In the small courtyard of the Zheng family.

As soon as Li saw Fan Jin walk in, a pair of beautiful eyes flowed, and his eyes were like crying, which brought out a somewhat charming and mournful demeanor. Her original appearance was beautiful and dignified, and she had a bit of a solemn fairy taste. At this time, making this kind of flattering posture has a special flavor, Fan Jin's heart couldn't help but tighten, and said secretly: This woman has honed the most in a place like Mahayana teaching, probably because of her acting skills.

He could also feel that Li couldn't stand it anymore. When she first met, she still maintained the image of a noblewoman, as if she wanted to wait for Fan Jin to take the initiative to fish her, so that she could advance and retreat freely, uncontrolled, but could put Fan Jin at the mercy of her hands. But now that Fan Jin has won the second-class pass and can be expected to enter the Hanlin Academy, it is normal thinking to cut off contact with a woman like her, and if he still puts on a shelf at this time, this person may have to fly.

In addition, after Fan Jinguan was in power, he focused on turning over the case of Zhou Shichen, and the connection with the Li family was basically severed, which made the Li family suspicious, thinking that the previous efforts were in vain. Originally, when there was no Fan Jin, she endured it. But now that she has moved her heart to Fan Jin, it is like throwing a torch on a bundle of dry firewood, and she has already lit the fire, and it is not easy to extinguish it.

When I came to see Fan Jin yesterday, I was looking for a reason to go on a date, and I didn't want to suffer an accident, but when I saw him again at this time, I actually felt like a human being in two lives. Thinking that the two of them were on the line of life and death yesterday, Li's mind changed even more, and he could barely control his emotions, so he wanted to pull this man who was nearly ten years younger than himself into his arms, so that he could confide in the pain of lovesickness.

Even though she tried to suppress her emotions, she really couldn't pretend to be a fairy person. Fan Jin hurriedly saluted before she lost her temper and said: "Madame was frightened in the cold house last night, it is really a small sin, I should find a clean place another day, set up a table of vegetarian wine, and apologize to Madame." ”

A pure place, a table of vegetarian wine, these eight words are like a morning bell, dragging Li back from his reverie, and he secretly screamed ashamed in his heart. I'm confused, there are a lot of people here, which is the place to say some love words. And Fan Jin said that the pure place, the plain wine is cloudy...... It seems that he also has intentions for himself? In addition to these words, isn't it setting a schedule with yourself, maybe you are still teasing yourself.

Seeing the scene when Fan Jin got along with those noble girls in Baoming Temple, Li naturally knew that this scholar was not the kind of real old-fashioned gentleman, but on the contrary, he was a rich character. The meaning of the words is that most of them want to secretly communicate with themselves.

As soon as she thought of this, the unhappiness in her heart disappeared, and an indescribable sweetness lingered in her heart, and her mood became relaxed. smiled and said: "Fan Gongzi is too much to talk like this, you and I are like each other at first sight, but we are bosom friends." I came to you for the Buddha's fate, as for the accident, this is something that no one can predict, how can I blame you. Speaking of which, if it weren't for your servant trying hard to kill the thief, I don't know if the concubine's life would still be there. If you want to say that you can't talk about apologies, I should say thank you to my son. ”

The two exchanged a few words, Fan Jin first said two good words for Feng Baona, and then asked about Zheng Chan.

As soon as dawn, Zheng Chan was sent back to the Zheng family's courtyard, and Fan Jin began to sweep Zhu Guochen's various lairs and capture the remaining henchmen, who had not yet met her. According to the impression of the previous life, after the average woman encounters this kind of blow, the soul is inevitably hurt, and the physical trauma is often easy to heal, and the spiritual trauma can only be healed when it will take time. In this era, there are no psychiatrists, so people in this kind of sect can only be responsible for channeling their feelings. The popularity of various sects also has a great deal to do with the fact that they can be a haven for ordinary people.

Li said: "As soon as Zheng came back, he went to see his family, and then several people hugged their heads and cried. The cry is fierce, but not dangerous. If you don't cry, it's scary. Childe, don't worry, there are many women in my Mahayana religion, as long as Miss Zheng is willing to join the religion, I will find someone to explain her mind, and I will not let her be obsessed and do anything wrong. As for Feng Bao...... she snorted lightly, "Originally, I wanted to play a copy of him, but as the governor of Dongchang, I brought people like this." Jingshi is rampant with thieves on the ground, how did he do this? You should also be beaten up before you can get angry. But since Fan Gongzi came forward to say something, I will let him go this time, and when I enter the palace to face the saint, I will just say a few good words for him. ”

"Thank you, Madame, for your face. Father-in-law Feng is also a hard worker, let's still look at his hard work, and we have to let go of other things. Besides, Madame sold a friendship to Gonggong Feng this time, and she would be rewarded there. ”

"I'm not uncommon in his reward, and I, as a master, still use it to covet the return of the house slave? If he wants to repay something, let him repay his son. If there is no son to open Chrysostom, I will not spare him. ”

Fan Jin smiled, "Then I have to thank Mrs., but this thing will still be done in the future." Wait for Xiaosheng to interrogate the dog thieves first, and then go to Baoming Temple to visit Mrs., this time I am afraid that I will still trouble Mrs. to help in the next few favors. ”

Li nodded and said: "If Childe has any request, just ask, we are friends, we should be friends to solve our worries, Childe doesn't have to be embarrassed, you can open your mouth if you want any help." ”

After explaining to the Li family, Fan Jin got up and left, went to look for Zheng Chan, looked around, and finally saw her in the kitchen. I saw her back to the door, her body twitching and shaking. Fan Jinxin said: Probably she is secretly shedding tears. When such a thing happens, no matter how strong a person is, it is inevitable that he will shed tears, as long as he is not looking for a short-term view, everything will be fine. He coughed lightly at the door, "Miss Zheng? ”

There was a sound of a bowl touching the board in the room, and the woman turned her head in a panic, gently wiping the food residue from her mouth, and her originally fair face was slightly reddened, "Fan...... Fan Gongzi? ”

Fan Jin saw at this time that there was a large coarse porcelain bowl in front of her, which was filled with rice porridge, and it turned out that she was not crying, but ...... Eating?

"I ...... I'm a little hungry. Although Zhu Guochen's bastard is rich, he never let me eat enough. He was away from home for a long time, afraid that I would have enough stomach and strength to run. When you are interested, you will ...... with me Do those things, and when you're done, lock me in the firewood room. Sometimes if I don't come back for three days, I'll be hungry for so long, that kind of day...... It's simply not human. Once I am free, the most I want to do is to eat enough and no longer go hungry. It made Master Fan smile. ”

Zheng Chan is of moderate height, with shaved shoulders and a slim waist, perhaps because of hunger, her figure is slender and light, and her body and appearance are better than Qian Caiyin. It's just that he is locked in the firewood room all the year round, he doesn't see the sun, his face is a little sickly white, not healthy enough, and then he is a little dirty. She knew it herself, and her face flushed slightly:

"I have to get some water to wash it when I go back, but it's not easy to wash it when the house is so big. As for the perfume hall, I didn't dare to go again. To say that I am not afraid of Fan Gongzi's jokes, I don't dare to go to the street alone and sleep alone now. I am always worried that when I wake up, I will be in a completely unfamiliar place, or in the wrong hands. It is called that the heavens should not be, and the earth is not spiritual. ”

"There's nothing to laugh at, in fact, if anyone encounters something similar, the reaction is similar to that of the girl, and compared with them, the girl is already very admirable."

Zheng Chan smiled bitterly, "Doesn't the son think that the concubine is shameless?" According to you scholars, if a woman loses her temperament, she is not qualified to live in the world. After I was rescued, I should have cried and wept, washed my face with tears, and jumped into the well when I had the opportunity. Isn't it shameless to want to eat like this and find water to wash your body? ”

"There is no such thing." Fan Jin shook his head and said, "I originally wanted to ask someone to explain the girl and let you not go the wrong way, but now it seems that there is no need for this." To tell the truth, Fan was very happy that the girl could think about it, and it was too late to admire the girl, how could she look down on the girl? No one wants this kind of thing to happen, in the final analysis, it is the fault of the yamen and the government, and the only one who is not at fault is the girl, how can I blame you? Whoever wants to force you to die for this thing will slap him in the face with a brick. ”

Zheng Chan looked at Fan Jin, her face flushed slightly, and she took the initiative to distance herself. Wan'er said that Gongzi is different from ordinary people, and today it was unexpected. In fact, to be honest, when the concubine was just taken captive and lost to the Zhu thief, she did think about death. Countless times I thought about finding an opportunity to commit suicide, and I could indeed find an opportunity at that time, for example, if I bit me to death and didn't obey, I would definitely be killed by the Zhu thief. I saw him kill two women who refused to obey him. He killed pigs, he shot very ruthlessly, and went straight to the center of the nest with a knife, in his opinion, there is no difference between people and pigs, they all die with a knife, and they will definitely not be soft when they kill. But just because I saw him killing, I was scared...... I was scared. ”

She shook her head, looking a little ashamed. "The concubine originally thought that she was a martyr, but she didn't know that she was not. I was scared when I saw the knife, I was afraid of death, and I was afraid of being beaten. He coveted my appearance, he didn't kill me, he only beat me with a whip, and I didn't want to be beaten, so he took the initiative to ...... As he pleased. ”

At this, her face was even more ashamed. After all, there were only two of them in the kitchen, a man and a woman, and it was not impossible for the man to think that he was frivolous, and to say some gossip or move his hands and feet. The things she saw in the Zhu family were all people at the bottom of the society, and what she experienced was also miserable. Let her experience the evil of human nature be deeper than others, even in the face of a scholar, she does not doubt that the other party may turn into a beast at any time and pounce.

Fan Jin's thoughts are different from her, and now Fan Jin is actually asking for a confession from the perspective of a pro-people official. It's just that considering Zheng Chan's miserable situation, if you ask her in the court, it may not be psychologically acceptable, and it is not fair to this woman, so a more tactful way is adopted, which Zheng Chan can't understand.

"I understand the girl's feelings, people in that kind of place, it is inevitable to be afraid. Once the tool, the will will waver, which is not a bad deed. Can you tell me how it ended up in the hands of the Zhu thief? ”

"That was a few years ago, and the concubine saw the marriage period at that time, and the small family couldn't compare with the big family, so she had to do a lot of things by herself. The concubine was on the street to buy some broken silk and wanted to make a paddy field coat for herself, but when she was walking on the road, she was suddenly hit by someone. The man was holding a vase in his hand, and he smashed it at that time, insisting that it was the concubine who had broken his ancient vase, and clamored for compensation. The concubine is also an old family in Beijing, where will she be blackmailed by this means, she quarreled with him at the time, and she didn't quarrel a few words, Zhu ...... The Zhu thief appeared. ”

Speaking of Zhu Guochen, her body trembled uncontrollably, obviously evoking memories that she didn't want to face in her heart. Fan Jin said: "Girl, don't panic, calm down." ”

He ...... He came with a guy dressed up to be a good guy and speak for me. I just thought he was really a good man, and I believed him when I was around him. The duke said, it is better to find a place to do it in front, write a document twice, and agree that no one is allowed to make trouble, and let Zhu Thief be a Chinese person. The concubine also felt that it was safest to do so, so as not to entangle. I didn't know that I had not gone far into an alley, and suddenly they came out with a bag, covered me in it, stuffed me with a hemp core in my mouth, and carried me directly to a nest. Later, I learned that this was their usual method, and most of the abducted women in Beijing were arrested by this method. ”

Fan Jin remembered that Da Zhu mentioned that there was a case of abducting women in Jingshi, and hurriedly asked, "How are they doing such a thing?" ”

"Innumerable."

"What about the woman?"

Zheng Chan's face turned red again, and after a while, she mustered up the courage and said: "The woman was first given by them to a noble person for use, I don't know what the person's name is, he is not very old, and he likes to harm women." Concubinage...... 's body is broken by his hands. After that, the women were graded according to their appearance, and the worst ones were sold to the surrounding villages and towns, and those single township farmers were their wives. The better ones were made to earn money for them, and the better ones were locked in their homes and became wives. Before the concubine, Zhu Guochen had a woman, and when he saw that I was more beautiful, and the woman was not childbearing, he killed the woman in front of me and made a pot of broth......"

Speaking of this, she couldn't help but lean down and vomit, and Fan Jin hurriedly slapped her back. As a woman who has been possessed by two men, Zheng Chan is not too reluctant to be physically touched by Fan Jin, but she is a little embarrassed, thinking that she is dirty and has stained the hands of the scholar.

After vomiting for a while, she apologized to Fan Jin a few times and continued: "Later, I have to accompany him." He was a very delicate man, and although he said that I should be his wife, he did not give me a full meal, nor did he give me a chance to walk out, and either put me in bed or locked me in the firewood room. He's crazy, there's nothing he doesn't dare to do. If it weren't for Master Fan catching him, I don't know how many people he would have killed. ”

Fan Jin asked: "If he does these things, he is not afraid that someone will report to the official?" ”

"Their methods are very vicious, and those women who are going to be sold or taken will be spoiled by those who are splashed in turn, so that they lose their shame. When it comes time to sell, they will first pretend to be a buyer and buy the woman to live in a pretended home. If a woman cries to the buyer and asks him to report to the official, she will be beaten and insulted, and then sent back to continue the beating and continue the scourge. There are also people pretending to be ticket passengers, and the same is done. The most hateful, there are also people who pretend to be fast, once the woman asks for help, it is a lifeless beating, and after a long time, no one dares to report to the official, no one dares to ask for help. As for the women who are our wives, they are all locked in the room, where can we report to the official? They are also well-known wicked people, and the neighbors dare not provoke them, even if I shout in the firewood room, no one will let me report to the official, more things are better than less things, who cares about this kind of thing. Besides, he does have a backer, as long as the backer does not fall, no one can help him, and those who dare to meddle are either killed or beaten half to death, and no one has hope. ”

Fan Jin nodded: "So that's the case, then who is his backer, does the girl know?" ”

Zheng Chan shook her head, "He didn't tell me, I only know that he was the first man who broke my innocence, he was the same age as Fan Gongzi, he didn't look evil, but he was very bad." At such a young age, he knew that bullying girls, no matter how much he begged him, he was a real villain, just like Zhu Guochen. ”

"Well, the wicked need to be cured, I don't know who the backer is for a while, I took Zhu Guochen first, is the girl interested in going to see it?"