Exquisite ingenuity

Chapter 323 Broken Leg
The wind was blowing from all directions, and it was quite desolate.

At the end of the month, the stars in the sky are dim.Between heaven and earth, it seems that they are the only place with lights on.

The third floor was burnt to the point where only one large frame remained, and all other bits and pieces were burned away.

Xiao Huangmen was obviously very courageous, and carried a lantern to the back of a big pillar: "Here, the two of them died here."

Xiong Wei stayed far away, pinching his nose and saying in an angry voice, "It's not about investigating murders, why do you have to be so persistent in looking at these things. It's bad luck."

Tang Bin stood beside him: "Could Xiong Jiancheng have a guilty conscience?"

Xiong Wei let go of his nose and snorted, "Are you guilty? Are you guilty? I didn't set the fire on fire. You are very courageous, you go over there."

Tang Bin just smiled and said nothing.

It's been ten years, even if there are traces, they are too faint to see clearly.Especially in the dark.Song Jingxing only took one look, then said, "Let's come back tomorrow. If the sky is the same, Xiong Jiancheng, is that so?"

Xiong Wei hastily looked up at the night sky, feeling that the dark shadows on the third floor were terrifying, so he quickly lowered his head again: "It's the same, Song Shilang can start construction tomorrow."

A group of people began to go downstairs.

When he reached the second floor, Xiong Wei felt a lot more at ease, and then remembered that there was one important matter that he had not said to Song Jingxing.

"Song Shilang is now considered a newcomer, but have you ever heard of my Xiong's summer lotus banquet?"

"Not ever."

Xiong Wei grinned: "My Xiong's garden is specially made by famous craftsmen from Jiangning Mansion. The potted plants and lake stones in the garden are all transported from Jiangning Mansion. Especially in the early summer, the little lotus shows its sharp corners. At this time, it is the best time to appreciate. Whenever this time, our Xiong family invites Mr. Jingzhong Pianpian and your lady to the mansion to enjoy it. Oh, in the past, the Zhao family’s door in Kanglefang was too low. We never Invited. This year, by coincidence, Miss Zhao's Fourth Miss was caught by my mother's eyes, and she specially posted a post to invite Miss Zhao Fourth to be a guest. Song Shilang is Miss Zhao Fourth's fiancé, so he should know about this? Alas, it's a pity that Song The servant can't go out of the palace, otherwise it would be a good thing to go to my Xiong's house with Miss Zhao Si to have a banquet."

Song Jingxing said calmly, "Oh."

Song Jingxing only said "oh" and didn't say anything, Xiong Wei was full of words without any reason to speak, but he was suffocated.

But Tang Bin said from the side: "The garden of Xiong's house is too small. It's very beautiful. It's not as good as my wife's natal house. The garden can accommodate hundreds of people. There are four gardens of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum. The gardens are unique, comparable to Xiong's. The lotus leaves are much more beautiful. Oh, so whenever the Xiong family holds a banquet, the Zhu family also holds a garden poetry party in the four gardens. The talented lords and noble ladies in the capital come to the banquet one after another. It is very lively. This time, Zhu It was not easy for the family to invite the fourth girl from the Zhao family in Kanglefang, and I think this year's banquet will be very lively."

Xiong Wei was speechless for a while: "You!"

The lantern in Xiao Huangmen's hand seemed to be loose, it shook for a while, and the light dimmed: "Xiong Jiancheng, be careful where you step!"

As soon as the words fell, Xiong Wei stepped on the ground and fell straight down.

"Ah!" An earth-shattering cry resounded from Mingtang, which had been silent for ten years.

Xiong Wei's leg was broken.

The professor of Sore Swelling and Injury Department of the Imperial Medical Bureau hurried over, and after a hasty diagnosis, he asked a few little yellow men to carry Xiong Wei away in a hurry.

Before leaving, Song Jingxing asked with concern: "How long will Xiong Jiancheng take care of his leg injury?"

The professor stroked his beard: "At least three months!"

Xiong Wei howled ghostly: "There must be a traitor who killed me!"

Tang Bin persuaded him earnestly: "Xiong Jiancheng, what you said is not right. It is obvious that you accidentally stepped on the air and fell down the stairs, which hurt your foot. Xiao Huangmen also reminded you, everyone has heard it .You can't just bite and bite with empty teeth."

The professor stroked his beard again: "Xiong Jiancheng, if this leg injury is not treated early, it will be lame after a long delay."

Xiong Wei could fall on deaf ears to what others said, but Xiong Wei had to listen to what the professor said, so he cast his eyes viciously at Song Jingxing and the other three.

Ming Tang finally regained its silence.

Song Jingxing confessed to Tang Bin: "The Mingtang has been in disrepair for a long time, so Master Tang should not act without authorization, and wait for other people from the Ministry of Industry to come tomorrow to demolish the dangerous place."

Tang Bin is as good as others: "The next official listens to Song Shilang."

Xiao Huangmen hastily cleaned Song Jingxing's room, and brought cold wontons and water that was not too hot: "Song Shilang, this place is far away from the palace, and the food and water are brought all the way. If it's cold, don't blame Song Shilang."

Song Jingxing only smiled slightly: "I'm sorry to trouble you. If there is nothing else, you should rest earlier."

The little yellow door retreated respectfully and closed the door.

In the middle of the night, the bright hall is even more ghostly.

A figure quietly went up to the third floor, walked familiarly to the place where the former Song Shilang and Craftsman Yang died, bent his knees, bowed his head and knelt down, his shoulders kept shaking, as if crying.

He maintained this posture for a long time before getting up slumpedly, and slowly groping downstairs until he reached the second floor, when a flash of fire suddenly appeared, revealing a handsome face.

The two, one above and one below, faced each other quietly.

The figure stood in a stalemate for a long time, and finally lowered its head: "Song Shilang."

"Tell me, who is that Song servant, or Yang craftsman?"

Song Jingxing looked at Xiao Huangmen's delicate and immature face, and guessed his age.Seventeen or eighteen?No more.In other words, ten years ago, Xiao Huangmen was only seven or eight years old.

A flash of hatred suddenly flashed in Xiao Huangmen's eyes: "Song Shilang has no wife and no children, I am just his adopted son. Fortunately, I was not at the Song family that day, otherwise I would have been murdered by them."

Song Jingxing narrowed his eyes slightly: "Poisonous hands?"

Xiao Huangmen looked straight at Song Jingxing: "What's the use of telling you? But I kindly remind you that all craftsmen who build Mingtang will not end well. This Mingtang is an ominous place for craftsmen."

After saying that, he walked straight down, not intending to continue talking with Song Jingxing.

Looking at his thin figure, Song Jingxing didn't catch up to continue asking, but looked up at the dilapidated third floor.

Seeing no one around, a group of wild cats swaggered upstairs.

He blew out the torch and stood quietly in the darkness.

Chunguang Pavilion is no different from before.In the increasingly hot weather, cattail fans were even distributed to the scholars.

Xie Ming came in and saluted Wei Qi respectfully: "Caomin has seen His Highness."

Xie Ming turned out to be Wei Qi's man.Oh, that is to say, from now on, she and Xie Ming will be grasshoppers on the same rope.

Xie Ming smiled all over his face, and looked at Zhao Jinyi: "Miss Zhao Si, are you here all right?"

"Very good, thank you for your concern." Zhao Jinyi was polite and distant.She guessed right, Xie Ming seemed harmless, but he was the one with the deepest city mansion.King Yong and Chu Sui are just impulsive and brainless people.Or rather, just a wall-jumping clown.

The one who really controls the Spring Pavilion is the quiet Xie Ming.

Xie Ming still smiled calmly and called Kang Ping over: "This is the new owner."

Kang Ping was respectful and polite: "I have seen the fourth girl."

Xie Ming said again: "Kang Ping, tell the fourth girl everything you know about the situation of Zhu Xiong's family."

Zhao Jinyi was surprised.The Xiong family is fine, but the Zhu family... is the prince's grandfather's family.Wei Qi is trying to kill relatives righteously, and no one will let him go?She suddenly felt a little shuddering.

Wei Qi smiled and held the teacup and said: "I thought that after returning to Beijing, I would hear the news of Xiao Wu and Xiong Wulang's wedding, but I was disappointed in the end. As a prince, what I hate the most is that the minister because of a I sacrificed the happiness of my children with a little bit of hatred. The officials of the Manchu Dynasty are all my people, how can they not be united and friendly? If foreign enemies invade in the future, they will shake the foundation of our country of Lu through the feud between the two families. So...the task of reconciling Zhu and Xiong's family and consummating their in-laws is now in the hands of Miss Four."

Zhao Jinyi finally understood what it means to be high-sounding and what it means to be shameless.

She is a girl who has not yet reached the age of Ji, how can He De take on this important task!

(End of this chapter)