I'm afraid you'll be widowed

The scorching sun is in the sky, reflected on the ice ball by the river, reflecting a colorful halo.

But even so, everyone just wrapped their cotton coats and felt hats indifferently, obviously unable to feel the slightest temperature from the sun.

The appearance of the floating corpse was horrible, and the red rope tied to the wolf's teeth was also strangled into the swollen arm, making it unbearable to take a second look.

Only Pei Gong didn't shy away from it at all.

Even though he had seen the spikes on his wrist with his own eyes, he still refused to believe it.

His Cen Xi is as meticulous as a hair, and he knows every detail.

From the first time the two met, Fang Cenxi could easily see through his identity.

Yu Zirong, magistrate of Xianghai County, set up a series of vicious schemes, but failed to push Fang Cenxi down from the West Mountain.Li Sibo outside Beijing bound Fang Cenxi in a coffin and buried him alive, but he still survived with one breath.

His Cen Xi was such a gentle and intelligent person, how could he die tragically in the middle of the Lu River for no apparent reason?

"Cen Xi." Pei Gong slowly took that cold and slippery hand, "You promised."

"Didn't we clearly agree that everything will be safe in the future?"

But how can the corpse on the ground speak?

Even the white and slender hand that was usually the most white and slender hand was now stiff and swollen, glowing white, like a frozen carp at the New Year's Eve.

But inadvertently for a moment, the hand slipped out of Pei Gong's grasp and fell heavily to the ground.

Pei Gong subconsciously grasped the withered grass on the bank, only to feel that his heart seemed to be as dead as the grass.

If he hadn't been so reckless to confess to Fang Cenxi, would Fang Cenxi still ask him for help when he was in danger?

If he hadn't rashly clashed with his father, would he still have noticed the clues that Fang Cenxi was in danger?

Pei Gong thought about this point, but felt that he was almost completely overwhelmed by thick regret.

He didn't believe that Fang Cenxi would die, but he had to believe it.

It's just that there are no ifs in this world.

Confessions are worthless today.

The people around him left him one by one, Pei Gong felt like a walking corpse, he lost his soul, he had already died in this Lu River.

When the crowd saw this, they couldn't help talking about it.

"It really is that Fang who lives at the end of the alley? Amitabha, sin, sin."

"Isn't it? It looks like they are all young, and I don't know how long they have been soaking in the river. It's a pity that they have lost their human appearance."

The crowd sighed, and in an instant another man jumped out and said grandly: "What's the pity for this kind of person? Why don't you know anything?"

"The person surnamed Fang at the end of the lane is a traitor who has harmed countless people..."

"Hey, what are you talking about? You have often asked your wife to borrow rice and salt from other people's homes, and you have never paid it back."

"Bah, who knew he was such a person? If I knew, I'd be too dirty. I wouldn't even touch the rice noodles. It's bad luck."

Hearing this, Pei Gong turned around and stared fiercely at the man who spoke.

The man was terrified by Pei Gong's stare, but he still plucked up his courage: "What are you looking at? Is half of what I said wrong?"

"How many people died in the Japanese riots in Jianzhou?" He encouraged the neighbors, "Go and ask the grandma at Xiangkou, she has a daughter, she married to Jianzhou, and then went back to Shuntian Why? Why didn’t you come back? I’m afraid I was killed by Japanese pirates long ago.”

"Grandma is getting old now, no one cares about her, she sits in the alley and cries every day, she is blind from crying, why is that?"

"It's not all because of the disasters of the Fang family. They lured thieves into the city, and death is not a pity."

"I'm afraid that if I become a ghost, I will attract ghosts to harm people."

The people around immediately changed their expressions, and each whispered to each other, and the words became more and more true.

"I just said how could he be so kind to everyone, it turned out he was holding back his bad intentions."

"I didn't expect this person to be so handsome, gentle and polite, but his mind can be so bad?"

"That's right, God still has eyes, let him soak up like this, and he deserves it."

Finally, Pei Gong couldn't bear the babbling words that confuse black and white. He got up in an instant, so fast that the people around him couldn't see clearly. There is no escape from the collar.

The man pretended to be strong in his mouth, but there was a huge difference in his actions, which could not help but reveal his true nature of being strong on the outside but doing nothing on the inside.

He faltered and said, "You...what do you want to do?"

Pei Gongxuan looked at the surroundings and asked in a cold voice: "Has he harmed you? Or has he harmed either of you?"

"Stand up and make it clear, I will pay for his crime."

The man looked at Pei Gong's hand that touched the corpse, feeling extremely disgusted in his heart.But he couldn't break free from Pei Gong's grip, let alone avoid Pei Gong's knife-like gaze, so he could only stammer: "He didn't harm anyone before, but it doesn't mean he doesn't want to."

"Traitors are all beasts with a rotten heart. How can evil bamboos produce good bamboo shoots?"

Pei Gong was startled for a while, then suddenly raised the corners of his mouth with teasing eyes and sneered: "What do you think you are?"

"Fang Cenxi is a dignified court official, young talents, some cases are hand-picked to be investigated, and some old grievances need to be avenged. Let him spend his time trying to harm you, and you don't piss and take care of yourself. Are you worthy?"

"If there really are ghosts and gods in this world, I think you should be strangled tonight, a crap like you."

The man was startled by Pei Gong's eyes.

Leng Leng rolled his eyeballs and didn't dare to move anymore.

Only then did Pei Gong throw away his hand: "Get lost."

"If I meet you spreading rumors, I'll let you try too. How cold is the Luhe River in the twelfth lunar month."

The man panicked completely: "You, who are you? How dare you?"

Pei Gong snorted slightly, and said indifferently: "Try it and you will know whether I dare or not."

Pei Gong's words and actions were decisive, and the crowd couldn't help talking when they saw this.

"This seems to be the official who fished people out of the river last time."

"Hey, it's really...it really looks a lot like that, it's the lord of Jin Yiwei."

As soon as the man heard the name "Jinyiwei", his flustered expression became more and more impossible to hide.

He hurriedly got up from the ground and ran away like a gust of wind.

Only then did Wucheng Bingma Si contact Pei Gong to collect the corpse.

The salvaged body was transported back to the Yamen for inspection.

Pei Gong didn't have time until the afternoon, but when he looked far away, he suddenly saw that the small courtyard at the end of the alley was locked.

He couldn't help being startled, he breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly stepped forward to open the door: "Cen Xi, are you back?"

"I knew it, I must have been confused and made a mistake..."

But when he entered the courtyard, he didn't see the figure of Qingjun who had been thinking about him day and night.

Only Widow Liu was standing in the courtyard, arguing with an elderly woman about what to say. The woman's voice was so loud that Widow Liu had nothing to say.

The jujube trees in the yard were left with only dark and bare branches.

Bailanghua crouched in the corner, yelling with her ears drooped, and Huanhuan also hugged the old woman's leg, crying with tears in her eyes.

Seeing Pei Gong push the door in, Huanhuan and Bai Langhua seemed to see a savior, and rushed to greet Pei Gong.

Pei Gong couldn't help being surprised: "What is this?"

Only then did Widow Liu call out "Third Master".

"Miss Xiaofang hasn't returned for a long time, the landlord is going to take the yard and throw all the things out."

Between the words, the landlady with a loud voice turned her head to look at Pei Gong, pointed at Sang and scolded Huai: "Don't say that I bully your orphans and widows."

"Fang Cenxi died in the Lu River, and no one took the rent. I came out to rent a house, not to beg for food."

"Dead?" Widow Liu was in disbelief, "How is it possible?"

The landlord frowned and couldn't help teasing: "Why should I lie to you?"

"It was only in the morning that people fished it out of the Lu River, and they were all white."

Huanhuan was sobbing and choking: "Brother Xiaofang, brother, he only paid the rent in summer, and now, it's not, it's not the time to pay the rent."

"The rent money is all given to Uncle He, and brother Xiao Fang also asked me to feed Bai Langhua well. He will definitely come back."

Widow Liu's brows were still frowning, she hesitated to speak several times, and finally she mustered up the courage to speak.

"Just a few days, you can find someone to move these things away..."

"Lord Xiao Fang has been renting in Tianshui Lane for many years. In all fairness, he has helped everyone a lot. They belong to neighbors and folks. You can't just throw away his things when you turn your face."

The landlady didn't change her words, she just said harshly: "Bah, who is his neighbor?"

"A traitor lives in my yard. I'm afraid it won't be easy to rent it in the future. If you don't blame him for dirtying my yard, you have already shown kindness."

"Sister-in-law He, how can you talk like that?" Widow Liu's voice was like a mosquito, "When Lord Xiaofang was around, she often found things for your family that were lost."

The woman smiled sarcastically: "Hey, Mr. Fang is very close to each mouthful."

"You orphans and widows, you spend so much time in and out of this yard all day long, are you looking for fun behind your back? Are you trying to find a good boy for Huanhuan?"

When Widow Liu heard this, her face flushed.

She is a widow, why is it important to be innocent?She still wanted to survive in this Tianshui Lane, so naturally she didn't dare to argue any more.

Only Huanhuan couldn't bear it anymore, rushed up and grabbed the hand of the He family lady, and took a bite.

"Don't bully my mother."

The lady of He's family felt pain, and she wanted to slap Huanhuan, but Pei Gong stopped her.

The lady of the He family panicked: "What do you want to do?"

Pei Gong said with a cold face, "How much rent does Cen Xi pay you a year? I'll pay for him."

The lady of the He family took a look at Pei Gong, and she could tell that his clothes were either rich or expensive.

So she rolled her eyes, took the time to think about it, and deliberately raised her voice and said, "It's not cheap, it costs a lot. Besides, we don't rent it for a long time, unless you buy it."

"Back when our family bought this yard, it cost... 100 taels of silver."

Pei Gong chuckled lightly: "I'll give you 200 taels."

"Give me all the things in this room obediently."

His smile was still on his face, but his eyes were a little more chilly.

"In the future, if you dare to touch anything in this room again, I will have your ten fingers pinched."

The lady of the He family was used to bullying and fearing the tough, and she was scared out of her wits by a few words.

She hastily excused herself to get the deed, and left the courtyard angrily.

Only then did Widow Liu dare to go forward and hugged Huanhuan, who was crying hard, touched Huanhuan's forehead and said, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's okay."

Huanhuan wiped away her tears, and reached out to tug on Pei Gong's clothes: "Master."

"Is it true that brother Xiao Fang will never come back again?"

Looking at the familiar courtyard, Pei Gong couldn't help rubbing his swollen temples, feeling that a big piece was missing in his heart.

He finally let out a long breath that even the last half of his fantasy was lost.

Bailanghua lay under Pei Gong's feet and gave two low "meows".

Pei Gong didn't hold the cat in his arms as usual.

He doesn't have Cen Xi anymore.

Pei Gong knew that the person in his heart seemed to really never come back.

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