Hibiscus Flower West Moon Splendid

Chapter 166: I Kill Hundred Flowers With Flowers (2)
I signaled Xiao Zhong to sit obediently at the door and wait, and was about to call Lan Sheng, but he had already eagerly asked Gui Nu who played the piano?
The enthusiastic turtle slave immediately dissipated all the enthusiasm, broke his smile, picked his nostrils and said in a disinterested manner: "That is an outdated girl named Suo Xin, because she is getting old, her body is failing, and now she can only be regarded as an old girl. luthier."

Guinu led us in, and turned into a small building after seven turns and eight turns. The wonderful sound of the piano sounded, and penetrated into our eardrums like smoke and penetrated into our nerves.

"I seem to have heard this song before," Lan Sheng whispered, rubbing his chest, "but why can't I remember it? Why is my chest so stuffy?"

I glanced at him, and replied as calmly as possible: "Long Xiangshou."

He gave a blank oh, and his face became even more ugly.

We stretched out our hands to open the red bead curtain, amidst the melodious sound of pearls and emeralds, we saw a woman in a palace dress in a pink skirt sitting there peacefully, with her plain hands slightly raised, moving like clouds on a guqin.There was a strange fragrance in front of the Guqin table, and I forgot my worries when I heard it. There was a bunch of orchids beside the table, half-hanging in the air, and the flowers bloomed in two colors among the green leaves, one white and one red, looking at me and Lan Sheng prettyly.

Finally, the last note of the song "Long Xiangshou" stopped. I woke up and felt someone rubbing my left sleeve. When I turned my head, I saw Lan Sheng was wiping my tears with my sleeve.I heard him say in a low voice: "Why does this song play more sadly than that of the Snowwalker? I feel very uncomfortable listening to it."

Actually I have the same feeling.I have listened to many people play this famous ancient song. Everyone has different life situations, different goals, and different understandings of life, so naturally the music styles are different.

For example, this is Yuan Feibai's favorite piece to play, because it is the unique key to unlock the rhythm lock of the dark palace.

Yuerong played it for nothing to show off his superb musical talent. When he was happy, he would look at me provocatively with those beautiful purple eyes, and force the song "Long Xiangshou" full of lingering euphemisms. Play it to samba.

My second brother also taught Biying with a smile in Dexinju when he was young, but now I think it was to train Biying secretly, so that one day he can open the secret palace.Even in the seven years in the south of the Yangtze River, Mr. Zhang Zhiyan played it in front of Luo Yuhua and me when he was drunk. Afterwards, he generously admitted that it was for the sake of being arty.

Our little one has a photographic memory for things after school. When Duan Yuerong was outstanding, he memorized the piano score after reading it, but as my chief manager, he was too busy. I only listened to him play it once. Xiyan was mischievous, and he played it once reluctantly under her strong request.I thought at the time, God, why is everyone in this era a musical genius except me.It's a pity that he followed me around all day long, and he didn't have time for such petty bourgeoisie.

And there is Qing Mei, the actor of Youyou. She has superb piano skills, which makes people feel relaxed and happy but does not have that unforgettable temperament.

However, I have never heard someone play this song so sadly, as if he has lost everything, lost all thoughts, can no longer see the sunshine of life, and is determined to leave this world.

The woman on the opposite side just raised her head.When I looked closely, she seemed to be nearly forty years old, and her pink skirt was half old, but she was very neat and tidy. There were no ornaments on her shiny black hair, only a wooden hairpin tied up in a high bun, revealing her slender, fair neck, and her tiny buttocks. Wrinkles can't hide the beautiful appearance, and the annual rings of the years can't hide the unique noble temperament of the body. The eyes are very clear, shining with a kind of demure and peaceful that I have never seen before, like under the blue sky and white clouds, in a fresh forest The eyes of a walking elk.

"You two gentlemen, please sit here." The woman dressed in light pink stood up elegantly, and greeted us with a blessing, "My name is Suo Xin, it's polite here."

Seeing that we were all in a daze, she smiled and took a step towards me, and we both took a step back involuntarily.

I turned around and was about to say to Lan Sheng next to me that we should go back, but Lan Sheng suddenly rushed to the guqin, knelt down and stared blankly.

I smiled awkwardly and came to Lan Sheng's side, wanting to remind him that we are here to inquire about news, not to see Guqin.

"This Guqin is called 'Wan Qing'." A soft voice sounded from behind.

I turned around in shock, and Suo Xin was standing beside us. She seemed very happy that Lan Sheng was interested in her qin, so she smiled and stretched out her hand, leading Lan Sheng's hand to pluck the guqin a few times.

She said softly: "My concubine thinks that the two sons like "Long Xiangshou", and the two must also be masters of palace merchants."

I was about to speak, but Lan Sheng had already opened his mouth, his face turned pale, "As the saying goes, the qin has no broken patterns for a hundred years, but the dragon scale pattern, at least five or six hundred years, right?"

Ah, is that so?Why didn't I see it?I have lived in the upper class for a few years, how could I not be as good as a kid who grew up in Longxi?
"You two gentlemen, please have some tea." Suo Xin poured two cups of tea, handed it in, and said softly, "This young master has good eyesight. This Guqin is an official piano from the previous dynasty 600 years ago. A good friend got it by chance, and gave it to me as a gift, named Wanqing."

"The girl plays really well." I admired it sincerely, but dared not drink her tea, "I don't want to have such a sincere piano sound in Goulan."

She smiled at me, and said softly: "A long time ago, my concubine's family was also wealthy, and my father loved Miaojie palace merchants the most, so there were countless famous pianos in the family. It's a pity... Later, my father was convicted and the family property was confiscated. My brother Passed away from illness, my concubine also wandered into the world, and the last thing left is this Guqin and a Western clock."

Her words became lower and lower, full of loneliness and loneliness, and her clear eyes became moist.

"Um, uh, do you have any children?" Lan Sheng asked dully.His eyes began to blur.

She lowered her head with a very sad expression, "I have a daughter who was abducted by human traffickers."

The room fell silent, only a slight tick-tick sound could be heard.I followed the sound, but saw an old western clock walking steadily, and the sound of the pendulum came slowly.

Ok?I have never seen this Western clock before.

"This western glazed clock was also given to me by that friend of mine." Rurou's words suddenly came to my ear, but it was the lock heart.She sighed, and wiped the clock face lightly with the silk in her sleeve.

"Such a precious thing can only be owned by dignitaries of the fourth grade or above, but he gave it to me generously, just because I like its ticking sound. Later, my father got a strange heart disease, and the doctor said that he must keep it You can be cured only by taking medicine on time when you are in peace of mind," she said with a calm smile as she sat there, as if the big sister next door was calling us to have dinner, "My father has been relying on this glass clock to take medicine regularly, Over time, our family has also been used to its ticking sound for more than ten years. Daddy was even worse, so I moved it outside Daddy's room. However..." Suddenly her tone faltered, and her pupils began to shrink, "It was that winter , I remember, the heavy snow fell in the sky for more than seven days, and many beggars in the city froze to death on the streets... My father and mother also died that winter. I remember that night clearly, it was three o'clock and four o'clock , when father and mother left, the pendulum also stopped, thinking about this glazed clock...it is also very spiritual."

She sighed softly, looked at the glazed clock, her face full of sadness, "On the second year after my parents passed away, my concubine's home was raided, all relatives and friends in the family were killed, and then my concubine followed suit. The world is so hot."

We were all silent, only the pendulum swung back and forth without any haste.My heart seemed to be saddened by Suo Xin's past, feeling uncomfortable.

"Then why don't you go and seek refuge with your good friend?" Lan Sheng asked suddenly, "It sounds like he treats you very well."

"My good friend and I are family friends. When my concubine was just born, my father was transferred to Beidi, so he moved around more. Not only him, but also his elder brother and younger sister, me and my elder brother, five of us We grew up together. I regard them as my own family. When we were young, we often played with each other in the house, and even invited the same husband to study and practice calligraphy together in their ancestral hall." She did not answer Lan Sheng He just smiled at us faintly, as if he had gotten rid of the sad past, and was so happy that he mentioned the beautiful childhood, "When I was young, I always followed him and my brother's ass as a follower."

Thinking of my childhood full of little things, I couldn't help but nodded and sighed: "A childhood without worries is always the best."

"To tell you the truth, my elder brother is very handsome and handsome. He is also proficient in swordsmanship. He is a man of righteousness. He is known as a chivalrous man in Xichuan. When he was weak, countless dignitaries came to the mansion to propose marriage. I don't know how many women In order to take a look at my brother, he spent a lot of money to bribe the servants in the house. But I privately think that if I walk beside that person, my elder brother will be inferior."

Uh? !It seems that this heart-locking friend can be regarded as the most handsome guy among handsome guys, even compared to his own brother.

However, I understand her mood very well, as I can see from my distorted and absurd life.I admit that this is an era full of beauties and handsome men. I have been complaining that in this era, there is no most handsome, only more handsome; there is no most beautiful, only more beautiful.Not to mention my close relatives and friends, even when I was pretending to be Jun Mowen, I was once named the No. [-] handsome and handsome man in the bronze smelling world of the year.

"My brother is an honest man and a martial idiot. He fell in love with that man's sister, and later made her my sister-in-law as he wished. In order to pamper her, my brother spent all his wealth just to laugh at the Boi people. I wish I could pick off the stars from the sky for her," she sighed slightly, and a coldness flashed in her eyes, "Later, I found out that he had secretly revealed the secrets of the family. I know it's my sister-in-law who wants to see it."

My heart moved, what kind of untold secret?
But I heard Na Suoxin continue to say: "My sister-in-law looks so weak and charming, like a porcelain doll, she always hides behind that man with a blushing face and lowered her head, not only the man and brother love her like a pearl Rubao, even as a girl, I wanted to protect her when I saw it. When I was a child, I always poked her with my fingers when no one was paying attention, trying to see if it would break her, but the result was old Stabbed her and made her cry, and my brother scolded me a lot for this."

Lan Sheng and I couldn't help laughing, and the air relaxed for a while.The pendulum continued to tick-tock, Lan Sheng interjected a few words at the right time, and the three of them chatted happily.

"Your sister-in-law is a peerless beauty. Coupled with a heroic man like your brother, they must be very affectionate after they get married." Lan Sheng laughed.

"Yes, they are very affectionate, but she always goes back to her natal home when my brother is practicing martial arts." Her voice changed, her eyes were cold, "Once we waited for her for a long time and she didn't come back, so I stopped by to pick her up." She was bumped into by me, and she and that man...that is, her own brother kissed to death in the rockery in the back garden."

All the beautiful pictures were torn apart, and I was suddenly shocked.Lan Sheng and I looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

"Then..." Suo Xin was still smiling, but there was no more smile, "The bad luck for me and my family began from then on. I endured it for the sake of my brother and the family's reputation, and I just warned my sister-in-law to be a woman. I I still remember the vicious look that my always weak sister-in-law looked at me that day, because I forbade her to go back to her mother's house to meet that person again."

"So that's how it is." Lan Sheng murmured, and then angrily said: "A friend's wife is not to be played with, let alone a sister. Your friend is so disregarding rules, etiquette, morality and shame, he is not as good as a beast."

"Later my father decided to dominate Xichuan, so he inevitably had a conflict with that man's family." She said coldly, "At first my father should have won, but in the end my father and mother died of a sudden illness, so I lost to that man's family." the man's family."

To dominate Xichuan, the Yuan family has been the king of Xichuan for generations, so isn't that a conflict with the Yuan family?I looked back at Suo Xin, her eyes were closed tightly, tears were falling, her chest heaved, and her beautiful face began to twist.

This is an expression I am all too familiar with, hate!

There was the drumbeat of the third watch outside the house, and my heart began to ache faintly.How is this going?

I supported the table and stood up, and gave Lan Sheng a "go" wink, "Girl, don't think too much, the matter must have passed for many years, you must know that hatred is a bottomless black hole, and in the end it is the most tormenting yourself. "I comforted me softly, "The girl is still young, why don't you find a good family, get rid of her slave status, and live a happy life like a normal person?"

It's strange why my heart is so uncomfortable, I obviously didn't do anything.

"This young master is right," she opened her eyes, wiped away her tears, and tried to smile, "I am just a weak woman, how can I resist the strong wind and waves, I can only live on the edge of it, it's just..."

Lock Xin's gentle and sad tone turned cold, "You know what? He actually treats me very well. Even if our family is in trouble, he thinks about the old love when he was a child, and he doesn't treat me half hard. He just sends someone to stab me in the face. I said a crime, because if he wants to make me shameless, I won’t be able to take revenge.” Suo Xin laughed, but the laughter was strangely sad, “He sent me out of the pass to escape, and told me not to die again. Don't go back to the original. You see, he is still very good to me."

"He said a lot to me at that time, but unfortunately I only remember one sentence." She smiled so brightly at me, completely unaware that she was describing such a cruel conversation, "He said: 'Feng'er, don't blame me, really How can your hatred be so easily resolved?'"

My heart is getting more and more uncomfortable, and Suo Xin's face is also a little distorted.

Lan Sheng also seemed a little restless, and walked towards me, "Hey, sister's complexion is not very good?"

I looked sideways, over his shoulder, and saw that the long pendulum of the glazed clock was pointing at 35:[-].

Recalling what she just said in my ear, it was three o'clock and four o'clock when her father and mother passed away, and three o'clock and four o'clock was exactly equivalent to 36:[-] in the morning.

I understood it all at once. At that time, I turned around without the slightest hesitation, pulled Lan Sheng past me, and rushed out of the door.

However, in the blink of an eye, there was a strange sound, as if the machine broke suddenly, and the cracking sound of the bearing came.My heart ached sharply, and the strange pain made me unable to straighten my waist. Looking back, the clock was quietly moving to 36:[-], and it was still beeping abruptly, as if groaning in pain.

Suo Xin's friend used this pendulum to control Suo Xin's father's heartbeat, so he must have made a fuss about the spring of the pendulum.The heartbeats of Suoxin's father and mother had long been accustomed to the sound of the glass pendulum.At three o'clock and four o'clock, the pendulum suddenly stops, and the heartbeat cannot keep up with the rhythm of the pendulum, which will induce a heart attack and die.

If that person gave this western glazed clock to Suo Xin for more than ten years, that is to say, he had planned this poisonous trick to kill people more than ten years ago, who is this friend of Suo Xin?What a vicious scheming!
I remembered that there was an identical Western colored glaze clock in the Rongbao Hall of Ziyuan, which is so rich and expensive.Jinxiu said that Mrs. Lian liked the glazed clock given to her by the former Qingjiang very much. Every day, she had to be wiped with velvet from time to time so that there was no speck of dust.

Sure enough, looking at the world, there is only one person from the Yuan family who has such a strategy, and who else is there besides the Patriarch Yuan's Qingjiang?
I heard Lan Sheng shouting in my ear: "Sister!"

When I opened my eyes again, the person was already lying on the ground, feeling the pain of piercing my heart, and the blood kept gushing out of my mouth.

And Lan Sheng knelt beside me, full of shock and anger, he attacked Suo Xin angrily, "You evil woman, what kind of magic trick did you do to her, quickly get the antidote. We have no vendetta against you, why? To kill us?"

Suo Xin's figure flashed, and Lan Sheng couldn't even touch a piece of his sleeve, it was incredible fast, "She wasn't poisoned, but her heart was controlled by the rhythm of this glazed clock, just like the man who killed my father heartlessly back then." Same."

Lan Sheng said angrily: "It's nonsense, how can this clock control people's heartbeat, if it is true, why am I fine?"

(End of this chapter)