Chapter 17

The two sisters got excited about chatting in the garden, so they also had dinner together in the garden. After dinner, they sent Xu Jiaoyue, who had inconvenience, back to Lingyuexuan, and then returned to Lanyinyuan.

Xu Jiaoyue waited for Xu Miaoyin to go away, then got off the soft couch and tried to see if there was anything wrong with her right leg.

When it hit the ground, there was a dense sting, but it was still bearable. After walking a few steps, I gradually got used to it. Xu Jiaoyue limped around the house.

The door suddenly opened and Chen Fengling walked in. Xu Jiaoyue looked back and ignored her.

Chen Fengling saw her limping, smiled, and sat on the round stool outside.

"If your leg keeps walking like this, it won't heal right away. You should rest first."

"If you have anything to say, just say it." Xu Jiaoyue walked back to the soft couch and took a few breaths.

Chen Fengling turned the folding fan in her hand without going around in circles and asked, "Has Madam mentioned anything to you today?"

Xu Jiaoyue shook her head and smiled, without replying to him, but asked: "What do you think she will say to me?"

Seeing that he didn't speak, I thought it was boring, so I added, "She didn't say anything."

Chen Fengling raised her eyes and glanced at her, "You'd better understand what you're doing, and it's best not to have any thoughts that you shouldn't have." After saying that, he stood up and left Ling Yuexuan.

Xu Jiaoyue rolled her eyes and did not take his words seriously. She thought that she would leave this ghost place when her legs healed.

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On the second day, Xu Miaoyin got up early and had breakfast with Xu Rennian, then returned to Lanyin Courtyard and planned to take a look at the account book delivered yesterday.

When I turned to the second book, I noticed something was wrong after just reading a few pages. I opened the book I had read again and was even more confused. The two account books were exactly the same. The only difference was that the amounts on the books were different.

She calculated each one again and found that the difference was nearly three thousand taels of silver. She then calculated the remaining account books and got the same result.

It seems that someone tampered with the money, falsified the accounts, and made two true and false account books. However, the falsifier was not smart enough and actually sent the false account books together.

Looking at the account books spread out on the table, Xu Miaoyin was frightened. This was like transferring all the Xu family's money. Who has such ability?

And this didn't happen overnight. Who could do such a thing under dad's eyes?

She calculated the subsequent account books again, and the more she calculated, the more frightened she became. Almost all of the Xu family's property had been transferred, leaving only an empty account!

An empty account!

Xu Miaoyin trembled violently, and the scene of her father being arrested and imprisoned flashed through her mind.

It was because the Xu family had an empty account and could not produce much money for turnover that they moved the Yan Yin, which led to the subsequent disaster!

Could it be that the Xu family still cannot escape bad luck?

Xu Miaoyin was a little panicked for a moment, and her eyes couldn't help but turn red. She looked at the account book again, took a deep breath, and forced herself to calm down.

She couldn't be upset at this time. Shuhuai was not here and her father was sick. She wanted to find out who wanted to harm the Xu family.

Usually the only people who have access to the account books are the people around dad, but who has such ability?

This person must know the Xu family extremely well, be exposed to various industries of the Xu family at the same time, and be able to accomplish these things without even realizing it. Who could that person be?

What made her even more confused was that since this person was so shrewd, how could he send so many fake account books to her? Wasn't he deliberately trying to let her know what he was doing? What was his purpose in doing this?

She looked at the account book again and again, trying to find any clues in it, but she turned over it again and again, but couldn't find anything.

At this time, Yuchun walked in, holding a few more account books in his hand. Seeing Xu Miaoyin's pale face, he asked: "Girl, what's wrong with you?"

Xu Miaoyin didn't answer. Seeing that she had the account book in her hand, she took it over and told Yuchun to go out first and close the door while looking at it.

Yuchun left the house in confusion and closed the door as she was told, but in her heart she was wondering what happened to the girl.

Xu Miaoyin, who was in the room, looked through the account books she had just brought. They were all fake account books. Only the account books sent yesterday contained real ones.

She looked at the account books carefully and found that the ink on the real account books seemed to be very old, and the paper was also yellowish.

Judging from the time, it is indeed a record of the last two months. How could the paper be so old?

She flipped through it again, but found that a page seemed to have been torn out in the account book that was delivered today. She opened it carefully and saw that there was a note stuck inside. She carefully took it out and took a look.

A thin piece of paper said: Do you want to know the truth?

Xu Miaoyin's pupils shrank and she stood up suddenly. The note in her hand fell on the table. Her eyes fell on those words. Her heart suddenly hurt. She held her heart and exhaled loudly.

, sat back on the chair again.

I don’t know how long it took, but the pain subsided.

She picked up the note. The handwriting on the note was very unfamiliar. Who sent her the message? What does this truth refer to?

She wants to find out!

Xu Miaoyin folded the note carefully, hid it in her sleeve, stood up slowly, walked around the desk, opened the door and walked out.

Yuchun saw her coming out and seemed to be walking out, so she wanted to follow her, but Xu Miaoyin reached out to stop her, "I'm going to Minghui Hall, you don't have to follow me."

After saying that, Xu Miaoyin walked toward the courtyard gate alone.

Yuchun saw something wrong with her expression and was a little worried, but she couldn't follow her. Yuqiu happened to go to the kitchen again, and she didn't even have anyone to discuss with.

Xu Miaoyin came all the way to Minghui Hall and went directly to the study. She remembered that the boy who had been delivering the account books was serving in the study.

There were only a few servants sweeping the study at the door. Xu Miaoyin was about to push the door open, but the door opened from the inside.

The person who opened the door was Xu Ming. When he saw Xu Miaoyin coming alone, he asked with a smile: "Why are you here, Miss? What are you looking for?"

Xu Ming only sold himself into the mansion in the past two years. Because he was literate and smart, Xu Rennian allowed him to serve by his side. Therefore, he had more contact with Xu Miaoyin. Xu Rennian often asked him to come to Lanyin Academy.

To spread the word, he never looks directly at himself.

But now, it was the first time Xu Miaoyin saw him looking at her. His eyes reminded her of a person, the person who gave her a sword in the heart in the fire.

Xu Miaoyin was startled and took a step back. Because she was standing on the stone steps, she felt her feet were empty when she stepped back. She was about to fall backwards, but Xu Ming grabbed her wrist and pulled her back, waiting for her to stand firm.

, Xu Ming let go of his hand.

He was polite and distant, but he stopped looking into her eyes and still smiled and said: "Big lady, be careful not to fall. The master of the house is still waiting for me to take care of you. Please do as you please, and I won't disturb you."

After Xu Ming finished speaking, he walked sideways out of the study and headed towards Xu Renian's bedroom.

Xu Miaoyin clenched her hands tightly to prevent herself from shaking. She slowly turned around and left Minghui Hall.

She held a piece of paper in her hand, which Xu Ming had put in her hand when he pulled her. She held it tightly and unconsciously walked to the flower wall planted by her father for her mother.

The flowers on the flower wall had long since fallen into mud, with only some green branches left intertwined. Looking at the scattered flower branches, she slowly unfolded the note in her hand as if she had gained courage.

What you see may not be true!

There are only these six words on the paper. What do they mean?

What does Xu Ming want to tell himself?

Laojiu's account book, two unexplained notes, what is the truth, and why seeing may not be true?

Xu Miaoyin kept repeating these three things in her mind, but she couldn't figure it out.

Suddenly some information flashed through her mind. When she wanted to think about it deeply, it was too fast for her to catch.

"Madam, why are you here alone?"

Chen Fengling's voice sounded behind her.

Xu Miaoyin subconsciously stuffed the note into her sleeve, then turned to look at Chen Fengling, and said with a smile: "Oh, I came out to relax. Sir, did you just finish class?"

Xu Miaoyin looked at the direction he came from. He should have just come from the waterside pavilion.

Chen Fengling received news from the secret guard that her wife had gone to the study alone, and then left the study with a strange expression and came to the garden. He was worried, so he came over to take a look.

But I saw that Xu Miaoyin's face was a little pale, as if she had been frightened.

"Madam, your face is pale, but what's wrong?" he asked tentatively.

Xu Miaoyin lowered her eyes, smiled, and said, "I'm just in a bad mood lately, it's nothing serious."

"Seeing as Madam's face is pale, it would be better for someone to follow her. Anyway, there is nothing to do now. How about I send Madam back to rest?" Chen Fengling asked with a smile. Although the words were inquiring, Xu Miaoyin felt a little tough.

"I'm fine. I'll go back after walking around in the garden, so I won't bother Mr. Chen." Xu Miaoyin suppressed a smile and said calmly.

Chen Fengling said: "Before Shuhuai left, he asked me to take care of the affairs of the house. Since I agreed, I naturally wanted to take care of brother Shuhuai. Since I saw that my wife was not feeling well, even though it was unreasonable, I

But you can’t just sit back and watch. If Madam is afraid of people’s comments, then you will be in front and I will be in the back. Send Madam back, and I will leave immediately. What do you think?”

Xu Miaoyin's face turned completely cold. She didn't know why Mr. Chen had to send her back, as if he didn't want to leave her alone.

Xu Miaoyin was not the type to argue with others. Seeing that he would not give up until he sent her back, she turned around and returned to Lanyin Courtyard.

As expected, Chen Fengling followed her until she saw her entering Lanyin Academy before turning around and leaving.

When Xu Miaoyin entered Lanyin Courtyard, two girls, Yuchun and Yuqiu, came to greet her. Seeing her cold face, they did not dare to ask anything and wanted to follow her into the house to serve them, but they were shut out by Xu Miaoyin.

The two of them looked at each other, not knowing what happened and how the girl could be so angry.

Xu Miaoyin entered the inner room and placed two notes on the couch.

Do you want to know the truth?

What you see may not be true.

The handwriting on the two notes was exactly the same, and it seemed that they were both written by Xu Ming.
To be continued...