Xie Yao stood by the window and looked at the old men walking quickly in the courtyard.

In just this morning, there were three groups of people from Mrs. Xie's side, all of whom were important old men in the family.

The maids and servants in the courtyard held their breath and silenced, no longer as happy and comfortable as they had been a few days ago.

It seems that things are very strict.

Xie Yao shook his hand and looked out.

On that day, she was so angry with Shaw and Xie Rou that she simply went home and lay down for a long time, wrote a letter to Xie Rouhui, and the letter was sent out the next day, and she came to Mrs. Xie again.

The feast for Madame Fan has begun.

Xie Yao held back her strength to make a statement in front of Mrs. Fan, wearing a moon-white dress, and cutting a string of jasmine hairpins on her head, which immediately attracted attention among the ladies in the room.

Mrs. Xie really valued her very much, and always let her serve by her side, Mrs. Fan was very curious about her, and even when Fan Gongzi came in to salute the ladies, she gave her a second look.

She doesn't believe that there are people in this world who don't love beauty, especially when this beauty's family background is not low.

She has so much more than that Xie Rouqing, what she lacks is just a March 3, can she survive a lifetime with only the shock of March 3?

But she didn't rejoice for long, and the Shao family brought Xie Rouqing over.

Xie Rouqing was ordinary in a pink shirt and dress, and her expression was as wooden as ever, but she immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Xie Yao felt that she had instantly become a flower in the house, but it was just an embellishment, but no one took a second look.

She got up and walked out of the house, sulking outside, Xie Wenchang hurriedly walked over.

Are you in such a hurry to see your son-in-law? Regardless of the disregard to drill the female dependents.

Xie Yao pursed her lips. Xie Wenchang saw her stop.

He listened to the laughter inside, and his expression showed a little hesitation.

"Yaoyao. You go and ask the eldest lady to come out with an excuse, I have something to tell her. He said. After speaking, he said again, "Don't alarm others." ”

This other person is Mrs. Fan, right?

Xie Yao snorted and went in without smiling, although she had the intention to make it bad, but she lost the face of the Xie family, and she had no glory.

She invited Mrs. Xie to pick new flowers under the windowsill because she had dropped the jasmine on her head, and she heard Mrs. Xie whispering.

"The whole cavern has collapsed?"

There was an accident in the mine, Xie Yao was stunned, in fact, there was nothing in the mine. It's not for nothing.

"More than a dozen people died, but that's not the biggest problem, it's still collapsing." Xie Wenchang said in a low voice, pausing, "They said that the entire mine could not be saved. ”

The whole mine can't be saved?

Xie Yao's heart was shocked, although as a female dependent, she didn't care about these external things, but she also knew how big it was for a mine to be scrapped.

"Sister-in-law. And at this time, it's even worse. ”

At this time, the emperor had just rewarded the Xie family for standing up to the sky, and as a result, the Xie family's mines had all collapsed. Isn't this going to make people say that God is punishing?

Xie Yao tiptoed away and returned to the banquet, and Mrs. Xie also came back after a while. is still smiling, talking and laughing with everyone easily. I didn't see the slightest hint of such scary news I had just heard.

It seems that the family is going to hide this matter.

Xie Yao immediately went back and asked his father and brothers tentatively, but sure enough, no one knew.

Xie Rouhui said that no matter what happened at home, she had to tell her in time. And now this matter has a great impact on Xie Rouhui.

Xie Yao immediately wrote a letter for Shaxing to send it out.

Now that the letter has been sent out for three days, the situation has not improved, and it is getting stricter and stricter, and more than half of the people in the family already know about it.

The sound of chaotic footsteps came from outside, interrupting Xie Yao's distraction, and seeing Old Madam Xie striding in with a cane, the maids and servants behind her were busy supporting her.

Behind Mrs. Xie was followed by a young man, who looked very good, but he was not black, with long hands and long feet, and he lowered his head with the restraint of a countryman entering the city.

Who is this?

How can outsiders come at this time?

Xie Yao couldn't help but tiptoe over.

"Mother, why are you here?"

Looking at Mrs. Xie who entered the door, Mrs. Xie said busily, got up and helped her.

"How did I get here? When everyone says that our Xie family has suffered a curse, will I come out again? Old Madam Xie said angrily.

"She's worried about your body, too." Xie Cunli said angrily.

"And then when others laugh at our Xie family, it will make me angry all of a sudden, right?" Old Madam Xie raised her eyebrows and shouted.

"Why don't you know what to do?" Xie Cunli said angrily.

"It's you who don't know what's wrong! When is it, look at what you have arranged! Old Madam Xie said in a snort.

The people in the room were busy standing up and persuading each other.

"Okay, okay mother, don't talk about that now." Mrs. Xie said hurriedly.

Old Madam Xie sat down.

"What the hell is going on in the mine now?" She said.

"About three of the mine holes have completely collapsed." Xie Wenchang said.

"Three?" Old Madam Xie raised her eyebrows, "Of the seventeen mines in Qingshan Mine, only three of them have accidents, are you panicking like this?" ”

"It's ten." Mrs. Xie said.

Old Madam Xie smiled.

"Brother An." She said, "Tell me what's going on in the mine now?" ”

Angobi?

The people in the room saw the young man standing in the doorway.

"Who is this?"

"Auntie, how did you bring outsiders in?"

There was a jumbled sound in the room.

In the face of these big men who are rare for miners to see in their lives, An Ge Yu did not tremble in fright, but just lowered his head.

"Seventeen shafts at the Aoyama Mine are collapsing." He said.

The voice was low, but it drowned out the noise in the room.

The room was stunned, and the noise was even louder.

"Nonsense! Sling the bull! ”

"You know what! Who are you, you! You hairy boy! ”

Mrs. Xie smashed the teacup on the ground, and the room was suddenly silent.

"Who is he? He is the one who has been running in the mine since he was born, and he is the one who goes into the mine every day. He was the one who had escaped from the collapsed mine. Old Madam Xie shouted, "He is also the one who personally went down to the seventeen caves of Qingshan Mine this time to see!" ”

No one spoke in the room anymore.

Say. What to do? Is there any salvation? Old Madam Xie said.

"Yes." An Ge Yu said.

Yes?

The people in the room were stunned.

"If we can find the main fault slump layer, it will hold the mine. Of course, it's just holding on, and as for mining again...... he said.

Before he could finish his sentence, the room became lively again.

"Can you find the main fault?"

"Really?"

Old Madam Xie slapped the table again.

"Of course it's true." "But holding on means that the whole mountain range is preserved, but the Qingshan mine can no longer dig sand." ”

The current Qingshan Mine is one of the three major mines of the Xie family.

But now everyone is not concerned about this, whether you can dig sand is no longer the most important, the most important thing is not to cause a sensation.

"What you said is true?" Mrs. Xie got up and asked, "Can you really stop collapsing and won't attract everyone's attention?" ”

The interests of a mine are still not important compared to the glory of the Xie family.

As long as it doesn't collapse. The Xie family had enough reasons to cover up the mining disaster.

At least it won't become a well-known thing when Miss Xie and the Xie family walked into the door with the emperor's imperial ink treasure.

Brother An hesitated for a moment and nodded.

"As long as you can find a place to collapse." He said.

There was a low murmur in the room.

Mrs. Xie looked at Mrs. Xie.

"Mother." She shouted.

Old Madam Xie patted the table, and the room was quiet again.

"It's almost 50 years since the Aoyama Mine was born." Old Madam Xie said, "The mountain god's reward is enough, let it rest quietly." ”

"What does Mother mean by that, like the Yushan Mine?" Mrs. Xie asked.

"Of course, didn't you say that you can avoid it by holding on to the collapsed place. Then the only way to do that is to fill the well. Xie Cunli said.

Fill the well!

Brother An's body trembled and raised his head.

"No, maybe, maybe not." He said.

The people in the room looked at him again.

"Not really? What is that used for? Xie Wenchang asked.

"Hold it up with rocks," said Ango. In front of her, the girl lifted the rock.

Over here!

Over here!

She shouted loudly and smashed the rocks into it piece by piece.

"Can you guarantee that you're looking for something that is accurate, and that you won't pull your whole body away?" Mrs. Xie asked.

He couldn't.

An Ge Yu shook his head.

So the habit has always been to use people, more people. Go fill in and fill the entire mine. There's always one that can bump into it.

Brother An clenched his hand.

Mrs. Xie didn't look at him, but at Mrs. Xie.

"Mother. This is a critical moment related to whether our Xie family can afford the emperor's imperial gift. She said solemnly, knelt down in front of Mrs. Xie, and raised her hands, "I, please help my mother." ”

All the people in the room got up and knelt down.

Old Madam Xie's doubts have been dispelled by the vision of that winter festival and the fact that Yushan Mine has come to life.

"Please, Lord Dan, the chief priest." They said in unison, "Please, Lord Dan, protect the Xie family, please, Lord Dan, bless the miners." ”

Old Madam Xie slowly stood up, her expression compassionate and solemn.

"Wu Qing Niangniang, please help us appease the mountain god." She held out her hand and said.

In the midst of the kneeling and worshipping all over the ground, An Ge Yu was still standing at the door in a daze, and the sound of pleading in his ears had not yet dispersed.

Please, Lord Dan, bless the Xie family, please, Lord Dan, bless the miners.

This protection is to be blessed with blood.

This blessing is to be given with blood.

This time, how many miners will be sacrificed?

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"Father."

Hearing this shout, Xie Wenxing, who was originally unhappy because someone rushed in without knocking on the door, hurriedly laughed again, and put down the letter in his hand while looking over.

The girl in front of her was smiling.

Smiling like a flower......

The girl who dared to fight in front of the emperor would not smile at him like this.

"Megumi." Xie Wenxing said, the smile on his face dissipated a little, "Why are you here?" ”

Xie Rouhui smiled, not seeming to see his impatience.

"Father, let's go slower." She said.

Xie Wenxing frowned.

"Are you seasick? Then you go slower, don't rush. He said.

Xie Rouhui shook her head.

"Father, there is an accident at home, we are in a hurry to go back, it can't solve the problem, but it makes the matter more noticeable, it's better to slow down and let the mother handle it." She said.

Xie Wenxing was stunned.

"How do you know there's something wrong with your family?" He stood up and lowered his voice again.

Does everyone know this news?

"Father, although I didn't earn the emperor's reward for the Xie family, I am still the eldest lady." Xie Rouhui said, "There are some things that can't be hidden from me. ”

It depends on whether he really wants to hide it from you.

Xie Wenxing hummed and didn't speak.

"Father, I'm not here to show you this today, don't worry, I don't know anyone else except me." Xie Rouhui said, "If you think about what I said, if something happens in the mine, it will only be considered a curse at this time." ”

Xie Wenxing sighed.

That's exactly why he was depressed when he received the news.

Why did something happen at this time! What a bad luck!

"Mother must have a way, so we just have to wait, and when the family affairs are arranged, we will go into the city again." Xie Rouhui said.

Xie Wenxing nodded.

"I know, I have my own measure, don't think about it, don't worry, and don't talk nonsense." He said.

Xie Rouhui nodded, got up and retired.

Not long after returning to his ship, someone came to convey the news that he had stopped ashore and rested today.

Xie Rouhui stroked her hand and smiled.

"Did the letter get out?" She asked, turning her head.

The little girl stepped forward and responded.

"I use the fastest carrier pigeon, and Miss Yao can receive it tonight." She whispered.

Xie Rouhui nodded.

"Then let's wait to hear the good news." She said with a slight smile.

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In the dim light, Xie Yao took the letter.

"Actually, there is no need to reply to the letter, the eldest lady has already arranged the affairs of the family, and it is enough to hold a human sacrifice." "I made a fuss," she said to herself. ”

When she said this, she opened the letter, and her face was stunned.

"Here's your chance to get what you want."

That's the sentence at the beginning? What does that mean?

She blinked and brought the letter closer to the lamp.

“…… Now you can send Xie Rouqing to die, her death is great and sacred, she will be the remembered hero of the Xie family, and the parents who raised her will be the heroes of the Xie family, and her brothers will be glorified because of her......."

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I'm out tomorrow and the update is postponed until after eleven p.m. (To be continued......)