Chapter 13 Chapter Thirteen

Wang Ma went to help Xiaolan buy vegetables for lunch, and Mu Jianquan followed Mu Jianying to the study.In the spacious study, several rows of bookshelves are filled with various books, several sets of calligraphy and paintings are hung on the walls, and all kinds of brushes and paints are placed on the large mahogany table.There is also a piece of paper full of words on the desk, which is Yue Fei's "Man Jianghong". When Mu Jianying saw this poem, she couldn't help thinking: This Zhang Huiru not only has excellent painting skills, but also has profound knowledge. She lives deep in her boudoir, but has the world in her heart.Such a talented woman has always adhered to her lover's last wish, and her love is so deep that it can be praised or wept.Is it really because of how unlucky the confidante has been since ancient times?Or is it jealous of talents?She unfolded the "Rose Picture" in her hand on the desk.

Mu Jianquan stepped forward and said, "Yinger, you seem to like this place very much." Mu Jianying said with deep emotion: "Yes, coming here feels like coming home. Although I have never been with this Miss Zhang met before, but as soon as I entered her room and study, I had a very friendly feeling, as if I had known her for a long time, but it is a pity that we will never be able to see each other." Can't help showing regret, Mu Jianquan said: "This girl's hobbies are very similar to yours. One is painting and the other is writing novels." Mu Jianying looked at the books on the bookshelf, and saw that they were all the twenty-four histories, Sikuquanshu, Rongzhai essays, works of Confucianism, Taoism, Legalism, Mohism, notes of Tang poetry, Song lyrics, Yuan opera, Ming and Qing Dynasties that she had read very well. Classical literature such as novels.She even felt a kind of spiritual connection with this Miss Zhang family, and said: "These books are very valuable. You have never liked reading since you were a child. You should read more now when you have time."

Mu Jianquan said: "I have a sister who is full of knowledge like you by my side. If I encounter something I don't understand, why don't I just ask you for advice? Wouldn't it be a waste of time to read books again?" Mu Jianying said angrily: "You You're too lazy, there's no reason why you should let me read for you!" Mu Jianquan said: "Okay, my brother just listens to you, and I will read books slowly when I have time. But what I don't understand now is just I can only ask you." Mu Jianying smiled mysteriously and said, "You want to ask me the secret in this "Picture of Roses"? Honestly, why are you interested in this picture? Have you heard of this painting before? Your Is the mission related to this painting?"

Although Mu Jianquan knew how powerful this younger sister was, he couldn't help being a little surprised when she suddenly asked her several questions, and every sentence was right!He sighed and said: "The man in the painting on the wall is a friend I made in Beijing. He is a Baylor from the Manchu royal family. I can join the Communist Party because I am a friend with him. Let me find an important blueprint through him. And before he died, he told me that the secret blueprint was hidden in the "Rose Diagram." Mu Jianying said: "Aren't you disciplined? Why don't you tell your parents and your wife and children? Is it true that you can tell your sister as I said?" Mu Jianquan said: "I don't think things should be rigidly formalized , should follow the camera, not to mention that this matter is no longer a secret. Have you seen the mystery in this painting?"

Mu Jianying said: "I haven't figured out the secret you mentioned, but I think I have found a clue, and I have also seen another secret, especially the person who killed the whole family of the Zhang family. We couldn't control the situation at the time. Now we have to go to my middle school classmate Wang Ling, we have worked together in Shanghai before, and now we may have to cooperate again." Mu Jianquan looked at her, and felt that the little sister in front of him was so interesting, any complicated things would become easy in her hands, and said: "If you really have you, you can be a spy. I will tell her It's not on the same line, and she doesn't know I'm a Communist Party, so it's not easy to find her."

Mu Jianying smiled and said: "You can easily find the underground party in Chengdu when you just came from Hong Kong, so you are not a high-ranking official? You are not on the same line as her. I am friends with her. It is very easy for me to find her." It's easy. Although she only spoke a few words to me at the ball last time, she hinted at the way for me to find her. Although I can't join the Communist Party like you, I can help you for the Chinese nation's war of resistance. I am also very happy. Then I will go to her now, if you are interested in this painting, you can try to study it yourself, maybe you have solved the mystery in the painting before I come back."

Mu Jianquan said: "I don't have that ability. Let me go with you. I don't worry about you going out alone." Mu Jianying said: "No need, I'll be back in a while. We girls also have our secrets when we meet. Our discipline is that we don't tell our brothers and sisters, and we don't tell our brothers and sisters. It's not good for you to go. Goodbye, Jianquan Brother, I'll be back in a while." Then he turned and ran out.Mu Jianquan shook his head with a smile. He really walked to the desk and looked at the "Rose Picture" seriously. He carefully read every word and every petal on every inch of paper. There is no secret.He couldn't help frowning and sighing, thinking that compared with his younger sister, his talents were indeed far behind.

Before Mu Jianying came back, he saw Li Yunyang leading Wu Qianqian to the study first.Li Yunyang didn't see Mu Jianying, he seemed a little nervous, and asked, "Where's Miss Mu?" Mu Jianquan faintly felt something was wrong from his expression and tone. Although he didn't know the reason, he knew that this was the special intuition of a spy. He firmly believed that such an intuition did not come out of nothing, so he said calmly: "She went out to buy some things, and she will be back in a while, Brother Li rushed back so soon?" Li Yunyang said: "I went to Sun's house and said that you are moving out. Wait, hey, I've become a big sinner, and Miss Sun's temper is very big, she blamed me for taking you away, and she is still angry with you, saying that she brought your luggage over in person in the afternoon."

Mu Jianquan tentatively said: "Brother Li, come and see what secrets are hidden in this painting, I have been looking at it for a long time and still have no clue." Li Yunyang said: "Among us, apart from Lingmei, there is probably no one who has such secrets. Let's talk about it after she comes back. My main purpose is not to solve the mystery in this painting, but to find the murderer. I will go to see Miss Xiaolan first, and then I will learn more about the situation from her. Now It's not safe in the house, you have to be careful and call me if something happens."

"Okay." Mu Jianquan looked at him carefully. After Li Yunyang left, Mu Jianquan smiled at Wu Qianqian, who had been blushing and bowed her head in silence, and said, "Miss Qianqian, why didn't you come here with your admirer? Both of them blushed when they met." What's the reason?" Wu Qianqian said urgently: "What nonsense are you talking about? You like to bully others. I will sue Huimu sister when she comes back." Mu Jianquan said solemnly: "I didn't say anything about you! Why, did that kid bully you? If so, tell Brother Mu that I'll settle the score with him." Wu Qianqian hurriedly stopped her: " What's the matter, he is very nice, we chatted a lot of things together, and we got along very well, there is really a feeling of hitting it off, and he also said..." Mu Jianquan said: "Using 'like old friends at first sight' doesn't seem to be That's too accurate, it should be love at first sight, what else did he say?" Wu Qianqian whispered, "You just love to bully people." After a pause, he said softly, "He said...he...likes me .”

Mu Jianquan knew that she had had a painful experience and suffered great physical and mental injuries. When it came to such a topic, he could no longer joke with her, so he said with concern: "Qianqian, this is a good thing! I think this The young man is pretty good. A man who is shy when he sees a girl he likes will be very serious about his relationship. Then do you like him? Do you agree? " Wu Qianqian was silent for a while, and said in a low voice: "He is very nice...I agreed first...but I refused again...I am very contradictory." Mu Jianquan had already guessed the reason, but he still asked "Why?" Wu Qianqian sighed, "I am a woman who has been spoiled by many men. I am not worthy of him, and I don't want to marry in my life." Mu Jianquan walked to her side and comforted her: "You are not allowed to say such stupid things, Qianqian, forget about that painful thing, it is not your fault, you are still a pure and beautiful girl, you will definitely You will have a bright future, and you will have your own happiness. It is too difficult for a person to find someone who loves each other. Now that you have met, you have to face it bravely. This is a brand new beginning for you." Wu Qianqian shed tears of happiness and said happily, "Thank you, Brother Mu, then I will go to him tomorrow." Mu Jianquan said, "Then why not go today? Don't you have the heart to let him wait in pain until Tomorrow?" Wu Qianqian nodded shyly, and said with tears in her eyes, "Brother Mu, you and Sister Mu are both good people, and having friends like you is the greatest happiness in my life." Mu Jianquan said: "We don't mind if you forget us when you have someone you love, he is someone who can bring you happiness for a lifetime." Wu Qianqian said anxiously: "You still make fun of me, I only told you about this, don't let other people know, otherwise they will make fun of me again, and I will be ashamed to death, if you want to say it, you have to wait Let's talk about the relationship in the future." Mu Jianquan said: "Okay, this is a beautiful secret of yours, and it can be regarded as a secret between us, but this secret is only temporary. Besides, you know Jianying's intelligence , if you accidentally show yourself in front of her and let her know, you can't blame me." When it was noon, Mu Jianying came back and said quietly to Mu Jianquan: "Everything is going well, Wang Ling asked me to say hello to you for her." They had just had lunch when Mu Jianquan suddenly remembered that the "Picture of Roses" was still in the study, so he hurried to the study. At this time, a black car stopped in front of the gate, and the driver honked the horn a few times. It was Tang Jianming from the Central Committee and Sun Zhiming, the eldest daughter of the Sun family, who got out of the car.Tang Jianming's female adjutant Xie Xiaohui got out of the car and opened the trunk of the car, taking out several large boxes of luggage. Mu Jianying and the others rushed out to greet her, and Mu Jianying said to Sun Zhiming, "I'm so sorry, but I have to ask you to go there yourself." Sun Zhiming said angrily: "Why, do you think our family is too poor, you are not used to living in this rich lady! If outsiders know that you have come out to live, they will think that we are petty and drive you out Woolen cloth." Mu Jianying stepped forward and took her hand, and said affectionately: "Look at what you said, I have always regarded you as a good friend, and this time I came to Rong, and I have been warmly received by your family. I don't know how to thank you." What about you. I moved here to live because I was entrusted by someone, as a matter of loyalty, to help my friend investigate the case. If you still regard me as a friend, then you are not allowed to be angry with me again. " Sun Zhiming smiled and said: "Look at your small mouth, not to mention that you can please men, even I am tempted by what you say, even if I want to be angry with you, I can't get angry." Mu Jianying said: "You are pregnant, don't come out and walk around, in fact, we can just move these things through your house." Sun Zhiming said: "I just want to come and see you, and there is someone Tang The general is thinking about you too, I still came in his car." Of course, Mu Jianying had already seen General Tang next to her, but she kept turning a blind eye to him, and then she said: "Oh! I can't bear it, General Tang, I just talk to my old friend and put I'm really sorry that your new friend was left out in the cold, and please don't be offended." Tang Jianming was angry for a long time, and said in his heart: "Damn it, wherever I go, women have to surround me when they see me. You little girl is arrogant in front of me. Sooner or later, I will get you." With a smile on his face, he said generously: "Miss Mu was joking, since we are all friends, it would be outrageous to say so. As your loyal reader, I have always admired your talent very much. Miss Mu's ability to investigate cases It must be as miraculous as the ones in your novels, I learned from them on purpose. I don’t know if I found anything?” Mu Jianying said: "I'm so stupid, I couldn't find anything, I should learn from you." Tang Jianming said: "Miss Mu is too modest." Xiaolan, Wang Ma, Li Yunyang and others have already helped move the suitcase into the house. A few people walked in while talking, Mu Jianquan came down from the study, met a few people in the living room, exchanged a few words, sat down and continued chatting. Sun Zhiming said: "Brother Jianquan, what kind of business do you plan to develop in Chengdu?" Mu Jianquan said: "I'm new here, and I'm not familiar with everything here, so I really don't know where to start. Find a suitable small business after a while." Tang Jianming said: "If Mr. Mu needs help with anything, just let me know, there is nothing I can't do." Mu Jianquan said: "General Tang is really You are too polite, I thank you in advance, if there is a place to trouble the general in the future, please take care of the general." Tang Jianming said: "We are all friends, so why be polite." Seeing that he had been brought into the topic step by step, Sun Zhiming said according to the plan: "Doing business doesn't have to be limited to Chengdu! I heard that the business on the border of Yunnan is very profitable now. I just don't know where you are." Does it matter?" Mu Jianquan said: "I have heard about this, but I don't have any friends over there." Mu Jianying said in her heart: "It's ridiculous to play such small tricks in front of me." Sun Zhiming pleaded with Tang Jianming: "General Tang, your Central Committee forces are all over the country. I believe you must have something to do with Yunnan. I wonder if you can help my friend? You are not allowed to play the dodge in the officialdom." It's a trick." Tang Jianming said: "What's so difficult about this, our Central Statistics Bureau is short of a material specialist to supervise the import of materials at the Yunnan-Myanmar border. I think I will directly give you the status of a Central Statistics Commissioner. When you get there, you can Doing things for the country's Anti-Japanese War, but also boldly doing private business, it is guaranteed to be a lot of money." Sun Zhiming said eagerly: "Then I have to thank General Tang on behalf of my old friend." No matter whether Mu Jianquan agrees or not, let's settle it for him, and she said again, "Brother Jianquan, you are in luck As soon as I arrived in Chengdu, I met a good thing that others couldn't ask for." Mu Jianquan also understood that the two of them were here for Jianying, and he had an idea in mind, and said, "But it's very chaotic over there, and it's not safe. We came to Chengdu just to take refuge, and we just settled down. Go there again..." Sun Zhiming said: "Hey, you are here to do business, not to fight, and you have the special status of the Central Unification Commissioner, so you can just stay in Kunming City. The Chinese army has entered Burma After fighting with the Japanese army, the Japanese army will not be able to enter Yunnan so easily, so there is no need to worry about it? If you are worried about the people around you, you can ask Jianying and the others to live in my house, and I will take care of them for you, but There must be a condition, that is, I will also invest a sum of money to partner with you, and you will run the business, and if I make a profit, I will share the dividends." She was thinking of advancing as retreating. Mu Jianquan said: "This... Let me think about it again." Sun Zhiming said: "What else is there to think about such a good thing, Jianying, you have to persuade him." Wei retreated: "I think Zhiming's words are very reasonable, the man's ambition is everywhere, brother, you can go at ease." Tang Jianming saw that Mu Jianying had already agreed, and Mu Jianquan had a look of serious consideration, so he smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Mu has come from a long way. He will play in Chengdu for a few days first, and then go to Yunnan after a while. Chi, anyway, I have set the quota for you as the Central Unification Commissioner, and you can come and get the certificate at any time." Mu Jianquan said with a smile: "Thank you General Tang for your cultivation, when my sister finishes handling this matter here, Then I can go to Yunnan with peace of mind." Tang Jianming and Sun Zhiming had achieved their goals, and they left after exchanging a few pleasantries. Mu Jianying went to the study with Mu Jianquan again, and asked him: "Brother, you really want to join the Central Committee, go to Yunnan to do business, and leave me in Chengdu?" Mu Jianquan said seriously: " Don't you want me to go too?" Mu Jianying knew that what he was telling was not the truth, but she still said unhappily: "Then you can go now." Mu Jianquan patted her on the shoulder and smiled, "My good sister, brother just left everything behind. Regardless of the matter, I will not abandon you! We must be prepared to leave Chengdu at any time." Mu Jianying smiled and said: "I knew Brother Jianquan that you would not abandon me." Mu Jianquan said: "It seems that we must quickly find out the mystery of the Zhang family." Mu Jianying said: "I have a way to lure out the murderer." Mu Jianquan said: "What way?" Mu Jianying said: "Spread out the news that the real "Rose Picture" is still in Zhang's residence, and directly publish it in the newspaper, saying that Zhang's mansion has lost a fake "Rose Picture", but the real picture is still there." In Fuzhong, write some random comments on this painting. There are so many introductions to calligraphy and paintings like this in newspapers. Ordinary people read it as an ordinary Chinese painting, but the murderer can’t decipher the secret in the fake picture in his hand. , I will definitely come back to look for the real picture again." Mu Jianquan said: "Then I will handle this right now, and you can stay and solve the mystery in the painting with peace of mind." Mu Jianying smiled and nodded. After Mu Jianquan went to the newspaper office to finish the matter, he hurried back. As soon as he reached the door, he saw Wu Qianqian running back from the other side crying. Mu Jianquan stepped forward and asked, "Qianqian, what happened?" Seeing that she didn't answer, she chased after her. Wu Qianqian ran all the way to her room, and was about to close the door when Mu Jianquan rushed after her. came in. Mu Jianquan said anxiously: "Qianqian, what happened? Tell me quickly." Wu Qianqian threw herself into his arms and called "Brother Mu" and cried even more sadly. Mu Jianquan asked while comforting him. Wu Qianqian cried for a long time before slowly stopping and telling what happened. It turned out that Wu Qianqian had been feeling vomiting recently. Before going to see Zou Ping this afternoon, she went to a medical clinic for treatment, but the doctor told her that she was pregnant.When she met Zou Ping, she had been struggling in her heart, and finally she told him that she was gang-raped by Japanese soldiers and became pregnant. Although Zou Ping looked at her sympathetically, he said to her: "Qianqian, I never thought that you have suffered such a great injury. You must face life with strength. You are so beautiful, and you will have a bright future. In my life In my heart, I will always love you, if I didn't want to leave Chengdu, I would marry you immediately, but I really have to leave, we will never meet again, just forget me." Wu Qianqian cried Said: "I knew all of you men were like this, I can't blame you, you have nothing to do to me, it's all my own fault, I'm already an unclean woman, why am I still so naive, I I am no longer qualified to talk about love." Zou Ping said anxiously: "Qianqian, it's not like this, listen to me, I'll accompany you to the hospital to have an abortion first..." Wu Qianqian said: "You can just say it if you look down on me, why bother to say these things If you're being hypocritical, I don't need you to sympathize with me, take pity on me, I don't want to see you again." After speaking, she cried and turned around and ran, Zou Ping called her a few times, and stopped after a few steps. After hearing this, Mu Jianquan sighed: "Cry if you want to. I have also lost love, and I have shed tears because of it, but after crying, I must be strong and face everything bravely." Wu Qianqian said : "I'm pregnant, damned Japanese devils, all damned Japanese devils, how can I live!" Just at this time, Mu Jianying came out of the study, heard the sound of conversation here, and came over curiously, and saw the two hugging each other through the half-open door in the corridor, she couldn't help but feel like a knife in her heart Prickly pain.Mu Jianquan turned his back to the door and did not see her. Although Wu Qianqian was facing the door, his eyes were already blurred by tears. Mu Jianquan said: "Everything will be fine, with me here, don't be afraid of anything, I will accompany you to the hospital to have an abortion right now." Wu Qianqian said: "I went to have an abortion at such a young age, what else would I do if others knew about it? See someone?" Mu Jianquan said: "The two of us know about this matter, as long as we don't tell them, they won't know." Wu Qianqian said: "This is a secret between the two of us, don't let it Jianying knows, so that she won't be sad because of me." Mu Jianquan said: "Okay." When Mu Jianying heard this conversation, she felt a kind of pain that she had never experienced before. Even though she was very smart and had a good psychological quality, at this moment, she also leaned on the wall and left slowly, hiding in the corner and weeping alone. Watching Mu Jianquan go out with Wu Qianqian. Although Mu Jianying and Mu Jianquan have always treated each other as brothers and sisters, she has always loved Mu Jianquan deeply in her heart. When Mu Jianquan loved Chen Jing and Jiang Wanping before, she was still young. Knowing that it was jealousy, I didn't feel very sad.But now those two women are no longer able to be with Mu Jianquan, and they have grown up. In the past few years, they have been together day and night, and Mu Jianquan has never fallen in love with other women. In her heart, since she is his The younger sister is also his partner and future wife, but firstly because she is shy, and secondly because she thinks this is a certain thing, so she has never explained it.She didn't expect that this unexpected coincidence would make her mistakenly think that there was an intimate relationship between Mu Jianquan and Wu Qianqian, and said in her heart, "So what if I was born beautiful? He always only regards me as his younger sister." Love is the most sensitive nerve in life, and the higher the cultural knowledge, the higher its sensitivity.