Xiaohu was thinking in the inn about how to meet his aunt without being noticed. He believed that his uncle would definitely place spies around his aunt to prevent her from finding him.
On the other side, in the Ma family’s mansion, in Ma Lanxi’s boudoir.
"Miss, so many years have passed, and your cousin should not be around. You should let him go and find happiness elsewhere." Xiaolan, Ma Lanxi's personal maid, said.
"No, I believe my cousin is still alive. He is so smart and clever, there is no way he is dead." Ma Lanxi didn't believe at all that Tong Xiaohu was no longer in this world. Her sixth sense told her that Brother Xiaohu was still alive and would come to find her soon.
"Miss, don't deceive yourself. If your cousin is still alive, why doesn't he come to find you? Six years, a full six years, he hasn't shown up. Is there any possibility that he is still alive?" Xiao Cui cruelly shattered the dream woven by Ma Lanxi.
"Xiao Cui, stop talking! If you say anything bad about your cousin again, leave me alone. I don't need a maid who doesn't share my beliefs." Ma Lanxi scolded Xiao Cui harshly. No one could say anything bad about cousin Xiao Hu, let alone curse him, not even Xiao Cui who was by her side.
In fact, Xiao Cui was instigated by Ma Junhao to often tell the young lady that Tong Xiaohu was dead, so that the young lady would let go of her obsession with Tong Xiaohu and find another ideal husband.
Ma Lanxi is fourteen years old this year and will be coming of age next year. She can go on blind dates now and get married after she reaches the age of marriage.
"Miss, Xiao Cui knows I was wrong and will never dare to do it again. Please don't drive me away." It was the first time Xiao Cui saw the young lady so angry. She was panicked and afraid that the young lady would abandon her. The years she spent following the young lady were the happiest she had ever been. The young lady was not only beautiful but also kind. She never beat or scolded the maids and servants in her courtyard. She would always have a share of the delicious food. The maids in the courtyard and the maids in the mansion envied her. If she was driven away, she would go to another courtyard to serve another master, and like the other maids in the mansion, she would be beaten, scolded and abused by the master at will. She didn't want to live like this. She had to cling to the young lady's thigh.
"Since you've been with me for so long, I'll forgive you this time. If you do it again, I'll send you to my eldest brother's yard." Ma Lanxi scolded Xiao Cui harshly. It wasn't that she was cruel; she knew Xiao Cui was her father's person and always obeyed him. She had asked Xiao Cui to look for Xiao Hu several times, and Xiao Cui had told her father. She knew all this. Thinking that her father also wanted to find Xiao Hu, and that his people would make it easier to find someone, she kept silent, pretending not to know.
When Xiao Cui heard that the young lady was going to send her to the eldest young master's courtyard, she trembled with fear. The eldest young master was a lecherous and dissolute man. He had slept with every attractive maid in his courtyard. Some of them became pregnant and were given abortion drugs and sold to brothels. The maids in the mansion were afraid to be sent to the eldest young master's courtyard, and she was afraid too. On the few occasions when she ran into the eldest young master and he took a fancy to her, he tried to take her back, but the young lady stopped her every time.
If the young lady didn't want her, she would definitely not be able to escape the clutches of the young master. According to the maids who had slept with the young master, he was very perverted, had many torture tools, and loved to hear them scream, the louder they screamed, the happier they were. No, he had to hold the young lady in his arms; only the young lady could resist the young master.
"Thank you, miss. Xiao Cui will definitely be loyal to you." Xiao Cui assured the lady.
"Go down, you are not needed here." Ma Lanxi felt tired and sent Xiao Cui out. She wanted to rest.
"Yes, Miss. I'm outside. If you need anything, just call me in." Xiao Cui said, and returned to her room. Her room was in the wing to the left of Miss's room. The wing to the right was occupied by Miss's wet nurse and personal nanny.
Xiaohu finished his dinner and went to bed early.
The next day, Xiaohu used disguise to transform himself into a burly man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and then went to the restaurant that his aunt often went to.
He spent the whole incense stick of time thinking about the disguise technique yesterday. Only by disguising himself would people around his uncle not recognize him, and he would be able to get closer to his aunt more easily.
The master taught me how to disguise myself. He said it was called makeup, and it was a skill every killer needed. With makeup, one could sneak up on their opponent and kill them by surprise.
In the Yang Family Restaurant, Xiaohu found a seat close to his aunt's main seat and sat down, waiting for his aunt to appear.
Sure enough, after a cup of tea, my aunt came into the Yang Family Restaurant with two personal maids and sat down in her seat.
Tong Ruolan glanced at the guests in the hall, not seeing any familiar faces. She felt deeply disappointed. Six years had passed, ever since her eldest brother's family had been in trouble and her nephew's whereabouts were unknown. She had been worried for six years. Every time she asked the master to investigate, he would say there was nothing to be found, and that perhaps her eldest brother had really done what he had done. But she couldn't believe it. How could her eldest brother, always so kind and generous, do such a thing? She believed he was wrongly accused, and she knew the master was just trying to give her the benefit of the doubt.
The Ma family was originally from Qingfeng Town, Qingshui County. They moved to Qingshui County five years ago, opened several shops, and suddenly became the largest businessman in Qingshui County.
Xiaohu looked at his aunt, feeling a mixture of emotions. He noticed that one of the maids beside his aunt must belong to his uncle. One was looking around at the guests, as if searching for someone. The other stood aside with her head lowered, saying nothing. He could tell that the other one was sent by his uncle, and if he wanted to meet his aunt, he had to leave that person behind.
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