When Xie Xiaoman took advantage of the night to sneak into the Xie Mansion in Wuyi Lane, it was a dark and windy night.

The stars in the sky are very scarce, and the sparse and falling just reflects the bitter cold of winter.

The moonlight didn't seem to have any nature, and at this time I don't know where it was hiding, only from the thick clouds, from time to time, revealing a little dim light.

The entire Jiankang City fell silent, and when I squatted on the wall, I couldn't hear much except for the occasional barking of dogs and human talk.

There were ghosts running rampant in the streets, and they were quickly blocked by the spirit wall, and they were not allowed to come forward. There are also those who are afraid of the lights in the hands of the officers and soldiers who patrol them, and at this time they swoop back into the cracks in the wall, silently.

In the direction of the palace, the seven-colored rainbow-like spirit walls were intertwined layer after layer, forming an insurmountable chasm.

The momentum of the spiritual wall on this side of Wuyi Lane is not far behind, but after all, the bureaucrats of the Shi clan are different from the royal family, and there are very few people who want to assassinate the Shi clan, so naturally they don't have to be as tight as the palace.

Most of the spirit walls here are used to hinder the ghosts, and Xie Xiaoman is not counted among them.

She walked easily on the wall, occasionally bypassing the patrols of the warden's home, and occasionally being careful not to make a sound. She walked around Xie Fu, and it took about a quarter of an hour to finally find Xie An's courtyard.

The light was on in the study, apparently giving directions to night walkers. Xie Xiaoman looked at the light and the faintly seeping figure in the room and smiled, thinking that his uncle was really benevolent to him, just because of the blood relationship, he had to do it to this extent...... Xie Xiaoman asked himself if he wanted to change his role. She can't do it.

After listening quietly outside the study for a while, he expanded his sense to search again, and after making sure that there was no one around. Xie Xiaoman pushed open the door of the study.

If you're not careful, you can't! Now the matter about her must have been spread in the Xie family, if the matter of Uncle An Shi is spread out at night, I am afraid that even Uncle An Shi's reputation will be damaged. There is no way to do it......

Pushing the door in, the purpose was the silhouette of Xie An writing something.

Xie An heard the sound of pushing the door, and his eyes swept to this side, not showing any surprise. It seems that reading here at night is just to wait for Xie Xiaoman.

"I'm going home to read, you can sit down first and pour yourself some tea."

Xie An's voice was already indifferent. There was no special change because of Xie Xiaoman's rumors, as if he hadn't heard of those things.

Xie Xiaoman didn't dare to make a mistake when he heard this, closed the door behind him lightly, and knelt on the couch honestly. Waiting for Xie An to finish writing his letter.

She sat next to Xie An's right hand. Keeping a distance of one zhang, he couldn't see what Xie An was writing. So she had to go to see Xie An's silhouette, the oil lamp flickered in a trance, leaving some shaky shadows on Xie An's chin and neck, back and forth, very quiet.

Xie An's hands were large, slightly rough, and looked warm. Like a father. At this time, the rustle of writing can reach the ears. The slightly rhythmic sound is very nice and easy to reassure.

Xie Xiaoman tried to see the emotions from Xie An's face, but the high bridge of the nose and the deep gaze were like carvings, and they were all light and breezy at all times, and they couldn't see the slightest change in mood.

But what happens is what happens, this is an objective fact, and people's subjective initiative is transferred, even if it can not be revealed on the surface, but the impact of the thing is there, and it is impossible to pretend that it did not happen......

It was only at this time that Xie Xiaoman felt a little ashamed and nervous that he had done something wrong, and his hands grasped the fabric of his clothes, and his face was ashamed.

After about half a pillar of incense, Xie An stopped his pen, quietly examined the family letter he had just completed, added and deleted a few places, bowed his head slightly, and put it aside to dry.

Xie Xiaoman hurriedly stepped forward to pick up Xie An's pen and obediently washed the pen for it.

Xie An glanced at her and didn't say anything.

Xie Xiaoman blushed, lowered his head and washed his pen and didn't dare to look at him, and said with a squeak: "Uh, uncle, that, you heard about last night's incident, right?" ”

"I heard." Xie An looked at her with a smile.

Xie Xiaoman was embarrassed for a while by his uncle's smile, and finally exhaled to calm down and asked, "Uncle, expel me from the sect." ”

Xie An didn't speak, and only slowly raised the corners of his eyebrows when he heard the words.

"I'm serious." Xie Xiaoman lowered his head and said, "I've thought about it for a long time, last night's incident, no matter how hard you suppress it, it is impossible for the rumors that have spread to be retracted. The best way to save the situation is to tell the outside world that Xie Xiaoman is no longer a member of the Xie family. Actually, this is not a particularly abrupt thing, after all, I didn't live in Wuyi Lane before, but lived in Nanluo Alley, if I echo it, it can be said that I had been expelled from the Xie family at that time, so what happened later, what I Xie Xiaoman did had nothing to do with the Chen Jun Xie family. ”

"Uncle, I think you'll agree, it's the best way after all...... And it's not just for what happened last night. I...... In the future, maybe I will do some messy things, so it's better to get out of the relationship as soon as possible, otherwise if the Xie family is implicated by me alone, I will have a troubled conscience. ”

After that, Xie Xiaoman lowered his head and looked at his fingers and smiled slightly.

She finished speaking, but Xie An didn't answer for a long time.

Xie Xiaoman raised his head a little puzzled, but what he saw was still that face with a faint smile, and he didn't know whether he agreed or what she said about the big paragraph she just said.

"Uncle, you have something to say." Xie Xiaoman couldn't help it, and reached out and scratched his head.

Xie An smiled slightly, picked up the bamboo skewer and turned on the oil lamp, and said, "Do you think that the reputation of my Chen County Xie clan for hundreds of years will be ruined because of such a trivial matter from you?" ”

"Of course not!" Xie Xiaoman hurriedly said, "Last night's incident was just a trivial matter, I ...... Let's put it this way, if Xiaoman is lucky or unlucky, and can live for a while, I maybe, go back and do something else. These things may be too big, not to mention the Chen Jun Xie family, and even the entire Jin Dynasty may be implicated. Of course! That's just the worst! And I don't necessarily have the opportunity to do it! ”

The oil lamp was lit, Xie An slowly put down the bamboo stick in his hand, listening to Xie Xiaoman's words, he looked at the little girl in front of him thoughtfully.

In Xie An's eyes, Xie Xiaoman is indeed just a little girl. From the beginning of fishing her out of Huiji's house, to later showing some talent, and secretly running away to learn from Guo Pu...... All of this, although it looks like a bit of a flying eaves and hanging in the air, but in Xie An's opinion, it is not much different from the nonsense of a child's house.

Xie An is a person who cherishes talents, whether it is the children and grandchildren of the Xie family or the younger generation outside, as long as they are talented people, he likes them very much.

Half of what he shoulders is the rise and fall of the family, and half is the national fortune of the Jin Dynasty.

Although he is not the real person in charge of the Xie family now, he is the most prestigious figure in the entire Chen County Xie family, as long as he wants to do something, he will naturally decide if he opens his mouth casually.

Expelling Xie Xiaoman from the clan or something, for Xie An, it is indeed a very simple matter, and he doesn't even need to come forward, after all, Xie Xiaoman is just a side branch of the Xie family, and his status in the Xie family is not high.

If it was to solve what happened last night, for the sake of the reputation of the Xie family, expelling Xie Xiaoman from the clan was naturally the easiest way. In this way, Xie Xiaoman's words and deeds have nothing to do with the Xie family, and the artillery fire and pointing that everyone criticized are naturally far away from the Xie family of Chen County.

This is indeed the easiest solution.

On the other hand, if this matter is allowed to circulate outside, as Xie An said before, the reputation of the Xie clan of Chenjun will naturally not be collapsed because of such a little ripple, but the smear is irresistible after all, and the comments of the Xie family's children in the world have been affected a little bit.

So Xie An listened to Xie Xiaoman's explanation, but he didn't feel relieved because of her explanation, but became more and more curious: "What do you mean?" What will you do in the future? ”

"This ......" Xie Xiaoman pursed his lips and tilted his head to avoid Xie An's gaze, "It's not easy to say." ”

Xie An's voice was still indifferent, but at this time, it had a faint majesty: "Since you said that it is related to the Xie family and the Jin Dynasty, I, Xie An, have the right to know." Say it! ”

"Having said that, but I ......" Xie Xiaoman was a little embarrassed.

"An Shigong, please see, she is the emperor who wants to assassinate Zhao State."

At this time, a familiar voice broke Xie Xiaoman's embarrassment, but at the same time, it revealed all the thoughts hidden in her heart.

Xie Xiaoman was startled, his eyes widened and he looked back, only to find Huan Wen, who was wearing a night walk, standing at the door, and the night breeze blew in from outside the door, blowing the hair of the three people.

"What are you doing here!" Xie Xiaoman stood up in surprise and turned to look at Huan Wen.

Huan Wen frowned slightly, and closed the door with his backhand: "I said it during the day, I want to come with you to ask An Shigong for guilt." ”

Xie Xiaoman said: "I said I didn't need it at the time!" ”

Huan Wen raised the corners of his mouth and sneered slightly: "You say whether you use it or not, it has nothing to do with whether General Ben comes or not." Besides, you even threw your family members into my house, and you ran over quietly, do you think it's appropriate? ”

After that, Huan Wen solemnly saluted Xie An and knelt down on one knee: "An Shigong, the cause of last night's incident is me." I, Huan Wen, come to An Shigong tonight to ask for sin! (To be continued.) )