Xu Sizhi really had mixed feelings about Xu Xiang. Xu Xiang was seven or eight years younger than him. Logically speaking, he could only treat Xu Xiang as his little sister. After all, with his relationship to Xu Qing, it was impossible for him to have any other thoughts about the Xu family’s sisters.
However, it was unknown if it was because Xu Xiang was too mature or if he had some perverted feelings, but at some point, he actually developed a different kind of feeling for Xu Xiang. This made Xu Sizhi feel very conflicted and ashamed! Therefore, most of the time, he tried his best to avoid Xu Xiang if possible. He even tried not to reply to Xu Xiang’s letters every time she wrote them to him.
Xu Qing didn’t think too much about it. In any case, if something really happened to Xu Xiang, Xu Sizhi would tell her. Even if he didn’t say anything, he probably had his reasons. Xu Qing believed that Xu Sizhi would never betray them! After all, they were family! She had absolute trust in Xu Sizhi.
Xu Qing put away the family letter and looked at Xu Sizhi as she said, “Go and investigate the backgrounds of the three children.”
When Xu Sizhi heard this, he thought that he had misheard her. He suddenly came back to his senses and looked at Xu Qing in surprise. “Sister, didn’t you say that you don’t care about the children’s background? Why are you suddenly… Moreover, you’re already with Qiao Yanhui. If we find out about this now, things will probably be difficult for you guys in the future!”
Xu Qing was expressionless, so no one could tell what she was feeling. However, they could sense that her mood was heavy.
Xu Qing had no intention of hiding anything from Xu Sizhi. She looked at him and said, “I suspect that my three children are Qiao Yanhui’s biological children.”
However, this time, Xu Sizhi wasn’t very surprised. Actually, he had already guessed it, especially since the children were so similar to Qiao Yanhui. There were many times when he wanted to ask her directly. However, Xu Qing was always dismissive, so he gradually stopped caring. But now, from Xu Qing’s expression, if the three children were really Qiao Yanhui’s, Xu Qing would probably suspect Qiao Yanhui’s intentions… Therefore, no matter how he looked at it, the outcome would only add to their troubles.
Xu Sizhi was worried that Xu Qing would go down the deep end, so he hurriedly comforted her. “Sister, don’t think too much about it. Just let nature take its course. Our current life is very good, isn’t it?”
Xu Qing didn’t say anything, but she was deep in thought.
Xu Sizhi quietly accompanied Xu Qing and didn’t say anything else until Xu Qing said, “Investigate Qiao Yanqi’s background again.”
Xu Sizhi looked at Xu Qing in confusion, not understanding why Xu Qing wanted to investigate Qiao Yanhui’s sister. Moreover, she wanted to investigate Qiao Yanhui’s background. Wasn’t she Qiao Yanhui’s biological sister, the current emperor’s daughter?
“Don’t you think she doesn’t look like Qiao Yanhui at all?” Xu Qing was just saying it casually. No matter what, it was impossible for there to be the cheesy plot of a child being replaced in the royal family. She just felt that Qiao Yanqi might have been brainwashed and used by someone.
However, Xu Qing’s words made Xu Sizhi ponder.
“I’ll get someone to investigate in as much detail as possible.” However, Xu Sizhi wasn’t sure if he could find out. After all, that was more than ten years ago. If he could really find out anything, with Qiao Yanhui’s power, he would have found out long ago. Of course, it was also possible that Qiao Yanhui didn’t find out because he had never suspected anything like this!
Xu Sizhi suddenly thought of something and hurriedly said, “By the way, Sister, I found the news of the thousand-year-old Lingzhi Immortal Grass.”
Xu Qing looked at Xu Sizhi anxiously. “Where is it?”
“It’s in the hands of the Regent of the New Heavenly Kingdom. I heard that he will bring it for Ao Heng’s birthday this time. I wonder if he plans to give it to Ao Heng as a birthday gift,” Xu Sizhi replied.
Xu Qing propped her chin as she said, “Do you know the color of the Lingzhi Immortal Grass that the Regent brought?”
“Speaking of which, it’s really as you said. This Lingzhi Immortal Grass is actually crystal-colored! Previously, I was puzzled. Shouldn’t this thing be purple-black? Could it be that because it’s crystal-colored, it became an immortal grass?” Xu Sizhi remembered that Xu Qing had once instructed that the Lingzhi Immortal Grass they wanted had to be crystal clear. Although he didn’t believe that crystal-clear Lingzhi existed in this world, he was very attentive to Xu Qing’s instructions, so he investigated more thoroughly.
Xu Qing’s eyes flickered slightly and she subconsciously rubbed her fingertips without saying anything.
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In a dark secret room, a thin pink figure was kneeling on the ground while trembling. Her frightened face was covered by a black curtain, so no one could see her expression clearly, but her fear was obvious.