The carriage stopped at the gate of Xie's mansion.
Xie Ping almost fainted from crying. She was helped out of the car by two maids. As soon as she walked into Xie's house, Mr. He walked out from the side.
This morning, Mrs. He could be said to be restless, waiting and waiting until Xie Ping finally came back. But when she saw Xie Ping crying like this, she secretly thought that something was wrong and quickly asked: "Madam, what's wrong with the eldest lady? What happened?"
"Aunt He came just in time." Yun Chu said coldly, "Please go and invite the old lady and the madam to the ancestral hall. If you are here, please invite them too."
After saying that, she took Tingshuang straight to the backyard ancestral hall. Xie Ping was thrown in and knelt in front of the Xie family's ancestor's tablet with a pale face.
Not long after, the sound of footsteps was heard, and the Xie family members walked in one by one.
"Chu'er, why did you mobilize all the people to bring us to the ancestral hall?" As soon as the old lady came in, she saw Xie Ping kneeling on the ground, and her brows couldn't help but frown, "What mistake did Sister Ping make?"
Yuanshi said: "Sister Ping, why are you crying like this? What happened?"
Xie Jingyu also came, with confusion in his eyes.
Yunchu said, "Xie Ping, tell me what happened and tell the Xie family's ancestors clearly."
"I...I went to Qing'an Temple with my mother to worship Buddha. I heard that the fourth prince, Prince Anjing, lives in Qing'an Temple, so I tried to find a way to meet Prince Anjing..." Xie Ping knelt on the ground and said in a hoarse voice. , "I fell in love with Prince Anjing, so we were in the wing..."
At this point, she couldn't continue.
But everyone present understood it.
"You, you are so brave." The old lady was so shocked that she almost couldn't stand still. "You haven't even had haircut yet, how dare you do such a thing!"
Yuanshi felt dizzy: "Then are you and Prince Anjing related..."
Xie Jingyu raised his hand and slapped Xie Ping hard on the face: "How could I give birth to such a shameless thing like you!"
Xie Ping was beaten until she was dizzy and lay on the ground for a long time unable to get up.
"Sir, the matter has come to this. Even if you beat the eldest lady to death, nothing will change." He said anxiously, "The eldest lady is at fault. Isn't King Anjing right?"
The old lady was awakened: "Sister Ping is not even fifteen yet, yet King Anjing dares to do such a thing. It is his fault that breaks the rules. The Xie family cannot suffer this loss."
The Yuan family was so anxious that they could not help but ask, "Our Xie family, with such a low family background, what can we do to compete with King Anjing? What should we do? How can this happen?"
Xie Jingyu turned to look at Yun Chu: "Madam, what does King Anjing mean?"
"King Anjing is willing to take Sister Ping as his concubine." Yunchu said, "What do you think, husband?"
The old lady breathed a sigh of relief. It would be good if King Anjing was willing to take responsibility. Otherwise, it would be a difficult matter for Sister Ping to lose her innocence and no one wants her.
Xie Jingyu's complexion was not very good, and the concubine was not even as good as an ordinary aunt. She was equivalent to a maid who specialized in warming beds. She was a daughter of an official family, and she was reduced to warming men's beds. The Xie family's reputation was ruined. On the ground, it is really an insult to the Xie family.
Yun Chu continued: "However, when I appealed to Dali Temple, King Anjing relented and promised Sister Ping the position of concubine."
"What, the concubine?" The old lady's eyes showed disbelief, "I heard that the second prince's concubine is the second daughter of the third-rank Guanglu Temple Qing Palace. Sister Ping can be the concubine of the Anjing Palace. This is our thanks. Our ancestors are smoking."
"But mother refused!" Xie Ping cried loudly, "Mother did not agree with me being Prince Anjing's concubine, and the negotiation with Prince Anjing broke down. Prince Anjing became angry, and my life is over..."
She calculated everything, but she didn't expect that her mother would disagree.
Her life is going to be ruined at the hands of her mother.
"Madam, is what Sister Ping said the truth?" Seeing Yun Chu nodding, Xie Jingyu pursed her lips and said, "Madam, do you really want to go to Dali Temple to file a complaint?"
"No, no, we can't sue." Yuanshi shook her head like a rattle, "If things get too big, Sister Ping's reputation will be ruined, and our Xie family will become the biggest joke in the capital. Chu'er, you can't go to Dali Temple! "
The old lady held her cane and said sternly: "Chu'er, you are the mistress of our Xie family. No matter what you do, you should put the reputation of the Xie family first. Now go to see King Anjing and say that you agree to let Ping go." My sister is the concubine, Jingyu, you go with Chuer!"
"Then I will say the ugly things first." Yunchu said softly, "Sister Ping's plot against Prince Anjing may not be clear to Prince Anjing at the moment, but Concubine De who has been immersed in the harem for so many years can Isn't it clear? Once Sister Ping becomes a concubine, she will become a piece of meat on the chopping block. She will have to endure the neglect of Prince Anjing, the difficulties of Concubine De, and the humiliation of the future princess. She is only thirteen years old. Will you spend the rest of your life growing old in Prince Anjing's Mansion?"
Xie Ping couldn't help but tremble.
Yes, even her mother could see her plan, how could Concubine De not see it?
She dared to plot against Prince Anjing, and Concubine De was afraid that she would peel off her skin.
Also, if Princess Anjing comes in in the future, she will definitely find ways to make her set rules...
"You all just want to climb up to Prince Anjing's palace, but you don't think about how Sister Ping will live in the future." Yun Chu shook his head, "The reputation of the Xie family is important, but in my opinion, Sister Ping can live a good life Which day is more important?"
Xie Ping couldn't help but have tears in her eyes again.
It turned out that her mother refused to make her a concubine because she was afraid that she would be wronged when she went to Prince Anjing's palace. She really considered her as a daughter, so she considered this.
Everyone in the ancestral hall was silent. They really had not thought about Sister Ping's future.
The old lady even thought that this was something planned by Sister Ping herself, and no matter what life she lived in the future, it would be her own fault.
Of course, she only thought about this in her heart, because once she said it out loud, she would be separated from Sister Ping...
"Eldest sister has only one way to go now." Xie Shi'an walked in at the door of the ancestral hall. "Since Prince Anjing has been plotted, we can only go down a dark road to the end and let Prince Anjing take the initiative to propose to marry eldest sister as his concubine."
With so many calculations, but just being a concubine, letting others manipulate her, the Xie family will also be affected by King Anjing's wrath and suffer disaster.
But becoming a princess is different. The princess must be granted a marriage by the emperor. She is an upright royal person. Even the prince cannot deliberately embarrass the princess. Even if King Anjing hates the eldest sister, he must bring her to any royal banquet. The eldest sister was present together, and all the major and minor matters in Prince Anjing's palace were handled by the eldest sister.
As long as the eldest sister tries to conceive King Anjing's eldest son, she will have no worries in this life.
Yun Chu looked at Xie Shi'an: "Brother An still understands what I mean."
Only then did Xie Ping understand why her mother had proposed that she be the mistress of the palace when she was at Qing'an Temple. It turned out that this was the only way for her.
Xie Jingyu said, "I'm going to the Yushitai now."
I went to the Yushitai not to complain, but to tell Concubine De that the Xie family can be impeached by the Yusheng at any time...
Yun Chu nodded: "Brother An, you take the Xie family's carriage and sit in front of Dali Temple for the night. I'll go to the Yun family."
The old lady was worried: "Is this possible?"
It's just a pretense, will Concubine De believe it?
She was afraid that if she completely angered Prince Anjing and Concubine De, the good days of the Xie family would come to an end.
Xie Jingyu replied: "Whether it is feasible or not, this is the only way we can do it first."
The daughter of his Xie family was only thirteen. Even if this incident caused a big fuss and the Xie family was embarrassed, the one who was actually more affected was Prince Anjing.
He suddenly felt a little lucky. Fortunately, Sister Ping had not yet gotten her haircut...
