Chapter 24: Closing the Coffin, False Truth
Although there were many doubts in her heart, Leng Ruolan still replied calmly on the surface, "The fourth sister just came to apologize to me for yesterday's incident," was mentioned like this, and the picture in the hall in the morning flashed in her mind, so she quickly closed her eyes and drove that picture out of her mind. Thinking of Leng Ruoyun's purpose for doing that, Leng Ruolan pondered for a moment, and then said, "Father, the fourth sister has already made it clear to me about yesterday's incident, which was caused by Xiaohong's assertion to vent her anger for the fourth sister, and later when she saw that the matter was exposed, she committed suicide in fear of sin. β
Knowing that she was lying, doing so was tantamount to raising a tiger, but Leng Ruolan didn't want to pursue it any further, anyway, she already knew the truth, and pursuing it again would only add to the pain. Although the murderer was not brought to justice, Leng Ruolan couldn't turn a blind eye to that kind of plea.
"Oh, did Ruoyun say that? Why did Xiaohong vent for her? What is the gas? And how did she know that it was Xiaohong's poison? Leng Jianfeng put down his chopsticks and stared at Leng Ruolan intently, the ease just now disappeared like a phantom, and several questions were thrown out in a row.
Leng Ruolan was nervous in her heart when she was stared at by Leng Jianfeng, clenched the chopsticks in her hand, forced herself to calm down, and turned to look at Leng Jianfeng, "Because the fourth sister told Xiaohong before that she liked Brother Xuan, but then Brother Xuan wanted to marry me to me, so Xiaohong wanted to get rid of me for her master." This qiΔ is just because Xiaohong is too protective of the master, since the fourth sister has come to apologize to me, and promise to sincerely bless me and Brother Xuan, father, can this matter end like this and no longer pursue it? β
As a victim, he is actually interceding for the perpetrator, and the perpetrator is still eyeing his fiancΓ©! Leng Ruolan felt that magnanimity was not enough to describe herself. Maybe Leng Ruoyun just saw through himself, so he would do that, using his body as a bargaining chip to force himself to comply. Knowing this, I still obediently did it, alas.
Leng Jianfeng looked at Leng Ruolan, even if he was so nervous that he clenched his hands until his muscles were exposed, would he excuse her? What really happened then? So you protect her like this? The father and daughter confronted each other for a while, and Leng Jianfeng finally gave up, "Since Lan'er said so, for the sake of my father, this matter will end here." Okay, continue to eat, the dishes are cold. His expression relaxed, and he picked up the chopsticks and re-served Leng Ruolan with vegetables.
Leng Ruolan heard Leng Jianfeng agree to her request, and at the same time felt a little unreal while breathing a sigh of relief, that's all?! The answer came so easily that I agreed with it in just a few words. Seeing him stare at people so urgently, I thought it would be difficult to convince him.
That night, Leng Ruolan had no sleep all night, every time she closed her eyes, Leng Ruoyun's figure would appear, and even if she fell asleep in a daze, she was awakened by nightmares. Leng Ruoyun in Yunqi Tower is not calm at the moment, I don't know what Leng Ruolan means? didn't say forgiveness, didn't express doubts, just asked Xiyu to send me back, what does that mean? Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night, and the two of them are not the only ones who can't sleep peacefully. Whether it's speculation or anxiety, the morning still arrives as scheduled.
"Knock, knock," there was a sudden knock outside the door, and Leng Ruoyun was startled, "Who?!" "Yunqilou should have no other talents besides himself!
"The slave Xiaoqing was sent by the supervisor to serve the young lady. Miss, are you up? β
Sent by the Director? Xiaohong has been gone for a day, so why did she send someone here at this time? "Oh, I see. You wait outside first, and I'll call you later. The injuries on her body couldn't be seen by her, Leng Ruoyun said as she slowly got up from the bed. The wound had already scabbed, but in fact, it was only a slight scratch, and it looked terrifying on the surface, but it was actually nothing. I don't know if what I did yesterday would work, Leng Ruolan, that woman! His eyes darkened, and he did everything he could, but he didn't even give me a clear answer!
Leng Ruolan got up in the morning and went to Zhendeju as usual to say goodbye. I didn't go to ask for peace yesterday, and it can be said that I was overly frightened and unwell the day before yesterday, so I have to go there today anyway, so as not to fall into the mouth.
It's just that I didn't expect to walk into Zhendeju and find that Leng Ruomeng was there. The moment she saw Leng Ruomeng, Leng Ruolan was a little stunned, and then she thought about it, yes, since Yu Chixuan had left, her grounding order would naturally be lifted, so it was normal for her to appear here. Ignoring her angry gaze, he walked towards Liu Muqing with unchanged steps, bowed respectfully, and saluted, "Ruolan has come to say hello to the eldest lady." β
"That happened the day before yesterday, it's hard for you to remember to come and say hello. Well, go sit down. Like the last two meetings, Liu Muqing was kind, and compared with the person Leng Ruolan met when she first came here, it seemed to be a different person.
Leng Ruolan answered softly, turned around and walked to the side and sat down. I didn't see Leng Ruoyun, but I saw Leng Jinhan. Leng Ruolan thought that he was not in Bishui Pavilion, and the poisoning incident caused such a big movement, and she didn't even see him show up.
"Second sister, are you okay? The eldest brother has heard about it, and the eldest brother has not been in the cabinet for the past two days, so he didn't expect such a thing to happen. As soon as Leng Ruolan walked over, Leng Jinhan asked with concern.
Sure enough, she was not there, and she wondered how if she was there, why she hadn't seen anyone for the past two days. According to her understanding, Leng Jinhan is still more concerned about Leng Ruolan's younger sister. "Brother Xie is worried, Ruolan is fine." Leng Ruomeng kept staring at Leng Ruolan angrily, but she didn't open her mouth to scold her, she just stared through gritted teeth.
"Well, it's okay. I heard that the matter was handed over to the master of Rongtang to investigate, and I don't know how it was investigated, so I will ask later, and I must find out who is so bold that he dares to poison Ruolan! Leng Jinhan's expression became stern, this person was too bold, even the second lady of Bishui Pavilion dared to move.
"Han'er is right, you must find out the person who is behind the ghost, dare to do this kind of thing, does he still have Bishui Pavilion in his eyes?!" Liu Muqing suddenly joined the conversation between Leng Jinhan and Leng Ruolan, showing the majesty of the lady in charge.
Leng Ruoqin heard her mother say this, her eyes flashed, her gaze turned from Leng Ruolan to Liu Muqing, and she quickly moved away with a single glance. Leng Ruomeng was resentful in her heart, Leng Ruolan should not be a woman, although she didn't know who it was, but if she could really get rid of Leng Ruolan for herself, then she would be grateful to him. If it weren't for my mother, I would have done it a long time ago, how could I still keep her here to seduce my brother Xuan. It's just that this slut's life is really hard, she didn't drown last time, and she escaped this time.
Leng Ruolan thought for a while, looked at Liu Muqing and said, "Let the eldest mother and eldest brother bother, the real murderer has already punished herself, she is Xiaohong, who committed suicide in fear of crime." "Strange, why is Leng Ruomeng so quiet? According to her character, it is rare to rush up without seeing herself, and she even let me sit peacefully for so long. It's really strange, I don't make any action with an expression that I can't wait to eat me.
"It's her?!" "Little Red?" Liu Muqing and Leng Jinhan asked suspiciously at the same time. Leng Ruoqin thought to herself, how did Xiaohong become a murderer? What is Leng Ruoyun doing behind his back? Leng Ruolan would believe that Xiaohong was the murderer. Moreover, this matter has been in front of my father, will my father believe such a result?
"Well, it's the maid who brought the puff pastry to the Xiangyuan. She stole the poison out of nowhere and tried to harm me, but when we found out, she killed herself in fear. My father had already said that this was the end of the matter, and as for where the poison was stolen, he would not be held accountable. Looking at the few people with different expressions present, Leng Ruolanyun said the matter lightly, as if he had nothing to do with the whole incident.
"Why should she hurt her second sister as a little maid?! There must be something wrong here, how can you just not check it if you don't know it! Leng Jinhan's expression became excited after hearing this, if no one instructed him, what reason did a maid have to poison a young lady.
"Han'er, don't get excited, since the master agrees with this result, there must be his reasons." In vain, I was worried that things would be involved in the piano, and then I was implicated, but I didn't expect things to end with such a result. I don't know what kind of means Leng Ruoyun used to make the old man recognize this kind of truth that he can't believe when he hears it.
"Mother! If you don't find out the matter and let the murderer get away with it, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not come out and harm people again. β
"You have to believe your father, he must have his own plans." Waving his hand to stop Leng Jinhan from arguing, "Okay, listen to your father, this matter will end here, and no one is allowed to mention it again in the future." β
Leng Jinhan and Liu Muqing looked at each other for a long time, and finally looked away reluctantly, but looked at Xiyu, "Xiyu, in the future, you must work hard to protect your second sister, so that you don't know when you will be killed again." This is said sourly, and it is clear that the case is closed like this if you are not satisfied.
For a while, the hall became silent, and Leng Ruomeng only cared about Ling Chi Leng Ruolan with her eyes from beginning to end, and by the way, she restrained her urge to rush up and tear her up; Leng Ruoqin has always been uneasy, and after listening to her eldest brother's words, her eyes flashed; Liu Muqing knew that Leng Jinhan deliberately said this to herself, her Han'er was too upright, even for Leng Ruolan, but Han'er, do you know how your mother feels in the face of Leng Ruolan?
Xiyu peeked at Leng Ruolan, saw that she was still indifferent, and then looked at Leng Jinhan's warning eyes, and replied hesitantly, "Xiyu obeys the orders of the eldest young master." "Young Master, you can't say that Madame will be angry with me, I'm just a little girl, if I accidentally offend anyone, Xiaohong's fate is still there.
The few people who had their own thoughts were not in the mood to say more, and they all dispersed after chatting without words. Leng Ruolan walked slowly in the direction of the garden with Xiyu, and she was still very concerned about Leng Ruomeng's "calmness" just now, although it was good that she didn't trouble herself, but a basin of boiling water that was supposed to be boiling violently suddenly turned into a smoldering boil, which was even more frightening.
said that Cao Cao Cao arrived, and just walked around the winding path in the garden twice, and ran into Leng Ruomeng head-on!