Marriage in crisis

She smiled and said, "I was picked up by the Rong family base's car and arrived this morning. I thought I'd ask if you guys could come over so we can go together. They're all Rong family cars, so it's convenient to go together!"

She spoke like they were a family.

"Is the old master still in the capital, or has he returned to Country M?" I changed the subject directly, not talking nonsense with her, and went straight to the point. This is the issue I care about.

"He stayed in Beijing! We were so happy to meet old friends, and I didn't want to travel so I came here by myself. It's more convenient this way!" She was particularly talkative today. "What did you do in Jinghong?"

My heart was secretly moved, and then I smiled, "Yuxiang's home! She has stayed with me for more than a year, and this time she insisted on coming back to visit. So, I sent her back!"

I reacted quickly and gave myself a chance to buffer.

"Oh! She is from Jinghong? Then how did she come to your house?" Rong Yingluo asked in great detail, and it seemed that she was trying to find out the details.

"It's a long story!" I responded.

Unexpectedly, she raised an eyebrow, looking very interested.

I had no choice but to continue, "His brother is a friend of Shen Kuo. Back then, my child was replaced by a cat as the prince by Zhao Jieting's men. They wanted to use the child to threaten me, but I secretly found out about it. They were desperate and wanted to take the child out of the country. I chased them all the way to Jinghong.

Shen Kuo found his friend and helped me coordinate some local matters. I was able to get my three treasures back!" I briefly recounted the incident.

She was immediately surprised. "How could such a thing happen? Then why did Yu Yatou go back with you?"

"The matter was a big deal at the time, and I offended the Si family. I was afraid that they would be retaliated against, so I brought Yuxiang with me. That girl is like my son's savior! I have the obligation to ensure her safety." I said solemnly.

"Are you talking about Si Mansion?" Rong Yingluo grasped the key point.

"Yes! Yes, it is Sifu!" I confirmed without hiding anything.

Rong Yingluo had a complicated expression.

"Does my aunt know Sifu?" I asked, not letting my guard down at all.

"I've met the old patriarch of Si Mansion twice! But this younger one... I'm not very familiar with him!" Rong Yingluo said.

My heartstrings suddenly throbbed, and I thought, how could Rong Yingluo have met the old patriarch of Si Mansion? One is in Jinghong and the other is in Country M, how can they be related?

"How do you know the old patriarch?" I immediately became interested and asked.

"Oh... this happened many years ago. He had been to the Rong Mansion and had some friendship with my father." Rong Yingluo did not hide it, "But I only met him twice. I remember that he was a very smart man and was said to have some background."

"Indeed, the Si Mansion does have some background. Do they have any business dealings with the Rong family?" I continued to ask, "I heard that they should have a mining business."

"I was not very old at that time. I just remember that every time I came, I would be locked in the study with my father and talk for a long time." Rong Yingluo said, "But I don't know if there was any business dealings. However, there is definitely no business dealings now."

"You are not familiar with the new owner?"

"I'm not familiar with him! I did have a deep impression of the old patriarch. He was a thin man, and he looked smart. But I haven't seen him since then!" She said it nonchalantly, and it seemed that she really didn't know him.

"He passed away a long time ago!" I said calmly, "Sickly!"

"Then they didn't have any unpleasantness with you later, right? Why did they help hide your child?" Rong Yingluo seemed to have found the key point.

"This Sifu seems to have some relationship with the Bai family, especially Bai Wenzhuo." I said tentatively.

"How do you know?" As expected, Rong Yingluo asked me.

I thought about it and said, "This time I went to pay a visit to the old lady of Si Mansion, because if the old lady hadn't been there when I picked up the child, I'm afraid that the child and I would have been completely separated.

It was the kindness of the old lady of Si Mansion that let us out. Not everyone can enter Si Mansion, it is very mysterious. So this time, in order to send Yuxiang home, I went to pay a visit to the old lady and thank her formally! But..."

I drew out my voice, glanced at her, and whetted her appetite.

Rong Yingluo looked at me and quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

"Bai Wenzhuo was discovered hiding in Si Mansion! You should know that China is doing its best to hunt her down!" I said very seriously.

"Wanted? Bai Wenzhuo is wanted by China?" Rong Yingluo seemed a little surprised.

No...it seems to be quite unexpected.