Three days later, the weather was fine. Liu Qianqian was surrounded by a group of maids, strolling by the river to enjoy the flowers.

A maid diligently bouquet flowers to Liu Qianqian: "Miss, this peony is big and beautiful, and it is inserted in your sideburns, is it not better than a flower?" ”

Liu Qianqian pursed her lips and smiled.

The maid hurriedly and carefully arranged flowers for Liu Qianqian, everyone said that it was beautiful, Liu Qianqian was proud, walked to the river and looked down at the reflection in the water, looking left and right, the beauty was not good.

Suddenly, under the water of the river, a cyan thing floated with the current, and gradually floated in front of Liu Qianqian. Liu Qianqian's eyes were attracted, her face gradually frightened, and she suddenly began to scream: "The corpse - the dead!! ”

All the maids hurriedly gathered around to take a look, and instantly began to scream one after another, Liu Qianqian almost collapsed on the shore and was dragged up by the maids.

In the river, Xi'er's body surfaced, still wearing the pale cyan maid suit on the day of her disappearance, her eyes wide and lifeless......

Moments later, Xi'er's body had been fished out and laid flat on the shore in a wet shower.

Watch the lively crowd gather in a circle, fearful and curious, whispering.

Liu Wenzhao had already arrived, and after taking a look at Xi'er's face, he turned his face away, and took a few family members back and forth, in an orderly manner.

Liu Qianqian was helped by the maid to step aside, the initial fear had passed, her face was full of curiosity, and she was faintly excited.

Jiang Xiaoxuan and Jade Qilin rushed to hear the news, and when they saw the crowd around, their faces turned pale, Jiang Xiaoxuan's body shook for a while, "Impossible, impossible...... Yu Qilin hurriedly supported her.

The two of them lined up and came to the front, and Xi'er's body was in front of them. If the two were struck by lightning, Jiang Xiaoxuan opened her mouth, but she couldn't speak. could only burst into tears, slowly fell down in front of Xi'er's corpse, and knelt on the ground......

The jade qilin looked at Xi'er's lifeless face in a daze, and mechanically supported Jiang Xiaoxuan, who had collapsed, her face was pale, and the sadness and shock in her heart made her at a loss for a while......

Jiang Xiaoxuan knelt down and looked at Xi'er for a long time. Fang just cried: "Xi'er ......"

The jade unicorn hugged Jiang Xiaoxuan, who was crying and trembling, and didn't say a word, but couldn't take his eyes off Xi'er's face.

Surrounding. With sympathy and fear on their faces, the subordinates whispered about the two "master and servant"; Liu Qianqian stood in the crowd, her eyes lingering on the grief-stricken Jiang Xiaoxuan for a long time, and then she looked at the already wooden jade unicorn. Deep in thought.

Liu Wenzhao avoided the eyes of the corpses on the ground. took a step forward and tried to help up Jade Qilin and Jiang Xiaoxuan.

The two of them stood up mechanically with Liu Wenzhao, only to feel that all the voices around them seemed to have disappeared, and only Yu Xi'er's silent accusing face was in front of them.

didn't notice that behind her, Liu Qianqian's eyes were as sharp as nails and stopped on the jade unicorn.

After seeing the two of them go away, Liu Wenzhao stepped forward and instructed his subordinates to deal with Xi'er's funeral: "The coffin doesn't have to be too good - it's not too bad, tell the accounting room." Allocate five taels of silver, no need to save. Do what you have to do. ”

The subordinate took the command and went away.

Liu Qianqian looked at her brother and pouted: "Brother, you really love the house and Wu, even a dead maid is so concerned." A maid can be so personally instructed by the chief manager of my Jin Mansion to die a well-deserved death. ”

When Liu Wenzhao heard this, his face turned slightly pale: "What nonsense." You don't stay in your room, what are you doing here? ”

"When will I not be able to come to my brother's house? Hmph, I'm here because Brother ,——, don't you think Jiang Xiaoxuan is suspicious about today's matter?" ”

Liu Wenzhao frowned slightly: "What's going on today?" How could she be suspicious? ”

"Of course it's about this dead maid! The personal maid died, she was the master, what did she do like a dead mother, so shocked that she couldn't speak? As for it? Who is it for? Also, sad is sad, why do I look at her face, and what does it mean to be afraid? Speaking of this, Liu Qianqian became excited, slowly walked in front of Liu Wenzhao, looked up at him, and asked with burning eyes: "You say, what will she be afraid of?" ”

"What are you guessing all about?" Liu Wenzhao frowned, got up to avoid Qianqian's gaze, and said bluntly, "Jiang Xiaoxuan is kind-hearted, and her personal maid is dead, isn't it normal for her to be sad?" ”

Looking at her brother's side face, Liu Qianqian sneered: "I know that in the eyes of your brother, this Jiang Xiaoxuan is good in everything, and I just want to tell you, I don't expect you to believe my sister's words." ”

"Qianqian......" Liu Wenzhao sighed: "Don't be angry with your brother, this matter really has nothing to do with her." ”

"Humph!" Liu Qianqian naturally didn't believe it, of course, at this time, she also knew that it was useless to reason with Liu Wenzhao again, so she bowed lightly and flew away, "Yes, of course it has nothing to do with her, whatever my brother says, it's just ......"

Liu Wenzhao was helpless, but when he looked back at Xi'er's corpse on the ground, he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart.

It was a clear day, but everything in the room seemed to fall into boundless darkness...... The human heart also seems to be sunk in the black abyss, unable to extricate itself.

Jiang Xiaoxuan was half-leaning on the bed, her face was like gold paper, and tears were streaming down: "I'm sorry for her!" I'm sorry for her! Xi'er is not bad at all, I am a selfish, heartless and unrighteous person! If it weren't for my escape from marriage, if it weren't for my selfish desire to pursue my own happiness, Xi'er wouldn't have died! ”

The jade qilin sat on her side, holding her hand tightly, and Mu Ran's face was bloodless.

"Xi'er was sold into our family before she was eight years old, and she became my maid......" Jiang Xiaoxuan cried bitterly: "Her father and mother have never loved her, Ah Fu said that her family sold her and moved away, Xi'er is really alone in this world, alone!" She has nowhere to run! What she feared most was that she would be beaten to death...... I'm so selfish, I'm so selfish! ”

Jiang Xiaoxuan said that, her heart ached for a while, she howled loudly, and her fist kept pounding against the carved fence next to the wooden bed, until the pink fist was red and bruised......

The jade qilin hurriedly hugged her, and finally slowly spoke: "And me...... She begged me so many times, saying to take her away, take her away, and every time I said, wait, wait, wait...... I only cared about my own business, and I forgot that for her, every day was living on the tip of a knife, fearing that my fake would be exposed......"

The jade unicorn couldn't go on any longer, guilt, remorse, and sorrow poured into it together, only to feel pain in his heart, but there was no way to redeem it.

As twilight rose, no one lit the lamp, and the house was as silent as death.

Yu Qilin and Jiang Xiaoxuan both had red and swollen eyes, expressionless faces, and sat in a daze.

I don't know how long it took for Yu Qilin to sigh and say, "Xiaoxuan, we should go." The royal marriage was given, but I married you by mistake. Although we are all unintentional, but your mother is right, I pretend to be you like this, once you wear it, not only will you be unlucky, but you will also affect the people of the two provinces. Her voice was lifeless, but unusually firm.

When Jiang Xiaoxuan heard this, her body trembled slightly, and she murmured: "The first one is Xi'er......"

"So, it's time for us to go, before we hurt more people who care about us......"

"Then, what about the matter of you looking for your son on behalf of your mother, do you just give up?"

The jade qilin was silent for a while, and said with difficulty: "Yes...... Just give up. I can't hurt more innocent people for one of my wishes, at least at this time, I have to give up. ”

"Good...... I...... Let's go. Jiang Xiaoxuan said very firmly, stood up, and wiped away the tears on her face, "I'll go back and prepare now." With that, he quickly turned and left.

The jade unicorn followed the moonlight, spread out a wrapper on the table, mechanically picked up the clothes, folded them, and put them into the baggage. She didn't even close the door.

Thinking of Xi'er's previous reproaches and worries, Yu Qilin's heart was unbearable, and tears flowed down.

The jade unicorn hid the small baggage that had been packed up, and then sat on the edge of the bed in a gloomy manner, little by little, looking at the furnishings in the room, as if he wanted to carve them all into his heart. It wasn't until her eyes fell on the picture of the lady on the wall that tears couldn't help but flow down.

A sound of soft footsteps appeared at the door, but the jade qilin was unaware. It wasn't until the man lit the candle and the room lit up suddenly that she was suddenly awakened, and almost pleaded, "Don't, don't light the lamp." ”

Hearing this slightly trembling voice, Jin Yuan only felt that his heart sank a little, so he softened his voice and said, "I don't light a lamp, just a small candle, you see, it's not lit at all." ”

Hearing his incomparably gentle voice, the Jade Qilin was stunned, and then slowly raised his head to look at him.

The arrogance and coldness of the gold ingots are completely gone, and only deep concern and sympathy remain.

Seeing her helpless and lonely eyes, Jin Yuanbao felt a pang in his heart, carefully put down the candlestick, walked to her side, stretched out his arms and slowly hugged her, without saying a word.

He gently stroked the stiff muscles on her back, speechless for comfort.

His eyes were full of concern, concern, sincerity without a hint of pretentiousness. The jade unicorn looked at it in a daze, and only felt that this face was incomparably in love at this moment, although it was close at hand, it seemed to be lost at any time.

For a while, the remorse for Xi'er's death, the guilt for the gold ingot, and the confusion about to lose him hit the jade unicorn in turn, and she couldn't bear it anymore, hugging the ingots and crying loudly.

"Ingot ......"

"I'm here, I'm here."

The silhouettes of the two of them darkened little by little in the night. (To be continued......)