For a while, Xu Yanqing's people were running around outside, taking care of those Xie clan members who were still imprisoned in the death row and those who were exiled. When he heard the news of his biological mother's death, he couldn't recover for a while until someone rushed back. At that time, Erfang was crying, and Xu Yanqing ran all the way back regardless of her status: "Get out of the way, everyone out of the way!"
He pushed the person in front of him away, I heard his voice, and looked over there with red eyes.
Xu Yanqing stared wide-eyed, and finally saw the tragic situation in front of her - Mrs. Xie was a female family member after all, the servants did not dare to go over and lift her off rashly, and the servants didn't have the guts either, so I stayed here alone, not waiting for anyone to approach, until he comes back.
Xu Yanqing walked over step by step, suddenly staggered, and knelt down with a plop. He raised his eyes in a daze, moved his thin lips trembling a few times, and called "Mother" silently...
He reached out and hugged the dangling legs tightly.
Mrs. Xie left suddenly, and at this precarious time, after Xu Shangshu learned of Mrs. Xie's death, he was silent for a long time. In the end, he ordered people to take care of the funeral. He also set up a mourning hall in the front yard of Xu's mansion. In Xu's ancestral temple, it can be regarded as giving her the last face.
Because Xie's family was confiscated, not many people came to the funeral, and Xie's family was a concubine after all, so Xu's clan elders would not come to offer condolences at this difficult time. The white cloth was hung in the front hall, the golden paper was flying, and the cold wind was desolate and clear. Except for Xu Yanqing and me, there were only a few servants in the second room who were serving Xie's family.
After Mrs. Xie left, Xu Yanqing started to take care of her funeral, from encoffining to coffin covering, completely without the hands of others. Now, he was kneeling in front of the coffin, the firelight reflected his pale face, his eyes were empty, and his expression was so indifferent that it was almost numb.
When it was dark, a man came in from the outside.
"Young Master." The servant called out.
When she heard the call, Xu Yanqing visibly moved, and looked back at the past together with me. Xu Changfeng was dressed in the military uniform of a military officer, and his face could not tell whether it was good or bad, and his eyes were still as calm as an ancient well. When he saw the person coming, Xu Yanqing seemed to have come back to life, his shoulders were trembling, and his eyes were full of surly: "...Xu Changfeng!"
"Second Master!" I followed him up, but couldn't hold him back. Xu Yanqing stepped forward quickly, grabbed Xu Changfeng's lapel, and punched him with a wave.
"Second Young Master!" The servant was shocked, and rushed up to pull him away.
Xu Changfeng only took a few steps back, tilted his head, and then stood upright without fighting back.
"Xu Changfeng, you still have the face to come here...!" Xu Yanqing struggled and said bitterly, "You personally led the troops to raid the Xie family, and now you have forced my mother to death... you still have the face to appear in this place!"
I heard from humanity that when the accident happened, it was Xu Changfeng who led troops to surround Xie's mansion and captured several masters of Xie's family. Later, he was also the one who brought people to copy Xie's family. This time, Xie's case cannot be separated from his shadow from beginning to end. It is naturally impossible to say that he did not know before.
Facing these accusations, Xu Changfeng looked calm, and said: "I'm here to see Mrs. Xie off for the last time, and I'll leave after kowtowing."
"Get out of here! What's the point of you being pretentious now!" Xu Yanqing pointed at the door and shouted, "Get out of here immediately!"
Xu Changfeng ignored him and wanted to come. Xu Yanqing was furious, and pushed the servant away vigorously, rushing forward to fight him.
"Second Master, Second Master! Stop!" I went up and hugged his waist, but let him push him to the ground.
At this time, Xu Changfeng endured it to the extreme, and reached out to grab his skirt, and said angrily, "Second brother, you should stop in moderation." He pointed to the mourning hall and said with a trace of blood, "—if it wasn't for me, Believe it or not, the ones lying in that coffin today are all of us!!"
His words made me feel a chill in my heart, and Xu Yanqing was also taken aback.
Xu Changfeng let go of him, and said in a cold voice: "Second brother, you claim to be the most intelligent person in the world, so it shouldn't be hard to imagine that Mrs. Xie's death is ultimately for whom."
Xu Yanqing took a few steps back, and I hurriedly supported him. Xu Changfeng walked to the mourning hall, waved his hem, bowed his head respectfully, then turned around and stepped out without looking at anyone.
Xu Changfeng's figure gradually disappeared into the night. After hearing his last words, Xu Yanqing was devastated. After everyone went out, he staggered to the front of the mourning hall and bent his knees tremblingly.
Xu Yanqing is not really unconscious, he probably understands better than anyone in his heart that what Xu Changfeng said is true. Mrs. Xie went to die alone, no matter what kind of difficulties she had, in the final analysis, it was to not implicate the Xu family or him. Only when this layer of blood is completely cut off, people will not remember that Xu Yanqing is the wife of the Xie family, but will only know that he is a descendant of the Xu family.
Xu Yanqing leaned over and kowtowed deeply.
"Second Master..." I came to him and knelt down, shaking his shoulder lightly.
Xu Yanqing never raised her head, only her shoulders trembled slightly. As the saying goes, a man does not shed tears lightly, Xie has been away for so many days, this is the first time he has cried aloud.
I couldn't help but my eyes were red, I bent down and hugged him quietly.
In the blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed since Mrs. Xie passed away.
These days, I sort out the belongings left by Mrs. Xie. Apart from clothing and jewelry, they are mostly books, calligraphy and paintings. She walked away cleanly without leaving a single word. I don't know if she was really carefree or her heart was so cold. Several old servants who served Mrs. Xie also gave away money, and only one or two returned. stay.
At night, I stayed alone in the empty room, Biyu walked in, opened the bead curtain, and said hesitantly: "Young Master, Second Young Master tonight... I'm afraid I won't be back."
I didn't speak, just sighed.
Since Xie's death, the number of times I have seen Xu Yanqing can be counted on the fingers of one's fingers. He didn't go to the yamen during the day, and he didn't go back to the mansion at night. He only listened to the outsiders. The second young master of the Xu family lingered in the gambling house all day long. A few days ago, someone went to the shop under Xu's name to collect debts. Yesterday, the master was furious because of this incident, and ordered Zhang Yuan to tell the accountant that he would not give him a penny, and let him die outside drunk.
Now, Xu Zhaorong is neglected in the harem, and he can't even raise the prince by himself. Judging from those rumors, the Xu family may have fallen out of favor with the Holy Majesty. If Xu Yanqing provokes anything good or bad again at this moment, the master may not protect him.
I couldn't sleep worrying about it for a few days, until midnight this night, I heard a noise from outside, so I put on my clothes and went out to have a look without saying a word.
"Be careful, be careful, don't fall the second young master!" Zhang Yuan and a few servants helped a drunken man back.
I poked my head, and after seeing it clearly, I called out, "Second Master."
I walked over quickly, and was about to help him, but he didn't appreciate it. He shook off my hand and said, "Leave me alone, wine! Go get the wine!"
Xu Yanqing blushed, and she knew she was drunk. The fire in the second room was lit up, I watched them help him into the room, rubbed the palms he threw away, and then asked the servants to cook sober soup.
They had just put him on the bed when I walked in. Zhang Yuan came over and said, "Young Master, I'm sorry to bother you." I looked at the person on the bed and asked, "Where did you find him?"
Zhang Yuan hesitated for a while, and said: "The Jiaofang Division sent someone to send a letter, saying that the second young master lived there for more than half a month and owed a lot of bad debts."
I nodded and said: "You guys go down." Manager Zhang led the others out.
When I walked to the bed, Xu Yanqing had already sat up. He waved his hand and shouted: "Go and get the wine, I have whatever silver you want! Go!"
At this time, a servant came over with hangover soup. After I took it, I brought it to Xu Yanqing: "Second Lord, drink it quickly."
Xu Yanqing snatched the bowl from me and took a big gulp, only to spit it out and threw the bowl to the ground, only to hear him shout: "I told you to bring the wine!"
The maids were so frightened that their eyes turned red, and I said to them: "You all go out, close the door, and don't disturb the master."
Xu Yanqing got up again and dropped a few things, and I stood quietly by the side until he sat down exhausted. At this time, we walked over and picked up the debris on the ground, lest he accidentally hurt himself. Suddenly, he clasped my arm, and I raised my head, and I saw blue shadows under his eyes, the romance of the past was gone, leaving him in a mess.
"What are you doing here?" he hissed.
I looked at him silently. Xu Yanqing was silent for a moment, then laughed out of nowhere. I was confused: "...Second Lord?"
After Xu Yanqing laughed a few times, she mocked: "I have nothing now. The Xie family is dead. Those who flattered me in the past hide when they see me. Everyone is afraid of getting involved with me. My mother was killed I was killed, and my father didn't care about me. Now, I understand one thing..." He sat up, pinched my chin, and said softly, "—So, I, Xu Yanqing, am nothing."
I opened my lips in a daze, not knowing how to comfort him.
Xu Yanqing tilted her head, and gave me a sly smile: "Are you also afraid... that I will hurt you? Hmm? I have nothing, so what are you still doing here? Are you afraid that I have no one to sleep with? Heh—" He leaned over and said frivolously in my ear, "That's right, the youngest is very sick, Xu Changfeng doesn't know what tricks, it's my second master who is better at it, you see, don't you know the taste without eating the marrow?"
I pushed him away violently.
When Xu Yanqing was pushed back to the chair by me, she was still smiling. My chest rose and fell, and I tried to hold back and said, "Second Lord, you are drunk. I'll make another bowl of hangover soup..."
I raised my sleeves to wipe my eyes, turned around and was about to walk out. But Xu Yanqing hurriedly chased me, hugged me hard and said anxiously: "Where are you going! If you want to leave, there is no way!" He turned my face and kissed me rudely, "It doesn't matter how nice I am to you. They will all blame me, since that's the case, it's better to be tough—"
"Second, um, Second Master!" I struggled to push him, Xu Yanqing simply picked me up and pressed me heavily on the table. He took off my obscene pants roughly, and jumped on me. I gasped in pain immediately, and subconsciously grabbed him with both hands. Xu Yanqing kissed me carelessly on my face, and her lower body moved a little further. I hugged him in a panic, and called out, "Second Master...!"
Xu Yanqing moved a few times, and suddenly wetness came from my face. When I opened my eyes, I saw hot tears rolling out of his eye sockets, and his hands tightly wrapped around my body. I just felt like my heart was being torn apart, and it hurt hundreds of times more than my body, so I stared at him blankly for a while. "Ah..." Xu Yanqing suddenly hit him hard, I clung to him tightly with my legs, raised my head and took a deep breath, Xu Yanqing moaned together with me. Immediately afterwards, he fucked me while taking me to the bed, and as soon as I fell into the ruby-scented softness, he came to kiss me.
He held me all night. Later, I was so tired that I passed out.
As soon as Xu Yanqing returned to Xu's residence, he was grounded by the master, and no one was allowed to let him out. He was depressed and had nowhere to vent, so his temperament became moody, and he beat and scolded others at every turn, making the servants tremble with fear and dare not approach rashly. I was the first to bear the brunt of it, and I was often affected by his anger. Sometimes I was provoked by him, and I rebuked him a few words. Xu Yanqing became furious and kicked me out of the room: "Get out! Get out! go out!"
I went out without looking back, leaving him alone in the house. Biyu rolled up my sleeves, "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" she said for me, "Second young master is too careless."
Every time Xu Yanqing got angry, he would deny her relatives. I also knew that he didn't mean it, so I could only say in a hoarse voice: "You all don't go in, wait until the second master loses his temper."
I was also upset, so I walked to the yard alone.
Recently, the weather has turned cold and the lake has frozen. I stood on the small bridge, rubbing my arms, bitterness came to my heart suddenly, but I couldn't shed a single tear. At this time, I heard a soft call: "Sanxi."
I looked over and saw Xu Changfeng walking from the other side of the small bridge. He made meritorious service in Xie's case, but he didn't look high-spirited, his temples were white a few times instead. I haven't seen him for a long time, and I feel that there seems to be a little more vicissitudes in his eyes than before. Xu Changfeng stood in front of me for a while, then suddenly took my arm, and when he was about to roll it up to look at it, I stopped him, lowered my eyes and said: "... I'm fine."
Xu Changfeng's movements stopped, and in the end, he let me go gently.
He turned his head, looked at the lake, and said quietly for a while: "Do you also think that I did this for my own selfishness?"
I looked down and said nothing. After all, I have been locked in the back house all day long, with short-sightedness, how dare I speak casually about those matters in the court.
Xu Changfeng said: "You should be clear that the power of the Xie family is at its peak, and the court has almost become one. fed up."
He looked at me and said in a low voice: "They dared to poison the queen today, so tomorrow, will they dare to commit treason?"
I was shocked, and finally felt that what I said was too serious, and I dared not speak out.
With his hands behind his back, Xu Changfeng narrowed his eyes and said: "You know, I don't have any choice. How many eyeliners have I arranged for you and me today? At this time, even if it's just a wrong step, what's waiting for us is doom."
Since ancient times, if the aristocratic family is strong, the imperial power is weak. In our dynasty, the power of the aristocratic family is extremely great, and they have already made great achievements. Perhaps, the cause of Empress Xiao Chen's death had been known earlier today, but she remained on the sidelines, and even allowed Concubine Xie to give birth to a son and a daughter, just to paralyze the Xie family, and then find the right time to uproot the entire Xie family. Once the Xie family died, the family was severely damaged, and Xu Changfeng was pushed to the front of the storm at this critical moment. I am afraid that only he himself knows what his current situation is.
Xu Changfeng kept his voice so low that only the two of us could hear: "If I were the only one today, I would give it a go and give it a go." He looked at me and murmured softly: "But now, I still have... "
He fell silent. I couldn't help but ask him: "What else?"
Xu Changfeng turned his eyes away and did not continue. At this time, a servant came over, Xu Changfeng ordered someone to take me back, and went to the yamen.
I went back to the second room, and as soon as I stepped into the room, I was pulled over. I was trapped within an inch by Xu Yanqing, and when I looked up, I saw his bloodshot eyes, and asked, "What did Xu Changfeng tell you?"
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let me explain
Little Butterfly accidentally hit someone, after reflecting in the room,
He went out to find Sanxi, but saw him standing with Xu Changfeng.