"What happened at home?"
Taking two steps forward to support Qiao Yingxuan's arm, Qiao Yingze's expression could not hide his eagerness, but Qiao Yingxuan was also in a hurry, so he didn't notice his brother's overreaction.
"Oh, it's not at home, it's my younger brother Yue's family who came from Beijing, saying that my mother-in-law is seriously ill and misses her daughter very much, and wants to take us and my husband to Beijing to serve the sick, because we have to leave early tomorrow morning, so my younger brother came here to bid farewell to his brother and sister-in-law."
Qiao Yingxuan waved his hand to explain, so that Qiao Yingze needn't worry, because the visitor said his mother-in-law's condition was very serious, Qiao Yingxuan didn't know how long he would stay in Beijing this time, so he hurried to the West Mansion to see his elder brother and sister-in-law during this time.
"..."
Qiao Yingze heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and subconsciously looked towards the screen, but unfortunately he could only see a vague figure, wondering if Gong Zhuoliang had the same idea as himself.
"Siblings and sisters are pregnant. It's dangerous to travel at this time. Grandma and mother-in-law don't worry about you going to Beijing?"
Behind the screen, Gong Zhuoliang asked in a false voice pretending to be worried, and he knew it in his heart. He thought that the Yang family who was also in Beijing also got the news, knowing that the Qiao family was going to be convicted, so they hurriedly sent someone to pick up their daughter... The Qiao family hadn't been convicted yet, so they avoided it for fear of not being able to do so. The Yang family inevitably seemed a little ruthless, but considering Master Qiao's character and reputation, they really didn't have the right to say anything about others.
"The elders are naturally worried, but if Yingmo is not allowed to fulfill her filial piety, she will not be able to raise her baby at ease, and on the contrary, she will be even more sad."
Qiao Yingxuan was also very dissatisfied with the Yang family's domineering attitude, but the Yang family was not only in-laws but also Mrs. Qiao's natal relatives, so they couldn't say much, and the Yang family used the word filial piety to oppress others this time. He almost passed out when he was sick, and several of his handkerchiefs were wet from crying, which made the old lady and Mrs. Qiao panic, so they could only agree to let them return to Beijing to serve the sick.
"...The Yang family means to let you and your wife go to Beijing together?"
At this time, Qiao Yingze had stabilized his mind, so he motioned for Qiao Yingxuan to sit down and talk together, but seeing that his expression seemed displeased, he asked a seemingly casual question.
"Well, the steward who came said that my father-in-law wanted to find a job for me in Beijing. I don't care about this, but my mother-in-law is seriously ill, and there is no reason for my wife to return to Beijing to take care of the sick." Qiao Yingxuan was thirsty all the way here, After answering his brother's question, he picked up the teacup and drank it down. Ye'er, who was standing beside him, hurriedly changed another cup for him.
"If you can work in Beijing, with your father-in-law taking care of you, your future will be good."
Hearing Qiao Yingxuan's answer, Qiao Yingze sighed and relaxed a little. He thought that his father's crimes would not affect his children and grandchildren, otherwise the Yang family would not be so bold in trying to save Qiao Yingxuan.
"I have the ability to take the martial arts exam myself, so why do I need to rely on some poor relationship? Besides, brother, you are all here, what's the point of me being alone in Beijing? I only come to Beijing this time to see the world with Senior Brother Lu. I'll be back as soon as I'm done, I'm still thinking about the wine brewed by Big Brother Kang, and I want to learn martial arts with Big Brother Shi."
Qiao Yingxuan shook his head childishly, and looked at Qiao Yingze and Gong Zhuoliang behind the screen with some embarrassment. In fact, what he was most reluctant to part with was his brother, sister-in-law and brother Liang'er. Father-in-law's kindness, he will find a way to refuse.
"Ying Xuan, you must be cautious in your words and deeds in Beijing in the future, and don't be rash and impulsive. Whenever you encounter problems, you should discuss it with your senior brother Lu. If you have any difficulties, go to the cousin of the Gong family."
Qiao Yingze sighed secretly, and couldn't help telling Qiao Yingxuan a few words, but he was afraid that he would be suspicious if he said too much, so he lowered his eyes while drinking tea, hiding his reluctant gaze.
This farewell, I'm afraid I don't know when we will see each other again...
"Brother, it's not the first time for my younger brother to come to Beijing, so don't worry."
Not suitable for the solemn atmosphere in the room, Qiao Yingxuan looked at Qiao Yingze a little strangely, and thought to himself that he never caused trouble outside, why did brother worry so much all of a sudden
"Yes, Mr. Second, the second uncle is such a grown-up man, you can take care of yourself, so don't worry."
Knowing what Qiao Yingze was worried about, Gong Zhuoliang comforted him softly, but thinking of Qiao Yingxuan's usual temperament, Gong Zhuoliang was not at ease. This child is too affectionate, so he may not be willing to stay in Beijing honestly to avoid disaster.
"Um."
Qiao Yingze also knew that he had talked too much, so he smiled and stopped talking, just thinking in his heart that he should write a letter in advance and let him take it with him...
As soon as the three talked about this conversation, the East Mansion sent servants to look for Qiao Yingxuan, telling him to go home quickly, many things were still waiting for him to make up his mind.
"By the way, sister-in-law, where is brother Liang'er now? I want to say goodbye to him."
After sending his servants to wait outside the yard, Qiao Yingxuan turned to look at the screen and asked about Gong Zhuoliang's whereabouts.
"I'm not sure about his whereabouts. Since you are busy now, don't delay because of him. When will you leave tomorrow? Let Liang'er go with your brother to see you off."
Gong Zhuoliang couldn't disguise himself to meet Qiao Yingxuan in a short period of time, so he had to deal with it first. Fortunately, Qiao Yingxuan was also busy, so he said it was Maochu and left.
"Back when the Yang family was in trouble, my father had been standing by and watching. Now that the Yang family is willing to keep Ying Xuan, it is considered kind. I am afraid that Ying Xuan will not accept their kindness and insist on going back to this muddy water."
After Ruo Lan and Ye'er took down the screen and left the room, Qiao Yingze sat on the couch with a sad expression on his face. If there was anything he valued in the Qiao family, it was loving his grandmother and these two close brothers.
"Yingze, it's useless for us to think too much now. I believe my cousin will have a solution. We can only take care of others if we protect ourselves first."
Snuggling behind Qiao Yingze and hugging him, Gong Zhuoliang rested his chin on his shoulder and patted his arm comfortingly.
Sharing weal and woe also pays attention to the premise, rather than being caught in a pot, it is better to preserve what can be preserved as much as possible, so that there is a chance to turn around, isn't it
"I see… "
Qiao Yingze looked sideways at Gong Zhuoliang's handsome face affectionately, and exhaled softly with a smile, he had already made up his mind.
Early the next morning, Qiao Yingze and Gong Zhuoliang went to the East Mansion together. While seeing Qiao Yingxuan off, he also asked him to bring gifts and letters to Gong Zhuoxiang, Lu Zijian, and Qiao Yuanyin.
The letter to Gong Zhuoxiang was of course asking him to rest assured and take care of his younger brother and sister in Jingzhong, while the letter to Lu Zijian was just to wish him a title on the gold list. After all, his exam was coming up, and Qiao Yingze and the others didn't want to affect him at this time. As for Qiao Yuanyin, she was told not to worry about her family. As long as it was not a heinous crime, a married woman would not be implicated by her natal family, so she just had to wait for news from her family and not break the rules of being a daughter-in-law.
Looking at the convoy going away, Qiao Yingze suddenly remembered his previous sentence, "When it opens, it will be full of flowers, but when it fails, the garden will be full of bleakness". Unexpectedly, it came true, and Qiao Yingxuan's entry into Beijing is like It opened the curtain on the decline of the Qiao family...
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX On the fifth day of March, the fifth child of the Qiao family was born, a baby girl who was born with a severe congenital deformity, and died together with his mother before landing. They were completely fooled by the imperial decree that Master Qiao was dismissed from office and searched his home, and escorted to Beijing to await trial.
And the officials of the Criminal Department who arrived with the imperial decree unequivocally put Master Qiao in shackles and sent him to the capital in a prison car. All the immediate family members were also locked in a small courtyard of Qiao's house, guarded by officers and soldiers, and were not allowed to visit. Correspondence, these people include the old lady, Mrs. Qiao, two underage concubine sons, plus five concubines left by the old lady who have passed the Ming road, and the other servants are redeemed. If it is sold, all the silver proceeds will be included in the proceeds from the raid.
Such a thunderbolt really frightened everyone in Bocheng. While talking about the unfathomable power of the sky, they all agreed that the Qiao family was over, and somehow it was said that the Qiao family had committed a crime. The felony of copying and beheading the whole family, and harming the nine clans, caused the people who were originally attached to the Qiao family to scatter like birds and beasts in an instant, and everyone wished to act as if they didn't know the Qiao family.
Qiao's West Mansion was in chaos when it first got the news, and now, two days later, there are only Qiao Yingze's family of three left in the huge house together with Ruo Lan, Ye Er, Han Shu and Qiao Ming. People, Ping Xi and Shi Kang temporarily lived in their mansion outside in order to avoid accidents, while the other servants were sold and confiscated just like Dongfu.
"Ying Ze, do you feel better? Does your head still hurt?"
Helping the pale-faced Qiao Yingze to sit on the couch, Gong Zhuoliang looked at the handsome man who had lost weight again, and gently brought the warm medicine bowl to his mouth. After Qiao Yingze finished drinking the medicine, , Hastily fed him a piece of candied fruit.
"I'm fine, Zhuo Zhuo, I'm much better now."
Qiao Yingze replied resentfully with the candied fruit in his mouth, with a look of shame on his lowered eyes, because he was really sick this time and it was embarrassing.
In other words, although Qiao Yingze knew that the Qiao family was not guilty of death, anxiety was unavoidable. After a few days, he felt a little weak. It's nothing, the big stone in his heart fell to the ground after the imperial decree came down, but there were some unruly relatives of the family, who actually had the idea of making a last fortune from the Qiao family and fleeing. Brilliantly broke into the West Mansion and looted.
Qiao Yingze had never seen such a battle before. He was pushed and fell to the ground by those local scoundrels, and almost got punched. Fortunately, Shi Kang saw that the situation was wrong and quickly protected him, but Qiao Yingze was still frightened and went back to the back house Then he had a high fever, and the angry Gong Zhuoliang lost his temper. He asked Shi Kang to close the door and let the dogs catch many people. All the means of trauma were used, which really made Shi Kang and Qiao Ming dumbfounded.
And when officials from the Ministry of Criminal Justice came to work in the West Mansion, Gong Zhuoliang immediately put on the wronged look of the victim and handed over all these 'intact' people to officials, but the official in charge was not a fuel-efficient lamp either. But he didn't say much, he just looked at Gong Zhuoliang amusedly, and with a wave of his hand, he sent everyone into the prison of the local yamen, and the matter was considered over.
"You see that you have lost so much weight. Finally, things are clear now. Just relax and take care of your illness. I have everything to do with you."
When Gong Zhuoliang thought that his wife, who dared not touch his precious ones anymore, was actually frightened by those bastards, he felt that it was too cheap to just beat them up, and wanted to be redeemed after entering the prison, don't Daydreaming, not counting the Qiao family, Gong Zhuoliang has accumulated a lot of contacts of his own now, if he dares to touch his wife, let those idiots know what it means to get out of prison!
"Hmm... Zhuo Zhuo, what did Lord Nangong say?"
Qiao Yingze knew Gong Zhuoliang's temper, so he had to touch his hair at this time. After being fed by him, he replaced it with a piece of candied fruit to swallow. The official of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, a 25-year-old member of the Ministry of Criminal Justice who was born in a serious class, Wailang, and Gong Zhuoxiang are friends, and in Gong Zhuoliang's words, this is also a pure princeling.
"He said that grandma has someone to take care of her, so we don't have to worry about it, but on our side, we only need to have enough letters and copies, and all the servants in the family are gone. I left two copies, Hanlu and Hanxia. Let’s put it in my mother’s place first.”
Speaking of Nangong Xin, Gong Zhuoliang's impression of him is quite good. He obviously looks like a very strict and iron-blooded cool guy, but after careful observation, it is not difficult to find that this person is careful and flexible. The feeling of being a famous detective fit together is not generally handsome.
And Nangongxin sent troops to surround the West Mansion this time. Although he also sealed off the warehouse and sold the servants to limit the two people's self-ownership, it was completely different from the detention in the East Mansion. Gong Zhuoliang took the opportunity to disperse the people. The two little girls Hanlu and Hanxia are both loyal and reliable girls. Gong Zhuoliang thought that after his 'death', only Ruolan and Ye'er would be left. He was afraid that he would not be able to take care of Qiao Yingze and his son. It is rare that they have two good personalities. The little girl stayed first.
"I've worked hard for you these two days, and I haven't been of much help..."
You could see the exhaustion in Gong Zhuoliang's expression, and the little flame of guilt in Qiao Yingze's heart began to grow stronger. He eats, takes medicine, wipes his body and changes his clothes. Gong Zhuoliang also arranged the trivial matters of officers and soldiers dismissing servants in an orderly and orderly manner, so how could he not feel ashamed and guilty as a good man.
"You, as long as you can relax and make yourself fat and white, it will make me happier than anything else, Mr. Xianggong, don't make me wait too long."
Gong Zhuoliang never gets tired of Qiao Yingze's shy look, wishing to overwhelm him and love him fiercely, but who made Qiao Yingze sick now? It will take several days to feed.
"I'm fine."
Avoiding Gong Zhuoliang's ambiguous gaze by spitting out the fruit core, Qiao Yingze answered Gong Zhuoliang's ambiguous line of sight, thinking that he should be able to do it without any effort...
Speaking of which, since they did it last time, they have been busy with the Qiao family's crime, so there is no need to do it again.
"Since Mr. Xiang said so, I'm looking forward to it."
Gong Zhuoliang joked a few more times with Qiao Yingze, and when sleepiness appeared on his face, he helped him to lie down and rest, then packed up and left the secret passage of the study... A letter from the Gong family suddenly came Urgently beckoning him over, Gong Zhuo Liang didn't bother to pay attention to them at this juncture, but he was worried that they would talk nonsense and cause trouble, so he rushed over reluctantly with a cold face.
And after Gong Zhuoliang left, Qiao Yingze, who couldn't sleep, put on his clothes and went down to the ground again. After opening the cabinet door, he took out a small flat box from among the boxes of different sizes. After opening the lock, a thin On the paper, the two words on the top are "Letter of Divorce".
There was a wry smile on the corner of his mouth, Qiao Yingze really had to thank the seven rules of divorce system this time, he never took a concubine for three years after marriage, in the eyes of outsiders, he fulfilled Gong Zhuoliang's 'jealousy' , so I can unilaterally break off the marriage relationship between Gong Zhuoliang and myself. If the danger can be saved this time, then the little daughter-in-law will not know that there was such a divorce paper. If there is any accident, then If I can protect him once, I have no regrets...
Gong Zhuoliang naturally didn't know that he had become an "abandoned husband" a few days ago, and he was riding impatiently towards the Gong's house, but when he arrived at the gate of the Gong's house, he was caught by the man who was going to the house. The white lanterns and white sails hanging on the top were startled. The only ones in the Gong family who can hang white on the gates of the house are Master Gong, Mrs. Gong and the prodigal son Gong Zhuoyu. Which one is gone now