Dear Young Master Spare Me Please? - 236 In The Study

oth han meixiu and liu zijian arrived a bit late in grandpa lu’s manor. along the way, han meixiu dozed off fro time to time.

of course, when they arrived they were spared with unncessary scolding as they have a ticket to be excepted.

since the two seemed to travel long, after greeting the oldies, they directly went to their room.

the room was reserved and requested by liu zilong when he came earlier. he mentioned that the couple needed a quiet room as han meixiu needed to take a rest often. of course, the request originally came from liu zijian.

the dinner party would be held few hours from now. there were still time to take a rest.

as what they expected, people eventually gathered around the family of the current head of the liu’s.

since han meixiu was the newest addition to their family, she was simply grilled with unending questions.

han meixiu’s answer werr short and polite. after the ‘interviews’ of those curious people, she was able to take a breather.

“if you’re tired, we can take a rest early.” liu zijian worriedly said as he gave her a small plate of sweets.

“jian, i’m okay. i almost slept the entire day. i’m not sleepy at all. besides, it’s not good to just ignore your relatives.” she answered after taking a small bite.

han meixiu could feel the sincerity of most people who extended their greetings and the small talks they intiated. although she’s not talkative by nature, she could appreciate people’s effort of wanting to get to know her. especially if they didn’t really have malicious intentions.

the only gaze that made her uncomfortable was coming from the current grandma liu. ever since they came in, she felt that grandma liu eyes were following her moves.

she didn’t know if liu zijian was aware and she also couldn’t tell her as she’s not yet sure.

when they were cold out to witness the fireworks display outside, han meixiu had few minutes to carefully observed grandpa liu and grandma liu. the former looked stern and serious even if he was talking to her father in law.

grandma liu was quietly following few steps behind and was being supported by mr. liu’s half sister.

han meixiu found out that this woman also visits the old liu’s manor once a year. when she greeted han meixiu earlier, there was only a genuine smile on her face. since she was advised by liu zijian to be careful with people around, she actually prepared herself to encouter malicious people.

but so far, she didn’t meet anyone fit to be considered malicious. it’s either they’re good with their acting or she hadn’t meet them yet or there was really none.

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probably because there were quite number of kids around, the atmosphere was considered lively and festive. there were laughter in almost all corner of the manor.

as the people watched the display that lasted for quite a while, han meixiu felt the urge to use the bathroom again.

the two quietly walked back inside the manor.

grandma liu silently followed.

when han meixiu went out after relieving herself, she saw liu zijian and grandma liu talking.

the two then looked at her when she came closer.

“grandma wants to talk to you.” liu zijian said. his tone was neither warm nor cold.

han meixiu politely smiled before she followed the old woman to the study.

she didn’t forget to take one last look to her husband. seeing him nod and slowly follow her, she felt at ease.

*

“you’re having twins. congratulations.” grandma liu said after han meixiu closed the door behind her.

“thank you, grandma liu.” han meixiu answered. she was actually wondering why the old woman was congatulating her again. she already did earlier.

“qingzhen must have been happy.” grandma liu uttered softly after she turned around to look at her.

there was a clear confusion and surprise on han meixiu reaction.

“you clearly don’t recognize me.” the old woman said and sighed.

“i’m sorry.”

“you were just a tiny little kid back then.” grandma liu uttered as she smile warmly. her eyes became a bit hazy as she recalled the distant past.

mo qingzhen was the wife of zhang shaoren. back then, she was a regular attendees of zhang family’s banquet and she would always see the little girl attache to her friend. unlike other kids, she was well behaved and quiet.

who would have thought she would eventually marry her grandson. although she didn’t realy like the family of the current head as mr. liu was clearly hostile towards her, she didn’t have that same feeling to her friend’s grandaughter.

han meixiu lowered her head. back then, she really didn’t know much people. even though she would accompany her grandparents from time to time and was introduced to some, they didn’t enter her personal world.

han meixiu was thinking if the old woman would take it against her. but hearing her voice, it wasn’t seemed to be the case. then, why did she want to talk to her?

“grandma liu, is there something you want to tell me about my grandparents?” han meixiu didn’t believe that grandma liu only wanted to congratulate her.

the old woman sighed and looked at her solemnly. it was as if she would cry any moment.

“their death…it wasn’t an accident…”

it took quite a few seconds before han meixiu was able to comprehend what she just heard. she blinked her eyes sereral times to check if there’s a part of grandma liu that seemed to be lying.

when she lowered her head, she inhaled deeply before she uttered a few words.

“they were….” han meixiu slowly recalled the past and the memories of her grandparents flood on her mind. she couldn’t continue her sentence.

the old woman gave her a box of tissue after seeing her tears. she then took out an envelop from a drawer.

“i gathered some evidence but these might not be enough. you are the wife of liu zijian now, for sure you can dig more evidence than me. i am already old, these are all i could get.”

the information inside was actually acquired personally y the old woman. she didn’t want to use the liu family’s network of information as she didn’t have a good relationship with them. thus, it took a while before she could even get decent information.

when she found out that han meixiu became the wife of liu zijian, she saw the hope of solving zhang old couple’s case. unfortunately, it wasn’t easy to contact han meixiu. she could only wait until today.

after han meixiu accepted the files, she didn’t open it.

“i’m sorry to tell you this during this time. but except today, i don’t think i can meet you again.”

han meixiu wipde her tears and nodded. “thank you grandma liu.”

“stay a little longer and accompany this old woman. if you go out while you’re like that, they will blame me for sure. although i don’t mind adding more reason for them to hate me, i still want somone to hear my story.”

“they won’t blame you…”

“you’re a good kid.” grandma liu said. “qingzhen was my rival back then. when she married your grandfather, i wanted to outdone her. i looked for someone who would be more capable than her husband. you can say, i used underhanded method to win over the current head of liu family that time. i succeeded but gained the animosity of the liu young master. i didn’t mind. the important thing was, i got what i wanted. i won over qingzhen. i married a man more powerful than her husband. it was only when i grew older that i realized, there was no competition between qingzhen and me. i was only the one thinking that way. you’re grandmother was a happy woman. and envied her.”

as the old woman continued to walk down memory lane, the people outside the door were getting more and more impatient.

*

ouside the study, liu zijian was already joined by liu zilong. the second young master was keenly observing if there’s any kind of movement inside the study. unfortunately, he couldn’t hear anything.

in a not far distance, madam liu was also looking towards their direction. after seeing that han meixiu wasn’t around, she couldn’t contain herself and stood up to walk towards her two sons.

before she could even ask her question, liu zijian answered. “she’s with grandma inside.”

“why?” madam liu suddenly felt uncomfortable.

but after nobody answered, madam liu really wanted to go inside and check. fortunately, liu zilong took his mother’s hand to calm her down.

“maybe she wanted to bond with sister in law. i don’t think she would do something bad to a pregnant woman.”

liu zilong’s words were not only meant for his mother. it was also meant for his brother who has been emitting a dark aura since he came.

originally, liu zilong wanted to talk to his sister in law as well, but their grandmother was surprisingly faster than him. he could only wait.

liu zilong words indeed calmed down the two.