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Lin Xiao went back to Taixue with Master Lin.

The old man walked in front without making a sound, and Lin Xiao followed, pulling the old man from time to time to prevent him from bumping into or being hit by someone.

Lin Xiao didn't ask much, and just escorted the old man all the way back to Taixue.

After arriving at Taixue, Master Lin sat in the study, staring blankly.

Just as I was thinking, a scent of tea came.

The old man raised his head, and saw a bowl of smoked bean tea in front of him.

The old man was stunned for a moment, then looked at the tea bowl, and saw that there were orange peel, white sesame seeds, and round green smoked beans inside, which were very fragrant.

Lin Xiao was stunned for a long time, then smiled, "I haven't seen this tea for some years."

Lin Xiao sat on the side, and put a bowl in front of his eyes. He held his chin and said, "This is the tea made by the old lady. Most scholars don't drink it."

"The smoked beans and orange peel you brought with you?" Lin Fuzi was curious.

Lin Xiao put a porcelain jar and a cloth bag on the table. Lin Xiao opened the porcelain jar and looked, and saw that there was pickled salted orange peel mixed with white sesame seeds inside, and the bag contained shriveled smoked rice. bean.The grandma who cooks at Chen Fuzi's family gave it to me. I like to drink this.

The old man stared at the tea bowl in a daze, then picked it up and took a sip, then smiled contentedly.

Seeing that he was in a better mood, Lin Xiao asked, "Have you thought of a clue?"

Master Lin smiled, "You are also a ghost, and you are just like those little ones."

"Then you look very unhappy." Lin Xiao drank tea.

"Do you know how many books there are in Longtu Pavilion?" Master Lin asked suddenly.

"Uh... the largest collection of scrolls in the world should be inside, right? The amount of books alone is amazing." Lin Xiao replied.

"That's right, it's not something that ordinary outsiders can do to accurately find the dossier and the directory of imperial studies in such a short period of time, and then take them away." Master Lin frowned.

"Should be someone who is very familiar with Longtu Pavilion?" Lin Xiao agreed.

"There are only two kinds of people who are familiar with Longtu Pavilion. One is Zhan Zhao and the others who go in to investigate the case. To be honest, if you really let Zhan Zhao go in, he can't find the book. You have to take it with you. Bao Yan and Gongsun First of all, it is possible to find the one who often helps organize the scrolls. And the other..."

Lin Xiao nodded, "Is it a student or master of Taixue?"

"Among the people who died this time were former students of Taixue." Master Lin sighed, "The murderer may also be a person of Taixue, or a former student of Taixue. But he lost the list and file, and he was the same as the Taixue 20 years ago. The students of the Jin family are related to the murder of the Jin family, but the Jin family also has people from the Imperial Academy... Those who can enter the Imperial Academy are the proud of heaven, but after reading poetry and books? What have you done... Even Yang Bo killed It is simply unforgivable."

Lin Xiao looked at Master Lin, sure enough, the old man's expression was gloomy and very sad.

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"Go out and bask in the sun?" Lin Xiao pointed to the sun-drenched yard and the little chubby cat basking in the sun on the stone table.

Mrs. Lin nodded, and he and he each carried a bowl of tea, went to the yard, and sat down to drink tea.

The old man vomited his bitterness and drank tea again. After basking in the sun, he was not as depressed as before. He changed the subject and asked Lin Xiao, "Do you want to be an official in the future?"

Lin Xiao shook his head, expressing his lack of interest.

"Then why did you come to Taixue to study?" Master Lin asked with a smile, "With your personality, you should want to travel around, right?"

Lin Xiao smiled, "It's my father's long-cherished wish to let me study in Taixue, and Mr. Chen also let me come. He is my benefactor, so I naturally want to listen to what he says."

"Oh... Zigui..." Mrs. Lin nodded and asked again, "Your father told you to take the imperial examination?"

"My father was also admitted to Taixue back then, and everyone else went to Kaifeng, but he didn't succeed in his studies, so he went back." Lin Xiao said.

Master Lin was puzzled, "Why?"

Lin Xiao shook his head, expressing that he was not clear, "My father didn't say anything, I just heard from my mother that my father was depressed for a while after going back, but that should have happened before I was born, about 20 years ago Bar."

Master Lin frowned. Looking at Lin Xiao's talents, his father should not be an ordinary person. What a pity?When I arrived in Kaifeng, I failed to study well, so I asked, "Is it because of the tuition fee?"

Lin Xiao thought for a while, "Probably not, my dad is better at making umbrellas than I am. Didn't I exchange two jars of thousands of taels of wine for this umbrella?"

Mrs. Lin nodded, "That's true...then why did your father go back? Are you dissatisfied with Taixue? No, if you are dissatisfied with Taixue, he wouldn't let you come too."

Holding the tea bowl, Lin Xiao remembered something interesting and smiled, "My father is very bookish."

Master Lin thought for a while and asked him, "Zigui said your parents died young, why?"

Lin Xiao was slightly taken aback, and after a moment of silence, said, "I don't know."

Master Lin frowned, "I don't know? Didn't he die of illness or an accident?"

"My parents died ten years ago and were killed." Lin Xiao said, "I was only eight years old at that time."

Master Lin pointed to himself, "I was eight years old when my parents passed away, and they were also killed, but the world was not peaceful at that time."

Lin Xiao held his chin and looked at him, "Then how old were you when you were sent to the Imperial Academy?"

"It's about the same as you." Master Lin drank tea and motioned Lin Xiao to continue.

"That night, I remember that it rained heavily." Lin Xiao recalled the past, "I was awakened by thunder at night, and when I woke up, my parents were not around."

Lin Xiao frowned slightly and continued to listen.

"When I came out of the bedroom, I saw that the light in the study was on, so I walked over, and then I heard my parents arguing about something." Lin Xiao said, "When I walked to the door, my mother suddenly heard from the room. There was a scream, and then there was no sound in the room, very quiet. The door was locked from the inside, and I couldn’t push it in. Finally, I ran to knock on the door of the neighbor next door, and the uncle and aunt next door came and knocked open the door... ...and found that the parents had died in the room."

Master Lin was stunned after hearing this, "How did they die?"

"The autopsy by the government revealed that both of them were beaten to death with palm slaps." Lin Xiao said, "But I didn't see the murderer at the time, and the back window was open, so the murderer probably escaped from somewhere, and the study was in a mess. After that, I was adopted by Mrs. Chen... Over the years, Mrs. Chen has been investigating the cause of my parents' death, but there is still no result."

"Do your parents usually quarrel?" Lin Xiao felt that this matter was quite strange, so he continued to ask.

Lin Xiao shook his head, "Rarely, they are very affectionate, and my father is a gentleman, and he rarely loses his temper."

"Then you heard them arguing, what exactly are they arguing about?" Master Lin asked.

"I didn't remember much at the time, only one sentence, which I heard very clearly." Lin Xiao said, "My father said that he must go to Kaifeng to clarify the matter. But my mother let him forget it. Think about it." She and I, don't get into any more trouble."

Master Lin was silent for a long time, then nodded, "So you came to Kaifeng to study at the Imperial Academy, and you also want to investigate the cause of your parents' death?"

Lin Xiao nodded, "Yes."

"How about asking Zhan Zhao and the others for help?" Lin Xiao said, "The case of your parents is so special, there must be files in Longtu Pavilion, Zhan Zhao and the others are still very reliable."

Lin Xiao laughed, "Well, Zhan Zhao Bai Yutang, a foodie like a cat, a handsome guy who spends money like water."

Master Lin looked up at the sky, "That...is just the surface..."

Lin Xiao was happy, and waved his hand, "I know they are reliable, but it seems that I have been too busy recently. Anyway, I have been waiting for ten years. If the case is solved early or late, my parents will not be alive again. It won’t be too late to investigate mine after this murder case is investigated.”

Master Lin nodded, and patted Lin Xiao's shoulder, "Don't worry, I will definitely investigate the case back then, so you can study here with peace of mind."

Lin Xiao nodded, drank tea from a teacup, and muttered, "But An Xin seems to be a bit difficult, with so many people watching every day..."

"Huh?" Master Lin didn't understand, and asked him curiously, "What?"

"Oh, I'm hungry." Lin Xiao ran to the study, took out the Four Treasures of the Study, and with a swipe of a pen, a picture of snowy plums was drawn.

Mrs. Lin opened his mouth just to praise the painting well... Who would have thought that Lin Xiao took the painting and dragged the old man up, "Let's go, I sold the painting to treat you to something delicious."

Lin Xiao dragged Mrs. Lin into the street, found a random painting shop and threw the painting away, exchanged 500 taels of silver, and went to Taibaiju together with the old man.

The shopkeeper of the painting shop just hung up the painting when he saw a white shadow at the door. When he understood, he saw a tall and handsome man in black standing in front of the painting shop, looking at him and saying, "What's wrong with you? How many shops do you have to enter before you are satisfied?"

The shopkeeper of the art shop was wondering, he didn't know this person... although he was a little familiar.

At this time, I heard a voice from behind, "Old ghost, this is a good picture!"

The shopkeeper was startled, and when he turned around, he saw a handsome man in white clothes and silver hair looking at the painting.

"Tianzun!" The shopkeeper raised his voice a little.

Yin Hou at the door was speechless... the shopkeepers of all the shops they passed by saw Tianzun reacted like this, in the same tune as "God of Wealth".

All the antique calligraphy and painting sellers in Kaifeng know Tianzun, and when Tianzun comes, it means that there is money to be made.Everyone knows that this virtuous man is an antique calligraphy and painting idiot, but he is completely ignorant, and has a lot of money on hand, so he is easy to deceive.But there is one thing to note, that is, this is Bai Yutang Bai Wuye's master... Whether this antique calligraphy and painting is real or fake is worthless, as long as you take it back, Wuye will know at a glance.If you cheat Tianzun with counterfeit goods, then you'd better pack up and go away within half an hour after selling the thing, and then live incognito and live in seclusion, otherwise offending Chinchilla will end badly, and you will be arrested anytime, anywhere and go to Kaifeng Mansion for a crime of cheating money. prison.Ever since, the merchants in Kaifeng Mansion knew in their hearts that what they sell to Tianzun must be genuine, and it doesn't matter if it is a little more expensive.

The shopkeeper saw Tianzun grinning, and at the same time thought that the man in black at the door was asleep. This was Zhan Zhao's grandfather, Yinhou!I saw you when we were walking together.

So, the shopkeeper greeted with a sweet mouth, "Tianzun has a good eye! This is the treasure of my shop!"

Yin Hou looked up at the sky, everyone who sells paintings has this set of words, is this all taught by a master? !

The shopkeeper invited Yin Hou inside again, "Isn't this Mr. Zhan's grandfather! Distinguished guest, please come inside, please sit down and have a cup of tea."

Yin Hou's originally stinky face immediately eased after hearing the words "Master Zhan's grandfather", thinking that one or two businessmen in Kaifeng Mansion have such sweet mouths?So "reluctantly" walked in, sat down and waited for Tianzun.

What Tianzun took a fancy to was the picture of Xuemei that Lin Xiao had just sold.

Tianzun folded his arms and said, "I've seen this picture before, how much money?"

"Hey, 1000 taels." The shopkeeper squinted and smiled. This kind of business is best done, because it is not an ancient painting, so there is no question of authenticity.The boy who sold the painting just now doesn't know what the origin is, but if you know the way, this painting can be sold for 1000 taels, even if it costs 2000 taels!The man ran away as long as 500 taels, and he came to give him money.

"It's fair..." Tianzun stroked his chin and walked around admiring the painting, "I saw a similar one when I was in Hangzhou ten years ago. That one is a picture of cedar trees. It's a good painting! A scholar holding a doll It was sold at an umbrella shop, but it was a pity that someone snatched it late.”

Yinou looked at him, "Ten years ago? Returning to Hangzhou Mansion...you can't even remember what you had for lunch."

Tianzun looked at him with white eyes.

Yin Hou didn't want to take care of him, Zhan Zhao even discussed with him two days ago, asking him to let this bit of heaven... Forget it, just treat it as a way to save face for his grandson.

Tianzun took a closer look at the painting, then clapped his hands, "Hey! The ink is not dry yet! Where is the scholar?"

The shopkeeper said, "The scholar has already left."

"Ah..." Tianzun regretted, "It would be great if I could meet him. He was unhappy that I didn't buy the cedar picture back then, so he said to draw another one for me. Unfortunately, someone came to him halfway, and he said something was wrong. To close the door, draw for me at night, and let me buy it the next day. Who knows that his shop will be closed the next day... It is said that there is a murder case."

Yin Hou frowned and looked at Tianzun, "So it's not Yutang's problem or Zhao's problem, but you are the one who is in decline?"

Tianzun squinted his eyes and waited sideways. While taking out the silver bag and handing it to the shopkeeper, he asked, "What is the scholar like? Let me see if the one who owes me a picture of cedar is not the same person."

"A child of seventeen or eighteen years old, with a slovenly appearance." The shopkeeper replied.

Tianzun was stunned for a moment, rubbing his chin and pondering, "Isn't it... That scholar was in his 20s back then, it's been almost ten years now, he must be in his 30s."

The shopkeeper kept shaking his head, "No, it looks so young."

Tianzun blinked, holding the painting and muttering, "Isn't it the same person? But this painting style is very special, I remember..."

The shopkeeper also nodded, "This style of painting is really special. I haven't seen anything like it in the past few years. I just told him that if there are paintings, I'll come back and ask for help next time."

"Okay, okay." Tianzun nodded vigorously.

"Hello." Yin Hou patted Tianzun suddenly, pointed forward, and motioned him to look.

Tianzun raised his head, and saw Zhan Zhao Bai Yutang and his group hastily turned into an alley facing the painting shop on the main road ahead.

Tianzun was overjoyed, took the painting and ran to offer treasures to Bai Yutang.

"Hey!" The shopkeeper was still holding the money bag thrown to him by Tianzun in his hand, "Tianzun!"

Tianzun has disappeared.

Yin Hou sighed, reached out to take the money bag, took out 1000 taels of silver bills and gave it to the shopkeeper, then shook his head and walked out while grinding his teeth, "I didn't lose everything after such a defeat, how rich is Bai Xiaozi's family..."

Yin Hou said as he came down the steps of the gallery, only to see someone running over from the slant.

Yin Hou caught a glimpse from the corner of his eye and took a step back. A young man hurried past in front of him, but he didn't seem to see Yin Hou.

Yin Hou glanced subconsciously, and felt that the young man's clothes looked familiar. After thinking about it, it seemed to be the student robes of the resplendent academy near Bai Yutang's house. What kind of academy was that?

While crossing the road, Yin Hou took another look, and saw the scholar running forward, sneaky, as if he was following someone.

Yin Hou took another step back and looked into the distance. In front of him, near the corner of the intersection, there were two people turning a corner and walking unhurriedly. One was a tall young man, and the other, from the back and the other, Yin Hou The robe of the master of Taixue recognized him, it should be the old man Lin Xiao, the dean of Taixue.Yin Hou looked at the student who was following behind again... Is this person following Lin Xiao?

Feeling that something was wrong, Yin Hou wanted to follow him to take a look, but before he had walked a few steps, he heard a "huh" behind him.

When Yin Hou turned his head, Tianzun ran over and grabbed his sleeve, "Old ghost, you got lost just after crossing the road. Fortunately, I will come back to find you, this way!"

After finishing speaking, Tianzun dragged Yin Hou and ran into the alley, and this alley was exactly the alley where Zhan Zhao and others came to find "Ghost Knows" according to the address written on Master Chen's note.