Liaozhai: A scholar should draw a sword

Chapter 147
When the person was taken away, the crowd of onlookers also slowly dispersed.

Ning Caichen had just walked a short distance when a maidservant girl about fifteen or sixteen years old ran up to him and gave him a blessing: "Your servant has met you."

Ning Caichen frowned, looked at the other party carefully, and then asked, "What's the matter with you?"

"My lord, servant girl... slave servant has a grievance to sue."

"Oh? What grievance do you have?"

The servant girl raised her eyes and looked around, and said in a low voice: "My lord, there are so many people here, this servant is so bold, I want to ask my lord to change to a place where no one is around."

Ning Caichen nodded with a half-smile, "Alright, let's lead the way."

In fact, he has already seen the identity of this servant girl: fox girl!
So he wants to see what kind of tricks the other party wants to play in broad daylight and in the city.

The maid led Ning Caichen for a while, then walked into a small alley, and finally came to a small forest behind the alley.

At this time, the servant girl suddenly knelt down and opened her mouth...

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Ning Caichen subconsciously took a step back.

"My lord, I beg you to make the decision for my young lady and my uncle."

The maid kowtowed to Ning Caichen with tears in her eyes.

"Oh? Get up and talk properly."

"Thank you sir."

The servant girl thanked her, then stood up and said, "My young lady's surname is Xin, and she is fourteenth, so she is called Fourteenth Mother.

Last year, my young lady married my uncle.My uncle's name is Feng Sheng, he is a scholar..."

Hearing this, Ning Caichen said in surprise, "Feng Sheng? You mean the death row prisoner Feng Sheng who will be executed after the fall?"

"Exactly!"

Ning Caichen turned over the files in Feng Sheng's case, and the plaintiff was a scholar named Chu Yintai.

The background of this Chu Yintai is not small, his ancestors have been officials for several generations, and the descendants of Fuyin, the Chu family is a famous family in Guangping Prefecture, a wealthy family, even the prefect of Guangping visits from time to time.

According to the description in the dossier, Chu Yintai and Feng Sheng were classmates, and they often drank together.

One day, when Chu Yintai celebrated his birthday, he invited many classmates and friends to the mansion, and Feng Sheng was also invited.

That night, Chu Yintai thought that Feng Sheng drank a lot, so he stayed in the mansion overnight.

Unexpectedly, Feng Sheng was obsessed with sex, and in the middle of the night he sneaked into the room of a concubine of Chu Yintai's father, wanting to do something indecent.

The concubine refused, and Feng Sheng killed her in a rage...

At that time, when Ning Caichen was looking at the file of this case, he had many doubts.

First, the facts of the case recorded in the dossier were somewhat perfunctory, a lot of irrelevant things were said, and the key points were often mentioned in one stroke.

Second, many classmates went there that day, why did Feng Sheng stay?
Thirdly, no matter how courageous Feng Sheng is, he probably won't enter the concubine's room late at night, right?The big deal is to look for an opportunity to tease, and the time is ripe to talk about the following.

Fourth, even if he drank too much and was obsessed with sex, why didn't he run away after killing someone?On the contrary, they still want to make a scene and attract the servants?
It's just that Ning Caichen took office for the first time, and the case was not in his charge, so he didn't investigate it further.

Now hearing this maid mention it, there must be something strange about this case.

After thinking for a while, Ning Caichen said: "Girl, this case is out of my control, I'm afraid there is nothing I can do to help."

"grown ups……"

The servant girl knelt down again, and said in a sobbing voice: "Just now, this slave girl saw the lord making a case in the street, and heard that the lord said that he was just here to push the official.

I've heard it said before that the new Tuiguan is a student of Lord Jing'an.

So, you can definitely help with this case, we really have no choice but to fight against the Chu family..."

Upon hearing this, Ning Caichen couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "Oh? Do you know the origin of this official?"

"It has been spread in the city for a long time, saying that the students of Lord Jing'an came to take office, and the people are very happy."

At this moment, Ning Caichen said calmly, "But the problem is, you are not an ordinary citizen."

The servant girl was stunned for a moment, and then smiled wryly: "Sure enough, I can't hide it from your lord's eyes, yes, the slave girl is a fox girl, and so is my young lady.

But the servant girl can swear to the heavens that my young lady has no intention of harming others, and she will act in accordance with the laws of the world.

Even if the uncle was arrested, she did not use magic to save him, but tried every means to reverse the case for him and clear up his grievances. "

"Then why do you conclude that your uncle was wronged?"

"My lord, my uncle has read the books of sages since he was a child, how could he not need to be polite?

Moreover, Mr. Chu has long harbored ill intentions towards my young lady. The reason why he framed my uncle was firstly because he was jealous of my young lady's talent, and secondly, because he wanted to get my young lady. "

"Oh? Is there such a thing?"

"My servant dare not lie to my lord. After my uncle was arrested, Mr. Chu sent someone to say that as long as my young lady obeys him, he will let my uncle go."

Ning Caichen couldn't help frowning and said, "It's ridiculous. He thought the government house was run by his family? How about this, you take me to see the young lady, and I'll ask about the situation in detail."

"Thank you sir, thank you sir!"

On the way, Ning Caichen asked some more information briefly, and learned that the maid's name was Yue'er, and she was Xin Shiniang's dowry maid.

Led by Yue'er, Ning Caichen came to a small courtyard in the south of the city.

After entering the courtyard, Yue'er closed the courtyard door, then ran to the backyard and called: "Miss, Miss..."

Hearing the call, Xin Shishiniang came out.

Seeing Yue'er brought back a strange man, his expression darkened: "Yue'er, why did you bring someone casually home?"

Yue'er quickly explained: "Miss, this is the newly appointed Lord Ning of Guangping Mansion."

"Master Ning?" Xin Shishiniang was stunned for a moment, and then she was pleasantly surprised: "It turns out that your lord is a student of the Marquis of Jing'an?"

From the looks of it, Zhou Yu's fame was so great that even his students followed suit.

As soon as Ning Caichen took office, rumors spread all over the city that he was a student of the Marquis of Jing'an.

"It's the official!"

"I don't know that it is Lord Ning who came here. I have offended you so much. Please forgive me."

Xin Shishiniang hurried forward to greet her.

"Fourteen Niangs don't need to be too polite."

"Yue'er, hurry up and make some tea, Lord Ning, please sit in the living room."

When he came to the hall, Ning Caichen didn't talk nonsense, and directly asked about Feng Sheng.

Xin Shishiniang sighed, and began to talk about the cause and effect...

One day, Feng Sheng went out to a friend's house for an appointment early in the morning. On the way, he saw a beautiful girl in a red cloak, accompanied by a little maid, walking through the morning dew, and her shoes and socks were wet.

Feng Sheng couldn't help but glanced a few more times, feeling a little moved in his heart.

In the evening, Feng Sheng went home drunk and smoked. He never thought that when he was halfway, he saw the girl from the morning again.

Seeing Feng Sheng looking at her, the girl couldn't help blushing and hurried into the courtyard.

Feng Sheng was even more moved, and followed him in with the help of Jiu Jin.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, he found that the inside was quite large and the decoration was exquisite. When he was looking at it curiously, an old man with white hair came out and asked Feng Sheng, "How did you break into someone's house?"

Feng Sheng hurriedly saluted: "Old man, Xiaosheng passed by here on his way, a little thirsty, and wanted to ask for a bowl of water."

The old man smiled: "So that's the case, come in."

"Thank you, old man."

So, Feng Sheng followed in.

Walking into the house, the old man poured a cup of tea for Feng Sheng, and then started chatting. He claimed that his surname was Xin, and he had an old wife and several daughters at home.

After chatting for a while, Feng Sheng couldn't help but boldly asked: "Xiaosheng saw a woman admitted to the hospital before, is it the daughter of the old man's family?"

The old man smiled and nodded: "It's the little girl."

Feng Sheng said cheekily again: "Xiaosheng fell in love with her at first sight, so he did not know what to do and was willing to hire a young lady."

The old man froze for a moment, then smiled and said: "This is a big matter, let me discuss it with my old wife."

Afterwards, Feng Sheng begged for a pen and paper, and wrote a poem: A thousand pieces of gold look for a jade pestle, and you will do it yourself with diligence.If Yunying wants to, she will smash Xuanshuang herself.

After a while, the old man came out again and said, "I have nineteen daughters, and I have married twelve of them. The marriage affairs of the daughter's family are all decided by the old wife.

What you said before was the fourteenth mother. The old wife is reluctant to part with her daughter, so the old man has nothing to do. "

Hearing this, Feng Sheng felt a little regretful.

But after all, I was still unwilling to reconcile, and begged the old man to talk about love again.

After the old man left, Feng Sheng faintly heard voices talking inside, and suddenly his mind became hot, and he wanted to propose to the old woman in person.

As a result, after breaking in, the old man and his wife were angered, saying that he didn't understand etiquette, and drove them out.

Feng Sheng felt annoyed, so he had to rush home listlessly.

As a result, I turned around but got lost in the valley.

I don't know how long it took to turn around, and finally saw a little light, and I was overjoyed, so I looked for the light and walked all the way.

Finally, a compound was found.

Hearing the faint howling of wolves all around, Feng Sheng was frightened, so he knocked on the door desperately.

After a while, someone inside finally asked: "Where did the young man come from, and he came here in the middle of the night?"

Feng Sheng hurriedly replied: "Xiaosheng is a scholar from Guangping Mansion. He lost his way in the mountains and wants to spend the night here."

"Wait, let me report to the master."

After a while, the door finally opened, and a servant came out and took Feng Sheng to a hall.

Feng Sheng was quite surprised when he saw it. The hall was brightly lit and decorated very beautifully.

In this deep mountain wilderness, there is such a rich family?

After a while, several servant girls came out with the help of an old lady.

Some servants came forward and respectfully called him Junjun.

Seeing the extraordinary bearing of the old lady, Feng Sheng hurried forward to salute her.

The old lady asked him to sit down, looked carefully at Feng Sheng, and then asked, "Are you Feng Yunzi's grandson?"

Feng Sheng was a little surprised, subconsciously nodded.

The old lady couldn't help laughing: "Speaking of which, we are all relatives, you can call me aunt."

Feng Sheng was stunned for a moment, and said: "Xiaosheng's parents passed away early, and most of the relatives in the family have not been in touch with each other, so I don't know my aunt, please forgive me."

The old lady smiled and waved her hands: "It's okay, don't you know each other now?"

Then, the old lady asked Feng Sheng why he wandered around the mountains in the middle of the night.

Feng Sheng hesitated for a while, and finally talked about his previous experience.

After listening to it, the old lady couldn't help laughing and said: "This is a great thing, why is this old man so ignorant of flattery? You don't have to worry, I will help you with this."

Feng Sheng was overjoyed and hurried to thank him.

The old lady asked people again, and then asked Feng Sheng: "The Xin family has nineteen daughters, all of whom are graceful. I wonder what rank is the one you want to hire?"

Feng Sheng responded, "Ranked fourteen."

"Oh, so it's Fourteen Niang. This girl is very good at playing tricks and flirting. But she's really pretty, and my nephew has a good eye.

You go alone, and quickly call Fourteen Niang. "

"Yes!"

A servant girl responded, then turned around and left.

Not long after, Xin Shishiniang really came, which surprised Feng Sheng.

The old lady took Fourteen Niang's hand affectionately and asked, "What has Fourteen Niang been doing in her boudoir recently?"

Fourteen Niang blushed, and whispered back: "I'm free, I have nothing to do, embroidering or something."

The old lady pointed at Feng Sheng and said, "This is my grand-nephew. He wants to marry you wholeheartedly. Why did you let him get lost and wander in the valley all night?"

Xin Shishiniang lowered her head and said nothing.

"Okay, I will decide this matter for you, and choose an auspicious day for you two to get married."

After finishing speaking, he plucked a golden flower from the fourteenth lady's head and handed it to Feng Sheng, and asked him to go back and look up the almanac, and set a good day, when the fourteenth lady would marry in a sedan chair.

Everything is like a dream.

After Feng Sheng left, he looked back and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Where is the mansion behind him?
There are only a few graves covered by a dense pine forest and grass.

Only then did Feng Sheng realize that what he encountered was a ghost.

Then he stepped forward to look carefully, and then he understood.It turned out that the tomb here is the tomb of a Shangshu named Xue.

And Feng Sheng heard from his father before that Feng Sheng's grandmother's sister was lucky enough to become the wife of Shang Shu.

However, Feng Sheng's grandmother passed away early, and the two families had no contact.

Feng Sheng's parents also passed away early, and coupled with the turmoil in the world, he no longer knows most of his relatives.

In this way, Feng Sheng couldn't help remembering what the old lady once said, "Why is the wild fox spirit so arrogant", and couldn't help but understand that Xin Shishiniang is probably not a human being, but a fox spirit.

For a while, he left the valley worrying about gains and losses.

This time it went well, and soon found the way home.

After returning home, Feng Sheng thought about it, but he still couldn't forget Xin Shishiniang.Besides, he still has the hairpin on Xin Shi Niang's head in his hand, which means it is not a dream.

So, I tried to choose a date.

Unexpectedly, on the evening of this day, Xin Shishiniang really came in a sedan chair, accompanied by the dowry maid Yue'er.

Feng Sheng is also happy, it doesn't matter if she is a human or a fox, as long as the husband and wife love each other?

After getting married, Feng Sheng couldn't help asking about the old lady, wondering why the Xin family obeyed the old lady so much.

Xin Shishiniang sighed: "Now, Shangshu Xue has become the five capitals of the underworld, and our family can't offend him."

Feng Sheng felt a little guilty, and said, "I didn't mean to force you to get married. If you really don't want to, then..."

Before Feng Sheng could finish speaking, Xin Shishiniang smiled and said, "Don't be silly, since we are married, it is a fate, and now I am your wife, you want to drive me away Is it?"

Feng Sheng was overjoyed, and from then on he loved his wife even more.

Xin Shishiniang also manages the family well and keeps the house in order.

Regarding Xin Shiniang's origin, all the neighbors were quite curious, discussing her identity in private...

(End of this chapter)