Chapter 451: Obsession (Part 2)

"My aunt said that Brother Zhe died? And the fourth lady had a miscarriage?" The lady looked at Aunt Du.

Mother Du stood aside with a smile on her face, her eyes and eyebrows not moving at all.

Lian Jiao nodded timidly, but glanced at Shiyi Niang who was standing beside her with her eyelids drooping: "Aunt, Aunt, that's what she said."

"It seems that Aunt Qin is really confused.

"The lady sighed, asked Lian Jiao to leave, and asked Mother Du: "Where is Yu'er now?"

Yesterday at noon, Xu Siyu hurried back from Le'an, greeted his elders at home and went to Luoye Mountain. He just came back from Luoye Mountain this afternoon, and the lady called Lian Jiao to question him.

Mother Du smiled and said, "Master Hou is talking to the Second Young Master in the study!"

The lady nodded and said to Eleventh Lady, who had remained silent, "It's rare for father and son to meet each other. It looks like they can't finish talking for a while, so we won't wait any longer." After that, she told the maid to serve the meal.

Eleventh Lady agreed, and went to the east room with the lady dowager. After eating something quickly, she led Xu Siqi back to her own courtyard.

Along the way, Xu Siqi carefully looked at Shiyi Niang's expression from time to time.

Eleventh Lady smiled and asked him, "What's wrong?"

Xu Siqi hesitated for a while before saying, "Mother, are you unhappy?"

Eleventh Lady was a little surprised.

Seeing her silence, Xu Siqi was more certain that he had guessed correctly, and hurriedly said, "Mother, can you listen to me playing the flute? I feel very happy when I play the flute. You will be happy too."

Eleventh Lady was very moved, and her unhappiness just now faded a lot

She touched Xu Siqi's cheek and said with a smile, "Okay!"

Xu Siyi was delighted, and he pulled Shiyi Niang's hand and ran forward: "Then let's go home quickly." Nan Yong's wife was so scared that she hurriedly stopped him: "Fifth Master, please be careful, please be careful. The lady is still pregnant!"

Xu Siyi quickly let go of Shiyi Niang's hand and asked nervously, "Mother, mother, did I hold you?"

"It's okay!" Since the morning sickness that inexplicably healed that morning, Shiyi Niang was able to eat and sleep well. Although her movements were not as flexible as before, they were not clumsy. Seeing Xu Siyi's concern, she held his hand and said, "I'm fine!"

Xu Siqi felt relieved, and skipped back to the house with Shiyi Niang, and played several flute pieces for her.

Eleventh Lady was a little surprised.

She had been busy with Xu Sizhen's affairs these days and hadn't listened carefully to Xu Sizhen's flute playing for some time. Unexpectedly, he had learned several new pieces.

Eleventh Lady couldn't help feeling a little guilty, and held Xu Siqi in her arms: "My brother is making great progress.

Xu Siqi smiled proudly: "The teacher also said that I am very good. Others need a month to learn, but I only need three or four days to learn. What's more, he will teach me to play the piano in two days." He paused and said, "However, the teacher said that this matter needs my father's consent."

"Are you talking about learning to play the piano?" Eleventh Lady was a little puzzled - when Xu Sizhen and Xu Siyi followed him to learn the flute, it was not so serious.

"Yes!" Xu Siqi said, "The teacher asked me if I was willing to learn to play the qin from him. I said yes. He was very happy, touched my head and said that he would discuss it with his father first."

Is it the kind of formal apprenticeship that emphasizes inheritance?

Eleventh Lady became a little curious.

This Mr. Zhao seems to be not only knowledgeable, but also versatile.

As they were talking, Xu Lingyi came back.

His face was a little solemn, but when he saw Xu Siqi talking in Shiyi Niang's arms, his expression eased a lot. He also saw Xu Siqi holding a flute in his hand, and thought he had just practiced playing the flute. He reminded him a few words like "Don't play so late in the future", and then asked Nan Yong's wife to take him downstairs to rest.

After Xu Lingyi finished washing up, the couple leaned against the head of the bed and talked.

"Has the Marquis gone to ask mother how she is?"

“I’m going!”

In other words, he already knew about Aunt Qin's situation. So there was no need to say more.

Eleventh Lady pondered and said, "What did Yu-ge-er say?"

Xu Lingyi was silent for a moment, then whispered, "He asked me directly whether Qin used witchcraft to curse me!"

This child was originally just very smart, but now he is very sharp.

"So, what does the Lord say?

"Since he had guessed it, I did not hide it from him." Xu Lingyi said, "He sat there for a while with his head down in silence, and then asked me how to tell the outside world about this matter. I saw that he was clear-headed, so I picked out some important things to tell him. After listening to me, he knelt down and kowtowed to me three times, begging me to allow him to go to Luoye Mountain to serve Aunt Qin back to the mountain." As he spoke, he sighed, "He spoke and acted calmly like an adult."

How could Xu Lingyi not be surprised at Xu Sizhen, who was still like a child?

Xu Siyu felt that his clothes were completely wet.

It was the first time that he took the initiative to talk to his father. It was also the first time that his father looked at him with a look of praise instead of relief!

He fell on his back on the bed.

Wenzhu hurriedly stepped forward to take off Xu Siyu's shoes. Seeing that Xu Siyu closed his eyes and looked tired, Wenzhu hesitated for a while and gently covered Xu Siyu with a thin blanket. Xu Siyu suddenly said, "Pack up. I'm going to Luoye Mountain tomorrow morning." He then said, "Let Lianjiao go with me."

Lian Jiao knew so much, her life would definitely be in danger. Instead of dragging anyone else into this, it would be better to just let her be.

Wen Zhu was slightly stunned, and replied "yes" in a low voice, then said caringly: "Second Young Master, have you had dinner? I asked the kitchen for some new wheat flour yesterday. Otherwise, I will make you a bowl of noodles..."

"No need." Xu Siyu interrupted Wenzhu, "I'm eating with my father in the outer courtyard!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qinxiang came in: "Second Master, the eldest lady is here! At this time?

Xu Siyu sat up in surprise and asked Qinxiang to invite Zhen Jie'er to sit in the living room. He asked Wenzhu to help him wash and change his clothes, and then he went to see Zhen Jie'er.

After not seeing her for a few months, Zhen Jie'er looks even fairer and more beautiful.

"I heard that my second brother is back," Zhen Jieer said with a faint smile, "Bring some black-ribbed watermelons from Pangge Village to help him get out of the heat."

Xu Siyu smiled and thanked him, and asked Wenzhu to fetch some well water to soak the melons. "Don't be in a hurry to leave, sister. I'm offering flowers to the Buddha. I'll treat you to some watermelon."

"Okay!" Zhen Jieer responded readily and asked Aunt Qin: "...Is everything okay?"

"Not bad!" Apart from this sentence, Xu Siyu didn't know how to answer.

"That's good!" Zhen Jie nodded with a smile, and talked to Xu Siyu about Le'an:... Have you met the ninth daughter of the Jiang family? She should have grown taller, right? Is she studying with Mr. Jiang? Or is she learning needlework from Aunt Jiang? Where do you usually go to play with your classmates? "A lot of questions.

Xu Siyu was socializing with her: "I met her several times when I asked Mr. Jiang for advice on homework. I didn't look closely, so I don't know if she has grown taller. She didn't study with Mr. Jiang, but with the teacher's wife." At this point, he remembered something and smiled faintly, "Once, the teacher's wife specially called me to ask if my mother's needlework was good. She also said that when she was in Yanjing, she often heard people talk about my mother's needlework, which was known as the best in Yanjing."

"Number one in Yanjing?" Zhen Jieer laughed, "This is the first time I've heard of it."

"I haven't heard of it at all." Xu Siyu also found it a little funny, and there was a smile in his eyes, "And he said it was an exaggeration. But the master's wife was a little worried, so she invited the most famous embroiderer in Le'an to teach Miss Jiu needlework at home."

Wenzhu brought up the watermelon.

The brother and sister ate two pieces of watermelon and talked about the interesting things that Xu Siyu experienced in Le'an. Seeing that it was getting late, Zhen Jieer stood up and said goodbye.

Xu Siyu escorted Zhen Jieer to the door.

Sister Zhen never mentioned the purpose of her visit, as if she really came here just to give two watermelons.

He couldn't help but feel secretly strange.

When I returned to the house, I saw Wenzhu and Qinxiang packing up the boxes - luckily they had just come back and hadn't taken out all the things in the boxes, so they just needed to tidy them up.

It seems like this every time I come back. I am not in a hurry to clean out the boxes, because I always think that I will have to go back to Le'an in a few days, and then I will have to pack my things again.

For some reason, Xu Siyu felt much better.

Then he was stunned.

Why do I feel so much better?

Xu Siyu thought about what had just happened. He always talked a lot, while Zhen Jieer just listened quietly most of the time.

Did Zhen Jie come here just to comfort him?

How much does Sister Zhen know?

Xu Siyu stayed there.

The next day, Xu Siyu went to Luoye Mountain.

Mother Yang couldn't help but say: "It's good to have a son. When I'm sick, there's someone to take care of me.

Yang smiled faintly as she looked at the satin that could be completed with two more children embroidering it.

By July, this embroidery can be given away!

Qiao Lianfang just nodded slightly after hearing this. She discussed with Xiu Yuan, "How about I go and ask Manager Bai again. Madam Du doesn't know those young servants, but Manager Bai should know them!"

It’s not that they don’t know each other, they just don’t want to get involved in this matter!

Xiu Yuan said tactfully, "I heard that the Madam's house in Goldfish Lane is about to be completed, and Manager Bai is busy. He has no time to take care of these things. I think it's better to forget it!" Then he went to Qiao Lianfang and said, "Do you think we should send some gifts?"

"It's not like Qiao is moving into a new house, why should I send her a gift?" Qiao Lianfang rejected it immediately.

"She has Madam Wen to keep her company. Let's just forget about it."

As she spoke, an idea suddenly occurred to her, "How about we go talk to Madam Wen? There are many managers in the Wen family. Can't they find a suitable one?" As she spoke, she went to Madam Wen.

Madam Wen was thinking about Qin Niang's matter.

It has been more than a month. The Second Young Master has also returned. Aunt Qin probably has not had much time left.

Hearing that Aunt Qiao was coming to see her, she gathered her thoughts and went to the hall.

After knowing the purpose of Qiao Lianfang's visit, Madam Wen felt a little embarrassed.

If it was a few years ago, what would this be? If she helped Aunt Qiao, she would have made a friend. But in the past two years, the Wen family hated her for not helping, and even her business in Jinan Prefecture was affected a lot... But if she rejected Qiao Lianfang directly, Qiao Lianfang would definitely think that she was unwilling to help.

She could only smile and say, "I'll go get some information in a couple of days! Whether it works or not, I'll get back to Aunt Qiao in the next two or three days."

Aunt Qiao smiled, thanked her and left.

Two days later, news came from Luoye Mountain that Aunt Qin had died of illness!