Chapter 645: Closeness (Part 1)

Is it really that simple?

Eleven Niang is very suspicious

She asked Wan Daxian to pay attention to Xu Sizhen.

The fourth young master has been wandering around the streets these days, and Hu Hui has written letters and bought a lot of things.

As if to confirm this, Xu Sizhen came over in the afternoon and gave Eleven Niang a peach wood hairpin and Brother Jin a set of throwing pots.

Did you see it? The body of the pot was octagonal, with a long neck and no ears. The bottom of the pot was high and concave. He pointed at Brother Jin and saw that it was an ancient relic from the previous dynasty.

Brother Jin was not interested in this, so after a few words of um, he took Xu Sizhen to the hall to throw pots.

The sound of banging arrows hitting the kettle and the occasional cheers from the little maid could be heard in the room.

Hu Hui walked in with a smile: Mr. Six is ​​really good at it. Only eight out of ten arrows can be thrown into the pot.

Eleven Niang was a little surprised.

Amber has said: Second Young Master nǎǎi is back

Eleven Niang asked her to go to Sanjing Hutong on behalf of Hehuali to invite Sanye’s family back for the festival.

let her in

Mrs. Xiang walked in wearing a rose-red jacket with lute buttons.

What do you say over there?

When Eleven Niang asked her, Hu Huo had already put the brocade dish on the edge of the kang and asked her to sit down.

Third Aunt's illness was in and out of health. Mr. Xiang sat down and took the tea from Qiu Yu. When I went there, Third Aunt had just taken medicine and rested. She waited for more than an hour before she woke up and understood the purpose of my visit.

, and said that if he was strong that day, he would come over. If he was not strong, he would ask the third master to bring his uncle, third uncle, and third younger brother and sister over.

In other words, the eldest daughter, Fang, should be kept by her side to take care of her illness.

Eleven Niang couldn't help but sigh.

After so many years, even though we have grandsons, the third wife is still unyielding to Fang.

On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the third lady and Mrs. Fang did not come.

Everyone's talk revolved around Jin who was about to give birth. It was the first time for Jin to be pregnant, so she sat aside shyly with her head lowered and kept silent. Xu Sijian heard that Xu Lingyi, Xu Sichun and his brothers had booked an elegant room to watch lanterns, and he wanted to

Go with me. The third master has been very annoyed by the sword fights between the third wife and the eldest daughter-in-law in the past two years. Thinking that today my wife has made an excuse to keep the eldest daughter-in-law, my mother also asked my wife's health with concern and asked Mama Du to send some tomorrow morning

He felt even more upset when the supplements were taken away.

Why don't we join in the fun? He said to Xu Lingyi, "It seems that we went to the lantern festival in the fifty-eighth year of Jianwu, the year of the late emperor's sixtieth birthday. It has been more than ten years ago."

Xu Lingyi nodded: That year, the late emperor even brought his civil and military ministers to watch the lights on the Meridian Wall. He passed away at the beginning of the next year, which was also the time when the competition for the throne was the most intense. He said with emotion, OK, let's go for a walk too.

The concubines moved to Qiongling Villa to drink.

The old man, after all, was old, so he became a little drunk after a few drinks. Listening to the conversation of Eleven Niang and others, he fell asleep on the Arhat bed.

You go back first. The second lady is sitting beside Arhat's bed. Brother Jian's daughter-in-law is pregnant. The fourth brother and sister have to get up early tomorrow to host the wedding ceremony. The fifth brother and sister have a son and a daughter. I can just stay here and watch over them.

It was late at night, and the Eleventh Mother was a little tired. She said a few words like "Second Sister-in-law, I have a lot of work to do," and then went down the mountain with the Fifth Madam.

On the way, Sister Xin wanted to leave the gold necklace in her house to rest.

No, Mrs. Wu is holding Brother Cheng who is already asleep. What if you kick your third sister-in-law in the stomach with your wild nature? You should let your third sister-in-law rest in your second sister-in-law's room.

Sister Niangxin refused, but just pouted.

The fifth lady invited a nun from the palace to teach Sister Xin her etiquette, and Sister Xin acted more and more like a grown-up girl.

What does that look like? Madam Wu disagreed.

Seeing that Sister Xin was in danger, Mrs. Jin hurriedly helped Sister Xin out of the siege: Otherwise, we should all go to the second sister-in-law's place to rest.

Okay, Sister Xin said before the fifth lady spoke, so that we can hold candles and talk at night together.

I leave your third sister-in-law to rest here because she is afraid that she will be tired. The fifth lady smiled and said, "When you are ready, please go back to sleep by holding a candle and talking at night."

Sister Xin refused, so she and Jin finally went to Xiang's place to rest.

When Eleven Niang returned to the house, the moonlight was shining brightly, no one spoke, and she was quiet, but it seemed a little empty.

Maybe she was thinking about the people watching the lanterns, so she slept restlessly. She woke up after a short nap and couldn't fall back to sleep. She simply got up and asked Qiu Yu, who was on duty at night: What time is it now, the fourth young master and the others haven't come back yet.

Qiu Yu blew a whistle and ran to look at the grandfather clock in the east room: it was already past the ugly hour. He said again, I'll go see what's going on outside.

Just as he was talking, there was a noise outside.

It must be that the Sixth Young Master has come back. Qiu Yu's energy is shaken, and he has no sleep at all. I go to take a look and say, taking three steps and two steps at a time, I walked out and quickly turned back. It was the Fourth Young Master and the Fifth Young Master who fell asleep.

The sixth young master sent it back

Eleven Niang hurriedly put on her clothes and went out, and saw Xu Sijie escorting Xu Sizhen into the west wing, who was carrying brother Jin on his back.

She hurriedly followed him: Has your father not come back?

Brother Jin slept soundly like mud and never woke up.

Father and third uncle were together. Xu Sizhen wiped the sweat from his forehead, and third brother went to find him. We came back first

Where is Brother Shen? Eleven Niang helped Hong Wen change Brother Jin’s clothes. No one sent him back after he fell asleep.

He went to bed earlier than his sixth brother. Xu Sizhen smiled and said, we sent Brother Shen back first before we came to you.

Seeing Xu Sijie standing aside silently, Eleven Niang smiled and said softly: It's getting late, you should go back and rest early.

The two of them responded in unison and bid farewell to Eleven Niang.

After leaving the Chuihua Gate, the two went to Danbozhai together. As soon as they entered the inner room, Xu Sijie grabbed Xu Sizhen's hand: What's wrong? His voice was tight and his expression was a bit hazy. Is there any news yet?

Don't worry. Xu Sizhen comforted him in a low voice. After all, it was more than ten years ago. There are no relatives in the Liu family. I don't dare to ask other people to help. I have to ask around and ask how it was so fast.

Xu Sijie concealed his disappointment. Thinking of that terrible possibility, his face gradually turned pale.

If I hadn't, the corners of his mouth would quiver and his body would tremble slightly.

No, Xu Sichen said seriously, you and we look so similar, they must be the children of the Xu family. As soon as they finished speaking, they both showed a strange expression.

If it is true that a child of the Xu family, with Xu Lingyi's character, has fallen in love with the sister of an actress, and she is not a concubine, can Yuan Niang still object? Even if Xu Lingyi does not want to take her into the house, she should find her

A better place would be a place like Wuliugou. People will smell a stench before they walk in. If they are not careful, they will step on the poop that someone splashed on the roadside.

Xu Lingyi walked on the road of Wuliugou with a solemn face. Xu Sizhen felt ridiculous when he thought about it.

I remember that at that time, my father seemed to be still fighting in the northwest. He murmured, his face changed. My mother even went to Ciyuan Temple to worship the Bodhisattva because of this matter.

Is it true that Xu Sijie is not Xu Lingyi’s son?

The thought flashed across his mind, and Xu Sichen said anxiously: It would be great if the family who used to live next door to Liu Kui's house didn't move out now. We can ask the Liu family's neighbor about Liu Kui, and we can also find out who was involved with them back then.

The Liu family is visiting

It's impossible for them all to move away. Xu Sijie looked at Xu Sizhen with a hint of pleading in his eyes. He could always find one or two families.

Yes, his words made Xu Sizhen confused. Why had all the neighbors moved away? Moreover, these people had no idea where they had gone for so many years. No one had returned to Wuliugou to see like Liu Huifang.

Suddenly they all disappeared. It was as if someone had completely wiped out everything that happened more than ten years ago.

The thought flashed past, and Xu Sizhen, who had a few more experiences than Xu Sijie, suddenly looked like Xu Sizhen, with a face as white as paper.

He just wanted to find someone to inquire about what happened back then. It was so difficult to ask the people who lived next door to the Liu family how much energy they had.

Could it be that Xu Sijie’s life experience is a mystery that cannot be known?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think hard.

Before the Double Ninth Festival, Xu Sizhen tried his best to go to Wuliugou several times, but just like the previous times, he returned without success.

Xu Sijie became increasingly uneasy.

Otherwise, let Tao Cheng check it out for him. He is in urgent need of medication.

No, Xu Sizhen said, it’s better if one less person knows than one more person knows.

Xu Sijie was silent.

I'm afraid that Tao Cheng knows that deep down in the fourth brother's heart, he also feels that he is not his father's son. Otherwise, he wouldn't have said such a thing.

Subconsciously, Xu Sizhen certainly wouldn't think deeply about it. All he could think about was how to find someone who was familiar with the Liu family to solve this mystery.

Xu Sijie's eyes darkened: Fourth brother, I'll leave first and you should have a good rest.

Anyway, I can’t think of it for a while, so I might as well continue thinking about it tomorrow.

Xu Sizhen said yes and sent Xu Sijie out.

A young boy came forward to salute the two of them: Fourth Young Master and Fifth Young Master

Xu Sizhen saw that the young boy was a little unfamiliar and looked him over. The young boy hurriedly said: The younger one is from Sanjing Hutong. The third young lady of our family gave birth to a daughter, and I followed the eldest young lady of our family.

Came here to tell the good news

Ah, Xu Sizhen looked surprised, his third sister-in-law had already given birth.

"Yes," the young man said politely. "Our third master has said that we will celebrate in a big way. We will also invite theater troupes like Deyin Society to sing in the hall."

When we sing in Tang Hui at home, Uncle Wu helps arrange it because Uncle Wu is familiar with all the major opera troupes.

Xu Sizhen's eyes lit up.

He took Xu Sijie back to the inner room: "Let's ask the Fifth Uncle for help. Liu Kui and Liu Huifang are both so famous. It is impossible for the Fifth Uncle not to know them. Even if they don't know them, they must know people who are familiar with them. And the Fifth Uncle is the most famous."
Chapter completed!