※This is the first watch, the second watch at 2 p.m., and the third watch at 7 p.m. Three more ask for pink tickets and recommended tickets. O(∩_∩)O※

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Xu Yanbang was speechless when asked.

In fact, Du Hengxue's words were also his and Xu Yanhui's concerns.

Xu Shao's last words to his two brothers and Xiao Shiji were all because he didn't want this matter to be known by Fang Yuniang.

But because of this incident, they couldn't be relatives with Xiao Shihe again, so they used a clumsy excuse to provoke Xiao Shiji and Du Hengshuang to achieve the goal of a complete break.

But this excuse can't hide it from Du Hengxue, and it may not be able to hide it from Fang Yuniang.

Although Fang Yuniang didn't know about this matter for the time being, after a long time, she would definitely suspect it, and when the time came, she would ask again and again, or what Du Hengxue said to Fang Yuniang, it was possible for the whole thing to be exposed.

What should they do?

Xu Yanbang felt a lot of headaches. He rubbed his temples and sat down in a chair beside him, exhausted.

Du Hengxue came over to help him rub the top of his head, and said in a low voice, "What else do you have to say?" Don't hide it from me. ”

Xu Yanbang stretched out his hand to hold her hand and said, "If it's my own business, or our Xu family's business, I will definitely tell you." But this matter is related to our entire Xu clan, and it is difficult for me to tell you. He couldn't make up his mind whether he should tell Du Hengxue about it. It stands to reason that the fewer people who know the Tao in this matter, the better. But on second thought, Du Hengxue is also a member of the Xu family clan, if the Xu family clan is unlucky. Du Hengxue couldn't escape. So tell her, it should be fine, right?

Xu Yanbang wanted to speak and stopped.

"Oh." Du Hengxue somewhat understood. She patted her chest and sneered, "It's business, right?" I was shocked, and I thought it was related to what happened to my brother-in-law's family back then. You know, my brother-in-law's father was wronged for no reason, arrested and put in prison, and died there after the last death, and my brother-in-law and his family suffered a lot. ”

Xu Yanbang hurriedly lowered his head, not wanting Du Hengxue to see his shocked eyes. - I guessed it right at once.

“…… No, it's not like that. Be...... Official business. On business. Well. In fact, my dad couldn't think about it for a while, so he ...... It's not your brother-in-law's responsibility. Xu Yanbang took a lot of effort to explain to Du Hengxue, but it turned out to be Xiao Shihe's exculpatory again.

Du Hengxue immediately said easily: "So that's the case." That's what you're wrong. Since it is not my brother-in-law's responsibility. Why did you cut off contact with my brother-in-law and their family? ”

“…… Well. Though he did not kill Beren. But Beren died because of him. We are the Sons of Man and cannot act as if nothing had happened. Xu Yanbang felt that he was about to lose his grip. Du Hengxue will never ask the truth of the matter, she will only learn from the clues in your words. Step by step to find the truth.

Therefore, to lie to a wise person, you need to be smarter than her.

Xu Yanbang asked himself if he was not as smart as Du Hengxue, and after being asked, he finally confessed the truth of the facts.

Except for not saying that his father Xu Shaowei wanted to arrest Xiao Xiangsheng and put him in prison to extract a confession, he said everything else.

Only then did Du Hengxue realize that the Xu family and the Xiao family had intersected when they were so far away, and they had formed a lot of friends.

"I see. Sure enough, it was my uncle who forced my brother-in-law's father to death, so naturally he had to pay for his life. Du Hengxue said with some emotion, and immediately understood why she couldn't let Fang Yuniang know.

"However, you are hiding from my mother while cutting off contact with my brother-in-law and their family, which can't have both." Du Hengxue pointed out their loopholes sharply, "Also, since my uncle has long known that Lu Dao is his father who forced his brother-in-law to death, does my uncle know that Lu Dao, my family and the Xiao family are world friends?" My sister has been married to Brother Xiao since she was a child. ”

Du Hengxue analyzed casually, but Xu Yanbang turned white the more he listened. A wave of fear surged into Xu Yanbang's heart. He suddenly found that the fake appearance they had painstakingly created could not withstand scrutiny in the eyes of the parties. What's more, Du Hengxue can only be regarded as half of the parties, but she has thought of this......

"Oh my God! I heard you say that my brother-in-law just learned that Uncle Lu Dao was the murderer who forced his father to death. But the uncle always knew that it was he who forced his brother-in-law's father to death. But after so many years, my uncle didn't show any news, and he still smiled and became relatives with his brother-in-law! Du Hengxue was shocked by Xu Shao's scheming.

"Say no more!" Xu Yanbang couldn't listen to it anymore.

The more Du Hengxue said, the more Xu Yanbang felt that his father's image would further collapse. He finally couldn't take it anymore.

Du Hengxue glanced at him strangely and muttered, "I'm just talking casually." How can you hide so many things? ”

"I can't do it. So my brother deliberately provoked trouble and used a servant girl to provoke your sister, but your brother-in-law was simpler, so he simply cut off the head of the servant girl with a sword, so that he could have a reason to cut off contact with our family. Xu Yanbang sighed heavily.

Now that I think about it, it wasn't seamless. Du Hengxue can ask the point, and other people with a heart may think about why this is so. And what they are most afraid of is that someone will dig into this matter.

"I don't care what you do. I'm not going to break with my sister. You think slowly, I'm going to see my sister. Du Hengxue said, got up and dusted off her clothes, and took the child out of the city.

When she came to the Zhuguo Mansion, Du Hengxue gave the gift she brought, and comforted Du Hengshuang: "Sister, I really didn't expect that your father-in-law died in prison because of Yanbang and his father. ”

When the Xiao family was unlucky, Du Hengxue was still very young and had never experienced it personally. The relevant things she knew about the Tao were all told to her by Du Hengshuang herself.

Du Hengshuang was a little surprised, "Do you know everything?" Then he persuaded her: "Xue'er, you are married, and you will be the Xu family in the future." If Xu Yanbang asks you not to have anything to do with us, my sister won't blame you. ”

Du Hengshuang didn't want Du Hengxue and Xu Yanbang to fall out of harmony because of their family's affairs.

Du Hengxue was silent for a long time and said, "This matter makes us very embarrassed. Alas, sister. You say, my uncle knew that Lu Dao was his father who forced his brother-in-law to death, so why did he marry our mother to fill the house? You have been engaged to your brother-in-law since you were a child. And what else does the mother have besides being beautiful in appearance? At that time, she was still a widow. Now the two families who obviously have a grudge against their father have become relatives, how embarrassing. Uncle, what the hell did he think? ”

As a widow of the Han Shu clan, she remarried into the Shi clan as a clan wife, even if it is to fill the house, it is also an achievement that many people look up to.

Fang Yuniang is in the house-filling world. It's probably a legend too......

Du Hengxue said something unintentional. But it was like an initiation, which made Du Hengshuang suddenly enlightened. She suddenly understood Xu Shao's intentions, and also understood his hard work, and even thought of the unfair treatment of the Du clan that their mother and son had received in Luoyang. Is there any Xu Shao's handwriting in it? Probably only God knows, Earth knows, and Xu Shao knows.

If he hadn't intervened like that. When his father returned from overseas, he would not have a home that he could not return to, and even his ancestors abandoned his surname after the worst time. Watching his wife and daughter live next to other men......

And now, his mother-in-law Fang Yanniang, his younger brother Xu Yanchao, and even Du Hengxue, the younger sister who was later agreed by Xu Shao to marry his son Xu Yanbang, have all become the walls that Xu Shao carefully built to protect his Xu clan.

He knew that with these three people, even if Xiao Shiji was angry, he would also restrain Du Hengshuang's face, and would not be ruthless to the entire Xu clan.

And he himself, an old man who was already in his seventies, committed suicide just to appease Xiao Shiji's anger and prevent him from being carried away by anger, and sued His Majesty.

From start to finish, everyone's reaction was under his control.

Du Hengshuang smiled coldly. Xu Shao, you have a good calculation......

Of course, Du Hengxue refused to listen to Du Hengshuang's words, she said sincerely: "Sister, it's his business that Yanbang doesn't associate with you. But I won't disown you and my brother-in-law. My children also want to recognize you and your brother-in-law. Don't dislike us, don't drive us away......"

Du Hengshuang said, "Of course I won't drive you away." Even if you don't want to recognize me as a sister, I will always be your sister, and I will never change. ”

Du Hengxue was relieved and said, "In the past few days, I will live in Xu's house first, and after my uncle's funeral is completed, I will come to your house for a few days." ”

"Well, no problem. I wanted to ask if you would like to go to Luoyang with us, but now I don't have to. Du Hengshuang stroked Du Hengxue's hair with some sentimentality.

Du Hengxue also helplessly put her head against Du Hengshuang's hand and said in a low voice: "Sister, don't be sad. After a while, everyone's anger has subsided, and I will persuade Yanbang again. After a pause, he said: "My brother-in-law is not in Fanyang, but An Guogong has gone to Fanyang, and he is Yan Bang's cousin, so it is estimated that Yan Bang will not move his position." ”

"Then take care. Write to me often in the future. Du Hengshuang hugged Du Hengxue and personally sent her and the child out of the Zhuguo Mansion.

Xu Shao's funeral can really be called life and glory and death.

The ceremony lasted for more than two months, until November of the 18th year of Yonghui.

But before everyone could take a breath, news came from the palace that Emperor Yonghui had passed away.

Immediately afterwards, Concubine Xu Defei hanged herself and followed Emperor Yonghui, leaving a testament, requesting to be buried in Zhaoling and serving Emperor Yonghui and Empress Murong forever.

Emperor Yonghui was the second emperor of the Great Qi Dynasty to die.

When the previous Emperor Yongchang died, he was actually already the emperor, and although the funeral was beautiful, the specifications were not as vast as the real emperor.

This time, the funeral of Emperor Yonghui was even more glorious.

Du Hengshuang and Xiao Shihe had to postpone their trip to Luoyang and stay in Chang'an to attend the funeral.

Emperor Yonghui was buried in Zhaoling and buried with Empress Murong. Because of her self-hanging martyrdom, Concubine Xu De offered to be buried in Zhaoling, and many ministers seconded the proposal, asking the prince Qi Zhi to agree that Concubine Xu De should also be buried in Zhaoling.

The crown prince Qi Zhi couldn't make up his mind, so he summoned Du Hengshuang, the most trusted woman of his mother's life, into the palace to inquire.

Du Hengshuang only said one sentence: "Your Royal Highness, it is a last resort for the queen to let Concubine Xu De be the sole favor of His Majesty during her lifetime. She died, do you still have to watch Concubine Xu Defei follow into Jiuquan to share favors? ”

…… (To be continued......)