There was a lot of people outside, but there was silence inside the house.

After all, it was because of her young age. Although Cui Hengyue thought she could keep her composure, she still felt uneasy when facing Mrs. Cui's eyes that seemed to see through everything.

Finally, Cui Hengyue's anxious voice broke the silence in the room: "Why are you looking at me like this?"

Mrs. Cui still stared at her: "You have another purpose in returning home, right?"

Did your aunt see it so quickly?

Cui Hengyue's heart tightened, and she pretended to be calm and said: "Auntie should know what kind of life my mother and I lived in Yunxuan Temple. After my mother passed away, I was helpless in Yunxuan Temple, and life was difficult.

, so I went back home.

"I am the eldest daughter of Sanfang, and I am also a bloodline of the Cui family. Does your eldest aunt think I shouldn't come back?"

Speaking of Yunxuan Temple, Mrs. Cui's solemn expression softened a little: "You are a descendant of the Cui family, so naturally you should come back, but this is not the purpose of your coming back."

Mrs. Cui stopped and wanted to wait for Cui Hengyue to say it herself, but Cui Hengyue asked: "Auntie usually stays in the main room after breakfast to handle the household affairs, but today she is unusual, why?

"The chrysanthemum garden is close to the fourth house. When my eldest aunt wanted chrysanthemums in the past, she would only send people there and never go there herself. Why are you there today?"

She was asking questions, how dare this little girl doubt her?

Mrs. Cui didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and scolded her with a straight face: "I'm asking you, please answer honestly."

After scolding him, he answered Cui Hengyue's question: "In the morning, the old lady sent people to each room to tell them that she was not feeling well today, so there was no need to go to each room to say hello.

"I felt something was wrong. I sent someone to inquire and found out that the old lady had gone to the fourth room, so I went to have a look."

After Mrs. Cui finished explaining, she looked at Cui Hengyue closely, her eyes clearly saying "it's your turn".

However, Cui Hengyue pretended not to understand and continued: "The situation was urgent just now, but my aunt asked me to change clothes behind the tree. Why?"

Mrs. Cui did not hesitate and blurted out: "The Duke's mansion not only has public guards, but also secret guards. If you had just gone to the rockery to change clothes, you would have been discovered by the secret guards."

"..."

Cui Hengyue was stunned.

Although she had already guessed that this was the reason, Mrs. Cui could have found any excuse to excuse her, but Mrs. Cui told the truth without any hesitation, which made Cui Hengyue feel ashamed.

She really couldn't believe that Mrs. Cui was so frank with her, and asked again with a tentative attitude: "The deployment of the secret guards should be a secret in the mansion, how did the eldest aunt know about it?

"Did your uncle tell you that?"

Mrs. Cui smiled silently, and then returned to her calm expression: "Years ago, I accidentally discovered that there were secret guards hiding in the house, so I sent people to observe and test many times, and then I learned where the secret guards were hiding.

"However, since the assassin appeared in the mansion last year, the Duke has changed the guards again. Fortunately, the defense of Juyuan has not changed."

Cui Hengyue fell silent.

She didn't expect Mrs. Cui to really have no reservations about her. She deserved such trust.

"Auntie——"

Cui Hengyue finally decided to tell the truth: "You guessed it right, I came back for another purpose.

"Before my mother passed away, she told me about my brother. I came back this time for him."

Although Mrs. Cui had blocked the news at that time, and most people in the house did not know that she had a brother, but it was a matter of human life, so there must be something going on in the house, and the masters of each house would definitely hear about it.

As expected, Mrs. Cui was not surprised when Cui Hengyue mentioned her brother.

Cui Hengyue continued: "My brother died in mysterious circumstances. I want to find out and seek justice for my brother. This is also my mother-in-law's last wish."

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After hearing these words, Mrs. Cui was very moved, and she suddenly thought of the key: "Is this related to the fourth room?"

"Um."

Cui Hengyue nodded and told Mrs. Cui the facts she had investigated.

"What?"

After hearing this, Mrs. Cui stood up angrily: "He killed your brother, and now he dares to attack you?"

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Mrs. Cui walked straight out: "No, we can't just let this matter go. I'm going to talk to the Duke..."

"Auntie!"

Cui Hengyue hurriedly pulled Mrs. Cui back: "Don't be anxious yet, just listen to me."

"...Okay, you say." Mrs. Cui suppressed her inner anger and sat down again.

Cui Hengyue sat down next to her and spoke softly: "My grandfather knew that my fourth uncle sent Luo Wu to assassinate me, but he secretly let Luo Wu go.

"Furthermore, even though grandma is making trouble, grandpa has not changed his mind. This shows that grandpa is very special to Luo Wu. Even if you go to talk to him now, grandpa will just prevaricate. It is better to stand still..."

After comforting Mrs. Cui, Cui Hengyue poured a cup of hot tea and handed it over: "Auntie, why do you want to help me?"

In the eyes of Cui Quan and others, what she did was a serious mistake of disobeying her elders and betraying her family. But Mrs. Cui chose to help her without asking. This is really puzzling.

Mrs. Cui took the tea cup and said with a smile: "In the past, it was because of your mother. Now, of course, it is because of you. I have already regarded you as my own child."

Cui Hengyue was moved in her heart, her eyes were red, something seemed to be blocked in her throat, and she was speechless for a moment.

After a long while, she choked and uttered a few words: "Thank you, aunt..."

"Silly boy!"

Mrs. Cui gently held Cui Hengyue's hand and said softly: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

The gentle words immediately gave Cui Hengyue endless strength. She forced back her tears and asked solemnly: "Auntie, do you know what promises my grandfather made to my uncles the year my mother-in-law gave birth to me?"

"promise?"

Mrs. Cui showed a puzzled expression: "The Duke has never said it openly, and he has never mentioned it in a few words. How could you ask such a question?"

Auntie doesn’t know?

Could it be that only the five Cui brothers knew about this matter and not even their wives?

Cui Hengyue expressed her speculation: "When my mother-in-law gave birth to me, it was fashionable and full-term, but several other ladies gave birth prematurely, and they all took birth control pills before giving birth.

"So I suspect that there is something wrong with the miscarriage medicine they drank. It is actually an oxytocin. If it weren't for some extraordinary promises, the uncles would not let their wives endure such pain."

After hearing this, Mrs. Cui pondered for a while: "When the old lady asked the imperial doctor to protect the four ladies' pregnancies, I just thought that she valued the children in their wombs and didn't think much about it.

“Now that I think about it, it’s indeed a bit strange.

"According to what you said, all they drank were birth control pills before. The day your mother gave birth to you, they all drank inducing labor pills. So why did the old lady do this?

"If it is as you guessed, what is this promise? Why has the uncle never mentioned it to me, and why have I never heard anything about it for so many years?"

After all, a large number of domestic slaves were demobilized back then, and some died of illness for no apparent reason. A child died in the third bedroom on the same day, and there were no happy events in the other bedrooms after that. It didn’t look like Yuan Niang had guessed that there was some kind of promise.

.

After much thought, Madam Cui still felt that Cui Hengyue was thinking too much: "A Heng, are you thinking too much?
Chapter completed!