Wu Xiang's royal horse followed Bo Ruoyou's carriage, "If this is the case, then our suspicion will be more based, but if Liu Yao is not from the blood of the Liu family, then what happened back then?"
Bo Ruoyou raised the curtain and said to the outside: "I don't know, I think there are some stories."
More than ten years ago, the old uncle of the Liu family was still alive, and the earl's mansion of the Liu family would not casually marry a wife for the younger generation. If Liu Yao's biological father was not Liu Wuye, how did the Liu family recognize her in the first place
Bo Ruoyou was deeply suspicious, "We'll know when we get to the Liu family, or maybe she was kicked out of the family tree because of other things."
Wu Xiang responded, and a group of people drove to Liu's mansion on horseback. When they arrived at the gate of Liu's mansion in Pingkangfang, Liu Yan came out to greet him again. Seeing Wu Xiang, Liu Yan asked about the progress of the case with great concern. After leaving the flower hall, Wu Xiang just asked, "I don't have a clear clue yet, but I have a question to ask you."
"Catcher, please tell—"
Wu Xiang said in a deep voice: "Miss Seven is the daughter of your deceased Fifth Uncle, right?"
Liu Yan nodded inexplicably, and Wu Xiang said again: "But I heard that Liu Yao was expelled from your Liu family tree four years ago, but is it true?"
"Expelled from the genealogy?" Liu Yan's face suddenly changed, "How is this possible? Where did you hear about the arrest?"
Wu Xiang narrowed her eyes and looked at Liu Yan, seeing that he didn't seem to be a fake, she said: "You don't have to worry about where you heard it from, you don't know about it?"
Liu Yan looked blank, "I don't know, and how is it possible?"
Wu Xiang thought for a while, "Is your father in the mansion today?"
Liu Yan shook his head, "Father went to the Yamen—"
Wu Xiang didn't say much, "Alright then, let's wait for your father to come back."
Liu Yan was very surprised, but seeing Wu Xiang's stern expression, he himself felt that this matter was no small matter, so he immediately ordered someone to send a message to ask Liu Xun, the elder of the Liu family, to come back early.
Waiting for Liu Xun's effort, someone outside the flower hall poked his head, Wu Xiang frowned and looked at Liu Yan, "Whose servant is that?"
Liu Yan also saw the man, and replied, "It's Fifth Brother's servant."
Fifth son Liu Xi... Wu Xiang and Bo Ruoyou looked at each other, Wu Xiang asked again: "How was Liu Yao's life in the mansion when she was a child? Did anyone punish you for making mistakes, or did you encounter any What danger?"
Liu Yan frowned, "Punishment... Is that how she was punished by her grandmother when she was young?"
Bo Ruoyou frowned, "Punishment by the old lady?"
"Yes, a few times, my grandmother was very strict with her, and she was very strict with her hands. When she was a child, her grandmother did not allow her to come to the main courtyard. However, she was young and always disobeyed the rules. My grandmother would order her servants to whip her with bamboo sticks. she."
After Liu Yan finished speaking, she felt a little uncomfortable, "Grandmother believed in the words of those monks and Taoists very much, and felt that she had beaten her fifth uncle and aunt, so she felt a little resentful towards her, but if Seventh Sister obeyed the rules, then Grandmother would not treat her badly. "
Bo Ruoyou thought of the scars on Liu Yao's body. Those scars were old. In addition to the scars caused by trauma, there were also those left by burns. She quickly asked, "Did she get burned when she was young?"
Liu Yan wanted to shake his head first, but soon he raised his eyebrows, "Yes, once, about ten years ago, there was a fire in the mansion. At that time, the fifth brother was trapped in the fire, and although the seventh sister was young, But he rescued the fifth brother from the fire."
He squinted his eyes and recalled, "At that time, the place where the fire started was in the bamboo building in the northwest of the courtyard. Lou is very familiar with it, so he ran in to save people without hesitation, and finally rescued the fifth brother, but both of them were burned in many places by the flames."
Bo Ruoyou and Wu Xiang looked at each other for a moment. When they saw the scars on Liu Yao's body, both of them subconsciously thought that Liu Yao had been abused, but now it seems that apart from being beaten by the old lady, the burns It happened by accident.
Bo Ruoyou couldn't help but said, "So Fifth Young Master is very concerned about Seventh Young Lady?"
Liu Yan nodded, "That's true. After that incident, my grandmother was kinder to her, so you asked me whether my seventh sister was expelled from the family tree. I was very surprised. She is the fifth uncle's own daughter. How could she be expelled from the family tree?" What about expulsion from the family tree?"
Wu Xiang groped for a moment, and also had some doubts about the nun's testimony. It was around noon when the two of them waited for Liu Xun's return. When they heard that the people from the yamen had arrived, Liu Xun went straight into the hall with a gentle face.
However, when Wu Xiang asked the question, Liu Xun's expression became serious, "This matter should have nothing to do with Yao'er's case, right?"
Wu Xiang said solemnly, "If it's nothing to do with it, we wouldn't make this special trip, please tell the master clearly."
Liu Xun frowned, this situation surprised Liu Yan on the side, if Liu Yao had not been expelled, then it would be a direct denial, Liu Xun was so hesitant, almost acquiescing that there was such a thing.
"Father, did you really expel Seventh Sister from the family tree?"
Liu Xun glanced at Liu Yan, and exhaled heavily, "Forget it, now that we have made inquiries here, there is nothing to hide. Yao'er was indeed expelled from the family tree, and this is also my mother's last wish."
Wu Xiang stared, "Is it because Seventh Girl is not from Liu's blood?"
A dark color flashed in Liu Xun's eyes, and he answered with difficulty, "Yes."
Liu Yan took a breath, "Father, how could..."
Liu Xun was silent for a few moments, and then slowly talked about the events of the year, "Back when my brother and sister entered the Liu family's family, they were already pregnant, and they were of other people's blood. Hiding it up. But later when the siblings gave birth to Yao'er and died of blood collapse, the fifth younger brother became depressed. Maybe he knew that Yao'er was not his own daughter, and he didn't care much. After being drunk, he accidentally revealed the matter After coming out, my mother found out about it. My mother was furious at that time, and my mother never thought that the fifth brother would die unexpectedly later, because of this, my mother hated Yao'er even more."
"Only my second brother and I knew about this matter. In those years, my mother didn't allow Yao'er to move around in the mansion. She wanted to be out of sight and out of mind. Later, some troubles happened, and my mother endured it for a while, but when she was dying, she still didn't want Yaoer stayed on the family tree of the Liu family, and ordered us to quietly remove her name, and then find someone for her to marry her off. The matter was over, but unexpectedly, later Yaoer had an affair with someone else. Affection-"
Liu Xun clenched his fists on the arm of the chair tightly, and his face became more gloomy.
Wu Xiang saw that things were as expected as Bo Ruoyou had guessed, and her mind moved slightly, "Among the young masters, do any of you know about this?"
Liu Xun thought for a while, "I don't know, only my second brother and I know about this matter, even the two brothers Yan'er don't know about it."
Liu Yan did not know, but what about the others
Brothers and sisters have grown up together since they were young, and if they are blood-related sisters, they will naturally not have any desires, but if they know that they are not related, the result will be very different. Liu Yao's appearance is elegant and beautiful, and her temperament is also well-behaved. Not only can she often be a female celebrity for her brothers, but she also dares to go to the fire scene to save people. .
Wu Xiang didn't give up, "Master, think about it carefully, but if there is even a chance, the master must not hide it."
Liu Xun frowned unhappily, "Could it be that the government suspects Yan'er?"
Wu Xiang glanced at Liu Yan, "The third young master is not suspected right now, but the other young masters are not necessarily—"
"But they are obviously brothers and sisters of the same clan."
Wu Xiang shook her head, "Master also said that this is only on the surface. What if some young master knew the truth early in the morning? They are all young young masters and young ladies, so they may not be able to stabilize their minds at times."
Liu Xun's thick eyebrows twisted into Sichuan characters, and he thought for a long time before he said: "There is only one possibility to know this, that is, to take out the genealogy when we go to the ancestral hall to worship the ancestors, but the genealogy is usually locked in the cabinet of the ancestral hall, and most people also take it. out."
"Where is the key?" Wu Xiang asked.
Liu Xun said: "The key is with me. It's normal and no one else dares to come to me to get it."
Wu Xiang pondered for a few moments. He knew about this matter from the nun who was happy with the second master. Since this nun knew about it, would other people also know about it
He asked again worriedly, and Liu Xun said affirmatively: "The genealogy is only taken out during the Chinese New Year and when the family has more people, and I was present at this time, and my second brother and I intentionally kept it from them It won’t make them find out easily, if it wasn’t for this, Yan’er would have known about it a long time ago.”
Liu Yan followed suit, "Father pays great attention to etiquette during the sacrifice."
Wu Xiang asked, "Where is the second master?"
Liu Xun looked at Liu Yan, Liu Yan said: "My child doesn't know, Second Uncle is not in the house."
Liu Xun didn't know what he thought of, and his eyes showed disgust, "Send someone to find—"
Wu Xiang thought for a while, then said: "Third Young Master, please invite Fifth Young Master, I have something to ask Fifth Young Master."
Seeing this, Liu Xun left with a sullen face. Soon, Liu Xi was invited over. Seeing him, Wu Xiang went straight to the point and said, "Miss Seven has saved Fifth Young Master's life, so it's no wonder she is very concerned about Miss Seven. The next house is prepared for Miss Seven?"
Liu Xi's expression changed slightly after hearing these words, "I don't know what the head catcher is talking about."
Wu Xiang sighed, "Fifth Young Master, you don't need to cover up anymore, just now the Elder Master has already told us the past, does Fifth Young Master already know Miss Seven's life experience?"
Liu Xi's thin lips were tightly pursed, his face was sullen and he didn't say a word, but he didn't seem surprised. Liu Yan looked surprised, "Fifth brother really knows?"
Liu Xi frowned, as if he had thought of something, and with deep pain in his eyes, Wu Xiang continued: "If the Fifth Young Master always keeps secrets, it will be difficult for the Yamen to find the murderer who murdered the Seventh Young Lady, or the Fifth Young Master is the one who murdered Miss Seven. Miss Seven's murderer?"
"I'm not." Liu Xi looked at Wu Xiang gloomyly, "How could I harm her!"
"Then the fifth son doesn't want to find the murderer who killed Miss Seven? How did the fifth son know about Miss Seven's life experience? But there are other people who also know?"
Liu Xi took a deep breath, as if he was weighing something, after a while, his eyes calmed down, "Yes, I do know, I knew it two years ago..."