One hundred and sixty-seventh chapter, the filial daughter who has been filial to her uncle for three years
"Sir, this is the letter that was just thrown in from outside the wall." The woman touched her head and said. The pebble hit her head, and it still hurts. "When the slave went out from the back door, she had already seen it.
There’s no one left.”
Xing Qi took the letter and read the words "personally addressed to Mr. Xing" on it.
This was indeed a letter to myself. I couldn't help but frown. Something happened to my mother. Fortunately, she was rescued, but her leg was broken. The coachman who was driving the carriage at that time saw that such a big thing had happened to the master's family.
When the Xingfu was in chaos, he ran away immediately.
After Mrs. Xing's body stabilized, Xing Qi and his father had free time to look for the person, but the person had disappeared a long time ago. So far, nothing has been found. The servants in the mansion said that the person ran away that day and disappeared.
Master Xing and Xing Qi also discussed it. They always felt that this matter was strange. Why did they just crash into the tree? There was no need to pass through that road on the way to Zhengyuan Hou Mansion. This was a detour.
Now the coachman had fled without a trace. Although others thought he was afraid, the father and son felt that there was something wrong.
But even if there is another problem, no one can be found at this time, and there is no clue to check. Mrs. Xing was in the carriage at the time, and she didn't know why the carriage changed its route. No one knew whether it was because of the crowd or other reasons.
Now, a strange letter was thrown into his house. Xing Qi had a strange feeling. He was silent for a moment and opened the letter. After reading the letter, his expression immediately changed.
"Where is father?" Xing Qi asked the boy who had just ran over wiping his sweat. Originally, he had something to see his father.
"My lord has just returned to the house, and I originally wanted to report to the young master." The young man said hurriedly. He was there to inquire about the news.
"Don't spread this matter outside." Xing Qi told his mother-in-law, asked the boy to reward her, turned around and hurried to the study room in the outer courtyard.
In the study, Mr. Xing was reading official documents. When he saw his son coming over with a letter in a hurry, he thought he had news and hurriedly put down the official document in his hand: "Have you found the coachman?"
"Father, please take a look." Xing Qi shook his head and handed over the letter in his hand.
Mr. Xing looked at his son's pale face suspiciously, and stopped asking any more questions. He took out the letter and read it three lines at a time. When he finished reading, he slammed his hand on the table: "How can this happen?"
"Father...what do you think?" Xing Qi said.
"The Marquis of Zhengyuan really goes too far to deceive people." Mr. Xing sneered. Although he is a fourth-grade official, he is a fourth-grade official with real power. He is not much worse than some higher-ranking officials who have no real power.
Mr. Xing entered the court as an official after taking the imperial examination. He did not abandon his wife and brought her to the capital with him. He was a little less well-educated than the older aristocratic families, but he was also much quieter than many older aristocratic families. There was only one old wife in the mansion.
, have a very good relationship with his old wife, and gave birth to a son and a daughter.
The daughter was already married, and the son was already married, but because Yu Lanxue kept delaying it, Hu Lanxue had to observe filial piety for Marquis Zhengyuan for three years, and the son was delayed for three years.
To serve my uncle for three years, this sounds very filial, but when you think about it, it is unnecessary. But in the end, the Xing government agreed, and Mrs. Xing privately even said that Yu Lanxue was a good person, so caring about friendship.
, it won’t be bad in the future, so why not wait a while.
The marriage between the two families was settled early, and it was Mrs. Zhengyuan Hou who worked hard. Mrs. Xing had just come to Beijing, she didn't know many people, and her status was lower. It was difficult to squeeze into the circle of the ladies of the aristocratic family, so it was still Zhengyuan.
Mrs. Hou was kind to her, and took her with her when she was alone, which allowed her to quickly integrate into the circle of ladies from aristocratic families.
Although there are still people who look down upon her, Mrs. Zhengyuanhou must be here, so others will talk about her behind her back and generally will not embarrass her in person.
Mrs. Xing was very grateful when she talked about this past. Later, when Mr. Xing's official position became higher, she no longer had this confusion.
Mrs. Zhengyuanhou repeatedly assured her that her niece was a good person. After meeting Yu Lanxue, Mrs.
, Mrs. Xing agreed after thinking about it.
"Father, what should we do now? Are we going to worship the day after tomorrow?" Xing Qi asked.
"Go, why don't you go? How can you see that family clearly if you don't go?" Mr. Xing sneered, "Because of your mother's matter, I still feel sorry for Mrs. Zhengyuanhou and the county king for asking you to go and worship one more person.
Fan, I didn’t expect that others would have already plotted against us.”
Xing Qi suddenly felt something in his heart. He hesitated and said, "Father, what you said about my mother...could it be related to this matter?"
Master Xing's face turned blue: "Are you saying that the carriage driver was instigated by someone?"
"Father, although people in the house said that the coachman ran away because of fear, saying that the coachman was in a state of shock when he came back that day, took some things and left without even packing his clothes, and it looked like he was frightened, but father
Do you really think so?" Xing Qi said in a deep voice.
Xing Mansion is not a wealthy family, Xing Qi is also preparing for the scientific examination and usually studies in the Mansion. Xing Qi is good at reading and his brain works very quickly.
The two different things were immediately connected by him. Mr. Xing nodded heavily: "The coachman's matter... it seems like he was really afraid of escaping, but if nothing happened to your mother at that time,
When there is a funeral, we will go together, and now there is no need to go to the Zhengyuan Marquis Mansion to worship alone."
If things cannot be explained directly, then explain them backwards.
Without this if, even if Yu Lanxue had an idea, she couldn't blame them at this time. The letter said that the matter of breaking off the engagement was urgent, because Yu Lanxue had already fallen in love with someone else, so she had to break up the marriage.
Got it.
Not only must the marriage be resolved, but the fault must be placed on the man.
Xing Qi is also a person who is going to take the imperial examination. His reputation is very important. It is related to whether he can become an official in the court after passing the examination. If his future is ruined because of character problems, all the years of learning will be in vain.
From this point of view, it seems that Yu Lanxue's thoughts are extremely vicious. This is not just about breaking up the marriage, but also about destroying Xing Qi as a person.
"Have the second-in-command of Zhengyuanhou Mansion plotted against us for a long time?" Mr. Xing was silent for a moment, two blue veins popped out on the back of his hands, "If Zhengyuanhou Mansion had not been there, who...are they?"
"Father, if it is really the second brother of Zhengyuan Hou Mansion who plotted against us, then things will not be simple." Xing Qi sighed softly.
"How do you say that?" Master Xing asked, he had always been convinced of his son's intelligence.
"Father, it is not an easy thing to plot against my mother and think about it so carefully. Not only do you have to prevent the consequences of your discovery, but you also have to have the courage to do it. If the maid hadn't stepped in for my mother at that time,
After a while, my mother broke not just one leg, but maybe even..."
Xing Qi sneered and said, he used to be quite optimistic about Yu Lanxue, she looked like a gentle person, very lovable from a distance, but now when he thinks about it, he shudders, what kind of gentle beauty is she?
This is clearly a poisonous snake wearing the skin of a beautiful woman.
Even if Yu Lanxue didn't mention this marriage, Xing Qi, who saw her true face clearly, would not stay.
To be able to do such a thing in the capital, to dare to do such a thing, and even to kill someone, and then the carriage driver disappeared without a trace, and at that time the people in the Zhengyuan Hou Mansion were imprisoned, this is bound to happen
Someone helped the coachman, and this person was very capable. Otherwise, even if I checked it over and over, why wouldn't there be any traces?
When I thought about it, I immediately understood what it meant.
"A member of the family?" Mr. Xing calmed down even though he was furious.
"Either he is from a big family, or he is supported by someone from the royal family, or..." Xing Qi finally pointed to the top, which represented someone from the royal family.
Someone from the royal family intervened in this marriage, and Master Xing sweated on his vest. He had become more and more cautious after being an official for many years, especially the one sitting on top now, who didn't look like a wise king.
The vassal king was so powerful that the emperor didn't want to straighten things out. Instead, he prayed to the gods and gods every day to turn an alchemist into a national master. When he had nothing to do, he practiced elixirs and discussed matters in court. Sometimes he couldn't see the emperor at all.
, just saying that the emperor is weak and needs a good rest really worries some knowledgeable officials and historians.
The Emperor is like this, what about the others?
The three adult princes have the same status. Although Prince Duan is the eldest son, his biological mother's status is the same as that of the other two. The queen did not give birth to a legitimate son.
The crown prince's position has not yet been secured, and everyone is uneasy. They all secretly wonder who the next emperor will be, and the people in the court are unstable...
Thinking of this, both father and son were silent for a moment.
"Father, this marriage is bound to be resolved. Even if the Zhengyuan Marquis Mansion doesn't bring it up, we still have to bring it up." Xing Qi spoke slowly, clarifying his attitude.
"Qi'er, could this... be fake?" Mr. Xing hesitated for a moment, then looked at the envelope in his hand and asked.
"Father, in fact, I have long felt that this matter was inappropriate. But at that time, my mother repeatedly said that the second wife of Zhengyuan Houfu was good, especially Yu Lanxue. I felt that even if she was not the real daughter of the Houfu, she had such magnanimity and doting.
He deserves to be the daughter of a marquis, but he has to observe three years of filial piety for his uncle, which has never been heard of since ancient times."
Xing Qi Dao.
"Mrs. Zhengyuan Hou said...she is almost her other daughter." Mr. Xing frowned and said, that's what he thought at the time.
"Even if Mrs. Zhengyuan Hou really regards her as her daughter, what does it mean for her to keep her filial piety for her uncle in such a big way now? Is it to show off her identity, or is she trying to give us a blow, or is there something else?"
Xing Qidao said that he had such doubts at the beginning, but his mother was so insistent and he didn't want to get married that early, so he just followed Yu Lanxue's wishes, but now he has many doubts when he thinks about it.
"Then... what should we do now? We can't break off the engagement for no reason, especially at this time!" Mr. Xing asked in a deep voice. His son is smart by nature, even worse than when he was younger...