Chapter 8 Chapter 1 Sitting in the middle and discussing the new marriage, there are soulless people outside the door

Sunshine, spring sunshine.Light and warm as a sympathetic finger, gently stroking the earth, causing all living things to sprout and grow.The jujube tree that looks dry and decayed has also grown green leaves dots to repay the gift of spring. Li Changsheng was sitting in a wheelchair, the wheelchair was under the jujube tree, and the jujube tree was in the spring sunshine. He is not young anymore, it seems that he has passed four natal years, and he remembers that he came under this jujube tree and came to this yard in his first natal year.Up to now, he has spent more than 30 springs in this yard, and has seen more than 30 flowers bloom and fade. The jujube tree takes root and grows here just like him. The only difference is that he is now Some are old, and some have gray hair, but the jujube tree is still blooming and bearing fruit year after year, as if it will never age.

Li Changsheng was sighing in his heart, and what made him sigh was not only his age, but also some things like this time, which would never come back.One of the things that made him saddest was that the owner of the yard was getting married. The owner of this yard is surnamed Ling, and this Ling garden has been her family's property for several generations. When Li Changsheng first came, the owner of this yard was Ling Yufeng, a famous name in the martial arts world. Lingyuan, together with the nearby Zhengqi Villa Wu family and Bishuitan Fang family, are also known as the three major families in the southeast.

And that was thirty years ago. Now Li Changsheng has been promoted from a small handyman who sweeps the floor to the manager of Lingyuan. The previous owner of Lingyuan, Ling Yufeng, has also passed away. Now the person who is in charge is Ling Luhua, the only daughter of Ling Yufeng. .And she will marry the Wu family in a month, and marry Wu Qingyin, the son of the Wu family. The Wu family is also a well-known local family, so of course it is impossible to enter the Lingyuan as the son-in-law.So after Ling Luhua married the Wu family, this Lingyuan will gradually wither.In fact, right after Ling Yufeng passed away, and during the period when Ling Luhua was in charge of the family, the Ling family's prestige was not as good as before. The shipping and shipping business under their name also gradually shrank, and they were likely to be overwhelmed by the Wu family and the Fang family.

The reason why Ling Yuan can still stand up to now is all because of the hard work of Miss Ling Luhua and Li Changsheng, and they have overcome many difficulties. Now Ling Yuan has improved a lot compared to the past few years, but Ling Luhua's wedding date has also changed. About to arrive. This marriage was arranged between Ling Yufeng and Wu Tianying, the previous owner of the Wu family. At that time, they were married with their fingertips. Wu Qingyin was only three months older than Ling Luhua, and both families were satisfied. I can't be happy either.As soon as the young lady left, the beauty of Ling Yuan was gone.Although he had thought of this day early in the morning, his heart was still very bitter.He has also spent half his life working hard on this Ling Garden, and of course he doesn't want to watch it wither like a fallen leaf, even if it wants to wither, he has to wait until his eyes are closed, he absolutely doesn't want to see that day with his own eyes.

The sun gradually rose, and his shadow became shorter and shorter. Li Changsheng stopped thinking, and was about to order the servants behind him to push him away, when a little maid ran in and said in a panic, "Mr. Li, something happened to the miss." I did." Li Changsheng was taken aback, and said, "What's the matter?" The servant girl said, "Miss was attacked by someone while swimming in the lake early in the morning." Li Changsheng's eyes widened all of a sudden, he leaned over, and said, "Miss Are you okay?" Suddenly a soft voice at the door said: "Lian'er, don't scare Uncle Li anymore, I'm fine." Lian'er also burst out laughing, and said: "I just want to see how anxious Mr. Li is, because I've never seen him grow so big. His face is always like a piece of iron, and it doesn't change."

A four-wheeled carriage stopped at the door, and two maids opened the door, and then one opened an umbrella, and the other waved her hand, spreading a brocade blanket in front of the car, and one person got out of the car.The flower umbrella blocked the sunlight, and the brocade blanket covered the dust. When this man walked down, it seemed that he was not contaminated by any dirt, like a drop of dew on the lotus leaf in the morning, shining with moist brilliance. Under the shadow of the umbrella, there is a pear-like face, although there is no rain, but it still shows the intoxicating spring color, coupled with a blue shirt, it looks even more slim, with a slender waist Holding her hands, she walked on the brocade carpet, like a budding flower, emerging from the mud but not stained.And those two thin and light eyebrows are indigo, like a crescent moon, coupled with the small and slightly upturned nose, the whole person looks beautiful, pretty, solemn and lively.

This woman is the owner of Ling Yuan——Ling Luhua. Her face was as still as still water, but she gave Lian'er a slight scorn, and then went to the courtyard under the cover of an umbrella, Li Changsheng looked up at the increasingly intense sunlight, and said to the people behind him: "Let's go back to the house. Miss is not used to basking in the sun." Several people entered the room. This room has been Ling Yuan's living room for decades. It is elegantly and simply furnished. Usually, such an environment can calm people's minds down, but Li Changsheng's heart seemed to be on fire. He hurriedly asked, "Miss, what danger did you encounter?"

Ling Luhua smiled lightly, brushed her hair back with her hands, and said slowly: "There is no danger, a few people want to harm me, but luckily this time I am on a boat made by you, those assassins did not One can enter my cabin." Li Changsheng nodded at this point, and said: "Miss, can you see the appearance and identity of the assassin?" Ling Luhua shook his head slightly, and said: "These people have no marks to check, and their skills are not enough. They are not experts, so don’t worry about them.” Li Changchang took a deep breath, and said: "For many years, nothing like this has happened to the Ling family, especially after the master passed away, the Ling family has always been aloof from others, and it is not accidental that such a thing happened." He leaned forward Leaning forward, he said softly, "Because outsiders know that you are going to swim in the lake this morning."

Ling Luhua frowned slightly, and said, "Uncle Li, is there something hidden in this incident?" Li Changsheng sighed and said, "You have a month to pass, and the assassination happened right now, I don't think there is no reason Yes." Ling Luhua took the lotus seed soup with white fungus and rock sugar from Lian'er, stirred it gently with a celadon spoon, and said, "Uncle Li, our Ling family has never had any enemies. Who do you think would do such a cruel thing? Except me?" Li Changsheng rubbed his fingers together, and after a while he said: "There is only one reason for others to assassinate you." Ling Luhua put down the bowl, and said, "What reason?"

Li Changsheng said slowly: "Your marriage. Some people don't want you to marry into the Wu family." Ling Luhua looked at Li Changsheng and asked, "Then from Uncle Li's point of view, who doesn't want me to marry into the Wu family?" Li Changsheng didn't answer , just looked at the words on the middle hall, it was a word "he" written by Ling Yufeng himself, he looked at this word, as if he was looking at Ling Yufeng, and said softly: "My master ordered you twenty years ago. For the next marriage, I thought he could watch you go through the door, but I didn't want him to take a step first. Over the years, our Ling family has always put peace first, and never made enemies with others, but some hatred was not revealed at the time. It only came to the fore later. In fact, the master had forged this hatred twenty years ago."

Ling Luhua was startled, and after thinking for a while, he said, "What Uncle Li means is that the Fang family doesn't want me to marry?" Li Changsheng nodded heavily, and said, "I'm just guessing, but it's very possible." Ling Luhua said: "Why?" Li Changsheng said: "When the master got engaged, he was actually thinking of the Ling family. If Ling Yuan and Zhengqi Villa get married, their strength will be greatly strengthened. In the southeast area, they can definitely cover the sky with one hand, but the master left too early. , the Ling family is not as good as before, but the Bishuitan Fang family has the potential to catch up from behind, and its prestige has already surpassed that of the Ling family." Ling Luhua did not deny that she was well aware of the current situation, of course she understood the situation.Li Changsheng continued: "We have always had some conflicts with the Fang family in terms of business, but once the Ling family and the Wu family get married, they will definitely unite against the Fang family. This is the last thing the Fang family wants to see." Ling Luhua said: " So the Fang family didn't want me to marry into the Wu family, so they came to assassinate me." Li Changsheng sneered and said, "I'm afraid the Fang family doesn't have the guts to do so. If they don't succeed in this way, they will not only deepen their hatred with us, but also anger the Wu family. Fang Dongcheng won't be so stupid." Ling Luhua said: "It's not the Fang family, who could it be? Could it be someone from the Tang family?" Li Changsheng's face became serious, he pondered for a moment, and then slowly said: "Although the Tang family has always been at odds with Ling Yuan, , but I don’t know that you have the habit of going to the lake this morning. This habit was passed down by the master to commemorate his wife. Outsiders only know about the masters of the Fangwu family, and the Tang family has never had any friendship with those two families. From my point of view, the one who doesn't want you to marry the Wu family is probably...Wu Qingyin!" These words were like a sharp needle piercing into Ling Luhua's heart, she was stunned for a while, and then said after a while: "Why? Why did he do this, isn't the marriage between the Wu family and the Ling family also beneficial and harmless to his Wu family? Li Changsheng said: "If Wu Tianying, the old master of the Wu family, was still alive, Wu Qingyin would never dare to do this. Unfortunately, his soul has returned to the loess now, and the current owner of Zhengqi Villa is Wu Qingyin." Ling Luhua said: "I know this." Li Changsheng said: "But do you know that the Fang family also has a daughter named Fang Xiaoxiao." Ling Luhua said: "I know this too." Li Changsheng said: "But she and Wu Do you know about the matter between Qingyin?" Ling Luhua's face was turning pale, and he said word by word: "I don't know about this." Li Changsheng said: "I also heard other people's rumors that the relationship between Wu Qingyin and Fang Xiaoxiao The relationship is not ordinary." Ling Luhua sneered, and said, "So what?" Li Changsheng said: "The Fang family is rich and powerful now, and I heard that they have a deep relationship with the officials, and if the Wu family marries our Ling Yuan, they will definitely offend the Fang family. In a fight between the two sides, it's hard to say who wins and who loses." Very good, but if the Wu family marry the Fang family, the benefits will be much greater than marrying us." After hearing this, Ling Luhua stood up and walked a few steps slowly, came to the nave, looked at it for a while, and then said: "Does he want to regret the marriage?" Li Changsheng said: "I think so too, but both families are famous It is well known that his fingertips are married. It is not that simple for his Wu family to regret the marriage. , his Wu family can justifiably marry Fang Xiaoxiao." Li Changsheng said: "In addition, I heard... I heard..." He suddenly hesitated, Ling Luhua said: "Uncle Li, just say what you have to say, don't have any worries." Li Changsheng was a little embarrassed, but in the end Finally he said: "I heard that Wu Qingyin's behavior is a bit indiscreet, and he often goes to some romantic places, this..." Ling Luhua's face suddenly darkened, he snorted coldly, and said: "So he is such a person." Li Changsheng said: "Miss, there is more to this." Ling Luhua was startled, and said: "Oh?" Li Changsheng said: "Maybe he is not such a person, he is deliberately so dissolute, so that everyone thinks that it is not his Wu family who wants to regret the marriage, but Miss, you despise his behavior and want to ruin this marriage yourself. But this morning's The assassination of him can also be said to be a drama staged by the Ling family themselves to blame him on the Wu family, so no matter whether the assassination is successful or not, he can use this as an excuse to call off the marriage." Ling Luhua said: "No wonder those assassins are so vulnerable, so he didn't intend to kill me, because if I die, the Ling family will be at odds with the Wu family. Although our Ling family is not as good as before, we are not easy to provoke after all. .” When she said this, Li Changsheng suddenly exclaimed: "Not good!" Ling Luhua said: "Uncle Li, what's the matter?" Li Changsheng said: "Since his Wu Family dares to attack you, they will definitely not let us invite you Those officiates. Because those people are upright, they will never allow the Wu family to regret their marriage." Ling Luhua's heart arose all of a sudden, and he said, "Then let's quickly send someone to pick up the seniors." As soon as he finished speaking, someone outside the door replied: "No need to pick up, we're already here." At some point, three people appeared outside the door, two were standing, and the other was carried in lying down.The two people standing there are not young anymore, although their temples are a little gray, they are full of vigor and will not let young people.The person in front of him was tall and his face was as red as if he had drunk a few catties of spirits. His eyes were round and round, and there was a burst of anger. His clothes on the chest had a big tear, and some places were covered with blood. stained red.The person behind was thin and thin, coughed a few times after walking a few steps, and covered his chest with his hand, as if he had suffered a serious internal injury. The third person was brought in by a servant. This person was also an old man. His eyes were wide open, full of resentment. There was a sword stuck in front of this person's chest. corpse. Li Changsheng and Ling Luhua rushed out to greet them, of course they all recognized these three people, many people in Jianghu also recognized these three people.The red-faced old man is called Yuan Dongyuan, a famous martial arts expert in the southeast area. He has the Xuantian palm in one hand, and his violent temper is even better than the Xuantian palm. The thin old man is from the Western Regions, named Xiao Wangsun, and Yuan Dong Yuan Nai is a close friend, this person is deeply scheming and resourceful, and beside him is a pair of sun and moon wheels that are elusive, and he is also a top player in the southeast. And this dead old man is even more famous, not to mention the southeast area, even in the entire Central Plains Wulin, there are not many people like him.He was the Jiang Yuetian who once broke into the Nineteenth Village in Miaojiang at night, and with one tongue and two fingers, convinced the head of the Nineteenth Village, never entered the Central Plains half a step, and made great contributions to the Central Plains martial arts. These three people were appointed by Ling Yufeng twenty years ago, and Li Changsheng sent a letter to invite the officiant a few days ago. The festive manor suddenly became dull and solemn. Now the body has been buried, and the sword has been placed on the table in the living room. The four people gathered together, as if they couldn't believe what they saw. It was a very common sword, any man in the martial arts world might wear such a sword, but now this sword is not so common because it took the life of a famous person. Yuan Dongyuan's face turned even redder, because he was drinking wine now. They originally came for a wedding drink, but now it was a libation for a friend.While drinking, he said, "His grandma's, who the hell is that bastard who pretended to be someone from the Ling family and said he was here to pick us up, and even took out Manager Li's letter, but when Boss Jiang opened the letter, The gang of grandsons attacked. It was a ruthless attack. My surname Yuan has lived so long, and I have gone through hundreds of battles. I have never seen such a desperate killer. I saw Boss Jiang pierced a The killer's head, but that man also stabbed the sword into Boss Jiang's heart at the same time." Xiao Wangsun said: "I think that man is the brains of this gang of killers. Once he dies, the rest of us will have no heart to fight. If Mr. Jiang hadn't killed him, I'm afraid even the two of us would not be spared." I couldn't help coughing twice, covered my mouth with a handkerchief, and coughed up blood. Ling Luhua said with concern: "Is your injury not a problem?" Xiao Wangsun said with a wry smile, "Don't worry, we won't be able to explain our lives for a while." Yuan Dongyuan said bitterly: "It's a pity that I don't Know who did it, if I know, I will definitely take his head off and use it as a toilet." Xiao Wangsun glared at him, and said: "Speak cleanly, this is not at your house." Yuan Dongyuan was at a loss for words, looked at Ling Luhua, slapped his mouth twice with his hand, and said: "Niece, don't take offense. I'm a rough person, and I can't speak fine words." Ling Luhua smiled lightly, and said, "Actually, the two uncles are in the same mood as my niece, and today's experience is also somewhat similar." Yuan Dongyuan stared at the pair of big ring eyes, and said: "What do you mean? Could it be that you, my niece..." Li Changsheng continued: "Yes, my lady was also plotted against while swimming in the lake this morning, but fortunately she was not hurt. Miss." Xiao Wangsun also frowned, and said: "In this way, there must be articles in it." Ling Luhua suddenly said: "You two uncles, have you ever seen the identity of the assassin?" Xiao Wangsun said shamelessly: "Those people come and go like the wind, and they are not at all chaotic when they see their brains dead. Someone in the forest uttered a cry. drink, and the rest of the people all retreated, not even leaving the corpses on the ground. But we are not without gain." He took out something from his sleeve and put it on the table, and the eyes of several people were focused on on that thing. It was a short knife with a very strange shape, curved like a waning moon, and five small animals were engraved on the handle, namely snake, scorpion, toad, centipede, and spider. They were carved so vividly that they seemed to be alive. Li Changsheng's eyes immediately turned into slits, but they shone brightly. He said word by word: "Miaojiang five poisons?" Shaking his head, he sneered and said, "Absolutely not!" Yuan Dongyuan said, "Isn't this the knife of the Miaojiang Five Poison Sect?" Li Changsheng said, "A knife is a knife, and a person is a person. A knife cannot represent a person." Ling Luhua nodded and said: "That's right, from my point of view, since the people in Miao Jiang were defeated by Senior Jiang, they came to take revenge on him, because although the people there were vicious, they kept their promises very much. The murderer brought the knife with him because he wanted to confuse our attention." Li Changsheng said: "In this way, we will not know the true identity of the murderer. But in my opinion, the mastermind behind these murderers must be our acquaintances." Xiao Wangsun pondered: "The two assassinations happened at the same time. Obviously, someone is unwilling to make this marriage happen." Li Changsheng and Ling Luhua looked at each other, and they both bowed their heads in silence.Yuan Dongyuan saw it, and asked anxiously, "Brother Li, do you know what's going on inside?" Li Changsheng glanced at him, and said, "I'm also guessing, it can't be true." Xiao Wangsun said: "But it's okay." Li Changsheng thought about it, and said: "I think in a few days, you two should go to Zhengqi Villa once. Tell Wu Qingyin that our lady intends to withdraw this marriage. Look He agrees or disagrees." Yuan Dongyuan almost jumped up, and shouted: "Retire? Although we don't have a deep friendship with Brother Ling, we have always admired him as a man. This marriage is decided by us." Li Changsheng smiled: "Brother Yuan, don't be restless. My intention of doing this is because I suspect Wu Qingyin is the mastermind. You two go and say this first, and see how he reacts. If he agrees, then It was not he who initiated the assassination, if he should not, then what happened today must have been planned by him." Yuan Dongyuan was puzzled and asked: "Brother Li, is it the opposite?" Li Changsheng said: "Think about it, if Wu Qingyin is the master envoy, then the two of you who came to the door suddenly obviously have doubts about him. Then Wu Qingyin must strongly oppose the divorce to prove his innocence, if he has nothing to do with today's matter, with the face of the two of them, it is enough to show that the Ling family has decided to divorce. He has no choice but to agree." Xiao Wangsun thought for a while, and said: "That's right, I've also heard some rumors recently, and I don't think Wu Qingyin is a loyal person." Ling Luhua was silent for a long time, and then said: "Then this marriage, the Ling family will really retire. gone?" Yuan Dongyuan said loudly: "If he is such a person, shouldn't the eldest niece suffer so much after marrying? It's fine to retire." Xiao Wangsun glanced at Ling Luhua and said: "Although we say this, the meaning can be more tactful. , if it turns out that he is not such a person, then I can make a perfect turn around this turning point. I will definitely lose my eldest niece's life and the reputation of the Ling family." Li Changsheng smiled: "You two go, I don't worry. Miss I don't know..." Ling Luhua didn't answer, but got up and walked to the inner room, her voice came faintly: "You two uncles, go, I absolutely trust you." Two days later, Yuan Dongyuan and Xiao Wangsun really went to Zhengqi Villa, but they failed to express Li Changsheng's meaning, and they also brought a shocking news: Wu Qingyin had been missing for nearly a month.Now the Wu family has become a mess, all relying on Wu Qingyin's uncle Wu Tianchou to take care of him. Wu Tianchou mobilized all available people to find the young master, but so far there is still no news.For fear of trouble in the family property, this news has been kept secret. That Wu Tianchou is about fifty years old this year, but he has added a lot of white hair to his head, because he is only such a nephew, and he is about to get married. He still received the two visitors attentively. Fortunately, these two people only came to look for Wu Qingyin, not to cause trouble. Seeing this situation, they had no choice but to leave. Wu Tianchou knew that they came for the marriage of the Lingwu family, so he immediately said that the marriage is not a problem. Push back first, and wait for the young master to find a place to make plans. If Wu Qingyin is really not found, then the Ling family can also decide on their own. After all, Miss Ling's life cannot be missed. Wu Tianchou also has a request, that is, the two of them must keep this news a secret, and the less people they tell, the better. At dusk, the two returned to Lingyuan. After hearing this, Ling Luhua stood up without saying a word, and walked back to her makeup building.Li Changsheng looked at the two with a sad expression on his face. The room was very dark, Ling Luhua walked in, lit the lamp by himself, then quietly walked to the window on the second floor, looking at Liusi dancing gently in the breeze outside, thoughtfully.After a while, she moved lightly, came to the makeup mirror, and slowly let her hair loose. Suddenly, she saw a white piece of paper under the mirror, with a few words written on it. Ling Luhua wasn't too surprised, she gently brought the piece of paper close to her eyes, read the words on it, then burned the note, stood there for a while, then suddenly turned around, bringing a gust of wind, and the light went out immediately. The night outside came in, the whole room was pitch black, no one could be seen, only a faint and clear fragrance was still wafting in the room.