Tingshuang told Yunchu the gossip she heard outside.
"The news about the Xie family spread all over the capital last night. People said that Mr. Xie, a doctor in the household department, was greedy and had an affair with his aunt all day long at my grandmother's birthday party... They also said that the aunt was old and ugly, and Mr. Xie had a unique taste. It's unusual... In short, people outside are talking about the Xie family, and your reputation has been completely ruined. Of course, the reputation of the young lady for not being good at managing the family is also known to everyone..."
Yun Chu asked: "What was the old lady's reaction?"
"I heard that the old lady smashed everything in the house early in the morning, and everyone who served her was silent." Tingshuang said softly, "I also invited a doctor to come here in the morning, saying that the old lady's liver energy was stagnant and could not be cured. Less prescription."
"Everyone is talking about the Xie family outside. Wouldn't the old lady be getting sicker and worse?" Tingxue said worriedly, "Will our wife have to go there to take care of her then?"
Tingshuang shook his head: "Last night King Pingxi tied up seventy or eighty bandits and entered the capital. The attention of the people in the capital was attracted by this incident. There are strange things happening in the capital every day. In less than ten days, everyone will forget about it. With this happening to the Xie family, the old lady’s illness will naturally be cured.”
Just as he was talking, Tingfeng led Chen Defu into the side hall.
"Greetings to Madam." Chen Defu saluted and said, "Last night, the old slave went to the ruined temple outside the city as Madam ordered. Sure enough, he saw He Xu there. His buttocks were beaten to pieces, and his clothes were ruined. The beggar was stripped clean and lying naked outside. If no one took care of him, he would probably not survive for three days. The old slave took him into the city, found an inn, found a doctor and gave him medicine, and he woke up this morning .”
Yun Chu closed the tea lid and said, "Uncle Chen, please continue to take good care of He Xu and find a suitable opportunity to let him enter the casino."
He Xu was addicted to gambling and would open a small casino in his house all day long and let a group of boys play with him. She didn't believe that He Xu could withstand the huge temptation of the casino.
She continued, "Check out the name He Lingying and report any clues you find."
Chen Defu lowered his head and accepted the order: "Yes, madam."
After Chen Defu left, Tingshuang said softly: "Does Madam suspect that there is something wrong with Aunt He's identity?"
Yun Chu did not hide anything from her and said: "Aunt He may be the daughter of the guilty minister. However, in the past fifty years, there is no He family among the families whose homes have been confiscated and exiled in the capital. I don't know if it is my guess. wrong."
Tingshuang's eyes suddenly widened.
If Aunt He was a criminal, she would have to be a prostitute for generations according to the law, but the Xie family took Aunt He as a concubine.
She couldn't even imagine the consequences.
The reason why Aunt He became the Aunt of the Xie family was because of Madam's plan.
Madam is making an enemy of the entire Xie family.
Tingshuang broke out in a cold sweat: "Husband, madam, should you go back to Yun's house to discuss this with the eldest young master?"
Yun Chu asked her: "What are we discussing?"
"You, you stand on the opposite side of the entire Xie family..." Tingshuang lowered her voice to the lowest level, "Why, why?"
She always thought that Madam asked He to be her aunt just so she could handle it better, but she never expected that the truth was a hundred times more terrible than she imagined.
Yun Chu said: "Xie Jingyu is not a good match. I have tolerated him for four years and I can't bear it anymore."
Tingshuang's tears flowed down: "Then the Yun family will ask the old general to come forward and let Madam and Sir reconcile."
"No, I won't be reconciled." Yunchu smiled, "I will not leave the Xie family."
She will not give the Xie family any chance to get up. She will watch the Xie family die bit by bit with her own eyes.
At this time, the mother-in-law who came to report the matter came in and was shocked when she saw Ting Shuang crying loudly.
The mothers-in-law did not dare to act arrogantly in front of the mistress. Seeing that the most authoritative maid around the wife was scolded and cried, how could they dare to cause trouble? Everything in the house was explained.
Yun Chu told everything in a low voice.
She was sitting on the main seat, with a calm demeanor, which made these ladies feel particularly at ease. With Madam here, even if something went wrong, there would be a solution, unlike the eldest lady's housekeeper, who ordered a lot of things without any rules. , so that they don’t know what to do first...
After the mothers-in-law retreated, Yun Chu asked someone to prepare a car and headed to Yun's house.
Such a big thing happened in the Xie family yesterday. The family must not have slept well that night. She must go back in person.
As soon as they arrived at the entrance of Yun Mansion, the guards hurried in to report, and then Lin and Yun Ze hurriedly came out.
"Mom, eldest brother." Yunchu said with a relaxed expression, "I heard that King Pingxi returned to the capital after suppressing bandits. Why didn't eldest brother go to Prince Pingxi's Mansion to celebrate?"
Yunze looked very unhappy: "Such a big thing has happened to you, how come Brother Wei has the heart to go to Pingxi Prince's Mansion? Do you know that my mother has been worried all night."
"Isn't it just that Xie Jingyu has an aunt? Don't worry about such trivial matters." Yun Chu took Lin's arm and said with a smile, "For me, having one more aunt and one less aunt makes no difference. "
Mrs. Lin's heart ached like a knife: "Chu'er, my mother chose this marriage for you. I didn't expect to choose such a ruthless person. He is a son of a poor family and has gone from the seventh grade to the official position in just five years." The position of fifth rank depends entirely on my Yun family, how dare he despise you so much. I have discussed with your eldest brother to let you and Xie Jingyu reconcile, you are still young..."
"Mom, don't mention the reconciliation again." Yun Chu said seriously, "Xie Jingyu and I can still live together, and I am willing to continue living together."
Her eyes were firm, without any hesitation or entanglement.
Lin sighed.
Yunze didn't say anything else.
Although he is only a seventh-grade official now, his surname is Yun, which means that he is destined to have a different status from ordinary seventh-grade officials.
He would do something to let Xie Jingyu feel whether the Xie family could still gain a foothold in the capital without the Yun family.
If you dare to despise his sister, you must suffer the consequences.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore." Yunze smiled warmly, "Your sister-in-law stewed the tonic soup herself. You must drink more later."
Mrs. Lin took her to the flower hall: "Wait for a while, your father will return to the capital. Then let your father have a drink with Xie Jingyu."
Surprise burst out on Yun Chu's face: "Is dad going back to Beijing?"
After something happened to the Yun family in her previous life, her father was captured from the front line by people sent by the court and thrown directly into the dungeon. She tried her best but failed to see her father for the last time.
Counting the time, she and her father had not seen each other for at least ten years.
"Look at how happy you are." Mrs. Lin also laughed, "Your father loves you the most. If he knew about the grievances you suffered in the Xie family, he would be enough to thank the family for a drink."
Yun Chu was in a happy mood and had lunch at home before preparing to return to Xie's Mansion.
Yunze personally sent her out and warned: "Chu'er, I am your biological brother from the same mother. Don't hide anything from me."
"I know, brother." Yun Chu smiled as unscrupulously as he did when he was a child, "Brother, just don't bother me when the time comes. It's getting late, I should go."
She was about to get into the carriage when suddenly, a carriage drove in from the intersection, blocking her departure direction.
The car curtain was raised, and a man in black brocade clothes jumped out of the car.
Yun Ze and Yun Chu hurriedly saluted: "I have met Marquis Xuanwu."
The person who came was none other than Qin Mingheng, Marquis of Xuanwu.
