The wealthy man who wears books

The place Qin Huai went to was originally a very remote place in the garden.

There are three dilapidated houses hidden behind a tree, only a little light can be seen in the room at the east end, looking at it coldly, it looks like a place where people are on duty at night.

Qin Huai looked around and was sure that there was no one there, so he quietly bypassed the lighted room and went straight to the window of the west house.

Several pieces of the glass on the window had been broken, and they were scattered like broken teeth.

Taking advantage of the starlight, Qin Huai looked in through the broken glass hole, and could vaguely see that the interior was extremely simple, only a table, two chairs, and a broken bed by the wall. The bed was empty, and there was no one. At the foot of the bed, there was a rotten quilt that looked like cotton wool.

Qin Huai was a little surprised. Could it be that what the poor women said was wrong, that crazy woman is not here?

Tonight, it was Zhong Xin's biological mother Lilac who he secretly brought food to see.

Ever since Zhong Ren ordered the crazy woman to be starved for three days and three nights in the morning, Qin Huai felt compassion.And this sympathy reached its peak after hearing that today was her birthday.

No matter how dark and sinister that man is, his mother is really a poor person.

Obviously, like Zhong Yu, it is also today's birthday, but one is in the sky and the other is in the ground. Not only was she slapped in the face by Que'er, and her food was forbidden, what's more tragic was that her own son saw her suffer humiliation but was powerless.

So seeing Zhong Ren and Que Er leave the yard, Qin Huai made this decision.

My brother-in-law must not go to see it, but to see his mother, it can be regarded as a little bit of kindness.

He has read a lot of Zhai Dou books in his life, and he has learned a lot of miscellaneous things.Even if I want to do good deeds, I know that I have done some homework beforehand.

Not only did he inquire about the place where the mad woman was guarded, but also in the chat with the rough envoy, he learned that the two servants in charge of guarding over there were all famous wine bags in the house.

Apart from bringing some food and drink to the crazy woman every day, he ignored her at all and only drank secretly in the east wing.

It was also because of this that Qin Huai dared to do such a thing. If the other side was not so lax, no matter how sympathetic he was, he would not be able to go there.

He is kind, but not abusive.

After all, only by keeping yourself can you plan for the future.

Of course, in Qin Huai's subconscious mind, whether he did this because he knew Zhong Xin's final outcome in advance, even he himself didn't know.

He was wondering why there was no one in the room, but he found that the pile of torn cotton wool on the floor in the room suddenly moved, and there seemed to be a figure inside.

He looked over carefully, only to find that there was indeed a person wrapped in the cotton wool.A dirty face, with eyes closed, seems to be in a state of lethargy, but it is not Zhong Xin's biological mother.

In the moonlight, she could still see an iron chain tied to her feet, and the other end was locked to the foot of the bed.

Qin Huai's heart tightened, his nose felt sore, he gritted his teeth, gently opened the door, and slipped in.

That lilac was in a daze, hadn't had any water or rice for a day, was hungry and cold, and was already in a semi-conscious state.

In a trance, he was bitten by the insects and mosquitoes on his body and woke up.Suddenly, he saw a figure squatting in front of him, it was a young man.

Although she is crazy, she still remembers her son Zhong Xin in her heart, and the only obsession in living in this world every day is to be able to stay with her son one day.

Now it was dark and night, and she was dizzy from hunger. Seeing Qin Huai suddenly, she thought it was Zhong Xin who came to see her secretly. In excitement, she stretched out her hands and hugged Qin Huai in her arms, only screaming. : "My son! My son, mother wants to kill you!"

Qin Huai was squatting on the ground to get the snacks in the food box, and was going to leave it quietly until she woke up to eat.Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, Ding Xiang rushed over and hugged him tightly in her arms.

Hearing her yelling, Qin Huai was startled and frightened, worried that the guards in the East Wing would overhear and find himself when they came to check, it would be a disaster.

In desperation, he reached out to grab Ding Xiang's hands, wanting her to let go of him and get away quickly.

But Ding Xiang thought he was Zhong Xin, so she was not willing to let go easily, she just kept crying and shouting, "My son" was heard far away in the quiet night.

Qin Huai felt that his forehead was covered with sweat, he was afraid and anxious, and really regretted what he had done.In desperation, one hand just picked up the snacks he brought, grabbed it, and stuffed it into Ding Xiang's mouth.

Ding Xiang was probably very hungry. After stuffing the fragrant snacks into her mouth in chaos, she forgot to call again, and let go, grabbed the snacks and started to eat.

Qin Huai hurriedly got up and rushed out of the room in two big strides.

Amitabha, the lights in the east room are still on, and no one seems to be disturbed.

He wiped the sweat from his face, looked around, and hurried up the path in the forest.

When Qin Huai's figure completely disappeared at the intersection, a figure came hurriedly from behind the East Wing, bowing his head, it was Zhong Xin.

He took a sneak peek at the situation in the room through the window, but saw two domestic servants guarding Lilac lying on the table like dead pigs, both of them looked drunk.

Zhong Xin looked at the jug on the table, with a knowing expression on the corner of his mouth.

Heading at the back door first, he stopped the boy who helped them buy wine privately, chatted pretendingly, smelled the wine by the way, and praised the wine for its mellowness.

At this moment, thinking about this "mellow" wine, these two people can sleep to death for several hours.

Turning around, Zhong Xin quickly came to the room where his biological mother was.

On his body was a pack of still warm sandwiches, which he bought secretly outside the back door.

The mother who was munching on the snack made him widen his eyes in an instant, and then his eyes fell on the small food box on the ground, and he didn't move for a long time.

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Still in shock, Qin Huai hurried along the path in the forest.

After walking for a while, he suddenly realized that the road in front of him didn't seem to be the way back to Bochun Garden.

He was anxious and looked around.But the back garden is so huge that it is easy to get lost during the day, and now the garden is dark and the lights are sparse, so how can we find the way back.

He stood under a tree and forced himself to steady himself.

Yes, it has been said in the book long ago that the houses of the Zhong family are all built according to the stream in the heart, and the houses are surrounded by water, and they are surrounded by waves everywhere.Nabo Chunyuan is the first wonderful place built by the water in the garden. As long as you find the water flow, you can find the original path.

As soon as he thought of this idea, he listened attentively, and sure enough, not far from the west side, there was the faint sound of water murmuring.

The sound of the water is separated from where I am by a wall of flowers. In the night, the fragrance is very fragrant and very pleasing.

Because Qin Huai liked the fragrance, he moved closer to the flower wall, and when he was about to take a deep breath, he suddenly held his breath.

Just because on the other side of the flower wall, through the gaps between the dense flower branches, there is a faint light of fire coming through, and there is the smell of burning paper, mixed in the fragrance of the flowers.

Qin Huai wondered in his heart, who would dare to set fire to paper in this garden.

You must know that among the wealthy mansions, due to the large population, the houses are stacked, and the flowers and trees are lush and lush, they are most afraid of fire.Therefore, from top to bottom, the matter of fire and candles is strictly guarded.

It can be said that it is audacious to set fire to paper in the garden like this.

Suddenly, a heavy sigh came from the other side of the flower wall. In the night wind, a man's voice could be clearly heard.

Qin Huai was startled, it turned out that he recognized the voice, it was the third young master Zhong Li who came back with him at the banquet.

"Good sister, I'm here to see you."

After Zhong Li let out a long sigh, he suddenly opened his mouth quietly.

Qin Huai couldn't help shivering.

"My dear sister, do you know that today is the eldest sister's birthday, but at the banquet in the Pinxiao hall, I was only thinking about one thing, because I can't forget, today is your memorial day!"

There was a hint of crying in Zhong Li's voice outside the flower wall.

Qin Huai suddenly understood that the person he burned paper to worship must be Ban'er, the girl who died three years ago in Po Chunyuan, whom he and Que'er had mentioned.

"Good sister, it's been three years, and they haven't mentioned you anymore, but I can't forget you! Ban'er, they all said that you fooled around with others, gave birth to a child, and died of heart disease, but I know that you must be You were framed and wronged by others. You are such a clean person. In the entire Bochun Garden, you are probably the only one who is really clean..."

Qin Huai held his breath, his heart was beating violently.

He didn't expect that amidst the fragrance of flowers and under the moonlight, he could hear a rich young master talking to himself to a dead girl.And every word in his words was soaked with an indescribable passion.

"My good sister, you have knowledge under the spring, please forgive me. If I could understand your words back then, maybe you would not have walked so fast...Ban'er, I dreamed of the nanmu chessboard you drew with your own hands last night , Unfortunately, it has been burned by that person. However, they can burn all your things, even your people, but they can't burn your imprint on my heart. Don't worry, as long as I , we must find a way to find the person who harmed you and avenge you!"

Qin Huai was startled by Zhong Li's words, and in a daze, his foot suddenly slipped, loosening a piece of soil and making a small sound.

Zhong Li on the side of the flower wall seemed to hear the sound, and suddenly raised his voice.

"You've been here for a long time, you better come out!"

Qin Huai was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect that he had been discovered long ago, but he didn't know it yet.

He was just about to take Zhong Li's question, but unexpectedly, in another corner, a person walked out first.