colorful butterfly

Chapter 69 Encounter
Li Qingzhu said: "Brother Ding, don't come here unharmed!"

Ding Muchen collected himself and said, "I didn't expect to see you here, I really didn't expect."

"Why, Brother Ding will be surprised to see me here. I used to live here, but why did you come to the capital? It is fate to meet you. Now that you are here, can you give me a drink with you? Let me do it too." The friendship of the landlord, if you refuse, you will look down on me."

"It's a rare encounter, so I will accompany you naturally."

After speaking, the two entered the box, and Li Qingzhu just wanted to ask about Huanyu.

Li Qingzhu ordered a table of good dishes, and the wine glasses were full.

"Brother Ding, why did you leave without saying goodbye last time? When I went to find you, I found that you had already left."

"There are some urgent matters in the gang that need to be dealt with, so I left first."

"Didn't you leave because of Huanyu's death?"

"She is a stranger to me, so what does she have to do with me when she dies?"

"What does a good sentence have to do with you? Don't think I don't know anything. You once liked her, and you would be so cruel to a person you once loved. Even if you know she is dead, you can't let go of the past grievances. She What did it do to you?"

"You don't know what's going on between us?" He lowered his head, expressionless, just staring straight at the wine glass in his hand.

"I'm not such a nosy person, and I don't want to get involved in the affairs between you. I just think she is very mysterious and unpredictable. I always feel that she has secrets that are unknown. Stalked me, I just want to find out why she did it, and who killed her?"

Ding Muchen sighed helplessly, and said: "I don't know much about her. I remember the first time I saw her, it was Hall Master Huan who brought her to a banquet. That's when I knew she was Hall Master Huan. I just found her recently. My daughter who has been separated for many years, she is really beautiful and smart. When I meet such a woman, it is inevitable that people will not be tempted. Since that meeting, she has a very good impression of me and often comes to me on my own initiative. I am also very attentive to me. Whenever I encounter difficulties, she helps me many times. My heart is touched by her. She is like a burning candle that lights up my peaceful and boring life. When I had a strong affection for her, she disappeared, along with my family heirloom. The family heirloom has been handed down for several generations. She inadvertently eavesdropped on my conversation with my father. That’s right. When the treasure was lost, my father was furious and told me to find it, but she disappeared so coincidentally that after the treasure was lost, she also disappeared without a trace.”

"How can you be so sure that she must have stolen it?"

"Naturally, I didn't believe it either. It was just a coincidence. I never even suspected that she took it. But I searched everywhere to no avail. She appeared later. Don't mention how happy I was at that time. I told her about the theft of the treasure. She said nonchalantly that she took it away, and I didn’t come to my senses for a long time, I couldn’t believe that she was such a person.”

"She admits it quite simply, she dares to do it."

"When I asked her why she took it away secretly, she did smile, with a face full of disapproval, and explained that she owed money to others before, and when others came to ask for money, she was so urgent that she took it away to the debt collector. But I asked Why don't you say that you can give her money, and you won't have to exchange the family treasure. But she did say that she didn't know how to tell me, when I asked about the whereabouts of the family treasure, she told me that she didn't know, and she couldn't find it either."

"Then do you think she is really short of money? Is this the reason for her to steal?"

"I also suspected that after she came back, people asked her for money every day, and then it was rumored that when she had no money to pay back, she would steal other people's things to pay back. What's more, she actually... Forget it, Don't say anything!"

Ding Muchen didn't say it, but seeing the unspeakable expression on his face, he knew that it shouldn't be something glorious.At this time, Huanyu may have lost all sense of shame, and has done all kinds of nasty things.No wonder Ding Muchen hated her so much.So much so that she died, he didn't want to see her again. It is absolutely impossible for a family man like him to tarnish their noble reputation because of such a notorious woman!
"She stole that knife, you already guessed it!" Li Qingzhu continued to ask.

"Yes, I think she must have stolen it, but why it was put in your room, I don't know."

"Thank you for your honesty. I believe that one day I will find out all this. But if you have any difficulties when you come to the capital this time, you can tell me, and I will help you if I can."

"Thank you so much then!"

The two exchanged polite words. Li Qingzhu knew that his visit to Beijing must not be easy. Seeing that his subordinates were avoiding the pursuit of the imperial court, the capital was really not peaceful recently.She didn't want to get involved too much, and she didn't want to expose them to the government. Since he answered his own questions, there was no need to make things difficult for him, and she didn't want to have too much contact with them.After eating this meal, they went home separately.

On the way home, Li Qingzhu kept thinking about the conversation just now.Her intuition told her that Huanyu must not be stealing for money. Why is this woman?She was thinking there, but a familiar figure blocked her way.

She looked up, and that person was Jiang Sijun.Didn't expect to meet him here.

"The princess is so late, why is she here? The capital has been in chaos recently."

Li Qingzhu was inevitably a little embarrassed, smiled politely, and said, "Meet a friend here. It's so late, you haven't gone back yet!"

"I have official business, it's too late, I'll take you back!"

"Don't dare to trouble your lord, I can do it myself."

Li Qingzhu has never explained her going to Licheng, and Jiang Sijun has never asked her. The last time we met, he didn't say a few words. Because of some sudden incidents in the court, Jiang Sijun had to deal with official business, and he never finished it. He never went to visit Li Qingzhu, never thought that he would meet here.

She didn't know how to talk about what happened recently, and she didn't want to distract him from her own affairs. There were enough court affairs.

Jiang Sijun didn't speak, just took her hand and walked straight forward.

Along the way, although the two of them didn't speak, they seemed to have found each other's support in their hearts. It seemed that all the troubles had disappeared in smoke at this moment!Walking leisurely under the hazy moonlight.The clasped hands are always so warm and intoxicating, one doesn't say anything, the other doesn't ask, it's like the sky and the earth are in charge of their own missions, coexisting in a proper way!
(End of this chapter)