The hall was brightly lit, and the candles flickered slightly, but the few people sitting there were not affected at all, and not even the shadows moved.

The maids stood beside them with their heads bowed, holding their breath and not daring to make a sound.

Outside, the crisp sound of salutes rang out in unison, and then the curtain of the door was lifted, and a young man with clear eyebrows in a blue robe walked in.

"Third brother, you're back." Qi Ran stood up and smiled at Qi Xun.

Qi Xun said lightly: "I'm back." ”

He looked at Qi Xu and Yu, "Father, mother." ”

His demeanor was respectful and his body was straight, Qi Xu glanced at him, and his stiff face softened a little.

"This time I wrote to you to ask you to go back to your home, I want you to help your sister." He said lightly, "I really can't leave the government office recently, so this matter has to be dealt with by you." ”

"Fang'er has assured me that she will definitely not order anyone to deal with Miss Li San."

"I also believe that no matter how pampered she is, she will not dare to do such a hurtful thing."

Qi Xun replied in a low voice.

Yu Shi covered his mouth and worried: "How could this happen, I am going to go to the Li Mansion to find ...... in a few days."

How can she go now, before the matter is cleared, she is really embarrassed to go to the Li Mansion to find Sister Chen.

Alas, I don't know what Sister Chen will think of her.

There is also the marriage between Yun'er and Xun'er that I talked to her about last time.

Alas......

Yu sighed again and again, so sad that Qi Xu felt as if he had drunk several large bowls of bitter juice,

He frowned, thinking of the things in the government and Zi County, and his heart was even more irritable.

"These days, let her not go out, and give me a good reflection at home!"

This she, of course, refers to Qi Fang.

At this time, Qi Fang was sulking in his room, feeling that he had been wronged, very angry, and he didn't know who to scold.

I couldn't vent the fire in my heart, and I just saw Ah Xi silently walking in from outside.

"Where?" Qi Fang said angrily, "I can't see anyone all day!" Don't you take you and me seriously! ”

Ah Xi lowered his head and said, "Miss, the third young master has returned home." ”

"The third brother is back?" Qi Fang's eyes instantly brightened, but when he thought of this nasty thing in front of him, he couldn't help but pout and said angrily, "It must be my father and mother who asked him to come back, as long as Li Mingyun is involved, I will let the third brother come forward!" I really think of her as my own family! ”

After speaking, he stomped his feet irritably, "Li Mingyun is really ghostly!" I never want to see her again! ”

Ah Xi listened to the storm in her ears, and after she finished venting, she continued: "Madame let Miss pass. ”

Qi Fang walked to the hall with anger and found that his father was no longer there, and only his mother, third brother and eldest sister were solemnly silent.

Ignored her.

The grievances in my heart instantly rushed to my mind.

She obviously didn't do anything......

"Second sister, tell the third brother what you said today." Qi Ran thoughtfully walked over and took her cold hand, "Don't be sad, we believe in you." ”

Qi Ran is kind, soft-natured, and very considerate of others, but what she didn't expect was that her sentence of "don't be sad" was like a rebound spell, which made Qi Fang red-eyed with sadness on the spot.

"Don't cry."

Another heartwarming word, the tip of Qi Fang's nose was sour, and she immediately cried out.

The noise became louder and louder, so noisy that the maids guarding outside couldn't help but sneak over to look.

The second lady is crying, which is really rare.

On weekdays, she is the only one who makes others cry, but today she cried herself, and she cried so sadly.

Seeing this, Yu Shi was a little unbearable.

"Fang'er, don't cry, we all believe that you didn't do ......"

"Mother just hopes that others don't misunderstand you......"

"Wei Niang knows, although you say that you hate Yun'er, but it's not, right, you just envy her......"

Qi Fang heard this sentence vaguely in her crying, and stopped crying with her eyes open.

"Mother, I didn't ......" and continued to cry after rebutting.

Crying darkly, out of control.

When she had cried enough and couldn't make a choked sound, Qi Xun glanced at her and opened her mouth.

"Can you say it now?"

Qi Fang blinked at him.

When the third brother saw her crying like this, he didn't come to comfort her, but asked her to explain things clearly.

The third brother really likes Li Mingyun.

She cried again at the thought of this.

At this time, a trivial thing can hit her crying point.

She thought as she cried.

It's over, Li Mingyun will come to the house in the future.

Li Mingyun is younger than her, and she still calls her sister-in-law......

In the house, everyone praised Li Mingyun, and then laughed at her behind her back......

She's going to be kicked out of the house......

This time she cried longer, and it was useless for Qi Ran and Yu to persuade her, so she had to cry.

Qi Xun sat on the chair, watching his sister crying with tears and snot, and couldn't help but move his lips, wanting to speak but didn't.

That's it.

He stood up, bowed to the Yu clan and withdrew, leaving Qi Fang's wails echoing through the room.

……

……

"Yun'er, come and take a look!"

Chen smiled and beckoned to Li Mingyun, who had just entered the house.

On the table, several invitations with red thorns and gold trim were neatly arranged, bright and eye-catching, very festive.

Because of the death of the old lady, the Li Mansion has not held a big banquet in the past three years, and now on the occasion of Li Mingyun's birthday, the Chen family is ready to hold a big one.

These days, posts have been sent to various prefectures, and a large number of replies have been received.

"Which of these posts do you think is better?" Chen asked.

"It's all good." Li Mingyun said with a smile, "Mother, haven't all the posts been sent out?" Why is there any? ”

It's still a different kind, is there anything else good in the house?

Chen squinted his eyes and smiled warmly: "When I picked the posts, I thought these were all good, so I chose a few more." ”

She picked up one of the posts: "The shopkeeper said that the patterns and handwriting on it can be changed at will, and it can be used for any birthday, birthday, marriage, etc." ”

With a shake of the hand, the golden lace is shining, and the whole post looks brilliant, which is very good-looking.

Li Mingyun nodded: "It's good." ”

She looked around, the room was empty, and recalled that she hadn't seen Li Zhihuai much in the past two days, so she asked, "Mother, where did Dad go?" ”

Chen's face sank suddenly, as if she had heard something she didn't like.

"I've gone to the government." She said lightly.

Li Mingyun said "oh".

She was angry because she mentioned her father.

It seems that Chunyu's inquiry was correct, his father and mother quarreled, and on the day he learned that Qi Fang was the mastermind behind the scenes.

But my mother doesn't seem to know about it, so what's the noise?

She was lost in thought.

Seeing her solemn expression, Chen realized that he was not in control, and hurriedly eased his expression.

"Yun'er, your father has been a little busy lately, so he is always away from the house."

Li Mingyun said "oh".

"What's the matter?" She asked, her eyes puzzled.

If you were to interrogate the man in black, you wouldn't have to be so busy, right?

"It's Zi County." Chen explained to her, "Your father went to Zi County to investigate the fact that the officials over there occupied the ancestral houses of the people, but found that there was a woman missing in Zi County, and he didn't think much about it, but in the past two days, someone in Zi County has reported the case one after another, saying that his daughter is missing, and the county government of Zi County is in chaos......

"The county order of Nazi County is also unclear, and he has to wait until there is a mess before he thinks about remedy, and he is still suspected of covering up."

"Master Pei has already sent your father to investigate this matter, after all, several of these women are missing in Gwangju."

Missing in Gwangju?

Li Mingyun was surprised: "How come I have never heard of ...... before"

"I don't know about that." Chen shook his head and grimaced again, "When your father comes back, you can ask him." ”

Still angry? didn't ask herself, but let her ask, obviously she wanted to know.

Li Mingyun curled his lips: "Mother, I don't know when my father will return home, otherwise you can ask and tell me again?" ”

He added, "I really want to know." ”

In her expectant gaze, Chen reluctantly agreed.

The bead curtain moved slightly, and Bai Jiao walked in and reported with a smile: "Madam, the third young lady, the eldest lady of the Qi family and the third young master are here." ”