Inside the Xie family ancestral hall, smoke curled up.
Mrs. Xie clasped her hands together and kowtowed respectfully: "My ancestors and ancestors are on high. Fortunately, our ancestors have blessed me and made Jin'er the daughter-in-law of our Xie family. I just saved Luo'er's life. Please protect me from our ancestors and ancestors. May the two of us be together." My son, everything goes well in Yazhou."
Xi Jin knelt down behind Mrs. Returned."
Mrs. Xie stood up, hugged Xi Jin tightly, and burst into tears: "Thank you, Jin'er, all this is thanks to you. You have more foresight than me. If you really listen to this old fool like me, Luo'er, he will I have to live my whole life in an ignoble way, unable to hold my head high as a human being."
"Grandma is also for her husband's life. Don't worry, Grandma, Hu Da has been arrested by the Yamen. As long as we insist that he was the one who extorted money first and he can't stand up, this matter will never affect the Xie Mansion."
Xi Jin snuggled in the old lady's arms, smelled the Buddhist fragrance on the old lady's body, and reluctantly left her. Although she only got along with the old lady briefly for more than a month, the old lady always cared and loved her unconditionally, which made Xi Jin feel the warmth that she had not felt for a long time. : "I just want to ask my grandmother to forgive Jin'er for being willful. Jin'er can't serve you."
"Grandma is already old, so it doesn't matter if she goes like this. Now that Luo'er can save her life, I have nothing more to ask for." Old Madam Xie gently touched Xi Jin's face, showing great pity. . "Grandma knew she was right."
"Grandma, you will live a long life." Xi Jin gave a gentle smile, "Don't worry, although my husband has been sentenced to exile, he has to wait until the New Year is over before setting off. Before that, I would like to I will help you settle down in Zhuangzi later, so that you can live your old life in Zhuangzi with peace of mind, so that my husband can go to Yazhou with peace of mind."
"Okay, I feel relieved when you are here." Mrs. Xie comforted her and put a green bracelet on Xi Jin's wrist. "This is the heirloom of our Xie family. Now I will give it to you." ”
Xi Jin subconsciously wanted to refuse, but thinking that this was Madam Xie's heart, she accepted it and said, "Grandma Xie."
"Old Madam, Old Madam..." Nanny Xie, who had always been calm, suddenly walked into the ancestral hall, "Old Madam, the imperial edict has arrived."
"Quick, go and place the incense table to receive the order." Mrs. Xie stood up with Xi Jin's help, calmed down, and walked steadily towards the courtyard.
In the courtyard, the master who announced the decree was already there. Madam Xie and everyone in the Xie Mansion knelt down to receive the decree.
But Xi Jin stood there, looking at the man in red robe holding the imperial edict, and subconsciously wanted to step back.
Prime Minister Mu slowly turned around and looked at his daughter in front of him. The cold and solemn expression on his face softened slightly, and his lips moved slightly, but he still raised his voice: "Everyone accepts the order."
"By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict: Xie Luo's wife, Mu, of the Xie Mansion, is intelligent, dignified and prudent. She has made great contributions to the rescue. Xie Luo is pardoned for his death penalty and exiled to Yazhou. Xie Mu, Xie Luo's wife, is allowed to travel with him. this."
"A commoner's wife accepts the edict." The old lady stepped forward to receive the imperial edict from Ming Huang. She looked at Prime Minister Mu and smiled and said, "In-laws, why don't you go to the inner room and have a cup of tea."
Prime Minister Mu looked at Xi Jin beside him, nodded, and entered the living room.
"I haven't seen Jin'er for a long time. I'm afraid I miss you too much, so why don't you just catch up on old times." Madam Xie seemed to have noticed the gap between Xi Jin's father and daughter, so she left the two of them alone to catch up on old times.
"Jin'er, are you okay?" Looking at Xi Jin, who was sitting at the bottom, silent, Prime Minister Mu couldn't help but feel sad.
Once upon a time, she was also the daughter held in the palm of her father's wife's hands, but since her father's death, everything seems to have changed.
Jin'er is stubborn by nature, and she has never forgiven him, her father, for the death of her aunt.
Although he said everything in court, he still didn't know how to communicate with his daughter.
"Return to father, my daughter is very good, and my grandmother loves me very much." Xi Jin lowered his head and pulled the handkerchief in his hand, responding coldly.
"Even if the Xie Mansion treats you kindly, why would you bother to ask for an order to go to Yazhou with Xie Luo." Prime Minister Mu said with a look of hatred that iron cannot be transformed into steel.
"Father, don't forget that Jin'er is Xie Luo's wife now. Husband and wife should be of the same mind and advance and retreat together."
Facing the connotation in Xi Jin's words, Prime Minister Mu felt uncomfortable. Her mother was indeed right. This daughter was just a white-eyed wolf and could not be raised well.
Prime Minister Mu suddenly put down the tea cup in his hand and scolded: "Don't think that I don't know. You went to Yazhou just to find traces of Shangguan Ba. How many times have I told you that Shangguan Ba is a traitor?" From now on, you should have less to do with him."
"So my father will marry me to Xie Luo?" Xi Jin suddenly raised his head, his eyes were red, "You know that Xie Luo is about to die, so you don't care about your daughter's life in order to prevent others from saying you are treacherous?"
"You are so presumptuous!" Prime Minister Mu stood up and pointed at Xi Jin, "This is your attitude when talking to your father. Do you regard me as your father?"
"Why should father ask questions knowingly?" Xi Jin took a sip of tea and looked at Prime Minister Mu, "But having said that, Jin'er also wants to thank his father. Jin'er is now a member of the Xie Mansion and can take charge of his own life. "
Prime Minister Mu couldn't help but laugh and said: "What a fool's errand. Do you think you can really change anything by going to Yazhou?"
"Even if I can't, I will try." Xi Jin insisted.
Seeing the familiar look on Mu Xijin's face, Prime Minister Mu softened his tone: "Jin'er, you are my father's daughter after all. I admit that I have selfish motives for marrying you to Xie Luo, but Jin'er Do you know that Yazhou is extremely dangerous, if you regret it..."
"Father, there is no need to say more, my daughter will not regret it." Xi Jin said with a look of rejection.
"Come, let's see you off."
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Time flies, and it has been more than ten days. Since Xi Jin took over the entire Xie Mansion, he started to deal with all the affairs of the Xie Mansion.
Xi Jin carefully studied the roster of the mansion, and first dismissed a group of lazy servants. The rest of the people also informed everyone of the news of moving to Zhuangzi. Those who were willing to follow and live in farming in Zhuangzi would stay, and those who were not willing to leave would just stay. lay off.
After some operations, there were more than ten people left in the house, including two nuns, including Aunt Xie, and two maids. The rest were all young boys with strong strength and poor family backgrounds. .
As for those servants who have been holding Xie's money for many years but are used to showing off, they will naturally not stay.
On the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, the sky rarely cleared up. This was the first day that Xi Jin brought the remaining people from the Xie family to Zhuangzi. Xi Jin laid out a table of dishes and invited the old members of the Xie family to have a meal together. .
Different from his usual cold demeanor, this night, Xijin took out a pot of peach blossom wine, got drunk with his servants, and tearfully asked them to take good care of Mrs. Xie.
The servants were all old people in the mansion, as well as some poor young people who had been promoted by Xi Jin. They all convinced Xi Jin and expressed that they would take good care of Mrs. Xie.
Mrs. Xie looked on, feeling happy and sad at the same time. If nothing happened to Luo Er, it would be a great thing for the Xie Mansion to have such a capable mistress!
"Miss." After the banquet, Ping'er helped Xi Jin back to the room, her eyes red with distress, and she choked with sobs, "Miss, do you really not want to be a slave?"
"Ping'er, you are the person I trust most. I can only rest assured if you stay with my grandmother. What's more, you have suffered so many years with me. How can I bear to drag you down again when you go to Yazhou?"
Xi Jin was so drunk that he fell down on the bed and couldn't help but feel dizzy: "Ping'er, you understand me. Shangguan taboos him... He is waiting for me in Yazhou."
"Miss, you're drunk." Ping'er nervously covered Xi Jin's mouth, "I'll go get you some sobering soup."
"Okay." Xi Jin turned over and fell into a deep sleep.
In the dream, she saw Shangguan Ba. He was standing in front of her with a long body and a bright smile.
But when the scene changed, Shangguan Bao suddenly jumped from the cliff.
Xi Jin woke up from the nightmare, her white face full of tears!
Xijin lit the candles on the table, picked up the books on the side, sorted them one by one, and locked them one by one into the camphor wood box.
I'm going to Yazhou now. I wonder when I can return? Xi Jin felt sad in her heart. It had only been more than a month, but it seemed like several years had passed since she married into the Xie Mansion. Fortunately, everything went smoothly and was still under her control.
"Miss, why are you awake?" Ping'er heard the noise, came in from outside, and poured a glass of water for Xi Jin.
