Luo nine needles

Chapter 16 Another Branch

"Everything is fine at home, it's just that your mother is worried about you, and you can't sleep or eat well. My son must take good care of himself when he is away."

"Eat well, drink well, and dress warmly, and don't be bullied."

When Jiaxin saw this, Lu Yizhi closed it. Like all mothers, they were thinking about their children when they were traveling. No matter how well they ate and how warmly they were dressed, it was better to be at home.

There was a light sound on the table, accompanied by a faint fragrance.

Lu Yizhi raised his eyes and saw a maidservant replacing the incense burner with new incense.

"My lord." Sensing Lu Yizhi's gaze, the maid asked timidly, "Are you bothering me?"

Lu Yizhi shook his head: "I'm thinking about something."

The maid hurriedly put the censer away and quietly left.

Look, even the maids who have just been bought in the capital are not worse than those who have been trained by the family for many years, in fact, they are better.

"Different, different."

There was a shout from outside, and with thumping footsteps, two fellow countrymen hurried in, their faces flushed and agitated.

Lu Yizhi hurriedly got up and asked, "What? Is the exam scheduled?"

The two waved their hands.

"No, no." "Something went wrong." "Do you remember Liu Xiucai from Jicheng a few days ago?"

After entering Beijing, although the preparation for the exam was hard, there were still many friends among scholars, and candidates from all over the world made friends with each other.

Lu Yizhi nodded: "The Fu is very well written."

"Yes, that's him." A fellow villager said, slapping the table, "Today he—"

"He's hanged." Another fellow villager shouted over the words.

Hanged, Lu Yizhi froze for a moment.

"In the Huixian Building." The fellow who was robbed of the words hastily added.

Huixian Tower, Lu Yizhi was stunned again.

Huixian Tower left a deep impression on Lu Yizhi who came to Beijing.

After coming to Beijing, I studied behind closed doors for a month. Of course, there were also entertainments during the period. I went to several famous restaurants, but never went to Huixianlou again.

It's not that he can't afford the money, and it's not that he has no chance, it's just that Lu Yizhi avoided it on purpose.

It may be the secret stubbornness in the young man's heart. He wanted to stay in the Huixian Tower after the Golden Palace Miansheng was selected as the Imperial Academy.

At this time, Huixian Tower seemed to have lost its fairy spirit, and the outside was full of people, bustling and noisy.

When Lu Yizhi and others rushed over, they happened to see the corpse being carried into the car by the officials.

The covering white cloth outlines the outline of a young man.

Lu Yizhi still had the impression that on that night when the sun was full and the moon was full, in the wilderness outside the city, everyone drank wine by the bonfire. Liu Xiucai of Jicheng wrote the Fu on Yinyue, which attracted a lot of applause, and it spread throughout the city the next day. It is said that Taixue Dr. Wen read it all and praised it.

The future is boundless.

How did you die?
"It is said that he hanged himself, drank a lot of wine, and left a pair of guilt." A scholar in front said softly.

Guilty?What means?
There are also some scholars who are crazy and just ask "Is it well written?"

Guilty, confession?Lu Yizhi looked at the corpse being carried.

Liu Xiucai's servant was crying, "Our son will never commit suicide." "Someone killed my son." "This is murder."

Through the door, several officials could be seen standing in the hall. The leader was in his 30s, with a knife on his waist, his face was gloomy, and he was holding a piece of paper in his hand, his handwriting was faintly visible.

Is this the guilt?

"According to the clerk who saw the shop, Liu Xiucai told himself that he had a conflict with a tenant in Jicheng when he was outing. Liu Xiucai interrupted his writing in anger and asked his servants to beat the tenant to death. The tenant's wife and daughter went to sue the government. , and was sent to prison instead.”

These words caused commotion all around.

"Impossible." "Liu Xiucai has a gentle temperament and laughs before saying anything."

Accompanied by whispers, holding the crime, no, the official holding the piece of paper also came out, followed by the steward of the Liu family, the steward's eyes were red, and his expression was ashen.

"Zhang Canjun, our son was murdered, please arrest the murderer." The steward begged hoarsely, "Our son's clan uncle is related by marriage to Master Luo, the regular servant of Sanqi."

The gloomy face of Zhang Yuan, who joined the army for the justice of the Jingzhao Mansion, stretched even longer: "The Governor is free to decide, don't talk too much."

The officer who was in charge quickly followed up with the official carrying the corpse, pressed the white cloth blown by the wind tightly, stroked it through the white cloth, and wept silently: "My lord, you have left your hometown and your ambition has not been fulfilled. The old lady has gray hair, and the young lady has gray hair." Pregnant, parents are waiting for their children to take care of them, and the children have not yet seen their father, how can they live."

After all, I looked up and felt great sorrow.

"Thief, why are you so cruel and merciless, causing parents and children to separate from their wives and children?"

Hearing the news, many of the people who came around were people who had left their hometowns. Hearing the words, he felt sad for himself.

The faces of several officials standing at the door and talking changed.

"This old man is treacherous." An official frowned, and he could see through the old servant's mind at a glance. This was to incite the students who came to Beijing to take the exam to force the government.

Zhang Yuan was about to step forward with his waist knife in hand, when suddenly there was a more miserable cry in the silence.

"Who did it? My father—"

The male voice was extremely sad and sharp, making the hairs of the crowd standing on end stand on end.

crying father?A son hanged here just now, so could someone else's father also be hanged?The crowd was knocked away amid doubts, and some people rushed towards them.

His movements were so fast that everyone only saw the colorful clothes flash by.

"My father, the family business you created with one hand has suffered such misfortune—"

Zhang Yuan, who took a step forward, didn't bother to grab that old servant of the Liu family, and threw his hand on the visitor, shouting, "Gao Xiaoliu, what are you doing! Your father is not dead yet!"

High Primary Six.

Lu Yizhi still remembered the name.

Although it is only mentioned in a few words of Zhike and acquainted customers, it is impressive.

Rich, addicted to gambling.

I don't know how a extravagant stubborn.

Lu Yizhi looked up, this is really, so extravagant!
Standing in front of Zhang Yuan was a young man about 20 years old. He was tall and thin, wearing a flowery gown, a golden belt, and a crown of gold and silver pearls. It's hard to see what he looks like.

At this moment, only wailing could be heard.

"Uncle Zhang—" He hugged Zhang Yuan's arm and screamed, "The family business has been ruined, and my father will not live long—"

Zhang Yuan wanted to shake off, but Gao Xiaoliu was entangled like an octopus.

"Gao Xiaoliu, you were the one who killed your father's short life! You also ruined the family business!" Zhang Yuan cursed, and finally, with the help of the guards who had recovered, he tore Gao Xiaoliu apart.

Gao Xiaoliu flicked his sleeves: "What do I look like? I'm just gambling, and it has nothing to do with my family business! But if you hang yourself in my shop, that's ruining my family business—" He turned his eyes fiercely , looking at Bai Bu’s corpse, “Don’t leave—if you don’t pay me for the loss, you will never leave even if you are dead!”

The servant of the Liu family was startled, he didn't expect that the dead could be caught and demanded for damages——

And this Gao Xiaoliu was not just talking, he rushed over and lifted the white cloth with his hand, trying to grab the dead body.

Their young master's body will be exposed in front of everyone!

The servants of the Liu family couldn't care less about crying and complaining to the people around them.

"Son!"

"stop!"

　Two flowers bloom, one for each branch, and the next plot can only be understood by looking at it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)