After returning from the riverside, Huaihua secretly pulled Liluo to a corner and whispered to her that there are some rumors about her in Jingshi now, and it is rumored that she has a secret crush on Lang Qingfeng in private.

Liluo's face turned white when she heard it, since the last time Yanzhishan, that very bad experience, she has been avoiding Lang Qingfeng, Liluo asked, "Where did the rumors come from?" ”

Huaihua replied in a low voice, "The last time there was a banquet in the Taiji Palace, when Princess Wuning said that she wanted to marry the national teacher, the nobles said in the circle that your reaction was too big, and it was obvious that you were coveting the national teacher. ”

Liluo had 10,000 crows flying in her heart at this moment, and she regretted very much that she shouldn't have eaten that pastry, she was choked, obviously thinking that Duke Wu Ning was mainly referring to Ning Yi for marriage.

Liluo thought for a while and said, "Rumors are such a thing, the more they explain, the more unclear they become, and they can't find a new basis, so we pretend not to know, and after a while, the rumors will naturally calm down." ”

Huaihua nodded, she was a little upset for her own young lady, among these noble girls in Beijing, there were more people who coveted the national teacher, but they just took their young lady under the knife, obviously bullying their young lady just came to Beijing.

Rirakumoto had no doubts about this matter, but a big incident happened the next day, which made her have to have some doubts in her heart.

Early the next morning, the news that Shen Xitong and a third-class guard at home fell in love spread all over the streets and alleys of Jingshi, especially in Liuxian Building, and there were countless rumors of various versions, basically meaning that Shen Xitong and Hu Fei, the guard of the family, had a private agreement for three lives, and even more, it was rumored that it was Hu Fei who Shen Xitong seduced first.

On weekdays, many of the people in Beijing talk about various gossip in the homes of these high-ranking families, and now that the news comes out, many people are talking in private.

The most unseen thing in the circle of noble ladies in Beijing is this kind of thing that damages the reputation of noble women, after the news spreads in this circle, it seems that everyone of the nobles wants to crusade against Shen Xitong.

Riluo has been sensitively aware that there must be someone behind this matter, but it is not clear what the intention is.

She didn't eat breakfast, and hurriedly rushed to Shen Fuzhong, at this time, she must accompany Shen Xitong.

As soon as she entered the Shen Mansion, Liluo immediately noticed the look on the faces of the maids and maids, and she wanted to stop talking, presumably the Shen Mansion had strictly ordered that no one should be allowed to discuss this matter.

Shen Xitong's maid Ah Zi is a clever person, and when she heard that Miss Biao was coming, she hurriedly came out to pick it up, and took Liluo to the courtyard of the Shen family's grandmother, and motioned for her to go in, and everyone was inside.

Liluo saw that the outside of the main hall was surrounded by people, and the people who wanted to come to the Shen Mansion should be discussing the matter of Shen Xitong, Ah Zi gave the subordinate a look, and the subordinate nodded, and led the pear straight in.

After Pear fell in, she saw that the atmosphere in the lobby was very serious, and she quietly found a stool for herself in the corner to sit down.

Sitting in the top hall is the grandmother of the Shen family, who is also Liluo's grandmother, her eyes are slightly closed at the moment, holding a string of Buddhist beads and constantly dialing, sitting on the left hand side of the grandmother of the Shen family, it is the current patriarch of the Shen family, a member of the first rank of the court, one of the cabinet ministers, and Shen Wu, the governor of the political affairs.

Shen Wu didn't speak at this time, but there was a kind of dazzling light in his eyes, which made people unconsciously a little scared. The Shen family's wealth is so prestigious in the imperial court because of the Shen family's eldest son, Shen Wu, who is not only the son of Shen Lun, the founding meritorious person, but also a rare force in the current imperial court that can deter Pei Yi, the first minister.

Sitting next to Shen Wu was Mrs. Shen's Yan, she was the second-rank lady of the imperial court, and at this moment she was looking at Shen Xitong, her eyes were full of worry.

Kneeling in the center of the lobby were Shen Chuling, Shen Xitong and Hu Fei, who were also punished by his father because of his poor guardianship.

Shen Xitong's eyes were straight and he didn't admit his mistakes, but in comparison, Hu Fei seemed much calmer, his legs were kneeling straight, as if he was thinking about something, and he was silent.

Shen Wu suddenly slapped the board hard, and said angrily, "Until now, I still don't admit my mistake!" ”

Shen Xitong is his only daughter, he thinks that although he has little time with her, he loves her no less, and Shen Wu will bring her daughter what she likes wherever she goes, but he didn't expect that as soon as he returned to Beijing this time, his daughter would make such a fuss.

Shen Xitong looked at his father's stern appearance, a little frightened, but he still couldn't help but say, "My daughter likes Hu Fei, this is above board, and how others love it is someone else's business." ”

After Hu Fei heard it, he seemed to be a little moved, he clenched his hands into fists to keep himself rational, Shen Xitong fell in love, but he couldn't.

Seeing that his daughter had no intention of repenting, Shen Wu was a little angry, but he couldn't help it, he turned his target to Hu Fei, and said loudly, "I want you to tell your true identity in front of everyone, why did you come to Shen Mansion?" ”

Although Shen Muzhou is not in the Shen Mansion at the moment, he has secretly investigated Hu Fei's identity before and reported this matter to his father, so Shen Wu said this to test Hu Fei.

Hu Fei raised his eyes to look at Shen Wu, and saw that his eyes were shining, obviously he already knew his identity, he clenched his fists, and said with a somewhat solemn expression, "The righteous son of the former head of the ghost sect in Xia Nai, surnamed Hu, has a single name. He knew that as soon as these words came out, all of Shen Xitong's trust in him would collapse.

When Shen Xitong heard this, he looked at Hu Fei in surprise, he had never mentioned this to himself.

"Why did you come to Jingshi? Why did you come to Shen Mansion? Shen Wu actually knew in his heart that if this person didn't really like his daughter, he wouldn't be so honest.

"In order to be the head of the ghost faction." Hu Fei replied indifferently, "My father-in-law once said that whoever can get the Hanging Ming Painting will be the head of the family, and I came to Beijing to teach it just for the Hanging Ming Painting, but my father-in-law died suddenly halfway, and his biological son did not abide by this agreement, and the Hanging Ming Painting was not published, and he directly became the new head of the Ghost Sect, and after learning the news, I temporarily hid in the Shen Mansion." ”

Shen Xitong looked at Hu Fei in shock, feeling like she didn't know him, she suddenly felt panicked, as if something important was disappearing.

"Hmph, you're being honest." Shen Wu said in a cold voice, "It's about Xitong's reputation, let me ask you, who else knows about you and Xitong, who is most likely to spread these words." ”

"I don't know, but if I did, I would have punished him." Hu Fei suddenly said fiercely.

In the hall, just a few of them, there was a silence at this time, what everyone didn't expect was that this Hu Fei actually told the secret of his life experience so frankly, and he actually had something to do with the ghost faction, and things became more complicated.

"Hmph, are you a member of the ghost faction, or a loser in power, tell me, can you protect Xitong?" The grandmother of the Shen family began to speak.

Hu Fei looked in the direction of the Shen family's grandmother again, and said with some forbearance, "With my own strength, it is difficult to protect Xitong's safety." ”

"In order to gain Xitong's trust, you lied to her and deliberately approached her, didn't you?" The grandmother of the Shen family continued.

Shen Xitong held her breath and wanted to hear Hu Fei's answer, but what she didn't expect was that Hu Fei didn't hesitate, only nodded slightly, and replied, "Yes!" ”

Something in the darkness was coming, and Shen Xitong felt that his soul was splitting and collapsing.

"You don't want to give up the rivers and lakes for the sake of Xitong, do you?" The grandmother of the Shen family asked even more sharply.

Hu Fei remembered the expression of his mother's tragic death, and his uncle's unwillingness before he died, and remembered the grim faces of the whole village, he felt that his heart was dripping blood, his mother and uncle were burned alive, he learned martial arts and worshiped ghosts, just to get justice for his mother and uncle, he couldn't give up the rivers and lakes, with the rivers and lakes, he had a chance to take revenge, Hu Fei's eyes were a little blood-red, he replied forbearingly, "Don't dare to give up, can't give up!" ”

After Shen Xitong heard this, his shoulders trembled slightly, and tears flowed down unconsciously, it turned out that he only cared about what he liked, and he had never really understood the person in front of him, nor had he really entered his life, for him, he was just a springboard that could be used, and even a tool to realize his power.

After seeing it, Liluo walked to Xitong's side, took out the handkerchief in his hand, and gently wiped Xitong's tears.

Hu Fei saw Xitong like this, suddenly stood up, and said loudly, "Old Mrs. Shen, Lord Shen, Mrs. Shen, Hu Moujie is reckless in the rivers and lakes, from a humble background, when he knew his identity, he rashly approached Miss Shen, and deceived her, he should have apologized here, but Hu has unresolved grievances, and I also ask the elders to let go and be a witness, Hu will never approach Miss Shen again from now on, and will not have anything to do with her." ”

Shen Wu looked at it carefully, the young man in front of him, he agreed with his courage and strength, their Shen family was not a person who stepped on the low and praised the high, but this Hu Fei's identity was complicated, and he was also regarded as a thorn in the side by Nangong Wushuang, the head of the new ghost faction, he was really not a good match for his daughter, he said helplessly, "You go, remember what you said today." ”

Hu Fei took one last look at Xitong, then turned around and walked resolutely towards the door.

After taking a few steps, Shen Xitong suddenly realized something, hurriedly went out to chase after him, and shouted loudly, "Hu Fei, you big villain!" ”

After Hu Fei heard this, he stopped, but he still didn't turn around, he said softly, "Xitong, I'm leaving, don't be willful in the future, take good care of yourself." After saying that, he continued to stride forward.

Shen Xitong trotted forward a few steps further, and asked with some urgency, "You said you liked me, did you lie to me?" Tears hung in the corners of the girl's eyes, and she tried to swallow them back.

Hu Fei felt that his body was desperately falling, he might only like this girl for the rest of his life, but this girl is still the stars in the sky, and he is still the dust on the ground, if he continues to entangle, I am afraid it will only hurt her, he replied coldly, "Yes!" ”

Liluo stood behind Shen Xitong, looking at the distant shadow, dressed in a black suit, with a straight background, she knew in her heart that for Hu Fei, only when he left could Shen Xitong's innocence be washed away. When Hu Fei couldn't bear the consequences of being with Shen Xitong, she chose to leave alone, which was a manifestation of her responsibility.

The back of his departure is like the appearance of a good boy in the world.

No matter what others think, in Liluo's heart, he admires Hu Fei's choice very much, I am afraid that his identity has been exposed, if he continues to stay by Shen Xitong's side, maybe Shen Xitong will also be affected.

Riro stepped forward and whispered, "Cousin." ”

Xitong turned around and leaned on Liluo's shoulder, tears falling down like beans, and cried, "He's gone, he'll never come back." As he spoke, his cry slowly turned into a howl.

Liluo comforted, "Sister Xitong, do you know, Guard Hu can't protect you, he chose to leave, right, your parents, family, friends, and me will always be with you, you will definitely meet a better person in the future." ”

Shen Xitong cried and cried, she couldn't cry anymore, the maid lit the incense to sleep, she fell asleep in her room, looking at her peaceful sleeping face, a large room of people watched, both distressed and anxious.

When everyone arrived at the outer hall, Shen Wu still had a calm face, thinking that he had not been in Beijing for half a year, and such a big thing happened to his daughter, which was related to the reputation of his daughter's family, according to Xitong's impulsive temperament, how would he travel in this Beijing division in the future, and after thinking about it, he wanted to blame Shen Chuling again, but was stopped by Mrs. Shen Yan on the side.

Yan said softly, "So far, blaming no one can solve the problem, Xitong, as a girl, still has to live in Beijing, if so many rumors reach her ears, according to her temperament, it will inevitably not explode." Tell me what a good way to do it. ”

"So far, what is the best way to get married?" Said this is the wife of the Shen family's second room, Shen Yi, the second room of the Shen family, is a concubine, and the official position is also low, but this Wu family will hurry over when he hears something in the big house, and as soon as Hu Fei left, this person followed with his hind feet.

When Yan heard this, he was unhappy, but he didn't show it too much.

When the grandmother of the Shen family heard this, she said, "I don't agree with Xitong marrying in such a daze, she was raised by me in one hand, and now I am also responsible." I think I'll put this matter aside for a while, and then I'll see the rumors later. ”

As soon as the grandmother of the Shen family spoke, the people around her were silent and didn't say much.

When Wu heard his grandmother say this, he hurriedly nodded and said, "What the old ancestor said is very true, but the first day of the ninth month is the annual chrysanthemum festival held by the lady of the Lu Guogongfu, if so," she hesitated, "It is definitely inconvenient for Xitong to go now, it is better to let our family's heart and Yu'er go." ”

Yan's face sank, but he didn't expect Wu to be waiting for her here.

The annual Chrysanthemum Festival held by the Duchess of Lu Guo Gao in Graceland invited many young men and famous ladies from all over the Beijing Division, on the grounds of poetry meetings, juju, and horse fighting, with the purpose of making young men and women who were unmarried in Beijing look at each other.

Of course, the list of chrysanthemums is also limited, generally each noble mansion sends at most one or two invitations, and Wu's two daughters have never had the opportunity to participate, so after she heard that Shen Xitong had an accident, she has been thinking about these two famous posts in her heart.

She believed that with her daughter's beauty, at the chrysanthemum party, a young noble man would definitely fall in love with them, and then their second room would be brilliant.

"The invitation is Xitong, besides, Xin'er and Yu'er are still young, it's not appropriate to go at this age, so let's wait for Xitong to wake up, let's ask her opinion, and then make a decision on this matter. I'm tired today, so let's go back to our rooms. The grandmother of the Shen family saw the Wu family's little abacus at a glance and didn't want to entangle with her more.

After finishing speaking, the grandmother of the Shen family said to Liluo again, "Liluo, I have worked hard for you today, these days, I have to work hard for you to run to the Shen Mansion more, and comfort your cousin." ”

Riro nodded hurriedly, "Yes, grandmother." ”

After the grandmother of the Shen family was helped away by the people around her, Liluo secretly glanced at the Wu family, she looked dissatisfied at this time, and left the table without shaking her head.

Seeing that everyone had dispersed, Liluo secretly pulled Shen Chuling aside and asked him to immediately interrogate the subordinates of the Shen Mansion these days, especially the one in Shen Xitong's courtyard, although Hu Fei was gone, if there was a thief in the Shen Mansion, he must also investigate. Shen Chuling nodded hurriedly after hearing this.

After Liluo said goodbye to the people of the Shen Mansion, she took Yuzhu and Zimi to sit in the carriage and walked on the road to the Jiang Mansion. In order to comfort Shen Xitong, she hadn't eaten until now in the morning, and at this time, Liluo just wanted to hurry home to fill her stomach, and then think about it carefully, who was behind it, spreading remarks.

Liluo sat in the carriage and found that Xiaodouzi suddenly changed direction, this road is not the road to Jiangfu, so many things happened to Jingshi, she also became vigilant, and hurriedly asked Yuzhu softly, what happened.

Yuzhu quietly moved into the carriage from outside the carriage and said to Liluo, "Miss, Xiaodouzi told me that we may be being followed. ”

Zimi, who was sitting next to Liluo, was very nervous when she heard this, and she asked softly, "Miss, what should we do?" ”

Riluo secretly lifted the back curtain of the carriage and looked behind her, and there was indeed a woman in red who had been following them closely.

Liluo asked Yuzhu beside her softly, "Are you sure you can lower this person?" ”

She understood early on that if she didn't want to be prey, she had to know who was behind it.

Yuzhu nodded and said, "Miss, this person is not fast, Yuzhu just wants to take this opportunity to try his skills." ”

After hearing this, Liluo thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay, let's go to Zhuyu Lane." ”

Zhuyu Lane is a small alley in Jingshi Dongcheng, Liluo continued, "Later, you go down quietly, go to the alley to block the road, I, Zimi and Xiaodouzi got out of the carriage and stopped this person in the alley, I want to see who is following behind." ”

Yuzhu nodded hurriedly, and when she was about to reach the alley, she quietly slipped into the crowd from the front of the carriage when there were many people.

Xiaodouzi drove the carriage to the Zhuyu Alley, and when he saw that there was no one around, after the carriage reached the middle of the alley, several of them secretly got out of the carriage and hid behind a debris pile in the alley.

The woman in red followed, and when she saw the carriage parked in the middle of the alley, she hesitated.

At this moment, Yuzhu walked over from the mouth of the alley, she held a long sword, and said to the woman in red, "Say, who sent you?" ”

The woman in red saw that the situation was not good, so she wanted to go ahead, Xiaodouzi also practiced some kung fu, he stood behind the pile of debris with a long stick and walked out, and said to the woman in red, "This is the carriage of Shaoqing's family in Dali Temple, do you dare to follow?" ”

When the woman in red heard this, she smiled coldly, "What about Shaoqing of Dali Temple?" However, the daughter of a mere five-grade official dares to covet our valley master. ”

After hearing this, Riluo calmly walked out of the back of the carriage, her expression looked very serious, and she asked, "Who is your valley master?" ”

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