Unparalleled Double Harmony

Chapter 142: Touring the Lake and Meeting Immortals

"Ah?" Sun Yixie jumped up from his chair when he heard the servant's words. At that moment, he was a little sober from the wine, "What did you say? Make it clear, what kind of goblin?"

"That... that's... this... Hey! Young master, I'm so stupid, I can't explain clearly. You should go and have a look by yourself." Not out, the only reason he's here is apparently because he's quick on his feet.

"Let's go, lead the way." Sun Yixie didn't bother to talk to him anymore, so he prepared to go with him.

Of course, he also had to explain to Yun Shili: "Brother Yun, let me go and see what's going on, you can do what you want."

"Don't~" Unexpectedly, Yun Shili also stood up at this time, and said with a bit of a smile, "I have never seen a goblin when I grow up, let me open my eyes today."

There are two reasons why he can say this in such a relaxed tone: first, he has high martial arts skills; second, he does not believe in any ghosts and gods in this world at all.

From Yun Shili's point of view, the so-called "ghost trouble" is either someone who is suspicious or pretending to be a ghost; either way, he can solve it, and he is willing to help Sun Yixie solve it.

But... Sun Yixie doesn't see it that way.

Brother Sun is the one who has seen ghosts and foxes with his own eyes, and he clearly knows that there are some supernatural phenomena in this martial arts world.

In Nalanruo Temple back then, Xie Run, the third head of the Escort Bureau, had the same idea as Yun Shili, and Xie Run's martial arts were not low, but if it weren't for Sun Yixie, the third head of Xie Run might have been burned He died in the alchemy room of the monastery.

Therefore, Yun Shili's reaction at this moment, in Sun Yixie's eyes, is roughly "never died".

"Let me tell you, don't regret it, some things are better to be believed than not to be believed." Sun Yixie reminded Yun Shili with a serious face.

But Yun Shili didn't appreciate it at all, he was still laughing: "Hey! I said Yi Xie, why do you believe in those at such a young age?"

"You don't believe me, do you? Okay...you just follow along." Sun Yixie felt that it was useless to persuade him, so he sneered, "Oh...don't blame me for not reminding you if something happens. You."

"Tch... what's going on?" Yun Shili was still very firm. This kind of cognitive difference in the three perspectives was really difficult to be shaken by a few words, "Maybe it's a wild cat or a wild dog or something. Or there are thieves stealing things..." He paused, "You have caught up today, Yun is also experienced in solving cases, let's see if I can help you settle this matter in a short time, It’s not like living and eating for nothing.”

After he said that, Sun Yixie stopped arguing with him, but turned around again, ordered his servants to lead the way, and led them towards the west chamber together.

In ancient times, there were certain rules for the layout of the house of a big family: the north of the house was usually the living room of the owner. It is connected with the living room; the east wing is for the owner's son, and the office and guest rooms are also located in the east; while the west wing is for the female relatives, the owner's daughter, and Sisters, sisters, aunts, nieces and the like all live in the west wing. If the family has no daughter or the daughter is married, the west wing can also be used as a guest room; as for the last south side, it is for the servants to live in.

Although due to climate differences in different regions, the customs and pattern of mansions in some places will be different, but generally follow this rule, and the Sun Mansion is no exception.

Since Sun Yixie was the only child in the family, and his father didn't have any sisters, aunts and nephews, most of the time the west wing of their Sun Mansion was unoccupied.

On weekdays, the rooms in the northwest half of the West Wing are kept vacant and are used as spare guest rooms. In case a female guest comes to the door or the rooms in the East Wing are full, they can be used at any time; , as a storage room, used to pile some messy things.

The place where the accident happened tonight is in the southwest.

Sun Yixie and Yun Shili rushed to the scene under the leadership of the famous servant Ding. When they arrived, they saw a large group of servants gathered around the door of a storage room, discussing.

"Master, you're here!" As soon as he saw Sun Yixie's figure, an old man hurried up to meet him, "Come and take a look, there is something wrong in this room!"

This one is the housekeeper of the Sun House, and the slave follows the master's surname, so he is also surnamed Sun.

Steward Sun is in his sixties this year, and he is a "veteran employee" here. He has watched all the young masters of the three generations of the Sun family grow up with his own eyes.

Seeing this, some people may find it strange that Sun Yixie's grandfather is included in the "three generations". Could it be that the housekeeper has been working here since he was ten years old?

That's right, Steward Sun was ten years old when he first came to the Sun Mansion, and he was "sold" by someone.

In those days, this kind of thing was also very common. Many poor families had too many children to support, so they picked the older ones to sell and gave them to the servants and maids of the rich families.

If you're lucky, you'll catch up with Renyi, your boss, and treat you as a person, and talk to you about basic human rights. Of course... you can forget about labor laws.

As for those who are unlucky, they will be beaten and scolded...for a lifetime.

This housekeeper Sun is undoubtedly lucky. From a boy doing odd jobs to a housekeeper to a housekeeper, although he has suffered and been tired, he has never been beaten or scolded much.

The leaders of the Sun Mansion in recent generations have treated their servants pretty well. As long as you abide by the rules and work hard, and don’t be dishonest or commit crimes, the treatment is not bad; even if you sell yourself in, you will be counted. Salary, after working for ten or eight years, if you have saved enough money and say you want to leave, the master will even give you more severance pay so that you can do some business by yourself after you go out.

At that time, the rich people could do this, it was very benevolent... There are also those who treat their servants like pigs and dogs, beat, scold, torture them to death and then bury them. The government is not easy to manage.

Therefore, it makes sense for the Sun family to have such influence in Hangzhou. It is the accumulation of these small things that can slowly accumulate word of mouth.

Someday the Sun family is going to encounter something, and the common people are willing to say a few good words for them, and even contribute a little bit... For example, last time Sun Yixie mobilized all the silversmiths in the city to do things for silver, so that someone else could do it. Even if you have money, you may not be able to do it so neatly.

Not to mention Steward Sun's loyalty to the owner - he has stayed in this house for 50 years, and this is his home.In addition, he himself has never been married and had children... To put it bluntly, he looks at Sun Yuanwai and Sun Yixie the same way he looks at his own son and grandson; Come, but did not inform Master Sun, because he knew very well that this kind of matter had to be handled by the shrewd and capable young master. Not only would calling the master not solve the problem, it might scare him.

"Hiss..." Sun Yixie frowned when he heard the butler's words, and asked suspiciously, "What's going on, what's going on in that room?"

"Uh..." Steward Sun murmured, looked at Yun Shili who was standing next to Brother Sun, and gave his young master a wink.

"But it's okay to say." Sun Yixie understood what he meant, so he replied again.

The housekeeper nodded when he got a positive answer, and continued: "Master, do you still remember that in the evening, the magistrate sent someone to send a painting?"

"I remember." This happened a few hours ago, and Sun Yixie naturally still remembered, "What did you say...'The Picture of Swimming in the Lake and Encountering Immortals'?"

"Yes, that's the painting." Steward Sun lowered his voice, leaned forward a few minutes, and looked sideways at the storage room a few meters away, "When Xiao Wu, who was just watching the night, passed by the door of the room, he heard There was a woman's voice, he approached and listened, the woman seemed to be singing...

"Accordingly, there are only piles of things in this room, there shouldn't be people, let alone in the middle of the night... who would sing in that dark room?

"Xiao Wu, the more he thought about it, the more wrong he became. He felt scared, so he came to my room and woke me up... When he told me about it, I thought it was the kid dreaming in the middle of the night, but I thought about it again. Xiao Wu is usually quite an honest child and will not lie, so I still follow him to have a look.

"I didn't expect...it's really loud..."

Speaking of this, Sun Butler's face also showed obvious fear: "I am also afraid of the old slave, I dare not open the door, so I punctured the window paper on the door, and looked in by the light of the lantern... ...It turned out that it was the woman in the painting who was singing..."

His words came to an abrupt end here.

Let's not talk about Sun Yixie and Yun Shili's reaction after hearing this, let's talk about the painting first.

Here the book implicitly states that this "Picture of Swimming in the Lake and Encountering Immortals" was personally made by Han Yu, a scholar of Huagaidian and a young teacher of the prince.

Han Yu, like the magistrate Mr. Lu, was the number one scholar handpicked by the late emperor. Lu Wen was actually Han Yu's senior, having entered the court as an official a few years earlier than him.

But different from Lu Wen, Han Yu is a world-renowned great talent, known as a master of both calligraphy and painting; his calligraphy, which is sold to the people, is hard to buy, and his talent is appreciated by the current emperor, so he is appointed as the Young master of the prince.

In the Ming Dynasty that we are more familiar with, the "Three Dukes and Three Gus" were only false titles most of the time, and did not hold real positions, but in the "朙 Dynasty" in this book, the young teacher is still the assistant minister of the Eastern Palace, with great power In the future, if the crown prince ascends the throne and becomes the emperor, and Han Yu is still alive at that time, then he will be a young master turned grand master, ranking first among the three princes.

So how did his "Picture of Swimming in the Lake and Encountering Immortals" get into Lu Wen's hands?

This is both sad and ridiculous: when Han Yu first entered the officialdom, he couldn't help but pay homage to the dock to seek connections. One day he visited Lu Wen's house.But Han Yu came from a poor family and just became an official, so he couldn't even take out the money for bribery... Helpless, he can only take out a painting he painted before, which should be considered a gift anyway , just sent it.

Someone must have seen this and asked again. Didn’t you just say that his calligraphy and paintings are hard to find?How could he have no money?

Isn't this nonsense?What were the prices of Van Gogh's paintings when he was alive?What is the price after death?

At that time, Han Yu had just won the number one prize, and his works naturally did not have the value of when he was officially worshiped as a young teacher in the future.

When Lu Wen got the painting back then, he was not happy. He said to himself: "You are the champion, and I am also the champion. I am two years earlier than you. People pay real money when they visit the wharf. You are better, give it to me. A painting, huh... I want to love painting, can I not paint myself?"

So, Lu Wen threw the painting into the warehouse without even looking at it; in his eyes, this thing was not as valuable as those old antiques, but it was given by an official of the same dynasty anyway, so he threw it away It's not good either, just keep it first.

Unexpectedly, within a few years, Han Yu would be on the rise, and his talent and fame would soon be praised by the world, and the calligraphy and paintings he left in the past years have also become treasures.

At this time, Lu Wencai searched out the painting from the box and cabinet, asked a craftsman to frame it, and hung it in the most conspicuous place in his study, showing off to anyone who came.

until today.

Because he was forced by Sun Yixie to ask for a "gift" when he was at a loss, Lu Wen said the excuse of "rare and rare treasure" in a hurry.

But where does he have any rare treasures?He, Lu Wen, is just a magistrate, not the emperor, so he can take out this kind of thing?

It would be easy if he and Sun Yixie switched roles - Brother Sun would probably go home and catch a mouse, paint it white with paste, call it a "golden mouse", and then dare to send it to the other party's house .

But how could Lu Wen have such intelligence?Even if he has the intelligence, he doesn't have the shame.

However, Master Lu dared not refuse to send it away, because he was really afraid of Yun Shili...

Furthermore, after Mr. Lu returned home, he also realized belatedly that Sun Yixie was pretending to be confused. He also knew that he had underestimated the young master of the Sun family... the present "gift" , I guess it is the step the other party gave me. If I don't grasp it well, I am afraid that I will suffer severely.

No way, Lu Wen gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, and presented the "Picture of Swimming in the Lake and Encountering Immortals" as a gift.

But he didn't know that there was actually a ghost in this painting.

(End of this chapter)