Qi Feng was stunned by Liu Xiyu's words, and couldn't understand the other party's meaning for a while, but Liu Xiyu looked at her daughter's ignorant appearance, raised her hand and touched her head, and then motioned for the maid beside her to guard her The mother-in-law outside the yard called over.
The maidservant named Lue quickly called Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Li who were guarding the gate over.
Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Li bowed to Liu Xiyu and Qi Feng, and then obediently stood in front of their mother, waiting for their questions.
Liu Xiyu asked the mellow Mrs. Zhang: "Mrs. Zhang, please tell Miss, what kind of life did the four siblings of the Sun family live these two days?"
Mrs. Zhang saluted Liu Xiyu respectfully, and then she opened her mouth to talk about what happened after the four Sun family siblings entered the courtyard.
"Miss Qi, after entering the yard that day, the four of them started arguing. They have been arguing non-stop for the past few days, and there is almost no time to stop."
In fact, as Liu Xiyu said, she didn't embarrass the four siblings of the Sun family. She didn't treat them harshly on purpose, giving them food, clothing, and a place to live. Less than an iota of questions to come.
After all, Sun Ziyun and her younger brothers and sisters no longer have parents, and now they belong to the relatives who came here to seek refuge. Liu Xiyu gave them a place to live and sent someone to take care of them. Isn't this kind of life better than wandering outside
After hearing what Mrs. Zhang said, the doubtful look on Qi Feng's face gradually dissipated. She didn't expect that this matter could be handled like this.
That's right, before Qi Feng thought that after Sun Ziyun and the others were left behind, their family would have to let Sun Ziyun and the others continue to live the life of the rich kids in the past, but soon she found that she was wrong.
Now the four of them are not guests who come to visit relatives at all, but poor relatives who come to Qi's house to enjoy the autumn breeze. How could they come according to the etiquette of entertaining guests like in the past
"Although there are clothes, they can only cover their bodies and keep them warm. They won't freeze to death. It doesn't matter if they live in a dilapidated house, as long as they can shelter from the wind and rain. As for the home furnishings... when you are wandering outside Can it still be used for home furnishings?"
Sun Ziyun thought she was a smart person, she thought she had Liu Xiyu in her hands and thought that as long as she could live in the Qi family, she would definitely be able to live a comfortable life, but she forgot one thing, as the head of the Qi family, Liu Xiyu There are countless ways to make her miserable.
Eating delicacies from mountains and seas can fill you up with delicacies, and you can also fill your stomach with simple tea and light meals. There is a lot of knowledge in this.
"They are still young, their spleen and stomach are weak, and they can't eat anything good. They have porridge and steamed buns every day, as well as side dishes, which are enough to fill their stomachs."
In addition, the few of them are not very old, so naturally they can't go out and walk around. Even if they are guests at other people's homes, they can't wander around in other people's homes without the permission of the host, let alone they are not guests. come here.
It is said that they will have a place to live, but no one stipulates that the place must be decorated with carved beams and painted buildings. Compared with the decent young lady who comes here, it will be able to shelter from the wind and rain soon
Seeing Qi Feng's appearance of opening the door to a new world, Liu Xiyu patted Qi Feng's back and said earnestly.
"Feng'er, in the past, my mother always thought that you were young, that it was too early for you to marry, and it would not be too late to teach you these things before you got married. But now, my mother finds out that my mother was wrong. If I teach you these things early, you won't be fooled by the four Sun Ziyun siblings."
Even though Qi Shengkun was actually very kind to Liu Xiyu, Liu Xiyu also suffered a lot when her in-laws were still alive. After her daughter was born, Liu Xiyu wanted to bring the best to her daughter. She couldn't bear it. My daughter learned those schemes and calculations early on, and I didn't want her to realize the darkness of this world early, so she had been teaching Qi Feng one by one before, if she was not interested, Liu Xiyu would not force her.
She always thought that there was still time, and it would not be too late to wait until one year before she got married to teach slowly.
But what happened this time made Liu Xiyu clearly realize one thing. If it is really for the sake of her daughter, then she can't let her live innocently and ignorantly like before. Harm your daughter, after all, this world is never fair to women and men.
What's more, women's hearts are naturally softer than men's, and they are easily deceived by others. If they don't have the ability to distinguish between good and evil, they will suffer a big loss sooner or later.
"Feng'er, you are actually very smart, but your biggest weakness is that you are too soft-hearted. You are soft-hearted, but you have a clear distinction between love and hate. This is indeed an advantage, but when dealing with the affairs of the house, because There are various reasons, sometimes you can’t let your own temper go, and at this time you have to learn to be roundabout, as long as you do it well on the surface, no one else can say anything in private .”
"Sun Ziyun thought that she could bully us by relying on a yamen servant, but she never thought about one thing. We really have to worry about the yamen servant she relies on, but there is no need to be afraid of him. After all, here It's the backyard of Qi's mansion, the four of them live in the backyard, and the yamen servant is a foreigner, how can it be so easy to come in?"
Where is the backyard of a rich family that an outsider can enter whenever he wants? Besides, if a yamen servant wants to take Joe in front of them, he has to weigh one or two.
To put it bluntly, the reason why Chen Liang was able to control the Qi family before was just because they were concerned about face. In the final analysis, the Qi Mansion is still an imperial merchant, even when they face the magistrate, the other party will give them two points of face. Chen Liang is just a government servant, they want to give him some face, but they don't need to be afraid of him.
Liu Xiyu broke these things apart and told Qi Feng to use what happened before to let her have a more profound experience.
Qi Feng nodded repeatedly, expressing that he had written it down, and because of Liu Xiyu's teaching, Qi Feng knew how confused he was in the past.
"Mrs. Zhang, Mrs. Li, you take people to guard this yard carefully. The four siblings living in the yard can be regarded as 'visitors' in our mansion, so we can't let them have any problems."
Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Li nodded, and soon went back to guard the yard, while Liu Xiyu took Qi Feng to a small three-story wooden attic not far away. Through the open window of the attic, one could see the The situation in a dilapidated small courtyard.
"Hold this binoculars and take a good look to see what the Sun family's siblings are doing now."
Qi Feng took the binoculars that Liu Xiyu handed over, and looked into the small courtyard—this binoculars were imported, and Qi Shengkun bought them at a high price, but he didn't use them a few times, but later he was taken by himself. A pair of sons and daughters took it to play.
Relying on the binoculars, Qi Feng clearly saw the situation in the small courtyard.
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"Sister, is this what you want? Those people in the Qi family were offended by us, and now they have launched revenge, and they have imprisoned us. Sister, are we going to do this and wait for death?"
That day Sun Ziyun and his younger brothers and sisters were taken down by the servants, and they were sent to this yard that day. Although the house in this yard was airtight and rainproof, it looked very old, and there was not even decent furniture in the house. Nothing, the whole house has an unpleasant smell, as if no one has lived in it for a long time.
When she stepped into this courtyard, Sun Ziyin's suppressed emotions immediately exploded. She quarreled with Sun Ziyun, saying that they shouldn't stay in Qi's house.
"Sister, we offended the Qi family so badly at the beginning. They obviously hated us. You said that uncle and aunt are good-natured, but after all, Qi Wang and Qi Feng are their biological children. How can it be good for us to listen to the slander of those two people?"
Sun Ziyin didn't understand, Liu Xiyu had already shown her dislike for them long ago, why did Sun Ziyun insist on staying in Qi's mansion as if possessed by a demon, is this Qi's mansion really that good? So good that she would rather bear the revenge of the Qi family and stay.
"Isn't it good for us to go back to Yuzhou City? Uncles will never treat us so harshly for the sake of father."
In the past, Sun Ziyin bullied and bullied without scruple, because she knew that Qi Feng had a good temper, and she thought that it was Qi Feng who killed their parents, so she was so unscrupulous.
But after calming down and thinking about it later, Sun Ziyin knew that there was no reason for her hatred, especially when she found out that Liu Xiyu did not have deep feelings for their siblings as they thought, which really made Sun Ziyun feel even more irritable, thinking that they would stay behind. Being in the Qi family was the wrong choice.
But Sun Ziyun told Sun Ziyin to calm down, and said that it would be better to stay at Qi's house than to go back to Yuzhou City.
"You don't know what kind of face our uncles and uncles have. Dad is the son of the concubine, and they are the sons of the concubine. At the beginning, the father divided most of the family property, and then divided the concubine. , but only we are the direct line, and they are already branches."
Sun Ziyun told her younger brothers and sisters about the advantages of staying in the Qi family, and about the disadvantages of returning to Yuzhou City. She also vowed to tell her younger brothers and sisters that Liu Xiyu is now only because she is angry. To them so.
"My aunt only has my mother and a younger sister. She may be venting her anger for Qi Feng, or she may be showing off to Qi Shengkun. After all, she will not really do anything to us. We just need to bear it."
Sun Ziyin and the two younger brothers were dubious, but the three finally believed in Sun Ziyun's words.
As a result, three days passed like this, and they still stayed in this dilapidated small courtyard. It's full, but who can resist eating these three meals a day
Sun Ziyin lost a lot of weight, and after eating the porridge delivered again that day, Sun Ziyin broke out completely.
"Sister, why do you have to stay at Qi's house? You still want to stay here even though you know that they hate us. Is it because you have some ulterior secret?"
Sun Ziyin and Sun Ziyun had a big quarrel, and the two boys, Sun Zixun and Sun Ziyu, saw the two sisters who were arguing and tried to persuade them, but both of them were angry, how could they persuade them
"Xiaosi, how can you think of me like that? Don't you know what I've done to you for so long?"
Sun Ziyun felt very wronged. If she had been more ruthless, she could have left Sun Ziyin and the others behind, and she could go all the way to the capital with the money.
King Qinghe is in the capital now, if she goes to the capital, she can find King Qinghe no matter what, with the jade pendant in her bosom, King Qinghe will treat her well.
Obviously she has already paid so much for Sun Ziyin because of them, but now Sun Ziyin is still doubting herself, which makes Sun Ziyun's grievances keep coming out. She was torn, a big gash.
Sun Ziyun's appearance fell on Sun Ziyin's eyes, and she felt very dazzling. Suddenly, the appearance of her eldest sister and second sister when she died appeared in her mind. She still clearly remembers this kind of heart-wrenching pain.
And if they hadn't left Yuzhou City, the eldest sister and the second sister might not have died.
In the past two days, Sun Ziyin thought about a lot of things. After connecting all these things together, she realized that it was all because of Sun Ziyun that they got to this point.
At the beginning, it was Sun Ziyun who said it was not good to stay in Yuzhou City, she was the one who said that she would go to Jizhou City with Qi Huang and Qi Feng, and it was she who tried her best to persuade the eldest sister and the second sister to flee together...
It seems that when Sun Ziyun was in Yuzhou City, Sun Ziyun had to come to Jizhou City, and the reason she gave at that time was that the Qi family was an imperial merchant, and Qi Shengkun and Liu Xiyu would take care of them and treat them as their own children look at.
At that time, Sun Ziyin believed Sun Ziyun's words, but now after seeing what Liu Xiyu did, Sun Ziyin understood that everything Sun Ziyun said was false.
Liu Xiyu was taking revenge on them, they could only be locked up here like prisoners if they stayed at Qi's house, but even so, Sun Ziyun still refused to leave, why on earth did she do this
Sun Ziyin stared at Sun Ziyun, and suddenly said: "The reason why you stay in Jizhou City is related to the jade pendant hidden in your clothes? In fact, you don't want to stay in Qi's house, but because of that jade pendant." Is Kuai Yupei looking for someone? That person is in Jizhou City, so you have to stay here, am I right?"
Sun Ziyun never expected that Sun Ziyin would suddenly say something about the jade pendant, her face suddenly changed, and she said sharply: "Sun Ziyin, what are you talking about? I'm all for you and Xiao Wu Xiao Liu, how can you say that I?"
However, Sun Ziyun's reaction confirmed Sun Ziyin's guess. They were sisters who grew up together. How could Sun Ziyin not understand her sister? If she was still as soft and weak as before, Sun Ziyin might not have suspected anything, but her changed face and suddenly sharp voice proved that her guess was not wrong.
It was obviously a wild guess, she said it casually, but it might have hit the truth. For such a possibility, Sun Ziyun could watch his two sisters die for life
"Don't deny it, you do have a jade pendant in your arms. Xiao Liu saw it, and he can prove that since you have the jade pendant, why didn't you sell this jade pendant back then? If you were willing to sell the jade pendant to the elder sister and second sister to see a doctor, The eldest sister and the second sister will not die either."
It never occurred to Sun Ziyun that her possession of the jade pendant would be seen by her youngest brother, but Sun Ziyin hit her heart with wild conjectures, her face turned green and pale, and she stepped back. took two steps.
"Sun Ziyin, don't slander me like that, I didn't..."
"Do you think I will believe what you say?"
Too many things have happened recently. Sun Ziyin's spirit was already on the verge of collapse. She was trapped in this place for the past few days, and she realized one thing very clearly—Liu Xiyu was indeed taking revenge on them, maybe After their existence is forgotten by outsiders, they will be trapped to death silently in this dilapidated courtyard.
Sun Ziyin was just a twelve-year-old girl, when she realized that her previous cognition was all wrong, she went completely crazy.
"I want to see what the jade pendant you hid looks like? Why would you rather hold the jade pendant than save the eldest sister and second sister!"
After saying these words, Sun Ziyin rushed towards Sun Ziyun without hesitation, like a wild beast, her pretty face was twisted into a terrifying appearance.
Sun Ziyun was frightened by the suddenly mad Sun Ziyin, turned around and ran away, but the panicked Sun Ziyun was no match for the crazy Sun Ziyin, and was quickly thrown to the ground by her.
When she was on the boat before, Sun Ziyin sneaked around and knew where Sun Ziyun hid the piece of jade. After she threw Sun Ziyun down, she tore her clothes without hesitation.
"Little Five, Little Six, save me!"
The clothes Sun Ziyun was wearing were not strong at all, and the clothes were torn apart by the crazy Sun Ziyin. She protected her clothes in embarrassment, but she couldn't push the crazy Sun Ziyin, so she could only ask her two younger brothers for help. .
Sun Zixun was going to go forward, but was stopped by Sun Ziyu.
"Fifth brother, don't go there... I also want to know what kind of jade pendant Sister Yun would rather watch than sell."
Sun Ziyu's eyes were empty, he held onto Sun Zixun tightly, while he looked indifferently at Sun Ziyun whose clothes were torn by Sun Ziyin.
He also wanted to see what that jade pendant looked like.
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"They're fighting..."
Because the distance is too far, I can only see the scene in the yard with the binoculars, but I can't hear their voices. Before, Qi Feng could only see that the sisters Sun Ziyun and Sun Ziyin were arguing, but who knew While talking, they suddenly started fighting.
She handed the binoculars to Liu Xiyu in a daze, not knowing what to say for a while.
When they were on the way to escape, the relationship between the two sisters was very good. Sun Ziyin completely followed Sun Ziyun's lead, but after they arrived in a safe environment, the two of them started to quarrel.
Liu Xiyu was also interested. She took a look through the binoculars and saw Sun Ziyin take out a jade pendant from Sun Ziyun's arms.
"Feng'er, do you see why that jade pendant looks so much like the one I gave you back then?"
On Qi Feng's fifteenth birthday, Liu Xiyu specially asked a craftsman to carve a jade pendant for Qi Feng as her birthday present. Just now she saw Sun Ziyin take out a jade pendant from Sun Ziyun's arms. that piece.
"My jade pendant?"
Qi Feng was stunned. Not long after they escaped from Yuzhou City, they were robbed by thieves, and all their valuables were looted, even Qi Feng's jade pendant was no exception. The jade pendant was lost, why? Will it be on Sun Ziyun's body
Thinking of this, she took a closer look at the telescope in Liu Xiyu's hand, and found that the jade pendant was really similar to the one she had lost.
"The distance here is too far, I can't see clearly at all, I still have to bring the jade pendant to my eyes to confirm it."
Qi Feng said honestly.
Liu Xiyu thought for a while, gave Lue a few words of advice, and she quickly retreated.
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This piece of jade pendant was Sun Ziyun's life. Originally, she was crushed and torn by Sun Ziyin, but after the jade pendant was snatched away by Sun Ziyin, Sun Ziyun suddenly exploded.
"Give me back the jade pendant!"
She struggled to get up, regardless of her torn clothes, she was about to snatch the jade pendant from Sun Ziyin's hand.
However, Sun Ziyin hid the jade pendant behind her back and was unwilling to return it to Sun Ziyun.
"Where did you get this jade pendant? It's not yours at all, and judging by the quality of this jade pendant, if you sold it back then, it could be exchanged for at least a hundred taels of silver, which is enough to save the eldest sister and the second sister. Why don't you sell it?"
From the moment Sun Ziyun took out the jade pendant from Sun Ziyun's arms, Sun Ziyin's heart went completely cold.