After the juniors got off the boat, Mrs. Chen ordered the boatman to turn the boat around and rush back. Halfway through, a loud shout suddenly came from the distance. Xie Xu hurriedly opened the porthole and stuck his head out.
When other people in the boat heard the commotion, they all stuck their heads out, and some of the bolder ones ran to the bow.
Although it was a bit far away, you could still see the flames of the buildings in the distance.
"Mom, it's on fire! There's a fire over there!" Xie Xu put his head back, and then said to Chen with wide eyes and a frightened look on his face.
When Mrs. Chen heard this, she got up anxiously and stuck her head out.
Looking at the frightened mother and son, Yang raised her lips in disdain and said, "What's all the fuss about? The capital can't afford a small fire during the Lantern Festival in any year. Is there any need to be so surprised?"
"But the fire was obviously very strong!" Xie Xu retorted unconvinced.
"No matter how big the fire is, people from the Five Cities Military and Horse Division will have to worry about it. Is it your turn?" Yang rolled her eyes at Xie Xu and said.
Xie Xu's face turned pale, and he was about to step forward to refute, but was pulled back by Chen's hand.
Ms. Chen frowned and looked at Ms. Yang solemnly. It took her a long time before she mustered up the courage to say, "Sister-in-law, did I offend you? Why did you...you..."
Looking at Ms. Chen, whose face turned red after saying a word, Ms. Yang smiled coldly and said sternly, "What are you? You can't even understand a sentence. What qualifications do you have to be in charge of the middle minister of the Hou Mansion!"
"I didn't, it was my mother..."
"Okay!" Mrs. Yang stood up and interrupted Mrs. Chen with a face full of impatience. She glared at Mrs. Chen and poured out all the contempt and resentment she felt towards Mrs. Chen in her heart, "I'm not an uncle. You
Who can show you this pitiful and unattractive look! A merchant girl is a merchant girl!"
"Shut up, I won't allow you to talk about my mother like that!" Xie Xu was angry at the side.
The corners of Yang's lips twitched and she sneered, then continued, "What if I don't say anything? Is there anyone in the entire capital who doesn't know how shameless your mother was and how she resorted to any means to get at you?
Damn it! As I grow up, I have seen a lot of all kinds of people, but you are the first one to be so shameless like your mother!"
"Shut up! Shut up!" Xie Xu's face suddenly became ferocious. He clenched his fists and wanted Yang to pounce on him, but Chen was holding him tightly in his arms.
"Axu, Axu..." Mrs. Chen called out her use again and again with a tearful voice. Her tears were more like broken beads, constantly flowing out.
It was not that she didn't know what the ladies in the capital were talking about her in private, and even the servants in the Hou Mansion looked down on her. It was precisely for these reasons that she refused to stay in the capital.
She thought that the long years would eventually dilute this past, but she never expected...
More than ten years later, this past was still revealed, and it was still in front of her children.
"Mom, she slandered you! She slandered you!" Xie Xu clenched his fists, eyes bulging with anxiety.
Mrs. Chen bit her lip and kept shaking her head. She couldn't say anything, only tears kept flowing out.
She knew that her actions back then were inappropriate, but she had never regretted it. But at this moment, when she looked at A Xu who was so indignant for her, she suddenly felt extremely ashamed and sad...
It turns out that the wrong things she once did will affect her own children!
"Slander? Is it because your mother knows best about slander? Why do you think your grandmother doesn't want to see your mother? It's because your mother is a stain on Wu'an Hou's house that cannot be washed away! With her here, Wu'an Hou's house will always be a stain.
Other people's jokes after dinner! If you don't believe it, you can go back and ask your sister. Over the years, she has been looked down upon by others because of your mother!" Looking at Mrs. Chen's shameful appearance, the depression accumulated in her heart these days
Suddenly it was empty, and Yang felt extremely refreshed all over her body.
"Mom..." Xie Xu looked at Chen in disbelief and called her softly.
Chen closed her eyes dejectedly, and the only response to Xie Xu was the annoyance on her face and the tears that fell silently.
Something in Xie Xu's heart suddenly cracked a small crack, and then the crack cracked wider and wider, until finally it shattered into powder with a 'pop' sound.
But Yang didn't seem to notice the dejected expressions of the two of them, and continued in a bitter tone, "With your status, what qualifications do you have to compete with me for the middle prize? If it weren't for Xie Wu who was helping you behind the scenes.
I'm afraid you can't even suppress a mother-in-law when it comes to making suggestions! But you have to remember that Xie Wu can't help you forever! Sooner or later, the middle son of the Hou Mansion will return to my hands!"
She doesn't have to wait long. As soon as today's incident comes out, Xie Wu will be completely destroyed! Not to mention helping Chen, even she herself won't be able to protect herself!
When the time comes, she will add fuel to the fire. Not to mention that Xie Wu cannot be saved, I am afraid that the Chen family will also suffer disaster. Even if she is not expelled from the Hou Mansion, I am afraid that she will have to spend her whole life in the family temple.
Thinking of this, the smile on Yang's lips couldn't help but grow bigger and bigger.
With this secret pleasure in her heart, Yang got off the boat in high spirits and got on the carriage back home.
The carriage ticked.
But neither Chen nor Xie Xu spoke in the carriage.
Xie Xu even turned his head away from Chen.
He really couldn't accept that his mother was the kind of shameless woman that his second aunt said!
Yang's good mood lasted until the moment she got off the carriage, and just as she was about to step into the Marquis' Mansion holding the maid's hand, the sound of a speeding carriage suddenly came from the left.
Is it done?
Yang turned her head excitedly.
Chen and Xie Xu also looked at the carriage speeding back.
The carriage stopped soon, and Xianyue was the first to jump out of the carriage. Then, the curtain of the carriage was opened, and a plain white hand came out, followed closely by a snow-white and charming face.
"Sister." Xie Xu rushed towards Xie Wu with red eyes.
Xie Wu got off the carriage and was slightly stunned when she saw the excited Xie Xu throwing himself into her arms. However, she still put her arms around him and patted his back.
Looking at Xie Wu who was unscathed, Yang's eyes widened. She carefully examined Xie Wu from head to toe, but found nothing unusual.
what happened?
Could it be that something went wrong with Yang Hefeng's arrangements?
Just when Mrs. Yang was shocked and confused, a maid in the carriage behind her poked her head out of the carriage timidly.
It's peony.
Yang recognized the maid at a glance.
Suddenly, she felt panicked. At that moment, without thinking, she pushed the maid's hand away and rushed towards Shaoyao in a few steps.
"Husband, madam..." Shaoyao was startled when she saw Mrs. Yang rushing over, and hurriedly took two steps back and saluted her.
"Is the girl here? Is the girl in the carriage?" Yang asked impatiently.
Shaoyao's panicked eyes made Yang's heart sink heavily. She couldn't wait to see her daughter appear in front of her intact.
"Mother, mother..." Xie Yuan in the carriage suddenly cried miserably when she heard Yang's voice.
Yang's heart tightened. She raised her hand to lift the curtain, but one hand was one step ahead of her. Soon, Xie Yuan's pale round face appeared in front of her. Before Yang could react, Xie Yuan
Then he fell into her arms.
"Mother, mother..." All the grievances, shame and anger, helplessness, embarrassment, despair... At this moment, they all turned into cries, with hot tears all pouring out.
Yang was stunned.
She desperately tried to turn her brain to figure out what was going on, but her brain seemed to be frozen at the moment, and she couldn't turn around no matter how hard she turned.
Until Xie Wu's cold voice rang out.
"Second Aunt, let's go back home first and discuss it in detail!"
Yang's eyes suddenly became sharp, and her frozen brain turned around quickly at this moment. She stared hard, her slender eyes were so red that they almost bled, and her voice was even more gloomy.
It seemed to be seeping out from the ground, "It's you! It was you who moved your hands and feet, right?"
Seeing Yang's ferocious and terrifying look, Xie Wu raised her eyebrows, and her eyes became sharp, "What does Second Aunt mean by this? What do you mean I'm moving my hands and feet?"
"It's you! It's you! Xie Wu, why are you so cruel! Why are you so cruel!" Yang's face became more and more ferocious, veins popped up on her forehead, and her blood-red eyes were full of unconcealed resentment and hatred.
Xie Wu smiled coldly, raised her eyebrows and said, "Second Aunt, you might as well speak louder. It's best to completely expose this matter and see who is embarrassed in the end!"
"Mother!" As soon as Xie Wu finished her words, Xie Yuan in Yang's arms suddenly raised her head and called her sternly, "Mother, please stop talking, I want to go home... I want to go home...
"Xie Yuan lowered her voice and suddenly started crying.
She has endured enough today!
She just wants to go home now and hide herself!
She doesn't want to know anything else!
Looking at Xie Yuan's frightened and aggrieved face full of tears, Yang felt as if someone had stabbed her chest severely. The sharp pain almost drove her into madness!
She has obviously calculated everything, why is it her A-Yuan who is in trouble now!
Why!
Why is there nothing wrong with Xie Wu?
Who on earth had tampered with this!
Yang hugged Xie Yuan, who was trembling all over, tightly. She looked around and saw countless mocking, indifferent, or prying eyes directed at their mother and daughter.
At this moment, she suddenly felt as if she was on a small boat, surrounded by rough waves. If she didn't show mercy, the huge waves would sweep them away.
"Second Aunt, the nearby mansion has sent people to inquire about the situation. If you are really willing to go crazy here, then there is nothing I can't do to accompany you." Xie Wu looked at Yang coldly and said.
"Madam." At this moment, an anxious voice sounded.
After hearing the news, Yulan hurried over and ran to Yang's side in a few steps. She reached out and held Yang's hand firmly, her eyes full of pleading and anxiety.
Can't make trouble here!
Even if it is true that the eldest girl had tampered with it, she would have to cover it up tightly and wait until she returns home to find out the whole story before worrying about it!
She didn't understand how things could get to this point?
Wasn't everything planned well before leaving the house? How could it end up like this with the royal guards accompanying him?
"Madam, let's go back first." Yulan held Yang's hand vigorously. Then, she put her face close to Yang's and lowered her voice and said word by word, "Madam, I have sent someone to invite the master. The master will not
He just sits back and ignores the girl, so you must stabilize yourself before the master comes back!".
If you can't keep it steady, the girl will be doomed by then.
Yulan didn't dare to say this last sentence for fear of irritating Yang.