You Yi took a sip of tea before analyzing the situation with Su Yun'an: "First of all, this house has been renovated, almost to the point of being rebuilt. They couldn't have built it brick by brick themselves; they must have asked the villagers for help. Wouldn't building a secret room in a farmhouse like this raise suspicion? Secondly, your father and your second uncle all went to the capital, leaving no one to guard the house. This shows that there's nothing hidden in the house. Finally, even if your father isn't their biological son, that's probably not a big deal in a farmhouse. They wouldn't need to build a secret room!"
Su Yun'an pursed her lips and didn't say anything.
Actually, he and his sister didn't tell them the whole truth.
If the father was a member of the Northern Wei royal family, then the grandparents were very likely related to the Northern Wei.
Ordinary farmers wouldn't build secret rooms, but the Northern Wei royal family might, which is why he wanted to investigate the secret room mechanisms.
However, my uncle's analysis is also correct. Building a secret room in this farmhouse is indeed suspicious, and since the house was renovated after my grandparents passed away, there is definitely nothing more to it.
As Su Yun'an was thinking, Youyi's head suddenly leaned closer, startling Su Yun'an, who instinctively leaned back and asked, "What are you doing?"
You Yi squinted, staring suspiciously at Su Yun'an: "Judging from your expression, you're not hiding something from us, are you?"
"What...what..." Su Yun'an chuckled sheepishly, then yawned repeatedly, "Ugh, so tired, so sleepy, time for bed!"
As Su Yun'an spoke, he pulled You Yi to the main house in the backyard.
Seeing his guilty look, Youyi was too lazy to expose him: "If you're going to sleep, then go to sleep. Why did you drag me into the room?"
Youyi disdainfully brushed Su Yun'an's hand away.
Su Yun'an chuckled dryly, "If we sleep together, it'll be warmer!"
As Su Yun'an spoke, he went over and closed the door, as if afraid that Youyi would run away.
Youyi watched Su Yun'an's little actions with amusement: "Are you scared to sleep alone?"
It's almost May now, and if it gets any hotter we'll need ice, so why would we need warmth!
"What am I afraid of?" Su Yun'an immediately stiffened his neck, refusing to admit it: "I've slept alone since I was a child, I'm not afraid at all."
He wasn't scared at all. This wasn't the first time he'd stayed in such a large, empty house in a completely unfamiliar place. He was just a little uncomfortable!
After an incense stick had burned, Su Yun'an lay on the couch, listening to Youyi's snoring, which was louder than thunder, and regretted it so much that he was green with envy.
Sigh, if he had known it would turn out like this, he would have preferred to sleep alone.
If his uncle slept next door, the snoring wouldn't be so loud, and it would also suppress all demons and evil spirits, so he definitely wouldn't... feel uncomfortable.
I definitely can't sleep!
Su Yun'an turned to look at the moon outside the window and couldn't help but miss her mother and sister.
My mother must have gone back to Xiliang. I wonder how she is doing now.
If she really is the Empress of Xiliang, she must be having a tough time right now!
And his sister is also waiting for his investigation results; he needs to figure out these questions as soon as possible.
The next morning, Su Yun'an woke up early.
I shouldn't say I woke up; actually, I hadn't slept all night.
Because they were thinking about the memorial service, Uncle Ping and the others woke up early.
Only Youyi slept soundly. It wasn't until Uncle Ping and Su Yun'an finished their breakfast that Youyi yawned and came out of the room.
"They've already eaten breakfast, why didn't they wake me up?" Youyi came over, grabbed a steamed bun from the table without washing up, and took a bite.
You Yi glanced at Su Yun'an's dark circles and raised an eyebrow, saying, "What's wrong? Didn't you sleep well last night?"
...Su Yun'an gave him a reproachful look, her face darkening.
He even had the nerve to say that he didn't just not sleep well, he simply couldn't fall asleep at all!
Seeing his complicated expression, Youyi leaned closer and teased, "Are you afraid of ghosts and can't sleep?"
Su Yun'an rolled her eyes: "There was a ghost calling in my ear last night, so I couldn't sleep."
Uncle Ping and Qingshan Qingshi immediately suppressed their laughter.
You Yi hadn't reacted at first, but when he saw Uncle Ping and the others trying not to laugh, he realized what was going on and quickly grabbed Su Yun'an's ear, saying, "It's clearly you who's afraid of ghosts and doesn't dare to say it, but you still dare to blame it on me."
Su Yun'an's ear was being pulled painfully. Just as he was about to retaliate, Su Xiaoli came over: "Young Master..."
Seeing You Yi grabbing Su Yun'an's ear, Su Xiaoli was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said, "This is..."
Su Yun'an slapped You Yi's hand away and looked at Su Xiaoli with a dry laugh, "My martial uncle is just joking with me."
"Uncle-Master?" Yesterday, Su Xiaoli saw this person following the young master and thought he was a guard or attendant. She didn't expect him to be her uncle-master.
Su Yun'an remembered that he hadn't properly introduced You Yi to Su Xiaoli yesterday, so he formally introduced him: "This is my martial uncle, You Yi."
“Uncle-Master You.” Su Xiaoli quickly bowed to You Yi.
This senior uncle even dared to pull the young master's ear; he's clearly not someone he can mess with.
You Yi glanced at Su Xiaoli but didn't say anything.
He came along to protect Su Yun'an and just wanted to join in the fun; he had no desire to deal with the people and things here.
Seeing You Yi's aloofness, Su Xiaoli didn't dare to say anything more to him. She only looked at Su Yun'an and asked, "Young Master, are the offerings for the sacrifice prepared? Should I go and prepare them?"
"No need, I had Uncle Ping bring it from Kyoto."
As Su Yun'an spoke, he looked at Uncle Ping.
Uncle Ping immediately led the coachman to the carriage to take down all the offerings.
"Let's go, let's go pay our respects to our father now."
As soon as Su Yun'an and his group left the old house, they saw the county government's carriage.
The carriage stopped, and Ma Ming got off and bowed to Su Yun'an: "Young Master."
"Lord Ma." Su Yun'an quickly returned the greeting, "Lord Ma, your arrival is just in time. Let's go and pay our respects to our father."
Ma Ming had actually prepared a memorial offering for Su Yun'an, but seeing that Uncle Ping had everything he needed, he didn't mention it. After taking his own offering from the carriage, he followed them to the Su family ancestral graves.
After Su Renzhong's body was returned, it was buried in the Su family ancestral cemetery.
Led by Su Xiaoli, they soon saw Su Renzhong's tombstone.
Of all the ancestral graves in the Su family, Su Renzhong's grave was the largest and most imposing, which was quite fitting for his status.
This was Su Yun'an's first time standing in front of Su Renzhong's tombstone. Looking at the three large characters "Su Renzhong" on the tombstone, Su Yun'an's eyes immediately welled up with tears.
Even if he was unwilling to accept it, he could not stop the fact that his father had already left him.
Father is dead. Whether he died for his country or was killed by Su Renyi and Su Huiyan, he has left Mother, and left her and her sister. They will never see their father again!
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