Chapter 202: Parents Betrayed
The water here is already muddy enough, and this bitch Yan Mu still wants to stir it up.
At noon, the beggar wanted to bring rice to Yan Mu again, so Liu Yunxiang gave him a plate of pine nuts.
"I don't want the stars and the moon in the sky, but I want to eat pine nuts. Isn't he free? Let him peel them."
So later, a paragraph was added to "Chaos on the Sideburns", saying that Liu Yunxiang wanted to eat pine nuts, but Yan Mu peeled them off for her, and her fingernails were all peeled off.
Liu Yunxiang can't go out at all these days. Whenever she goes out, she will be surrounded and scolded for being a married woman and hooking up with other men.
This didn't work, so Liu Yunxiang had no choice but to copy dozens of copies of Heli's book and let Zijin post them on the street at night. But the consequence of this was that she became a cruel woman who abandoned her husband and did not miss her old relationship.
The matter was so big that it was brought to court.
Lu Chang'an and Xie Zian were confronting each other in the hall. The officials were divided into two groups, and their exchanges of words gradually escalated to personal attacks. The emperor looked at the ministers who were all blushing and having thick necks. If the quarrel continued, they would probably start to fight.
He was so angry that he dismissed Liu Yunxiang's father, Liu Zan, the Minister of Rites, from his official position.
"As an official of the Ministry of Etiquette, you should set an example by yourself, but look at the good daughter you have raised, I am ashamed of you."
Liu Yunxiang didn't expect that he would implicate his father. After much deliberation, he came to the Vice Minister's Mansion.
When Butler Xu saw her, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Girl, come in with me."
Liu Yunxiang followed Butler Xu into the house. Everything in the house was still the same as it was when she was a child. Thinking that this time she went to the Northland and found no news about her brother, she didn't know how to face her mother.
"Girl, when you were a child, you were the most observant of etiquette. How come...how did it become like this? The master was implicated by you, and the wife was so angry that you became ill again."
Liu Yunxiang had nothing to say, but she didn't expect that Butler Xu didn't take her to see her mother.
"Why did Uncle Xu bring me to the ancestral hall?"
Butler Xu lowered his eyes and said calmly: "Madam asked you to kowtow to your ancestors and apologize, so that Madam will be willing to see you."
Liu Yunxiang was not invited to the ancestral hall, but Butler Xu went out and locked the door from the outside.
"Uncle Xu, what does this mean?"
"I will see you when my anger subsides. Before that, please reflect on me in the ancestral hall."
Butler Xu left, Liu Yunxiang took a deep breath, and could only wait here for his mother's anger to subside.
But her mother has a deep grudge against her, and I'm afraid she won't be able to get rid of her anger anytime soon.
As she expected, the prison was closed for three days, and neither water nor food was provided.
It was already night, and there were no candles lit in the ancestral hall. Only a little moonlight could see the rows of spiritual tablets, giving off a cold air.
Liu Yunxiang knelt on the futon, feeling groggy.
At this time, the iron lock rang, and then the door opened, and light came in.
Liu Yunxiang didn't even have the strength to raise her head, she could only hear footsteps approaching, approaching her.
"Although the Liu family is not a famous family, it has always been a noble family and has been passed down by ethics and education. The Liu family has strict upbringing and the juniors have both virtue and talent. It is a model for other families in Shengjing. Now because of you, the Liu family's century-old reputation has been ruined. Do you know that you are wrong?
"
This cold voice belonged to his mother. Liu Yunxiang recognized it, but felt it was too far away, as if the last time he listened to his mother's teachings was in the previous life before he left the court.
"Yunxiang... I know I was wrong..." she said helplessly.
If she brings shame to the Liu family, then she is wrong.
"Your brother is still alive and dead because of you, and your father was dismissed from office because of you. You are wrong, and I am even more wrong!"
As Mrs. Liu said this, she knelt down on the ground and knelt firmly in front of the tombs of her ancestors.
Liu Yunxiang shook his head and shed tears. No matter whether her mother scolded her or punished her, she would suffer it. As long as her mother still recognized her...
"My fault was that I shouldn't have given birth to you!"
This sound was like a knife, stabbing into Liu Yunxiang's heart, and his tears stopped.
After all, it was her extravagant hope.
Mrs. Liu kowtowed three times and said, "I am ashamed of my ancestors. From now on, Liu Yunxiang is no longer the daughter of the Liu family, and I will never recognize her again."
Liu Yunxiang twitched the corner of her mouth, that's all, she no longer has a natal family.
Mrs. Liu stood up and nodded to the housekeeper.
"Madam, this..."
"Our Liu family should not be involved in her anymore. Since she is the cause of the trouble, it is her turn to end it!"
Liu Yunxiang wanted to stand up and leave, but Butler Xu and a woman came forward and tied her hands up with ropes.
"What are you going to do?" she asked confused.
Madam Liu took a deep breath and said, "Send you back to Jing'an Marquis Mansion and hand it over to Xie Zian, so that these rumors can be put to rest!"
Liu Yunxiang shook his head, "Don't you know, mother, once I fall into his hands, I'm afraid it will be too late to die!"
"That's what you deserve!"
Mrs. Liu gave an order, Butler Xu and a woman picked her up and quickly dragged her to the courtyard.
Liu Yunxiang struggled, but he had not eaten for three days and had no strength at all.
As soon as I passed through the hall, the boy guarding the door came forward to report that it was Prince Lu who wanted to see me.
Mrs. Liu frowned and said, "It's inconvenient at night and asked him to come back tomorrow."
"He said that if the master doesn't see him, he will stay outside."
Mrs. Liu glared at Liu Yunxiang bitterly, and then ordered the housekeeper, "Drag her into the verandah and don't let her make a sound."
Not long after, Liu Zan came out of the study, and the young man led Lu Changan through the hall.
Liu Zan and Lu Changan each bowed, but Liu Zan was angry and did not invite Lu Changan into the room for tea.
"Uncle Liu, I'm here to pick up Xiangxiang." Lu Changan made his intention clear.
Liu Zan might as well be so direct as Lu Changan, his face suddenly sank, "Prince Lu, you are the son of an aristocratic family, and you are well-educated by sages, but you don't know what shame is?"
Lu Changan straightened his back and said, "Yun Xiang and Xie Zian have reconciled and divorced, and their marriages are reasonable and legal. What makes you feel ashamed?"
"Since my husband is here, I haven't said anything to Li Yi!"
"In the past, there was a reconciliation between Princess Ankang and the Prince Consort, there was a reconciliation between Prince Ding and the Princess, and there are countless people among the people. Why is there no such thing?"
"My Liu family doesn't have one!"
The corridor was very dark. Liu Yunxiang was being held here. He could clearly see Lu Changan, but he was unable to call for help because his mouth was tied with a piece of cloth.
She was so anxious that she burst into tears and stamped her feet vigorously.
Butler Xu sighed, "Girl, as the master and the wife at that time, you should be aggrieved for once."
She does it for them, but have they ever thought about her?
Lu Changan really realized what pedantry is. He and Liu Zan really couldn't make sense.
"If you mind the identity of this concubine, I am willing to marry her as my wife and give her a title. Is this feasible?" Lu Changan said.
"The prince has misunderstood. We do not covet the position of the prince's concubine. It's just that Yunxiang is already married and will not marry again. Moreover, she has changed her mind and decided to return to the Marquis Mansion to live a good life with her husband." Mrs. Liu said.
He walked out from the corridor and said.
Lu Changan's face sank, "What did you do to her?"
"Didn't the Crown Prince hear what I just said? Yunxiang..."
"Let her tell me this in person, otherwise I will make trouble for your minister's house!" Lu Changan said solemnly.
Mrs. Liu was silent for a moment and said, "Let's do it tomorrow. It's too late now and it's really unseemly."
"Master Liu, what do you think?"
Liu Zan paused, "Then let's do it tomorrow."
With the two men's assurances, Lu Changan would never be able to break into someone's backyard at night, so he agreed to come back tomorrow.
Liu Yunxiang was extremely anxious, but could only watch Lu Changan leave.
Chapter completed!