After Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang listened to the manager of Baozipu tell about the strange things about the well in their home, they both felt strange - there was actually a well for stealing melons?!

When the buns were steamed, neither of them bought them. They were all bought by the girls who were watching.

Shopkeeper Yang finished selling the buns and packed up the shop to go home. Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang left the bun shop and went to Taibaiju for dinner.

As soon as they entered Taibai Residence, Xiaoliuzi happened to come down from upstairs. As soon as he saw the two of them, he ran over happily and took them to the private room on the third floor.

Zhan Zhao was curious and asked Bai Yutang if he had reserved a seat? Master Wu shook his head.

As a result, when we went upstairs, we happened to meet Bao Yan, Pang Yu and the others. It turned out that the Taixue group on the third floor were all there, and Fang Jingxiao and Lu Yuelan were treating them.

Lu Yuelan has been busy since she arrived in Kaifeng, and she didn’t even bother to sort out her things. To say that this great talent is like Gongsun, he also has a lot of books... From Shaoxing Prefecture to here, dozens of boxes of books have been placed in the warehouse.

It's almost moldy. Lin Xiao happened to go to Fang Jingxiao's place to watch birds today and wanted to raise a thrush for Mr. Lin. Fang Jingxiao said that he could find a very good one for Lin Xiao and didn't charge any money, so he wanted to invite them.

Do me a favor.

So, the young talents from Taixue came to help Lu Yuelan organize his study room. In one afternoon, dozens of boxes of books were sorted and put on the bookshelves. They saved him.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang simply sat at a table with them. As soon as they entered the door, they stared at Lin Xiao...

I saw this big, fat bird standing on the stool next to Lin Xiao... This bird also had a human face, and two white beards, like an old man.

The two of them stared at the bird unconsciously. Lin Xiao was feeding it a plate of meat.

When Pang Yu saw the two of them staring at the bird, he said, "That bird is also called Lin Xiao!"

Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were surprised - do they have the same name?

Fang Jingxiao corrected, "This is a forest owl, and its name is Lin Xiao."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both shook their heads and sat down. Fortunately, the fourth son was not there, otherwise they would not be able to pronounce their names clearly.

The fifth master looked at the bird very interestingly. It was very docile like a roly-poly, like a little old man. Lin Xiao took the meat with chopsticks and brought it to his mouth, and then it moved and took it away and ate it. The rest of the time

They are all in a state of stillness and daze.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang sat down next to Fang Jingxiao, and saw that his chest was bulging, and they didn't know what was hidden in his arms.

When Fang Jingxiao saw them looking at each other, she moved over to let them have a look.

It turned out that Fang Jingxiao hid two fat little white birds in her arms. They were a pair of common birds, with two small white snowballs and pink beaks.

Fifth Master thought it looked pretty, so he stretched out his hand, and Fang Jingxiao took it out and put it on his hand.

The two little white birds were rolling around in Master Wu's hands, as if they were cats at home.

Fang Jingxiao was quite curious and asked Zhan Zhao what happened to the skull he had picked up at the Old Lady School.

Zhan Zhao scratched his head and told all the things that happened in the well of the Che family.

Fang Jingxiao and Lu Yuelan were amazed when they heard this. They had solved many strange cases in Shaoxing Mansion, but they had never encountered such a strange one. Kaifeng Mansion was indeed on a different level!

Zhan Zhao also asked Fang Jingxiao, "Is there a bird like that?"

Fang Jingxiao shook her head and said it sounded like some kind of large bat.

"Why don't the birds fly around the well?" Zhan Zhao asked Fang Jingxiao.

"What do the vines look like?" Fang Jingxiao asked.

Zhan Zhao gave him a rough description.

"Is there a circle on the outside?" Fang Jingxiao thought for a while, "Is there any pungent smell?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both shook their heads.

"There is usually only one reason why birds don't come close, and that is because they think it is dangerous." Fang Jingxiao said, "There may be poisonous plants or large predators, and those things can probably fly."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both frowned - is it really that kind of "flying mandrill"?

"However, the environment in Kaifeng is not like having large bats, because there are no big caves at all, and it is too cold. Bats mostly live in hot and humid areas." Fang Jingxiao explained, "Ye Ming also said that overall Kaifeng is still pretty good.

It’s quite peaceful, but there are a lot of dogs and they are very annoying.”

Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were amused by him, "Are the crow and the big dog still arguing? But Ye Ming seems to be squatting on Sexiao's head these days."

Fang Jingxiao also laughed, "Actually, crows hate cats more than dogs."

Zhan Zhao silently shrank towards Bai Yutang - No...

"If there is a cat nearby, the crow will find a big dog as a bodyguard." Fang Jingxiao said, "There are an unusually large number of cats in Kaifeng City, especially around Kaifeng Mansion, so Ye Ming looked for them when he arrived in Kaifeng City.

The biggest dog, probably currently undergoing dog training..."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both couldn't laugh or cry, they were actually training dogs...

After dinner, all the talented men and women from the Imperial Academy went home. Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang took Bao Yan and Pang Yu back to Kaifeng Mansion.

The young Marquis has not been back to the Grand Master's Mansion these days. He lives in Kaifeng Mansion and is very cautious when entering and leaving.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were discussing the Xu family's well along the way. Pang Yu was even more frightened when he heard that the well was haunted. He said that if the Xu family's well was a Bajiao, it might have been the land of a wealthy family before something happened to the family's house.

All the houses were demolished.

Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang asked him if he knew anything.

The young Marquis spread his hands and said, "I don't know the details, but the Xu family is not the only well in Kaifeng that has a trigram shape."

"Are there any others?" Zhan Zhao wondered. He had been in Kaifeng City for so many years and had seen a lot of wells, but he had never seen an octagonal one.

"Yes!" Pang Yu nodded, "I saw one in Prince Zhai's Mansion, and there should have been one in Yun'an Temple before."

Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang asked, "Yun'an Temple? Is it the temple that was abandoned because the old abbot was involved in the civet cat-for-prince case? The one behind Baekje Garden?"

"Yes." Pang Yu nodded, "After Yun'an Temple was abandoned, most of the place was swallowed up by Baekje Garden, and trees were planted there. Now it is a large forest... The well is in the forest of Baekje Garden.

.”

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both looked at Pang Yu curiously - how did you know there was such a well?

Pang Yu said that the trees in that forest were donated by his father.

Because Concubine Pang was weak and often sick when she was a child, the Grand Master went everywhere to seek help from experts. Later, a Taoist priest tested Concubine Pang's horoscope and said that she was short of water and wood in her five elements, so she must be a few miles east of the Grand Master's Mansion.

Find a well and plant trees around the well, so that you can plant 800 trees.

The grand master actually sent people to look for it, and they found an ancient well in the shape of a trigram among the ruins behind Baekje Garden.

The Grand Master didn't care so much, so he bought 800 trees and planted 800 trees according to the shape of the well, with 100 trees on each side in eight directions.

So now the forest behind Baiji Garden is in the shape of Bagua, and it is also said to be one of the best places in Kaifeng for feng shui.

The Grand Master attaches great importance to that forest, and sends his servants to take a look at it from time to time, and maintain the trees. They must be planted tall and strong, and any diseases or insect pests are treated promptly. If there are any short ones, they will be replanted immediately.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both asked Pang Yu, "Have you seen that well?"

Pang Yu said that he had heard Pang Fu talk about it, but he had never seen it specifically, but he had seen it in Prince Zhai's house.

"Is Prince Zhai's house the same as Zhai Qinbao's house?" Zhan Zhao asked.

Pang Yu nodded, "Princess Zhai was born as a princess. The ancestors of the Zhai family were meritorious officials and were granted the title of hereditary prince, so Princess Zhai was born in a nobler family than my sister. However, the princess is a nice person, very virtuous, and has a good relationship with my sister.

.The old prince and my father are not bad either. I used to go to Zhai’s house to play when I was a child. Zhai Qinbao is a few years older than me. Come to think of it..."

Pang Yu looked at Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, "I heard that he almost died after asking Sister Li Yan to clean up the two days ago?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both nodded.

Pang Yu sighed and helped to intercede, "Actually, they are not bad. The princes and marquises of their generation who are older than us are quite miserable."

Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were confused, "It's miserable?"

Bao Yan also said, "They were all born well, so where is the misfortune?"

"Alas..." Pang Yu waved his hand, "There are two monsters in the same generation. The Ninth Prince took command of the Western Expedition at the age of sixteen, and Ouyang Shiliu also became a general... In fact, they are all from the same generation and have known each other since childhood.

"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both nodded.

Pang Yu sighed, pointed at Bao Yan and said, "If Xiao Mantou was also born in Kaifeng, and I knew him and grew up together, and he won the top prize at sixteen, it would be useless even if I worked as hard as him since childhood.

It’s better to break the jar than to break it… In fact, everyone has almost the same mentality.”

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both looked at Pang Yu, and Bao Yan also glanced at him - worthless!

"Tsk." The young Marquis shook his head, "Didn't I have a chance to change? Moreover, there are no chosen people of my generation who grew up together. There is a certain reason why Zhai Qinbao and the others are looking for trouble. I

I remember when I was a child, it was Zhai Qinbao's sixteenth birthday. At that time, he had just finished third in the martial arts test... To say that he was already very strong in the sixteenth martial arts test. I had seen him practice at that time, and he was very hard.

He got up early and stayed late. As a result, at his birthday party that day, his father and the prince spent the whole night praising the Nine Princes and Ouyang Bianguan for the good news, saying that they were the pillars of the country of young heroes and the hope of the future of the Song Dynasty... At that time

I'm still a kid and don't understand much, but looking at Zhai Qinbao's eyes, I feel quite sad."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang frowned slightly and shook their heads helplessly. This father is also a bit heartless...

Pang Yu saw Bao Yan shaking his head, so he stretched out his hand and pushed him, "You, do you know how many people in Taixue hate you so much that they hate you so much?"

Bao Yan rubbed his shoulders dissatisfiedly.

"People hate you not necessarily out of jealousy, but sometimes out of despair." Pang Yu said to Bao Yan, "I grew up growing up, so I don't care at all if I can't study like you. But if someone hates you since he was a child,

I worked as hard as you, but found out that I was in the same situation, and realized that even if I try harder in the future, I still can't beat you. He will naturally resent you, and he will hate you regardless of grievances... What he hates is no longer you.
To be continued...