The maid behind her, seeing her say this, immediately rushed up and surrounded Jiang Yu.

Jiang Yu kept her head down, and her wide cloak and hat almost covered half of her face.

Jiang Wan stepped forward, walked around Jiang Yu, and said, "Where did the thief come from, what are you doing in the middle of the night to break into my Hou Mansion?" Did you steal something? ”

"Sister!" Jiang Yu opened her mouth and lifted the cloak and hat behind her with one hand.

When everyone saw that the person around them turned out to be Jiang Yu, they all couldn't believe it, and they all speculated, it's so late, what is this eldest lady going to do? Still sneaky, isn't it going to have a tryst with your lover?

Jiang Wan pretended to be surprised and asked, "Sister? It's so late, how did you end up here? Also, why are you dressed like this? ”

Jiang Yu said: "What about my sister?" If you don't sleep at night, you can't be trying to catch me, right? ”

Jiang Wan said with a little weakness: "What did my sister say, my sister just heard that the house has not been very peaceful recently, and there seem to be thieves at night, so I brought someone to take a look, but I didn't expect to meet my sister." ”

"That sister is really courageous, this kind of thing should be handled by the guards, if there is really some thief who injured you, how can it be good?" Jiang Yu hooked the corners of her lips and said.

"My sister is right, but I'm also because I care about everyone! By the way, my sister hasn't said it yet, it's so late, what is my sister doing secretly out of the house? Jiang Wan looked at Jiang Yu, and a flash of happiness flashed in her eyes.

"Can't sleep, go for a walk!" Jiang Yu said lightly.

"Going out for a walk? Do you need to be so sneaky to get out for a walk? What's more, our Hou Mansion is so big, we can go anywhere, why do we have to run outside? This is out there...... Is there anyone else ......?"

Speaking of this, Jiang Wan pretended to be shocked and covered her mouth, as if she had said something terrible.

Jiang Yu sneered slightly, only to feel that Jiang Wan's acting skills were a little exaggerated.

"Sister, you can eat this food indiscriminately, you can't talk nonsense, you know, this disaster comes from the mouth!" Jiang Yu's voice was indifferent, and there was a bit of threat in her words.

Where would Jiang Wan be afraid of her at this time? This Jiang Yu, who ran out in the middle of the night, was seen by so many people, even if there was no one outside her, so many people's mouths said out, then she Jiang Yu could still have a good reputation?

"That sister told my sister, what are you doing when you're so late, so that my sister doesn't have to worry about it!" Jiang Wan said.

Jiang Yu smiled and said, "This sister doesn't need to know." ”

"Sister, I'm here to help you, if you don't say it, maybe what others will think? You say yes, right? Jiang Wan also wanted to know why Jiang Yu always went out in the middle of the night, and just put a river lantern and came back, isn't this too weird?

Could it be that there is some mystery to that river lantern?

"Not necessarily!" Jiang Yu looked at Jiang Wan, although there was a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes were as cold as ice.

Jiang Wan looked at her unconvinced, her heart was on fire but it was not easy to attack.

At this moment, a group of people and noisy footsteps were heard not far away.

Jiang Wan suddenly felt happy in her heart, and the corners of her lips rose unconsciously.

"What are so many people doing here? Didn't you say you caught a thief? Where is the thief? ”

It was Jiang Congwen who spoke.

After Jiang Wan asked people to surround Jiang Yu, she immediately asked someone to find Jiang Congwen, saying that she had caught the thief and asked Jiang Congwen to come over and take a look.

Jiang Yu's expression was indifferent, without half a point of panic.

After Jiang Congwen saw Jiang Yu, he saw her wearing a black cloak, as if she was going out, and saw a group of little maids surrounding her, she couldn't help frowning and asked, "Ayu, what's going on?" ”

Before Jiang Yu could speak, Jiang Wan choked up aggrievedly and said: "Daddy, here's the thing, a few days ago, my daughter heard that someone in the Hou Mansion always saw a person in black entering and leaving the Hou Mansion at night these days, and she was worried that our Hou Mansion had entered the thief, so her daughter specially brought someone to squat today, but she didn't expect that when she saw her sister going out in a hurry, her daughter called her sister and asked her a few words, but her sister didn't want to tell me at all." ”

Hearing this, Jiang Congwen's eyes changed when he looked at Jiang Yu, and asked, "Ayu, what is the so-called thing about you dressing like this for this big night, preparing to leave the house?" ”

"Please believe in your daughter, her daughter is just going out to do something, and she will be back soon, and her daughter will never do anything to ruin her reputation and that of the Hou Mansion." Jiang Yu lowered her eyes and said indifferently.

Jiang Congwen was a little unhappy when he heard her say this.

Jiang Wan said: "Sister, you don't want to tell your sister, my sister can understand, but do you still have to hide what your father asks you?" ”

Hearing Jiang Wan's words, Jiang Congwen instantly felt that he did not have the majesty of a father.

His daughter secretly went out of the house in the middle of the night, but she refused to say anything, and a nameless fire suddenly rose in her heart.

Seeing the hidden anger on Jiang Congwen's face, Jiang Wan secretly rejoiced in her heart, this was the effect she wanted.

"Ayu, come over to me!" Jiang Congwen flicked his sleeves angrily and walked ahead.

Jiang Wan glanced at Jiang Yu quickly, and followed closely behind Jiang Congwen.

Jiang Yu looked at Jiang Wan's smug face, and couldn't help but feel a little funny, and a cold glint flashed in her eyes.

Jiang Congwen took Jiang Yu to the ancestral hall and asked Jiang Yu to kneel.

At this time, Wang Rubi also rushed over, and saw Jiang Yu kneeling in front of the ancestor's tablet, the corners of her lips unconsciously raised an arc, and then her face changed, and she asked worriedly: "Master, what happened?" I heard the thief was caught? ”

Immediately after, she turned her gaze to Jiang Yu and asked with a shocked expression, "Miss...... How do you dress like this? ”

Jiang Congwen snorted coldly, glared at Jiang Yu angrily, and said, "Today, in front of your ancestors and ancestors, tell me the matter clearly, you are dressed like this at night, is it possible that you want to have a private meeting with a man?" ”

"I didn't, I wasn't!" Jiang Yu looked directly at the tablet in front of her and said categorically.

"If you don't, why is my sister dressed like this? And a few days ago, the maid saw the black-clothed figure in and out of the Hou Mansion, is it also you? Jiang Wan's tone was slightly excited, as if there was an aggressive meaning.

He replied without hesitation: "That's right, it's me!" ”

When Jiang Congwen heard this, the fire in his heart jumped three feet high, and he stretched out his hand to point at Jiang Yu, probably because he was too angry, his fingers trembled slightly, and he scolded angrily: "You unfilial girl, you go out late every night, in addition to having a private meeting with a man, what other reason can you have?" If you can't tell you why today, you can use the family method to serve. ”

Jiang Yu suddenly laughed, and Wang Rubi felt a shock in her heart for no reason when she saw her suddenly laughing.

"Yes, Miss, what is there that even my father can't say? As long as the other party has a good character and a good family background, the master will definitely understand, in order to avoid the pain of flesh and skin, you still recruit, right? Wang Rubi's words emphasize that Jiang Yu had a private meeting with others, as if she wanted to confirm this crime.

Jiang Congwen looked at Jiang Yu's reaction, listened to Wang Rubi's words again, and looked at Jiang Yu's eyes and couldn't help but feel a little more bored.

Jiang Yu said: "Could it be that when you go out late at night, there is only one reason to have a private meeting with a man?" ”

Jiang Congwen frowned, looked at her fixedly, did not speak, and waited for her next step.

Jiang Wan opened her mouth and said: "Forgive my sister for being stupid, this night to avoid everyone and go out, is there any other reason besides having a private meeting with my lover?" Could it be that my sister wants to go shopping, this is the capital in the middle of the night? ”

Jiang Yu ignored Jiang Wan, she knelt straight, and something seemed to move under the black cloak.

Several people present stared at her, only to see Jiang Yu stretching out her cloak with one hand, and her palm was holding a river lantern at this time.

She stood up, walked up to Jiang Congwen, and said to Jiang Congwen: "Daddy, do you remember your mother?" ”

Hearing her ask, Jiang Congwen was a little confused, "What do you mean?" ”

"Ayu lost her mother since she was a child, and she misses her mother every day and every night, these days, Xu is because she is unwell, and she misses it very much, a few days ago, I dreamed that my mother came to see me......"

Speaking of this, Jiang Yu's voice choked, her eyes were red, and her eyes were full of tears, and it took her a while to ease up, and then said: "I heard people say that when the child is in the time, it is the time when the yin qi is the heaviest, and the yin and yang meet, as long as at this time, put a river lantern on the river, and the lamp will write what you want to say to the deceased, and the river lantern will flow along the water until it floats to the Lethe River in the underworld, so that the person who is thinking in his heart will see the river lantern ......"

After speaking, Jiang Yu couldn't cry anymore, holding the river lantern in her hand, as if she was holding some treasure, and tears were dripping on the river lantern.

Seeing Jiang Yu crying so sadly, even if Jiang Congwen was hard-hearted, he was a little moved.

He tentatively went to take the river lantern in Jiang Yu's hand, Jiang Yu did not stop it, but let go slightly, and Jiang Congwen took the river lantern.

He saw that the river lantern was well-made, and line after line was written on it in Juanxiu's small characters, missing Jiang Yu's mother.

Jiang Congwen sighed, put the river lantern back in Jiang Yu's hand, and said, "It's rare for you to be filial, but it's your fault." ”

Wang Rubi saw that Jiang Yu turned the tables so easily, and she was always a little unhappy in her heart, so she asked: "Since it's just like this, the eldest lady is looking for a maid to accompany her, and if she is sneaky alone, it will always make people think more." Moreover, this is not something to be seen in the eye, so why hide it? ”

"These days, I am unwell, and my feelings are inevitably fragile, and I can't control my tears when I think of my mother, and the reason why I go alone is because I don't want my father to know, which only increases my father's sadness, and second, I don't want others to see my embarrassed crying appearance." Jiang Yu explained with red eyes.

"If you still want to go in the future, you don't have to be so sneaky, call a few more maids to accompany you, after all, it's late at night, and there are still a lot of dangers outside." Jiang Congwen said.