Chapter 77 Eloping
"My sister-in-law doesn't know how her cousin is doing. This is what she told me when she was young.
At that time, she wanted to look for this cousin, but she seemed not to have found her, and she never mentioned her again for the next ten years.
If I hadn't heard you talking about twins behind the screen just now, I would have forgotten about this matter. ”
After listening to Mrs. Song's words, Shen Shixu knew that they had to check on that cousin.
However, the person has been missing for such a long time, it may be difficult to find out.
Shen Shixu and Xiao Jinyi went to Song's mother's home, and they were received by Song's mother's nephew.
When Song's mother's brother learned that the Song family was wiped out, his sister, brother-in-law and nephew were all gone, and the only surviving nephew was wrongly accused of being the murderer, he could not bear it and has been bedridden ever since.
Even Fang Yue, Song's mother's nephew, looked very haggard. "Who are you? What do you want from my father?"
As soon as Shen Shixu introduced himself, Fang Yue excitedly grabbed Shen Shixu's hand and said, "Sir, what's the outcome of my aunt's case? Has my cousin been cleared of suspicion and can he be released? Who is the real murderer?"
Xiao Jinyi frowned when he saw Fang Yue holding Shen Shixu's hand, and reached out to take Fang Yue's hand away.
Fang Yue then realized that he had offended someone and quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, sir. I was too presumptuous."
Shen Shixu nodded to show his understanding, “The case is not over yet. We came here to ask your father about something. I wonder if he can answer my question now?”
When Fang Yue heard that the case had not been fully investigated, disappointment flashed in his eyes, but this was also within his expectations.
Although he was not an official and had never investigated a case, this case was very strange. He heard that the county magistrate had not found anything after he came, and these two had just arrived, so it was naturally impossible for them to find out anything so easily.
"My father just took medicine and went to bed. If you have any questions, please ask me first. I know everything about our family.
If you really don't know, I'll ask my father when he wakes up. He just took some medicine and finally got some good sleep. I really can't bear to wake him up. ”
Mr. Fang has not been sleeping well recently and has to take tranquilizing soup before he can fall asleep, so Fang Yue is reluctant to call him if he can avoid it.
"Then do you know that besides your aunt, Mrs. Song, you also have a cousin?"
Hearing Shen Shixu's question, Fang Yue thought for a while and said, "I know there is such a cousin, but I have never seen her. My mother said that this cousin looks exactly like my aunt.
But later she found a man to marry, and there was no news of her from her family since then. I don’t know why the adults are asking this, but is my aunt’s case related to this? ”
Shen Shixu did not answer his question, but asked him again, "Then there has been no news at all after she got married? Didn't she write any letters to your father?"
"Letter?" Fang Yue remembered that there was a letter in his father's study that had been opened a long time ago but never thrown away.
"My father had a letter that he was reluctant to throw away. I don't know if it was sent by my cousin. Please wait a moment, I will find it."
Fang Yue came to his father's study and found the yellowing letter in the drawer under the desk. The envelope was signed by "Unfilial Daughter Fang Keru".
This is a letter Fang Keru wrote to Fang's father and mother. Unfortunately, it was too late for her to write this letter. By the time the letter was sent back, Fang's father and mother were no longer around.
The only people who saw the letter were Mr. Fang and Mrs. Song.
Shen Shixu took the letter from Fang Yue and read it with Xiao Jinyi. The letter said that she was living a good life, not at all as Fang's father and mother worried. Her husband loved her very much, her mother-in-law was very kind, and her sister was also very good. They were not the kind of people who wanted to use her for wealth and fame. Fang's father and mother were overthinking.
Now that she is pregnant, tell Fang's parents not to worry about her or look for her. She is doing well.
When the child is born, she will find an opportunity to visit the old couple.
But the person who wrote the letter never came back, and the person he wanted to visit in the letter was long gone.
Fang Yue had also read the letter on the way here. "It may not be easy for you to find my cousin. Maybe she didn't want my grandparents and my father to find them, so there was no address on the letter she wrote."
This is indeed a problem. Knowing that there is such a person but not knowing where she is, I still can't do anything.
When Shen Shixu was about to say goodbye, a weak voice sounded from behind, "Please stay. I know a little about where my cousin is going."
"Dad, why did you get up?" Fang Yue hurriedly walked over to support his father, his face full of worry.
Father Fang patted his hands and said, "I'm fine, don't worry. If you can solve your aunt's family's problems sooner, I can also feel at ease sooner."
Hearing him say this, Fang Yue did not stop him and helped him sit down on the chair.
When Shen Shixu heard that he knew where Fang Keru was, he stopped walking out, turned back and asked, "Then could you please tell us where Fang Keru is now?"
Father Fang: "It should be in that man's hometown, in a small town in Qucheng. I remember the town was called Guirong Town."
From Mr. Fang's tone, Shen Shixu could tell that he was very displeased with his cousin's husband. He didn't even want to say "brother-in-law" and directly used "that man" instead.
"Uncle, let me ask you a question. How did Fang Keru leave home?"
When Mr. Fang mentioned this issue, his face immediately darkened, but not towards Shen Shixu, but when he thought of what happened before.
"She eloped with someone. When she was young, she fell in love with a poor scholar. It's not that our family really despises the poor and loves the rich, but this man has a bad character.
After knowing that she had someone she liked, I asked around and found out from that person's fellow villagers that he actually had a child bride in his family, who had just given birth to a daughter not long ago.
I told him about this matter on the day he came to propose marriage, but he said that it was arranged by his family and he did not approve of it and just treated the girl as his sister.
As an elder sister, I still want others to give birth to a child for me. Aren’t they treating my family as fools?
He obviously saw that our family had some money, and my cousin was pretty, so he wanted to get close to us.
But no matter how we tried to persuade my cousin, she just wouldn't listen. We had no choice but to lock her up, hoping she would calm down. But she secretly packed her bags, climbed through the window and the wall, and ran away with the man.
My parents were so angry that they became sick. I was also angry at that time and didn’t want to care about her anymore. ”
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