Black Lotus Concubine's Case-solving Notes

Chapter 122: Lure the Enemy with a Hairpin

Xie Zilin drank three cups in a row, but the crowd still didn't let him go. They half flattered and half teased him, "Brother Zilin, you were the champion of the double poetry meeting back then. Why don't you start it for us today, and start with..."

The man looked at the paintings hanging in the bamboo forest and said to the painting of the bright moon, "How about using the moon as the theme?"

Xie Zilin did not refuse. He took two quick steps and came to the front of the painting, his emotions surging as he read.

"I pity the moon in the sky the most. Once it was like a ring, now it becomes a crescent.

If it seems that the moon is finally bright and clean, the ice and snow will be hot.

There is no such thing as an easy fate, but the swallow is still there, softly stepping on the curtain hook.

After singing at the autumn grave, the sorrow has not yet subsided, in the spring bushes I recognize the two butterflies living together. "

Everyone was surprised. Xie Zilin used the waxing and waning of the moon to symbolize the comings and goings of life, hoping that the moon would be bright and full every night. It sounded heartbreaking when reading this, as if it was written to mourn a deceased person?

But the princess was alive and well, and the two of them were in love and in harmony. Could it be that this poem was not written for the princess, but for the deceased... Feng?

Some people had sad looks on their faces and admired Xie Zilin even more. They thought that he was a truly infatuated man. His original wife had been dead for three years, but he still couldn't forget her!

Some people think that Xie Zilin is hypocritical. It is obvious that Mrs. Feng had only been in prison for seven days, but he was eager to sever all ties with her by writing a letter of divorce. He even tried to curry favor with the rich and powerful and married a princess of the time. What a hypocritical act!

Lu Zhengan, who was standing aside, tilted his head and retched, and couldn't listen at all! After vomiting, he had to clap his hands twice with everyone else, and followed suit against his will.

At the women's table, Feng Jia also felt her stomach churning. Whenever she thought about how her father and brother had died tragically and her daughter had been buried alive because of this man, she wanted to tear his bones apart, eat his flesh, and grind his bones into ashes!

Feng Jia drank the tea in the cup in one gulp, his eyes fierce.

Xie Zilin, aren't you mourning your deceased wife? Aren't you pretending to be affectionate? I will tear off your hypocritical skin and ruin your reputation!

She walked slowly to a distance. Everyone at the banquet was having fun and no one noticed her leaving.

At the men's table, all the guests were having fun. Xie Zilin declined his friend's invitation and drank alone facing the bamboo forest. The sight of the bamboo reminded him of the past. Suddenly, his eyes seemed to be pricked by something glowing. He squinted and looked towards the light.

I saw a stone-blue figure standing in the bamboo forest not far away. The woman was tall and thin, with a straight back, long hair cascading down like ink, and only a bamboo hairpin inserted in her bun. She had the outspoken demeanor of a literati.

The woman stretched out her slender hand, plucked a bamboo leaf, and blew it gently, creating a melodious tune.

Xie Zilin was stunned.

This song!

This piece of music was composed by him for Feng Jia, and it was a secret music between the two of them that only they knew!

Why would she!

And their backs look so similar!

is her! It must be her!

Seeing that the woman in the bamboo forest was about to leave, Xie Zilin's face changed drastically.

"Wanwan, don't go!"

He stood up suddenly, overturning the wine table, and the dried fruits and snacks on it scattered all over the floor. However, Xie Zilin was unaware of this and he lifted up the corner of his robe and rushed out like a madman.

"Where are you going?" Lu Zhengan grabbed Xie Zilin's arm, "That's the women's seat!"

“Wanwan!” Xie Zilin’s eyes were red as he shouted, “Let go! I want to go find her!”

Lu Zhengan had heard this name more than once, and he could probably guess that this should be the late Feng's maiden name. He was extremely angry. The princess was such a good woman, but she didn't know how to cherish her. She was thinking about a dead person every day! He wished he would die sooner.

But Lu Zhengan still had the princess's instructions, so he could only hold back his emotions and said, "A married man rushed to the women's table. Is he crazy? And there is Princess Mingyue there! Princess Mingyue is not married yet... Hey! Hey! Xie Zilin, stop right there!"

The people who were originally drinking and having fun saw the quarrel and didn't know what was going on. They looked at each other in confusion for a moment.

Lu Zhengan shouted with sweat all over his forehead: "What are you looking at! Stop him quickly!"

A few people finally realized something and immediately threw down their wine glasses. They worked together to pull Xie Zilin. However, they were still a step too late. Xie Zilin had already walked through the bamboo forest with his robe in his hand.

The female guests were chatting and laughing, but suddenly they saw a group of men rushing over from the next door. The one in the lead was wearing a white robe and looking around with red eyes, looking for something.

The ladies were frightened at first, and then they screamed. The jade tables and chairs were overturned and the scene was in chaos.

Xie Zilin turned a deaf ear to him. He scanned the women with his eyes, but all he saw was disappointment.

There is no Wanwan.

Is this another hallucination? Xie Zilin's eyes were filled with tears. He was completely out of control, looking haggard and in a state of disgrace.

Princess Mingyue Xu Yue was also frightened and stunned for a moment. When she saw the face of the leader, she was filled with boundless hatred!

Her mother was beaten to death because of opium. Although her mother was stupid and did not know what poisonous weeds were, the poisonous weeds did not grow in one day, but had been cultivated for many years. How come everything was fine before, but something bad happened at this time?

Later, she asked someone to investigate and found out that on the day of the incident, Princess Pingchang had been to her mother's Zhengde Hall and had a conflict with her mother in the Zhengde Hall. Princess Pingchang was definitely not unrelated to her mother's death!

It's a pity that she had no evidence. So she went to find her father, but he just brushed her off by saying that the incident had already happened and the dead could not be resurrected. She was distressed that she could not find any evidence against Pingchang, but she didn't expect that Xie Zilin would come to her door today!

Princess Mingyue slapped the table and said with a cold smile: "Prince consort! You are so rude to intrude into the women's table!"

You must know that Xie Zilin is not only the son-in-law of the emperor, but also the director of the Changping Division, who was newly appointed by my father. If today's incident is brought to my father's attention, Pingchang will be in big trouble just by being accused of misconduct by the son-in-law of the emperor!

Thinking of this, Princess Mingyue felt happy.

Lu Zhengan pulled the distraught Xie Zilin over, bowed and said, "Princess Mingyue! Brother Xie is really drunk, that's why he behaved so badly! Please have mercy on me, Princess Mingyue!"

As soon as these words came out, the others who didn't want to make a big deal out of it all knelt down and begged for mercy: "Princess Mingyue, this is all our fault! We knew that Brother Xie couldn't hold his liquor, but we still forced him to drink, causing a big disaster and disturbing the princess and the ladies! Please, Princess Mingyue, have mercy!"

Xu Yue originally wanted to punish Xie Zilin, but with so many people pleading for him, the law could not punish everyone, so he could only wave his hand in annoyance and let it go.

The male guests returned to their seats. Princess Mingyue left the table in a mess and was very angry. She left early. When the noble ladies saw Princess Mingyue was gone, they also stood up and prepared to go home.

Gong Xiyin searched among the crowd, and when she turned around, she found that the woman in green had actually walked out of the bamboo forest. She was surprised, and hurried over to hold her hand and said, "A Zhao, where have you been! You didn't see your brother running over from the men's seat just now, his eyes were bloodshot, and his expression was terrible, as if he had seen a ghost. Hiss... It was too scary!"

"Really?" Feng Jia concealed the sneer on his face.

"Where have you been? Why are you coming from that direction?"

Feng Jia smiled and said, "There is a natural waterfall over there, so I went to take a look. I didn't expect to miss such a good show. What a pity!"

Gong Xiyin naturally knew that she and the first wife were not on good terms, and she covered her mouth and laughed secretly: "If your mother knew that her most proud son was so rude today, I'm sure her face would turn green with anger!"

He added: "If this matter gets out, your elder brother's support rate will definitely decline on the Dali handsome men list next year. By then, our Lord Shi Xunshi will definitely be the top one!!!"

Feng Jia curled the corners of his mouth: "Haha."

"Hey, Zhao, what's that in your hand?"

Gong Xiyin took the object and looked at it from left to right. It turned out to be a bronze mirror. She was puzzled for a moment.

Feng Jia smiled and said deliberately: "Everyone loves beauty."

Just now, she used the sunlight reflected from the mirror to shine on Xie Zilin's face, attracting his attention, which led to the scene just now.

Gong Xiyin didn't notice and covered her mouth with a smile: "Vincent!"

On the other side, Xie Zilin was dragged away by his friend. He suddenly felt something hard under his feet and leaned over.

It turned out to be a bamboo leaf hairpin!

is her!

That's not an illusion!

It’s not like that today, and it wasn’t an illusion either, nor was it that rainy day at the Fugui Teahouse!

Xie Zilin tightly grasped the hairpin in his hand, and light burst out in his eyes!