Hexi

When Han Mo arrived at the Shushu, Mr. Song was telling the stories of various schools of thought with the Su family children. Han Mo stood outside the window and listened for a while, and did not go in until they finished class.Mr. Song is not very old, less than sixty years old, thin, elegant, and his eyes are as gentle as stars.When he saw Han Mo, he smiled slightly, and after paying respects to his son and nephew, he nodded slightly: "I haven't seen your son for a long time, and I have a good demeanor."

Han Mo snorted: "How can I compare with you, no matter how elegant I am? The fragrance of books nourishes people, and the old man is becoming more and more immortal."

As he said here, he turned his eyes down the hall, fixed on Su Qi and said, "The second young master has some talent in the lockway. I have something to ask him for a favor, and please allow me to take him up." Say a few words outside."

Song Huairen raised his eyebrows and waved his hand, and he called Su Qi to come out with him.

Once outside the courtyard, Han Mo looked left and right, and then entered the hallway to the west.When Su Qi arrived, he stepped on the stone pier at the foot of the wall and asked him, "What happened to your family in the past few days?"

Su Qi was taken aback: "How do you know something happened to my family?"

After asking, seeing Han Mo's determined expression, he came to his senses again. He was always a member of Donglinwei, so it's not unusual to know this.Then he sighed: "It's a matter of life and death! And it almost involved my sister."

"Your sister?!" Han Mo straightened his waist.

The Shushu is on the east side of Su Mansion, in a courtyard facing the street.When Su Wei arrived at the east side, she was thinking about how to inform Han Mo so that she wouldn't be so conspicuous, but when she arrived at the corridor, there was a voice, and Xi Mo was still standing at the bottom of the corridor.Seeing Su Luo, he wanted to turn his head to inform, but Su Luo stared at him, and then walked lightly to the door.

In the hallway, Su Qi patted his thighs: "That's right! Isn't it just a coincidence! Why is it someone from my sister's room?"

Han Mo said: "Then what is your father's plan?"

Su Qi made a gesture to wipe his neck: "Of course we can't keep him!"

At this time, there was a coughing sound from the other side, and both of them turned their heads, only to see Su Luo walking over with a sullen face. "If you don't study hard, what are you talking about here?"

Su Qi was speechless.

Han Mo waved him away.After he left, he said, "That girl in your family is too bold."

"Who says no?" Su Wei stretched her body, "This is not a place to talk, there is a restaurant at the corner of the street, you wait for me there."

Han Mo nodded.

Su Wei went back to the front yard, took a carriage from the corner gate, and arrived at the teahouse at the street corner, where Yang You was already waiting for her at the stairs.

She went into the room and sat down: "As you said, Linglong is too bold. She is not a newcomer, she has been in our family for at least ten years, and the family rules are known. Except for being beaten earlier, She has never been punished before, so why did she decide to kill my stepmother this time? Poison my stepmother, so she can get her money? Just to vent her anger, do you have to put someone to death? "

"So you suspect that the murderer is not her?"

Su Luo shook her head: "She should have cast the poison. After all, this is the result of my father's secret investigation in the mansion for several days. I believe there is nothing wrong with it. But, is there any other reason for her to treat my stepmother? If you start, you won't know." She frowned tightly, expressing the deepest worries in her heart.

Han Mo said, "For example?"

Su Luo concentrated: "For example, like killing my mother, killing people with a knife."

"But Lingtang and the current Mrs. Su, why must they die? Lingtang, as the father's first spouse, has been a wife of the Su family for more than ten years, and there may be reasons to say that this Mrs. Xu, how can she be someone else? stumbling block?"

Su Luo lowered her eyes, picked up the tea in front of her, and held it to her lips after looking at it for a long time.

Han Mo looked at her and said, "Is there something else in your heart?"

The reflection of the face in the tea cup was dark, Su Wei paused for a long time before raising her head, and put down the tea cup with a deep breath. "really."

"Tell me."

"I think the Xie family is a bit unusual."

"... Which Xie family?"

"My mother's natal family, that is, my maternal grandmother's family."

Han Mo paused.

Su Luo looked at him: "Why do you have such an expression?"

Han Mo changed his posture and said calmly, "I know your grandfather's family."

This time it was Su Luo who was surprised: "You know?"

"The Xie family is a prominent family in Huizhou. Our ancestors used to be imperial merchants. Later, many children from the family became officials in the court. The most famous one is Xie Yu, who was in charge of the six subjects when the late emperor came to the court. That is you great-grandfather."

Su Wei was stunned: "My great-grandfather was once the teacher of the sixth department?"

"You do not know?"

"I don't know at all! My mother never said it." Su Wei shook her head. Not only did her mother never say it, but no one in the Su family mentioned it. She always thought that the Xie family was rich in family property, and then there were a few small officials in the family. That's all.

After all, for so many years after the previous life, she had never heard of any great figures from the Xie family.Of course, the six departments are not high-ranking officials, but those who sit in this position are basically trusted and appreciated by the emperor, which is of course an honor.

"Why do you say my great-grandfather is the most 'famous'?" she asked.

"When the emperor and the abolished prince were fighting for the heir, the first emperor was furious and ordered to dispatch troops to surround the two, intending to take them all down for questioning. It was Xie Yu who delayed the promulgation of the imperial edict on the grounds of trembling hands. We fought for the crucial two quarters of an hour, and finally succeeded in defeating the deposed prince."

Su Luo was stunned.The Xie family was actually related to the struggle for the heir apparent.

She couldn't help asking: "How do you know so clearly?"

Han Mo sighed: "The last time I went back after dinner, the guard said that he accidentally discovered that your father had sent someone to Huizhou, and he seemed to be paying attention to Xie's family. I was idle anyway, so I checked the details of your grandfather's family. And then I didn't expect that in the emperor's old incident many years ago, there were shadows of Xie's family."

These words made Su Luo even more confused!

"It doesn't make sense!"

Su Shou has not been in touch with Xie's family for many years, why did he suddenly send someone to pay attention?
Her nerves tensed up unconsciously. Could it be that the strangeness she felt recently had traces to follow, and it wasn't that she was seriously suspicious?Su family, no, there really is a secret between Su Shou and Xie's family?Mammy Bao and her before, were they really trying to avoid it? "Aside from the details of Xie's family, what else did you find out?"

"It was only found that the Su and Xie families had known each other for a long time. When your old man went south, he would always visit Xie's house as a detour. There is nothing more. But didn't you just say that the Xie family is unusual? Why don't you say you first?" Why do you suddenly feel that the Xie family is unusual?"

Su Wei looked away and said, "Actually, I think there is something wrong with both the Su family and the Xie family."