The Liao family heard the report from the next person, saying that the Liao family in Jiangnan was coming, and Liao Anhua and his brothers didn't know who it was, so they hurried to the gate.

A few carriages, I saw a few people in the ancestral house of the Liao family, and the eldest son of the patriarch who should be called Uncle Tang stood next to the carriage in front of him. The curtain of the car was opened, and Liao Anhua saw that it was the patriarch of the Liao family, who was busy stepping forward, and the two brothers helped the old patriarch out of the carriage one by one.

The dusty old patriarch, with a tired face, was in his seventies, and he had traveled a long way, and he was shaking when he got out of the carriage and walked.

Mrs. Xie Ergu got the letter and went to the hall in the front yard, waiting to meet the old patriarch, wondering why the old patriarch came to Beijing. Since she told Princess Changning about her heart that day, she didn't move, because her two sons were still serving their mother, and she couldn't make a peace incident at this time, and she had to wait for her son's matter to be resolved.

Liao patriarch is Liao Taibao's cousin, Liao Taibao returned to Jiangnan, explained him some things, this time Liao Jingzhang came to Beijing, Liao patriarch happened to go out, came back and learned, it was a big surprise, urging his son to come, but he was old, there was a lot of delay on the road, and he hurried to hurry up This will arrive, so he thought it was best not to have an accident, he took Liao Jingzhang back, in case there was anything, he showed them Liao Taibao's last words.

But when he was about to go to the capital to rest, he heard the news that the princess was going to marry Liao Zhuangyuan in the tea pavilion, and he panicked that the Liao patriarch couldn't care about anything else, so he asked his son to hurry up.

When I came to Liao's house, I saw Mrs. Xie Ergu when I went in, but I didn't see Liao Jingzhang, so the patriarch secretly said that it was bad, and asked without giving up: "Where are you staying with your aunt again?"

This Liao Anhua brother is not easy to answer, Mrs. Xie Ergu nodded, and Patriarch Liao asked, "The princess has something to do with him?"

Seeing that several people were silent, the old patriarch stomped a few feet in a row, saying that it was too late, and coughed vigorously, the son next to him stuffed a pill into his father's mouth, and Liao Anhua also helped the old patriarch to sit down.

Patriarch Liao sat down, took the tea handed by his nephew and took a few sips, and said, "Come into the city and listen to the news, I'm here in a hurry, just take a break." ”

Seeing that Patriarch Liao was so tired, although Mrs. Xie Ergu was puzzled, she also said to rest first, and the old patriarch said Okay, it's already like this, go and rest first, and talk about it tomorrow.

Mrs. Xie Ergu arranged the guest room and let the Hua'er brothers take care of her, looking at the old patriarch, who came in such a hurry, Mrs. Xie Ergu felt bad in her heart.

After returning to the house, Mrs. Xie Ergu was restless, feeling that the Liao patriarch's visit to Beijing must be related to the Liao family's affairs that she suspected at the beginning.

Liao Anhua looked at the recent emaciation of her mother, her eyes were blank and messy, and Mrs. Xie Ergu looked at her son with worry in her eyes, she pulled up her son and said, "Don't worry, mother is here, everything is supported by mother." His eyes turned to firmness.

Liao Anhua's involuntary nose was sour, his eyes were shining, he was comforting and caring to his wife, to express his unwavering devotion to his wife and children, but in the face of his mother, he couldn't say anything, he felt his mother's hand cold, but held his hand tightly, as if when his father was about to beat him, his mother held his hand, stood in front of him and glared at his father, and then his mother said that she would protect him and his younger brother for the rest of his life.

Liao Anhua smiled tearfully and nodded heavily, just like a child, and then his mother took him by the hand and sent him back to the house.

Now, it is time for him to hold his mother's hand and no longer let his mother live in fear.

After breakfast the next day, in the study in the front yard, Mrs. Xie Ergu and her eldest son were nervous, even Liao Anzhi was unclear, and they were also a little nervous, not knowing what was going to happen.

Patriarch Liao took out three letters and handed them to Liao Anhua, after he read them, he looked up at the old patriarch, unbelievable!

After Mrs. Xie took it and looked at it, she was even more incredulous.

The three letters were all written by Liao Anhua's grandfather, Liao Taibao, the first was to pass Liao Anhua Liao Anzhi to the deceased eldest son Liao Jinghuai, the second was Liao Jingzhang and Xie Jiao's peace document, allowing Xie Jiao to return to the Xie family with her two sons, and the third was to let Liao Jingzhang give Liao Tai a lifelong tomb.

At the time of Liao Taibao's death, there was no Liao Yubing, so she was not mentioned.

Looking at the shock of the mother and son, Patriarch Liao said the reason.

Liao Taibao was the assistant to the crown prince of the year, so Liao Jinghuai and Liao Jingzhang brothers are familiar with the prince, Liao Jinghuai is outstanding, which is the hope of the Liao family, Liao Jingzhang is not bad, and the Liao family is very pleased.

It is because he is familiar with the prince, and Liao Jingzhang is young and fun-loving, the prince sometimes plays with him, and will also ask him to go into the palace to accompany him, but it is not Longyang's favor, just to have fun together, but someone took advantage of the loophole, and some unknown things passed through Liao Jingzhang to the dark pile beside the prince, but that person used this handle to blackmail Liao Jinghuai, that is, he took a fancy to Liao Jinghuai's talent and background, Liao Jinghuai had to do something for the Liao family, but secretly dragged the man back, why was it able to drag the current emperor back to the capital with the Liaodong Guan family to save the first emperor, in short, the old patriarch of the curved road inside is not very clear, just said that Liao Jinghuai is very smart, When the emperor ascended the throne, Liao Jinghuai told the emperor everything, and left a letter of plea to apologize for his crimes, and protect the Liao family.

This is how the Liao family hurriedly returned to Jiangnan.

But the old patriarch said that before his death, Liao Taibao asked the patriarch to explain that Liao Jingzhang must not let Liao Jingzhang enter Beijing, if Hua Er's imperial examination, at most he would not take the test again after he passed the examination, that is, Liao Jingzhang's every scientific examination was also secretly blocked by Liao Taibao, including starting to acquiesce in his and Aunt Wu's messing, and not interfering with the handling of Mrs. Xie's back house.

In the end, Patriarch Liao said: "Last year, you brought Brother Hua'er into Beijing, didn't I arrange someone, just that aunt can tie up Liao Jingzhang?" It's also my greed, look at how the emperor hasn't treated the Liao family over the years, and then Hua'er has a Hou Mansion outside the family, and there is a Yue family according to the inspector, so many years have passed, maybe the emperor will forget, even if he remembers, it has nothing to do with the emperor, but I forgot, no matter how bad everyone is in their own family, I can scold, but I can't let outsiders accuse, how about the prince first, that is also the emperor's brother, I am confused, look at Hua'er so good, just like his uncle, just like Jing Huai, my Liao family's Jing Huai, it's so gone......"

The Liao patriarch cried bitterly, Liao Jinghuai was the hope of the Liao family back then, the Liao family was thriving at that time, and the people in the clan were proud of Liao Jinghuai, unlike Liao Anhua today, the Liao patriarch was afraid and hopeful about his future.

"I was happy to learn that Hua'er won the champion, I met a friend invited and went to another place, Liao Jingzhang came to Beijing with the concubine I don't know, I hurried after I came back, or came one step late, your grandfather said back then, keep your father, I don't know what will happen in the future, but I can't kill my son personally, the second letter left by your grandfather is afraid, if there is anything big, let your mother take you to change your surname and return home, so that the Hou Mansion can protect your grandson, and, nephew and daughter-in-law, your father-in-law said, I'm sorry for you, although it didn't happen when you were set at that time, but you shouldn't hide it from Xie Fu and still marry you, your father-in-law said thank you for giving birth to Hua'er and Zhi'er to the Liao family, so that this house has a grandson, as for Liao Jingzhang, leave him alone. This is what your father-in-law said if you read this letter, let me convey it to him. ”

This matter is too sudden, Mrs. Xie Ergu is confused, implicated in the matter of the former prince, this is not the same thing as marrying a princess, she hurt Hua'er, she shouldn't let him come to Beijing to take the top prize.

"Why didn't you say it earlier? If I had known, I wouldn't have let Hua'er Zhi'er come to Beijing! I wouldn't have married Bing'er to Beijing!" Mrs. Xie said resentfully. If you don't come to Beijing, you are in the south of the Yangtze River, why can't you live a safe life?