Nongmen Shenjue

Bi Tao entered the bedroom and saw Fan Lixuan lying on the big bed at a glance.

Today someone in the village held a full moon wine, specially invited Fan Lixuan, he is a scholar, he is the most promising person in the village, he was arranged by the host for a banquet, naturally he was toasted a lot of wine.Although Fan Lixuan has status and is respected by others, but he is not very senior in the village and has a gentle temper, so he inevitably drank too much.In the end, it was sent back by the two brothers of the Fan family, with sloppy footsteps and vague consciousness.

In fact, Fan Lixuan slept in the study room since She's conceived, the person who sent him back today didn't know it, so he brought him here.

Uncharacteristically, Mrs. She did not stay in bed, but sat neatly on the edge of the charcoal basin.

About tonight, Mrs. She told Bitao early in the day, and the clothes were also given today.How many years has She been married? Knowing that Fan Lixuan will not be able to push back on the wedding banquet in the village, and it is likely that he will pass out drunk.

At this moment, Bi Tao's heart was beating like a drum, she put the hot tea on the table and walked towards the bed.After walking two steps, she turned back to look at Mrs. She, only to find that the door was closed, and she couldn't see Mrs. She's appearance outside.

Bitao felt a little more at ease.

For a person like Fan Lixuan, Bi Tao is a maid, how could he not have longing.It's just that she didn't dare to think about it before, but now...she's arrangement made her both excited and afraid, afraid that Fan Lixuan would wake up and get angry.She could tell that Fan Lixuan didn't see her in his eyes, and this time he kept it a secret from him. When she finds out tomorrow, it is impossible to attack She Shi, and she is afraid that she, a maid, will be angered.

When Shi She first mentioned it, she shook her head and refused, but Shi She said again and again that she acted both hard and soft.

Bi Tao collected herself and approached again.

Although Fan Lixuan was drunk, he was not unconscious. He felt someone approaching in a daze, and half-opened his eyes, only to see a familiar figure.

"...Yueying?" Wearing familiar clothes, Fan Lixuan recognized the wrong person.

Bi Tao didn't dare to answer, she paused for a while, seeing that his eyes were closed again, she stretched out her hand to undress him.Seeing that he was sleeping peacefully, Bi Tao raised her hand to take off her clothes, her hands trembling nervously.He took off only his underwear, gritted his teeth and endured the shame, and lay down on Fan Lixuan.

Fan Lixuan frowned slightly, his body was moved, prompting him to open his eyes again.At first, he was still confused, and felt something was wrong, but soon his vision became clear, and he found Bi Tao in his arms, so he pushed it away in shock.

Bi Tao was caught off guard and fell on the bed, "Ah!"

Fan Lixuan endured the pain in his head from drunkenness, and quickly put on the clothes on his body, almost waking up from the alcohol.His hands were also shaking, but he was frightened and angry: "You..."

He was going to scold Bi Tao for being shameless, but when the words came to his lips, he suddenly realized something.

That Bi Tao's clothes are disheveled at the moment, she was wronged at first, but seeing his face, she became afraid again, and quickly said: "Master, please calm down, it's not me, it's my wife, it's my lady who insisted on me coming."

"You, you quickly put on your clothes and go out!" Realizing that the night was dead, Fan Lixuan suppressed his voice, but it was unprecedentedly cold.

Bi Tao didn't dare to say anything else, she put on her clothes indiscriminately, opened the door and ran out crying.

Immediately, Fan Lixuan also put on his clothes and got up, walked outside the door, only then did he see Mrs. She standing there.

There was no light in the hall, and by the candlelight from the bedroom, only She's pale complexion could be seen.She has been taking medicine, but her health is not good, especially now that it is cold, she is basically bedridden.

Fan Lixuan was originally full of anger, but seeing She's appearance like this, what else could he do?

"What are you doing!" Fan Lixuan was full of helplessness.

"I just want to have a good time with you." She's calmness was shattered, tears fell like rain, she squatted down, crying so hard that she couldn't help herself.

"...you let me think about it."

The couple did not talk again.

Fan Lixuan went to the study, while She returned to the bedroom.

In the wing room, Bi Tao's suppressed crying lasted most of the night.

This night there was no quarrel like Bitao said, Fan Lixuan and She Shi were just talking.

Perhaps, it was because Bitao was immersed in her own sadness that night and didn't know the specific situation in the bedroom.She just inferred based on common sense, thinking that the two of them would have a quarrel.And on the next day, the two of them didn't eat together, and they didn't talk for three or four consecutive days. The atmosphere was tense, which made her confirm this guess.

Similarly, although Bi Tao was still doing things as usual, she also looked a little cold.

Occasionally she looked at She Shi with resentment, but when she looked at Fan Lixuan, she was ashamed, sad and regretful.

Half a month later, She stole the medicine from Bitao and wanted to die, probably because Fan Lixuan never replied to her, and she felt desperate.But as analyzed earlier, the fact that he did not commit suicide after the year indicated that Fan Lixuan finally made a promise, such as not having any contact with Qiu Zhihao again.

Then, what caused her to give up again?

I remember that Bitao first said that some changes in She's behavior only occurred in the spring of the year.

Withdrawing the ability, Mu Qingyan turned around, meeting Bi Tao's eyes.

Bi Tao lowered her head in panic.

Mu Qingyan walked over and confirmed with her: "You said earlier that there are some abnormalities in the She family, such as the inner bedroom no longer hangs bamboo curtains, and the bathing time is long. When did it start to change?"

Bi Tao didn't understand why he asked this, but undoubtedly this question made her breathe a sigh of relief, and quickly answered: "Last year, last summer..." After a slight pause, she whispered in a daze: "No, it's a bit strange in spring I remember that my wife had a serious illness in March, and since that illness, she has..."

Bi Tao frowned, very confused, although she sensed the abnormality, she couldn't figure it out.

"What is She's disease?" Mu Qingyan asked casually.

"The wind and cold invaded the body, the fever was high, and the head was hot. I have been confused for several days. It is a good time for spring. The young master Qiu in Fucheng invited the uncle to form a spring association. The uncle took his wife to go with him. The lady fell ill just after returning. .”

"Ms. She has been to Fucheng?"

"Only once. The lady didn't want to go at first, but the uncle said that the scenery in spring is beautiful and the Fucheng is also lively, so the lady went. Who knew that I went once, and said that I was not comfortable, so I just rested in the residence, and it was in vain. Not to mention the tiredness of the journey, she also fell ill. The lady said that she had an affair with Fucheng, and she would never go again."

Unexpectedly, a new question was asked.

Mu Qingyan suppressed this point for the time being, and continued with the original direction: "Before the fire caught fire, did She recover from her illness?"

Bitao said: "Although he hasn't recovered, he did start to get better after the year. In March, the lady joked that she was going to dig wild vegetables in spring, and a few good friends in the village also came to talk to the lady, and the lady laughed a lot. One day in April, I seemed to hear the sound of smashing things in the lady's house, as well as the cry of the lady. I yelled twice outside, but the lady scolded me and refused to let me in.

At first I thought it was her who had a dispute with the uncle, but at that time the uncle was not at home and went to the county seat.The lady was very well behaved, but suddenly lost her temper alone.When the uncle came back the next day, the two of them didn't speak. They didn't quarrel, but it seemed like they had. "

"When did they reconcile?"

Bi Tao shook her head: "I don't know. After that day, the relationship between the lady and the uncle was indifferent, and I rarely saw them talking. However, I saw that the lady still cared about the uncle, and asked about his daily necessities. When the uncle was in the study, I often sigh, and I don’t know why.”

Mu Qingyan recalled the last letter written by Mrs. She before her death. There was no resentment towards Fan Lixuan in the letter, but rather shame and reluctance.

Judging from the current situation, Fan Lixuan should be the one to feel guilty.

Mu Qingyan tried to go back to the previous year when She's serious illness in spring and smashed things in April this year, but he didn't get any valuable clues.But judging from She's emotions and performance, it was obvious that something happened to her these two times, and she couldn't speak to anyone, even Fan Lixuan.

Is there anything that even Fan Lixuan, who is her husband, can't say?

Mrs. She was ill and came back from Fucheng, but there were signs before she came back.When he lost his temper and smashed things, it was Fan Lixuan who went to the county seat.The former, the change of the She family may have something to do with Qiu Zhihao from Fucheng, and the latter... What if Fan Lixuan went to Fucheng instead of the county?

She gave up her thoughts, it is likely that Fan Lixuan made a promise, but he broke his promise!

Finally, Mu Qingyan stood in front of Fan Lixuan: "Do you want to know how Shi Shi died?"

Fan Lixuan looked up at him, and after a while, he instructed Bi Tao, "Take Sister Xuan and Sister Zhi to sister-in-law's house."

"...Yes." Although Bi Tao wanted to stay, she had to obey orders, so she had to take the two little girls away.

"Is this fire an accident?" Fan Lixuan asked.

"It was an accident." Mu Qingyan observed his expression, told the truth, and told the source of the medicine, and the changes before and after She's, dissecting his heart bit by bit.Naturally, he also hinted at the real relationship between Fan Lixuan and Qiu Zhihao, She's old relationship, and finally said: "So, it is expected that she chooses to die. However, she could not have died."

Fan Lixuan's complexion changed frequently, and tears welled up in his eyes: "It was I who harmed her, it was me..."

"If you are sorry for her, why does she feel guilty?" This is something Mu Qingyan never understood.

Fan Lixuan did not answer.

Mu Qingyan realized that the She family was really ashamed of Fan Lixuan, and she couldn't say it out loud.Fan Lixuan's refusal to answer was not due to doubt or any other reaction, it could be seen that he knew this very well and was unwilling to speak out.

In fact, in this way, the scope is very narrow.

What could a woman be who is ashamed of her husband and unable to speak out?Either emotional infidelity, or physical infidelity, or the child is not the husband's own... Only this kind of thing will make She write the words "Yueying has a shame, Yueying has a loss" before her death.Only this kind of speculation can overshadow the matter of Fan Lixuan and Qiu Zhihao, making She feel that she is even more wrong.

Because this is an era when men are superior to women, and the She family regards Fan Lixuan and reputation very seriously.

She definitely won't take the initiative to cheat, and Qiu Zhihao is not like the kind of strong person, but since the two have an old relationship after all, Qiu Zhihao likes men as well as women, and by chance, he will continue his relationship with She , is not impossible.

She usually doesn't go out, even if Qiu Zhihao came to Fan's house as a guest, the two of them would never be alone.Since Mrs. She went to Fucheng for a trip and came back seriously ill, it is likely that something happened to the two of them in Fucheng, and Mrs. She's serious illness was related to this.

However, it's still not quite right.

Afterwards, Qiu Zhihao still came to Fan's house as usual, and Mrs. She even picked vegetables in person to entertain guests.

If the two really had something, how would Fan Lixuan know about it?She would never say it, and neither could Qiu Zhihao.