All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

Chapter 16 An Embroidery Screen

Because it was too late to repair Liu Si's body, Shen Lingxi simply rested in the coffin shop.

In the early morning of the second day, she told Zhuang Sheng and the others to make arrangements for Shen Ji to do funeral things for Yaoniang.

She herself changed her appearance, pretended to be a man, and entered the capital together with Liu Si's dead soul before Mu Huaian and Shen Yuyao came to the door.

If you want to find out what the murderer is trying to do, it is most direct to start with the moron who is following Liu Si's wife.

Heming Tower is located in Pingkangfang, the busiest place in the capital.

The first and second floors are restaurants and tiles for people to eat and drink.

Further up is the most famous gambling house in the capital, Wanguanfang.

Liu Si followed those two yesterday and entered this casino.

It was still early, and the gambling house hadn't opened yet, so Shen Lingxi found a private room on the second floor facing the street and sat down, ordered a table to eat, and enshrined Liu Si to enjoy the food.

Liu Siben was a straightforward and honest person, he ate his fill with good wine and food, and all the sadness in his heart dissipated.

Seeing this, Shen Lingxi looked much more relaxed.

Whether it is a living person or a dead soul, as long as there is a person who cares about in his heart and knows that there are still things that must be done, there is no time to grieve for Spring and Autumn.

Since the Heming Tower has tiles, it is inevitable that there will be storytellers on stage.

Shen Lingxi already knew that the story of the corpse being fished out of the well in the Xuanping Hou Mansion would spread in the capital.

Because of this, Jinxian Temple will definitely become famous and be favored by nobles and gentry, and the incense money will also increase.

But what she didn't expect was that the news would spread so quickly.

In just one night, it has already spread into the restaurant tile shop.

After a meal, the storyteller downstairs slammed the table with a "pop", and started talking about the beginning of the day.

"...The Taoist Master Miaoling of Jinxian Temple is full of righteousness and profound Taoism. When performing the method, he only felt an evil spirit flying past his eyes, and Taoist Master Miaoling sneered, 'Hey! Where are the evil spirits running away!' , drew out the mahogany sword, and chased after him..."

The almost broken "Hey!" almost sent Shen Lingxi away on the spot.

Her hand clinging to the teacup trembled.

Who made up this joke, the words are exaggerated...

Liu Si was not there at the time, but he was fascinated by it, and looked at Shen Lingxi in awe.

There is no physical performance, but it can be so vivid, brilliant!
The applause continued downstairs, and the storyteller continued: "...the Taoist priest took the mahogany sword, and with a move of 'Ma Buyun Hug' followed by 'Kicking the Foot', hit the evil spirit's vital point. Running away, Daoist Miao Ling followed closely behind, and then used another move of 'Spike in the Air' followed by 'Jumping Sting', and beat the evil spirit powerless!"

Liu Si had already put down his chopsticks, and began to make sword moves. Seeing Shen Lingxi looking up at him, Liu Si gave her a thumbs up without hesitation, and the respect in his eyes was even greater.

Shen Lingxi: ...

Thank you very much.

"... After chasing straight to the well, Xie Sha suddenly disappeared. The Taoist figured it out and said that Xie Sha must be hiding in the well. He used a mahogany sword to drive the talisman paper, and unexpectedly lifted a corpse out of the well. ..."

Shen Lingxi really couldn't listen to it anymore, if she let the storyteller continue to talk nonsense, she, the "Miao Ling Daoist", might have to grow superhuman.

She called the shop waiter and threw him two taels of silver, "It's very good, please have some refreshments, sir, soothe your throat, and take a rest."

Xiao Er heard the sound and knew Ya, knew that she didn't like to listen to this passage, so she smiled and agreed, and went to arrange it herself.

After a while, the storyteller left the scene.

Liu Si was still gesturing enthusiastically, not only gesticulating, but also earnestly asking for advice, "How did the girl's 'flying stab' be followed by 'jumping flat stab'?"

Shen Lingxi pulled the corners of her lips, "I'm going to change clothes." He hurriedly walked out of the private room.

Just at this time, in the hall on the first floor, on the platform of the previous storyteller, someone lifted up an embroidered screen with a high-quality sandalwood frame, which was as tall as a person.

This kind of things in the boudoir of the back house is rarely brought to this kind of occasion, and many people came forward to watch.

Shen Lingxi's brows moved slightly, she went downstairs, mixed in with the crowd, and looked at the embroidered screen.

Although the embroidery screen is large, the actual embroidered area is only a few inches wide, and it is still a semi-finished product, which can only be called an embroidery sample.

Ordinary embroidery has only one side.

But the embroidered screen in front of me, on a piece of embroidered cloth, has two sides.

The front is embroidered with spring flowers, and the back is embroidered with summer moon lotus pond.

The color of the silk thread is extremely particular, with appropriate shades and vividness.

With just one glance, Shen Lingxi recognized that it was embroidered by Yaoniang during her lifetime.

Except for her, no one in the world can embroider such embroidery.

The onlookers were amazed, "This embroidery is really fresh, and it's the first time I've seen it."

"I don't know which embroiderer's skillful hands are able to embroider such ingenious things."

If it was in Sioux City, someone would be able to recognize it.

But Beijing...

It is too far away from Suzhou City, Yao Niang has spent all these years on Li Anlin, even if her embroidery skills are astonishing, it is difficult for her reputation to spread to the capital.

A trace of regret flashed in Shen Lingxi's eyes, and she couldn't help but wonder why someone would bring this semi-finished painting to such an occasion.

At this moment, a handsome young man came up to the stage, stood by the embroidered screen, and said in a loud voice: "My master got this by chance, and he likes it very much. A person who has completed a piece of embroidery."

"Qianliang...gold! It's gold! My God!"

"A mere piece of embroidery is worth a thousand taels of gold? Am I crazy, or is the owner crazy?!"

"Could it be a liar... Although this embroidery is good, it's not worth so much money..."

Shen Lingxi in the crowd had a cold brow.

well.

She had promised in front of A Weng's dead soul that she would not take the initiative to seek revenge.

But the owner of this family is so grandiose, he wants to find an embroiderer who knows this embroidery skill.

It must be related to the person who killed Ah Weng and the others.

How could she not accept the head delivered to her door?

Shen Lingxi took a deep look at the young man, secretly wrote down his appearance, turned around and walked back to the private room.

She had to think carefully about how to set up this game.

Seeing Shen Lingxi coming back, Liu Si stood by the window and waved to her, "Those two are here."

He pointed to the downstairs, tall and short, two thin, sloppy men, "Just those two, they said yesterday that they would collect money from the buyer today, and then attack my mother-in-law, they came so early Yes, it seems that the other party gave a lot of money, and they are impatient."

Shen Lingxi sized them up from head to toe. Seeing those two people walking, they were gesticulating with their hands excitedly, not knowing what they were talking about.

I have an idea in mind.

She raised her eyes to look at Liu Si, "Can you play horses? Can you understand the cards?"

The second monk Liu Sizhang couldn't figure it out, "Will it be..." He stretched out his hand and shook it, "But I, a lonely ghost, can't draw a card."

"Boom, boom, boom..."

At this moment, there was a sound of drums upstairs, and it was the sound of Wanguanfang's door opening.

Shen Lingxi stepped forward and walked out, "You don't need to draw the cards, just read the cards for me. All the money you win today belongs to you."

(End of this chapter)