In Jiang'an Hou Mansion, the concierge was sitting in the room drinking tea leisurely.
Nowadays, there are many more people coming and going in the Hou Mansion than before. Even the concierge has received a lot of honorable rewards, and his days have gradually become more promising.
After drinking for a while, he stood up and walked around the door with his hands behind his back. Suddenly he saw a woman wearing coarse clothes from a distance rushing towards the door of his mansion like crazy.
His expression changed and he shouted sternly: "Where did you come from, you crazy woman! This is the Marquis of Jiang'an Mansion, no unauthorized entry is allowed!"
The two guards also held eyebrow-level sticks and stopped him.
The woman who thought she was a crazy woman shouted, "I want to see Mr. Xia!"
Normally, the concierge would not believe such words and would just beat him with sticks. However, after Feng Xiuyun left the palace and came here, according to the wishes of Concubine De and Xia Jingyun, she carried out a thorough rectification of the Hou Mansion and eliminated a large number of people. He also issued an explicit order to the remaining people. Anyone who comes to see Xia Jingyun must be notified to Gongsun Jing for him to make a decision.
The concierge looked at the woman's outfit and hesitated seriously.
Finally, as required by the rules, two guards personally took her into the mansion.
When Gongsun Jing saw the person in front of him, he almost kicked him out, but the words "Feng He Guan" he heard from the other person's mouth made him make the right decision.
When she was brought to Xia Jingyun, the sad woman in coarse clothes with messy hair knelt down suddenly. It seemed that thousands of emotions wanted to burst out from her body that had not yet grown, but in the end they failed. Only a low voice was heard, "Mr. Xia, sister."
As soon as she started, the maidservant of Ningbing burst into tears.
Now that they have decided to redeem themselves, the master and the servant no longer want to use this title.
At that time, Ning Bing changed out of her fine clothes and wore coarse clothes. With a longing for the future on her face, she smiled and took the maid's hand, "Ying'er, from now on we are not masters and servants, but sisters. Let this Let’s keep the title of Miss here, you call me Ajie and I’ll call you Amei, okay?”
The smile is still in my ears, but this man is dead.
Fortunately, she also knew that this was not the time to feel sad. She took a deep breath and calmed down, "Mr. Xia, my sister is dead."
Xia Jingyun's originally smiling and peaceful face suddenly stiffened, "What?"
The maid wiped the tears that had welled up on her face again, "Today afternoon, the news that my sister wanted to redeem herself was somehow known to the boss. However, because of the relationship between Mr. Xia and the Hou Mansion, the boss did not make things difficult for us. My sister will all After handing over the money, he took back his body deed and prepared to leave."
Her face showed deep regret and anger, "Someone came to the building and asked my sister to accompany him for a night, but my sister had already redeemed herself, so she refused. However, in order to force my sister to agree, the other party used the image of Young Master Xia to Being threatened, my sister didn't dare to disobey, but she didn't want to go back, so she jumped off the building."
Xia Jingyun raised his head and closed his eyes, a picture emerged in his mind.
It was the woman in white with timidity and humility in her cold features when we first met last night;
It was the brothel courtesan who subconsciously showed off her charm when she boarded the carriage;
She was also the poor girl who was stabbed in the heart by her own words and burst into tears;
It was the white flower that suddenly woke up, knelt down to say thank you under the dim lights, and regained a new life.
"Before jumping off the roof, my sister asked me to tell you that she did not look down upon herself, nor did she waste your tolerance and advice."
Xia Jingyun couldn't help but feel his nose suddenly sore.
She has clearly found her pursuit in life;
She has obviously completed the redemption of her life;
She was clearly about to crawl out of the sea of suffering and move towards her new life;
Why, at this moment, all hope was interrupted and he was buried before dawn.
At that time, she must have been filled with despair and unwillingness, right?
But even so, she still did not choose to compromise.
At that moment, she was purer than many people in the world.
He raised his head, trying his best not to let his tears fall, and said with a thick nasal voice, "Who is the other party?"
The maid hesitated and said: "Mr. I wish. Now that my wish has been fulfilled, my little maid should leave as well."
After that, he stood up and left.
"Wait a moment."
Xia Jingyun stopped her, "Where are you going?"
The maid was stunned. She just wanted to leave. She felt that the world was so big that she could go anywhere. But when she was really asked this question, the world was so big that she didn't know where to go.
Xia Jingyun sighed, "Stay and wait until I make arrangements for my sister's funeral before I make a decision."
After saying that, he looked at Gongsun Jing and said, "Let the housekeeper help you settle in. Don't be negligent. Mr. Gongsun, come with me."
Gongsun Jing quickly followed, "Master, where are we going?"
Xia Jingyun said coldly: "Go and make enemies."
Sitting in the carriage, Xia Jingyun closed his eyes.
If there had not been the meeting and conversation last night, would she have continued to live her life and still be the popular courtesan in the brothel? Even if she gets old and loses sex in the future, and the boss marries a businesswoman, she can still quietly cherish the memory of the Wuling youth's struggle. The scenery with tangled hair, and then spend the rest of your life like countless brothel girls?
If she could take action as soon as she saw the letter, would she have successfully left, whether it was hiding her name or living in seclusion in the mountains, and a new life could have started?
If there had never been such a dramatic entanglement between her and him, and her heart had never longed for beauty because of his forgiveness and persuasion, could she have avoided such a tragedy?
Unfortunately there is no if.
The tragedy is already in front of him, so what he can do is to make the person who killed a person's life and dream with his own hands pay the due price.
"Sir."
Gongsun Jing's slightly worried voice sounded from the side.
Xia Jingyun hummed.
"Sir, do you want to think about it again?"
Xia Jingyun suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Gongsun Jing.
Gongsun Jing flinched, but he still said bravely: "Now we still don't want to be easy with others."
After getting started, he himself lost confidence, because even he felt that the other party was going too far.
Xia Jingyun looked neither happy nor angry, looking down at his hands, "In this world, there are always things that are greater than interests, and those are the fundamentals of who we are as human beings."
When the carriage arrived at Fenghe Pavilion, Xia Jingyun saw Ning Bing lying in an empty room.
Yesterday's gorgeous clothes were like snow, replaced by the current coarse cloth clothes. The clothes were smudged and dried by blood, giving them an ugly brown color, but in Xia Jingyun's eyes, they were purer and cleaner than all the gorgeous clothes.
He turned to look at Feng He, the owner of the hotel who was accompanying him, and said, "Tell me the story in detail."
A quarter of an hour later, Xia Jingyun walked out of the room and looked up at the yard in front of him.
The spring breeze knocks the flower buds happily, reminding the blossoming flowers that they no longer curl up to hide themselves, but wantonly show their beauty and fragrance to the world.
But some flowers have withered forever in this early spring.
He turned around and said to Gongsun Jing: "Go and find out where Mr. Qian is at the moment."
Gongsun Jing stopped talking and turned around to leave.
When Gongsun Jing came over with the news about Qin Yuwen, Su Yuanshang was with him.
"They don't dare to come to persuade you, only I am here."
Xia Jingyun said calmly: "Mr. Su also thinks that I should treat this matter as if it didn't happen?"
Su Yuanshang shook his head, "I just want a reason."
Xia Jingyun took a deep breath, "I just told Mr. Gongsun. In this world, there are always things that are higher than interests, and those things are the foundation of what makes us human."
Su Yuanshang smiled and nodded, "Let it go and leave the rest to me."
Xia Jingyun glanced at him gratefully and strode out with Chen Fugui.
(End of chapter)
