She had entered the palace since morning, and it was already afternoon. Xiao Junxi stayed with her for dinner, but after being declined by Xie Ruzhuo, she got on the carriage and went home.
When they arrived at Xie's Mansion, they saw that everything at home seemed to be business as usual. Xie Ruzhuo felt a little timid in her heart. At that time, she was so enthusiastic that she didn't think it was anything. But now that she thinks about it, her father's face is filled with the look of something about to come.
Sure enough, as soon as Xie Ruzhuo entered the second door, he saw Xie Shenyan's personal servant, who was a little frightened and said, "Fourth Miss, the master is calling you to go to the ancestral hall."
Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo suddenly felt something in his heart and asked quietly, "I don't know what is going on?"
The servant said softly, "My master's face has been dark since he came back from the palace, and I don't even know it."
After hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo immediately made up his mind and told Hong Rui, "Go to Zizhuyuan to invite grandma. Oh, and drop by Ningxi Hall and tell me that dad wants to beat me!"
Anyway, no matter how angry Xie Shenyan is today, with these two giant Buddhas, no one can do anything to her!
After the arrangements were made, Xie Ruzhuo straightened his clothes and walked towards the ancestral hall.
There are people living in the side courtyard of this ancestral hall, but it is so quiet that you can hear the needle drop inside the ancestral hall.
Sunlight comes in, adding a touch of brightness to the originally dark colors.
Xie Ruzhuo walked in carefully, put on a smile and asked, "Father, are you looking for me?"
When he heard footsteps behind him, Xie Shenyan knew that it was Xie Ruzhuo who was coming. But when he heard her voice, Xie Shenyan couldn't help but burst into anger, "Kneel down!"
Xie Ruzhuo was startled. He knelt down as he was told, but raised his head and asked, "I wonder what mistake my daughter made that made her father so angry?"
Xie Shenyan immediately turned around and said in a deep voice, "Sir, you caused such a big trouble in the imperial study today, and now you still say you don't know why?"
"Father, the previous promise was made by the Emperor. Today I just fulfilled it. What did I do wrong?" Xie Ruzhuo was a little unconvinced, but she felt that she had done nothing wrong in today's matter.
"You still dare to keep your mouth shut? Do you know that more than ten civil and military officials have all witnessed your ridiculous behavior, and you have completely embarrassed the Xie family!" The more Xie Shenyan thought about it, the angrier he became, especially about Zhang Shangshu. The sarcastic words were still ringing in his ears, which made him so angry that he raised his hand and picked up the family whip.
Hearing the sound of the whip coming through the air, Xie Ruzhuo refused to dodge and said sternly, "If father goes to the imperial study room to beat me because my daughter disregarded the safety of Xie's family today, then I agree. But if father beat me because of other people's words, Me, that daughter doesn’t recognize me!”
Xie Shenyan laughed angrily, pointed at Xie Ruzhuo and asked, "Oh, you are still reasonable? Then let me ask you, who said that back then, the daughter of the Xie family could never marry into the royal family. But today, with your behavior like this, Don’t you feel ashamed yourself?”
Xie Ruzhuo did say this, but for one thing, today is different from the past, and for another thing, "Father, haven't you heard that rumor?"
"What rumors?"
Seeing Xie Shenyan stunned, Xie Ruzhuo said word by word, "There are rumors that the third prince Xiao Junxi will not live to be twenty-five years old."
Everyone in the capital knew about this rumor, so how could Xie Shenyan not know about it
When Ji came, she happened to hear Xie Ruzhuo say this. She immediately walked in tremblingly, held Xie Ruzhuo in her arms, and asked heartily, "Zhuo'er, what on earth did you do to offend you?" Father is so angry?"
Moreover, why is it even related to royal secrets
Xie Ruzhuo smiled softly, her eyes full of happiness, "Returning to grandma, my granddaughter is just following her own heart and begging the emperor to marry me to the third prince."
When Xie Shengli outside the door heard this, he was shocked and said, "What did you say?"
Seeing the arrival of these two giant Buddhas, Xie Ruzhuo felt a lot more at ease because he solemnly said, "Perhaps you think your granddaughter's behavior today was outrageous and even brought shame to the Xie family. But my granddaughter has been repeatedly raped since the beginning of the hunting ground. The Third Prince came to the rescue. Besides, Grandpa, you also know the Third Prince’s personality and moral character. Apart from being a bit unlucky in life, such a man is something that my granddaughter would be ashamed of."
Having said this, Xie Ruzhuo sighed again and said, "But in life, how can everything go as planned? I did this today and will never regret it until my death. Even if my father wants to beat me and scold me, I will admit it. This Man, I am also determined to get married."
Hearing what she said, Xie Shenyan immediately pointed at her and said, "Father, you heard it, this rebellious son actually said such words, he really brought shame to the Xie family!"
Xie Shengli looked at Xie Ruzhuo thoughtfully and asked, "Zhuo'er, don't you regret it in front of me?"
Seeing Xie Ruzhuo shaking his head, Xie Shengli sighed slowly and said, "It's really an injustice!"
Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo was stunned. Just as he was about to speak, Xie Shengli said, "My child, come with me."
Xie Shengli staggered away first. Xie Ruzhuo looked at his back in confusion and saw there seemed to be tears in Ji's eyes and said, "Zhuo'er, follow your grandfather."
Seeing this, Xie Ruzhuo had no choice but to bow to Xie Shenyan and followed Xie Shengli's footsteps to Ningxi Hall.
Dappled sunlight shone in through the window. Xie Shengli was sitting on the Grand Master's chair. When he saw Xie Ruzhuo coming in, he waved and said, "Come here."
His face showed a rare kind and old look. Xie Ruzhuo felt a little uneasy, so he squatted at Xie Shengli's feet, raised his head and asked, "Grandpa, what's going on?"
Xie Shengli looked down at her, smiled slowly, and said, "Zhuo'er, grandpa, let me tell you a story."
"This matter goes back fifty years—"
There are two places in the world that you are not allowed to set foot in, one is Mobei and the other is Miao territory.
But the young Emperor Gaozu did not believe in evil. At that time, he was very high-spirited and waved his sword straight to the southern border, vowing to encircle that land into the territory of our dynasty.
At that time, Emperor Gaozu brought an army of 100,000, thinking that he could expand his territory. The journey was extremely smooth, but who would have expected that when they went straight to Huanglong, they were all lost in a small forest, and even Gaozu disappeared.
At that time, Xie Shengli was still General Zuo. He led his men to search for more than ten days, and finally found Gaozu, and beside him was a beautiful woman. According to Emperor Gaozu, this woman saved his life.
Later, the woman was named Concubine Chen. The word "Chen" fulfilled the lifelong dream of women all over the world.
Concubine Chen even gave birth to Gaozu's first prince. The same month the child was born, she was appointed as the prince, and is now Emperor Jing.
Suddenly, Concubine Chen was in the limelight, and she was the only one in the harem who was supreme.
But who would have thought that the Miao people would retaliate, and that Concubine Chen was actually a killer sent by the Miao people to take revenge. Concubine Chen was addicted to love and refused to murder Emperor Gaozu, so the Miao people wanted to take her life.
Concubine Chen protected Gaozu with her own death, but she could not protect her own children. The young Emperor Jing was poisoned by the killer sent by Miao Jiang. Once the heartless poison is sown, there will be no true love in this life.
…
Xie Ruzhuo's heart trembled when he heard it. Seeing Xie Shengli asking, he immediately asked, "What happened next?"
Xie Shengli slowly opened his eyes and said, "Later, the silly daughter of the Ye family fell in love with Emperor Jing. She thought she was not good enough. Later, after accidentally learning the news, she actually used her own life as an inducement to win. Emperor Jing’s true love returns.”
Emperor Jing had been ruthless and abandoned his love for half his life, but when a woman sacrificed his life to win over him, she was already dead. When Emperor Jing felt pity and hatred, he saw the child croaking and crying beside him. From then on, he kept the child by his side and named him Xiao Junxi, in order to express his love for his wife day and night.
This matter should have ended here, but it should never have happened. At that time, an unfavored concubine actually colluded with the people of Miaojiang and used Miaojiang's hatred towards our dynasty to bring the king of poisons into the body of the third prince. !
In Emperor Jing's rage, many people were implicated, and their corpses were found hundreds of miles away.
Although the relevant people were later dealt with, the third prince's body also completely collapsed, and the imperial doctors were helpless, which is why there were rumors that he would not survive until the age of twenty-five.
…
After listening to the whole thing, Xie Ruzhuo slowly sat on the ground. She had always been curious about where Xiao Junxi's poison came from, but she didn't expect the truth of the matter to be so cruel!
Although the people in Miao territory are vicious, they are also inseparable from Gaozu's belligerence back then. But no matter what, what's wrong with the childishness!
However, she had a question, "Why did grandpa just say it was an injustice?"
Xie Shengli looked at her deeply, and then said after a while, "It was your mother Jiang Muyan who was supposed to marry into the palace. But Queen Ye had admired Emperor Jing for a long time, and knelt at the entrance of the Empress Dowager's palace for three days. The queen mother decreed that she be granted the title of concubine."
"It's actually like this-"
Xie Ruzhuo had difficulty digesting these facts. He still couldn't believe it until he walked back to his room.
It turns out that there are so many secrets in those dusty past. Her mother, who died young, did not marry into the royal family because of a single thought, which resulted in a miserable fate.
And Queen Ye also became a moth desperate for love.
According to grandpa's wishes, is she actually following their old path now
But no matter what Qianchen's past was like, there was no doubt that she cared about Xiao Junxi. She owed Xiao Junxi so much in her past life and this life, and just one word of love was enough for her to repay with her life.
Xie Ruzhuo let the matter go. Xie Shenyan originally wanted to use the family law, but in the end, the family law did not fall on Xie Ruzhuo. Xie Shengli also called him to talk for an entire afternoon.
When he came out, Xie Shenyan's expression became a little depressed.
In the evening, Xie Ruzhuo did not go to the main hall to eat, but closed himself in the door. Mrs. Qiao was worried about her after all, so she came over to talk to her for a long time, and finally said, "When I was not out of the government, I met your mother. She was a very beautiful and gentle woman. Later, when I married into the Xie family, I thought , the children born to such a woman should also be soft and kind. Zhuo'er, no matter who you decide to marry, I believe you are doing it for your own heart, not for anything else."
Xie Ruzhuo was moved in his heart. He hugged Qiao and said, "Mother passed away early. I know in my heart who has been with me all these years. My mother told me this today, so I will tell you something. Although Zhuo'er died earlier, I was a little confused during the year, but I never went against my heart from beginning to end."
Hearing this, Mrs. Qiao smiled lovingly, wiped the tears from her eyes, and said with a smile, "That's good, go to bed early, and don't think too much. Good people have their own destiny, and I think the third prince does the same. Good luck."