The Devil's Coming [Quick Transmigration]

Wuling Lane is not far from Zuixiang Tower. After walking for at least two sticks of incense, you will arrive at the entrance of the lane. Walking more than ten steps inward, you will find a bookstore with a simple style standing quietly in the lane. A deep red plaque reads: "Ink Studio" is two big characters.

According to the rough information previously provided by Xu Mingyu, this bookstore was originally inherited for hundreds of years and seemed to have changed to a new owner more than ten years ago. As for who the owner was, Xu Mingyu didn't even pay attention to this trivial matter.

But today, when Xu Minggui casually mentioned that he was going to a bookstore in Wuling Township upstairs in Zuixiang, a dandy boy was stunned for a moment, and then accurately said the name of the store "Ink Studio": "This is the only bookstore in Wuling Alley. , you should be going to the Ink Studio, right?"

Xu Minggui was stunned at that time, and looked at the other party with a strange expression: "How come you know so well that there is only one bookstore in Wuling Lane, and even the name is impressive to you?"

When he asked, other people also looked at the speaker, with deep suspicion in their eyes: They are the ignorant friends who agreed to eat, drink and have fun together. The bookstore is what they should pay attention to. place? You thick eyebrows, shouldn't you be secretly studying while everyone is eating, drinking and having fun, right?

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The dandy boy who saw everyone's suspicious looks waved his hands: "Don't get me wrong, I also accidentally learned about it from Chen Er. Everyone should have heard that last time, the brothers sold off all the antiques, calligraphy and paintings at home, and they became rich again. , I was very generous with my actions. When I went to the Hongxiu Tower to support Miss Yueyue, I met the guy and chatted for a few words. He was drunk and said everything..."

"...When I heard him suddenly talk about the book shop in Wuling Lane, I thought it was a shop that his family had never sold, and I was really surprised at the time. Who didn't know that these brothers had already sold the property that should be sold? Sold it all and squandered it all at the gambling table?"

Having said this, he smiled sarcastically with great disdain.

"Even we juniors have heard of what kind of person Mr. Chen, the censor of Zuodu, was back then. I never expected that my descendants would be so disappointing!"

Even these dandy boys know that throwing their family property on the gambling table is equivalent to throwing it into a bottomless pit.

The key word "Censor of the Zuodu" was deeply familiar to Xu Minggui. He took two sips of wine and suddenly recalled where he had heard this word before. Didn't his eldest brother just say that he was the son of Mr. Chen, the censor of the Zuodu? Have you bought a batch of calligraphy, painting and antiques?

It all happened right here.

Xu Minggui, who was originally not interested in any bookstore, suddenly became interested. He took the initiative to ask: "So the Chen family is behind that bookstore?"

"That's not the case at all!" Seeing his interest, the speaker couldn't help but give it up, and then said, "I don't know the specific details. I heard Chen Er said that the owner behind the bookstore is quite It’s mysterious and its origin seems to be unusual.”

"That's it? Just his empty words?"

"I don't think Chen Er is telling lies. He drank a lot at that time. When he was drunk, he cursed. He said he was a white-eyed wolf, heartless, and related to women in his boudoir. His words were ugly and he was very resentful. I was curious for a moment. I couldn't help but lie to him, and then I realized that he was scolding his biological sister - Chen Jiuniang! "

As soon as these three words came out, the wine table was quiet for a moment. The dandy boys who had no interest in it all started to show interest.

"Are you talking about Chen Jiuniang, who was the most popular person in Beijing? I heard that she was beautiful and had unparalleled painting skills. At that time, her marriage seekers were like crucian carp crossing the river. She was the first-class figure among noble ladies. If something hadn't happened to the Chen family later, it would have been... The prince deserves it... I don’t know if it’s true or not.”

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"——Didn't she die of a serious illness after Mr. Chen passed away? Twenty years have passed, and the Chen family brothers have ruined their family business, and they blame a weak woman who died young. It's so unreasonable! "

"Alas, such a beauty died of an illness. It's a pity that I was not born yet, so I couldn't even see her, so I will regret it for the rest of my life."

"Isn't it true that Yu Liulang, the biological younger brother of the current queen, who is an expert in calligraphy and painting, is just infatuated with her? After Chen Jiuniang's death, Yu Liulang ran out of the house and went up the mountain to become a Taoist priest. The Yu family searched for twenty years but could not find anyone... When I heard people talk about it, I almost thought it was a made-up story. I really want to know what kind of beauty he is."

"Is it because the Yu family was angry about Yu Liulang's becoming a monk that Chen Ercai complained and was so mean to the deceased?"

When it comes to topics such as beauties, the dandies can't stop talking. After a lot of speculation, the person who first brought up the topic finally revealed the answer: "You are wrong now. When Chen Er was cursing, he quietly told me that Chen Jiuniang is not dead at all!"

"——He said that his sister eloped out of sympathy for him."

"What?" Everyone was shocked.

The man then said the words he had coaxed out of the drunkard's mouth.

No one in Beijing knows why the Chen family fell.

Twenty years ago, when the fight between the prince and the kings was at its fiercest, Mr. Chen, the censor of Zuodu, who was famous for his integrity, naturally fully supported orthodoxy and stood on the side of the prince of the East Palace.

The battle for the right to inherit the throne has always been cruel. There are always those who come forward and are sacrificed and abandoned in this silent war.

The censor of Zuodu was a chess piece that was sacrificed.

He was involved in a major corruption case. All the evidence was linked together, three parts true and seven parts false. However, he himself was not completely innocent, even though he was considered clean compared to most officials. Who in the officialdom could be free from the slightest bit of dirt? He would have been out of business long ago.

But he had always had a good reputation. In the past, he gave the emperor the impression that he was upright and incorruptible. In other words, he rose to prominence not because of his ability, but because of his character and reputation. When such a person was accused of corruption, he would have no future, and the good impression he had left in the past would have all become a lie.

It was like an honest person who might have only lied once in his life, but was discovered by someone. Then all the truths he had said in the past would be suspected of being lies.

The previous emperor was influenced by the concubine's pillow talk, and his impression of him was very bad. He was dismissed from office and three generations were not allowed to serve as officials. If it weren't for the prince's strong appeal, the entire Chen family would have been confiscated and exiled.

After Lord Chen passed away, Chen Jiuniang, the once unattainable official lady, became like a pearl covered in dust. I don’t know how many people wanted to take advantage of her.

The Chen brothers not only ignored the brother-sister relationship, but also treated their sister as the only bargaining chip in their hands, waiting for the price to sell, and finally attracted the highest bidder, Yu Liulang.

At that time, the palace had just issued an order to select a concubine for the prince, and the Yu family was selected. The Chen family was ecstatic to become relatives with the prince's wife, and agreed to the Yu family's proposal without hesitation.

Then, it is well known that Chen Jiuniang fell ill just a few days after the marriage was decided, and soon died of illness.

It was not until 20 years later that a dandy boy accidentally learned from Chen Er's drunken talk that Chen Jiuniang was not seriously ill, but suddenly disappeared at home, and then the truth behind it was revealed-

After Chen Jiuniang disappeared, the Chen family interrogated all the maids around her and learned that Chen Jiuniang had a lover long before the Chen family fell. But the maids knew nothing about the other party's origins. They only knew that Chen Jiuniang often went to the bookstore to meet with the other party. Based on the clues provided by the maids, the Chen family secretly investigated for a long time, but they neither found the identity of the lover nor found the missing Chen Jiuniang. Fearing to offend the Yu family, they could only lie that the person died of a serious illness.

As for the bookstore in Wuling Lane, which is said to be the place where Chen Jiuniang met with her lover, it is the source of trouble in the eyes of the Chen family. They had tried to threaten the bookstore owner and ask for the identity of the person who had a tryst with Chen Jiuniang. The owner said he didn't know. The Chen family wanted to attack the bookstore, but they were beaten up. They couldn't even find out who beat them up. Suddenly, everyone was as quiet as a chicken.

If Chen Er hadn't been drunk and was tricked, no one would know about this matter until now.

After hearing this story, all the dandies present suddenly realized: "So, if Chen Jiuniang had never disappeared, but married Yu Liulang, wouldn't the Chen family have married the head of the family? Ha, no wonder Chen Er is so angry!"

"Mo Zhai——"

Standing at the door of the bookstore, Su Ying curiously read out the two words on the plaque, playing with the emerald jade pendant in his hand.

"...The source of trouble in the eyes of the Chen family is a sweet memory and a place of love for Chen Jiuniang, right?"

Lan Xin, who was floating beside him, recalled: "When the young lady first went out of the house, she met Mr. Wang in this bookstore. The two hit it off and became confidants. Later, at the beginning of every month, they would meet in the bookstore... After the young lady disappeared, we were forced by the Chen family to come to the bookstore to look for her, but we never saw Mr. Wang again. We checked the origin of the name he gave, but there was no such person. The Chen family was furious and reported that the young lady was seriously ill. They also wanted to beat all of us maids who served the young lady to death. I was lucky to use my entire fortune to bribe the person who did it, so I was able to survive."

——The young lady mentioned by Lan Xin was of course Chen Jiuniang, and this daughter of the Left Capital Censor was also Li Sanlang's adoptive mother.

"…The Chen family thought I was dead, and I didn't dare to show up casually. It wasn't until more than three years later that I accidentally met the young lady and found out that it was indeed Prince Wang who took her away that year."

——At that time, it was no longer Prince Wang who was with Chen Jiuniang, but the unfamiliar Doctor Li. I don't know what happened in the past few years. Chen Jiuniang not only changed her identity and no longer had the surname Chen, but also called Doctor Li a husband and wife. After recognizing her former personal maid, Chen Jiuniang, who felt guilty, kept her by her side. Doctor Li came forward to apply for a new household registration for her and changed her name to Lan Xin. At that time, she was pregnant and it was inconvenient to travel, so they temporarily lived in a farm outside Shangjing City to take care of the fetus.

No one could have expected that a few months later, when Chen Jiuniang was about to give birth, the wife of the prince of the Duke of Wei came to their house by mistake.

At that time, Chen Jiuniang had just given birth to her son for less than half an hour, and only the three of them knew about it. Seeing that the wife of Duke of Wei suddenly gave birth prematurely, looking at the wrinkled son beside her, thinking that he was destined to accompany her in wandering, she suddenly had an idea.

——Perhaps it was destined by fate that this child would not have to suffer with her irresponsible mother.

So, driven by maternal love, she did a wrong thing.

——Hidden the fact that her son had been born, pretended that she was influenced by the wife of Duke of Wei and took the initiative to switch the child.

"The young lady was always brooding over the wrong thing she did, and died of depression a few years later. Before she died, she thought of her biological son whom she had never met, so she gave me this jade pendant and asked me to keep it for the future young master. It should not be touched unless it is absolutely necessary. It would be best if I never have to use it in my life, but if the young master's background is exposed and his situation is worrying, I will take the jade pendant to Mo Zhai..."

Speaking of this, Lan Xin felt a little guilty. After all, the young master she mentioned was Xu Mingjin. This was a way out for Xu Mingjin, and it was out of a sincere mother's heart, but Li Sanlang's feelings were never considered. For Lan Xin, who had already turned against her, this was no longer a secret that needed to be concealed.

"The young lady told me that this Mo Zhai was bought by Prince Wang and given to her when they were engaged 20 years ago."

She quietly observed Su Ying's expression.

But she did not see anger or disappointment on his face, but rather a look of interest. She heard the young man speak excitedly:

"...So, this is my territory now?"

"--That's easy."

He walked straight into the quaint bookstore, and at the shopkeeper's call, the young man quickly showed the jade pendant in his hand: "I don't buy books..."

"--I'm here to take over this bookstore."

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the shopkeeper's eyes fell on the jade pendant, and his eyes were filled with shock. He carefully described it with his eyes, looked at it again and again, and his face finally changed.

"Sir, please come in." He invited the young man who came suddenly, and after entering the inner room, he finally couldn't help asking, "May I ask where did you get this jade pendant...?"