After coming out of Songhe Hall, thinking back on the things that happened just now, Shu Huan remained silent all the way, until the Shengmei Pavilion was close in front of her eyes, and she hesitated to turn her head to look at the beautiful scenery behind her.
Gu Xiran knew what she was thinking and unconsciously squeezed her hand tightly.
Shu Huan made up her mind, and finally said, "Meijing, I ask you..."
Before she finished speaking, Meimei suddenly knelt down in front of her, raised her head and said, "Second Mistress, I swear to God that I have never done anything to apologize to you, and I will never do anything against you in the future. goddamn…”
Without waiting for her to finish speaking, Shu Huan stretched out his hand to pull her up, and said with a slight smile, "Got it."
Her request is very simple, just a promise, although words are usually not binding, but as long as Meimei is willing to speak, she will believe it.
After seeing too much intrigue, she just simply hopes that people can be a little more honest, so that the warmth in their hearts can be temporarily preserved, otherwise the world is so indifferent and everyone suspects each other, so what's the fun of living so cautiously? As for whether she will be betrayed in the future, she is not sure. If this kind of thing really happens, it is because the other party has a problem with character, and she will never feel sad for someone who is not worth it.
After Meimei was pulled up, she glanced at Liangchen beside her who was standing silently with her head bowed, and hesitated to speak.
Shu Huan lowered his eyes and thought for a while, "Good day."
Liangchen's voice was still the same: "The servant girl is here."
"Now think about whether you want to follow me as usual, or go back to your wife."
Liangchen was silent.
Shu Huan didn't urge her, but just looked up at her.
After a long while, she said: "My servant would rather follow Second Mistress."
She was originally a smart person, and she knew that being a maidservant, especially one like her, was usually just treated as a pawn, but there was a difference between being self-satisfied and being indifferent when giving up chess. The Lin family gave up chess too easily. No compromise, but Shu Huan's treatment of Meimei is two completely different behaviors. If she can choose, she would rather choose the latter.
Shu Huan nodded and said: "If you want to follow me, you should know what I can't bear. Don't test the bottom line, otherwise you should follow your wife and life will be easier."
Liang Chen immediately replied: "My servant understands."
Shu Huan didn't say anything, and entered the Shengmei Pavilion together with Gu Xiran.
I have never said anything similar to Liang Chen before, and I have never asked for her loyalty, so I have no position to blame her for her previous betrayal. After all, she is an involuntary servant girl who was first trained by Lin Shi. She is loyal to It was natural for Mrs. Lin, now that she was abandoned by Mrs. Lin, and she had made a clear choice by herself, Shu Huan was willing to give her another chance.
After all, there are really not many people in this house who can be trusted. Even if you can find a few new maids, who know who they are, but who don't know what they are, how do you know who they are secretly obeying? It's not as good as someone like Liangchen who knows everything, even if she is sold again, at least she knows who she was sold to, but just looking at Liangchen's reaction to Lin, you can know that she is not a foolish and loyal person, not the kind of person who is sold to others. People who are persecuted by the master's family and who are still determined to work for their lives are in line with Shu Huan's temper, and she doesn't feel bored.
After making a fuss all morning, it was almost noon, Xinxin had been waiting for them to come back, and immediately sent a meal to eat, and took the opportunity of lunch break to close the door, so that the two had a chance to be alone.
Shu Huan closed the door, turned around, and whispered, "I'm a little uneasy."
Gu Xiran looked at her with raised eyebrows: "What?"
"I can't tell." Shu Huan leaned against the dressing table without emotion, picked up a pearl flower from the jewelry box and played with it: "Don't laugh at me when you say it, I don't know if it is intuition, third child After pleading guilty, I feel that he is no longer the murderer, and that he was punished a bit unjustly by the Taijun."
Gu Xiran glanced at her with great interest: "There must be some reason for you to have such an idea, right?"
Shu Huan thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "I really can't tell, I just think he pleaded guilty too readily, as if he wanted to take the charge of murdering his brother on himself, he would never fail to know, if this charge It's settled, he probably has a dead end, right? Besides, the master just suspects him. Apart from the poisonous sugar in his hand, he doesn't have any evidence. As long as he refuses to admit it, he will be beaten and scolded at most, and he won't be able to reach the current situation."
Gu Xiran smiled slightly: "That's what he said, but if he doesn't admit it, Gu Xuan is the biggest suspect."
"Gu Xuan can deny it, after all, no one saw it with her own eyes."
"That depends on how good her psychological quality and endurance are. The master had already lost her mind at that time, but she didn't know how to think carefully and be gentle and reasonable. If Gu Xuan refused to admit it, she might be persecuted by some coercive means. Regardless of the final Regardless of the result, in the process of being persecuted, suffering is indispensable."
After hearing this, Shu Huan bit his lip, fixed his gaze on Gu Xiran, and hesitated for a while before saying: "The relationship between the two of them is so good that the third brother is willing to risk his life to protect it..."
"I don't know about this." Gu Xiran shook his head with a wry smile: "I only know that if the third child is not innocent, he must have conspired with Gu Xuan. No matter what, Gu Xuan can't be innocent."
Seeing what he said so decisively, Shu Huan was a little startled.
Gu Xiran patiently explained: "Didn't you infer before that the poison wrapped in the sugar is not usually visible, and even Doctor Ji can't immediately distinguish the ingredients inside. It is conceivable that it is not easy to obtain this kind of poison. It was a premeditated modus operandi, not what the third child said, that on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, when he was dissatisfied with the marriage proposal, he suddenly became murderous, and succeeded the next day, isn't that too easy?"
"That's right." Shu Huan suddenly thought of something: "This poison is contained in the sugar in advance..."
Gu Xiran smiled and said, "He definitely won't."
Shu Huan sighed: "Then there is only Gu Xuan."
I have long heard that Gu Xuan is a good worker and a cook, and she often makes small snacks to honor the old lady. Since it is impossible to poison someone else, and the gentleman is far away from the kitchen these days, the work of making sugar and poisoning is very difficult. Gu Xuan must have done it.
The two looked at each other with helplessness in their eyes.
Knowing so, what can I do to clear Gu Xiren's name? However, this crime was brought on him by himself, so he completely turned against Gu Da because of this. Even if he did not kill his brother, a crime of unfilial piety and disobedience would not escape him. If Gu Da wanted his life, he could still do it. You have to be upright, not to mention that even if they wanted to clarify for Gu Xiren, he might not be willing.
Regarding Gu Xuan, their feelings became more and more complicated. She seemed to be a weak, helpless, pitiful little girl, but she was so cunning and scheming that she couldn't see it at all. Let's expose the matter, or push the weak into The guilt of the fire pit, let’s not expose it, knowing what kind of person she is and still letting go, what if her goal has not been achieved and she wants to continue to harm others
Shu Huan was very hesitant: "Say it?"
Gu Xiran is also having a headache. I don't know what the old matriarch's attitude is. If she thinks more about her grandson, she might be satisfied that the murderer is someone else. It's a lot.
After pondering for a moment, he suddenly remembered something, and said, "Not good."
Shu Huan wondered, "What's wrong?"
Gu Xiran rubbed her temples and said, "I don't know her motive for killing her brother, but if she wants to do such a thing, she must have a reason to hate Gu Xitian. It's okay if her hatred has disappeared after death, but if her hatred has not disappeared …”
Shu Huan suddenly opened his eyes wide: "You mean there will be danger in Fang's place?"
"I don't know, let's go and see."
As Gu Xiran said, he stretched out his hand to open the door and walked out.