Chapter 55: What a Foresight
When the old lady of the Lu family saw that her daughter-in-law who had been driven away had brought another important person here, she almost fell to her knees. But when she saw that Xiao Yu was still neutral, she knew she still had a chance, so she hurried over and gave a confusing explanation.
Mrs. Lu was afraid that the old lady would preempt her, so she also came over to argue.
Several people were talking at the same time, trying to see who could speak the loudest.
Xiao Yu was annoyed by what he heard, so he told everyone to shut up and asked Ah Fu to move a few chairs. He sat down and then called on whoever wanted to speak.
At this time, almost everyone's attention was attracted by Xiao Yu and the two women from the Lu family. Only Xu Chuchu was standing behind the crowd, secretly frightened.
Perhaps no one noticed that behind the big guy stood silently a tall and burly middle-aged man with a long beard and wearing a Taoist robe.
From the time Xiao Yu and others arrived until now, he had been standing silently in the shadow of the corner, as if he was resting with his eyes closed, and had no reaction to the things around him, so even Xiao Yu ignored him.
But Xu Chuchu could clearly feel that this person was an authentic physiognomist with a profound and terrifying level of Taoism, at least above the fifth level, far higher than Xu Chuchu's current third level.
She didn't know how many fifth-level fortune tellers there were in the Xia Dynasty, but in the previous modern times, in the entire Province A where she lived, there were only five or six people who could cultivate to the fifth level.
Because the fifth level is an insurmountable gap for most physiognomists.
When practicing from the first to the fourth level, as long as you get started early, even if you don’t have enough talent, you can continue to improve by redoubled efforts.
But if you want to break through the fifth level and reach the higher sixth and seventh levels, both hard work and talent are indispensable.
One needs to be focused, have a strong ability to comprehend, and have a suitable physique... Therefore, there are very few physiognomists who can reach the fifth level.
I had dealt with County Magistrate Zhang before, who was involved in the Dragon King sacrifice. Seeing that the fortune tellers under him were only at the first or second level, I thought that was the level of Tailing County. I didn't expect that there were still many masters among the people.
But how could such a fifth-level physiognomist suddenly come and "fake" the soul to help Madam Lu?
Is he, like Xiao Yu, a nosy man who sees injustice and likes to meddle in other people's affairs? Or is he also involved in this case?
If it is the latter, and his stance is different from Xiao Yu's, things will become a bit troublesome.
With Xu Chuchu's current level of cultivation, he was completely beaten by others.
She really wanted to take a closer look at the man's face and make some guesses, but she couldn't stare at the man's face right now, fearing that her behavior would be too abrupt and arouse the other person's suspicion.
Xiao Yu's suggestion to let her change into ordinary women's clothes and temporarily conceal her identity was indeed foresighted.
I admire you.
Now Xu Chuchu restrained all her skills and stood behind Xiao Yu like a servant, quiet as a chicken, watching what would happen.
Xiao Yu is an old hand at interrogation.
He first asked Mrs. Lu, who was seeking justice, about what happened, and found that her story was exactly the same as the version Shao Zhi had told everyone before.
The wealthy businessman's husband died suddenly. He had promised to leave all his property to his wife before his death. However, his wife was expelled by the old lady. Not only did she not inherit any property, she even ended up homeless.
In desperation, the lady went to a Taoist temple outside the city to seek help from a highly respected fortune teller. The fortune teller performed a ritual to summon the soul of the rich businessman and had a conversation with him in the afterlife. He learned that the rich businessman wanted to leave all his property to the lady, and had written a will and hidden it under the third peach tree from south to north in the garden of his mansion.
So the lady and the fortune teller returned to Lu's mansion together and really dug out the buried will from under the peach tree.
At this point, Madam Lu formally introduced the fortune teller who was resting his eyes to Xiao Yu: "This is the fortune teller I invited, the True Man of Three Mountains."
At this time, Sanshan Zhenren slowly opened his eyes, symbolically saluted Xiao Yu, and then said nothing, looking very cold.
However, Xiao Yu didn't care and turned to ask Mrs. Lu: "Where is the will now?"
"It's here with me." Mrs. Lu carefully took out an oil-paper envelope from her arms and presented it to Xiao Yu with both hands.
Xiao Yu took the envelope in his hand and observed it carefully. He found that there was no damage or stain on the surface of the envelope, but he could faintly smell the scent of soil.
The paper was very old, and two corners seemed to have been soaked in water, causing foaming and damage. The handwriting was also blurred in a few places, but it did not hinder reading. It was indeed a will for the distribution of property, and it specifically stated that all the property under his name would be left to Mrs. Lu.
After reading it, Xiao Yu placed the will back into its oil-paper envelope and handed it to Ah Fu beside him, ordering, "Now go collect the deceased's calligraphy and bring it back to the government office to verify the authenticity of the will. Then, investigate which bookshop in the city produced the paper used to make it and see if it matches the paper the deceased used. Report back to me as soon as you find out."
"Yes," Ah Fu agreed immediately. He had done this kind of research before, so he was very familiar with it.
"No! This will is fake, fake!" The old lady suddenly attacked and rushed to Ah Fu to snatch the envelope, but Ah Fu dodged it smartly.
She was stopped by the officers and soldiers, and quickly knelt down in front of Xiao Yu: "Sir, this is unjust. This will is unclear and must have been summoned by some necromancy. You must not believe it!"
"Sir, I'll be honest with you. My husband passed away early, and I, a woman, raised these two sons with great difficulty. How could my son leave all the family wealth to an outsider and not leave it to me, his mother? If you think about it, you will know that this is wrong. I beg you to understand."
"You're lying!" Mrs. Lu screamed. "Don't you remember what you've done all these years? You said you worked so hard to raise your two sons, but have you ever treated them equally?"
"You clearly only dote on the eldest. You scrimped and saved to support his education, yet he hasn't made any progress in all these years. And yet you still treat him like a treasure at home, with all the good food and drink you can muster!"
"As for my husband, he also wanted to go to school, but you gave him the ridiculous excuse of 'having an educated person in the family is enough'. You also forced him to go out to work at such a young age, and you didn't allow him to keep any of his earnings; he had to give it all to you to support him in his old age!"
"Later, my husband started his own business, which was becoming increasingly prosperous. We finally had a good life, but you asked him to use the money to buy land and build a house for the eldest son, and to hire a teacher to teach him... Even the betrothal gift for the eldest son's wife was paid by my husband!"
"You even wanted my husband to transfer the best-performing shops to the eldest brother. My husband was afraid that the eldest brother's lack of experience would ruin the business, so he gave him two lesser-performing shops. And you're still not satisfied. What's the result? Now those two shops have lost even their signage!"
"You have no motherly affection for my husband. You've been sucking his blood your whole life. Did you ever think about his feelings when you favored the eldest brother? Do you think he would leave his fortune to you?"
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