Yu Qizhe invited Liu Ziqi into the main hall, and Mrs. Song brought in tea.
Gu Yun also wanted to follow him in, but was stopped by Lu Jin. "Master Liu has something to say to my junior brother. What are you doing following him in?"
"You dare to control me?" Gu Yun frowned and said impatiently.
Lu Jin smiled, "How dare I? Thanks to the help of Young Marquis Gu, I was able to clear my name and get out of the Dali Temple prison. I have to thank Young Marquis Gu very much!"
Gu Yun snorted coldly, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Who did you learn this martial art from?"
"I was adopted by Master Huijue, the abbot of Fahua Temple, when I was young." Lu Jin said, "I studied under Master Huijue."
Gu Yun thought of Lu Jin calling Yu Qizhe "Junior Brother" just now, and said sarcastically, "According to what you said, Yu Qizhe's master is also the abbot Huijue. He took a monk as his master, why doesn't he just shave his head and become a monk!"
Lu Jin explained, "Young Marquis, you are wrong. Although my junior brother and I are both disciples of our master, we are only lay disciples."
Inside the house, Mrs. Song finished pouring tea and went outside. Liu Ziqi slowly asked, "Master Yu, do you still remember what I said to you that day?"
Yu Qizhe paused for a moment as he picked up the teacup, then nodded and said, "Of course I remember. Could you please tell me, Master Liu, what happened to Yu Jiao in Qingzhou?"
"The daughter of the Qingzhou prefect bribed the bandits to murder Yu Jiao." Seeing Yu Qizhe's expression change, Liu Ziqi said slowly, "Fortunately, Yu Jiao was not injured, so Master Yu doesn't have to worry too much."
Yu Qizhe clenched his hands slightly in his sleeves, feeling very uneasy. He was not with Yu Jiao, but she was still being murdered because of him.
"Gu Yun acted impulsively and rashly, but this time it was understandable. Please don't blame me, Master Yu." Liu Ziqi continued, "I originally thought that you and Yu Jiao loved each other, and many things could not be interfered with by outsiders, so I didn't want to say more. I didn't say everything that day. This time, I think there are some things I still need to explain to Master Yu in detail."
"Mr. Liu, just keep talking. I am all ears."
Liu Ziqi did not look at Yu Qizhe, but looked outside the main hall door and said slowly, "Didn't Master Yu have doubts about Yu Jiao's background? She is my half-sister, a romantic debt left by my father when he passed through Huairou a few years ago."
Liu Ziqi's words were like a heavy bomb dropped. Although Yu Qizhe had some guesses before, he was still shocked when he heard these words coming from Liu Ziqi's mouth.
However, Liu Ziqi and Gu Yun had shown signs of their attitude towards Yu Jiao when they were in Qingzhou earlier, so Yu Qizhe quickly accepted it calmly.
"The woman who was pregnant with her died of complications during childbirth. When my father received a letter that the woman had sent to the capital before she died, he sent someone to Huairou to pick up Yu Jiao, but she had already disappeared." Liu Ziqi spoke these words in a very natural tone.
"Father has been secretly looking for Yu Jiao for these years. It was only in the past two years that I learned that I had a younger sister outside. This time I went to Qingzhou because my father's people secretly found some clues. My father sent me to verify the authenticity. If it is really my sister who was left outside, I will bring her back home."
Liu Ziqi withdrew his gaze from the main hall and looked at Yu Qizhe, "I confirmed Yu Jiao's identity in Qingzhou, but I didn't take her back to Beijing? Master Yu, do you know why?"
Yu Qizhe did not say anything, and Liu Ziqi did not need his answer, so he continued, "Yu Jiao was adopted by Liu Sanniang's family since she was a child, and grew up in the countryside. If she returns to Beijing, she may not be able to get used to life in Beijing. The rich and powerful attach great importance to birth. With Yu Jiao's identity as an illegitimate daughter, rumors will inevitably spread in Beijing, and she may not live as happily as in Qingzhou!"
"Besides, she has developed feelings for you. If she returns to Beijing, my father will definitely not agree to your marriage with her." Liu Ziqi said, "Of course, these are not the most important things. The situation in the court is ever-changing. Although my father is the second assistant of the cabinet, he is enjoying a good life now. You should be able to see from the case of desilting the official silver in the north that the Shen party is in power in the court, and there are treacherous eunuchs around the emperor. The Liu family may fall one day. In this way, if Yu Jiao does not return to the Liu family, she can still preserve a trace of the Liu family's bloodline."
"What is the meaning of Master Liu telling me all this?" Liu Ziqi told him in such detail that Yu Qizhe couldn't help but think more.
Liu Ziqi smiled faintly, "I originally thought that with Master Yu taking care of Yu Jiao, she wouldn't suffer any pain. But now it seems that a scholar like Master Yu may not be able to protect Yu Jiao. She has been wandering outside since she was a child and has suffered a lot. It would be better to take her back home and let her live a life of luxury."
Yu Qizhe frowned slightly. Before he could speak, Liu Ziqi stood up and said, "I have already informed my father that he will send someone to Qingzhou to take Yu Jiao back home in a few days."
After a pause, Liu Ziqi continued, "When the time comes, I hope Mr. Yu will be careful with his words and actions and not get too involved with my sister, so as not to ruin her reputation."
This was an implicit warning, meaning that after the Liu family brought Yu Jiao back to Beijing, there would be no connection between Yu Jiao, the Yu family, and Yu Qizhe.
Watching Liu Ziqi walk out of the main hall, Yu Qizhe suddenly stood up with a gloomy expression on his face.
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