When Bai Zhu and the clerk walked into the hall, Miss Yuan had already stood up.

Even though it was getting colder in late autumn, they had already put on thin coats. But looking at Miss Yuan, who was wrapped in three layers of coats, like a silkworm pupa, Bai Zhu, who was still a little cool, suddenly felt a little stuffy for no reason.

When they changed into thin coats, Miss Yuan not only put on thick coats but also more than one. Just now, she sat there, as if she was wrapped in bed sheets!

But even so… Looking at the heater held in Miss Yuan’s arms, Bai Zhu turned his eyes away and fell on Miss Yuan, who was pale in front of him, and nodded to her and said hello: “Miss Yuan!”

The woman opposite bowed to him, swaying in the process, and her pale face looked particularly exhausted.

No matter what, the Yuan family was not short of money, but being born with an incurable disease was a problem that could not be solved even with money.

If she was born into a poor family, Third Miss Yuan might not have grown up to this age.

After the greeting, Third Miss Yuan stood up and said, “Bai Sicheng, I was worried about my brother that day, so I used my body as a raft and made a stupid move. It’s my fault!”

Bai Zhu nodded and said, “It’s okay!”

The vicious criminals they had interrogated were not ordinary people, and Third Miss Yuan’s tricks were not new to them.

“Sit down!” Looking at Third Miss Yuan, who was a little bit impatient standing in front of him, Bai Zhu gestured to Third Miss Yuan to sit down and talk! The interrogating official was so understanding that the two maids around Third Miss Yuan also breathed a sigh of relief.

They helped Third Miss Yuan sit down, and the vigilance on their faces was visibly relaxed. Bai Zhu sat down opposite them with the clerk who took notes and said, “Don’t panic, just treat it as an ordinary chat!” Then he asked, “How old is Third Miss Yuan now?”

The Dali Temple had already understood the situation of the Yuan brothers and sisters, and this question was just a formality to make Third Miss Yuan relax.

Third Miss Yuan, who was hugging the stove, smiled and said, “I’m sixteen!”

Generally speaking, except for some special ones, such as the daughters of Minister Huang, daughters of wealthy families often had marriage contracts early. Although the Yuan family was only a local tyrant, it was also like this. Not to mention Third Miss Yuan’s sisters, even the shu daughters of the Yuan family who were excluded by the legitimate branch of the family had married early. The only one who remained in the Yuan family was Third Miss Yuan!

Bai Zhu said “Hmm”, glanced at her thick coat, and continued to ask: “Is it very hard to endure every winter?”

Third Miss Yuan, who was hugging the stove, smiled less, nodded, and said: “After many years… I’m used to it!”

Bai Zhu showed a trace of sympathy on his face, and changed the subject to Second Master Yuan in prison: “We have already checked, and your brother has done a lot of things to bully others.”

Third Miss Yuan smiled bitterly and shook her head: “My father is a playboy, with many concubines and mistresses, so my brother and I have many shu brothers and sisters, but my mother loves us very much!”

The sick beauty in front of him obviously knew that she should stop talking halfway. At this point, it was enough to imagine the situation of the Yuan brothers and sisters!

With many shu brothers and sisters, the father of the Yuan family would certainly not pay too much attention to the di children. Therefore, the mother of the Yuan family doted on the two children, especially the healthy Second Master Yuan who would inherit the family business in the future.

Father and mother, one neglected him while the other spoiled him, so it was no surprise that Second Master Yuan bullied others by relying on his power!

Bai Zhu glanced at the sickly Third Miss Yuan in front of him, but he was even more alert in his heart: just a few words described the situation to the fullest, which showed that the person in front of him was not as weak as she appeared on the surface.

Bai Zhu had a plan in his mind, but his face was still calm, and he continued: “But your brother treats you, Third Miss Yuan, so well!”

When he said the last word “Well”, Bai Zhu’s face obviously turned cold.

Finding someone to take another life was really too cruel!

Seeing Bai Zhu’s face suddenly turn cold, Third Miss Yuan pursed her lips and said nothing. However, the two maids behind her could not help but speak: “Miss, you didn’t want to do it. You tried to persuade the Second Young Master many times, but he was not the kind of person who would listen to your advice. He just did it without any explanation!”

Perhaps because they were eager to protect their master and clear Third Miss Yuan’s relationship with the Second Young Master, the two maids shouted: “Besides, the Second Young Master is good to our Miss because of our Miss’s body. It’s because of him…”

“Fuling!”

Before the maid finished her words, Third Miss Yuan interrupted the maid who was protecting her master and shouted, “My brother really treats me very well!” After a pause, she turned to Bai Zhu and said, “I’m sorry to make you laugh, Bai Sicheng. I have always been very good to my brother!”

Bai Zhu said “Hmm” and looked at the pale Third Miss Yuan in front of him. He suddenly wanted to laugh: she let the maid reveal the relationship between brother and sister, which made people imagine, but interrupted the maid’s words at the right time, and then emphasized that “the brother and sister were in harmony”.

Bai Zhu really wanted to ask Third Miss Yuan in front of him, “Was their life at home really difficult? Is that why every word she said had to be so meaningful?”

But from what he found in the Dali Temple, it seemed that although Third Miss Yuan was not involved in family affairs due to her health, other things were not “difficult”. It was her sisters who had a hard time! Those marriages were either seemingly glorious but full of pain inside; or unsatisfactory both inside and outside. On the contrary, she was deeply pitied by the clan members because of her illness since childhood. The young man who inherited the family business of Qiandengpu was the best one among them. Although she had no marriage and had not married, she was still favored at home.

Bai Zhu had a plan in his mind. He looked at Third Miss Yuan in front of him and continued with the words of the two maids: “Just now they said that your body was because of Second Master Yuan. What’s the matter?”

Third Miss Yuan showed a bitter smile on her face, glanced at the two maids beside her, and said: “I know I can’t hide it from Sicheng! In fact, it’s not a big deal. It’s just that my father was romantic when my mother was pregnant with me. My mother was so angry that she went to find him! While arguing, my mother slipped and fell down. My father was startled and stretched out his hand to hold my mother, but my brother kicked the ball and startled him, so his hand loosened. After this, my mother was frightened and gave birth prematurely because of the kick in her stomach!” At this point, Third Miss Yuan paused, her face bitter, “I have had this disease since my mother’s womb! My father, mother, and brother are all unintentional, and it’s all over. It’s my own bad luck, it has nothing to do with others!”

Bai Zhu understood: my mother was frightened because of the quarrel between my parents, and the reason for the quarrel was those concubines and mistresses, and the kick was because of my brother’s kick. Although she said “It has nothing to do with others”, did he really think so in his heart? Otherwise, how could he describe the reason so clearly?

Looking at the weak and innocent Third Miss Yuan in front of him, who appeared weak and innocent, Bai Zhu let out a light chuckle and spoke. His voice was no longer as gentle as before but had turned solemn: “Third Miss Yuan, why do you always wander around every time you come to the Dali Temple? The main hall of the Dali Temple is right in front the moment you step in. How is it that every time you walk straight ahead, you end up in another courtyard?”

(End of this chapter)