Xu Yixing was slightly shocked. Even in this situation, Sun Ziyou still maintained the politeness of a nobleman. He would say thank you and pay attention to his table manners.
Xu Yixing lowered his head and then raised it again, shaking off his previous distraction.
"There's no poison in it. Don't worry, I'm not here to kill you." This is the truth, at least not this time.
"Even if it's poisonous, I don't blame you. I killed your sister and her nanny. I accept any revenge from your Xu family."
Is that so? So Sun Ziyou hadn't concealed anything about his own murder, but why didn't he say a single word during the interrogation?
"And my face. This is Gao Yao, you should recognize her. That stand-in bribed someone to do it. I don't blame her. I ruined her face, it's retribution. By the way, how is she doing? Based on my understanding of your father, he shouldn't make things difficult for her, right?"
Sun Ziyou was very surprised. He never said a word in front of others, but when he met Xu Yixing today, he started talking a lot.
"She's doing fine. The emperor didn't punish her, and my father didn't make things difficult for her. I heard that she took some money from your house and left with her family."
"Yes." Sun Ziyou was not surprised at all when he heard Gao Yao's current situation. "She is a smart person. If she hadn't trusted the wrong person, she wouldn't have ended up like this."
This sounds like a criticism of himself. It seems that Sun Ziyou has a very comprehensive and profound understanding of his behavior.
"You have no objection to the charges of murdering my sister, causing the death of Aunt Bai, and even keeping a concubine to impersonate her?"
Sun Ziyou shook his head.
It was strange, as if he always told Xu Yiyan everything he knew. If Xu Yixing hadn't inherited Yiyan's memories, he would definitely be wondering if Yiyan had ever had anything with him.
"But why? I remember you and my sister were very good friends!" Xu Yixing's voice rose in the latter half of the sentence. This question had troubled her for too long. Since Sun Ziyou had no regrets about the current outcome, why did he hurt her in the first place?
"Xu Yiyan, go back. I have nothing to say to you." Sun Ziyou ordered him to leave. He didn't want to recall the past.
Of course Xu Yixing would not leave. If she couldn't find out the answer today, she might never have the chance to know in her life.
After pondering for a long time, she spoke carefully, "Actually, my sister was very happy during those two years. They were almost the happiest two years of her life. I often saw you taking her horseback riding, hunting, listening to music, and watching plays. People around you also said that you two were a perfect match. Really, I envy you both."
What Xu Yixing said was exactly what Yi Yan was thinking. During those two years, Yi Yan was really envious of her sister for being able to get such a good marriage.
"There's no need to talk about the past." Sun Ziyou was very calm and backed away to the wall. Perhaps the iron chains made him feel uncomfortable.
"When my sister got married, she brought a generous dowry. It included some from my father and some from her mother. But when we later checked, we found a lot less."
"That wasn't my idea. The family has many branches and the expenses are huge. Even if I'm extremely reluctant, I can't resist my parents' orders."
Xu Yixing understood that the bloated population of the Sun Mansion had already caused a huge burden, and the younger generations had no real power. With high expenses and little income, it was inevitable that they would embezzle her dowry.
"So you married my sister for those yellow and white things?" How is this possible? Xu Yixing was trying to find a way to get the truth out of her.
"yes."
?
Xu Yixing leaned forward and pressed against the prison door. She didn't believe it.
Fortunately, Sun Ziyou quickly replied, "Not really." After a long while, there was no movement on either side. Xu Yixing's feet were almost numb from sitting, and then he heard the clanking sound of chains and a very slight sigh from inside.
"Your family does offer the most generous dowry among all the girls I can marry. This is also what my parents and grandmother wanted."
Xu Yixing went over the meaning of this sentence in his mind. The marriage proposal must have been made after many comparisons, which led the Sun family to finally choose his own family. So it was all about money? Ha! How ridiculous!
"So you don't like my sister." Xu Yixing felt that he had already got the answer, and he felt disheartened, and his voice became a little colder.
"Yes, I like it very much. I have liked it since I was a child."
"Ah?" What's going on? He liked three people in a row, which made Xu Yixing's originally clear mind confused again. Since you like him, you can discuss it with me. I may not be unwilling to spend my dowry on you.
"Your sister is very outstanding. As her sister, you can understand what I mean. But she looks down on me. What can I do?"
"Nonsense! If she really didn't like you, why would she marry you!" Xu Yixing felt really wronged. He had been waiting and expecting for two years. At that time, he was obviously full of love for her, so how could she be considered as not liking you?
"You don't understand. She's willing to marry me simply because your Xu family wants a son-in-law they can control. If I hadn't returned from the army and gained a little bit of prestige, how could she be willing to marry a second-generation rich kid like me? Ha!"
What nonsense! This has nothing to do with whether you join the army or not.
The conversation started. Maybe he had been holding it in for too long, or maybe Xu Yixing was too persistent, or maybe Sun Ziyou still felt a little guilty, so he finally spoke out.
"Your sister and I played together when we were little. Back then, she was always mean and never treated me well. She said she wanted to train me and hone me, and she made me compete with that group of people, even though it was tiring. But later I realized that it wasn't training, it was bullying!
I will never forget the look in her eyes at me, full of venom and disdain. How could such an emotion be expressed in the eyes of a child? I don’t understand, I really don’t understand.”
Sun Ziyou shook his head as he spoke, but they were a little far away, so Xu Yixing couldn't see his expression clearly.
It turns out that the bullying was true... But why did Lu Anyuan say it wasn't true and even swear on his mother's side?
"But... we were just kids back then, and later..."
"Later, my father sent me to the military camp. When I came back, she thought I had forgotten those things, so she greeted me with a smile. When I asked her about the past, she would pretend to be stupid and say she didn't remember.
How could she possibly forget all the hurt she inflicted on me? It was clearly a lie! Did she think I was still as powerless as I was when we were little, foolishly playing the dog for her?
I really forgot...
"Xu Yiyan, don't think that the marriage your father found for you is so good. Just like your sister, your father knew about her past with me, and knew that her dowry would be lost sooner or later, but he still sent her all those things. Isn't this just feeding fat meat to a tiger?"
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