female catcher

Chapter 79

After Fang Yi finished talking about Hong Yuerong's funeral, Xia Chu smiled meaningfully, "Mr. Fang looks like his father, and he is an upright person. It is precisely because of this that you look at Liu Rong, who also values ​​affection, with special respect, right? "

Fang Yi didn't react for a while, and after looking at Xia Chu for a while, his gentle face showed some impatience for the first time, "Excuse me for being stupid, I don't know what Xia Tutou means?"

"It means literally. I don't know if Mr. Fang realizes that when you talk about Hong Yuerong and Liu Ying, you use the titles of Miss Hong and Miss Liu, but you only call Liu Rong by his first name." .”

Fang Yi froze for a moment, pursed his lips, and did not speak.

"One more thing. I heard that Mr. Fang asked your father to go to the Liu family to propose a marriage. Originally, he wanted to marry Liu Rong. But after the parents of the two families made a plan, they decided to marry Liu Ying to you. That's it. ?"

Not only did Fang Yi's expression change ever-changing, but even Jiang Xiyuan's expression became more exciting.He poked Xia Chu's arm, and whispered in his ear, "How do you know? I haven't heard you mention it."

"I guess." Xia Chu smiled slyly, ignored Jiang Xiyuan, just looked at Fang Yi, waiting for his answer.

Fang Yi hesitated for a long time before asking: "How did Butou Xia know about this? This matter... only my father and I know about it."

Xia Chu smiled but did not answer.

Fang Yi let out a long sigh of relief after admitting it, as if he had let go of something on his mind, and also seemed to be sighing, with a bitter smile on his face, "I was also to blame for not being clear at the time. I and When my father said that he wanted to marry Miss Liu, he wanted to ask his opinion. After all, he was an official in the court, and he had to consider who he would marry from his perspective. No, my father felt that after so many years You owe me a lot, so I will go to Mr. Liu the next day to settle the matter verbally."

Fang Yi shook his head helplessly and said, "I saw my father talking about the marriage with me excitedly, and I really can't bear to say that he made a mistake. Maybe you think I'm stupid, but I'm not. My father has been trying to make up for me and Ruo Ruo for so many years. Lan, even refused to continue the string, but I am an adult, and there is very little need for him. This time he can finally do one thing for me..."

Fang Yi raised his head and blinked, speaking very slowly, "At that time, I felt that my father was like a child. He did something for me, and then he expected my affirmation and praise. How could I speak? I looked at his nervous and expectant eyes, but I couldn't say what was on my lips. He is old, maybe all he can do for me is marriage, I can't bear to say that he is wrong, really I can't bear to see his disappointed or embarrassed expression. Maybe you don't understand..."

"I understand." Xia Chu's eyes were a little hot, he hurriedly took a record and lowered his head to look at it pretendingly, and endured the burst of tears.After sorting out his emotions, he continued to ask: "That is to say, the Liu family turned their backs on the engagement and refused to admit it. In fact, you were happy to see it happen?"

"Of course." Fang Yi nodded, "I've been to Liu's residence a few times, but I still can't like Liu Ying. Occasionally, getting along with Liu Rong is more pleasant. I have always been concerned about the marriage with Liu Ying. When I was hesitating whether to tell my father, my father came to propose marriage and was rejected."

"Father didn't dare to tell me at first, because he was afraid that I would be sad, so he quarreled with Mr. Liu in the imperial court for me. After I heard that the marriage was rejected, I felt a lot more cheerful, and then I told my father about the previous oolong. Something happened. It can be regarded as a comfort to him."

Fang Yi smiled lightly and shook his head, "At that time, my father's expression was very interesting. Fortunately, the result was good, so my father said that he would not mention the previous matter, and wait a while to see if he can propose marriage to Liu Rong. But..., I know It's probably going to be difficult."

"Does Liu Rong know about these things?"

Fang Yi was silent and didn't speak, or was thinking about how to speak, in short, there was no movement for a long time.

Xia Chu thought for a while, and said bluntly, "Mr. Fang, Liu Rong didn't have an alibi on the night of March [-]rd, so we now suspect that she was suspected of killing Liu Ying. But if she knows these things, maybe... ..."

"Impossible! Liu Rong didn't kill him." Fang Yi said firmly before Xia Chu could finish speaking.

Chu Xia blinked.At that time, when she and Liu Rong expressed their doubts about Fang Yi, Liu Rong said the same thing firmly: impossible.

Could it be...

"Mr. Fang, could it be that you were actually with Liu Rong that night?" Xia Chu asked.

Fang Yi's expression changed, but he still said hesitantly, "This matter..."

"This matter is very important." Xia Chu said in a serious tone: "This matter is human life. Mr. Fang, you are not a pedantic person, do you really think that the reputation of meeting a woman in a boudoir is more important than human life? What's more, If you don't tell the truth, Liu Rong's suspicion will be very difficult to clear."

Fang Yi lowered his head, then raised his head again after a while, "Yes, I was indeed with Liu Rong that night."

Xia Chu and Jiang Xiyuan looked at each other with complicated expressions.

"When did you meet, where did you go, and when did you separate? Please tell the truth."

"Actually... Liu Rong and I just met by chance. She was walking in the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple, and so was I." Fang Yi pursed his lips and smiled. Yes. After we met, we walked all the way to the courtyard. She asked me how my meeting and chat with her sister were going. There was still hope for the marriage. I told her about the oolong thing about my engagement to her sister. Hmm... I also expressed my heart. "

"and then?"

"Liu Rong was very happy at first, but soon fell silent. I know that Liu Rong also has intentions for me, but it's a pity that fate has made people foolish. Who would have thought of it, and I can't blame anyone."

"How long have you been together?"

"It was quite late. It seemed to be almost halfway through the hour of the day. At that time, the lights in the meditation room were all turned off. After the conversation started, we talked a lot. Liu Rong cried for a while. She said that her life was not good. No one cares about being a concubine, my sister bullies the mistress and treats her coldly, and no one really wants to make decisions for herself in her marriage." Fang Yi sighed, with a complicated expression on his face.

"Actually, my fate is really bad. At first, I was engaged to Miss Xu's family, but she withdrew the marriage and got engaged to Miss Hong's family. Miss Hong died again and got engaged to Miss Liu. In the end, it turned out to be such a result. "When Fang Yi said this, he squeezed his sleeve subconsciously, and suddenly thought of something, he took out a purse from his sleeve.

"It was given to me by Liu Rong that night. She said that this life may only have this little fate. She let me hold this purse, but please don't miss it like this in the next life." Fang Yi gently squeezed the bag Hebao, "I believe in Buddhism, I don't practice in this life but in the next life, maybe I didn't practice well in the previous life. However, I missed it like this, but I can't suppress the unwillingness in my heart..."

At the beginning of Xia, Fang Yi saw an apricot-colored purse in Fang Yi's hand, and the tassels were tied with moon-white silk threads, exactly as Dongmei said.

"Where have you been after you separated from Liu Rong?"

"No, I went back to my meditation room and meditated, trying to calm my emotions."

After Xia Chu and Jiang Xiyuan finished their conversation, they left Fang's mansion, and Fang Yi sent them to the door.Xia Chu felt inexplicably heavy in his heart, and when he looked back at Fang Yi, he actually felt that he and Liu Rong were really a good match.

Standing at the door, Fang Yi's forced smile looked a little tired, and there was a lot of bitterness in the gentleness.

"I heard that Liu Rong's situation is not very good, but there is nothing I can do. Maybe Miss Liu is not dead, and I can still have a chance to mention it to the Liu family, but now, Mrs. Liu already regards me as her daughter's widow .Probably, no matter who I marry, it is impossible for me to marry Liu Rong."

"What do you think?" Jiang Xiyuan asked Xia Chu on the way back to the government office.

"It's such a pity for this couple."

"I'm asking about your case..."

"This eliminates two more." Xia Chu pulled off his hat and hugged his head in pain, "What should I do!"

"Your hair is really on fire?" Jiang Xiyuan squeezed a pinch and twisted it, "You cook with your hair on fire?"

"My lord, didn't you talk about the case?" Xia Chu raised his head and gave him a sideways glance.

Jiang Xiyuan smiled, "Speaking of..., it's okay."

"What's okay?"

"Your hair looks weird like this, but it's not ugly."

"Didn't you talk about the case!"

When he arrived at the mansion, Liu Qi rushed out before entering the door. When he saw Jiang Xiyuan, he was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Master, it's good if you come back. The family sent someone to look for you just now."

"At home? General's mansion?"

"Yeah, what else can it be if it's not the General's Mansion."

"What happened?"

"It is said that the young lady has collapsed and locked herself in the room and refused to come out."

"What's going on with her?" Jiang Xiyuan frowned, "Did she get told by the nanny again? All right, let's go back and have a look, this girl is really worrying."

Jiang Xiyuan and Liu Qi got into the car, then opened the curtain and said to Xia Chu: "You can eat by yourself."

Xia Chuxin said that it's just me eating by myself, what kind of talk is that.She stood there watching Jiang Xiyuan's car go away, feeling a little disappointed.

They all have brothers...

After standing for a while, Xia Chu wiped his nose, turned around and prepared to go to the cafeteria for dinner.Turning around, she heard someone calling her. Looking back, she saw a carriage stopped on the road. An Liang poked his head out cautiously and waved to her.

"Xiao Liang? Why are you here?" Chu Xia ran over.

"Don't mention it, my son is addicted to that mutton soup, I'm going to buy it for him now."

After hearing this, Xia Chu's eyes lit up, and he jumped up on the car board, "It's just right, take me there together, I just haven't eaten yet, so I can take a ride for lunch."

An Liang hesitated for a moment, then whipped his horse and continued to Fuji.

(End of this chapter)