When Lin You arrived at the old man's yard, it was quite late. Her yard itself was far away and the notice was not timely enough. Therefore, she did not see the old man's bones. Instead, she saw Xu Da, who had not appeared during this time. Auntie.
Her face was full of tears and she was out of breath from crying. It seemed that she was really sad about the death of the old man. As for the other people, I don’t know what the situation is. Although their faces are solemn, they are not as emotional as my aunt.
Of course, this is not the thing that surprises Lin You the most. What surprises Lin You the most is that this guy Qu Le actually... doesn't even let go of NPCs.
In the meantime, Aunt Xu was crying and holding Qu Le's hand, and Qu Le was holding a handkerchief to wipe her tears. His soft-tongued and coaxing look betrayed his original venomous character.
Lin You only glanced at it a few times and didn't look any further. These are not the most important things. The most important thing is... Why did the old man who was just fine yesterday go away
This Xu family is really dying every day.
Lin You felt a little upset. On the way here, even if she was concentrating on her way, she still noticed something was wrong with the servants of the Xu family.
It's not as vivid as yesterday or the day before. Each one of them looks a little bit like the walking dead at night. This made Lin You feel uneasy.
Lin You was also a cousin after all, so she still had a seat when she arrived. The seat in front of her was Bai Xue, who looked anxious, but no one came from the second room, and she didn't know what was going on. The third bedroom still looked dull, but the younger members of their family were not present.
Sitting in the main seat was an old man whom Lin You had never seen before. His face was pale and there were heavy bruises under his eyes, and he looked unhealthy.
"Ahem, everyone understands what happened to the old man."
No one spoke, everyone looked at him, waiting for him to continue.
"Things like this happen to our Xu family one after another. I, I'm really..." At this point, the old man seemed to be out of breath. He was patted on the back by the eldest lady, took a few sips of tea, and then continued to speak.
"The Xu family is in a troubled time now." The uncle looked at Bai Xue and Lin You, "I may not treat you well. For the safety of the female family members, the two nieces should not go out."
Lin You's heart skipped a beat, was he grounding himself? With this thought in mind, Lin You nodded timidly and did not disobey.
Bai Xue nodded quickly. She had hardly gone out in the past two days, and whether she was grounded or not had no big impact on her.
It seemed that just the two of them were invited to come, so the uncle said some more pretentious remarks and waved people to send Lin You and Bai Xue back, not wanting to talk any more.
What surprised Lin You was that she thought that the uncle sent these outsiders away so that her family could close the door and talk, but not only were they invited out, the eldest aunt of the Xu family was also invited out. .
The reason given by the uncle is this:
"Although they are divorced, she is a married woman after all. It is not for my sister to interfere in the affairs of the Xu family."
The uncle's words are here, but the eldest aunt of the Xu family is not that easy to tease. She directly pushed away the hand of the maid who came to help her, and stood up with the help of Qu Le.
"My father's body is still cold, but my brother is so eager to reject me?" The eldest aunt of the Xu family waved her sleeves, "Huh, if it hadn't been for me, I don't know if your family would have survived."
These words were a bit heartbreaking. The whole hall was silent. The uncle seemed to be angry and roared:
"Live? Xu Lenong needs to understand that it's just an exchange of equal value you made! Cough cough cough"
"I, my eldest brother doesn't owe you anything!"
The eldest aunt was about to retaliate, but Mrs. Xu family spoke coldly:
"What are you waiting for? My eldest aunt is so excited by the old man's death that she is talking nonsense. Why don't you take your eldest aunt down and have a look!"
After all, the future Xu family will be the head of the family. After hearing the words of the future head of the family, the maids and women swarmed up and suppressed Aunt Xu and took her out of the house.
Lin You looked at the faces of the couple in the main room and knew that it was not easy for him to follow them to see the situation. After such an incident, the Xu family would naturally be much more vigilant.
When Lin You went out, she immediately spotted Luo Qing and Liu Qishan among the servants of the Xu family. Otherwise, their appearance was too vivid among a group of lifeless servants. As for Fang Nian, Lin You didn't see it and didn't know what he did.
Lin You, who was thinking about exchanging information with Ququle again in Fang Nian, was taken by the Xu family's servants and said not to disturb him, but in fact he was sent back to the guest room without permission.
The eldest aunt of the Xu family was also pressed back. As soon as they arrived at the eldest aunt's yard, the servants sent the eldest aunt to the main room, turned around and locked the door of the small courtyard.
Bai Xue was also locked inside. She was afraid of getting into any trouble. She rolled her eyes and immediately went back to the house. It seemed that she didn't want to care about the weird and troublesome things outside.
Qu Le didn't know what method he used, but he was ignored all the way. He noticed Bai Xue's actions and just shook his head. He unconsciously compared this girl with Lin You, sighed and put it behind him.
Even if it was for advice or help, he Qu Le also thought that his actions would be useful. Bai Xue was obviously not worth his investment.
"hateful!"
"hateful!"
…
This eldest aunt is considered old in this era. She usually takes good care of herself and does not look old. However, she cried so much before and was sent back in such an embarrassing state. She looked ferocious and had blue veins on her neck. The wrinkles at the corners of his eyes clearly appeared on his face, making him look much older in vain.
"I am a great contributor to the Xu family."
"You can't do this to me."
"Can't, can't..."
As Qu Le approached, he heard the eldest aunt of the Xu family talking. He raised his eyebrows, squatted down and looked at the same level as the eldest aunt:
"Le Rong, are you okay?"
When he opened his mouth, it was as if he had broken some kind of spell.
"Acheng, I'm sorry, I was wrong, please take me away, okay?"
"I'm sorry, Acheng, there's nothing I can do about it."
…
Listening to the eldest aunt of the Xu family saying she was sorry, Qule smiled playfully. He remembered that the short-lived ghost that the eldest aunt of the Xu family married before had the word "city" in her name.
The eldest aunt of the Xu family did not have a good marriage at that time. She married a common scholar. Later, the scholar was short-lived and the husband had no relatives or friends in his family. The eldest aunt of the Xu family returned to her natal family with her child.
but!
Qule feels there is no problem with the above operations. But the child that the aunt brought back died soon after. Before his death, the old man of the Xu family was very kind and changed the surname to "Xu" for the child with a foreign surname.
It's really meaningful, and after returning to the Xu family, the eldest aunt of the Xu family, who was supposed to be an honest person with her tail between her legs, became strangely public and high-profile. And there is a reputation for dissoluteness.
Qu Le was originally in the outer courtyard yesterday, but the eldest aunt of the Xu family also went to the outer courtyard during the day yesterday, and openly flirted with a steward. Qu Le looked at the surrounding servants of the Xu family who were not surprised, and felt reassured.
After touching his face, Qu Le, who was very confident in his appearance, dangled in front of his aunt, and soon became the object of her pursuit.
Qu Le, whose own mission was focused on the eldest aunt of the Xu family, naturally did not refuse the pursuit of the eldest aunt of the Xu family, but took advantage of the opportunity to investigate.
It has to be said that the identity of the lover is very useful. Qu Le got a lot of information from the Xu family's eldest aunt. This eldest aunt of the Xu family has no brains, has an impulsive personality, and is easily tricked.
Of course, there are also some not-so-good things. For example, regarding the black spots about the eldest aunt of the Xu family, both the eldest aunt of the Xu family and other maids and servants have kept silent about Qu Le.
There was no other way, Ququle had no choice but to exchange information with Fang Nian and others. Luo Qing and Liu Qishan were both servants. Luo Qing was also good at eloquence, but she brought a lot of information about the eldest aunt of the Xu family to Ququle.
For example, the eldest aunt of the Xu family gave birth to children several times after she returned to her parents' home.
Where did those children go
Qu Le naturally knows this, so in his opinion Xu Lerong, the eldest aunt of the Xu family, is a poisonous widow who can even attack her own children. No matter how hard she cries in front of Qu Le, Qu Le will not be soft-hearted towards her. .
"Okay, I'll take you away." Qule helped her up and walked indoors. Faintly, Qu Le felt the sight of the maids and women who were serving the eldest aunt of the Xu family in this courtyard, and sneered in her heart.
It seems that whether it is in the dungeon or in real life, there are always those who adapt to the changing circumstances.
Qu Le was the lover of the eldest aunt of the Xu family, and no one said anything wrong when she was sent indoors. But as soon as she got close to the bed, Qu Le knocked the eldest aunt of the Xu family unconscious with a knife.
He was impatient to coax the poisonous widow, so he directly lifted his eldest aunt to the bed. Quele began to rummage in her boudoir, but he still said:
"Le Rong, please take a rest."
"Le Rong is okay, it's okay, I'm here."
…
Qu Le was light-footed and found what he was looking for in a short time. A box full of jewelry and women's gadgets.
Of course, it's not that these jewelry and gadgets are so weird. The key is that Qule can tell at a glance that these things don't belong to the eldest aunt of the Xu family.
These are all things from a girl's family, and the eldest aunt of the Xu family has long since become a woman. Of course, the things are a bit old. You can also say that they were the personal belongings of the eldest aunt of the Xu family when she was young.
But based on the observation of the past two days, Qu Le also had some understanding of the eldest aunt of the Xu family. She doesn't like those elegant hairpin rings and head flowers, she just likes gorgeous styles.
For example, her headdress should have a peony pattern. She doesn't even like peonies other than peonies. Where can those small designs of lotus and plum blossom be preserved? Unless it means something special to her.
Of course, these are just some of the factors that influence Qu Le's judgment. The key point is that there is a female private item pressed at the bottom of the box, with a dim name embroidered on it.
Xu Leqi.
The author has something to say: What happened early this morning was from yesterday, and this is today’s update, right
This is Qule's perspective, because Lin You's mission is only one branch, and it's impossible for everyone to get all the Xu family's situation from her perspective alone, so we opened other people's perspectives~