The old lady touched her head lovingly, her eyes lingering on Luo Qingqing's face, as if she was looking at another person through her.

"It's none of your business. I just...thought of your aunt!"

"aunt?"

Luo Qingqing was puzzled. She did have an aunt, but wasn't she married? She lived not far away and came back often. What was the big deal?

"Grandma, if you miss Auntie, she will definitely come back on your birthday! Or why not send a letter to Gusu to ask her to come back? It's not far away."

The old lady shook her head and said, "She's not your aunt from Gusu..."

Luo Qingqing was stunned. Could it be that she had another aunt? But her family clearly said that she only had one aunt! Her parents had also told her so since she was a child!

But she wisely didn't ask any further, for fear of causing the old lady even more sadness. The Jade Guanyin alone made the old lady look sad, and if she asked any more, she was afraid of getting into trouble.

The old lady sighed softly and lowered her head to stroke the Jade Guanyin. "Back then, she also gave me a Jade Guanyin. However, that Jade Guanyin was all emerald green, made of emerald jade, very similar to yours."

Luo Qingqing had seen the jade Guanyin before. It had a lotus base underneath. It should be the one placed in the small Buddhist temple. The old lady carefully placed it in the niche and was reluctant to take it out.

When I was a child, I sneaked in and saw it, but I only saw it once, and the old lady hid it again!

Seeing that the old lady didn't say anything more after she finished speaking and looked listless, Luo Qingqing took her leave very tactfully!

Mother He sorted out the things that Luo Qingqing brought one by one.

Seeing that the old lady was still sitting upright, he advised, "Old lady, don't think about it! Thinking too much is harmful to your health."

"Qingqing, that child, only has half of He'er's charm. If He'er were still alive..."

Mother He seemed to have remembered something, and her eyes turned red. In order to avoid the old lady seeing it and being sad, she turned around and pretended to pour water to cover it up.

Luo Qingqing left Songhe Hall and went straight to his mother Cheng's yard. Cheng was picking out nuts brought by the servants in the house, planning to make some snacks that the brother and sister would like to eat.

"mother!"

"Have you ever seen your grandmother?"

"Yes, I have seen it, and I even gave all the things I brought back to my grandmother!"

Cheng had a kind face, and she felt a little strange when she saw that Luo Qingqing hadn't said anything else and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"Then why do you look a little listless? Are you tired?"

Luo gently raised his eyes and asked carefully with a hint of hope, "Mom, do I have another aunt?"

Cheng was stunned for a moment when she heard this, put down the work in her hands, wiped her hands, and glanced outside inconspicuously.

Seeing that the maids were busy outside and didn't notice, she felt relieved.

"You only have one aunt! Didn't you know this from childhood? Why are you asking this suddenly?"

Luo Qingqing felt that her mother was not telling the truth. Probably because she wanted to know why her mother asked that, she told Cheng what happened with the old lady.

Cheng's expression finally relaxed. Since the old lady said so, no matter if it was just a momentary sentiment or something else, Luo Qingqing knew it after all.

Cheng stared at Luo Qingqing's face for a moment.

"Mom, why are you staring at me like that?"

"Do you know why your grandmother favors you?"

Luo smiled softly, licking his face and boasting, "Of course it's because my daughter is both talented and beautiful, and she is loved by everyone!"

"No shame or shame!"

Cheng scolded her, then continued, "Because you look a bit like your aunt, and your temperament is quite similar to her youthful charm."

"Ah! So I really have an aunt?"

Luo Qingqing was surprised. "Then why haven't we heard of her since we were young? Is she married? Where is she now?"

Cheng's expression darkened, and Luo Qingqing's heart sank.

"She's long gone!"

"But... she's not on the tablet in the ancestral hall!"

The look on Cheng's face was filled with regret and heartache. That was a long time ago!

"She made a mistake back then and was kicked out by your grandfather. From then on, she no longer had a place in the family!"

Luo Qingqing was even more shocked. There was actually such a thing! No wonder no one in the family had ever mentioned their aunt. The younger generation didn't even know she existed. Apparently, those who knew kept silent about it.

"Then Grandfather doesn't regret it?"

"Maybe you regret it? Otherwise you wouldn't have stayed in Yushan for so many years! You even refused to see your grandmother."

Grandfather was practicing in seclusion in Yushan. This was something known to everyone in the Luo family, but no one mentioned it, as if he didn't exist. Not only grandmother, but even he himself refused to see anyone in the Luo family.

Cheng couldn't remember the last time she saw her father-in-law. If Luo Shaonan hadn't personally delivered things to Yushan every month, she would have almost forgotten that she had a father-in-law!

"Mom, what happened that year?"

Cheng's eyes were complicated. "You'd better not ask about this. Your aunt's matter is a taboo in the family. Don't mention it to anyone, and don't mention it in front of your grandmother in the future, so as not to make her sad."

Luo Qingqing saw that she couldn't get any information out of him, so she stopped asking. Since Cheng said so, then this matter definitely couldn't be found out at home.

My grandmother never asked about my grandfather's affairs over the years. I wonder if it's because of my aunt.

After leaving Cheng's courtyard, Luo Qingqing returned to her own courtyard, but she soon had an idea. If she couldn't find out by asking, she could go and ask around. Fourth Brother was so capable that it shouldn't be difficult for him to find out what happened in the Luo family back then.

After Luo Chuan heard Luo Qingqing's words, he frowned.

In fact, he had heard of the taboos in his family. He had accidentally heard his father and mother say a few words about it, but they were said very vaguely and he didn't take it to heart at that time.

"Why are you asking about this?"

Subconsciously, Luo Chuan didn't want Luo Qingqing to violate the taboos at home. If she angered the elders at home, even he couldn't guarantee that he could protect her!

"I don't know, but I just want to know, Fourth Brother, don't you want to know?"

"What did my aunt do back then? Also, does she have any descendants?"

Luo Chuan looked at his sister and it would be a lie to say he wasn't curious, but he also understood that if he didn't help Luo Qingqing, she might go out and ask around, which would be troublesome!

In order to prevent this situation, he had no choice but to agree.

"Let me make this clear first. You can't tell anyone else about this, and you don't mention it again. Don't go out and ask around until I find out. Okay?"

Seeing that Luochuan agreed, the little girl immediately became happy.

"I knew that Fourth Brother treats me the best! I'll be waiting for your news!"

As Luochuan is now the head of the family, it is easy for him to find out what happened in the past, but he has to be cautious in order to avoid being seen. Therefore, he is thinking about who can help him.

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