Chapter 13
Chapter 13
At that time, he was on the roof of Situ's Mansion, with two plates of pastries and small fruits beside him.Zhou Xu looked curiously at the dimly lit Situ's mansion, and sighed: "This Situ's house is really as poor as the rumors say, even saving candles. Tsk tsk, this servant is well trained."
The chosen location is just right, not too far from the main house, and just in sight.Zhou Xu was not worried about his words being heard at all, Jirui could hear voices from several miles around.
A quarter of an hour later, Zhou Xu was still commenting on the structure of the Situ family, gossip about the Situ family, Jirui never knew how his master was a person who loved to complain.
Another quarter of an hour passed, and Zhou Xu was no longer calm. Why hasn't the excitement started yet?Logically speaking, he couldn't guess wrong.
Jirui looked around and saw a bright light suddenly appearing in the direction of the ancestral hall of Situ's family. Several people rushed to the ancestral hall from their respective rooms.
"Master, close your eyes." Zhou Xu closed his eyes obediently, and felt a damp wind blowing against him.
"Here we are." Zhou Xu opened his eyes and saw that he was in the ancestral hall of Situ's family. He praised in his heart that the intelligence guards trained by Jirui are really good. The map of Situ's mansion is well drawn, even the escape route There are several.
Ji Rui gently lifted the tiles at his feet, revealing a faint beam of light.
They happen to be at the front of the ancestral hall, and they can see the people in the ancestral hall clearly, but the people inside the ancestral hall cannot see them.
Zhou Xu held his breath and looked inside.
At this moment, General Situ was kneeling majestically, and behind him stood the eldest son and the second son. His wife's face was pale, but Situ Xiaobai was bound.
When General Situ finished speaking to the ancestors, he turned around.
Situ Xiaobai's mouth was blocked, he hesitated and couldn't speak.But her feet were not idle, kicking up and down.His face was covered with mud, and his clothes were messy.
"Tell me, what kind of monster are you?" General Situ asked, pulling out the sword that followed him in battles and killing enemies and going through life and death, pointing at Situ Xiaobai who was kneeling with a radiant brilliance.
Situ Zheng took the cloth that gagged her mouth away, and she took a sip.Don't worry that this is an important place for the ancestral hall, and yell at him.Mrs. Situ's face was pale, and she knelt down on the ground, grabbing Situ Xiaobai's clothes with tears streaming down her face, "Daughter, are you really haunted? How could you say such a thing?"
She knelt down and moved in front of General Situ again, "Master, tigers don't eat their babies, you don't treat her like this, she is the flesh that fell from my body, are you cutting flesh from my heart?"
Second Young Master Situ also asked: "Father, my sister is young and ignorant, as long as she teaches her well, she will definitely be able to change."
General Situ said in a strong voice, "Help your mother up, this is not our daughter. Zheng'er, tell your mother and your brother what this monster did."
Situ Zheng agreed.
"My younger sister fell into the water for no reason. After being rescued, she claimed to have amnesia. Her eating, speaking, personality, behavior habits and even her hobbies have changed a lot. In the past, Aiwu hated writing, but now my younger sister can write good poems; she used to not know how to embroider large objects. But she also embroiders some small things for us from time to time; my sister used to like to play, but never caused troubles. Now she not only goes to brothels, but also opens a restaurant at the south gate; Courtesy, arrogance, contempt. How could it be possible that all the maids in her yard were treated with contempt by her.
From time to time, some words that we don't know, the expression of being arrogant and contemptuous every day, and the martial arts that I can't remember, if these are just suspicions.Then, what can really prove that this person is not our sister is the diagnosis of the famous doctor Cai Tuo.Cai Tuo has traveled the rivers and lakes for many years, and has never lost sight of him.It's not amnesia, it's our sister being possessed by a ghost. "
Situ Zheng took out the poems Situ Xiaobai had written during this period, the handwriting she practiced, and the evidence that she sold jade beads to open a restaurant, played "Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix" on the street, entered a brothel, and so on.
Mrs. Situ was stunned. Since her daughter woke up, she has not been close to her.Asking for some jewelry from time to time, she thought it was because the little girl had finally learned how to dress up and had her own thoughts.Even the make-up is done by myself. In the past, she was active and quiet, so it turned out to be fake.
Situ Xiaobai snorted coldly, "So what if I'm not your daughter? I'm a person from thousands of years later, and I know much more than you. When I enter the palace and become a queen, I will treat the Situ Mansion well. My two elder brothers and my father will also be successful in official career."
General Situ's eyes turned red when he heard the sound.
Situ Xiaobai continued: "You don't dare to kill me, daughter of a dignified general, how can you disappear innocently? I will leave your evidence. If you dare to kill me, Situ's mansion will also disappear."
What a ridiculous threat, Zhou Xu sighed, overthinking himself.
Jirui also felt that this woman was not an ordinary idiot.
Situ Xiaobai looked at them silently, thinking that the threat worked, and his strategy of adding carrots and sticks was a good one.
Madam Situ slapped Situ Xiaobai.
"You actually have such thoughts, really~" Mrs. Situ was trembling and speechless.Where did her daughter go?
"You ghost, where did my sister go?" Second Young Master Situ asked.
General Situ didn't want to watch, so he stood with his back.
His daughter's body was taken away, which shows that he is incompetent in managing the family.If General Zhou hadn't been able to invite Dharma Master Huineng, he would never see his own daughter again for the rest of his life.
Situ Zheng comforted his mother and younger brother, "Master Huineng has already said the method, as long as the ghost in the younger sister's body is forced out, the younger sister may be thrown back in."
Hearing this, Zhou Xu became very curious about Master Huineng.How had he never heard of this man?He felt that he should check the details of this person.
There is no need to look at it later, Zhou Xu feels that this matter is still suspicious.
11. Royal Garden*Little Emperor Uncle
As soon as mid-March passed, the atmosphere in Kyoto changed.Many well-known talents studied behind closed doors, and those who were studying at Kyoto Academy tried to guess the questions together with the teacher.Even the atmosphere among officials is very different.The business of the brothel is not doing well, and the street has also disappeared a lot of bustle.
This situation continued until the last exam before the palace exam.This time is the final selection process. Many people will be dismissed from both the Jinshi Department and the Mingjing Department. Not only will they not have the chance to see the beauty of the sky, but they will also lose the chance to be an official.
As soon as April arrived, the high-profile exam kicked off. People entered the exam room at dawn, and after strict body searches, these people began to leave the exam room three days later.
Two days later, the list came out, and the reactions were different.Famous people on the list celebrate one after another, and it is a suitable occasion for the romantic occasion of the brothel; the talented people who have failed may come to this gentle village to seek comfort.However, there will be some irresistible temptations, and they are preparing for the palace test.
This carnival continued until the day of the palace test.
The sky has just been polished, and it is still foggy early in the morning, and many officials are rushing to the court.Meet, say hello with a smile; or go together.There are also those who ignore each other and ridicule each other.
No, the chief examiner who presided over the scientific examination this time met the chief examiner of the last scientific examination, and they satirized each other.Zhou Xu half-closed his eyes and sat in the sedan chair, sleeping soundly. He happened to pass by and listened to it by the way.
"Lord Fan, I don't know how your exam questions are going this time. This is the first time since the new emperor came to the throne. Is it difficult to do without experience?" The leader of the literary world, and Fan Zhongyan is the leader of another faction, so it can be regarded as a knot.However, the new emperor didn't let him undertake this session, so he was really not reconciled.
"Don't bother Mr. Li to worry. Under the wise leadership of the new emperor, there will never be such a thing as a mediocre champion?" The number one scholar who is an official comes.
Jirui's eyes coldly glanced at the necks of the two Beijing officials who were clasping each other.I thought in my heart that these civil servants have a lot of tricks, and there are three meanings in one sentence.The unforgivable sin was disturbing his master's rest.
When those two were arguing happily, their necks suddenly felt cold.Lifting the curtain on the right side of the sedan chair, you can see King Xuxian's guards and the sedan chair.The eyes of the two were flustered, their legs and feet trembled, and they hurriedly saluted.
Zhou Xu smiled warmly, and his voice was unusually gentle in this waning spring morning: "My lords, there is no need to be like this. The gate of this palace has opened early, so everyone should hurry up."
The two ministers watched the prince's sedan chair go away, and their hearts trembled. Why is the prince so gentle today? You must know that the prince has always been a heavenly figure in front of everyone.
Because of Zhou Xu's special circumstances, the Supreme Emperor had already said that Zhou Xu was also allowed to travel in sedan chairs in the palace.Outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Zhou Xu was pushed into the Hall of Supreme Harmony by Ji Rui.At this time, the emperor hadn't arrived yet, and all the officials were noisy, yawning, secretly eating their unfinished breakfast and so on.
It's almost time, all ministers stand in order.There was a sound of the whip to clear the way, and the emperor came to clear the way under the support, sitting on the dragon chair while walking like a dragon and walking like a tiger.All the ministers knelt down and saluted, except Zhou Xu and the prime minister.
Taking advantage of this moment, Zhou Xu squinted his eyes at the emperor who hadn't seen him recently.Although he is six years younger than Zhou Xu, he doesn't look thin. Although he is not a burly figure, he is tall and handsome, especially with a pair of good eyes.
The emperor sat on the dragon chair, glanced at the kneeling courtiers, secretly glanced at Zhou Xu, thinking that since he was a child three years ago,
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