Xie Shensi also had the idea of splitting the family. Now that he heard the Liu family mention the old matter again, he was silent for a while and then said, "Did the prince really say that he would marry Yin'er as his main wife?"
Xie Shensi would be lying if he said he wasn't jealous of such a big move in the main room. Now that girl Xie Rulan seems to be useless. The third wife must have a daughter who can bring benefits to herself. If Xie Ruyin can really capture Xiao Junyi's heart, it won't be a bad idea. Although the other party has been demoted to a county king now, on the one hand, he is supported by Concubine Hui in the palace, and on the other hand, he is the emperor's biological son. Even if he cannot ascend to the position of Dabao, he cannot be treated badly.
Besides, Xie Ruzhuo only married a legitimate daughter to a prince who looked like a sick man; if his concubine could marry a capable prince, she would be able to outshine Dafang and the others!
How could Mrs. Liu not know Xie Shensi's plan after following him for so many years? He immediately smiled and said, "I have heard Yin'er talk about this. From what Yin'er said, the county prince is very fond of her. They say that accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger. Now, although the fifth prince clashed with the emperor and was demoted to As a county prince, there is no guarantee that he will not become prosperous in the future."
Not long ago, Emperor Jing suppressed Zhang Xiuyan's matter. Zhang Xiuyan was made the head of the county. As for Xiao Junyi, she only said that she had violated the emperor. So outsiders don't know the real inside story.
Hearing this, Xie Shensi slowly let out a breath and said, "This matter is of great importance, you must let me think about it."
Since the sixth day of August was the day Xie Ruzhuo got married, as soon as August entered, everyone in the Xie family became busy. The Fengguan Xiapei was a reward from the palace, and the embroidered shoes were made by Mr. Qiao accompanied by Xie Ruzhuo. As for other jewelry, hairpins, bracelets, jade and other items, they were all selected by Xie Ruzhuo from the warehouse at home.
These small items are not bad. Xie Huainan bought a fine coral screen from another country as a dowry for his younger sister. The bits and pieces of purple-red coral exude dazzling light in the sun. The waves are flowing and the beauty is beautiful. , but it’s not easy to lift.
In addition, the old lady of the Xie family and the old lady of the Jiang family took out the treasures from the bottom of the box and added them to Xie Ruzhuo's dowry, and there were a total of one hundred and eighty-six tons of dowry here.
Qiao made a list of all the items and handed them over to Xie Ruzhuo one by one for review.
Xie Ruzhuo didn't care too much about these, because he smiled and said, "Mother has the final say. These are all external things. In fact, in my opinion, it is better to keep them simple. So many things are a bit extravagant."
Mrs. Qiao looked at her with a smile and said, "When your sister got married, our dowry was only twenty tons less than yours. This did not include the four maids and four wives chosen for her. When you come here, not to mention The prince is a few steps higher than the prince. Even for the betrothal gift from the prince's palace, we can't let others look down on our dowry. But you are careless, and you will talk about it later. "
Mr. Qiao has only given birth to one child, Xie Huailin, in these years. Xie Ruyue is okay. Although Xie Ruzhuo was a bit mixed up when she was a child, since that hunting ground, she has treated Mr. Qiao like her biological mother. People's hearts are made of flesh. Seeing this, Qiao became more and more attentive to Xie Ruzhuo. Now that her two daughters are getting married one after another, although it is a happy event, Mrs. Qiao also feels a little sour in her heart.
As she spoke, her eyes turned red and she said, "Although there are not many people in Prince Jing's Mansion, it is a royal family after all and has strict rules. As soon as you get married, you will catch up with the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. When you go there as the royal concubine, you must go Remember to pay attention to everything and be cautious in everything, but don’t let anyone catch you making mistakes.”
Xie Ruzhuo responded with a smile and said, "Don't worry, mother. Prince Jing's Mansion is not far from our home after all. I will come back to see you from time to time. If mother misses me, just bring Yong'an to the house to find me."
These words made Mrs. Qiao laugh, and said angrily, "How can a mother go to see her daughter every day? That's all, after all, you are in Beijing, and we will rarely see each other in the future. On the other hand, your sister, after the Mid-Autumn Festival, I'm afraid... I have to follow the prince back to the frontier, so I'm afraid there will be less opportunities to meet him in the future."
Xie Ruzhuo patted Mrs. Qiao's hand and said, "Mom, don't worry too much. Maybe my sister will take root in the capital in the future."
Qiao asked in confusion, "How do you say this?"
Xie Ruzhuo smiled meaningfully, "I guessed."
Hearing this, Mrs. Qiao immediately smiled and said, "You are so good at picking up and coaxing me."
It wasn't until after sending Mrs. Qiao away that Xie Ruzhuo stopped smiling. She was not coaxing Mrs. Qiao. The war between the two countries was in full swing now, but the battlefield was on the territory of Prince Dingnan's palace. Emperor Jing kept all Prince Dingnan's family in the capital, nominally waiting for the Mid-Autumn Festival; but in fact, Dingbei The king had already rushed to the battlefield to direct the war.
If Xie Ruzhuo's guess was correct, Emperor Jing might be very afraid of this younger brother.
The setting sun was approaching dusk on the horizon, covering the entire blue sky with a layer of magnificent red.
Xie Ruzhuo was thinking to himself when he suddenly heard someone's anxious voice not far away, and then someone said, "Send the call to the doctor quickly!"
Xie Ruzhuo's heart skipped a beat, and she ran out immediately. She saw the chaos in Ning Xi Hall. She subconsciously ran over, grabbed Lin Mu's hand and asked, "What happened?"
Lin Mu originally looked panicked, but when he saw Xie Ruzhuo, he miraculously calmed down and replied, "Miss Hui, the young man who just served dinner to the old man fell to the ground and twitched wildly. He said that he was a thief After eating the old lady’s dinner, the old lady is interrogating people right now!”
Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo thought for a moment and said, "Go ahead, I'll go in and take a look."
Lin Mu responded, turned around and hurried towards the courtyard of the government doctor. Xie Ruzhuo turned around and entered Ningxi Hall.
Something happened at Xie Shengli's side, and the old lady came here quickly.
The sound of needle drops could be heard in Ning Xitang's room. The mistress who kept twitching was diagnosed by the doctor as poisoned. Although this kind of toxin would not cause death instantly, it would make a person useless from now on.
If the mistress hadn't stolen Xie Shengli's dinner, then the person lying here looking like this right now would be Xie Shengli!
Xie Shengli sat at the head table with a gloomy look on his face, and asked the cook in charge of passing the food in a dumb voice, "Are you sure this dish has not passed through other people's hands?"
The cook's eyes were full of panic, but she had to shake her head and said, "Back to the old man, yes." At this point, she suddenly remembered something, raised her head suddenly and said, "Yes, Miss Six had been to the kitchen before coming here, and she would also make excuses She wants her slave to get food for her, so send her out!"
Hearing this, Xie Shengli immediately said with a gloomy look, "What did you say?"
The cook confirmed, "Yes, it was indeed Miss Six who touched that food alone. After the slave brought her the sweet-scented osmanthus cake, she saw that Miss Six was in a panic."
Before Xie Shengli could speak, Ji on the side suddenly became incredibly angry and said, "Go and bring Miss Six here!"
Xie Ruyin was brought here quickly. She had heard the movements in Ning Xitang before, and now she was even more panicked when she heard that she was summoned.
After all, she was so young that when she saw Xie Shengli, who was sitting intact on the main seat, and the mistress lying on the ground, twitching, she couldn't hold her breath. Although she hadn't spoken yet, the expression on her face had already given her away.
Xie Shengli and Ji were both people who had experienced a lifetime of ups and downs. Looking at her expression now, what could they not understand? It's just that when this man got old, he was murdered by his descendants, and no one could calm down.
"Sir, tell me what you did!"
Xie Shengli yelled angrily, which instantly frightened Xie Ruyin to the point where she knelt on the ground and cried, "Grandpa, I, I don't know anything."
But there was a hint of guilty conscience in those words.
Xie Shengli snorted coldly, pointed at the mistress who had been helped by the doctor to sit aside for treatment, and said, "I don't know? What happened to him? I am lucky today. If this mistress hadn't eaten it secretly, now The one who achieves this virtue is mine!"
At this point, he felt chilled again, "I ask myself, I have never owed anything to you juniors, so why do you treat me like this!"
Xie Ruyin was speechless and speechless. However, Ms. Liu who came later hurriedly said, "Old Master, have you misunderstood something? How could Yin'er do such a stupid thing at such a young age? Don't think of some evil person who wants to frame me. My daughter!"
She meant what she said. As she spoke, she looked at everyone present one by one. When she saw Xie Ruzhuo standing aside without saying a word, she said with a half-smile, "I mean, Miss Fourth, you Are you standing here watching the excitement? The one being framed is your sister, don’t you want to say something? "
Xie Ruzhuo sneered and asked, "What did Auntie want me to say? She said that Sixth Sister is a person with a criminal record. She had done something to ignore the family tradition for a man earlier and stayed up all night with someone. Now I am afraid that she is old. The problem has happened again, and it has actually caused harm to my family?"
Her words were not without venom, and one sentence left Mrs. Liu speechless. She said "you" for a while, and then said coldly, "Miss Fourth is so eloquent that I can't speak to you. But I am fair and comfortable." My heart, how could Yin'er, a twelve-year-old girl, do such a thing! Unless—"
Before Liu could finish her words, Xie Ruzhuo stopped her and said, "Unless someone is instigating this matter behind the scenes. And the person who instigated this matter is the heinous one. If he is caught, who is it? Even if he is a nobleman from Tianhuang, the Xie family can peel off a layer of his skin!"
When Xie Ruzhuo finished speaking, the expression on his face became more and more ferocious. When he saw Xie Ruyin's eyes, he took a few steps back in fear.
But Xie Ruzhuo didn't intend to let her go. He just approached Xie Ruyin and asked, "So, my good sister, you might as well tell me who the person who instigated you is!"
Xie Ruyin was frightened by her appearance and cried "Wow".
Mrs. Liu held Xie Ruyin in her arms distressedly, turned around and asked, "Xie Ruzhuo, what kind of peace of mind do you have to force a sister who is several years younger than you like this!"
Xie Ruzhuo snorted coldly, "Auntie, haven't you figured out who you are? She is just an aunt of my third uncle, but she dares to run rampant here, regardless of whether you are worthy or not."
She didn't speak loudly, but every word she spoke was poking at Liu's heart, but Liu couldn't refute these words.
At this moment, Jin Yu, who had quietly gone out just now, came back, holding a small package in his hand.
When Xie Ruyin saw the package, her expression immediately changed, and she stood up to grab it.