Chapter 123: Beginning and Ending with Abandonment
Hearing He Huan's words, Xie San didn't answer and asked: "How did you know the old things that happened in the capital ten years ago?" ”
"I ...... Naturally, I listened to my cousin. He Huan lowered his eyelids. These things were heard by Lin Xiyan from Shen Zhihua's subordinates with great difficulty.
Xie San knew that He Huan was lying, but he didn't expose her, and instead asked, "Do you think it will take for a person to hang himself?" He asked himself: "Generally speaking, it doesn't take half an hour to be saved." ”
"So what?" He Huan asked anxiously. I don't know what Lu Dao is for, listening to Xie San's words, she always feels that Xie Minjun is not dead. If she is still alive, she is Shen Jinglun's wife. She asked worriedly, "Could it be that Miss Xie is still alive?" ”
Xie San was noncommittal, but just stated to himself: "From the time Miss Xie ordered her maid to leave the broken temple with Xie Chen in her arms, to the time when Yong'an Hou arrived at the broken temple, there was a full two hours in between. ”
"Maybe Miss Xie couldn't make up her mind for a while, which doesn't prove that Uncle Shen has something to do with this matter."
"You, what a ......" Xie San shook his head in disappointment, "The reason why I came to Jizhou is because a farmer told me that half an hour before Yong'an Hou arrived at the broken temple, a carriage left the broken temple. They didn't really see it, but they vaguely saw a young man in white clothes getting into the carriage. ”
Shen Jinglun has always liked light-colored clothes, and he did leave the capital on that day. He Huan shook his head again and again, took two steps back in a row, and slammed the back of his head on the wall, but he didn't feel pain at all.
When she was still Lin Xiyan, she carefully inquired about everything about Xie Minjun, and no one mentioned this section. The "young man" in Ruoxie's mouth is really Shen Jinglun. Then it must be that he forbids everyone to mention it. He had seen Xie Minjun before she died.
"Impossible!" He Huan shook his head vigorously. took a step forward, grabbed Xie San's wrist through his clothes, and said eagerly, "You deliberately raised it for half an hour...... Miss Xie is still alive, isn't it? ”
Xie San pinched He Huan's fingers with his backhand. After a moment's hesitation, he nodded.
"What did Miss Xie say?" Compared with the fact that Xie Minjun is Shen Jinglun's fiancée, she wants to know if she misunderstood Shen Jinglun, Shen Jinglun deceived everyone.
Xie San grabbed He Huan's fingers tightly. He knew it. She didn't realize it, otherwise she wouldn't have let him hold her hand. He couldn't help but caress the tips of his thumb over her knuckles.
He Huan noticed his movements, hurriedly withdrew his left hand, and said hurriedly: "Since Miss Xie is alive, she knows what happened that day. ”
"She is alive and dead."
"What's wrong with her?" He Huan only felt that his brain was buzzing. She never thought that Shen Jinglun's unmarried was still alive. "That's not right." She shook her head again and again, "Uncle Shen has always believed that Miss Xie is dead. He hangs Miss Xie every year, that's not pretending...... and Xie Houye. If Miss Xie's suicide is related to Uncle Shen, Master Hou will definitely not sit idly by. Again. Uncle Shen has been in contact with the Hou Mansion all these years......"
Speaking of this, He Huan nodded heavily, as if he was happy because he had found a reason to continue to trust Shen Jinglun. She looked up at Xie San and said, "If the 'young man' in your mouth is really Uncle Shen, then everything will be more logical." ”
"Really?" Xie San chuckled bitterly. In his eyes, He Huan didn't care what the truth was, she just wanted to prove that Shen Jinglun was perfect, and it was not he who made Xie Minjun commit suicide.
He Huan's heart was full of thoughts. Shen Zhihua's subordinates clearly told her that Shen Jinglun and Xie Minjun had only met twice. She whispered as if talking to herself: "Miss Xie and Uncle Shen have been engaged, and she hopes that they can fulfill the marriage contract, but Uncle Shen doesn't want to drag Miss Xie down, so he refuses." Because of Uncle Shen's refusal, Miss Xie chose to commit suicide after he left......"
"You explained it well." Xie San nodded sneeringly, and then asked, "If this is the case, then how can the child in Miss Xie's belly be explained?" ”
When He Huan heard this, his little face turned white all of a sudden. She has always felt that just for a marriage contract, for the sake of a man she has only met twice, Xie Minjun hijacked her newborn nephew and threatened her father and brother to rescue her fiancé who was imprisoned for the treason, which seemed a little unreasonable. If she had been pregnant with her fiancé's child early in the morning, everything would have made sense. But Shen Jinglun is a righteous gentleman, and he attaches the most importance to etiquette, how can it be-
Overnight, He Huan only felt cold. Shen Jinglun is the most polite and obedient in front of people, but she was his wife, she knows very well that he is also a man, a man who likes women, he can't help it, and even has shocking behavior.
"I'll go to him and ask for clarification!"
"Stop!" Xie San blocked He Huan's way, "What do you want to say to him?" Ask him if the child in Miss Xie's belly is his? Or is he responsible for his demented fiancée? ”
Upon hearing this, He Huan leaned against the wall weakly and muttered to himself: "Maybe there is some misunderstanding in this." Her heart was in turmoil, "The Yong'an Hou Mansion is not a place where you can enter and exit casually, how can he have a chance......" She looked up and glared at Xie San, "Are you deliberately lying to me?" She said this, but in her heart, she believed Xie San, and believed that he would not joke about this kind of thing.
Xie San knew what He Huan was thinking, and said disappointedly: "You should think that I lied to you." He turned around and wanted to leave, and then turned around and told He Huan: "In this world, except for Yong'an Hou and his cronies, only you and I know that Miss Xie is still alive." The stakes are high, and I hope you don't mention it to anyone. He looked at her deeply and said with chagrin, "You only want to plunge into the fire pit, and I shouldn't have told you this." ”
He Huan couldn't listen to Xie San's words at all, just looked at him blankly and asked, "Who told you that Miss Xie is pregnant?" The kid ...... Did you give birth? ”
"Nope." Xie San shook his head, "When Master Hou arrived at the broken temple, Miss Xie was already about to die. Knowing that she was pregnant, Hou Ye didn't want to save her, but his wife was reluctant, and Xie Chen didn't know where to go, so she announced that she learned that the Shen family regretted her marriage and hanged herself at home. ”
"Then how did she get demented?"
"The doctor said that she had been hanging for too long and that her brain had been broken." Speaking of this, Xie San's eyes darkened slightly, turned around and leaned against the fence of the cloister, and stated in a low voice: "The prince once begged the prince to keep that child and raise it in his name. No matter how much he hates Miss Xie, she is his own sister after all, and he will take good care of their mother and son. Hou Ye had already agreed, but the doctor said that the child may be born stillborn, and it is best to have an abortion immediately while the month is young. ”
He Huan looked at Xie San's side face in a daze, unable to digest what he said for a while. She was sure that the people of the Shen family did not know about the abortion. She couldn't understand that no matter whether Miss Xie was pregnant or not, since Shen Jinglun had a husband and wife with her, why didn't she marry her? Why did Shen Jinglun make her feel that he and Miss Xie had only met twice from beginning to end? Why did he lie to her for everyone in the United Mansion?
He Huan couldn't think of an answer. Like a wandering spirit, she asked distractedly: "Doesn't Master Hou hate the Shen family?" ”
"Lord Hou is not a saint, but at that time, there were constant disputes in the court over the abolition of the prince, and Miss Xie Er was only ten years old. As for the aftermath, you also said that Shen Jinglun sends generous gifts to Beijing every year. ”
He Huanzhi said that the "Second Miss Xie" in Xie San's mouth was the concubine Niangniang who gave birth to the emperor's eldest son not long ago. At the beginning, if the world knew that Miss Xie was pregnant before marriage, Miss Xie Er would not say that she was a concubine, and I am afraid that she would not even be qualified to enter the palace. She once heard Shen Jinglun and Shen Zhihua talk about that the emperor has been on the throne for five years, and the only son and daughter are all born to Concubine Xie, and the eldest son of the emperor is older, maybe she will be promoted to the imperial concubine. The queen is alive, and the concubine is promoted to the imperial concubine, which is no longer just a favor. Yong'an Hou's forbearance of the Shen family is probably for the sake of the concubine and the emperor's eldest son.
The more He Huan thought about it, the colder his heart became. She has always trusted Shen Jinglun very much, but this trust is so fragile. In her view of right and wrong, Shen Jinglun made Xie Minjun pregnant and did not marry her, no matter how much hardship he had, this kind of chaotic behavior is unforgivable.
Xie San looked down at He Huan and added, "If you think, the child in Miss Xie's belly may not be surnamed Shen ......."
"I don't doubt that." He Huan shook his head weakly, "A woman who can betray her father and brother and give up her life for a man must love that man very much." ”
"Ah Huan." Xie San turned around abruptly and said, "I shouldn't have told you this, I just didn't want you to be deceived, I don't have any selfish intentions." ”
"I know it." He Huan chuckled dismally, "Don't worry, what you said to me today, I won't mention half a sentence to anyone, including Uncle Shen." She smiled awkwardly, "Just now I said that I was looking for Uncle Shen to confront me or something, but it was just impulsive, and I will always remind myself that I can't leak what you have said and make you embarrassed." ”
With these words, a trace of strangeness flashed in Xie San's eyes, and then a trace of loss flashed. If his marriage is just his business, I will marry her, even if he knows that she loves Shen Jinglun and it is impossible to let go for a while, he wants to marry her. It's a pity that his marriage is too involved, and he can't be the master.
"Ah Huan." Xie San called again. He wanted to shake her hand again and hug her again. He used all his willpower to barely stop these thoughts, and said seriously: "You are very smart, you should know what is the best choice for you and your family." Find a well-off, ordinary family—" He stopped abruptly. Thinking that she would definitely marry, he suddenly felt a heartache like being ripped alive.
He Huan had regained his calm on the surface, but his heart was still in chaos. She couldn't care about Xie San's mood, she just wanted to divert the topic, and asked casually: "Ten years ago, you know the past so clearly, could it be that your surname is really Xie?" (To be continued......)