I am aging gracefully in the world of famous books

After quarreling all morning, finally, Lei Jinying ordered people to send Lei Ning back to the backyard, and then sent people to guard her residence, and temporarily placed the second daughter under house arrest.

Then, with a smirk, he "invited" Nangong Yu to rest in the guest room, and arranged for two elite disciples to watch over him.Nangong Yu was not allowed to leave the guest house for half a step before the Nangong family sent someone to negotiate.

Seeing that Lei Jinying had no immediate intention to avenge Lei Rou, Chu Peipei showed disappointment.She looked around and found that no one was really sad except herself, and her heart was even more desolate.

"Uncle Lei, I want to stay with Xiaorou, what happened after her death...I want to keep an eye on those servants myself."

Lei Jinying felt so guilty, how could he not agree to such a request, he nodded again and again, and immediately had someone lead Chu Peipei away from the Hall of Renyi.

Lei Rou's murder came to an end for the time being, and the rest of the people stayed to continue to protect the mechanism box containing the blueprints.

Even Mei Xuean, who was in poor health, claimed to do her part and refused to go back to rest.He turned the wheelchair and stopped under a big tree.

Standing aside with his sword in his arms, Pei Xiang always felt that Mr. Mei was not doing the task of guarding and defending, but spending time leisurely under the shade of a tree.

Feeling Pei Xiang's scrutiny, Mei Xue secretly smiled at Pei Xiang.He calmly straightened his sleeves, and then took out a chess book from the hidden compartment on the side of the wheelchair.

Slender and white fingers turned the pages of the book lightly, and the two sword eyebrows on the pale and handsome face were outlined like thick ink, coupled with thick and slender eyelashes and light-colored soft lips, people unconsciously thought of the word beautiful and delicious.

Pei Xiang patted his stomach indiscriminately, then looked up at the sky, and found that it was indeed lunch time.

— No wonder I suddenly feel hungry.

On the other side, in Lei Ning's courtyard, a maid with a raw face pushed the door in with a big vermilion food box.

"Second girl, please have lunch."

Lei Ning got up abruptly, took a step forward, and found that it was a strange maid who came to deliver the meal, she retreated and sat down again.

"Where did you get the food box?"

"Second girl, I got it from my wife's small kitchen, and Mrs. Zhao in the kitchen gave it to me personally."

Lei Ning felt relieved, she cleared her throat, pointed to the round table not far away and said:

"Where to put it, I don't have an appetite right now, I'll eat when I get hungry later."

The maid who delivered the food hesitated for a moment, put down the food box obediently, and walked out slowly.

Lei Ning sat for a while, and waited until the maid walked away before she got up and walked to the food box, took a deep breath, and slowly opened the lid.

For the food box on the fifth floor, Lei Ning moved the upper four floors away, and looked at the bottom of the food box with his probe.

A brown wooden box is in sight!

If there are other people in the house, they will be surprised at this time, because the brown wooden box in the food box is exactly the same as the mechanism box protected by everyone, and they seem to be the same at a cold glance.

Maybe, it's the same one!

Lei Ning immediately took out the wooden box, and after playing with it fondly for a while, he turned around and hid the wooden box in the dark compartment of the room.

After hiding the wooden box, Lei Ning relaxed all over, with strong joy in his eyes.

However, before she could be happy, Chu Peipei's arrogant voice came from outside the door:

"Get out of the way, I want to talk to Lei Ning."

"Miss Chu, the hall master ordered..."

"Your hall master ordered Lei Ning not to go out, but he didn't order anyone to visit her. Why, do you want to try the Chu family's acupoint acupuncture?"

"This……"

The guard outside the door was still hesitating, Lei Ning frowned.

She didn't want to see Chu Peipei at this time, but she also didn't like the attitude of the guards, who were so strict, not only stopped Chu Peipei, but also stopped the person she really wanted to see.

So, in order to be treated later, she said loudly in the room:

"Let Miss Chu come in. If father blames me, I will bear it all."

So, Chu Peipei met Lei Ning smoothly.

"Chu Peipei, why are you looking for me?"

"Chu Peipei" flicked her sleeves, and dropped the small vase on the coffee table. Amid the crisp sound of shattering, she blinked quickly and whispered, "I'm Li Ru."

Lei Ning was taken aback for a moment, and immediately realized that she glanced at the guard outside the door, and said loudly:

"If you want to have a good talk with me, you can talk calmly. If you want to throw things in my house to play your temper, I will kick you out. Miss Chu, this is the Lushui Villa of my Lei family, isn't it The bodyguard bureau of your Chu family."

"Chu Peipei" snorted coldly, but didn't continue smashing things, as if he had compromised.

After listening carefully for a while, the guard outside the door breathed a sigh of relief when he found that the two hadn't fought.

As for what the two young ladies were going to say, it was not his concern.

Lei Ning got up and walked into the inner room, and Li Ru also walked in.

"Why did you come to me at a time like this? You even changed your appearance into Chu Peipei's appearance. What should you do if you are discovered?"

Li Ru waved his hand indifferently: "It's okay, I've arranged everything, and I'm sure there will be no doubts. I came here in such a hurry, just to make sure, have you got the mechanism box that contains the blueprints?" ?”

Lei Ning's eyes showed vigilance: "Why do you care so much about this matter? Didn't you agree at the beginning, you give me a mechanism box that can be faked, and I will kill Lei Rou for you, and our deal will be completed. After that Things have nothing to do with you."

Li Ru sneered and said: "Our transaction is indeed completed, but I am also concerned about the future. I hope that after you get the box, you can marry into the Nangong family smoothly. When the Nangong family grows stronger, Sima The Changle Villa in Ziyi will definitely be suppressed, and the Lei family will lose their unique status, so that will be my sister's revenge."

When mentioning hatred, Li Ru's eyes became completely cold.

Lei Ning didn't quite understand her indignation, because she never had any sisterly love in her heart.However, this did not prevent her from cooperating with Li Ru.

At first, Li Ru took the initiative to find her and proposed this deal.

She told Lei Ning that she had an older sister who had been separated since she was a child. She was a disciple of the Sima family's Changle Villa before, but because she got close to Sima Ziyi, she was regarded as a thorn in the side of Lei Rou.

During a certain battle against the water bandits, Lei Rou willfully forbids others to help Li Ru's sister, resulting in the girl being killed by the water bandits.Therefore, Li Ru wanted Lei Rouxue to pay the debt, and the Sima family had to pay the price.

After Lei Ning heard Li Ru's story, he naturally asked someone to investigate.

She found that what Li Ru said was basically true, so she felt relieved to cooperate with her.

She didn't know how Li Ru got the mechanism box that was fake and genuine. It was obviously not something that an ordinary Emei disciple could do.

However, for the sake of her and Nangong Yu's good looks together, and to win Mrs. Nangong's favor, Lei Ning chose to ignore her.

Lei Ning lowered his eyes and said lightly: "Even if I got the mechanism box, I can't take out the drawings inside. Have you forgotten what Master Lu said? Only by using the unique matching key can the box be opened smoothly The lock on it. Otherwise, the box and the blueprint will be destroyed together."

Hearing Lei Ning's words, Li Ru immediately showed a regretful expression. She bit her lip, and then asked unwillingly:

"Do you know where the key is? If there is no key, wouldn't it be the same as entering the treasure mountain and returning empty-handed? What a pity."

"It's a pity, but it's useless."

After Lei Ning said this, he didn't say anything more.

Li Ru rolled his eyes, pretending to be sincere and said:

"Actually, I really don't care much about whether you can get the key. What I'm worried about is... After the imperial envoy arrives, he will ask to reopen the mechanism box to check the blueprint inside. In that case, you will not be able to hide the matter of changing the box." .

"Look, Lei Ning, since this morning, only you have been in the Hall of Renyi, and you have been alone there for a while, plus all the doubts about Lei Rou's death, they will definitely suspect you immediately. Once you switch The matter of the true and false boxes has been exposed, and I will definitely be involved. Therefore, I hope you can give me an answer so that I will no longer be worried. "

Lei Ning didn't show any panic because of Li Ru's words, and still didn't intend to reveal the location of the key.

Li Ru lowered his voice, "If you don't want to tell me the truth, maybe I will show my flaws because of my panic, or I will be cheated by someone with a heart, and I will slip up. Lei Ning, think about it. .”

Facing Li Ru's threat, which was not considered a threat, Lei Ning sighed. It is really inappropriate for her to break up with Li Ru now.

Therefore, Lei Ning revealed a little bit of the truth that he had overheard.

"The key is not in the Thunderbolt Hall. As early as a month ago, my father sent someone to send the key to the capital. Therefore, even if the imperial envoy and Ouchi guards want to check the contents of the organ box, they cannot open it. Only when they return to the capital can they open the box and verify the authenticity."

"So that's how it is," Li Ru's eyes flickered with thought, "If you can only verify the authenticity when you return to the capital, you can indeed clear up the suspicion on you. After all, the mountains and rivers are so far away, there must be many dangers along the way, and maybe there will be dangers." What happened. Besides, you are still the second lady of the Thunderbolt Hall, so there is absolutely no reason to steal blueprints to harm the interests of the Thunderbolt Hall.”

Lei Ning smiled casually: "Yes, after people in the capital find out that the casket is fake, they will definitely doubt the people or things they meet on the road. Under normal circumstances, who would have thought that the Lei family would steal the family heirloom of the Lei family."

"Then I can rest assured. Alright, since I know we have nothing to worry about, I won't stay any longer, Lei Ning, I wish you all your wishes come true."

Seeing Li Ru getting up to leave, Lei Ning quickly grabbed her:

"Wait, I'm done answering your question, should you answer my question?"

Li Ru frowned in confusion: "What do you want to ask?"

"You said before that you found a scapegoat for me and Ayu, that is Gu Shuangqing. But... the development of the situation today is not the same as what you told me. Also, that Gu Shuangqing's martial arts is so powerful, why should we provoke her? "

"Are you blaming me?"

"I can't say I blame you, but, Li Ru, if you hadn't told me that Gu Shuangqing could be a scapegoat, I wouldn't have offended her impulsively today. It's all right now, I have created an enemy for nothing."

Li Ru pouted unceremoniously: "You don't even know that Lei Rou has practiced the Shi family's secret skills, and you let her leave clues before she died, who can blame this?"

These words made Lei Ning laugh, and he stopped talking in embarrassment.

Li Ru was not at peace in her heart. She chose Gu Shuangqing before because she had no background and was just out of the rivers and lakes, so she was easy to fall into the trap.

She spoke ill of Lei Rou and Chu Peipei in front of Gu Shuangqing, hoping that she would show obvious hostility and contempt towards the two of them, and stir up conflicts between the three of them.

At that time, once Lei Rou is dead, she will pretend to recall Gu Shuangqing's hostility towards Lei Rou and Chu Peipei, and with a little guidance, Gu Shuangqing will definitely be speechless.

I never thought that Gu Shuangqing was not only not affected by her words, but also had a kung fu to hide her secrets.

When Gu Shuangqing defeated Nangong Yu with a sword, Li Ru, who had been on the sidelines, knew that she had found the wrong person.Even, her current identity may have aroused Gu Shuangqing's suspicion.

So, in the morning, even though she had a lot of back-up preparations, she didn't take them out, but chose to watch in complete silence.

After all, dealing with a fledgling newcomer and dealing with a first-class master are completely different things.

Newcomers in the rivers and lakes can use plausible rhetoric to slander and calculate, but the kendo master who defeated Mr. Tieqin cannot use tricks to frame him.

"Well, the current situation is not bad. I see Master Lei's attitude, and he doesn't intend to investigate further. As long as there is no real evidence, he will hate you. Lei Ning, you are Hall Master Lei's only one now." daughter."

Lei Ning was somewhat disinterested: "What about the only daughter? He won't contribute to my marriage with Ayu, and the messy account between him and Mrs. Nangong... Heh, I have to fight for it myself in the end."

"But now you have fulfilled Mrs. Nangong's condition and got Lei Zhenzi's blueprint. In this case, as long as Mrs. Nangong no longer opposes your marriage with Nangong Shaoxia, even if Master Lei is unwilling to support it, he will not Blocked. Second Miss Lei, good things are coming soon, congratulations."

While talking, Li Ru picked up the teapot on the table, poured two cups of warm tea, handed one cup to Lei Ning, and held the other cup in his hand.

"Lei Ning, the most wonderful thing is that although Mrs. Nangong got the blueprint, she will never be able to open it. She can only look at the mechanism box and worry. Haha, come, I will toast you with tea instead of wine."

These words reached Lei Ning's heart, how could she like to look down on her future mother-in-law in every possible way.It's just that he didn't want Nangong Yu to be caught between his mother and wife, and even threatened to be the heir, so he had to agree to the harsh request of the old godmother.

"You're right, since I've fulfilled her conditions, she can't break her promise, but whether she can see Lei Zhenzi's production blueprint has nothing to do with me."

Lei Ning smiled triumphantly, and drank the warm tea in the cup in one gulp.

Seeing Lei Ning drink the tea, Li Ru felt sure, so she went on to find a topic and said:

"Second Miss Lei, can you let me see the mechanism box?"

"What do you think it is doing? Could it still be snatched from me? This is my home, and there are guards all over the outside. As long as I call out, you can't even fly with your wings."

Li Ru said angrily, "I am kind, but you are so suspicious, forget it."

"Good intentions?" Lei Ning obviously didn't believe it, and his eyes were teasing.

Li Ru seemed to be annoyed by Lei Ning's attitude, she said quickly:

"You exchanged the mechanism box through the food box. This method is very good. However, when you left, you didn't take the food box yourself. Afterwards, the servants of Lei's family delivered lunch to Renyi Hall and took the food you left behind. box, and hand it over to you intact. Will there be any mistakes in this process? Don’t you worry? Since I can give you a similar brown wooden box, maybe...others can do it too, I I want to check it out for you."

These words made Lei Ning look hesitant: "But, the one in my hand is real, and you haven't looked at the real mechanism box carefully, how can you check?"

"Who said I haven't been in touch?" Li Ru raised her eyebrows with satisfaction in her eyes.

Lei Ning was surprised: "The box was made by Master Lu himself, and you have been able to touch it?"

Li Ru thought of the cup of tea that Lei Ning drank, and he was not afraid of her revealing the secret at all, so he said a few more words, showing off his eyebrows:

"Master Lu's disciple admired me. I said I wanted to take a sneak peek at the mechanism box, and he agreed to me. Moreover, he saw that I really liked that wooden box, so he secretly made a copy for me without me saying anything. . Otherwise, where do you think I found the fake wooden box?"

These words solved a doubt in Lei Ning's heart, but also made her more vigilant towards Li Ru, so she immediately said:

"That mechanism box is of great importance, and I dare not keep it by my side. Just now, um, just before you came to me, the box was taken away by a confidant servant, and he will help me hand it over to a trustworthy person. So it's a pity you can't see it now."

"So that's how it is," Li Ru frowned, and the corners of his mouth pulled down, "That's really a pity. Hey, you don't want Nangong Yu to take care of it, do you? Listen to my advice, Second Miss, before you marry into Nangong's family, Don't let him have the opportunity to get in touch with the mechanism box, I'm afraid you will be beaten."

Lei Ning didn't like Li Ru's malicious speculation about Nangong Yu, so he said displeasedly:

"Ayu is not a heartless person. He even wanted to give up his identity as the young master before. I couldn't bear his grievances, so I negotiated terms with that strong and ruthless Mrs. Nangong."

"Well, then you can be considered to have found a lover."

Lei Ning smiled sweetly.

However, the smile on her face quickly disappeared, and the sweet happiness was gradually covered by twisted pain.

She vomited a mouthful of blood suddenly, and spoke again, her voice was extremely weak:

"You poisoned... when?"

Li Ru stretched out a pair of beautiful hands, and slightly bent her little fingers:

"I just flicked my nails and accidentally dropped the powder into your cup."

Lei Ning struggled to call out, but Li Ru sat still, with no trace of panic on his face.

How could her poison give people a chance to ask for help.

Sure enough, from vomiting blood, Lei Ning died in just a few words.

Li Ru just got up, hugged Lei Ning to the bed and lay down, and put Lei Ning's used teacup by her hand.

Afterwards, Li Ru wiped the used teacups with a handkerchief, placed them in their original positions, and took out a suicide note of repentance that she had written long ago from her skirt, and placed it on the table.

——This suicide note was forged by a disciple of Master Lu whom she asked.

After Li Ru dealt with all kinds of details and trifles, he began to find the mechanism box.

Before Lei Ning said that she was not with the mechanism box, Li Ru didn't believe it.

——The lying skills of these pampered young ladies are really too clumsy.

She searched from beside Lei Ning's bed, all the way to the suitcase, and finally found a space to hide things behind a bonsai, and after a while of groping and testing, she successfully opened the secret compartment.

Finally got the mechanism box, Li Ru barely suppressed the joy in his heart.She took out a spare wrapping cloth from Lei Ning's suitcase, rolled the wooden box and some clothes together, and wrapped it up.

After that, she left Lei Ning's room with Chu Peipei's appearance, not forgetting to greet the guards.

By the time Li Ru returned to the outer courtyard of Renyi Hall, the imperial envoy had already arrived.

The grand ceremony that had been prepared was held step by step, and everything seemed to be in order, but the mood of many people changed.

In just half a day, for some people, the world has been turned upside down.

Pei Xiang made a breakthrough in his swordsmanship and became famous.

Mr. Tieqin not only lost, but also suffered damage to his reputation.

Nangong Yu's future is gloomy.

The Lei sisters lost their lives.

Chu Peipei lost her best friend.

Lei Jinying lost her daughter and was full of guilt.

Yu Luocha came up with a new idea, thinking about using Mei Xue'an's identity to get married and have a baby.

After the handover ceremony was completed, Lei Jinying accepted the imperial court's reward on behalf of Thunderbolt Hall, and then he personally escorted the special envoy and his party to leave Chiyun Mountain.

Along with him, there are many people who are passionate or like to join in the fun.Li Ru mixed with the Emei faction team and left Lushui Villa safely.

When Lei Jinying returned to Lushui Villa again, the place that was full of guests and friends before had become deserted.

Pei Xiang, Mei Xuean, Sima Ziyi and others did not leave for the time being.

So, at dinner time, they received the bad news that Lei Ning committed suicide by taking poison.

——Yes, all signs in the room indicated that Lei Ning committed suicide.

Lei Jinying finished reading Lei Ning's suicide note with trembling hands, and gritted her teeth with hatred for Mrs. Nangong.

The suicide note said that Mrs. Nangong always remembered the humiliation she had suffered, and that Lei Jinying would rather marry the orphan daughter of the Shi family than her. Therefore, she did not want Nangong Yu to marry the daughter of the Lei family, even though Lei Ning's mother was not from the Shi family.

Lei Ning said that in order to get Mrs. Nangong's consent, she agreed to steal Lei Zhenzi's drawings, but deep down in her heart, she didn't want to betray Lei's family.

What's more unfortunate is that when she and Nangong Yu were discussing countermeasures, Lei Rou overheard their conversation.Although she didn't know how much Lei Rou had heard, she was always anxious and wanted to talk to Lei Rou in person.

But it's a pity that Lei Rou kept chasing Sima Ziyi and didn't give her a chance to talk alone.So that morning, she used Nangong Yu's forged letterhead to ask Leirou to go out, and wanted to ask her if she had heard the secret.

Because he was not sure how much Lei Rou knew, Lei Ning didn't meet her in real face, but tested Lei Rou's thoughts as a stranger.

Unexpectedly, Lei Rou did hear most of the conversation between the two, and was about to threaten Nangong Yu with this condition, asking him to help "persuade" Sima Ziyi to marry her.As for how to persuade, whether it will hurt the friendship between Nangong and Sima, Lei Rou doesn't care.

The two had a dispute while they were talking, Lei Ning had a whim in his anger, Lei Rou was Shi's daughter, if she killed Lei Rou, would Madam Nangong agree to the marriage?

So, the momentary obsession made her do something wrong.

After that, the more she thought about it, the more she regretted it, and felt that she was sorry for everyone, and Chu Peipei's visit and accusation became the last straw that overwhelmed the camel. Lei Ning believed that only one life for one life can eliminate the guilt in her heart.

Lei Ning begged Lei Jinying's forgiveness in the letter, and begged him not to blame the people involved, and not to tell others about the content of the suicide note, especially Chu Peipei, and let her retain her only face and dignity.

Nangong Yu, who was released, turned pale when he heard the bad news. He did not have the opportunity to read Lei Ning's "suicide note", nor could he see his lover for the last time.

He was driven out of Lushui Villa by the angry Lei Jinying, and was told that the two families would be enemies from now on, and that the Lei family would make Mrs. Nangong pay for her life sooner or later.

Nan Gongyu doesn't believe that Lei Ning will commit suicide, he knows his sweetheart.

He thought Lei Ning's stealing of the mechanism box had been exposed, and because she killed her own sister Lei Rou, the Lei family secretly executed Lei Ning to make it look like she committed suicide.

Hearing Lei Jinying accuse and abuse Mrs. Nangong in his ears, he thought that this person killed Lei Ning with his own hands, so he should be his enemy, but he is also Xiao Ning's father...

Nangong Yu was stunned and said nothing.

Mother, lover, Lei Jinying, Lei Rou, Sima Ziyi, Chu Peipei and Mr. Tieqin, the faces and voices of these people appeared in his mind in turn, causing him grief and anger, remorse and guilt, under repeated blows , there are some signs of madness.

It is said that after Nangong Yu returned home, she fell ill and passed away within half a year.

And Mrs. Nangong, who lost her proudest son, also aged overnight, and lived in the Buddhist hall from then on without caring about worldly affairs.

The Nangong family lost an heir, and the Lei family lost two daughters. It can be said that both families suffered losses.With Mrs. Nangong's depression, the tense atmosphere of the two families gradually eased.

But at this time, the court sent another unexpected news to Lei's family.

It turned out that the Dongyang man who pretended to be a student of the Emei School confessed that Lei Ning did not commit suicide, but was poisoned by that fake Li Ru!

Then, all the truth surfaced.

Lei Ning really betrayed the Lei family, she has successfully stolen the blueprint.

After the oriental man killed Lei Ning, he sent the real mechanism box to his companion, and she continued to lurk in the Emei sect.

After a long time, she finally showed some flaws, and was finally captured by Dugu Yihe himself, and handed over to the six-door police who were looking for the mechanism box everywhere.

Everyone believed that the mechanism box containing the blueprints was already in the hands of the Orientals.Fortunately, they didn't have the unique matching key, so they could only hurry.

Orientals think so too.

They tried to steal the real key time and time again, lost a lot of dark chess and informants, and finally attracted more fear from the court.

Gradually, the southeast coastal area became the key surveillance and protection area of ​​the imperial court. In contrast, the northwest area was a lot more relaxed.

Later, when Pei Xiang and Yu Luocha were already very familiar, she finally learned all the ins and outs from Yu Luocha.

"That is to say, you knew in advance that the Japanese were making small moves, so you were ready to reap the benefits."

"I just stopped the court special envoy and his party to give them time to use their tricks."

"Master Lu's apprentice, the one who was kicked out of the master later, is working for you now?"

Yu Luocha nodded reservedly: "The Raksha Sect is always full of talents."

Pei Xiang raised his eyebrows: "So, he has always been your person, and making a similar mechanism box for that fake Li Ru is not out of love, but a part of your plan."

"That's not true. Before we talked to him, he really liked that Li Ru. But, um, after a deep conversation, he came to his senses. Not only promised to make us a more realistic mechanism box, but also planned to Make another real key."

Pei Xiang's thoughts changed, and he said clearly: "So, before the food box left Renyi Hall and was sent to Lei Ning's room, you have already performed a second exchange. What Lei Ning and Li Ru saw later And what I got, it was fake from beginning to end.”

"Yes, I really didn't have to do much, they just delivered everything to me."

Pei Xiang was silent for a while, and continued to ask: "Fake Li Ru showed his flaws later, and you ordered someone to do it?"

"It's easy."