Shocking Mountain Moon

Chapter 64 Qiu Xuan's Plan

"Worried? I have no worries." Xue Han pushed Hu Si's hand away and picked up the wine jug.

Hu Si held the wine pot and said, "You said you have nothing on your mind, but who drinks like this without any worries?"

"I love to drink."

Hu Si didn't believe it at all: "This is not the way to drink if you love it."

Xue Han was silent for a while, then asked casually, "Hu Si, you are three years older than me, right?"

Hu Si grinned: "Yes, I am twenty-one this year."

The young man looked at him, his clear eyes becoming hazy due to drinking: "You are already 21, why haven't you married yet?"

Hu Si’s smile froze.

If you ask this, he will start drinking!
Hu Si picked up the wine glass and drank it all, then put the glass on the table and said, "My Lord, have you forgotten that my parents are gone and there is no one to take care of me?"

"Feel sorry."

"Nothing, it's been many years." Hu Si drank another cup, his eyes brightened, "My Lord, are you asking this because you want to find a wife for me?"

Xue Han was silent for a moment, then asked, "What kind of girl do you like?"

Hu Silai was in high spirits: "First of all, it has to be good-looking, preferably very good-looking. Then it has to be generous and straightforward. I don't like to be shy. Finally, and most importantly, it has to allow me to eat delicious meals and snacks every day, such as red bean cakes..."

The more Xue Han listened, the more he felt something was wrong.

Why does it sound like Hu Si is talking about Miss Qiu Liu?
As Hu Si was talking, he noticed Xue Han's silence, scratched his head and asked, "Sir, isn't my request a bit too much?"

Xue Han looked at him deeply and said, "It's indeed a lot."

"What about you, my lord?"

"I—" Xue Han tightened his grip on the wine glass, "I don't know."

He had never thought of getting married, but when he heard his adoptive father mention it today, he only felt fear - the fear of establishing a close relationship with an unknown person and becoming inseparable from them.

For example, adoptive father.

"How can I not know? Tall or short, round-faced or pointed-faced, plump or thin, lively or quiet, I always have a preference." Hu Si was puzzled.

While he was saying this, a beautiful figure appeared in Xue Han's mind.

"Have you thought of this, sir?"

Xue Han said nothing.

Hu Si chuckled: "Your Excellency is thinking of red bean cakes, right? I have always felt that you two are a perfect match -"

Xue Han raised his eyebrows: "Red bean cake?"

Hu Si suddenly sobered up: "Ah, I'll toast you a glass, come on..."

Qiu Heng returned to the Yongqing Marquis's Mansion and invited Qiu Xuan and others to Lengxiangju.

There is no incense in Lengxiangju, but it is filled with fragrance, the sweet aroma of cakes.

"Fangzhou has just made mung bean cakes and hawthorn cakes. Sisters, please try them."

Qiu Fu said quickly: "Did you find out anything?"

Who's in the mood for snacks?

Facing several nervous gazes, Qiu Heng nodded: "I asked someone to check the Xiping Marquis Mansion."

"Wait a minute, what does this have to do with Xiping Marquis Mansion?" Qiu Fu asked in confusion, picking up a piece of hawthorn cake and stuffing it into her mouth.

Sweet and sour.

"Not long ago, a matchmaker came to our house to ask for my second sister's hand in marriage on behalf of the fourth son of the Marquis of Xiping Mansion."

Qiu Fu and the other two nodded.

They all know about this.

"It didn't work out because Mr. Zhao Si had an affair with my cousin—"

"What?" Qiu Ying was stunned.

Qiu Fu and Qiu Yun's expressions were not much better.

They had heard that there were problems with this marriage, but they didn't know the details.

"At that time, we found out that the cousin was pregnant."

"Ah?" Qiu Fu and the other two were dumbfounded. Qiu Xuan pursed her lips tightly.

"This is the premise." Qiu Heng paused.

Several people looked confused.

Is this... just a premise?

"We just found out that the wife of Marquis Xiping gave that cousin drug to induce abortion. The cousin died of hemorrhage, and the fourth son of Zhao and his mother are having a bad time."

After a while, Qiu Ying came back to her senses from the shock and covered her mouth: "Oh my God."

Qiu Yun asked in a trembling voice: "Then, what is the relationship between that and my second sister falling into the water——"

"It must be Zhao Si taking his anger out on others!" Qiu Fu said in a deep voice.

Qiu Xuan's voice trembled a little: "Sixth sister, is this what Fourth sister guessed?"

Qiu Heng slowly shook her head: "We have only found these, and we cannot be sure that it was done by the people from Xiping Marquis Mansion."

Qiu Xuan was silent for a long time, then her voice became steady: "But such a big change can easily make people act extreme, right?"

Qiu Heng did not answer.

She had a guess about Xiping Marquis Mansion, so she went to investigate, and indeed found out something had happened. But this only increased the suspicion of Xiping Marquis Mansion, but could not confirm it.

"I think it's Zhao Si." Qiu Xuan clenched her fists tightly.

Qiu Yun whispered, "But there is no evidence."

Even if there is evidence, do we have to take the case to court and let people talk about it?

Thinking of this, Qiu Yun shook her head unconsciously: "Second sister, there were so many people on the night of Qixi Festival, it's hard to find out the truth. Go out less in the future, and if you go out, bring more people with you."

"No." Qiu Xuan raised her eyes and showed a firm look, "There is only a thief who can steal for a thousand days, but there is no such thing as a thief who can guard against thieves for a thousand days. I want to find this person."

The man specifically targeted her. It was very likely that Zhao Si was angry at them for rejecting the marriage proposal because of his cousin's death.

If she was not wrong in her suspicion, it was terrifying to think that such a person had always harbored murderous intentions towards her and would marry and harm other girls in the future.

"How did Second Sister find this person?" Qiu Ying asked.

"I want to lure the snake out of its hole!" Qiu Xuan said this while looking at Qiu Heng.

It’s not that she isn’t afraid, but she doesn’t want to live in fear all day long. Even if Sixth Sister doesn’t do anything, it makes her feel at ease.

Qiu Yun's face turned pale when she heard this: "To lure the snake out of its hole...wouldn't that mean putting yourself in danger?"

Qiu Xuan laughed at herself and said, "Many times, even if you do nothing, danger will come."

Just because Lady Xiping wanted her son to change his mind, she chose her even though she had done nothing.

"Just think it over, Second Sister." Qiu Heng didn't say much about this matter.

Qiu Heng's support made Qiu Xuan more determined: "Sixth sister said that the wife of Xiping Marquis has been going to burn incense recently. Which temple is it?"

"Ganquan Temple."

Ganquan Temple is located in the inner city, so it is very convenient to burn incense there.

The next morning, Qiu Xuan ran to the room of the second wife, Lan, with a pale face.

"Mom, there's a water ghost. The water ghost keeps pulling my feet!"

Seeing her usually calm daughter so frightened, Lan's heart dropped: "What water ghost? Xuan'er, what are you talking about?"

The maid who followed Qiu Xuan had tears in her eyes: "Second Madam, the young lady is having a nightmare."

Qiu Xuan threw herself into Lan's arms: "Mom, as soon as I closed my eyes, I was in the water. I struggled to get ashore, but a hand pulled me down... Mom, I was so scared..."

When Mrs. Lan heard this, she knew her daughter was frightened.

In this case, one can either invite a fairy lady or Taoist priest to come to the house to exorcise evil spirits and appease the soul, or go to a Taoist temple or Buddhist temple to worship gods and Buddhas.

It would be bad for a teenage girl to invite a fairy to come. Lan thought about it and comforted her daughter: "Xuan'er, don't be afraid. Mother will take you to the temple to burn incense and pray for peace."

"Mom, I don't want to go too far."

"Then let's go to Ganquan Temple. It's close."

Having made the decision, Lan took Qiuxuan to see the old lady.

(End of this chapter)