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The people searched for two days but did not find any trace of Liu Ye.On the morning of the third day, someone came to the yamen to report that a female body was found by the river.

Liu Mu didn't think much at first, but when he saw the corpse by the river, his mind went blank. The woman must have soaked in the river water for too long, and the weather was so hot that she couldn't see the face anymore.It's just that the clothes on his body are exactly the same as Liu Ye's when he left, and his body shape is also very similar to Liu Ye's.

Liu Mu said in a trembling voice, "But... but who is this woman found out? Has anyone come to claim the body?"

"Go back to your lord, the deceased can't see his face clearly, and we haven't found out which family's girl it is."

"Miss..." He Yi was stunned when he saw the corpse.

Jiajiu hurriedly said, "Our eldest lady is lucky, she must not be her. Maybe they just wear the same clothes."

Liu Mu said, "Have you found out the cause of the woman's death?"

Wu Zuo said, "My lord, it seems that this woman slipped into the river and drowned to death. I found this thing on the body of the deceased." After speaking, he presented a golden bell.

Liu Mu picked up the golden bell, and immediately piled it on the ground, "It belongs to Ye Er... This bell is what I bought for her... Ye Er..."

He Yi walked to the corpse with dull eyes, didn't speak for a long time, just stared blankly at the corpse on the ground.

An official came over and said, "My lord, the weather is hot, I'm afraid this corpse will rot, it's better to let the dead go to the ground for peace."

Liu Mu got up and said expressionlessly, "Bring the corpse back to the mansion, set up a mourning hall, and invite Taoist priests from Ziwei to save the dead soul for Ye'er."

There is a coffin of willow leaves in the middle of the mourning hall, and Taoist priests sit around and chant sutras.

The second lady was crying so much that she slapped He Yi on the face, "It's all you bastard, if it weren't for you, how could our Ye Er run away from home because of dissatisfaction with this marriage?" The second lady said to He Yi while crying. He Yi punched and kicked.

He Yi just stood there motionless and let the second wife beat and scold, Liu Mu pushed the second wife away, and shouted, "If you didn't marry Ye'er to Wen Siren for fame and fortune, how could Ye'er leave home at night and cause today's death?" Things."

The second lady scratched her neck and said, "I did this only to let my daughter marry a good family. He is a small headhunter with no official status, why should he marry my daughter?"

Master Liu shouted, "That's enough! Shut up! Ye'er just had an accident, and you've been arguing endlessly here. Do you want her to have no peace in the world!"

Wen Siren initially suspected that Liu Ye's death was an illusion made by Liu Mu, in order to prevent them from getting married.But when I arrived at the Liu Mansion, I happened to see this scene, so I no longer doubted it.

Wen Siren said, "Now that Mr. Liu is giving away a white-haired man to a black-haired man, I feel deeply heartbroken."

Liu Mu said, "Unmarried women can't set up monuments after they die. They have no descendants to enshrine tablets, and they can only be lonely ghosts after death. My sister has already made a marriage contract with Mr. Wen before she was alive, but it still counts?"

Wen Siren said, "The two of us just made a marriage contract. Now that everyone is dead, how can it count?"

Liu Mu red-eyed and punched Wen Siren in the face, Wen Siren staggered and sat on the ground, Liu Mu scolded, "You bastard, if it wasn't for you coming to the house to ask for marriage, how could my sister have suffered such a catastrophe?" ! Now that everyone is dead, let's push this matter away!"

That punch was real, and Wen Siren got up and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and said, "Your sister died unfortunately, so what has nothing to do with me! It's not because your second mother agreed to this marriage because of her greed for power!"

"Bastard!" Liu Mu rushed over to wrestle with Wen Siren.

In the end, everyone took a lot of effort to pull the two away, and Liu Mu scolded, "Don't go if you have the guts, I will kill you today to sacrifice my sister's spirit in heaven!"

Wen Siren got up and patted the dust off his body, suppressed his anger and said, "Death cannot be brought back to life. Master Liu is in mourning. I still have official business to do, so I'm going back to Beijing, and I'm leaving."

Liu Mu supported Liu Ye's coffin, and said as if possessed, "Ye'er, big brother won't let you be a lonely ghost..."

He Yi turned around and said to Master Liu, "Master Liu, I have something to ask, please marry the young lady to me."

Everyone was taken aback, Liu Mu didn't expect He Yi to say such words.

Perhaps because of being too sad, He Yi and Liu Mu never cried until the day of the burial.

Outside Jinling City, He Yi was standing beside the carriage, and Liu Mu said, "You really don't regret marrying my sister?"

He Yi said, "If it wasn't for my appearance, I am afraid that the eldest lady would not object to marrying Wen Siren. Maybe the fate of the eldest lady will be completely different. Like other women, she will find a husband who loves her, husbands and children, and the old children and grandchildren will be full of grandchildren." But I have disturbed the life of the young lady, but I don't have the courage to persist. If I hadn't been timid that day, I'm afraid the young lady would not have suffered such a bad luck. I owe the young lady even my life. Repay. Although the two of us are now separated by yin and yang, we can be regarded as legitimately together."

Liu Mu said, "You really don't want to stay?"

He Yi said, "Miss once said before she was alive that she wanted to live in seclusion in a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters. I plan to go back to the north to fulfill her wish during her lifetime."

Liu Mu sighed, nodded and said, "That's fine, Jinling is a wrong place, so let's leave. Without your right-hand assistant in the future, I'm afraid it won't be so easy for me, the magistrate, to handle the case."

He Yi said, "Master Liu has achieved remarkable achievements since he took office, and he does not associate with others. I am afraid that he will be framed by villains sooner or later. What's more, the status of adults is special, so it is best to be careful in everything in the future. Now we are on the road. Master Liu, take care, and we will see you sooner or later." .”

Liu Mu cupped his fists, "There will be a period later."

When Liu Mu returned home, his face remained expressionless.

The two were lying on the bed, and Yu Wanran looked at Liu Mu beside her, only to see Liu Mu was staring at the golden bell next to the pillow in a daze.Liu Mu has never cried in the past few days, but Yu Wanran is very worried.

"Sanggong is thinking of Ye'er."

"Although Ye'er is a bit naughty, she is kind by nature and has never done anything harmful to the world. Why is God so unfair..."

Yu Wanran embraced Liumu from behind, and said softly, "If Mr. Xiang is unhappy, then you can cry. If Ye'er knows under the spring, seeing you are so sad for her, how can you go away with peace of mind."

When Liu Mu turned around, tears were streaming down his face, "I still don't believe that Ye'er will leave like this. It seems that she was still bouncing around in front of me yesterday, but today she has been buried in the soil..." Liu Mu lay on Yu Wanran's arms Li cried very sadly, and I didn't know when I was tired from crying and went to sleep.

Besides, Liu Lin met Xu Gong when he came out of the academy one day.Xu Gong stepped forward and said, "Hey, isn't this the second son of the Liu family?"

"Master Xu." Liu Lin greeted politely.Liu Lin heard about the falling out between Liu Mu and Xu Gong because of Ziyan, so he didn't dare to talk too much with Xu Gong, for fear that Liu Mu would find out and blame him.

Seeing that Liu Lin was about to leave, Xu Gong hurriedly said, "I think you were a little kid when I played with your elder brother, but now you have become a handsome man with a good appearance. It's better to meet you by chance than to meet me. Let's have a drink today."

Liu Lin hurriedly said, "Thank you Mr. Xu for your kindness, but my father doesn't let me stay outside for too long."

"You are afraid that your elder brother will blame you if he finds out that you are drinking with me." Xu Gong smiled and said, "Liu Lin, you are not young anymore, how can you always live under your elder brother's wings? When will you be able to make a difference? What about that day. Your eldest brother doesn’t like reading, doesn’t think about making progress, and hangs out in gambling houses and brothels all day long. Look at you, which one is not a thousand times better than your elder brother. But in Master Liu’s eyes There is only Liu Mu alone. And your elder brother stepped on shit luck and became the magistrate of Jinling, so you will be looked down upon by your father even more."

Liu Lin said, "I don't know what Mr. Xu is going to say?"

Xu Gong smiled and said, "To tell you the truth, I am here specially waiting for you today. It has something to do with the status of Second Young Master Liu in your father's eyes. I can't explain it clearly in a few words. How about Second Young Master Liu condescend to have a drink with me, brothers? The two have a long-term plan."

When Liu Mu came to Zi Yan's place, Zi Yan was kneeling on the futon and chanting scriptures for Liu Ye.

Si Zhu said, "Young master hasn't come these few days, miss knelt down for several hours every day chanting scriptures for Miss Liu."

Liu Mu helped Zi Yan up, and said, "The dead are already dead, so why do you do this, Zi Yan? These gods and Buddhas who don't have eyes, what do you worship him for?"

Zi Yan said, "Don't talk nonsense to blaspheme the gods."

Liu Mu said, "If God had eyes, I'm afraid Ye'er wouldn't have suffered such a catastrophe."

Zi Yan sighed, "Although I have never met the eldest lady, it is a pity to pass away at such an age."

Liu Mu said, "It's not all because of a word of love. If it wasn't because Ye'er couldn't see through He Butou's identity, how could the fate of her two be so tortuous. I only hate the world for being too harsh... There are always many things in life. It’s involuntary, we can’t help ourselves to choose. God’s will tricks people, God always makes us see clearly what we have missed when we have no choice.”

Zi Yan said, "What about us? Did we miss it?"

Liu Mu sighed, "At least I will take care of you from now on."

Zi Yan subconsciously leaned on Liu Mu's shoulder, and smiled wryly, "People have misfortunes and fortunes, and no one knows what will happen tomorrow. Whether I miss it or wishful thinking, I just want to be by your side always while I am alive. I can't grow old with you, even if I want to do a good job for you at that time, I'm afraid I won't have the chance anymore."

Liu Mu hugged Ziyan in his arms unconsciously, "You are so stupid... How can I not understand your affection for me. It's just God's will to trick people. I used to fight with you unscrupulously in the Spring Wind Pavilion. I just When you are a good friend, but when I understand my feelings for you, I have already married Wanran. Since I have married Wanran, I can’t let her down. I didn’t want to say this, but now I’m afraid that one day Like Ye Er, separated from you by yin and yang, even if you want to say it at that time, you can’t say it again. You and I are limited to this in this life, and we have no chance to be a husband and wife. If you want to marry, I will naturally not stop it, I will Let you marry well. If you insist on staying here, then I will take care of you for the rest of your life. If there is another life, I will definitely spend my whole life to repay the love I owe you."

Tears welled up in Ziyan's eyes, and she said with a smile, "With your words, don't say it's true, even if it's false, I will have no regrets in this life."

Liu Ye's death made Liu Mu and others see through many things, and those who cannot be seen through are also bearish.If it was Yu Wanran who was a little bit skeptical about Liu Mu's identity before, but now she is completely relieved, and she is content with only thinking that the two of them can be together safely.Liu Mu used to dare not admit his feelings for Zi Yan, but now he is also afraid that one day he will encounter misfortune and die suddenly. Zi Yan has guarded her for half her life and never hears what she wants to hear.And Zi Yan has always been the most persistent one, but Liu Ye's death made her original persistence stronger, and she completely let go of those invisible and intangible status and reputation.Sometimes, the more you see through some things, the more you can't let go of other burdens.

The author has something to say: This chapter is a bit messy.When Liu Ye knew that she liked Zi Yan, she was already married to Yu Wanran.Guest officers, if you have someone you like, you must confess it as soon as possible, and don't regret it when you miss it.