Yunchu asked someone to bring Aunt Jiang into the flower hall.
In addition to Aunt Jiang, she also has two children, Xie Xian and Xu Ti, who are all taken with her.
Yunchu asked Tingxue to take the children first, and gave Aunt Jiang a seat to serve tea.
Aunt Jiang looked very embarrassed.
She lowered her head and said, "I came here to tell the princess something."
Yun Chu nodded.
Just now Qiu Tong had come to tell her that yesterday Xie Shi'an went to Aunt Jiang's residence and went in alone. Sanjiu couldn't follow, so she didn't know what happened. It looked like it was not a trivial matter.
"Yesterday afternoon, Xie Shi'an...he came in with a dagger, put it on Sister Xian's neck, and asked me to give him money." Aunt Jiang was frightened, her hands were still shaking, "He forced me to give him money." One hundred taels of silver... I gave it to him, and Sister Xian is fine. But... what should I do if he comes again in the future? Princess, I really have no choice, so I did it at this inappropriate time. Come to the door and ask the princess for help!"
Her body softened and she knelt on the ground.
Yunchu looked in disbelief.
The Xie Shi'an she knew was a cautious person. No matter what he did, he would do it carefully and carefully. How could he break into Aunt Jiang's residence with a knife?
Could it be that a person who is overwhelmed by life will eventually become similar to Xie Shiwei?
Something is wrong with this matter.
Yun Chu helped Aunt Jiang up: "Besides asking for money, what else did he do?"
Aunt Jiang was really scared to death.
After she and Sister Xian lived alone, she adopted her adopted son Xu Ti. She planned to send her adopted son to study in March, while she taught Sister Xian embroidery at home and was able to subsidize some household expenses. Her life was quite comfortable. .
Yesterday, my wife married into the prince's palace. She watched the excitement on the street and then went home with her children.
When she arrived home, someone knocked on the door. She thought it was a salesman who came to collect embroidery. When the door opened, she saw Xie Shi'an.
She instinctively wanted to close the door, but Xie Shi'an had already reached in. After Xie Shi'an walked in, he turned around and closed the courtyard door.
Before she could react, Xie Shi'an held down Sister Xian's shoulders, and put a long pointed dagger on Sister Xian's neck.
Xu Ti rushed over and bit Xie Shi'an, but was kicked away by Xie Shi'an.
Xie Shi'an said that he only wanted the silver and asked her to hand it over. The two of them went back and forth, and finally took away one hundred taels of silver.
Xie Shi'an did not leave directly, but went to the kitchen and seemed to have carried away a bag of food. If the princess hadn't asked, she would not have remembered this incident.
Yun Chu interrupted her: "What kind of food is in that bag?"
"It's the black beans I bought a few days ago." Aunt Jiang wiped her tears, "Brother Ti is going to study soon. It takes too much time to walk to the capital every day, so I'm thinking of buying a carriage. This black bean is used for Come to feed the horses.”
Yun Chu's fingers paused.
She got it.
She spoke slowly: "You go to Xie's house now."
Aunt Jiang shook her head violently: "No, we can't go. Xie Shian is a wolf. He will kill me just like he killed Tingyu."
"If you don't go, it will be your life." Yun Chu looked at her and said, "If you want to save yourself and Sister Xian's lives, just listen to me."
Aunt Jiang's heart tightened suddenly.
She suddenly realized that things were not that simple.
She stood up tremblingly: "Yes, Princess, I know this."
After coming out of the palace, Aunt Jiang passed by an embroidery shop and asked an aunt she knew well to help take care of the children. After giving Xu Ti a few words, she went to Xie's house alone.
Yuanshi was holding Xie Shikang and feeding rice cereal when she heard a knock on the door and hurriedly opened the door. When she saw Aunt Jiang, she was stunned for a moment: "Why are you back?"
Aunt Jiang stepped forward and asked, "Is the eldest master here?"
"He's here," Yuanshi said, "He's not feeling well and is sleeping in the house."
"Madam, please go in and tell the eldest young master that he broke into a house and took away one hundred taels of silver from me. If he doesn't return it to me, I will sue the government." Aunt Jiang said with a deep breath, "The princess said, this is called robbery. , is no different from a bandit, once convicted, he will be sentenced to exile."
"Did you go to Prince Pingxi's Mansion?"
Xie Shi'an's voice sounded from far away to near, and his face looked a little gloomy.
Aunt Jiang was so frightened that she couldn't help but step back. She thought of her daughter and knew she couldn't retreat, so she took a step forward: "The princess said, let me give you another chance. If you don't pay back the money, the princess will do it for me." Call the shots.”
Yuanshi said hurriedly: "Brother An, have you really done such a thing? You are confused..."
Xie Shian ignored Yuanshi, stared at Aunt Jiang and said coldly: "What else did you say to mother?"
Aunt Jiang said coldly: "If the young master does anything else, I will definitely go to the princess again."
Xie Shi'an said carefully: "I took away a jar of salt from Aunt Jiang's kitchen. Doesn't Aunt Jiang know?"
Aunt Jiang said in disbelief: "You don't even give salt to our orphans and widows. Xie Shi'an, don't go too far!"
"It's me, it's me who complains to Brother An every day that the price of salt has increased and we can't afford it anymore." Yuanshi cried, "Brother An is the eldest son in the family and has a heavy burden on his shoulders, so he did such a thing, Aunt Jiang, You have always been generous, please don't report it to the official, I still have some respect for myself, I will pay it back to you on behalf of Brother An."
Aunt Jiang nodded: "As long as the money is paid back, this matter will be written off."
Xie Shian stared at Aunt Jiang's face.
Stealing the money was just a cover, taking away the black beans was his purpose.
He planned to let Aunt Jiang "commit suicide out of fear of crime" tonight.
It's not that he is cruel.
But Aunt Jiang abandoned the Xie family for money.
Why is it that the Xie family is still in the quagmire, but Aunt Jiang is already living a comfortable life.
But Aunt Jiang didn't remember that he took away the black beans, so there seemed to be no need to do anything because the fire couldn't burn him.
Yuan took out one hundred taels of silver and handed it to Aunt Jiang. Aunt Jiang counted it, turned around and left.
Yuan couldn't help but slap her thigh: "There is less than one hundred taels of silver left at home, so we are sitting on nothing. What should we do..."
At this time, someone knocked on the door again, and Yuanshi was a little frightened.
Xie Shi'an walked over and opened the door. It was a young man who bent down and said, "Master Xie, our prince has invited you."
Xie Shian tidied his clothes and went to Prince Gongxi's Mansion.
After he talked to King Gongxi last time, King Gongxi accepted his surrender, but never arranged anything for him.
As time goes by, he is afraid that King Gongxi will completely forget about him.
Therefore, he could only take the initiative.
The Sixth Prince is his sincerity.
After he dealt with the sixth prince, he sent a letter to the palace.
He knew that King Gongxi would definitely meet him.
Xie Shian was led to King Gongxi's study.
King Gongxi threw the letter in front of him and sneered: "It's clear that you are deliberately retaliating, but you say you are clearing out political enemies for me. Xie Shi'an, you really have some skills."
Xie Shi'an lowered his head: "The common people have been suffering from the Sixth Prince for a long time, but they dare not take any action until the Sixth Prince is crowned the King. He will soon marry a wife and have children. He will gradually become the prince's opponent and remove the stumbling blocks for the Prince in advance. , this is the sincerity of the common people dedicated to the prince."
