The legend of Dukang

It is rare for the capital to have such hazy broken rain, like fine sand slowly falling to the ground, gently touching the corners of the eaves and streets.The drizzle wetted the oil-paper umbrellas and coir raincoats of pedestrians, and finally fell on the road and mixed into the soil, filling the air with a damp fragrance.

Jie Tianchou put away the umbrella, shook the rainwater from it, stood the umbrella under the porch, turned around and boarded the "Ting Yu Xuan" in Tianranju.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Wen Ruyu sitting by the window, the room was filled with a strong tea fragrance, mixed with the humid water vapor in the air, it seemed particularly viscous.The sky outside the window was gray, and a few drops of rain fell from time to time on the eaves of the corner of the house, like pearls with broken strings.

Smelling the fragrance of tea and listening to the sound of rain, it seemed particularly artistic.

The boy quietly backed out and closed the door gently.

Jie Tianchou was obviously in a good mood, and sat down opposite Wen Ruyu with a smile: "My dear brother is so excited! If you want to drink tea and enjoy the rain, isn't the view from the 'Bamboo Leaf Terrace' of the Marquis Mansion better, so why invite your brother here! "

Wen Ruyu raised her eyes to look at Tianchou, and said with a smile, "The Bamboo Leaf Terrace is nice, but the Hou's Mansion is full of people, so it's not as quiet as this place!" After speaking, she raised her hand to pour tea for Jie Tianchou.

Jie Tianchou picked up the teacup and took a sip. He was stunned for a moment, and a knowing smile immediately appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Your brother is really amazing. You still got the special tea made by Mr. Du!"

Wen Ruyu raised her eyebrows, pulling out the teacup in her hand: "Oh? How did my brother know that this tea was made by Mr. Du?"

An imperceptible stiffness appeared on Jie Tianchou's face, but it was fleeting.

Jie Tianchou said with a smile: "I heard from Jieyou that Mr. Du is good at making tea, so he made a guess, but he guessed it right."

"Oh, it's from Jieyou! I thought my brother had tasted it in Cuiping Town too!"

Seeing Wen Ruyu's calm expression, Jie Tianchou's eyes flickered a few times, and he said with a smile, "Cuiping Town? What Cuiping Town?"

"Elder brother doesn't know Cuiping Town? That's strange! When Mr. Du left the Hou's mansion that day, elder brother stopped my younger brother and told him that Mr. Du had something to do with Cuiping Town, so he had to guard against it!" Wen Ruyu seemed He looked at Jie Tianchou with a smile that wasn't a smile.

Jie Tianchou was stunned for a moment, bowed his head and meditated for a while, and then showed a suddenly realized expression: "Oh, I remembered. Jieyou once mentioned to me about Mr. Du, but I forgot about it because of too many things recently. "

Wen Ruyu ignored his words, looked up at Jie Tianchou and said in a low voice, "Elder brother has forgotten many things, or elder brother has forgotten another name he used - Fang Yunheng."

Jie Tianchou smiled, and said: "I can't understand these words more and more. Since when did Brother Cheng become Yunheng! Yunheng has already returned to Jinling with Mr. Fang Ge. Could it be that Mr. Fang Ge will admit that he is the only one?" Can't the grandson succeed?"

Wen Ruyu said leisurely: "Mr. Fang Ge will naturally not admit his mistake, but the younger brother and Yunheng have never met, so it is not surprising that they would admit it."

Jie Tianchou lowered his head and took a sip of tea, shook his head, and said in a low voice: "My dear brother, why is it so strange today, I really don't know what you are talking about!"

"Brother knows exactly what my younger brother is talking about! When Junheng was visiting Shen's house at night in Cuiping Town, he was attacked and his chest was scratched. Since elder brother does not admit that he is Yunheng, he will definitely not mind letting younger brother see if there is any scar on his chest." If not, it's better to return my brother's innocence." Wen Ruyu stared calmly at Jie Tianchou's raised collar.

The air seemed to freeze in an instant, Jie Tianchou secretly grabbed the teacup in his hand, stared at Wen Ruyu silently for a long time, and suddenly laughed softly: "Are you kidding me, do you want Brother Wei to undress you here? It's so indecent."

"A man doesn't stick to trifles! What's more, you and my brother, there is no one else here, so why not?" Wen Ruyu looked at Jie Tianchou's face and raised her eyebrows.

Jie Tianchou looked at Wen Ruyu's teasing eyes, put down the teacup in his hand displeased, and said coldly: "If you have nothing else to do, brother, please forgive me for leaving." After speaking, he got up and prepared to leave.

"Brother is indeed very smart, and his concealment is flawless, but a wise man is bound to miss something. On the day Yunheng was poisoned, we went to Fang's other courtyard to visit together. Doctor Hu said at that time that Yunheng had no wounds on his whole body!" Wen Ruyu sneered: "The wound on Yunheng's chest was bandaged by his own hands, and it will not heal within two months. If he is not blind, he will not turn a blind eye to it! If the person lying on the bed is Yunheng, then what about us?" Who is that 'Fang Junheng' who went to Cuiping Town together?"

Wen Ruyu's voice successfully stopped the footsteps of knowing Tianchou's departure. He looked back at Wen Ruyu who was sitting quietly, and said in a low voice: "Hearing my brother say this, things are indeed strange. But when Yunheng invited Jieyou out that day, I am not in the mansion to go out for my brother's order, and the reason for it is not very clear." Jie Tianchou bowed his head and pondered for a while, showing a disbelieving expression: "Besides, even if the Yunheng who went out with you is fake, Jieyou You won't recognize it, will you?"

"Brother really has a clever mouth, and he picked himself up in a few words!" Wen Ruyu poured tea with a smile, and invited Jie Tianchou to sit down again, "A few days ago, I was in the Huanyi courtyard of the Hou Mansion. , my younger brother saw my elder brother dig out a sachet from a change of clothes. At that time, I just thought the pattern on it was very familiar, but later I realized that I have seen that sachet before, but it was in Fang Yunheng's baggage in Cuiping Town."

After hearing this, Jie Tianchou looked at Wen Ruyu suspiciously.

"I'm ashamed to say it!" Wen Ruyu continued: "My little brother was so hungry and panicked at the time, I heard that I had no time to say that Yunheng had brought snacks with me, so I couldn't help looking through Yunheng's bag for a while. As a result, the snacks were not found, but fell out of the bag. Drop a sachet, the pattern on it is exactly the same as the sachet in my brother's hand."

"That." Jie Tianchou said with a smile: "My mother embroidered it casually. Yunheng saw it and clamored for the same one. We are cousins, so it's not surprising that we have the same sachet!"

"The strange thing is not the sachet, but the pattern on the sachet." Wen Ruyu said leisurely, "The sachet embroidered by Mrs. Dingguo casually, why is the pattern on it the same as the Shen family's family emblem?"

Jie Tianchou's whole body shook, the muscles on his face seemed to jump up a few times uncontrollably, and he stared at Wen Ruyu coldly.

Wen Ruyu didn't seem to feel the cold air emanating from his whole body, and pretended to be surprised: "Why, didn't brother notice it at the time? The pattern on Shen Daoyuan's belt is exactly the same as the sachet in your hand."

Ignoring Jie Tianchou's icy needle-like gaze, Wen Ruyu continued: "Later, I also looked through some books, but found the source of the pattern in the Buddhist scriptures - Manjusawa, the legendary flower that voluntarily threw itself into hell, and was known by all the people. The demon was sent back, but still wandering on Huangquan Road, and only blooms on the bank of the Santu River in the underworld, on the other side of the River of Forgetfulness, also called Bianhua. I think my aunt would not embroider this kind of flower for her son!" Wen Ruyu touched it. Touch the sachet embroidered with orchids hanging on the Tianyun fan.

Xie Tianchou's heart trembled, he secretly gritted his teeth, and clenched his hands on the table into fists.

Wen Ruyu suddenly waved the Tianyun Fan in his hand, and the two steel needles flew straight towards Jie Tianchou.

Jie Tianchou didn't expect him to attack suddenly, and dodged sideways. The steel needle hit the wall behind him with a "bang", and fell gently to the ground. It turned out to be made of wood.

Xie Tianchou's face became even uglier.

Wen Ruyu raised the corners of her lips, and said with a smile, "You can escape my surprise attack at such a short distance, brother's martial arts are impressive!"

Jie Tianchou stared coldly at the person sitting across from him drinking tea, and said coldly: "Your brother, I am laughing at you. After all, my brother is a general. After all, I have been exposed to it since I was a child. It is normal to know some kung fu."

Wen Ruyu chuckled softly: "Jie Tianchou is a civil servant, so I misunderstood my brother, thinking that my brother doesn't know martial arts. Even if I have doubts about Yunheng in Cuiping Town in the future, I won't think of him as a brother."

Jie Tianchou did not speak.

Wen Ruyu continued: "However, if Fang Yunheng from Cuiping Town is the elder brother, then everything makes sense. Why is the Xuantian Sword so important, Master Xie will rest assured that Fang Yunheng, a dude, Come along? Why did Jieyou listen to his cousin Yunheng, who is usually dismissive, and follow him? Because that is the big brother he trusts and admires."

Jie Tianchou sneered and said: "It's a big joke in the world. Although not many people know about my martial arts, it's not a secret. Taking ten thousand steps back, even if I go to Cuiping Town to find the Xuantian Sword, You can use your real identity to go, why bother to make up Yunheng! Jieyou and Xiandi are like brothers, and I will tell you the big secret of Xuantian Sword. If you know that Xiandi has been suspicious, I don’t know what to think!"

Ignoring his accusation, Wen Ruyu also smiled: "Yes, brother can go with us with his own identity, but why do you have to pretend to be Yunheng? I have a bolder guess here, brother, do you want to listen to it?" .”

Jie Tianchou remained silent, Wen Ruyu didn't wait for him to answer, and continued: "The ice snake's heart will be poisoned when it encounters blood, but Yunheng has no wounds on his body, which makes me doubt the time when Yunheng was poisoned. "

Wen Ruyu propped up her chin with her hands, stared at Jie Tianchou with a smile, and said, "Junheng didn't get poisoned after we returned to Beijing, but passed out in the ancestral hall of Dingguohou Mansion on the eve of Qingming Festival. As for the so-called Qingming night attack and the silk silk that led the target to Cuiping Town, it was just a cover-up to confuse me. Ding Guohou was in charge of the defense of the capital, and the royal nobles were poisoned in the Hou's mansion. Xie Hou was guilty of dereliction of duty If it gets serious, it will affect the relationship between you and Mr. Fang Ge. Master Hou was afraid that the emperor and Mr. Fang Ge would blame him, and he was afraid that the poisoner would inform him, so the elder brother disguised himself as Fang Yunheng and left with Jieyou. Create the illusion that Yun Heng is not poisoned. This can not only confuse the opponent and delay the time, but also quietly search for the Xuantian Sword."

"I don't understand this even more! If Junheng was really poisoned on the eve of Qingming Festival, he would have died of poisoning by now. Besides, if there was no night attack and that square silk, how would I know it was the poison?" Where did Cuiping Town steal the Xuantian Sword?" Jie Tianchou questioned.

"My little brother really hasn't figured out why Yunheng has survived until now. But the Xuantian Sword is still a misunderstanding, a preconceived misunderstanding." Wen Ruyu tapped her head, as if just remembering, and said angrily: "Brother told me The Xuantian Sword was hidden in the Dingguohou's Mansion by the emperor, because of the subconscious trust in Jieyou, I believed your words."

Wen Ruyu stared at Jie Tianchou with piercing eyes: "However, after realizing that all of this is a hoax, every word my brother said has to be considered."