The second lady's tone was full of despair and helplessness, and she seemed to be distracted.

She is not like the eldest lady who was born in a wealthy family, even if she does not have Duanmu Yulong, she still has the support of her mother's family.

Duanmu Feiyu is her reliance, and now that Duanmu Feiyu is dead, her status in the Duanmu family will definitely be lower in the future.

It was useless for the maid to comfort her for a while, but she cried more and more sadly.

This maid's name is Yiyi, and she is the second lady's confidant, and she has been by the second lady's side for many years, and is deeply respected and trusted.

Yiyi saw that the second lady was crying sadly and desperately, frowned and pondered for a while, and suddenly thought of something, and immediately had an idea.

"Madam, the slave thinks of someone, and I will definitely be able to help you!"

The second lady raised her head, glanced at her with teary eyes, and asked, "Who else can help me now?"

Yiyi said with a solemn face: "Madam, have you forgotten? Your father-in-law is still in Zhongzhou City, and his old man will definitely support you and help you solve the disaster!"

"Father-in-law?" The second lady was stunned for a moment, quickly wiped away the tears in her eyes, nodded and said, "Yes, I can also ask my father-in-law for help!"

Although, in the years since I married into the Duanmu family, I have rarely contacted his old man.

But he has a lot of schemes, and he will definitely be able to help me solve that slut of the eldest lady!

The only person who can threaten me in front of me is the eldest lady, and no matter whether Fei Yu was killed by her or not, she will not let go of this opportunity.

I can't sit still, I must take this opportunity to take the initiative and bring down the eldest lady as soon as possible, so as to avoid my worries......"

The second lady had a backbone to rely on and a backbone, and quickly calmed down.

She thought for a moment, then asked Yiyi to bring paper and pen and began to write a letter to her father-in-law.

After she finished writing the letter, she handed the letter to Yiyi, and said in a solemn tone: "Yiyi, you immediately arrange reliable people to send this letter to the underground ghost market in Zhongzhou City......

"Yes!" Yiyi took the letter, hurriedly saluted and left the room.

The second lady looked out the window with a gloomy face, and a cold light flashed in her eyes.

"Although my father-in-law's hands and feet are crippled, his strength is constantly weakening, and he has been hiding in the underground ghost market, like a crazy old drunkard, living in a mess.

But after all, he is scheming and good at using all kinds of insidious means, and he will definitely help me get rid of the eldest lady......"

The second lady was just the daughter of a small family back then, and she didn't have much brilliance except for her appearance and scheming.

She was able to climb the high branches and successfully marry into the Duanmu family as a wife, which also has most of the credit of her stepfather Huo Yan.

......

Many people in the Duanmu family thought that after the second lady woke up, she would definitely make a big fuss, and the chickens and dogs in the house would be unpeaceful.

Duanmuhuang and several elders were all ready accordingly.

However, in the next two days, the second lady did not make trouble.

She stayed in her room, patiently waiting for news.

Two days passed quickly, and the Duanmu family's mansion became much calmer.

Late at night on the third day, the maid walked into the second lady's room quickly and respectfully reported the news.

"Madam, Old Man Huo has arrived and is waiting for you in the secret room. ”

Hearing the news, the second lady was suddenly shocked, and a gleam full of hope flashed in her eyes.

"Father-in-law is finally here, Yiyi, follow me to the secret room!"

The second lady left the room with Yiyi, entered a secret passage leading to the underground of the palace, and rushed to the practice secret room.

It didn't take long for the two of them to reach the end of the secret passage and come to the door of a stone room.

"Yiyi, you're standing guard outside the door. ”

The second lady admonished, raised her hand and pushed open the stone door, and entered the dimly lit secret room.

This secret room is not large, only ten meters in circumference, and many Tianyuan formations are arranged in it, which are very hidden and secret.

The secret room was empty, only a white jade table and two stone benches.

As soon as the second lady entered the secret room, she saw a black figure sitting in front of the stone table.

It was an old man in a black robe, not burly and tall, and even very thin, with a hunched waist, and he looked a little sloppy.

Under his wide black robe, he was obviously missing a left arm and a right leg.

His long, shaggy hair covered half of his face.

The revealed half of the face had two raised scars, and in the deeply sunken eye sockets, there was an eye that flickered with flames.

The black-robed old man sat quietly at the stone table, looking down at his right hand.

In the palm of his thin palm, there was a small dark red flame snake with a long finger, which was circling and flying in a flexible posture.

The second lady walked up to the old man, bowed respectfully, and called "father-in-law".

The old man in the black robe was her clothes, Huo Yan.

Huo Yan didn't look up, still staring at the flame spirit snake in his palm, and said in a low and hoarse voice: "Shutong, if my father-in-law remembers correctly, you haven't been in contact with your father-in-law for ten years, right?"

Hearing this, the second lady was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly bowed, and explained with a smile: "Father-in-law, you misunderstood Shutong.

Shutong knows that you don't like to deal with people and just want to live quietly, so it's okay on weekdays, and Shutong doesn't dare to disturb you......"

Without waiting for the second lady to finish speaking, Huo Yan interrupted, and said in a low voice: "There is no need to explain, if the father-in-law blames you, he will not come today." ”

Hearing him say this, the second lady breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly asked, "Father-in-law, then you agreed?"

Huo Yan said in a calm and indifferent tone: "Of course, my father-in-law can help you solve the eldest lady and help you sit firmly in the position of lady."

However, there is one more thing that your stepfather needs you to do. ”

The second lady nodded without hesitation and said, "Father-in-law, please rest assured, as long as Shutong does her best, she will definitely not refuse." ”

As soon as Huo Yan's palm flipped, the flame spirit snake in his palm disappeared, and was replaced by a scroll.

He put the scroll on the stone table and said to the second lady: "My father-in-law has always wanted to settle an old matter, and now he finally has an eyebrow.

The person in the portrait has come to Zhongzhou City, you have to find a way to find this person and arrest him for me!"

The second lady hurriedly reached out and picked up the scroll, unfolded it, and was stunned for a moment when she saw the person depicted in the portrait.

It's just that the person in the portrait is a little boy in his early tens.

Although the boy is young, he is very handsome, and there is a bit of divine majesty between his eyebrows, and he is obviously of noble birth.

Moreover, although he is a Terran boy, he has long dark red hair and a red flame mark on his forehead, which is quite exotic.

Although the second lady was puzzled, she didn't say anything.

She stared at the portrait for a moment, then solemnly put the scroll away.

"Father-in-law, please rest assured, Shutong will send someone to investigate immediately, and she will help you catch him no matter what. ”