My house was confiscated and I was exiled. I emptied the emperor's warehouse and fled.

Mrs. Yan, who is far away in the Qin Mansion, does not know that her husband has changed her son-in-law. She is still secretly looking forward to seeing Qin Junyi again so that her biological daughter can get close to him and strengthen their relationship.

However, Qin Junyi did not show up again until dark.

The old lady held a banquet in her yard to entertain the female members of the Su family, and asked her servants to invite Su Yunwan to come and eat together.

But soon the servants reported back: Madam has something to do and she has not yet finished her work, so let them do what they want.

The old lady immediately looked at Mrs. Yan and Su Yunyuan, and remembered the rumors that Su Yunwan was not getting along with her mother's family.

In fact, it is not a rumor. Su Yunwan has not contacted her mother's family about many major events such as pregnancy and childbirth, which shows how estranged their relationship is.

But now that she heard that Su Yunwan went to the mourning hall to pick up someone and entertained him well, she thought that Su Yunwan had abandoned the past and reconciled with her mother's family.

It seems that she misjudged...

Mother Yan and her daughter looked embarrassed, as if they were sitting on pins and needles.

Mrs. Su, however, was relatively calm and smoothed things over with a gentle voice: "Since Wan Wan is busy with something important, I won't disturb her."

Mrs. Qin showed a kind look: "Wanwan is a capable person who works hard and is often unable to get away, which is also difficult for her. Then let's hold the banquet ourselves without waiting for her."

After saying that, she ordered her servants to send a message to Su Yunwan to remember to eat on time and not to be too busy.

The female members of the Su family saw Mrs. Qin's sincere concern in their eyes, lowered their eyes, and thought in their hearts.

After the meal, the female members of the Su family returned to the guest house. Until late at night, they did not see Su Yunwan sending anyone to greet them, let alone her own figure.

When serving Mrs. Su to bed, Mrs. Yan couldn't help but provoke and complain: "Even if Wanwan marries the wife of the Qin family, she is still the daughter of our Su family. With you here, how can you not even say hello!"

Mrs. Su moved to lie down and said calmly: "You will get what you sow, so don't blame Wan Wan. You are here to watch the night, and take the opportunity to think back on what you, the stepmother, did in the past years." "

Mrs. Yan only felt humiliated. Before she could say anything, she saw that Mrs. Su had closed her eyes.

This is to set rules for her!

But due to her status as daughter-in-law, Mrs. Su had spoken and she had to obey.

Mrs. Yan had no choice but to have another bed of bedding brought in, blow out the candles, and spend the night on the couch.

At the same time, the old lady heard the maid's guess before going to bed, and suddenly realized in her heart.

She said that she felt something was wrong today. It turned out that the surrounding area was quiet and all the grandchildren were hiding away.

It wasn't until the female members of the Su family left for a while that they came together to say good night.

Did they get wind of this move, or did they receive clear instructions?

The old lady gradually fell asleep with questions.

*

At the third watch of the summer night, everything is silent except for the sound of the gentle breeze blowing through the treetops. The moonlight is like water, spreading all over the earth, and the mountains in the distance are looming, like an elegant ink painting.

"Da da da..." Several rapid sounds of horse hooves came from a distance, which was especially clear in the silent night.

Su Yunwan opened his eyes, used a touch of spiritual power to float out of the window, and found three people driving horses through the city wall. The leader was Qin Junxian, who was tired of the journey.

He was wearing armor and had a sword at his waist. His deep eyes revealed a strong aura of sadness as he looked towards the house hung with white lanterns and mourning flags.

"Uu——"

Before the horse could stop, Qin Junxian turned over and landed on the ground. He looked up at Qin Junyi who heard the noise and walked out of the mourning hall and was waiting in front of the door. He shouted sadly: "Brother."

Qin Junyi looked at his brother who arrived a whole day earlier than expected, stepped forward and patted his shoulder, saying warmly: "Come into the room and talk."

The two came to the mourning hall. Qin Junxian moved the coffin lid with trembling hands. He looked at his mother whose remains were intact under the cooling of the ice. He couldn't help but bury his head and cry, "Mother..."

The sad voice resounded through the mourning hall, and Qin Ruolan, who was sleeping in the side room, woke up, put on her coat and walked out of the room.

Looking at Qin Junxian who was lying on the coffin crying so hard that his heart was broken, Qin Ruolan's heart was twisted and tears fell. She moved to him step by step, gently touched his back, and choked with sobs: "Second brother, you are finally back. .”

Qin Junxian turned around and called "Lanlan", and the brother and sister hugged each other and cried.

Qin Junyi looked at his brothers and sisters leaning against the coffin, and could not help but recall the heartwarming scene of his brothers and sisters Cheng Huan standing beside their mother when they were greeting their mother when they were children.

It seemed that no matter in the past or now, only the brothers and sisters were the mother's biological children, and he was always just an outsider.

Now that his mother is dead, he is still alone.

No, that's not right.

He also has Wanwan and a pair of children. He is no longer alone, wandering in the endless darkness.

Qin Junyi took a deep breath to drive away all the sudden negative emotions, and his eyes became clear again.

Qin Junxian and Qin Ruolan, who were immersed in sadness, had no idea about his fluctuation in mood, but they fell into Su Yunwan's eyes.

She sighed slightly and stood up to dress.

Not long after, Qin Junyi heard his subordinate's report and walked out of the house. Looking at the beautiful figure approaching under the moonlight, he said softly: "Wanwan, did I wake you up?"

Su Yunwan shook her head and stood still in front of him, "Is your second brother back?"

"Yes." Qin Junyi held her hand and walked into the house together.

In the mourning hall, Qin Junxian had calmed down and saluted Su Yunwan with red eyes: "Sister-in-law."

Su Yunwan nodded and said, "I heard from Ziyuan that you won't arrive until tomorrow night. You must be exhausted after traveling such a long distance. Let's take a good rest first."

Qin Junxian felt warm in his heart, shook his head and said, "I'm fine."

Then, he looked at Qin Junyi: "Brother, how did my mother die?"

Qin Junyi told the whole story of his mother's death.

So far, it has been determined that Pei's death was caused by the mother-child poison, and it was also found out that Luluo's mother was a hidden stake planted by the royal family in the early years. Luluo's daughter inherited her mother's legacy and continued to serve the court.

After listening to this, Qin Junxian felt so filled with hatred that he didn't think about Pei's role in it for a moment. He shouted in a low voice: "Brother, I want to kill the Dog Emperor to avenge my mother!"

"Okay!" Qin Junyi nodded heavily.

Then, he added: "My mother's poison took effect too quickly. After I arrived, I devoted all my inner strength to suppress the poison, but I still only heard my mother's last words. She said..."

Qin Junyi's eyes were deep and cold as he described the situation that day.

That day, he and Qin Mu went to his mother's residence. Before they reached the door, they heard shrill screams coming from his mother's room.

When he rushed over, my mother was already bleeding from seven holes and was dying.

She held her blood-stained hands tightly and said with all her strength: "Save me... I don't want to die... I haven't become... the Queen Mother... ..save."

The mother's voice stopped suddenly, the hand on her arm hung weakly, her eyes widened, and the light of survival was completely dimmed.

"Queen Mother? Brother, are you sure you heard correctly?" Qin Junxian couldn't believe it.

It is said that when a person is about to die, his words are also good.

The mother has always been obsessed with eldest brother's forgiveness and repairing the relationship between mother and son. Why, when she was dying, was she thinking about the unreachable position of the Queen Mother? ? ? ! ! !