A real person is a very unusual compliment.
Chen Changsheng was quiet for a while, and asked, "Is there another one?"
Mrs. Xue said earlier that he was one of the two real people that Xue Xingchuan believed.
Mrs. Xue did not answer this question directly, but changed her way: "You are worthy of being the son of the Holy Empress."
Chen Changsheng understood, and said, "Unfortunately, I am not her son."
Mrs. Xue said: "I am very pleased to hear you say sorry."
Chen Changsheng said: "Yes, I don't think it is a shame to have such a mother. Although she is not a good person, she is very remarkable."
Mrs. Xue said with emotion: "Yes, otherwise my husband and the others would be willing to follow the empress until death."
Chen Changsheng suddenly asked, "Do you hate it?"
If you want to say hate, Mrs. Xue has too many reasons for hatred, if you want to say regret, there are also reasons for regret.
Those hatreds and regrets are not all about the new dynasty, but about the head of the Ministry of Punishment, about Xu Shiji, and they should also be about the past years.
Madam Xue said calmly, "No, I only hate Zhou Tong for not dying."
Chen Changsheng looked into her eyes quietly, without speaking or comforting her.
Mrs. Xue was extremely intelligent, she understood, she was a little surprised and moved, she wanted to persuade her, but she couldn't speak, because she didn't know what to say.
Chen Changsheng didn't say anything, how could she persuade him
The two bid farewell, and in front of the Orthodox Academy, Chen Changsheng said to Mrs. Xue, "Please don't leave."
According to the news sent by the Jiaoshu Office, Xue's mansion has been empty, and there are several boxes of luggage at the back door. It seems that Mrs. Xue may return to her hometown in the near future.
Chen Changsheng asked her not to leave.
Mrs. Xue understands what he means, because he understands what she means.
She was silent for a long time, and smiled with some difficulty, and said, "Okay, I will see it with my own eyes."
Chen Changsheng said, "You will see."
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After the ransacking of the house, all the servants in Xue's house were dismissed. Regardless of whether the first house or the second house, as long as they were not implicated for the time being, they had all been sent back to their hometowns. Now in the house, only Mrs. Xue, a servant and the old housekeeper are left. It seemed extraordinarily deserted. According to Mrs. Xue's intention, the servant girl and housekeeper should also leave, but they couldn't be persuaded.
The servant woman said: "Since there is a sacrifice, no matter how simple it is, we have to buy some things. We can always share some for Madam."
Mrs. Xue shook her head and said, "Everyone has already been buried, so what sacrifice is there?"
The steward said: "Since the imperial court has not spoken, it is acquiescence. Presumably in the next few days, there will always be some adults or old colleagues who will come to pay respects, and we must welcome them."
He said it according to the old idea, but it aroused Madam Xue's sadness, and said indifferently: "Do you think anyone dares to come?"
The housekeeper thought to himself that the master was a hero in his lifetime and had many contacts in Beijing and China. As long as the imperial court didn't invent a decree, someone would always come.
Mrs. Xue said: "Since we are going to set up a sacrifice, where can we find money?"
After thinking for a while, the housekeeper said, "I can't get rid of the sacrificial fields bought in the suburbs of Beijing for the time being. The shop on Xizhi Street..."
How can the current Xue family get any silver taels? If they want to set up a decent sacrificial hall, they can only sell those clan properties that have not been confiscated, and they must be the best ones.
Xizhi Street is the most prosperous place in Kyoto. The shops on the street are really making money every day, and no one is willing to sell them.
The housekeeper looked at Mrs. Xue's hesitant expression, thought she was reluctant, and persuaded: "After returning to the hometown, no one will look at the shop, and sooner or later it will be impossible to keep it. Since I won't come back again, why keep it."
Mrs. Xue was silent for a while, then said, "Don't sell the shop."
The housekeeper was a little surprised, and continued to persuade: "Madam, please..."
Mrs. Xue shook her head and said, "I know what you are worried about, but I have changed my mind and will not leave Beijing."
Hearing this, the housekeeper was even more surprised, but before he had time to say anything, he heard his wife continue to say: "In a few days, you go back to your hometown and bring Brother Jin back."
Brother Jin's full name is Xue Yejin, and he is Xue He's only son. The housekeeper already knew the news that the second master Xue He was on his way back to the capital, and he might not escape death. Brother Jin is the only child of the Xue family. After confirming the court's will the day before yesterday, he was sent back to his hometown overnight by his wife. Why did his wife decide to let him return to the capital now? You know, it would take a huge risk. Will the big shots in power change their minds
He said in a trembling voice: "Even if Brother Jin comes back, how can he keep those shops in check?"
"Brother Jin is the only blood of my Xue family, how can he spend his time on these general affairs." Mrs. Xue looked at him and said seriously: "He is going back to Beijing to study."
The butler secretly complained, wondering which college in Kyoto would dare to accept the Xue family's children? Don't talk about Qingteng Sixth Courtyard, even the most common school, I'm afraid Brother Jin will be turned away.
Mrs. Xue didn't tell her follow-up arrangements, she said to the housekeeper: "You go and set up the sacrifice first, as for the money, you should use these first, and then talk about it if you don't have enough."
As she spoke, she took a red gold hairpin from her bun and handed it over.
The housekeeper had no choice but to accept the order and went out with the red gold hairpin.
The maid served a bowl of tea and said, "Moisten your throat first."
Madam Xue picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, seeing her pale face reflected in the tea soup, she suddenly smiled.
Different from the previous days, although her smile today is still tired, it is finally a little brighter.
Then she felt that the tea was a little sweet.
If there is blood in the throat, it should also be sweet.
This is what Xue Xingchuan talked with her.
At that time, they had just got married, and the second day after she presided over Zhongfu, she discovered that there were many problems with the family's accounts, and a lot of money flowed incorrectly.
At that time, there were many rumors in the mansion.
She was a little sad that there was no soup for dinner.
Xue Xingchuan couldn't help it, so he told her the truth, and she knew that her husband was adopted, and he had a brother named Zhou Tong.
In order to comfort her, Xue Xingchuan told her a lot of gossip and interesting things, as well as things on the battlefield, for example, if there is blood in the throat, it will be sweet.
If the nobile sticks into the throat, it should be sweet.
Madam Xue thought.
From the very beginning, she was not prepared to leave Kyoto.
After preparing to collect Xue Xingchuan's body, she committed suicide and followed him.
Until yesterday, things changed.
She is not ready to die.
She was going to continue living in the capital because she wanted to watch Zhou Tong die with her own eyes.
She also wanted to raise the only seedling of the Xue family in the capital, because she wanted him to go to the Orthodox Academy.
There were cries outside the court.
The maid led a lady with red eyes and swollen eyes into the room.
The noble lady entered the room, threw herself into Mrs. Xue's arms, and cried, "Mother, how can we live?"
Mrs. Xue looked at the eldest daughter who was married to the Minister of Rites, and said calmly, "Are you divorced?"
The lady was taken aback, and then said angrily: "I'm not wrong, how dare the Wei family divorce me!"
Mrs. Xue said: "Since you haven't been divorced, why are you crying?"
The lady's eyes turned red again, and she said, "They treat me badly."
Mrs. Xue said: "If your husband's family refuses to accommodate you, just come back."
The noble lady said with some embarrassment: "Father-in-law and mother-in-law have not looked good these days, but he... is quite kind."
Mrs. Xue said calmly: "Are you friendly? If he continues to be friendly, we will make peace with him."
The lady hesitated, and said: "What about the child? Besides, he is good to me. After the matter subsides in the future, Brother Jin's future..."
Mrs. Xue said: "Brother Jin, whether he joins the army or enters the court, whether you run a shop or remarry, how can you not find a way to survive?"
The noble lady thought for a while, nodded vigorously, and said: "Mother's words are reasonable, I will tell him the exact words."
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