After a long time.
The collective crying finally stopped.
Yan Dashan personally helped Mrs. Yan sit down on the squat. He did not sit down, but squatted beside Mrs. Yan's knees. He held her hand tightly with both hands and asked:
"Mom, your eyes..."
"It's a long story..." Mrs. Yan's mood has stabilized. There are tears on her face, but she is smiling. She has not been so happy for many years.
"By the way, where are Xiaolan and the sisters-in-law? Where are they?"
Yan Dashan suddenly remembered this incident, turned his head left and right and looked around.
The daughters-in-law of their Yan family all have excellent characters.
Even if they didn't come out to greet Yan Dashan when he returned home, they should still be by the side of Mrs. Yan, who was blind.
Just now, Dashan was so excited that he didn't notice that the sisters-in-law and Xiaolan didn't show up... There were so many servants in the house, they shouldn't not come!
Xiaolan is the nickname of Yan Dashan's wife.
There are eight other sisters-in-law in total.
Yan Dashan ranked ninth. There were eight brothers in front of him, so he had eight sisters-in-law.
Thinking back to ten years ago, after all eight brothers and their father were martyred in the war with the Liao Kingdom, Yan Dashan, who was lurking in the Liao Kingdom at the time, swore a poisonous oath in front of his father and brother's soul——
You must take good care of your sisters-in-law!
However, now, he has been back home for so long. Not only his wife Xiaolan, he has not seen even a sister-in-law, which gives Yan Dashan a bad feeling in his heart.
Sure enough, the smile on Mrs. Yan's wrinkled face suddenly stagnated, and then disappeared immediately, and she said sadly:
"Kuroro, your wife... and your eight sisters-in-law... have... passed away a few years ago! Now they are already withered bones in the grave!"
"..."
"What!"
"No……"
Yan Dashan was hit by another bolt from the blue. He fell down and stepped back. His big copper eyes were bloodshot and red...
This is heartbreaking pain.
It was a bigger blow to him than just now when the old lady said she was blind.
That’s nine lives!
Pictures of his wife, Xiaolan, from their acquaintance to their marriage, flashed before his eyes one by one, and finally settled on the moment when they set off for the expedition ten years ago, which was the day when the couple said goodbye forever.
Then there are the eight sisters-in-law... Ten years ago, eight brothers died for the country. He once swore a poisonous oath in front of their brothers' souls to serve their sisters-in-law well...
However, my wife Xiaolan and eight sisters-in-law were all dead...
At this moment, Yan Dashan felt like a failure.
The belief that supported him for ten years collapsed in half at this moment.
…
After a long time, Yan Dashan's mood stabilized.
Mrs. Yan slowly told a dusty past event.
It turned out that a few years ago, when Yan Dashan was handed over from the Liao Kingdom, the entire Yan family was plotted and accused of colluding with the Liao Kingdom to rebel.
As soon as the news came out, the court was in an uproar.
Although the case was not settled, the Yan family, who was left with only a group of widows, could not bear the insult.
You know, in the battle with the Liao Kingdom ten years ago, nine members of the Yan family were shrouded in leather, but in exchange for more than ten years of peace and stability in the entire Daliang!
It is said that family contribution is the greatest.
But he was framed by a traitor like this...
In addition, Yan Dashan, who was imprisoned in the prison department, was rumored to have been secretly executed.
Mrs. Yan realized that life was meaningless, so she and her daughters-in-law planned to commit suicide and sacrifice their husbands, so as not to die of humiliation if the case was confirmed.
The eight daughters-in-law, including Yan Dashan's wife, a total of nine daughters-in-law, died by hanging from the beam.
The Yan family is loyal and strong, the men of the Yan family embody loyalty, and the women of the Yan family embody fidelity.
When Mrs. Yan was about to hang herself, she was rescued by the military generals who came after hearing the news and persuaded her to stop... During those days, Mrs. Yan was crying all day long, and all she could think about was how to commit suicide.
In just two months, she actually cried her eyes out...
During that period, the traitors in the court clung to Mrs. Yan to death and insisted on arresting her to be punished.
Fortunately, all the generals in the court tried their best to dissuade him, and many people with lofty ideals wrote letters of remonstrance. The soldiers stationed across the country, especially the garrison in Youzhou, Hebei Province, even made bold statements. If the court did not pardon Mrs. Yan, they would We must rebel!
The situation at that time was very critical, so the Queen, who had just ascended the throne, was extra merciful and pardoned Mrs. Yan's "sins" and allowed her to linger.
…
Two months later, news came from the prison department that Dashan was not dead.
After hearing the news, Mrs. Yan completely gave up all thoughts of seeking death and spent every day in torment, just looking forward to the day when a miracle would occur.
Today, she finally got the miracle she had been waiting for——
Yan Dashan walked out of the Prison Division prison alive!
After Mrs. Yan finished telling what happened to the Yan family, Yan Dashan went on to talk about his various miserable experiences in the Prison Department's Prison...
In short, it is not easy for everyone.
The mother and son held hands and cried again.
After crying, Mrs. Yan suddenly straightened her face and asked:
"By the way, Jiulang, why were you acquitted? What's the story? Who was the great benefactor who rescued our Yan family?"
"Uh... Regarding this matter, the child rushed home after he was released from prison. Before he had time to ask, the child was also confused about what was going on."
Yan Dashan scratched his head, looking suspicious.
Mrs. Yan said: "This matter is not urgent. This kindness is a new blessing to my Yan family. Jiulang, please remember this kindness and repay it generously!"
Yan Dashan nodded solemnly and said, "Don't worry, mother, the baby will be saved!"
Mrs. Yan nodded with satisfaction, and then said:
"No matter what, Jiulang, you are back, and our Yan family is relieved... The most urgent task now is to pay homage to your father, brother and sisters-in-law, and tell them that our Yan family has hope."
"Yes, I'll make arrangements now, my child." Yan Dashan said solemnly.
"..."
As soon as Yan Dashan walked out of the house, a rickety old servant ran over and said anxiously:
"Someone from the imperial court is here..."
At this time, all the servants in the mansion gathered here. After hearing this, their expressions changed greatly:
"Someone from the court is here!"
"Are you here to catch Kuro?"
"I do not know……"
"Kuroro, you should hide quickly..."
"..."
Yan Dashan naturally wouldn't think so.
On his way back to the Yan family, he had a chat with the generals. Although he didn't find out who saved the Yan family, he also knew that the detection of the three major unsolved cases in the Criminal Prison Department was absolutely true.
Therefore, it should not be a bad thing for people from the imperial court to arrive at this time.
Yan Dashan shook his head and was about to correct the servants' words. Who would have thought that Mrs. Yan suddenly rushed out of the house, supported by two maids, and said in a stern voice:
"Let's see who dares to touch a hair of Jiulang!"
"If anyone wants to touch Kuro, they should step on my body first!"
"..."
Yan Dashan quickly comforted her.
Then we went to the front hall together to prepare for a meeting with the people sent by the court.
lobby.
Yan Dashan, who was personally supporting Mrs. Yan as he came, saw at a glance that the person coming was a group of eunuchs from the palace. One of the eunuchs was holding a yellow scroll in his hand——
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That is an imperial edict!
When the eunuch saw Yan Dashan's mother and son, he immediately smiled and bowed forward, saying with a smile:
"Congratulations! Congratulations!"
"General Yan, Mrs. Yan, congratulations to the Yan family for redressing their injustice, and congratulations to the Yan family for having a successor!"
"..."
The eunuch's words confirmed Yan Dashan's guess and dispelled the fears and worries of Mrs. Yan and the old servants.
