Placid Chang'an

Early the next morning, the sky was very gloomy. Su Cen woke up and looked around, but the man was indeed gone again.

Su Cen tried to exercise his muscles and bones, but fortunately, it didn't hurt.Seeing his colorful body, he couldn't figure it out. He was in his prime, so why couldn't he beat that old fox?Why can't he even get up when he can go to court early in the morning when he fights until the fifth watch?

After spending another half an hour on the bed, Mr. Su finally got up from the charming bed with all his strength, thinking that if he didn't slip away, the old fox would fall down again...

Seeing a heavy snowfall approaching, Su Cen was thinking about those orchids in Dali Temple. After waking up, he took a shower, ate something, and then set off for Dali Temple, hoping to get rid of Song Jiancheng's batch of orchids before the New Year's Eve.

As soon as I arrived at the atrium, I ran into someone carrying a few large boxes in, emeralds, agates, rare treasures, and some calligraphy and paintings among them.Su Cen was curious, so he stopped the man and asked casually, the guard replied: "These were sent by the Jianghuai Salt and Iron Transport Envoy, and they said they were for the lord."

Jianghuai salt and iron transfer envoy, isn't that Feng Yiming?Su Cen thought to himself that Feng Yiming still didn't give up, and he came out to check his presence during the holidays. It seemed that he was doing well in Yangzhou, and in just a few months, he had extorted so much money from the people.

Picking up a painting casually and looking at it, Su Cen couldn't help being taken aback. When the painting was fully unfolded, Su Cen frowned and asked, "Why is this painting here?"

This painting is none other than Shen Cunzhong's "Hou Yi Fu Ri Tu". Xu Youhuai and the others killed more than 30 members of Shen's family for this painting. They never thought that this painting would appear here.

The guard opened the roster and looked at it, and replied: "It is said that it was lost by the Shen family during the war, and then it was transferred to a wealthy businessman in Yangzhou. Lord Feng got it by chance and used it to honor the prince."

Su Cen picked up the scroll and put it back, and couldn't help but smile wryly, because the treasures that these people worked so hard to get are no longer in the hands of the Shen family.

"Put the painting in the study." Su Cen ordered, and when he came back, he had to take a good look at whether the painting was worth more than thirty lives.

Dali Temple

These days when Su Cen was away, Mr. Zhang ordered people to take good care of these orchids. The charcoal in Su Cen's room had never been cut off, and some of the orchids even had flower buds.

Su Cen found a piece of handkerchief and wiped the leaves of the orchids one by one. During the Chinese New Year, there was no one in the temple, and these delicate orchids could not live for a few days without the charcoal, but it was not easy to take them home. These orchids were dense and luxuriant. Just the heavy pots are daunting.While worrying, someone came to report from outside the door, and someone asked to see Mr. Su.

Su Cen was a little surprised. He had been in Beijing for a year, and he didn't know many people. He really couldn't remember that he could come to Dali Temple to find him by name.After ordering someone to invite him in, Su Cen went into the inner room and changed a piece of clothes - his upside-down flowers and plants were stained with mud, and when he came out after changing his clothes, he found that the person had already arrived.

It's Li Yunxi.

The moment Su Cen saw the person, he understood that at this time, the only one who could come here to find him was indeed this one.

It was rare for Li Yunxi not to bring his little entourage with him, holding two paintings in his hand, his knuckles were frozen red.

Su Cen hurriedly followed up and hesitated for a moment: "Two pictures?"

Li Yunxi smiled slightly: "My lord gave too much money, the "Shuhesha Bird Picture" was already stained, I don't know how much money, so I drew another one on my own, I don't know if you like it or not. "

Su Cen didn't even look at it, took the painting away, led Li Yunxi to sit down, and ordered his servants to boil water and bring it over, then turned around and asked, "I remember that what I left you with was my home address."

"I've been there, but your servants said you weren't here." Li Yunxi didn't refuse, sat down and continued, "I think it's better to hand it over to the adults, so I took the liberty to come here, and I hope the adults won't blame you."

"Excuse me." Su Cen went to find the tea and asked without looking back, "Is Biluochun okay?"

Li Yunxi hummed softly, and when Su Cen came back with the tea poppy in his hands, he struggled a few times before asking in a low voice, "Don't you want to take a look at that painting?"

Su Cen lowered her head and was busy making tea, without raising her head, she asked directly, "Do you really want me to watch it now?"

Li Yunxi bit his lower lip lightly, his slender knuckles were mixed together, showing a kind of icy paleness, and he said after a while: "Look."

Su Cen chuckled and raised her head, "I don't need to read the painting, I can probably guess what you painted. Then should I call you Brother Li, or—Shen Yugui, Miss Shen?"

Li Yunxi looked over suddenly.

Su Cen didn't have the habit of whetting people's appetites, so he made tea for Li Yunxi and said, "I know that you are Shen Cun's daughter back then, I also know that the shopkeeper of the painting studio is your housekeeper, and I also know that you conspired with him to murder Xu Youhuai and the three of you. Do you have anything to add?"

Li Yunxi was obviously still in shock and didn't recover, he murmured and asked, "You... how do you know?"

"Didn't you tell me?" Su Cen stretched out his hand to signal Li Yunxi to drink tea, and took a sip from a cup of tea himself, "The beauty of the peach is shining brightly. When the son returns home, it is suitable for his family. The beauty of the peach In fact, there are treasures. The son of Yugui is suitable for his family. The peach is Yaoyao, and his Ye Zhenzhen. The son of Yugui is suitable for his family. The treasures contained in Shen Cun's three "Peach of Taoyao" refer to you, right? ?”

Li Yunxi was shocked for a while, but in the end he gave a wry smile, "So you knew about it early on."

"No." Su Cen drank his tea with his head down, like an elder who could answer all questions, and it was rare for him to explain patiently, "I didn't think about it when I first saw you in West Market. I also deliberately said that the eight-year-old daughter of the Shen family also died in the fire, and it was also recorded in the official file. I am not a ghost theory, and I will not casually think about bringing the dead back to life. It was in Xiaoxiang Residence that you really confirmed this suspicion, and you purposely sold me a loophole."

"That ink ingot." Li Yunxi said.

"Yes." Su Cen nodded, "The smudge was indeed caused by burning, but the timing of the ink was wrong. The new ink has not lost its glue, so the written words are gray and not black, while the old ink is pure and thick black. , Paper and pen are not glued, people who are knowledgeable can tell at a glance. That piece of ink is good ink, but it is definitely not the ink of 11 years ago. You are a painter. "

After what Su Cen said, Li Yunxi—or Shen Yugui calmed down, took a sip of tea, and started from the beginning: "Daddy and mother love each other, and they have never taken concubines. I am the only daughter who grew up. It hurts in the palm of my hand. My father knows the truth of hiding the front and not revealing it. He didn't ask me much since he was a child. He named it 'Yu Gui'. He hoped that I would marry a good family in the future and live a safe and stable life. It's just that everything was broken. Yes, when I was eight years old, my father brought three people back from outside."

"At first they were stealing at home, but when their father found out, they promptly admitted their mistake and begged for forgiveness. My father was kind enough to let them go after their last meal, but no one expected that they would They actually put poison in the food, and even set it on fire afterwards."

Shen Yugui's tone was steady, but Su Cen saw her hand holding the tea cup trembling slightly.After a pause, Shen Yugui continued: "Later, Dad woke up, but the fire was too hot to get out, so Dad hid me in a water tank. There was a raging fire outside, but my whole body was frozen I don't know how I survived that night, and later, the housekeeper came back and found me, but his little granddaughter, who came to visit relatives, died in the fire."

"The butler replaced you with the corpse of his granddaughter and hid you." Su Cen added.

Shen Yugui nodded, "The rest of the adults should know that the butler grandpa asked me to disguise myself as a man and followed those three people from Sichuan to the capital. One day, I will avenge my Shen family."

Shen Yugui put down the teacup, walked up to Su Cen and knelt down on his knees, "I'm here today, one is to thank you, Mr. Shen, for clearing my Shen family's grievances."

As Shen Yugui said, he kowtowed three times to Su Cen, and then said, "Secondly, I surrender myself."

Su Cen held the teacup without moving, and quietly looked at the person in front of her with lowered eyes, "You know I knew you were a descendant of the Shen family, but why didn't I arrest you?"

Shen Yugui raised his head, a look of doubt flashed across his calm face, only to hear Su Cen continue: "Because the old housekeeper protected you very well, he committed suicide in the painting studio because he was afraid of what happened afterwards. You are implicated again, so I guess he will not really let you do this case. You only participated in the painting in this case. I can't arrest you because you painted three paintings. But someone may not Think, so I took your ink, and I will hide this matter for you. Now that the case has been closed, you come to me and surrender at this time, don’t you want to tell the world that I am corrupt, accept bribes, and do things badly, and drag me into the water ?”

Shen Yugui was taken aback, and said anxiously, "I, I didn't think so...I just..."

Su Cen smiled lightly, and pulled him up from the ground, "The case is closed, and those who should be brought to justice have also been brought to justice. You can let go of this worry and live a good life according to Master Shen's original plan."

Shen Yugui got up from the ground, bowed his head in silence for a long time, and then said, "Thank you, sir."

Su Cen poured out the herbal tea in the cup, replaced it with hot one, and handed a cup to Shen Yugui's hand, "It's going to snow in the evening, so I can drink a cup. It's time for me to go to the Yamen, so it's not suitable for drinking. Tea On behalf of the wine, I wish Miss Shen a bright future."

Shen Yugui finally smiled, took the teacup, and drank it down.

After sending Shen Yugui away, Su Cen felt relieved, and when he looked back at the orchids that worried him, he couldn't help but smile, and called the Yamen servants to get a bullock cart, packed them all and sent them to Xingqing Palace.

Couldn't Feng Yiming give three boxes of rare treasures?He can also send ten pots or eight pots of orchids, first to show that Mrs. Su is as beautiful as orchids, and second, to reflect how vulgar that kid Feng Yiming is.

After dismissing these orchids, Su Cen returned to the value room, and finally couldn't help opening the two paintings curiously.

One is still the original "Shuhesha Bird Picture", but a water hibiscus is painted on the place where the rouge was originally stained, only the green lotus and the red stalks, which are curled up and opened and closed.The painting is simple and elegant, and the solitary lotus has become the finishing touch, which is more intriguing than before.

Su Cen put down the painting with a smile, and went to look at the second one.

I saw the peach branches stretching out, the peach blossoms were blooming, and they were like rain.A woman sits under the peach tree, holding a baby in her arms, and draws the inscription:

Recipe, Shining.

The son is home, it is suitable for his family.