Records of the Lost Cases of Helaitang in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 136 Worship
On the morning boat at Chenshi (7am) ​​the next day, Xiaocai was dragged up by Wang Heng while sleepy.

Wang Heng asked the inn's waiter the next night to prepare a jar of fine Yuanhong, cups and plates, wine cups, etc. At this time, the waiter took the wine and wine vessels and sent them to Xishan Ferry.

None of the three of them had any courtesy when they arrived. On the way back, Cheng Yi, the eldest sister of the Huang family, had to give all three of them six hands.

The most taboo thing when traveling to the boat lake is to carry a large amount of money.

Zhuge Xian proposed to divide the 100 taels of silver into several portions and put them in the fruit basket to prevent the fruit basket from becoming too heavy. The cash in their Gaolong store was mixed with medicinal materials and carried away by the clerks on poles.

The clothes of the three of them were not suitable for carrying a pole, so each of them could only hold a fruit basket. The little boy was still awake, with his eyes open and closed, swinging the basket.

When we reached Xishan Ferry, it was still early in the morning and the ferry was already very busy.

Wang Heng relied on his memory and headed west. He found a high slope and asked the innkeeper to move the wine to the slope. He filled the wine cup, muttered something, and then sprinkled the wine on the loess.

The young man knew that alarming events were happening one after another in the west mountain of Dongting. He guessed that the seventh brother was paying homage to an old friend, so he waited quietly.

"Seventh Young Master, we met by chance today." With brisk words, Wang Heng glanced out of the corner of his eyes and saw Liu Mo Village, followed by Liu Da carrying a load.

They greeted each other and said, "Nice to meet you."

It turned out that Liumo Village had already compiled "Wanhuzhuang Customs Chronicles", so he quit his job in the library and returned to his old home in Suzhou City today to retire.

Liumo Village thought about it and asked carefully: "Seventh Young Master, who are you worshiping?"

Wang Heng filled the wine container again and sprinkled it on the loess. Hearing Liu Mocun's question, he said calmly: "Miss Yaoguang."

Liu Mocun seemed to be surprised, his lips moved, but he didn't say anything after all.

"A brave and resourceful woman like Miss Yaoguang, together with her rebel army, was lost in the historical truth. The rebel army was tainted by Wanhuzhuang as Taihu water bandits. Miss Yaoguang is naturally a slut, except for the slut Humiliation, what better way to destroy a woman's reputation?" Wang Heng had been depressed for a long time, and the words he had accumulated for a long time came out: "The imperial court did not recognize the Whitehead Army as the rebel army that expelled the Huru, and for a long time, There is no way to investigate, but I believe that Miss Yaoguang is a hero and she is worthy of my worship."

After hearing these words, Xiaocai and Zhuge Xian both looked thoughtful, and Liumo Village was silent for a moment.

Since Liu Mo Village had just started, Wang Heng simply poured out the questions in his mind: "Mr. Mo, you have been in charge of Xianyun Tower for many years. What is the fourth painting in Xianyun Tower that was covered with paint?"

Liumo Village hesitated for a while and said, "It's Xianyun Tower that was burned down."

Wang Heng closed his eyes and looked up to the sky. It turned out that in the heavy snow that day, he saw a faint red light on the painting. It was not an illusion. It was Miss Yaoguang guiding him.He sighed for a long time and said: "No wonder Brother Yuntai was not willing to return to his hometown in Wanhuzhuang in the past. Even when he received the letter from his hometown, he had a sad face. Wanhuzhuang has been a house of sin since the ancestor Yuanyang Gong."

These words were so shocking that Wang Cai and Zhuge Xian stared at each other in surprise.

Wang Heng asked: "Mr. Mo, the second generation owner of Wanhu Village, which son is Duke Yuanyang?"

Liu Mocun thought about it and said, "Should he be the eldest son of Yuan Pei's wife, Mrs. Lu?"

"To prevent the loss of power, the mother and son set fire to Duke Yuanyang. As expected, I am a hero and a ruthless character." Wang Heng said coldly.

"After Duke Yuanyang married Miss Yaoguang, he suffered a stroke that day. Miss Yaoguang took charge of many properties in Wanhu Village as a confidant of Duke Yuanyang. She was implicitly headed by her in the village. How can my wife, Mrs. Lu, and her eldest son sit still? Duke Yuanyang is controlled by Miss Yaoguang. If they want to get rid of Miss Yaoguang, they must get rid of Duke Yuanyang first."

"Miss Yaoguang probably took some precautions against poisoning and assassination, but she was young and inexperienced. She never expected that the Lu family and their son would not hesitate to put Duke Yuanyang to death."

"The Lu family's attack came very quickly. They burned Xianyun Tower and trapped Duke Yuanyang and Miss Yaoguang in the building. Then they made the so-called Miss Yaoguang a witch and used witchcraft to cause Duke Yuanyang to die violently. . Although Miss Yaoguang has some tricks, the fire spread very quickly, and she was swallowed up by the fire after a few curses."

"I have no way of knowing whether Miss Yaoguang cursed the Huang family's bloodline to be cut off before she died. The curse must have been spread by someone from a side branch of the Huang family. Among the Huang family members who participated that day, there were always a few clever ones who knew Yuanyang well. The order of the death of the father-in-law. From then on, the Huang family's direct sect will never have peace. Whenever there is murder and massacre, it can be explained by the appearance of Miss Yaoguang. The people will not complain, the officials will not investigate, and the Yamen will not intervene. Therefore, to Yuntai In my brother’s generation, the eldest family has been passed down alone for several generations.”

"Born in Hangzhou, died in Liuzhou. On the day Miss Yaoguang appeared, when Liu Da dragged me down from the second floor, I discovered that the stairs of Xianyun Building were made of Liuzhou wood. Everyone in Zhuangzi I know that Miss Yaoguang died in Xianyun Building, but I don't believe that any descendant of the Huang family would be so kind and use good longevity materials to place Miss Yaoguang. It must be that when Xianyun Building was rebuilt, people from the Huang family's direct sect secretly used it. Come to settle Duke Yuanyang."

Hearing him express his speculation, everyone gasped and were too shocked to speak.

After a while, Wang Heng spilled all the Yuan red wine, and Xiaocai called down the slope to the innkeeper to clean it up.

Everyone packed up their luggage and walked to the ferry to take the boat.

There were only a few passengers that day, and the boat trip was calm for most of the day. Finally, we returned to Suzhou safely and docked at the Wannian Bridge Ferry.

After landing, Liu Mocun said goodbye to Wang Heng and said that his old house was at Liujiatai Gate next to Panmen, not too far from Ziyang Academy. He asked the seventh master Wang to come over and talk about it.

Wang Heng exchanged greetings with him, said goodbye and left.

(End of this chapter)