Xu Yixing stuck out his tongue at Yiwen. This teasing made the other three people at the table laugh, and even he himself became shy.
Old Man Xu listened to this and naturally pondered it. It wasn't that he hadn't been keeping an eye out for Yi Wen over the years. Ever since his eldest daughter got engaged, he had been looking for suitable girls.
Unexpectedly, by chance, his family would have a prince's consort, and Yiwen's status naturally rose. Now, who and how this daughter-in-law married was up to him, so he was not in a hurry.
After three or five drinks, the atmosphere finally became lively. The boat's own acrobatics, singing and slow music were all performed, and by then, Dad was almost drunk.
The four people who were originally sitting around also dispersed and looked for their favorite activities on the boat.
Xu Yixing had the boat driven to the water far away from the dance hall as planned. Today the fog was heavy and the moon was dark, and a slight chill came over them near the water, which was really a bit scary.
After sending the performers to the boat that came to pick them up, Xu Yixing looked at the empty deck and confirmed the positions of the next few people:
The wine that Gu drank today had something added to it that made her sleepy, so she was feeling sleepy and was resting in the bottom warehouse.
Xu Yiwen was still enjoying the feast in the compartment on the second floor. He hadn't come out for a long time. He was so happy.
Only Old Man Xu was standing on the third floor, looking at the water, wondering what he was thinking.
The timing was right, Xu Yixing went up to the third floor without hesitation, and saw that there was no one around his father. Xu Qian was also downstairs, and he was probably chatting with Ying Wu, so he wouldn't be able to come up for a while.
"Dad, what are you thinking about?"
When Old Man Xu heard the voice, he turned around and looked back, but he was almost frightened: "Yan'er, what about your hair?"
Xu Yixing touched the pearl pendant at the end of her high bun and said casually, "I accidentally spilled some wine downstairs just now, and when I changed my clothes, I put my hair up. Dad, do you think it doesn't look good?"
This was my favorite hairstyle before, and I just had it changed specially.
"It's nice. I remember your sister liked this the most."
Xu Yixing smiled: "Yes, Dad is here alone, but does he miss his sister?"
Calculating the time, the drug had already taken effect, and Xu Yixing finally had the opportunity to listen to his father's true feelings.
"Oh! I was thinking if your sister were still here, how pleasant it would be for our family to get together today."
Xu Yixing was contemptuous in his heart. If I were really still alive, Yi Yan would probably not be able to marry Lu Anyuan. Would you still hold a birthday party for her so seriously?
"The Sun family will be executed in the autumn." Xu Yixing looked along the river and directed his father's attention to another direction, where the performance would take place.
"Humph! Those little bastards and that old bastard, I think the Emperor is too good for their family!"
"The last time I went to the Bai Mansion, my aunt lamented that my sister's life was as tragic as my mother's. It was really sad."
When talking about the Bai family, a hint of displeasure and a little fear flashed across the old man's face, which was something Xu Yixing had never seen before.
"What else did they tell you?"
"Nothing much, just chatting about family matters. But Dad, how did Mom die?"
"Your mother had a sudden illness. She passed away before the court doctor arrived. Sigh..."
Xu Yixing looked sad. It turned out that you really didn't mention your own mistakes at all.
"Actually, my daughter was asking about my sister's mother, my mother... I already remember when she died. She was dragged to death by Mrs. Gu."
Old Man Xu opened his eyes wide, a little surprised: "Yan'er, where did you get that from?"
"Father, you already knew that Mrs. Gu withheld the expenses of my courtyard. It was the same when mother was alive. As a result, we had no money to pay for medical treatment or medicine."
"So that's how it is..." Old Man Xu moved his hand to his chest, patted it, and said, "So that's how it is. I thought it was... Humph! Mrs. Gu is really vicious and cruel. Last time, she withheld horse feed for personal gain, bringing shame to Madam. She deserves to die!"
"Dad, what did you think it was before?" Xu Yixing did not let go of the conversation. She could hear that her father was definitely hiding something in his words just now.
"It's nothing, Yan'er. It's really hard for you and your mother. As for your sister's mother, ah! I guess it's fate. Her grandmother died in childbirth, and so did her mother. Even she herself married the wrong person. Who knows if it's not the Bai family's bad feng shui?"
Xu Yixing lowered her head. She never expected that her father would blame the bad feng shui of the Bai family.
Suddenly, he felt a little sad, but after saying this, Mr. Xu shifted his gaze back to the lake and did not notice anything wrong with his second daughter.
"Yan'er, what do you see that?" Old Man Xu suddenly asked, with a hint of surprise in his tone.
Xu Yixing raised his head and looked in the direction his father pointed. At this time, a small boat appeared silently on the already calm surface of Nanhu Lake.
A small boat came out of the fog and stopped in front of the left side of their boat, but there was no one rowing the boat. To be precise, there was no one on the boat at all.
Xu Yixing certainly knew what it was, but after just a blank glance, she replied, "What is it, Dad? I didn't see anything."
Old Man Xu rubbed his eyes hard and was very sure that he saw a ship.
"Yan'er, there's a boat parked there, didn't you see it?"
Xu Yixing shook his head. His father wanted to say something else, but when he turned his head, he couldn't say anything.
Because at this time, a person appeared inexplicably on the boat. She was wearing a white gauze dress and her face was covered in gauze. Only from her back could one vaguely see that she was a woman.
But what was strange was that the woman's gauze dress began to be stained with red and black marks from the legs down, staining the dress, as if she had suffered a serious injury and blood had stained the dress.
Old Man Xu was stunned. In just a moment, he felt that he had sobered up.
"Mi'er?"
Seeing this, Xu Yixing secretly admired Gao Yao. She was indeed quite capable. It was a pity that her beauty was ruined by her grandson You. Otherwise, she would have been such a happy girl, with money and a family away from trouble.
The woman seemed to have heard the call from this side, turned around and faced the direction of Old Man Xu. In the blink of an eye, she flew from the bow to the stern as if flying.
Daddy opened his eyes almost to the limit. If the person just now was not a top-notch Qinggong master, then this person must be... definitely not a human...
Xu Yixing put away his right arm that was gesturing to Gao Yao, and watched his father's every move closely.
The questioning voice sounded softly, entering Dad's ears: "How did Madam Bai die, Dad?"
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