The evil prince is wrapped around his body

Chapter 88 Family Enmity

Xi Honglei glanced at Ran Yunpo with an unnatural expression, then under Ran Yunpo's scrutinizing gaze, he forced a smile and said, "I didn't think about anything, I was just thinking about my mother. My lord, can I ask you a few questions?" question?"

"Ask me a question?" Ran Yunpo frowned and nodded. "What do you want to ask, tell me and listen."

"My lord, I..." She looked at Ran Yunpo with red tears, bit her lower lip, and hesitated for a long time before speaking under Ran Yunpo's impatient expression, and asked, "I want to ask my lord, do you know me?" What about a sister? My mother should have a daughter besides me, right?"

"I thought what was the matter, it turned out to be this." Ran Yunpo looked at Xi Honglei making a fuss with disgust, and squinted at Xi Honglei. Without thinking about it, Ran Yunpo nodded and said, "Are you still there?" My sister, but shouldn’t your family know better about this? Why did you come to ask me?”

"I have never heard my parents mention this matter. I heard my maid mention it before, and I didn't take it to heart. But today, when I was thinking about my mother, I thought of it again. So I want to ask the prince if he knows anything about my sister."

The desolate appearance of Xi Honglei made Ran Yunpo fall into deep thought.Soon, Ran Yunpo came back to his senses, then looked at Xi Honglei, and slowly began to talk about what he knew.

"If I remember correctly, that person should be called Hongjin. When I was young, I died in an accident. I think your parents didn't mention her in front of you because they were thinking of you."

red scarf...

Xi Honglei secretly repeated the name in her heart, was that so-called accident really just an accident?Or, was it deliberately planned by someone?

"My lord!" When Xi Honglei thought of this, his expression immediately changed, he was full of energy, and stared at Ran Yunpo with burning eyes. "Then do you know how she died?"

"It's dead, why are you talking so much nonsense!?" Ran Yunpo couldn't help becoming a little annoyed when he saw the endless mention of the red scarf in Xihonglei. "Weren't you there when she died? Ask me why?"

"Eh?"

Ran Yunpo sighed helplessly when he saw the bewildered look on his red and tearful face.But after thinking about it for a while, Ran Yunpo understood why Xi Honglei was like this.Resisting the impatience in his heart, Ran Yunpo patiently talked about the past with Xi Honglei.

"You were there when she died, and I was there too. It's just that we went out together when we were young, but an accident happened unexpectedly. You will be stupid, it seems that it was after that incident. At that time, besides the three of us, there was your name Xi what?" I can’t remember the names of your elder brother, and the second lady of your Xifu.” Ran Yunpo recalled the past, and his mood slowly calmed down.Glancing at the red tears who were quietly listening to his words, Ran Yunpo asked curiously: "Why are you so interested in this matter?"

"I'm just wondering if this has anything to do with my mother's disappearance."

Xi Honglei lowered her head, walked to a place a little further away from Ran Yunpo and sat down.Her legs were shaking irregularly, and Xi Honglei was silent for a while, before she said quietly: "My mother's status is low, even if she married into Xifu, she was bullied by several wives. My mother hasn't had sex with my father for a long time. So far she has no children, so she must hate my mother very much, and she hates my mother's children even more."

"You mean, you suspect that your mother's disappearance has something to do with your second mother?" Ran Yunpo immediately became interested after hearing Xi Honglei's words.

"I'm just guessing for myself. If we have doubts, everyone in our Xifu is suspicious." Xi Honglei suddenly raised his head, first looked in the direction of the door vigilantly, and then met Ran Yunpo's eyes , whispered: "The most suspicious person is my third mother, Li Guilan."

"How do you say that? As far as I know, your father has several wives, why do you only say that about her?" Ran Yunpo crossed his arms and asked, staring at Xi Honglei with great interest.

"Because some things that you don't know, my lord, are also scandals about our family." Xi Honglei smiled desolately, and after thinking about it, she said that matter. "My lord will definitely not believe that my third mother has been having an affair with the shopkeeper of our Xi's store for several years under my father's nose. If it wasn't for the fact that there was something wrong with the family's account book before, my father asked me to check it. I won't find out about this matter. Sanniang must have hated me because of that matter. Although I only confessed to the man, I didn't tell my father about her and the man. But I I also used this incident to threaten her, and asked her to treat my mother better and help my mother to straighten up. A few days ago, Mu Yunmeng and I left the capital, and the news must have been spread by everyone, saying everything. Three I know what kind of person my mother is, so I wonder if she thinks that my marriage with the prince is impossible, and I am not in the Xifu, so she is cruel and does something to my mother. "

Ran Yunpo couldn't help laughing after hearing the words of the red tears.Because this is indeed something that Xi Honglei would do.As for her leaving with Mu Yunmeng some time ago, it was indeed discussed by the ministers.You must know that Xi Honglei is already the concubine Chu who personally bestowed the marriage under the emperor's decree.How could it be possible for her to go out of the city alone with another man to such a far place, and without the consent of himself, Prince Chu?

Thinking of this, the smile on Ran Yunpo's mouth disappeared instantly. "Your Sanniang is a good wife, so why did you commit adultery with the shopkeeper? Doesn't she know what consequences it will bring to her if others find out about it?"

"How could it be possible not to know, but people die for money and birds die for food. The financial power of Xifu belongs to my Erniang. The money Erniang gives Sanniang every month is not enough for her to spend. She often likes to go shopping and buy some jewelry to make Some clothes or something, so it’s not a strange thing to hit up the shopkeeper Liu Fu.” Xi Honglei mentioned the reason why Li Guilan contacted Liu Fu, curled her lips in disdain. "I really don't know what these people have in their heads. If they don't like my father, why should they marry my father? Now that they are married, why should they be unfaithful to my father? Such a little money can make her To do such a thing. Hehe, it's ridiculous."

Xi Honglei just lowered her head and sighed, but didn't notice the change in Ran Yunpo's expression because of her words.

Ran Yunpo stared at Xi Honglei intently, and when she heard her muttering "Why did you marry my father if you don't like me?", Ran Yunpo suddenly asked reflexively: "Then you agree to marry me?" Is this king getting married because he likes this king?"

When Ran Yunpo asked the question, not to mention tears, even Ran Yunpo himself didn't think of it.Looking at the surprised eyes projected by Xi Honglei, Ran Yunpo's expression changed from embarrassment and stiffness at the beginning, to a gloomy and cold expression very quickly.

Ran Yunpo looked at Xi Honglei coldly, and said: "This king is just talking casually, don't take yourself too seriously. The shopkeeper you mentioned who committed adultery with your third mother is called Liu Fu." Is it? Ben Wang will help you go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to ask if he has been beheaded. If he is not dead, I will find a way to help you get him out. If it is really as you guessed, then this Liu Fu should also help you find out about your mother's disappearance."

"Really?" Xi Honglei's calm and dark eyes became clear and bright because of Ran Yunpo's words, she stood up quickly, Xi Honglei looked at Ran Yunpo excitedly, smiled, and said happily: " Then Honglei will thank the prince first!"

Ran Yunpo took a deep look at the red tears, said nothing, and walked out of the room.Xi Honglei looked at Ran Yunpo's leaving back, and the cheerful smile on his face gradually disappeared, and finally only a faint smile remained on his lips.

Stretching out his hand to pinch his cheeks that were a little stiff from smiling, Xi Honglei lazily let go.Humming an unknown tune, Xi Honglei didn't expect Ran Yunpo to agree to help him so easily.Although she originally had this idea from the moment Ran Yunpo entered the room, the smoothness of the matter was beyond Xi Honglei's expectation.

Half lying in the slump, Xi Honglei carefully recalled every word Ran Yunpo said to him just now.

Red Scarf... Is she really dead?If according to Ran Yunpo's words, the red scarf had died when he was young, then why did Mu Yunmeng mention the red scarf to himself again and again, and why did he say that he and the red scarf looked alike?Could it be that Mu Yunmeng already had a deep memory of himself and the red scarf when he was still young at that time?It doesn't make sense either...

Also, Ran Yunpo said that besides himself, him, and Hongjin, there were two other people, Xi Jiabao and Xi Hongbo.Not to mention anything else, just talking about Xi Jiabao and Xi Hongbo, Xi Honglei felt that there must be something strange about this matter.As the saying goes, three years old see old.Xi Honglei would not naively think that siblings like Xi Hongbo would be kind-hearted and innocent cute children when they were young.

But then again, if that accident was deliberately designed by someone, who would it be?Li Guilan?It can't be her, she doesn't have that brain.Li Qianning?Or...Zhu Meiyang?The most suspicious person, apart from Li Qianning, was Zhu Meiyang, who was so clever that no one could catch her...