Xiao Jing did not answer, but said solemnly: "The imperial edict has been issued today, and my grandson will leave for Northern Xinjiang soon. I don't know when I will be able to return."
Mrs. Xiao softened her expression after hearing this.
Northern Xinjiang is thousands of miles away from the capital. Xiao Jing is here to guard the border. Without an edict, he cannot return to Beijing. Naturally, he will not be able to see that bitch again. As time goes by, she does not believe that Xiao Jing will not give up that abnormal thought.
Besides, as long as Xiao Jing is not here, Xue Xuening's life or death is not up to her!
Xiao Jing raised her head and looked directly at Mrs. Xiao, "I hope grandma will be kind to Xue Ning for Jin Min's sake."
Mrs. Xiao felt embarrassed for a moment that she had been seen through, and snorted coldly: "You defend her, but you forgot who the wife you are marrying is!"
"Wanyu treats you wholeheartedly, loves Mingxuan very much, serves me as an old woman with all her heart, and manages the inside and outside of the Marquis's house. There is nothing wrong with it. I don't ask you to be close to her, but you should have the dignity you deserve." You must give it to her. Before leaving Beijing, you should stay with her more!"
Xiao Jing frowned. He knew he couldn't help Xie Wanyu, but he couldn't force his feelings. Besides, he had already promised Xue Ning that he would not touch other women.
"My grandson can only promise that as long as she is alive, Mrs. Hou's position will only be hers."
Mrs. Xiao's heart sank, and she suddenly asked: "Who do you plan to give the throne to?"
Xiao Jing was silent.
Mrs. Xiao said coldly: "It is the ancestral family law to establish a direct descendant. Don't let your mind be deceived!"
Xiao Jing said calmly: "In addition to the direct eldest son, we also need to look at talents. Moreover, Mingxuan and Jinmin are still young, so it is too early to mention these things now."
Mrs. Xiao's heart sank completely. She didn't expect that Xiao Jing would be so biased towards the mother and son. For a while, her love for Xiao Jinmin, her great-grandson, also diminished a bit.
She stared at Xiao Jing, "Mingxuan is your eldest son, the eldest son that Yuerong risked his life to give birth to for you!"
Xiao Jing was a little dazed when her grandmother mentioned her deceased wife, but she quickly returned to normal.
He stood up and said, "My grandson has his own concerns about establishing a heir apparent. It's getting late. Grandma should go to bed early and my grandson will leave."
As soon as Xiao Jing left, Mrs. Xiao leaned tiredly on the soft pillow, her expression uncertain.
Back then, she only thanked Yuerong for her death in childbirth. Xiao Jing was heartbroken and was taken advantage of by the restless bitch. She was temporarily fascinated, and she hid it for him when the old marquis was aware of it.
She originally wanted to deal with the bitch secretly, but she didn't expect the bitch to go to the eldest princess's house, and she was commended by the court for her chastity. She couldn't do anything again, so she could only ask the old marquis to propose marriage to the Xie family and renew Xiao Jing's marriage. Marrying her half-sister Xie Wanyu, who is somewhat similar to Xie Yuerong, as her stepmother, she hopes that Xiao Jing can stop her shady thoughts.
Later, Xiao Jing got married, and she really didn't have any contact with that bitch anymore, but she would rather stay in the capital camp all year round than go back home to get along with Xie Wanyu.
Until a few days ago, Xiao Jing suddenly told her that he and Xue Xuening had never broken off their relationship. The bitch even gave birth to a son six years ago and was raised in the family of Xiao Jing's close family member. Now that the child is growing older, I want to take the child back to the Marquis Mansion for upbringing.
She almost died of anger, but what could she do?
Her biological son and concubine's eldest grandson died in battle early in life, leaving only Xiao Jing, her legitimate grandson. For the sake of the blood heirs and the reputation of the Hou family, she could only continue to cover up for them.
But she never expected that that bitch would have such a great influence on Xiao Jing!
If she had known this earlier, she shouldn't have just fed the bitch a bowl of medicine without telling the old Marquis!
The next day.
As soon as Xie Wanyu finished washing, Xiao Jing sent someone to deliver the deed to Panyun Mountain.
She smiled sarcastically, was she afraid that she would regret it?
Turning around, she ordered someone to go to the Yamen to change the deed to her name. She said to Nanny He: "I plan to build a garden on that mountain and plant some fruit trees. Nanny, go tell Brother Nanny and ask him to run around." , find some beautiful flowers and trees to plant."
Aunt He was naturally happy that her son had some errands to do, "Madam, if you want to build a garden, do you want to find some craftsmen?"
Xie Wanyu shook her head, "No need for the time being."
Due to Xiao Jing's paranoia, she has no plans to do any major construction work in the short term, nor is she in a hurry to dig out the treasure.
After all, she would never have been able to discover the place where the treasure was hidden if it hadn't been for some mistake in her previous life. It would be safer to stay where it was for the time being.
Glancing at the sky, she ordered again: "The weather is nice today. Let's take out all the books in the study and dry them. By the way, I remember that I have borrowed a lot of books from the west courtyard in the past few years. If they are not returned, grandma Grandma will send someone over to urge you."
In this life, Xue Xuening will never get famous with her things!
Aunt He breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, "I've been remembering the things I borrowed over there, and there are about fifty or sixty of them."
She is a daughter of the Xie family and has read a few books, so she naturally knows how valuable the rare and rare books in Xie Wanyu's dowry are. Over the years, Xiyuan has come to borrow books from time to time, but never returned them, so she can I feel bad.
Xie Wanyu was stunned for a moment, then laughed at herself.
She is really generous, but it's a pity that instead of thanking her, they might even laugh at her behind her back!
Xie Wanyu took people to Tai'an Hall to pay her respects. When she arrived, Xue Xuening was talking to Mrs. Xiao.
She glanced around and found the sullen look on Mrs. Xiao's brows that had not yet dissipated. She glanced at Xue Xuening again, the corners of her lips curled down, as if she was unhappy.
Seeing her come in, the two of them stopped talking.
"My sister and I look really good today, but what's the happy event?" Xue Xuening asked with a smile.
Xie Wanyu smiled and said, "Yesterday, the Marquis gave me a mountain top. I will have a place to enjoy the scenery and play in the future. Naturally, I will be in a good mood."
Xue Xuening felt sad in her heart and said with a smile: "I thought it was because my brother and sister are about to adopt a son, so I feel happy."
Xie Wanyu raised her eyebrows, "My eldest sister-in-law is well-informed. You already knew about it before I even told my grandmother? If I hadn't known what kind of person my eldest sister-in-law is, I would have said that you had planted spies in my yard!"
Except for Lan Qin, the creepy one, there was no one else in her courtyard who had second thoughts, but it was better to investigate carefully.
Xue Xuening's heart skipped a beat, feeling that there was something in her words.
"Brothers and sisters, don't get me wrong. I only heard about it from my grandmother just now, and I didn't know that you had decided on an adoptive candidate."
Mrs. Xiao glanced at her and snorted coldly, but smiled lovingly on her face: "Jing'er came over last night and told me that you want to adopt Jin Min's child?"
Xie Wanyu fiddled with the jade bracelet on her wrist with her fingertips and said casually: "Master Hou likes that child very much. Of course I can't resist him."
Mrs. Xiao frowned.
This doesn't sound right. Apparently Xie Wanyu doesn't care whether Xiao Jinmin goes too far or not.
But if Xie Wanyu didn't care about Xiao Jinmin, she would not raise him wholeheartedly, nor would she use the Xie family's connections to pave the way for him.
It should be noted that the Xie family has produced three imperial masters, and their reputation and power are much higher than those of the current Hou Mansion. Otherwise, she would not have allowed Xie Wanyu to send her great-grandson Xiao Mingxuan to the Xie family to study.
Although she doesn't have deep feelings for Xiao Jinmin now, and is even a little angry because of Xue Xuening, but he is of her Xiao family's blood anyway, and she naturally wants her great-grandson to have a bright future!
Hearing this, Xue Xuening tightened her handkerchief, feeling filled with hatred.
Xie Wanyu, what does this mean? He took away her son and still doesn't care about her? Why should she? How dare she?
Xie Wanyu didn't care about the two people's thoughts and continued: "Except for Xiao Jinmin, since the other children have been connected to the mansion, it is difficult to send them out. The granddaughter-in-law thought that it would be better to carve out a piece of land in the mansion and build a kindergarten. We can study and play during the day and rest at night, and we can also ask the clan to send children of appropriate age, so there won’t be any gossip outside.”
Mrs. Xiao didn't have any objections to this. Anyway, she didn't have to worry about it, and she could gain a good reputation with the outside world.
Xue Xuening pressed again and again, but still lost her temper and said with a smile: "Since my siblings love children so much, why not have one with my uncle as soon as possible, so that Mingxuan and Jinmin can have another younger brother and sister, right?"
Although those children will not be adopted, if they stay in the Hou Mansion for a day, her son's resources will inevitably be diluted. How can she not be angry about this?
Xie Wanyu lowered her eyes, covering her cold eyes.
Her body has long been drugged by Xue Xuening. Does she know that she will never have another child of her own?
These words were clearly intended to hurt her!
