She was twenty-four years old when her father Xu Da died, and Xu Huizu had just turned nineteen.
As the eldest son, Xu Huizu inherited his father's title of Duke of Wei, and served as the left commander of the Chinese Army, a first-class military attache.
Unexpectedly, when she returned to her natal family's Xu Mansion, everything had changed.
"I'd like to report to you, my father is paralyzed in the Xu family's ancestral hall in the east courtyard..."
Seeing that his mother was a little embarrassed, Xu Qin raised his hand and took up the topic.
"paralysis?"
Xu Miaoyun's face changed drastically when she heard this, "What's going on?"
Zhang and Xu Qin both lowered their heads and said nothing.
It was your second son who collaborated with Jin Yiwei to do this immoral thing. Who dares to say it openly?
"Qin'er, lead the way, I want to see your father in person right away."
Xu Miaoyun glanced at her younger brother and sister Zhang with great dissatisfaction, and shouted to her nephew in a low voice.
"Yes, please."
Xu Qin slightly bent over and led the way.
In the distance, guards had already gone to Xu's ancestral hall to set up warnings in advance.
In the solemn front hall of the ancestral hall, there is a gilt statue of Xu Da, the founding father of the Ming Dynasty.
He is seven feet five inches tall, has a bulging forehead, has a majestic appearance, a burly figure, and is lifelike.
The gilded words "Wei Guogong Zhongshan Xuwu Ning Wangda" on the tablet were personally given by Emperor Gao, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty.
On the altar, there was the chiseled gold gun.
This war gun was the same gun that Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan, used to conquer the country for the old Zhu family.
Prominent and domineering.
The purple gilt dragon pattern and the blade exuding evil energy gave off a faint cold glow under the light.
The gun shaft is made of rosewood-colored gold and wood, and is about one foot long.
The blood-red gun tassel hangs down quietly, like a raging flame.
This is a war gun with evil spirit and glory. It is also regarded as a sacred object by the Xu family and a treasure of the house.
Xu Miaoyun raised her legs and stepped into the ancestral hall. Facing the statue of her father, she couldn't help but kneel down, kowtowed and cried:
"Dad! My daughter is unfilial. She hasn't come to pay homage to you for so many years!"
"When my daughter comes home this time, she probably won't leave again. There is only one thing that may make you sad and let her live up to your teachings."
"But some things are not as good as God's."
"No matter what, my daughter promises you that she will do her best to preserve the direct lineage of the Xu family and prevent the honor of the Xu family from being damaged."
Accompanying Xu Qin, who was kneeling beside him, he quickly stood up and helped her, "Mother, take care."
Xu Miaoyun raised her hand to wipe away her tears, glanced at her eldest nephew beside her, and scolded sternly:
"Qin'er, this is in Xu's ancestral hall, in front of your grandfather, do you still dare to call me empress?"
Obviously, she blamed Xu Qin for being too powerful and disdaining family relationships.
We are obviously members of the same family, so why are we so divided?
Who taught this?
Xu Qin quickly changed his words when he heard this, "Yes, aunt."
Xu Miaoyun didn't want to say anything more, so she walked towards the backyard of the ancestral hall.
Butler Xu Fu had been waiting in front of the wing door for a long time.
"Slave Xu Fu pays homage to my aunt."
He knelt on his knees, stretched out his hands and knocked his forehead against the ground.
"Get up Xu Fu."
Xu Miaoyun has always been very satisfied with this loyal servant of the Xu family.
She bent down slightly, stretched out her hands and returned the salute, looked at her father's former bodyguard affectionately, and said:
"It's been hard for you for so many years."
"No, my aunt is back home, and everything will be fine here."
Speaking of the painful part, Xu Fu couldn't stop crying.
Xu Miaoyun understood.
Just as she was about to say something, she heard a hoarse voice coming from the room, "Sister, you are here, come in quickly."
"Yungong!"
Xu Miaoyun shouted in surprise and hurriedly stepped into the wing.
But everything in front of her shocked her.
In front of him was a pale, skinny, unrecognizable middle-aged man.
Xu Zuhui's hamstrings were severed and he was paralyzed on the bed. He propped up his upper body with his elbows and looked at the eldest sister who came in. Tears were streaming down his face and his lips were trembling.
Xu Yungong, who used to be tall and straight, with a face like a crown jade, and a heroic warrior, disappeared.
"Yungong, how did you become like this? Who did it?"
"Is he your brother-in-law? Tell eldest sister quickly?"
Xu Miaoyun rushed forward in horror, holding her brother's shoulders with both hands, crying with sadness.
"Sister, it's hard to explain in words, Xu Fu... please help me stand up."
When Xu Fu and Xu Qin saw this, they both stepped forward, picked up Xu Huizu from left to right, and made him sit on the back of the bed.
"You all go out and let us siblings have a good chat."
Xu Miaoyun held back tears and waved her hands.
One of her purposes in coming to the Xu Mansion was to try to persuade her brother not to be stubborn before the enthronement ceremony.
As the saying goes, the overall situation has been decided, and those who understand the current affairs are heroes.
But the eldest brother Xu Huizu's temperament is the same as that of their father Xu Da, a stubborn type.
Of course she didn't want a third party to hear the arguments and arguments between the siblings.
"yes."
Xu Qin and Xu Fu both nodded and left the room, closing the door.
The two of them left the wing and went to the patio to catch their breath.
Hundreds of guards brought by Xu Miaoyun were on guard around Xu's ancestral hall.
The only person who followed her into the ancestral hall was her female officer and personal bodyguard Shi Dongmei.
At this time, Xu Qin and Shi Dongmei looked at each other, then sat down with Xu Fu on the stone bench in the courtyard, waiting for the call from the wing.
After two sticks of incense, the door of the wing opened automatically and Xu Miaoyun walked out.
His face looked ugly.
Xu Fu was called into the wing by Xu Huizu.
Xu Qin silently accompanied Xu Miaoyun out of the ancestral hall.
After leaving the door of the ancestral hall, he was about to salute and ask, but Xu Miaoyun spoke first.
"Qin'er, go to the main hall with Auntie. I have something to ask you, but you must answer truthfully."
"yes."
Under this situation, Xu Qin didn't dare to take a breath.
He knew in his heart that Xu Miaoyun's persuasion to his father Xu Huizu would probably end in failure.
She was very depressed and sad.
Then, Xu Miaoyun strode straight into the main hall.
When she returned to her parents' home, just like she was in Prince Yan's Mansion, she directly sat on the throne with her golden sword.
Xu Qin came in immediately with his head lowered, but he didn't dare to sit down, so he could only stand with his hands down.
Only then did Xu Miaoyun pay attention to her nephew.
She looked him up and down very carefully.
The last time she came to Nanjing for her father's funeral, her sister-in-law Zhang was only six or seven months pregnant with him.
When my father passed away, I only knew that my eldest daughter-in-law was pregnant, but I didn’t know whether she was a boy or a girl.
Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, this fetus would grow into an adult and be able to take on many tasks in the Xu family.
She married the seventeen-year-old Zhu Di at the age of fifteen, and three years later she followed her husband to the feudal town of Beiping in the Yan region.
It has been twenty-five years since I married the Duke of Wei, Xu Mansion.
Time flies.
"Without further chatter, let me ask you first, who broke your father's hamstrings in the prison, and who ordered the severe torture, which tortured him until he could only breathe."
"Who did it?"
Xu Miaoyun asked sharply.
Who did it?
Look at this situation, my cheap dad definitely didn’t say anything.
Of course I can’t say it either!
If it was said that it was Zhu Laoer who did it, based on Xu Miaoyun's temper, she would have to find Zhu Gaoxu and beat him half to death.
