Chapter 109: Sorry
Shen Zhihua naturally knew that the "he" in Shen Jinglun's mouth was Xie San, and his "accepting her as a concubine" naturally referred to He Huan. He followed his master's gaze and looked out the window. The sun was shining outside and the sun was shining warmly on the earth. If Lin Xi's words are like bright sunshine that warms Shen Jinglun's cold heart, then what is He Huan?
Shen Zhihua was incomprehensible, not to mention that the master clearly realized early on that the warm sunlight was too comfortable and pleasant, and if it was sunburned for a long time, it would make people lazy and lose their fighting spirit.
"Uncle!"
"I've made up my mind." Shen Jinglun ended the topic. He didn't come to discuss with Shen Zhihua, let alone gossip with him. He retracted his gaze, closed the window, ordered Wenzhu to guard under the corridor, and talked to Shen Zhihua about the follow-up.
The two discussed for a long time, Shen Zhihua wrote down the master's requirements one by one, and when it was over, he said worriedly: "Uncle, we got the news earlier, Miss Xie's grave is just a mound of clothes, and she ...... it."
"Even if she is still alive, most of them will be placed in a nunnery by Yong'an Hou." Shen Jinglun sighed softly, and suddenly said, "What you said reminded me." Xie San has been hostile to me since he came to Jizhou, perhaps not because of Yong'anhou, but because of herβit's not right. Shen Jinglun shook his head, "It's been ten years, and Min Jun should be full of guilt for me now." There was an apologetic look in his eyes.
Shen Zhihua didn't want to talk about what happened ten years ago, so he made the master sentimental, so he hurriedly changed the topic and said: "Uncle, I've been thinking about it in the past few days, if Xie San is really Xie Chun'an, he can't be counted." Back then, he followed the emperor to degrade Beijing, and I am afraid he suffered a lot. Count the age. He was about seven or eight years old at the time. β
"Actually, even in the past few years. The emperor intended to 'send' him meritorious service. It is not easy for him to take it, after all, on the battlefield, there are no words with swords and guns, and I don't think he has a temperament like a person who is willing to hide in a military tent. Shen Jinglun rarely talked about others behind his back, and there was a bit of pity in his tone. Thinking about Xie San's targeting, thinking that he easily gained He Huan's trust. He shook his head and said, "It's a pity that he and I are different from each other after all, and we don't conspire with each other." β
When Shen Jinglun and Shen Zhihua talked about Xie San, Xie San had already realized that Shen Jinglun took a piece of fake jade to test him, and the real purpose was to confirm his identity, after all, in this world, there are only a handful of people who know the "Peony Beauty". He despised Shen Jinglun's twists and turns, but he had to admire his delicate mind and well-informed.
It's just that admiration is admiration, since he admires He Huan's temperament. Even if Shen Jinglun was not a sanctimonious hypocrite, he would not watch her become Shen Jinglun's concubine. She deserves to be a man who knows how to cherish her. Marry her in a dignified manner.
Chang'an stood silently aside, figuring out his master's thoughts. Thinking of his duty, he stubbornly said: "Third master, deliberate arson is a serious crime according to the law. β
"So you're going to the yamen to denounce me?"
"No, no." Chang'an's head shook like a rattle. He thinks that although his master is not a humble gentleman, he is upright and responsible, jealous and hateful, and he is by no means a bandit who kills people and sets fires, but the night before, he actually set fire to the Lin family's treasury.
"Third master, the little one doesn't understand."
"You don't need to understand." Xie San explained impatiently.
In fact, although he didn't know why He Huan was nervous about Lin Guqing's family, after listening to her worries yesterday, he decided to go to Lin's house to find out, and really let him find something suspicious. He didn't have the time to clean up one by one, so he thought of a plan to kill two birds with one stone, so he simply didn't do it and burned it all down. He never thought of asking He Huan for credit, but when he found out that she went to Shen Jinglun again in the morning, and it was an hour and a half away, he was annoyed and frightened.
"You can't go in."
Hearing the commotion outside, Xie San gave Chang'an a look. Chang'an opened the door and saw He Huan blocked at the staircase. He glanced back at Xie San, stepped forward and asked, "Miss He, are you looking for my third master?" β
He Huan had just been to the Lin family, and he wanted to ask Xie Sanxing to ask for the guilt, but now he felt that he should first ask what happened, so he smiled and said, "Yes, I wonder if the third master is free to see me?" β
Chang'an led He Huan in. Xie San leaned against the window to look at her, and saw that she looked as usual, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, and became more and more dissatisfied in her heart, but he couldn't order her, and he wouldn't go to see Shen Jinglun in the future.
"Third Master." He Huan stepped forward and saluted.
"What are you looking for me?" Xie San struggled to make his voice sound flat.
He Huan saw that there was only Chang'an in the house, and said bluntly: "Third Master, there was a fire in Second Master Lin's house last night...... " She looked at Xie San.
"What do you want to say?" Xie San asked rhetorically.
He Huan was speechless for a while, and then glanced at Chang'an again. Chang'an saw the master nodding, bowed and retreated outside the door. Xie San sat back at the table, looked up at He Huan and said, "You came to confront me?" β
"Also...... It doesn't count as a confrontation. He Huan hesitated for a moment and said, "I just want to figure out the ins and outs of the matter." β
"You're not angry?" Xie San's eyes.
"I was really angry before, after all, I just told you yesterday that I was worried that someone would turn around and frame Second Master Lin for fornicating with traitors, and I also told you about the situation of the Lin family, as a result, you not only set fire to it last night, but also framed Second Master Lin. But now that you think about it, you must have a deep meaning, right? Speaking of this, He Huan looked at Xie San nervously, thinking about it, he was still not at ease, and asked: "Second Master Lin was temporarily detained by the yamen, you should stay and help him get out, right?" β
Xie San was very satisfied with her answer, neither hypocritically said, she was not angry at all, nor did she convict him indiscriminately, but thinking that she had gone to Shen's house early in the morning, he said with a calm face: "Didn't you look for Shen Jinglun?" β
He Huan subconsciously glanced at the Shen family outside the window. She didn't agree with Xie San's behavior of spying on the Shen family, but she had no position to make irresponsible remarks, so she could only reply: "When I hurriedly went to the Shen family to find Second Master Lin, I didn't know about the Lu Dao jade pendant, let alone who set the fire to the Lu Dao. β
Xie Sanzhi said that Lin Guqing did go to the Shen family before He Huan. Suddenly, he was relieved, shrugged his shoulders with a chuckle, and replied, "The jade pendant I found at Second Master Lin's house is indeed in my hand, butβ" He paused, shook his head, and said, "I don't know anything else." β
He Huan pursed his lips and looked at him, his eyes seemed to ask: What kind of medicine are you selling in your gourd?
"Have you had lunch?"
When Xie San asked this, He Huan realized that when she left the Shen family, it was almost noon, and then she went to the Lin family to take a turn, and at this time she was so hungry that her chest was pressed against her back. "Thank you for your concern." He Huan didn't answer positively, but just blindly asked: "In two days, you will tell Lu County Ling that the jade pendant you picked up at Second Master Lin's house does not belong to Tang An, does it?" β
"Chang'an." Xie San raised his voice to call, and when he saw Chang'an pushing open the door, he ordered solemnly: "Let the kitchen bring lunch and add an extra pair of dishes and chopsticks." β
Chang'an blinked, blinked again, and said in his heart: Third master, didn't you just have lunch? Seeing that the master was serious, not like a joke, he could only answer "yes" and personally went downstairs to order the kitchen to prepare side dishes.
"Third Master Xie, whether it is fornication and treason, or hiding thieves, it is a felony, and it is not a joke." He Huan was so anxious that he was on fire, where did he have the heart to eat.
Xie San poured himself a cup of tea and motioned for He Huan to sit down. He Huan hesitated for a moment, sat directly opposite Xie San, and looked at him with burning eyes.
Xie San took a sip of tea and asked, "Why do you care so much about Second Master Lin?" β
"My cousin still has to test his reputation, and I don't want his reputation to be affected."
"So, your expectations for Lin Promise and He Jing are the same? Do you want them to be admitted to the top ranks, ask for their orders to exterminate the thieves, and avenge their father? β
"Third Master Xie, I only need you a word, will Second Master Lin be convicted because of the jade pendant in your hand?"
Xie San looked at He Huan and said without hesitation: "Uncle Shen is the son-in-law of the Lin family, and he will not let Second Master Lin have anything to do with public and private, and he will not let Second Master Lin have anything to do." β
"You are really for Uncle Shen!" He Huan was furious, "One or two of you are like this, is it interesting?" What are the words, why can't you say it clearly to your face? β
"What do you mean by that?" Xie San's expression instantly became serious.
He Huan's brain was hot for a while, pouring beans, and said: "I know that on the first day you set foot in Jizhou, you were targeting Uncle Shen, and Uncle Shen, he suspected that so many things happened in Jizhou City, and it had nothing to do with you." What kind of grievances do you have between you, and you'd rather secretly be suspicious of each other than face to face and make things clear? β
"Where do you say this?" Xie San stared at He Huan.
"Yes, I'm an outsider, I have no position!" He Huan stood up suddenly, supported the table with both hands, leaned over the table, stared at Xie San condescendingly, gritted his teeth and said: "You doubt Uncle Shen, Uncle Shen also suspects you, you are all big men who have read poetry and books and seen the world, don't you know the truth of 'fighting with clams'?" β
Xie San has never been looked down upon like this, or by a woman. He instinctively wanted to stand up and take back the main control, but He Huan's little face was above him, and if he stood up suddenly, he would probably knock her head. He stared blankly at her sparkling eyes.
He Huan didn't notice the strange posture between the two at all, she wanted to say, if you don't like each other, you might as well take on the appearance of a man and simply go out to fight. Thinking that Shen Jinglun would definitely not be able to beat Xie San, and even if Xie San won, with his pride, he would definitely not be happy, she turned to say: "You said, Uncle Shen knew Feng Jiyang when he was in the capital, but in fact, he didn't know him at all!" β
"That's how you believe him?" Xie San was in a dilemma. Does she know how close she is to him? He could clearly see that she had nodded her lips and painted her eyebrows, there was almost no trace of fat powder on her face, her skin was white and delicate, almost transparent, there was a faint fragrance of flowers on her body, and there was the smell of sunshine and soaphorn on her clothes, a very clean fragrance. (To be continued......)
PS: Although you don't love me, there is still a double watch today, woo woo woo