The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

Chapter 240 Why Not Be Harsh and Ungrateful

The woman who called herself Yue'er looked to be in her twenties, with her hair tied up like a woman's. However, she looked like a chaste woman, probably because her husband had passed away less than three years ago.

From this point of view, this person should be the widowed daughter of the Jiangzhou prefect who lives in her mother's home.

According to what Xue Zhiyi just learned, Jiangzhou Prefect Chai Xun and Jiangzhou Grain Transport Governor Tang Lin are brothers-in-law, and their wives are sisters.

The mother and daughter of the Chai family are here today. First, they came to visit while the two adults were discussing official business. Second, because the Chai Mansion is close to the river, the Chai family is worried about being affected by the flood, so they have temporarily stayed at the Tang family for the past few days.

While she was thinking, Madam Tang sneered and stood up, holding her pregnant child in her arms: "Since we have invited guests into the house, there is no reason to chase them away at will. It's just that we are not strong enough to withstand the bad luck of Miss Xue, so we will not accompany you."

After saying this, he handed the child to the wet nurse and was about to leave with Mrs. Chai and Miss Chai.

Faced with such harsh words, Xue Zhiyi had no time to take it to heart. At this moment, her eyes were attracted by the little child in the wet nurse's arms.

The child was born white and plump, and the expression between his eyebrows was 80% similar to Xue Ruoyu... This must be the child that Xue Ruoyu failed to give birth to in her previous life.

After the child was born, Xue Zhiyi asked Huo Wuyou to help find out that the child was the only grandson of the Tang family, and the Tang family named him Tang Zhining.

But just as they passed by Xue Zhiyi, the wet nurse lost her balance, perhaps because the road was slippery due to the rain or something, and was about to fall to the ground with Zhining.

Xue Zhiyi was startled and reached out to take it. Only with this support could the wet nurse be able to hold Zhining and stand steadily.

At this moment, the child was not crying because of being frightened. His pair of pink little hands were grabbing Xue Zhiyi's sleeves, and his dark eyes were staring at Xue Zhiyi curiously.

"Don't touch him!"

Suddenly, Xue Zhiyi felt someone bump into him, and Tang Zhining was quickly carried away.

Xue Zhiyi was stunned. He saw a woman. It was still a familiar face, but she was obviously thinner and not as rosy-cheeked as he remembered.

At this moment, her eyes were full of vigilance, and she held Tang Zhining carefully in her arms, as if she was afraid that Xue Zhiyi would eat the child alive.

"Ruoyu?" Seeing this, Madam Tang only supported Xue Ruoyu with concern: "It's very humid outside, what are you doing out here?"

Xue Zhiyi didn't expect to see Xue Ruoyu in this situation again.

The familiar face in front of her showed the most unfamiliar expression, but Xue Zhiyi understood that revenge had a price, and losing something that did not belong to her in the first place was something she had expected to bear.

What's more, everyone has their own stance. If Xue Ruoyu wants to hate her, she can't blame her.

Seeing Xue Ruoyu's red eyes and staring at Xue Zhiyi, Mrs. Tang became more worried: "Ruoyu, go back to your room quickly. You are weak. The doctor said that you have hurt your body due to excessive grief after giving birth. You can't get angry anymore."

Although Mrs. Tang was speaking to Xue Ruoyu, she glanced at Xue Zhiyi, obviously speaking to her.

Xue Zhiyi felt upset. Even though he had saved Xue Ruoyu's life in this life, it was not completely safe.

Mrs. Chai, who had been harsh in her words just now, became kind in front of Xue Ruoyu: "Are you still not feeling well? Are you taking the medicine according to the prescription?"

Xue Ruoyu then slowly withdrew her gaze and gently shook the frightened and crying Tang Zhining in her arms.

"Thank you mother and aunt for your concern. Ruoyu has been taking medicine seriously. I also want to get up and walk today, but I don't want to lose my composure in front of mother and aunt. It's just that Zhining is my only blood relative now, and I dare not let him do anything wrong."

Her voice was a little weak, with dull gasps, which was the sound of extreme deficiency of Qi and blood.

Mrs. Tang looked distressed: "Good boy, why are you saying these things? It's windy here, take Zhining back quickly."

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Xue Zhiyi was still a little dazed when he returned to his residence, and that distant and defensive look was still before his eyes.

However, when she was blocked outside the Tang residence with her clothes damp, it was Xue Ruoyu who sent someone to pass on the message, allowing her to enter.

Why couldn't Xue Ruoyu be as mean and unkind to her as Fu Ling was? If so, she wouldn't feel so guilty now.

into the night.

When he was not in the palace, Huo Wuyou became more and more brazen. He entered her bedroom without hiding anything. Seeing that she looked sad, he asked her, "Are you feeling unwell?"

Xue Zhiyi said nothing, just nodded.

Suddenly, she felt warmth on her lips and a sweet taste spread in her mouth.

Under the candlelight, Huo Wuyou chuckled softly, her eyes seemed to contain boundless spring beauty, as bright as a ray of warm yellow light sprinkled on her face.

"I heard that people feel particularly bad when they are hungry. I saw someone selling leaf cakes in the market outside, so I bought some to try. How is it?"

The taste in the mouth is soft, with a hint of sweetness. This Ye'er cake is not a precious cake, but it is not easy to eat something like this when Jiangzhou is suffering from a disaster. Huo Wuyou said it easily, but it seems that he had run around for a while to buy it.

Xue Zhiyi didn't answer, but the corner of his mouth curled up unconsciously and he ate another piece.

Seeing her smile, Huo Wuyou propped up his head, and there was a hint of joy between his brows.

"Did you go out just now?" Xue Zhiyi asked him.

"Yes." He said, "I went to meet the people in Jiangzhou's secret service."

During the three or four years since Huo Yan's accident, Huo Wuyou carefully arranged the people left behind by Huo Yan in various places in Dayong to facilitate his intelligence collection.

"But what's the news?"

"Of course." Huo Wuyou said, moving closer, his voice almost whispering: "Some of the assassins who tried to assassinate us today escaped during the chaos, and I asked Yan Gui to follow them."

Xue Zhiyi glanced at him and lowered his voice: "Speaking so quietly, could it be related to the Tang family?"

Huo Wuyou smiled as if he had found a soulmate: "Smart."

He immediately explained, "To conceal their tracks, the assassins dressed themselves up as common people and sneaked into a restaurant called Baile Manor. This restaurant was the dowry property of Madam Tang, which means that this restaurant is under the name of the Tang family."

"You mean, the assassination of us was done by the Tang family?"

Xue Zhiyi was stunned, and immediately denied: "No."

Although the Tang family was inclined towards Gu Shichong's faction in the previous life, they were almost independent of party disputes and were not deeply involved in the struggle for succession. Now there is no reason for them to do such a thing as putting the nine clans under the guillotine.

Seeing her so sure, Huo Wuyou said: "Xue Ruoyu is Xue Ruoyu, and the Tang family is the Tang family. Even if you trust Madam Tang's character, you cannot be sure that Tang Lin is innocent."

After thinking for a moment, Xue Zhiyi suddenly asked, "Could this be a frame-up?"

"What?" Huo Wuyou wanted to hear the details.

"Because of the Xue family, the Tang family is very likely to be Prince Gong's party, so Prince Cheng's people will try to frame the Tang family."

After that, she seemed to feel that her guess was not strong enough, and she added: "Today, Yan Gui chased the assassin all the way to Baile Manor. Don't you think that this incident itself was very smooth and abrupt? It seems that he deliberately lured people there."

Huo Wuyou frowned and shook his head: "This may be a frame-up, but I had people sneak into Baile Manor and found that the money flow of Baile Manor is very unusual. A large amount of money has been flowing out, which has long exceeded the income. This has been going on for several months. It is really hard to explain."

Hearing this, Xue Zhiyi twisted his sleeves, wondering what he was thinking.

Seeing Xue Zhiyi's excessive concern for the Tang family, Huo Wuyou didn't want to make her feel bad, so he just smiled and said, "However, the matter has not yet come to a conclusion. No one can tell what the truth is. Maybe it's really as you said, and everything is Gu Shimin's trick?"

Seeing Xue Zhiyi's mood finally calm down, but then he became depressed again, Huo Wuyou hurriedly changed the subject: "Speaking of which, the news from Cishui..."

Xue Zhiyi's eyes jumped: "What's the matter?"

Huo Wuyou felt a little annoyed for a moment. The topic he hastily changed didn't seem to make people happy.

"The official road to Cishui collapsed even more seriously. It will take another three to five days for the news to be delivered." Before he finished speaking, he hurriedly explained: "If it's fast, it may take one or two days. If there is no news, I will personally take the mountain road to Cishui."

Seeing Huo Wuyou trying hard to coax her, Xue Zhiyi smiled politely: "It's okay, there's no rush for this matter, it won't take a day or two."