Taohuaxi

Chapter 9 The confession Feng Gao wants

I was taken aback.

There is something in his words.

"You mean...you don't plan to overturn this case?"

He swallowed the last bite of cake, walked to the window, opened and propped it up.

The night wind came in with the smell of rain-drenched earth and green grass.

I tightened my cloak.

He looked out of the hospital, smiled, and said, "Sister, don't worry. This case must be overturned. If the case is not overturned, how can Mr. Cao be put to death for his crime? Long Live Master hates being bullied the most in his life. Dongchang is a direct confidant of Lord Long Live. It is even more unacceptable to be bullied by a close relative than to be bullied by a minister. Whether he is an imperial envoy or a prisoner on death row, it depends on whether Lord Long Live is happy or angry."

He turned his head: "The question is, how should this case be turned over and how deep should it be turned over? Sister, do you understand what I mean?"

The cold wind blew across my face, and I looked at his inexplicable smile, and gradually came back to my senses.

Why did he appear in Yangzhou last time?
How involved was he in the case of Dongchang colluding with Minister Jianghuai to frame Xun Liangdao?

He needs a confession.

But the confession must be clean.

It doesn't matter how many people fall into the river, he has to get ashore.

Not only did he get ashore, he also needed to make meritorious deeds.

The number one achievement.

"Sister, the document arrived in Beijing on the Cheng family's cargo ship. You should know who carried it, right?" He looked at me.

I am silent.

"There is also Miss Xun who wrote the imperial petition, Mr. Xun's orphan. She has been missing for many days. Where has she gone? If the case is overturned, will she say anything detrimental to me? These... are all worthy of discussion. .”

I said: "Huai Shi just wants to help Mr. Xun reverse the case. He will never go against you."

Feng Gao approached me.

"Sister, why are you so sure? How much do you know about your new husband?"

Magistrate Liu came with foot-washing water.

Feng Gao immediately sat down on the chair.In the blink of an eye, his face became unfamiliar again.Gloomy and cold.It's like wearing a mask.

Magistrate Liu leaned down and took off his shoes and socks.

"Eunuch Feng, is the water hot?" Magistrate Liu asked cautiously.

Feng Gao ignored him and only said: "The boss of the Cheng family is a weakling. When he went into the cell, he vomited everything he knew. Ten grain ships entered the canal, and when they arrived in the capital, they found that the ships were full of stones. .Where did the official food go? The boss of the Cheng family said that he was afraid of the power of Cao Changgong and Liu Zhifu, so he withdrew all the canal soldiers on the canal that night. He didn't know. At most, Coward and dereliction of duty. It’s not a big mistake like beheading.”

I turned around and walked out.

The food box was left on the table.

Feng Gao said: "Sister, don't worry, no matter what happens to the Cheng family, I will not let you get hurt."

My absence seemed to affect him.

He called out "Sister——" twice.

I walked out of the government office and sighed.

This case is too deep.

Where is Cheng Huaishi now?
Can he come to collude with Feng Gao?
He is so independent-minded and doesn't look like someone who can bow his head and seek perfection.

But when the water is clear, there will be no fish, and when people observe it, there will be no disciples.Everything must be kept a little confused to be safe.

The night sky is starless.

Only deep and shallow black.

Like a pool of ink, it flows in my heart. I dipped it in the ink, but I can't write the reason.

The carriage drove towards Cheng Mansion.

When they arrived at Mingyue Lake, the carriage stopped.

He Hua said to me: "Second Young Madam, there is a girl who stopped our carriage."

I opened the curtain and saw a girl in a black dress looking at me. She also wore a white string on her head, which was during the mourning period.For oval face, no makeup.One pair of eyes glowed with sadness, soft and gentle.

There was something in my heart: her appearance might be a turning point.

When she saw me, she bowed: "Mrs. Cheng."

I got off the carriage and returned the greeting: "Miss Xun."

She said: "How did Mrs. Cheng know it was me?"

I said: "I heard his name before I met him. I have no relatives or friends in Yangzhou Prefecture. The only one who can come to me at this time is Miss Xun."

She walked side by side to the lake with me.

She said: "When there is a moon, Mingyue Lake is the most beautiful. Three parts of the moon are bright in the world, and two parts shine alone in Yangzhou. It's a pity that there is no moon tonight. Mrs. Cheng can't see the beautiful scenery."

"The days ahead are long. It's good to have the bright moon in your heart."

I looked at her: "Miss Xun came to see me, perhaps not for a trip to the lake? If you have anything to say, you might as well say it directly."

"Mrs. Cheng, the second master has helped me and my father too much. Today, I heard that Dongchang went to Cheng's house. My heart is worried. I really can't bear to see Cheng's house being implicated by me. I am willing to go to Dongchang. People, please explain the matter clearly. I wrote the pleading, and I secretly carried it on the cargo ship. It has nothing to do with the second master or the Cheng family." She said, tears welling up in her eyelashes.

I thought for a while and told her what Feng Gaocai meant tactfully.

Things weren't as bad as she thought.

However, the details of overturning the verdict need to be considered.

Master Xun is gone. As an orphan, her confession is very important.

What Feng Gao wants is "credit" for solving the case and his "innocence" in His Majesty's eyes.

After listening to my words, she lowered her head for a while and said: "Although I hate Dongchang deeply and disdain to be associated with it. However, people have to lower their heads under the low eaves. My father's innocence is important. I am willing to press Do what Mrs. Cheng said. Just..."

She paused and said, "I just can't tell the second master. He narrowly escaped death and has been working on this matter for so long, and there is no sand in his eyes. If he knew that he had to bow to the people in Dongchang in order to gain peace, He absolutely refused."

I am silent.

The carriage returned to the government office.

I took Miss Xun to see Feng Gao.Magistrate Liu is no longer here.

Feng Gao was lying on a big reclining chair. When he saw me coming to see him again, he hurriedly got up and said hurriedly: "Sister, are you angry with me?"

I whispered: "It doesn't matter whether I'm angry with you or not. What matters is that things end smoothly."

He hugged the food box I left behind and said, "No, it doesn't matter if my sister doesn't annoy me. If someone else annoys my sister, I will kill them."

His thin lips were rosy.

He said clearly bloody words in such a childish way.

It seems that the word "killing" is just an ordinary game to him.

I pointed at Miss Xun and said seriously: "Feng Gao, don't play around. Miss Xun is here to discuss with you the details of overturning the case."

He took two steps back, put down the food box, and looked at Miss Xun warily.

Miss Xun saluted him neither humble nor overbearing.

That night, they discussed for several hours.

Not until midnight.

Feng Gao signaled her to identify the person he wanted to implicate.

Feng Gao signaled that the person he didn't want to identify was someone he didn't want to get involved with.

In Miss Xun's confession, Feng Gao became a loyal person who was not stained by Xianchen.

The confession was settled.

When leaving the government office, there was no joy on Miss Xun's face.It seemed that because of Feng Gao, the "innocence" she had longed for was missing.But it has to be.

She said to me: "Second Master is a breeze, there is hardly anyone like him in the world."

I returned to my home and didn't sleep all night.

I simply sat at my desk and painted peonies.

One stroke after another, there is a lot of twists and turns.

The "Xunliang Road" case once again caused a sensation in Yangzhou Prefecture.

Magistrate Liu and a dozen officials were taken to the capital.

In Xunliang Road, the injustice was cleared up and notices were posted all over the city.

The seal attached to Xun's house was torn open, and Miss Xun was able to return home.

Cheng Cangshi, the eldest young master of the Cheng Mansion, was dismissed from his official position in the Cao Army for "dereliction of duty and fear of superiority".But at last his life was not in danger.Was returned to the house.

However, Cheng Huaishi could finally go home openly.

On the day he came back, the whole family was shocked.

The boy kept shouting: "The second young master is back!"

Everyone in the house came out of the courtyard. Cheng Huaishi walked towards the old lady, knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times: "Mother."

The old lady took him up, touched his hands and his face, and after confirming that he was indeed alive, she hugged him and cried out in grief: "Son, it's good that you're alive, it's good that you're alive..."

Everyone was puzzled.

In the east courtyard, the elder brother who had lost his official position was sulking, and the elder sister-in-law broke the tea cup.

When the voice came, Cheng Huaishi was afraid that the old lady would be sad, so he said: "My son will study hard from now on. I will take the imperial examination next year and strive to gain fame and revitalize the Cheng family."

The old lady nodded and twirled the beads: "Okay, okay, Huai'er has great ambitions, and my mother is very happy."

Cheng Huaishi helped the old lady to the North Courtyard and talked with her for a long time.

Whatever the old lady asked, he answered carefully, hiding all the dangers involved.

After a long while, the old lady pointed at me and said: "Huaishi, when you were away, my mother got you married. It is the Dongchang Mansion Zhujia Sangyu that my grandfather decided for you when you were young."

Cheng Huaishi walked towards me, leaned over and called out: "Madam."

My heart is beating fast.

The roots of the ears are hot.

He was so close to me again.

When I smelled the scent of Akino tea on his body, I felt like I was in another world.

Several of Cheng Huai's classmates heard that he was not dead and came to the house to look for him.

He stepped forward to greet him and treated him with courtesy.

I walked out of the house, got into the carriage, and headed for the ferry.

Today is the day when Feng Gao returns to Beijing.

He stood at the ferry without getting on the boat, as if waiting for someone.

Seeing me, he smiled and said: "Sister——"

"I... came to see you off. Thank you for letting my husband go." I said.

This was the second time I saw him off at the ferry.

He stood in the sunset with his hands behind his back.

The jade-like face is plated with soft light.

"Sister, do you still remember Guangyue Tower in Dongchang Mansion?" he said suddenly.

I smiled and said, "Remember. It's very prosperous and a lively place there."

He shook his head.

A few greetings.

He got on board.

At the moment the ship set sail, he said sadly: "Sister, do you really not remember me?"

(End of this chapter)