Chapter 35: The Deception
Thinking of Hou Huizhu, I don't know why, Cheng Yanluo's heart twitched, and he instantly sweated in pain.
She had a wonderful feeling that the cause of her death in her previous life should be related to Hou Huizhu.
If it weren't for Gao Xiuxiu today who told her that it was someone from the Hou Prime Minister's Mansion who asked her to steal Wu Linning's things, Cheng Yanluo wouldn't have thought of this.
But as soon as he contacted this matter, Cheng Yanluo felt that Hou Huizhu was not simple.
Otherwise, why did Hou Huizhu marry a hunter in his previous life?
How could her dignified prime minister's concubine be willing to live with a country savage?
Also, why did Prime Minister Hou accept that Orion and help him become a military attachΓ©?
In the end, what made Cheng Yanluo think was that she had met Hou Huizhu before she was killed by her father-in-law.
At that time, Hou Huizhu looked at her for a long time, and talked to her a lot, and within two days of going back, she was killed and made into meat soup.
What kind of person is Hou Huizhu?
Cheng Yanluo guessed for a long time and didn't come for a reason, but it didn't prevent her from being wary of Hou Huizhu.
said that Gao Xiuxiu came out of Ning Shoubo's mansion, and she was nervous on the way back.
Her mother-in-law should have been greedy for the Prime Minister's money, so she forced her to steal.
If she hadn't stolen something back, she couldn't tell how her mother-in-law would scold her, she couldn't pay the Prime Minister's Mansion, and she didn't know how the Prime Minister's Mansion would treat the Liu family.
The more she thought about it, the more scared Gao Xiuxiu became.
She thought about it for a long time, but in the end she didn't go back, but turned a corner and arrived at a small house in a remote alley.
This house was purchased by Gao Huai when he was alive, and the deed or everything was in Gao Xiuxiu's hands.
When Gao Xiuxiu got married, Gao Huai did not reveal this house to the Liu family.
Gao Huai has been stealing for so many years, and he has seen a lot of things in the world, even if he has a good relationship with Liu Youwei, it is impossible for him to be completely at ease with Liu Youwei and not prepare a way out for his daughter.
He bought a house early, put some of the valuables he stole here, and when he was dying, he told Gao Xiuxiu that the keys here were also handed over to Gao Xiuxiu, and he told Gao Xiuxiu not to tell the people of the Liu family.
Gao Huai told Gao Xiuxiu that he gave the Liu family ten years, and in these ten years, Gao Xiuxiu and Liu Yong had children, and the children should be older, and the Liu family should be able to see clearly what the Liu family does to her, Gao Xiuxiu should also be able to see clearly, if she thinks that the Liu family is credible, Liu Yong is really good, and then take the things here to the Liu family.
If you still can't trust the Liu family, these things should be regarded as a retreat for Gao Xiuxiu, or they can be left for her children in the future.
Although Gao Xiuxiu likes to trust Liu Yong, in her heart, her father is the most important.
This is Gao Huai's last words, so Gao Xiuxiu kept it in mind and didn't tell anyone from the Liu family, including Liu Yong.
This time, Gao Xiuxiu came over just to find a jade hairpin, so that he could get by.
She saw that there was no one around, so she opened the door and quietly entered, entered the house, and quickly found the dark room according to the method Gao Huai had taught her.
She searched for a while in the treasure pavilion in the dark room and found a hosta that was very similar to Wu Linning's.
This hosta is finely carved, and the materials are also very exquisite, and it should be able to pass the test if it is used to pretend to be the Wu family.
Gao Xiuxiu hid the hairpin and quickly left the small house.
When she returned to Liu's house, it was already dark.
Gao Xiuxiu didn't dare to be too quiet, and quietly arrived in front of her mother-in-law's house, she wanted to hand over the hairpin to her mother-in-law quietly, but she didn't expect that when she arrived at the door of the house, she happened to hear her mother-in-law and Liu Yong talking.
Gao Xiuxiu didn't know why he didn't make any movement.
She stood in front of the door and listened.
Gao Xiuxiu's mother-in-law, Mrs. Li's voice, came into Gao Xiuxiu's ears little by little.
"Why don't you say Xiuxiu hasn't come back? It can't be an accident, right? β
Gao Xiuxiu was overjoyed, and said that her mother-in-law still missed her very much.
She just wanted to push the door, but she heard Liu Yong's voice: "What should I do if something happens?" Mother, why did you tell Xiuxiu to steal something, you said that if something really happened to her, how bad would it be for our family's reputation to spread it? β
Hearing this, Gao Xiuxiu's heart was a little complicated.
She also heard that Liu Yong didn't care about her, but about the reputation of the Liu family.
Mrs. Li's voice rose again: "What are you afraid of, if something happens, she doesn't know the checkpoints, and when the time comes, you will divorce her directly, and your mother will marry you again." β
Mrs. Li lowered her voice: "My son is also a scholar, I can't say that I will be admitted to Xiucai this year, what kind of little lady can't marry at that time, why do you have to tie Gao Xiuxiu's rope?" What else does Gao Xiuxiu have now? Gao Huai's old thing is gone, and the Gao family's family business has become ours, Gao Xiuxiu is useless, what is left for her to do, she had better die outside. β
Gao Xiuxiu was full of shock.
She didn't expect her mother-in-law, who usually looked kind, to have such thoughts.
She listened more closely.
She wanted to see what Liu Yong was thinking.
"Then I once had a wife who was a thief, and she didn't have a good reputation for me."
Liu Yong still felt unhappy: "I didn't look down on Gao Xiuxiu at the beginning, you and my father have to let me marry her, what ...... she has I didn't learn anything good, but I learned to steal things, how can I have a good virgin. β
Zhenniang?
Gao Xiuxiu was shocked again, she thought of Li Zhenniang, the niece of Mrs. Li's mother-in-law's family, Li Zhenniang often came to Liu's house, Gao Xiuxiu had also seen it a few times, her impression of Zhenniang was not bad, but she didn't expect that Liu Yong was thinking about Li Zhenniang in his heart.
"Who called the Li family poor?"
Mrs. Li sighed: "Mother knows that you like Zhenniang, but your uncle's family can't give you much help, our family is now short of money to take care of you and your father, and Mother can't help it, Mother feels sorry for Zhenniang, and I feel sorry for you...... You bear with it first, and then wait a few days, and my mother will take Zhenniang over. β
Gao Xiuxiu clutched her chest, feeling a little out of breath.
The love between husband and wife and family harmony that she always thought were all lies, all of this was just a scam, and everyone was playing her for a fool and deceiving her alone.
Gao Xiuxiu took a few deep breaths, full of sadness.
At this time, footsteps sounded, and Gao Xiuxiu hurriedly hid out.
A moment later, Liu Yong came out of Mrs. Li's house.
Gao Xiuxiu wiped away her tears and entered Mrs. Li's house in a panic: "Mother......"
Mrs. Li was also startled when she saw that Gao Xiuxiu's clothes were a little torn, her face was full of embarrassment, and there seemed to be blood stains on her head: "What's the matter?" Didn't work out? β
Gao Xiuxiu sat down and poured several mouthfuls of water before saying: "It's done, it's just almost watched, and it took me a lot of effort to run out." β
She touched it in her arms, took out the prepared hosta and handed it to Mrs. Li: "Give it." β
Sure enough, Mrs. Li immediately smiled, and she reached out to take the hosta: "It's still our Xiuxiu who has the ability, and even the personal belongings of the girls can be stolen out, okay, you rest first, and my mother will make you something to eat at night." β
Gao Xiuxiu was tired and sore now, and she was not polite to Mrs. Li, so she stood up and said a few words before going back to the house and lying on the kang.