He was a little sad.
She is the same age as Xie Jingyu, and at the same age, he is still the handsome young man before, but she is already old.
"Why are you here?"
Seeing her standing at the door of the yard, Xie Jingyu's tired face showed sullenness.
He lowered his head: "Sir, I have done something wrong and I am willing to be punished, but it does not mean that I am willing to be tortured to death... Aunt Tao, with the connivance of Madam, deprived Xiaomiao of food, she wanted to deprive me of my A way out..."
Xie Jingyu pinched his eyebrows.
He had just come back from Lord Yu's house. He had stayed in Yu's house for most of the day, but he didn't even see the shadow of Lord Yu.
In the past, Mr. Yu treated him quite well. He would take him with him no matter what social events he attended, and he made him meet many important figures in the officialdom.
Seeing that the assessment was coming, Master Yu suddenly didn't want to see him anymore.
He really didn't understand what he had done wrong.
There was nowhere to talk about the boredom of the day, but as soon as he returned home, he was dragged by He to talk about such trivial matters.
He was not a person who lost his temper easily, but at this moment he couldn't hold himself back any longer and said coldly: "You insist on staying in the Xie Mansion, so no matter what kind of treatment you receive, it is your own choice. Another one, I asked you to be grounded in the small temple, but you showed up at the door of my study. Since you didn't take my words seriously, then I had to arrange for someone to guard the door of the small temple."
He's lips froze suddenly.
She thought of the first time they met a long, long time ago, and he looked at her with surprise in his eyes.
She thought of the distress in the man's eyes after giving birth to An Ge'er.
She thought of many years ago, when she lived with her three children in the suburbs of Beijing, and how tender and affectionate he was when he came once a month.
Since moving into the Xie Mansion, she and he have become masters and servants, and her title has changed from Yulang to adults...
It wasn't until this moment that she realized that they seemed to be unable to go back to the past.
"Still not leaving?"
Xie Jingyu's voice was full of impatience.
He's tears suddenly came out.
She tried her best to let the children recognize their ancestors, she tried every means to stay with Xie Jingyu, she was willing to be a slave and wanted to be a family... Did this man really see her sacrifice?
"Yes, sir, I'm leaving now."
He bent his knees and turned around, tears streaming down his face.
Looking at her back, Xie Jingyu couldn't help but sigh. He kept her at Xie's house because of their past friendship.
If he did more for the He family, it would definitely arouse Yun Chu's suspicion. He still had to rely on the power of the Yun family to rise to prominence, so how could he fall out with Yun Chu?
Back at the small temple, Mr. He felt as if his heart was filled with death.
She also wanted to see Brother An become the number one scholar and become a high official, personally send Sister Ping off to get married, and see Brother Wei become successful... She could never die in this small temple.
Since Xie Jingyu cannot be relied on, he can only rely on himself.
She wrote a letter and gave the only bracelet on her wrist to the little nun, begging the little nun to help send it out.
"Oh, she wants to deliver a letter to Steward He in the outer courtyard?" Yun Chu looked at the little nun who came to report, "Then you can deliver it to her."
The little nun agreed and took the letter to the outer courtyard.
Tingshuang was a little surprised and said: "The He family and the manager He from the outer courtyard have the same surname. Are they related in some way?"
Yun Chu nodded: "The two of them are probably brothers and sisters. If you want to find out He's identity, you have to start with He Xu."
He's status must be extraordinary, otherwise she would definitely want to be the mistress. Even if she couldn't be the mistress, she would definitely be willing to be the aunt.
She had a vague guess in her mind, but there was no evidence and no one would believe her if she said it.
Whether Xie Shian's career path can be completely cut off depends on He's identity.
At this time, the boy in the front yard ran back and said: "Madam, I went to the Yun Mansion. The Yun family said that the eldest young master will return to Beijing tomorrow morning."
Yun Chu stood up suddenly.
Jizhou is not far from the capital, but her eldest brother needs to work in Jizhou, so it is beyond her expectation to return to the capital so early.
The rest of the day was very difficult. Early the next morning, she took a carriage back to Yun's house.
However, after Yunze returned to the capital, he first went to the Imperial City to resume his duties and did not come back until noon. He was exhausted, so his sister-in-law Liu Qianqian took him back to change clothes first.
Lin asked curiously: "Chu'er, is there something important between you and your elder brother?"
After her daughter came home, she was distracted and looked outside frequently. It wasn't until Yunze came back that her anxiety eased a little.
Yun Chu hurriedly put on a smile: "The old home of the Xie family is in Jizhou. My husband has not been back for many years. I want to find out about the situation there from my eldest brother."
Lin nodded thoughtfully.
After Yunze changed his clothes and came over, Mrs. Lin took Liu Qianqian out of the flower hall, leaving space for the two of them.
"Brother." Yun Chu's voice became hoarse as soon as he spoke, "Is the child... already back?"
Yunze opened his lips, but couldn't say a word.
If he took back those two poor children, he would tell his sister immediately instead of thinking about how to get over it by changing clothes.
The light in Yun Chu's eyes slowly disappeared, and his voice became hoarse: "Brother?"
Yunze sighed: "Chu'er, I personally went to the Xie family's old house in Jizhou and asked the clan members about the place where the child was buried. But the elders in the clan told me that four years ago, the Xie family in the capital did not send any I’ve been back, and I’ve never heard that Xie Jingyu’s legitimate son and daughter have died long ago. The Xie family lied to you..."
There was a bang.
Yunchu felt like his head was exploding.
Her body swayed, and she held on to the table to steady herself from falling.
She closed her eyes and slowly took a few deep breaths before her whole body slowly calmed down.
"Thank you, thank you brother!"
She uttered a few words with difficulty, turned around and walked out.
"Chu'er."
Yunze grabbed her wrist regardless of the brothers and sisters.
"Brother will go back with you."
Yun Chu held Yun Ze's arm and his voice became extremely hoarse: "I can face these things by myself. If I really can't handle them, I can go home and ask for help from my big brother."
She turned around and walked outside.
Normally, she would say goodbye to her mother and sister-in-law before leaving.
But now, she no longer has this thought.
Tingshuang supported her, and she quickly walked outside Yun Mansion, got into the carriage, and urged the driver to go faster, and faster.
The carriage galloped down the street and soon returned to Xie's house.
She walked in quickly and sat down in the flower hall, unable to do anything. Her voice was filled with a deep chill: "Bring Mr. He here."
The two women had never seen such a lady before. They looked at each other and hurriedly went to the small temple to get someone.
He was lying on the bed feeling weak. She had been injured before and had not been treated. She had not eaten a full meal for many days, and her body was really unable to hold on.
As soon as she closed her eyelids, the door to the wing was kicked open.
She was startled, thinking that Aunt Tao had brought someone here. When she looked up, she saw that it was Yusheng Juli's rough lady.
This is the person sent by Madam.
Madam has always been hypocritical. Even if she wanted to deal with her, she would ask Aunt Tao to come forward. How could she send someone here herself?
Without any further thought, He was picked up by two women and dragged outside.
