The next day, after passing through a mountain range, the walls of Qingyuan City were far away. The flags on the city were no different from those when they left. The slightly black flag could hardly see the totem on it, and I'm afraid that it had never been replaced.

When the wind blows, the flags flutter slightly, but most of the time, they are hung dimly on the flagpole, like a dead body, without any movement at all.

The same taste, the unchanged feeling.

People are more timid when they are close to the hometown, but Qi Lu is more excited when they are close to the hometown.

Although the past has not been very long, it feels a bit impatient for Qi Lu.

After entering the old city gate, walking along the dilapidated street, looking at the pedestrians on the street. In fact, most of them were not considered pedestrians, they were begging or selling children. After seeing Qi Lu and the others, someone recognized him and asked hesitantly: "But... Mr. Qi is right now?"

Under the crotch?

He glanced at the crotch without a trace, and then he realized what the other person said. He suddenly felt a little dirty, so he quickly withdrew his mind and looked at the other person: "That's right."

"Are you back from the capital?"

Qi Lu nodded again. Before he could say anything more, he saw the man nodded suddenly, and then sighed again, "Since you left Qingyuan City, life in the Qi family has been difficult..."

"What happened?"

Qi Lu's brows gradually frowned. What was Huang's trouble? Or did he do something dirty and careless?

How long has it been since I was late again?

But the man didn't say much, but just sighed: "If you say too much, you still think that I'm going to give you a glamorous look. You can go and see it yourself."

...

Outside the Qi Mansion, Qi Lu and Lu Xiangsi stood side by side, and there were many people watching the fun behind them. In the short time they returned to the city, the news had already spread, so naturally some people would come and wait and see if they had nothing to do.

The gate of Qi Mansion was closed tightly, and there were no guards outside the door. The gate of the red lacquer iron rings has become a little darker now, and even one of the iron rings has fallen.

"Bang bang bang!"

The sound of knocking on the door was rhythmically heard, but Qi Lu had already walked forward and stretched out his hand to slap the door.

"Who?"

After a long time, an old voice came from the yard. Qi Lu could hear that the owner of the voice was the old butler Yang Dewang.

"I."

With just a simple word, the yard suddenly became quiet. It took me a long time before Yang Dewang's voice trembled from the yard, "Is it... the eldest son?"

Then he heard fierce footsteps, and Qi Lu could clearly feel that the other party's breathing had become much heavier.

‘Squeak…’

The sound of the courtyard gate was extremely harsh, obviously it had not been lubricated for a long time. The moment the gate opened, Yang Dewang's old face appeared in front of Qi Lu's eyes.

The hair was completely white, and the old folds on his face became clearer, like crisscrossing ditches, which were dotted with two faint eyes.

The old housekeeper was obviously older than a few months ago. His shrewd expression had been replaced by fatigue. His palms, which were held on the door, were trembling from time to time, like a nervous trembling.

"Young Master..."

He squinted his eyes and looked at the young man in front of him carefully. After confirming that this person was the eldest son he had been thinking about day and night, Yang Dewang's mood became extremely excited. His nose became sore, and two lines of turbid tears flowed out from the corners of his eyes.

"Young Master is back! You are back!"

The old housekeeper's mood was almost a bit abnormal, and his voice suddenly increased by several points. The hoarse tone made Qi Lu feel a little sore in his nose.

Although he had no feelings for the Qi family, he still recognized the old housekeeper. He also knew that the other party had been conscientiously assisting his mother, managing all kinds of things in the house, and at the same time he had to carefully coordinate the disputes between the eldest and the second wife.

"It's me."

Qi Lu stepped forward to support the old housekeeper and entered the Qi Mansion with him.

The door closed again, blocking the view from the outside world. The slightly dilapidated door seemed to tell the glorious past.

"Young Master, you are finally back. This family has disbanded since you and the eldest lady left..."

The old butler said cryingly, then wiped his tears and said excitedly: "It's good to be back now, it's good to be back! By the way, why didn't the eldest lady come back?"

Qi Lu was silent for a moment, but did not answer the question, but smiled and said, "Where is Huang?"

After listening to Yang Dewang talk about what happened during this period, Qi Lu's eyes gradually became cold.

Calculated by time, when he just arrived in the capital, Huang was still maintaining his superficial dignity. Although she was in power alone, she still didn't like her here and there, at least she could maintain this family not to be dispersed. But since Qi Lu gained fame in the capital, Huang's family has completely changed.

She became hysterical and had all kinds of dissatisfaction with her servants, which led to many servants running away secretly. She also left the Qi Mansion a few days ago and returned to her parents' home.

Qi Lu could imagine how frightened Huang was after he gained a foothold from the capital. The other party would definitely know that he would not give up and would come back to settle her one day.

I have to say that Huang, who is good at scheming, has a very good grasp of this point. Before he came back, he went back to his parents' home to take refuge.

But even if you leave the Qi Mansion, you think I can’t do anything to you?

Innocent!

Everyone is an adult, so you have to be responsible for what you do!

"If you don't mention those things, I will take you to see the master."

Yang Dewang wiped away the tears from his face, pulled Qi Lu and walked towards the backyard.

At this time, there were only a dozen servants left in the Qi Mansion. As for the guards, they had already been taken away by Huang's family when they left. There was not much money left in the family. The previous shop had been sold and there was no source of income. Everything Huang did was to force the Qi family to the dead.

Along the way, the only servants, after seeing Qi Lu, all showed unbelievable joy, and saluted with blessings one by one, shouting "Big Young Master".

Maybe in their hearts, as long as the eldest son comes back, many things will be solved...
Chapter completed!