Several people walked slowly outside, and Wu Fang explained the whole process in detail as they walked.
According to Wu Fang, Xue or Qin probably died before the Xia family entered the imperial city. The entire Xue Mansion had been replaced, not all at once, but gradually, and there were reasons for the replacement.
For example, Biyun, the maid who took care of Xue Huoqi's daily life, fell in love with a guard in the mansion and asked Xue Huoqi to let them leave the mansion.
Mother Wang, who was in charge of food, suddenly fell seriously ill, so Xue Huoqing arranged for her to leave the house and go home for treatment.
Butler Xue Lian broke his leg, and the position of butler was given to another servant named Xue Yang who grew up in the Xue Mansion.
…
In this way, before anyone knew it, seven out of ten of the original elderly people in the Xue family had passed away.
Xue Huoqi was an idle man who didn't care about much. He stayed in his own yard all day, reciting poems, writing couplets, drinking and practicing swordplay. He had a fourteen-year-old son named Xue Yang. Xue Yang's temperament was no different from Xue Huoqi's. He was also a man who never left the house. Only Xue Huoqi's wife Liu occasionally went out to buy something. On weekdays, the family of three stayed at home, doing whatever they wanted and saying whatever they wanted. They lived a very leisurely life.
By the time Xue Huoqing discovered something unusual in the mansion, it was too late.
Everyone in the mansion has been replaced, and only the former butler Xue Lian is his man.
The day after Ji Xingzhi left Lizhou, Wu Fang found out that Xue Huoqin had hidden the Xia family in that deserted street, and immediately went to Xue's house to capture Xue Huoqin. Obviously, he failed.
Not only did he fail, but he also lost the lives of many of his brothers. Except for him, everyone who followed him to capture Xue or Qin that day died.
Wu Fang tried his best to escape from the Xue Mansion, but failed. Instead, he turned back and hid inside. It was the old butler Xue Lian, who had a broken leg, who saved him. Later, people from the Wuzhou Gate came to rescue him, taking the old butler with them before leaving. The old butler told him that Xue Huoqin was dead, and the current Xue Huoqin was someone else impersonating him. His leg was not broken in the fall, but was broken by them before.
Xue Lian said that he originally wanted to help Xue Huoqin, but he didn't expect that before he could come up with a solution, Xue Huoqin had already been killed.
In order to avoid being noticed, the fake Xue Huoqin played with his wife and son as usual. Xue Lian pretended not to know and thus escaped his life. However, although Xue Lian was rescued, Liu and Xue Yang were still in the hands of those bad guys.
Wu Fang took Ji Xingzhi and Xiao Moyan to a lounge inside the gate to meet the old butler Xue Lian.
Xue Lian looked to be in his sixties. His old face was covered with deep and shallow wrinkles, and his pair of light black eyes were full of vicissitudes of life. He sat on a wooden chair, looking haggard.
Seeing Ji Xingzhi and others coming, Xue Lian was slightly stunned, picked up the crutches beside him and was about to get up.
Ji Xingzhi glanced at Su Cheng, and Su Cheng understood. He let go of Wu Fang's arm and strode forward to stop Xue Lian's actions.
"Uncle Xue, you have difficulty walking, so just sit down and talk." Su Cheng helped Xue Lian sit up and placed the crutches within Xue Lian's reach.
Xue Lian knew Wu Fang's identity and had also guessed Ji Xingzhi's identity. He had even met Xiao Moyan several times, so he naturally didn't dare to be so presumptuous.
So, Xue Lian looked at Su Cheng with some uneasiness and asked, "How can this be done?"
Su Cheng smiled, glanced at Ji Xingzhi secretly, and said to Xue Lian, "Yes, yes, while she is here, just say whatever you want to say."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
