Chapter 121: Use your life to pave the way for us again

Canglang Pavilion is brightly lit.

Xie Guanlan was handling government affairs in his study. When he heard Fushan report that Wen Xingluo had arrived, he couldn't help but stop writing.

He had heard his subordinates mention in their conversations that their sisters liked to come over and bring them some homemade chicken soup or cakes when they were handling official business. He guessed that the little girl in his family was also here to bring them food.

But I don't know how good her craft is.

When Wen Xingluo came in, he was holding a stone instead of a food box.

She said, "I spent a lot of money to buy a piece of stone. I thought my elder brother liked to collect all kinds of seals, so I brought it here specially as a gift to him."

Xie Guanlan's expression was gentle.

Although the food was not made by her, it still catered to his taste.

Besides, she had dressed up specially tonight and even pinned the golden butterfly he gave her on her bun.

The little girl has him in her heart.

But when he saw the stone clearly, he fell silent.

If I remember correctly, this piece of stone was a gift given to her by a young lady from a scholarly family during the Chinese New Year when she was interacting with other daughters of wealthy families.

At that time, he was worried that Wen Xingluo would take advantage of the palace, so he deliberately looked at the bill and gift book in her yard. He remembered very clearly that this piece of stone was written on it.

But now she says that she bought it recently.

The candlelight fell quietly.

A smile gradually appeared on Xie Guanlan's face. "Really?"

Wen Xingluo placed the stone on his desk and noticed that the box of candies was placed next to his desk.

She put her hands behind her back and asked tentatively, "Brother, have you eaten the candy cake I gave you?"

“Not yet.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Guanlan keenly noticed that Wen Xingluo had quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

What does she mean?

You gave it to him but then regretted it and want it back?

The little girl was either a traitor or a thief if she was being so attentive to him for no reason. It turned out that the stone was just something she used to appease him and to please him.

"that……"

Wen Xingluo gripped her fingertips in confusion and hesitated for a long time, but was still too embarrassed to ask him if he could let her exchange the cake for the sake of this piece of stone.

Fortunately, Yeshui suddenly appeared and whispered, "Master, the spies from Yangcheng are back."

Xie Guanlan looked at Wen Xingluo deeply, then stood up and went to meet the spy next door.

Wen Xingluo watched him leave, her almond eyes slightly shining.

She was too embarrassed to ask for the things she had given away, but now that he was out, she could secretly swap the broken box with the other two.

She picked up the savings box and walked out of the study, "Cui Cui!"

Cuicui came over stealthily, holding the box of candy cakes that had been broken on the way back. "Miss!"

The master and servant quickly exchanged the boxes.

Wen Xingluo put the broken box of candy cakes back on Xie Guanlan's desk. In fact, the taste was the same whether it was broken or not, only the appearance was slightly different. Besides, she had pasted a piece of stone in it, so Xie Guanlan didn't lose out.

She felt relieved and went straight back to Xiejinyuan.

Not long after she left, a figure in snow-white clothes suddenly stepped into the study.

Xie Yanchen yawned. "Brother, I came into the mansion to play with you. I've examined several corpses today, and I'm so hungry. Do you have anything to eat?"

There is no one in the study.

Xie Yanchen sniffed around, quickly found the box, and happily opened it.

He didn't mind the broken cakes and ate them with great sweetness.

After eating, he licked his fingertips with satisfaction.

Glancing at the empty savings box, he thought for a moment, then took off the newly made sachet from his waist and put it in.

Although he ate up all of his brother's candies, he exchanged them for his new sachet, in which he hid many fresh pieces of corpse nails and even fumigated them with incense.

My brother must be very touched.

At this time, next door.

The spy from Yangcheng presented a secret letter, "Master, Wen Qingsong is dead."

The secret letter clearly stated the cause of Wen Qingsong's death. Xie Guanlan remembered that the little girl regretted not being able to witness how Wen Qingsong died with her own eyes, so he ordered the spy to observe more carefully and write it down for her to see.

He stroked the letter with his fingertips for a while, then hid it in his sleeve and decided to show it to Wen Xingluo in person.

Unexpectedly, when I returned to the study, the little girl had already left.

His eyes fell on the storage box on the desk.

Xie Guanlan opened the box.

She really did something.

She took the candy cake inside and left him only a sachet.

The workmanship of this sachet is not very exquisite and the embroidery is very ordinary.

Is her needlework really so poor?

But he clearly remembered that the headband and round fan she had embroidered for her grandmother were very exquisite.

That's all.

It’s good that she is willing to put her heart into him. At least he still has a sachet, but Xie Yanchen and Xie Shian have nothing.

I just don't know why she was so hesitant about giving me a sachet.

Xie Guanlan picked up the sachet and sniffed it.

Very strange taste.

It must be some new flavor that has become popular among the young girls in their circle. Those girls often like things that he cannot understand.

He wore the sachet around his waist and took the secret letter to the Jinyuan to see Xingluo.

Wen Xingluo had just returned when he heard the maid report that the prince had arrived.

Cuicui was nervous, "Miss, could it be that the prince discovered that we switched the boxes?"

Wen Xingluo bit her lip.

He doesn't eat candy, so how did he find out?

She kicked off her soft shoes and climbed onto the bed, quickly unhooking the curtains from the golden hooks on both sides. "Just say I'm asleep—"

"Asleep?"

A clear and deep voice suddenly came.

The bead curtain swayed, and Xie Guanlan stepped into the inner room.

Wen Xingluo froze.

She remained kneeling on the couch, holding the curtain in her hand.

Meeting Xie Guanlan's eyes, she was embarrassed. "I mean, at this hour, grandma must have gone to bed... Why did my eldest brother suddenly come to my yard? Cuicui, serve tea."

Xie Guanlan saw clearly her guilty and evasive look.

The little girl was shy and only dared to give him the sachet quietly. Now she didn't dare to see him because she was shy.

He knew that she was shy, so he deliberately did not mention the sachet, but took out the secret letter from his sleeve and handed it to her.

Wen Xingluo glanced at him.

Wasn't he here to cause trouble for her?

She took the letter and read it to the end word by word.

Wen Qingsong is dead.

The Wen brothers and sisters could not bear the imprisonment in the prefectural government's mansion. The three of them could not sleep for whole nights and finally attacked Wen Qingsong the night before.

Wen Rufeng was responsible for covering Wen Qingsong's mouth, Wen Ruyun was responsible for controlling his intact arm, and Wen Yueyin took the dagger and stabbed it into his lower abdomen, ignoring Wen Qingsong's disbelieving look.

But she was a weak woman and had little strength, so the knife did not kill her.

Her hands were covered in blood. She stuffed the dagger into Wen Rufeng's hand and said in a panic, "Why should I bear the blame for patricide alone? My two brothers should also be guilty!"

Wen Rufeng was trembling all over.

He held the dagger, staring at his curled-up and twitching father, trembling and not daring to take action.

Wen Qingsong endured the pain and wailed in despair, "Feng'er, your father...your father is your biological father! How could you...how could you do this to me?!"

"father……"

Wen Rufeng also started crying.

Wen Yueyin couldn't help but push him, "Brother!"

Wen Rufeng's hands trembled as he choked with sobs, "We know that father loves us, but if you don't die, we'll be the ones to die! Please love us again! 'Parents who love their children plan for them far-reachingly.' Please use your life to pave the way for us one last time!"

He closed his eyes and ruthlessly thrust the dagger into Wen Qingsong's abdomen.