Nongmen Shenjue

She married into Fan's family at the age of 16. That was seven years ago, and she knew Qiu Zhihao earlier, so Bitao didn't lie when she said it was a long time ago.

It was ten years ago when She met Qiu Zhihao for the first time when she was 13 years old.

The She family's house is at the east end of Sanpo Town, backed by a forest, not far from the town, surrounded by fields.The outside of the gate was rammed and leveled, trees were planted on both sides, and a repaired and leveled road stretched straight out, just connecting with the road in and out of the town.

If someone comes over, they can see the house behind the field and the trees behind it from a distance.

That autumn, when the hawthorn fruits were ripening, Qiu Zhihao led a group of people to Sanpo Town, and saw She's house at a glance.Qiu Zhihao was 21 years old this year, with a handsome face and a gentle temperament. He was wearing a jade-colored brocade suit and riding a tall horse. He was personable and eye-catching.

In the early years, the Qiu family had contacts with Sanpo Town, and Qiu Zhihao was also familiar with the situation here.

The Hawthorn grove of the She family has two or three acres, and it produces quite a lot of fruit every year. It is difficult to consume these things at home, and the pharmacy also collects very little. They are mainly made into preserved fruits or snacks.The reason why the Qiu family came here to purchase is that the distance is not too far away, the Hawthorn fruit of the She family is good, and the quantity is sufficient, which is better than collecting them scattered.

I heard that this time the eldest son of the Qiu family came in person, so member She led the eldest son out to entertain him.

A group of people went to the forest first to see the hawthorn fruit with their own eyes.

It is autumn and the air is crisp, and the dense hawthorn forest is full of fruits. Clusters of bright red hawthorns hang on the branches. Against the backdrop of the green leaves, they are very gratifying.I only saw the hawthorn fruit, and when I thought of the taste in the mouth, I immediately felt my mouth full of saliva and sour.

A gust of wind passed, and suddenly a woman's charming laughter came from the forest.

The eldest son of She suddenly said: "It's broken! The younger sister is inside."

Member She frowned: "Hurry up and get someone to look for her, let her go back first, don't bump into the distinguished guest."

The words in his mouth are scene talk, mainly about whether men and women can accept or not kiss. She is just at the age of talking about kissing, and she bumps into a foreign man, afraid that something bad will be said.Don't look at Member She's enthusiasm for Qiu Zhihao, but in the eyes of Member She, the Qiu family is a businessman, no matter how rich it is, it is far less noble than a scholar.

He didn't have the intention of selling his daughter for wealth. Recently, as his daughter grew up, he also considered marriage, but the ones he chose were all scholars.

The hawthorn grove is huge, and Mrs. She doesn't know if someone came today and met Qiu Zhihao.

"Father!" Shi She saw Yuanwai She first, and trotted out. When she found out that there was a foreigner, it was already too late.She hastily lifted up the handkerchief in her hand to half cover her face, turned sideways, saluted, then retreated behind Member She and hid herself.

However, Qiu Zhihao saw the little girl's shyness and annoyance from the blushing face of the other party, and couldn't help but laugh.

"I made young master Qiu laugh at you." She said, and hurriedly sent She back.

After seeing the fruit grove, it is necessary to pick. The price and purchase volume are agreed in previous years, and there is basically no change.It would take two or three days for the She family to delay harvesting the fruit, so naturally they couldn't return to Fucheng immediately, and it was justified for Member She to invite the other party to live in the She family.

As for the difference between Qiu Zhihao and She Shi, there is a difference between men and women. In the beginning, Qiu Zhihao met Bitao and teased her.At that time, Bi Tao was only a ten-year-old girl. Hearing that he was from Fucheng, she was unavoidably curious. In addition, Qiu Zhihao was a handsome young man who came and went and told a lot about the She family.

At that time, Bi Tao was She Shi's little maid, and of course She Shi talked the most.

Qiu Zhihao had nothing to do when he was free, and heard that Mrs. She could compose poems. He even heard Mrs. She compose poems through the courtyard wall, and answered a few sentences in passing.At the beginning She was frightened, she couldn't stand Qiu Zhihao, she was able to lower her figure and knew how to coax others, within just a few days She had a good impression of him.

However, within a few days, Qiu Zhihao returned to Fucheng, and gave She a book of travel notes when he left.

At that time, Qiu Zhihao might not have had any other thoughts, but Mrs. She was in her young age, and her girlish feelings were always poetic. When she happened to meet such a young man with good temperament, appearance, conversation, and background, how could she not have some small thoughts? .After all, what Member Wai She said was that the book-reading man was like a flower in the moon in the mirror, without a shadow, but Qiu Zhihao had seen it with her own eyes and had personal contact with it.

Until the fall of the following year, the two met again.

For Mrs. She, it was a year of emotional savings, even though she knew it was wrong, she couldn't control it.The way Qiu Zhihao looked at her also changed slightly, but within a year, the remaining childishness in She's body faded away, revealing the unique fragrance of a girl.

The two communicated secretly, and Qiu Zhihao also found a reason to stay at She's house.

After all, he couldn't live indefinitely. Taking advantage of a certain day during the banquet, Qiu Zhihao hinted to Yuanwai She that he wanted to seek a phoenix.

Member She declined naturally.

Qiu Zhihao was a sensible person, so he left the next day and sent a letter to Mrs. She.

He walked quickly and neatly, but She cried bitterly, and was sick for a long time without thinking about eating or drinking.Member Wai She was about to reprimand her severely, but seeing how she looked, he really felt sorry for her.Asking the servant girl, knowing that she was not too rude, she had no choice but to let it go, but put the marriage on the agenda.

After more than half a year, the She family and the Fan family discussed marriage.

From Mu Qingyan's point of view, this matter is really nothing, but it is different for men and women in ancient times.In particular, Qiu Zhihao and Fan Lixuan are good friends, and the two of them are still in frequent contact. It's easy to guess what She's thinking in it.

After Bi Tao finished talking about the past, she also sighed and said, "Who would have thought that, I think my wife was really frightened when she saw Young Master Qiu at the Fan's house. It was only later that I found out that Master and Young Master Qiu knew each other before meeting my wife. It's also God's will."

"Does Fan Lixuan know about this?" Naturally, it refers to the past between She Shi and Qiu Zhihao.

"How could you know? You definitely don't know!" Bi Tao said firmly, but with her tense face and sharp breathing, she looked suspicious.

Mu Qingyan raised his eyebrows slightly, and suddenly provoked her intentionally: "Are you really sure? Could it be that he found out and became dissatisfied with Shi Shi, or even..."

"Impossible!" Bi Tao retorted loudly, causing all the Fan family not far away to look sideways.She bit her lips quickly, but said stubbornly again and again: "It is impossible for the uncle to harm the lady, no matter what, he will never harm the lady."

Seeing that he couldn't ask any more questions, Mu Qingyan planned to meet Fan Lixuan.

"Mr. Mu!" Bitao chased after her, begging with her face full of prayers: "Mr. Mu, my lady has been suffering for the past two years, and she can't let go of her thoughts. Maybe, maybe it's because she can't think about it for a while... Who can harm my lady? My uncle still needs to go to school, and my wife is looking forward to him continuing his studies, so that he can be admitted to the Jinshi examination in the future, and the uncle also promised to earn a phoenix crown and Xia Pei for my wife."

"What's on your wife's mind that you can't see it? It's just that you can't add a boy to the Fan family?" Mu Qingyan asked abruptly.

Bi Tao's complexion changed several times, and finally she turned and ran away crying.

Mu Lin frowned frequently: "What is Bi Tao hiding?"

Even the old stories about She's past have been told, what else is there to hide?

Ever since Mu Qingyan learned about this fire case, he had heard a lot of things, and he always felt a sense of strangeness, especially after listening to Bitao's words.However, after careful analysis, the source was not found, but there is no doubt that there must be a breakthrough in Fan Lixuan's body.

Returning to Fan Lixuan's house, he only saw Mrs. She and his son.

The yamen who guarded here said: "Fan Xiucai took the medicine and fell asleep."

Member Wai She also hurriedly explained: "My son-in-law is too sad for my daughter's death, how can he bear it without eating, drinking or sleeping. I asked the doctor to prescribe medicine, mainly to soothe the nerves. I just persuaded him to drink the medicine."

"What did the doctor say?" Mu Qingyan asked casually.

"It's too sad." Membership She sighed: "Fortunately, it's not a big problem. It's just something I can't think about for a while. I usually persuade you more. After a long time, it will get better."

Mu Lin was helpless: "It seems that today is completely impossible to ask."

This Xinghua Village is too far away from the county seat, and even riding a horse would take a whole day, which is too much effort.

"Let's go back first, leaving two people here." Mu Qingyan pulled Mu Lin aside, and said in a low voice, "I think the key lies in Fan Lixuan. You tell the people left behind to look at Fan Lixuan."

"This She Shi..."

"Hasn't Wu Zuo finished the inspection? Let's bury it. If it's hot today, the body can't be kept for a long time. Let the Fan family bury She's normally. We'll come back after the first seven burials. Fan Lixuan will be able to talk when he wants to." Mu Qingyan It is helpless to say so.

He knew that She wanted to commit suicide and the fire was an accident, but no one else knew.In Mu Lin's eyes, Fan Lixuan was also one of the suspects, and Li Zheng and others were also asking whether there were outsiders in and out of the village when the incident happened, and so on.

Mu Qingyan focused on Fan Lixuan, but because She wanted to die, maybe he knew something, but he insisted on asking the bottom line.As long as Fan Lixuan can elicit the reason for She's suicide and find evidence to support it, he doesn't need to explore other secrets.A person has already died, if the secret is really not to be revealed to others, there is no need to make it public and then take another person's life.

Yes, at this time Mu Qingyan already had a premonition that Bi Tao's secret was not small, and it might crush Fan Lixuan or the Fan family.Therefore, Bi Tao would rather not pursue the cause of She's death, and just wanted this matter to pass quickly.

Mu Lin finally noticed something unusual: "Second Brother, why do you..."

Mu Qingyan smiled: "Brother, I was just thinking, did someone really set this fire on purpose?"

"The autopsy results are clear."

"If due to some reason, Mrs. She is in a coma, it is naturally impossible to call for help when the fire is burning. Didn't the elder brother find someone who is an enemy of the Fan family? Why don't you make two preparations. Mrs. She has been ill for a long time and has been worrying a lot. , It is very possible that if the candlestick was in a trance at night and did not manage it properly, it would cause an accidental fire." Actually, according to the existing autopsy results, this statement is a bit far-fetched.

Fortunately, Mu Lin was his elder brother. Although he didn't quite believe it, he still acquiesced.

"If it's true according to what the second brother said, then the She family can only call for help if she is in a coma, but how can she be in a coma? Such a big fire, such a big smoke, people are likely to be woken up by choking..." As he said that, Mu Lin seemed to think of something: "Unless she is not in a normal coma, there is no way to wake up."

"By the way, keep an eye on that Bi Tao!" Mu Qingyan almost forgot.As a husband, Fan Lixuan was indeed close to Mrs. She, but the one who was even closer was actually the maid, Bitao.Bitao cooks She's food and daily life, and Bitao cleans up the house. She really hid poison, doesn't Bitao really know?Just don't know, Bi Tao should be aware of any abnormalities in the She family.

For example, Bitao would talk about several behaviors She has changed in recent years, which shows that she is still very careful as a maid.

She hid the "poison", did Bitao really not know, or did she hide it on purpose?