Coming out of the tea room, Qi Jing looked at Qi Mo coming up from downstairs and greeted him happily, "Qi Xiaomo is back."
Qi Mo's steps suddenly froze, and he looked up at Qi Jing who was sipping milk tea. Behind Qi Jing was Qi Huang who was holding Qi Jun and trying to suppress a smile.
Qi Mo had a strange expression on his face and was a little reluctant to answer, but when he thought about Qi Jing's unknown age, he had to give up.
Qi Mo called out, "Uncle, great-grandfather."
Qi Jun hummed, "You're back just in time. I'll take Little Phoenix to change her name tomorrow."
Little Phoenix?
Qi Mo looked at Qi Huang in confusion. Did he change his name?
Qi Huang answered in the affirmative, "This is the new name my uncle gave me, Qi Huang."
"Okay, I understand." Qi Mo agreed and continued, "I found out something new. Let's go to the study to discuss it."
The group changed their route and went to the study. Since Qi Huang was the person involved, he stayed there too.
Qi Mo placed the information he had found on the table and said, "The one who swapped cousins was Qiu Lan, Mrs. Shen's best friend. The one who was not discovered was the Shen family's nanny Liu Qin. She was bribed by Qiu Lan a long time ago."
Qi Huang frowned, "Why did Qiu Lan switch me and Shen Mingzhu?"
"I dug deeper into the relationship between Mrs. Shen and Qiu Lan and found out that Qiu Lan and Mrs. Shen had been friends since high school and met Shen Anwen during their college years. It was after Mrs. Shen married into the Shen family that the Qiu family went bankrupt, and Qiu Lan's life plummeted. Qiu Lan later married and had a daughter, but she died shortly after birth. Not long after that, Mrs. Shen gave birth to my cousin."
Qi Mo paused and added, "I think it's very likely that Qiu Lan was jealous of Madam Shen, so she did the baby swap. And Shen Mingzhu and Qiu Lan have a good relationship. Shen Mingzhu should have known about her identity a long time ago, earlier than we expected. Also, Shen Mingzhu has sold a lot of the Shen family's things in recent years, and most of the money has gone to Qiu Lan."
Qi Huang thought it was ridiculous. He had harmed her for seventeen years just because of jealousy. What kind of thing was that?
Qi Jing patted Qi Huang soothingly, "Don't get excited yet, let me take a look at Qiu Lan's face."
Qi Mo had already prepared and gave Qi Jing the photos of Qiu Lan and Liu Qin. He said, "The Shen family hasn't found out about Qiu Lan and Liu Qin yet, and I haven't told the Shen family yet."
"It's better not to say it for now." Qi Jun took a sip of tea, "The most important thing is to see what the Shen family's attitude is."
Qi Jing looked at the photo intently, looking back and forth at the two faces. After putting it down, he said, "Qiu Lan met Shen Anwen first, but the Qiu family is not as good as Madam Shen's family. Qiu Lan can only be regarded as Madam Shen's follower. This is also the reason why Qiu Lan is so jealous of Madam Shen now. Another point is that the girl Qiu Lan died in was Madam Shen's brother's."
The three of them were a little confused after hearing this. Qi Mo asked, "What does Lin Zhihong have to do with this?"
"It's very related." Qi Jing raised his finger. "After the Qiu family went bankrupt, Qiu Lan married someone through an arranged marriage, but that man wasn't a good person. She suffered domestic violence for years. I see her face now and her private life is in turmoil. She went from being forced to being helpless to not caring now. I guess she was forced into that kind of deal."
Qi Mo frowned, "So, Qiu Lan and Lin Zhihong had a relationship?"
"It's not a relationship, it's a deep emotional entanglement. But it didn't go to the end. That is to say, Qiu Lan was deceived by Lin Zhihong and lost the child. Qiu Lan transferred this hatred to Madam Shen and swapped the children. She also wanted to use Shen Mingzhu to take revenge on the entire Shen family and the Lin family."
Qi Jing glanced at Qi Huang beside him and continued, "Gu Zhou said before that the relationship between Shen Mingzhu and the Shen brothers seemed strange. Now, except for Shen Minglin, the other four are still biased towards Shen Mingzhu. This relationship is very strange, and Shen Mingzhu's behavior is that she doesn't allow the Shen brothers to have girlfriends.
Besides jealousy, I think Qiu Lan's instigation is also at play. No matter who the opponent is, Shen Mingzhu will do everything in her power to sabotage them and lead the brothers astray. Shen Minglin and Shen Mingzhu are the closest in age, and they spend the most time together. Shen Minglin's personality is also the most deviant, almost to the point of not being able to distinguish right from wrong."
Qi Mo couldn't help but feel a little frightened after hearing this, but he still had doubts, "Shen Mingzhu alone shouldn't be able to do this."
"I can't see the rest yet. After all, it's just a photo. I still need to see Qiu Lan in person to know more." Qi Jing paused and continued, "I saw the faces of the Shen family before. To put it bluntly, none of the family members had a good ending."
Qi Huang clenched his hand holding the documents, "What about Shen Mingzhu? What will happen to her?"
"She will reach the pinnacle of life after sucking the blood of the Shen family dry." Qi Jing supported his chin with the back of his hand and thought for a while, "But now her face has changed, and the fate of the Shen family has become unpredictable. I don't want to interfere with the future of the Shen family. It's up to you."
Qi Huang was silent. He originally thought that he was just after fame and fortune, but now he wanted to completely destroy the Shen family.
Although Qi Huang had no good feelings towards the Shen family, she would never let Shen Mingzhu and Qiu Lan get away with it. She would definitely take revenge on them for what they had done to her.
Gripping the information tightly in his hand, Qi Huang made up his mind and said, "I want to go back to the Shen family, the sooner the better."
Qi Jun did not object and said, "Before you return to the Shen family, the Qi family will hold a family recognition banquet for you in the name of Xiuyun to announce your identity."
Qi Huang took a deep breath to calm down, "Thank you, Grandpa Zeng."
Qi Jun nodded, "Since you have decided to take the surname Qi, you will be a member of the Qi family from now on. No matter who the future head of the family is, the Qi family will support you."
Qi Huang bowed deeply to Qi Jun, expressing his sincere gratitude to this elder.
Qi Jun then said to Qi Mo, "Don't call me cousin from now on. It's not about being close."
"You can call me Little Phoenix like me." Qi Jing blinked at Qi Mo. He thought Little Phoenix sounded very nice.
Qi Mo glanced at Qi Huang and said, "I'll go arrange the banquet and then ask Qiu Lan to come over and let my uncle read her face."
Qi Jing nodded in agreement and pulled Qi Huang out of the study. He patted Qi Huang and said, "Don't worry, when Xiao Yueyue comes back, you can become my disciple together. I will give you some good things to protect yourself."
Qi Huang was curious, "Why did Uncle only accept Yueyue and me as his disciples?"
"Because you two have special fates, this is the only way to truly change your destiny."
Qi Jing left after he finished speaking, leaving Qi Huang alone to reflect.
After dinner, Qi Jing took Qi Huang and Qi Yue into the Qi family ancestral hall.
Qi Jing lit two incense sticks and gave them to them, "First, pay your respects to the Qi family's ancestors."
The two did as they were told and stopped after three bows. Qi Jing also took out two pieces of talisman paper and stuck them on the jade bracelets he bought last time.
Qi Jing made hand gestures while looking at the rows of spirit tablets and said, "The 30th generation of the Qi family's ancestors bless the 32nd generation of the Qi family, Qi Yue and Qi Huang. Let them learn the Dao through the Yin, defy the will of heaven and change their fate, and keep the Qi family safe and prosperous."
As soon as he finished speaking, the two pieces of talisman paper turned into ashes, and two auras followed and penetrated into the jade bracelet.
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