"Master Fang is here, please come up and sit down. What are you doing standing down there?"

Fang Zian felt a little relieved after listening to her tone. It seemed that Qin Xiqing was not a fussy person, her words were as friendly as before, and she seemed to have forgotten the unpleasantness of that day.

"Thank you, girl." Fang Zian walked up the steps and walked into the pavilion. Qin Xiqing casually pointed to the stone bench in the pavilion and motioned for Fang Zian to sit down, but her eyes were still staring at the koi carps in the fish pond below. Fang Zian sat there. Looking at her from the stool, he noticed that Qin Xiqing was wearing a light yellow skirt today, which made her figure even more slim and graceful.

"Why didn't Mr. Fang come last night? I thought that Mr. Fang should have come to tell me about his visit to Mr. Zhou last night. He made me wait until the first watch." Qin Xiqing threw all the fish food in his hand into the pond water and covered it with a cloth. He wiped his hands and turned around.

Fang Zian said hurriedly: "I did want to come over and report last night, but it was too late and I was afraid of disturbing you. Moreover, after I came out of the prison last night, I was in a bad mood, so I went home directly. I didn’t expect that the girl was waiting for me, I’m really sorry.”

Qin Xiqing slowly sat across from him, smoothed her long hair in front of her forehead, and said in a deep voice: "It's nothing, I just want to know the situation of the meeting earlier. But I don't know the specific situation?"

Fang Zian's face was solemn and he sighed. Then he told Qin Xiqing in detail about the situation when he entered the dungeon of Dali Temple yesterday. Qin Xiqing frowned tightly as she listened. When Fang Zian finished her story, she stood up and stood in the pavilion. Started pacing back and forth.

"According to what you said, Master Zhou refused the proposal to retract his confession, right? What is Chief Zhou doing? Doesn't he know the consequences of doing this? Is he really going to die to prove his will? What are the benefits of doing this? Isn't it legitimate? Is this what Qin Hui wants? Xiqing's knowledge is shallow and she doesn't understand what Master Zhou Shan wants?" Qin Xiqing frowned and stood still.

Fang Zian sighed: "The gentleman said that he is not afraid of death, and he wants to use this to arouse everyone's resistance. I understand his thoughts, but this is too extreme."'

Qin Xiqing said: "I didn't expect such a result. I thought he would follow your advice. Zhou Shanchang has a strong temper and upright behavior. We didn't consider this beforehand. Zhou Shanchang wanted to wake up the world by bleeding his own blood. This idea Although it is great, it is a bit difficult to understand. Is it the best choice to give up your life in vain?"

Fang Zian said softly: "I am incompetent and failed to convince him. The teacher's idea is very firm. I tried to persuade him for a long time, but he had his own ideas and refused to listen. I am anxious and extremely ashamed. But I don't I will give up, and I want to persuade him again. I hope I can convince him within these two days. So, I want to ask Miss Qin if she can arrange another visit. This time I will be fully prepared to convince the teacher. As far as I know, Mrs. We are already on the way to Lin'an. I will go with my wife, maybe it will work."

Qin Xiqing nodded slowly and said: "It is necessary to persuade him again, and it is not difficult to visit again. But what should I do if Chief Zhou Shan still refuses to agree? Do you really want Mr. Zhao to ask someone to come forward and say something kindly in front of the emperor? In other words, can you please show mercy to the emperor? Doing that would be too risky. It might make the emperor angry, cause more trouble, and even implicate Young Master Zhao. Hey, what should we do?"

Fang Zian was speechless for a moment. He understood what Qin Xiqing was worried about. If Zhou Junzheng could not be persuaded to retract his confession, and the evidence was conclusive, he would have to go through the emperor's final decision to save people.

Well, the death penalty is avoided. But the relationship between the emperor and Qin Hui is very close, and if the evidence of the murderer of Qin Hui is solid, the emperor is unlikely to agree. The person who persuades may incur the emperor's dissatisfaction and get into trouble.

"Young master, don't be too anxious. The matter has not reached the final step. We have to persuade Chief Zhou Shan first. We can discuss how to persuade Chief Zhou. This is actually easier than asking the emperor to show mercy." Qin Xiqing saw Fang Zian's solemn look and hurriedly comforted him.

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Fang Zian nodded and was about to speak when he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps under the pavilion. He turned around and saw Ling'er running over quickly, looking a little panicked.

"What's wrong? You're in a hurry." Qin Xiqing said angrily.

Ling'er didn't answer, glanced at Fang Zian, then walked directly to Qin Xiqing, leaned over and whispered a few words quickly in her ear.

"What?" Qin Xiqing's face changed drastically, and she shouted out of control.

Fang Zian didn't know what was going on and frowned at Qin Xiqing's master and servant.

"Is this true? Is the news true?" Qin Xiqing glared at Ling'er and said.

"It's absolutely true, Wang... How can the news Mr. Zhao just sent to be false?" Ling'er said quickly.

Qin Xiqing turned to look at Fang Zian, and said to Ling'er in a deep voice: "I understand, you go and find out the specific situation first."

Ling'er agreed and quickly walked down the pavilion.

Qin Xiqing sat there with a frown on her face and said nothing. Fang Zian didn't know what happened, and it was hard to ask, so he just sat there in a daze full of doubts. For a while, the pavilion was silent, the wind blew in the air, and the flowers and trees

The boat made a rustling sound, and several tirelessly hoarse and noisy summer cicadas were disturbed and stopped shouting, making the atmosphere at this moment extremely quiet.

"Master Fang..." Qin Xiqing said slowly.

Fang Zian said hurriedly: "I'm here, miss, what are your orders? When can I go visit the teacher?"

Qin Xiqing took a breath and said softly: "Young master, there is no need to visit Chief Zhou Shan."

"Oh? Mr. Zhao has a way to rescue the teacher?" Fang Zian said in surprise.

Qin Xiqing slowly shook his head and said: "The news I just received is related to your honorable master. Mr. Fang, please don't be sad after hearing this. Please bear with me and accept the change."

Fang Zian suddenly became confused after hearing this, and a sense of ominousness arose in his heart. I am sorry for the change? What are these words? Could it be that...?

"...The respected master has gone. Last night, he hit the wall in the prison and committed suicide. This morning, the jailer inspected and found his body. He had been dead for a long time. Mr. Zhao got the news, so he ordered someone to come and inform me.

.This matter is absolutely true, and the information Mr. Zhao received will definitely not be wrong." Qin Xiqing said softly.

Hearing this, Fang Zian opened his mouth in shock, with disbelief on his face. He stood up and frowned to leave, murmuring: "Impossible, impossible. How could this be? How could such a thing happen? Absolutely not.

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Before I could finish the look, I felt dizzy, my body swayed and I almost fell. I hurriedly stretched out my hand to hold on to the stone table to steady myself.

"Mr. Fang, what's wrong with you?" Qin Xiqing saw that Fang Zian's face was pale and his body was about to collapse, so he hurriedly walked over and held Fang Zian's arm and called.

Fang Zian closed his eyes, waved his hands slowly, and said hoarsely: "It's okay, I'm okay."

Even so, two lines of hot tears flowed from the closed eyes.

It flowed out, and the sadness in my heart was unbearable.

"Mr. Fang, please sit down and have a rest. I'll pour you a cup of tea and you can take a few sips. Please express your condolences and don't be too sad. No one expected that Zhou Shanchang had such a strong temper, which was beyond all of our expectations."

When Qin Xiqing saw Fang Zian crying, she was very panicked and hurriedly comforted her.

Fang Zian closed his eyes and shook his head, and said slowly: "What I should have thought of was my fault. When I came out of the prison yesterday, I felt that the tone of his words was wrong, and his words were full of farewell. I thought he

It was because I was in prison, so I was depressed. After all, being locked up in such a place would cause great mental damage. So... So I didn't think about it deeply. But who knows... He really

You are saying goodbye to me. I am so confused."

Fang Zian was extremely sad. Indeed, after leaving the dungeon yesterday, Fang Zian always felt uncomfortable. He thought he was infected by the depressing atmosphere of the dungeon, but now that he thought about it, he was actually feeling unhappy because of the negative atmosphere in his heart.

The words Zhou Junzheng said gave rise to an ominous feeling. In fact, what Zhou Junzheng said at that time had the intention of dying, and he had already bid farewell to himself and explained his funeral arrangements, but he was confused and did not think about it in this regard.

Fang Zian recalled the last scene of saying goodbye to Zhou Junzheng, the moment when Zhou Junzheng's back was slowly engulfed by the darkness in the cell, and a great sense of panic suddenly arose in his heart. It seemed to indicate that Zhou Junzheng would enter the dark netherworld forever.

While thinking about that moment, Fang Zian felt even more sad and self-blame, and his tears couldn't stop pouring out.

"Mr. Fang, that's none of your business. Don't try to take it upon yourself. Shanchang Zhou is determined to die, that's why he did this. Don't be sad. It's time to show your condolences and accept the change."

Qin Xiqing was heartbroken when she saw Fang Zian crying. Although Zhou Junzheng's death shocked her, it didn't make her cry. After all, she had never met Zhou Junzheng, let alone knew him. She just felt sorry and shocked. But Fang Zian burst into tears.

, she couldn't help but shed tears.

"Sir, how could you do this? You have made the students heartbroken." Fang Zian slumped down on the stone bench, shook his head and said hoarsely.

Qin Xiqing didn't know why, but she suddenly had the urge to hug this man into her arms for comfort, and she did so. She reached out and held Fang Zian's head in her arms, patted his hair and comforted him softly. Fang Zian's tears

Some of it couldn't be stopped and wet Qin Xiqing's clothes.

After a long time, Fang Zian realized that he was being held by Qin Xiqing, so he stood up quickly and stretched out his sleeves to wipe away his tears. He said softly: "Miss Qin, I lost my temper. I'm really sorry for staining you."

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Qin Xiqing looked at him with a face full of love and said softly: "Young Master Fang is a gentle man. He will naturally feel sad when he loses his teacher. There is no need to apologize. If Xi Qing can do something for you to help you suppress your grief, Xi Qing

Everyone is willing to do it.”

Fang Zian slowly exhaled a breath to calm down the sadness in his heart, and said softly: "Maybe Miss Qin doesn't know my feelings for my husband. If my husband hadn't accepted me into the academy three years ago, I might not even be able to maintain my livelihood.

.If I hadn’t been taken in by my husband, I would probably still be wasting my time on the streets, or working as a coolie on the dock to survive. I did some ridiculous things when I was young, which resulted in a bad reputation. The college professors unanimously refused to let me enter the college.
Chapter completed!