Chapter 172 Suspecting Uncle? Someone Else
Qiu Shui said, "Master, your condition is serious. My folk remedy is just a fluke. You must be in good health."
"Girl, you're used to being modest."
Old Master Xu kindly introduced Qiu Shui to Xie Yao: "Qiu Shui lived with your mother for a long time when he was a child. He has a personality similar to hers, but he is not as irritating as your mother."
Xie Yao looked at Qiu Shui, a hint of gloom flashing across her eyes.
Another suspicious person she wanted to investigate was Qiu Shui, the head maid of the villa.
Xie Yao remembered that in her previous life, when she learned about her grandfather's death from her uncle, although her uncle only said that it was a sudden serious illness and did not mention what happened, his face looked very ugly and he was very worried.
Later, the lawyer hired by her uncle revealed to her that the elders of the Xu family in Jiangzhou's hometown suspected that there was something hidden behind her grandfather's death because her uncle was only her grandfather's adopted son and for other reasons.
What's more, some people say Xu Zhixing killed his father!
The elders of the clan opposed Xu Zhixing inheriting the Xu family business.
My mother is my grandfather’s only daughter. Even though she has passed away, she is still the true blood of the Xu family, not to mention that she has a grandson, Xie Yan.
In the end, a large part of the Xu family's property was handed over to Xu's son-in-law, Wenchang Bo!
If you say that the Xu family’s affairs have nothing to do with Xie Mingan, no one will believe it!
She will find out the reason why the elders of the Xu family question her uncle from the housekeeper and Qiu Shui.
Qiu Shui put down the snacks and lowered her head slightly. The jade hairpin in her hair made her look delicate. "Everything is what I am supposed to do."
Xie Yao ignored Qiu Shui and chatted with Old Man Xu for a while, deliberately softening her tone: "Grandfather, I haven't seen you for nine years. I have a lot of things in my heart that I want to tell you."
Mr. Xu was startled, then realized something and said to the maids and servants in the hall, "All of you go out and stand guard outside the door."
Xie Yao asked Rendong to stay behind her.
The other servants left one after another, but Qiu Shui remained where she was: "Master, the young lady has just returned and may need someone to serve her. I will wait here."
Xie Yao raised her eyes, her gaze a little colder: "No need, I was talking to grandpa about family matters."
Qiu Shui was about to say something when Old Master Xu spoke up, "Qiu Shui, you should go out too. Go to the front yard and tell Butler Yu to cook for you and make the sweet-scented osmanthus cake and chestnut cake that little Ah Yao loved when she was little."
"As you command."
Qiu Shui had no choice but to retreat. Before leaving, he secretly glanced at Xie Yao, with a barely perceptible trace of fear flashing in his eyes.
As soon as the hall door closed, Xie Yao said, "Ren Dong, please take Grandfather's pulse."
Honeysuckle immediately stepped forward, took out the pulse pillow and placed it on the table.
Old Master Xu placed his hand on the pulse pillow and said with a smile, "My dear child, your grandfather is in very good health. There's no need to take his pulse. Besides, on the first day back in Beijing, Zhixing asked the doctor from Shengjitang to see me. Even my previous cold was cured very quickly, all thanks to Qiushui."
Having said that, he was very cooperative.
Xie Yao heard her grandfather praising Qiu Shui again and thought to herself, it seems that because her mother got married early, her grandfather treated the maid Qiu Shui as half a daughter.
Honeysuckle took hold of it, then withdrew her hand after a moment.
"Mr. Xu's pulse is steady and strong, but he has a slight internal heat. I think he's been a little tired recently, but he's fine."
Xie Yao felt half relieved.
My grandfather's good health further proves that his sudden illness in his previous life was related to Xie Ming'an.
Old Master Xu looked at his granddaughter's expression and asked, "You deliberately sent the servants from my other courtyard away. Do you have something important to say?"
Xie Yao nodded and said, "Grandfather, now that Mother and Marquis Wenchang have separated and asked the Xie family to return part of the dowry, Marquis Wenchang must be unhappy about it. I'm afraid he has his sights set on you."
"What?"
Old Master Xu frowned. "Hit me? Could it be that he wants to kill me and take away the Xu family's assets?"
Xie Yao didn't respond and just looked at her grandfather quietly.
The smile on Mr. Xu's face disappeared, and his eyes widened: "...He really wants to harm me?"
"It's impossible for the Earl of Wenchang to take action in Jiangzhou, so," Xie Yao's tone darkened, "I'm afraid there's something wrong with the person who serves you closely in the villa in the capital."
Seeing that Miss Sun's expression was serious and didn't seem to be joking, Old Master Xu couldn't help but question: "There are many people who want to harm me, so I have always been cautious when employing servants."
He thought back to the people around him: "Take the other courtyard for example. Steward Yu was my cook in his early years and served your uncle for more than ten years. Qiu Shui was your mother's personal maid. They all know each other very well."
Xie Yao: "Because I know you so well, you won't be on guard."
"Grandfather, your granddaughter won't joke about your safety," she said, looking at Honeysuckle, "Go call Qiliang."
After a while, Honeysuckle brought in seven taels.
When entering the mansion, Xie Yao asked Qiliang to follow the housekeeper Yu.
"I greet the princess and Master Xu."
Qi Liang saluted Xie Yao first, then said, "I was ordered by the princess to keep an eye on Housekeeper Yu. I saw that when Housekeeper Yu was seeing Jiang Si off from the Wenchang Marquis's residence, the two of them were chatting in a corner for a whole incense stick."
Mr. Xu: "I asked him to take the people from the Bo Mansion to the warehouse and send the guard away. It's normal for him to chat for a while."
Qi Liang: "However, after Guard Jiang left, Housekeeper Yu went to the back door and met his son Awu. They were still chatting until I came."
Mr. Xu: "Awu? I remember."
"That young man is the youngest son of Housekeeper Yu, your uncle's guard. Housekeeper Yu also has an older son who manages the warehouse at the cloth shop for your uncle. The father and son are chatting. What's the problem?"
"It's because they're father and son that there's a problem."
Xie Yao explained in a calm tone, neither hurried nor slow.
"Butler Yu used to work for my uncle, and his two sons were also his people. Now, he is the butler of your villa, and he is also good at cooking. If someone wants to do something to you, he will be the easiest person to do it to you."
She looked into her grandfather's eyes and asked softly, "And what will others think then?"
Old Master Xu was shocked. He had lived for most of his life, how could he not understand what little Ayao meant.
The person who is easiest to take action against is Butler Yu, and the person who is most likely to be suspected is of course Butler Yu.
"Some people will say that Zhixing used the housekeeper to harm me and try to seize my property!" he said in a deep voice.
This is an attempt to kill two birds with one stone, harming oneself while throwing dirty water on one's son.
"But Butler Yu has followed me for many years, and I treat him well." Old Master Xu sighed, his eyes dim.
Xie Yao changed the subject: "Grandfather, don't be sad. A few days ago, Ah Wu was sent to Cheng Garden by my uncle to be a guard there. Now both father and son are no longer working for my uncle. It will be difficult for anyone else to get involved with my uncle."
"So, there's still hope for Steward Yu's matter?"
Mr. Xu also didn't want to believe that the old people around him would harm him.
If there really is a problem, even he himself would suspect his son Xu Zhixing.
Xie Yao deliberately spoke of Butler Yu first to make her grandfather suspect her uncle, so that he wouldn't be too sad about what happened afterwards.
A gleam flashed in her eyes, and her tone slowed down: "The housekeeper and his son are just a cover. The one I really suspect is another person."
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