The summer in Jinling is so hot, the sun is scorching, and it is as suffocating as a steamer.

On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, it rained intermittently for half a day, and the sky was gray, mixed with the raindrops of beans falling down.

Halfway up to Daishan, among the green pines, stands a single-family oceanic building.

Within the high wall, the white lacquer powder wall, the delicate building door hangs a new gold plaque, engraved with the three words "Shen Mansion", the building hangs conspicuous white flags everywhere, overlapping eye-catching, in this elegant lonely mountain, under the trickling rain curtain, it is inevitably a little more cold.

After noon, the rain gradually decreased, and Lin Bo, the housekeeper in the mansion, took a few messengers to set up a long ladder, ready to remove the gold plaque in front of the building, and several people climbed the ladder one after another, and threw it to the ground after removing the gold plaque.

The "bang" sounded, like a sudden thunder in summer, splashing the water droplets in the depression, and the dirty dripping fell on the gold plaque.

The housekeeper Lin Bo couldn't help but sigh, the golden plaque had been lowered, and the Shen Mansion had become empty yesterday. Mr. Shen was imprisoned, Mrs. Shen died, leaving an orphan girl who was sick, and the people of the mansion were scattered. Yesterday's door was like a market, and tonight's home is ruined, which is embarrassing.

Lin Bo didn't think about it, and instructed Chen Liu, the head of the errand, "Miss said, the Shen family has changed dramatically, all because of this eye-catching wealth, this golden plaque can't be hung anymore, just put it in the warehouse." ”

Chen Liu is an old man in the Shen Mansion, although he is a little rougher, his heart is sincere. He immediately asked: "Limber, in your opinion, is there any salvation for this crime?" ”

Lin Bo sighed and said: "Embezzlement of public funds is a big crime, and the handsome man is angry like that, and the gentleman will not survive." ”

Chen Liu also understands the stakes, as the Minister of Finance, Mr. is a self-thief, and this matter involves many elders of the Ministry of Government, in the nineteen provinces in the south, there has already been a lot of uproar, and there is no way to turn around.

Although he is on an errand in the mansion, he also knows the ups and downs of the Huan Sea, and the reason for this is not so simple. But he didn't bother to ask anymore, and sent a messenger to carry the gold plaque.

A few people lifted the gold plaque, and did not look at the road carefully, but after walking a few steps, they took off the white banner hanging on the side, and the inch-long white banner was laid straight down and fell on the muddy ground, stained with black water stains.

Lin Bo jumped to his feet angrily, he was an old man who was married by his wife, and now that his wife has died, he, an old minister, was very sad, and hurriedly stepped forward to pick up the white flag, and couldn't help tears in his eyes.

Half a month ago, Finance Minister Shen Pingsheng was imprisoned for embezzlement of public funds, and the people of the police station routinely searched the Shen Mansion inside and out.

Until Mrs. Shen died of illness, her daughter Shen Qiangrose committed suicide by cutting her wrists in grief, and was rescued by the guards in time. Many United Newspapers criticized Dashuai's behavior, pitiful and widowed daughters, and let others slaughter them.

The police interrogated for a few days, but because Shen Qiangrose was filial piety, it was not easy to forcibly interrogate, so they questioned for a few days and confirmed that Shen Qiangrose really had nothing to do with this matter, so they withdrew their troops.

Shen Qiangrose was overwhelmed by the successive blows, and had already fallen ill, for several days, everything in the Shen Mansion was handled by the housekeeper Lin Bo, and he was also old, that kind of powerlessness made the sorrow come from it, looking at it, the Shen Mansion is now the old and the small.

Chen Liu hurriedly stepped forward to help the housekeeper, with kind words and comfort, these people were talking, and they saw the porter's subordinates running over in a hurry, and when they saw Lin Bo, they hurriedly handed out a few newspapers they had just bought, and said, "Lin Bo, something is wrong!" ”

The light rain continued to fall, and in the afternoon, the rain gradually became heavier, and the sky was overcast, and the black pressure came up.

Mother Liu and the eldest girl Yunqing walked in with the medicine one after the other, and Mother Liu looked at the sky and muttered in a low voice, "This god is really good at going against people, but it will rain in the past few days." ”

Shen Qiangrose's room is a large suite, and when you enter the door, you will find a huge living room, and the floor-to-ceiling windows on the whole side are transparent and bright.

The living room is all European style according to her preference, as soon as it is fully furnished, turn right and cross the bathroom, which is the bedroom.

Mother Liu cautiously pushed open the bedroom door, peeked at Shen Qiangrose, and saw that she was still lying quietly on the bed, looking at the ceiling with empty eyes, motionless, as if her soul had been drained.

Mother Liu hurriedly walked in, put the medicine bowl aside in a panic, wiped her tears and said, "Miss, what kind of stupidity is this?" ”

When Shen Qiangrose heard Liu's mother's cry, she felt a burst of anxiety in her heart, and she had no intention of persuading, so she had to sit up with her body propped up, and said helplessly: "Mama, don't cry, I'll drink medicine." ”

Mother Liu is an old person who married Mrs. Shen, and she treats Shen Qiang Rose with sincerity, she handed over the medicine bowl, "This medicine is newly prepared by Lin Bo, and it is not bitter at all." I've already left it dry, and it's just right to drink it warm at this point. ”

Shen Qiangrose took it and drank it all in a mechanical way, but it was bitter in her heart, and there was no taste in her mouth. Yun Qing on the side hurriedly wrapped candied fruit in a handkerchief for her, but she didn't eat it.

Mother Liu is getting older, and she can't change the problem of worrying, in the past few days when Shen Qiangrose was sick, she has heard a lot of gossip, and she also understands a little bit of the reason.

Seeing that her young lady was so sick, Liu's mother was anxious, babbled a lot of words of consolation, and finally sighed: "We are outsiders, so we shouldn't have said this, but I was married by my wife, and I have served Miss for all these years...... Madame died suddenly, and Mademoiselle had already died once, and it was time to look away. Those people in the past have forgotten it, but they don't know each other. Don't have the idea of suicide anymore, Miss also has to think about Madame. ”

Shen Qiangrose didn't want to listen to what Mother Liu said, so she said, "I want to sleep for a while, and you can go out and rest, Mama." ”

Mother Liu couldn't persuade her, so she couldn't help sighing, so she had to tuck the quilt for Shen Qiangrose, and instructed Yunqing, "You take care of Miss." Then he took the bowl and went out silently.

Because of Shen Qiangrose's illness, the maid was holding her breath when she came and went, and the whole house was silent.

Liu's mother went downstairs all the way, the hall was extremely spacious and gorgeous, the floor was paved with smooth tiles like mirrors, there was a diamond crystal lamp hanging above her head, and the mahogany furniture in the hall was still new.

All kinds of rare utensils that used to be placed in the hall were smashed and thrown by the people of the police station. Now that the shelves are empty, Mother Liu used to hear from Mrs. that Mr. was too poor and extravagant, but now it seems that the Shen family has been defeated, and it has long been ruined.

I couldn't help but sigh softly, but when I saw the rain curtain falling like a waterfall, I collected my thoughts and walked quickly towards the kitchen.

Liu's mother was walking hard because of her legs and feet, and when she got closer, she heard Zhao's mother's voice coming from the kitchen, "Mr. was executed like this...... Today's newspaper clearly writes that it is the order of the seventh young man, and he is so ruthless that he doesn't read the young lady at all...... He also investigated the case of Mr. before, why do you say he is here? ”

It was the maid Qiu'er who answered, "Mr.'s case, I don't think Miss is taking it to heart, Mr. is so bad to Mrs. and Miss, I am a subordinate, I am cold when I look at it, he committed a crime this time, and the angry Mrs. died with hatred, Miss didn't say that she must be resentful of Mr. in her heart." Besides, embezzlement of public funds is a serious crime, Miss knows the stakes, and has already planned for the worst, and Lin Bo also knows that Miss has a knot in her heart for Mr., and he told us not to mention the things in the newspaper, not necessarily because he was afraid that Miss would see the news of Mr. 's death. ”

Mother Zhao's excited voice came out, "The girl is to the point, our young lady has nothing to do with Qishao this year...... It's just that Qi Shao is the young uncle's uncle in the end, didn't he completely cut off the love between the two by doing this? ”

Qiu'er immediately snorted angrily, "Do you care when people are human?" Our husband is just Su Dashuai's righteous son, and Su Qishao and Miss are only nominally uncle-nephews, he is only five years older than Miss, so he is a ready-made uncle. Although he grew up with childhood sweethearts, he is not kind to Miss, and it is not enough for people to avoid such an embarrassing relationship! ”

"Who in this southern land doesn't know Su Qishao? That's a character who calls for wind and rain! It's the prince of the Southland, an iceberg-like person...... Where would such an unseemly relationship be taken seriously? did it so ruthlessly, if he had the heart, he would have come to see the young lady a long time ago. Why haven't you shown up yet? Pity the young lady for thinking so much of him. ”