I am a consultant in Kaifeng

By the moat, there are willows.

Changqing was standing under a weeping willow, and the early morning wind blew her clothes wildly.

She stood motionless, like a statue.

This is the second time Du Xiaoning sees Changqing. The last time he saw her was in Xunxian Tower.

That night, Changqing seemed drunk but not drunk, crazy.

Today's Changqing is wearing a plain white dress, and the wind blows the corners of her skirt up and down, like a blooming lotus.

Du Xiaoning and Zhan Zhao stood side by side two feet away from Changqing.

Changqing, who had been in a trance, finally noticed the two of them and turned his head slowly.

Seeing Du Xiaoning and Zhan Zhao, she didn't show any surprise on her face.

"You didn't lie to me." Changqing said.

"How do you know if I lied to you?"

"What do you think?" Changqing asked back.

With a complicated smile on her face, she turned and walked along the moat.

Du Xiaoning turned his head to look at Zhan Zhao beside him.

With a slight smile on Zhan Zhao's face, he said in a low voice, "Yesterday Gongsun showed Zhang Qingping the picture you drew, and Changqing is Zhang Qingyun back then."

Hearing this, Du Xiaoning sighed faintly.

Zhan Zhao: "What?"

Du Xiaoning: "I've already guessed about this."

Changqing walked around the moat, Du Xiaoning and Zhan Zhao followed her not too far away.

Changqing left the moat and walked towards a path heading east.

The air is steamy and mixed with some incense ash and paper smell.This kind of smell is not unfamiliar, and it is this smell that fills the air when offering sacrifices and burning incense and paper.

Changqing walked into a garden along the path.

Du Xiaoning and Zhan Zhao followed in.

Changqing stood under an osmanthus tree.

This is a four-season sweet-scented osmanthus. At this time, the branches of sweet-scented osmanthus are in full bloom, and bursts of fragrance come.

Du Xiaoning's eyes fell on the incense ash under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree.

Changqing: "You are from Kaifeng Mansion."

Du Xiaoning: "Well, we are."

"Shiro said, if the Kaifeng government intervenes in this matter, maybe I can be as free as before, and I can do whatever I want."

Hearing this, Zhan Zhao raised his eyebrows, "The Silang you're talking about is Yang Silang?"

At this time, Changqing finally turned around, her eyes swept over Du Xiaoning, and then fell on Zhan Zhao.

With a smile on Changqing's face, she seemed to remember something, and said softly: "Master Zhan, we have actually seen it before."

Zhan Zhao:? ? ?

Changqing: "I met Mr. Zhan who was handling the case in Fanghua Building."

At that time, she was sent to Fanghua Building to study art. When she heard that Zhan Zhao from Kaifeng Mansion was in Fanghua Building, she was secretly delighted, thinking that she had a chance.She tried every means to bump into Zhan Zhao, but before she could say a word, she was taken away.

She still remembers the way Zhan Zhao looked at her at that time.

— both puzzled and regretful.

In fact, Zhan Zhao understood what she meant, but for no reason, he would not help her.

In Fanghua Building, there are many sad people.

How many people are willing to stay in such a place?

Looking back on the past, it is always easy to gnash your teeth.

Changqing shook his head lightly, and said with a smile: "That happened several years ago. I never thought that I would have the chance to meet Mr. Zhan again in this life. The fate is really wonderful."

Zhan Zhao frowned slightly, the number of times he went to Fanghua Building was very few, and every time he went to visit because of the case.

There are not many who can leave an impression in his mind, and Du Xiaoning is one of them.

At this time, facing Changqing, Zhan Zhao suddenly remembered that he was in Fanghua Building five years ago, when suddenly a young woman rushed towards him, almost crashing into his arms.

That young woman has the same beautiful eyes as Changqing.

"Master Zhan, help me!"

The hesitant and broken voice of the young woman seemed to ring in his ears again.

Zhan Zhao looked at Chang Qing in surprise.

"It's you?"

Changqing met Zhan Zhao's gaze and smiled, "It's me."

Zhan Zhao remembered that the young woman was about to crash into his arms, but he turned around to avoid it, and then someone came up to support her.

The nanny of Fanghua Building smiled and said to him: "Lord Zhan, forgive me. Fanghua Building is no better than the outside. The girls here, some are willing to stay and others are not, but these are not up to them to choose. Master Zhan should know that there are Even if those people don’t want to, Fanghua Building is their home.”

What Mammy said made sense.

If Zhan Zhao at that time was not Zhan Zhao from Kaifeng Mansion, but a Nan Xia who roamed the rivers and lakes and fought for righteousness, taking a young woman who asked him for help to leave would be nothing more than a small effort.

But he is Zhan Zhao from Kaifeng Mansion, everything must be reasonable and lawful.

The young woman was supported one by one on the left and one on the right to leave, and after walking a few steps, she suddenly turned her head, with infinite sadness and despair in her eyes like Wang Qiushui.

The mood at that time should have been forgotten, but at this moment, I suddenly remembered it.

Zhan Zhao remembers that he felt complicated and regretful at that time.

For a while, Zhan Zhao couldn't tell what mood he was in at the moment.

Many things are already doomed in the dark.

Zhan Zhao: "At that time, I was the one who failed to help you."

Changqing shook his head slightly, "Even if Mr. Zhan is willing to help me at that time, I'm afraid he will be powerless."

Zhan Zhao's eyes fell on the ashes under the osmanthus tree, "Who are you worshiping?"

Changqing's gaze became distant, and she sighed, "My child."

Du Xiaoning: ""

Zhan Zhao: ""

Du Xiaoning: "Who is your child's father?"

Changqing: "Pan Shi."

She was naive and ignorant when she was young, and was bewildered by the handsome Pan Shi.When they first met, she didn't know who Pan Shi was, she only knew that he was handsome and dignified, well-born, and humorous.

The time with Pan Shi at that time was really too happy.

Pan Shi is not as strict as her elder brother, Pan Shi is knowledgeable and interesting, and the romantic tricks between men and women are just a piece of cake for him.At that time, she was so coaxed by him every day that she wished she could give everything for him.

"Pan Shi said that he has never seen a woman like me. She is good-looking and has a good temperament. She has seen the world and can talk about everything. He is fascinated by me and wants to marry me. He said he His father died young and he was the only child in the family. His mother obeyed him. He had already told his mother that he would not marry, and asked me to accompany him to his house to meet his mother. Then he went to my brother to discuss going to Liangzhou to marry my family. Proposing marriage."

The sweet-scented osmanthus on the branches was blown off by the wind, and some fell on her black hair.

Changqing, who was caught in the past, suddenly didn't realize it, there was a bit of a bitter smile on her beautiful face, and her voice was faint, "But I was cheated, I was not taken to see his mother, I was taken to Wenxianlou .He possessed me in Wenxianlou, tortured me, asked me to change his name and name, and wanted me to forget everything about the past for him. From then on, he became an evergreen girl in Wenxianlou. He said that as long as I am obedient, there will always be good things The day awaits me."

Du Xiaoning looked at Changqing and asked, "Then are you obedient?"

Chang Qing was silent for a moment, "I should have preferred death to surrender, but I am pregnant. And my elder brother is still in Bianjing."

Du Xiaoning: "Pan Shi threatened you with Zhang Qingping?"

Changqing: "I know that my elder brother never left Bianjing because of me, and I have met him before."

She knew that her brother had been displaced because of her, and had been searching for her whereabouts.

She also looked at her brother from a distance, with tears streaming down her face.

The elder brother, Yu Pan Shi, is like an ant.

If she doesn't obey, her brother's life will be lost.

Du Xiaoning raised her eyes and glanced at Chang Qing, "You said that everything you did was forced, but Ren Minling didn't deserve to die."

Changqing looked away from the distance, she seemed to have thought of something funny, and twitched her mouth, "But she was only determined to die."

Zhan Zhao frowned, "We have met Yang Silang, Ren Minling's manuscript was Yang Silang's idea to her. Yang Silang originally wanted to hand over the manuscript written by Ren Minling to Baiwei Study. Yang Silang did many things, but He never wanted Ren Minling to die."

Changqing smiled, and said, "Master Zhan, I never thought of Ren Minling's death."

Du Xiaoning looked at Changqing with her phoenix eyes, "You are lying."

Changqing stood where he was, and greeted Du Xiaoning's gaze frankly.

That appearance, as if she is such a candid person.

If Du Xiaoning could not read her heart, Du Xiaoning would have thought that Chang Qing was telling the truth.

If Ren Minling is not dead, how could this matter attract the attention of the Kaifeng Mansion?

Just relying on a manuscript of "The Flower of the Other Shore", no matter how famous Baiwei Study is, and how much the boss likes this manuscript, so what?Not enough for people to chat after dinner.

Shiro was thinking hard, and he wanted to destroy Wenxian Tower.Although he was determined, he was too soft-hearted.

I didn't want Ren Minling to die, but who let her know my brother?

Brother, this person admits death, and doesn't turn back if he doesn't hit the south wall.Since he has always cared about Ren Minling, if there is something strange about Ren Minling's death, he will definitely not sit idly by.

As long as the elder brother can bring this matter to the Kaifeng mansion, and Silang will make suggestions, even if Wenxian Tower cannot be destroyed, Pan Shi and others can be severely defeated.

Chang Qing's heart came surging, the wind rustled the leaves of the sweet-scented osmanthus, Du Xiaoning wanted to speak, but found that his throat was a bit dry.

She took a breath and said softly: "Miss Changqing, why do you insist on inciting Ren Minling to seek death? Mr. Zhang cares a lot about her. Since you know her relationship with Mr. Zhang is like father and brother, you know it in your heart." She is a credible person. Even if you are not a credible person, you are so smart, you can pass your news to Mr. Zhang through her, why let her jump off the moat?"

As soon as Du Xiaoning's words came out, there was a sudden silence in the garden.

After a long while, Changqing said softly: "I heard from Shiro that the third son of the Minister of Criminal Affairs has arrived in Kaifeng Mansion. The third son is gentle, considerate, and understanding. He helped solve several cases in Kaifeng Mansion. Everyone said that the third son There are seven apertures in the heart, and he can guess what other people have never said, and what is unknown in his mind."

Changqing's fingers placed beside him moved, and his eyes fell on Du Xiaoning, "You are Du Xiaoning."

Du Xiaoning did not deny it.

Changqing laughed, "In the beginning, Shiro wanted to get you in. But he didn't expect that the mantis, the cicada, and the oriole were behind me, and I used Ren Minling behind his back."

She's just a proud and arrogant girl, as long as she handles her pain, life or death depends entirely on her thoughts.

"Actually, I really didn't intend for Ren Minling to seek death. She was supposed to be just like me. She was deceived and lost her mind. She wrote the manuscript, and told me on the day the manuscript was finished that she wanted to leave."

Du Xiaoning was a little disappointed.

She always felt that Zhang Qingyun, who made Mr. Zhang wander all the time and refused to give up his search, was a kind and intelligent person.Even after going through some great changes, there are still some things deep inside that remain the same.

In order to find out the truth about Ren Minling's death, Mr. Zhang took the initiative to surrender to Kaifeng Mansion.Obviously not the murderer, but for the sake of the truth and Ren Minling's reputation, she claimed to be the murderer.

Although the method is clumsy, it is better to have a pure heart.

Changqing is in the same line as Mr. Zhang, maybe also like Mr. Zhang

Du Xiaoning stared at Changqing silently, and after a while, said softly: "You are no longer Zhang Qingyun."

Changqing was stunned, and then chuckled, "I never said I was Zhang Qingyun. Third son, don't you understand? Zhang Qingyun died a long time ago, and the one who survived is Changqing."

Du Xiaoning frowned slightly, then smiled complicatedly, "I think I am the one who understands this matter best except you."

Zhan Zhao looked at Du Xiaoning.

Standing by the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, Du Xiaoning's eyes were half-downcast, and her tone was light, "Ren Minling really wanted to die at the beginning. But after she finished writing the manuscript, she changed her mind again. Because she still had someone she cared about, she She is pregnant. Li Qi said that the sky is big and the earth is big. He can take Ren Minling to leave Bianjing and settle down in any place other than Bianjing. Ren Minling would rather die than elope with him, but she has heard you say so much After the sad incident, I suddenly felt that it is rare to have a lover if it is easy to find a priceless treasure, and Li Qi is willing to give up everything in Bianjing for her, because he really treats her sincerely."

For Ren Minling, it doesn't seem to matter whether she can be married to the media.

Li Qi has her in his heart and is willing to give up everything for her.

Impulse in young men and women always comes and goes quickly.

In Ren Minling's view, the tragedy of her parents in the past may just be a trick of fate.

She and Li Qi may have a different fate when they leave Bianjing.

After all, Li Qi is willing to give up everything for her.

Compared with those women in the tall buildings who were deceived by their sweethearts, how precious is it that someone treats her sincerely and is willing to give up everything for her?

Thinking about it this way, the girl who had gotten into a dead end suddenly became enlightened.

She finished writing the manuscript and went to bid farewell to Changqing.

Recalling the scene when the girl came with the manuscript that day, Changqing smiled faintly, "She said she would go far away with Li Qi and never return to Bianjing. She wrote all the things I dictated into a manuscript. She gave me the manuscript. In my heart, I should have been happy that she no longer wanted to die, but for some reason, I always felt that her bright and happy smile made my heart ache."

"Ren Minling's manuscript was collected by Baiwei Study. If you are lucky, it will be circulated. Then, under Yang Silang's plan, people like Pan Shi may be brought to justice. But it takes too long to do so. Patience takes time, and I don't want to wait any longer."

"Ren Minling wanted to die with all her heart. Why didn't she just die? She had the shrimp beard bracelet hidden in the Golden Pavilion on her body. It belonged to Yang Silang. Her lover was the son of the servant of the household department. She was pregnant. The person I trust is my elder brother. Thinking about it this way, isn’t she sent to me by the heavens to destroy Wenxian Tower?”

Du Xiaoning suddenly remembered that at the beginning, she felt that Mr. Zhang was the key to this case.

It was later discovered that Mr. Zhang was not the key, but the Golden Pavilion.

When they arrived at the Cangjin Pavilion, they brought out Yang Silang and Li Qi

At that time, she thought it was Yang Silang who had done everything possible.

Thinking about it now, it should be Evergreen's plan.

Du Xiaoning asked Changqing: "How did you let Ren Minling commit suicide after handing over the manuscript to Mr. Zhang?"

"What kind of difficult thing is this?" Changqing said softly, "Ren Minling is a proud little girl, although she is smart, she lacks experience. Who are Li Qi and Yang Silang, they are used to being called brothers, I also often hang out with Pan Shi, and I even know how many moles Li Qi has on his back, so I used a little trick to make Ren Minling misunderstand that Li Qi is my heartbreaker."

"The little girl is a kind person. I told her that I had an unfulfilled wish, and asked her to bury a wish letter for me under the willow tree in Renjia Village. I told her that I hope she will be happy after leaving Bianjing. But before leaving , must remember to hand over the manuscript to a trustworthy person."

Du Xiaoning's slightly frowned brows were loosened, her mood was very complicated, and her tone was also complicated, "Yang Silang and Li Qi are brothers. Since Li Qi has become your betrayer, Yang Silang is naturally no longer trustworthy. Ren Minling can read and write , and the person she trusts is naturally only Mr. Zhang."

Turn around.

Ren Minling, who was supposed to be able to turn back before the ghost gate, finally committed suicide.

Until she died, she didn't know what kind of situation she was in.

She didn't even know that although Li Qi, a delicate and noble son, was useless, he was not a person who played with emotions.

"I know what you're thinking." The smile on Changqing's face disappeared, and she stood under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree expressionlessly, holding the trunk with one hand, and said softly, "But what's wrong with me? What's wrong with the girl in the fairy building? We have wasted too much time and lost many years of freedom, and now we are about to be free, how could I miss this opportunity?"

"If people's hearts are not cruel, how can they achieve great things?"

"I don't regret it, if I do it again, I'll still do it."

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