"Young Master Fang is here, please come up and sit, what are you doing standing below?"

Fang Zi'an listened to her tone, and his heart was a little calm. It seems that Qin Xiqing is not a person who cares, her words are as kind as before, and she seems to have forgotten the unhappiness of that day.

"Thank you, girl." Fang Zi'an walked up the stairs into the pavilion. Qin Xiqing casually pointed to the stone bench in the pavilion and motioned for Fang Zi'an to sit down, but his eyes were still staring at the koi fish grabbing food in the fish pond below. Fang Zi'an sat on the stool and looked at her, and found that Qin Xiqing was wearing a pale yellow skirt today, and she looked more and more slender and graceful.

"Why didn't Fang Gongzi come last night? I thought that Fang Gongzi should have come to tell me about visiting Zhou Shanchang last night. Tell me to wait until the first shift. Qin Xiqing sprinkled all the fish food in her hand into the pool water, wiped her hands with a cloth towel, and turned her head and said.

Fang Zi'an hurriedly said: "I really wanted to come over last night to report, but it was too late, I was afraid of disturbing you." Also, when I came out of prison last night, I was in a bad mood, so I went straight home. I didn't expect the girl to wait, I'm really sorry. ”

Qin Xiqing slowly sat opposite, straightened the long hair on her forehead, and said in a deep voice: "It's nothing, I just want to know about the meeting earlier." But I don't know what the specific situation is? ”

Fang Zi'an's face was solemn and he sighed. Then he told Qin Xiqing in detail about the situation when he entered the dungeon of Dali Temple yesterday. Qin Xiqing's brows furrowed tightly as she listened, and when Fang Zi'an finished speaking, she stood up and paced back and forth in the pavilion.

"According to what you say, Zhou Shanchang rejected the proposal to retract his confession, right? Zhou Shanchang, why is this difficult? Didn't he know the consequences of doing so? Is he really going to die? What are the benefits of doing this? Isn't that exactly what Qin Hui wanted? Xiqing is shallow, and she doesn't understand what Zhou Shanchang wants? Qin Xiqing frowned and stood still.

Fang Zi'an sighed and said: "Mr. said that he is not afraid of death, and he wants to provoke everyone to resist." I understand his thoughts, but it's too extreme. ”’

Qin Xiqing said: "I didn't expect this to be the result, I thought he would follow your advice." Zhou Shanchang has a strong temperament and acts uprightly, which we did not consider in advance. Zhou Shanchang wanted to wake up the world with his own blood, although this idea is great, but it is a little incomprehensible. Is it the best choice to give your life for nothing? ”

Fang Zi'an said softly: "It's me who is incompetent and can't convince him." The teacher's ideas were very resolute, and I tried hard for a long time, but he had his own ideas and refused to listen. I was anxious and ashamed. But I won't give up in the future, and I want to persuade him again. In just two days, I hope to convince him. Therefore, I would like to ask if Miss Qin can arrange another visit. This time I will be well prepared to convince the teacher. As far as I know, my wife is already on the way to Lin'an, and if I go with my wife, it might work. ”

Qin Xiqing nodded slowly and said, "It is necessary to persuade again, and it is not difficult to visit again." But what if Zhou Shanchang still refuses to agree. Do you really want Zhao Gongzi to ask someone to come forward and say a few kind words in front of the emperor, and ask the emperor to be gracious? That would be too risky. If you don't do it, it will make the emperor angry, and the disaster will be more widespread, and it will even implicate Zhao Gongzi. Hey, that's a good thing. ”

Fang Zi'an was speechless for a while, he understood what Qin Xiqing was worried about. If it weren't for the fact that Zhou Junzheng couldn't be persuaded to retract his confession, if he wanted to save people after the evidence was conclusive, he could only use the emperor's last mercy to avoid the death penalty. However, the relationship between the emperor and Qin Hui is close, and the assassination of Qin Hui's prisoner is conclusive, and the evidence is conclusive, the emperor should not agree. Those who persuade may incur the emperor's dissatisfaction and get into trouble.

"Don't be too anxious. The matter has not reached the last step, and it must be done by persuading Zhou Shanchang first. Let's discuss how to persuade Zhou Shanchang, it is easier than asking the emperor to be gracious. Qin Xiqing saw Fang Zi'an's solemn expression and hurriedly comforted.

Fang Zi'an nodded and was just about to speak, when he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps under the pavilion, and turned his head to look, but it was Ling'er who came rushing quickly, looking a little panicked.

"What's wrong? Hurrying. Qin Xiqing said angrily.

Ling'er didn't answer, glanced at Fang Zi'an, and came straight to Qin Xiqing's side, leaned over and leaned over to her ear and whispered a few words quickly.

"What?" Qin Xiqing's face changed drastically, and she screamed out out of shape.

Fang Zi'an didn't know what to do, and frowned and looked at Qin Xiqing's master and servant.

"Really? Message really? Qin Xiqing glared at Ling'er and said.

"It's true, King...... The news that Zhao Gongzi just sent someone to send it, how could it be fake. Ling'er said quickly.

Qin Xiqing turned her head to look at Fang Zi'an, and said to Ling'er in a deep voice: "I know, you go and find out the specific situation first." ”

Ling'er agreed, and walked quickly down the gazebo.

Qin Xiqing frowned and sat there without speaking, Fang Zi'an didn't know what was going on, and he didn't want to ask each other, so he just sat there in a daze with a suspicious stomach. For a while, the pavilion was silent, there was a wind blowing in the air, the flowers and trees swaying and making a rustling sound, and a few tireless hoarse and noisy summer cicadas were disturbed and stopped shouting, which made the atmosphere at the moment extremely quiet.

"Fang Gongzi......" Qin Xiqing said slowly.

Fang Zi'an hurriedly said: "Here, what does the girl command?" When can I visit my teacher? ”

Qin Xiqing sighed and said softly, "Childe doesn't need to visit Zhou Shanchang. ”

"Oh? Is there a way for Zhao Gongzi to save the teacher? Fang Zi'an was surprised.

Qin Xiqing shook her head slowly and said, "The news I just got is related to the Venerable Master. Fang Gongzi should not be sad when he heard this, and please mourn and change. ”

Fang Zi'an was puzzled when he heard this, and a sense of foreboding rose in his heart. Condolences change? What are these words? Is it ......?

“…… The Venerable Master has already gone, and last night, he committed suicide by hitting a wall in the prison. It was only when the jailers visited this morning that his body had been dead for a long time. Zhao Gongzi got the news, so he ordered someone to come and inform me. This matter is true, and the news that Zhao Gongzi got will definitely not be wrong. Qin Xiqing said softly.

Fang Zi'an's mouth opened wide in shock when he heard this, his face full of disbelief. He stood up and frowned, muttering, "Impossible, impossible." How so? How could such a thing be? Absolutely not. ”

After a glance, I only felt dizzy, my body shook and almost fell, and I hurriedly reached out to hold the stone table to stabilize my body.

"Young Master Fang, what's wrong with you?" Qin Xiqing saw that Fang Zi'an's face was pale and his body was shaking, so he hurriedly walked over and grabbed Fang Zi'an's arm and shouted.

Fang Zi'an closed his eyes, waved his hand slowly, and said in a dumb voice: "It's okay, I'm fine." ”

Having said that, two lines of hot tears flowed from the closed eyes, and the grief in the heart was unbearable.

"Fang Gongzi, you sit down and rest, I'll pour you a cup of tea, and you can take two sips. Don't be too sad. No one expected Zhou Shanchang to be so strong, which surprised all of us. Qin Xiqing saw Fang Zi'an crying, her heart was very flustered, and she hurriedly comforted her.

Fang Zi'an closed his eyes and shook his head, and said slowly: "What I should have thought of was my fault." When I came out of prison yesterday, I felt that the tone of his speech was wrong, and his words were all about farewell. I thought he was depressed because he was in prison. After all, being locked up in such a place will greatly destroy the state of mind. So...... So I didn't think much about it. But who knows...... He's really saying goodbye to me. I'm so confused. ”

Fang Zi was extremely sad in his peace of mind. Indeed, after leaving the dungeon yesterday, Fang Zi'an always felt uncomfortable in his heart. He also thought that he was infected by the oppressive dungeon atmosphere, but at this moment, he felt ominous because of the words he said to Zhou Junzheng in his heart. In fact, what Zhou Junzheng said at that time already had the intention of dying, and he had already said goodbye to himself and explained the future, but he was confused that he didn't think about it.

Fang Zi'an recalled the last scene of saying goodbye to Zhou Junzheng, the moment when Zhou Junzheng's back was slowly engulfed by the darkness in the cell, a great sense of panic suddenly rose in his heart, which seemed to indicate that Zhou Junzheng was about to enter the darkness forever. Thinking of that moment, Fang Zi was even more sad and self-blaming, and tears couldn't stop gushing out.

"Fang Gongzi, that's none of your business, you don't have to take it on yourself. Zhou Shanchang was born with the will to die, so he did this. Don't be sad, the season is good. ”

Qin Xiqing saw Fang Zi'an crying, and her heart ached. Originally, although Zhou Junzheng's death shocked her, it didn't make her cry, after all, she and Zhou Junzheng had no intersection, let alone knew each other, but she just felt sorry and shocked. But Fang Zi'an burst into tears, and she couldn't help but shed tears.

"How can you do that, sir? You have made the students' hearts ache. Fang Zi'an sat down on the stone bench and shook his head and said in a dumb voice.

Qin Xiqing didn't know why, she suddenly had the urge to take this man in with comfort, and she did it. Reaching out to hold Fang Zi'an's head in his arms, patting his hair and comforting him softly. Fang Zi'an's tears were a little unstoppable, moistening Qin Xiqing's clothes.

After a long time, Fang Zi'an realized that he was being held in Qin Xiqing's arms, so he hurriedly straightened up, stretched out his sleeve and wiped his tears. He said softly: "Miss Qin, I'm really sorry for the gaffe, I soiled your clothes." ”

Qin Xiqing looked at him with pity on her face, and said softly: "Fang Gongzi is a man of temperament, and he naturally grieves in his heart for the loss of his teacher, so don't be sorry." If Xiqing can do something for you, if it can make you suppress your grief a little, Xiqing is willing to do it. ”

Fang Zi'an slowly exhaled a turbid breath, calmed the sadness in his heart, and said softly, "Maybe Miss Qin doesn't know my feelings for Mr. If my husband hadn't taken me in three years ago, I am afraid that I would not have been able to make ends meet. If it weren't for him, I'd probably still be wasting my time on the streets, or working as a coolie on the docks to survive. When I was a teenager, I did some ridiculous things, which led to a bad reputation, and the college chairs unanimously refused me to enter the college, but it was my husband who took me in against public opinion, and I was reinvent......ed."