But Aunt Qin suddenly shook off Xu Siyu's hand: "No, no, no, you are not the second young master. The second young master is still in Le'an. That little bitch Cui'er gave my letter to the madam. I know that she gave my letter to the madam and was afraid that I would settle with her, so she hanged herself. I know everything, I know everything, I won't tell you..." She began to look a little flustered, and at the end, she had a half-smile on her face, with her skinny face, which made Lianjiao and Xiao Luzi, who followed Xu Siyu in, feel a chill in their hearts. They looked at each other, not knowing whether to listen or not. When they looked back, the door had been closed without them knowing when, and the old woman who led them in had disappeared.

Xu Siyu felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife. He climbed onto the bed and grabbed Qin Yi Niang's hand again: "I am Yu Ge, I really am Yu Ge. I rushed back after receiving your letter. If you don't believe me, touch my head." As he spoke, he lowered his head, held Qin Yi Niang's hand and groped in his hair.

There is a long scar, which was caused by the time when I fell while destroying a bird's nest as a child and almost lost my life.

"You are the second young master, you are the second young master." Aunt Qin shouted in ecstasy and hugged Xu Siyu in her arms, "I knew it. You will come back. You won't be like those people who abandon me just because of my humble background. You knew I was sick and you would definitely come back to see me..." As she spoke, her expression suddenly became stern and she looked alert, "Who else is there? Who else? Is it someone sent by the lady?" There was some fear on her face.

The aunt was very afraid of the dowager, and always felt that she was very powerful. Once she was unhappy, she could kill all the aunts, maids, and old women. In fact, everything in this world has always been one thing over another. To the aunt, the dowager was a person who was out of reach and could decide her life or death with a yawn. But for the dowager, she had the emperor and the empress above her, as well as the Xu family's century-old reputation, and she couldn't do whatever she wanted. This may be what Mr. Jiang said, people's horizons are far or near, and their minds are also broad or narrow!

Xu Siyu smoothed Qin Yi Niang's messy hair and said softly, "No one else. Just Xiao Luzi and Lian Jiao. They accompanied me to see you."

Qin Yi Niang not only did not relax after hearing this, but became even more nervous. She shouted in panic, "Let them go out, let them go out quickly", then her expression straightened and whispered to Xu Siyu, "I tell you, those maids and servants are all fence-sitters. Look, I was so good to Cui Er, but she still hurt me... These people can't be trusted."

Xu Siyu was a little embarrassed.

In the past, the maids and servants around him were arranged by Yuanniang, who indulged him blindly. He was young at that time and did not understand the intentions. Later, when he was older, he followed his second aunt to study. Although he knew how powerful it was, he was powerless to change anything. After a lot of effort, Xiao Luzi, who was recommended by his second aunt, came. Not only was she loyal to him, but she would also remind him tactfully if he had anything he didn't expect. She was not comparable to those ordinary servants who only knew how to flatter or be submissive.

Wouldn't it make Xiao Luzi sad if my aunt said that?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but turn his head and look behind him.

The room was quiet, and Xiao Luzi and Lianjiao were not there.

Xiao Luzi has always been smart and capable, and he knows how to read people's expressions. Maybe he went out?

The thought flashed through his mind, and for some reason, Xu Siyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Ever since he entered the house, Xiao Luzi felt that Aunt Qin gave people a weird feeling, but she was the biological mother of the Second Young Master after all, and the Young Master certainly didn't want others to see Aunt Qin in such a miserable state.

He gently pulled Lianjiao's sleeve, motioning them to go out together.

Lian Jiao was thinking about what Amber had told her when she came here: "Mrs. Qin doesn't recognize anyone now. Don't stay too far away from the Second Young Master. Be careful that Mrs. Qin gets mad and hurts the Second Young Master."

She called Xiao Luzi aside and told him what Amber said: "One is sober, the other is confused; one is the biological mother, the other is..."

Before Lianjiao finished her words, Xiao Luzi heard Aunt Qin saying that Cui'er was harming her.

He immediately said, "Let's hide in the landing cover next to us. If it's Aunt Qin...you go and pull the Second Young Master, and I'll stop Aunt Qin."

Lian Jiao nodded, and she and Xiao Luzi tiptoed to stand behind the curtain next to the floor-length cover.

Xu Siyu whispered to comfort Aunt Qin: "It's okay, it's okay. They are all people around me. Aunt, if you have anything to say, just say it..."

The aunt has always been uneasy about the people around her, always feeling that those people have ulterior motives towards her. In his opinion, although it was a bit too flattering, if it was about framing, it might have happened when the former stepmother Yuanniang was in charge, but Shiyi Niang was a bit arrogant in her bones, not that she had no means, but that she was quite disdainful of winning by unfair means.

When Aunt Qin heard this, she let out a strange cry and pushed Xu Siyu away.

"You are not the Second Young Master, you are not the Second Young Master." She shrank back to the corner of the bed in panic, hugged the quilt tightly, and murmured, "The Second Young Master would never say such things to me! I know, I know everything. You pretended to be the Second Young Master to deceive me..."

"Aunt!" Xu Siyu looked at Aunt Qin in astonishment, feeling that something was wrong.

He looked at Aunt Qin, who was showing her fear like a child without any concealment. After a moment's thought, he gently crawled to Qin's side.

"What's wrong with you?" He said softly, "Didn't you write to me, saying that your old heart palpitations had recurred and asked me to go home quickly? How come you don't remember it?"

Aunt Qin tilted her head and frowned in thought.

Xu Siyu's voice became even softer: "Do you still remember? When I was a child, we had an agreement." As he spoke, he subconsciously turned his head and looked behind him. "That year, the sweet-scented osmanthus flowers were in full bloom, and you secretly soaked some sweet-scented osmanthus candy and buried it under the tree. During the Spring Festival, you took it out and made sweet-scented osmanthus cakes. The lady gave me to my second aunt to take care of, and you didn't dare to come to my room casually. So when it was snowing heavily and there was no one in the yard, you put the sweet-scented osmanthus cakes in your arms and secretly gave them to me to eat. You repeatedly told me not to tell anyone about this. If the lady knew, you would never be able to come to see me again. I haven't told anyone about this until now. Has my aunt ever mentioned it to anyone?"

Aunt Qin listened and smiled softly, "I remember. It was winter, and I was afraid that the sweet-scented osmanthus cake would be too cold and not tasty. I put it in my underwear, and when I got home, my chest was covered in red." As she spoke, her eyes searched for Xu Siyu blankly, "I have never told anyone else. You are the second young master, you are the second young master..."

Xu Siyu held her hand tightly. Thinking of what his father said, that his aunt would not live long, his eyes were slightly wet: "Aunt, what do you want to tell me? I will tell no one, just like before!"

Aunt Qin laughed when she heard this.

She pushed the quilt in her arms aside, grasped Xu Siyu's hand, and looked around with her blind eyes: "Don't make a sound, let me listen, is there anyone!" She pretended to listen, and listened for a long time, then straightened up and said solemnly, "I've listened, no one!" Then she groped along Xu Siyu's arm and put her hands on Xu Siyu's shoulders, straightened Xu Siyu's body, and said seriously, "Second Young Master, listen carefully, this matter is very important." As she spoke, her tone paused, and she became more serious, "You are the prince of Yongping Marquis's Mansion!"

here we go again……

Xu Siyu couldn't help but sigh and said helplessly: "Auntie, I have told you many times. Although I am the eldest son, I am a concubine's son. The eldest son should be the heir, not the younger son. This is the rule..."

"No, no." Aunt Qin retorted loudly, "That doesn't count. Just like the emperor, who becomes the emperor is God's will. Who becomes the prince of Yongping Marquis's mansion is also God's will. You are the prince of Yongping Marquis chosen by God. In the future, you will still be the Yongping Marquis. Inherit the Xu family's century-old family business..."

Xu Siyu shouted "Auntie" as if to wake his mother from her dream, "Xu Sizhun is already the crown prince. Father has already appointed Xu Sizhun as the crown prince!"

Aunt Qin giggled as she listened.

"I told you, that doesn't count."

Xu Siyu was shocked.

He thought of what his father had said when he came here: "Your biological mother is shallow-minded and has done some wrong things. But considering that she is seriously ill, I will not pursue it any further. I know you are worried, so go see her first. When you come back, we can talk about it in detail." He also thought of his grandmother being stricter than usual with him, Shiyi Niang's evasive eyes, and Xu Sizhun's sudden illness...

"What did you do?"

The questioning words came out of his mouth.

"I didn't do anything!" Aunt Qin laughed strangely, "I didn't do anything!"

Xu Siyu stared at her blankly, the past events flashing through his mind like a kaleidoscope.

"You must listen to the Second Madam and learn from her. She is a woman who can manage the outer courtyard. She is a capable woman. When the time comes, when the Marquis sees that you understand the affairs of the outer courtyard, he will know who will support this family."

"Your father must be very happy after winning the battle. He is very brave, so he likes brave people. You will go to greet your father later, and you must not be afraid. If you are afraid, he will not like you anymore. You must not be like Zhun Ge."

"In this backyard, the Madam is the most powerful. As long as you can please the Madam, your stepmother won't be able to do anything to you!"

"What are you afraid of? You are smarter and more capable than Zhun Ge... So what if he is the heir? You are still the eldest son."

Beads of sweat appeared on his temples.

"Auntie," Xu Siyu said bitterly, "You, are you..."

Did you do anything to let Xu Sizhun down?

But there is still some hope in my heart.

No. Although Aunt Qin had always hoped that he could become the prince, she only grumbled in front of him. When she met the Taifu and the Second Madam, she was like a mouse seeing a cat, not daring to say a word. Others didn't know, but he knew.

Aunt Qin looked at him and smiled: "I didn't do anything? Really, I can swear in front of the Buddha. I didn't do anything! If I did something, your father would have found out when Aunt Tong died, and he would have let me live until now."

Having said this, she seemed to remember something and started giggling again.

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