When Xu Rui was carried out of the carriage, he subconsciously covered his eyes with his bloodstained hands, and then he saw the overwhelming white.
On the fences and trees, almost everything you see is this dazzling white.
His throat felt a little itchy and he coughed violently. Suddenly he felt an itch in his throat and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
The maids and servants who were waiting to pick him up were caught off guard. The maid who had been serving Xu Rui could not help but scream. Everyone rushed forward, some wiping their mouths, some asking people to come and help, and they were very busy.
Everyone knew that the Imperial Prison was not a place for a person to stay, but no one expected that the Jinyiwei would dare to do such a cruel thing. A group of people carefully sent Xu Rui into the courtyard. When they entered the door, Madam Xu had already hurried down from the corridor. Without any pause, she grabbed Xu Rui's hanging hand, tears welled up in her eyelashes, and she trembled and called out: "Rui'er!"
Xu Rui's consciousness was already somewhat confused. After a long while, he also felt a lump in his throat and choked with sobs, "Mom!"
He was badly wounded all over his body. Although the person from the Xu family who came to pick him up should have changed his medicine and clothes, Mrs. Xu was still able to see the scars on his wrists through the new clothes.
Tears were about to flow out uncontrollably. Madam Xu could hear her teeth chattering, but she managed to smile at Xu Rui and hummed heavily, "Mom is here, don't worry, nothing will happen, absolutely nothing will happen."
Then he asked Mother An, "Where are those doctors?"
Lai Weiqi had sent someone to hint at Xu Rui's condition before. The Xu family had been preparing for the worst and looking for famous doctors everywhere, and they were already waiting in the backyard.
Mother An said hurriedly: "They are all waiting, don't worry."
Madam Xu nodded to Xu Rui, whispered a few words of comfort, and asked Madam An to call all the doctors to help Xu Rui. Just as she was about to go into the room with them, she was stopped by Madam Li who came from behind. Madam Li bowed to Xu Rui and was shocked to see that he was pale and had a wound on his forehead. However, she did not dare to delay anything. She wiped her tears and said to Madam Xu, "Madam, the Duke asks you to go out for a while."
Today was Xu Ying's funeral, and Mrs. Xu claimed to be ill as usual, so the female family members were entertained by Mrs. Xu II.
But since Xu Yonghong came in to invite her, it must be something important. Mrs. Xu wiped her tears, leaned over and said a few words to Xu Rui, then turned around and took Mother Li out.
Xu Yonghong was in the study. When he saw Madam Xu come in, he waved at her and said, "Look who's here?"
The figure sitting with his back to Madam Xu turned around. Madam Xu's eyes widened immediately. She didn't care about anything else and asked in surprise, "Brother, why are you here!?"
After she was surprised, she felt a little aggrieved and tears fell.
Master Li had no smile on his face. Seeing her crying, he sighed deeply: "If I hadn't come, I wouldn't know what happened to Ah Ying..."
His tone was quite heavy. He asked his sister and brother-in-law to sit down, then he frowned and asked solemnly, "Can anyone tell me how this happened? How could it become like this? As soon as I entered the capital, I heard that something happened before I even had a chance to settle down. And it turned out to be such a big thing! It's really..."
Madam Xu felt even more aggrieved in front of her brother. With a thick nasal tone, she recounted what Xu Ying and Xu Rui had done, and then said, "We are all far away in Yunnan. Apart from anything else, you also know A Rui's ability. How could we have thought that such a thing would happen? Even so, it was only because the Duke and I rushed back as fast as we could to save A Rui. Otherwise..."
As she spoke, she laughed at herself, tears still streaming down her face, "I was wrong. You can't call me Duke anymore. From now on, I'll just be a Marquis in our family."
The pain in her heart finally came out at this moment: "Even the plaque has been made. The Duke's intention is not to give others a handle. Since the title has been demoted, everything should be done according to the rules..."
All regulations must be changed accordingly.
How could Master Li not understand his sister's thoughts? He reached out and patted his sister's shoulder, then turned to look at Xu Yonghong: "A Rui and A Ying are too impatient."
As he spoke, he sighed, "The hole we left behind was too big, and we have been trying to plug it over the years. But while we are plugging it here, money is flowing out there. The young people see this and are naturally worried about us. It's a pity... It's all my fault, otherwise, they wouldn't be so anxious to please King Zhuang."
Xu Yonghong's face was not looking good either. He sat down at the invitation of his uncle, stared at the tea in front of him for a moment, and then said coldly: "One wrong step, all wrong steps. How can you be sure of things in this world?"
They had followed the Second Prince, whose fief was in Jin. Master Li was the governor of Jin at that time. Later, the Second Prince and the Third Prince met with disasters one after another, and the Li family began to decline.
Not to mention anything else, when they supported the second prince, they controlled the coal and iron mines in Jin, and most of the money they earned was provided for the second prince to spend.
After the second prince fell, they had to spend huge sums of money to run around in order to get out.
Later, they finally got out, but they were trapped in Jin and could not move. Both the Xu family and the Li family were large families. The prosperity of the two families cost countless silver. They had already incurred losses in order to get out. If they did not continue to stay in Jin to operate, the family would simply not be able to continue.
And most importantly, the accounts of Jin will be exposed sooner or later unless the next official is one of their people.
Once exposed, it would be a disaster for the Xu and Li families.
They have been troubled by this matter for a long time.
Later, Xu Yonghong went to Yunnan, leaving only Xu Ying and Xu Rui at home. They received news that Tang Xin, who was King Zhuang's man, would be the next governor of Shanxi.
In order to become King Zhuang's confidants, Xu Ying and Xu Rui undoubtedly regarded Song Heng's affairs as a token of their allegiance, hoping to impress King Zhuang in one fell swoop and become his confidants.
In this way, the problems in the northwest will naturally be solved.
I just didn't expect to lose so badly.
Mrs. Xu fell silent, feeling the pain in her heart was almost unbearable. The children were so sensible, but the result was like this.
Xu Yonghong also heaved a long sigh and comforted Master Li: "Uncle, don't say that. We all know that you love A Rui and A Ying."