The Dark and Foolish King: The Fierce and Crazy Concubine Has Infinite Strength

"Your mother?" The woman looked at Qu Xiaoyou in surprise, her pupils slowly dilated, as if waves were surging in them.

Qu Xiaoyou narrowed her eyes in confusion and asked, "Why are you looking at me like that? Do you know me?"

The woman stared at her without blinking, until her vision was blurred by tears, and then she nodded gently.

"I...I'm your mother's friend."

"My mother's friend?" Qu Xiaoyou was surprised.

The woman nodded, stretched out her trembling hand and stroked her cheek, with deep pain in her eyes.

"Child, you...you've grown up so much, do you know how much you look like your mother? You are exactly the same, and your eyebrows and eyes are full of her former charm."

Qu Xiaoyou was somewhat moved by what she said, but she did not believe her easily. Instead, she asked suspiciously, "Although I was only five years old when my mother died, I vaguely remember a few of her friends. Can you take off your veil and let me see what you look like?"

The woman was startled and took two steps back unconsciously, raising her hand to hold the towel on her face, as if she was afraid it would slip off.

"No, I can't." She refused, lowering her eyes with a sad look, "I am ugly and cannot be seen in public."

"But..." Qu Xiaoyou wanted to say something, but was afraid of hurting other people's self-esteem, so she didn't dare to open her mouth.

"Xiaoyou, how is your relationship with your father?" The woman asked this question for no reason, with a slightly tentative look in her eyes.

Qu Xiaoyou answered truthfully: "Thank you for your concern, Auntie. My father and I have a very good relationship and he loves me very much."

Hearing her say this, the expectation in the woman's eyes instantly collapsed, replaced by a deep sense of loss, and even a hint of despair.

"Auntie, what's your name? Why don't I have any impression of you?" Qu Xiaoyou asked curiously.

The woman took a deep breath and answered with a desolate look, "My name is Mu Ziqiu, Mu for wood, Zi for children, and Qiu for autumn."

"Aunt Ziqiu." Qu Xiaoyou called out, and couldn't help asking curiously, "Are you close to my mother? Can you tell me about her?"

The woman didn't answer. She took her hand and patted the back of her hand. She sighed with red eyes: "Xiaoyou, your mother and brother died unjustly!"

Qu Xiaoyou was startled, and responded angrily: "Yes, that damned maid, she was so heartless that she wanted to kill her master for money. My mother treated her like a sister, but she actually killed my mother."

The woman's heart skipped a beat and she immediately loosened her hand, tears streaming down her face, looking heartbroken.

Qu Xiaoyou just thought she was missing her mother, so she hugged her gently to comfort her.

The woman was in tears, and her tears wet a small area of ​​the towel covering her face.

It took her a long time to calm herself down. She raised her hand to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes while sobbing sadly.

When she wiped her tears, Xia Younan noticed her hands.

All ten fingers of the old woman were injured, and the injuries were at the first joint of each finger. The sides of the joints were black, and it seemed that the injuries had been there for a long time, and the whole hand seemed very stiff and inflexible.

What kind of injury is this? It is arranged on each finger, forming a straight line. What kind of injury can make the hand like this?

"Auntie, what's wrong with your hand?" Xia Younan was puzzled and simply asked the old woman directly.

The old woman was startled, and quickly put down her hand that was wiping her tears and hid it in her sleeve, and answered with a evasive look: "Yes...I accidentally hurt myself while doing farm work."

"But what farm tools..."

"Xiaoyou!" As if she was afraid that she would continue asking questions, the woman changed the subject and looked at Qu Xiaoyou again.

"After paying respects to your mother, it's time for me to leave. I built a thatched hut at the foot of the mountain and have been living there recently. If you find anything wrong in your life, you can come to me and I will tell you everything I know."

Qu Xiaoyou nodded, a puzzled look on her face. For some reason, she felt that this woman was talking behind her words.

"Also, don't tell Qu Zhengyan about our meeting."

The woman gave her one more instruction, and only felt relieved when she agreed. She turned around and limped down the mountain.

When she was not far away, she suddenly stopped and said to him in a raised voice without turning her head: "Xiaoyou, be careful of your father!"

After saying this, she quickened her pace and left without waiting for Qu Xiaoyou and the others to ask further questions.

Qu Xiaoyou was stunned by her last sentence. She stood there in a daze, shocked and confused.

Xia Younan looked at the woman's back and began to murmur in his heart.

His hand was injured, his foot was lame, his face was covered, and he told Xiaoyou to be careful of his father.

Obviously, some unforgettable story happened to this woman, and that story was most likely related to the Qu family!

It was almost dark when they returned to Qu Mansion. As soon as Qu Xiaoyou entered the house, she went straight to Qu Zhengyan's room.

She wanted to find him and ask him clearly whether he was the one who placed those superstitious things near her mother's grave and why he did that.

However, she came to nothing. Qu Zhengyan was not at home. The servants said that he had gone out early in the morning.

Qu Xiaoyou had a lot of doubts in her heart but had no way to vent them, so she sat together with Xia Younan and the others, looking unhappy and silent with her head down.

Xia Younan also knew how she felt at the moment. She was also curious as to why Qu Zhengyan, who had always been known as a loving person, would do such weird things after his wife's death.

Regardless of whether those things are useful or not, the purpose of the initiator is self-evident.

"Xiaoyou, can you tell me about your father and mother? I will help you deduce and find out the purpose of your father's actions." She suggested.

Qu Xiaoyou was feeling depressed, and after hearing what she said, she did not hide it and told her the whole story with a sad face.

Through her narration, several people learned about her parents' past.

Qu Zhengyan lost both his parents when he was young and was taken in as an apprentice by a barber. He and his master made a living by relying on the barbering skills.

As an adult, he met Qu Xiaoyou's mother Liu Zhenzhen by chance.

When Qu Zhengyan was young, he was born with red lips and white teeth and a handsome appearance. Liu Zhenzhen fell in love with him at first sight, so she insisted on being with him despite her family's strong objections.

The Liu family was a well-known and wealthy family at that time. Liu's father was the owner of a martial arts school, and he taught students with his high martial arts skills.

In addition, he is chivalrous and often helps others when he sees injustice. Therefore, he is quite prestigious in Liuyue City and is deeply loved by the people.

Liu Zhenzhen is the only daughter of the Liu family, and you can imagine how favored she is. Liu's father couldn't change his daughter's determination to marry Qu Zhengyan, so he asked Qu Zhengyan to marry into the Liu family, and Qu Zhengyan readily agreed.

The two were very loving after marriage. Liu's father accepted Qu Zhengyan and taught him all the martial arts he had learned throughout his life. He also let him serve as the deputy director of his martial arts school.

It must be said that Qu Zhengyan was indeed extremely talented in martial arts. Coupled with his hard work and fearlessness of difficulties, he had acquired superb kung fu in just two years, and was even showing a tendency to surpass his teacher.

Liu's father also praised him highly, and at one point he thought that he had misjudged him and almost missed such a hardworking and studious young man.

The days passed by so uneventfully. Qu Zhengyan jumped from a barber to a deputy owner with great martial arts skills, and became the husband of the heir to a huge fortune. He was truly the envy of countless people.

In the second year after marriage, the birth of Qu Xiaoyou made the family's life even happier and more fulfilling.

Later, when Qu Xiaoyou was three years old, Liu's father disappeared inexplicably. After searching for five days, his body was finally found under a cliff.