Chapter 28 Murder
Luzhu was bought from outside. After both parents died, she was sold into human traffickers by relatives. She has traveled around the world and seen many people. She is very clever. After a short time of getting along, Bai Zhi and Lian Qiao are already very close to her.
Because of the female family members such as Jiang Ruan, Qian Wanli specially arranged for Li Mi and another yamen runner to escort Jiang Ruan back to Beijing in order to please Jingshi Wang. They were all at ease all the way. Lu Zhu was lively and talked about the strange things he had seen when he followed the traffickers to travel around the country. Perhaps he was born optimistic, and everything he said was full of interest, and he could not see any depression. Only he knew the sadness in it. Bai Zhi and Lian Qiao naturally understood that she was gentle and outgoing, and the three of them were chattering very lively. Jiang Ruan leaned against the carriage and held a book in his hand, and his life was quite enjoyable.
The two-day trip has passed most of itinerary. I will take a break tonight and may be able to arrive in Beijing at noon tomorrow.
Li Mi and another yamen runner Xiao Ma followed Wang Jingshi in another carriage. It was getting late. Li Mi found out that there was a temple ahead. Seeing that there was wilderness everywhere, it was a little difficult to find an inn. After asking Jiang Ruan what he meant, he decided to stay overnight.
The temple is quite large, but the incense is not very popular. It may be because it is located in the deep mountains and wilderness. There are very few people burning incense, and there are not even many monks coming and going.
Bai Zhi and Lian Qiao have not entered the temple for a long time. When Zhao Mei was still there, they often took Jiang Ruan to Putuo Temple to pray for blessings. After Zhao Mei passed away, Jiang Ruan went to the village. His life became increasingly harsh, without time or money, and money for incense and oil was also money. It was also a price to ask for help from the Bodhisattva to bless him.
Luzhu was not unfamiliar with the temple. While Bai Zhi and Lian Qiao were cleaning the house, they had already moved the entire temple as Jiang Ruan ordered and brought some vegetarian dishes back. While he was calling Jiang Ruan to eat while it was hot, they told Jiang Ruan in detail the arrangements in the temple for Jiang Ruan.
As night fell, Wang Yushi and Li Mi were arranged to live on the other side of the temple because they were male relatives. Li Mi was a little hesitant, but thought that it was the most important thing for everyone's ladies. Although the temple was spacious, it was time to have anything to do.
Lian Forsy cut the wicks that had grown in the oil lamp with scissors, and the lights looked brighter. Jiang Ruan put down the book in her hand and rubbed the forehead.
"Girl, it's so late, should I rest?" Bai Zhi asked. At this time, Jiang Ruan had already rested, but today he was very energetic and had no intention of falling.
"No hurry, there is still a good show tonight." Jiang Ruan smiled slightly. He remembered what he asked Li Mi in the carriage before: "Sir, is this temple a must-pass way back to Beijing?"
"Yes," Li Mi replied: "and within a radius of dozens of miles, there is only this temple."
After retracting his thoughts, Lian Qiao asked curiously: "What a good show?"
"Dewdrops." Jiang Ruan said.
Dew rolled the door and said with a smile: "It's done, girl."
In the late winter night, the ink color was as swelling as if it was, the temple fell into a dead silence, with only the whimpering sound of the wind.
The lights were all gone, and only a pale moonlight of the waning moon was left to reflect the snow. In an instant, a large dark cloud passed by, blocking the faint moonlight firmly. Only a piece of darkness remained below the world.
In the darkness, several sneaky figures suddenly appeared in the yard. After confirming the figures in several rooms, they entered one by one.
There was a quiet sound in the yard, as if one or two bells were ringing softly.
The girl in the dark opened her eyes, a chill flashed in her eyes, she smiled slightly, and said softly: "Liang Forsythia, Bai Zhi."
Both maids nodded, got up, pushed open the door, and walked out the door.
Jiang Ruan stood in the room. She had arranged everything in the next room. She didn't sleep in that room at all. She hid in the adjacent room for so long and finally caught a turtle in the jar.
When she returned to her house in her previous life, she had lived in such a temple. Her memory was too vague. I only remember that the monks and abbots in that temple were deliberately embarrassed or why, and the vegetarian dishes and sleeping in the room were extremely harsh. At that time, she didn't understand why, but now she thought it was probably the work of Xia Yan and her daughter. But they still needed her to make chess pieces to enter the palace at that time, so they just let it go. Now she has transformed and returned to Jiang's house with such a big fanfare as Gao Yi's legitimate daughter. Xia Yan and Jiang Susu were afraid that they would not be too happy.
On the last day, they always have to be the roadblock on her way back home. This time, what they want is her life!
The temple was full of incense, and Xia Yan received money from the silver to do things for Xia Yan. The kind-hearted monks left here, and then "consider" the monks were "considered" to distinguish between men and women. Once something happened, she had no way to ask for help, so she could only accept it herself!
However, now she is an evil ghost who has returned from hell, and she has never been the only one to take her life!
A slight bell sound came from the room next door, which was a secret code. Very good. She put a lot of smoke in the room, and took dewdrops in advance to understand the medicine. Once the Xia Yan school entered the room, she could only be slaughtered. Tomorrow morning, she would still put the bodies of these people in front of the Buddha statue in the temple. Li Mi was originally a yamen runner, so she must find out. As for how the abbot explained, let them justify themselves.
Jiang Ruan made up his skirt and was about to push open the door to the next room to take a look. As soon as he walked to the door, the door suddenly pushed and a figure flashed from outside. Jiang Ruan was shocked and quickly took a few steps back. The other party didn't seem to expect that there was someone in the room, and his movements were slightly stopped. In just a moment, Jiang Ruan retreated too quickly and accidentally stepped on the corner of his skirt, leaning back, and he was about to fall.
The other party was moving quickly. Seeing that she was about to fall, she subconsciously reached out to her waist. After a moment, the two of them were very close. Jiang Ruan's face touched the other party's cold black-shaped rolling clothes. She was stunned. In an instant, the dark clouds faded away. The moonlight passed through the flower window. Jiang Ruan raised her head and faced her eyes like a pair of cold star-like eyes.
Even though Jiang Ruan was as heart-warming as a rock, she couldn't help but lose her mind when she saw the person in front of her clearly.
The young man in black is about his early twenties, and his appearance is rare in the world. He has starry eyebrows, starry eyes, snowy skin, thin lips, but he doesn't feel like a boy or a girl. Instead, he is angular and heroic. He lowered his eyes and looked at Jiang Ruan, and there was no ripples in his eyes that looked like a lacquer, which was extremely cold.
The two were too close to each other, the touch from their waists was cold, and the breathing was also cold. The actions that should have been ambiguous were one of them, one of them was cold and the other was alert, and both of them were not moved at all.
This posture was subtle, as if she had been flirted. Jiang Ruan was awakened in an instant, and she felt that her beauty was as beautiful as a monster. She took two steps back in the blink of an eye and distanced herself from the young man in black.
Suddenly, he heard the sound of swords colliding outside. Jiang Ruan was stunned and suddenly realized that the young man in black looked at her faintly without saying a word.
Chapter completed!