Guizhen

Chapter 4 Another Ribbed Calender Paper
"There is also a seal." Lu Guan pointed to the red seal under the paper, "This seal is a gift from your fourth brother to your biological father, Gu Tao." The ancient seal script used for the seal is dignified and ancient.

Lu Xuan and Gu Tao have known each other since they were young, and they are inseparable from each other and agree with each other.Many of the plots involving acquaintances and friends in the books published by Bailu Bookstore in those years were written with reference to the two of them.There are also one or two books written by Fen Tao Duan Xiu, which also describe the appearance of the two of them.After Gu Tao's death, Lu Xuan was obsessed with Taoism and has never married yet.So, I can't complain that there are two of them in that kind of script.

Lu Guan withdrew his thoughts, and sighed softly: "Your father always wears it with him." As the eldest brother, Lu Guan really sweated for Lu Xuan back then.It wasn't until Gu Tao got married that the heart hanging in Lu Guan's throat was able to return to its original place.

Old Mrs. Lu caressed the agarwood bracelet on his wrist, "This piece of paper alone is not enough to determine the other party's intentions. However, I don't think the other party will expose Sister Zhen's life for the time being."

"Perhaps, it's just intentional probing. I want to see our reaction." Lu Guan twitched his beard, "We are in the clear, doing mental calculations but not intentional, and there is no way to avoid it."

In the eyes of outsiders, Mrs. Lu is crazy.In recent days, I have also become obsessed with slaying demons and demons.Although... the old man has not subdued any ghosts and evil spirits until now, but he can't stop his hard work, so he goes to the suburbs of Beijing every now and then.

"Renmei sent out people to inquire about Grandma Gu's birth." Mrs. Lu smiled slightly, "Since I have received news from the descendants of the Gu family, it makes sense that there must be some movement."

Renmei is Lu Xuan's surname.

Based on his friendship with Gu Tao, if he knows that the Gu family may have blood outside the country, he should investigate it.If it's too calm, it's not right.

……

Su Xian was holding a piece of ribbed calendered paper with a solemn expression, his eyes fell on the seal under the paper, and he murmured, "Gu Tao... more than ten years have passed in a flash."

The boy sitting at the bottom is seventeen or eighteen years old, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and a heroic spirit.It is like a sword rushing out of its scabbard in the dark night, its brilliance is dazzling.He is Su Xian's eldest son, Su Jingtang.

Raising his hand, he took out the note paper from Su Xian's fingertips and hurriedly passed it, Su Jingtang couldn't help but chuckled, "A legacy? Grandma Gu only gave birth to a son that day and died within a quarter of an hour. The one in her belly didn't wait to be born. Grandma Gu passed away. Where did this 'legacy' come from?"

More than ten years ago, the Gongwei Division was subordinate to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies.Su Xian's father, Su Tongyuan, was the governor and Tongzhi at the time, and he led a group of school lieutenants to search Gu's house.

Gu Huaide is a great national teacher.Su Tongyuan was afraid that he would use magic to get away, so he called Zheng Kun and other three magicians to go with him.They were all focused on the front yard, and they didn't expect that something would happen in the inner house.

Grandma Gu died three times.Censor Lu Shouqian impeached Su Tongyuan.Emperor Yuanhe blamed him and dismissed Su Tongyuan.However, Lu Shouqian was implicated in Lu Jian's case and was thrown into prison.

Lu Guan, who had just entered the Hanlin Academy at that time, pleaded with Emperor Yuanhe three times.Emperor Yuanhe didn't blame him and didn't release Lu Shouqian immediately.For the next ten years, none of the descendants of the Su family were reused.It wasn't until the sixteenth younger brother Su Ju high school champion in the next room that Yuan Hedi noticed the Su family again.However, Lu Guan was transferred from the Hanlin Academy to the Ministry of Household Affairs, and then went to the Ministry of Officials as a servant.

Su Xian silently ate a few peaches, took a sip of tea, the sweet and sour taste was diluted by the tea aroma, "If the Gu family really has blood, it will be a big trouble." Calm down and think about it, "Holding Gu Tao The person who made the seal is the bigger trouble. It’s a pity that the people in the market have no impression of the person who sent the letter...Tracing back to the source, we can find out where there is a problem.”

The pulp of the fingers lightly stroked the cinnabar red seal.The color is bright and harmonious, thick but not bright, with a faint fragrance looming.It is Zhangzhou Eight Treasure Ink Pad.Su Jingtang's thick black eyebrows frowned slightly, "Are you sure this is not a forgery? The handwriting can be imitated, let alone a seal?"

Su Xian shook his head slowly, "No. This seal was carved by Lu Xuan himself. The Tianhuang stone was used. Perhaps because the stone is rare, Lu Xuan was a little hesitant when he dropped the knife, and a very small piece fell off the first time he cut it. Gu Tao said It's a beauty."

It was Mid-Autumn Festival that day.The wife is pregnant for more than five months.The wife was tossed a lot by the little guy in her belly before.If you want to go out to relax, you can't go out.So he took his wife to Danyan Tower to enjoy the moon.

It happened to meet Gu Tao and Lu Xuan.Out of politeness, Su Xian went to drink and talk with them.When he saw the seal on the table, he asked casually, and Lu Xuan pointed out the crack on it.He also comforted and said: "The flaws do not conceal the virtues."

"At that time, Lu Xuan's calligraphy and painting were already outstanding. The engraving also had some skills."The father and son are devoted to longevity, and they often make jokes.Su Xian secretly sighed.Maybe...it's not all Mrs. Lu's fault.Gu Tao's death made Lu Xuan feel too sad, so he gave up on himself.

Su Jingtang remained silent.When my father talked about Lu Xuan, he always showed regret.If Mrs. Lu hadn't been imprisoned, Lu Xuan might have been nominated on the apricot list and entered the court as an official.However, he took a completely opposite path.Did Lu Xuan ever regret it?

Withdrawing her thoughts, Su Jingtang said: "The old mothers who delivered Grandma Gu were beheaded together. We still have to start with the captain who guarded the inner house. But...they don't believe it at all."

All important cases will bring cronies.Grandma Gu's life was in danger, and the captain didn't report it to Su Tongyuan, so she knew it was the ghost without asking.However, Su Tongyuan failed to pry the mouths of those captains open.They resist to the death and refuse to be instigated by others.Su Tongyuan naturally refused to let it go.He ordered people to investigate secretly, and more than ten years passed in a blink of an eye, but he still had no clue.

This makes it all the more disturbing.The more you can't find out, the more it proves that the mastermind behind it is extremely difficult to deal with.

This piece of paper appears strange.Thinking deeper, is it true that the Gu family really has blood flowing outside?It's not impossible if you think about it.Mr. Gu Daguo had a clever plan, so he should have left behind.

But...it still doesn't make sense.That's a great national teacher above the 28 divine machine envoys in the divine machine department.How can he not figure out that his family will be ransacked?Now that you have figured it out, you should find a way to avoid evil.But he did nothing.

In an instant, several thoughts flashed through Su Xian's mind.That's all, that's all, if you can't figure it out, let's wait for the old man to return to Beijing before making a long-term plan.

"Your grandfather went to Shou'an Temple to discuss Zen with Master Jishan, and he should return to Beijing in a day or two." Su Xian put away the paper and loosened his frown slightly, "You take a rest tomorrow and go to the gate of the city wait."

Su Jingtang nodded yes.

……

Located on the outskirts of Beijing, Wuming Mountain has thousands of walls and steep peaks.

Zhu Yinghuai stepped on the mahogany sword and flew to the top of the mountain against the wind.Walking to the middle of the mountain, when I looked up, I saw several guards and servants hugging an old man with gray beard and hair, riding a donkey, walking down the mountain.

It rained last night, and the rhododendrons in the mountains became more and more beautiful.Su Tongyuan twirled his beard comfortably, admiring the beautiful scenery, humming a little tune involuntarily.

With a white mouth and pink nose, the extremely handsome little donkey walked forward slowly with a sullen face.

(End of this chapter)