It wasn't until it was time to hold the lantern that the third master of the Xie family, Xie Jin, came back with his men. He said that Xie Renhuai had led his men to the Huang family's house. Only then did she snatch out Miss Yuqiong.
After Xie Renhuai sent Miss Yuqiong back, the county magistrate Su personally took the officials to arrest Xie Renhuai.
Xie Renhuai was so daring that he dared to resist arrest and injured several government officials based on his good nursing skills.
Magistrate Su County mobilized a large number of people, and just then twelve nursing homes and Xie Renhuai were detained.
Now a group of people have been taken to the prison, and no one is allowed to visit them. They will be interrogated in the near future.
When the news came back to the Xie family, everyone was frightened to death. I didn't expect that Xie Wu would dare to do such nonsense. In a place as big as Jiang Hu's hand, he clearly wanted to break the sky.
Xie Jin and Qian Shi were so anxious that they brought heavy gifts and wanted to ask the Su County Magistrate, but they could not get in.
After thinking about it, Xie Renhuai had completely offended Magistrate Su, so Xie Renhuai probably wouldn't expect anything good this time.
Mrs. Xie sent people twice to invite Song Yueyi to come over for discussion, but Jinglan stopped her both times, saying that she went to Jiang's house today and her condition worsened, and she was sleeping.
After saying this, Chunshuyuan was able to settle down.
Song Yueyi stayed at home for three days in a row. Mrs. Xie sent Doctor Hu to check her pulse, and found that the pulse was indeed weak. She coughed so hard that her heart and lungs were about to come out, so she could only prescribe some medicine and leave with a sigh.
Mrs. Xie was secretly resentful, but she couldn't force a patient, so she had to go to the Yamen to use Xie Jingling's name to give some money to the prison chief, hoping that they would give him a lighter punishment.
The decoction prescribed by Dr. Hu was delivered to Chunshu Hospital on time every day, and the meals were not missed.
Taking advantage of the rare sunshine in the middle of winter, Song Yueyi didn't take a single sip of the decoction and read comfortably under the south window for several days.
It wasn't until early on the fourth day that she heard magpies chirping on the branches. She sent Mother Wen to the kitchen to ask about breakfast as an excuse, and then she asked Jinglan and Qinlan to help her dress up.
"It should be the fifteenth day of the winter lunar month, right?" she asked casually.
Jing Lan, who was combing her hair, responded, "It's indeed fifteen. What's wrong, girl?"
Song Yueyi didn't reply to her, but just told Qin Lan who was putting on makeup for her, "Put more waxy powder on your face... Make your eyebrows lighter... Make your lips whiter... Yes, it's best to apply some more powder under the eyes." Darker..."
Qinlan, who had been following the instructions, felt something was wrong and stopped, "The girl has been locked in the yard without applying makeup for the past few days. She has just regained her temper and looked better, so why do she have to look like a tuberculosis ghost again? "
Song Yueyi gave a rare smile, "Do you want to go back to Beijing?"
The two girls were stunned for a moment, and Jinglan looked surprised for a long time, "Why did the girl say that?"
Song Yueyi looked at the extremely ill face in the bronze mirror, touched her pointed chin, and said warmly: "I have been away from Beijing for nine months, and I have been lying on the bed for three months. I miss my parents very much. Maybe today It’s time for us to resign from the Xie family.”
Jinglan and Qinlan felt confused, but they had a vague feeling that something big would happen today.
At noon, Mrs. Xie looked around and finally got Xie Jingling back.
Also returning with him were Xie Anping, who had gone to Jiang Lin's maternal home, and her cousin Ruan Ying, who had the best relationship with her.
Under the steward's urging, several people were directly welcomed to Baishou Hall.
After saying goodbye, Qian couldn't wait to tell everything about Xie Renhuai.
Xie Jingling remained silent until Xie Anping interrupted to ask a few questions.
After Qian finished speaking, Xie Jin quickly asked:
"Jin Zhi, we also took the initiative to pay five hundred taels of silver to Huang Zuohai. Mr. Su still refused to give in. He didn't see us at all, and we don't know what Renhuai's situation is in prison. Since you are the county captain , it shouldn’t be difficult to meet Mr. Su to express your feelings, right?”
Xie Jingling said in a deep voice: "I already knew about this matter as soon as I returned to Jianghu. At the same time, I also went to the county government..."
Xie Jin interrupted him hastily, "So you have already gone to the county government office. What did Mr. Su say?"
Xie Jingling shook his head, "I wanted to report back to Mr. Su, but I was pushed back and told me to go to Mr. Liu. I went to inquire about the prison head, and they said that Ren Huai dared to resist arrest openly and injured the yamen officer. They are just like traitors. Two of the Twelve Guardians have died in prison, and Renhuai has also been tortured. If you want to save him, you must take a long-term approach."
Mrs. Xie felt a twinge of pain in her chest and kept leaning on the ground with her crutches, "Beasts! They are all beasts! Mr. Su is clearly avenging his personal revenge and wants to convict Huaier with an unwarranted accusation. He really deserves it. Is this Jiang Hu his world?"
"Grandma, please don't lie. If Mr. Su really wants to convict Renhuai for this, he won't wait until I come back. There will definitely be room for change." Having said this, Xie Jingling asked: "Where is the Song family's cousin? Such a big thing happened, and she didn't come out to take care of it?"
Grandma Li said angrily: "Why did the fourth master mention her? If she had stopped the fifth master that day, this kind of thing wouldn't have happened. After that, she was locked in her room and ate and slept like no one else. . Fourth Master, with her appearance, how can she possibly become the mistress of the Xie family in the future?"
Xie Jingling's face darkened, and the already gloomy atmosphere in the room seemed to drop by two points in an instant, "Someone, go and invite the cousin here."
Someone immediately went to Chun Shuyuan to invite him.
Mother Wen was overjoyed when she heard that Xie Jingling was back. She put down her work and said that the fourth master still cared about her girl and would see her when he came back.
So he began to chatter in Song Yueyi's ears again, nothing more than words about how to pay attention to women's virtues and women's appearance, be submissive and humble.
It made several women’s ears feel calluses.
Mother Wen saw that Song Yueyi was about to go to Baishou Hall with her cloak on, so she stopped her quickly and said: "How can the girl go to see the fourth master with such a desperate look? She is afraid that the fourth master will not dislike him." You? Qinlan, why don’t you help the girl go in and put on makeup?”
Qinlan lowered her head and didn't dare to make a sound.
Song Yueyi said kindly: "Nanny, when did you come to see me when your cousin came back home? He is naturally anxious about the fifth cousin's affairs. It is only right now not to make him wait any longer."
Then she said she was feeling unwell, and asked Xiang Xiang to go to the door and call two women, and then they took her to Baishou Hall in a sedan chair.
A room full of people sat in front of Mrs. Xie.
The most eye-catching thing is Xie Jingling, who is wearing a dark blue dress embroidered with Ruyi patterns. He has been away from home for many days, but his facial features are still handsome and elegant. Perhaps due to his personality, from a distance, you can feel the indifference and alienation around him that is difficult to get close to.
Next to him sat a gentle and beautiful woman with a hibiscus face.
She was wearing a dark red short coat with peony patterns and a green gold-woven horse-faced skirt. Her long hair was tied into a bun with a green hairpin on her face, which made her even more beautiful.
Song Yueyi pursed her lips slightly. Although it was the first time they met in this life, she could recognize at a glance that this was Xie Jingling's childhood sweetheart, who was also his uncle's daughter Ruan Ying.
