Tomb Raider Gu Tomb Miscellaneous Notes

The Zhang family is a wealthy family and a celebrity in the antique world.

Antique arenas still follow the same old and outdated rules, and the etiquette is very strict.When encountering this kind of big family, since they are distinguished guests, the Shen family is not as good as the Zhang family regardless of power and financial resources.Shen Er didn't dare to be negligent, pulled me along, and waited at the gate half an hour before Zhang Rui's car arrived.

We stood in the wind for a long time, so when Zhang Rui walked in front of me, my face was frozen, and it was difficult to return a smile.

Seeing my stiff expression, Zhang Rui smiled and said, "It's cold outside, let's talk inside."

All the stewards and waiters of the Shen family were dispatched, respectfully lined up at the gate, and followed us into the living room.

Then those who brought tea brought tea, and those who brought supper brought supper. Shen Er ordered the butler to personally carry the coat and slippers for Zhang Dazhang.

Due to the arrival of the head of the Zhang family, the Shen family was flying up and down. It was the first time I saw this scene, and I found it a bit ridiculous.People in this circle still refuse to throw away the pedantic stuff.

Zhang Rui took off his black windbreaker and wore a plain white long gown with black asparagus embroidered on the front and hem. He was tall and tall, and a fresh and elegant aura emanated from him, and the combination was perfect.

With such a handsome guy in front of him, everyone wants to take a closer look, I'm a layman after all.

He sat down with a faint smile, noticed my gaze, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

I sat beside him with a smirk, and handed him a cup of tea. Seeing him squinting, I also squinted and smiled, and said, "I'm sorry, I haven't contacted you for so long, and it turned out that you were so busy. They traveled all the way to Wuhan."

Holding tea, Zhang Rui raised his eyebrows: "Why are you talking to me so politely all of a sudden? I'm not very busy. Even if I'm busy, I should come to see you. After all, you are taking risks for me."

He still spoke the same as before, gentle and refined, so that he didn't have any airs of being a master.I also feel relaxed.

Then we talked about the experience of the Shen family's ancient house, and it is inconvenient to tell Zhang Rui about the incense burner. I only picked the part of the tower and talked about the two girls and their master later.

I returned the copper key to Zhang Rui and said, "Girls don't want to say who their master is, but I have a hunch that their master may be the person I heard coming up the stairs before I fell into a coma, and I think he knows your sister."

Zhang Rui held the key in his hand, and he didn't speak for a long time, looking at me with clear eyes.

After a long time, he smiled faintly: "It seems that this matter is not so easy to get to the bottom of it. But after you left, I figured out something. Aquarius, as long as you are safe and sound, I don't ask for anything else."

I froze for a moment, feeling a little sorry for Zhang Rui.

I also know that we haven't heard from each other for more than half a month, and Zhang Rui will not be happy, but I can't accept his affection. If I accept him, I don't have him in my heart, but I will hurt him instead.

I don't like to procrastinate, so I sat upright and said to him firmly: "I will take care of myself, and you too. Now that you are the head of the Zhang family, you are the only one left in your family. It is also your responsibility to marry and have children to continue the incense. What's more, a woman who can marry into the Zhang family should also be able to match up with you."

I said these words in front of Shen Er, speaking to the point and resolutely, Zhang Rui is so shrewd, he will definitely not understand what I mean.

Sure enough, Zhang Rui smiled, his eyes were bright, I think he really understood.

He glanced at one place from the corner of his eye, and asked lightly: "Where's Young Master Long? You seem to deliberately not mention him in front of me."

Shen Er opened his mouth to speak, I stomped on him secretly to stop him, and said to Zhang Rui: "The censer is injured, I guess I will lie down for a few days."

Zhang Rui slightly expressed surprise: "Master, such a powerful person, is so injured that he can't get out of bed?" He looked straight at me, and I realized that I was superfluous and self-defeating.

I was sitting here properly, but the censer was seriously injured. With Zhang Rui's brain, after a short turn, he could guess almost exactly, maybe he was wrong.The incense burner is lying, I can tell at a glance, and Zhang Rui can see the flaw at a glance when I am lying.But what Zhang Rui was thinking at this time, I couldn't guess.

Zhang Rui didn't sit at Shen's house for a long time. He answered the phone and said that there are still many things waiting to be dealt with at home. We will arrive in Suzhou tomorrow, and we will talk slowly when we find a chance.

As a result, I didn't have the chance to ask about the recent changes in the Zhang family.

In the night wind, I watched the figure of Zhang Rui getting into the car. The wind was whistling in my ears, but I didn't realize it. I saw Zhang Rui in the car, looking at me through the glass window, and slowly turned away.

The Zhang family sent a funeral post to the Shen family. Originally, I was not included in the post, but since we met, Zhang Rui mentioned the funeral to me again, and out of reason, I would go to attend.

So, I asked Shen Er to give me and the incense burner a suit for the funeral.

Shen Er looked at me and asked a few words.

The first sentence is: "You and that piece of wood seem to have a good relationship? We eat, sleep, and do everything together. I heard a lot of movement in your room last night."

I rubbed my nose, it's really hard to answer this question.

Then he asked, "Where are you and Mr. Zhang?"

His second question was very clever. Since he is my best friend, I don't want to hide some things from him.

So I pulled him to the corner, and with mixed emotions, I said to him like a dead man: "Shen Er, I thought you were my best friend, so I told you about this."

Shen Er expressed with his eyes that he can handle even big things.I broke my heart and said quite heroically: "I like a man."

Shen Er opened his mouth: "... Zhang Rui?"

"No." I vetoed eagerly, but an inexplicable pain flashed through my heart, and I repeated, "...not him."

Shen Er seemed to understand something, and patted my shoulder: "I understand, I understand. No wonder Zhang Rui would say such things... No wonder..."

I was surprised: "What did he say?"

Shen Er opened his mouth, looked at me but closed his mouth again, then shook his head and sighed, and said to me earnestly: "You better not know, I know you are very curious, but this, it is better if you really don't know."

I asked several times, but Shen Er refused to say anything.He has never been able to keep any secrets, but if it is a secret that he really cares about, don't try to pry his mouth open.

Shen Er probably felt sorry for me, and then he emphasized to me that it was really inconvenient for him to say that sentence, because he was afraid that Zhang Rui would really issue a killing order to him.

The three of us arrived in Suzhou the next day.He didn't say a word on the incense burner road. Sometimes he would have a little temper, but when I asked him, he just smiled and didn't answer.

The Zhang family is overcrowded now, and celebrities from all walks of life have come to pay tribute to Mr. Zhang and the former head of the family. No matter how big the house is, it will not be able to accommodate us.Zhang Rui had to deal with the funeral and receive VIPs, he was so busy, I didn't want to cause him any more trouble, so I discussed with the incense burner and Shen Er, and checked into a nearby hotel.

The two who died were the heads of the family, so the funeral was held in a grand manner.

According to the ancient funeral custom, the mourning hall is located on the north side of the mansion, facing the sun and facing the shade. The coffins, tablets, incense tables, candles, offerings, flowers, etc. are placed in the open room of the main house. .

I know his temperament is to do everything by himself, and don't worry about others doing it.This also doomed him to work hard all his life.

We got settled in the hotel, and when we arrived at Zhang's mansion, the bodies of Mr. Zhang and Zhang Ci had just been coffined, and the mourning ceremony hadn't started yet. The outside of the mourning hall was full of people, and it was so dark that it was suffocating.

Those people all have their own thoughts.

Across the crowd, I glanced into the mourning hall, feeling a little puzzled.

In ancient times, it took three to five days to bury the body before encoffining, but now it is generally encoffined on the same day or the next day, followed by cremation after the ceremony is completed, and then a few tables are set up for the funeral, and everyone has a meal before breaking up.Modern people advocate convenience, speed and efficiency, and like to solve everything at once.However, Mr. Zhang and Zhang Ci had been dead for more than ten days, and the first seven days passed before the remains were moved into the coffin.

Some people said that Mr. Zhang and Zhang Ci's deaths were bizarre and highly controversial, and the possibility of murder was extremely high. The police have not been able to finalize the case, so the date for the funeral of the remains has been delayed.If Zhang Rui hadn't had a good friend in the police force, he would probably be in prison now.No, it was obviously a conspiracy to seek power and usurp the throne where it was his turn to be the head of the family.

Some people also said that Zhang Rui is the incarnation of evil spirits, and his destiny is overwhelmed, extremely dangerous.It doesn't count if Ke died of his own sister, but now he has killed his father and elder brother. All his close relatives have died inexplicably, and Zhang Yawen's body is still missing. Old Master Zhang and Zhang Ci could not be buried for more than ten days after their death. , all kinds of ominous omens indicated that the Zhang family would be destroyed in Zhang Rui's hands.Everyone around him will be killed by him, and he is doomed to live alone in the future without a good death.

All kinds of rhetoric are precise, and every word is heartbreaking.

I couldn't see Zhang Rui, but I thought he was right in front of the coffin. Hearing these gossips made me feel very uncomfortable.

I wanted to squeeze into the mourning hall to comfort Zhang Rui, but the incense burner stopped me.I asked him why he stopped me. He said that the interpersonal relationship here is complicated, and it is better for us to keep a low profile.

Finally, the mourning ceremony began. Many people waited outside the mourning hall, followed the queue and entered the mourning hall in batches to pay their respects to the remains and lay flowers in mourning.

Me, the incense burner, and Shen Er each took a white chrysanthemum and stood at the back of the crowd.

The incense burner suddenly looked towards the other end of the corridor, and I followed his gaze to look out, only to see a woman walking from the other side of the corridor, wearing a plain black cheongsam with white flowers on her temples.

Who this woman was, I quickly guessed.The woman's face was haggard and pale, and she looked like she had been hit hard, and there were still tears in the corners of her eyes that hadn't disappeared.But there was a determination in her expression as if she was about to go to the battlefield, chilling the darkness, making one uncontrollably terrified.

She was unarmed, but she seemed to be holding a long knife, waiting to put down the head of the person who sacrificed the knife.

The flames of vengeance burned in his eyes.

Ignoring all the eyes around her, the woman passed through the crowd and walked into the mourning hall.

Zhang Rui walked to the door from the inside, just in time to meet her, bowed his head and called out: "Sister-in-law."

As soon as Zhang Rui called "Sister-in-law", I knew I was right, this woman was Zhang Ci's ex-girlfriend, Bai Ling.

I only heard Ah Huai mention her. In the eyes of servants, this woman is strong but jealous. She secretly acquiesced that she is the mistress of the Zhang family. On the surface, she was reserved and self-effacing. She often said that the person Zhang Ci loved the most was not her. .

Bai Ling raised his eyebrows, only looked at Zhang Rui with sharp eyes, and said with a sneer, "Master Zhang, I can't afford to be your 'sister-in-law', it really discourages me. I haven't married into the Zhang family yet, and I'm not yours." What about sister-in-law?"

Zhang Rui was solemn and quiet, with almost no emotion on his face.

On such an occasion, Bai Ling suddenly appeared, with a face of asking questions, and made harsh remarks in public, pointing the finger at Zhang Rui, which was enough to make Zhang Rui lose face in front of everyone.But Zhang Rui only said indifferently: "I have arranged a seat for the family members, I wonder if you would like to take the seat?"

"Hehe," Bai Ling laughed sarcastically, "In the eyes of outsiders, you are the neglected and isolated second young master of the Zhang family; , you are a taciturn younger brother who doesn't like to fight for fame and fortune; but in your father's eyes, you are arrogant, rebellious, rebellious and cold-hearted; now, in the eyes of everyone here, you You are the head of the Zhang family. You are exquisite and hide everything, but I would like to ask, what kind of person are you?"

Zhang Ruidao: "Miss Bai, I'm very pleased that you can come to attend the funeral of my father and brother. But I'm afraid it's inappropriate to say these things here. Please respect yourself."

Bai Ling laughed, raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhang Rui: "I'm here today to expose what kind of person you are. Zhang Rui, I have found evidence that you poisoned and murdered the old man and your elder brother. Think about it, I want me to Let’s talk here, or should we talk alone?”