"I really don't understand what the three girls think." Sitting on the hexagonal chair in the Chen Mansion Flower Hall, Xu looked at Li with a wry smile, and his eyes were red, with a little anxiety and three points of fatigue.

She was ordered by Mrs. Xu to come to Chen's house to invite Chen Ying to come over the house to speak.

As for the reason for asking Chen Ying to speak, Mrs. Xu didn't say it, and Xu didn't ask.

She only knew that this matter must be related to Chen Han.

Lifting the handkerchief and pressing the corner of his forehead, Xu's expression became more and more tired: "I won't tell you that on the night when the three girls were 'lost', a letter was left in the room, which was written to the old lady. But I don't know what the letter says. After all, she left by herself, and it was rumored that the three girls were abducted, which is not credible. ”

At this point, she felt that this sounded fake, so she laughed again: "That's it, the more I describe it, the darker it becomes, the more I say it, the more people listen to it, the more crooked it is, saying that I want to cover up the Yongcheng Marquis Mansion." ”

"I can't do this, I can't control others, but I believe in your words." Li Shi said softly, looked at Xu's face again, and persuaded her: "You can also relax, since the person is back, it is easy to say anything." ”

When Xu heard this, he smiled more and more bitterly.

It's because the people have come back that it's hard to do.

Li Shi also understands the reason. It's just that now that the two mansions are separated, and the family affairs of the Marquis of Yongcheng's mansion, she, an outsider, should not be distracted, so she can only persuade her.

Xu sighed again and said apologetically: "I came to the door rashly today, and I didn't deliver a post in advance, don't be surprised by all kinds of faux pas." ”

Li Shi hurriedly said: "You are too outward, and it is not a big deal." It's not for me to say, you don't have to run this trip yourself, you just don't have to call any mother. ”

Xu Shi glanced up at her, and stopped talking.

Speaking of which, from beginning to end, she was blinded by both eyes, and she didn't know why Chen Han "ran away from home", nor why she went and returned, let alone what she had experienced in the past five days.

In the past few days, she has patronized and settled all the things at home, dealing with the rumors around her, and has no time to care about anything else.

Since Chen Han's "disappearance", Shen has cried and fainted several times, and has been lying in bed for two days without touching his teeth; Old Madam Xu is better, but she is old, and she will be affected to some extent. The men of the Chen family were even more busy, Chen Xun sent people to search around, and found acquaintances from the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, the Beijing Mansion and the surrounding county government to help, and Chen Li was also busy.

On the other hand, on the night of Chen Han's departure, he was accompanied by several cousins of his mother's Shen family, as well as several other noble daughters.

It is precisely because of this that the news quickly spread throughout the aristocratic circle, and Chen Xun couldn't suppress it even if he tried his best, even if the Hou Mansion and the Shen family joined forces and pretended that Chen Han went to live with relatives temporarily, no one believed it, but the more it spread, the more unpleasant it became.

Mrs. Xu took the letter, but she didn't say a word, and let the people in the mansion be busy. And just when everyone thought that Chen Han couldn't be found, she came back again.

As a result, the Chen Mansion immediately fell into a dilemma.

Seeing that the Xu family seemed to have something unspeakable, the Li family didn't want to ask too much, so he just poured a cup of hot tea and handed it over, and said with a smile: "Ah Man will come in a while, don't worry, wait a few days, and the rumors will pass." ”

This didn't help to comfort him, so Xu shook his head: "I'm afraid it's difficult, even if no one says it on the surface, people always have to think about it behind their backs." Look, there's a lot of trouble in this matter, but I pity the four girls. Fortunately, they are not too old, and they can wait another two years. ”

This is talking about Chen Qing and Chen Yuan's marriage.

As soon as Chen Han's reputation is bad, the sisters in the family will be affected, and Xu, as a housemother, is worried about this.

Li was very sympathetic in his heart, and deeply regretted Chen Han's fate, and sighed: "The three girls are also pitiful, this will ...... in the future."

She sighed and didn't say any more, but Xu understood the meaning of her words.

She put down the teacup, pressed the corner of her lips with a handkerchief, thought about it again and again, and finally said: "That's it, I will only tell you this alone, you don't have to tell others." ”

As he spoke, he leaned forward and said in a low voice: "I've been watching coldly for the past two days, and the three girls are very strange this time." In the past, where could she calm down with her temperament? But this time it was different, after coming back, she didn't cry or make trouble, how the old lady punished, how she answered, ate, drank and slept as usual, it was okay, and she also pulled the second brother and sister to talk for a long time, which made her cry again, and after that, the second brother and sister were a little disheartened. ”

The more she spoke, the softer her voice became, and the expression on her face became more and more cautious: "Early this morning, the old lady first punished the three girls to kneel in the ancestral hall, and then sent me to find your girl immediately." I thought about it, I'm afraid this is also the idea of the three girls. ”

Li Shi was surprised: "Where does this start?" Is it actually the third girl who wants to find Aman? What is she going to do? ”

"It's just my guess, and it's not necessarily accurate." Seeing that she was a little anxious, Xu Shi hurriedly went back to make up for it, and reminded again: "I'll go outside and wait in the car for a while, you tell your girl a few words, the old lady is afraid that she is angry." ”

When Li heard this, he was worried at first, and then he was a little worried.

The Lihou Mansion has nothing to do with the Chen family, and it will be boring for Old Madam Xu to put out the genealogy of the elders again.

It's just that she can't say this clearly, she only thinks about it repeatedly in her heart, and her face is faint, not as enthusiastic as Fang Cai.

Seeing this, Xu sighed in his heart, and did not say anything, still sitting and gossiping, and when Chen Ying came, Xu Shi followed the preface, went back to the carriage and waited, and was ready for Chen Ying not to come.

No, Chen Ying quickly got into the car, looking as usual, completely indistinguishable from joy and anger.

Seeing this situation, Xu simply threw away his hand, only brought the person to Mrs. Xu, explained it clearly, and went to her by herself.

Chen Ying's interview with Mrs. Xu did not last too long.

A moment later, she left the Yongcheng Marquis Mansion, and there was an extra letter in her sleeve.

It was specially written to her by Chen Han and asked Mrs. Xu to pass it on her behalf.

"This kid is hard-hearted, and he can't persuade him to come back. She has always been a little stubborn, if she presses her head forcibly, I'm afraid that she can still have an accident, so it's better for her to go. When she took out the letter, Mrs. Xu said, and there was no emotion on her old face.

Then she closed her eyes slightly, and her wrinkled face was dimmed by the light outside the window.

"This is a letter from the three girls to you, the causes and consequences are all in it." She opened her eyes and looked at Chen Ying. The eyes that usually seemed extremely sharp, at this moment, had a little softness.

"Grandmother doesn't hide it from you, I have already seen this letter first, this child, alas, ......" She shook her head, closed her eyes again, as if she was asleep, until Chen Ying retired, she did not open her eyes.