Chapter 41: The Culprit
Sunlight poured in through the lattice, and a golden glow shone on the sleeping woman's face. Perhaps sensing the glare of the light, the woman's eyelids moved, and she slowly opened them.
This woman is none other than Fang Mojiao, who has been asleep for two days after falling into the water. She glanced at Baixi, who was lying on the edge of the bed, and sat up with her body propped up. Baixi noticed the movement and hurriedly looked up at the bed.
"Girl, you're awake." She rejoiced, "The slave and maid go and tell the lady." ”
After saying that, he ran out of the house.
Mrs. Jane and the others, who got the news, soon came over, saw Fang Mojiao who had woken up, and asked her how she felt now.
Fang Mojiao's ears hurt from their quarrel, but Aunt Jian said, "You're already awake, you all go out first." ”
The Fang brothers and the Zheng brothers both withdrew.
Jane touched her daughter's forehead, "The fever has subsided, it should be fine now." ”
Aunt Jane followed up and asked, "Is there anything uncomfortable?" ”
Fang Mojiao swallowed her saliva, her throat was dry and painful, "Water, I want to drink water." ”
Baixi hurriedly brought the water over, and Fang Mojiao drank the water in the cup in one go, and the dry pain dissipated.
"Mother, aunt, I'm fine. It's all my fault, which makes you worry. ”
Before Jane could speak, Aunt Jane preemptively said: "Don't risk yourself in the future, your mother knows that you fell into the water and almost cried and broke your liver and intestines, you can see for yourself, her eyes are not swollen yet." ”
Fang Mojiao followed Aunt Jane's words and looked at Jane, and sure enough, she saw that her eyes were swollen, and the whites of her eyes were full of red bloodshots, and she looked very tired at first glance.
"Mother, I'm fine now, you can go back and rest." She whispered.
Jane refused to leave, and Aunt Jian said angrily: "You haven't closed your eyes for two days and two nights, you don't care about your own body, how can you see off your father and eldest brother when you get to Jiangnan?" ”
Jane was reprimanded by her own sister, and then reluctantly went back to rest.
After they left, Fang Mojiao called Baixi to ask what happened to her after she fell into the water and how she was rescued. Baixi knelt down, "Girl, it's because the slave didn't protect the girl that she let the girl fall into the water." ”
"How can I blame you for this, hurry up." Fang Mojiao was a little helpless.
Baixi got up and said; "After the girl fell into the water, the uncle, the second master and the young master immediately rushed over, the uncle was going to go into the water to save you, but the head of the Chengwang Mansion Du said that he had good water quality, and it was most suitable to go into the water to save people, and he later rescued you."
"Are you saying that my life was saved by Du Wuyan?"
Baixi nodded and then shook his head, "It should be Leader Du who rescued you from the water, and Doctor Xu from Luoping Town treated you, and both of them can be regarded as your lifesavers." “
It turned out that Du Wuyan jumped into the water to save himself.
She was immersed in her own thoughts, and she didn't even hear Baixi's later words. After her body was better, she went to Du Wuyan to thank her.
Who knew that Du Wuyan said: "Mrs. Fang and the two sons of the Fang family have already thanked Zaixia, going into the water to save people is just a gesture for Zaixia, and Second Miss Fang doesn't have to take it to heart." ”
Hearing this, Fang Mojiao felt a little more disappointed in her heart, "I never want to owe anyone a favor, Chief Du has a life-saving grace for me, and I should repay you." ”
As he spoke, he handed over the box in his hand, "This is my thank you gift, I hope Leader Du will not dislike it." ”
Du Wuyan didn't plan to take the box, but he still accepted it at Fang Mojiao's repeated insistence. Back in the cabin, he opened the box, which contained an inkstone. He took out the inkstone, and a line of small characters was engraved on the back of the inkstone: Gift to Ayan on August 23 of the Year of Guichou.
What does she mean, and why would she give something she gave to someone three years ago as a thank you gift? As a daughter from a family, she would not know that this was a faux pas, and the only explanation was that she did it on purpose.
Du Wuyan's guess was right, Fang Mojiao did it on purpose. When she customized a birthday gift for Jian Yan, there were two inkstones, which were more expensive than those given to Jian Yan, and she was afraid that Jian Yan would not accept them, so she gave one cheaper.
She had been keeping this inkstone by her side, and it happened that Baixi accidentally put it in when she was packing her luggage, so she wanted to take this opportunity to test Du Wuyan. According to Jian Yan's temperament, if he knew the value of this inkstone, he would definitely return it.
But she was disappointed, Du Wuyan did not return the inkstone, and Fang Mojiao temporarily dispelled the idea of testing him.
After another two days, the group finally arrived in Jiangnan. got off the boat, except for Du Wuyan and Xuan San, the rest of the people went straight to Jian's house. The inside and outside of Jane's house were full of white flags, and Jane and Aunt Jane couldn't help but cry bitterly as soon as they entered the mansion.
Fang Mojiao also had infinite sorrow in her heart, when she left her home three years ago, she never thought that she would come to Jiangnan again because of the bad news.
Mrs. Jane and Mr. Jane's mourning hall was set up in the reception hall in the front yard, and when they arrived, only a few cousins were keeping vigil. Mrs. Jane and Mrs. Jane fell ill in bed due to excessive grief, and several granddaughters-in-law and girls of Jane's family served at their bedside.
After kneeling in the mourning hall for a while, Fang Mojiao followed Jane's and Aunt Jane to see Old Madam Jane. Mrs. Jane lost her husband and children in her later years, and now she only hangs in one breath, and after seeing her two daughters who are married far away, she suddenly burst into tears.
"Mei'er, Rong'er, your father and eldest brother died unjustly." Old Madam Jian cried loudly, "The damned one was the thief, if it weren't for him, how could our Jian family have suffered such a catastrophe." ”
The mother and daughter hugged their heads and cried, and after crying for a while, a girl outside came to report that Mrs. Jane was coming.
Hearing that Mrs. Jane was coming, Mrs. Jane suddenly became very excited, "What is she doing here, let her go." ”
Aunt Jane, Jane's and Fang Mojiao didn't understand what Mrs. Jane had to do with this disaster, and seeing that Mrs. Jian didn't want to see her, Aunt Jane came forward and persuaded Mrs. Jian to go back first.
When Mrs. Jane left, Mrs. Jane calmed down after taking a sip of hot tea, and then slowly told the truth to her two daughters.
Three years ago, in order to take care of her mother's family, Mrs. Jian took her nephew Qi Yunzhi to Jian's mansion, and wanted Qi Yunzhi to study with Mrs. Jian, so that she could get a half-official position in the Southern Imperial Court in the future and enhance the status of the Qi family in Jiangnan.
Old lady Jian didn't look down on Qi Yunzhi and didn't want to take him with him. Mrs. Jane had no choice, so she let him stay in the mansion first. Who knew that Qi Yunzhi was a rotten thing from the roots, and after living in Jian's house for less than a month, he hooked up with Jian Fang, and at the same time did not forget to be courteous to Jian Yun.
At that time, Jian Fang and Jian Yun were punished by Mrs. Jian for designing Zheng Yu, and after the ban was lifted, their mother and father did not care about their marriage, so they boldly hit Qi Yunzhi with their ideas.
Qi Yunzhi hooked up with a woman very well, Jian Fang and Jian Yun were under the same roof, but they didn't know that their lover was the same person. The two sisters were deceived by Qi Yunzhi, and in the end they couldn't help but lose their hearts and bodies.
By the time of the East Window incident, both were pregnant. Master Jian was about to kill Qi Yunzhi and his two shameless daughters on the spot, but was finally saved by Mrs. Jane's intercession.
Qi Yunzhi also proposed to marry Jian Fang and Jian Yun as his wife, where would Master Jian agree, and threw Qi Yunzhi back to the Qi family after beating him. and said that he would no longer recognize the relatives of the Qi family, and if Mrs. Jane did not agree, she would invite herself to leave the court.
The Jian family broke off contact with the Qi family, and the Qi family's situation in Jiangnan suddenly became difficult, and Master Qi expelled Qi Yunzhi from the Qi family in a fit of anger. Qi Yunzhi, who had no family protection, didn't know what means, but he kidnapped Jian Fang and Jian Yun, and the three of them disappeared without a trace.
Such an ugly thing happened, and the Jian family could only treat Jian Fang and Jian Yun as dead. Unexpectedly, three years later, Qi Yunzhi appeared in Jiangnan again, and became the right protector of the Double Immortal Sect, and had a hot fight with King Yunyang, who was expelled from the capital.
In order to curry favor with King Yunyang, the methods he used were even more ridiculous than Xu Zichun back then. He not only dedicated his two wives to King Yunyang, but also teamed up with King Yunyang to start the idea of the pair of saints of the Double Immortal Sect.
The Holy Maiden of the Twin Immortal Sect was the previous pair of fairy children who knew the past and the future, and King Yunyang wanted to get them, so he promised Qi Yunzhi glory and wealth, and let him use him as his escort to kidnap the two holy maidens.