His Majesty ordered Shen Mingzhu to go to the Xie family to apologize, which was deemed to have settled the matter of robbing the phoenix crown.
But Shen Mingzhu was not willing to do so. Although she also knew this truth, at this time, it was only proper to apologize to calm the matter, but she was used to being arrogant and proud of her identity. She looked down on the Xie family and felt that the Xie family was
The remaining ministers of the previous dynasty were enemies, so they really did not want to bow their heads to Xie Yixiao.
If she doesn't come, Xie Yixiao doesn't urge her, but everyone in Mandi City is watching this matter. As long as she doesn't come for a day, people will talk about her for a day. She can drag her if she wants to, anyway, she will be talked about by others.
She is not the one who says she disobeys orders and does wrong things without apologizing.
As for the matter of revenge, that was naturally done in private.
The Shen family and the Rong family privately investigated the Beiting Hou Mansion, and indeed they found out a lot of things. The Rong family had openly taken away some of the Shen family's properties. The Shen family dared not speak out in anger, and they couldn't fight against them.
I just had to let go.
Xie Yi'an had people reveal the fact that Beitinghou had raised a foreign wife. It was said that the foreign wife was a cousin of Beitinghou's.
Madam Beitinghou couldn't tolerate her at first and drove her away. However, she was raised by Beitinghou outside and now has two sons and one daughter. The eldest daughter is thirteen years old. At that time, Madam Beitinghou heard this.
It happened, and I fainted at that time.
The foreign minister, with his two sons and one daughter, knelt outside the Beitinghou Mansion. It was said that he was crying so miserably that he almost hit the pillar at the gate. This was a joke, and the Beitinghou Mansion became a mess.
The latest thing in the Imperial City in the past few days is when Mrs. Beitinghou let the outer chamber and her children in.
Xie Yixiao felt very happy eating melons, especially the kind that had bad luck with the enemy. It was like eating a piece of iced watermelon on a hot summer day, which was extremely refreshing.
Let’s see if they still want to cause trouble for others.
It was now the last two days of August. Ming made an appointment with Xie Yixiao to meet at Jiangshang Qingfeng Tower. Xie Yixiao happily went to the appointment, but saw that she had brought a thirteen-year-old girl with her.
The girl had a delicate face and was wearing a blue chest-length skirt. Her eyes were as light as ripples of spring water, pure and gentle, like a shy and astringent peach blossom, green and delicate.
"This is Miss Zhao Qingran," Ming introduced with a smile.
"Miss Zhao."
"Thank you, girl."
The two greeted each other and sat down.
Mingshi explained: "Miss Zhao's grandfather was a general who stayed at Chongyang Pass. This time he came to the Imperial City to participate in the Double Ninth Festival. He will also stay in the Imperial City in the future. I am old, and the little girl doesn't know
What to say, I'll have to worry about it later."
The word "stay" is vague, but it actually refers to the soldiers who died at Chongyang Pass.
This girl is a descendant of those people.
Xie Yixiao understood after hearing this: "Don't worry, Madam Prince, I will definitely entertain Miss Zhao well."
Now that the Zhao family has come to the Imperial City, the imperial court may need to use the Zhao family in the future. The Zhao family knows very little about the Imperial City, and what they lack is a guide. Xie Yixiao is the future daughter-in-law of the Rong family, and it is inconvenient to be in the Rong family.
Sometimes, it makes sense to help take care of it.
Furthermore, this also gives the Xie family an opportunity. If the Xie family can get along well with the Zhao family, it will be of great benefit to the Xie family.
Miss Zhao smiled shyly, like a peach blossom in spring or a shy and astringent lotus blooming quietly in summer. She said, "Thank you very much, girl."
"Miss Zhao, you're welcome."
Ming sat for a while and then left, leaving behind only the carriage and the maidservant, and told Zhao Qingran to go home when she was tired.
After Mr. Ming left, Zhao Qingran's expression immediately changed. He folded his hands on his chest and sat there coldly without saying a word, as if he said, "Stay away from me, I hate you very much."
This change of expression happened quite quickly, and Xie Yixiao couldn't help but smile.
The girl's face turned pale and she snorted coldly: "Why are you laughing? What's so funny?"
Xie Yi smiled and shook his head: "I'm not laughing at anything, I just think it's a bit funny that you suddenly changed your face like this. What do you want to eat? There are a lot of things in Qingfeng Tower on the river. If you see what you want to eat, I will ask someone
Get it for you."
Hearing this, the girl snorted coldly again: "I don't know what to eat. I haven't eaten these things since I was a child, but you rich and powerful people from aristocratic families may have started enjoying these a few generations ago."
"It's not bad that our ancestors have protected us." Xie Yixiao admitted that although the Xie family has lived cautiously these years, their life is really not bad. "The Zhao family will not be bad in the future either."
Zhao Qingran snorted coldly again: "My Zhao family will be good in the future, and that is what my grandfather risked his life for."
"What a coincidence, the Xie family is not bad, it is also run by our ancestors." It is all earned by the ancestors.
Zhao Qingran choked for a moment, and then said: "I heard that your Xie family is always opportunistic, and you are also the most nice to talk to." He is very good at flattering, and he is very talkative.
Xie Yixiao chuckled: "You don't have to hate me. During the previous dynasty, the world was in chaos. First, there was a foolish king and treacherous ministers. The Xie family did not stand up, but they also did not do anything evil to harm anyone."
Miss Zhao said: "It's nothing to say but nothing to do."
"You can put it this way." The Xie family probably wanted to protect themselves back then, but at the same time, they did not care about the whole world, they only cared about themselves, and they had no righteousness in sacrificing their lives for the people of the world.
Therefore, when the new dynasty was established, although the Xie family was able to be preserved, they still continued to be the imperial city. The Xie family deserved the suffering of surviving in the cracks for so many years.
Faced with this, the Xie family accepted it calmly.
Zhao Qingran originally thought that she was going to make a quibble and talk about the Xie family's suffering, but when he heard her answer, he was stunned for a moment and was speechless for a moment.
After all, the Xie family was no longer courtiers back then, and these war grievances had nothing to do with the Xie family. At most, they were inaction. To say that the Xie family had any big grudges with people like the Xin Dynasty, there was no such thing.
Zhao Qingran may not like this family that was left behind by the previous dynasty, but he won't hate it either.
Xie Yi smiled and said: "Since Madam Prince has entrusted you to me, if you have any questions, you can ask me. If you can answer them, I will definitely tell you."
Zhao Qingran asked again: "What if I can't answer?"
Xie Yi smiled and said: "Then let's think about what I can reveal to you. Little girl, sometimes knowing too much is not a good thing."
Zhao Qingran snorted softly, and then asked her: "I heard that you have a grudge against Shen Mingzhu?"
"Grudges don't count. Some grievances are real. If you want to stand up for her, then go and find out what she did."
"Don't worry, I have no intention of standing up for her, but I have some accounts to settle with her."