Chapter 12: Listening
Smart...... Is this a compliment or a mockery of her?
But as soon as this thought came to mind, Fu Tingyun was blown up in his mind by his sentence "****", and it took a while to come back to his senses.
"What did you say?" As soon as her legs were weak, she fell to the Taishi chair behind her.
What happened...... What happened...... After all, the paper failed to contain the fire...... Now everyone knows...... There are only a few people in the Fu family, and sooner or later they will guess that this matter has something to do with her...... What will she see when the time comes!
What to do?
What now?
Fu Tingyun's hands and feet were cold.
How so?
What about the elders in the family?
This kind of thing, the longer it drags on, the easier it is to have an accident, she knows the truth, how can the elders in the family not know? Why just let it be delayed again and again without a decision?
She is the daughter of the fifth room, and she is detained in Biyun Nunnery, but it is the eldest aunt who takes care of her...... Bibo's family is his mother's henchman, but he is missing, and so many people up and down the family have not noticed it...... The eldest uncle is a person who has been a county magistrate, I don't know how many cases he has handled, how many grievances he has investigated, how can he not even hold Zuo Junjie, and let people spread rumors, doesn't he know how lethal this matter is to the Fu family?
The more Fu Tingyun thought about it, the more frightened he became, and the more he thought about it, the more chilled he became, and some of the thoughts that he had been reluctant to think about and avoided after a little thought came out again.
The corners of the other person's mouth closed one by one, and she couldn't hear it at all.
He banged on the coffee table like a drum, waking her up.
She looked at him blankly.
"I also got a piece of news." He looked at her coldly, "The Yu family in Nanjing Fengle Fang will send someone to agree on the wedding date next month, and the Fu family is busy cleaning the courtyard and arranging the furnishings for this matter......"
The Yu family is coming to agree on the wedding date!
Fu Tingyun only felt cold and cold,
If they knew about the dispute between her and Zuo Junjie, they would definitely withdraw from the marriage.
When the time comes, she will be ruined, and even if she jumps into the Yellow River, she will not be able to wash it away......
"There was a promise between you and me. You help me inquire about the location of the granary, and I will help you send a letter to Lingtang. His face was calm, and his expression was a little cold, "Since you have fulfilled your promise according to the promise, I am not the one who does not believe in my word." His dark eyes were sharp, like a knife cutting his ears, which made people chill, "I think, there are some things, Miss Nine should still give me an explanation." Otherwise, I won't be able to deliver this letter, and I won't become a faithless villain! β
How so?
Say that you have been falsely accused of adultery?
Will he believe it?
Chen's mother also said something like "flies don't bite seamless eggs...... If she said it, wouldn't she be humiliating herself?
Fu Tingyun's face turned red, and his throat seemed to be blocked by something.
He didn't say anything, just sat there quietly and looked at her.
The air slowly solidified, and Fu Tingyun was so oppressed that he couldn't breathe.
"If you're asking me to send a letter to Ling Zun, I have a way." He spoke, breaking the deadlock, "There is a difference between men and women, send a letter to Lingtang, and under the uncertainty of this situation, I am afraid that I am powerless." Why don't you do something else and let me do it for you......"
Without him, she couldn't move an inch.
Seeing that he was about to retreat, Fu Tingyun became anxious.
"No!" Her voice was sharper than ever, "I'm telling you...... I'll tell you......"
His eyes couldn't help but moisten.
She lowered her head, not wanting to let herself cry, and even less to see the contempt in his eyes.
"My sister-in-law's brother grew up in our family...... her voice was like a stagnant river, slow and lifeless.
He listened without saying a word, and when she finished speaking, he was silent for a moment, and said, "Are you suspicious of your eldest uncle?" The voice was flat, no different from usual, as if asking her if she had eaten.
Fu Tingyun raised his head and looked at him in astonishment.
He frowned: "What is good for him if something happened to you?" What's good for the Fu family? I think it's that Zuo Junjie, it's a big problem......"
He, not only did he not suspect her, but he was also helping her analyze......
She looked at him blankly, not knowing what to say.
He said, "Do you know how to draw?" β
She bowed her head dumbly.
"Well, you can draw me a layout of the Fu family," he said, "lest I get lost then." β
Is he going to go into the house to find out the news?
Fu Tingyun hurriedly took out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, gathered his thoughts, and drew the sub-layout plan attentively.
He pointed to various places in the painting and asked, "This is where your grandmother lives?" This is the ...... where your great uncle lives."
She nodded her head one by one.
He got up: "I'll come back in the middle of the night!" β
Fu Tingyun wanted to pull his sleeve, but his hand stretched out, but he felt rude again, retracted it, and reminded him: "Layout map!" β
"I've written it down." He understated it and jumped onto the beam.
"Strong!" Fu Tingyun raised his head and called him.
He looked down at her.
She took a deep breath: "I, I was wronged!" β
He nodded, and rolled onto the roof.
The bright tiles were covered one by one, the sunlight was blocked out, and the light in the room dimmed, blurring her figure.
I don't know whether it was the panic of the unsurprising development or the anger at the rumors that added fuel to the fire, I don't know whether it was the grievance of being wronged or the gratitude for the person who didn't say a word, she couldn't hold back her tears anymore, threw herself on the bed, and cried silently.
Chen's mother knocked on the door outside: "Miss Nine, Miss Nine......"
She didn't want to see anyone, and she didn't want to pay attention to anyone.
"I heard screaming...... It seems to be saying something......" It was Fan's mother's voice, with a nervous tone.
"Knock the door open!" After being silent for a while, Chen's mother ordered, "Don't let anything happen!" β
The people outside should be, knocking and banging on the door.
Fu Tingyun lay there motionless.
There was a "bang", and the door panel fell to the ground.
Chen's mother saw her lying on the bed and rushed over.
"Get out!" Fu Tingyun was still lying there without moving, and spit out two words in a deep voice.
Chen's mother was very surprised, her eyebrows relaxed, she made a gesture to Fan's mother and the others, and stepped back lightly, leaving two to help fix the door.
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There is still a lot to do in the next few days, so you must keep your spirits up.
Fu Tingyun admonished himself and slept for an afternoon.
After dinner, she went to see Hanyan, and returned to the house to wait for him while watching "Miscellaneous".
But I can't read a word.
Who the hell is he?
Why didn't you question Zuo Junjie when he heard that kind of evidence come out?
Do you think it has nothing to do with him and ignore it? Or do you believe that she was really wronged?
He still helped her send a letter to her mother, he should have trusted her more, right?
Maybe he's just trying to fulfill his promise?
When I thought about it, small pebbles fell from the roof.
She hurriedly put down her book and blew out the lamp.
There was a noise outsideβMother Chen and the others also stopped.
In the dark, she took out a few vegetarian buns and a bowl of white rice porridge from the bed: "Has the strong man eaten?" This is what I left over for dinner...... You're going to use some! β
He was not polite, and sat on the Taishi's chair and ate.
Fu Tingyun poured a cup of tea and sat down opposite him.
The two talked.
ββ¦β¦ When I arrived at Lingtang's residence, it was already the second watch, so I didn't alarm Lingtang. His voice was low and dull, but it reassured her, "In the retreat of your great uncle's backyard lived a young man of about twenty-five or six years of age, tall and handsome, but with a somewhat straight nose and thin lips, and a little arrogant......
"That's Zuo Junjie!" Fu Tingyun also lowered his voice
"Zuo Junjie seems to have been detained as well." He said, "There are two men of five big and three thick guarding the door, and the windows of the retreat are sealed with wooden bars. β
"I didn't expect my uncle to detain him at home......" Fu Tingyun's mood was a little complicated.
It turned out that I had always suspected the great uncle...... Apparently she was wrong...... But why did things get out of hand?
She gave a strange expression.
Two people who are facing each other, one inside the city and the other outside the city, end up in the same fate.
"I found several people from the Fu family to inquire about your family. No one heard anything unusual about your mother, and one of them said that two days ago he saw your mother and your third aunt standing under your grandmother's roof and talking.
When asked about the rumors in the city, they were all excited, saying that someone wanted to frame the Fu family, the Fu family was innocent, the three-foot man did not enter the inner house, and the servant woman had to go with two people as long as she left the inner house.
"And the Grange you mentioned holding the people in your house, I also went. The people around them, whether it is the people of the Grange, are convinced that they are suffering from the epidemic, and it is said that some people have been infected because of this and are bedridden to this day. He muttered, "I suspect that this rumor is not from someone in your house. β
I really didn't expect him to find out so many things in one afternoon.
Fu Tingyun looked at him in surprise.
"You say, my mother is okay?"
"At least that's what I heard!" He said calmly.
I hope so!
Fu Tingyun breathed a sigh of relief, and said after a while: "Do you suspect that someone is framing the Fu family?" β
"It's hard to say!" He pondered, "In life, the hustle and bustle is all for fame, and the hustle and bustle is for profit." There has to be a reason...... If only you could ask the elders of your family! β
Fu Tingyun understood what he meant, and recalled: "Our family lives in Huayin, we have always been kind to others, we have never shirked our grievances, and our in-laws are also affectionate, and we have never heard of a family with whom we are angry...... Thinking of Zuo Junjie, "Could it be him?" β
"That's what I haven't figured out." He frowned, "Since he wants to marry you, he can't make a big deal out of it." Otherwise, this family business will be done, and it will also be a laughing stock, so that he will not be able to raise his head for the rest of his life. Speaking of which, he is also a scholar, and he should know more about this etiquette than ordinary people. You have already married the Yu family, how can you quit for no reason? He wouldn't think that if he made such a fuss, the two families would quietly withdraw from the marriage, right? What's more, the ancestors of the Yu family treated people generously and left a lot of good karma, he worked hard for ten years, isn't it just for the gold list nomination and the cabinet? offended the Yu family, what good did it do to him? Miss Eleven and Miss Twelve, who are two years younger than you, are all concubines, and they have not yet married, and they are also rich in marriage, why did he just take a fancy to you? β
As he spoke, he casually glanced at Fu Tingyun.
The light of the red lantern on the eaves shone on the window, hazy and penetrated, her lacquered hair was like ink, her skin was better than snow, and a pair of apricot eyes on her goose egg face were like sparkling waves, looking forward to the brilliance, which was three points more gorgeous than the peony and three points soft and delicate in the begonia.
His heart moved.
That Zuo Junjie must have taken a fancy to her beauty!
She looked at him with wide eyes, and her eyes were clear and moving.
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