Lu Li's work was quite reliable, and the news never leaked out. Soon, the news of the death of the "proprietress" reached the ears of the second room of the Chu family, Mrs. Sun.
Mrs. Sun was really anxious, and urged her confidant to find a way to confirm it, and she really moved. In the night of Kui Ye, a figure of Youdao came out from the left corner door of the Chu Mansion...
Another ghostly shadow that had been waiting outside the mansion for a long time followed quietly.
Soon, the compiled news files were handed over to Chu Mu.
After unfolding it, the corners of Chu Mu's lips raised, "Okay, we can go home now."
Xie Tingyue immediately understood that she had to look at the file when she came over: "It's done?"
Chu Mu deliberately held the file a little farther away, and lured Xie Tingyue to come closer, then put his arms around his waist, and kissed him on the cheek: "It seems that my husband will vent your anger on you."
Xie Tingyue blushed instantly: "Don't make trouble!"
It's just in the outskirts of Beijing, and it's very fast to get into the city, so you don't need to be pretentious, and it's only a matter of time to go home.
The second aunt, Sun, received the news early, and asked the people in the hall to wait. Seeing the two of them coming, she smiled very 'kindly', full of 'caring': "I heard that you have gone out of the city, because your nephew is not in good health. I just delayed the trip, what happened, but fell ill again?"
When she asked this question, Xie Tingyue and Chu Mu hadn't answered yet, and someone immediately echoed her: "This is not good. I don't care about my own health. What if I go to the disaster area and bring back the plague seed?"
"I'm already sick, this time don't..."
"Let's ask a doctor to come back and have a look. People outside the province say that our elders are not kind."
Xie Tingyue ignored the yin and yang words, and it was not worth getting angry. She smiled and said, "Thank you uncle and aunt for your concern. My husband is in good health now. I have seen a doctor before I came back."
"After all, the niece and daughter-in-law are sensible, so we can rest assured. After all, you and the young couple have discussed it in the future, and we will not hate it!" The flood is so severe, it must be a delay, I don’t know if the account will come back? Is there any trouble?”
Uncles and aunts are even more anxious about this question.
"Yeah, are you coming back?"
"Hurry up and split the bill, the family is still waiting for the rice to cook!"
Chu Mu smiled: "Nephew has something to say, and I want to talk to Second Aunt alone."
While talking, he took out something and shook it lightly in his hand.
Sun didn't care at all, thinking that Chu Mu was playing some trick: "If you have anything to say, just here—"
Seeing the things in Chu Mu's hand, her pupils shrank suddenly, and she immediately changed her words: "It's because I didn't think carefully, the child can't save face, and there are some questions that I want to ask in private. Brothers and sisters, sit down for a while. I'll come as I go."
Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what was going on, but Sun's housekeeper for many years was full of prestige, so no one asked.
After walking to the Quiet Wing and closing the door, Sun became anxious and pointed at Chu Mu's hand: "Where did you get this thing from!"
It was a small seal, bloodstone, private seal, exquisite workmanship, delicate texture, very easy to recognize.
Chu Mu smiled: "Nephew asked Second Aunt to speak privately, just to save Second Aunt the face, Second Aunt don't speak too loudly, it will attract people."
Sun came to her senses and snorted coldly: "Don't scare me, so what if I recognize you? What can you do to me?"
"I get it, it's a big deal," Chu Mu smiled, "The usury that Second Aunt was able to release when she moved to the office—couldn't be recovered."
Sun's face turned pale.
He really knew it!
When she saw this small seal, she still had some hope. As soon as the word loan shark came out, she knew that someone had caught the handle.
Chu Mu's smile was not a smile, and his voice was drawn out: "It's not that my nephew said, the second aunt is too generous this time, why should I agree to make money together, and if I lose money, I will bear it all by myself? Those in the palace have to keep their promises too. , isn’t it such a trick?”
"Shut up!" Mrs. Sun stared at Chu Mu, her eyes were like a poisoned sword, "You are a member of the imperial palace, how can we not show face?"
Chu Mu: "Second Aunt has a bright personality, but I can't be generous to others. My Chu family is so innocent? Second Aunt earned the profits in the past, let Second Aunt do good deeds, and made Second Aunt get the good reputation. Let everyone bear the loss together, if you can't bear it, you come to cheat me and my wife, isn't the second aunt too rude?"
Sun sternly said, "What am I being rude about? The deed is written in black and white, but the other party just doesn't pay the debt. If you want to come to the door, you should be responsible!"
"The deed, Second Aunt still has the nerve to talk about this deed," Chu Mu laughed softly, "Others don't know what's inside, but Second Aunt you don't know?"
Sun paused for a moment: "You..."
Xie Tingyue smiled: "Thanks to my second aunt, what's the matter with this deed, we went to the Xiao family and asked about it."
Sun's heart skipped a beat.
Chu Mu's eyes were cold and sarcasm: "It's a business, you have goods and money, you don't give anything, you want others to give you money, why are you so shameless?"
"you-"
"I'm sorry, Second Aunt," Xie Tingyue patted Chu Mu's back at the right time, as if to help him feel better, "After all, you are not as caring outside as you are at home. The lunch dishes are a bit salty. Husband didn't do it on purpose."
salty…
Salt!
It's not that Mrs. Sun has a bad brain, how could she not hear the implication
She gritted her teeth with hatred, the two of them really knew about it!
The secret that can't be understood by outsiders can be discovered by them. Such a good situation can't be cheated!
"I understand it. I have learned a lot after going out this time, and I don't want the money back—" Mrs. Sun supported the hairpin on her head, with a smile on her face, her eyes darkened, "How can I explain to the outsiders? You have no face to say it, if you have the ability, go out and say it yourself!"
Chu Mu put away Xiao Yin with his hands, and nodded with a smile: "That's fine, then this matter should be discussed with the clansmen, and we should think of a solution together."
Sun: "How dare you!"
Chu Mu: "Why don't I dare?"
Sun gritted her teeth: "You don't want the reputation of the Chu family anymore?"
Does lending loan sharks sound good? It also lost a lot of money!
"Second Aunt thinks highly of me," Chu Mu said with a deeper smile, "I can't live for a few more days, so what's the use of having such a false name? I'm very happy to be able to enjoy my grievances and be buried with unpleasant people gone."
His meaning couldn't be more clear, either, you, Mrs. Sun, get rid of those people outside, and you started it anyway; or, you don't care, everyone will reveal the whole truth, whether you can get through it or not depends on your own ability !
Sun's hands shook in anger: "Okay... you bastard, I really misjudged you!"
Xie Tingyue's face immediately tensed up: "Second aunt be careful!"
If he remembered correctly, this was the second time he heard such similar words, the first time was at the tea stall proprietress, and the proprietress was also from the Sun family!
Usually, you curse at people to vent your anger, do you deliberately curse like this? Mrs. Sun, this is a heart-breaking move!
"Speak carefully?" Mrs. Sun looked at Xie Tingyue, and suddenly laughed out loud, "Oh, you are a good man, you were forced to marry a sick man with your head held down, and if you don't reflect on yourself, now you really fell in love with this sick man No, maintain it everywhere?"
Xie Tingyue's eyes were bright and sharp, "This has nothing to do with you."
Sun narrowed her eyes, looked away from Xie Tingyue, and looked at Chu Mu.
A thought suddenly germinated and grew wildly in her heart, giving her a distorted pleasure...
From the beginning to the present, all the tricks used to go out, both bright and dark, have all been cracked. Every time, every time, she was slapped with blood by these two people. How could she be reconciled? How can you be willing!
It's good if she doesn't get it, and these two people don't want to be safe and sound!
"You big fool! Do you know who he is, and you just give your heart out?" Sun's voice was slow, and she looked at Xie Tingyue with pity, "The gentleman in front of you is modest, elegant and handsome, and he is not at all. His family background is not correct, his virtue is not worthy of his position, his surname is not Chu."
The room was suddenly quiet.
With complacent eyes, Sun waited expectantly for Chu Mu's expression while venting her anger.
That expression of shock, collapse, despair, disbelief... mixed emotions.
Unfortunately, still disappointed.
As always, Chu Mu's expression was calm, indifferent, and there were even faint smile lines on the corners of his lips: "I thought Second Aunt would be even stronger."
His demeanor, posture and expression are all showing: just want to hit me with this
Sun was stunned.
How can it be
How can it be!
"If the second aunt has nothing to say, please take good care of the people outside—I think the second aunt still has this ability. My wife and I are tired from traveling all the way, so we will go back to rest first."
After Chu Mu finished speaking, he held his wife's hand and was about to leave.
Sun: "Stop for me! You—"
Chu Mu narrowed his eyes slightly: "I have given Second Aunt a lot of opportunities. Second Aunt must have understood the demands of my wife and I. After today, if Second Aunt keeps her own life, I can still allow Second Aunt to grow old quietly here. If anything dissatisfies me and my wife, the family temple is not far from here."
Sun Shi trembled all over.
This nephew... so cruel!
"Stop pretending, I don't believe you don't care!"
Chu Mu slowly walked away holding Xie Tingyue's hand, his posture was relaxed and leisurely, as if he was strolling in a garden, as if he really didn't care at all.
He didn't care about anything except the person he was holding in his hand.
All the way back to her yard, Xie Tingyue looked at Chu Mu cautiously after she really relaxed, "You..."
Chu Mu held his hand to his lips, and kissed him lightly: "It's okay, I'm not sad, I didn't tell you before, because I'm not sure now—still not sure."
He spoke very softly, and Xie Tingyue understood it.
This question is not without warning, just looking at the attitude of Chu Mu's biological mother, the widowed eldest wife of the Chu family, Su Shi, one can understand a thing or two.
How can there be a mother in the world who doesn't love her child? Especially since the child is seriously ill and his life may be in danger at any time. Really give up early, throw it outside, out of sight and out of mind, that's all. Living in the same house every day, whether it is love or hate or other things, the mood will always change.
Chu Mu is smart and wise, it's impossible not to have no ideas.
Not only did he think about it, he did it.
He went to check related matters.
Unfortunately - no tangible results.
It must be that some accident occurred during Su's birth that year, which triggered some associations, and some stakeholders deliberately provoked it to create a situation... The truth is buried in this layer of calculations.
For some reason, Xie Tingyue couldn't control her thoughts, and suddenly jumped into another matter: "The eldest prince—"
"What are you thinking?" Chu Mu tapped his forehead affectionately, "Do you think it's a drama? The royal blood is not so easy to confuse."
Xie Tingyue covered her forehead and blushed suddenly: "... oh."
That's right, what he thought was too terrifying.
Chu Mu: "No matter who comes to tell me what, I don't believe it. I can only believe the facts in my hands."
When he said this, his eyes were lowered, and his eyelashes cast a shadow under his eyes. He looked very lonely, very lonely, as if he had been abandoned by the world.
so poor…
Xie Tingyue leaned over and kissed Chu Mu's cheek: "Don't be afraid, I will accompany you. I will accompany you to find the truth slowly."
He didn't think Chu Mu would give up. It sounds like this matter is difficult, things have changed, and many things are not easy to check, but... the days are so long, if you work hard, you can always find them.
Chu Mu suddenly froze.
His long fingers slowly touched his face.
Instead, he smiled. A smile bloomed from the bottom of the eyes, rendering to the corners of the brows and eyes, like flower petals mixed with honey in spring, very sweet.
"Ma'am, you kissed me secretly."
Xie Tingyue: ...
I don't, I'm not! It's just that the head doesn't listen!
Chu Mu wouldn't make these messy explanations, hugging Xie Tingyue fiercely was just a kiss.
The arms are the warmth of the other party, the lips and tongue are the breath of the other party, and a heart becomes softer than ever before.
Where is his wife...
There is no such lovely person in the world.