Chapter 228: The clown is actually himself
"The old man ate my food, lived in my house, used my things, and was very stingy with me. I thought he was penniless, but it turned out that he was super rich!"
Tu Bufan sighed deeply.
Who understands?
He always felt sorry for the old man who had no one to rely on, was disabled and couldn't afford to eat, so he lived frugally to save money for his retirement.
It turns out that the clown is himself!
"I found his letter and the title deeds in that building. My name was written on the title deeds long ago. I don't know when the old man got them."
"Following his instructions, I took over Baibaolou."
Tu Bufan's expression was a little complicated.
He looked at Xie Yingmian: "In Xie Jingyun's letter, he specifically told me the secret of the third floor."
"He said that if I wanted to sell Baibaolou, I could do that, but I had to wait until the destined person from the third floor arrived and took away the things on the third floor. Then I could do whatever I wanted with Baibaolou."
"I've been waiting for so many years, and even when I thought that old fellow Xie Jingyun was deliberately deceiving me, you came."
The destined person is Xie Yingmian.
This is indeed a coincidence.
Xie Yingmian asked, "Did Xie Jingyun put that thing on the third floor?"
"It should be."
"Have you ever seen the keepsake?"
Tu Bufan: "There was a picture in the letter Xie Jingyun sent me. It showed the appearance of the token. When you brought it to me, I recognized it immediately."
Xie Yingmian said in a deep voice, "When you investigated my mother, did you find out that the token was in her possession?"
Tu Bufan: ...
Tu Bufan was shocked.
"The token is in your mother's hand?"
Xie Yingmian: "To be exact, it's at the Xie family."
"When we celebrated the old lady of the Xie family's birthday, Xiao Qingyan gave me my mother's relic. My mother's relic is that piece of jade, which is also a token of love."
"Xiao Qingyan said that my mother's relics are two in total, one is a keepsake, and the other is something stored on the third floor of Baibao Building."
Tu Bufan frowned.
"No, no." He shook his head vigorously. "It doesn't make sense."
"How did Xiao Qingyan know that the token was in your mother's hands? Your mother has been dead for so many years, and I have been investigating for so long, but I haven't found any relevant information at all."
"It's not that I look down on Xiao Qingyan, nor am I being arrogant. I'm just stating a fact. Baibaolou is the best at gathering information, and no one dares to claim second place."
"How did Xiao Qingyan find out information that Baibaolou couldn't?"
"It would be fine if Xiao Qingyan could find out that your mother had the token, but to be disrespectful, how old was Xiao Qingyan when your mother died? It's impossible that your mother told her, right?"
Those who are involved are often confused, while those who are not involved can see things more clearly.
Xie Yingmian always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't find out what was wrong.
After hearing what Tu Bufan said, she felt like she had been enlightened.
"You're right." Xie Yingmian said, "No wonder I always felt something was strange."
Tu Bufan pointed his finger: "There are two possibilities."
"One possibility is that Xiao Qingyan is lying to you. Xiao Qingyan is an insider, and the token of love is also Xiao Qingyan's. Xiao Qingyan gave it to you in the name of your mother."
"Another possibility is that your mother knew Xie Jingyun, and the token was given to your mother by Xie Jingyun. Xiao Qingyan herself is an insider, and she used the Dead Man Ridge case to give you the token and direct you to come to the third floor of Baibao Tower to retrieve it."
Xie Yingmian pondered for a while.
"I prefer the second one."
Her intuition told her that the original owner's mother was not that simple.
The death of the original owner's mother was not that simple.
Xie Jingyun, the original owner's mother, Xiao Qingyan, the Xiao family's parents...
There must be some connection between these people.
Xie Yingmian asked: "Do you still remember when Xie Jingyun last appeared?"
Tu Bufan nodded: "I remember, I remember it very clearly."
"I rescued him fifteen years ago. He stayed with me for five years until ten years ago when he handed Baibaolou over to me and then disappeared. The last time Xie Jingyun appeared was ten years ago."
"Ten years ago? The year of the Dingyun Rebellion?" Xie Yingmian asked.
"Yes." Tu Bufan said, "What a coincidence! Not long after Xie Jingyun left Shangjing, the Dingyun Rebellion broke out."
"The Dingyun Rebellion killed many people and caused a huge stir. Xie Jingyun also left in the direction of Dingyun Mountain. I was worried for a while and sent people to investigate his whereabouts, but there was no news of him..."
Tu Bufan's voice became deeper.
Xie Yingmian's heart also sank.
Apparently, they had an idea.
Xie Jingyun may be related to the Dingyun Rebellion.
"During the five years you've been together, has Xie Jingyun ever said anything to you?" Xie Yingmian asked.
Tu Bufan scratched his head: "We talked so much, how can I remember everything?"
Xie Yingmian: "Is there anything that impressed you but you don't understand?"
Tu Bufan shook his head.
Xie Yingmian knew that he couldn't get anything out of her.
She was too lazy to ask any further questions.
No matter what, the clues are coming together and the secrets are gradually being revealed.
Before leaving, Tu Bufan stealthily took away all the puffs.
When Xie Yingmian found that there was not a single puff left, she almost laughed out of anger.
With so many puffs, how could he not get fat to death!
…
Yu Lingye persisted for two quarters of an hour this time.
When he came back, his handsome face was dark and he was obviously very angry.
Xie Yingmian brought him a cup of homemade milk tea.
"Life is too bitter, how about something sweet?"
Yu Lingye: ...
Yu Lingye was indeed feeling bitter, and he drank the whole cup of milk tea.
Xie Yingmian said, "Calm down, calm down. Didn't we agree not to show them any expression?"
"Don't worry, let them run wild for a while. I'll take your money and find a way to deal with them."
Yu Lingye: "I didn't show any expression or say anything in front of them."
Because of Xie Yingmian's instructions, he held back.
The result is that if you endure for a while, you will get angrier and angrier; if you take a step back, you may suffer a heart attack.
Those people in the Fang family are shameless to the extreme.
Back at Tanyue Courtyard, he couldn't help it.
I really want to send those shameless people from the Fang family to the northwest to dig coal!
Yu Lingye quickly adjusted his mood.
"I've been sitting in meditation with Mother every day these days. Mother can't figure out my thoughts, so she might summon you over to question you."
Xie Yingmian was not surprised.
This was part of her plan.
The concubine was unable to interrogate Yu Lingye, and could not figure out Yu Lingye's thoughts, so she would definitely come to her.
"There's something I want to tell you in advance. There might be a conflict between the Toffee and me."
"You know my temper. I won't suffer any loss. If the Concubine is unreasonable and makes a random excuse to punish me, I won't give her face."
"Of course, I won't do anything. After all, she is your elder and your mother. I will at least give you some face."
"I might get into some verbal battles with her."
Yu Lingye didn't react much: "It would be best if I could scold her to wake her up."
Xie Yingmian:?
Biological son?
To be honest, she didn't quite believe it.
Since ancient times, conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have been an unresolved problem.
Yu Lingye is the concubine's biological son.
No matter what, she is an outsider and would not do something that would make her unpopular.
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