Taohuaxi

Chapter 92 Concealment and Favoritism

When I was working as a painter in the palace, I vaguely heard the palace people gossiping that jade was used by eunuchs to eat.

Feng Gao undoubtedly recognized this thing.

His face showed embarrassment at first, then shock, and finally, only anger.

The servants of the Cheng Mansion also went to Qingyue Pavilion yesterday to deliver the post. Mrs. Cheng and Cai Qingyao have a long-standing friendship, so they should come to congratulate them on the birth of their child.Half an hour ago, Feng Gao accompanied Cai Qingyao to Cheng Mansion.As soon as I walked outside the door of the house, I saw a boy running out in a hurry, saying that he was going to call a doctor. I wish the boss was burned.He was stunned after hearing this.Last time, the third lady of the Cheng family held a wedding banquet, and when her sister came, she was in serious danger.

Having lived in Dongchang for many years, his instinct made him extremely suspicious.

Who is lurking in the Cheng Mansion to harm my sister?
He jumped up to the wall involuntarily. He saw Xiaoyin guarding a room in the backyard, and he rushed in.

My sister was fine.Just changing clothes.

The moment the jade stone fell to the ground, he suddenly couldn't understand.

What kind of situation is this?

Who are you trying to frame him and his sister for?

Did the other party make good use of his suspicion and concern for his sister just to make him and his sister embarrassed like this?
He has never used Yu Shi.

He does not need it.

Desire can arise from love, but love does not necessarily come from desire.His feelings for his sister were like the trees full of locust flowers in May or the falling snow in the twelfth lunar month, strong and pure.

Footsteps came outside the door.

It's Cai Qingyao.

When she saw Feng Gao jump over the wall and come in, she was confused and worried that something had happened. She asked the servant Sang Yu where he was and followed him.

My heart dropped in my throat.

If this scene is seen by unrelated people, they will definitely misunderstand it. Word of mouth will spread it, and it may not be how dirty or unpleasant it is.

Fortunately it was her.

Fortunately it was her.

Cai Qingyao saw the jade sign on the ground, turned around, and looked around in panic.

She knew that Feng Gao was not like me, but she was afraid that others would misunderstand me.

As a mother, she instinctively felt sorry for Feng Gao.

There was a very complicated meaning in her eyes when she looked at Feng Gao.

Just for a moment, she took my hand and walked out.

We walked to the courtyard, and Qin Mingxu happened to be here too.

I calmed down and said with a smile, "Are you done with the business of the Chamber of Commerce?"

Qin Mingxu came over and bowed to Cai Qingyao first: "My son greets my mother."

Then, he said to me: "Well, I finished my work and came here in a hurry because I was thinking about you. They said that your clothes were stained and you were changing in the backyard. Didn't you get burned?"

I shook my head: "No."

A figure flashed past the corner.

Very fast.

Like a gust of wind blowing.

Qin Mingxu smiled and asked, "Is there anyone else in the room?"

Cai Qingyao quickly acted as if nothing had happened and said, "There's no one there. It's just me and Sang Yu."

Qin Mingxu nodded, said nothing more, and sat down in the front hall with me and Cai Qingyao.

Not long after, the banquet was over and Feng Gao came to take Cai Qingyao back to Qingyue Pavilion. Qin Mingxu and I took the cherries back home.

None of the three of us, including Feng Gao and Cai Qingyao, mentioned what happened at that moment.

We tacitly understood each other and revealed it silently.

Some things were getting darker and darker as they were described. Since he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it was better to do less than to do more. He didn't know.

I take it for granted that the family relationship between me and Feng Gao does not need to be explained.

Cai Qingyao didn't want any rift between his two sons.

But I didn't know that Qin Mingxu's servant was outside the house and saw Feng Gao jumping off the wall.

Qin Mingxu didn't understand why his mother was so anxious to hide it when Feng Gao was in the room at that time.

He didn't understand why his mother and wife both lied to him.

Ever since the mystery of his origin was revealed, he has been wearing heavy shackles in his heart.

He has loved and respected his mother for twenty years, but once he learned that he was not her biological son, he was very scared.He was afraid that the relationship between mother and child would change.He tried hard to make everything the same as before.

But today, he realized that it was different.

A mother who never lies can lie for Feng Gao.

In the mother's heart, Feng Gao is her son.

And I am just a wrong love.

His father abandoned Feng Gao and Feng Gao became an eunuch.

That night, at Shenju Mountain, Zou Cheng said: "Feng Changgong is so affectionate, it would be a pity to be a eunuch." When Zou Cheng said this, Feng Gao had a complicated expression.

Even an outsider could see Feng Gao's deep affection.

Is his love for Sang Yu really just that of a brother and sister?

He remembered again the slap Sang Yu gave Feng Gao on the face last time.At that time, all he was thinking about was that Sang Yu didn't trust him.He compared himself with Cheng Huaishi.Later, he once blamed himself. The deceased was already dead. Compared with Sang Yu's dead ex-husband, he was not a man.

Now, he understands.

He is not inferior to the dead Cheng Huaishi, but he is inferior to the living Feng Gao.

But he had no right to be angry.Because, if there was no child exchange incident, his entire life would have been Feng Gao's.This is the most heartbreaking sadness.

The matter was not a big deal.

Zheng Fu.

Zou Cheng held the teacup, took a sip of tea, and said mockingly: "Master Cheng, didn't you say that it can be done?" Cheng Cangshi smiled and said, "I have calculated the time correctly. Who knows, who knows..."

Ever since he collected Wang Yuzhen's body from the mass grave, the hatred in his heart had never gone away.He and Wang Yuzhen were married and loved each other very deeply.When he truly touched her cold body and watched her being beaten to pieces by beggars in the cell, he knew that his wife would never come back.She even died so cruelly.Zhu Sangyu's heart is so cruel.

Did Wang Yuzhen abort her child?

It was because she had lost her virginity and got married again. It was unknown whether she had aborted the child because she thought he was a burden after the incident in Cheng's house.

She used to trick him into writing a confession.This woman has a habit of being cunning.

Cheng Cangshi got in touch with Zou Cheng a month ago.

He wanted to use the Zheng Mansion as a ladder to take revenge.Zhu Sangyu's family will definitely be in trouble and her reputation will be ruined.

The Zheng Mansion wanted to use him as a tool to drive a wedge between them.Feng Gao is extremely smart and difficult for outsiders to deal with. Only those around him can attack him.

Taking advantage of Third Sister's reason for serving wine, he thought of a way, and he swore that it would be foolproof.

However, Qin Mingxu and Feng Gao did not turn against each other as Cheng Cangshi expected.

Cheng Cangshi had a bad encounter with Zou Cheng.

They all thought it was a failure.

Destiny always takes unexpected turns.

Cheng Cangshi's plan was clumsy.

However, due to an unexpected combination of circumstances, due to Cai Qingyao's and my concealment, this plan firmly opened a gap in Qin Mingxu's heart.

Rather than letting Qin Mingxu see me and Feng Gao competing with each other, Cai Qingyao and I both favored Feng Gao, which was the main harm to Qin Mingxu.

His mother and wife all valued Feng Gao more than him.

Qin Mingxu said nothing.He only wandered occasionally, as if he were in a deserted land, lonely and gloomy.

In November, when it snowed for the second time in Jiangnan, Qin Mingxu accidentally discovered a secret.

The secret about Zou Cheng.

From Shenju Mountain, after Zou Cheng said that if he died, his cronies would expose Qin Mingxu's crimes to the public, Feng Gao chose not to kill Zou Cheng, but asked his men to follow Zou Cheng in an attempt to find evidence and destroy it. .However, Zou Cheng acted maturely and cautiously, and three months later, there was still no clue.

Qin Mingxu once suspected that Zou Cheng had destroyed the evidence.Things that don't exist can never be found.Zou Cheng held something that didn't exist as the safest trump card.

However, Qin Mingxu was not sure about this guess.

Things have been at a stalemate.

Neither side went further.

That night, snowflakes were flying in the sky, as light as smoke.

Qin Mingxu shipped dozens of cargoes at the ferry and did not return until late at night.As the twelfth lunar month approaches, winter clothing for the festival is in short supply.On his way home, the carriage broke down.The remaining road is only two or three miles.He was thinking about Sang Yu and Ying Tao, so he simply got out of the car and walked back by himself.

Flying flowers enter the house, and green bamboos turn into green branches.The snow on the road squeaks when you step on it.The shops on both sides of the road were closed, and there was a faint aroma of wine and rouge.

He walked quickly, getting closer and closer to the Qin Mansion.In his arms he carried a hosta for Sang Yu and soufflé for Cherry.

When he reached an alley, suddenly, a woman with disheveled hair howled desperately and bumped into him.Several men chased him from the alley.The woman screamed: "Don't kill me! Don't kill me!"

Qin Mingxu felt that her voice seemed familiar.

He looked at the woman.

Suddenly I remembered.

She is the red girl of Baihualou.Six months ago, her father died while having sex with her.

The man behind is fierce.Who is after her?

The red girl's eyes were distracted and her shoulders were shaking.She was anxious to survive and seemed to have lost her mind. She grabbed Qin Mingxu's wrist and said: "Save me, save me, I... Mr. Qin, I... I have a secret to tell you..."

Qin Mingxu looked forward and shouted: "Brother, the policeman is so hard-working. It snows so much and he still goes out to patrol."

The men hesitated a little when they heard the word "errand".

The housekeeper of Qia Qin Mansion came up to him: "Master, the young man came back and said that your carriage broke down, and he was preparing to pick you up..."

Qin Mingxu pulled the red girl and got into the carriage.Seeing this, the men retreated deeper into the alley and fled in all directions.They seem to be wary of being exposed.

Qin Mingxu took Miss Hong to the concierge of the mansion.

The stove in the concierge was burning brightly, and the red girl kept rubbing her hands.Qin Mingxu ordered someone to bring a large bowl of warm water. She took it and drank it in big gulps.

Qin Mingxu asked: "You just said you wanted to tell me a secret, now you can tell me."

Girl Hong, who was gradually withdrawing from the fear, regained some consciousness. She moved her eyes, looking at Qin Mingxu, and calculating at the same time.

"Master Qin, can you lend me 8000 taels of silver?"

Qin Mingxu didn't say yes or no, he just asked: "What do you want so much money for?"

"My brother owes gambling debts. If I can't get the money back, I...my brother will have his hands and feet cut off." She said with tears in her eyes.

"I'm a businessman, and I do everything in the same way. Why should I help you?" Qin Mingxu said slowly.

"I, I, let me tell you a secret." Miss Hong gritted her teeth.

"What kind of secret is worth 8000 taels?" Qin Mingxu said casually.

"There is something fishy about Mr. Qin's death!"

Qin Mingxu's heart skipped a beat after hearing this, but he said calmly: "Hasn't this matter been settled in the Yamen? You have no evidence and are making up your own lies. You just want to defraud me of some money."

After being so excited, Miss Hong became anxious: "I do! I have evidence!"

Qin Mingxu smiled faintly and said, "You couldn't even save your life just now, how can I believe that you can save the evidence?"

The red girl stood up and closed the door.

"Mr. Qin didn't die in Baihua Building." She lowered her voice and said, "It's true that he came to Baihua Building that day, but as soon as he said a few words to me, he was called out from the side door. He was sent back not long after. , the person is still hot, but has expired. I took the money and covered up the matter."

"Who called my father out?"

"Zou Cheng." She said it with great determination.

Zou Cheng's face appeared in front of his eyes.Qin Mingxu breathed out gently, and the air flow passed his lips and tongue, like a poisonous snake that found a gap, gliding quietly.

(End of this chapter)