Madam Ru just tried on a new hairpin and was quite satisfied with it.
As a concubine, the dress standards cannot exceed those of her social status, but now she can finally wear a hairpin.
She glanced casually and saw her daughter's distraught look.
Naturally, she would not think that something went wrong on her side. After all, the city lord had just promised her in person.
So she asked, "Did your son-in-law make you angry again? You should control your temper. You can't rely on your status as the city lord's daughter every other day and not give your son-in-law a way out."
Xiahou Yanyu's eyes were red.
Madam Ru stopped looking at her in the bronze mirror and turned around, sighing, "Why are you crying again? How wronged are you that you have to cry today?"
Xiahou Yanyu said aggrievedly: "I hope something happened to me..."
This matter not only concerns her mother's lifelong status, but also her legitimacy.
Who wouldn't want to be the legitimate daughter of the City Lord's Mansion? "Tell me, what's wrong?"
Mrs. Ru really didn't have the extra mood to deal with her daughter's willfulness today.
Xiahou Yanyu said, "Dad is gone."
Mrs. Ru was stunned: "What did you say?"
Xiahou Yanyu said sadly: "Dad suddenly left without saying a word, and today... I'm afraid he won't be back."
"Who told you that?"
Madam Ru didn't believe it. "Your brother is one month old. Your father would wait until tomorrow no matter how big the matter is! Besides, I haven't heard of any big incident on the island! All the major sects have come. If there is really a problem, it can be solved in the City Lord's Mansion. Is there any need to leave the mansion?"
Xiahou Yanyu choked up and said, "If mother doesn't believe me, go ask father's guards!"
Madam Ru was about to speak but stopped herself, and could not help but clench her fingers: "Then did your father... leave any words?"
For example, declaring her the city lord's wife.
At this time, Xie Jinnian came over.
Xie Jinnian bowed to Madam Ru at the door and said, "Madam Ru, my godfather has to leave the house for an urgent matter, so he asked me to complete my brother's full moon ceremony on his behalf."
Xie Jinnian's words "Madam Ru" were like a bolt from the blue, hitting Madam Ru's head.
Xiahou Jin did not change his address.
Xiahou Jin will complete her son's full-month ceremony on her behalf.
Not a word was said about her being promoted to the city lord's wife.
The color drained from her face instantly.
She still didn't give up, and stared at Xie Jinnian blankly: "You...your foster father...does he have any other instructions?"
"There is one thing indeed."
"Hurry up and tell me!"
"After the banquet, thoroughly investigate the matter of Elder Hai."
The last thread in Mrs. Ru's heart broke.
Tears of grievance welled up in her eyes and she couldn't stop them.
She didn't want Xie Jinnian to see her embarrassment, so she forced herself to turn away.
But her shaking shoulders still betrayed her emotions.
Xie Jinnian said calmly: "If Madam Ru has nothing else to do, I will go and entertain the guests first."
Madam Ru dug her nails into her palms: "Do you know... why the city lord left?"
Xie Jinnian said: "I don't know."
After Xie Jinnian left.
Madam Ru looked at the large boxes of jewelry on the dressing table and was so angry that she threw all of them to the ground with her hands! Xie Jinnian heard the noise from inside the yard.
He paused, his expression unchanged, and walked calmly and calmly to the main hall for the banquet.
Inside the house.
Cai Lian advised: "Madam, don't be sad yet. The city lord must have something important to do before he leaves. The city lord has already promised you and he won't break his promise. When he comes back, he will let you become the city lord's wife."
Madam Ru hesitated and said, "Will he?"
Cai Lian comforted her, "Madam, you have to trust the city lord. He is not someone who changes his mind every day. Besides, he left in such a hurry, he must feel extremely guilty. When he comes back, he may think of a way to compensate you!"
Xiahou Yanyu also nodded: "That's right, mother, Dad has already spread the news. It's not a promise to you alone. He and Grandpa and Uncle also said the same thing. He can't break his promise in public. Besides, I can't think of any reason for Dad to break his promise. It's not like that woman named Yun Xi is alive again!"
Cai Lian quickly agreed: "Yes, ma'am! The young lady is right!"
Xiahou Yanyu's expression turned cold: "Dad left the house right after Baihua Palace left. Could it be that they are behind this? Cailian, you take care of my mother, I'll go inform grandpa and uncle!"
Cai Lian responded: "Yes, Miss." -The autumn wind is bleak.
Xiahou Qing used his lightness skills to the extreme.
After seeing the note, he chased after him without any hesitation.
But the guards of the City Lord's Mansion were so loyal to their duties that no one noticed that someone had broken in.
That's strange.
Or, this person has superb lightness skills.
Otherwise, this person is in Mingxia Palace today.
No matter which one it is, he must find this person!
Southeast! Xiahou Qing sensed the slight movement of leaves.
He took a big step, leaped up, and rushed towards the direction of the movement as if riding the waves.
He came to a dense forest.
The movement disappeared again.
He landed on the open space in the middle of the bamboo forest, looked around vigilantly, and said fiercely: "Who is playing tricks here? Come out!"
A breeze blew by, and the leaves on the right side rustled.
He tilted his ear and raised his hand to strike out.
A figure flew into the air and leaped from one big tree to another.
The figure didn't seem to have any intention of coming down, and just stood on the branch with his arms folded.
Xiahou Qing looked at him coldly: "Is this the note you wrote to me?"
The other person was wearing a full-face mask that even covered his chin.
A nonchalant male voice came from under the mask: "I was just delivering the letter as ordered."
The voice sounds a bit old.
Xiahou Qing asked: "Who asked you to deliver it?"
The other person held up five fingers.
Xiahou Qing was puzzled: "What?"
The other party said: "Five hundred gold, one piece of information."
Xiahou Qing frowned, not because of the five hundred gold coins, which was nothing to him, but because he was in a hurry to leave and didn't bring any with him.
The other party added: "You can also write an IOU. I brought paper and pen."
Xiahou Qing: “…”
Xiahou Qing agreed.
Xiahou Qing noticed that when the other party took out the paper and pen, he was wearing gloves on his hands. Not an inch of his body was exposed, even his neck was covered.
Xiahou Qing immediately guessed something.
The other party accepted the IOU.
Xiahou Qing asked: "Can you speak now?"
The other party took out a small bamboo tube from his bosom and said, "Here is the answer. Come and get it if you have the ability."
After saying that, he immediately used his Qinggong skills to slip away!
Of course Xiahou Qing would not let him go. He chased him all the way through the forest, and after many twists and turns, he finally came to the edge of a cliff.
Xiahou Qing said with a stern look in his eyes: "Where can you escape to?"
The other party approached the cliff step by step.
Xiahou Qing said coldly: "You are no match for me. Hand over the bamboo tube obediently, or tell the truth and I won't kill you."
The other party refused to submit.
Xiahou Qing raised his hand.
Suddenly, the other party looked behind Xiahou Qing and shouted, "Your son!"
Xiahou Qing did hear footsteps and subconsciously turned his head to look.
At this moment, the masked man suddenly jumped off the cliff with the bamboo tube.
Xiahou Qing's face changed and he quickly jumped up to grab the bamboo tube.
But it was too late, and the bamboo tube and the man fell into the endless abyss.
"hateful!"
He punched the rock! He took a deep breath, suppressed the surging murderous aura, slowly stood up, turned around and looked at the person who came: "I remember you, you are Yun Lin, why are you here?"
This is not the way to Baihua Palace.
(End of this chapter)