The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

They stayed in Jiangzhou Prefecture for another half a month. After the flood, the lives of the local people gradually returned to normal.

Having some free time, they set out for Cishui in early autumn.

This trip had nothing to do with official business. Only Jiang Xu, Huo Wuyou, Sui Yunlang and a few servants were there.

As soon as Xue Zhiyi got on the carriage, Huo Wuyou followed as a matter of course. However, when he got on the carriage, someone patted him on the shoulder.

Turning around, he saw Jiang Xu looking at him with a stern face. For some reason, Huo Wuyou always felt that Jiang Xu's disgust towards him was becoming more and more justified.

"There's another car behind." Jiang Xu's voice was a little stiff.

Huo Wuyou just felt that he was very unlucky. He was finally going to marry the person he loved, and his loved one also found his relatives as he wished. It should have been a double happiness, but the bad news was that he had just scolded his brother-in-law not long ago.

Unlike his usual glaring manner towards Jiang Xu, Huo Wuyou smiled with a guilty conscience: "Brother Jiang, what are you doing?"

What to do? If you couldn't take care of some things that you don't like before, will you still be able to take care of them in the future?

Without wasting time talking to him, Jiang Xusheng dragged and forced Huo Wuyou into another car.

He and Jiang Xu stared at each other like this all the way, which made Sui Yunlang feel refreshed, as if he had achieved revenge.

On the fourth day, they finally arrived at Cishui.

This is a small town and the streets are still a bit muddy after the disaster.

As soon as they arrived at Cishui, someone recognized Jiang Xu and greeted them warmly.

They followed Jiang Xu to a house. Because no one had lived there for a long time, the stone steps in front of the door were already covered with moss. Lush vines hung down from the lintel, as if sealing the memory of this place for them.

"Hey, the top scholar is back?"

A woman passing by smiled at them and said, "How many years have you not seen me since you entered the government school?"

Jiang Xu has never been arrogant. Hearing this, he just smiled and nodded: "I just happened to have some official business to attend to. I'll come back to see you after I finish it."

At this moment, an old voice was heard, and an old lady was seen sitting at the door of another house opposite. She was leaning on a cane, and she raised her wrinkled eyelids and stared at Xue Zhiyi: "Hanzhu girl, where have you been? Why did you come back so late?"

Xu Hanzhu, Jiang Xu mentioned, was their mother's name.

The woman's smile froze, and she tried to smooth things over by saying, "You are getting more and more confused. Where did this girl with pearls come from?"

After that, she looked at Xue Zhiyi and said, "Young lady, are you the number one scholar's friend? Don't take it to heart. This old woman has been confused in recent years. Seeing that you look a bit like Hanzhu, she started talking nonsense again."

Because Xue Zhiyi had not yet obtained official documents to restore his status, they agreed not to publicize the matter for the time being, and did not explain it to the woman.

The woman chatted with them for a few words and then left.

When Jiang Xu pushed open the gate, a smell of dust hit him in the face. He saw that this was a small courtyard with five or six small houses surrounding it. The walls were white and the tiles were black, but the walls were already covered with old water marks. There was a well in the yard, a withered flower stand, and overgrown weeds all around.

Jiang Xu said, "In the past, there was a small courtyard behind this yard. It was my father's school. Later, when my parents passed away, they sold that place and built a wall to separate it."

Xue Zhiyi raised her eyes and looked at the home she had never set foot in. She felt it was strange, but vaguely, there seemed to be some warmth enveloping her heart, which made her feel more peaceful.

She thought, although this place was not a wealthy family, it had the quiet and peace that the Xue family had never experienced. If her life had not been interfered with, perhaps she would be very happy?

Xue Zhiyi went into those rooms one by one and saw traces of life everywhere. It was a pity that the houses were deserted and she had missed her home for seventeen years.

Until I pushed open one of the doors, I realized that this room seemed to have never been lived in. Although it was simple, it had everything you need. There was a bamboo cradle next to the bed, and children's toys such as cloth tigers and rattles were neatly placed inside.

But in front of the window, there were the four treasures of the study and some dusty jewelry, all of which looked like they were made of inexpensive materials such as aventurine and silver.

"Mother knew she didn't have much time left, but she thought you would come back sooner or later, so she prepared some things for you. But she didn't know when you would come back, so she prepared everything from childhood to adulthood."

Jiang Xu smiled with relief: "If she knew you were back, she would definitely be happy."

Xue Zhiyi lowered her eyes to hide the bitterness in her eyes: Although she missed seventeen years, fortunately she came back in this life, and she did not die with regrets like in her previous life.

As he spoke, Jiang Xu opened the closet: "Mother used to be an embroiderer. During her last days, she made a lot of clothes for you."

Xue Zhiyi looked at those beautifully embroidered clothes. They showed no signs of having been worn, yet they were already old.

The smallest one was only big enough for a newborn baby, but the largest one seemed to be as big as her.

Xue Zhiyi felt very upset, as if he could smell the longing that his mother poured into each stitch. But during that time, she was in the Xue Mansion, treating her enemies as her parents and was unaware of all this pain.

Huo Wuyou watched quietly. Seeing her like this, he felt uncomfortable and kept thinking about finding a way to coax her.

So, when Xue Zhiyi was brought to the Jiang couple's spirit tablet to burn incense, he knelt down beside her with a plop.

Jiang Xu was horrified: "Who told you to kneel? What does it have to do with you?"

Seeing him kneeling firmly with his knees rooted to the ground, Jiang Xu was about to attack him: "Huo Wuyou, get up!"

Sui Yunlang saw this and chimed in: "That's right, what does it have to do with you? Are they your parents? Why don't you kneel down?"

Huo Wuyou looked at Xue Zhiyi for help and pulled at her clothes helplessly like a spoiled husband.

"Brother." Xue Zhiyi raised his hand to stop Jiang Xu, his eyes somewhat evasive: "Or... let him kneel."

Hearing this, Jiang Xu raised two fingers and pointed at her: "It's fine if he does this, but you also..."

He hesitated to speak: "How can you and Huo Wuyou..."

Jiang Xu did not say anything else. He just looked at Huo Wuyou, who was secretly delighted at the moment. He looked like a concubine who had successfully won favor and was now becoming arrogant due to the favor. He was very angry.

But when facing Awan, he was afraid that this sister, with whom he was not close, would be unhappy because of something he said and would just sulk and leave.

Seeing Jiang Xu leave, Huo Wuyou became tough again: "Sui Yunlang, what are you still standing there for?"

"You..." Sui Yunlang saw that his attempt to fan the flames failed, so he could only leave in disappointment.

Xue Zhiyi retracted his gaze and saw Huo Wuyou hurriedly put away the smugness on his face. These days, Jiang Xu seemed to be trying to break up the couple. Huo Wuyou must have been feeling very aggrieved and was trying to piss Jiang Xu off.

"Did you do this on purpose?" she asked Huo Wuyou.

Huo Wuyou said confidently: "It is reasonable for me to pay respect to my own father-in-law and mother-in-law."

"Not yet."

As Xue Zhiyi spoke, he picked up three incense sticks and lit them on the candlestick in front of him.

Huo Wuyou also took three incense sticks and lit them: "Then I will ask the two elders now if they are willing to marry their little daughter to me. If they don't curse me in their dreams tonight, it will be considered that they agree."

Xue Zhiyi just clicked his tongue when he saw Huo Wuyou holding incense with his eyes closed, muttering something, looking very pious.

After thinking about it, she said nothing more, raised the incense, and bowed three times.

She failed to fulfill her filial duties in this life and caused her parents to die tragically while looking for her. Although it was not her fault, she felt guilty.

Looking at her parents' spirit tablets, she could only swear secretly that no matter what, in the days to come, she and her brother and sister would support each other, try their best to protect them, and would not let the remaining enemies go.

Among the people who were involved in this incident, there is still one person, Fu Wei, who is still alive. It is only right and proper for her to see him off.