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

Hearing her question, Xu Yi looked over while holding the spirit tablet. His pair of dark eyes were like a deep abyss, so deep that no one could see the bottom, making anyone who saw it fall into it uncontrollably and unable to extricate themselves.

Because of his previous excitement, his voice was a little hoarse, and he frowned and lowered his head, speaking at a steady pace: "A few years ago, the Nie family was just an ordinary merchant family, but in the past two years, I don't know what business the Nie family is doing, but they suddenly made a fortune.

The Nie family’s current wealth is estimated to be equivalent to Lingxiao City’s income for several years.

Nie Guizhou is the only son of the Nie family. The whole Lingxiao City knows that the Nie family treats him like a treasure.

No matter what trouble he got into outside, the Nie family would do their best to pay for it.

If the problem cannot be resolved, they will use money to bribe those powerful people and force the matter to be suppressed.

As long as you stay in Lingxiao City for a few days, you can hear some of his "deeds" from time to time.

Either he was fighting with someone, or he was competing with some young master for the same brothel girl. Neither of these was a good thing. Sister-in-law, if you see him in the future, please stay away from him.

As for the ancient books, wasn't my sister-in-law very clear about them at the academy a few days ago?"

Hearing this, Qiao Qian understood. It turned out that it was all because of Feng Hui.

But what does Feng Hui's theft of ancient books and blaming Xu Yi have to do with the Nie family?

He doesn't seem to be a servant of the Nie family.

unless--

Hearing her say this, Xu Yi knew that she had probably guessed it.

"Sister-in-law, have you thought of it?"

Only then did Qiao Xi realize that she had been thinking and speaking out what she was thinking without realizing it.

Xu Yi was a little surprised that she could figure out the reason so quickly, but after a little thought, it was not surprising that she was able to investigate the matter of stealing ancient books and figure out the reason so quickly.

Was she always this smart? Why hadn't his mother and elder brother ever praised her in front of him?

Thinking of this, Xu Yi looked at her with a somewhat gloomy look.

Qiao Xi was so preoccupied with her thoughts that she didn't notice his gaze.

She nodded slightly: "But what does Nie Guizhou want the ancient books for?"

She really couldn't understand. As a merchant family, shouldn't he be more interested in making money?

"It is said that Nie Guizhou's father has been interested in collecting books and priceless ancient books in recent years.

And it just so happened that Nie Guizhou's father's sixtieth birthday had just happened to be a while ago. If Nie Guizhou planned to give this ancient book as a birthday gift, it would make sense."

"I see." Qiao Xi suddenly understood, but thinking of what Nie Guizhou had said before he left, she looked at Xu Yi with some worry, "But what he said just now seemed to imply that if you can't get that ancient book, he won't let you go easily. What are you going to do?"

After the loss of ancient books, the academy will definitely protect the ancient books or some valuable books.

Moreover, it is impossible for Xu Yi to steal the ancient books like Feng Hui did, otherwise his fate would be the same as Feng Hui's.

The most important thing is that Xu Yi cannot be threatened by Nie Guizhou because of this matter.

But there are only three copies of the ancient book in the entire Tianle Kingdom, and the other two are already owned. Where can Xu Yi get another one for him?

Thinking of this, Qiao Xi looked at Xu Yi with a bitter and resentful look.

With just one glance, Xu Yi knew what she was worried about.

Xu Yi lowered his eyelashes slightly to observe her expression, and said slowly: "It's impossible for me to steal the ancient book for him. I want to see what else he can do."

He paused and continued, "If you're worried about him causing trouble in the future, you might as well leave the Xu family. Yan Zheng will give you some money for your journey, and you shouldn't be short of money in the future. That ginseng alone will allow you to live a good life for a while."

When Qiao Xi heard him mention asking her to leave again, she suddenly felt unhappy.

Why, she looks like she's about to leave?

Although she was angry, Qiao Xi knew that she couldn't turn against him because of what he said.

Who made the original Qiao Xi think about leaving?

"What are you talking about, brother-in-law? Yesterday you risked your life to go into the mountains to save your sister-in-law. How could your sister-in-law leave this home just because of someone else's threats?"

Qiao Qian let out a deep breath, her expression firm. "Don't worry, no matter what happens, I won't leave. Besides, maybe that Nie Guizhou is just trying to scare you and doesn't dare to do anything serious. After all, no matter how rich his family is, they can't just take someone's life."

Xu Yi raised his eyes and met her determined gaze. He was stunned for a moment, and some emotion began to ripple in the depths of his eyes.

"I have spoken seriously. It is up to you to decide whether to leave or not."

Qiao Xi pursed her lips slightly and didn't answer him.

When she looked up again, she found that while she was stunned for a moment, Xu Yi actually stepped into the mourning hall.

Didn’t he just say that she would clean up and he would go to rest? Why did he go in again?

Thinking of this, Qiao Xi hurried to catch up.

"Didn't you just say that I would clean up the funeral hall? Why are you here again?"

When Qiao Xi entered the mourning hall, she saw Xu Yi bending over with great effort, picking up the mess on the ground.

"I thought about it. Mother's funeral hall was smashed because of me. I have to clean it up myself to feel at ease. Besides, my sister-in-law is also injured. How can Yan Zheng let you suffer alone?"

Without giving Qiao Xi a chance to speak, Xu Yi took the broom and started cleaning.

Although he asked her to rest, Qiao Xi couldn't lie down for long as he was working here. She could only sigh and help clean up the mourning hall.

In order to make Xu Yi less tired, Qiao Xi cleaned up extremely quickly.

While Xu Yi was packing up, he was lost in his thoughts.

His mother's soul still cannot rest in peace, and it is his fault as a son.

It seems that he needs to quickly resolve Nie Guizhou's issue so that his mother's soul can truly rest in peace.

Both of them had difficulty moving, and it took almost an hour to finish cleaning.

Qiao Xi tapped her aching waist with her hand, trying to persuade Xu Yi to go back to the room to rest again, but when she turned around, she saw Xu Yi slowly kneeling on the mat in front of the spirit tablet.

She was a little surprised. Thinking about how she was punished to kneel for three hours and her legs were almost broken, she couldn't help but feel a lingering fear.

"Well, brother-in-law, you didn't do anything wrong, so don't blame yourself. Mother's spirit is watching you, and she will definitely not blame you."

"I know mother won't blame me about the ancient books."

"Then why do you—"

Before Qiao Xi finished speaking, Xu Yi turned around and looked at her, with a hint of surprise in his tone: "Sister-in-law, have you forgotten what day it is today?"

After he asked this, Qiao Xi began to think about what day it was.

Days—days—

The last time she knelt like this, it seemed to be the seventh day after her mother-in-law's death.

The first seven days? It seems like it’s been another seven days since the first seven days. Oh, right, isn’t today the second seven days after my mother-in-law’s death?

Damn!

Qiao Xi knocked her head with her hand, blaming herself for forgetting such an important thing.

So she obediently took out a mat, placed it beside Xu Yi and knelt down, not forgetting to take some paper money to burn.

But do they have to kneel for a long time today?