Chapter 325 Where is the Basement?

At the beginning, Hu Xiner's father passed the imperial examination and became a minor official in the court, but because he had no background, his career was not smooth.

And what about his appearance? It was also ordinary. Generally speaking, he was not even worthy of the Liu family's attention.

Even the matchmaker would advise him to go to bed and not to be a toad wanting to eat swan flesh.

"Then how did they know each other?" Hu Xiner scratched her head.

The second old lady sighed repeatedly: "He accompanied his rich and powerful friend to go on a blind date with Ser, but he was unexpectedly taken in by Ser at first sight and she would never marry anyone else."

The family couldn't persuade Liu Se, so they had to accept him as a son-in-law. Not long after the marriage, Hu Xiner was born.

Originally, the Liu family thought that as long as the son-in-law was honest and dutiful, he would be fine. But who knew that a year later, he would suddenly fall ill and die!

Liu Se was heartbroken and left home with Hu Xin'er, who was still an infant at the time, and she has never been seen since.

Although to Hu Xiner, these were things that happened in other people's families.

But she was still intrigued by this ups and downs story.

And she felt that there were many doubts here.

The second old lady looked at her expression as if she was about to speak but hesitated, and asked with a wry smile, "Do you think our Liu family is useless and can't even take care of a young lady?"

Hu Xin'er thought for a moment and said, "My mother is so smart and so familiar with the Liu family, it's normal for her to escape without anyone noticing."

"You are also a filial child." The second old lady sighed and did not believe her words.

The old lady seemed to be talking to herself when she said, "Do you blame me? You should blame me. Your mother should blame me too. If I had kept a closer eye on her, you wouldn't have ended up in the countryside, and your mother might not have died..."

"Please don't take all the responsibility on yourself," Hu Xin'er quickly comforted her. "Everything is just fate. I believe that mother's spirit in heaven wouldn't blame you."

The second old lady asked quietly, "Then why hasn't she appeared in my dreams even once in all these years?"

Hu Xin'er was speechless. She couldn't possibly tell the old lady that there were no ghosts in the world. That would be too unemotional.

She thought for a moment and said, "Everything is destined by fate. Grandma, although I have never seen mother, her blood flows in my body. She will definitely not blame you."

Fortunately, the second old lady was also an open-minded person. After sighing a few times, she didn't say anything else.

In fact, she now has a very high status in the Liu family, and has a sensible and filial son and daughter-in-law. Although Liu Yanchuo has not yet entered the official career, he is also very promising.

These experiences were enough to soothe the pain in her heart. She was usually optimistic and open-minded in her life, but Hu Xiner's paintings were too realistic, which aroused her pent-up worries.

The second old lady took Hu Xin'er's hand, revealing a look of regret: "You're right, many things are destined by heaven. Our family went through so much trouble to find you, but it was just a coincidence that your cousin met you!"

As she spoke, she burst into tears again: "Sometimes I can't sleep at night, so I get up and recite scriptures. I wonder if your mother is still alive, watching us from somewhere. She is a quirky little girl, and sometimes she loves to do bad things..."

The appearance of Hu Xiner is both good news and bad news for the Liu family.

The good news is that Liu Se still has bloodline left in this world, and is so sensible and smart.

Sadly, her solitary appearance also reveals a fact that is unacceptable to those who love Liu Se.

Under what circumstances would a mother abandon her child and let her suffer inhumane treatment?

The most likely possibility is that she may be dead.

Hu Xiner naturally thought of this as well. She opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.

No wonder she always felt that the Liu family's attitude towards her seemed a little strange, as if they were too warm, but not particularly close.

She originally thought that this might be because she had just returned to the Liu family and was not familiar with everyone.

But now she realized that this was only one of the reasons.

The second old lady looked at her and smiled with relief, but tears rolled down her eyes. "Where is that cruel girl of your mother now? If only one day I could meet her like this, I would definitely donate a large Buddhist temple to thank the gods for their kindness!"

No wonder Mother Lu had such a complicated look on her face when she learned that Hu Xin'er was a member of the Liu family and didn't want to go back.

She must know how much effort and hard work the Liu family has put in over the years.

It's no wonder that the first branch of the family has such great hostility towards the second branch. The Liu family is poorly managed and is living off its past capital. However, in the search for Liu Se, they must have spent countless manpower, financial resources and material resources.

Therefore, the Liu family is in such a situation now.

Before, because Hu Xiner was not a real member of the Liu family, there was always a layer of separation between her and them, just like reading a story in a storybook.

But now, she finally truly understood the good intentions of these relatives.

Hu Xiner suddenly felt very guilty about coming here with a purpose, and her previous thoughts even wavered.

But this hesitation was only for a brief moment, and Mu Qing's hatred was not resolved. If this matter could not be resolved, it would only lead to more tragedies.

Didn’t Chu Taibao’s family suffer? Wasn’t Lu Yunjue’s tragic death and the annihilation of the Jiang family unjust?

In the fight against the prince, the Lu family has already paid too much, and they have nothing left to lose.

After all, people are selfish. Hu Xiner knew that her behavior of coming here with a purpose was wrong, but she really couldn't feel too much affection for the Liu family.

She could only try her best not to make more people sad.

However, although she had made up her mind, when she looked at the loving eyes of the second old lady, she was ultimately unable to make those hypocritical temptations.

Therefore, she hesitated for a while, but ultimately did not ask about the basement.

After leaving the second old lady's room, Hu Xin'er became more curious about her biological mother Liu Se.

In the descriptions of outsiders, she seems to be flawless, and time never defeats beauty. Even though ten or twenty years have passed, I believe that if she were still alive, she would still be beautiful and intelligent.

I just don't know whether she is alive or dead now.

Because she was embarrassed to ask for information about the basement, Hu Xiner had to go look for it herself.

Yun Qiu supported her hand, and she pretended to be relaxing as she strolled around the Liu Mansion.

There are people coming and going in the front yard, so it doesn't look like there is a mysterious basement. The fewer people there are, the more likely it is.