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"Why not the second lady?" An Mingxi asked.

Although he thought in his heart that the eldest lady knew more, he couldn't tell the basis.

"Gu Junze said that the testimony given by the eldest lady proved the innocence of the second lady. Although I don't know what the eldest lady said, but since the eldest lady has a huge impact on the direction of this case, then she..."

Hua Qianyu paused meaningfully, and continued: "If someone really made a deal with Zhang Huai, then whether it's the eldest lady or the second lady, at least the eldest lady is very likely to be among them."

"Maybe they are not the ones who traded with Zhang Huai."

"Brother thought..."

"When it comes to status, doesn't the owner have more say?"

"But," Hua Qianyu looked at Ah Jiu, as if asking, "The case back then, the owner..."

Ah Jiu turned his head and took the words: "The owner said that if Zhang Shijun hadn't acted, the second lady would have been arrested!" Although he didn't know whether the news would be useful, but the moment the flash of inspiration flashed, he He picked out this message from memory.

Hua Qianyu nodded approvingly, which made Ah Jiu happy for a while, forgetting the dislike he had had for Hua Qianyu before.

An Mingxi said: "The owner, the eldest lady, and the second lady seem to have different paths, but regardless of whether what he said is true or not, he may also choose to give in under the plea of ​​the eldest lady, and propose a deal to let Zhang Huai escape from the world. This matter."

"Facing the enemy who killed his father?"

"The man who has passed away will cherish those who survived, and even... deceive himself—he said that Zhang Huai didn't do anything but didn't pursue it. Maybe he was persuading himself to let the second lady go."

Although he didn't agree with it, and had no way of knowing the reason for An Mingxi's sympathy, but seeing An Mingxi's depression, Hua Qianyu also lost the strength to deny it.

Ahn Myung-hee added: "I'm just offering another possibility."

It makes sense, Hua Qianyu responded with a smile: "Yeah."

"If it's just speculation, there are thousands of answers."

"My brother is right, Yu will be more cautious."

Although the words were affirmative and the expression was sincere, to An Mingxi it sounded like coaxing a child, which made her feel uncomfortable.

Seeing that he didn't respond, Hua Qianyu was also afraid that he would think he was perfunctory, so he added: "Brother can always think from a direction that Yu can't see, but it helps a lot."

It's really careful——An Mingxi's thoughts are in his heart, but he has no words to express them.

Is this kind of carefulness a habit, or is it just being extra careful towards him?According to his understanding of Hua Qianyu, maybe it's just the former.

Without hearing the words, Hua Qianyu turned to ask: "Are you hungry?"

An Mingxi couldn't answer because his topic jumped too fast.

Without waiting for An Mingxi's reply, Hua Qianyu said to Ah Jiu: "Accordingly, the dining room should have delivered food long ago—go and see."

They are just borrowed guests, and there is no reason to eat at the same table with the hosts. In the past, the servants in the village either brought food or sent servants to beg for it.The people in the villa were a little less disciplined, but they were also warm-hearted, so even if they neglected to give food, they would not think it was disrespect.

"I..." Ah Jiu looked at An Mingxi, thinking that if he left, there would be only the two of them here.

"What's the matter?" An Mingxi saw that he hesitated to speak.

Ah Jiu looked at Hua Qianyu again, and swallowed everything he had to say. He shook his head, turned around and ran quickly—"Ah Jiu will be back soon!"

An Mingxi looked away from him and asked, "What's next?"

"How about asking the eldest lady directly?"

"What if she is actually Zhang Huai's?"

This sounds absurd, but in today's situation, it is indeed necessary to proceed step by step.

"That's the case, and it should be broken after the attack that day."

"Are you really that confident?"

"If it's not to get rid of Gu's future troubles, what's the point of sending people to kill him in the daytime other than exposing himself?"

"If it wasn't Zhang Huai's instigation?"

"It's also time to ask—you can't stop moving forward, can you? Don't worry, I will try to be as subtle as possible."

An Mingxi pondered without saying a word.

Hua Qianyu continued: "I asked before, do you have any other ideas?"

"Ok?"

"Can you still notice something wrong?"

An Mingxi was silent, and reorganized the matter in his mind.

Being robbed during the day...if it wasn't an accident...

"What if that mother-in-law is deliberately holding us back?"

"Mother-in-law?" When Hua Qianyu contacted An Mingxi, the old lady who asked for help came to mind, "It is indeed possible."

"Do you remember where she lives?"

"Ah."

"How about asking?"

"Aren't you afraid of being alarmed by the enemies in the dark?"

"As you said, you can't stand still."

Hua Qianyu said with a smile: "Even though my brother's fearless appearance is very charming, we must be cautious in everything. Yu is afraid that if he is not careful, he will make a mistake of his brother."

An Mingxi turned his face away: "I'm not a child."

charming?

An Mingxi couldn't help but frowned again.

Although he couldn't be sure that the person in front of him really had that kind of thought for him, the words that this person uttered were more and more flirtatious, reminding him of the flirtatious dude in the script.However, Hua Qianyu's demeanor was much more pleasing than those swingers. Although he felt cramped, he couldn't feel the slightest bit of disgust.

An Mingxi didn't want to be cautious because of him, so he turned his head and deliberately met Shang Hua Qianyu's eyes, with an open and frank look.But being stared at by those eyes, his chest couldn't help being pulled out by that gaze, and the heat was blocked in his throat, and his blood was suddenly blocked.

The heat flowed quickly and dissipated quickly, and he couldn't help shivering.

He turned around, walked to the stone table, put his hands on the stone table, and sat down on the stone bench.The coolness comes from the smooth stone surface, which emphasizes the sense of presence in this hot autumn day.

Hua Qianyu sat down opposite him.

An Mingxi asked: "How about going to find the old lady today?"

Hua Qianyu shook his head: "Wait for Liuhuo and Longhuo to return."

"What's the deal with them?"

"Things always come step by step."

Before Ah Jiu arrived, Yu Chixiang brought over food.

Hua Qianyu said thank you and wanted to make people leave, but Yu Chixiang asked where Longhuo and Liuhuo were going.

He pretended to be ignorant and asked, "Have you not returned all night?"

He pretended to be thinking, and then said: "It's probably because I didn't make time to go out of the city last night, so I stayed in the city for the night, so you don't need to worry."

Yu Chixiang was still worried, Hua Qianyu said again: "If you don't see him later, I will send someone to look for it."

She said "yes".

Hua Qianyu asked her if she wanted to have dinner together, she shook her head and left.

After the person disappeared, An Mingxi asked, "Why do you doubt Miss Yuchi?"

"Because her surname is Yuchi."

"Why not?"

"The surname of the Xianbei people, but they say they live in Lingnan."

After hearing the name that day, I felt weird, especially after learning that her so-called hometown was in Lingnan.However, the Xianbei people have been integrated into the Central Plains for hundreds of years, and although it is rare to move to Lingnan, but——

"It's not impossible." An Mingxi said.

"Such a rare thing happens at this time, so don't be wary? Besides, although I have never met someone from Lingnan, her accent is more like Qin Yin."

An Mingxi lowered his eyes: "I'll be cautious—this is early..." He looked at the meal basket.

Hua Qianyu lifted the dining basket to the ground and said, "Even if I guess they won't attack in Suzhou, I have to guard against it—let's go."

An Mingxi thought of Yu Chixiang's meek and humble appearance, and looked at the food basket that was placed on the ground, and suddenly felt sorry.

……

"How can the two young masters have the time to chat with me?" Wang Yudie said while pouring the green tea she made for the two of them.

Hua Qianyu thanked, and then said bluntly: "Did Madam ever bribe Mr. Zhang?"

An Mingxi tightened his hand holding the teacup, and at the same time raised his head to look at Hua Qianyu—is this the subtlety you thought?

"Where did you say that?" Wang Yudie paused, then gently blew on the tea soup in the cup, "Is this a crime?"

Hua Qianyu got up and bowed: "I am young, please forgive me for being rude and abrupt."

Hearing this, Wang Yudie couldn't help laughing, her laughter was also soft, like a dragonfly touching the water, falling lightly, causing tiny ripples on the water surface, without any trace.

She put down the teacup in her hand: "It's the first time I've heard someone use her youth as a shield to do reckless things, but it's really not to mind—tell me, why do you have such a doubt?"

Hua Qianyu was still standing, just bent over, and made a respectful gesture: "I heard that the second lady was almost arrested as a suspect, but the matter was settled in the end, and there was not even a public trial. .”

"Oh? Why don't you suspect it's my son."

Leaving aside the rumors that the reporter is Gu Mingze - "Young Master is upright, not like a briber."

"But bribery is such a serious crime! Such a felony is charged on the head, the young master thinks that the concubine will admit it?" Wang Yudie still looked gentle, not at all angry.

"In order to save someone who is important to you, it's okay to take a slanted sword - the eldest lady must not believe that Shijun will easily return the second wife's innocence, so she has to go to this extreme."

Wang Yudie was silent, and after a while, invited someone to sit down again: "Sit down."

Hua Qianyu took her seat again, and glanced at An Mingxi, as if she just caught a glimpse.

Wang Yudie asked: "My lord, what's the point of studying this deeply?"

"Collect anecdotes from the anecdotes and organize them into a book—it's hard to tell whether it's meaningful, but it's interesting, isn't it?" In order to cope with this situation, Hua Qianyu improvised a new convincing reason.

"How can bribery be fun?"

"Writing a history of corrupt officials, if it can serve as a warning to the high-ranking people in the temple, it will be the most interesting thing in the world."

"Aren't you afraid of getting into trouble, young master?"

"My lady doesn't spread the matter of my subordinates to the outside world. There are so many scholars in the world, it is difficult for this fire to burn on Yu."

"Hehe," Wang Yudie covered her mouth and smiled lightly, "Okay, when you write the book, young master, remember to add a few strokes, and then subtract a few strokes, so don't sell Gu Fang Villa."

"It's natural."

"Then..." Wang Yudie drank the cold tea soup, moistened his throat, and said, "If the story is to be complete, this story will be too long—I went to Suzhou with my parents when I was ten years old. , married at the age of 12, and gave birth to Mingze at the age of 13...Because of her young age, the root cause of the disease has fallen, and no matter how difficult it is to have children. In fact, she has not been able to add half a baby to the Gu family.

"Fortunately, Mingze can grow up healthy...I don't expect anything else. When Mingze was 15 years old, there was a famous brothel in Suzhou. It was said that there was a talented girl named Xueman. Proficient in everything, so my husband took me and Mingze to the building to have a look.

"The brothel at that time was not like it is now, it was very elegant, and my husband just took us to listen to the music... It's just that I didn't want my husband to fall in love with Mannia, who was only one year older than Mingze.

"I've lost my color, it's common for a husband to want to take a concubine, so I agreed - it's fate, at that time there were too many young men who wanted to marry Mannia, but she agreed to this marriage.

"Not long after we got married, Mannia became pregnant with Junze. Not long after Junze was born, my husband took another concubine... Maybe it was because I was old and decrepit, and he began to hate my skin. My flesh. The knife did not cut deep, and the blood seeped out from under the skin like onyx strings..."

An Mingxi felt a chill in his heart, but Wang Yudie still had a proper smile on his face.

"I am a person who is afraid of pain. At first I often passed out from the pain, but I got used to it over time... Different from ordinary people, even small wounds on my body are easy to leave marks, so they are different from me. Together, until today."

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