in spring

Chapter 90 Sap
Li You fell silent after listening to Zhou Nian's narration.Zhou Nian didn't bother to urge him, but just lowered his head and drank his tea.Chunying stood by the door, watching the situation in the room, clenched his fists and then released them, his heart beating non-stop.

Zhou Nian put down the teacup, and added: "I asked Sanqing to inquire quietly afterward, and the housekeeper really told people that the girl fell to her death by slipping. When the body was transported away, there were several onlookers still Discussing, said many bad things about that girl, and decided that she deserved to die. Although that girl is indeed seeking her own death, but the dead are the most important, so splashing dirty water like this is too much. "

Li You sneered and said: "Others know what kind of character that girl is. The second brother asked someone to deliberately discredit her, but there is no silver 300 taels here. He is not afraid of others being suspicious! Even though the girl wanted to die by herself, he would Not smart, first stabilize the person, and then quietly find a crime to get rid of her, wouldn't it be clean? Do it yourself, you are really stupid!" After a pause, he asked Zhou Nian again: "Was Sanqing close at that time? Can you see the details clearly? If you really come forward to testify, you have to be able to withstand cross-examination. Otherwise, the second brother will bite back and implicate your master and servant. I am afraid that my father will be angry."

Chunying was startled, and before Zhou Nian could answer, she blurted out: "I saw it, not Sanqing!"

Zhou Nian quickly turned to look at her, but Li You was surprised: "You saw that?!" Looking back at Zhou Nian, the latter frowned.

Chunying bit her lip, and said: "I brought the clothes I made yesterday, on the way... Seeing the peach blossoms blooming well, I ran to the other side of the rockery for a while, and saw the second young master bringing Sister Lian over, I was afraid When he saw me, he hid. They were not far from me, so I heard everything they said clearly. Master Nian said that Sanqing saw it because he was worried about me, but Sanqing had nothing to do with it! "

As soon as she finished speaking, she felt weak for a while, and she began to be afraid again.Yesterday Zhou Nian suggested that Sanqing should be her witness instead. She thought about it after going back home, but she still felt that it was wrong.She was the one who saw the second young master committing the crime, and she was the one who wanted to stand up for Sister Lian. If she had to face the second young master's attack because of this, it was her own fault. Why did she let Sanqing take the risk instead of herself? ?And Zhou Nian... no matter whether he let her down or not, he is still an innocent person, and he still has to rely on the Hou Mansion to rehabilitate the whole family. If his own decision ends up harming him, how can he hide under the protection of others? Isn't it more despicable than Manru who died coldly to Sister Lian? !What position does she have to blame others? !

Zhou Nian said in a deep voice: "Chun'er, you are different from Sanqing, didn't you agree yesterday?!"

Chunying said to him solemnly: "But I saw the thing!" Her voice trembled a little: "I...I can't implicate people who have nothing to do... If... If I am unlucky, please take care of my family, the third young master People..." She began to tremble, wondering if she was too stupid for doing this, maybe she would regret it after thinking about it, but at the moment she just felt that people who didn't matter should not be brought into it.Neither Zhou Nian nor Sanqing owed her anything, and they have always been very kind to her...

Li You didn't say a word, Chunying stood beside her, her heart beating faster and faster, waiting for his response in fear.She seems to have begun to regret it, she crossed over inexplicably, became a family and gave birth to a child, and was in fear all day long. Would she still take such a big risk just to fight an injustice for someone she didn't know well?But after that moment of shaking, she began to despise herself again.What is she thinking?That is human life!Human life!The second young master is that kind of pervert who acts recklessly and dares to kill his own brothers. She clearly knows what he has done and can prove that he has committed a crime, but she lets it go because of fear. Then what should he do if he continues to harm others in the future? !Maybe one day, she will be killed by him too!

Li You suddenly smiled, waking up Chunying and Zhou Nian who were in deep thought. The two quickly raised their heads to look at Li You, only to hear him say: "This is not easy to handle. If Sanqing sees it, it will be fine. Since Chun'er saw it, he couldn't testify against the second brother." He turned to Chunying: "You are my girl, and even if what you say is true, some people will say that you have been raped by me. Instigated, intentionally slandered him, quarreled, and I ended up in a mess. But if Sanqing saw it, he might not be able to explain it clearly. If someone catches the mistake, Brother Nian and I will not be able to get along it is good."

Chunying opened her mouth, suddenly feeling empty in her heart.So... Her hesitation and worry were all in vain?Was she not in a position to testify from the start?
Zhou Nian sighed: "At first I also thought of this, and said that Sanqing saw it. I think Sanqing has nothing to do with your family, so it is more credible, but your concerns are also reasonable. It's just... don't we Is there any other way? Do you really want to hide the truth? I don't want to take this opportunity to spoil the marriage between your family and the Liang family. It's just that Brother Chang should let Lord Hou know what he did, so as not to be punished in the future. When an outsider exposes it, your family can't think of a way to deal with it in a hurry."

"It's easy!" Li You clapped his hands, "It's not necessary to justly pull witnesses to complain about this kind of thing, it's a bad thing, and if you are not careful, you will be bitten back. You just need to ask people to spread some information secretly." Gossip, naturally, can reach the ears of my father and mother."

Zhou Nian frowned: "I'm afraid outsiders will know that the Liang family has an excuse to reject the emperor's marriage offer."

"Just wait for a while, who cares about his daughter?" Li You waved his hand, "Now is the time to get married, let the second brother relax for two days, after the adoption is over, the palace will make a selection list again, Then he lost his scruples. He was the one who killed in a fit of anger, and he didn't have all the preparations in advance. When he entered the garden with that girl, other people would always see him..."

Chunying interjected: "Yesterday the Chen family sent the dowry to Sister Meixiang's house, and many people went to congratulate her." Met someone else.

"It's not like everyone has gone." Li You was a little disapproving, "Even if no one saw it, there must be such a person, and there must be more than one! Anyway, it's gossip, no one can say for sure. He I went into the garden with that girl and came out alone afterwards, but the girl died in the garden. Isn’t it suspicious? As long as one or two people talk about it, more and more people will become suspicious, and maybe someone will find out , if it involves him being fond of the south wind, and it happens to violate his father's taboo. This kind of gossip is only passed around in private, and it is too late for him to find out. To cover up the rumors of Youyou, but to confirm the rumors. Although it is not a big deal, if it spreads, it is just a one-time miss and it will be over. The impact on my family's reputation is limited, but the second brother lost in the word 'benevolence' after all. It makes people feel that his impulsive temperament is useless. With this stain, he will not be reused in the court if he becomes an official in the imperial examination in the future, and my father will be extremely disappointed in him!"

He raised the corners of his mouth and smiled meaningfully: "Second Brother has been getting carried away recently. Even a minion like Pan Lao Liu dared to bring into the inner house. It's really embarrassing. Does he think he can cover the sky with one hand? ? He is ordered by someone, but why is there no one under me?"

Zhou Nian reminded him: "Don't let people find out that you gave the order."

"Don't worry, you can't find the source of gossip." Li You said confidently. He grew up in the Hou Mansion, and he has been familiar with these tricks for a long time, so he naturally knows the tricks.But he hesitated for a moment, then stared at Chunying and warned: "Don't vent your anger on me! Unless I speak, you are not allowed to say a word to anyone! I will tell you what to do when father wants to ask someone Do, you know?!"

Chunying nodded expressionlessly.Zhou Nian looked at her, paused, and said to Li You: "The dead girl... her family... is there more money?"

Li You was a little surprised: "Are you talking about Sister Lian's house? What are you rewarding him for? If his family yells and goes out, it will make people suspicious." Tilting his head and thinking, "Well, when father punishes second brother , I’ll just say something, and it can be regarded as doing good deeds and accumulating virtue.”

Chunying listened numbly, silently swallowing the grievance in her heart.She has already come to her senses, so what is she still struggling with?

Outside the door, Sanqing called Zhou Nian, Zhou Nian pleaded guilty, went out to talk to Sanqing with his head bowed, then looked back at Chunying, his face became ugly, and he shouted loudly: "Chun'er, come here."

Chun Ying still walked over, and heard Zhou Nian ask: "You... When you came here a few days ago, I remembered that you wore a pair of bead flowers, why did you only wear one today?"

Chunying was a little baffled, she didn't know why he suddenly asked such a thing, but she still answered truthfully: "I originally wanted to wear a pair, but for some reason, one of them disappeared, so I only wore one."

Zhou Nian gasped, and asked again: "Why didn't you see it? Did it fall in the garden yesterday?!"

Chunying blinked: "Why? I didn't wear it to go out yesterday."

Zhou Nian was taken aback, lowered his head and thought for a while, then asked: "This pair of bead flowers...is there anyone else besides you? Are they similar or exactly the same?"

"Manru has one, only the beads in the flower core are different from mine." Chunying whispered, "It's the girl who saw the second young master murder with me yesterday."

"Do you know if her pearl flower is lost?"

"No." Affected by his tone, Chunying also felt a little nervous, "I saw her wearing it this morning, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with Zhuhua?"

The expression on Zhou Nian's face changed, but he remained silent.Chunying turned her head to look at Sanqing puzzled, but Sanqing just looked at her seriously.After a while, Zhou Nian quickly walked back to the house, said a few words to Li You, and then solemnly saluted him.Li You helped him up with a surprised face, and then glanced at Chunying again.

Chunying felt that something related to her was happening, and it was very bad.That lost bead flower...what the hell went wrong?
Li You frowned and considered for a while before nodding. Zhou Nian relaxed and saluted him again. He turned to look at Chunying, but his gaze fell on a spot behind her. He raised his voice and said: "Chun'er, go to the next room and find me a copy of "The Great Imperial Military Official". It's in that elm box."

Chunying looked back and saw nothing but a bush, she moved hesitantly, feeling that Zhou Nian's order was a little strange, did he push her away on purpose, or did he want to do something?But he would never hurt her, so she still went to the next hut and rummaged through a pile of boxes for the "Great Imperial Military Official" he wanted.

Most of the books in these boxes are Zhumengshan Juli's collections, which have been hurriedly transported here and have not been sorted out. It is not easy to find a book from them.Chunying rummaged for a while before finding a box dedicated to law books. While searching through the books, she heard a sound behind her and was about to turn her head when she suddenly felt a sharp pain in the back of her head. Then her eyes darkened and she fainted past.

(For those who celebrate Chinese New Year, Chunying was hit by a sap, and the blows came one after another. It's really depressing. Let's pat it~~~ The Year of the Tiger will soon be entered. I wish everyone a happy new year, good health and all the best~ ~~)

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