Chapter 56: Redemption
Qing Yao stopped sobbing and looked at the empty Su Mansion, the death of Master Su cast a huge haze over this Su Mansion, and the former family wealth had dissipated with the disappearance of the head of the family.
Qing Yao is no longer the second miss of the Su family, she is just a girl who doesn't know anything and can't do anything.
Qing Yao's tears had already dried up after many days and nights, and she staggered to her feet, "Xiao Ling." ”
This is the first time in a few days that Qing Yao has spoken, and Xiao Ling hurriedly ran over, "Miss, what's wrong?" ”
"I want to go and have a look in the guest room." Qing Yao's voice trembled.
"Okay." Xiao Ling immediately helped Qing Yao to the guest room.
Qing Yao saw the empty guest room: "Dad is dead, they are all gone, the wall is down and everyone is pushing, I am afraid that they will not fall into the well, it should be a great luck, this huge Su Mansion, but there are only a few people left, it is really getting more and more deserted." ”
"Miss, don't say that, Nanling, Miss, Xiaoling is here." Xiao Ling hurriedly comforted, "Besides, Master Su is gone, and Zhu Yao is there!" Zhu Yao said that he would swear to protect Su Mansion and protect Miss, the master's greatest wish is to hope that Miss is thoughtful, Zhu Yao will not dare to slack off, and please Miss Don't despise herself. ”
"Xiao, what about Xiaoluo?" Qing Yao's mood has been a little abnormal recently, and she will always be in a trance.
"Miss, miss, have you forgotten? Xiao Gongzi, he was imprisoned instead of Bai Yu. Xiao Ling knew that Qing Yao would be a little sad when she mentioned Jingchen, but only by letting her know could she always stay awake and always remember this Su Mansion, which Qing Yao needed to bear.
"Yes, Xiao Luo is gone, and he left me in prison for Bai Yu." Qing Yao's eyes looked a little hollow, as if someone had taken her heart away.
Xiao Ling helped Qingyao to return to the room to rest, but Hua Li walked in: "Miss Su, don't come to harm!" ”
Qing Yao naturally didn't have a good face when she saw Hua Li: "What are you doing here?" ”
"What am I here for? Doesn't Miss Su want to save Xiao Gongzi back? Hua Li knew that Jingchen didn't want to be imprisoned for Xiao Yu's sake, but that didn't mean she didn't have any other way to rescue him.
"You mean, you can get Xiao Luo out? Don't say such nonsense, Jingchen may have committed a felony of murder in prison this time, although he was imprisoned for someone, but he wanted him to leave the prison unharmed, in fact, it was so easy, if it wasn't for this prison so easy to leave, how could it be called a prison of repeat offenders, how could you rescue him with your own strength? Of course, Qing Yao believes that Master Su's death has nothing to do with Jingchen, and this Su Mansion, with Qing Yao's alone, is impossible to revive it.
"Naturally, yes, but Yuechen asks Miss, does Miss really like Xiao Gongzi?" Hua Li seems to have some kind of ghost idea in his heart.
"Naturally." But Qing Yao nodded without thinking, and Hua Li also loved Jingchen without hesitation.
"Since Miss is so infatuated with Xiao Gongzi, Yuechen also knows the rules and knows the principle of first come, first come, then Yuechen asks Miss again, Miss is willing to sacrifice anything to save Xiao Gongzi?" Hua Li's eyes jumped again.
Hua Li endured the dissatisfaction in his heart with Qing Yao's love and Jingchen, and endured his anger to draw Qing Yao into the trap step by step.
Qing Yao heard Hua Li say that she wanted to give up Jingchen, and her guard also let go a little: "Yes, no matter what, as long as you can save Xiao Gongzi, Qing Yao will not give up." ”
"Then I don't know Miss Su, are you willing to mortgage Su Mansion? Exchange some silver taels to redeem Xiao Gongzi? Hua Li finally told Qing Yao his solution.
But Hua Li will treat Qing Yao as sincerely? It's nothing more than wanting to gradually divide Qing Yao's remaining power and wealth in this dynasty, while raising tigers in the future, it is difficult to use Qing Yao as a puppet, how can you treat each other sincerely?
As soon as Qing Yao heard that Hua Li had let herself mortgage Su Mansion, she had a hard time making a choice, "Miss Hua, let me think about it again." ”
Hua Li saw that Qing Yao was already a little shaken: "Miss Su, this can't wait, in case the government finds Xiao Gongzi guilty, then it will be beheaded!" ”
"Miss Hua, this is the last thing my father left me, and I can't afford to lose it." Qing Yao still has some scruples, after all, Master Su has just passed away, how can he take the last of his thoughts to save someone who may be the real murderer?
Even if you love him no matter how much you love him, you know which is more important, how can you be so unprincipled?
"Miss Su, listen to me to help you analyze, when Master Su was still alive, you have never learned the method of cooking business, and now that Master Su has died, Miss You have nowhere to learn, no one knows the fall of Su Mansion, and they are all vying for this piece of former fat! Now that the people of Sufu are going to tea and cool, there is no one to manage it, with my understanding of Xiao Gongzi, I think he should know a little bit about it, but if you can't redeem him, you can only watch this Sufu fall! Why don't you sacrifice a little in exchange for more benefits? Think about it, isn't that the truth? "Hua Li's head is the Tao, and people have nowhere to refute.
Qing Yao still didn't dare to be so hasty, "Let me think about it again." ”
"It seems that Miss Su Er still doesn't like Xiao Gongzi enough! Okay, I'll go back to Huafu to explain the reason, and let my father redeem Xiao Gongzi. Hua Li's words poked Qing Yao's heart.
Of course, Qing Yao understood the meaning of Hua Li's words, it was nothing more than wanting to marry herself to Jingchen, so Qing Yao no longer hesitated: "Save!"
Hua Li smiled: "Such courage, Yuechen really can't compare to you, Miss rest assured, in less than three days, you will definitely see Jingchen, the inn has already found it for you, you can let Xiaoling take you to the Wenteng Inn outside the West Gate." ”
"Then, there's Miss Laohua." Qing Yao smiled helplessly for a moment, but Qing Yao is not such a mature person, no matter how painful her father's death is, Qing Yao just wants to cherish the present.
Although Qing Yao is not very old at this time, she is also familiar with it, she comes from a scholarly family, and she knows how to distinguish grievances and grievances, even if Master Su was killed by Xiao Yu, it has nothing to do with Xiao Yu, so how can it involve him?
"Well said, well said." Hua Li achieved his goal and left proudly, leaving Qing Yao alone in place.
Qing Yao couldn't believe what she had just done, so she easily handed over the last wealth left by her father to a person with ill intentions?
Seeing the flowers leaving, Xiao Ling stood up: "Miss, how can you be so confused? If Hua Yuechen has other intentions, this house will go with the flow, and when the time comes, who will be able to find it back? ”
"But if you don't give it a try, Dad's wealth will really go down the drain." Qing Yao was also unwilling, but in desperation, she had to do so.
Hua Li used his temporary status in Huafu to stake out the house of Nasu Mansion and made a hundred taels of gold, but for Hua Li, what if it was ten thousand taels of gold? In her eyes, they are just ants and weeds.
The most important thing at the moment is to save Jingchen from prison in a justifiable manner.
Hua Li took the silver taels, from the county prefect to the palace minister, and there were very few silver taels left.
But it just so happened that Master Su had a very good personal relationship with Lord Meng, a first- or second-grade official, and Hua Li had hit a wall many times, and as soon as he heard about Master Su, he summoned Hua Li in.
"You, is Miss Hua Yuechenhua who went to Su Mansion to pay a visit?" Lord Meng's name is Meng Yu, and he is an honest official who is praised by many eunuchs and ministers, and he looks very majestic when he is upright.
"Yes, in Xia Hua Yuechen, meet Master Meng." Hua Li first saluted respectfully.
"Since you're a guest of Qingshan, you don't have to be restrained here, sit." That Master Meng and Master Su are close friends, and they treat Hua Li well.
"Lord Xie Meng." Hua Li sat on the chair closest to Lord Meng.
"I don't ask Miss Hua what method she used to come to me, but I guess it should be something important, and I ask Miss Hua to tell me." Master Meng turned around and sat on the throne.
"The folk girl came this time to tell Master Meng that Master Su has passed away." Hua Li didn't know how it could be such a coincidence, but he ran into Master Su's best friend.
Master Meng's tea cup fell to the ground in response, and he stood up tremblingly: "You, what you said, is it true?" ”
"The folk girl naturally doesn't dare to deceive the adult, the adult should not have met my master for a long time!" Qing Yao immediately defended.
"Actually, it's true, yes, it's been twenty years, and I haven't seen Qingshan since I became an official!" Master Meng stood up and turned his back to Hua Li.
"But the people's daughter came this time, not just to inform the adults of Master Su's death." Speaking of this, Hua Li stood up and knelt in front of Lord Meng.
"Something to say." Master Meng turned around and prepared to help Hua Li.
But Hua Li insisted on refusing to get up: "My lord, Master Su died at the hands of traitors, but the official of Chaoge arrested people indiscriminately and misplaced the real murderer!" ”
"Oh? How can such a thing happen? Master Meng saw Hua Li's sincere appearance and believed her words.
But because I haven't seen Master Su for a long time, since I entered the imperial city, I haven't had the opportunity to meet Master Su again.
Now Master Meng doesn't know anything about the recent situation in Su Mansion, let alone the news of Master Su's death.
"Yes, just because the people who are behind the real murderer have some feelings for the real murderer, they offered to help her apologize, but I didn't expect the official to be perfunctory, and he left after arresting someone! But the evidence of the real murderer's mistake is already conclusive, and what is stuck in Master Su's heart is her sword, and Master Su once intervened in her, so he must have a grudge and vent it. "Hua Li didn't actually target anyone at this time, but he just covered up his crimes, blamed the people he hated, and rescued Jingchen by the way.
"If what you said is true, I will not sit idly by, and I will not let the thief who killed Qingshan escape!" Master Meng flicked his sleeves and his eyes showed a fierce light.
"The real murderer is a stunning woman, but don't be fooled by her." Hua Li was afraid that Xiao Yu would be well-behaved, and Master Meng couldn't bear to do it again, so his plan would be in vain.
"Miss Hua doesn't believe in this official? Since it is Qingshan's case, the official will go all out, and please rest assured that Miss Hua. ”
"The people's girl's trip is not in vain, and the people's girl will send the portrait of the real murderer to the house later, then, I wonder if Lord Meng can give the people's daughter the right to release the person who resisted the crime?" Hua Li wanted to save Jingchen, so he didn't care what means Lord Meng used to find the real murderer.
"Yes." Master Meng pointed out his cronies to Hua Li.
"Thank you, Lord Meng, that folk girl is waiting for the good news that you have arrested the real murderer in Su Mansion!" Hua Li saluted again.
"Go ahead, if you need anything, just come to me, after all, there are not many righteous women like Miss Hua." Master Meng seemed to appreciate Hua Li very much, and he was relieved to entrust her with the right to enter and leave the death row at will.
"Yes, the folk girl is retiring." The cronie left Su Mansion with Hua Li and went to death row.
The atmosphere on death row seems to be much heavier than Hua Li's first visit, I wonder if there are a few more lives buried in this dark place?
Hua Li just smiled: "Xiao Jingchen, it's me who is by your side in the end." ”