Volume 1: Swan Goose Chapter 166: Difficulty sailing against the current (2)
When she was tired from the beating, Hua Fangyi lay on his chest and cried hysterically.
Yu Fengjin wanted to reach out and pat her back, but was afraid that she would blame herself, so he could only let her wet her clothes with her bitter tears.
Tired of crying, Hua Fangyi looked up at him again, her voice hoarse: "For so many years, you have only had regret and guilt for me, right? You are so good to me just to make up for it, right?"
Yu Fengjin lowered his eyes, silence was the best answer.
But this answer broke all the illusions in Hua Fangyi's heart. She took another deep look at this man whom she could never touch in her whole life, and still squeezed out a sad smile before turning and leaving.
Yu Fengjin stood motionless, her warm face so pale that there was no trace of blood.
This may be the best result!
He said this in his heart.
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The late autumn nights always come very suddenly, as if not long after noon, it is already the time when the lanterns are first lit.
It was dusk, and the remaining light of the setting sun shone lightly on the bluestone road in front of the Xiaoxiang Villa. Under the shadow stood a solitary person. He stood motionless for an unknown length of time, as if he was about to melt into the darkness.
Bei Xiaobei and three young men were waiting at the door to see him off. They were very busy and sweating profusely.
With sharp eyes, he noticed the person in the shadow.
Because guests like Ruan Lang, who come on foot every time, are really rare in Xiaoxiang Villa.
Among a group of rich and well-dressed young men who were well-dressed and crowded around him, he always had an unyielding wildness in his eyes, making him seem so out of place and unruly.
Bei Xiaobei held up a lantern to greet me, and said with a smile: "Master Ruan, I'm sorry that I didn't see you because of my poor eyesight! It's getting cold, so hurry up and have a glass of wine to warm yourself up."
The figure that was about to melt in the darkness finally moved and uttered a low voice: "Well, find a seat, I want to have a few drinks!"
Although he is aloof and arrogant, he is not bored with the charming Bei Xiaobei. Perhaps he feels that every time Bei Xiaobei tries to please him, it is with good intentions. And this meager warmth is what he needs most at this time.
"Master Ruan, I haven't seen you for a long time!" Bei Xiaobei led him to a quiet side room.
"I was too busy some time ago." Ruan Lang put the embroidery knife on the table and sat down. Only then did he realize that Xu had stood for too long and his legs were a little stiff.
Ruan Lang glanced outside and asked lightly: "Why don't you see your boss lady today?"
Bei Xiaobei wiped the table and responded: "The boss lady is feeling a little sick, so she rested for a few days."
"Is she okay?" Ruan Lang suddenly felt his heart tightening when he heard that Hua Fangyi was ill.
"It's a bit cold, don't worry." Bei Xiaobei put the rag on his arm and said with a smile: "Uncle Ruan, wait a moment, the food and wine will be here soon!" He leaned forward and walked out.
After he left, Ruan Lang breathed a sigh of relief and relieved his nervousness.
Ever since he unintentionally offended Hua Fangyi last time, he didn't dare to step foot here again. After a few days of suffering, he decided to come and apologize in person, but because he couldn't think of the right words, he always lingered outside the door and dared not come in.
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If Bei Xiaobei hadn't discovered him, he didn't know if he would have had the courage to step across the threshold tonight.
After entering autumn and winter, the weather outside is getting colder. The young men in the capital have nowhere else to go, so they flock to major restaurants.
The Xiaoxiang Villa soon became lively, and the figure that Ruan Lang had been thinking about day and night suddenly appeared again.
Bei Xiaobei was right, Hua Fangyi was ill, but it was not a cold, but a heart disease! Ever since she learned about her life experience from King Yi last time, she had locked herself up in Zihua Zhai, where she was drunk and dreaming.
Today, if Xue Yan hadn't forced her out of the door, she would have drank all the private wine in the annex.
After a while, the wine and food were brought over. Ruan Lang looked at the beautiful figure and poured himself a drink, feeling a cloud of excitement in his heart...
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Hua Fangyi was still as usual, wearing a bright and light dress, with an elegant and warm smile, facing all kinds of guests with ease.
Only Ruan Lang caught the trace of loneliness in her eyes.
Looking back, she looked at Ruan Lang from a distance. Under the bright light, she looked tired and sentimental, while his face had an untimely loneliness.
They looked at each other silently at both ends of the bustling hall, but there was no look of comfort on each other's faces.
Suddenly, a sneer curled up on her lips, leaving him with a contemptuous look, and then turned around to entertain the other drinkers with a bright smile.
Ruan Lang was holding the wine glass, his expression was a little sloppy, and he felt uncomfortable in his heart.
The wine in the cup seems to be no longer fragrant, even if he drinks it, or if he doesn't drink it.
With a sigh, Ruan Lang put down his wine glass, took out a banknote from his pocket and placed it on the table. He also took out a neatly folded letter and pressed it under the banknote, then stood up and walked out avoiding the crowd.
As soon as he walked to the door, several steel knives were placed on his shoulders.
Ruan Lang was suddenly startled, and then he saw clearly that the people in front of him were wearing the Feiyu uniforms of the Imperial Guards Division, and they were all lackeys beside Wang Jing.
Ruan Lang stood still but became furious: "What are you going to do?"
The leader, Goatee, came over and shouted ferociously: "Why are you pretending to be stupid? Don't you know what you have done?"
"What did I do?" Ruan Lang looked at several people with evil intentions, and a bad premonition spread in his heart.
"Let's not talk nonsense with people like this who attack colleagues, and take them to Mr. Wang quickly!" A pair of triangular eyes beside him said unceremoniously.
Too bad!
When Ruan Lang heard this, his heart suddenly sank: Those royal guards who had been killed by Ping Si had been missing for many days. Wang Jing had already guessed that something bad was going on, and he was suspicious of himself!
"I don't understand what you are saying." Ruan Lang continued to act stupid, he had to protect himself.
"Since you don't know anything, then come with us! Maybe the torture room in the prison can remind you of something!" Goatee sneered coldly, with murderous intent in his eyes.
"I am also from the Imperial Guard! You arrest people without any evidence, but have you ever asked the Emperor?" Ruan Lang calmed down and continued to deal with them.
The triangle-eyed man laughed loudly: "We, the Chief of Guards, can arrest you if you want, and kill if you want! You don't need to ask anyone!" He waved his hand and said, "Take them away!"
A group of royal guards took Ruan Lang away unceremoniously, regardless of the gazes of the people coming and going.
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The dimly lit, dirty and smelly interrogation room was originally used by Ruan Lang to interrogate other prisoners, but today it was used to interrogate himself.
He was being escorted by several government officials and kneeling in the middle.
Wang Jing was sitting opposite him with his legs crossed, looking at him provocatively.
Ruan Lang tried his best to control his emotions, glared at Wang Jing and asked: "Why did you arrest me here?"
Wang Jing rolled his eyes and sneered: "Ruan Lang, stop pretending! A few days ago, a few buddies made some jokes with you in the villa. The next day, these people disappeared
Already."
"What does their disappearance have to do with me?" Ruan Lang stared, puffing out his cheeks, with an unhappy look on his face.
Wang Jing touched the mustache on his lips and said with a smile: "Ruan Lang, Ruan Lang! It's already this time, and you're still pretending! Someone reported to me that the last person those people saw was you. I'm seeing you now.
After finishing you, they disappeared from the world! Tell me, how can there be such a coincidence in this world?"
Ruan Lang sneered in his heart: When the corpse was disposed of that day, no one else saw it except him and Heping Si, so Wang Jing must be deceiving himself!
"This is a false accusation! I have never seen those people, and there is no reason to kill them!" Ruan Lang looked neither humble nor arrogant, and answered without hesitation.
Wang Jing smiled coldly, he was really smiling, it was the kind of sneer that came from the heart and was full of confidence.
"Ruan Lang, don't think I don't know, you wish you could
I will be cut into pieces by a thousand cuts. But if you dare not offend me, just spread your evil anger on those people!"
"No matter what you say, you can't force me to confess to something I haven't done!" Ruan Lang held his head high, refusing to admit defeat.
Wang Jing slapped his thigh and burst into laughter: "Okay, I'm going to see if I can convict you of this crime today!"
As he spoke, he clapped his hands, and a man immediately walked out and said loudly: "Commander, I saw Ruan Lang clashing with several people that day, and I killed them all in a rage!"
Ruan Lang smiled coldly and then asked: "You said you saw it with your own eyes. Well, please tell the commander when and where you saw it? How did I kill them? Where are those dead bodies now?
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The man clicked his tongue and said nothing.
Ruan Lang's eyes were full and round: "You lied! Why did you frame me?"
However, as soon as he finished speaking, several more people walked in from outside. They all pointed out Ruan Lang's murder!
These people didn't want the person just now to be questioned all of a sudden. They spoke in a convincing and convincing manner, as if they had witnessed the whole process of Ruan Lang killing people and burying corpses with their own eyes.
No matter how reasonable Ruan Lang was, one mouth was no match for ten tongues. After several verbal battles, he was still defeated.
Seeing him retreating steadily and having difficulty defending his words, Wang Jing was extremely proud: "Ruan Lang, so many people have seen you kill someone, do you still want to make excuses?"
Ruan Lang glared at Wang Jing angrily and gritted his teeth: "Wang Jing! You know best whether I have killed someone or not! Will I give in if I instruct these people to frame me?"
"So what?" Wang Jing laughed unscrupulously: "I don't care if you kill anyone! I have the final say here. If I say you have to die, you won't survive!"
As he said that, he hooked his fingers, and then several guardsmen came out and dragged Ruan Lang out.
"Wait a minute!" At this moment, Pingsi rushed out and stood in front of him: "Ruan Lang didn't kill him!"
Wang Jing narrowed his eyes and stared at Pingsi: "Are you crazy? Dare you go against me?"
"The deaths of those people indeed had nothing to do with Ruan Lang!" Ping Si took a deep breath and added, "The person who killed those people was..."
"Shut up!" Ruan Lang yelled, interrupting what Ping Si was about to say: "This matter has nothing to do with you, and you don't need to get involved!"
"Master Ruan, I can't just watch you die!" Ping Si looked at him eagerly.
Ruan Lang glanced at the people around him coldly, the light in his eyes was resentful and sharp, like a lonely and hungry wolf.
After a pause, he raised his head and said, "Since nothing I say can change your fate! Then do as you wish!"