In fact, Xi Jiu had already guessed that Ruan Fengmian Yangliu had some connection with the Cheng family.
Although the Ruan family did not say it explicitly, since the Ruan family and his wife returned to the imperial capital, they have been sniping at the Cheng family's property. They did it very secretly, and most people didn't find out about the Ruan family. But Xi Jiu ran to Ruan Qi's house every day, so it was impossible not to notice it.
Xi Jiu had only thought that the Cheng family and the Ruan family had enmity.
Little did he know that not only did they have a grudge, but they were also related by blood. Ruan Fengmian turned out to be Cheng Bainian, the second son of the Cheng family who passed away twenty years ago.
Xi Jiu was a little shocked. But this emotion was quickly replaced by intense anger.
Twenty years ago, Xi Jiu was only seven years old and had been raised outside the imperial capital because of poor health. As a child, he didn't know much about the grievances of the Cheng family. But the incident back then was so big that when he returned to the imperial capital as an adult, he could still hear a lot of gossip related to the incident back then.
He knew that Cheng Qi, the head of the Cheng family, had two wives. The original wife Liu Qiuyu came from a scholarly family, and she and Cheng Qi fell in love freely. Not long after they got married, their only son, Cheng Bainian, was born.
Logically speaking, Cheng Bainian should be the eldest son of the Cheng family. But he happened to be ranked second.
Because - Cheng Qi also had his first love outside. The child he had with his first love, Cheng Baisong, was twenty days older than Cheng Bainian.
In other words, when Liu Qiuyu was pregnant, Cheng Qi's first love was also pregnant. When Liu Qiuyu was struggling to give birth with a belly of more than nine months, Cheng Qi's first love gave birth to his eldest son.
When Liu Qiuyu gave birth to Cheng Bainian and fell asleep in the ward, Cheng Qi's first love may have been in the same hospital, spending the common property of Cheng Qi and Liu Qiuyu comfortably confinement.
Cheng Qi is very clever. He hid his first love and Cheng Baisong very well. Liu Qiuyu had no idea and raised his son Cheng Bainian unconsciously.
It wasn't until Cheng Bainian turned 20 that Cheng Qi officially took over as the head of the Cheng family. With a powerful hand, he brought his first love and Cheng Baisong into the family in a swaggering manner.
Since then, the world has been turned upside down, and the harmonious family that had been pretending for twenty years has completely collapsed.
Xi Jiu had always heard these gossips from the Cheng family in one ear and out the other. There is too much corruption in the private lives of wealthy children. Although Xi Jiu does not participate, he will not interfere.
But now, those gossips that I didn't care about before suddenly became clear in my mind. He thought of what happened to the Cheng family after Cheng Qi brought the mistress and illegitimate child into the house——
On the tenth year after the mistress entered the house, Liu Qiuyu jumped off the building.
The cause of death at that time was found to be suicide.
Not long after Liu Qiuyu's death, the Cheng family released news that the second son, Cheng Bainian, was overly sad for his mother and died of depression.
And his wife Lin Yan also died of love.
At this point, the Cheng family's original one-bedroom apartment has completely become history. Cheng Qi's first love, Fuzheng, suddenly became the wife of the head of the Cheng family. The children she gave birth to for Cheng Qi also became the orthodox heirs of the Cheng family.
After Liu Qiuyu's death, there were many rumors in the imperial capital.
Many people felt that the death of Liu Qiuyu and her son was unclear, and some people raised questions - Cheng Bainian and Lin Yan died, but what about their son?
The child was only eight years old, so there was no way he could die in love with his mother, Lin Yan, right?
Regarding these questions, the Cheng family did not respond. Not only that, Cheng Qi also used methods to scare the monkeys and suppressed all rumors with bloody methods.
From then on, there was no Liu Qiuyu in the imperial capital, nor Cheng Bainian, the second son of the Cheng family.
But the illegitimate son Cheng Baisong has become the popular and legitimate eldest son of the Cheng family.
All the past events of the Cheng family were like yellowing photos, constantly emerging in Xi Jiu's mind.
His expression became colder and colder, and the glare in his eyes seemed to kill someone.
If Ruan Qi's father is the deceased second son Cheng Bainian, then the time when news of his death was reported was twenty years ago. Twenty years ago, his wife Lin Yan, now Yang Liu, had just become pregnant with Ruan Qi.
Yang Liu was rumored to have died in love while she was pregnant with Ruan Qi.
Ruan Fengmian also died at this time.
Before the little girl was born from her mother's womb, her parents had accidents one after another. She was supposed to be the most pampered young lady of the Cheng family, but she was forced to live a life of escape with her parents and brothers.
Xi Jiu remembered that Ruan Qi had said before that if it weren't for Nie Beilou, not only Ruan Fengmian and Yang Liu would have turned into a piece of loess, but she would also not have been able to be born.
He almost lost his little girl.
And the initiator of all this turned out to be Cheng Qi.
Xi Jiu has never hated the Cheng family so much.
The Cheng family is a poisonous family, and they do all kinds of cruel things. The Xi family and the Cheng family have different ideas, and they have not dealt with each other these years. But even so, he didn't want to do anything to the Cheng family.
But now, he wants Cheng Qi to die.
The hostility around Xi Jiu was getting heavier and heavier, and the surging energy in his body was like a mad beast, surging out of control.
Ruan Qi didn't expect Xi Jiu's reaction to be so big.
She was startled, and quickly got up and ran over: "Jiujiu!"
The little girl called out in panic, bringing Xi Jiu back to her senses.
He raised his head and saw Ruan Qi's worried peach blossom eyes. His uncontrollable energy gradually calmed down like a lion that had been smoothed.
Xi Jiu grabbed the little girl's thin white wrist and pulled her into his arms.
Ruan Qi lay on his chest obediently, with a worried look on his face: "Jiujiu..."
"I'm fine." Xi Jiu rubbed her back lovingly, wishing to give her all the tenderness in the world, "Baby, I just feel sorry for you."
Ruan Qi was stunned for a moment, as if warm sunshine came in and flowers were blooming in spring.
She pursed her lips, and the corners of her lips raised uncontrollably.
"Jiujiu, I'm fine. Although it was very hard back then, I really didn't suffer much after I was born. My parents, grandparents, and master all love me."
Ruan Qi was not lying.
When Ruan Fengmian and Yang Liu fled twenty years ago, she was still in Yang Liu's belly, unaware of the danger her parents were facing.
Later, Yang Liu was injured and almost miscarried, and Ruan Qi suffered a setback. But since she was born, she has never been wronged again.
Her parents love her, her grandparents love her even more, her brother dotes on her, and her master and junior brother also protect her. Even the villagers in Qingyun Village regarded her as their own child.
Ruan Qi felt extremely satisfied.
If she were asked to choose between the Cheng family's luxurious life and Qingyun Village, she would choose Qingyun Village without hesitation.
No amount of money can buy that kind of warmth and happiness.
That's priceless.
Ruan Qi leaned in Xi Jiu's arms and talked in detail about how happy she had been in these years.
Xi Jiu listened quietly, feeling comforted in her heart, but at the same time, she felt more heartache and sourness towards Ruan Qi.
