The sister-in-law was wrong, please forgive her, my black-bellied brother-in-law

His suspicion began when He Taofang appeared.

Since he asked himself, there was no evidence that she had known about it for a long time.

Qiao Xi raised her eyebrows slightly. "Do you believe me if I say I rely on my feelings? I wonder if it has something to do with my past death. There are many things that even I don't understand."

After she finished speaking, she stopped and let Xu Yi look at her openly.

Seeing that she was calm and frank, Xu Yi put away his scrutinizing eyes and continued walking back.

Josie hurried to catch up.

"Should we wait until tomorrow to finish our business and then return, or should we return today and come back tomorrow?"

"I'll go back today and come back tomorrow. I need to burn incense in front of my mother's spirit tablet."

Speaking of this, Xu Yi felt a little guilty. According to custom, incense cannot be burned in front of the deceased's spirit tablet until the fifth day after death.

"Oh!" Qiao Xi hissed in response, thinking that she would wait for him to go back together.

Suddenly she stopped and remembered that there was something very important that she had not done.

He hurriedly walked in front of Xu Yi, looked at him and said quickly, "I haven't bought rice yet. Well, I'll go buy rice first. We'll meet up at the place where we got off the carriage before."

After saying that, he ran away without waiting for Xu Yi to nod.

Looking at her cheerful back, Xu Yi slowed down his pace, calmed down and thought carefully about his plan.

……

"Oh, what are you thinking about?"

Xu Yi was daydreaming when someone suddenly patted him on the back.

He suddenly came to his senses and looked at the "culprit", his good friend Han Yun'an.

Seeing his playful expression, Xu Yi smiled faintly and shook his head, "I'm not thinking anything."

Remembering that he went out with that woman that day, he must know what happened exactly.

"By the way, what did you do when you went out with your sister-in-law that day?"

When he asked this question, Han Yun'an instantly became interested, with joy and admiration in his eyes.

"Let me tell you, my sister-in-law and I were very lucky that day..."

Han Yun'an talked incessantly, and the more Xu Yi listened, the more he felt something was wrong.

It's all too coincidental.

He couldn't help but interrupt Han Yun'an, his eyes serious, "Did you find anything suspicious?"

"Suspicious?" Han Yun'an was puzzled and scratched the back of his head. "I don't find anything suspicious about Feng Hui. But this is exactly what I admire about my sister-in-law. Well, after saying so much, where is my sister-in-law?"

He was originally walking with the dean, but after walking for a while he found that the two of them were not keeping up with him.

Han Yun'an had no other ambitions but to investigate cases. His sister-in-law was so skilled at solving cases that he wanted to ask for her advice.

Xu Yi glanced at him and told him about Qiao Xi's trip to buy rice and their plan to return to Xuliu Village.

……

Xuliu Village.

After burning incense, Xu Yi stood there without moving.

Seeing that he didn't move, Qiao Xi naturally didn't move either.

She was wondering when she suddenly saw Xu Yi bowing to the spirit tablet, then turned to look at her.

That look was very serious and made people feel a little uneasy.

Qiao Xi subconsciously began to think about whether she had done something wrong.

Before she could remember, she suddenly heard Xu Yi speak.

"Your Majesty!"

Qiao Xi's body reacted before her brain did. Only after she reached her knees did she remember to ask why she was suddenly asked to kneel.

But before she could open her mouth, Xu Yi's next action made her even more confused.

Xu Yi actually lifted up his robe and knelt beside her.

It looked like he was going to kneel down forever.

"Brother-in-law, what are we doing——"

Qiao Xi thought about it again and again, and finally asked.

"Because of what I did, the incense in front of my mother's spirit has stopped burning. I'm kneeling to apologize to her."

"Then I kneel?"

She couldn't come back because she was helping him. Can't she be blamed for this?

If so, she would feel dissatisfied.

Xu Yi heard dissatisfaction from her tone and glanced at her sideways, "Sister-in-law, don't you know what's wrong?"

Qiao Xi shook her head in confusion.

"Scaring my mother to death was unintentional, but inviting Feng Hui's mother was intentional. Feng Hui's theft was his fault, but I shouldn't have involved innocent people. If something happens to Feng Hui's mother because of the shock, how will I deal with it?"

"I--"

Qiao Xi was immediately speechless. She frowned and thought about it, and it was indeed true.

If He Taofang lost her life or became seriously ill because of her momentary behavior, she would not only feel guilty and blame herself, but might also provoke revenge from Feng Hui.

After realizing this, Qiao Xi lowered her head in shame.

Seeing her depressed, Xu Yi's eyes turned, covering up the coldness in his eyes, "It is a great virtue to admit one's mistakes and correct them. Fortunately, nothing serious has happened, so sister-in-law doesn't need to blame herself too much."

Qiao Xi thought he would take the opportunity to mock her, but he comforted her instead. Her mouth opened in surprise.

She thought that with the disgust and hatred he had for her in the past few days, he could never say such words.

Was his sudden change of attitude because he appreciated her help?

Thinking of this, Qiao Xi felt a little happy.

After laughing twice, she suddenly remembered something.

She reached into her arms, took out something, and carefully handed it to Xu Yi.

"Well, brother-in-law, this is the remaining silver."

Xu Yi was stunned and a little surprised. He thought she would take it, but he didn't expect her to return it as soon as he got home.

Is it because she thinks the money is too little or has she really changed after experiencing death?

He took back the silver, weighed it, and frowned slightly.

Qiao Xi had been observing his reaction. Seeing him frown, she thought he was dissatisfied with the amount of money he spent, so she quickly explained to him how she had spent the past few days.

But after he said that, his brows didn't relax.

Qiao Xi suddenly felt a little aggrieved.

Except for the money she spent on staying in the inn, the rest of the money was spent on him, okay? Why was he still giving her a bad face?

"Brother-in-law, if you think it's too much for me to stay at the inn, I'll make it up to you later."

At worst, she can spend the money she earns herself in the future.

“How are you going to make up for it if you don’t have the means to make money?”

Xu Yi asked her indifferently.

"I……"

Qiao Xi wanted to say that her navigation system could help her find herbs to sell, but she stopped herself in a hurry.

It was a close call. She was so frightened that she almost told her secret.

"You what?"

Seeing her looking around but not daring to look at him, Xu Yi narrowed his eyes slightly. She was hiding something from him.

"Haha." Qiao Xi laughed dryly. "Didn't I go to Sister Liu Lan's place that day to borrow some vegetables? I happened to know that Sister Liu Lan knew some herbs, so I thought I'd ask her for some advice. I'll pick some herbs to sell when I have time. We can't just sit there and eat all the food we have."

Just in case he got suspicious, Josie rephrased her answer.

Thinking that she made money by selling herbs anyway, it wasn't really a lie.

Hearing this, Xu Yi's eyes were filled with inquiry. For a long time, there was a hint of sarcasm at the corner of his mouth, and his voice was low and hoarse.

"Are you worried about not having enough money to spend in the future? Don't worry, sister-in-law. As long as I have something to eat, I won't let you starve to death."

Besides, how could his plan be carried out if she starved to death.