Ling Zhou then said: "The second lady did commit suicide, but... there should be a hidden secret..."

I asked anxiously: "What's the secret?"

Lingzhou said: "This starts with the water leak in the second lady's yard."

I was stunned, "Was it leaking? Is it on fire? How could something so good catch on fire?"

Ling Zhou nodded and said: "Exactly, the hidden secret is here..."

Xiaoliu was impatient and stamped his feet: "Oh, what are you talking about? What nonsense are you talking about? Go ahead and let me talk about it!" He pulled my arm and said quickly: "Miss, that's what you're saying."

Something happened. Last night in the middle of the night, the Second Madam’s yard suddenly caught fire. The fire was quite big. When I heard the noise and ran to the house, the whole courtyard was filled with people who came to put out the fire. The Second Madam and Grandma Gu stood in their clothes with disheveled hair.

In the courtyard, not long after, even the madam came over and approached to comfort the second madam and Grandma Gu. However, she suddenly changed her expression and pointed at Grandma Gu and asked her why she had no breasts. She asked the servants to come forward and remove Grandma Gu's breasts.

When I took off my clothes, I saw that he was actually a man..."

"..." I wasn't actually that shocked, because based on various signs, I had already vaguely guessed something. The strange thing is that Guihai Yueming was as calm as me, without even raising his eyelids. This is a bit worth discussing.

Already.

"You... knew this a long time ago?" I asked tentatively. He nodded silently, and I smiled bitterly, "You are really a good person."

He shook his head gently, "Revealing for what? When I found out, my father had not been back for a long time." The old head of the Guihai family was a taboo, and no one dared to mention it. This was the first time I knew for sure that he was not dead.

It's about being outside and never returning home.

Xiaoliu continued: "Madam was so angry that she tied up the Second Madam and Grandma Gu, and wanted to summon the clan members to deal with them according to the clan rules. But it was midnight at that time, so they detained her and waited for dawn before questioning. Unexpectedly, the Second Madam and Grandma Gu

Grandma and I committed suicide together and hung themselves from the beam with their belts."

Guihai Yueming was silent for a moment, and suddenly asked urgently: "Where are their bodies now?"

Lingzhou lowered his head and said: "In the ancestral hall..."

Guihai Yueming suddenly clenched his fists, "Have all the clansmen come to see it?"

Lingzhou nodded, "Yes, Madam was very angry when she learned that the Second Madam had committed suicide in the morning. She said that it didn't matter if she died. The body was the best evidence, so she sent the body to the ancestral hall, summoned the tribesmen to watch, and informed the Second Madam of

He is not allowed to be buried in the Guihai family's ancestral grave for his crime."

I had a dark thought, family scandal should not be publicized, death is like a lamp going out. Generally speaking, since a person is dead, it is not a glorious thing, so I can just find an excuse to have a hasty burial. However, Mrs. Guihai completely ignored her husband's death.

Hai Ming's face was openly publicized. Is it because he hates the second lady too much or does he have another purpose?

Guihai·Yue Ming's voice was like a moan, "Brother...how are you doing now?"

Lingzhou whispered: "I haven't spoken to you since I found out about the second lady. I just did restless rehabilitation exercises."

I looked at Guihai Yueming in shock, knowing the second lady’s other purpose, to attack Guihai Yunkai! In ancient times, the population was not as mobile as in today’s cities, and no one knew anyone’s background. The city was only so big,

The circle of life is even smaller. Something like this happened to the second wife. As his son, Guihai Yunkai, unless he hides his name and goes away to a foreign country, he may never be able to hold his head up again for the rest of his life.

I looked at Guihai Yueming in panic. I had become accustomed to his care during this period, and it became a natural habit. In a hurry, I blurted out: "What should I do?"

Guihai·Yue Ming sighed softly, "The matter has reached this point, and it is difficult to recover. We can only deal with the aftermath as much as possible. I will go to my mother first to find out what happened. Sister-in-law, I heard Yuntai advise my elder brother to take care of himself, be sorry and accept the change."

I nodded, "That's all I can do..."

Xiaoliu wrinkled his little face at the right time and said: "It's a coincidence that the head of the house and the young lady are not here, otherwise maybe this wouldn't have happened..."

The speaker is unintentional, but the listener is intentional. Guihai Yueming and I turned to look at each other, our eyes met, and we saw something clear in each other's eyes. Most likely, Mrs. Guihai had known about the second lady earlier,

But he kept hiding it until we were gone, otherwise he would be afraid that we would stop bad things.

"Ling Zhou." Guihai Yueming said in a deep voice, "What is the secret you just mentioned?"

Lingzhou bowed and said, "The maid at the second lady's office said that the fire was caused by a candle falling over and burning the curtains, but the servant discovered that the first curtain that burned was sprinkled with kerosene to support the fire. Someone should have deliberately set it on fire."

Moreover, I heard the second lady’s personal maid secretly say that Grandma Gu was sleeping outside the second lady’s room. After hearing about the fire, she wanted to put on her coat before running away, but she couldn’t find the dress she had taken off anyway. The fire was so intense

As I got older, I had no choice but to rush out in my underwear..."

At this point, the matter is basically clear. It is not an unexpected incident at all. It is obvious that every step is carefully planned, just waiting for everyone to appear on stage and act out according to the plot.

I couldn't bear to look at Guihai Yueming's increasingly pale handsome face, so I lowered my eyes and nodded to say goodbye to him. I first returned to Tingyuntai to visit Guihai Yunkai, the biggest victim of this incident.

Guihai·Yunkai is still practicing walking. Now he doesn't even need to use a crutch. He only uses a cane to tap the ground when he accidentally loses his footing.

Seeing my return, Aunt Xin, Si Ren and others were all shocked with worries on their faces. They whispered that since the second lady's accident, Guihai Yunkai had been walking around non-stop for almost a day and a night.

With no food or drink, Grandma Xin and others were worried that his body wouldn't be able to bear it, so I quickly advised him to take a rest and eat some food.

I nodded in agreement, but the matter involving the second lady was very disgraceful, and I was just trying to figure out how to word it so as not to embarrass Guihai Yunkai.

Guihai Yunkai saw me first and walked towards me, "You're back." His voice was unexpectedly calm. He took the towel offered by Yiwu to wipe his sweat and sat on the cushioned table.

On the stone bench.

"Yeah." I knew that the calmer I looked on the surface, the greater the impact I received. I didn't dare to relax, so I said cautiously: "I won't go..."

He shook his head slightly and said calmly: "It's useless for you to be here. That woman has already calculated it. It's just a matter of time." Although he didn't like Mrs. Guihai before, at least he would maintain a superficial respect. Now

There is no need to shy away from it.

Although I am the wife of Guihai Yunkai in name, Guihai Yueming has always treated me well, and this matter cannot be entirely blamed on Mrs. Guihai. If the second lady behaves uprightly, she cannot be plotted.

, so I didn’t want to take any side. I was silent for a moment and sighed softly: "The matter has come to this. General, please forgive me and accept the change."

"Change?" Guihai Yunkai sneered, "I can't change anymore, she has blocked all my roads."

I wonder, "All the way?"

Guihai Yunkai picked up the tea cup on the table, drank it all, and said calmly: "I am the eldest son. Before Yue Ming was born, my father once said that I would inherit the position of the head of the family. My mother was naturally happy and secretly tried her best to let me learn related things.

Because of this, that woman has always been extremely jealous of me. It wasn’t until I passed the Wu Zhuangyuan exam and became an official that I got better. But I also broke my leg and lost my official position. I used to be drunk all day long and could not threaten anything, that’s all. Now that I’m getting better and better

Xian Fu is at home, so he is naturally afraid that I will try to seize the throne again, so he will use my mother... Her behavior will make the clan look down on me. In this way, even if something happens to Yue Ming and I no longer be the head of the family, I will not be able to ascend the throne because no one will support me.

"Although he is calm on the surface, he is also very angry with the second lady from the fact that he refuses to call the second lady mother anymore.

I was stunned. Although I knew that this matter had a great impact on him, I didn't know that there were hidden secrets.

"My military power has been handed over to others by the prince, and no matter how good the prosthetic limb is, it is still not as flexible as the real leg. I think it is difficult to restore the official position, and with this reputation, the court will not be able to return."

I blurted out: "What should I do?"

He suddenly smiled, but the smile was very strange, because except for the raised corners of his lips, the curves of his face were still cold and resolute, especially his eyes were extremely sharp, like a magic weapon bursting into the sky with murderous intent, and he said slowly: "It's easy to handle, she

Since I have no way to go, I have no choice but to take someone else’s path.”

A sudden chill ran down my spine, and an earthly proverb came to my mind unexpectedly, "Take other people's paths and leave others with nowhere to go..."

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