Records of the Lost Cases of Helaitang in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 112 Viewing paintings at Xianyun Tower

Unfamiliar servants were standing around the East Tower with their hands down. They must have been told who the Seventh Young Master Wang was and treated him with respect and distance.

When Wang Heng asked them where Ma Liu had gone, they all shook their heads and said they didn't know, and said that they had taken over Ma Liu's work. If Master Wang Qi had any requests, he could just tell them.

Wang Heng was startled and doubtful, and walked to the eastmost main room on the ground floor. There was the study room left by Huang Yuntai's father, Liang Fenggong. Huang Yuntai's servant A Lin usually stayed in the side room next to the corridor of the study room. Although There have been a lot of changes in Wanhu Village recently, and Alin had no other tasks for a while and was still managing the study.

"A Lin, A Lin." Wang Heng shouted loudly from a distance.

No one answered him. When he got closer, he saw General Tie guarding the door outside the wing.

Wang Heng was dumbfounded. He passed through the Chuihua Gate and wanted to enter the inner hall to find Huang Yongning. However, he was unexpectedly stopped by two strange women inside the Chuihua Gate. They explained with a smile: "My uncle is not in the inner courtyard. Mr. Wang Qi, please avoid suspicion." "

Wang Heng, who was young and tender-faced, shook his robe after hearing this and walked back. He took two steps and thought for a while, feeling confused. After calming down, he stepped back and said to a woman: "Please go and ask Mother Fang to come out. I'll wait here."

The mother-in-law said that the newcomer didn't know who Fang's mother was and refused to go and call her.

Wang Heng added: "The same goes for the Yinfeng girl in your uncle's house. Ask her to come out."

The woman had a smile on her face and was about to speak. Wang Heng thought she was going to say that she didn't know Yinfeng again, but he didn't expect another woman to interrupt and say, "Miss Yinfeng has gone to her house."

"Isn't Miss Yinfeng a guest of Wanhu Village?" Wang Heng asked.

The woman who spoke first glanced at the other woman, who shrank her neck and did not dare to say anything more. The woman who spoke first smiled and said, "Miss Yinfeng comes to work from the village outside. Many of the maids and servants in our village are from the village next door. Their parents probably went home because they were worried about the heavy snowfall, and I don't know about them."

Wang Heng had no choice but to go to the carved hall in front to see if Uncle Yan was there and ask what was going on.

The snow that accumulated on the stone steps and corridors outside the house was shoveled cleanly. These new servants were very diligent.

I walked quickly to the carved hall at the front. I felt something was wrong before I even entered. It was too quiet here.

Wang Heng was shocked when he stepped into the threshold. The carved hall was empty. The group of Taoist priests who were making peace rituals and their magical tools and belongings were all gone.

No, Wang Heng clearly remembered Huang Yongning telling him that he had invited a Taoist priest to do a three-day dojo, and today was just the second day.

Wang Heng suddenly realized that each of these things was unusual, as if there was a force that wanted to throw Wang Heng out of Wanhu Village and prevent him from coming into contact with the secrets of the village.

Wang Heng had already made up his mind not to interfere with the Huang family's affairs and would only wait for Xue Ji to return to the city. Today's cold reception aroused his indignation.

If the direct enemies of the Huang family continue to cause trouble, Huang Yongning and even the eldest sister of the Huang family, who has been ill for a long time, will already be in danger after Brother Yuntai drowns.

Not to mention his friendship with Huang Yuntai, Huang Yongning treated him extremely well. Wang Heng had always been a person who would treat others very well in return.At the moment, concentrate and think about how to deal with the current situation.

Although the person he was looking for disappeared, he would not disappear completely. He was waiting at Wanhu Village, and sooner or later he would find clues.

Recalling what Liu's mother said at noon, she suggested that he go to the Xianyun Tower in the village. A tight-lipped person like Liu's mother would talk about Xianyun Tower for no reason. Would there be any deep meaning?
Wang Heng stopped a boy at random and asked where the Xianyun Tower was in the village. The new boy was very familiar with Zhuangzi, so he put down his broom and said: "The Xianyun Tower is some distance away from the East Tower. Go south towards the ancestral hall." , after passing the ancestral hall, you pass by a piece of Berlin, you will know it when you get there."

After the boy said this, he suddenly felt that it was a bit disrespectful, so he bowed and said, "I will lead the way for Mr. Wang Qi. The road is slippery due to snow, so you must be careful where you step."

Wang Heng followed closely and walked out of the east building.

It had been snowing heavily for several days and it was freezing cold. Wang Heng wrapped himself tightly in his leather robe.

Fortunately, there was a servant leading the way. The servants in the east building were very diligent and the snow was shoveled cleanly. After leaving the east building, the difference was huge. At the end of the verandah, there was a vast snowy sky, and the original stone path was no longer identifiable.

Once they passed the ancestral hall, there was almost no way to go. Fortunately, the young man knew Zhuangzi well. He walked a few hundred steps west and walked a few steps down the hillside. Gu Berlin suddenly appeared in his sight.

When Gubelin appeared, the bluestone road was plowed clean again. It seemed that the servants here were very capable.

At the end of the bluestone road, there is a two-story brick and wood building with a hard top. Judging from its style, it does look like a library.

Stepping into the mountain gate, Wang Heng saw rows of large water tanks on the blue brick floor.

It was late afternoon and there was no one in Xianyun Building.

No one came to say hello. Wang Hengli was a little embarrassed on the corridor. He quickly adjusted his mood and walked slowly along the corridor. He found that the corridor was actually a gallery, and a painting appeared every few steps. .

The first painting is about the loyalty of three heroes. In the painting, three young men wear the clothes of the former dynasty and burn incense and swear an oath.

Wang Heng recalled what Bingsheng had said. There were originally three owners of Wanhu Village. Lord Huang was benevolent and righteous, Lord Lu had unparalleled martial arts skills, and Lord Feng was unparalleled in resourcefulness. I guess it was these three.

The second painting is about thousands of miles of southward migration. In the late years of the previous dynasty, foreign invaders invaded. The country was thousands of miles away, and people's livelihood was difficult. People in the Central Plains migrated south one after another. In the first painting, three young men protected women and children as they moved southward to the west mountain of Dongting.

The third picture is a bit confusing. It is a scene of a battle on the lake. In the picture above, three men are driving a sailboat to fight the enemy heroically. The enemy is a group of people wearing white turbans. They seem to be at a disadvantage and retreat while fighting. situation.

A few steps further, the fourth painting was splashed with paint, with shadowy figures and unclear patterns.

Sure enough, the remains of the other two village owners in the village were not missing, quietly displayed in the corner.

(End of this chapter)