Judgement

Chapter [-] Four-character Mantra

Chapter [-] Four-character Mantra

Mrs. Wen let out a muffled snort, the living soul had been summoned by Chen Mengsheng, and her body was rigidly frozen on the chair.The soul of Mrs. Wen looked at the four people in the room in surprise...

Chen Mengsheng bowed and said: "Mrs. Wen, don't panic, it's because Miss Su Zhaoqing's disappearance is too unbelievable, that's why she made this decision."

Mrs. Wen broke down in tears and said: "It turns out that you don't believe me, go, go, go. In vain, I thought you were noble people who could save Qing'er and clear my innocence!"

"The clean is self-clearing. If Madam has wronged you, I will definitely give you justice for Madam. If it is indeed the evil you did, I will know the truth if I ask you!"

Shangguan Yanran relayed what Mrs. Wen said to Xiang Xiaotian and his wife, and Xiang Xiaotian laughed and said: "Okay, then Mrs. Wen dares to come and agree with me, let's see if my brother doesn't reveal her bad deeds one by one!"

Chen Mengsheng ignored Xiang Xiaotian's words, and continued to ask Mrs. Wen: "The bronze mirror in Miss Su's room should be hidden by Mrs. Madam, right? It was you who overheard Ms. Du Juan talking about a female ghost in the bronze mirror in the morning, so Mrs. Did you go to the embroidery building?"

Mrs. Wen's living soul looked at Chen Mengsheng in surprise, nodded and said, "That's right, I took the bronze mirror out of Qing'er's room and hid it under the willow tree in the yard while Mrs. Lin Shu was cleaning the yard."

"Why did Madam do this? Could it be to hide the truth?" Chen Mengsheng asked relentlessly.

Mrs. Wen shouted: "Listen to me, sir. Although Qing'er is not my own, I treat Qing'er much closer than my two sons. Su'e has been taught by her parents since she was a child to regard women's virtues as the most important thing." Again, Qing'er's biological mother left when Qing'er was still in her infancy. I bought all the daily necessities in Qing'er's embroidery room. As long as Qing'er likes it, my master and I will buy it. of."

Knowing that what Mrs. Wen said was absolutely true, Chen Mengsheng couldn't help but soften his tone and said, "Mrs. Wen, where did you get that bronze mirror from Jiangzhou? What is your intention in not wanting to show that bronze mirror to others?"

"Sir, I don't know. Even though Su'e loves and pities Qing'er in every possible way, I am not Qing'er's biological mother after all. Over the years, some people in and out of the house have always poked and pointed at her behind. Yes, my master obviously won't say it, but I know that he, like those people, thinks that I'm lying to Qing'er..." Mrs. Wen cried out her soul when she said this, showing a sense of helplessness look.

Wiping her tears with her hands, she continued: "The fourth day of the first lunar month is my father's 17th birthday. Su'e has rarely gone back since she married into the Su family at the age of [-]. To wish her father's birthday, Su'e and the master went to Jiangzhou early , I live in my natal family. I don’t know if you know, but there is a place called Yanzhifang in Jiangzhou. If there is a girl who has not yet left the court at home, I have to go there to buy a box of red thread tied on Rouge, tied to Acacia There will be red luan stars moving on the tree. Qing'er is not young. I think she can find a good family in the future. So I told the master about it, and my master asked me to take Qing'er to Yanzhifang Buying rouge, but I never expected it to become like this..."

Jiangzhou Prefecture is located in the middle of Zhejiang and Anhui, and is known as the Ten Mile Fireworks.It is a good place to live by the Yangtze River. The people in Jiangzhou are open-minded and open-minded.When a girl is fifteen or sixteen years old, she can go to the Rouge Square in the mansion to tie a rope to pray for her marriage. Mrs. Wen bought a box of rouge in the Rouge Square with a shy and blushing Su Zhaoqing.Along with the weaving crowd, they came to an acacia tree.The acacia tree was originally two big trees that have been coiled and connected to each other for hundreds of years. The acacia tree is also called the husband and wife tree in Jiangzhou Prefecture.

Under the tree, there are usually mothers with their daughters or sisters-in-law and sister-in-law who are tied with carmine red ropes, and the acacia tree is densely tied with red ropes.It looked really beautiful from a distance, so Mrs. Wen chose a sunny branch to tie the rouge box on.Smiling, she took Su Zhaoqing's hand and was about to go back. Su Zhaoqing rarely came out, and was attracted by the dazzling array of silk handkerchief women's red groceries on the street.Mrs. Wen didn't go to urge her, she simply went shopping with her in the shops on both sides of Rouge Square...

"Aunt Wen, Aunt Wen, come and look at this bronze mirror, it's so exquisite!" Su Zhaoqing happily called Wen Su'e, who was full of rouge and gouache, in a grocery store.

Wen Su'e smiled and said, "If I knew you girl would buy so many things, I should have called Du Juan here too. Look, I don't have any."

"Hehe, I want Aunt Wen to accompany me out. Du Juan should have told me to go back when Du Juan came." Su Zhaoqing said coquettishly.

"Okay, what bronze mirror? If you like it, you can buy it. Anyway, the bronze mirror in your girl's house should be replaced. How much is the bronze mirror, boss?" Mrs. Wen walked into the shop and asked three asked the ten-year-old shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper was busy doing business, when he heard Mrs. Wen's inquiry, he hurriedly responded: "Hehe, hello, madam, this bronze mirror is consigned by Mr. Mu Shiguang from the Mu family next door for five taels of silver."

Mrs. Wen narrowed her almond eyes and said, "One bronze mirror costs five taels of silver? You can buy ten bronze mirrors in Anqing Mansion. Qing'er, let's go." Hearing what Mrs. Wen said, Su Zhaoqing had nothing to say. , followed Mrs. Wen and was about to step out of the grocery store.

The shopkeeper shouted: "Miss Ma'am, stay a step. I can't make decisions on the bronze mirror that the shepherd's son consigned. How about I send someone to find the shepherd's son. Wouldn't it be better for you to discuss it yourself? To be honest, the shepherd's son The son was originally a descendant of an official family whose family status was demoted. The bronze mirrors have been kept here for several months. If you sell them cheaper, you can exchange for some rice, oil and salt, right? Madam, you should do a good deed and help the shepherd son."

Mrs. Wen's heart softened when the shopkeeper said so, she put down the rouge and gouache in her hand, and Su Zhaoqing waited in the grocery store for a while.The clerk brought a young man in shabby clothes, Su Zhaoqing couldn't help being stunned when he saw the young man.After that, what grew up was the courage of Guan Ye. His grandeur is elegant and delicate. His nine-foot body is enough to stand up to the sky. It is beyond the reach of all women. It is hard to see when you are a lady. He is such a handsome man.

Seeing Su Zhaoqing's appearance, Mrs. Wen pursed her lips and patted her lightly.Said: "You are the shepherd's son, my lady has taken a fancy to your bronze mirror. I wonder if you can sell it to us at a cheaper price?"

Mu Shiguang clasped his fists and said neither humble nor overbearing: "Ma'am, I laughed. Xiaosheng died of depression after his father was demoted to the people because of the anti-golden incident since he was a child. Only the old mother in the family needs someone to support him. This bronze mirror is my mother in the Yangtze River. I got it by chance while I was fishing. The reason why I asked shopkeeper Wang to buy this bronze mirror is because it is unusual. Madam, please see that there are two beautiful statues behind this bronze mirror, which are faintly visible and lifelike." Mu Shiguang said Then he took the bronze mirror and handed it to Mrs. Wen.

Mrs. Wen looked at the bronze mirror over and over again, and praised in amazement: "Qing'er, look, there are really two beauties." Su Zhaoqing glanced at Mu Shiguang and hurriedly lowered her head to look at the bronze mirror...

"Okay, okay, five taels of silver is five taels of silver, as long as our Qing'er likes it." Mrs. Wen gave Mu Shiguang five taels of silver, picked up the things on the ground, and walked out of the shop with Su Zhaoqing on her arm.Su Zhaoqing ### Looking at the bronze mirror, she walked away step by step...

Mrs. Wen scolded with a smile: "Don't look at the girl, that silly boy won't follow."

"Why?" Su Zhaoqing blurted out.

"Hey, girl, didn't you see that although his son is dressed in shabby clothes, he can't hide the arrogance between his brows. There were so many officials who were demoted because they opposed Emperor Gaozong's submission to the Jin people back then. I guess his family must also be there. Among them, you are the master's favorite lifeblood, so how could you agree to associate with him? The master rejected so many marriage proposals from matchmakers for you, isn't it just to find a good family for you? It's hard to make ends meet. Will your father push you into the fire pit?" Wen Su'e smashed Su Zhaoqing's dreams all at once, and Su Zhaoqing followed Wen Su'e to an ancient bridge in silence.

Wen Su'e pointed to the ancient bridge and said: "Qing'er, this is the world-famous Wangyue Bridge in Jiangzhou Prefecture. There are 24 bridge holes on the bridge. When the moon is bright, there are layers of moon shadows reflected in the water at the bottom of the bridge. It is similar to the 24 bridges in Yangzhou Prefecture on a moonlit night. Hehe, Qing’er, look, there is an old man fishing on the bridge.” On the top of the bridge, there is an old man with white hair and childlike face who is fishing in Linjiang, Su Zhaoqing Looking up, "Pu Chi" chuckled.

"Aunt Wen, is this also called fishing? There is a saying in the book that Jiang Taigong fishes with a straight hook without bait, but this old man is even more powerful and doesn't even use a hook and line?" Su Zhaoqing whispered The white-haired old man who was fishing was alarmed.

The white-haired old man laughed loudly and said: "Jiang Taigong is fishing for kings and lords, and the old man is fishing for dragons in the river. How can ordinary people like you understand that, little girl, you are going to be in trouble and you still have time to take care of it." My husband is fishing. Hahaha..."

Wen Su'e hurriedly stepped forward to bow to Wanfu and said, "I don't know what's wrong with my young son? Please tell me, old man, Wen Su'e is very grateful."

The white-haired old man looked at the bronze mirror in Su Zhaoqing's hand and asked, "Girl, do you want to do something more? Or do you want to do something less? If you want something more, you can go back with the towel in your hand. People's things are thrown into the river."

Su Zhaoqing said angrily: "Why did I throw the bronze mirror I bought with money into the river? Old man, are you happy with me if you can't catch fish?"

"Hahaha, you all heard me clearly. There is nothing in the world, and people are mediocre. Good and evil souls coexist in the mirror. Lovesickness, life and death are lost." After finishing speaking, the white-haired old man put away his fishing rod and was about to leave.

Wen Su'e stopped him and said, "Old man, what do you mean by that?"

The white-haired old man stroked his beard and said with a smile: "That is the four-character mantra that the old man gave to that girl. This girl is destined to suffer a lot, but with the help of noble people, there is no danger. I think Madam, you have a good heart. Shancai told you frankly that she will know when the girl understands the four-character mantra. The old man bids farewell, and the lady will see you later." Wen Su'e was about to ask again in a daze, when the white-haired old man suddenly disappeared.

Back at Mrs. Wen's natal house, neither Mrs. Wen nor Su Zhaoqing told Su Zhongfan about this.The Su family stayed in Jiangzhou for three days, and Su Zhaoqing would think of the shepherd son he met in the grocery store every day in the dead of night.She sighed long and short before the bronze mirror, but who would she tell her daughter's thoughts?During the three days, Su Zhaoqing became completely different from usual, and would be in a daze from time to time all day long...