Chapter 8 Qingyou Pavilion

Although Li Zining was expelled from the Qing Emperor, the matter was not over. You Yiyun sent Jiang Yuan to investigate the matter thoroughly. Since the real murderer wanted to frame Lin Zhihui, Lin Zhihui had to assist in the investigation. At first, Lin Zhihui's suspicion was Lu Zhan for two reasons. First, Lu Zhan was a bully. Since he was a child, he had a powerful father. When he saw others disobeying him, he would do evil and bully his fellow students. The second is that he has a father who is colluding with expatriates, so he has learned from the past. But Lin Zhihui thought about it and eliminated these two items. First, even though he relied on his father before, who else can he rely on now? The second is that Lu Zongzhen is Lu Zongzhen, and Lu Zhan is Lu Zhan. You cannot put unfounded charges on innocent people. You must speak with evidence, even if it is someone you hate. After much thought, I ran out of ideas. Is there anyone else who can fish in troubled waters in the Hengtian Sect in the past three years and take advantage of it?

When he thought about this, he thought of Jiang Yuan hiding the fact that he had sand in his palm today. Why did Jiang Yuan do that? Did he really find out his identity or was he playing a long game to catch the big fish? Lin Zhihui didn't know. If Jiang Yuan knew his identity, how would he recognize such a situation? Now he has a bright future and is the favorite choice to take over as the head of the Hengtian Sect. However, with his character and They have been friends since childhood. If he knew that the purpose of his coming here was to find out the truth about the past years, he would definitely give up his future and walk side by side with him at all costs. If you don't recognize him, it may be good for him. First, he can take over the Hengtian Sect. Jiang Yuan is so talented that he responded to his disciples to overthrow Lu Zongzhen's control of the Hengtian Sect. He is also smart and talented. The Hengtian Sect is in It will also flourish in his hands, awaiting revival. Second, the past is full of hardships, and casual memories can depress people's emotions and cause them to fall into pain. Jiang Yuan should live happily every day. If bad memories make him struggle, then he will suffer a hundred times more. Jiang Yuan should move forward. Look, his future lies not in revenge, but in the growth of the Hengtian Sect, and it is up to Lin Zhihui to do the revenge. Third, the past events involve many and long distances, and the process of finding the truth is very difficult and dangerous.

Lin Zhihui thought, after all, he was also in the sect and could be seen often, and seeing him made him feel more at ease. The jade statue was a key thing in this matter, so You Yiyun gave it to Jiang Yuan for safekeeping. With him in his custody, Lin Zhihui would naturally feel at ease. In order to find out the truth faster and more efficiently, You Yiyun actually asked Lin Zhihui to move to Qingyou Pavilion, saying that following Jiang Yuan in this way would give him better training. Lin Zhihui couldn't help but roll his eyes at him and forced himself to find excuses for his wild travels. The so-called wild travels meant that Lin Zhihui felt free and carefree, traveling around mountains and rivers. In Lin Zhihui's opinion, this was not doing his job properly.

Unexpectedly, Qingyou Pavilion has the same deep bamboo forest as Qingxin Palace. Two bamboo leaf lanterns are hung outside the door. On the door panel, three big characters "Qingyou Pavilion" are vividly written in calligraphy, which is completely different from the regular script of Qingxin Palace. Different, making people more relaxed and at ease, and then there is a large bamboo forest covering the entire courtyard, which contains a tea pavilion, a piano pavilion, a place for meditation and martial arts, and a study room. Lin Zhihui was looking at the bamboo forest. Jiang Yuan turned around and said, "There is no one else in Qingyou Pavilion, so there is only one bedroom that can be occupied. The other rooms need to be cleaned and tidied before you can move in. Let's make do with it tonight." Lin Zhihui nodded numbly. If he said yes at this time, he would probably feel that he was very casual.

Jiang Yuan cooked a few simple dishes in the evening. Lin Zhihui saw that they were all his favorites and Jiang Yuan's favorites. Neither of them spoke during the meal. After finishing the meal, Lin Zhihui consciously put away the dishes, but Jiang Yuan took them back from him and said suicidal, "I'll do it." Then he went to the kitchen to wash up. Lin Zhihui looked at his back and didn't know what to say. Jiang Yuan didn't seem to like washing dishes that much.

After dinner, Lin Zhihui walked around the courtyard and then walked to the study. The door of the study was open. Hundreds of ancient books were displayed on several rows of bookshelves. On the desk carved with fine patterns of sandalwood, there were There was a row of brushes and inkstones, and a book in the middle of the desk had not yet been closed. Lin Zhihui walked in and saw that it was Zhuangzi and Huizi. Lin Zhihui couldn't help but smile inwardly. Isn't this the poem that he couldn't recite? Jiang Yuan had already memorized it, so why did he put it on the desk.

Back in the bedroom, Jiang Yuan was making the floor. When he saw him coming back, Jiang Yuan said, "The bed is a bit small, not enough for two people. You can sleep on the bed." After that, he lay down on the floor he had just made. Lin Zhihui also blew out the lamp and fell asleep. This time Lin Zhihui slept very comfortably. He dreamed of the Hengtian sect in the past, where his parents gathered together and the family was happy. He also dreamed of Jiang Yuan. He laughed and told himself What he saw and heard.

In the morning, he was woken up by the chirping of a group of birds. Lin Zhihui looked out the window and saw that it was the bamboo forest that attracted the birds to settle down. When he lived in Qingyou Pavilion before, Jiang Yuan loved to sleep in, and she would sleep with him, so every morning Jiang's mother would come over and wake her up. Lin Zhihui thought about how Jiang Yuan was dragged out of bed by Jiang's mother at that time. Thinking of this, Lin Zhihui pursed his lips and smiled. When he turned around, he saw Jiang Yuan looking at him. It turned out that he had just woken up. Lin Zhihui put away his smile and said, "Good morning, senior brother." "Good morning." After Jiang Yuan finished speaking, he lowered his head to clean up the floor. At that moment, Lin Zhihui seemed to notice a subtle change in his face.

Lin Zhihui's heart skipped a beat, why, why was he so sad now, his whole body seemed to have lost its vitality.

Jiang Yuan packed up and went out. Lin Zhihui cooked a few of Jiang Yuan's favorite dishes and waited for him to come back. Half an hour later, Jiang Yuan came back, and Lin Zhihui couldn't help but ask him what he was doing, so he said, "I've prepared the food, let's start eating." Jiang Yuan nodded and went into the house.

Lin Zhihui didn't know if Jiang Yuan had seen through his identity. If he had, why didn't he tell him? According to Jiang Yuan's personality, he must not have been able to hold back yesterday, so he must not have seen through it. As for why he concealed it for himself yesterday, Lin Zhihui was a little puzzled. Taking advantage of the meal time, Lin Zhihui began to test him, "Senior brother, is today's food acceptable to your appetite?" Jiang Yuan nodded. Lin Zhihuan then asked, "Brother, why did you hide the truth for me yesterday?" Jiang Yuan stopped, put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hands, sat quietly for a while, and then said, "It's nothing, I just think you have extraordinary talent." You are a good young man. If you devote yourself to cultivation, you can achieve great ambitions in the future. I am just a person who loves talents and cannot bear to have you expelled from the Hengtian Sect. "

Lin Zhihui was wondering, Jiang Yuan loves talents? It’s only right to be jealous! Then Lin Zhihui asked again, "Brother, aren't you curious about why I can hold sand in the palm of the Hengtian Sect?"

"Curious, if you want to say something, just say it."

"What if you don't want to say it?" Lin Zhihui asked again.

"If you have difficulties, don't tell them if you don't want to. I believe you won't be detrimental to the Qing Emperor and the Hengtian Sect." After Jiang Yuan finished speaking, he picked up the bowls and chopsticks and continued eating.

During the meal, Jiang Yuan kept looking at Lin Zhihui. Lin Zhihui was a little confused when he found out, so he asked, "Brother, why do you always look at me." Jiang Yuan looked at the two bowls in front of Lin Zhihui, and There is sauce in the bowl and rice in the bowl. When eating, you don’t put the sauce into the bowl but eat some rice and dip it in the sauce. Jiang Yuan asked, "Do you usually eat like this?" Lin Zhihui explained, "Yes, it tastes better this way. Why don't you try it too, senior brother?" Jiang Yuan smiled and shook his head. . Lin Zhihui had a false alarm. When he first prepared the sauce, he almost forgot his past habit of always putting the sauce into a bowl, because it tasted better this way. In order to mislead him, he had to be careful.

After finishing the meal, Jiang Yuan said, "Do you know Song Kai?"

Three years was a long time or a short time. Lin Zhihui only remembered this person, but he didn't seem to have much strength in the Hengtian Sect, and he didn't stand out much. But for a new disciple, it would be a bit problematic to answer if he knew. Lin Zhihui simply said, "I don't know."

Jiang Yuan continued, "Today you come with me to Song Kai's Qingliang Pavilion." Lin Zhihui was surprised that Song Kai, who used to be inconspicuous in the past, actually had a loft of his own. You must know that not every disciple has a loft. Yes, the lofts are given by the leader to disciples who have meritorious service and have made great contributions to the sect. It seems that Song Kai had not made such a big contribution before he left.

It turns out that Qingliang Pavilion was given by the leader You Yiyun. The reason was that during the confrontation with the Shuntian faction, Song Kai provided a lot of valuable information, which would help the struggle to win. Lin Zhihui had to lament that things were changing.

Lin Zhihui followed Jiang Yuan to Qingliang Pavilion. The person who opened the door was a housekeeper in his fifties or sixties. After seeing Jiang Yuan, he said respectfully, "Master Jiang, please come in." When he saw Lin Zhihui, he kept silent and said nothing more. Character. Lin Zhihui thought to himself that the housekeeper was so snobbish, what kind of person was the head of the family? In the middle hall, Lin Zhihui and Jiang Yuan sat on one side. Song Kai, a man of his father's generation, should sit on the central platform. Lin Zhihui quietly looked around the middle hall. First of all, the house was transparent and bright, which gave people a bright feeling. Secondly, the decoration was complete and the materials were expensive. The pear wood table alone could cover half of Qingyou Pavilion. room. It is simply much more grand than Qingyou Pavilion, and the entire Hengtian Sect is probably only a little inferior to Qingxin Palace.

When Song Kai saw Jiang Yuan, he was also respectful and courteous. The first thing he said was, "My nephew's visit to the humble abode really makes the humble abode shine. I am so lucky." Lin Zhihui almost drank the tea before he drank it. He spit it out, but his upbringing has been good since he was a child, and no one noticed anything strange.

Jiang Yuan Yili replied, "Uncle Song is too polite."

Song Kai saw Lin Zhihui and praised him with a smile, "This nephew is the first disciple of this year, Lin Lu. Even though I haven't seen you before, I can recognize you at a glance. You are indeed extraordinary and formidable." ah."

Lin Zhihui replied, "Thank you, uncle."

Jiang Yuan didn't mince words and directly explained his purpose, "I wonder if Senior Brother Song is in the pavilion?"

Song Kai licked a bunch of beard on his mouth and said with a smile, "It turned out that I was looking for Song Li. I said why my nephew has time to visit me, an old man. It seems that I misunderstood."

Jiang Yuan added, "Uncle, I'm joking. I'm here to pay you a visit, and to discuss something with Senior Brother Song."

"Oh, if you have any questions, just tell me directly. Song Li is playful and is not in the pavilion right now."

"I was ordered by the leader to thoroughly investigate the murder of Huo Qilin, so I would like to ask my uncle and senior brother for their opinions on this matter."

When Song Kai heard this, his smiling face immediately fell, and he said, "Oh, so that's what happened. My old man hasn't heard about foreign affairs for a long time, so he really doesn't have much insight into this matter. Song Li is often away from the sect these days, so... I'm afraid I've disappointed my nephew."

Jiang Yuan asked again, "I wonder where my senior brother has gone and when will he return?"

Song Kai said a little perfunctorily, "He didn't tell me anything when he left. He only left a letter saying that he was going sightseeing."

Jiang Yuan stood up, "In that case, let's say goodbye first and come back to visit later." Lin Zhihui also quickly stood up and made a farewell gesture.

"Master nephew, please stay here for a meal before leaving." Song Kai persuaded.

"It's important, so I won't stay any longer." After Jiang Yuan said that, he turned around and left.

"Then walk slowly, nephew." Song Kai's voice still echoed behind.