At this time, Xiao Junhan knew that there was no hope for him to argue, so he collapsed on the ground and kowtowed, "Father, I plead guilty." As he said that, he made a confessional look again and said, "I know I am guilty, so I am willing to I will be punished. I just ask my father not to be angry because of my son. If you hurt your body, it would be a great unfilial piety for my son!"
Emperor Jing laughed angrily and snorted, "These words sound like human words, but why don't you do nothing about human affairs!"
He was so angry that he was not confused after all, so he immediately imposed a punishment: "Yue Buyun, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, had his flower feathers removed from his head, his family property was confiscated, and he was never allowed to be employed. The second prince, Xiao Junhan, wasted his salary for favoritism and was fined for one year. He closed his door to reflect on his mistakes. You are not allowed to go out without permission. As for autumn hunting, there is no need to go, just reflect at home!"
Hearing this, Xiao Junhan's eyes suddenly widened and he wanted to say something, but in the end he could only kowtow and said, "I accept my punishment!"
Xie Shengli has been watching from the side and has not spoken from the beginning to the end. Since ancient times, kings and ministers have not been equal, and mistakes and punishments are different. He has long been used to this. It's just pitiful for the people, being used as weight in the power struggle, it's really pitiful.
This matter is not a secret, but within two or three days, it has spread throughout the streets and alleys. When Xie Ruzhuo found out about this, he was sitting in the yard admiring the flowers.
After listening to Qianbi's vivid words, she just snorted coldly. She didn't expect this incident to shock Xiao Junhan, but she didn't expect that Emperor Jing would let Xiao Junhan go so easily. But think about it, with a virtuous concubine sitting in the harem, Emperor Jing would not be able to punish her too much.
But what made her happy was another thing. Now that the minister of the Ministry of Industry was dismissed, it was Xiao Junhan's wallet that was broken. You know, the Ministry of Industry is in charge of taxable water transportation and other matters in the world. At this moment, Xiao Junhan might be sulking at home.
When she thought of this, she couldn't help but feel happy. Being able to make the enemy angry but unable to find an outlet is a highlight of this game.
I just hope Xiao Junhan won't be too angry, because the next step she has to deal with is Xiao Junhan's mother--Xian Fei!
During the autumn hunting season, I hope that the Concubine Xian will be broad-minded enough!
On the third day, it was Xie Ruyun's return home. She was extremely beautiful on the day of her wedding, and Xu Wenyuan was a handsome, courteous young man, so the two got along harmoniously as newlyweds.
Now when she returned home, Xie Ruyun had an extra layer of feminine charm besides the shyness on her face.
Xu Wenyuan and the men of the Xie family were eating in the front hall, while Xie Ruyun was called to the backyard by Ji and others.
After seeing the Yuan Pa symbolizing chastity, Ji immediately smiled from ear to ear, winked at Qiao, Li and others, and then said, "Good girl, grandma, you look good now." "Although your parents-in-law don't get along very much at the moment, if your husband-in-law is unable to become a Beijing official next year, the two of you will have to go back to Xuzhou. By then, you must live a good life and respect your parents-in-law, you know?"
Xie Ruyun respectfully said "yes" and said some words to Ji's side.
Seeing that Ms. Ji was a little tired, Ms. Li smiled and said, "Look at us, we have forgotten the time to talk. Mother, please rest first, I will take Yun'er to sit in the house."
Ji responded, and everyone retreated.
Although Mrs. Li said this before, she was just being polite. She was afraid that Xie Ruyun would not want to spend more time with her, so as soon as she left the door of Zizhuyuan, she smiled and said, "You haven't seen me for the past few days. Fei'er misses you a lot. Why don't you go see her?"
However, Xie Ruyun took her hand first and said, "There's no rush to see her later. Mother and I will go sit in the house."
On their wedding day, Mrs. Li gave her a letter, which she read after her visit while Xu Wenyuan was entertaining guests in the front hall.
Although the letter is not thick, every word in it is a mother's advice to her daughter to pay attention to when she gets married. She felt sad when she saw it, and then remembered that Mr. Li had treated her as her own child all these years, and her heart had already softened.
After all, she is a married daughter, and I don’t know how many times we will see her in the future, so why bother with Mrs. Li
Hearing Xie Ruyun's words, Mrs. Li's eyes immediately turned red and she said, "Okay, good daughter, I'll sit with you."
Although Xie Ruzhuo and others didn't know what happened, seeing this appearance, they wisely said goodbye to Xie Ruyun and went to Qiao's house.
It was not until lunchtime that I saw Xie Ruyun, mother and daughter, talking and laughing, and the dinner was extremely harmonious. Lu Xu was beaten in advance by Ji, and it was rare that she didn't make a fuss, which surprised Xie Ruzhuo.
Xu Wenyuan seemed to be a good person, and he was respectful and courteous in his advances and retreats. Xie Shengli was very happy when he saw this, and he knew that the future of his descendants was immeasurable. Xie Rufei, on the other hand, pouted and said, "You have to bring your sister back to see her often. You can't rob her and not give it back to me."
Everyone was overjoyed after saying a few words. Xie Rufei didn't know what she said wrong and looked at everyone in confusion.
Xie Huailin on the side also curled his lips and said, "Fifth sister is so stupid. He didn't take her away, but the media was... what?" At this point, Xie Huailin tilted his head and said, "Mother, what did you say that day? Coming?"
Seeing that he looked like he couldn't remember, Ji immediately hugged him in her arms, squealing heartily, and said with a smile, "My dear grandson, grandma will feed you meatballs."
Xie Ruyun was looking at it funny, but Xu Wenyuan reminded Xie Huailin with a smile, saying, "Ming Yun is getting married, and your eldest sister is my Ming Yuan getting married."
One sentence made Xie Ruyun blush to the roots of her ears.
Xie Ruzhuo was pretending to eat, lowering his head and snickering, when he was suddenly kicked. She looked up and saw that Xie Ruyue was also suppressing a smile, and they immediately looked at each other and smiled.
In the afternoon, Xie Ruzhuo received another letter from Xiao Junxi.
Ever since Wen Ruyu came here last time with his blood-red bird, Xue'er no longer wanted to sit on the window sill. She always stopped at the end of her guqin and looked at herself with her dark eyes.
Xie Ruzhuo held it in his arms, lowered his head and kissed it before opening the letter.
The letter contained nothing more than trivial matters.
A crane came to the palace. It had strange bones and sometimes sang softly, which was particularly eye-catching. Suddenly I think of your voice, like a clear spring in the mountains, tinkling sweetly. In addition, a new medicine was added, which was extremely bitter and had a fishy smell. I didn't like it, but the doctor was very strict.
Xie Ruzhuo read the letter over and over for a long time, laughing happily for a while, and then his face was as red as a cloud. However, in just a few words, she seemed to see the reluctant look on the man's face.
In the past, she only thought that this man was taciturn, but after the two of them actually talked a lot, she discovered that there was a childlike innocence hidden in this man's heart.
It wasn't until it was getting dark that Xie Ruzhuo took up the pen to reply. He wrote down a large sheet of interesting things about those days, and at the end he copied a recipe for Qingkou Preserved Fruit and attached it, but he was still thinking about whether he should do it himself. Make some and ask Xiao Xinning to bring them over next time.
The days passed so calmly, and in the blink of an eye, there were less than seven days left before Autumn Hunting.
At this time, Xie Shenxing finally returned to Beijing belatedly.
When Xie Ruzhuo got up that day and went to pay his respects to Mr. Ji, he heard the excitement inside. She called Jin Yu over and asked in a low voice, "Is there another guest inside?"
Jin Yu secretly smiled and said, "Who are you? The second master is back. The old lady is very happy and is talking inside."
Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo nodded and said, "In that case, I will come back later."
Jin Yu was so busy that she pulled her and said with a smile, "No, if you leave, the old lady will have to wait for you before eating. Fourth Miss, the second master is not an outsider, so you'd better go in quickly."
After hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo sighed inwardly, thanked him, and walked in.
To be honest, she didn't like this second uncle very much. In the previous life, if it weren't for Xie Shenxing's insistence on going his own way, which caused Xie Shengli to clean up his mess many times, this family would not be like that in the end. To put it bluntly, she and Xie Shenxing were both pests in the family in their previous lives. Now she is determined to change, but Xie Shenxing seems to be the same as before. It's strange that a moth sees a moth and likes him.
It was just that she was secretly complaining, but she couldn't say this in person.
Xie Ruzhuo put on a smile, then walked in and said with a smile, "Greetings to grandma. Hey, is the second uncle back?"
The look on her face was natural, and she had just the right amount of joy and surprise.
As soon as Ji saw her, she immediately smiled and said, "Look, just now I was asking you, you greedy little cat, why didn't you come? Now the time has come."
Xie Ruzhuo pouted and said reluctantly, "Grandma, look at what you said, I just wanted to eat with you, the old man." After saying that, she snuggled up first.
Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught sight of a strange woman standing beside him.
Although she said it was unfamiliar, she had actually seen it in her previous life. This woman has a good appearance, but there is a charm emanating from her body. In men's terms, it's like a fox that has become a spirit.
"Hey, who is this?"
Although Xie Ruzhuo knew it well, he still pretended to be ignorant on his face, and he asked happily.
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became cold. Ms. Ji put away the smile on her face and said calmly, "It's just a girl your second uncle took in outside." She didn't like this woman when she first saw her, and she always felt that she didn't look like a good family girl. But Xie Shenxing had been left alone for three years, and it would be strange if there were no women around him. Now that he has followed Xie Shenxing, it’s hard to say no.
Hearing this, Xie Shenxing was immediately unhappy and said, "Mom, Bi Xin has been with me for so long, and she only has the status of being a roommate. Isn't it a bit low?"
"Is it too low? You can come in casually through the lintel of my Xie family. Not to mention that her origin is unknown and she still has no son and a half. Is it possible that I can give her a side wife?" As he said, Ji Shi sighed again and said, "You should at least think about Mrs. Li. She has been taking care of the family for a long time over the years, and she just married Yun Yatou a few days ago. You have also treated her badly in the past three years. This time you will give her What did she think when she caused trouble?"
"It's normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. I've been away for three years, so she should be considerate of me. Besides, Bi Xin is the daughter of a good family. She followed me, and I just asked Bi Xin to be a concubine. She was already wronged. She did."
Xie Shenxing looked at Su Bixin with tenderness and affection, and argued with Ji unconvinced.
But the woman named Su Bixin on the side never said a word, only looking at her nose and heart, as if she was sitting up and watching.
Xie Ruzhuo sneered in his heart. If this woman really felt wronged, that would be strange.
It wasn't because of doubts in her heart that in her previous life, this Su Bixin disappeared without a trace after the Xie family fell. The entire Xie family was arrested, except for Su Bixin. If she had not joined forces with outsiders, how could she have been so powerful that she had escaped the arrest of the officers and soldiers