"Young Madam, we're here." In the cold wind, the carriage stopped at a sheltered corner. A nanny from the Xie Mansion stepped forward to lift the heavy windproof curtain for her, her face full of respect and seriousness.
Mu Xijin was wrapped in a bright red brocade wedding dress, which made her look even more noble. Even in the narrow carriage, her behavior showed an elegant and dignified demeanor.
On the side, a young boy came forward and knelt in front of the carriage to step up her feet, and a nun rushed up to help her: "Young lady, be careful where you step."
"It's okay." Xi Jin never had the squeamishness of a young lady from a wealthy family since she was a child, so she just jumped out of the carriage. Her movements were light and graceful, but she frightened the grandmother beside her so much that she turned pale, fearing that she would be injured.
Seeing her frightened grandma, Xi Jin felt an unreasonable bitterness in her heart. How long had it been since no one cared about her so much?
If it weren't for the fact that she was the last hope for the Xie family to continue their incense, would these nuns still value her, the second young lady who was not favored in the prime minister's house, so highly?
"Let's go." Thinking of the past and what was going to happen next, Mu Xijin's clear and watery eyes unconsciously showed a hint of nervousness.
Xie Luo is not a stupid person. It is probably not easy to escape from his hands. But being able to escape from Mu's Mansion is the only way out at the moment, and it's worth paying even the price.
"Don't be nervous, young madam. The old madam has established a righteous relationship with the young master. The young master will definitely treat the young madam well." Looking at the young lady who is as graceful as water, a trace of pity arose in the mother's heart. If nothing happened to the young master, what is happening in front of her would be This beautiful and gentle lady from the prime minister's house is a perfect match for the young master.
The passage in the prison was long, narrow and dark, and Xi Jin felt suffocated and suffocated. Mammy was talking nonchalantly on the side, but she never really listened.
Her mother should have taught her about the boudoir, but her mother had never really loved her. Naturally, she would not tell her these embarrassing things, but now she had to be taught over and over again by the nanny of the Xie Mansion.
Finally, when we reached the end, the cell was surprisingly quiet. A stooped cell leader walked out of the shadow of the light, coughed twice, and said to her: "Young madam, everything has been arranged. appropriate."
"Thank you." Mammy took out a banknote from her sleeve and put it into the hand of the prison boss.
The prison head coughed a few more times, as if he couldn't bear the cold and damp air. He looked up at the only candle at the entrance of the passage, and then at Xi Jin. His dim eyes showed no sympathy and compassion: "Young madam, come with me. .”
Walking all the way to the end of the cell, Xi Jin saw an independent cell. There was a red light with the word "Xie" hanging in front of the door, faintly showing a hint of warmth. It looked like the wealth was really touching. Although the Xie Mansion was in decline, he His connections and wealth cannot be underestimated.
"Young madam, please take this bowl of medicine." Grandma took out a bowl of blood-red medicine from the gold-rimmed food box she carried with her and handed it to her.
Xi Jin naturally knew what it was. In order to keep the Xie family's bloodline, the Xie Mansion would pay any price. Xi Jin had no way to refuse, so he could only close his eyes and raise his neck to drink the whole bowl of medicine. The bitter fragrance of Chinese medicine filled the air, and his eyes Very sour...
"The old servant and others are waiting for you, young lady." Grandma led the servants to kneel down, with a face full of respect and caution.
Mu Xijin smiled softly, with a sarcastic smile on her lips. What a "young lady". If the Xie Mansion had not declined, it would be the dream of many girls in the capital to become the wife of Xie Luo, the only legitimate son of the Xie Mansion!
How could she have dared to think that the title of "Mrs. Xie" that should have belonged to her sister would fall to her so easily.
Xi Jin had met the young master of the Xie family once when he was young. At that time, the Xie family had not yet fallen into decline. Xie Luo's father, Xie Feng, was the right prime minister of the Yan Dynasty with the same name as his father.
Xie Luo, the legitimate son of the Xie Mansion, shocked Kyoto with his elegant demeanor, noble bloodline, and outstanding talent, and became a famous talent.
That year, Xi Jin was fourteen years old. During the winter, he went on a boat trip to East Lake with his aunt to enjoy the snow. In order to save a girl selling flowers, he accidentally fell into an ice cave.
At that time, Xie Luo was accompanying Grandma Xie's family to enjoy plum blossoms by the East Lake. After Xi Jin fell into the water, Xie Luo was the first to jump into the ice lake and rescue her.
After Xi Jin was rescued, she fell seriously ill. After she recovered, she wrote a letter to Xie Luo to express her gratitude, and also included a purse she had embroidered in the letter. identity, but Xi Jin still did it by mistake. Xi Jin admitted that at that time, when he was just in love, he had a vague expectation for his savior Xie Luo.
It was just that at that time, Xie Luo, perhaps because he was avoiding the ancient rule that men and women should not be intimate, or perhaps for some other reason, never replied to the letter.
Later, because his aunt was seriously ill, Xi Jin gradually forgot about it.
Until one day after the death of his aunt, Xi Jin suddenly heard from his servants that Xie Luo proposed marriage to his father, and the person Xie Luo proposed to marry was actually Xi Jin's sister Mu Xiyao.
Faced with a wealthy son-in-law like Xie Luo who has both political integrity and talent, his father and mother naturally agreed happily.
But what I didn't expect was that not long after the two houses had just entered into the engagement, Xie's house suddenly fell overnight...
Until a year ago, the Xie Mansion, which had been dormant for many years, once again appeared in the capital. Its rise was no longer due to power, but wealth. All this also made the world remember Xie Luo's other identity - the richest businessman in the capital.
But things are unpredictable, and who would have thought that the rise of Xie Mansion would affect whose interests. Less than a year after the rise of Dongshan, the Xie family caravan was investigated for selling illegal salt, and the head of the family, Xie Luo, was sentenced to be beheaded.
The once dignified Xie family was about to face the end of having no descendants, and she, Mu Xijin, became the last hope of the Xie family to continue their heirs.
It was precisely because Xi Jin found out all this that she chose to follow the trend and marry Xie Luo.
After his aunt's mother passed away, Shangguan Bao took great care of Xi Jin because his biological mother was related to Xi Jin's aunt's mother. One was the neglected concubine of King Ning, and the other was a girl who had lost her dearest relative. They kept going back and forth and cherished each other. The two gradually fell in love.
Ever since the news of Shangguan Ba's death came from Yazhou, Xi Jin had given up the idea of getting married. However, as the second lady of the prime minister's house, she could not decide on the marriage herself.
Nowadays, if you marry your sister, you will be a widow as soon as you get married. It can save you the trivial things in the house after marriage, which is not an option.
"Thank you, Master, the person you want is here." The cell leader opened the cell door carefully, and after Xi Jin entered, he carefully locked it.
Hearing the sound of the lock being locked, Xi Jin's heart trembled. She didn't know whether her decision today was the right one, but instead of being locked up in the Prime Minister's Mansion, unable to leave all year round, waiting to be married to an unfamiliar person at any time, it would be better to It is better to marry Xie Luo and be a comfortable widow of the Xie family.
"Sit down -" Just when Xi Jin didn't know how to speak, a young man's gentle voice came from the darkness.
Xie Luo's voice was low and gentle, like a clear spring.
Xi Jin raised his eyes and saw the man opposite him sitting there so calmly. He had not changed into his wedding clothes. On the contrary, he was wearing a white prison uniform that was not stained at all and looked as clean as a banished immortal.
Such a clean and dust-free Xie Luo made Xijing feel guilty.
"Don't be nervous, I know you were forced." Xie Luo stood up and pulled Xi Jin, helped her sit down, and raised his eyes to stare at her.
Before Xijin could react, Xie Luo laughed at himself again: "You never agreed to my proposal of marriage back then, let alone now."
