The second day of Yuan Shuangqing's visit was the old lady Yuan's birthday banquet. She got out of bed in the morning and performed a set of sword skills in the courtyard. .The old lady was afraid that she would still wear the yellow Taoist robe when she went to the banquet, so she sent someone to bring the clothes. Yuan Shuangqing pretended to accept the clothes, and when she turned around to go to the banquet, she was still wearing the same Taoist robe.

The banquet was held in the backyard, and there was a big lotus pond next to it.When Yuan Shuangqing walked around the lotus pond, she had already attracted the attention of a small number of people.

The country gentry and local tyrants who came to hand in the greeting cards didn't know Yuan Shuangqing, and thought she was a female Taoist priest from the mountains, so they just found it novel, but they didn't make much noise. The official justified Yuan Shuangqing's name, but seeing that Yuan Shuangqing was still obsessed and dressed like this, her face turned dark immediately, and she temporarily gave up her plan to introduce her to everyone.

However, Yuan Shuangqing acted as if she didn't know that the old lady didn't want to talk to her now, instead she showed great enthusiasm, knelt on the ground and bowed, saying: "Grandmother please be well."

Her voice was not loud or low, but the people around could hear it clearly. Those people looked at each other in blank dismay, afraid to talk due to the occasion, but their eyes became very strange.

The old lady was so angry that her hands shook, she thought to herself why you didn't call me grandmother yesterday, but today you called me so affectionate.Yuan Qingqing was good at guessing the old lady's thoughts. Seeing that the old lady's face was not getting any better, she came over to help Yuan Shuangqing, and said with a smile, "My sister has been away for many years for the Yuan family. It is really hard work to go to the Taoist temple to pray for blessings. Please sit by my side."

Yuan Qingqing pulled Yuan Shuangqing's wrist, trying to pull her to the seat, but she was secretly exerting force on her hand, as if she wanted to crush Yuan Shuangqing's wrist. How could Yuan Shuangqing let her do what she wanted? She clenched her fist and said with a smile: "I I haven't returned for many years, I heard that my sister is married, and today coincides with my grandmother's birthday, so my brother-in-law must be here too? Why don't you introduce one or two?"

Yuan Qingqing's face was disheveled, and she was barely able to suppress her vigorous anger. Being divorced was the pain of her life. Yuan Shuangqing pretended not to know it, and talked about it in front of so many people, which was too hateful.Today at the host's place, other people naturally didn't dare to make unreasonable comments, so they were all a little embarrassed. Hearing this, coughing, coughing, and drinking water, they didn't dare to look at it again.

There was a smile on the corner of Yuan Qingqing's mouth, and she got closer, and whispered in Yuan Shuangqing's ear: "Don't go too far."

"I can't compare to you," Yuan Shuangqing raised her eyebrows, then felt extremely bored again, shook her head and said, "Childish and ridiculous."

"What do you mean by that?"

"You say you are naive and your heart is blocked, so is it true that your ears are also deaf?"

"you……"

Yuan Shuangqing didn't give her face any more, pushed Yuan Qingqing's hand away, and instead of taking a seat with her, she found a rather obscure place to sit down. This place was full of servants and maids, and almost everyone was seated. A few of the servants were still running, and when they saw Yuan Shuangqing coming, they sat down and moved a few steps unconsciously, wishing to be as far away as possible.

Yuan Shuangqing thought, she really wasn't suitable to care about backyard fights, leaving back then was a choice she would never regret in her life.

At noon, the sound of firecrackers was heard from far away, and when the sound stopped, the drums sounded everywhere, and after three beatings, it was time for the luncheon to begin.All the delicacies were brought to the table. The table where Yuan Shuangqing was sitting was a private table, so it was naturally different from other guests. The old housekeeper of the mansion strolled over, bent down and whispered in her ear: "Miss Shuangqing, the ancestor told you to come over."

Yuan Shuangqing subconsciously looked towards the old lady, and saw that although the old lady was chatting and laughing with everyone, she glanced over while she was busy. Yuan Shuangqing turned her head and said lightly: "I'm fine here, I'm free." The implication is that refused to pass.

The old housekeeper frowned in embarrassment, and didn't know how to persuade Yuan Shuangqing, so he went back to report in small steps. Later, the old lady called Yuan Qi over and whispered a few words, and Yuan Shuangqing saw Yuan Qi walking this way, Immediately speechless.

What happened today was all because Yuan Qi thought about it yesterday, and felt that she should not be ashamed of Yuan Shuangqing, so she asked his wife to come over to report the news under the guise of a visit. He clearly remembered the purpose of his trip, if he offended the old lady, the Yuan family would not give her parents' relics, the loss outweighed the gain.

Yuan Qi came over and pulled her away for a while, persuading her to tolerate it temporarily, Yuan Shuangqing sighed deeply, and after returning to the banquet, she obediently walked up to the old lady, watching her introduce herself in the crowd with a blank face : "This is my granddaughter Yuan Shuangqing. Her parents died early, and she has been raised by my side. It's just that I was unwell a while ago. My granddaughter has always been filial, so she wrapped her Taoist robe and went to the Taoist temple to pray for me. I didn’t even have time to change the Taoist robes. Come and see some uncles.”

Yuan Shuangqing hated the old lady's hypocrisy in her heart, so her eyes were gloomy and she kept silent, but the surrounding uncles smoothed things over indifferently: "Don't shout, don't shout, we didn't prepare red envelopes either."

"Old lady, I wonder how old your granddaughter is?"

Old Madam Yuan knew that others would ask this question, and said with a smile: "This year is seventeen, I am a little older, and I haven't discussed marriage yet, so I delayed her."

"It's not a problem at all," one person stroked his beard and looked at Yuan Shuangqing: "I don't know if my sister can embroider, or call and paint?"

Yuan Shuangqing said: "I don't know how to embroider, and I don't know how to paint..."

The old lady smiled slightly, and was about to say something nice, when the person in front of her said calmly, "But he can catch ghosts and exorcise evil spirits."

As soon as these words were spoken, the air froze a bit, and the old lady was like a cat caught with a sore foot, hitting Yuan Shuangqing's back with a cane, Yuan Shuangqing snorted, frowned and said nothing, her eyes were full of indifference .

The old lady was frightened even by the beating, her lips trembled, and she reprimanded sharply: "What nonsense are you talking about!"

Yuan Qi wanted to hold Yuan Shuangqing back, but she didn't care, she took two steps back, her smile deepened: "If there are any evil spirits in the family, please invite me to sit and watch. Old man is not deceived."

The old lady said harshly: "Yuan Shuangqing! Stop talking, Yuan Qi! Yuan Qi!" She grabbed the collar of the fourth son with all her strength. Yuan Qi hurried to appease the old lady, but she didn't say anything. Unable to listen any longer, she shivered and shouted: "Put her... take her..." Before the old lady could finish her sentence, she suddenly loosened her grip and her whole body went limp.

"Mother!" "Grandpa..."

The whole birthday banquet suddenly became chaotic, and the surrounding elders spontaneously dispersed to make it easier for Yuan Qi to leave with the old lady in her arms. Shocking, crying together, unable to be coaxed, Yuan Shuangqing looked at this scene, only felt that everything was far away from her, and felt dizzy, wishing to pass out like an old lady immediately.

The people around are in chaos, only Yuan Qingqing is calm, the old lady loves her the most, but at this moment, she is like an idle person who stays out of the matter, instead of following the old lady, she comes over and taunts Yuan Shuangqing: "Yuan Shuangqing, you are not benevolent! Righteousness, you are not worthy to be a descendant of the Yuan family!"

Yuan Shuangqing made a smile, she doesn't know what she looks like now, it's probably quite scary, after all, people around her avoid like snakes and scorpions: "I don't want to do it for a long time, give me what my father left, I will Go now."

"Don't even think about it! Since you have already made plans to sever justice with Yuan Jiaen, why do you want things from my Yuan family?"

"It was left to me by my father."

"It's ridiculous, Yuan Ye is my second uncle, who are you? Don't you deny that you are a descendant of the Yuan family?"

"Shut up!" A yell came from behind the crowd, Yuan Huan pushed aside the crowd, stood in front of them, glanced sharply at the faces of Yuan Shuangqing and Yuan Qingqing, and finally said to Yuan Qingqing: "Go back! You are too arrogant, what kind of place is this, how can you be presumptuous!"

Yuan Qingqing felt as if struck by lightning, and said, "Father, instead of helping me, you are helping outsiders?"

"She's not an outsider." Yuan Huan cast his eyes on Yuan Shuangqing, with thousands of emotions hidden in his eyes, which finally turned into sighs: "Come with me."

With Yuan Huan leaving with Yuan Shuangqing, no one in the Yuan family dared to stop the culprit who made the old lady faint. Yuan Qingqing was so angry that she stomped on the spot, but she had no choice but to retreat from the banquet covering her face.

The absurdity in the hall came to an end temporarily.

Yuan Shuangqing didn't have much contact with this uncle, if it wasn't because of the hasty meeting yesterday, she might not have known her on the road, she thought she was brought out at the banquet just now because she was afraid of offending the Yuan family.Either let her pack up and leave, or find a remote place to ask the crime immediately, but at this moment, she is going further and further into the Yuan Mansion, Yuan Shuangqing turned her head to look around, and asked: "Uncle, where are we going?" where?"

Yuan Huan walked forward slowly with his hands behind his back, and said in a low voice, "I'll take you to find what you want."

"Uncle?"

"It's impossible for your grandmother to give you the relics of your parents. This is just a way to trick you into going home."

Yuan Shuangqing smiled slightly: "So that's the case." She didn't think it was surprising, on the contrary, it should be.

Yuan Huan said softly, "What you want is in the Yuan Family Ancestral Hall."

Yuan Shuangqing had doubts in her heart, so she couldn't help asking, "Why are you in that place?"

"I think this is why the old lady refuses to give you things."

As Yuan Huan said, he led Yuan Shuangqing to the gate of the ancestral hall.The place has been in disrepair for a long time, and it looks dilapidated. Yuan Shuangqing stepped on the mottled bluestone steps. Before he thought about it, he couldn't help but caressed the mahogany pillars under the eaves. He shouldn't have such an impression of the memory before he was six years old. Profound, however, as long as she is linked with Changxi, she can't let go.

Yuan Shuangqing was already eager to push the door and enter, but her uncle was still by her side. She didn't dare to show too frivolous, so she put down her hands, combined with what Yuan Huan said just now, guessed: "Could it be that my parents' belongings , isn’t it a good thing? Otherwise, how could it be placed in such a place.”

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