It was getting hotter day by day, and there were few people on the street. In the West Alley, a man wearing a bamboo hat quickly passed along the wall, stood outside a courtyard, stepped on the low wall and jumped in.
From time to time, a hoarse voice came from the yard, followed by a series of rapid footsteps, which gradually disappeared.
The man raised the brim of his hat, revealing his clean chin, still dripping with sweat.
He turned around and disappeared quietly.
The housekeeper rushed into the backyard study room without touching the ground, holding a letter in his hands. He rushed in without knocking on the door, his face turned pale with fright: "Sir, sir, it's not good!"
The man in front of him, who looked like a twenty-eight-year-old boy, turned his delicate face slightly, but the corners of his eyes were already covered with traces of time: "Looking at Ruoshui City, I, Liang Luan, have a high position, who will send me a letter with arrows?"
Letter? Read!”
The butler had just opened the envelope, when suddenly a hand came closer, and the letter was already in Liang Luan's hand. The butler didn't even raise his head, and stepped back in a dignified manner, closing the door behind him.
There were only two lines in the letter: After heavy rain for days, we will see the light again.
Liang Luan, however, felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy, so he immediately destroyed the letter and rode out of the city on horseback.
The ancestral tombs of the Liang family were built ten miles outside the city on a green hillside. It was overgrown with weeds and very desolate. A few isolated tombs were crooked, and the inscriptions on the tombstones were blurred. Liang Luan got off his horse and walked through the tombs.
In the meantime, big beads of sweat rolled down, and the scholar's face was full of fear.
"How long has it been since you came to worship your ancestors?"
The breeze was blowing, but it was like a ghost crying in this silent and terrifying cemetery, and the sudden sound was more like a corpse. Liang Luan screamed and ran outside, but bumped into someone.
"Why leave in such a hurry?"
Liang Luan didn't dare to look, and ran away with his head in his arms: "Don't kill me, I didn't mean it, don't kill me!"
An iron whip was thrown out and tied him up.
The two people approached him and stopped two steps away. The man in black robe first said: "I was lucky enough to see the whole process that night, and I still can't forget it. Your master's technique is so powerful, it can make people suffer all the time.
Die."
Liang Luan was like a piece of wood, standing there for a long time without responding. His eyes were so frightened that they almost fell out of their sockets.
The man in black robe continued in a deep voice: "It's a pity that a child at such a young age died tragically at your hands before he could understand the warmth and warmth of human kindness and the beauty of the world. Tsk, Tsk, Tsk, Lord Liang, you are really guilty."
"I, I...I didn't mean to..." He didn't dare to raise his head and squatted there, shivering.
"Isn't it intentional? Oh, he was cut into pieces by a thousand cuts, but not one of them was intentional."
"What do you want? Who are you?!"
"You should ask, what do I want." The man in black robe bent down, the black mask pressed against his forehead, and the oppressive breath became more serious, "Tell me, what do you want to do next."
"Who are you?!" he hissed, "What do you want to do, what do you want to get?!"
The man in black robe chuckled: "Do you know what people die of? They die from talking too much!" After saying this, he showed his dagger and stabbed him on the shoulder without hesitation. A scream was immediately heard, "Last chance, you
What to do?"
"I said, I said! Please don't kill me!" Liang Luan cried and said, "It's Mo Fei. He asked me to find a way to win over Changsun Wuzheng, so I came up with the idea to borrow the hands of Mr. Shu Youtang to destroy Linglong Tower.
Put her into the school, and then instruct the little girl to create chaos, causing the illusion that the eldest grandson Yue smashed the Linglong Tower, and then... Then I designed her to plead guilty. I originally planned to use this crime to intimidate the eldest grandson Wu Zheng today, but I didn't expect..."
"I'll give you a way out. Listen carefully. Early tomorrow morning, I must hear the news about the acquittal of the Changsun family. Otherwise, this dagger will fall on your chest tomorrow."
"Yes, yes, sir, don't worry, I will definitely do it!"
The man in black robe took a few steps back and threw something to him: "I'm afraid you'll forget, so I'll give you a reminder first."
Liang Luan stared at the dense white bones at his feet in horror. When he looked up again, the man in black robe had disappeared without a trace.
Changle Hall, side hall.
Emperor Rong glanced at the man lying on the ground dissatisfied, stood up and walked outside the door, turning around to warn: "This is an insignificant matter that can be solved by the academy on its own, but you rashly reported it and actually listened to the rumors and made a fuss about it.
Great! What a good thing it is now, you are involved in the eldest son’s family, causing uproar all over the city! Liang Luan, please remember, today I will temporarily punish you for dereliction of duty. If it happens again, I will treat you equally!"
"The guilty minister should have died due to his negligence. Your Majesty is so kind to me, and the guilty minister bursts into tears with gratitude!"
Liang Luan raised his head slightly and saw that only the eunuch was left standing at the palace door, and then he breathed a long sigh of relief.
Just as he was about to leave, Eunuch Cheng'en suddenly turned around and said to him seriously: "Your Majesty also said that it is taboo for you to resort to lynching and subjugation. Your Majesty will reward you with eighty bucks. You can go to Xuanting to receive your punishment."
"
When Liang Luan heard this, he fell down on the ground, despairing in his heart.
After returning home, Liang Luan closed the door to thank guests for three days.
In the past three days, Mo Fei was very angry and sent a letter to Liang Mansion, all of which were questioning. Liang Luan did not dare to tell the truth. At the same time, he found out that the eldest son's family did not go to complain, and his majesty also wanted to suppress the matter.
After going down, he wrote back confidently and boldly, saying that the charges were stolen. Changsun Yue discovered the clues, so he refused to plead guilty. However, His Majesty's deadline had expired, and he had to let him go without evidence. Mo Fei had no doubts.
This wise brother still trusts me very much.
"Sir, are you still looking at this bone? What's so interesting about it? It's so gloomy!" Yansheng complained.
Zuo Qing did not respond and kept staring at the bones thoughtfully.
"We found out, why didn't you take action?" Xilou walked in, swinging a folding fan, "Zuo Qing, when did you become so kind?"
Zuo Qing put down the bones and asked him to take a seat. Xilou looked at the bones, then looked around the room, and asked, "You just put the bones here like this?"
"If I return the property to its original owner, I will have achieved my goal, but she will never have peace from now on."
"You have the overall situation, and it shouldn't be limited to one person."
"There are too many people involved..."
Xilou put down his fan and looked at him intently: "Zuo Qing, indecisiveness is not your personality. We can't stop at Liang Luan. We must move on. This is a good time!"
Zuo Qing's lowered eyebrows seemed to be oppressed, and he was already exhausted.
Shu Youtang and Liang Qiluo have not come to class for a long time. Everyone wants to forget that incident, but every time they see the empty seat, they can't help but recall it.
Liang Qiluo has always been withdrawn, and like Xu Ziya, she is the double evil in the school. However, she has always kept to herself, so why she suddenly jumped up, the students can't figure it out.
Xu Ziya leaned on the desk, staring at the empty space, without thinking for several days.
In Liang Mansion, the tiled roof under the shade of green trees shone with green light, and insects kept making noisy noises, making it look a little drowsy. All the servants in the yard were lying outside the south door and eavesdropping.
Suddenly there was a loud slap, and the servants immediately moved away, pretending to be working.
"Qiluo, my father had high hopes for you, why did you fail?"
Liang Qiluo's chin was held in Liang Luan's hand. She stared at him, but there was no fear at all, only a bottomless void. When Liang Luan saw her unmoved expression, he immediately became angry, as if he wanted to crush him.
Puppet in hand.
"I tried my best, but it's really just a little bit short, just a little bit short! No, I shouldn't blame you. Everyone is going to fail. It won't make any difference if you go to Changsun's house to report the news. It's my fault, it's my fault.
…”
Liang Qiluo frowned but remained silent.
Liang Luan suddenly became excited, his eyes were like evil wolves: "Ten years ago, I should have killed you as well. You are a rip-off, and I have raised you for ten years in vain!"
He picked her up and threw her on the dining table. The sound of clattering bowls continued in the room. The servants outside gathered again, curiously eavesdropping on the noise inside.
The housekeeper rushed over and scolded them in a low voice to leave. When leaving, he subconsciously looked at the picture in the crack of the door and quickly avoided looking.
At noon, the servants of the Liang Mansion were still secretly talking about what happened in the morning. Just as they were talking passionately, a knock on the door suddenly came from the other side of the red door.
He went to report and look around. After a long time, Liang Luan came over and ordered someone to open the door. He stood at the door with a smile. Before Su Yan could ask, he asked, "Mr. Su, you have come all the way. What's your purpose?"
Su Yan looked at him displeased and couldn't help cursing in his heart: You insidious villain, use me as a knife! But just a thought, he immediately changed his face and saluted him respectfully: "I haven't seen Qiluo in a few days.
Shuyoutang, I am worried, so I came here to ask, I wonder if it is convenient for you?"
"My little girl is sick and is resting in the boudoir. She really shouldn't have lied that day, which caused the eldest grandson Yue to be imprisoned. I misjudged her because of this. I'm really ashamed. I don't know if there is any grudge between her and the eldest grandson Yue, which is why she is so abnormal. I
She has been strictly disciplined."
"You don't have to blame yourself. It's all a misunderstanding. I don't know if Qiluo's illness is serious or not. When can I go back to class?"
"This..." Liang Luan's eyes changed, but for a moment, he smiled and said, "My little girl knows that she has made a big mistake. She has been unable to sleep for several nights. During this period, she also contracted the wind and cold. Therefore, she cannot return to the academy in a short time. She needs to take good care of herself. Let's
Mr. Su is worried."
Su Yan said: "I'm really worried! That's why I brought some food here this time and wanted to deliver it to her personally." After saying that, she looked at him expectantly, waiting for him to welcome her into the house.
Liang Luan didn't even look at the generous gift in Su Yan's hand. He ordered the housekeeper to come over and accept the gift, and then said very politely to her: "Mr. Su cares about my little girl. It is my blessing to have Mr. Su take such good care of me. I am so grateful."
! I thanked her in advance." He turned to the housekeeper and ordered, "Get Mr. Su into my carriage, and send a few servants to escort Mr. Su all the way back to the academy. It's uneasy these days, so we can't let anything go wrong.
!”
The housekeeper nodded eagerly, turned around and went to prepare, not allowing Su Yan to refuse at all.
In the carriage, Su Yan saw through the gap in the curtains that had been blown up by the wind, he saw the housekeeper of the Liang Mansion peeking into the carriage intentionally or unintentionally. He hurriedly avoided Su Yan's sight several times. Not to mention the bumps along the way.
, I felt uncomfortable, Liang Luan pretended to escort, but was actually monitoring!
On the way back to Lanshan Courtyard, Su Yan kept thinking about the whole incident: Liang Luan's purpose was to get his grandson Wu Zheng, so why did he use his daughter to set up a trap?
Mo Fei adopted his daughter to the Liang Mansion because of the friendship between the two families. Liang Luan is also extremely loyal to Mo Fei. If so, why would he take advantage of Liang Qiluo?
Su Yan racked his brain and couldn't figure it out, nothing made sense!
"Hello, Mr. Su." A voice came from the front. Su Yan came back to his senses and realized that he had walked into Yewuyuan at some point and bumped into Xu Ziya.
The young man in front of him was wearing a pink satin school uniform. A thin layer of hair was tied up on top of his head with a bamboo crown, and the rest was scattered behind his back. In the drizzle, his hair became more and more shiny, making his eyes very lively.
But he is obviously a child, but he has a hint of gangsterism.
Su Yan was full of doubts, but he had no way of talking about it, let alone telling him about it. He just made up a random reason and turned back.
"Mr. Su, please wait."
Su Yan turned around: "What else can I do?"
"Isn't Mr. Su worried about Liang Qiluo? Although Qiluo rarely interacts with people and has falsely accused Sun Yue, I have shared the same desk with her for so long and know her better than anyone else!" The rain soaked his face.
, flowed down the hairline, and I couldn't open my eyes.
"Qiluo is in trouble, please ask Mr. Su to help her!"
Through the layers of drizzle, the scenery on the hazy lake was no longer clearly visible, but his still immature but determined face was very clear.
Sixteen years ago, Mo Fei and Liang Luan became close friends because of their political sides. That year, Mo Fei's youngest daughter was born. In the same year, Mrs. Liang Luan took her only daughter to a temple to worship Buddha, but accidentally fell off a cliff on the way back.
, both mother and daughter died, and the bones were hard to find. Liang Luan wiped his tears day and night, unable to go to court, and almost collapsed. In order to help him regain his courage, Mo Fei adopted his youngest daughter and named him Liang Qiluo.
Liang Qiluo became the apple of Liang Luan's eye, and she was doted on. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long.
Ten years ago, Liang Qiluo was six years old. She had a girl of the same age, who was the daughter of the nanny of the Liang Mansion, named Hongshen. They loved each other as sisters and grew up together. That night was the night of the New Year's Eve, and according to custom, Liang Qiluo had to wait before midnight.
After getting dressed and taking a bath, Hongshen and the wet nurse served together. Later, the wet nurse left to fetch water. Just for a short while, a man broke in. He looked at the two girls who were soaked. He looked at them,
It was like seeing the most beautiful body in history. Liang Luan actually committed the most disgusting and damning thing in the world to them! The wet nurse saw it, but she did not dare to say anything, so she could only let Liang Luan take the two children to the city.
outside.
They were tied to the tree in the ancestral grave of the Liang family. It was a deserted place, perfect for killing people, but for Liang Luan, it was more suitable for doing other things. He violated Liang Qiluo again, and he vented all the hatred he had in the past few years. He hated Mo Fei,
Hated that he controlled her, hated that she would always be his lackey! Liang Luan finally used a dagger to cut her into pieces, leaving only a white skeleton abandoned in the graveyard. The girl who woke up from the grave looked at
In the scene before her, she even forgot to ask for help. From then on, she replaced Liang Qiluo and lived a life of worry-free food and clothing. She also replaced her and became the outlet for the twisted Liang Luan.
From then on, 'Liang Qiluo' became ill and her temperament changed drastically. For three whole years, she stayed in the temple to rest without seeing anyone.
To this day, no one knows what happened that night.
Su Yan ran all the way, and there was still a scene in front of her of Xu Ziya standing in the corridor, his sad face covered with tears. She had never seen Xu Ziya in such pain.
Liang Qiluo is Hongshen, and Hongshen is his sister!
It turns out that Liang Qiluo died that night ten years ago!