Mrs. Cao's abnormality was as dull as the Zhang family noticed it, and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?" But feeling unwell? ”

Mrs. Cao smiled dryly: "I...... I'm fine, thank you Mrs. Zhao for your concern. "It seems like trying to fool the past.

Mrs. Cao didn't plan to cover up for her daughter-in-law in front of Zhang: "She is uncomfortable." Who are you who was ordered by the traitor to carry poison to Yingtai? It was her brother Fang Yishan! When I first got the news, I was shocked. If it weren't for the emperor's trust in our family as in the past, I don't know if our family would be affected! ”

Zhang was really shocked this time: "How can this be?!" Looking at Mrs. Cao, Mrs. Cao's eyes were red.

She and Fang Yishan are half-siblings. She is the daughter of Yuan Pei, Fang Yishan is the son of filling the house, she has suffered under her stepmother since she was a child, Cao Taihe has not yet made a career when she got married, she is just a small military attaché, in the eyes of the Fang family and other scholarly families, the Cao family is by no means a good family, but her stepmother still married her. Her relationship with her mother's family has not been very good, but she has more contacts with her grandmother. It wasn't until the Cao family made a fortune that the Fang family was declining, and under the persuasion of her cousins, she had more contacts with her mother's brothers, and sent her daughter to the Fang family's female school to study, which maintained a relationship. In her heart, no matter how dissatisfied she is with that brother, he is still her mother's family, and now that her mother's family has caused such a big disaster, how can she not feel uncomfortable? What she was even more worried about was that it didn't matter if Fang Yishan affected his own family, if he affected the Fang family and the Cao family, wouldn't it be terrible?!

Mrs. Cao lowered her head and secretly wiped her tears, and when Zhang saw this, she sighed sympathetically: "Why are you so confused? Even if you don't think about your own future, you should think about your wife and children at home. Those traitors are at the end of their rope, and it is a great blessing to be able to survive, why should he be far away, so why should he associate with those people? Why didn't you report it to the court? The emperor is not thin on the other party's family, how can he do such a disloyal thing? Could it be that he was resentful of being belittled some time ago? But that was his mistake first, and the emperor was already a grace! ”

Mrs. Cao choked up and said, "Who knows what he thinks?" I've been married for many years, and I haven't had much contact with them, so I don't know what he's thinking. If I had known that he had something to do with the anti-party, I would have told the general a long time ago! ”

Zhang sighed when he heard this, and asked Mrs. Cao: "What should I do with it?" ”

Mrs. Cao shook her head: "The person is already dead, it is said that he died in the chaos in the middle of the night when the officers and soldiers fought with the traitors. But his crime is conclusive, and even if he dies, it is useless. If the emperor is lenient and willing to look at the merits of the ancestors of the Fang family and make a light move, then probably only his family will suffer. If the emperor is angry, he has to have a good attack, but I am afraid that the Fang family will not be at peace. Our family is lucky, because Taihe participated in the suppression of rebellion, made meritorious contributions, and completely dissociated himself from this in-law, otherwise he would have to shed his skin. I have already instructed them not to get too close to the Fang family, and beware of getting into trouble. ”

Zhang could understand her concerns and nodded slowly.

When Zhao Xiu heard this, he couldn't help but worry about Fang Renzhu. Fang Chongshan belittled the prefect of Jining, thinking that the family would be able to enjoy peace from now on, but he didn't expect to be affected by the clansmen. May she not suffer. But the party a few days later, I'm afraid she won't be in the mood to play.

Speaking of Fang Renzhu, Zhao Xiu couldn't help but notice that Cao Luo didn't come out to meet the guests. She asked in a low voice, "Why didn't Sister Cao see you today?" ”

Mrs. Cao was stunned when she heard this, and looked at her daughter-in-law with a frown. Mrs. Cao's expression was a little stiff: "She still has to go to school...... Mrs. Cao sank her face: "I have already instructed, you don't have too much contact with the Fang family for the time being, why do you still send her to the Fang family to go to school?" Something like this happened to the Fang family? Where is the heart to teach the girls? Are you confused?! ”

Mrs. Cao's eyes were red again, and she got up and bowed her head and replied, "My daughter-in-law is just worried that they don't know about my brother yet, so I sent a confidant mother-in-law over to say something." No matter what happens, they should think about how to deal with it as soon as possible. ”

Mrs. Cao glared at her and ordered: "Hurry up and send someone to Fang's house to bring the girl back!" The mother-in-law answered, and it wasn't long before someone came to report: "The girl is back." ”

Cao Luo came back from Fang's house in advance, looking at the look of panic on her face, she reluctantly calmly saluted her grandmother, mother, and guest Zhang, and said hello to Zhao Xiu before sitting down.

Zhao Xiu walked up to her with some worry and took her hand: "Sister Cao, you don't have a good face, what's wrong?" ”

Cao Luo covered up in panic: "I'm fine." ”

Mrs. Cao sighed: "Just say it, Mrs. Zhao and Sister Xiu are not outsiders." ”

As soon as Cao Luo heard this, tears came out: "I was at the uncle of the Fang family, and I saw the officers and soldiers coming to take my aunt, cousin and two sisters away, and the people of my uncle's family were so frightened that they cried there, and they didn't know what to do. The rest of the clan were also panicking. The eldest aunt and the third uncle ordered everyone to strictly guard the gate and not to travel, and then asked me to hurry back. ”

Mrs. Cao hurriedly asked, "I asked Mother Chen to come with you, has Mother Chen seen your aunt?" ”

Cao Luo nodded: "I've seen it, but my aunt told me to go out, I don't know what they said in the house, I heard my aunt crying all the time." The second cousin thought that we had caused my aunt to cry, so she angrily kicked me and Chen's mother out, so I had to go to my uncle's house. As soon as the gentleman arrived, before the class was held, the officers and soldiers came. She asked Mrs. Cao in fear, "Mother, what happened?" ”

Mrs. Cao was silent.

Mrs. Cao sighed: "What's the use of hiding from the child? If you don't let her see it, it's fine, and if you let her see it, you should naturally explain it to her. It's not a child anymore, it's about her uncle, and she has to be told to know what is wrong. If you don't want to speak, go down and talk to your henchmen. I'll tell Sister Luo. ”

Mrs. Cao bowed her head and bowed, confessed to the Zhang family, and retreated. Mrs. Cao beckoned Cao Luo to sit in front of her, briefly explained what Fang Yishan had committed, and then said: "Those are the remnants of King Ying, your uncle followed them to do things, and he became a rebel sinner." This is a serious crime that cannot be forgiven, and it is reasonable that your aunt and cousins and cousins will be taken away. However, seeing that the officers and soldiers only took away your uncle's family, and did not involve other members of the Fang family, I think that the emperor has already been extrajudicial and has no intention of implicating other Fang family members. You don't have to worry too much, your aunt and uncle are both women and children, and your cousin is not yet fifteen, so at best, it will be a crime of exile, and maybe you can redeem it. As long as the life of the family can be saved, it is a great luck. ”

Cao Luo was very scared and worried when she heard this, and her face turned pale. Mrs. Cao said to Zhao Xiu: "You are of the same age, and you can talk on weekdays, so go inside and talk." Good boy, our Sister Luo is timid, you can unravel her more. ”

Zhao Xiu answered and pulled Cao Luo into the inner room. Mrs. Cao looked at her granddaughter's back, sighed, and spat out to the Zhang family: "Mrs. Fang Si is also confused, our family got the letter earlier than others because of Taihe. Although my daughter-in-law is at odds with her younger siblings, she has her mother's family in her heart, so she will send someone to report it. If the four families are wiser, they should immediately report to the clansmen when they get the letter, and let them think about it. But she only cried. If it weren't for the people sent by my daughter-in-law who knew what happened, I was afraid that the rest of the Fang family wouldn't know what was going on, and there would be nowhere to save people if they wanted to. I think the Fang family is going to be a big loss this time. ”

Zhang said: "It's not that no one in their family has committed any trouble before, so they won't hurt their muscles and bones." ”

"Who knows?" Mrs. Cao disagreed, "In a family, there is only one person who is against the party, and it can be said that he is confused, and there are two in succession, so how can the emperor believe in the loyalty of his family?" The Fang family will not be able to imagine what kind of climate it will become in the future. I think Fang Chongshan arrived at the place early, which is also a fortunate thing, and he finally cleared up the relationship. ”

In the middle, Cao Luo was not in front of the elders, so she couldn't help crying: "What can I do about this? Conspiracy against a felony, this is to be killed! ”

Zhao Xiu comforted her: "It's okay, your uncle is dead, he is the first offender, and the family is only implicated." Since it doesn't matter if you don't even belong to the clan, and your family is fine as in-laws, then his family will be exiled at most. Didn't your grandmother say that? It can be redeemed with money. You see how happy the few relatives in our family are after they were redeemed, they can cause trouble for our family. It can be seen that your aunt and cousins will be fine, at most, they will not have the same scenery as before in the future, and they will have to suffer some white eyes. They have never given you a blank look before, and you don't have to feel sorry for them. ”

Cao Luo was in a slightly better mood, in fact, this uncle's family was not very close to her, although she and Fang Er and Fang Fourth were cousins, but she was even better with the daughters of the other Fang family, and no matter how sad she was, it was limited. She remembered one thing: "I'm afraid that my eldest cousin's marriage will be in trouble." Although the eldest aunt said that the uncle died a disgraceful death, the future can only be done quietly. But the Fang family is a family of etiquette, and the rules that should be talked about still have to be talked about. With the relationship between the eldest cousin and her uncle, she has to keep filial piety for her uncle in the next room for at least three months, but she is afraid that she will not be able to get married in July. ”

Zhao Xiu raised his eyebrows: "It's only three months, and it won't be delayed for long." She asked Cao Luo again: "What about our little party?" Miss Fang Wu can't come, right? What about you? ”

Cao Luo wrinkled a small face: "I can't go either." I'm sorry, I said it a long time ago......"

Zhao Xiu waved his hand: "It's okay, when the matter is over, you can come and play whenever you want." We are all in Beijing, and the two are so familiar, and it is convenient to come and go. But what about Miss Fang's fifth girl? If her sister postpones the marriage, will she and her mother go to Jining first and come back in a few months to get married, or will they wait until the marriage is done before setting off? ”

Cao Luo made a bitter face: "I'll ask her." ”

The Fang family is now closed to the door, and Mrs. Cao ordered the family not to interact with the Fang family for the time being, and asked Cao Luo to ask Fang Renzhu, it was too difficult for her. Zhao Xiu said, "I'll ask." Your uncle's affairs can't be implicated in me in any way. It just so happened that I still had a few books with Miss Fang Wu, so I used the excuse to take the books and send a letter over. ”

This was actually an excuse she came up with for Gao Zhen to contact Fang Sanye. Now that the situation has changed, I don't know if Gao Zhen plans to continue to use this contact information. Zhao Xiu thought to himself, when he returned home, he would send a letter to the palace.

While thinking about it, Zhang Shi outside suddenly exclaimed: "What?!" You said that the prince of Guangping was injured last night?! ”

Zhao Xiu stood up abruptly and rushed out: "Grandmother, what did you say?!" ”

Mrs. Cao looked at her in amazement.

Zhao Xiu reacted immediately, he lost his temper, and hurriedly covered up: "I didn't hear it clearly in it just now, what did grandmother scream?" Who was hurt? ”

Zhang replied worriedly: "It's the prince of Guangping!" Mrs. Fang Caitai said that when General Cao went home this morning, he mentioned that the matter of last night, the prince was also involved, and when he fought against those rebels, he was plotted and injured. I don't know what happened now. ”

Zhao Xiu's heart suddenly lifted, and his face turned pale.

Mrs. Cao was thoughtful.