The red-painted door of Liang Mansion is like a freshly peeled human skin, dripping with blood, screaming about the unknown tragic past every moment, while the real owner inside is hiding in the darkness, grinning.
mouth, smiling proudly.
In the past ten years, this mansion has become an island and a hell!
‘Bang bang bang——’
Su Yan banged on the door frantically and shouted at the top of her voice: "Su Yan, Shuyoutang, Qishan Academy, please see Mr. Liang!" There was no movement inside, so she raised her voice to a higher level, "Qiluo hasn't been to class for many days.
Su Yan was worried about affecting Qiluo's studies, so he asked Liang..."
The door finally opened, and the housekeeper stuck his head out and glared at her impatiently: "You've been here before, why are you here again?! My lady is sick and shouldn't go to class. Please ask Mr. Su to come back!" She was about to close the door.
, Su Yan got his foot stuck in the crack of the door and refused to leave.
"Why are you so ignorant?" The housekeeper gritted his teeth: "My family has made it very clear. If you continue to mess around, don't blame me for reporting you to the official!"
Su Yan hurriedly said: "Butler, please don't be impulsive! I just can't worry about Qiluo. Once I become a teacher, I have the responsibility to take care of her for the rest of my life. There will be an exam at the end of the year, which is related to whether she can be selected into the palace teahouse in the future. Once
After entering the teahouse, you will have the opportunity to serve the emperor, which is the best job! It doesn't matter if Qiluo is bedridden, I will make a special trip to her after class every day to give her a private lecture, how about it?"
"Why are you still going online? Let me tell you this, my master doesn't care about rising to fame. As long as the young lady is safe, that's all. Mr. Su should go back and don't waste your efforts!"
"That's not what I said. When people go to higher places, water flows to lower places. Qiluo will definitely not be willing to be a canary."
"What do you mean?" The housekeeper suddenly changed his face and stared at her sinisterly, "Are you saying that my master can still force her?"
Su Yan laughed and said: "You misunderstood, how dare I doubt Mr. Liang's character? Aren't I worried?"
"Worry and worry, is it your turn?"
There was a loud bang, and the red-painted door was closed again. Su Yan was disappointed, but he didn't say that the housekeeper was bullying others too much. Isn't this a case of bullying? Thinking of this, he suddenly became angry and started to raise his voice again: "Qi
Luo, the students in Shuyoutang are all worried about you. Why don't you go back and take a look so that they can rest assured! It's not an option for you to just lie down like this. You have to get out and move around, which is good for your physical and mental health!"
With a "beep" sound, the door opened again. Liang Luan stepped out of the threshold and forced Su Shensheng to take three steps back. He looked sulky and said coldly: "Mr. Su, it's better to be smart when doing things. Don't take it too seriously. No one can
nice."
Su Yan grinned and said, "What are you saying, Mr. Liang? I do it out of concern. This is also my responsibility."
"But it's also my family matter, isn't it? Mr. Su, it's really beneath your status to make such a fuss here."
"But…"
"But what?" Liang Luan's face became more and more ugly, "Su Yan, I'm leaving you some room for Zuo Qing's sake, but you don't know what to do. If you bother him again, I won't care about him.
Whether Zuo Qing is Lord Mo’s adopted son, I’ll tell you whether it’s your fault!”
Su Yan didn't show any weakness: "I am Qiluo's husband, and it is my duty to care about her studies. Master Liang has refused me again and again. Is there any hidden reason?"
"absurd!"
Su Yan watched his face turn blue and white, and couldn't help but want to laugh, "I have always felt strange that Mr. Liang gave me a gift for Qiluo, why didn't he give it to me at the beginning, but sent it together with Linglong Tower? Isn't it intentional?
Of?"
Liang Luan gritted his teeth and said: "I just happened to think of it and used it as a reward from His Majesty. You are so messy. What on earth do you want to do?"
"I will no longer look into the past. I will treat it as intentional or unintentional. In short, I will definitely see Qiluo today."
"What if I don't see you?"
"Then there will be no end!" Su Yan was extremely determined.
Liang Luan snorted and said, "You are stubborn!" He turned around and returned to his house.
"Have I indulged you too much? Ayan, can you please stop acting impulsively?"
Su Yan raised his head, his eyes fell on Xilou's beautiful face, he took a step back, leaned against the pillars, looked at the clear water of the lake, and said coldly: "Do you think I'm reckless, or do you think I don't need to be like this?"
Xilou approached her and gently put his hand on her shoulder: "You know, that's not what I meant."
"Otherwise, what's the point?" Su Yan smiled bitterly, "Maybe you and Zuo Qing both think that I shouldn't provoke Liang Luan, but I don't think that I am her husband and I can't ignore death! Today
Everything I have done, if Liang Luan comes to settle accounts with me, I will take it all and never harm innocent people! But...he doesn't have the guts. If he really finds trouble with me, isn't it just in compliance with the rumors in the market?
Is the population confirmed?"
Xilou was helpless: "Anyway, please discuss everything with me in advance. If the water crisis is serious, it is not as simple as you think."
Su Yan was a little impatient and wanted to go back to the room, but was hugged by the person behind him. The hot temperament snaked around the base of his neck, stimulating every inch of his skin.
"Okay, okay, I won't say anything anymore. It's my fault. I shouldn't blame you, I should care about you! Ayan, please calm down, why don't you scold me back?" After saying that, Su wanted to slap himself in the face.
Yan turned his anger into a smile: "When did you learn to flatter? You learned what Zuo Qing did among officials, right?"
As soon as the words fell, both of them fell silent.
Su Yan wriggled his lips, wanting to say something but not knowing how to say it. Suddenly, a wave of hot air rushed up to his neck, quickly traveled to his chin, and pressed tightly against his lips.
She was like a wooden stake. Compared to how helpless she was just now, she only felt mixed emotions in her heart at this moment.
"Ayan, remember, I will never use his tricks on you. Unlike Zuo Qing, I will not be tied up in the past."
Su Yan stared blankly at the nearby Xilou, thinking about the vows he kept making, not knowing how to answer.
It was obvious that they were both people with secrets, it was obvious that they were planning together and moving towards that goal together, but now he said that he was different from him...
Su Yan felt cold in her heart. The two people she was most familiar with, one was hot and cold, which made her think about her, but in the end it was this thought that broke her heart. A gentle and gentle person, who was destined to win her, was...
Such a perfect man is full of lies from beginning to end, and even his identity is shrouded in mystery.
Mo Mansion.
The dark mansion was immersed in the darkness, with two large red lanterns hanging in the yard swaying in the wind, and the candlelight swaying, making it very cold.
But now, it is the day just after Qingming Festival.
Zuo Qing walked under the eaves, looking up at the moon from time to time. He didn't have any emotion at all, and even had the aura of a ghost as he walked like that.
"Da-da-da-"
The footsteps got closer and closer, stopping not far behind.
"You rarely come to see me, why did you come suddenly tonight?" The burly figure swayed and seemed to sit down.
Zuo Qing turned around and sat down without being invited. Several servants came over to hold lamps and make tea. Suddenly, the hall became brighter, and the servants quietly left.
Murphy picked up the tea cup and moistened his throat.
Zuo Qing saluted and said, "I heard something about Mr. Liang..."
Mo Fei raised his head slightly and looked through the candlelight, but only glanced at him: "It's probably to sow discord. Can't you see through this villain's behavior?"
"But foster father, this matter concerns Qiluo..."
Mo Fei's brows tightened: "What's the matter?"
Sure enough, Mo Fei was cruel and would kill without blinking an eye, but he could not be cruel to his daughter.
"Come in." Following Zuo Qing's order, several strong men came in from outside the lobby and carried a dark coffin.
Murphy stood up quickly, "Who asked you to carry the coffin?!"
"Don't be impatient, foster father. I had no choice but to do this. I just want you to see the truth clearly!"
"What's the truth?" Mo Fei looked at the coffin lying in the lobby like a dead body in shock, feeling inexplicably uneasy in his heart.
The strong man pushed open the coffin lid, and a bag of ashes rushed up and slowly dispersed under the moonlight and candlelight. Zuo Qing stood in the dim yellow dust, like a ghost: "It concerns Qiluo, and this corpse is the evidence!"
Mo Fei sneered and said: "Qiluo, this girl has been angry since she was a child and has a bad temper. It is expected that she accidentally killed someone. If there are still young and old in the other party's family, just pay some silver. If her family insists on suing, ha!" Mo Fei sneered.
Fei slapped his palm on the coffin, his eyes full of cruelty, "Not everyone can mess up this Kyoto."
Zuo Qing's face was mournful, and he slowly touched the edge of the coffin with his fingers: "Ten years ago, you adopted your only daughter to your best friend, thinking that he would think of you and treat her as his own. However, during these ten years, he kept her in captivity.
I took Qiluo as a slave and a tool for venting!"
"What do you mean, Qiluo..."
Zuo Qing choked and said: "Qiluo has died a long time ago, ten years ago."
"Then...the one from Liang Mansion is..."
"It was Hongshen, the daughter of Qiluo nanny. Hongshen was also present when Qiluo was killed by Liang Luan. Perhaps to cover up others' eyes, he did not kill Hongshen and locked her up in a boudoir like Qiluo. From then on.
, Hongshen replaced Qiluo and became his daughter, and the one in the coffin is the real Liang Qiluo!"
Mo Fei's face turned pale and he stumbled to the ground. With one hand trembling, he struggled to grab the coffin and stood up again. Just a moment ago, he was still the minister who regarded human life as nothing, Mo Fei, the favored minister who played with power, but just
In an instant, he seemed to have lost everything...
Zuo Qing continued: "Liang Luan has never been loyal. It was just due to the situation. He released Changsun Yue because of the secret of being caught. He had no choice but to release him. Foster father, this person has ulterior motives and is very dangerous!
"
Mo Fei's heart was filled with grief and anger, and finally turned into despair after seeing the skeleton covered with stab wounds.
"Qiluo's death...is there any conclusive evidence?"
Listening to his trembling voice, Zuo Qing felt mixed emotions in her heart, including the pleasure of losing a loved one because of Mo Fei, and also the pity for the girl who died in the blooming season.
He lifted the white cloth away, and through the flying dust, the wounds of different shades, like carvings on bones, were exposed in front of him. He seemed to be able to see blood seeping out of the wounds, and could hear Qiluo's heartbreaking.
The cry of her lungs... But at that time, as her father, he was not by her side. Even when she was about to die, she didn't wait. How desperate she must have been!
It was he who pushed his daughter into the abyss with his own hands, and it was him himself!
Mo Fei couldn't believe it, and opened his mouth in horror. He wanted to roar, but no sound came out. He held the coffin, tears falling on the bones one by one, "I'm going to kill him! Divide him with a thousand cuts."
, return them one by one!"
This is the only and last thing he can do for his daughter.
Zuo Qing succeeded and retired with satisfaction.
Mo Fei raised his head and stared fiercely in the direction Zuo Qing left. One day, I will make all of you pay the price, including you Zuo Qing!
The scorching sun was shrouded in dark clouds, and suddenly the clouds were dense and the wind was blowing and the rain was breaking. Yansheng stood behind Zuo Qing and held up an umbrella to protect him from the wind. Zuo Qing remained silent and his steps were chaotic. It was a little difficult for him to follow behind.
Returning to the academy, Zuo Qing suddenly stopped at the door and asked the Yansheng behind him, "Am I too cold-blooded?"
Yansheng didn't understand, but he knew that the master in charge was in a bad mood and didn't dare to make fun of him, "How could you be so cold-blooded? You picked me up and raised me. How are you doing?"
Zuo Qing's lips curled up with a trace of bitterness, "I told Mo Fei, I told him that the real Liang Qiluo has died long ago. The current Qiluo is Hongshen, the daughter of a servant who is carrying the secrets of two families. Mo Fei will
how?"
"this……"
"There are only two results. One, after secretly killing Liang Luan, he doesn't care about killing another one; second, he continues to regard Liang Qiluo as his daughter. There is also a possibility that he has never been a person willing to suffer losses, and he may take advantage of it one last time
Liang Luan and even Liang Qiluo got the rewards he wanted."
"Sir, you..." Yansheng said hurriedly, "I'm going to make you a pot of tea after a long journey. Please take a rest!"
Zuo Qing looked at him thoughtfully, and then said after a while, "Let's go."
At three o'clock in the night, there was a sudden knock on the door of Xinghan Pavilion. Yansheng went to open the door and complained: "It's late at night, who doesn't have eyesight?"
But Xilou rushed in in a panic and called Zuo Qing: "Oh no, some inhumane person spread Liang Luan's secret. Although Liang Qiluo was not mentioned, if it reaches Mo Fei, I'm afraid he will
Will change my mind!"
"Then what should we do? Will Murphy jump to the wall and think it was my adults who told me?"
Xilou said: "That's not to say, the person who spread the news can be found out by checking, but Liang Qiluo may..."
"It seems that the third guess is about to be confirmed..." Zuo Qing came out of the inner room and looked at the west building with a solemn expression.
The hazy drizzle fell for two days in a row. Two days later, in the morning, the sun shone brightly and the temperature rose sharply. In the blink of an eye, it started pouring rain again, washing over the ground and turning the low places into a vast ocean!
Part of Qishans Academy is on low ground and unfortunately became one of the oceans during the heavy rain. Su Yan led the students to pick up wooden barrels and water ladles to save the school. Yan Zhen also led his own students to save the flood. It is said that we are united as one.
, within half a day, the path outside Shuyoutang saw its true identity. As soon as he ate the lunch meal, he doubled his strength and worked more vigorously. He rescued Shuyoutang from the sea before dinner.
Su Yan was moved and took Fo Zhen's hand, "A friend in need is a friend indeed. If your school is flooded, I will send out my students to provide disaster relief."
Fo Zhen twitched the corner of his mouth. Yan Zhen said with a smile: "Qingping Hall is located on a high ground, and you are the only place in the academy that is prone to floods. The year before last, I heard that half of it was submerged and almost drowned Mr. Su. So, Su
Sister, you are quite lucky, at least you didn't drown."
Su Yan gave him a fierce look. Those who are close to vermillion are red and those who are close to ink are black. It must be because they are close to Jin Guan that the dog can't spit out ivory!
After a day of intense disaster relief, the ground was gradually sinking, and the ground was covered with a golden carpet, which spread to the end and never disappeared. The sky above was blue, cloudless, and the cuckoos were singing... Su Yan couldn't help but frown, and stood up from the bamboo couch
He sat up and looked around, but saw no shadow of the cuckoo.
She felt vaguely uneasy in her heart, but this uneasiness only passed by briefly. Especially after Fo Zhen moved a bamboo couch to lie in the yard with her to enjoy the scenery, the uneasiness became more and more subtle and she no longer let it go.
It's in my heart.
Su Yan handed her a plate of peanuts, and Fo Zhen returned her a bowl of peach blossom soup. They were silent for a while, each looking at the sky and thinking about their own thoughts.
A series of footsteps broke the silence. Su Yan was just wondering who could be so immoral and disturbing her peace. When she looked up, she saw that it was the West Building.
"Why are you here?" Su Yan changed her position and caught a glimpse of the Buddhist stupa from the corner of her eye. She did not pay attention to the appearance of Xilou.
Xilou pulled her aside, opened the folding fan, shook it for a while, and said solemnly: "Don't leave Lanshan Courtyard recently, let alone go to Shuyou Hall."
Su Yan was confused, and Xilou continued, "This morning, Mo Fei submitted a complaint, accusing Liang Luan of violating Chang's morality, inhumanely killing the girl Ruoshui, and also exposed the scandal of his raping Liang Qiluo. Your Majesty is furious.
, beat Liang Luan a hundred times in public, removed him from his official position as minister, and exiled him to the border. Early this morning, Mo Fei had taken Liang Qiluo out of Liang Mansion and rested in Mo Mansion."
Su Yan was shocked. When he thought about Qiluo's reputation being ruined, he was extremely angry: "Why did Mo Fei want to harm Qiluo? What good would it do to him?!"
"The benefits? There are so many. He avenged his daughter and gained His Majesty's sympathy. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he also recommended the disciple he has trained for many years to Liang Luan's position. Isn't this a benefit!"
"But...but Qiluo..."
Xilou said coolly: "She is just a tainted servant's daughter, not his Mo Fei's biological daughter, why should she care?"
Su Yan was speechless.
Xilou sighed heavily: "Things have happened, you should think about yourself."
"Me? What does it have to do with me?!" Su Yan was already angry, but now that he said this again, he became even more irritable.
"You went to the Liang Mansion to make a scene, and everyone in the Liang Mansion saw it. Although you didn't mention the past, the complaint that Mo Fei submitted to His Majesty clearly revealed what happened to Liang Qiluo. They all thought that
It’s about you!”
"You mean, everyone in the academy thinks it's me?"
Xilou sighed: "Everyone in the world is like this. Weak people will only be pitied. People like you who stand out..."
Su Yan punched the tree trunk and gritted his teeth: "That's ridiculous!"
Fo Zhen looked at them and left quietly.
Xilou couldn't bear to continue talking and gently pressed her shoulder to comfort her.