When the wind outside gradually calmed down, Xia Houshu took Yunxi to the old site of Shuyu Pavilion on the pretext of going shopping. Shuyu Pavilion no longer existed, and the original carved buildings and painted buildings had long been reduced to a mess.
Thick smoke was still rising from the ruins. The surrounding houses and buildings were also affected, with unburned charred wood, broken bricks and tiles everywhere.
Watching him build Zhulou, watching him entertain guests, and watching his building collapse. Things are so unpredictable. No one could have imagined that Shuyu Pavilion, where singing and dancing once flourished, would disappear overnight.
Even though a day has passed, there are still a large number of officers and soldiers inside working together to search for the bodies of victims in the rubble. It is said that the fire burned fast and fiercely. Except for those near the exit who narrowly escaped, many people did not escape. These victims
Among them are the charming old madam Deer from Shuyu Pavilion, the charming singer and dancer, the unidentified benefactor, the brave fire fighter, and the son of a certain official...
Occasionally, a few passers-by passed by in a hurry, all lamenting the rise and fall of Shuyu Pavilion.
Xia Houshu and Yun Xi watched from a distance with mixed emotions.
Xia Houshu thought a lot in the past two days. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the fire in Shuyu Pavilion and Yingyue's death were not accidents. She was even thinking, if they had come out a step later that day, would they have also perished in the sea of fire? And that Yingyue
Even if Miss Yue didn't fall from the building, wouldn't she still be able to escape and ascend to heaven?
No wonder they say they can’t escape on the day of the waxing moon...
It's just that the disaster has happened and everything is irreversible. No matter what the truth is, it doesn't seem to have much to do with her, and she doesn't want to wade into this muddy water.
What she was worried about was how to find Yu Xiuyuan, whom Sun Jiarou had longed for.
Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly heard a quarrel not far away. Several passers-by were watching, so Xiahou also took Yunxi over to have a look.
According to onlookers, a man said that his acquaintance did not escape from Shuyu Pavilion and insisted on going into the ruins to find someone, but was stopped by officers and soldiers.
Xia Houshu looked at the man carefully. He was in ragged clothes, dirty all over, and his shoes were worn out. His left hand seemed to be seriously injured. It was wrapped with several pieces of bamboo and hung around his neck. There were also obvious injuries on the same side of his face.
The scratches left a few deep cuts, which were vaguely covered by a few messy strands of hair, making it impossible to see his original appearance.
He was very excited, and it seemed that the person inside was very important to him. Even though the officers and soldiers had warned him many times not to get close, he still tried his best to rush in. The officers and soldiers had no choice but to stop him, and they struck harder.
The man was weak and was knocked to the ground in a few blows.
The man snorted a few times, then got up reluctantly and continued his previous actions.
Xia Houshu watched him rushing in again and again, and naturally thought of the man as a benefactor of a courtesan in Shuyu Pavilion. It was rare for someone to be so persistent in their romantic relationship, and it must have been another romance. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel sorry for him.
The man was in awe.
"Wait a moment!"
In order to prevent the officers and soldiers from hurting him again, Xia Houshu stopped the officers and soldiers from driving away, and then persuaded him nicely: "Master, I think this young man is too sad. He did not mean to offend. I think the people inside are extremely important to him."
.Please be kind to all the officials and please spare him."
Seeing a pretty girl coming to plead for mercy, several officers and soldiers were stunned and stopped what they were doing. Then a bearded officer said: "We are also acting under orders, and we don't mean to make things difficult. This fire burned cleanly.
We are too busy cleaning up corpses in the capital! As long as she doesn't interfere with official duties, we won't really do anything to him." Then he turned to the man and said, "You should leave quickly!"
"Thank you, sir!" Xia Houshu thanked him and helped the man on his hand. Yunxi also hurried over to help when he saw this.
The master and the servant worked together to help the man sit down in a corner. Unexpectedly, the man's old injuries had not healed yet and he had new injuries. In addition, he was so out of breath that he choked several times, and a few strands of blood oozed from the corners of his mouth.
Xia Houshu hurriedly took the silk scarf handed over by Yun Xi and stuffed it into the young man. He asked with concern: "Are you okay? Where is your home? Let's find someone to take you back."
The man did not take her silk scarf, nor did he respond to her concern. Instead, he raised his head and laughed. There was sadness, regret, self-blame, and helplessness in that smile. All the emotions were mixed with two lines of tears running down his cheeks.
It slipped down and dripped onto the stained front.
When Xia Houshu saw that the silk scarf had been wiped dirty, he did not intend to get it back. He just said to console him: "People cannot be resurrected after death. It will not help you to do this. Please forgive me!"
Hearing this, the man suddenly looked at her and said very seriously: "No! She is not dead! She will not die!"
Xia Houshu knew that talking more would be useless and did not intend to continue to persuade. However, when he accidentally glanced at the injuries on the man's arms and face, he couldn't help but think of the words of the full moon on the day of the fire, so he tentatively asked: "Is that what you are looking for?"
The moon girl?"
The man slowly raised his head and looked at her, his eyes a little confused and a little wary.
"Are you Yu Xiuyuan?" Xia Houshu asked again.
The man still didn't answer him directly, but looking at his unpredictable expression, Xia Houshu knew that she had recognized the wrong person. She did not try to be mysterious, and announced her home address and said: "I have been looking for you for many days under the entrustment of Miss Sun.
If you don't show up again, we will have to go to your hometown to find you."
Hearing Sun Jiarou's name, Yu Xiuyuan's eyes softened a lot, but as the stinging sensation from the wound came, the remaining warmth on his face disappeared. He coughed several times and asked softly: "Sun
Girl, is she okay?"
"She is very bad." Xia Houshu shook his head and said.
"I caused her trouble." Yu Xiuyuan's tone was full of self-blame.
"Now is not the time to blame yourself." Xia Houshu reminded, "Jiarou's leg was broken and she has difficulty moving, but she asked me to ask you, does your original promise still count?"
"I..." Yu Xiuyuan looked at his arm hanging around his neck, then touched his slightly ferocious face with his right hand, and suddenly fell into an unextricable sadness.
After a long time, he slowly said: "I am sorry for her."
"Doesn't your promise to Jiarou count?" Xia Houshu looked at Yu Xiuyuan in disbelief, and his tone of voice was also mixed with anger.
Yu Xiuyuan looked up into the distance, but couldn't find the focus. After a while, he slowly said: "I am just a useless person now. I can't give her anything."
Did you just reject Sun Jiarou without even asking about her wishes?
Xia Houshu was very angry about this and asked, "Do you know what Jiarou wants?"
Yu Xiuyuan sighed heavily and said: "No matter what she wants, I can't give it to her."
Xia Houshu sneered: "Now that you find that you can't give her anything, then why did you provoke her in the first place?"
Yu Xiuyuan lowered his eyebrows and murmured: "I betrayed her."
"What about Jiarou?" Xia Houshu asked.
These words were both asking Yu Xiuyuan and seemed to be talking to himself.
She never thought that one day she would embarrass a man for someone else. Thinking of Sun Jiarou's stubborn attitude of not marrying Yu Xiuyuan, she suddenly didn't know what to do. If Sun Jiarou knew what Yu Xiuyuan meant, how sad she would be.
"I'm sorry for her..." Yu Xiuyuan still just repeated similar words.
"How could you do this? You are so ungrateful and ungrateful!" Yun Xi finally couldn't help but cursed, "Miss Sun made such a fuss with her family because of you, and even broke her leg, regardless of her life and reputation.
See you, but you break your vow to her so easily!"
"I want to take her away too! But I have no choice!" Yu Xiuyuan suddenly raised his voice, roaring heart-breakingly, "You have also seen that I am like this, I can't even see her! Such a situation
What else can I give her?"
Yun Xi and Xia Houshu were both shocked. Perhaps Yu Xiuyuan was indeed in pain and reluctant to give up. But, how should they tell Sun Jiarou?
Everyone was silent for a while, and Xia Houshu suddenly said: "You don't have to wait here anymore. The person you are looking for is dead."
"Who? Who is dead?" Yu Xiuyuan's thoughts seemed to be brought back to reality from a distance. After seeing the ruins in front of him clearly, he was stunned for a while, "How do you know?"
"I have seen her." Xia Houshu said, "She jumped down from upstairs."
"Impossible! She can't commit suicide!" Yu Xiuyuan shouted in frustration, as if this could prove the weight of what he said, "She worked so hard to survive, there is no way she could commit suicide!"
Xia Houshu was stunned. Hearing what he meant, he seemed to know what Yingyue had experienced.
She stared at Yu Xiuyuan closely, not knowing how to explain Yingyue's death. But she agreed with Yu Xiuyuan's statement in her heart. Yingyue had experienced so much pain that was unbearable for a human being, but she still worked hard to survive. She would never
Maybe she was seeking death easily. Maybe her fall from the second floor was just an accident. She wanted to live, but she was just unlucky and died.
"It's him!" Yu Xiuyuan obviously couldn't accept this fact, and his words were a little incoherent, "It's him! It must be him! He killed Yingyue!"
"Who is he?" Xia Houshu was also curious.
Yu Xiuyuan suddenly stopped talking, and his expression became wary again.
Xia Houshu adjusted his mood and tone. This matter had nothing to do with her anyway. She didn't necessarily want to know, and she didn't want to get involved. Since Yu Xiuyuan was not far away and told the truth frankly, then forget it.
After calming down his emotions, Xiahou Shu returned to the topic and said: "Originally, I wanted to ask you, between Sun Jiarou and Yingyue, who is more important to you. But now, the answer is obvious. No matter how much you liked Jiarou in the past,
Qingyi, I hope you will never appear in front of her again in the future. I will tell her that you betrayed her because of another woman, and then advise her to live a good life and find another good husband!"
"That's very good." Yu Xiuyuan said in a hoarse voice, "Thank you!"
"Please always remember what you said today!" Xia Houshu turned around and left after saying that.
Yun Xi glared at Yu Xiuyuan and followed quickly.
They had not gone far when Xia Houshu saw two familiar figures standing not far away, it was Qi Nan and Leng Mian Shen.
Meeting her once in the same place was an accident, and meeting her twice was a coincidence, but meeting her three times in a row was not that simple. Maybe she was being followed.
Reconnecting with the previous murder case at Huguo Temple, Xiahou Shu couldn't help but feel that the fire in Shuyu Pavilion had something to do with these two people. After thinking about it, she walked straight towards Qinan, regardless of the fact that she sometimes dressed as a man.
Sometimes women's clothing will be recognized.
Qinan seemed to have guessed that she had something to ask him, but he was not in a hurry to leave. He just stood there quietly, waiting for her to question him.
Xia Houshu walked up to Qin Nan, stopped, and asked straight to the point: "People don't tell secrets, so I'm just asking you, does this matter have anything to do with you?"
Qinan looked at her and found her appearance very interesting. He couldn't help but curl his lips and said, "If I say it has nothing to do with me, will you believe me?"
Xia Houshu didn't intend to argue with him, so regardless of whether what Qin Nan said was true or false, she would take it as true for the time being. She said coldly: "That's for the best."