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Ear disease? What ear disease? Huanhuan and the others were very surprised. Huanhuan's mind quickly flashed back to what the sister-in-law said in the morning: "...Have you found anything..." "...She will know sooner or later..." Was the sister-in-law talking about her husband's ear disease? What kind of ear disease was it?

"What kind of ear disease are you two maids talking about?" Xiaoyu couldn't help but ask first.

The two women who were working with their heads down looked up when they heard the sound and saw two unfamiliar people coming. Judging from their attire and appearance, they guessed that they were the new young lady and her maid.

The two of them stood up hurriedly, lowered their heads and said in panic, "Greetings, young lady, why did you come to this side courtyard? Usually there are only the two of us in this side courtyard, and no family members have ever come here... Oh, this is really nonsense, old ladies, this... young lady, please don't take it to heart."

She said slowly, "We were just sightseeing here and happened to meet two maids. May I ask what you two maids mean by my husband's ear disease?"

"This... Young Madam, please don't embarrass this old servant. Just pretend you didn't hear what I just said."

No matter how they asked, the two refused to say a word. Huanhuan had no choice, and just then, an older maid came to look for Huanhuan and the others, so Huanhuan and the others had no choice but to give up and follow the maid back.

Along the way, Huanhuan was thinking about her ear disease. She carefully recalled the brief contact with Xu Qu yesterday, and she didn't think there was anything wrong.

What kind of ear disease is that the sister-in-law and the two maids are talking about?

After walking for a while, Huanhuan tried to ask the maid who was leading them, "Miss, what is your name and which courtyard are you on duty in?"

The head maid replied, "My name is Chuntao, and I am on duty in Madam's Jingyuan."

When she heard that it was the maid in her mother-in-law's courtyard, she thought it would be difficult to ask anything. However, she was still hesitant and asked tentatively, "Excuse me, Miss Chuntao, what kind of ear disease does your husband have?"

Chun Tao was obviously stunned when she heard this, and she lowered her head and said hesitantly, "This... Young Madam, the young master's ear disease does not have much impact on his daily life." She refused to say anything else.

After being rejected again, her heart sank gradually and she felt a little depressed. As she walked along, she looked up and saw that the sky was cloudy today.

When they returned to Xin Garden, Nanny Zhang was already waiting there with the servants on duty in Xin Garden. Seeing Huanhuan and the other two coming back, she introduced them to Huanhuan one by one, "Madam, these are the people on duty in Xin Garden. This is Nanny Quan, this is the head maid Qingxing, and these are the two rough maids Xiaoju and Xiaohong."

She slowly perked up and listened, but her mind was full of "ear disease". She really wanted to loudly question them about their ear disease, but the remaining rationality in her heart and the two previous experiences told her not to do so.

After Aunt Zhang finished her introduction, she slowly said, "Please spare me a moment to talk." Aunt Zhang then slowly walked to a corner of the courtyard.

After a moment's thought, he said, "Madam Zhang must have been in the Xu residence for many years."

Nanny Zhang said politely, "I am Madam's maidservant who came with her as a dowry. I have been with Madam in the Xu Mansion for more than eighteen years."

Huanhuan also said politely, "Madam is also an elder of the Xu family. Huanhuan has just arrived at the Xu family. If there is anything she does not understand, I will trouble you to take care of her in the future."

Zhang Ma was very pleased with his sincere and polite tone. She said, "Young Madam, you are too polite. It is my responsibility to take care of the master's family. I will do my best."

Huanhuan said at this time, "Now I have something to ask you, Madam, about the specific situation of my husband's ear disease."

Nanny Zhang was silent for a while after hearing this, and finally said, "Young Madam, the young master was raised by me. He was very smart since he was young. He knew a thousand words at the age of five and could write poems at the age of eight. He is upright and has good character. He can be considered a good son-in-law. As a servant, there are some things that I cannot say, but I sincerely hope that the young master and young madam will have a deep love and a harmonious marriage."

Nanny Zhang paused and said, "Young Madam, we will stop here today. You can take a rest first. I will come back another day." Before leaving, she did not forget to instruct the servants in the garden, "You should serve well and don't talk nonsense."

After Nanny Zhang left, the servants in Xin Garden looked at each other in bewilderment. The main meaning of Nanny Zhang's words before she left was to tell them not to talk nonsense, which they could still hear. After a while, the oldest Nanny Quan said slowly, "Does the young lady have any instructions? If not, the old servants will take their leave first. When the young lady has something to do, she can call the old servants."

After several failed attempts to get information, he looked at them helplessly. The servants outside the garden were so tight-lipped, and it would be even more difficult to find out anything from those in the garden. So he waved his hand and let them go.

He slowly returned to the house, thinking over and over, feeling extremely upset. How could he trust Yuan Xinyuan that the Xu family was hiding such a big thing?

At this moment, she suddenly remembered what Nanny Zhang said, "...as a servant, there are some things that are not convenient for me to say..." This reminded her, and after thinking it over, she slowly decided to ask her sister-in-law, so she slowly asked Xiaoyu to call the head maid Qingxing to take them to her sister-in-law's Fangyuan.

When Huanhuan and the others arrived, the sister-in-law Xu Xiangyue was arranging flowers in front of the window. Seeing that it was her sister-in-law, she put down the flowers and scissors and hurried over to greet Huanhuan.

She thought about it slowly along the way. According to her observation, Xu Xiangyue was also a straightforward person. So after a few simple pleasantries with her, she got straight to the point. "Sister, to be honest, I came here to ask you about your brother's ear disease."

Xu Xiangyue was also stunned when she heard this, and said, "I didn't expect my sister-in-law to know so quickly."

Seeing that Xu Xiangyue had no intention of hiding anything, he slowly said, "I overheard this by chance, so please tell me everything you know."

Xu Xiangyue sighed slightly and said, "Although mother doesn't want to mention it, I think my sister-in-law has married into the Xu family. As my brother's wife, she has the right to know about this matter."

Slowly watching her sister-in-law nod with a hint of gratitude, Xu Xiangyue continued, "Brother's ear disease is... he can't hear."

Although I had prepared myself mentally, I still felt dizzy when I heard these words, and my back felt like it had been hit hard by a heavy object.

Seeing Huan Huan stunned, Xu Xiangyue hurriedly said, "This disease is not congenital, but caused by Brother who accidentally ate poison when he was eleven years old. Besides, Brother can communicate with people by looking at their mouth shape, and can also communicate with people by writing."

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Huanhuan didn't remember how she walked back to Xinyuan. After entering the house, she sent everyone away and sat on the couch, hugging the neck pillow in a daze.

No wonder the news that my brother heard before the marriage said that Xu Qu was arrogant and didn't care much about others. How could he care if he couldn't hear it? The Xu family concealed such a big thing before the marriage, and the mother-in-law wanted to continue hiding it from her after the marriage. It was really... really deliberate deception and too much!

However, she was too weak to be angry at this moment. What could she do? Could she still get a divorce? She and her family thought she was lucky to marry into a wealthy family in this prosperous place. When she met her husband yesterday, she saw that he was also a handsome man. She was very happy. But today she suffered such a blow. Now she really didn't have the energy to shed tears.

After an unknown amount of time, the maid Xiaoyu knocked on the door and came in with a pot of tea in her hand. After entering the room, she poured the tea into the cup on the table, slowly took the cup handed over by Xiaoyu, and drank the water in the cup angrily. Then she looked up at Xiaoyu, and Xiaoyu said, "Miss, the lady just sent someone to invite you and your husband and wife to have lunch at Jingyuan at noon. Someone has already notified your husband. It's almost time, and we should leave."

Sighing slowly, Xiaoyu continued, "Miss, just after we came back from Miss Xiangyue's Fangyuan, Qingxing hurried out to the direction of Madam's Jingyuan. I guess Madam already knows that we have been to Fangyuan."

He stood up slowly, placed the neck pillow in his hand on the couch, and said, "Don't be afraid, it's better to know. Let's go to Jingyuan."

After entering Jingyuan, Chuntao led the two of them to the west wing. At that time, Mrs. Xie and Xu Xiangyue were already sitting around a round table with food on it.

Mrs. Xie saw Huanhuan coming and smiled at her awkwardly, extending her hand and beckoning her, "Huanhuan, come and sit over here."

Huanhuan really couldn't laugh, so she could only bow to her politely, and after exchanging greetings with her sister-in-law, she sat down next to Mrs. Xie.

As soon as Huanhuan sat down, she began to have a lot of thoughts, thinking about how to talk to her mother-in-law about her ear disease; Mrs. Xie was also fidgeting, wanting to say something but stopping herself; her sister-in-law Xu Xiangyue looked straight ahead and remained silent. The three of them had their own thoughts, and the atmosphere in the room became tense.

"Well, that..." "This..." Huanhuan and Mrs. Xie spoke at the same time, and were silent at the same time.

"Mother, you speak first," he said slowly and humbly.

"Go ahead and talk slowly," Mrs. Xie also gave way.

As the two were trying to show courtesy to each other, they heard the servant come to announce, "The young master is back." Xu Qu quickly entered the room, greeted Mrs. Xie, and sat down opposite her.

Mrs. Xie immediately arranged for the family to eat, and put several dishes in Huanhuan's bowl. Huanhuan thanked her in a low voice, not in the mood to eat, just lowered his head and picked up the food in the bowl with chopsticks.

Mrs. Xie picked up another dish for Xu Qu, causing him to look up. Then Mrs. Xie asked him, "Why did your uncle come to see you so urgently today?" Xu Qu replied, "It's about the accounts of the antique shop. It's okay. It's been settled."

Hearing this, he slowly raised his head in surprise. Didn't he hear it? When he raised his head, he met Xu Xiangyue's calm gaze. Yes, Xiangyue said that Xu Qu could read people's lips and talk to them.

Mrs. Xie said slowly, "Okay, you and your wife should have a good rest after dinner today, and go to your eldest uncle's house to pay your respects tomorrow morning. Your eldest uncle and aunt have come back from the capital to attend your wedding, so we can't lose our manners."

Xu Qu replied, "Okay."

Huanhuan finally understood that her sister-in-law was right. Although her husband couldn't hear, he could still communicate with people by reading their mouths because of his ear disease. Or maybe, as her sister-in-law said, he could communicate with people by writing. Looking at this situation, although life was a little inconvenient, it was still acceptable.

I slowly let out a sigh of relief, thinking, why not just live my life like this.

After lunch, Huanhuan and Xu Qu returned to Xin Garden. Xu Qu walked in front, Huanhuan in the middle, and Xiaoyu and Youcheng followed behind them. Along the way, Huanhuan looked at Xu Qu's tall and thin back, and recalled the first time she saw Xu Qu last night. Yes, if a person with such appearance and temperament did not have a hidden illness, how could she wait until now to get married, and how could it be her turn?

After entering the house, Xu Qu asked Xiaoyu and Youcheng to go back to their residence to rest. Huanhuan no longer cared about these trivial matters and fell on the bed. Over the years, whenever there were troubles or things that made Huanhuan feel stressed, Huanhuan's first reaction was to sleep.

Too many things happened this morning. She felt that she had suffered a great blow and was groggy all over. She needed to calm down and think carefully. In addition, she got up early today and the fatigue from yesterday had not completely subsided. Now she was completely dazed. So she lay down for a while and slowly fell into a deep sleep.

When she slowly woke up, it was almost sunset. Xiaoyu was guarding her bedside. Seeing her wake up, she hurriedly brought her a cup of tea. While slowly sipping the tea, Xiaoyu started talking. "Miss, I asked the servant of my uncle about his ear disease."

Hearing this, he slowly raised his head and glanced at Xiaoyu, and couldn't help but say, "Xiaoyu is getting smarter and smarter."

Xiaoyu was encouraged and continued, "This happened when my son-in-law was eleven years old. Someone sent him a kind of precious and delicious food brought back from Biannan. It was called, what was it called? Anyway, it must be soaked in clean water for two hours, and then stewed for three hours to remove the toxicity before it can be eaten."

Xiaoyu paused and continued, "It was my uncle's birthday, and Madam Xie cooked this dish herself. For some reason, the dish was not finished and was left aside. Later, my uncle's father came back from outside, and he ate the dish with my uncle. Afterwards, my uncle's father was poisoned and died. My uncle survived, but he couldn't hear when he woke up."

Then Xiaoyu imitated Youcheng's tone and said, "Alas, maybe it was God's will that your biological father and mother died on the same day."

Hearing the last sentence, he slowly realized the problem and asked in surprise, "What? You mean the mother of the uncle?"