Duan Zhixing shook his head, "The eldest husband has ambitions in all directions, what does this have to do with you."
However, Yu'er's death was too strange, so apart from my family, I didn't mention the cause of her death to others, and even your father and brother didn't know the real cause of her death, so naturally they didn't tell you.
However, at that time, the folk about Yu'er's death were all over the place, and they may have been revealed by people in the government, these statements were eight or nine inseparable, all said that she was picked up, but what made me angry was that they actually said that Yu'er was killed because she had personal affairs with many men, I was angry at first, so I went out to find someone to theorize, but later found that the more angry I was, the more excited those who chewed the root of the tongue, because they were all waiting to see my jokes, my justification, On the contrary, it added fuel to the fire of the spread of rumors.
But then another incident happened, which completely ended the gossip about Yu'er," Duan Zhixing smiled lowly, "Although my Yu'er is dead, her innocence is at least preserved."
Cheng Muyou locked two thick eyebrows, "What's the matter?"
” "When the daughter of Lord Chaoshang Shuwen died, the cause of death was the same as Yu'er, she was also stripped of her skin."
Cheng Muyou's heart moved, "It turns out that Yu'er is not the only woman who died in those years?"
” "There were several similar incidents one after another, but at that time, I wanted to completely free myself from the death of my two daughters, so I stopped asking and concentrated on developing Yuchunlin's business, and only occasionally heard others say that there is a devil in Bianliang City who specializes in picking up beautiful skins, and when he sees which girl is beautiful, he will secretly follow behind him and take off the human skin.
However, these should be legends, and who will really believe in them except children.
But the government hasn't caught that person until now, I think, it's not that they don't care, after all, Lord Shangshu's daughter is also involved, it's just that the person really came and went without a trace, and he couldn't find it at all. ” "Master Yue, do you know how Lord Wen's daughter died?"
Duan Zhixing stared at the dim moonlight, "I've heard people mention that Miss Nawen has an arrogant temper and has caused trouble for herself. ” "Arrogance?"
"That day, she took a maid out to buy gouache, I don't know if it was my shop, after all, I haven't asked for verification.
Because the road is not far, Miss Wen did not take a sedan chair, but walked over.
But the little maid was clumsy, not long after she went out, she broke the gouache box, Miss Wen was angry, scolded her, and asked the maid to use her own moon silver to buy a new box back, the little maid had no choice but to cry and return to the store, but after picking out the good things, she couldn't find Miss Wen, she rushed home, and the family said that Miss Wen did not come back. ” "Isn't this the same as the day Yu'er disappeared?"
Cheng Muyou said to himself.
"That's right, Miss Wen's body was found in a dry well in the suburbs, and it is said that she was in the same condition as Yu'er when she died, covered in blood, her skin was stripped naked, and not even a single hair was left."
"Lord Yue, I want to take the liberty of asking, what does Yu'er's skinned body look like, is it pitted and uneven, or is it flat and smooth?"
Duan Zhixing was stunned for a moment, and stood up from his chair, "How could you think of asking this, for so many years, I haven't figured out why Yu'er's body is so smooth, as if that human skin was naturally shed by himself." ” Xun'er fell asleep, he pillowed on Duan Zhen'er's arm, and the two white arms like tender lotus roots drooped down softly, swaying gently with the shaking of Zhen'er's arms.
Hearing his breathing becoming more and more even, Zhen'er stopped shaking, she carefully wiped the fine beads of sweat on Xun'er's forehead with a handkerchief, and caressed his bulging face twice lovingly, "Little guy, I haven't seen you for a year, you have really grown up a lot, coaxing you to sleep, shaking my arm is sore." ” She looked at the courtyard next to her, where the candlelight was still bright, it seemed that her brother-in-law was still chatting with her father, and she didn't know if he had forgotten his plea, today in the carriage, she asked Cheng Muyou to say a few words for herself in front of her father, begging him not to lock himself up at home anymore, except for relatives and these household servants in the courtyard, no one is allowed to contact.
Since the two sisters were gone six years ago, she was locked in the cage of her father's dear, and she had long been overwhelmed, although she regretted this escape when she was in danger today, but this was only an illusion that was produced in a terrified state of mind, and she now saw the outside world, just like a child who ate candy for the first time, and could not refuse its temptation.
She knew that although Cheng Muyou had not met her father very often, this brother-in-law had been erudite and talented since he was a child, both civil and military, although he was a junior, but his father admired him very much, so his words would definitely have weight.
It's just that compared with my father's strong desire to protect myself, it is estimated that it is not so heavy.
She sighed, at least Cheng Muyou said this, her father would more or less consider it, and it would definitely not be completely useless, and if she mentioned this matter in front of him in the future, at least he would not be rejected, which was enough.
Just thinking about it, the candlelight in the courtyard next to him dimmed little by little, and the voices gradually dispersed, it seemed that the conversation was over, and Cheng Muyou also went back to the side room to rest.
Duan Zhen'er took a deep breath of hot and humid air, stood up cautiously, and carried Xun'er in her arms to the bed.
Children are prone to body heat, not to mention that on this sultry summer night, the shirt Xun'er was wearing was soaked, sticky and sticky to his round belly.
Zhen'er was afraid that he would be too hot, so she quickly took a pu fan and sat on the edge of the bed to gently fan him, while brushing up a few strands of broken hair on his forehead.
"Mother's Mother" Xun'er let out a few muttered mutters, flipped over, and slammed her body against the wall.
Zhen'er's heart moved, it turned out that this kid would also miss his mother, he must have dreamed, in the dream, he was still the child who was babbling in his mother's arms.
Thinking of this, her heart moved, no, when the eldest sister went, Xun'er was not yet a year old, not the age of memory at all, how could she have an impression of his mother, and how could she call her name in a dream?
Just as she was thinking, a gust of wind suddenly blew behind her, slightly cool, in this hot and humid summer night, like a snake grazing her back and swimming past.