There are many rockery rocks behind Xie Yuan, and the green bamboos next to him swayed in the wind and made a "rustling" sound, as if something was passing by quickly, but it seemed like there was nothing.
Xie Yuan frowned and put the letter back into his arms alertly, then arranged his robe and left the garden. Perhaps because he had just become suspicious, Xie Yuan's steps moved faster and he passed the Moon Gate, not wanting to meet this person.
The maids bumped into each other.
The maid was startled and said "Ah", then she spilled all the concoction on Xie Yuan's body.
The hot soup poured down and immediately soaked Xie Yuan's clothes.
"Second Master." The maid was stunned for a moment, then immediately came back to her senses and took the handkerchief to wipe off the concoction.
"What are you still doing? Quickly...quickly...take off the second master's clothes."
The mother in charge who was walking behind happened to see this scene and spoke hurriedly.
Xie Yuan had already felt the burning pain. His clothes were soaked and stuck tightly to his skin. Even if he pulled, he could not get relief. Fortunately, although the concoction was hot, it was not scalding. Otherwise, where would he be?
I can still bear it.
After a moment of panic, Xie Yuan remembered the letter in his arms. He immediately reached into his arms and took out the letter to check.
Half of the letter was already wet. Xie Yuan felt his heart tightening. He just wanted to find a secluded place to see if the contents in it were damaged. As he was looking for a way to leave, the maid who had just caused trouble started to cry: "
What should I do, Second Master...have you ever been burned?"
Xie Yuan was anxious, and his tone was very harsh: "I don't need your service, I will change my clothes myself."
"What happened?"
A voice came, and Xie Yuan turned his head and saw Princess Jian.
The maid immediately knelt down and begged for mercy: "Princess, this slave accidentally spilled the medicine given to the princess on Mr. Xie."
Princess Jian's face immediately changed when she heard this: "What are you still doing? Go and change clothes for Brother Yuan."
Several servants immediately gathered around him.
Xie Yuan wanted to refuse but couldn't take it off, so he was escorted to the next room. The servants took off his robe with great efforts, and saw that the flesh inside was already red, but luckily it was not burned out.
blister.
"Everyone, please get out," Xie Yuan said, "I'm not hurt, so there's no need to deal with it."
The servants responded and filed out.
There was no one else in the room, so Xie Yuan opened the letter in his hand. The handwriting on it had been washed away by water, but it was still vaguely legible.
Xie Yuan stared at these words in a daze. He kept holding the letter until the water stains on it had dried. Then he folded it and put it back in his arms. He straightened his clothes and walked out.
Xie Yao left the house for a long time before someone pushed the wooden board under the bed and climbed out.
The man was carefully dusting himself off when footsteps came from the door. The man wanted to find a place to hide, but it was obviously too late. The curtain opened and people from outside walked straight in.
There was a nervous look on the man's face, but when he saw the person clearly, he breathed a sigh of relief and saluted respectfully: "Mother Jiang."
Mother Jiang stepped forward: "Did you see it?"
The man said, "I saw it." At this point, he lowered his voice and whispered in Mother Jiang's ear.
Mother Jiang nodded and ordered: "Don't tell anyone what happened today, otherwise you know what the consequences will be." After saying that, she waved to the person and told him to leave.
Mother Jiang walked out of the house and went all the way to the garden. Behind the pavilion in the garden, there was a small study room. Mother Jiang walked in gently.
There were a man and a woman sitting at the Eight Immortals table. One of them stood up immediately when he saw Mother Jiang, and the other raised his head, and it turned out to be Princess Jian.
"How is it?" the man asked impatiently.
Mother Jiang saluted: "You see clearly, there is really a letter hidden in the second master's arms."
Princess Jian's expression changed slightly: "What did you write?"
Mother Jiang looked at the man again and couldn't help but hesitate.
The man said: "There is nothing you can't let me know until now. Since I, Xie Yun, can stand here, I am already prepared."
Princess Jian nodded to Mother Jiang.
Mother Jiang said: "There are only four words.
If there is a change, come quickly."
When Xie Yun heard this, his body trembled slightly, and he didn't know what the look was in his eyes.
Princess Jian breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't know whether her face was sad or happy. She waved her hand to ask Mother Jiang to step back. Fortunately, it was not the worst outcome: "It sounds carefully, it doesn't sound like there is anything big going on here. Maybe it's not my niece-in-law's handwriting.
Don't be anxious, I will ask Brother Yuan carefully tomorrow."
Xie Yun looked at Princess Jian in surprise: "Auntie, I didn't mention this matter to anyone, I didn't even report it to the court, I came directly to the capital to find you, just because I thought you could make the decision for me. Now that the evidence is solid, you have downplayed it.
After uncovering it, I only want to ask you one question: will you write a letter to the prince's brother in private, and will you secretly sell off the prince's property?"
Princess Jian's expression froze.
Xie Yun laughed miserably: "I know, I am a descendant of a side branch, and I am far inferior to your direct relative Xie Yuan. I shouldn't come here to humiliate myself. I am really confused. I always thought that our husband and wife have a deep relationship.
I left everything in the house to her, but I didn’t expect that she had separated from me a long time ago. She first replaced the calligraphy, paintings and ornaments in the family library with fake ones, and then sold off the land. If there hadn’t been a rat in the house and damaged the calligraphy and painting, I would have taken the
I went to repair it and was kept in the dark.
After I found out, I didn't bring it up in front of my elders. I thought that as long as she gave me a reasonable explanation, maybe I would forgive her, but she would rather commit suicide by taking poison than tell the truth.
The person is dead, and I don’t want to ruin her reputation. We have been married for so many years..."
Xie Yun couldn't speak anymore, tears fell down his cheeks, and he finally suppressed the sobs in his throat: "What's more, we have two children under us, and I also have to think about the children, so... I prepared to put her into the hospital.
After being buried, Xie Yuan came at this juncture.
At first I thought it was a coincidence that Xie Yuan came to Changzhou for business and happened to happen upon this incident. Later, Xie Yuan refused to give up and wanted to find out the cause of her death. He even wanted to blame her death on me, and then used the investigation as an excuse to go around.
Looking for clues and looking through the things she left behind, I became alert... I quietly took the mother next to her for interrogation, and found out that on the day I took the calligraphy and painting in the library to repair, she hurriedly wrote
The letter was sent to Huizhou. She was clearly asking for help.
I inquired urgently, and she knew that she could no longer delay, so she took a dead end. She protected Xie Yuan until her death. What on earth do I and my child mean to her?"
Princess Jian listened quietly, and then sighed: "I'm not covering up Xie Yuan, this is a big deal, we can't just suppress such a crime casually, Brother Yuan..."
Xie Yun had a sarcastic look on his face: "Xie Yuan still needs to get a good name, and the Xie family will rely on him to shine in the future. After all, our branch is a stepping stone for our direct relatives."