The group went to the inn where Sun Jin was staying.
Master Sun was not as spirited as he used to be these days, because ever since he returned from the temple exams, Sun Jin had locked himself up alone in his house, and no one was allowed in.
Thinking that he had failed the exams, Master Sun stood at the door and gave him a good deal of bitter advice. If something happened to him, he would not be able to live for the rest of his life, not to mention the fact that he had already taken the exams, and at the very least, he would have an official job, which was already a matter of smoke rising from his ancestral grave.
But no matter how much he tried to persuade him, Sun Jin did not respond, and in time for the city closure, he could not ask his boy to invite Song Si over, so Master Sun’s hair turned white with anxiety.
When the carriage arrived at the inn, Song Wan Yue told Meng and Xu to stay on the carriage while she and Gu Yi went down and wanted to enquire about Sun Jin’s room with the shopkeeper, but as soon as she entered the door, she heard the voice of Master Sun, “Jin’s son, the seal has been lifted today.
The two of them followed the sound and went up the stairs to see Master Sun standing at the door, talking towards the inside, Song Wan Yue and Gu Yi looked at each other and walked over, “Master Sun.”
Master Sun jerked back, and the moment he saw it was them, his eyes almost fell down with tears. He had just sent his boy to call for Song Si, but Song Si was not at home and he was at a loss as to how to persuade Sun Jin.
“What’s wrong with Sun Gongzi?”
Seeing his strange appearance, Song Wangyue inquired.
Master Sun didn’t dare to say anything at the door, gesturing for them to follow a little further away before saying, “Jin’er has locked himself up in the house ever since he returned from the temple exams, except for having a meal delivered by his fellows every day, no one is allowed in, I think he didn’t do well in the temple exams.”
Song Wan Yue raised her eyebrows, she had heard her maternal great grandfather say that Sun Jin was the second to turn in his paper and the emperor had praised his essay after reading it, it would never be because of the temple exam.
“Let’s go and take a look.”
She and Gu Yi turned to the door of the room and knocked on it with their hands, “Sir Sun, this is Song Wan Yue, I have something for you.”
There was no response from inside the room.
Master Sun’s heart lifted.
Gu Yi pulled Song Wan Yue and raised his foot as he was about to kick the door of the room open when Sun Jin’s hoarse voice came from inside the house, “Come in.”
Gu Yi’s foot retracted and he pushed the door open. Sun Jin was sitting on the bed, his face was haggard and he had lost weight, his originally chubby cheeks had sunken in.
Master Sun’s heart cut like a knife as he looked, “Jin’er ah ……”
“Father, you should go back to your room first.”
The words behind Master Sun choked in his throat, and the one foot that stepped inside the door was withdrawn, his lips moved a few times, in the end he did not dare to say anything else, and went back to his room with tears in his eyes.
“You’re punishing yourself?”
Gu Yi asked curiously.
Sun Jin pursed his lips.
“No good.”
If Gu Yi had said this in the past, Sun Jin would have raised his voice with him, but now he just silenced before asking in a dumb voice, “What do you guys want from me?”
“To ask where Wen’s mother and daughter live.”
Sun Jin told them without concealment and lay back down again, “Please close the door for me, thanks.”
Gu Yi was about to say something when Song Wan Yue shook her head at him, pulled him out and turned back to close the door of the room.
Sun Jin was now in a dilemma, if he didn’t fulfill his promise to marry Xu Ling’er, Mr. Big wouldn’t let it go, if he settled with Xu Ling’er, Sun Jin couldn’t get past himself.
If they find out the truth, Huo’s family will not end up in a good way; let alone the fact that when Wen Zhong set up his elder brother, even Sun Jin was involved.
For this reason alone, he was unwilling to marry Xu Ling’er again.
The two of them left the inn and gave the Xu family carriage driver the address of Wen’s mother and daughter, and the driver quickly drove the carriage there.
It was not a large, dilapidated mansion, and at first glance, it was old.
Song Wan Yue asked the coachman to park the carriage at a distance, leaving Meng in the carriage while she and Gu Yi both accompanied Xu around the mansion.
Xu was unimpressed.
Song Wangyue instructed Xu and Gu Yi to hide in a hidden place, and she went up to knock on the door.
The door was opened and a maid poked her head out. When she saw it was her, she panicked and immediately tried to close the door behind her, but Song Wan Yue put her hand against the door, “Go tell your madam that I have something to see her.”
The maid, who was fifteen or sixteen years old, used all her strength to not close the door, and was so shocked that she flew off to report it.
Song Wangyue returned to her hiding place and whispered a few words in Xu’s ear, who nodded and walked quickly to the door.
The sound of hurried footsteps came.
Wen’s face turned white as she walked out. Not many people knew about this mansion, yet Song Wangyue had found it, it was hard to ……
Before the thought in her heart landed, she saw Xu standing in front of the door and stared in shock, “You, you, you ……”
Xu smiled as one foot stepped inside the door, “Farewell, Wen Qing.”
“Don’t you come over here!”
Wen screamed out of control and took several steps back in quick succession, her face so frightened that there was not a trace of blood on it.
Xu smiled and put her other foot in, taking one step towards her, “I didn’t think I was still alive, did you have a peaceful life all these years?”
“It’s not me, it’s not me! Don’t come near me, don’t come near me!”
Xu Ling’er heard her voice and led her maid to run over quickly, she was shocked to see the situation before her and hurried to help her, “Mother, what happened to you?”
Wen’s shaking hands pointed at Xu, “Quickly, quickly, quickly have someone arrest her! ”
Since Xu had found her here, she must have remembered what happened back then, so she must not be allowed to leave like this.
“Quick, you two, get her ……”
“I’ll see who dares!”
Song Wangyue’s cold voice came from the doorway, her small face slack, her sharp gaze falling on Wen’s face, followed by Gu Yi with an equally unkind face.
Xu Ling’er was so frightened that she took a step back, holding Wen’s hand, “What, what are you doing?”
“I was going to ask you all, my mother came to see you all with good intentions, yet you want to arrest her.”
“No, it’s none of my business.”
Xu Ling’er subconsciously argued, holding Wen back two more steps.
Wen’s whole body was shaking, and she grabbed Xu Ling’er’s hand holding her in a deadly grip, “You, don’t come over!”
“I can’t do it if I don’t go over there. What you inflicted on my mother back then, we want it back today.”
“How dare you? My husband is coming back, he won’t let you go.”
“You mean Li An? Just in time, I have something to say to him.”
“No, no ……”
Hearing Xu’s words, Wen could no longer steady herself and fell to the ground before crawling towards Xu, “Please, don’t tell him, don’t tell him!”
Xu looked at her coldly.
Wen crawled up to her, her head lowered, and while everyone thought she was going to kowtow, she wrapped her arms around Xu’s legs, tripped Xu to the ground with one force, and with one hand she drew out the hairpin in her hair and stabbed it towards Xu.