Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Road Has Frozen Bones
The carriage finally stopped in front of the door of the greedy cat, and the two hurriedly got out of the car. Nie Xiaoman sent the reward money to the coachman and went in with Jingmo. He first put away the short sword, took off the big sword, and filled the stove with coal, and then he took out a small jar of Fengquan wine from the small cupboard in the corner, poured half a lamp, and sent it to Jing Mo first.
"Jingmo, you can also drink some to relieve the cold."
Jing Mo took it and drank it all, Nie Xiaoman also drank half a cup, and then after refilling the cups of the two people, he walked to the official hat chair next to the stove and sat down. Xiao Man stretched out his hand to bake the fire, leaned back on the chair, stretched his legs, and breathed slowly with his eyes closed.
Every time before preparing for a long conversation, Xiaoman often enters this state. Jing Mo had long been used to it, just waiting quietly, he sat opposite Nie Xiaoman, and drank slowly.
There was silence in the room. Only the occasional crackling and crackling sound of the coals in the furnace was there. The windows stirred up the fierce cold wind, and creaked and moaned from time to time.
After making an appointment for a cup of tea, Nie Xiaoman slowly opened his eyes, took a sip of wine, and rubbed his hands. His story begins.
Xiaoman said: "I will tell you the relationship between Liu Hanfei and Sima Yingyang now." People like Han Fei, although they are vicious and vicious, are swayed by their own lust and use the means of liking the new and hating the old to play with women. Han Fei is the only son in the family, probably pampered since he was a child, and he wants to be good. He is caught up in his own lust and can't extricate himself, obsessed and immersed in sound and lust. In all fairness, he is not the only one who has a skin and a beast of the heart? This is also a kind of obsession, right? β
Jing Mo didn't expect Xiaoman to say the facts of the case, but he said such a thing, and he was puzzled: "Crazy? β
"Ignorance is self-grasping, and later there are four evil views to explain it: one is to think that impermanent things are permanent; the second is to recognize painful things as happiness; the third is to recognize the selfless as having me; Fourth, the hateful is regarded as lovely. This is the Buddhist view. β
This opening remark couldn't help but cause Jing Mo to sigh, Liu Hanfei is also a young man who has read the scriptures, and he would do such a thoughtless thing. He is not the only one such person in the world, so is it because the words of the saints cannot guide the world, or is even the saints themselves wrong?
Nie Xiaoman continued: "When Han Fei was in Hangzhou, he first had a relationship with Wang Zimeng. After he arrived in Jinling, whether he had been contaminated with any other women, although we can't find out the confirmation, the reason why he went to Yingyang's house to be a scribe was for Sima Xiutang. According to Xiutang, the first time she met Han Fei was when she followed her father to a meeting at the Begonia Poetry Society. At that time, Han Fei was one of the hospitality staff of the poetry club, and when these literary meetings began to entertain snacks and tea, Han Fei had already offered a courtesy to the father and daughter. β
As he spoke, Xiao Man took another sip and continued.
Then, he took advantage of the opportunity of Yingyang to recruit scribes and stepped into Sima's house. This can also be seen in his lustful heart. Liu Hanfei has a natural ghostly attitude, and his figure and appearance are similar to those of women. Flattering and flattering is his specialty. You know that a woman with a shallow sophistication is simply defenseless against this kind of man. So soon Xiutang also had an interest in him. At first, Ying Yang was also in favor, but it was not until recently, when some accident suddenly occurred, that he was officially put on guard and did not allow him to approach his daughter again. And so their contradictions began here. β
Jingmo asked, "What is this accident?" β
Nie Xiaoman said: "Of course it's Wang Zimeng." Zimeng said at first that she came to Jinling to reason with Hanfei because of her lovelorn, which is a fact. But she said that she only knew that Han Fei's new lover's surname was Sima, and she didn't know the details of Sima's family, but it was a complete lie. She had already inquired clearly, and knew that Han Fei was a scribe in Sima Yingyang's house, and that a dog couldn't change eating. β
Xiaoman said again: "She waited for Han Fei outside the door of Sima's house several times. When they met, Han Fei was always pretending to be perfunctory. Zimeng was helpless, so he wanted to transfer the source. She wrote to Sima Yingyang for the first time, telling him about Han Fei's past behavior. Sima Yingyang had the intention of refusing to marry, and officially warned Han Fei. The second time was on the 20th, Zimeng personally went in to see Yingyang, and frankly told Han Fei's ruthlessness. Ying Yang sympathized with her and actually broke with Han Fei for the second time and drove him out. β
Jing Mo comprehended: "Ah, so this makes sense, Zimeng later heard that Yingyang's father and daughter killed Han Fei, she was very unhappy, and felt that it had a lot to do with her, so she came forward to wash them up?" β
Nie Xiaoman nodded and said, "That's right." After Han Fei was expelled from the house, he saw that the fish that was about to be hooked slipped away out of thin air, and of course he hated Sima Yingyang in his heart. At that time, Zimeng knew that Yingyang had helped her, and she had succeeded in dialing this source, so she told her cousin Wang Baobang, and Baobang went to talk to Liu Hanfei. Han Fei wanted to shirk at first, so he quarreled. Later, Baobang said that he would report to the official to accuse him of cheating on marriage, and Zimeng also said that Sima Ying was willing to help corroborate it. Han Fei was a little scared, so he softened and promised to write to his mother, and then get engaged. Liu Hanfei listened to the echo after ten days of Zimeng. The brother and sister withdrew. In fact, Han Fei was just prevaricating her. β
Xiaoman said again: "Han Fei left Sima's house, but he still corresponded with Xiutang in private. Xiutang fell in love and lost his soul. Therefore, Han Fei was also annoyed that Sima Yingyang was blocking it. He was a shady man with a twisted personality. On the occasion of Eagle Yang's birthday, he ruthlessly devised a poisonous plan to carry out his revenge. β
"It's just that his revenge method is not only despicable, but also harms others and himself."
"Of course. He said that he had been deceived by Eagle Yang, which was a complete fabrication. But in hindsight, he felt that this was not good for him, and he was a little afraid. He laid out the second plan. What is the inside story of this plan, although it is not difficult to guess, but now that Han Fei has been caught, we are not afraid that he will not confess. You might as well wait a little longer, Feng Zizhou will always come to report. β
The story is about to reach its climax when it suddenly breaks down!
Is Nie Xiaoman deliberately trying to sell Guanzi?
No, of course not, how can a confession be accurate no matter how good the inference is? However, Jing Mo's curiosity had almost reached its limit, and he couldn't help but fidget. Unexpectedly, the progress of the plot was even faster than imagined, and at this moment, Wei Pu came in and reported: "Master Feng is here!" β
That somewhat bloated Feng Zizhou actually came overnight!
Feng Zizhou came to inform Liu Hanfei of his confession because he had done a great job. The three cups were filled with wine, and Feng Zizhou explained that he had used some small "tricks" to force Liu Hanfei to confess his crimes. The first half of the confession is exactly the same as what Nie Xiaoman said before. Then he talked about what happened after Liu Hanfei came out of Sima's house on the evening of the 28th.
Feng Zizhou said: "When Liu Han flew to Sima's house, resentment filled his heart, and he only wanted revenge, and he had no scruples. After he was ready to take revenge, he immediately slipped away, and his destination was Beijingβone to prevent Sima Yingyang from reporting to the official, and the other to relieve Wang Zimeng and her cousin of trouble. He initially agreed to reply to Zimeng after ten days, which was completely fake. Because he knew that ten days later would be Sima Yingyang's birthday, he vented his anger and left, so he could naturally be safe.
Jing Mo said: "This is really a vicious intention. β
Feng Zizhou said: "The two small boxes we found were the gold and silver that he was preparing to escape. However, as soon as he walked out of the door of Sima's house, his brain cooled down a little, making him speculate about the consequences, but he shuddered. He felt that he must not be able to do it yet. β
Jingmo asked, "Why?" β
Feng Zizhou said: "He knew that Sima Yingyang once had a little status and fame in the officialdom and literary circles, and once his insulting words were confirmed, of course the lawsuit could not be escaped." And Zimeng is not easy to deal with, unless he escapes to the ends of the earth, otherwise, maybe one day he will eventually be caught. He hurriedly turned back, and when he entered the entrance of Naruren-ri, he suddenly stumbled and almost fell. Liu Hanfei leaned over to take a look, and it turned out to be a beggar, stiffly across the intersection, and it turned out that he had frozen to death. β
Jing Mo was surprised: "A beggar who froze to death? β