"Grandpa, why don't we take the things back and sift them carefully." She held her grandfather's arm and said softly.
After all, this is a military camp, surrounded by soldiers under my father and Xie Wenwu, so it is inevitable to be touched by the scene.
Old General Xie swayed, his old eyes looked at the things on the ground that belonged to Xie Lian and Xie Wenwu, and his trembling body only shook even more.
Xie Yao held on firmly without saying a word, her heart heavy.
It would be good for my grandfather to vent some of his pent-up emotions even through trembling.
After a while, General Xie gradually stopped shaking, took a long breath and stood up straight, like a pine tree. After experiencing endless vicissitudes, he could still straighten his back and face everything.
He turned his head, glanced at Xie Yao lovingly, patted Xie Yao's hand, and squeezed out a smile from the corner of his mouth, "No need. These things all belong here. Let's pick some more. Soon.
That’ll be fine.”
Seeing her grandfather's insistence, Xie Yao nodded slightly, knelt down and searched carefully, "I'll find the rest. Grandpa can just pick out the ones that can be used."
From time to time, she picked up one and handed it to her grandfather to choose.
In fact, there are not a lot of things, but General Xie picked them very carefully. Everything must be carefully considered and compared before it can be selected. And even if it is selected, it may be replaced.
If the body cannot be recovered, the burial place cannot be left careless.
After finishing all the things, General Xie carefully wrapped them up before letting the soldiers take them down.
At this moment, the sky was already dark, and the sun was about to fall below the horizon.
General Xie raised his head and looked up at the sky without moving for a long time.
Xie Yao waited quietly aside, watching silently without making any sound.
Suddenly, she saw an old tear shed from the corner of her grandfather's eyes.
Under the illumination of the setting sun, the old tear seemed to be wrapped in a layer of blood-colored brilliance, with three parts of desolation and seven parts of perseverance.
Her heart ached when she saw it, and she stretched out her hand to support General Xie, "Grandpa, let's go back."
General Xie nodded slowly, "It's time to go back. We can't hide here forever."
A pair of old eyes looked into the distance, with a bit of fighting spirit emerging, as if those old tears had taken away a lot of sadness and pain.
When Xie Yao saw it, her heart was relieved.
She no longer has to worry about her grandfather.
If nothing today can defeat my grandfather, nothing can defeat my grandfather again!
The grandfather and grandson got on the carriage and went straight to the capital. They just dared to return to the city before the capital closed its gates.
Under the insistence of General Xie, Xie Yao had no choice but to return to Prince Han's Mansion first. However, she had already agreed with her grandfather that she would go back tomorrow to discuss the funeral together.
As soon as she entered Fuyunxuan, Ziqing ran over and said, "Princess, you are finally back. There are no guards who came to tell you that the prince's wound is not feeling well and asked you to go and have a look!"
Xie Yao's eyes narrowed slightly, "When did it happen?"
"The last time was... about half an hour ago." Zi Qing thought for a moment.
Xie Yao frowned, "How many times has Wu Feng been here?"
"Twice. The last time was probably two hours ago." Zi Qing replied.
Xie Yao turned around without changing her clothes and went straight to Chaoyang Palace.
Chaoyang Hall.
Xie Yao went directly into Chu Han's room and walked around the screen, "What's wrong with the wound? Why is it uncomfortable?"
Chu Han had just taken off a coat and put it aside. He had another piece of clothing in his hand and was about to wear it.
Seeing Xie Yao come in, he glanced over subconsciously and his face froze, "Didn't I say that you have to knock on the door when you come in?"
Xie Yao also paused, "You asked Wu Feng to come to me twice, and the interval was so long, I thought there was something wrong with your wound!"
"Worrying about me is no excuse for not knocking on the door." Chu Han looked embarrassed, and the corners of his mouth twitched quickly.
"Aren't you still wearing your underwear? What are you afraid of?" Xie Yao rolled her eyes and walked directly to him, "You happen to be wearing no outer clothes. Take off your underwear and let me take a look at the wound."
Chu Han still had a straight face, but the movements of his hands were very cooperative.
Xie Yao checked, "It's okay, everything is normal."
"If anything like this happens in the future, just handle it yourself. I'm going back to Fuyunxuan first. When I came back, I didn't even change my clothes." She ordered and turned to leave.
"Wait a minute." Chu Han heard Xie Yao coming over in a hurry, without even having time to change clothes, and his expression softened instantly, "Now that you are here, let me tell you where you went out of the city? Have you seen Mr. Xie?
General?"
Xie Yao glanced at Chu Han and said, "I've met my grandfather. My father handed back the belongings of my father and Xie Wenwu to us. Eunuch Liu also conveyed my father's decree and demoted my father and Xie Wenwu to common people."
Chu Han's eyes darkened when he heard this, and he asked: "How is the situation of General Xie?"
Xie Yao reluctantly twitched the corner of her mouth, "Fortunately, I managed to survive and was not knocked down."
Chu Han was silent for a moment, "My father's move should be to better regain military power. You may not know that the soldiers under your father will not obey anyone except his orders! The so-called general will not accept the orders of the emperor.
, Father may be afraid that they will not obey the emperor's orders, so..."
Halfway through his words, he suddenly stopped talking.
There is no big reason to demote a distinguished general to a commoner.
Xie Yao was noncommittal.
…
Early the next morning.
After Shangguan Yue finished dressing up, she went to see Chu Han, and then went to the palace again to pay her respects.
She also knew that her behavior of entering the palace one after another to ask for blessings would seem a bit strange, but there was nothing she could do!
She didn't have that much time, and she was worried that she would suddenly frame the miscarriage on Xie Yao and not attract enough attention from the people in the palace, so she could only increase the frequency of her visits to the palace.
Today, she would 'accidentally' mention Xie Yao's incident that almost caused her miscarriage to prepare for the implementation of future plans.
After Ziqing got the news, she quickly reported, "Princess, the concubine has entered the palace again!"
Xie Yao's movements paused for a moment, then continued, "Yeah."
"Princess, why don't you care at all! If she gets back a bunch of rewards today, she will definitely show off again!" Zi Qing frowned with disgust.
"No." Xie Yao shook her head, "The royal family doesn't have that many rewards. I will give them to Shangguan Yue as soon as she enters the palace."
"Ah? Then why did she enter the palace again? This happened too often!" Zi Qing was puzzled.
"Don't worry about her. She probably wants people to pay more attention to her unborn son." Xie Yao stood up after saying that, "Okay, I will go back to the general's mansion today and may come back later. If there is an emergency with the prince,
If the situation arises, just go to the General’s Mansion to find me.”
"Yes, Princess." Ziqing nodded seriously.
Xie Yao then left Fuyunxuan, got on the carriage that had been prepared, and set off for the General's Mansion.
The matter of funeral should be done sooner rather than later. With her here, it would be easier for my grandfather to give him advice.
After the carriage moved forward for a while, it suddenly stopped.
"Princess Han, where are you going?" The voice of Princess Jing Qi Yuling came from outside the carriage.
Xie Yao's eyes darkened, and she opened the curtain a little, "It turns out to be my sister-in-law. I wonder what's the matter with blocking my carriage?"