Looking at Miao Susu's pleading eyes, Xin You wanted to tell her that Miss Kou was actually miserable when she lost her parents, and it was also miserable for her to lose her favorite mother.
She is no longer the little girl who plays around carefree. She is the "cousin" of Shaoqing's Mansion and the owner of Qingsong Bookstore, but she can no longer be Xinyou.
"Has Aunt asked a doctor? There should be many famous doctors in the capital——"
Miao Susu smiled bitterly: "I know my body well, and miscarriage just accelerated everything. Miss Kou, can you promise me?"
From the long journey at the beginning of the year, to the nights when she felt guilty and insomniac for causing Queen Xin, to the fear of killing her husband, to the fear that others would find out the cause of her husband's death, to the depression of discovering that she had seen the wrong person after being married for more than ten years, all kinds of emotions have already made her suffer. She was overwhelmed until she was pushed to have a miscarriage.
Her body and mind were severely damaged, her oil was running out, and no matter how unwilling she was to let go of her daughter, she had no choice but to accept her fate.
She knew that her eldest aunt would be kind to her daughter for her younger brother's sake, but there was always a chance. If her daughter failed to keep the secret, or had some other accident, her eldest aunt knew that Zhou Tong was killed by her. The eldest aunt who is like her will probably turn her hatred towards Yue'er.
Miss Kou is no ordinary person. She wants to seek as much protection as possible for her daughter.
Xin You hesitated for a moment, but nodded: "I will take care of Sister Zhou within my ability."
Miao Susu breathed a sigh of relief and struggled to say thanks.
"Aunt, don't move, take a good rest."
The two of them had talked about everything they needed to talk about. Xin You said goodbye and Miao Susu called Zhou Ningyue.
"Yue'er, send Miss Kou off for my mother."
Zhou Ningyue took Xin You out of the house.
"Sister Zhou, don't send her away. Go back and take good care of your aunt."
"Sister Kou——" Zhou Ningyue shouted.
Xinyou looked at her.
Zhou Ningyue's lips moved, but in the end she just said "walk slowly."
Zhou Ningyue wiped her eyes as she turned around and walked towards the deserted home.
She really wanted to ask Sister Kou what she and her mother talked about, but since her mother didn't want her to know, she didn't ask. As long as her mother gets better soon, she will listen to her mother in everything.
The air is crisp in autumn, and the streets are full of people, which is completely different from the desolation of the Zhou family.
Xin You raised his head, glanced at the blue sky and white clouds, and strode towards Qingsong Bookstore.
There were countless people passing by, including men, women, old and young, traders and pedestrians, and Xin You suddenly felt something was wrong.
It seems like someone is following me.
She turned a corner and stopped against the wall, and soon saw He Qingxiao walking over.
He Qingxiao stood still in front of Xin You with no surprise on his face.
"Master He is following me?"
He Qingxiao looked at the girl who was asking calmly and said calmly: "That's right."
Asking his subordinates to investigate Zhou Tong and his wife became more and more interesting the more they investigated.
At first glance, Zhou Tong's experience seems unremarkable. He lost his parents early and was taken care of by his eldest sister. He first worked as an errand in the capital, and then was transferred to Wanyang. He did not return to the capital until the beginning of the year.
Zhou's wife, Miao, was actually a palace maid from the previous dynasty.
A Jinlin guard and a palace maid from the former dynasty, this couple has lived in peace for more than ten years. The only reason that attracted Miss Kou to get close to them was Wanyang.
What happened in Wanyang?
Is it really because of her father that Miss Kou killed him and got close to Zhou Tong's family?
But how did she, a girl who was only twelve years old when her father's accident happened, decide that her father's death was not simple and identify her enemies?
He, the "enemy", has found the wrong enemy.
No matter how He Qingxiao analyzed it, he felt that it was illogical to do what he did now based on Kou Qingqing's experience, but this was the fact.
In today's meeting, he went to the bookstore to talk to Miss Kou, and then went to Zhou's house after seeing her.
"The bookstore is not far away. Mr. He, would you like to have a cup of tea?"
He Qingxiao raised his eyebrows unexpectedly.
He thought his answer would anger her, but he didn't expect that she would invite him to tea.
Should I poison the tea?
Looking at the girl with a calm expression, He Qingxiao thought silently.
"good."
The two said nothing and walked side by side to Qingsong Bookstore.
With the release of "Painted Skin", Qingsong Bookstore is no longer crowded. There are always customers coming in and out at this time of day. Xin You took He Qingxiao directly to the corner door leading to the east courtyard.
He Qingxiao hesitated slightly, then looked at Xin You's indifferent expression and walked in silently.
The stone tables and benches in the courtyard are very open and bright.
The two sat opposite each other. Xiaolian brought tea and stood far away.
"Master He, please have tea."
Seeing He Qingxiao again, Xin You couldn't figure out how she felt for a moment. If she had to say it, she would probably be apologetic.
Judging from the secrets Miao Susu revealed, He Qingxiao had no idea what Zhou Tong had done, and she almost hurt an innocent person.
It was also because of this mood that she didn't feel annoyed when she found out that He Qingxiao was following her.
It was she who provoked others first, so how could she blame others for targeting her.
He Qingxiao was silent as he looked at the tea handed over by the girl with a smile.
Even if she wanted his life, she wouldn't do it so blatantly.
With this in mind, He Qingxiao thanked him, took the tea and took a sip with his eyes lowered.
Xin You's words of apology came to her lips and she swallowed them again.
"Why is Mr. He following me?"
He Qingxiao's hand holding the tea cup paused and put it down.
"Does Miss Kou suspect that your father's death was not an accident?"
He came to see Miss Kou today because he just wanted to talk straight to the point. He really didn't want to see people like Miss Kou getting more and more blood on their hands and embarking on a path of no return.
Xin You was completely surprised.
Didn't Kou Qingqing's father die in an accident?
She still remembered Xiaolian's words that Kou's father slipped and fell into the river during his transfer, and his body was never found.
Wait a minute, why did He Qingxiao connect her assassination of him with the death of Kou Qingqing's father?
"Master He, why do you ask that?"
Xin You's avoidance of answering was beyond He Qingxiao's expectation.
He decided to be more frank: "I have arranged for people to go south to investigate your father's matter. Miss Kou might as well wait patiently for the results."
Xin You couldn't keep calm: "Master He sent someone to the south?"
Where to the south? Wanyang?
"Well, we sent someone to Wanyang."
Xin You: "..." Mr. He really didn't "live up" to her guess.
"Jin Linwei is quite good at doing these things. Although he may not be able to find out anything, he should be better than Miss Kou acting alone in the capital."
Xin You didn't know what to say for a moment.
Although He Qingxiao's misunderstanding is a bit big, it seems that there is no harm in this misunderstanding...
"Miss Kou, can you stop for now?"
Xin You still felt that something was wrong: "Didn't Master He say long ago that there is nothing I can do about you?"
What does it mean to persuade her to stop again?
Xin You had an idea and made a guess: "Master He suspects that Zhou Tong's death is related to me?"
He Qingxiao's silence gave her the answer.
Xin You was silent for a while and asked seriously: "In that case, why doesn't Mr. He arrest me?"
(End of chapter)
