People who think I'm ugly are so sweet

After Qi's mood stabilized, Xu Xilu and the others were finally able to sit down one by one, took out the gift they had prepared long ago, and said some homely words.When asked why he came to Cangzhou suddenly, Xu Xilu only said that he and Yu Rongbei were going to northern Xinjiang to perform official duties, passing through Cangzhou, and came to visit specially.

"Why did Lu Er go to the army?" Liu Zhiwei said, "Your father is clearly a civil servant."

Xu Xilu smiled, "I'm not very good at studying, and neither is Wu, so I can only rely on my brother-in-law to help me."

The corner of Song Yanqing's mouth twitched, didn't you rely on me to march into the army? !

Mrs. Qi held Xu Xilu's hand, and said: "I want to tell you, as long as Lu Er likes it, it doesn't matter what he does. Lu Er, have your father and your aunt treated you well all these years?"

The smile in Xu Xilu's eyes became lighter, "It's okay."

Liu Jiyuan said: "Last year when I went south, I passed by Shangjing and went to Xu Mansion. Unfortunately, Lu Er went to Puzhou and just missed it, otherwise..."

Speaking of Puzhou, the first thing Song Yanqing thought of was the Xie family in Puzhou, and he asked cautiously, "Why are you going to Puzhou?"

Xu Xilu was also puzzled: "I didn't travel far last year, why did uncle say that?"

Liu Jiyuan was extremely shocked, "Yes, but that's what Mrs. Zhang told me. Could it be that she lied to me?"

Xu Xilu sneered, "Perhaps she doesn't want my uncle to see me."

"Ms. Zhang, it's so strange." Mrs. Qi said suspiciously, "Is there any reason why uncle should not see his nephew?"

"The old man remembered what you said. We haven't heard back from the letters we sent to Beijing all these years." Liu Zhiwei said with a wry smile, "We thought Yinger Luer had forgotten about us."

Yu Rongbei hurriedly said: "How can this happen! Madam, she has been talking about the elders, and knowing that the son-in-law is coming to the north, she told me to come to the elders to fulfill my filial piety."

Qi Shi spread her hands, "Then, those letters..."

"I'm afraid it was stopped by Mrs. Zhang and destroyed."

Yu Rongbei asked strangely, "Why did she do that?"

The servant girl who had been standing behind Qi suddenly widened her eyes, "Could it be because of that incident?"

Qi Shi turned to look at her, "Aunt Huai, did you think of something?"

"So it's Aunt Huai, I heard my elder sister mentioning you."

Aunt Huai was Liu's dowry maid, she stayed in the Xu Mansion for seven years, and Xu Changying was brought up by her alone.Mrs. Liu went there within a few hours after giving birth to Xu Xilu. Aunt Huai wanted to stay in the Xu residence to take care of Xu Changying and Xu Xilu, but was sent back to Cangzhou by Mrs. Zhang with ready staff. Back to the capital.

Aunt Huai nodded at Xu Xilu, and said: "Miss has been in poor health since she gave birth to Miss Changying. When she was pregnant with Young Master Xilu, she was even weaker. Several doctors said that Miss might have dystocia. The Xu family The master also really loves the young lady, and cared for the young lady in every possible way, and the young lady passed the eighth month without any danger. But when she was about to give birth, she received a letter from her hometown in Cangzhou, saying..." Aunt Huai wiped her tears and said , "It is said that the master and wife have been seriously ill one after another, and will, will die soon. After reading the letter, the young lady almost collapsed, and went to ask the master of the Xu family to say that she would go back to Cangzhou. The master of the Xu family naturally disagreed, and the young lady was heartbroken. Fetal gas, this is..."

Liu Zhiwei said angrily: "My wife and I have always been in good health, when did we get seriously ill?!"

Qi Shi pointed to Aunt Huai and said, "Shu'er has been gone for almost 20 years, why are you talking now!"

Aunt Huai wept and shook her head: "Miss passed away suddenly, leaving only young master Xilu in his swaddling clothes. I cried all day long, not only to take care of the young lady and the young master, but also to prepare for the funeral of the young lady. I told the matter to Master of the Xu family, after Miss Ke left, the master of the Xu family seemed to have lost his soul. He was locked in the room all day without eating or drinking, and he couldn’t listen to what anyone said. When Cangzhou saw that the old lady had heard the news of the young lady's death, she was already crying out in sorrow, how dare I say this again to hurt the old lady's heart..."

Qi couldn't stop crying: "Shu'er...my Shu'er...if it wasn't for Shu'er, would Xu Taihe be where he is today?! Xu Taihe vowed to marry Shu'er back then, but after winning Tanhua In a blink of an eye, I married the daughter of a high-ranking official in the capital, and took in a noble concubine, so I remembered our Shu'er. If I had known that he was already married, I would have risked my life and would not let Shu'er be with him. go!"

"What's the use of talking about it now?" Liu Zhiwei said sadly, "The most urgent thing is to find out who killed Shu'er."

"Do you still need to think about it?" Qi said in a hoarse voice, "it must be Zhang who messed up! Otherwise, why didn't we contact Ying'er and Lu'er these years? She is the mistress of the Xu family, and she is the only one who has this ability!"

Liu Jiyuan persuaded: "Mother, you need to find evidence for everything. You have no evidence and no one will believe you when you tell it."

"Evidence..." Xu Xilu thought for a while, and said, "Aunt Huai, where is the letter my mother received back then?"

Aunt Huai choked up and said, "When I was packing up Miss's belongings, I put that letter and Miss's other letters in a wooden box. After Miss left, the master of the Xu family sealed up the yard where she used to live. Those letters, I don't know if it's still there."

Yu Rongbei said dejectedly: "If the perpetrator is in the Xu Mansion, she will definitely find a way to destroy that letter over the years."

Xu Xilu said slowly: "At least we already know the existence of that letter. Aunt Huai, if one day I need you to go to Beijing to testify..."

"I will definitely go!" Aunt Huai said without hesitation, "Miss was so kind to me during her lifetime, as long as I can do for her, naturally there is no reason to refuse!"

Everyone discussed for a long time, and when they were having dinner together, Qi and the others noticed that there was a young man with a noble temperament, "Lu Er, who is this young man?"

Xu Xilu was afraid that revealing Song Yanqing's identity would frighten the elders, so he said, "This is my good friend in Beijing, Mr. Song."

Song Yanqing nodded stiffly, "Hello."

He came from the capital city and had a national surname, so the Liu family dared not neglect him.After dinner, the Qi family still wanted to stay with them at the house for one night, but Xu Xilu, who was leaving for northern Xinjiang tomorrow, could only decline.The Qi family didn't force her, she pouted at Liu Jiyuan, "Yuan'er, send them off."

Liu Jiyuan sent a few people out of the inn, Xu Xilu said: "Uncle, please go back, I will come to Cangzhou to visit you and my grandfather and grandmother some other day."

"What about your mother..."

"Uncle, don't worry, I know it well."

Liu Jiyuan nodded, pulled Xu Xilu aside, and said: "The business of the inn has been good these years. It has opened several branches in the north and gradually developed to the south. Don't look at your grandfather and grandmother's simple clothes, our Liu family, too. It can be regarded as a wealthy family in Cangzhou."

Xu Xilu smiled and said, "That's because uncle manages well."

Liu Jiyuan said modestly: "It's just luck. In short, in addition to 32 inns, the Liu family has many good farms in the north, and dozens of houses alone. After your mother passed away, your grandfather and grandmother have been talking about you and Yinger. , and distributed part of the property to you early. I went to the capital last year, and I also wanted to hand over those properties to you. Now, you have five inns, ten farms, and a house in Yong'an under your name." Liu Jiyuan said shamelessly, "Of course, these are nothing compared to the Xu family's property, and the ten houses in the north are not comparable to the one in Beijing."

"Uncle, don't say that." Xu Xilu hurriedly said, "No matter how good the Xu family's things are, they will not belong to me. It's just that what uncle said just now is accumulated by uncle and grandparents over the years. I am far away in Shangjing, and I have never done my filial piety in front of my grandparents, so I am really ashamed."

Liu Jiyuan smiled and said: "You don't need to refuse, you just take it for your mother. As a concubine and without a mother, you must have a hard time in Xu's mansion! Don't worry, uncle will not let others look down on you go!"

Xu Xilu laughed: "Thank you uncle. It's just these properties, I have to trouble uncle to take care of them for me."

"It's easy to talk about, when you need it, just tell uncle."

Afterwards, the three of them joined Xuan Mo who was waiting at the entrance of the inn, and went back to the camp outside the city together.Along the way, several people were a little silent, and even Yu Rongbei, who was always talkative, didn't say a few words.When they were about to part, Yu Rongbei said: "Xilu, if there is anyone I can help with regarding the mother-in-law, feel free to ask, and you don't have to be polite to brother-in-law."

Xu Xilu smiled faintly, "Brother-in-law, please don't tell my sister about this. First, I'm afraid she will be sad. Second, she has always been impatient and impulsive, so she might startle the snake."

Yu Rongbei nodded, "I understand."

Song Yanqing said: "You don't have to come to my king's tent to serve tonight, I will send two charcoal basins to your place later."

Xu Xilu was taken aback, he didn't expect the little prince to have such a considerate side, he said with a smile, "Then thank you very much, prince."

Xu Xilu didn't sleep well all night.When he woke up the next morning, the others were already ready to go.He hurriedly dressed and walked out of the tent, just in time to bump into Xuan Mo who was about to come in.Xu Xilu asked him, "How long is it until we leave?"

"My lord has an order to leave in half an hour."

"It's okay, there's still time." Xu Xilu said while packing up his things, "By the way, why did you come to see me?"

"Here, here you are." Xuan Mo handed Xu Xilu an oiled paper bag, what was inside was still hot.Xu Xilu opened it and saw that it was the oil spinner they ate on the street yesterday.Presumably it was not long after it came out of the pan, and the oil swirl was still steaming, Xu Xilu took a bite, and the delicious aroma of beef sauce was on his lips. "General Xiao Yu moved so fast, did you just buy it and give it to the brothers?"

Xuan Mo's face changed slightly, "My lord ordered me to buy it."

Xu Xilu was silent for a while, and couldn't help asking, "Did the prince eat it himself?"

Xuan Mo nodded, "Eat, three."

……All right.

Half an hour later, everything was ready, everyone took their positions, and headed north again.Ten days later, he came to northern Xinjiang.