"Aunt San, these two people said they are old friends of Uncle Qingyun." Meng Dafu said.
Upon hearing this, Liu Sanniang subconsciously tried to close the gate, but Gu Yun quickly blocked her attempt, and the expression on Liu Sanniang's face became even more panicked.
Liu Ziqi and Gu Yun looked at each other, and both thought that Liu Sanniang's behavior was very strange.
"You...what are you going to do? Qingyun has passed away, and you are not welcome in my home." Liu Sanniang pushed the gate desperately, but her strength was no match for Gu Yun.
"Aunt, don't be afraid, we have no ill intentions." Seeing that Liu Sanniang was very resistant, Liu Ziqi said gently, "You may not know us. Uncle Qingyun stayed in the capital for a period of time many years ago..."
Liu Sanniang interrupted him, lowering her head and timidly saying, "What capital city? My Qingyun has never been to the capital city. You have mistaken me for someone else."
She was anxious to close the gate, but Fei Geer ran out of the house and asked, "Mom, is my sister back?"
Seeing that they were two strange men, he snuggled into Liu Sanniang's arms and looked at Gu Yun and Liu Ziqi curiously, "Mom, who are they?"
"I don't know him." Liu Sanniang cautiously pulled Fei Ge'er behind her and said to Liu Ziqi, "Please leave quickly, both of you. We are orphans and widows, please don't make things difficult for us."
Liu Ziqi sighed. Seeing that he couldn't convince himself, Gu Yun lost his patience. He pushed the gate hard and squeezed into the yard.
Liu Sanniang immediately exclaimed, "What are you doing? If you don't leave, I'll call for help!"
Meng Dafu had not expected such a scene to happen. He had brought Gu Yun and the other two here out of kindness, but he had never thought that Liu Sanniang would be so resistant to them. He tried to persuade them, "Aunt San, I don't think these two young masters have any hostility. They really know Uncle Qingyun. Why don't you invite them into the courtyard and have a seat?"
Liu Ziqi said in a gentle voice, "Aunt, we are really old friends of Uncle Qingyun. We happened to pass by Changkui recently, so we wanted to visit Uncle Qingyun. Just now this little brother said that Uncle Qingyun has passed away, so we wanted to burn some incense for Uncle Qingyun."
Gu Yun frowned and said impatiently, "We have good intentions, why can't you, a woman, make sense?"
"Gu Yun, don't be rude." Liu Ziqi rebuked with disapproval.
Seeing that they had all entered the yard, Liu Sanniang hugged Fei Ge'er helplessly. She said, "Qingyun's tomb is at the foot of the mountain. If you want to burn incense, just go to the bamboo forest at the end of the village."
"Aunt, I just heard from this brother that you have had a hard time raising the children after Uncle Qingyun passed away. Just tell us if there is anything we can help with." Liu Ziqi said in a gentle and polite voice.
Liu Sanniang still looked at him and Gu Yun warily, and whispered, "My family doesn't need your help. There are always troubles around widows, so you should leave quickly."
Since Liu Ziqi had come to his house and couldn't get the information he wanted, he was not willing to leave easily.
He said, "Aunt, can I talk to you alone? If you are worried, let this brother stay in the yard and we can go inside and talk with the door open."
The "brother" Liu Ziqi mentioned refers to Meng Dafu. Meng Dafu was extremely embarrassed at the moment, feeling that he had done something wrong with good intentions.
When Liu Sanniang heard that the two men came from the capital, she knew that what happened that year might have been discovered. These two people came all the way to find Chang Kui, and they would definitely not give up easily.
She calmed herself down, her palms holding Fei Ge'er's were already a little sweaty, "Then sit inside."
She took Fei Ge'er's hand and went into the house first, and Liu Ziqi and Gu Yun followed.
"Just say whatever you want to say, and then leave quickly." Liu Sanniang said coldly.
Liu Ziqi smiled faintly and said, "Auntie seems to be very scared when she knows we are from the capital. What are you afraid of?"
Liu Sanniang didn't dare to look at him. She touched Fei Ge'er's head and said, "I don't know you. We are orphans and widows. It's scary to have a strange man come to our house."
Liu Ziqi said lightly, "Isn't that what you're afraid of, aunt?" He looked around the room and continued, "Song Qingyun stayed in the capital for a long time. Why did you say he had never stayed in the capital?"
Liu Sanniang denied in panic, "My husband has never been to the capital."
But her words were too weak, so Liu Ziqi decided to speak frankly. He said, "In the fifteenth year of Mingde, Song Qingyun and his wife worked as grooms in the Princess Yang's mansion in Kyoto. In the twenty-seventh year of Mingde, he left Kyoto and stayed in Huairou for three years. Later, he returned to Changkui. When he left Beijing with his wife, he also took a five-year-old daughter with him. Where is that girl now?"
Liu Sanniang's heart was in her throat, and she said in a trembling voice, "Why don't I understand what you are saying, sir? Qingyun and I have a daughter, and we worked for a family in Huairou, but we have never been to the capital. How can a place like Kyoto be accessible to poor people like us? My daughter is already married, why are you asking about her? If what you two sirs said gets out, wouldn't it ruin my daughter's innocence!"
"Don't be afraid, Aunt. We have no ill intentions. When Song Qingyun left the capital, a precious treasure was lost from Princess Yang's mansion. I am here to find it back." Liu Ziqi did not press the issue step by step. If it was really Meng Qingyun who took Su Jian away, he should really thank the couple.
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