Xu Xinning recalled that in her previous life, she was forced by the Ghost Doctor to become his apprentice, and the Ghost Doctor also passed on his heirloom silver and gold needles to her.
After helping the two up, Xu Xinning smiled and said, "Forget about the red envelopes. Anyway, I don't have anything to pass on to you. Just don't disgrace our sect in the future. You are my eldest and second disciples."
Xu Xinning doesn't know if she will take on any more apprentices in the future. Taking on these two wasn't really her intention. Perhaps she will take on more promising students if she sees them.
Who knows?
No one can predict what will happen in the future.
However, it is rare in this world that she has taken on two apprentices who are several years older than her at such a young age.
In the past few days, Chiang Kai-shek's subordinates have suddenly taken many people from the compound back for questioning.
Not only in the main compound, they also sealed off a small courtyard.
It wasn't until then that Mu Jingheng and Xu Mingyang returned home at the normal time.
Lying in bed that night, Xu Xinning still asked out of curiosity, "Did that tiger girl from the Lü family provide you with important information?"
Mu Jingheng turned and embraced Xu Xinning, gently stroking her pregnant belly as he said, "Nothing can be hidden from you."
Xu Xinning: "Isn't it easy to guess? That girl has recovered very well, I reckon she can speak very well now."
Mu Jingheng: "You guessed right. Although this girl is fierce, she is really talented in investigation. If she had more experience, she might have found out even more."
Xu Xinning joked, "Don't you feel particularly unfulfilled? So many talented people under Old Jiang's command were overshadowed by a little tiger girl."
Mu Jingheng smiled and said, "We should be grateful to her. If it weren't for her accidental discovery, many things wouldn't have been connected."
Xu Xinning: "Isn't there a big problem with that adopted son of the Wu family?"
Mu Jingheng hummed in agreement.
Xu Xinning: "Won't this affect the Wu family?"
Mu Jingheng: "No, actually, Grandpa Wu saw through him on the very first day he entered the Wu family. He just wanted to find out his purpose and true identity, so he didn't expose him. Later, when he found that his range of activities was getting bigger and bigger, Grandpa Wu told my grandpa and Grandpa Jiang. They thought it wouldn't be bad to let him fish."
Xu Xinning thought for a moment and then asked, "Is Aunt Wu's problem serious?"
Mu Jingheng: "There are definitely problems, but this person is very good at hiding. He only gave himself away when he tried to kidnap you last time. Otherwise, he is really well-behaved. Grandpa Jiang once thought that it might be because of that adopted son that he was led astray."
Xu Xinning: "Will you take her with you this time too?"
Mu Jingheng: "No, we need to keep her around to catch bigger fish. If I'm not mistaken, she should be a key figure."
Xu Xinning: "What about Yu Mei?"
Mu Jingheng: "Do you know who Yu Mei's biological father is?"
Xu Xinning blinked curiously at Mu Jingheng.
Mu Jingheng chuckled and patted her head, saying, "Do you still remember the leader of the guard team from Pear Blossom Village?"
Xu Xinning: "Him?"
Mu Jingheng: "It's him. He is Yu Mei's biological father. Back then, he hid in Yu Mei's mother's hometown, fell in love with her, and got married. Later, when their Pear Blossom Village was established, he faked his death and fled. Yu Mei's mother became a widow and accidentally met the second son of the Yu family, which is how she married into the Yu family. After Yu Mei's father found out, he contacted Yu Mei."
Xu Xinning: "Does Yu Mei's mother know about this?"
Mu Jingheng: "I don't know. When our people took Yu Mei away, she was still confused. For safety reasons, we also took her and the second son of the Yu family away for questioning."
It's truly unexpected that Yu Mei is this man's daughter.
Then Mu Jingheng dropped another bombshell.
Mu Jingheng: "Do you know the true identity of the adopted son of the Wu family?"
Xu Xinning: "Could he also be the son of some bastard?"
Mu Jingheng laughed: "You guessed right, but his identity is quite shocking."
Xu Xinning was extremely curious: "Who exactly is he?"
Mu Jingheng: "His original name was Zhongye Tao, Zhongye, do you remember?"
Xu Xinning: "Could he be Zhong Ye's son?"
Mu Jingheng: "To be precise, he is Zhong Ye's younger brother, his half-brother."
Xu Xinning was so surprised that her mouth formed an "O".
Mu Jingheng: "He is Zhong Ye's father's youngest son. Zhong Ye's father doted on him. He originally brought him to the compound, thinking that he would stay for two years to gather some intelligence, so that he would be considered to have achieved something, and his father could arrange a better place for him. Unfortunately, this man is very arrogant, spoiled and has a big temper. He is ambitious and loves to make a name for himself, so he was exposed as soon as he arrived, but he didn't realize it. He used his external conditions and the Wu family's background to develop connections everywhere."
Xu Xinning thought of the Yu family. Although Yu Mei was not the biological child of the Yu family, her identity would definitely affect her mother and the Yu family. After all, the Yu family was not like the Wu family, which kept a close watch on their adopted son.
Thinking of the Yu family, Xu Xinning also thought of Li Youxuan, who had recently married into the Yu family.
I heard that ever since she married into the Yu family, she has been very high-profile in front of her classmates, always putting on airs like a high-ranking official's wife. If Yu Mei's affairs affect the Yu family and make her husband's future bleak, I wonder what she will do.
Xu Xinning didn't ask about what happened next; she knew Mu Jingheng couldn't reveal any more.
The next day, when Xu Xinning, Qin Yao, and Kuang Meizhu were taking a walk together, they heard that Yu Mei's mother and stepfather had been released, while Li Youxuan had been taken away for questioning.
Xu Xinning then remembered that Li Youxuan seemed to have a good relationship with Yu Mei.
Could it be that Wu's adopted son and Yu Mei want to develop her career?
Xu Xinning thought it was very likely, but based on her understanding of Li Youxuan, she shouldn't fall for it. Li Youxuan cared a lot about her future and wanted to rise to a higher social status. She was very shrewd when it came to things that affected her interests. Everyone knew that once she got on the wrong boat, her future would be bleak, not to mention her freedom.
Li Youxuan is clear-headed about this.
Adding to Li Youxuan's scheming, Xu Xinning felt that Wu's adopted son and Yu Mei were not enough.
Xu Xinning has been particularly fond of gossip since she became pregnant. And she's been lucky with her gossip, as she just happened to run into Yu Mei's mother and stepfather.
Although Xu Mei's mother was not a beauty in the strict sense, she had a great figure, a long neck, delicate skin, a straight back, and a very good temperament. If you didn't know that she was actually illiterate, you would really think that she came from a scholarly family.
Yu Mei's mother and stepfather were taken away last night. After a night of questioning, they were both very depressed.
Especially Yu Mei's mother, who seemed to have aged overnight, with her hair turning much whiter in an instant.
Perhaps this is what they mean by turning white-haired overnight.
It seems that Yu Mei dealt her a huge blow.
And then there's that "dead man." She just can't understand how he could be Xiao Rizi, and she can't understand how he faked his death and escaped back then.
She watched with her own eyes as he was put into the coffin, nailed down, and buried.
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