang Shuzhi couldn't help guessing.
Liu Yelan shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's not what you think, third brother."
Jiang Shuzhi looked at him suspiciously, but Liu Yelan thought about it and said: "This Mr. Shen, I'm afraid he really needs to be used by General Han, and he will soon have a rank."
Jiang Shuzhi was taken aback, unable to understand Liu Yelan's meaning for a while, but saw that the ceremony of returning to the clan had already reached its climax—adding the family tree.
It's just that not one name was added, but three.
Shen Tianyun, Shen Liushi, and Shen Yingshi.
Jiang Shuzhi suddenly realized, heck, I was really stupid in investigating the case - if he didn't return to the clan when he was appointed as an official, it would be difficult for his mother and even his wife to record the Shen family tree together. When the official seals the edict, it will be more difficult.
Furthermore...he looked at Shen Tianyun who was indifferent but couldn't hide the expression in his eyes in the sacrificial temple. For this Shen Tianyun who had to leave this place when he was young, maybe Shen's mother's wish was also something he had to worry about After all, being able to be listed in the shrine with her husband is justifiable, which is what many women in the world deserve, but Shen's mother never got it in her life.
But when Liu Yelan looked at Shen Tianyun's wife, he couldn't hide his astonishment.Because this lady... is so kind.
Theoretically, Shen Tianyun's wife was raised in a deep boudoir, and after marrying Shen Tianyun, she should stay out of the back house. Liu Yelan had never dealt with Shen Tianyun before, so how could she have seen each other.
But in fact, Liu Yelan had never seen the other party in person, but had seen... portraits of the other party countless times.
It should be said that there should be no men in the entire capital, or men who have been to the capital, who do not recognize this Mrs. Shen.
Liu Yelan believed that if Tong Qing was here, he might be able to greet Mrs. Shen directly.
Judging from the scope of Tong Qinghua Tianjiudi, this possibility is extremely high... However, Shen Tianyun followed General Han to serve at the border, so how could he marry this famous man in the capital?
Before Liu Yelan could think clearly, that Mrs. Shen had already bowed to the elders of the clan and hurriedly avoided many male guests and went to the back house, but the beauty that shocked the town still sparked a lively discussion: "Ah, that kid Tianyun Sure enough, he is promising, and the daughter-in-law he married is also so beautiful!"
"That's right! He's even more handsome than his mother back then!"
"Haha! His father didn't become an official. I'm afraid he wants to earn a phoenix coronet for his daughter-in-law?"
Liu Yelan thought for a while, what is Shen Ying's origin has nothing to do with what they want to investigate, since the other party is already married, her behavior is the same as that of a boudoir woman, her brows and eyes are full of happiness and tranquility, if It would be unbeautiful to break the tranquility with one word of my own.Therefore, he made up his mind not to mention this matter in Anping, and even after he made up his mind to go back, he told Tong Qing to restrain the entourage they brought from the capital and never talk too much.
On the other side, the patriarch of the Shen family saw Shen Tianyun offering incense to ancestors, with a dignified appearance, he could not help but smile, feeling that he had made another good move for the century-old glory of the Shen family, and looked at the three names with ink still on his hand , but he can be so far-sighted when he writes a pen. For a while, he was a little narcissistic, and he felt that even the act of closing the genealogy had some unfathomable inscrutability.
But Shen Tianyun suddenly said: "Uncle, wait a minute."
Old Patriarch Shen paused, looked at Shen Tianyun and said, "Oh? What else is going on with Tianyun?"
Shen Tianyun's eyes slowly swept across the group of clansmen, and he said with a smile that was not a smile: "Uncle, Tianyun will always remember the kindness that the clan gave me back then."
Old Patriarch Shen's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help having a bad premonition. Shen Tianyun came to the door suddenly, and issued a promotion order written by General Han Da. The patriarch only thinks that this kid must rely on the clan to be an official in the future, otherwise, how can two fists fight four hands, the events of that day will naturally disappear and will not be mentioned again. !
He smiled on the surface and said: "Tian Yun, you are now a member of my Shen clan, so the clan will naturally treat you as one of your own people to take care of you! On the other hand, since you are a member of the Shen clan, you must also consider everything for the Shen clan! "
The meaning of the threat in these words is self-evident. Since I can now include you in the family tree as one of my own, I can naturally erase you from the family tree.Everyone has common interests, and you can't be petty to pursue the original, or everyone will fall apart!
The rest of the Shen clan were vaguely aware of this gunpowder smell, and they couldn't help but hold their breath when they looked at the pair of uncles and grandsons.
However, Shen Tianyun smiled slightly: "Since I am a member of the Shen clan, what my uncle said must have meant what he said. It's just..." He casually glanced at the patriarch: "Since I have returned to the clan, the irrelevant person under my father's name , Wherever it comes from, let it go there.”
There was dead silence in the field.
This, this, this is to force the patriarch to move out the descendants of the Shen family who were adopted in the genealogy!
Old Patriarch Shen couldn't help pinching a corner of the family tree: So this kid came up with this idea!
At the beginning, he advocated the issue of adoption...but it was also handled by him!How easy it is to remove people from Father Shen's name now!Didn't he slap himself in the mouth!
His face darkened, but when he met Shen Tianyun's gaze, he couldn't help but shrink his heart. What kind of gaze was that... Looking at people, it's not like looking at a living thing, but like looking at a pig or dog, cold Bloody, he suddenly remembered, his great-nephew... under the tent of General Han, he had killed people and seen blood... even killed many people but could not drink a lot of blood... the sentence in the promotion book " Take the lead and fight bravely without fear of death." The horoscope could not help but reappeared in front of his eyes...
He took a deep breath, and then changed into a kind smile and said: "What should I do? It turns out that this is not worth mentioning. I adopted it for the sake of your father. Since you have returned to the clan , naturally there is no need to be like this, the matter of adoption is of course let go..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard a shrill scream: "Shen Mu, you bastard! How dare you touch my son?!"
All the guests, including Jiang Liu, watched this sudden turn of events. They saw a disheveled mad woman suddenly rushing into the arena, looking at old Patriarch Shen with bloodshot eyes, and said viciously, "How dare you?" Give it a try!"
Patriarch Shen couldn't help but look ugly: "Old six family! How decent are you! You said it well at the beginning, and it was adopted for the sake of continuing the incense. When Tianyun's mother came back, you knew what you did. Your kid just moved back to the original place, why don't you accept it!"
The woman looked at Patriarch Shen resentfully: "You said it back then! You said it! Now that Jiang'er is gone, you still dare to touch him!"
Patriarch Shen's expression was cold: "Shen Jiang is just a side branch, so what's wrong with returning to the place where he should go now!"
The woman suddenly rushed into the ancestral hall, and all the members of the Shen family exclaimed and stepped forward to stop her.
The important place of the ancestral hall is where the ancestors' heroic spirits are, how can a woman be bumped into it!Isn't this a slap in the face of the entire Shen clan!
So many members of the Shen clan went to stop her, but she was just a woman, how could they not stop her?
But something happened that stunned all the guests. This woman suddenly became like a mad dog, with boundless strength. All the strong men in the Shen family were thrown aside by her, and they couldn't be easily subdued, not to mention the thin and weak body. The old man finally spent a lot of effort, three or five strong to hold her down, but she suddenly opened a mouthful of white teeth, turned her head and bit at the people around her, only to hear the tragic howl accompanied by Blood flowed horizontally, and the guests even saw the woman swallow a piece of flesh and continue to bite, like a man-hungry beast!This scene was so bloody and tragic that everyone was terrified!
Those members of the Shen clan who used their strength to suppress her were all terrified, how dare they suppress her, they didn't even dare to run next to this woman like a mad dog, and ran as far as they could, the rest of the Shen clan, together with many male guests , all screaming and retreating again and again.
The woman didn't care about these cowards at all, she just rushed into the ancestral hall, hugged a memorial tablet, found a dirty rag from somewhere, and wiped it carefully: "Jiang'er, mother's Jiang'er... mother... I'm sorry, no one can touch you at all..."
Patriarch Shen, who had been dragged to the back by the clansmen, saw the woman's crazy appearance at this time, gasped and said angrily to the surroundings: "Reverse! Reverse! It's unreasonable! The old six must have lost their hearts !!!”
At this time, compared with the many members of the Shen clan who only dared to curse loudly, Shen Tianyun, who was standing leisurely in the ancestral hall with arms folded, was extremely dazzling.
Patriarch Shen's eyes lit up: "Tian Yun, with all your martial arts skills, you will not be afraid of this crazy woman, take her down quickly!"
However, Shen Tianyun only glanced at Patriarch Shen: "Oh? The uncle agreed?"
Patriarch Shen repeatedly said: "That's natural! You see how crazy she is, wouldn't it be shameful to ask Shen Jiang to stay in this sect!"
Shen Tianyun nodded, and was about to step forward, but saw the woman suddenly complained: "You dare!"
Patriarch Shen said angrily: "Bah! You crazy woman, you've lost all of my Shen family's face! Tian Yun, take her down for me!"
During Fang Fang's panic, both Liu Yelan and Jiang Shuzhi were heavily protected by their followers, but they didn't suffer any injuries. At this moment, they picked up a slightly higher position to watch from a distance. I thought it was ridiculous, what kind of thing is this, but I heard Liu Yelan next to me startled: "Third brother, look!"
Jiang Shuzhi didn't understand, so he looked at the scene, but he saw that Shen Tianyun's expression suddenly became serious, and he was no longer calm and breezy.
The woman looked at Shen Tianyun with a distorted smile and said, "Don't you just want that bitch to come back? I just don't want you to be happy!"
Then she held the memorial tablet and wiped it carefully, and giggled to herself, with an inexplicable weirdness in that smile: "My Jiang'er is his son...he is his son..."
This sentence contains too much information, including Jiang Shuzhi, all the guests couldn't help looking at her, then at Shen Jiang's tablet, at Shen Tianyun, and finally they all fell on the patriarch of the Shen clan.
Patriarch Shen almost fell on his back angrily: "You are not a woman! You have such dirty thoughts!!!" He suddenly realized the meaningful eyes of the guests around him, and quickly protested loudly: "I, Shen The door is clean and innocent! There is absolutely no such messy thoughts! Tianyun's father is the most well-behaved person! Others don't know, how can the folks not know?! It's just that this stupid woman has the idea of sorry for the sixth! Lian Shen Jiang’s name behind him was also slandered!!!”
At this time, the members of the Shen family all confessed their feelings, wishing to strangle the crazy woman to death. If there were any gossip, how would the Shen family behave in this town of Xitu? Men could straighten their backs, and girls could Are you married?It is an unforgivable crime to ruin the reputation of the clan!
Immediately, people from the Shen clan said: "Didn't she just want to marry Tianyun's father back then? It's a pity that the toad didn't look in the mirror by himself! I just have pity on Lao Liu and his son!" "What do you do with such a woman! It’s a pig cage! My Shen family must never have such an unfaithful woman!” “Exactly!” “Exactly!!!”
Elder Shen's patriarch also said gloomyly: "I've caught you, and you can deal with it as you like! Even if you don't worry about Tianyun's father, I have to worry about the reputation of the sixth father and son today."
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