Warm fragrance cloud around

Faced with Xiaozhen's innocent request, Lin Junnuan was a little at a loss.She would never believe the nonsense that a wooden sign can make a person's wish come true. Compared with the beautiful wish of fulfilling a wish, a wooden sign stained with layers of blood is more like a vicious curse.

Aren't the two people with the wooden signs with them already dead?

But this kind of words must not be said in front of children. She rubbed her face and said helplessly: "I don't know where the wooden sign is. I seem to have seen your brother carry it with me before. I'm just curious."

Hearing her words, Xiao Zhen pouted her mouth and lowered her head in disappointment. The movement of picking rice with her hands was a little slower. Lin Junnuan moved the chair towards her, with a flattering tone, "Except for this , What other wish do you have? Tell me, maybe I can help you realize it."

Xiaozhen narrowed her eyes and looked at her from head to toe again, sniffling and said, "I hope I can eat and sleep well every day in the future, and don't grow taller like you."

Lin Junnuan: "..." She is not short, okay? She is only fifteen or sixteen years old now, so there is still a chance to grow taller in the future, okay?

However, what Xiaozhenren and Xiaoguida said made the worries in her heart dissipate a lot.Maybe Xiaozhen still can't fully understand the meaning of death, at least Amin's departure will not bring too much shadow to her life, and that's enough.I don't know what is the psychology of the shopkeeper of Baiji Study Room to say those comforting words to Xiaozhen.

A Min actually has a close relationship with Baiji Study, which she never expected.Over the years, Amin and his younger sister depended on each other for their lives, and managed to live a stable life. Why did they suddenly risk their lives for the assassination?There must be some opportunity, and she had to wonder if shopkeeper Bai played some role in this.

The two strange wooden signs even gave Lin Junnuan an extremely absurd guess. Perhaps the ostensible murder or suicide was just an illusion, and the two deceased actually suffered an indiscriminate disaster because of the curse of the wooden sign.The thought was so outrageous that she had to suppress it.

The meal was finished between her deep thinking and other people's chats. Amin was not there, so everyone was worried that Xiaozhen would go back to Zhilan Lane alone, and let her stay at Ahua's house and sleep with Aunt Xiao. Xiaozhen struggled for a while, and coaxed Feishuang to swear that she would never steal her snacks, and then agreed to stay.

"The house is getting more and more lively, that's great." Aunt Xiao looked at Feishuang and Xiaozhen, who were noisy beside her, with a joyful smile on her face, which seemed to be a little nostalgic.

"Ma'am, as long as you don't find it annoying," Lin Junnuan gently shook the cattail fan to drive away the night mosquitoes flying around in front of him.With the advent of summer, the weeds in the corners of the small courtyard also grew luxuriantly, attracting many mosquitoes.

"It's only when it's lively and lively that it looks like a home. It's too late for me to welcome my old lady, so how could it be annoying."

Before it was dark, Lin Junnuan left the small courtyard and planned to return to the uncle's mansion. At the request of Aunt Xiao, A Hua carried an oil lamp and sent her back two steps behind her.

Seeing A Hua following behind her with lowered eyebrows like a servant, Lin Junnuan felt a deep sense of helplessness in his heart. The previous scene of the two of them visiting the night market side by side was like a scene that could never go back. However, she has no choice but no position to control A Hua's attitude.

After coming to ancient times, what troubled her the most was not the backwardness of technology and the inconvenience of life, but the ubiquitous etiquette.However, in such an era, the existence of etiquette must have its value and significance, and it is taken for granted by most people. It is her own choice to want to go her own way, but she cannot just interfere with other people's lifestyles. Intervene, even if that person is Ah Hua who I have known for many years.

After walking through the most noisy street, the two entered an alley with few pedestrians. Lin Junnuan slowed down a little to wait for Ah Hua to come up, but found that Ah Hua also slowed down like her, still falling behind her Two steps away, she quickened her pace, and the opponent also quickened her pace, and the distance between the two steps remained the same.

Come on, let it be like this, Lin Junnuan no longer insisted, no longer paid attention to the figure with the lantern behind him, and went home with all his heart.As soon as the gate of Chengyi Bo's Mansion appeared in front of his eyes, Ahua stopped and bowed to her, "Young master, let's go in."

An unknown fire rose in Lin Junnuan's heart, took a few deep breaths to suppress the fire, and said expressionlessly, "Take good care of Xiaozhen."

"Yes."

"Amin...I will persuade Master Cheng to let you agree to take Amin home."

"Yes."

"When the time comes, bury him properly, pay money from the shop, and buy a good coffin."

"Yes."

For a moment, Lin Junnuan couldn't think of anything else to explain, squinted at A Hua, and waved at him weakly, "You go."

Without saying a word, Ah Hua bowed again, turned around and left with the oil lamp in hand.

***

Cheng Jiangyun still didn't go home that night, but arranged for his men to keep an eye on the Hou's mansion all night, and take note of all the people who came to visit, especially Mrs. Hou's elder brother, Min Chongshan.

Although the witness evidence related to the case of corruption of ink has been sorted out, but thinking of the food relief incident seven years ago, the corruption of ink may not be so simple this time. Cheng Jiangyun specially asked the person in charge of the case to stand still for the time being.

Sure enough, as he expected, in the evening, Min Chongshan went to Jianyuanhou's mansion under the pretext of visiting, and Houye shunned his wife and all the servants, and chatted with him in the room for about a cup of tea.

The stalkers were hidden in the big tree outside the house, and they couldn't fully hear their conversation, but they clearly mentioned words such as "disaster relief", "Tong's family" and "revenge". During the conversation, Lord Hou was excited However, the anger was restrained after all. When Min Chongshan finally left, the expression on his face seemed a little smug, and he smiled and comforted Mrs. Hou outside the door.

After listening to his subordinates' report, Cheng Jiangyun stared out of the window for a long time expressionlessly, not even noticing the bleeding marks on his palms.

His father was not innocent, it wasn't so unexpected, was it.

After his subordinates left, he was still a little absent-minded. He wanted to pour a cup of tea to moisten his dry throat. He picked up the teapot on the table and found that it was empty. When returning to the chair, he even swayed twice, almost falling over.

It's just not going well.

His stomach was also empty, and thinking of Lin Junnuan staring at the bowl of delicious beef noodles he ate at noon, he felt even more hungry and panicked.

"Master, dinner is here."

Guanqi walked into the room carrying a food box, the dishes were exactly the same as the food Lin Junnuan brought that time, but it seemed a bit astringent in his mouth.

"The restaurant has changed chefs? It's unpalatable." He only drank two sips of chicken soup before putting down the soup.

"No," Guanqi wondered, holding the food box, "This cook has boiled chicken soup for more than ten years, so the taste should not be wrong."

The taste has not changed, so what has changed should be his state of mind. Cheng Jiangyun glanced at Guanqi inexplicably. The taste of the food is very different depending on the person who accompanied the meal.

Guanqi didn't understand the master's dislike, and politely persuaded Cheng Jiangyun to eat a few more bites, but Cheng Jiangyun waved his hand and refused, "You eat, I'll go out for a while."

Leaving Dali City, Cheng Jiangyun walked aimlessly in the night, there was still some time before the curfew, there were many pedestrians coming and going, drunken alcoholics, small vendors hurrying home, smiling businessmen, playing and playing The children, the scholars who are good at writing, and the charming women who are soliciting customers on the street can be seen vaguely.

They may be parents, they may be children, they may be good-hearted, or they may have evil intentions. They may be good teachers who have educated countless people, or they may be thieves, liars, or robbers.Under the cover of such a vast night, it seemed that anything was possible.

He turned a few corners unconsciously, and when he came back to his senses, he was already standing outside the walls of the Chengyi Mansion.That night, he hugged Lin Junnuan and entered through the wall from here. In retrospect, he seemed to be able to smell her warm, shallow breath from the tip of his nose.

He stood outside the wall for a while, then jumped into the wall lightly, and quietly came to Lin Junnuan's small courtyard under the cover of the shadows of the trees and the night.

Lin Junnuan was leaning on the soft couch by the window, lazily admiring the stars and the moon in the sky. The girl's slightly slender body was wrapped in a loose nightgown, and there was a little coquettishness in the laziness and innocence. Cheng Jiangyun's eyes darkened in the shadow of the tree.

If such outrageous menstruation is known to others, he will inevitably bear the infamy of "dissolute", but since getting to know her, this is not the only outrageous thing he has done, he has almost become accustomed to it.

A crescent moon hangs in the night sky, the moonlight is not very bright, but soft enough to be just right, and the stars will not be taken away by it. The night wind is slightly cool, Lin Junnuan drank a sip of hot tea to warm up, and murmured: "Today The moonlight is so beautiful."

"Miss, what did you say?" Xia He, who was guarding the outer room, couldn't hear clearly, and asked aloud.

"It's nothing, just bring in the ledger."

These days, she spends her time in Dali Temple during the day, and only at night can she concentrate on dealing with business matters. Fortunately, the shops under her are on the right track, and there are several big shopkeepers who are in charge of handling some minor problems in daily affairs. Xia He can also deal with it carefully, as long as she reports to her every night.

Now that the season has just changed, she still has to go through the books of the previous season.

Xia He placed a stack of thick account books on the low table in front of her, and picked up the candle wick to make the room brighter. Lin Junnuan still leaned halfway through the account books.

"Miss, when will this day be so bad, can't you not go to Dali Temple?" Seeing her yawn, Xia He asked with a bit of distress.

Lin Junnuan casually flipped the hairpin on Xia He's head, and said in a very lazy tone, "Investigating the case is so interesting, your lady is just my hobby."

"But...it's too risky. I'm surrounded by stinky men. If there's an accident..."

"Don't worry, there will be no contingencies, Master Cheng will take care of you if something happens."

Xia He was still worried, and frowned, "Master Cheng is also a man."

"He's different."

Cheng Jiangyun, who was hiding behind the tree, raised his mouth slightly, wanting to hear more about her opinion of him, but Lin Junnuan didn't continue to speak, put away the account books he had read, and looked up at the night sky again.

"Xia He, if one day you have a sweetheart, you must watch the moonlight with him."

"why?"

"Because it looks good."

Lin Junnuan leaned closer to Xia He's ear, and whispered something, causing Xia He's face to turn red, and she lowered her head shyly.

In the shadow of a tree a few steps away, Cheng Jiangyun raised his head slightly, looking at the bright crescent moon above his head.It is indeed beautiful and moving.