Xue Rui went to Dali Temple to order and then went back to the house, and asked Baode, a personal servant, and learned that Xue Lingnan had not come back in the early morning, so he changed out of his official uniform and went to the backyard.

Baode followed behind, and after sensing his direction, he hurriedly persuaded: "Childe, you are going to visit Madame, it is best to wait for the master to come back." ”

Baode was fourteen this year, and at the age of eight, he was transferred to Xue Rui to serve, and in the past few years, it was not uncommon to see his eldest son being reprimanded by Lao Shangshu because of the eldest lady.

The Xue Mansion is strict with the discipline of the subordinates, but there are also some rumors that circulate in private, for example, the eldest lady has suffered from madness since the death of the eldest master, so she was locked in the backyard by the grandfather, and she was not allowed to go out or meet guests, and it was difficult for her to even see her own son.

Xue Rui ignored his persuasion, his footsteps did not stop, he crossed the corridor into the backyard by crossing the garden, paused outside the door of the small courtyard on the edge of the ancestral hall of the sect, and confessed to the little maid Baode:

"You're waiting here."

Bao De saw that he let him wind again, and he couldn't help but have a bitter face, when he was a child, he was not less beaten because of this matter, and now his butt is numb when he thinks about it.

"Hurry up, son." He can almost predict that he can't run a meal today, but what is the way, who will let the son treat him well, otherwise he is such a slave who has no father, no mother and is not a child, how can he be as good as today, and no one dares to bully him

Mrs. Xue looks fine today, although she is still thin, but there is not much smell of medicine in the room, and Xue Rui knows that she has not been sick recently.

"My son has lost weight again, is there a lot of affairs in the yamen. Didn't eat well. Mrs. Xue suffered from blindness and couldn't see Xue Rui clearly, so she took his hand and groped for it, as always, without asking him why he didn't come to see her for so many days.

Xue Rui looked at her wrinkled eyebrows and eyes, and could vaguely distinguish the gentleness and beauty of her youth, but now that she has only entered forty years old, she is already old, and her temples are gray, but it is such a time that she has not seen the light of day.

In the past, he didn't understand what kind of stimulation his mother had to make her go crazy. When he got sick, he hated him to the core. Now that he understands, he realizes that the truth of Lu Dao is so unbearable, and the tragedy of half of her life is caused by his evil obstacle.

His heart was bitter. But he chatted with Mrs. Xue casually for a while. Naturally, the topic was brought to the late Xue Soap-

"Mother. I remember you said that the child was born when my mother was serving abroad with my father in the south. ”

Madame Xue stared blankly at his shoulder, as if she was thinking about it. Cai nodded and smiled slightly: "Yes, you were born in the south." ”

Since she lost her sight, Mrs. Xue's memory has become very bad, and she has forgotten many things that have happened before, otherwise she is vague, such as the death of the tenth princess three years ago, and the disaster of the Xue family, she can't remember it at all.

"What position did my father hold in the South at that time?" He asked again, in fact, as early as a year ago, he had investigated the matter of Xue Soap's former appointment in the south, and now he asked it just to confirm it in the most accurate way.

"It seems to be in Suzhou, Ren's Linglang."

Xue Rui's heart sank, and sure enough, Suzhou Ling was good.

"Do you remember when I was born?" He inquired cautiously, with an imperceptible nervousness, lest he would arouse her sorrow and make her sick again.

Mrs. Xue shook his palm vigorously, with a displeased face, but replied without hesitation: "Silly child, what are you asking, how can my mother not remember what month you were born, not just a few days ago, you, you were born on the ninth day of the seventh month of the twelfth year of Baotai." ”

"Mother is not angry, it was the child who asked a stupid word." Xue Rui admitted his mistake and thought to himself:

His birthday must not be fake, otherwise he would have been exposed since he was a child, and his mother remembered his birthday so clearly, but she forgot that he was not her own child, and only when she was sick, she would be crazy and scolded him for being a bane, but it turned out that only when she was sick was sober.

"Chengbi, what's wrong with you, is there something on your mind?" Mrs. Xue pushed him, although she couldn't see it, her mind was sensitive.

"No, I just suddenly remembered my father," Xue Rui said in a low voice, "Mother, I remember you told me that my father is an open-minded and cheerful person, uninformal, and has friends all over the world." ”

Mrs. Xue sighed, but said with a smile: "Yes, although your father is from the Shi clan, he has a chivalrous heart, and when he goes out, he can always make a few friends back, regardless of his background, whether he is poor or rich, even the rangers in the rivers and lakes, he can be called a brother and brother." ”

Xue Rui took the opportunity to ask: "Dad has been working abroad in Suzhou for three years, did he have any particularly close friends at that time?" ”

"'Madame Xue thought about it for a long time, her eyes were out of focus, she opened them for a while, then closed them, and recalled with some certainty:

"If it can be said to be intimate, there is one, that person is a trader, and he almost became a brother with your father, speaking of which, thanks to him, your father escaped several disasters."

Xue Rui's heart tightened, and he blurted out, "What is that person's surname?" ”

Mrs. Xue shook her head: "How many years ago, how can you remember, after we returned to Beijing, we cut off contact with that person." ”

Xue Rui's eyes flashed, his heart turned, and there was a fixed number.

Three years ago, he learned the secret of his life experience, Xue Lingnan only told him that he was not the flesh and blood of the Xue family, and refused to reveal half a word to his biological parents, he suffered a blow, first traveled to the north, and after cheering up, he went to the south to investigate his life experience, but time has passed, and he only investigated one suspicious point:

When Xue's father was in office, there was a guest who often came and went to Yiyang to meet friends.

Xue Lingnan claimed that his eldest son died because of his evil obstacle, but when Xue's father died, he was too young to remember, only that Xue Soap died of illness before he was four years old.

According to the time, he is the baby that Xue's father took home when he was in the south, if he was not his own, he was nothing more than a friend who took care of him, and he would not have picked it up from the side of the road.

Xue Soap was killed because he adopted him, which Xue Rui couldn't figure out before, but yesterday he listened to Yu Shu's confession, and today he confirmed from his mother that he finally solved his mystery.

If his guess is right, this is how it happened—

Xue Soap left Beijing, Suzhou City and Yiyang City are very close, he accidentally got acquainted with Yunhua Yizi, regarded each other as close friends, and later Yunhua pseudonym Changzhou Yun Mufeng, with ulterior motives into Beijing to take the big Yan exam, in one fell swoop, favored by Princess Luyue, had to be a horse.

At that time, the emperor was old and the situation was tight, he was afraid that someone would investigate the details, and then make a fuss about his hometown wife and children, while quietly sending a letter to Suzhou, entrusting Xue Soap to help him take care of his wife and children, and on the other hand, he handed over the baby "Zhuge Pupil" to Xinli Mountain, which he trusted, and asked him to send it to his hometown.

Who said that the world was hot and cold, Xin Ya secretly swallowed Yunhua's treasure without Xin Lao Wu, and Xue Soap didn't have time to protect his friend's wife and children.

And he is the child who Yunhua asked Yu Shu to find for twenty years in exchange.

***

Because of Xue Rui's reminder in the morning, Yu Shu left Si Tianjian early before the sun set, and went to the Wangji Building to wait.

Naturally, Jingchen also followed.

It was Xue Rui who came back, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw the two of them sitting in the tea room facing each other, staring at each other with big eyes, he didn't care, and after sitting down, he let people re-serve the tea fruit, and the three of them entered the inner room to talk in detail.

"Big brother, as soon as I went to Si Tianjian today, I was asked to ask for questioning."

"What did you ask?"

Yu Shu said the truth, in front of Jing Chen, he didn't mention the details of the black ring.

After hearing this, Xue Rui said: "It seems that they are not sure how much you have learned." He turned his head and asked Jingchen: "When you entered the palace yesterday, did the Holy Lord and Da Tidian mention Ashu in front of you?" ”

"Yes, it was mentioned."

Xue Rui frowned: "Did you ask if you told her about the lifebreaker?" ”

Seeing Jingchen shaking his head, he relieved himself.

Yu Shu looked at his expression and couldn't help but wonder: "What's the matter, what is the eldest brother worried about, even if they ask me, as long as Jingchen doesn't tell the truth, they will suspect that I can't help me." ”

Xue Rui glanced at her and said, "It would be nice if it was so simple, do you think that Da Tidian can control Si Tianjian for so many years, and there will be no means to excel?" ”

Yu Shu listened to his voice and vaguely felt that it was not good.

Jingchen also interjected: "What is Brother Xue referring to?" ”

"The twelve families in the capital have been able to gain a foothold, all of them are based on a family heirloom, the Zhu family ranks first, and Zhu Da mentions that he can make today's saints important, precisely because he has learned this easy art."

The secret of each family is not passed on, although some families because of the lack of strictness, most of them have passed out, such as the Xin family's "Kit Kat Treasure Book" is said to have recorded the production method of the six founding instruments, such as the Cui family's "Lingyan Technique", it is said that you can read the mind.

However, the Zhu family's mastery is little known, and there are clues that have spread outside, and everyone only says that it is a face-to-face technique, which is magical and extraordinary.

"This Zhu family's Yishu is called "Great Cave Mingshu".

"The Great Insight Technique?" Yu Shu looked curious, "What kind of ability is this?" ”

"The so-called Great Insight Technique, can distinguish the true from the false, the big mention is easy to learn for decades, I think I have realized the true transmission, this thaumaturgy is powerful, he can distinguish whether you are telling the truth or falsehood, all in all, as long as he uses this technique, no one can lie in front of him without being detected."

Xue Rui explained, and at the same time showed a slight sarcastic smile, he would know that such a hidden thing was because of his grandfather Xue Lingnan. Not long ago, the old man warned him that Si Tianjian had this kind of ability, so that he had to be cautious and careful when he spoke in front of Zhu Muzhao.

In retrospect, this warning actually has a deep meaning, I wonder how clear my grandfather is about his background? (To be continued......)

PS: (This is a change, and there is a second watch later, to make up for yesterday's Labor Day.) ）