in spring

Chapter 88
Chunying sat in front of the desk, seeing Zhou Nian's silence, her heart sank little by little, and she felt chills all over her body.

After a long while, Zhou Nian said: "That girl named Sister Lian... is really looking for her own death! She is dead, and no matter how many things she does, she can't make up for it. What we have to do now is to consider for the living. Right now It's not a good time to speak out, so please keep quiet and make a decision after I discuss it with Brother You."

Chunying lowered her head and said nothing.Zhou Nian was startled, and said softly, "I know you're feeling uncomfortable, but there's nothing you can do about it. Brother Chang... Li Chang is about to get engaged to the third lady of the Liang family. If something happens because of this Son, of course he will be unlucky, and the reputation of the Hou Mansion will also suffer. After all, he is still the real flesh and blood of Lord Hou. Whitewashing the peace and obliterating the matter of Sister Lian, isn’t the death in vain? And when the marriage is finalized, people outside will no longer pay attention to Li Chang, and then slowly tell Hou Ye about his crimes, Hou Ye He will definitely be punished heavily! Wouldn’t it be better if this way, he will be taught a lesson without alarming outsiders?”

Chunying only felt a puff of air stuck in her chest, which made her very uncomfortable.Intellectually, she understood that Zhou Nian's suggestion was correct, but emotionally, she couldn't accept it, so she kept silent.

Zhou Nian looked at her, feeling very uncomfortable: "Perhaps what I said was a little too much, but it is not good for you to make troubles at this time. Lord Hou will never tolerate the reputation of the Hou family, maybe ... In order to suppress the matter, I will send you and the girl named Manru to the village to escape for a while. Didn't you say that you want to ask for more rewards and save more money so that you can redeem yourself and go out to start a small business in the future? What? But if Master Hou is tired of you, how can I bring your family over in the future?"

Chunying was reminded by his words, yes, she still has a family to take care of, so she can't be impulsive, but... she asked softly: "Then what about Sister Lian? She just died for nothing?!"

Zhou Nian lowered his eyelids: "Let's see how Li Chang dealt with the aftermath. He killed someone in a moment of anger, but he always had to cover it up afterwards. I think most likely he would say that Sister Lian accidentally slipped and fell off the rockery. If no one else See, this is probably the case. You keep the truth secret, and with you and that Manru as witnesses, there will always be a day for Li Chang to make amends! Sister Lian’s family... I will say hello to Brother You Just let him order the steward to pay more money." He raised his eyes and looked at Chunying again: "Now is really not a good time, just bear with it."

Chunying bit her lips, and said in a hoarse voice: "Nian...Master Nian, I know you are doing it for my own good, and I...I also know that I was impulsive just now. I should make some noise to scare the second young master away, Don't let him kill people... Or just keep silent and pretend that he didn't see it... Even now, I should listen to you and forget about it. If the third young master doesn't tell it for the rest of his life, I won't tell it for the rest of his life Others. Just like Manru... looking at the death of others indifferently, only your own interests are the most important... I know it is smart to do so!"

Zhou Nian looked at her with a hint of surprise in his eyes: "Chun'er..."

"But... won't this kind of cleverness make people feel chilling?!" Chunying felt an impulse, and couldn't help but want to say what was in her heart, "The second young master killed someone to cover up his scandal! But for the sake of The reputation of the Hou Mansion cannot expose him! Sister Lian is a fool herself, and she is looking for death! Therefore, she will die when she dies. As long as she gives her family a little more money, she will be worthy of her. I know that the Hou Mansion is currently fighting with others , The second young master has a great effect, so you can't touch him. For a stupid little girl, it's not worth it, so even if you want to punish him, you have to wait until you need to beat him in the future! Master Nian, what you just wanted to say Is that what it means?!"

Zhou Nian was dumb, his face turned slightly pale.

"That's human life..." Chunying said tremblingly, "If you die, you can't live! Sister Lian is a little girl, she is still very stupid, but she... is still a human life! A human life is a few taels of silver Can it be made up for?!"

Zhou Nian suddenly felt dripping with cold sweat: "Chun'er..."

"Master Hou knows, how will he punish the second young master?" Chunying looked a little stunned, "Swear? Or hit him with a few boards? Or kneel for an hour or two?! The most important thing is to let him go out of the house and set up his own family Right? But he is still a rich young master, and he will not suffer at all... Maybe he will be very angry, because in the end, he was punished not because he killed someone, but because he was in the eyes of others, right? "

With a pale face, Zhou Nian stretched out his hands to support the desk, and suddenly realized what the suggestion he just made meant.

"What silly things am I talking about..." Chunying wiped her face and forced a smile, "Second young master is the master, what right do I, a little girl, have to fight against him? Read what the young master said, and I will take it one by one. Remember it. Don't worry... I'm not a fool. Now everyone knows how loud I am, and Sister Lian can't survive. I still have to take care of myself and my family... In fact, I'm just an ordinary person, like Manru The same, the most concerned thing is myself, the life and death of others... what does it have to do with me?" She lowered her head with a wry smile, and muttered in her mouth: "I just don't know... one day, if this kind of thing happens to me... Will others walk by indifferently, as if they didn't see..."

Zhou Nian straightened up suddenly: "Chun'er...you...as soon as you see Brother You, ask him to come. If possible, ask him to invite Master Hou."

Chunying looked up at him: "What do you want Master Hou to do? Do you want to tell him now? But didn't you say that now is not a good time?"

Zhou Nian opened his mouth and sighed: "I have to do something for that girl... I won't tell you, I just said that Sanqing saw it from afar, and when you go back, don't vent your anger, don't call Li Chang Suspicious."

Chunying took a deep look at him, bowed silently and left, and when she went out, she realized that she forgot to put down her burden.Thinking of how hard I had been sewing a shirt for Zhou Nian a few hours ago, now I just feel ironic.He is actually... also a son of a noble family, even if he was temporarily down, he didn't really take a little girl seriously, did he?How could she think she was any different just because he was kind and kind to her?In fact, she is the same as Sister Lian, but she is just an ant in the eyes of these high-ranking and powerful children.

She stuffed the burden to Sanqing, only said that it was newly made clothes for their master and servant, and left in a hurry.Along the way, she was introspecting herself. She could no longer talk casually to those young masters who had the identity of "master". She should recognize her current identity clearly.If you want to quit your nationality, want to leave the government, and want to live a good life, it is all false. The key is to survive safely.

Chunying looked dully at the rockery group in the distance, there were already many people surrounded there, probably Sister Lian's body was found?She froze in place, hesitated for a while, then gritted her teeth to resist the urge to walk over, and continued walking towards the gate.

Arriving at the gate of the garden, there are already a bunch of women in the concierge talking about the news that "the second young master's girl stumbled and fell off the rockery". How much blood, said clearly, attracted the amazement of the surrounding people.However, a woman did not join them, but stood by the door, talking in a low voice with a man outside the door.The man was quite unfamiliar, with a black spot the size of a copper coin growing on the right side of his face, and he had a mischievous brow, watching people coming and going.

When Chunying bowed her head and walked over, he was stopped by him: "Where are you from...?"

Chunying frowned: "Who are you? This is an inner house!" She didn't like this man, and she thought he was not a good guy at first glance.

The man sneered disdainfully, but the woman next to him answered Chunying: "This is Chunying from Huanhuaxuan, who often comes to the garden." Then she turned her head and asked Chunying: "When did you come in? Why didn't I see it?" As soon as the words came out, the man stared at Chunying.

Chunying took two steps back, and said calmly: "I didn't see mom when I came in, when did mom come?" The woman coughed a little uncomfortably: "Maybe it was just when I went there just now..." Thinking She went to Chen's house lazily by herself, and she couldn't help but glanced at the man guilty, and waved her hand at Chunying indiscriminately: "Go, go, what's so good about dead people? Go one or two to join in the fun!"

Chunying didn't bother to correct her misunderstanding, and went out the door, but after walking a few steps, she found Manru standing behind a tree in front of her, looking this way with a pale face, she hesitated for a moment, and simply moved away The line of sight directly crosses Manru and returns to Huanhuaxuan.Man Ru hurriedly followed her footsteps, and asked eagerly, "Chun'er, did you see that man with a big mole on his face just now? Others said that man was Pan Lao Liu under the Second Young Master's command." ,he……"

"What does that have to do with me?" Chunying stopped, but didn't look back, "I don't know anything, I haven't seen anything, don't you think so too?!"

Manru was startled, watching Chunying go away, but she was so anxious that she was about to cry.She saw clearly just now, that man... what the man was holding in his hand was...

Half an hour later, the man with the big mole on his face walked into the outer study room of Yingyue Hall. Li Chang, the second young master of the Hou Mansion, was sitting behind the desk, staring at a book of "Four Books, Chapters and Sentences". He didn't read a single word, and when he saw the man coming in, he threw away the book and went up to meet him, and was about to ask a question, when he suddenly remembered that someone around could hear him, so he hurriedly closed the door and window, and then rushed to the man and asked, "How?! "

"I, Pan Laoliu, are out, so why is the second young master worried?" Pan Laoliu smiled obsequiously and took out a small piece of cloth from his sleeve. The second young master's clothes were torn. Second young master remember to take the clothes out of the house and burn them, otherwise it would be bad for people to see them."

Li Chang took the piece of cloth and gritted his teeth fiercely. Fortunately, he was smart and knew to send someone to deal with the aftermath, otherwise he would suffer disaster if someone found out.Sister Lian's dead girl, even if she died, she wouldn't call him An Sheng!
Pan Laoliu said again: "I checked all the way and wiped off all the footprints left by the second young master. When the second young master entered the garden, my wife was the concierge. I have already told her that she is not allowed to tell others, so the second young master Don't worry, young master!"

Li Chang breathed a sigh of relief, but when he heard Pan Laoliu say "It's just...", he was worried again: "It's just what?!"

"It's just that I picked up something near Sister Lian's corpse." Pan Laoliu took out a pink and purple bead flower from his sleeve and spread it on the palm of his hand, "Maybe some girl accidentally dropped it there before. There was wind, but there was no dust on the bead flower. I'm afraid it had just fallen. I was worried that there were other maids around when the second young master did it. The second young master should ask one or two trustworthy elder sisters to investigate secretly to see which girl it belongs to. Things, and when they are dropped, can be foolproof."

Li Chang took the bead flower and squinted his eyes: "This kind of crude thing is not worth much, and I'm afraid it was brought by the little girls. Recently, the third child seems to be tinkering with some bead flower, and it is probably someone from his yard." !" After thinking about it, I just felt depressed: "His girl has never been in contact with the people in my courtyard, even if she asks, it will only arouse his suspicion. How can I ask?"

Pan Laoliu approached him with a flattering smile: "What's so difficult about it? Did the second young master forget that it's not surprising that Miss Nanqi went to her wife's room to sit in Huanhuaxuan. Did she serve you after all?" For several years, there must be some kind of incense and fire, right?"

Li Chang squinted his eyes, and then looked at the pearl flower, the purple glazed bead at the core of the flower flashed in his palm, reflecting a cold light.

(Being ruthless by pia, I have to be a little lazy to comment tonight...)
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