At the door of the Taoist house, they fell into silence following Daolin's words.
Even Dao Qingyun sighed. He originally thought that Daolin was here to make trouble, or even come to recognize his relatives, but he never thought that Daolin was here for his mother, Chu Waner.
"Let's all disperse. Daolin quit drinking and you two can come in." Dao Qingyun waved his hand and dismissed the servants and said to Daolin.
Daolin nodded. It was the first time in eighteen years that he had stepped into a Taoist family.
I have to say that the Taoist family is indeed very big, and the decoration is even more luxurious than that of Wei Zhengyang's family. There are several extraordinary people in the family, and it is indeed considered a big family in the imperial capital.
In the reception room.
The Taoists sat down where they should and stood when they should. Daolin and Jijiu were not polite and sat down minding their own business.
"Hey... where do we start talking about this?" Dao Qingyun said worriedly.
"Second brother, let's start from that night." A middle-aged woman sitting below him spoke.
Dorian's eyes fell on that man.
"Little Dolin has grown so big in a blink of an eye." The woman saw Dolin looking at her and said with a smile.
"I would like to ask, are you the third aunt or the fourth aunt?" Daolin stood up quickly and saluted.
Dao Wuji once told him that Dao Qingyun is in charge of Taoist affairs, and Dao Qingxia and Dao Qingping do not like to get involved in Taoist affairs. If they encounter them, they must be polite.
"That's right. When you and Wuji left, you were still in my arms. It's okay not to recognize me. I am Dao Qingxia, your third aunt." Dao Qingxia said with a smile.
Daolin quickly saluted again, and then also saluted the woman next to Dao Qingxia.
"Dorian has met Fourth Auntie."
"What a smart kid, with great eyesight." Dao Qingping said with a smile.
Then Daolin turned to look at Dao Qingyun and said, "I'm not here to make trouble this time, and I'm not too lazy to be unhappy with you. I'm just here to ask what happened to my mother."
Facing Dao Qingyun, Daolin's words were not so polite.
"Hey, you may not believe this. We really don't know the details of your mother's disappearance." Dao Qingyun sighed and said.
"Lin'er, third aunt testifies that those of us present really don't know what's going on." Dao Qingxia spoke at this time.
"You don't know what happened, but my mother disappeared inexplicably?" Dolin asked with a frown.
"I have made it clear to you what happened back then. It was all a misunderstanding. You must have confirmed it through Wuji. Wuji had to take you away back then. In order to preserve the foundation of Taoism, we did use your mother to threaten your father.
Went to see the emperor."
"But it was definitely not house arrest. All the Taoists present can testify that we are absolutely grateful to your mother. All the good things everywhere were given to your mother as compensation. Your mother did not blame us at that time."
"She doesn't blame you. She forced our family to break up. Doesn't she blame you?" Dolin said with a sneer.
"Originally, our plan was to send your mother there after you settled down with Wuji, but the appointed day came and we went to find your mother, but found that there was no one in the house at all. We searched all over the road.
We couldn't find him in the mansion, and later even when we searched the entire imperial capital, he was nowhere to be found, not even a letter was left behind."
"At first we thought that your mother couldn't wait to see you again and left overnight, but I didn't know until I arrived at the front line that your mother didn't come back at all. This is why Wuji misunderstood."
Dao Qingyun sighed after speaking, and it didn't look like he was telling lies.
Daolin looked at Dao Qingxia and Dao Qingping again, and they both nodded. He knew that either the Tao family had prepared their words in advance or that this matter really had nothing to do with them.
"I want to take a look at my mother's room. I don't know if that room is still there." Dolin said in a deep voice after taking a few deep breaths.
"Come on, I'll take you there." Dao Qingyun stood up and said.
Daolin nodded and followed behind Dao Qingyun, Jijiu also followed, followed by Dao Qingxia and Dao Qingping, and the others dispersed on the spot.
After passing through one courtyard after another, we finally arrived at our destination.
Daolin saw Wanlin Garden written on the courtyard door, and Dao Qingyun stopped in his tracks and looked at his third sister.
Dao Qingxia took out a bunch of keys from the storage space and opened the courtyard door.
"This is the only key, and I have always kept it." Dao Qingxia said with a smile.
The courtyard was very clean, with no fallen leaves at all. It seemed that people often came to clean it up. Combined with the fact that there was only one key, Dolin immediately felt good about Dao Qingxia.
"Thank you, Third Aunt." Daolin said respectfully.
"I liked Wan'er very much back then. After she disappeared, I often came here to sit and tidy up when I had nothing to do." Dao Qingxia said with a smile.
This courtyard is not small, but it only has a two-story building. The small building faces north and south, which makes it look a bit lonely given the deserted courtyard.
Dao Qingxia took out another key and opened the door of the small building.
The room was very clean, there was no dust on the tables, chairs and benches.
"Do you still have an impression of this place?" Dao Qingping asked.
Dolin looked around and shook his head. Although his memory has improved now, he could not remember anything eighteen years ago. Even the memory of time travel was awakened when he was three years old.
"That's because you were too young. Did you see it being given to a stroller? Back then, your mother liked to put you on the stroller and sit in the yard to bask in the sun." Dao Qingping pointed to a corner of the living room.
The wooden rocker said.
Dolin walked over and touched it, and suddenly felt a familiar feeling.
"Your room is on the second floor, let's go up." Dao Qingyun said softly.
Dolin nodded and followed him to the second floor. Just now on the first floor, he saw that there were many valuable calligraphy, paintings and works of art in the house.
When the Taoists were in decline, these things were placed in their houses, which shows that they did distribute good things to their mothers.
The second floor was the bedroom and study room. Dolin carefully looked at every corner and everything, hoping to find clues, but everything was too normal.
"The layout and items here are all from that time. Except for me coming here regularly to clean up, and at most helping to dry the quilts, nothing else has been touched," Dao Qingxia said.
"Did anything happen that day?" Dolin sat on the bed and touched the bed where his father and mother had slept, feeling filled with emotion.
These words seemed to wake up Dao Qingyun, and his eyes seemed to have fallen into memories.
"It's impossible...it shouldn't be..." Dao Qingyun muttered thoughtfully.
"Did you remember something?" Dolin was a little excited when he saw this.
"Shouldn't...shouldn't..." Dao Qingyun ignored Daolin and was still talking to himself.
Even Dao Qingxia and Dao Qingping looked at their second brother with some confusion.