Xie Zhiqiu's eyebrows were trembling, and his face was burning. Several servants of the Yuan family went to help the young master in panic. They dared not say anything to Xie Lanan, "You, how can you hurt others..."
Xie Lanan glanced down with long eyelashes and stared at the whining bloody man on the ground, "Well, I injured him. Remember to go to Tingwei to file a lawsuit against me. I'll wait at home. If you don't come for three days, I will go find you. .”
In the distance at Pi'an, Chu Qingyuan stared blankly at this extremely unreasonable person who completely subverted the image of him in his heart, and had forgotten to think.
Xie's car drove away in a hurry.
The bank was full of men and women in rich clothes, and before they even took a sip of wine, they were already chilled by the spring breeze.
The news about the Spring Banquet was like boiling oil pouring into boiling water, and it quickly exploded in the capital.
When the news came back to the palace, Empress Dowager Yu, who had always been sitting firmly in the temple, accidentally knocked over the tea cup: "What did you say?"
The chamberlain who replied seemed to be in a dream, stumbling over the matter again.
Empress Dowager Yu, who had been criticized by Qingliu for many years for "women taking over men's power, and yin controlling yang", lost her mind for a long time, then suddenly laughed out loud and said hello repeatedly.
The female officer Qin Wei came over to tidy things up and poured tea again. Looking at the radiant face of the Queen Mother, Qin Wei said softly:
"My Majesty has always been short of a capable person with direct access to her ears. Xie Lan'an is a woman, which is actually better than her being a man. Will your Majesty take the opportunity to show mercy and subdue this person?"
Empress Dowager Yu, who had regained her grace and splendor, showed bright eyes and a bit of a smile: "A person worthy of helping the Aijia should also be able to stand up for herself. Now she has become the target of public criticism. Let's see if she has the ability to survive." Let’s get this off.”
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In the atrium of Xie's residence, nine seats were arranged in a row.
The nine elders of the clan who were alarmed after hearing the news rushed to the ancestral home one after another with their family members. When they entered, the front door was as heavy as water, and they shook their clothes and sat down.
Opposite the nine chairs, Xie Lanan faced the people who were about to be interrogated. He did not hesitate at all. He was well prepared and ordered two arm-length mahogany desks to be brought in and combined into one.
The long desk is covered with yellow leather account books, one after another, and it can't be seen to the end.
Behind the long desk, there is a mica-carved single couch, and a woman with black eyebrows like a sword sits down with her legs folded comfortably.
In addition to two close bodyguards, the only person beside her was Xie Yaochi, who was following her in the car back home. At this time, she was twisting the Qingluan fragrant gauze belt around her waist with her fingers, staring at her brother, no, her sister's. Zhang Ying's sassy face.
Xie Lan'an asked her to sit with him. Xie Yaochi glanced at the uncles opposite him, and stood awkwardly next to Xie Lan'an.
"presumptuous!"
The one in the middle of the nine clan elders is a tall old man wearing a bright purple loose Zen robe. According to his seniority, Xie Lanan should call him his fifth uncle.
When the old man saw that Xie Lan'an was still in trouble, he still dared to act arrogantly and act as if no one was around. He sighed at the misfortune of his family, "Here, why don't you kidnap this kid who has ruined the family reputation and put him in the ancestral hall!"
Following the order from Xie's fifth uncle, dozens of guards from the mansion rushed into the courtyard.
When they got closer, they all lined up behind Xie Lanan, like stars over the moon, with respectful expressions.
The fifth uncle was stunned for a moment, his withered cheeks twitched, he slapped the table and stretched out his fingers: "You dare to help the tyrant?!"
"I have all his body and deeds in my hands." Xie Lanan looked at him. The mean face that prevented her from seeing her mother for the last time in her previous life coincided with the face in front of her. "If you don't listen to me, will you listen to you?"
How could she not prepare any means of self-protection since her rebirth, and repeat the same mistakes that no one could use in her previous life?
"Oh, Lan'an, you are confused." Next to the fifth uncle, an old man on crutches, who was also an uncle of this branch, looked at the former pride of the family and shook his head sadly:
"Why bother? The Xie family has a good family tradition and treats young men and women equally. As a woman, you can also be famous like your aunt. Why do you have to do this and make the Xie family the laughing stock of the Southern Dynasties?"
Xie Lanan was a little funny. There was Mrs. Ruan, the infatuated seed, above her. She was a man and a woman. When would it be her turn to make the decision?
Just when I was thinking of this, someone asked Ruan Biluo: "Where is Ruan? As things have developed today, she has committed a lot of crimes. If she doesn't come out to confront her at this time, do you think she can escape?"
Xie Lanan turned the white jade fan in his hand around his fingers as if bored, and glanced at the speaker: "My mother is recuperating, and no one is allowed to disturb her. Today, you are invited to sit down and talk. I respect the elders. No more tampering. , the sword in my guard's hand has already been fired."
The old men on the opposite side were stunned. They had obviously heard about the unlucky Hara family husband.
They really couldn't figure it out. In the past, the Xie family's Yushu was as gentle as jade, steady and polite, but now he talks about beating and killing, and how dare he bully his master and destroy his ancestors?
At this moment, Xie Zhiqiu walked in from outside the Yue Cave Gate, looked at Xie Lanan gloomily, turned around and told the clan elders about what happened at the banquet.
Finally he said: "This girl doesn't want to be good, and she wants to drag the whole clan into ruin. Dear clan elders, if you can't punish this son today and elect a new head of the family to turn the tide, our Xie family's status in Aurous Hill may not be safe!"
"The new head of the family, isn't Third Uncle referring to yourself?"
Xie Lanan changed to a lazy sitting position and said curiously: "Even if I go down, it will still be the second uncle's family matter, and the third uncle will be worried about other people's worries."
Xie Zhiqiu sighed in his heart. The second son has done well as the governor of Jingzhou and will not come back. The second son knows how to respect his elders better than you, so how dare you compete with me.
Besides, he also has the help of his in-law family, and the Yuan family in Runan is also a well-known and famous family. Are you still afraid that you will be orphaned and widowed?
However, he also knew that Xie Lanan was very talkative and did not want to argue with her. In the blink of an eye, when he saw the little daughter behind Xie Lanan, he immediately stared: "What are you doing here, why don't you go back to the room!"
Xie Yaochi shivered in fright, and the color drained from her fair and delicate face.
Xie Lanan frowned, thought for a while, turned around and said to Wuniang in a harmonious voice: "You should go back to the house first, it's okay."
Xie Yaochi glanced at her, and then at his father who was angry. Like a weak willow in the wind and rain, tears welled up in his eyes. He was scared but said softly: "No, I'm with you, sister."
Xie Zhiqiu was angry: "You dare to be disobedient and unfilial!"
He said and stepped forward, looking to poke Xie Yaochi's forehead with his finger. Xie Lanan's expression grew colder, Yunshuang and Xuanbai took a step forward at the same time, and suddenly heard a clear male voice saying:
"Third uncle, please take your time. If you have something to say, please tell me."
A man with full sleeves walked around the rockery.
His facial features are somewhat similar to Xie Lan'an's, but he is more steady. The clear blue robe on his body is clear and elegant, giving him a wind-like appearance.
Xie Ce, the eldest son of Xie Yixia, the second house master, is a quiet person and does not like to play, so he did not attend the spring banquet today. Instead, he led the book boy to Xiaobaima Temple and went to the forest of steles behind the treasure hall to carve steles.
When a commotion broke out on Xuanwu Lake, the clever servants of the Xie family rushed to the temple to inform the Dalang Lord. Xie Ce accepted the letter and abandoned the inscription that was about to be rubbed, and then rushed back.
He first bowed to the nine clan elders and his third uncle, then turned his head and his eyes fell on Xie Lanan, who had long hair like waterfalls and long skirts like fire.
He is six years older than Xie Lanan.
It's just that since he was a child, his talent and understanding have never been as good as his. It's not just him. Looking at all the Xie family's descendants, no one can compare with Lan'an. It's as if all the talents and talents of the uncle who died young have been gathered into his flesh and blood.
The name Lan'an was given by the uncle to his unborn child during his lifetime, which means that the world is peaceful and the world is peaceful. The name "Lan'an" was given by Xie Ce's father, who gave it to him because of his beautiful blessings: the mountains and rivers are magnificent, and the water and things contain spirits.
If Xie Lan'an is a girl, then he is the true eldest grandson of the Xie family.
When Xie Lanan saw this cousin, he lost consciousness for a moment.
I remember that when she died in her previous life, Xie Ce was attending the funeral for her second uncle in Jingzhou.
Therefore, from the time the accident happened until she jumped off the cliff, her cousin didn't have time to rush back to Jinling. Xie Lanan had no way of knowing what Xie Ce would think after seeing that she was a woman.
But she was calm, stood up, and bowed to Xie Ce as a courtesy as before, as a greeting.
Xie Ce looked deeply at the almost unrecognizable girl, with a complicated look on his face, and opened and closed his lips several times. In the end, he didn't ask anything, turned around and stood in front of her, "Stand behind me."
Xie Lanan was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
With a little warmth in her eyes, she patted her brother on the shoulder and stepped forward to stand shoulder to shoulder with him. "It's okay. I can handle it. Brother, please sit down first."
Yun Shuang brought another Guan mat. Seeing that something was wrong, Xie Zhiqiu hurriedly said: "A Ce, you can see clearly! This girl has stolen your position, otherwise you should be in charge of the family at the moment——"
"Third uncle, don't be anxious, that's not what you said." Xie Ce accepted the words calmly without being provoked, "The Xie family has a long history, and the elders have always treated their nephews equally and did not hide their sins. This is what my uncle did to his nephew when he was still alive. The same is true for my father towards Han Ling. The so-called head of the family is naturally a man of virtue and talent."
He glanced at Xie Lan'an and said, "Hanling is my sibling. Brothers are siblings, so isn't my sister not a sibling? There are so many elders, so to target her alone, isn't it contrary to the way of love and too aggressive?"
"Oh?" The fifth uncle on the opposite side groaned for a long time, with a sharp light in his eyes, "It seems that the second bedroom is going to get involved in this matter? So, does it mean that the second bedroom already knew that Xie Lanan was a girl, but helped hide it?"
He turned to Xie Lan'an with a contemptuous smile: "I know that you sent two flying letters three days ago. They were written to your second uncle in Jingzhou to ask for help, right?
"Young baby, you still have delusions. Not to mention your second uncle, even if your father came back from the dead today and gave birth to a rebellious junior like you, he would kneel here and repent! He would also listen to the elders of our clan. Get frustrated!"
These words were so heartbreaking that even Xie Ce's expression changed.
After Xie Lanan heard this, he just sighed lightly: "Dead people, living people, dead fathers and mothers, all have been arranged by you..."
This woman with a cold look seems to have the skin of a young girl. The colder she is, the more dusty she is. In fact, she is a master who has been obsessed with her for hundreds of years. She has little energy for others' deliberate irritation.
The rotten things in front of us are nothing compared to the war in Kyushu and the destruction of mountains and rivers.
"If you want me to step down, I need to hand over the public accounts clearly first. My fifth uncle shouted the loudest, so let's start with you?"
Xie Lanan stopped talking in circles, tapped the account book on the case with his fan, and went straight to the point: "I have been a housekeeper for a year, and when I cleaned up the account books, I found that there was a discrepancy in the number of fields under the name of my fifth uncle. There was an extra hundred acres that was not reported to the clan. Two hectares of it, It is an occupation of the property of the deceased Qing generation, am I right? The Nandu family in Jiangzuo attaches great importance to the unity of the clan and shares the honor and disgrace. Therefore, each family has the capital to spend money to help the poor branches. This is Gu Zhirong, and the rules passed down by our Xie family are even more so."
The fifth uncle's face darkened, "Zhuzi——"
"According to the number of acres, it should be 20,000 yuan per year. The fifth uncle's invasion of the land happened before I was born. Counting twenty years, it is 400,000 yuan."
Xie Lan'an didn't give the old man any room to interrupt, "This is just one of the transactions. I have no other advantages, except that I have a good memory. I can remember every transaction on the public account. Even if you take away my stewardship, you can still It doesn't matter if I go out, it's just that if I go out and talk nonsense when I'm frustrated, there's no risk that my family will be exposed."
Xie Zhiqiu heard that she dared to threaten them.
But looking at Uncle Wu’s face, what Xie Lanan said couldn’t be true, right?
Xie Zhiqiu wondered doubtfully, could it be that the fifth uncle really occupied the land and relied on his family's money? Even he didn't know about it.
The fifth uncle was so angry that his sleeves were trembling, and at the same time he was in disbelief: the old sesame seeds and rotten millet that Xie Lan'an talked about were already many years ago. The beginning and end of those fields had been wiped clean long ago, and they were actually under his name. This kid has only been the housekeeper for a year, how could he find out this account?
Little did he know that in his previous life, Xie Lanan also discovered this shortfall when he accidentally settled the accounts one day after becoming the head of the family for three years.
What shocked Xie Lanan at that time was not that the fifth uncle concealed the truth, but that the old man would ruthlessly seize the remaining fertile land for his orphaned grandson, without any regard for the feelings of the same clan.
She immediately informed her uncle about the incident. After his second uncle learned about it, he was silent for a long time, and finally patted her on the shoulder and told her to keep quiet. Later, the second uncle used his own money to support the girl who belonged to the last branch of the Xie family, and arranged a decent marriage for the little girl, so the matter was settled.
They kept each other secret, and the second uncle never confronted the fifth uncle from the beginning to the end.
It was from then on that Xie Lan'an, who used to view the world as a breeze and a bright moon, began to come into contact with more and more secrets and dirt in the family. She began to reflect on what the seemingly noble and gorgeous family was.
Postponing the Spring Banquet for three days was certainly not to make a gift, let alone to ask for help. One of the things was to take the time to find out the evidence of this corruption.
She alone is enough to take care of these family worms.
The fifth uncle's eyes were sharp and he was still defending himself: "You kid is talking nonsense. In order to get away with it, he accuses me of the crime you want to inflict. You can settle the accounts, but it's not up to you. Shen Lue, you are my eldest son and grandson. In front of the big right and wrong." Don’t be confused!”
Shenlue was Xie Ce's nickname. Xie Lanan raised his eyebrows. Wasn't this old man in a hurry and seeking medical treatment? "My cousin is so upright and upright. If he really takes over, have all the dirty deeds of the elders been hidden?"
The clan elders were whispering to each other, restless for a while.
Who hasn't been a little secretive in their lifetime, especially a century-old noble family like them. Even Erlang, who is far away in Jingzhou, turns a blind eye to some things and does not ask about it. In this generation, how can the Xie family have such a devil?
Xie Ce's face started to look bad when he heard that his fifth uncle was invading the fields. He didn't know whether he was cooperating or just being suspicious. He frowned and asked Xie Lan'an, "What else can you do?"
Xie Lanan glanced at his fifth uncle and said four words: "Fuling Tongshan."
"What?" Xie Ce didn't listen.
The fifth uncle heard a buzz in his ears and stood up!
After he stood up, he couldn't bear it. The stars were dancing in front of his eyes, and the sound of blood flowing close to his ears hit his heart, one sound faster than the other. Fortunately, someone helped me and I didn't fall down.
The blood on the old man's face faded instantly. He looked at Xie Lanan with eyes as if he had seen a ghost. His breathing was rapid and he was no longer as strong as before.
Everyone was shocked by his huge reaction.
"You...you..." The fifth uncle's throat sounded thick. This is impossible. How old is she...how could she know this!
Suspicious and frightened, the old man finally couldn't say a single harsh word. He didn't even dare to look at Xie Lan'an. He reluctantly said "I have something going on at home" and walked towards the moon cave door in vain, as if he wanted to escape from something.
"By the way," Xie Lanan lowered his eyebrows and played with his fan, chasing after him in a nonchalant tone, "The flying pigeon letter is not for my second uncle. I don't want my second uncle to come back early than you do, because he will inevitably replace the elders. Begging for mercy, and I—”
I just want to kill people.
I still haven’t forgotten the hatred of humiliating my mother’s corpse in my previous life. Fifth uncle, it’s time for you to pay.
