Old Man Xu shuddered and blurted out, "I asked her to take it... No! It was because the fetus was too big, so I had to let the midwife use the drug to induce labor! Yes, I had no choice!"
"My uncle and aunt said that she..."
"That couple is talking nonsense! They are two outsiders who took advantage of the situation to rob the Bai family property. What qualifications do they have to point fingers at what happened back then?"
Xu Yixing smiled bitterly. "The inclusion of a branch of the family as heir was the emperor's original decree. Besides, do you think that without them, the Bai family's property should belong to you? Even if you want to exterminate the entire family, you should have some dignity."
"But grandpa..."
"If he really cared about Mier, he shouldn't have married his daughter to me!"
Old Man Xu hugged his head and almost roared this sentence in a low voice, then hugged his head in pain and gripped the railing with both hands.
Xu Yixing was shocked and didn't understand what "you shouldn't marry your daughter to me" meant?
When she was about to ask again, she saw Xu Qian had already walked out from the first-floor deck and was looking at something on the right side of the ship, as if he heard some movement upstairs.
Xu Yixing quickly made a gesture to Gao Yao on his left, and asked her to retreat while the fog was still thick.
"What does this mean, Daddy, Daddy! What did you just say?"
Xu Yixing was a little anxious because she had heard the sound of Xu Qian leading people upstairs.
Old Man Xu raised his head and looked to the left again, but found that the strange vision had disappeared. "Xu Qian, Xu Qian!"
"exist!"
"Immediately take your men and chase to the left front of our ship. If you see a small, topless boat, capture it along with the people aboard!"
"yes!"
Xu Qian took the order and left. Xu Yixing also regained his anxious look and looked at his father worriedly.
"Dad, what's wrong with you?"
"It's nothing, Yan'er, Dad is a little drunk, and what he said just now was nonsense, don't take it to heart."
After saying this, Dad swayed his body, looking drunken, and walked down the stairs staggeringly.
Xu Yixing's gaze was fixed on the stairs where his father was walking down, and his mind was blank.
The blankness does not mean that her mind is empty, but at this moment, the sadness and pressure she endured seemed to have exceeded her limit, so she paused for a short time.
After a while, she turned her gaze to the lake. Several speedboats had already set off in the direction her father had indicated. Xu Yixing was not worried that Gao Yao would be caught up; he had already planned a retreat.
As long as she left the sight of her own boat, she would immediately merge with the largest flower boat on South Lake and become an inconspicuous small boat on its side, picking up and dropping off the singers.
Once people leave the boat, it will only take a stick of incense for Xu Yixing's shadow guards to dismantle the entire boat into wooden boards, float it down the river, and turn it into a piece of waste that no one cares about downstream.
As for Gao Yao, she would follow the large flower boat tonight, wait until the passengers disembarked at the dock tomorrow, and then blend into the crowd and leave. Even if Xu Qian led his men to the flower boat, facing such a disfigured face, he would not connect her with the person his father was looking for.
This was the retreat route Xu Yixing had planned long ago. For those who worked for her, achieving their goals was one thing, but ensuring their safety and retreat was even more important.
Xu Yixing looked at the ships that had also disappeared on the water, and his inner perception finally gradually recovered.
It hurts!
Dad had personally admitted that the stories of the accident and necessity were all fake; it was clearly a man-made disaster. And how could he have believed that my grandfather had made the wrong decision for my mother to marry him?
Xu Yixing shook her head, trying to shake out the fog, but it backfired. The result was that the fog covered her entire body and mind, making it difficult for her to breathe.
Even though Dad had taken the drugs he'd given him today and had indeed let the cat out of the bag due to his mental agitation, he knew from the order he'd just given and the way he'd pretended to be drunk in front of him that he'd become suspicious and believed it was a fabricated illusion.
Even if I couldn't catch Gao Yao, I think my father would have some doubts about me because of my strange behavior and constant questioning.
But these are no longer important. As long as there is no conclusive evidence, just like when my father killed my mother, no one can do anything to me.
What's more, I'm about to marry Lu Anyuan and will definitely become the biggest support of the family. Even if my father is extremely suspicious and dissatisfied, what can he do to me?
Xu Yixing suddenly felt a surge of joy. She suddenly understood why the princes were vying for that position. This kind of privilege that came with status was indeed very attractive.
Downstairs, Xu Yixing was still able to tease and playfully entertain the already drunk Yiwen, feeling quite cheerful. The family didn't return to the dock until the fog cleared at midnight, breaking the curfew and heading home. Even after Xu Yixing had returned to his own courtyard, Xu Qian still hadn't returned.
Just chase it slowly, if you find it, it would be like seeing a ghost!
Xu Yixing slept soundly and did not get up until noon the next day.
She stayed there all night until she reached Old Man Xu's place. When she got home, her father locked himself in the study, took out a scroll that looked the oldest from the large vat beside the table, and spread it out to look at it all night.
It was not until the early morning when Xu Qian finally brought people to report that Dad's eyes showed some emotion.
"General, we followed your instructions and chased them all the way, but found nothing. Going in that direction leads to the territory of those flower boats in the center of South Lake. We searched them one by one, but we definitely didn't see the boat you described."
Xu Qian's cheeks were now flushed, as if he was frozen, and he reeked of powder and makeup. He didn't even know how many flower boat owners he had offended last night.
"Yeah." Old Man Xu changed his posture, moved his butt forward a little, and looked at the painting in front of him. The woman in the painting was wearing white clothes, with only her side face exposed, and she was smiling gently at the person outside the painting.
"Xu Qian, I saw the lady last night."
Xu Qian was stunned. He could tell from the general's tone that the lady he was talking about was definitely not the one currently in the mansion.
"Mrs. Bai?"
"kindness."
"How is this possible?"
"It's impossible, but I saw it. Xu Qian, ever since Xing'er's accident, I've been dreaming of my wife. She complains to me every night, crying and saying that I didn't take good care of her only daughter."
Xu Qian didn't know how to respond. The general wasn't at fault for what happened to the young lady, so why should he torture himself like this?
"The Sun family will be executed in the autumn." This was the best way of comfort Xu Qian could think of.
"Huh? Yan'er told me the same thing last night." Old Man Xu stood up and stretched his muscles hard. Now he finally looked like a living person.
"The second young lady is still very polite." Xu Qian's evaluation was very pertinent. Xu Yixing really didn't do anything out of line.
"Yeah. Actually, I've been thinking about this these past couple of days. You said Yan'er and Xing'er are both my daughters, so why are their personalities so different?"
That's because you raised your two daughters in different ways. Xu Qian thought so in his heart, but he didn't say it out loud.
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