After rebirth, I married the emperor's uncle and overthrew my ex-husband's kingdom

"Zhenzhen is here."

Mrs. Lu was a little surprised. Before she could ask, Bai Zhenzhen said softly, "I came to see my fourth sister. I heard from my mother that she was seriously injured and needed to recuperate, so I didn't come. Is my fourth sister feeling better these days?"

"Much better."

Mrs. Lu was so happy that someone came to see her daughter that she quickly told Cuizhu, "Take Zhenzhen to Youyou and bring over some of the fruits and snacks I bought yesterday."

Bai Zhenzhen smiled sweetly, and her eyes glanced at Xu Lingyun who was drinking tea with his head down.

"Second Aunt is greeting the guests. I'm going to go see Sister Youyou first."

Bai Youyou was lying on the bed, reading a storybook boredly. Xiaoju was sitting beside her, with the small table in front of her piled with various fruit shells.

"Miss, the third lady is here to see you."

Cuizhu walked in first. Bai Youyou looked up and saw Bai Zhenzhen behind her.

"Three sisters."

Bai Youyou put down the sketchbook in her hand and sat up straighter.

"I heard you were seriously injured a few days ago, so I didn't want to disturb you while you were recovering. Today, I heard you are feeling better, so I came to see you."

Bai Zhenzhen said these nice words, but Bai Youyou didn't take it seriously, but she smiled and said, "I'm not seriously injured. Thank you for remembering me, Third Sister."

"Here are some donkey-hide gelatin and some nourishing ingredients. Ask Second Aunt to stew them for you later. They will nourish you well."

"Third sister spent a lot of money."

Xiaoju brought an embroidered cushion over and Bai Zhenzhen sat down on it. The two chatted about family matters for a while.

There was nothing to say, and the smile on Bai Youyou's face became a little stiff.

She felt a little strange, because Bai Zhenzhen was not such an approachable person. She always looked down on her in the past, and there was always a hint of contempt in her eyes when she looked at her. But today, she was smiling and talking nonsense with her.

Bai Zhenzhen sighed, "Your injury is also an unprovoked disaster. I hope Lord Xu can quickly solve the case and bring the thief to justice!"

Bai Youyou smiled and said, "Master Xu is very wise and perceptive. I think it won't take long for the real culprit to be brought to justice."

"That is, Lord Xu is as sharp as Zhu, he can see the smallest details, and he can see the big picture from the subtle. His ambition is so deep that no one in the capital knows it."

Bai Youyou didn't fully understand what Bai Zhenzhen said, but she could tell that Bai Zhenzhen thought very highly of her Uncle Xu.

"Lord Xu is an upright official, a rare kind of parent official."

Bai Zhenzhen nodded and asked casually, "You seem to be very familiar with Lord Xu?"

"Not that we are familiar with each other. I just bothered Master Xu once when I lost the farm deed. Later, we had some interactions because of the evil spirit."

Bai Youyou glanced at her warily.

Bai Zhenzhen has never been a talkative person, why is she talking so much today?

"Haha, Lord Xu has been coming to the mansion quite often these days, so I just asked casually."

Bai Zhenzhen realized that she had asked too many questions, and quickly picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.

There must be something wrong when something is abnormal. Bai Youyou didn't believe her nonsense and just smiled.

Bai Zhenzhen turned her head to look at the setting sun outside the house, then stood up slowly, "It's getting late, Fourth Sister, you should take a good rest. I'll come to see you another day."

"Xiaoju, see Third Sister off."

Bai Youyou asked Xiaoju to send Bai Zhenzhen out the door. The small kitchen had just finished stewing the soup, and Lu walked in carrying it.

"Zhenzhen is gone?"

"Well, just left."

Mrs. Lu put the soup bowl on the table and said with regret, "I thought she was still here, so I took two servings of this soup."

"Eat it yourself. If you can't, there are still some oranges. Don't waste them."

Bai Youyou thought of Bai Zhenzhen's abnormal behavior today, and she asked curiously, "Mom, when you went to call Master Xu today, what was my aunt doing?"

Xiaoju said that Lord Xu was being pestered by Li, and she was afraid that Uncle Xu would have trouble getting away, so she asked Lu to find an excuse to send the person away.

"I don't know. When I went there, your aunt's face was as smiling as a flower. I told her that you called Master Xu for something, and Master Xu followed me."

Mrs. Lu looked confused, and Xiaoju said slyly, "Miss, I saw that the eldest lady asked the third lady to serve tea to Lord Xu."

"Serve tea?" Mrs. Lu was surprised. "There are so many maids and servants in the house. Why do they need a young lady to serve tea?"

Bai Youyou was full of confusion, "What does this aunt want to do?"

Asking an unmarried young lady to serve tea to others may make sense from the perspective of etiquette, but it just makes people feel weird.

"Who knows what she wants to do. Your aunt is just like your grandmother, she doesn't do anything without profit."

Lu brought the red date chicken soup from the stew pot to Bai Youyou, "Don't worry about it, take care of yourself first."

Bai Youyou took the porcelain bowl, and Lu asked Xiaoju to drink the remaining soup.

"Mom, go check on Yang Momo. If you have anything, ask Xiaoju to call me."

"Well, you go ahead."

Bai Youyou drank the soup, still wondering about Bai Zhenzhen and Li's behavior.

She looked at Xiaoju, who was eating chicken with big mouthfuls of food, and asked, "Is there any unusual movement from Aunt Qiao's side?"

"No."

Xiaoju wiped her mouth and said, "Xiaoya said that Aunt Qiao stayed in her yard these days and didn't go out. Except for the fifth lady and the eldest master, no one else entered Weiruixuan."

"However," Xiaoju changed the subject, "Xiaoya said that Chunliu must have encountered some happy event these days, and she is very happy all day long."

After the maids and servants in Aunt Qiao's yard were removed, the little girl was sent to sweep the courtyard in front of the door.

Bai Youyou had previously asked Xiaoju to give Xiaoya one or two taels of silver and asked her to keep an eye on Wei Ruixuan's every move.

I have to say, silver and money are really good things.

"Xiao Ya said that she saw Chun Liu at the back door again today, talking to a peddler."

"Is that the peddler who often talks to Chunliu?"

"Yeah, Xiaoya said she saw it many times."

Bai Youyou was a little confused, "Chun Liu signed a death contract, right?"

A death contract is not like a living contract. If you want to leave, you just need to use silver to redeem yourself. Your master has no control over your life or death.

A death indenture is different. Unless the master releases the person voluntarily, the child born will also be a slave of the master's family, and this cycle will continue from generation to generation.

"It's a death contract."

Xiaoju had already figured out the identities of the three maids in Aunt Qiao's courtyard. "Except Chunliu, the other two are living indentures."

"Tell Xiaoya to pay attention and find out what the relationship is between the peddler and Chunliu."

Bai Youyou felt that Chunliu must have done something for Aunt Qiao, and Aunt Qiao gave Chunliu a promise, which made Chunliu so happy.

Otherwise, Wei Ruixuan had just passed away, and she would not dare to show her joy.

"Yes, I will go and talk to her in a moment."

Little Orange kept his mouth shut on the bowl and nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

At dusk, the sun was setting, and the dead branches in the yard were humming sadly in the cold wind.

In Weirui Pavilion, Aunt Qiao pushed the food from the kitchen to Cuiliu, "I don't have an appetite, you eat it, and go make me a bowl of rice porridge."

Chunliu has been eating Aunt Qiao's food these days.

However, all the mouth-watering and appetite-stimulating dishes did not make her cheeks plump, but instead made her head a little dizzy.