Perhaps because of the bond of blood, although it was the first time for Yao Mengxian to meet Yao, she felt that this aunt was very amiable.
"Aunt!" She threw herself into Yao's arms and couldn't help crying.
Mrs. Zhao opened the curtain. She had just prepared tea and was going to let the distinguished guests go to the room to rest.
Who would have thought that as soon as they came in, they would find that the mistress and the distinguished guest were hugging each other and even crying.
"What's going on here?"
"Chi'er-in-law, please take them to the inner courtyard." There is only a curtain between Li Langzhong's place and the outer hall. There are many patients outside. After all, this is not a place to reminisce about the past.
"Hey! Master, let's go to the inner courtyard and talk about it later!" Ms. Zhao stepped forward to persuade her.
Yao wiped her tears and said, "That's fine!"
Watching Mr. Yao and the others enter the inner courtyard, Mr. Li did not follow him. He went to the outer hall and took a look at the patients waiting outside.
"Chi'er! You come and sit in the hall first. I'm a little tired and want to take a rest." Mr. Li couldn't calm down to see the doctor at this moment, so he had to let Gu Chengchi come first.
"Hey! Master, you can rest when you're tired!" Gu Chengchi had no doubt that he was there, and was about to call Mrs. Zhao to come over and get medicine first.
At the same time, I was still thinking that I should find two apprentices, otherwise the master would be too tired to treat patients alone.
As soon as Yao Mengxian arrived at the inner courtyard, she took off the curtain on her head. Looking at the face that was very similar to her sister-in-law, Yao couldn't help but feel sad.
"You and your mother look so much alike!"
Mrs. Yao touched Yao Mengxian's face and seemed to see her close friend from her youth. At that time, Mrs. Liang's face was also so beautiful. Even as a woman, she was very envious at that time.
"Auntie, what happened back then? How could you?" Gao Mama was really puzzled and interrupted the two of them.
My eldest aunt had obviously passed away back then, but for some reason she was still alive.
"It's a long story!" Mrs. Yao took Yao Mengxian's hand and the two sat next to each other.
As soon as she sat down, she looked at the white porcelain tea bowl with Baoxiang flowers and branches in front of her, and recalled the events of that year.
"Back then, your mother and I were close friends. Later, she married into our family and became the clan's wife, while I married into the Xue family."
Mrs. Yao thought that after so many years, she had become numb, but when she talked about the Xue family, she felt pain in her heart, even to the bone marrow.
The Xue family has disappeared now. But fourteen years ago, it was unparalleled. Who among the aristocratic families in the capital can compare with it?
Yao Mengxian also knew about the Xue family. Although she was not yet born at that time, it was because of this aunt that she heard some rumors about the Xue family.
She was really surprised to see her eldest aunt today!
There were many deviations between reality and dreams, and her eldest aunt never appeared in her dreams.
"What kind of existence the Xue family is, Gao Mama should know better than me. Back then, the Xue family was accused of colluding with Daxing, and the emperor ordered the execution of the nine clans. At that time, I just felt that the sky was about to fall, and my house was ransacked. I was extremely scared.
My sister-in-law is such a carefree person. I usually hate her for being so talkative, but she died in front of me. As soon as the news was received, many people died in the mansion. The female relatives of Xue Mansion were afraid
Being imprisoned and humiliated, they all committed suicide one after another."
When Yao recalled those people who committed suicide in front of her, she felt cold all over and her body was trembling uncontrollably.
"I'm going to die too. Master and the others won't survive anyway. The Xue Mansion will not leave anyone alive, including those servants."
"Aunt, stop talking!" Yao Mengxian couldn't bear to let her aunt recall those unbearable past events. This was too cruel for her.
Yao Shi grabbed Yao Mengxian's hand with force. She had fallen deeply into those horrific memories and even became a little incoherent.
"I also wanted to die, but Brother Lin grabbed me while crying. My daughter was still in her infancy at that time. I couldn't bear it, so I hesitated."
Yao closed his eyes and let tears roll down his face.
"My son!" Yao wailed, and when he recalled those things, he felt that his heart was about to be torn into pieces.
After a long while, Ms. Yao calmed down a bit and allowed Yao Mengxian to wipe the tears on her face. She continued: "Just after such a hesitation, your grandmother brought a piece of paper!"
"Your grandmother and the others tried their best to get the He Li Shu given to me by Mrs.
Yao Mengxian knew that if Mr.
As an in-law, Zhenguo Gongfu happened to be within the nine clans.
But the separation alone was not enough, the Zhenguo government also used iron coupons of alchemy books.
In the end, the emperor spared the Zhenguo Palace, and the Zhenguo Palace was not seriously implicated.
But as a condition of exchange, the iron coupon of the alchemy book was naturally taken back by the emperor.
The Xue family is facing a disaster. Even if the aunt's husband refuses to write, he will definitely not be able to defeat those people. They have many ways to get him to write and leave the book.
What's more, if Uncle Xue thought about the friendship between husband and wife, he would definitely be willing to let her go, otherwise my aunt and mother-in-law's family would not survive.
There are only as many people who can live, so why must we drag them together to die?
"I refused to go back. My two children were arrested and put in a cell. How could I survive alone? But how could your grandparents agree? They sent someone to take me back by force."
Of course Yao Mengxian can understand that since they have obtained He Lishu, in order to preserve the family, their grandfather and others cannot let their aunt do whatever they want.
"When I arrived at the Duke's Mansion, I begged my mother to let them save my child, but they refused. I was confused at the time. If something like this happened to the Xue family, it would be too late for anyone to hide. The Duke's Mansion was already on the cusp of the storm.
, how can it be possible to move forward?"
As a mother, Yao naturally cannot let go of her children.
But the child is a member of the Xue family, and the blood on his body is Xue's. How could the emperor agree to keep the child's life?
"I never thought about asking your grandfather to go to the emperor to plead for mercy. I just wanted to ask your grandfather and the others to save even one of them!"
Yao Mengxian was shocked. She didn't expect this aunt to be so courageous.
Stealing a dragon and turning him into a phoenix is not only dangerous, but also extremely difficult to handle.
These people are all imprisoned in Dali Temple. How easy is it to steal a dragon and turn him into a phoenix?
According to my grandfather's temperament, it is absolutely impossible for him to agree to this matter. This is a major matter related to the survival of the family.
My grandfather has always put the overall situation first, and when necessary, he can even ignore the direct bloodline of the family, let alone his grandson.
Sure enough, Yao was heard to continue: "Your grandfather didn't agree. I made trouble too many times, so he locked me up and sent people to watch me."
"Later I realized that there was no hope of saving him, so I stopped begging him. But I had thoughts of committing suicide and felt that I had nothing to think about in life."
Yao's sad eyes gradually dimmed, but after a while, she showed a gleam of hatred again.
"But your grandfather is so cruel! He refused to save my child. Although I felt heartbroken, I never blamed him. As the head of the family, he is responsible for the lives of the entire family. He refused to help me.
, it was considered difficult, but in the end he actually wanted to kill me."