Chapter 213: A Turning of Mind
Half an hour ago.
Jiang Wei was wearing a plain noodle skirt with a red plate collar and a crescent white skirt, holding a horsewhip and standing in front of Jiang's house with an awe-inspiring face. The wind ruffled the hair of her sideburns, and the long skirt of her was flicked, outlining the delicate curves of her figure, but the sharpness in her eyes could not be hidden.
"Get out of the way."
"Madam, you can't let it, Master Hou instructed the little one to ensure the safety of Lord Jiang."
"I'm his biological daughter, do I want you to interfere when I go back to my mother's house?" It was only at this time that Jiang Yu knew that Huo Shijiu had arranged someone in her mother's house, and on the surface, it seemed that the arrogant traitor had accused the loyal minister's words and deeds. But in fact, Huo Shijiu was not protecting Jiang Xuewen's safety? He conspired with the tiger, the assassination failed, and the people sent were all damaged, wouldn't the British Duke turn back and take revenge?
Jiang Yu secretly thought that Huo Nineteen was not worth it, and she really hated and resented her biological father, pitied him for being disabled in order to report the country, and hated him for being pedantic.
"Madam, this ......" The little guy pursed his lips, not knowing whether to let people in, after all, no matter how he looked at Madame, he wanted to kill people......
Jiang Yu saw that this person would not let go, and raised her hand to be a whip.
The little girl's frightened mother screamed, and before she dodged, she had been pushed away by Jiang Wei and watched her enter the door. Looking down, the outer robe on the front and the middle coat on the inside were all broken, but the flesh was fine!
Hearing the rain, seeing Jiang Yu rushing into the door angrily, he hurriedly instructed the coachman to wait, and also rushed in.
In the courtyard, Jiang Xuewen walked out on crutches with the support of a sturdy little servant, looking at his radiant daughter standing in red clothes in the courtyard. There was a moment of panic.
I can't think of the time to say goodbye. Jiang Wei seemed to have changed. Her face is more beautiful and charming than before, and her eyes are more distant and cold than before.
"Daddy." Jiang Yu suppressed her anger, curtsied Jiang Xuewen, and then said with a smile: "I am relieved to see that my father's complexion is so good." Originally, I was worried about whether my father would be overly sad because of the tragic death of his daughter and grandson. Now it seems like you're disappointed, huh? ”
"Girl, did you come back to talk to your father like this?"
"You still know that you are my father." Jiang Yu sneered. The smile was both mocking and sad, "When you want to kill me and my eldest sister, and when you want to kill my son, why don't you know that you are still my father?" ”
"Jiang Fei!" Jiang Xuewen called Jiang Wei by her name and scolded angrily: "You can stop in moderation!" Could it be that if you follow a traitor, you can't even distinguish between good and bad! ”
"It's you who can't tell the good from the bad!" Jiang Yu said, "In my mind, you have always been a loyal minister who has a mind and is good at court affairs. How can you not see the clues with your intelligence? Don't you see that this time the British Duke threatens the emperor? Don't you know that you were taken advantage of by the British rebellion? Can't you see that it is because A-Ying came back in time. Did you bring soldiers and horses to get the emperor out of danger? Even the people around you now. Isn't it to protect you if they say that they have controlled your actions?! You are so smart, why can't you see it! ”
Jiang Yu closed her eyes, shook her head slowly, and said tiredly: "It's not that you can't see it, it's just that you don't want to admit that what you have been insisting on is wrong." Since childhood, you have taught us that 'knowing mistakes can improve greatly', but you are the most stubborn and the most aware of mistakes that cannot be changed! ”
"Presumptuous!"
"What's even more presumptuous!" Jiang Wei waved her whip angrily, and there was a whistling wind in the air, "I admired you earlier, and I hate to help you fulfill your wishes, even if you go deep into the tiger's den." Now I look down on you! Now, you are no longer worthy of being called a loyal minister, and you are not worthy of being called a Qingliu Wenchen! Are you doing what Clearstream is supposed to do? Yes? Murder of the eldest daughter, murder of the second daughter, murder of the ex-wife, murder of the grandson...... Brutes are not as poisonous as you! ”
"Jiang Yan, get out of here!" Jiang Xuewen pointed at Jiang Yu angrily, he couldn't imagine that if he hadn't seen him for many days, he would have to get so many accusations from his daughter when they met again.
Among the four children, he liked Jiang Wei the most, but he didn't listen to him the most, and it was Jiang Yan who disappointed him. Where could Jiang Xuewen stand Jiang Yan's sharp accusations at this time. Is it wrong what he insists on?
"I'll get out." Jiang Yu sneered: "After I burned here!" ”
"What's ......" Jiang Xuewen didn't finish asking a word, and saw that Jiang Yan's red figure had flashed to the stove in the blink of an eye, and after a while, she carried the oil jar at home in one hand, and walked out with the lit firewood drawn from the morning pit with the other hand.
In the dry autumn, the firewood and grass were stained with the oil that Sister Yin had only beaten early in the morning.
I saw the flames "whirring" up, and black smoke rose up.
Everyone was stunned, who would have thought that the girl who went out would go back to her parents' house and set fire to the house in a few words!
Jiang Xuewen angrily pointed at the tip of Jiang Yan's nose, "You, you, you brute!" ”
"Extinguish the fire, put out the fire!" The people were already panicking to fetch water to extinguish the fire.
The firelight reflected Jiang Yan's fair face, her sword eyebrows were upside down, her eyes showed a fierce light, and she said hatefully: "This is a beast?" Dad, do you know how terrible the fire in the Hou Mansion was that day? Do you know how many innocent people those lackeys killed? Did you know that your daughter was almost hacked to death, and your grandson was almost killed? I just burned your firewood today and you are a beast, so you are so good at killing innocents indiscriminately, isn't it better than a beast! ”
"Bastard!" Jiang Xuewen was holding a cane under his armpit, and he raised his hand to slap Jiang Wei, but his wrist was grabbed by Jiang Wei.
"For my father's sake, I won't beat you. If an outsider wants to kill my children, my husband, my own mother, my sister and my in-laws, I will definitely chop them into meat sauce! ”
Jiang Xuewen's lips trembled, and he couldn't say a word,
Jiang Yu stared at Jiang Xuewen angrily. But there were tears in his eyes.
This was her home, it was a place that gave her warmth, she clearly remembered the process of growing up here, her strict and elegant father, her thrifty mother, her sensible eldest sister, her studious second brother, and her cute and innocent little sister. This home has given her so many fond memories. But what ruined it?
It seems like. Since his father went to impeach Huo XIX despite their dissuasion. The original peace was broken, and since then, the trajectory of each of their lives has been deviating, and now, the second brother has run away and disappeared, the family has been scattered, and her father is no longer the original admirable father.
Looking at the tears that refused to fall from the corners of Jiang Yan's eyes, Jiang Xuewen felt powerless for a moment.
What Jiang Yu said is what he has been thinking about repeatedly. The facts she punctured were all things he doubted and didn't want to admit. Was he really wrong? Could it really be that there is something else going on?
"Lord Jiang, madam, please leave here! This fire should not be extinguished for a moment! The little girl was so anxious, she couldn't imagine that her wife was so "fierce", and she really dared to burn her mother's house...... Such a is probably only controlled by the Hou Ye, right?
Jiang Xuewen was anxious: "My book!" Go to the study, I have a collection of books in it! ”
"Please go to a safe place first, and we will naturally do our best to save your book." Someone pushed the wheelchair and forcibly pressed Jiang Xuewen on his head. Hurriedly pushed out.
At this time, the neighbors found out that there was a fire and went to the yamen to report it. There are those who go to the water dragon bureau, and there are those who help to put out the fire.
Tingyu worriedly persuaded Jiang Wei: "Madam, it's not safe here, let's leave first." ”
Jiang Wei looked at this place that had brought her countless joys and warmth, and looked at the direction Jiang Xuewen left, she couldn't help crying after all, and then wiped it off with the back of her hand, and said resolutely: "I'm going to go outside and watch this place burn to ashes!" ”
In any case, daring to kill her husband, her children, her biological mother and sister, her in-laws, uncles and sisters-in-law, such a monstrous viciousness, just burning the house can be regarded as a cheap murderer!
This fire was really difficult to extinguish for a while because of the ignition of firewood and grass, but fortunately, the wind direction led the fire to the east where there were no neighbors, and the neighbors who rushed to help extinguish the fire breathed a sigh of relief.
Not long after, the people from the Five Cities Terracotta Division and the Water Dragon Bureau all came. Asked about the fire, Jiang Xuewen only gritted his teeth and shook his head.
Who dares to say that Mrs. Jinninghou went back to her parents' house to set it on fire?
Just when there was chaos in front of the Jiang family, a simple blue carriage also slowly thought about the hat brim alley and ran over.
Huo Shijiu discussed: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it won't be safe in the future, do you want to stay here, the minister will arrange someone to protect you." Anyway, you are a golden body, and you must not go near the fire. ”
"Oh, Brother Ying, you're too wordy. Didn't you say okay! I'm going to see it! A must see! Jiang Shishi's expression must be very exciting, what is it like to be burned down by his daughter, "The little emperor is not afraid of big things, he excitedly lifted the car curtain, and saw from a distance that there were people on the side of the street, talking in the direction of black smoke, stroking his palms and laughing: "Sister is really amazing!" Ha ha! ”
Huo Shijiu was speechless, turned around and ordered people to tell the people of the Wucheng Terracotta Division and the Water Dragon Bureau to control the fire, and said patiently with the little emperor: "Why don't you accompany the emperor to take a look here?" ”
"No, get closer, I still have to go and see what my sister is angry with Jiang Shi, how can she think of burning the house." Looking back at Huo Shijiu, there was some ridicule and pity in his eyes: "I said, Brother Ying." ”
Huo Nineteen was horrified: "Your Majesty? ”
"Your wife is so fierce, who has the final say on weekdays between the two of you?"
"Uh......"
"Is that you?"
Huo Shijiu's face turned red, and he coughed dryly: "Your Majesty, you ......"
The little emperor was even happier and laughed.
Huo Shijiu shook his head secretly, the little emperor after marriage was really even more unscrupulous, and he could even say such words.
The carriage slowly came to the outside of the hat brim alley, and the two of them followed the window and saw from a distance a gorgeous carriage standing not far away, with a delicate figure with a hair comb in a cloud bun, dressed in a real red gown, and Jiang Xuewen, who was accompanied by a servant and sat in a wheelchair with a sad face.
Huo Shijiu's brows furrowed.
Girl's crying!
Such a strong woman, even if she is injured on weekdays, she will not frown, and even the woman who cares about life and death, now she will cry.
If it weren't for the emperor by his side, Huo Shijiu would definitely go and hold her in his arms to comfort her. The hardest thing he could endure in his life was the tears of his girl.
The little emperor didn't notice Jiang Yan's tears, just looked at the house that had been extinguished and was just smoking, shaking his head and sighing, as if he regretted that the Jiang family had not completely burned down.
The two got out of the carriage. Under the protection of a group of guards, he gradually walked through the crowd and came to Jiang Xuewen.
As soon as Jiang Xuewen saw the little emperor, he suddenly came to his senses as if he had been slapped in the face, his face was flushed with excitement, and he was about to go down to the ground to salute.
The little emperor waved his hand and sat down in silence.
Huo Shijiu said in a low voice: "The emperor is out of the palace in micro-service. ”
Jiang Xuewen's heart was slightly shaken by Jiang Yan's questioning, and when he saw that Huo Shijiu was in front of him, he still couldn't help but hate it, and snorted coldly.
The people from the Five Cities Terracotta Division and the Water Dragon Bureau extinguished the fire, and Huo Shijiu did not come close, but only ordered the people accompanying him to go and tell a few words.
After a short time, the surrounding onlookers were evacuated. The neighbors who put out the fire also returned home with wooden pots and barrels.
The front of Jiang's house was clean, but the half-burned houses looked even more dilapidated.
Jiang Yu had already seen the little emperor and Huo Shijiu coming at this time, so she came to the front with Tingyu and saluted the emperor first.
"Sister, let's get rid of it." The little emperor smiled and squeezed his eyebrows, and asked Jiang Yan: "Sister, what do you think?" ”
It was originally a joke, but Jiang Wei didn't take it as a joke, and said seriously: "If people don't offend me, I won't offend people, if people offend me, I will pay it back tenfold." It doesn't matter what I do. But if anyone dares to touch a single hair of my son and my husband, I want him to regret that he shouldn't have done it in the first place! ”
"Girl." Huo Jiujiu held Jiang Yan's hand, both distressed and moved.
The little emperor also joked, and said with emotion: "It is the blessing of Brother Ying to have my sister as his wife." ”
looked at Jiang Xuewen again, and said, "Jiang Shishi, now that your family can't live, I still have a house in Shichahai, so you can move there, and it will be convenient for Brother Ying to take care of you." ”
Jiang Xuewen saluted, "The minister is grateful to the emperor for his good intentions, but the minister is used to living in a thatched grass hut and is unwilling to move the place." Besides, the minister does not need the care of the Marquis of Jinning. ”
The little emperor shook his head and sighed: "It's so stubborn, it's really a stinky stone." Leaning over and humming in his ear: "If Big Brother Ying doesn't 'take care' of you, do you think you still have a life now?" Then he straightened up and said, "Go ahead, but don't let me think you're resisting the decree." ”
Jiang Xuewen's heart was shocked. looked up at Huo Shijiu, who was as pale as usual, and then at the little emperor with a bright smile.
Could it really be that something that he didn't know and didn't expect happened when he didn't know it?
"Minister, Commander." He had no choice but to bow and obey. (To be continued......)