Chapter 253 True Coincidence
"I have a plan for tomorrow, please cooperate with me, young master."

"I will definitely listen to my benefactor." Yao Nianchun was modest and polite. Although he was a ghost, he was still very graceful.

If Yao Nianchun were still alive, he might have become famous. Unfortunately, the dead cannot be resurrected, and even the most talented people cannot escape life and death.

Li Daoxuan sighed in his heart and took one of the five jade stones he had retrieved.

Place it on the altar and let Yao Nianchun's ghost enter it. In this way, he can save his life and avoid any accidents.

Gong Youwei, who was sitting alone, was also a little sad. Although she was often heartless, she couldn't bear to hear such sad things.

This reminded her of events that happened a hundred years ago, and she felt quite uncomfortable.

Li Daoxuan saw that she looked aggrieved and was a little confused: "Youwei, are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"No, it's just that after listening to Master Yao's story, I remembered the past." Gong Youwei whispered, "Sometimes I wonder, if I see her again, what will I say to her? Will I say thank you, or long time no see? But it's been so long, maybe we will never see each other again."

Gong Youwei said this, her heart full of regret.

She really wanted to say thank you to that girl again. It was she who taught her so many things and made her understand some truths of the world.

"Don't be sad, if we are destined to meet, we will naturally meet each other." Li Daoxuan couldn't bear to see the girl's red eyes, so he quickly took out a handkerchief from his arms and handed it to her.

The handkerchief he had was the one given to him by Qian Bo.

At first he thought that it would be Madam Yao who would use it, but he didn't think much about it. Now that he thinks about it, the truth has already been made clear.

But what puzzled Li Daoxuan now was what Qian Bo was. Was he a human, a ghost, or a demon?
Maybe everything will become clear after dawn.

After coaxing Gong Youwei, the little rabbit quickly put aside her worries.

She has been concentrating on practicing martial arts recently, preparing to become a rabbit Taoist priest. Li Daoxuan also let her do it. After all, he also wanted to see if this fairy could become a Taoist priest, so he answered everything she asked and did not keep anything to himself.

The two of them did not sleep either. They sat on the bed and talked about philosophy. The night passed by unknowingly.

The roosters crowed at the dawn, and soon the sky began to turn pale.

The yard gradually became lively again. The maids and servants of the Yao family began to get up and get busy, preparing for the day.

Whatever Mrs. Yao needs to use and eat, it all needs someone to take care of it.

A hundred or so people serving a few people is also a very precious service.

Even Li Daoxuan benefited from this and had a taste of many of Yangzhou's local specialties.

When they arrived at the hall, Mrs. Yao saw him and smiled, extending her hand, asking him to come closer and talk.

Li Daoxuan responded and walked a few steps to Madam Yao. Madam Yao held his hand and said kindly, "Aunt Yao said a lot of harsh words yesterday. Daoxuan, don't take it to heart. Although your brother passed away early, I still miss him. I was angry and said a lot of harsh words. It's my fault."

Li Daoxuan felt comfortable when Mrs. Yao said this.

Although he was scolded by Mrs. Yao's sudden change of tone yesterday, he did not take it to heart. After all, it was he who proposed the matter and he was prepared.

Seeing Madam Yao's sincere expression, Li Daoxuan patted the back of her hand and comforted her, "Aunt Yao is being too formal. Daoxuan has never been angry with Aunt Yao. On the contrary, I think Aunt Yao was right to scold me yesterday. I was the one who said the wrong thing."

"Alas, no one has mentioned this name for more than ten years." Aunt Yao sighed, "Actually, it doesn't matter if I talk about it. I should have let it go long ago." "Aunt Yao."

"When I heard the bad news about your brother, I fainted." Aunt Yao recalled the scene at that time, her eyes red and tears rolling down.

The maids hurried forward to help wipe her hair, fearing that she would get sick from being sad, and they all tried to comfort her. Some even glared at Li Daoxuan, disliking him for bringing up irrelevant issues and making the lady upset so early in the morning.

Seeing this, Li Daoxuan was helpless.

He didn't expect that Mrs. Yao was still so sentimental about this matter after so many years. No wonder Qian Bo asked him not to mention the name Yao Nianchun. It might be because of this reason.

"All of you go down. I am not a delicate person." Madam Yao pushed the maid away, wiped her tears with a handkerchief, stopped crying, and looked at Li Daoxuan with a tearful smile, "It was Auntie who lost her composure. Daoxuan, don't blame me."

"Daoxuan can understand Aunt Yao's feelings." Li Daoxuan said sincerely.

"Well, I'd better talk about it again. It's been a long time, and it's rare for you to mention it." Madam Yao continued, "When the news came back that day, I fainted. For my health, the master asked everyone in the family not to mention my eldest son's name. Later, someone said that Erlang was still alive, and the child ran back in dismay. He knelt in front of me and cried, saying that he was sorry for Nianchun. If it weren't for him, Nianchun wouldn't have died."

"My heart felt like it was being cut by a knife. I wished it was Erlang who died. I called him an evildoer and asked him to die in his place. I thought about all this yesterday and it was all my fault. It is natural for an elder brother to protect his younger brother. Erlang lost his mother when he was young and has always been with his elder brother, so the relationship must be deep. I just blamed him and never thought he would be sad."

Mrs. Yao spoke with some sadness, and her tone was full of self-blame.

"Later, the master asked Erlang to change his name to Nianchun, because he wanted Erlang to take charge of his eldest brother's marriage. At that time, the master was at a critical juncture in his career, and our Yao family had also negotiated a marriage. In addition, Nianchun's body could not be found, so the master did not want to cause any more trouble. Nianchun, he had nothing, even his funeral was kept secret. I don't know where his body is now."

The past of the Yao family was told by Mrs. Yao, and Li Daoxuan finally understood every detail of it.

I previously thought of it as a wealthy family, but now I think there are many disputes among them.

In order to keep his official hat, Mr. Yao was even willing to let his second son take over as the eldest son. He ignored the thoughts of his biological mother, Madam Yao, and was even unwilling to hold a grand funeral for his own son.

They simply announced to the public that the second son died at the hands of thieves and was buried in a hasty manner.

Alas, there are many gossips in powerful families.

Ghosts and gods are scary, but people are even scarier.

Li Daoxuan sighed in his heart, not knowing what to say.

He thought of Yao Nianchun, who bore the title of brother. He had always been living under someone else's name and was not living his own life.

Have you ever had happy days while wearing a mask?
No wonder he wanted to leave his hometown and start over in a foreign land. Li Daoxuan would not want to live such a life.

"I'm tired after all these years. I don't want to care about these things anymore. I thought about it all night last night, maybe I should let it go." Madam Yao sighed softly, "Erlang is a good person, I have always known that. He is always filial to me, even if I treat him badly. He also studies hard, and is a great talent like his brother. If he hadn't used his brother's name, maybe Erlang would not be inferior to Dalang. These are all our sins, and we harmed him."

After hearing Madam Yao's self-blaming words, Li Daoxuan was also somewhat curious about the Second Young Master who was bearing the name of Yao Nianchun. He spoke to comfort Madam Yao and followed up the topic by asking, "Aunt Yao, why didn't the Second Young Master get married?"

"This happened because the woman we were going to marry died." Mrs. Yao lamented.

"Whose girl is this?"

"She was the daughter of the Wang family in Jinling. I don't know what happened to her. Someone from the Wang family said the girl had died, so the marriage ended hastily. Erlang was also a temperamental person, so he has never married. Now I think that I, as a mother, have let him down."

"The daughter of the Wang family" Li Daoxuan was stunned.

(End of this chapter)