Marrying for someone else and being a widow? Stepmothers open classes to raise children

Chapter 139 Accidental Death

At this moment, Luluo ran in at great speed and said hurriedly, "Madam, something happened! There's a commotion outside!"

Gu Zhiyi was playing the zither, but her fingers paused and the music stopped abruptly. She put down the zither and looked at Luoluo with a serious look. She saw that Luoluo's pretty face was slightly red and her breathing was rapid, obviously she had run a long way.

"What happened?" Gu Zhiyi's tone was calm, but there was a hint of nervousness in her eyes.

Luoluo bit her lower lip and said, "Madam, it's the people outside the mansion. They seem to be dissatisfied with our food distribution and are now gathering outside the mansion to make trouble."

Gu Zhiyi frowned slightly. She stood up and walked to the window and looked out. She saw a large crowd of people gathered outside the mansion. They were shouting loudly and were very excited.

"Luluo, go ask the housekeeper to come. We must handle this matter properly." Gu Zhiyi turned and said to Luluo.

Luoluo responded and left quickly. Gu Zhiyi stood in front of the window with a deep look in her eyes.

After a while, the housekeeper was invited over by Luluo. He came to Gu Zhiyi with an anxious look on his face and bowed, "Madam, the people outside the gate are very emotional. How should we deal with it?"

Gu Zhiyi pondered for a moment and said, "Butler, go and comfort them first and tell them that I will go out to see them in a moment. In the meantime, have someone prepare some food and distribute it to the people."

The housekeeper was stunned for a moment, then he understood Gu Zhiyi's intention, he nodded and said, "Yes, ma'am."

After the housekeeper left, Gu Zhiyi turned to Luluo and said, "Luluo, go get ready. I want to go out and meet the people."

A trace of worry flashed in Luluo's eyes, and she said, "Madam, if you go out in person, I'm afraid it will be dangerous."

Gu Zhiyi smiled softly and said, "Luluo, as the wife of Duke Ningguo, I have the responsibility to maintain the peace of Duke Ningguo's mansion. Only if I go out in person can I appease those people."

After hearing this, Luluo said no more. She turned around and prepared clothes for Gu Zhiyi to go out.

After a while, Gu Zhiyi, accompanied by Luluo, walked out of the Ningguo Mansion. When she arrived outside the mansion, she saw that the people had quieted down when they saw her.

Gu Zhiyi smiled gently and said, "My fellow villagers, I am the wife of the Ningguo Mansion. I know you are dissatisfied with the food distribution. This is our fault, and we are willing to correct it."

There was a discussion among the crowd. Gu Zhiyi picked up her sleeves, took out a silver key from her bosom, and said, "This is the key to the warehouse of the Ningguo Mansion. From today on, the food of the Ningguo Mansion will be distributed fairly, and no villager will be left hungry again."

There was a cheer from the crowd, and they all bowed to Gu Zhiyi to thank her for her generosity.

Gu Zhiyi smiled gently, she turned around and went back to Ningguo Mansion, with Luluo following closely behind her.

Back in the room, Luluo looked at Gu Zhiyi with admiration in her eyes and said, "Madam, you are so brave."

Gu Zhiyi smiled and said, "Luluo, as the wife of the Ningguo Mansion, I must not only protect the peace of the Ningguo Mansion, but also consider the people. Only in this way can we establish prestige in the hearts of the people."

"This can't be true!" Xie Huixuan went to check the items, but was shocked by every familiar item. It seemed that she had seen her father use them all, and these were things that her father never left behind.

She remembered them clearly, and each one carried traces of her father's life.

Gu Zhiyi stood aside, with a complex emotion flashing in her eyes. She walked forward, gently held Xie Huixuan's hand, and said softly: "Xuan'er, your father is gone. This is the last memory he left for us."

Xie Huixuan looked up at her mother, her eyes full of confusion and puzzlement: "Mom, how is this possible? Dad is obviously fine. We just separated not long ago. How could he leave so suddenly like this?"

Gu Zhiyi sighed, a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes: "Xuan'er, life and death are determined by fate. When your father was alive, he always worked hard for the honor of the family. Now that he is gone, we should be even more proud of him."

At this time, Xie Huiyi also came out from the inner room. Her face was not too sad, but rather a little indifferent. She looked at her sister and said lightly: "Xie Huixuan, don't you understand? Father is gone, what we have to do is to live strong."

Xie Huixuan glared at her sister angrily: "Eldest sister, how can you be so cold-blooded? Father is our biological father, how can you be so calm?"

Xie Huiyi frowned slightly, her tone a little colder: "Xie Huixuan, you don't understand yet. Now that father is gone, the burden of the family falls on our shoulders. We can no longer be willful like before, we must learn to take responsibility."

Gu Zhiyi looked at her two daughters and couldn't help feeling a little heavy in her heart.

As night fell, the lights in the Ningguo Mansion were dim and quiet. Xie Huixuan sat alone in front of the window, looking at the starry sky outside, her heart full of her father's face. She suddenly remembered what her father once said to her: "Xie Huixuan, you are my most beloved daughter. You must remember that no matter when and where, you must be strong."

A gleam of determination flashed in Xie Huixuan's eyes. She stood up and walked to her mother's room.

"Mom, I want to know, did Dad really die in an accident?" Xie Huixuan looked straight at her mother, her eyes full of doubt.

Gu Zhiyi was slightly stunned, then said calmly: "Yes, your father met with an accident during a war. However, I don't know the specific details."

Xie Huixuan frowned: "Mother, I always feel that there must be something fishy about this matter. I can't just accept my father's death like this."

Gu Zhiyi gently patted Xie Huixuan's shoulder: "Xuan'er, I know you are sad, but you have to remember that the truth is sometimes not important. What is important is that we must learn to face reality and live strong."

Xie Huixuan was silent for a while, but the doubts in her heart still could not be resolved.

One day, she quietly found the housekeeper, Lao Liu, and asked, "Lao Liu, you have been with my father for many years. Tell me, did my father really die accidentally?"

A hint of hesitation flashed across Old Liu's eyes. He looked around and whispered, "Miss, I also think there must be something fishy going on here. But I don't know the specific details."

A glimmer of hope flashed in Xie Huixuan's eyes: "Old Liu, can you help me check this matter? I must know the truth."

Lao Liu hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded: "Miss, I will do my best to help you find out the truth about this matter."

That evening, Xie Huixuan was walking in the garden, feeling heavy-hearted. She looked at the sunset in the sky and couldn't help but think of every detail of her father's life. Just as she was immersed in her memories, she suddenly heard footsteps behind her.

Looking back, she saw Lao Liu walking towards her in a hurry. He looked nervous, with a hint of panic in his eyes. Xie Huixuan immediately became nervous and asked, "Lao Liu, what's wrong? Did you find any clues?"

Old Liu nodded and whispered, "Miss, I just heard from a servant that a maid named Xiao Cui in the mansion saw something unusual in the master's room that night."