Chapter 52 The Clues End

As soon as Su Xiucheng stepped inside, he was drawn to Wang Xinyu standing at the door.

The little girl is pretty and has an ethereal air about her, making her stand out from ordinary girls.

So when his mother asked him, he blurted out that sentence.

This is a bit abrupt...

He glanced at Wang Xinyu furtively; she remained standing still, not even a hair on her head, though her expression was rather unpleasant.

Wang Xinyu: Did that little baby wash his feet or not?

Su Xiucheng: "!!!" Waaaaah, he was rejected!

Yun Jinglan raised an eyebrow at Su Junyao, who immediately understood and grabbed the twins by the ears, dragging them out.

"You brat, come with me! Tell me in detail who taught you to behave so frivolously!"

Su Jingwen: "..." What does this have to do with him!

Sometimes being twins with Su Xiucheng is quite unfortunate; there's never a time when you can escape being scolded.

It wasn't until the twins had walked away that Wang Xinyu realized that someone had just been here.

If you don't remember, then it doesn't matter.

The only problem is that these three kids are a bit noisy.

Hmm, I want to go home. But Grandpa said he wants to stay with them, so I'll just have to wait a little longer!

The news of so many children suddenly arriving at Jingxin Garden reached Zhuyuan. Madam Wen remained silent with a gloomy face.

Her niece came to stay at her house for a short time and started shouting and threatening violence, but when Yun Jinglan had so many unrelated people come, no one said a word.

"Lan'er, what did your cousin say when I asked him to deliver ginseng soup last time?"

Zheng Xiulan got angry when this was mentioned, "It's all because of that Chen He who ruined everything. Also, my cousin is now suspicious of me and has replaced all the people around him."

Madam Wen patted her hand to calm her down: "You and Yao'er grew up together, only separated by Madam Yun. Yun Jinglan has been abusing her power in the Marquis's mansion all these years because of her maternal family, and now she has even taken away my power to manage the household. And look at her five children, which one is as caring as Mu Yang?"

“You are the daughter-in-law I’ve chosen; no one can surpass you,” Madam Wen advised her. “Think about Mu Yang; with the Marquis’s support, he can reach even greater heights!”

Su Junyao was handsome, and Zheng Xiulan was once attracted to him. However, repeated cold treatment from him eventually made her give up on the idea.

At her age, what would she still be thinking about love? Of course, it's all about the power and influence of the Marquis's mansion!

She forced a smile: "Aunt is right, I understand. I will definitely take good care of Aunt when I become a daughter-in-law of the Marquis's household!"

"Alright, alright, I'll be waiting!" Madam Wen said. "Jingxin Garden must be in complete chaos right now, you must seize this opportunity."

"If all else fails, then I'll resort to some underhanded tactics..."

The two smiled at each other, and everything was said without words.

Su Junyao was unaware that he was being watched and was playing chess with Su Changxu in his courtyard.

"Second brother, the outcome is decided; you are going to lose."

Su Junyao held a black piece but didn't make a move. Opposite him, Su Changxu, holding a white piece, carefully examined the board, and finally casually tossed the white piece he had hesitated to place onto the board.

"I'm not playing anymore, I always lose."

"Of course, if you don't want to play, then don't. So, let's get down to business now?" Su Junyao had come to discuss serious matters, but this chess idiot had dragged him into playing a game.

Su Changxu: "We found a clue, but it's gone cold."

"Broken? What does that mean?"

"All the clues point to the already dead Granny Qin. Do you really believe that a head nanny in the Marquis's mansion would go to the Jiangnan region to buy more than ten kilograms of bewitching herbs to poison the young master's wife and the third master of the mansion in order to settle a personal score?"

Su Changxu almost laughed out loud when he said it himself. The person behind this has some ability, but not much.

Thinking only about clearing one's name without making a thorough plan only makes people more suspicious.

"No one in their right mind would do that; it would be more reasonable for her to just use rat poison."

However, Su Junyao also thought of something: there had been a spontaneous combustion incident at the Zheng residence before, and the Zheng family mother and son must be involved in this incident!

"Check on Qiao Muyang or Zheng Xiulan. They have problems."

“I also investigated them,” Su Changxu wasn’t stupid, and immediately went through all the suspects. “There was nothing unusual. But it’s precisely because they were so clean that I also suspect them.”

The real headache for Su Changxu is that there are no clues at the moment.

"Brother, this is really difficult to handle."

"Tell me, what do you want?"

You can't get the second brother to cooperate unless you give him some benefits.

Su Changxu had been waiting for this question: "I just want to ask how you and your sister-in-law reconciled."

Before he left the capital, his elder brother and sister-in-law had a strained relationship. If it weren't for their child, he had no doubt that his sister-in-law would have divorced his brother and gone back to her parents' home.

At that time, he was gloating, thinking that he couldn't be the only one in the family without a wife; having his elder brother as a companion would be fine too.

But when he returned from Huizhou, everyone else was happily holding their chubby babies, while he was all alone, like a stray dog.

He also wanted to learn how to coax his wife to bring him back from Huizhou.

Hearing his younger brother ask this, Su Junyao immediately pictured Qiuqiu's round face in his mind. He really had to thank the adorable little Qiuqiu.

Otherwise, he would end up all alone like the second son.

However, he couldn't reveal Little Chick's true nature, so he simply stated, "With your mouth."

"Mouth?" Su Changxu was shocked and suddenly became shy.

"Isn't this a bad idea?"

Is his older brother being so reckless now?

Su Junyao smacked him hard on the head with his other hand. "What are you thinking about? I think you've really ruined your brain by playing around with women!"

His two younger brothers grew up right under his nose, but he didn't know when the second brother had gone astray like this.

He sighed deeply: "Second brother, now that it's just the two of us brothers here, I still want to ask you what your intentions are in going to find your sister-in-law?"

Su Changxu turned his head to one side, looking at every plant and tree in the yard.

This garden was meticulously maintained when Madam He was alive, but it has become desolate since she left. The withered branches and weeds are a distressing sight.

Although Que'er wasn't his biological son, her presence brought a sense of warmth and life to the place. Now, the place felt so cold and impersonal that even he didn't want to stay there.

"I miss them. Big brother, I was wrong."

"What's the use of telling me you're wrong? Go talk to your second sister-in-law and Que'er." Su Junyao didn't think much of him. If the two still had a shred of affection for each other, there was only a glimmer of hope; if their affection was gone...

Forget it, I'll go back and ask Qiuqiu for some "wonderful" blessings.

"Remember to be nice to Qiuqiu, and hug her often."

Su Changxu's face darkened. Was his older brother implying that he didn't have children?

Su Junyao patted his shoulder: "Don't overthink it. I just wanted to say that my Qiuqiu is lucky. Maybe if you spend more time with him, you can get some good luck too."

Su Changxu politely declined: "Brother, I don't believe in this."

"Whatever you want."

Half an hour later

Su Changxu stood at the entrance of Jingxin Garden, carrying two rattles...

(End of this chapter)