Reborn as a concubine's sister, the eldest lady went crazy

In fact, Xu Yixing has always felt very strange. His mother has been dead for so many years, why didn’t his father touch anything she left behind?

She used to think that her father locked up all the items because he was sentimental and reminded her of his father. The only time he opened them was when she was getting married and choosing some dowry.

But now that I understand him better, I know that my father is essentially a heartless person and is unlikely to reminisce about his deceased wife who has been dead for almost twenty years.

Moreover, he was so willing to let me go to Bai Mansion to report the news this morning, which meant that he felt it was necessary.

Therefore, what is more likely is that there is some unknown force that has been restraining my father, preventing him from touching my mother's belongings, and no one else can get his hands on them except himself.

So his first reaction when he found out that the warehouse had been robbed must have been shock, and his second reaction was probably secret joy. Allowing Huixiang to steal naturally gave him time to steal.

In the end, he strangled Huixiang to death and put all the blame on her. What a wishful thinking.

Once you find out where the bicycle clock is, it should be easy to guess whether it is right or not. Oh, Dad, you really put a lot of thought into it.

April is the peak season for traveling and attending banquets. However, the Xu Mansion has been quiet. Gu was stripped of her power as housekeeper and returned to her parents' home in anger. Naturally, no one in the mansion was responsible for entertaining guests.

Xu Yixing loved to be lively by nature, but after working hard in recent days, he gradually lost his desire to play. He exercised every day, ate well, and chatted with Yingwu.

The mistress was not at home, and the young masters and young ladies in the house were not the kind of people who would bother with other matters, so the servants gradually became lazy. They were lazy, gambling, and drinking every day, and it was a perverse trend that could not be stopped.

Xu Yixing had heard from Siqin that if she wanted to take charge, it would be very easy. But she was not in the mood to do so now. She wished that the Xu Mansion would rot from the inside out, and that she could leave this place of trouble as soon as possible.

Of course, there were some rumors about her, such as the second young lady being very close to a new servant recently, often talking for half a day. However, these rumors were only circulated outside, and Xu Yixing didn't know about them.

Gu had been back home for only half a month when her father sent someone to invite her back. She was now in the main house in the main courtyard, waiting for her children to come and pay their respects.

"Did Gu eat too much salt? She must be mentally ill. She ran back home only half a month after returning to her parents' home. I thought it would take her at least half a year to get over it."

While Xu Yixing was getting dressed, he complained to Siqin, saying it was so annoying.

"Maybe the master went to pick her up. With the stairs, she would naturally come back."

"Humph, she has three brothers, a younger brother, and a younger sister in the Ministry of Revenue, plus three sisters-in-law and a bunch of nephews and nieces. There are much more things to do every day than in our family. She thought of running back to her parents' home to escape the idleness, but it must be a wrong idea."

"What are you going to do, Miss?"

"No way."

Gu sat on a small stool beside the round table, and intimately talked to Yiwen. When Xu Yixing came over, he seemed to see a hint of inexplicable mockery in her eyes.

"Greetings to mother. I haven't seen you for a long time. How is mother?"

Gu personally stood up and pulled Xu Yixing up with his signature smile on his face.

"Hurry up, Xiaoyan, I'm fine. Sit down."

Xu Yixing also sat next to Yiwen, waiting to see what Gu had to say.

"Alas, I have only been back for a few days. I heard that things were not going well in the mansion and the master was worried, so I rushed back specially. Xiaoyan, Wen'er, have you suffered any grievances in the mansion?"

Xu Yixing frowned. This opening was a bit strange, as if it was going to cause trouble.

Xu Yiwen was a boy, so he was less sensitive to these things, so he didn't feel anything. "Why did mother say that? The mansion has been very peaceful these days, and nothing has happened."

Gu turned her gaze to Xu Yixing and continued, "Yes, mother, I wonder who told you that things are not going well in the mansion?"

"Hmph." Gu's eyes turned cold and she waved her hand outside. Someone brought two maids up.

Huizhi, who was standing by, had obviously taken over Huixiang's former position, and listed the crimes of the two men one by one:

"Mrs. Ma and Mrs. Wang gambled on the night of April 12, and on April 20, they gambled and drank. They also had a fight over the uneven distribution of gambling money and smashed the gatehouse at the second corner gate to pieces."

The two old women had their hands and feet tied and their mouths blocked. They could only tremble and pray that the lady would forgive them.

But this is impossible. Gu was embarrassed to come back this time, and he wanted to kill someone to establish his authority and let people know that he was invited back because of the chaos in the mansion due to his absence.

She said to the two people on the ground: "According to the family rules, each of you will be beaten with 20 sticks and two months' rice grain will be deducted. You must pay for the things you broke!"

Xu Yixing listened to the punishment and thought that Gu had become more cautious this time around and had indeed followed the family rules, so there was nothing wrong with him.

Gu gave another look, and Huizhi waved the next person in:

"Wang San, you committed adultery with the maidservant in charge of the flower garden the night before yesterday. Sui'er has been sold off. According to the family rules, Wang San will be beaten with 20 sticks and sold off together with her!"

Oh my god! There is such a thing. It's so exciting.

Xu Yixing felt that he had underestimated these people's ability to cause trouble. It seemed that it would not work without someone to supervise them. Tsk! If I go to the Seventh Prince's Mansion in the future, will those people also supervise me like this? It's too tiring...

Xu Yixing and Xu Yiwen exchanged glances and expressed shock.

Then several more people came up and made various mistakes. It was not until an old servant in Xu Yiwen's yard who was in charge of going out was brought up that Xu Yiwen sat up straight in surprise and listened to what mistakes he had made.

"Xu Shimao, you talked back to the young master on April 15th. According to the family rules, you will be beaten with ten boards, kicked out of the young master's yard, and sent to work in the laundry room."

Xu Yiwen hurriedly stood up, stopped the servant, and turned to look at Gu.

"Mother, why do you say he talked back to me? I don't remember this happening."

Xu Yixing also stared at Gu, wanting to hear how she came up with this accusation.

"Wen'er, sit down. You may be soft-hearted, but I can't bear to see you being wronged. I want them to stop being so arrogant and start to humiliate the master! Huizhi, you say."

"Yes. On April 15th, the young master was going to go out, but the servant stopped him, saying that the frame of the carriage was broken and was being repaired. It delayed the young master from going out, which was a sin, wasn't it?"

Xu Yixing looked at Yiwen's face and knew that this was probably true. Damn! You, Xu Shimao, why do you make up such nonsense when you have nothing to do?