Chapter 232 Not at all unfair
Chapter 232 Not at all unfair
After E Min escorted Ziwei out of the city, the people shouted to disperse, and Yongheng and Fu Lingan entered the palace.
After paying their respects to the old lady, the four of them got together again.
Everything that they dared not say in front of the Empress Dowager was now said all at once. Jingyan and Qing'er were shocked by the chaos outside.
"How on earth did Falcon do this?"
Jingyan still didn't understand why Ziwei's romantic rumors spread all over the city just because of his death.
Yongheng was also very curious and went to check it out.
It turned out that Falcon had anticipated Ziwei's tactics long ago, and he was betting that Ziwei was not that cruel.
Anyway, he has had enough of living, so he is not afraid to break off relations with Ziwei. If he can rely on Ziwei to turn things around, that would be great. If not, forcing Ziwei to death, they can still be a pair of mandarin ducks underground.
Qing'er was a little bit incredulous: "Are they both crazy? They are definitely going to die together."
Yongheng shrugged. "Who knows? But Fu Erkang's mental state is indeed not very good. The people from the Dali Temple found the servant who used to serve him. The servant said frankly that if he wasn't short of money, he wouldn't have taken care of him."
"He said Falcon was a lunatic, always talking to himself, shouting things like he and Ziwei would be together for eternity, even death. It was terrifying to hear, and he would smash things and go berserk at the slightest provocation. It would be strange if he was a mentally ill person."
Falcon was indeed crazy. He had been mentally ill for a long time. No matter who had experienced such a huge change, from being thrown directly from the clouds to the mud, no one would be able to accept it, especially since he had become a disabled person and was looked down upon by everyone.
Even he himself was aware of his abnormality, so he always concealed it well in front of others, especially in the guesthouse.
He had long wanted to give up living, but he still clung to the delusion that he could return to the clouds again. His only hope was Ziwei.
It can even be said that the three members of the Fu family regarded Ziwei as their last straw.
Fu Erkang was in poor health. He was bored all day and had no way to vent his frustrations, so he developed a bad habit of alcoholism. Fu Jin felt sorry for him. Not only did she help him hide it from Fu Lun, she also secretly took money from her dowry to support Fu Erkang so that he could live a life of luxury.
Erkang's favorite thing to do is to order a bunch of girls to dance and play the piano for him. He never touches them. He always claims that he will marry a princess sooner or later and thinks those prostitutes are lowly.
Although everyone looked down on Falcon, he was very generous. Just by showing his talents and saying a few nice words, he could get several times more money than serving others. In these small brothels, Falcon was simply the most pampered person.
So Falcon became more and more fond of lingering.
Until the dowry that was already very little was completely squandered by him, the wife could no longer come up with any money, and they could no longer make any money.
Erkang then set his sights on Ziwei. He no longer had the patience to wait for Ziwei to slowly grind him down. He needed money.
So Erkang did not hesitate to threaten Ziwei and break up with her in order to force her to marry him.
He had thought that Ziwei might turn around and kill him, so he spread rumors in advance. If the two of them got married successfully, these rumors would not cause much stir, but if Ziwei turned against him, he would not let her off easily.
But what Falcon never expected was that Ziwei could be so cruel as to kill their entire family.
This was the only point that Falcon missed. Perhaps it was because Ziwei disguised herself so well that he and Fu Jin became complacent.
In short, Ziwei succeeded easily, using a very stupid way.
After the news of his death spread, the brothels that Falcon frequented could naturally guess the truth behind it from the various lies he left behind.
The generous sucker died just like that, and his source of income was cut off. The girls in the brothel were also a little resentful towards Ziwei.
Cutting off someone's source of income is like killing their parents. They are all people who speak without restraint, so they are naturally willing to spread these gossips for Falcon. In addition, their patrons also love to hear these interesting stories.
After hearing this, the patrons told others about it when they were drunk. Since this was a murder of passion that everyone was interested in and it also involved a princess from the royal family, the news naturally spread as fast as it could.
This was really Ziwei's bad luck. Who would have thought that a useless person with nothing left could actually do such things and cause such a big commotion by accident.
Jingyan suddenly thought, "Remember when Fulkang was originally sentenced to death, it was Ziwei who pleaded for him at the risk of her life, which saved his life. As a result, Fulkang became a cripple, living on in the world, and was still clinging to Ziwei. Now he died at Ziwei's hands, and Ziwei was also retaliated against. This is the cycle of cause and effect."
"That's why they are said to be a couple." Yongheng felt that the series of events that happened were quite shocking.
Jingyan rubbed his arms and felt goose bumps all over his body.
Qing'er said, "Put it this way, it was Fu Erkang who was soft-hearted and took Ziwei back home on the street. That's why he made such a big mistake in the subsequent incident between the real and fake princesses."
Jing Yan nodded, "It can only be said that one wrong step leads to another. If the Fu family had learned of Ziwei's identity and reported it directly to the emperor, perhaps this outcome would not have happened."
"No," Fu Ling'an, who had been silent the whole time, shook his head. "Don't forget, no one forced them to do these foolish things. Even if they made the right choice, if they encountered any setbacks along the way, they would still choose those inferior means."
Listening to Fu Ling'an's words, Jingyan suddenly had an epiphany. Yes, they had committed many beheadings in the drama, and some of their crimes were even more serious than now. The only difference was that the time when they committed the mistakes was earlier, and the emperor was not completely reluctant to punish them.
Or it can be said that the emperor had a clear mind and was not confused and forgiving.
No, in fact the emperor was also quite confused, but he was obviously slightly better than in the drama.
"Fu Ling'an, you really are good at judging people."
Fu Lingan chuckled: "Yes, I think the princess is a very good person."
Jing Yan was delighted when he heard this, "I am also good at judging people. I think the young general is also very good."
Yongheng sighed in a rather unpleasant tone, "What were you talking about? Why did the topic suddenly turn into praising each other? Come back."
Jingyan didn't refute Yongheng, but still smiled and moved closer to Fu Lingan, quietly pinching his fingers.
Fu Ling'an grabbed Jingyan's hand and scratched her palm. When she wanted to pull her hand back, he opened his hand and wrapped it around her.
The two of them kept making small movements with their hands, but their faces were serious: "Yes, it can only be said that it is not unfair for the two of them to have come to this point."
Seeing that the two of them listened to him as their older brother, Yongheng nodded with satisfaction.
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