Lin You was put under guard. This incident did seem to be bad, but it wasn't that bad. At least Lin You breathed a sigh of relief, because the Xu family specially isolated her from the Lin family's servants, so that at least she didn't have to face Mrs. Lin, who had become strange.
Of course, Lin You definitely didn't agree with the Xu family's approach and felt a little nervous. Lin You was afraid that if the Xu family really wanted to sacrifice her alive, she would be absolutely powerless to resist.
Just walking around in circles in the bedroom, Lin You's mind was in a mess with no clue. After letting himself vent for a few hours, Lin You forced himself to calm down.
No, it can’t go on like this.
Lin You gritted his teeth and tried to make himself do something. Lunch was also brought in by the servants of the Xu family. Lin You didn't touch a bite, but it didn't look good just sitting there, so Lin You poured it into a pail and disposed of it.
The bowls and chopsticks were placed empty on the table. An hour later, there was a knock on Lin You's door.
"Miss Cousin?"
"Are you awake? Cousin?"
Lin You's brain exploded with a buzzing sound, and she lay down on the table very honestly. After a while, the maid who called the concierge from outside opened the door and came in.
She was not surprised when she saw Lin You collapsed. She just put away the dishes and chopsticks carefully. After finishing, she tried to move Lin You to the bed, but failed, so she gave up and left Lin You lying on the table. Go up, mind your own business and go out.
Lin You closed her eyes at the moment and couldn't see anything, but because of this, every sound around her was infinitely amplified. Until the maid walked out, she vaguely heard the conversation between the maid and the guard at the door.
"Fainted."
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Lin You slowly raised her head, feeling very lucky that she had made the right bet just now. The maid knocked on the door, and two options popped into Lin You's mind. One was to pretend to be unconscious, and the other was to hide and wait for an opportunity to subdue the maid and then run out.
But there were two guards at the door. Lin You thought that even if he drank the physical strength-enhancing potion, he might not be able to beat two tall and well-trained guards, so he chose to pretend to be unconscious.
Slowly removing his hand from the handle of the knife at his waist, Lin You squatted down and moved little by little to the door, observing the situation of the two guards outside through the crack in the door.
Sure enough, after the maid said those words, the guard seemed to relax a lot, but not enough.
Lin You turned around and went indoors again, took out the map, and thought about his mission carefully. She did have a rough estimate of the eldest lady's side. Yesterday, Lin You planned to go to the ancestral hall to have a look. If so, it was in the outer courtyard, which was a bit far away from here. She had to go out early today.
The current situation was not within Lin You's expectation, and it was time for her to prepare a backup plan for herself.
Lin You thought so, but the plan could not keep up with the changes. As time passed, and towards evening, the behavior of the two guards gradually became stiff and stiff, but Mrs. Lin once again brought Lin You food.
Mrs. Lin was not a servant of the Xu family, and these guards knew it, and a conflict broke out between the two parties. Lin You quickly stuffed the bedding on the bed and pretended that someone was lying on it, lowered the curtains, and then took advantage of the commotion at the door to push it away. He walked into the bedroom and leaned against the window on the back wall, and left quickly.
The "squeak" sound made by pushing open the window was covered up by the noise, and the three people at the door did not notice anything wrong. As for why Lin You pretended that she was sleeping on the bed... Anyway, the maid said she was unconscious, but didn't say where she was, right
After Lin You left, it was the guards of the Xu family who forced Mrs. Lin back to her room. The two guards did not go in specifically to see if Lin You was still there. They continued to stand guard and mind their own business.
Lin You escaped and did not leave immediately. When the two guards "sent" Mrs. Lin back to the side room, she slipped out quietly. As soon as she went out, she hid in the grass and observed her surroundings. After making sure it was safe, she walked slowly and slowly.
In fact, this time is still relatively early. You will understand it when you see that Mrs. Lin can still move freely. Therefore, Lin You was not in a hurry. As she walked, she stopped.
why
Lin You saw the old man's yard. In fact, the old man's yard was always in the center of the entire house. It was easy to see without any obstruction. Lin You didn't check it out a few days ago because there were always a few guards patrolling here and there. But what happened today and now the place is deserted.
The saying "tea cools down when you leave" was vividly explained on the day when the old man died.
Lin You was sure that the eldest lady’s target was the old lady. Since the old lady and the old man were husband and wife, would there be anything in the old lady’s place
Lin You thought like this in her head, and walked towards the old man's yard very honestly. The courtyard door was only ajar. Lin You held her breath and stayed at the door for a while, making sure there were no footsteps before going in.
This courtyard was much larger than the other courtyards Lin You went to, so Lin You felt empty. As soon as she stepped into the main room, Lin You was stunned.
There is another person here, an acquaintance.
Xu Leqi, the second girl in Tsing Yi, held a golden crown in her fair hands and stood in the old man's bedroom with a happy expression on her face.
The two looked at each other and neither of them spoke for a while.
"Sister Lin?" Miss Xu Er finally spoke first. She picked up a red hijab from the box in front of her, wrapped the golden crown with the red hijab, protected it in her arms, and looked at Lin Yuu smiled.
"We met again. It seems that sister Lin and I are destined to be together."
Lin You refused this kind of fate, but there was nothing she could do about it. Lin You took a deep breath:
"Yes, yes."
Lin You pursed a smile that looked harmless. Then she took a few steps closer to Miss Xu Er and said:
"This is what you ordered, have you eaten it?"
Lin You could only say it with a little embarrassment, which is the best way for Chinese people to interrupt the topic. She felt that there was something wrong with this second girl of the Xu family, and naturally she was not willing to continue with her. But if the topic continued, who knew whether she would encounter some minefields
"Pfft, hahahahaha." Miss Xu Er laughed out loud when she heard Lin You's words, and then she spoke slowly:
"The Lin family sister is quite interesting. No wonder Zhili also likes you very much."
Know the etiquette? The eldest young master of the Xu family? like her
Lin You didn't believe it at all, but she didn't open her mouth to refute.
"Okay, okay, I'm full, and I came here to eat." Miss Xu Er said with a smile. "Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to eat anything at night."
night? Can't eat
Lin You's eyes were a little wandering. She really didn't dare to think about what this Xu Er girl's midnight snack was at the moment.
Miss Xu Er ignored her. She continued the action that was interrupted when Lin You came in, and picked out a silver-red... wedding dress from the box in front of her.
Lin You was not sure, because although this style was a wedding dress, the color was not red at all. Lin You was still confused, but Miss Xu threw the clothes into the corner, and green flames immediately clung to them, burning them clean within a moment.
Miss Xu Er took the wrapped tiara and walked towards Lin You step by step. She stood in front of Lin You and said:
"After all, you have offered incense at my mother's place, and you are protected by that child Zhili. I also enjoyed chatting with you today, so I will save a seat for you."
"Look at the Xu family's false prosperity and collapsed seats."
Lin You's heart was beating loudly. When he came to his senses again, Miss Xu Er had disappeared.
Lin You's cold sweat soaked the clothes on her back. She took a few steps slowly, came to the box left by Miss Xu Er, and looked inside.
The box wasn't big to begin with, so it couldn't hold much in it. Lin You could see everything at a glance.
It was a thick stack of paper. Lin You looked at the degree of yellowing of the paper and found that it was from two periods of time. One of them was very yellow, while the other kind of paper was still white, as if it had been newly put in.
Lin You took it out and saw that they were all in traditional Chinese characters. Although it was a bit difficult to read, Lin You also saw that they were two eulogies, one written by the old man to his two wives.
The yellowed one is pretty decent, but the recent one is more like an apology than a eulogy.
It was mentioned implicitly that he and his step-wife had died in infancy, and that he felt extremely guilty. In fact, the step-wife was not wearing a red wedding dress when she entered the house.
Lin You looked at the corner and seemed to understand something. The red wedding dress under the old lady's coffin might have been buried with the old lady, which could also explain why the tiara was with the old lady.
Looking at the thick condolence letter, the more Lin You read it, the more strange it became. After reading it again, Lin You finally found the key point.
The eldest son gets married and starts a career...
etc!
Lin You sorted out the order again. First, the old lady came in, then gave birth to two boys, both of whom "died", and then the uncle got married... Then the problem is, the eldest lady will not have any interest in the old lady's two children. What guilt, because that all happened before she got married.
Lin You's speculations about the relationship between the eldest lady and the old lady must be overturned!
Lin You was glad that she had come here, otherwise who knew how far she would have gone on the wrong road
Once again, Lin You thought of what the eldest aunt of the Xu family said at noon, saying that the eldest wife relied on her, but the eldest lady didn't feel guilty at all and had people suppress her. Based on this, it is speculated that the eldest lady could not feel sorry for her.
But the Puranas and the boy's clothes in the eldest lady's room proved that she was atoneing for a child. Then, you have to go to the ancestral hall.
The ancestral hall is a place for sacrifices, and there should be records of sacrifices there. As long as you find the boy whom the eldest lady worships, you can almost understand.
Lin You's mind was very clear. She didn't waste time with the old man, so she turned around and went out.
As soon as he went out, Lin You vaguely saw a group of Xu family servants not far away carrying lanterns and carrying a coffin. Who was the stern-faced young master of the Xu family if not the eldest young master of the Xu family
Lin You subconsciously stepped away. Looking at the destination of the group of people, she guessed that it was the ancestral hall, and the coffin was very familiar to Lin You... that was the coffin of Dan, the second master of the Xu family.
I never expected that dead people would be used so completely by the Xu family that no bones would be left.
After the group of people left, Lin You was in trouble again. It would be difficult for her to go to the ancestral hall now that someone was there. It would not be fun if she was caught.
Lin You didn't hesitate for too long, after all, she was a woman with alternatives. Going in the opposite direction of the group of people, Lin You went to the uncle's yard.
The uncle's yard is very close to the old man's yard. There were some guards here today, but they were all zombies. Lin You avoided them with some snacks, and the side door was not locked, just ajar, so it was easy to get in. courtyard.
I don't know if it was because the eldest young master left with a large group of servants just now, but Lin You didn't see many people after lurking in the inner courtyard.
What Lin You didn't know was that the servants were all sent away by the uncle and his wife.
"Has Zhili gone?" Lin You lay under the wall of the master bedroom and recognized the uncle's voice.
"I've gone. I also sent someone to compensate the second younger brother and sister." The eldest lady said, "It's just that I'm not good at the eldest sister's side..."
"Leave her alone." There was a hint of disgust in the uncle's tone. "I really thought that after giving birth to a few bastards, I could do whatever I wanted. Look at the bad things she did, cough, cough, cough."
"Husband, you..." There was the voice of the eldest lady pouring tea, and it took the uncle a while to calm down.
"It's okay, it's the same old problem." The uncle said with a hint of despair in his tone, "Don't worry about me, you, Zhili and Zhihui will all be well. Marry the one from the Bai family as soon as possible."
"Here, there are so many things happening in the house, the wedding..." The eldest lady said hesitantly.
"Isn't it the same when the old lady comes in? Just give her a real wife, not to mention that your parents have sent her here." The uncle is very calm, "I am doing it for your own good. When she comes, you don't have to work so hard. It's early If I give birth to a child, Zhili will not be like me."
The eldest lady's shadow was reflected on the window, and it took a long time for Lin You to see her nod.
"I don't want anything to happen to our children either. In order to let Zhili Zhihui grow up, you know how many lives I and the Xu family have spent."
"Can't you... I just want my family to be safe?" There was a hint of crying in the eldest lady's tone.
"No." The uncle's tone was very cold. "Without the evil dragon's suppression, the Xu family cannot recover, the Bai family cannot recover, and the Chen family will not give up."
"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, of of of of use..." What is this?" The eldest lady seemed like she couldn't bear it at all.
"It must be a curse." The uncle picked up the eldest lady's hand and patted it, "You, me, the Bai family, the Xu family... can't escape it."
"Perhaps it was a mistake for the ancestor of the Chen family to seal the dragon back then."
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Lin You listened to the conversation between the Xu family's powerful couple in the room and roughly understood the cause and effect.
The ancestor of the Chen family sealed the dragon, and the Xu family somehow used it to suppress their luck and became prosperous. They even asked the Bai family to develop together with the descendants of the ancestor of the Chen family. Now they can stop even if they want to. No more.
Lin You almost understands the role of the Xu family and the Chen family, but what role does the Bai family play
Not long after Qu Le left, the eldest aunt of the Xu family woke up. She was knocked unconscious from behind, so she didn't know that it was Qu Le who moved her hand.
Compared to Qu Le, she felt that maybe the group from the Xu family's main house became rampant once they gained power.
What an ungrateful person!
She rubbed her neck and slowly sat up from the bed without taking off her shoes, so she simply stepped on the ground.
"Come here, hold the lamp."
The eldest aunt of the Xu family called several times but no one answered. She was so angry that when she was about to curse, the door was pushed open.
Someone came in with an oil lamp, but Aunt Xu was still unhappy, muttering
"Lazy guy, so slow."
The oil lamps in the room were lit one by one, and the whole room became brighter. At this moment, the eldest aunt of the Xu family inadvertently glanced at the mirror on the dressing table and was frightened to death.
"Old, old lady?"
The old lady holding the lamp showed a smile, which was an expression that was not common in the memory of the eldest aunt of the Xu family. In her recollection, the step-wife was either timid or forbearing, and there was no such bold smile.
Otherwise, why would she wear a silver-red wedding dress even if she was asked to wear a silver-red wedding dress, even though she was admitted as a head wife? She is just a concubine, born lowly, and her waist is not straight. How can she compare with herself, the upright eldest daughter of the Xu family
"Why do you call me the old lady? Call me mother." The old lady walked in step by step. "Come, mother~"
"Ah~ you, don't come over." The eldest aunt of the Xu family quickly ran away. "You are dead, you are not allowed to come over."
"Dead? It doesn't matter." At this moment, the old lady was wearing a red wedding dress and shook her head. "Anyway, aren't you going to die soon?"
"No! No way!" The eldest aunt of the Xu family shook her head wildly, "I won't die, I won't!"
"Why is sister talking like this?" A clear female voice sounded from the door of the room. "We are a family. Everyone is dead. How can sister not die?"
Xu Leqi, who was in Tsing Yi, blinked, walked a few steps quickly, and put the crown on the old lady's hand. The old lady just followed Xu Leqi's movements in a daze.
"You, Le, Le Qi?"
"Yes, it's me, sister." Xu Leqi put on the tiara for the old lady, admired it for a while, then looked back at the eldest aunt of the Xu family, "And father, everyone is here."
The eldest aunt of the Xu family opened her eyes wide. Sure enough, the purple face not far away was indeed the old man of the Xu family.
Suddenly, the eldest aunt of the Xu family was restrained by a person behind her, and Xu Lerong couldn't help but struggle. While struggling, I saw that the pale face was none other than the second master of the Xu family.
"Two, second brother?"
"The family is reunited~ No, there's also eldest brother. Yeah!"
Hearing what the second girl of the Xu family said, the eldest aunt of the Xu family was completely frightened and knelt down:
"Leqi, I was wrong. I was sorry for you. I'm sorry. I'm sorry."
"I didn't mean it. Really, I... It's all my fault. He didn't stop me."
"I didn't want things to be like that. My father also acquiesced, and there was nothing I could do about it."
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"Bright and bright, the eldest girl is bright and bright when she sees others." The second girl of the Xu family closed the door and hugged her mother who was stunned next to her. "Sister, you should be very happy now, doesn't she like this the most?"
The old lady nodded dully.
"Great, now everyone is together."
The author has something to say: Ah~ my brain hurts when I write it
I finished half of writing last night and scared myself. It would be better to get up in the morning and type.