Drive a RV and go farming in ancient times.

When the couple finally met in the RV, it was already the end of the Hai hour. Gu Huanxi had been waiting so anxiously that she was numb now. She did not rush to speak, but asked him curiously, "What's holding you back?"

Xu Huaiyi took a bottle of carbonated drink from the refrigerator, gulped down half of it, and then said depressedly, "Zhao Sanyou came to my dormitory to play cards for a few nights, which was nothing, but who would have thought that Qiao Huaijin would also come, making the atmosphere very uncomfortable. He went back to his hometown and seemed to have changed a lot. Although he was a bit hypocritical and snobbish before, he could at least maintain the persona of a nobleman. Now he has completely come with bad intentions and has torn off the mask..."

Gu Huanxi understood and took over the conversation, "So, he told everyone about Xu Honglian becoming Qiao Huai's concubine?"

Xu Huaiyi nodded and mocked, "He did say that, but he didn't say it honestly, and his mouth was full of rhetoric. Xu Honglian followed Qiao Huai in that way, and she couldn't even be considered a proper concubine. A concubine has to choose a good day and be carried into the backyard in a sedan chair. A decent one would have to set up two tables to show their respect, but Xu Honglian is almost like selling herself as a maid. Even so, Qiao Huaijin has the nerve to say that the Xu family and the Qiao family are in-laws. Ha, it's really embarrassing for him, lowering himself to this extent."

Gu Huanxi seemed to be thinking about something. "If they just want to win you over and tie you to the Qiao family's ship, then they are really too humble. What kind of relatives are the concubine's family? If this gets out, will the Qiao family still be able to behave like a human being? Will Qiao Huai's wife be happy about this? That would be a slap in her face..."

Xu Huaiyi said, "Well, that's how I got back. Guess what Qiao Huaijin said? Ha, he said that we were fleeing from famine at the time, and the situation was special, so things were done hastily and hastily. He can make the decision and give Xu Honglian the status of a concubine, or even a co-wife, but only if I am willing to acknowledge this relationship."

“It’s a huge investment…”

"Who said it wasn't? The bigger the investment, the bigger the plot. If Xu Honglian really wants to be Qiao Huai's equal wife, wouldn't I be treated like a beast of burden? Bah, I won't fall for it. What Xu Honglian does has nothing to do with me. She and the Xu family chose their own path. How they will live in the future depends entirely on their own abilities. If they want to use me as a stepping stone, they're just dreaming."

Gu Huanxi reminded, "You are offending Qiao Huaijin by rejecting him like this."

Xu Huaiyi said with a bachelor's face, "It's not okay not to offend. This kind of thing must be rejected cleanly and decisively, without leaving them any loopholes to exploit."

"That's right. If you don't make a decision, you will suffer the consequences."

"Alas, but as long as Xu Honglian stays in the Qiao family's backyard, it will be difficult for us to completely distance ourselves from the Qiao family. Just now, Li Yunting suggested to me that if we really want to solve the problem, we should start with Xu Honglian instead of avoiding her."

Gu Huanxi thought about it and said, "That's a bit difficult. First of all, Xu Honglian herself doesn't want to leave. Secondly, Qiao Huai won't let her go. A concubine is not the legal wife, so there is no such thing as divorce. She can only passively accept the Qiao family's arrangements. Her life is not in her own hands. It's wishful thinking to expect her to cooperate."

Xu Huaiyi sighed and lay down on the bed in frustration. "I know this matter is not easy to handle. It is really annoying. The Qiao family does not need to do anything. Just letting her live well is a humiliation to me. I have not yet entered the government, so few people are talking about it. When I become an official in the future, the higher the official position, the more people will slap me in the face. No matter how much I hate her, she is also my biological sister in terms of blood relationship. If my biological sister becomes a concubine of an old man, oh, I can imagine how those people will laugh at me behind my back."

Gu Huanxi jokingly asked, "How about you go and silence her?"

Xu Huaiyi said dimly, "Do you think I don't want to? I just can't get over the issue of killing people indiscriminately."

After saying that, he waved his hands in annoyance, "Forget it, let's not talk about this for now. Anyway, there is no good solution at the moment. Let's take it one step at a time. What about you? What did you want to tell me just now?"

Gu Huanxi straightened his expression immediately, "It was the plague in Hutian Village before, it really was related to Xiaoyu."

She then explained the matter in detail, including the donation of silver and the lighting of the eternal lamp.

Xu Huaiyi nodded, "You did the right thing, but Xiaoyu, it must be hard for him to get over it, right?"

Gu Huanxi sighed, "He is stronger than I thought. This kind of thing may happen again in the future. He can only learn to face it. Who told him to be such a person..."

Xu Huaiyi snorted, "There are many princes, and not all of them are like this. He is unlucky to have an unreliable father. Look how stupid he is. He can't even protect his wife and children. If he knew he was incompetent, he shouldn't have married a concubine. Doesn't he know that if there are too many women, there will be intrigue? Will he fight for the right of inheritance to the death?"

"Perhaps, he can't even decide whether to marry a concubine."

"Then don't marry someone from such a high-ranking family. In the Marquis of Changle's mansion, even if she is a concubine's daughter, she will be ambitious. Marrying her will bring disaster to the family. Fortunately, Xiaoyu is lucky, otherwise, hum!"

Gu Huanxi glanced at him and said, "Okay, why are you so angry with him?"

Xu Huaiyi said with a sullen face, "I just can't stand it. The most hateful thing is that we still have to work for him. The more I think about it, the more aggrieved I feel. Do you think he is a wise leader? He can't even manage his own family properly. If he really sits on that throne, how will he govern the world?"

Gu Huanxi listened to him complaining for a while and just reminded him, "No matter how many faults he has, he is still Xiaoyu's father. Don't say these things in front of Xiaoyu in the future. It's like being distant and distant."

Xu Huaiyi muttered quietly, "It's not certain who is closer to whom. The grace of raising a child is greater than the grace of giving birth to a child..."

Gu Huanxi pretended not to hear, talked a few more words about how to deal with Lao Xu's family, and then lay down to sleep.

Xu Huaiyi did not sleep well for half the night, and after class the next day, he went to find Sun Yu.

Li Yunting was right in his reminder. If the master-disciple relationship was left unused, it would not only be a waste, but also be distant and estranged. If he put himself in Xiaoyu's shoes, he would definitely feel uncomfortable if Xiaoyu didn't ask him for help when he encountered problems.

Seeing that he took the initiative to find her, Sun Yu was surprised and stunned for a moment. After greeting each other, she couldn't help but ask, "What happened? Is it that Su Zhe's end is not going well?"

Xu Huaiyi shook his head. "On the contrary, his business is going smoothly. The clubhouse is being renovated, and the merchants have made some important friends. They have reached an agreement privately that they will support Su Zhe's election. There should be a result by the end of this month..."

Sun Yu was puzzled, "Then why did you come here?"

You won't miss him anymore, so come and visit him and show your filial piety, right?

Xu Huaiyi was not used to asking for help, so it was difficult for him to show weakness at this moment. He said dryly, "Actually, I want to ask Master for help with something..."

Sun Yu stared at him in amazement, extremely curious, "What's the matter?"

This is the first time that he feels like a master since the two of them established a master-disciple relationship. It's because his disciple is so capable. It seems that any difficult task can be solved by him. He even helped him and the Sun family a lot. Unexpectedly, there are times when he needs to contribute.

At this moment, he didn't even think about whether what Xu Huaiyi proposed would make things difficult for him. His mind was full of curiosity.

Xu Huaiyi gritted his teeth and told the story of his mess with the Qiao family. After Sun Yu heard it, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "That's it?"

Xu Huaiyi nodded and said, "I am really at a loss. Master, do you have any good ideas?"

Sun Yu said speechlessly, "You don't need to care about such a small matter. Your sister became Qiao Huai's concubine, and it wasn't you who arranged it. It was all a coincidence. What does it have to do with you?"

"But……"

"Master, I understand what you are worried about. If you were still a member of the Xu family, it would be difficult to deal with you. But you are the son-in-law of the Gu family, and you have the document of breaking off the relationship. What happens to the Xu family in the future will not involve you. Don't worry."

"What if the Qiao family uses these relationships to make a fuss?"

"The Qiao family is not that stupid. If they really did that, wouldn't they be offending you? They used that relationship to win you over and make you work for them, not to make an enemy of you. As long as they realize that you have completely severed ties with the Xu family, your sister will become a useless chess piece."

Xu Huaiyi suddenly became enlightened.

Sun Yu added, "Of course, this is just thinking positively, but there is no guarantee that the Qiao family will go crazy, or the Fourth Prince will need the discarded chess pieces. How about this, I will go back and warn them not to have any more tricks and cause you trouble with this kind of thing."

Xu Huaiyi quickly stood up to express his gratitude, his excitement evident on the surface.

Sun Yu raised the corner of his mouth with great satisfaction. As expected, as a master, giving makes people feel more comfortable than receiving.

However, soon, he no longer felt that way.

Xu Huaiyi added, "Master, there is one more thing. I have thought about it and feel that I should tell you."

"what's up?"

"The matter of Changle Marquis Mansion."

Sun Yu was stunned for a moment, "Changle Marquis' Mansion? Do you still have conflicts with them?"

Xu Huaiyi said depressedly, "Originally, we didn't have much in common. It was my bad luck. Who would have thought that things would be so coincidental? You must be aware of the rumors about Hutian Village, right?"

Sun Yu hummed, and said jokingly with deep meaning, "Didn't you break them all? We invited Master Huixin to save the souls of the dead, and miracles came down from the sky, so all the curses broke. Now it's rumored that the place has been enlightened by the Bodhisattva and is a blessed place. Many people who want to buy land in Hutian Village can't get one."

Xu Huaiyi laughed dryly a few times, "Please don't make fun of me. What can I do? It's all God's will..."

Sun Yu said, "Well, modesty is also a virtue."

Xu Huaiyi, "..."

How can I continue writing this?

"Tell me, the curse on Hutian Village, could it be related to Changle Marquis Mansion?"

Xu Huaiyi nodded and said, "Those false rumors and gossips were spread by the Changle Marquis' Mansion."

Sun Yu was surprised, "Are you sure?"

Xu Huaiyi said, "I asked someone to check it for me, and it is accurate."

"But why?"

"Back then, a plague broke out in Hutian Village, and the village was sealed off, leaving the villagers to fend for themselves. More than a hundred people died. The people who surrounded the village were the subordinates of Marquis Changle and Li Yuan."

After hearing this, Sun Yu's expression changed, and he asked seriously, "Why did you decide to investigate this matter?"

Xu Huaiyi said calmly, "I started looking for Li Yuan. Meng Ping told me that someone had paid him to spy on me. The other person was masked, so I didn't know who he was. I thought there was someone with bad intentions, so I couldn't sleep or eat. So I went to look for him, and ended up finding Li Yuan. But at first, I couldn't figure out why he did that. As I found out more and more secrets, I figured it out."

"What do you understand?"

"He did something evil to the villagers of Hutian Village. Feeling guilty afterwards, he had people spread those rumors, completely turning Hutian Village into a place that no one could avoid. Over time, everyone forgot the existence of this place. But he never thought that one day people from our Xujia Village would move in and live there, and live a good life. The reputation became more and more famous, which made him feel uneasy. He knew that the reason why the village had become better was mostly due to his disciples, so he asked people to monitor his disciples, fearing that they would notice something and expose his crimes."

Sun Yu asked solemnly, "What crime did he commit?"

Xu Huaiyi gritted his teeth and said, "The plague back then was simply nonsense. I have asked Doctor Jiao and the people who survived in Yuanhutian Village. According to their descriptions, the villagers who died were most likely poisoned."

Sun Yu frowned, "Where's the evidence?"

"If it was a plague, nine out of ten people who came into contact with it would be infected, but they did not show any symptoms afterwards. As for those who died, they all ate the cakes brought back by a woman named Zheng Chunxiu, which led to the disaster."

"Who is Zheng Chunxiu?"

"She was from Hutian Village. Because she was pretty and smart, she was sold to the Marquis of Changle Mansion and chosen to serve Miss Li Er. Later, she followed Miss Li Er into the palace of the eldest prince. I heard that she was very valued and often received rewards from her master. She took them home to show off. The poisoned cake was a reward from her master."

Sun Yu was silent for a while, and then asked, "Did you find out all this from the villagers?"

"Yes, I asked others to check some of them."

"At the beginning, didn't those villagers ever think of standing up and redressing their grievances?"

Xu Huaiyi smiled bitterly and said, "Master, the people surrounding the village are from the Changle Marquis' Mansion, and the one who gave the cakes is the concubine of the eldest prince's mansion. The villagers of Hutian Village are all ordinary people. Tell me, who among them dares to do that?"

"Then why do you dare to say it now?"

"To be honest, Master, they don't dare to ask me now. I asked them secretly. They didn't even know what I was going to do. They just thought I was curious. Could it be that I dared to seek justice for the more than 100 people who died? I am not so stubborn as to dare to go against the Changle Marquis Mansion. It's just that Li Yuan came to bully me, so I had no choice but to resist."

Sun Yu nodded, "Master will investigate it in detail. You should not intervene for now. If it only involves the Changle Marquis' Mansion, it is not a big deal. But it is also related to the eldest prince's mansion. This matter becomes complicated. The former Miss Li is now the eldest prince's consort and the daughter-in-law of the royal family. She is not someone that you and I can deal with. If you are not careful, you will be killed."