After returning to Lotus Garden, Eleventh Lady immediately told the lady the news.

The Madam clasped her hands together and said the same thing as the Empress: "I hope that this time I can have a baby boy."

Mother Du responded with a smile.

A servant came running in: "Madam, Madam, the second young master is back!"

The servants in the room either looked at the Madam, Eleven and the others, or lowered their eyelids and pretended not to hear. The smile on the Madam's face faded slightly, and the originally joyful atmosphere suddenly became a little cold.

The servant was at a loss.

Eleventh Lady hurriedly said, "Please come in! What are you doing here?"

The servant ran out feeling relieved.

Eleventh Lady instructed Amber again: "Go tell Lianjiao in the Second Young Master's room and ask them to prepare hot tea and hot water. When the Second Young Master returns to his room, there will be someone to serve him."

The atmosphere in the room relaxed. The person who was reporting to Xu Siyu went to report the news, the person who was preparing tea and snacks went to prepare tea and snacks, and smiles returned to everyone's faces.

Xu Siyu walked in hurriedly.

"Grandmother, mother!" He hurriedly bowed to the Madam Tai and Eleventh Lady, "How is Auntie now?"

He was wearing a royal blue silk gown, his face was covered in dust, his eyelids were dark blue, and he looked haggard.

The lady looked at him, slowly picked up the teacup and took a sip, then slowly asked, "Have you seen your father?"

Xu Siyu's face suddenly turned red, and a trace of shame flashed across his expression. Just as he was about to speak, the lady said, "You haven't been home for some time, right? Now that you are back, you should go to your father to greet him and see if he has anything to say. Although he doesn't say anything, he is always thinking about you. You should also let him see if you are living well in Le'an, right? And Qin Ge and Jian Ge, you grew up together and have a special relationship with them. You should at least say hello to them. And then there are Zhen Jie'er, Zhun Ge and Jie Ge..." As she spoke, she paused slightly and her eyes fell on Xu Siyu, "You are so flustered, what a shame!"

Xu Siyu's nose was already covered with sweat. As soon as the lady finished speaking, he immediately said respectfully, "It's all my grandson's fault. I'll go back to my room, change my clothes, and go see my father, and then go say hello to my elder brother, younger brothers and sisters."

The lady said "hmm" with satisfaction and said "go ahead".

Xu Siyu bowed slowly and retreated.

The lady looked a little sad, and called Eleventh Lady to her side to talk: "I see that he is like this, I am afraid he can't wait even a moment. You can arrange someone to go with him later. Although Concubine Qin is confused, after seeing her son, who knows if she will become more confused or suddenly wake up. When the time comes, you must report everything she said and did. Otherwise, we will think that she knows nothing, but in fact she knows everything."

I am doubting whether Xu Siyu was involved in this!

As her mind turned, Shiyi Niang couldn't help but secretly speculate, was it a compassionate act for the mother-son relationship that allowed Aunt Qin and Xu Siyu to meet for the last time? Or was it to find out whether Xu Siyu had played any role in the witchcraft incident?

She shook her head subconsciously, and quickly suppressed this thought deep in her heart, thinking about who to send with Xu Sizhun to the Luoye Mountain Villa!

Concubine Qin and Xu Siyu met. If Concubine Qin just said a few stupid words, it would be fine. But if she said something she shouldn't have said, then the person sent out to listen would probably end up like Chaxiang...

Eleventh Lady frowned slightly and remained silent for a long while.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, the lady glanced at Madam Du beside her and whispered, "I think there's no need to send anyone else. Just send Lian Jiao from Yu Ge's room! She is Yu Ge's roommate. Wen Zhu and the others served Yu Ge all the way back from Anle. They must be tired from the journey. The others who have been at home all year round should help Wen Zhu and the others."

Lian Jiao and the others, because they serve Brother Yu, have always been very close to Aunt Qin.

Someone has to go, either her or her...

Eleventh Lady suppressed the strangeness in her heart and responded with a "yes".

The lady could not help but sigh with Mother Du afterwards: "Everything is good, but she is too soft-hearted."

Mother Du smiled and said, "There is no perfect person in this world. Besides, everyone has their own style. If you think it's not good, maybe the Marquis will be attracted by your soft heart!"

The lady nodded slightly and said nothing more.

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Luoye Mountain Villa is located in the southwest of Yanjing City, about thirty miles away. Because the soil is not good, even if the weather is good, there is no harvest in the fields. People with a little strength have gone to Yanjing to work, leaving a large area of ​​land empty, which looks very desolate. The Xu family's property in Luoye Mountain was originally part of his great-great-grandmother's dowry. Although there are more than a hundred acres of land, the villa is only four or five acres in size.

When Xu Siyu and others arrived, it was dusk and a few crows were flying by.

Xiao Luzi couldn't help but shudder and went forward and knocked on the door.

The news had already been received at the other courtyard, and a maid came to answer the door immediately.

"Second Young Master, you are here." The old woman wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, "Our Concubine Qin has been waiting for you!"

Xu Siyu stood on the steps of the gate with his hands behind his back, looking down at the unfamiliar old woman in front of him, with the corners of his mouth curled downwards, his expression seeming a little stern: "Where are the maids and old women who serve my aunt?" He was not in a hurry to go in.

The old woman was slightly startled and said, "There were two who were not infected and were taken back to the mansion long ago. There were also a few who were unlucky and died long ago..."

Before she could finish her words, Xu Siyu said angrily: "So, except for the two people who were not infected at the beginning, everyone around Auntie is gone!"

The woman was also a smart person. She went over Xu Siyu's words in her mind and thought there was nothing wrong with them, so she said "yes".

Xu Siyu had a blank expression on his face, and suddenly he stepped inside.

The old woman hurriedly trotted in front of Xu Siyu and led the way for him.

Xu Siyu said nothing and followed the old woman silently.

"When did Cui'er die?" He suddenly asked the old woman when he reached the corner.

Xu Siyu's pace was very fast, and the old woman was caught up by him before she noticed it. She walked and ran all the way. When Xu Siyu asked her a question, she was speeding up her pace and focusing all her attention on her feet. When she heard what he said, she hurriedly said, "Cui'er died the day after she came."

"How did he die?" Xu Siyu quickened his pace.

The woman had no choice but to quicken her pace, but she was a little exhausted and began to gasp: "He was hanged!"

Xu Siyu stopped without warning: "Although malaria is difficult to cure, it is not impossible to cure it with our family's financial, material and human resources. Why did she hang herself?"

The old woman breathed a sigh of relief.

Mother Du had already told her how to answer these questions.

"Something started growing on her face, and she couldn't get over it, so she hanged herself."

Xu Siyu nodded and walked forward as steady as a pine tree.

The old woman hurriedly followed and led Xu Siyu and his party to the side room where Aunt Qin lived, and then said, "Second Young Master, be careful not to get infected. I'll open the window, you can stand by the window and talk to Aunt Qin!" As she said that, she pushed the door and entered the house.

A foul smell of medicine blew in my face.

Xu Siyu stood at the door and looked around the room.

It was a hot day, the windows were closed and covered with Korean paper, so the light was very dim, but fortunately the roof was high and the room was still cool. The black lacquered furniture was a bit old, but it was clean and tidy, but the incense table was bare, without any decorations, which made it look a bit deserted.

"Auntie is a little confused," the old woman followed his gaze and explained with a smile, "so all the things were put away." As she spoke, she carefully turned sideways and said, "Second Young Master, two days ago, Aunt Du came to visit the patient on the orders of the Madame Dowager and the Fourth Madam, and she only took a look from a distance. You..." The implication was that he should just take a look and leave.

Xu Siyu didn't hear clearly what she was saying.

A black lacquered bed with a green gauze curtain was placed horizontally against the wall. The body of the person could not be seen clearly, but an arm wearing a jade bracelet was hanging limply by the bed.

He recognized the bracelet.

That was my aunt's favorite piece of jewelry among all the gifts from my father. It was clear and blue, like a pool of spring water. My aunt often looked at herself in the mirror and said, "...I am chubby, and this looks best on me."

The thought flashed through his mind and Xu Siyu’s eyes went blurry.

The bracelet was still the same one, emerald green and clear, but the arm was as thin as a reed stick... It seemed that it could not even bear the weight of the bracelet and it hung down weakly.

Xu Siyu murmured "Auntie" and ran in.

But soon, he was stunned in front of the bed.

Xu Siyu didn't recognize the man who was talking.

Sallow skin, sunken eye sockets, protruding cheekbones... Lying there quietly, without even the slightest rise or fall of the chest.

"Aunt!" He knelt in front of the bed in a panic, holding the skinny hand hanging beside him tightly with one hand, and gently placing the other hand under Aunt Qin's nose.

Aunt Qin suddenly sat up.

Xu Siyu was shocked.

Aunt Qin had pulled out his hand with a force beyond his expectation.

"Who? Who? Who?" Her voice was shrill and panicked. "Who are you?"

While questioning, Aunt Qin used her hands and feet to move backwards and shrank to the corner of the bed.

"I am the biological mother of the second young master of Yongping Marquis's Mansion. If you dare to harm me, the second young master will come back and settle the score with you."

Xu Siyu looked at Aunt Qin with shock on his face - Aunt Qin's eyes were dull and out of focus.

She is blind!

As if there was something stuck in his throat, Xu Siyu was unable to speak.

Aunt Qin did not wait for the same sarcasm and ridicule as in the past, she could not help but listen attentively.

The room was quiet, with only the sound of breathing and the faint scent of grass floating in the air.

"Second Young Master!" She showed a surprised expression, "Second Young Master, you are back. You came back to see me." She waved her hands wildly in the air, "I knew you would come back to see me."

Xu Siyu held those eager yet aimless hands.

"Auntie," his voice was a little choked, "I'm back, I'm back to see you!"

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