"grown ups."
The maids in Shengju all bowed their knees and saluted.
Xie Jingyu was exhausted.
Today in the court, he was impeached by the censor. He was expected to be promoted to the fifth rank, but now he has completely lost any chance.
If the rumors on the streets intensify, he may even be demoted...
It turns out that the Yun family, an in-law, quietly supported him, but this time the Yun family did not give the Xie family any face, and he had no support from the government.
He went down to court dejectedly and visited the Yu Mansion again, but this time Master Yu wouldn't even let him in. He waited at the door of the Yu Mansion for several hours, and finally convinced that Master Yu had completely given up on him, then he returned like a bereaved dog. Arrive at Xie Mansion.
He stood at the door of Shengju, looked at Tingshuang and said, "Is your wife's illness getting better?"
Tingshuang lowered her eyebrows and said, "Madam looks like she's getting better, but in fact she has a mental illness and can't cheer up for anything."
Xie Jingyu took off his official hat.
Didn't he know that Yun Chu was suffering from heart disease?
But the child is already dead and buried properly. Let the past go by, so why bother thinking about it.
When she gets sick, the whole Xie family becomes uneasy.
He never knew that the head wife had such a great influence on a family.
He said: "Is Madam asleep?"
"Madam has gone to bed a quarter of an hour ago." Tingshuang replied, "If you have anything to do, you can come early tomorrow."
Xie Jingyu said nothing more, turned around and left.
After walking out of Shengju, he saw Xie Shi'an on the path.
Xie Shi'an was obviously waiting for him, and said with cupped hands: "Father, the rumors in the city have spread to the school, and they must also have spread to the court. Was my father impeached by someone who wanted to go to court today?"
Xie Jingyu looked at his eldest son with admiration.
This son was able to predict the situation in the court just by being in the Xie Family School. He was truly a genius.
He asked: "What do you think?"
"Outsiders are mainly talking about two points. One is the burial of the twins in the Xie family four years ago. This matter is a foregone conclusion. The Xie family can only remain silent." Xie Shi'an said slowly, "The second is that the mother is ill. The story became more and more outrageous, and the old lady’s birthday party soon followed, and her mother was invited to attend the birthday party. The rumors about the restlessness in the back house of Xie’s residence were self-defeating.”
Xie Jingyu nodded: "Then do you think your mother will attend the birthday banquet?"
Xie Shian was silent.
His mother had just experienced a huge blow. He was not sure whether he would cooperate with the Xie family to clear up the rumors.
Xie Jingyu sighed and said, "You have to give it a try if you're not sure."
The father and son gradually walked away while talking.
After the voices completely faded away, Yun Chu breathed a sigh of relief.
She looked at the child nestled in the quilt: "Let's go, I'll take you out of the house first."
"I do not go!"
Chu Hongyu suddenly hugged her waist and rested his head on her chest, looking like he was cheating.
Yun Chu advised: "Young Master, if you are not at home at night, you will be discovered soon. Can you bear the anger of King Pingxi?"
She thought the child would be scared, but unexpectedly, the little guy raised his eyebrows proudly: "Tonight, my father was ordered to suppress bandits. He has been away from the capital for the past few days. I also found a child of the same age as me to pretend to be me and stay here." Prince's Mansion, don't worry, no one will notice that I'm missing."
Yun Chu: "..."
She didn't know what to say at all.
At this time, the window was suddenly knocked lightly.
Before Yunchu got up to see what was going on, he saw a scream coming from the window.
"Where did the thief come from, how dare he sneak around outside our lady's window!"
This is Qiu Tong's voice.
Yunchu glanced at the little guy on the bed and saw that the child was crawling under the bed anxiously, trying to push the window open.
She picked up the child and threw it into the bed tent, and said loudly: "Qiutong, tie up the thieves outside and send them to the government."
"No, no!" Chu Hongyu was sweating profusely, "He is not a thief, he is my guard. His name is Amao. Don't send him to the official."
Yun Chu deliberately said with a straight face: "The thief on the southeast side of Xie Mansion just now is also your guard, right?"
The little guy had a drooped face: "There have been people patrolling in front of Xie's house. I really had no choice, so I asked Amao to pretend to be a thief and lure those people away. Amao really didn't do anything bad."
He showed this look, and Yunchu's heart suddenly softened.
She looked out the window and said, "Qiu Tong, bring in the people from outside."
She got out of bed, put on her shoes and coat, and walked out of the inner room with the little one.
Qiu Tong and Ting Shuang came in with the guard. When they saw a child popping up in the room, their eyes almost popped out of their heads.
Especially Qiu Tong, she knew kung fu, but she didn't even notice that there was someone else in the madam's bedroom.
Yunchu made a gesture and Tingshuang hurriedly closed the door.
"Uh-huh!"
The guard's mouth was blocked and he kept making sounds.
Chu Hongyu rushed over and pulled out the rag in his mouth: "Amao, are you okay?"
"My subordinate is fine." Amao looked at his master up and down, then said fearfully, "My young prince, are you okay?"
Qiu Tong was extremely shocked: "Madam, what is going on?"
Tingshuang had already recognized the child and was extremely shocked: "Why is the young prince Pingxi in the madam's bedroom?"
"While it's dark and the house is in chaos, Qiu Tong, send these two people out." Yun Chu said, "Don't let anyone find out."
If Xie Jingyu knew that Prince Pingxi's youngest son had come to the Xie family, he would probably try to use this child to get close to Prince Pingxi. She did not want a child to become a tool for Xie Jingyu's rise to prominence.
"I said I won't leave, and I won't leave!" Chu Hongyu used all four limbs to climb on top of Yun Chu, "I'm going to stay here. If I don't leave, I won't leave!"
Qiu Tong stepped forward, grabbed the child's back collar, and lifted him up: "Young prince, although you are a child, you are still considered a foreigner. It is unreasonable to stay with our lady. I will take you back to the palace." .”
"Woooooo, I won't leave!" The little guy kicked his legs in the air. "I finally found a chance to sneak out of the palace and sneak into the Xie family. How could you drive me away so quickly? I don't want it anymore. I like you, damn it, wuwuwu..."
Amao helped: "A few days ago, after the young prince heard that Mrs. The young prince has not had any love from his mother since he was a child, so Mrs. Xie should just take pity on our young prince..."
Yun Chu's heart suffocated.
She picked up the child who was kicking in the air.
She knew that the youngest prince of Pingxi Palace was four years old, but compared with Xie Shiyun of the same age, he was too thin and felt like a three-year-old child.
She said softly: "Then I will allow you to stay here all night, and you have to leave at dawn, okay?"
The little guy burst into laughter and plunged into her arms.
