illegitimate child

"Du, dun, dun," there was a rhythmic knock on the door, and the servant woman stretched out the upper body of the window to look at the gate, "It's strange, who came to call the door so early?"

The sound of knocking on the door became more and more rapid, and it responded with fine drumbeats and muffled thunder, which made people feel numb.

"Urge your life," the servant woman muttered and shrank back, and then ordered: "Miss, clean your face first, I'll go and see who is calling the door, it should be that the young man who was yelling a few days ago left something behind." .”

After speaking, he took the face towel from the shelf and handed it to Lin Ping, and pushed open the inner door to go out.There was frost in the morning, and the maid slipped all the way to the door.

The people outside the door were still knocking on the door mechanically, and there was no impatience. The servant woman muttered softly.She scratched the crack of the door and looked out. It was so dark that she couldn't see clearly, but a cold light suddenly appeared when her eyes moved down.

With a gurgling sound, a thin blade pierced through the crack of the door and severed the servant's throat.

The servant woman raised her hand to cover her neck in disbelief, blood trickled out from between her fingers, dyed the fabric, and mixed with the real irises embroidered on her chest.More ticks hit the stone slabs, like blood-colored dragons, tumbling and circling to feed on the evil soil of people's hearts.

She fell to the ground like a broken pot, saw the sword point easily lift the latch, saw the people outside the door push the door in, strolled in the courtyard like her own backyard, and saw blood drops falling from the sword point.

Before her consciousness lost consciousness, she used her last strength to push her elbows to the ground, slowly wriggled her waist and abdomen forward, dragged out a long bloodstain, and shouted silently,

"Run away!"

Thunder bursts outside, beating drums.

At the first moment of the unitary month, Luo Jinnian woke up with a start.He sat cross-legged on the heap of brocade silk, staring blankly out of the window.After a while, he retracted his gaze, and instead stared straight at the golden bell hanging on the curtain, and the western clock hanging on the wall was ticking non-stop.

He closed his eyes and thought numbly, he hadn't practiced basic skills for several days, and it was time for his mother to train others.In fact, it's okay to be scolded, and it's okay to be beaten, so that the aunt and grandmother will feel more distressed.Taking a bruise all over, he went to his grandmother to have a cup of sweet tea, and the grandmother was so distressed that he secretly gave him a few packs of golden peas.Then go to the fourth aunt to see if there are any new overseas gadgets, and then go to the second aunt to eat a piece of cake, and finally go to the fifth aunt to tease Qianyu.Hey, he brought candied fruit to Qianyu's little girl, and he didn't give it to her if it wasn't sweet.Let her be partial to only the second brother and not the eldest brother.

grandmother?Second aunt?Luo Jinnian pulled the ring on the golden bell and called the servant girl sleeping in the cubicle to come in and serve.

Can't eat sweet tea, can't eat cakes, and grandma is still awake.Second aunt, second aunt doesn't want him anymore.

A lot of beautiful and beautiful maidservants filed in, some carrying clothes, some serving mouthwash tea, some carrying boots, none of them was empty-handed.

The eldest maid Peiluan's eyes were red, and her eyes were filled with water vapor. It looked like she hadn't slept all night. She sat alone with the moon full of thoughts, but she was too sad, so she forced a smile, "Jinnian, you slept for a long time, hurry up!" The moon is not home, we are looking forward to it every day, and you will fall asleep when you come back."

Luo Jinnian looked at Pei Luan's flushed eyes, and he turned to look behind him, and the little maids were all about to cry, his poor sense of responsibility suddenly grew hands and feet out of the corners.

He felt that at this very moment, there had to be a human being in order to stabilize the faltering hearts of the whole room.

He can't be so beastly that a weak woman can't bear to eat for him.

"Big girl wants to be pretty, young master, Peiluan, do you want to get married? I'll inform my mother tomorrow and find a high-ranking official for Peiluan to be my husband, so that you can live your life as a wife," Luo Jinnian jumped from the bed And then, like a rogue making fun of a good girl.

"Bah! Don't be like a dude," Pei Luan spat, bent over to close the curtain and hang it up.

The little maid who was dragging the wooden tray in the back also booed, "Jinnian, be careful, let's tell Madam, you are a bully!"

After tidying up, Luo Jinnian first practiced the basic skills in the courtyard, then washed up and changed into a set of clothes to go to Panshouyuan.The old lady is still awake, but her complexion has improved a lot.He just came out of the inner room and happened to run into Mrs. Tian who was sleeping in Baoxia. After eating for so many years, he had grown a little terrified. He put his arms around Mrs. Tian's arm and joked, "Didn't mother take some kind of panacea? Why are you younger than not married all these years?" Is the lady still beautiful?"

Tian laughed lightly, pulled Luo Jinnian's arm to make him stand in front of him, with a sullen face, "Low your head!"

Luo Jinnian's guts were filled with water, and when he saw his mother's dark face, his lower abdomen and legs were cramping, he hastily bowed his head.

"I'm back," Tian raised her hand to carefully outline the edges and corners of her son's face. She has really grown up. The kindness in her eyes flashed, and she pretended to be serious: "After lunch, I will practice martial arts. Let me see if you are out of the house. Practice hard."

With a sore nose, Luo Jinnian broke away from Tian's hand and ran far away, waving his hands as he ran, "My son is working hard, you should look at that kid Duyu, his body is so weak that he would collapse in the wind."

In this way, he stretched his energy and ran to all the courtyards, so that everyone could see that he could jump and jump.In the end, it ended with being kicked out by Mrs. Bai with a medicine pestle, and the appearance of the treasure was considered to be the end.

Luo Jinnian looked at the green grass juice in his hand, and muttered while running, "Isn't it just a few weeds?" He ran around without looking at the road, and finally stopped in front of a small courtyard, looked up and saw the plaque hanging on the gate ——Zhuzhuyuan.

"Why are you here?" He murmured to himself, and after a while, he swaggered and slammed his fingers on the door, shouting loudly: "Song Ling, come and open the door!" Since everyone has come, there is absolutely no reason to leave without taking a look.

It was Jiaozi who came to open the door. She leaned against the door and said with a smile: "It's Jinnian, Ling'er went out this morning and hasn't come back yet. Would you like to come in first?" The old lady was on the job, and the old lady at the back took pity on the three juniors, so she dialed one each.They all grew up watching a few children grow up, and unlike other little maids, they can directly address their master by their name.

Peiluan's original name was Fubing, but Luo Jinnian didn't like it, so he changed his name because of the old lady's favor.Qianyu's place is called candied fruit, which pleases her very much.

Hearing this, Luo Jinnian was very dissatisfied, he just came back and ran out again, staying away from home every day, what kind of big event had to be at the second aunt's funeral... Thinking of this, his expression darkened.

Since Song Ling wasn't there, there was no point in entering.

"No need," said Luo Jinnian's polite refusal, and then turned a corner hastily, "I don't need my sister to pick me up, I'll go in by myself." Speaking of which, he had a bad relationship with Song Ling when he was young, and he thought Song Ling was serious , Song Ling saw him as an idiot.The two of them had to stagger the time even to pay their respects, and he had never set foot in Song Ling's courtyard.

When it got older, he forgot about it again.

After all these years, he never came to Song Ling's yard to be a serious guest, and the time he climbed over the wall was not counted.

Covering her mouth, Jiaozi snickered, opened the door to let Luo Jinnian in, and told him as she walked, "Jinnian, sit down as you please, I'm sewing a winter padded robe for Ling'er, he has grown taller, and the previous ones don't fit anymore. I won't entertain you anymore. You can go anywhere in this courtyard, just don't go to the study room. Ling'er takes care of the three-acre land and does everything by herself. We are not allowed to clean it, for fear that we will lose our hands. Clumsy hurt his baby a little bit."

Luo Jinnian nodded perfunctorily, urging Jiaozi to leave quickly, planning to go to the study as soon as Jiaozi left, just kidding, is there any place in this house that he can't go?

He wanted to see what kind of gold bumps were hidden inside.

Because of Song Ling's quietness, there are only him and Dumpling's master and servant in the huge bamboo courtyard.Most of the four or five unused large houses were locked, leaving only the main house where I lived and the side room where Jiaozi lived.

He and Dumpling do the daily maintenance and cleaning by himself.

Luo Jinnian first pretended to look around, and when Jiaozi didn't pay attention, he walked around to the door of the study room. The study room was unlocked, so he easily pushed it open.

In front of the eyes are six large cabinets, placed against the wall, and divided into small compartments.One cabinet is for ancient books, another for new texts, one for bamboo slips, one for annotations by various families, and the rest for odd and miscellaneous books, all arranged in order from high to low.

Some book covers are even wrapped in cowhide, obviously the owner loves them very much.

There is a large case against the bamboo grove, on which there are pen holders, paperweights, and ink sticks.Sitting behind the desk, reading and practicing calligraphy, when I was tired, I raised my head and bumped into my arms full of green eyes.

Luo Jinnian glanced at the study room, and snorted, "I thought there was something there..." He wasn't cheap enough to really touch Song Ling's treasures, so he carefully walked around and went straight to the desk.

The paperweight holds a thick stack of rice paper, and the fragrance of ink or bamboo is blown by the wind, which is refreshing.Luo Jinnian removed the paperweight, picked up a stack of rice paper with his hooked hands, and took a closer look, it turned out to be a eulogy.

After a rough flip, there are nearly ten thousand words eloquently.

Although he didn't like to study, but after being forced to study by Tian for these years, even if one ear was listening and the other was leaking, there was still a little bit of water in his brain, and he still had the basic appreciation ability.

The eulogy is simple in words and smooth in writing.It is not the most popular Chinese and beautiful words today, it is as simple as a large bamboo forest mixed with cold snow outside the window.

The words are sincere, and the heart-piercing meaning is in the ink.

The last sentence is - Born in suffering, dying in sorrow, Yinu is suffering all his life, Wanwang Ten Temple Yama, pity him, bless him, and give the world a smooth life.

The peace that Luo Jinnian forcibly whitewashed collapsed in an instant, and his spine was pulled out by a thug called fate, which could no longer support him to stand firm.Holding the eulogy, he squatted on the spot with his shoulders shaking, and buried his face in the rice paper. The tears that should have flowed down three days ago now came late, and the ink was stained.

He only thought, born of suffering, died of worry, not because of emergency, what was Second Aunt thinking when she died?He must find out how the second aunt died. Everyone knows why he only kept it from him?

Jiaozi stood at the door, closing the door softly, hiding the little beast's sobs.She took out the white silk flower pin pinned to her cuffs and put it on her head. She took it off because she was afraid that Luo Jinnian would be sad, but now, Jinnian has grown up.

"Where's my wife?" By the ruined temple thirty miles outside the city, a thin man in a square scarf and hard attire stared at Song Ling closely and said vigilantly.