Sima Rulan ran to the backyard alone, Hua Bushi was a little worried, but it was inconvenient to show it in front of Chai Lin and Yao Yuanxiao. At this time, Chai Lin asked them to go and comfort them, and he immediately agreed: "Hua Bushi and his wife obey the order." ”

Hua Bushi and Hai Hongzhu came to the back garden, but they didn't find Sima Rulan in the boudoir building.

Under the guidance of the servants and maids in the house, I learned that the eldest lady went to another courtyard, which was where the city lord Sima Zhufeng used to live.

Although this courtyard is large, it is very empty, only a few orchids are planted in the courtyard, and the furnishings in the house are also very simple, only a few ordinary wooden furniture, no calligraphy and paintings on the wall, only an ordinary long sword hanging.

Looking at the furnishings in the house, it is hard to imagine that the owner of this room is the master of Wanjin Hall with countless wealth, the richest person in the world.

Sima Rulan sat on a wooden bench in the corner of the room, this room she used to be very familiar with, since she was a child, she often played here, and also left a lot of laughter here, of course, not only her, but also her father who was with her.

But now, all of a sudden, it was all in the past, and she suddenly realized that everything in this room was so cold and shabby, and it was completely different from what she had felt before.

Is it because her father has left her and will never return?

After the death of her mother, her father Sima Zhufeng was the closest person to her in this world, and he was also the support in her heart. But now, her father has also left, and she only feels as if the whole shijie has collapsed, and the tears that unconsciously welled up from her eyes are not enough to confirm her despair and sadness.

When Hua Bushi walked into the room, Sima Rulan sat in the corner with her hands on her knees, like a lonely little girl, afraid of the cold in the room.

Hua Bushi coughed lightly and asked, "Miss Lan'er, are you okay?"

Sima Rulan didn't answer, Hai Hongzhu had already stepped forward, stretched out her hand to wrap her shoulder, and said: "Sister Lan'er, don't be sad! When my father just died, I was just like you, but people can't be resurrected when they die, and life always has to live, thinking of my father's spirit in the sky, I definitely don't want to see us sad for him like this, right?"

Sima Rulan suddenly shook off Hai Hongzhu's arm, looked at Hua Bushi, and asked, "When my father was killed, you were in Nanquan Village, right?"

Hua Bushi lowered his head, which was considered a default.

Sima Rulan suddenly said sharply: "You don't want to save him, don't you all call yourself chivalrous, why don't you save him, just let him be killed like this!"

On that day, in Nanquan Village, the people of the four major sects in Guangdong, including Hua Bushi, were all led away by the feint attack outside the village, and they were completely unprepared for the assassination of Sima Zhufeng. At that time, Hua Bushi didn't want to save people, but he was really powerless.

But now, Hua Bushi didn't say anything to defend himself, just because he knew that the defense was meaningless.

Sima Rulan got up and grabbed the placket of the eldest young master's clothes, and shouted: "You say! You weishenme don't save my father! I only have such a father, weishenme you all have to harm him! You say!"

She has always been a lady with good manners and manners, but at this time she seems to have gone completely crazy, her hands are tightly gripping Hua Bushi's clothes, and her eyes seem to be about to kill.

Hua Bushi just looked at the eyes of the girl in front of him, still silent. After a long time, Sima Rulan let go of his clothes, sat down on the wooden bench again, and hid his face and sobbed in a low voice.

Hua Bushi coughed lightly again and said: "It is a great misfortune for Sima City Lord to be assassinated, but birth, old age, sickness and death are common in heaven, and everyone has to go through it, and I also ask Miss Lan'er not to be sad, and it is better to mourn by the way." ”

Sima Rulan raised her eyes and glared at Hua Bushi, and said: "You say that heaven is fair? My father has been upright all his life, has done many good deeds, and has never harmed others, why was he killed in the end? And those villains and murderers who do evil can live a long life one by one? What kind of heavenly way is this! What kind of ethics is this!"

Hua Bushi said: "Sima City Lord was chivalrous all his life, and he did not hesitate to spend 10,000 gold to build this Okura City, so that tens of thousands of people can live and work in peace and contentment in today's troubled times, which can be described as immeasurable merit." Although he is dead, he is appreciated and admired by everyone in Okura City, and even if those bad people live longer, they are only creating sinful karma and being scolded by others, how can they compare with Sima City Lord?"

Sima Rulan said: "But my father is my only relative in the world, and he is now gone, what should I do?"

Hua Bushi said: "The foundation of this Okura City is created by the city lord Sima with great effort, I know that Miss Lan'er is a person with a strong personality, and she will definitely inherit her uncle's wishes, govern this city well, and resolve the current crisis, so that tens of thousands of ordinary people in this city can be safe." ”

Sima Rulan turned her face away, tears dripped down her cheeks again, and she shouted loudly: "What Dacang City, what tens of thousands of people, what does it have to do with me! I just want to go back to my father, can they give it to me? In this world, only my father cares about me the most, and even if the others are all dead, they have nothing to do with me!"

Hua Bushi wanted to persuade again, but Sima Rulan gritted her teeth and said: "You all go, I don't want to see you! I'm going to stay here alone and wait for my father to come back, don't bother!"

Hai Hongzhu said: "But Sima City Lord is dead and will not come back......

Before she finished her sentence, Sima Rulan had already screamed: "You are talking nonsense! My father loves me the most, and he will definitely come back! This is where his father lives, you all go, all go out!"

Hua Bushi had no choice but to say: "Then Hua Bushi will say goodbye first, please take care of Miss Lan'er's Day." ”

Being kicked out of the house, Hua Bushi sighed and bowed his head, and unintentionally turned around, but saw Hai Hongzhu following behind him, staring at him with big eyes, and his eyes were full of dissatisfaction.

Hua Bushi asked, "Why is the lady glaring at me like this, but do you have something to say?"

Hai Hongzhu said: "Aren't you the most oily and smooth on weekdays, coaxing girls to be happy, why are you so stupid today, even Sister Lan'er can't persuade you, it's really useless!"

Hua Bushi spread his hands helplessly and said: "Miss Lan'er suddenly heard the news of her father's death, and her heart was sad, how could a few words be able to comfort Haode, I have tried my best, but there is no way." ”

Hai Hongzhu said: "If you want to make people happy, you should say something nice, you can talk about Okura City, what tens of thousands of people live and die, I feel uncomfortable when I hear it, where will Sister Lan'er be happy? It's all because you are not good, I was also kicked out by her, and now Sister Lan'er is crying alone in the house, in case you don't think of an accident, but how can you be good!"

Hua Bushi said: "Miss Lan'er has a strong personality, she is not a person without reason, although she is sad and sad for a while, she will not have any accidents in the future." ”

Hai Hongzhu snorted and said: "It's best if she doesn't have an accident, if something really happens, I won't spare you!"

Listening to Hai Hongzhu's tone, he had already blamed Hua Bushi for making Sima Rulan sad. Hua Bushi could only smile bitterly, he had been married to Hai Hongzhu for so long, he had already learned that this lady was unreasonable, and he had a soft temper, and he knew that it was unwise to argue with her.

Returning to the conference hall in the front yard, when he entered the door, Hua Bushi saw that Chai Lin and Yao Yuanxiao were still sitting in the hall, and their expressions were very solemn, discussing something.

In Chai Lin's hand, he held an unfolded piece of paper, which looked like a letter.

Seeing Hua Bushi and Hai Hongzhu coming back, Yao Yuanxiao asked, "Have you persuaded the eldest lady, how is she doing now?"

Hua Bushi said: "I'm ashamed to say that, although we have tried our best to comfort us, but Miss Lan'er is too sad to listen to it at all." Now she was alone in the courtyard where Sima City Lord lived, and no one was allowed to disturb her. ”

Yao Yuanxiao looked anxious and said: "At this time, something is about to happen in the sect, the eldest lady is too sad and can't handle things, hey, how can this be good!"

Hua Bushi's expression moved, and he asked, "Could it be that something happened in the work just now?"

Chai Lin said: "Just now, Xiong Bailing sent someone to send a letter, but it was addressed to the city lord, young lady, please take a look." ”

As he spoke, he handed over the paper in his hand, and Hua Bushi took it in his hand and looked at it intently, but saw that it was written:

"Lan'er Xian's niece, the dog Xiong Tiannan is bold and reckless, and he really deserves to be damned for offending his niece, and the old man is ashamed of his lack of discipline. It is planned that at noon tomorrow, a banquet will be set up in Mingxiangzhai in the west of the city to bear the guilt of Jing Invitation, and the unscrupulous son Xiong Tiannan will be handed over to his niece for disposal, and the niece of Lan Erxian must come with a face. ”

These words are written in rough hair, and the pen is very strong, and the following inscription is written with the words "Xiong Bailing".

Xiong Tiannan kidnapped Sima Rulan and had bad intentions towards the eldest lady of the city lord, which can be regarded as the following crimes, Xiong Bailing, as his father, should be guilty of it. At first glance, this piece of paper looks like a letter of guilt, but when you think about it, it is not simple, and it is very strange.

The strange thing is that Xiong Bailing set the place to ask for guilt.

In terms of common sense, if you violate the rules of the gang and accept punishment, you should go directly to the city lord's mansion, just because this is where the main altar of the "Wanjin Hall" is located, and it is also the place where the sect executes the punishment. If Xiong Bailing really had the heart to ask for guilt, he could have escorted his son who had made a mistake here and asked Sima Rulan to deal with it according to the door rules, but he should not choose another place outside and set up a banquet to do the so-called "guilt".