The only thing that puzzled him was that he didn't quite understand where Yixing's hatred for General Xu came from. Was it because General Xu had treated her poorly after she became Yiyan?
"Madam, has something happened that I don't know about?" Lu Anyuan didn't want any grudges between the two of them. He wanted to know everything about Xu Yixing.
"I lost my memory after you pushed me down the well. My father had someone give me a memory-erasing drug."
Xu Yixing didn't say that erasing her memory was also to prevent herself from continuing to look for her mother, nor did she say that her mother's death was related to her father. These were her most private matters, and she didn't want Lu Anyuan to know for the time being.
Lu Anyuan's face tightened, and many things made sense: "Maybe your father is just trying to protect you. After all, if such a thing gets out, it will be a royal scandal, and your father doesn't want you to become the focus of the incident."
"Maybe." Xu Yixing changed the subject and pointed the finger at Lu Anyuan: "But who is responsible for all this?"
"Ahem! It's getting late, let's go to bed early. By the way, Madam, I learned a new move today, it must be very interesting, shall we try it?"
The Xu family's funeral was extremely eye-catching. It was held twice in a short period of one year. Everyone could not help but sigh at the impermanence of life.
Especially with the death of Madam Gu Shuang, the confession letter incident that had been causing a stir in the capital has never subsided. The death of Gu has pushed the incident to a new climax.
Many people were already skeptical about the list, and even the families of the people involved only made a big fuss at home but did not show anything to the outside world.
It can be said that Gu is the only victim in this incident so far. As for the charges, even those who originally didn't believe it now believe it. If you really didn't do it, how could you be guilty to death?
Xu Yixing put on mourning clothes early in the morning and went home. No matter what she was supposed to do, she would do it well and not let anyone criticize her.
However, she would not act as the coffin keeper. After burning incense in front of the coffin, she went to her own yard with Aunt Bai.
"Xiaoyan, your brother really hasn't come back yet?" Yan rarely goes out. This time, she was only willing to come out because she was asked by her father to help take care of the affairs in the mansion.
"Yes, Uncle Xu Qian has gone to look for him, but he hasn't come back yet."
Yan pursed her lips and shook her head, seeming to be very pessimistic about Xu Yiwen's behavior.
"Xiaoyan, don't blame your aunt for being nosy. Your brother's behavior will make it very difficult for your father. The dead are the greatest. Even if your mother did something wrong during her lifetime, she is already buried. What is there to be unforgivable?"
Xu Yixing agreed with it, but he was very resistant in his heart. If death could erase all of a person's sins, wouldn't that be a bit too easy?
Just as she was sitting down in the courtyard, she saw Si Hua rush forward: "Miss, Madam Yan, Xu Qian is back. But the young master still didn't come with him. The old master must be really angry. Why don't you go and take a look?"
Yan looked at Xu Yixing worriedly, she didn't expect things to turn out like this.
"Aunt, I'll go over and take a look. Please help me greet the guests in the mansion."
"I will do my best."
Xu Yixing walked to the study where his father was with sparks and lightning. It's really amazing that there are so many people outside and you still come here to get angry.
"Dad, what did my brother say?"
Old Man Xu waved his hand, his eyebrows raised in anger: "Ask him!"
Xu Yixing looked at Xu Qian again, who shook his head, cupped his fists, and stepped forward to explain, "This morning, I rushed to Wansong Academy and met with the eldest young master, but no matter how much I tried to persuade him, he refused to return. I had no choice but to follow the general's instructions and enforce the family discipline on him, but..."
Xu Yixing squinted his eyes as he studied Xu Qian, knowing he only listened to his father. If his father told him to beat him, he would definitely not hold back. Poor Xu Yiwen, he didn't know what kind of a beating he'd been in, but he was still holding on.
"Didn't I tell you that if you don't come back, I'll tie you up and bring you back? Why are you deaf?"
"This..." Xu Qianqian looked embarrassed and swallowed his saliva. "He was tied up, but the eldest son refused to leave. He clung to the tree in the yard tightly. Later... Later, he even broke a finger, but he still refused to go back..."
"Hiss!" Xu Yixing frowned after listening to this, and finally understood why Xu Qian looked so helpless. It turned out that he had hurt the young master and felt a little guilty.
But how could Xu Yiwen be so brave as to break a finger... It hurts just thinking about it.
"You should have broken all ten of his fingers! See how he can hug the tree!" Old Man Xu didn't know whether he was angry or heartbroken, his mood was a little off.
"Dad! What are you talking about?"
"He's the only son in the family, and it seems he's been spoiled. He's not even half as good as you and your sister. I'm so ashamed of my ancestors!"
Xu Yixing was speechless. He remembered to say this now. He had never seen you do this before. Moreover, if you hadn't allowed Gu to spoil him and then openly protected his mother's murderer, he wouldn't have reached this point.
"General, what should we do now?"
"What can I do? If he has the guts, he'll never come back. I don't have this son!"
When Old Man Xu made these harsh remarks, it was unclear whether he was trying to provoke himself or his son who was completely unaware of the situation.
"Dad, since my brother has a grudge against Mother, why don't you give him some space and let him be alone?"
"Could it be that a grudge against him would make him act so unfilially? Don't you have a grudge against your mother as well? Ultimately, you've spoiled him too much and let him do whatever he wants."
Xu Yixing smiled secretly and said, "I did have a knot in my heart, but it's gone now, so I naturally don't care."
"Forget it, the dead are the most important, let's hold the funeral first." Old Man Xu didn't know whether he was helpless or had figured it out. He walked out of the study tiredly, forced himself to be strong, and went to the front to receive guests.
Xu Yixing leaned against the door frame, one foot on the threshold, and watched her father leave. Her action was extremely indecent, something a lady from Daxia would never do, but she did it anyway.
While watching, she twisted her feet to step on the threshold. Si Hua was standing next to her and didn't understand what the lady was doing.
According to the rules, one must mourn for three years after a mother passes away. However, this rule does not apply to the royal family. After all, there are things to deal with every day, and it is unrealistic to really not see music and dance for three years.
For Xu Yixing, this rule is dispensable.
She had already made plans. After Gu's body was kept for seven days and buried, she would not need to come to the mansion again. The affairs of the Xu Mansion would end there, and she needed to devote more time to the upcoming trouble with the Second Prince.
I also need to think carefully about how to deal with it if Lu Anyuan has a disagreement with me about his father in the future.
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