Beijing, Yasukuni Mansion, Xie family.

There was some noise in his ears and his head was very dizzy, Xie Ying wanted to get up, but he had to lie down because of the pain in his limbs.

She opened her eyes, looked up and saw the cyan bed curtain, and understood that this was in the capital Xie Mansion.

Since the founding of the Great Liang State, the Xie family of the Yasukuni Mansion has been stationed in the 16 states of Youyun on the border.

Who knew that a month ago, Beirong successfully attacked the second brother's camp at night and captured the second brother, and then successfully captured the fourteen states of Youyun, grandfather Xie Bin, second uncle Xie Chong and fourth brother Xie Jun were defeated and died.

And because the second brother was inexplicably defeated and captured, the Xie family was suspicious of the saint.

"Ah Zhen...", as soon as the voice came out, I felt a pain in my throat.

"Miss, you finally woke up, you suddenly fell on the street that day, and after being carried to the house, you have been feverish, and you have been asleep for two days." Seeing Xie Ying wake up, Ah Zhen burst into tears with excitement.

"What's going on out there? Why is it a little noisy? Xie Ying was helped up by Ah Zhen and leaned against the head of the bed.

"Miss, the house is preparing for the uncle's funeral." Ah Zhen glanced at Xie Ying, lowered her head and said sadly.

"What's wrong with Uncle? What happened? Xie Ying hurriedly took Ah Zhen's hand and asked.

"Uncle, he went to the court yesterday, and was suspected by the saint that the Xie family was defeated this time, and in order to show his loyalty, he hit the pillar and died on the spot, and blood was splashed in the court." Ah Zhen cried again after speaking.

Xie Ying was stunned on the bed, and after a while, she came to her senses.

"What about the others?" Xie Ying suddenly realized that something was wrong, but she couldn't say it clearly.

"The saint named the eldest young master as the new Duke of Yasukuni." Ah Zhen paused so that she could speak more clearly.

"Early this morning, the eldest young master took the third young master to Mozhou together, saying that it was to atone for Master Xie's defeat."

After listening to what Ah Zhen said, Xie Ying understood.

Yes, the uncle's blood was splashed in the court in order to allow the life and wealth of the Yasukuni Gong Xie family to continue.

She felt sad in her heart, but there was no way, she hated the powerlessness of her thoughts.

"Big brother, when did they leave?"

"It's been a while."

Xie Ying immediately lifted the quilt and was about to get dressed.

"Miss, but you're going to take a look?" When Ah Zhen saw Xie Ying's actions, she already knew it in her heart.

"Well, you come with me and lead the horse."

Ten miles of pavilions outside the city, the willows are still there, and they are finally missed.

When Xie Ying rode over, he only saw the dark shadow of the team in the distance.

Looking at the Xie family flag fluttering in the wind, Xie Ying's heart was very complicated.

She is very proud that she can devote herself to the Jiangmen Xie family, but she is also sad, this kind of glory needs to be defended with her life, and nothing in this world has to be given for nothing.

In the eyes of outsiders, the Xie family lost badly this time, his father and brother were gone, and they would decline in the future.

But that's not the case.

The Xie family is gone, but where is the Xie family because of the existence of a few people.

What has made the Xie family a success is the sincere heart that has been defending the northern frontier for the country and the people since the ancestors!

Even if the Xie family is gone one day, there will still be the Li family and the Wang family serving the territory like the Xie family, so the Xie family will also exist.

Just like what my grandfather said to her when he parted on the day he left Youzhou.

"Ah Ying, you have to live well, don't fight to the death at every turn. The future is long and difficult. But you have to remember, even if we're all gone, so what? You're still you, and you're going to live, not only for you, but for us. ”

So she promised her grandfather that she would try to live for them and do what they didn't have time to do.

She wants to find out why her second brother was captured and the truth about the defeat of her second uncle and grandfather.

There is also the Beirong boy who appeared in Yunzhou on the night of the Qixi Festival.

One by one, she wants them to pay for what they have done!

Although she is still very weak, she is not without anything......

Not far from the ten-mile pavilion, a plainly decorated carriage was parked under a leafy tree.

In front of the carriage stood a young man, with white skin, a face with Chinese characters and a heroic face.

He wore a purple robe with a round neck, a jade crown with gold trim, and mocskin boots of the same color. With his hands behind his back, his posture is a little tall and majestic.

"Second Highness, the one in the pavilion now is Second Miss Xie of the Yasukuni Mansion." A black-robed guard next to him stepped forward and said.

His Royal Highness immediately shifted his gaze from the direction of the Xie Jiajun, who had disappeared, to the pavilion.

"Yes, it's a beauty." Liang Jiu exclaimed. "It's still a rare beauty."

"Second Highness, the time has come for the emperor to summon all His Highnesses to the Vertical Arch Hall for questioning." The guard watched his master staring at Xie Ying motionlessly and reminded in a low voice.

His Royal Highness asked, slowly retracting his gaze.

"Let's go."

As night fell, Xie Ying returned to the Yasukuni Mansion.

She had planned to visit her grandmother and aunt, but the porter told her that it was important to rest well when she returned, and to say hello tomorrow.

She went to the mourning hall.

In the mourning hall, there is a night vigil.

Looking at the five coffins, Xie Ying remembered a lot of things and a lot of people.

She's thinking about the past, and she's thinking about the future.

It will be difficult in the future, but no matter how difficult it is, she will work hard to defend the Yasukuni Mansion and the home left to her by her father and brother.

She will not let go of any of those who ruined her home!

Youzhou ...... She can't go back......

The sky is slightly bright.

"Second Miss, I'm the red silk next to the old lady, the old lady invites you over." A thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl dressed as a red maid walked up to Xie Ying and saluted.

"Well, I see, it's up to you." Xie Ying stood up holding Ah Zhen's hand.

The knee hurts very much, if it weren't for Xie Ying following her grandfather to practice martial arts since she was a child, I'm afraid that she would have fainted on her knees.

But these pains are far less than the pain in her heart, she grew up in Youzhou freely, and when she first arrived in the capital, everything was too unfamiliar, and she still didn't know how to start those things.

The Yasukuni Mansion in the capital was the residence of the founding emperor of the Liang Dynasty, and its scale and decoration are among the highest among the nobles of Kyoto.

Xie Ying followed Hong Aya in the mansion, and as she walked, she motioned to Ah Zhen beside her to write down the route.

She is the only one who can be used by her side, and she has to find a way to cultivate more of her own manpower.

After walking for a long time, I arrived at the Shou'an Hall where my grandmother lived.

While standing at the door and waiting for the transmission, Xie Ying looked around with her spare eyes, wanting to understand this grandmother through the surrounding arrangements and please her.

Grandfather, when they are gone, no one will pamper her like them, and she can no longer be as presumptuous and frivolous as Youzhou.

"The old lady asks the second lady to come in." Red Aya walked out and saluted like Xie Ying, and said that she would lead the way in front.

In the hall, grandmother Xu leaned on the couch chair in the center and closed her eyes to rest, her hair tied into a bun, and inlaid with pure white pearl buckles, dressed in sackcloth.

Seeing Xie Ying come forward to salute, Xu raised his head and looked at her with a rather sharp look: "You get up first." ”

Xie Ying got up and looked up at her grandmother.

The grandmother's face is slightly square, her facial features are deep, her temples are white, and although her face is a little tired, her expression is solemn, and her body is imposing.

doesn't seem to be a good person, this is Xie Ying's first impression of her grandmother.

"I called you here today because I have a few things to command, and you should listen well."

"Grandmother, please." Xie Ying bowed her head obediently.

"First, in the future, your sister-in-law will be in charge of the house in this house, and if there is anything wrong with your food and clothing, go to her.

Second, your aunt and I will both live in the Buddha hall in the future, and you only need to come to say hello on the fifteenth day of the new year.

Third, your grandfather, uncle, and brother went, and according to the regulations, you only need to keep filial piety for one year, but your daughter's red boudoir can't be trained, so I asked people to invite a master, and I will study hard in the house for the next three years.

I let people say that you are grateful to your father and brother for keeping filial piety for three years, and you can also win a good name, which will help you marry into the East Palace in the future. Do you have any comments? ”

"Ah Ying, everything is arranged by grandmother." Xie Yingxin said: You have arranged everything, where is there room for me to refute.

"Then go down, you keep watch on your body."

"Yes."

Four years have passed.

In the past four years, Xie Ying has not left the Yasukuni Mansion, and she rarely even leaves her boudoir, Yingyun Temple.

It wasn't originally called this name, but she changed it after she moved in, and she also planted a jujube tree in the same place in the yard as before.

This Yasukuni Mansion is not like the Xie Mansion in Youzhou, because there is a cherry blossom garden in her name.

There are no cherry blossoms here, but it's good to have a date tree with her.

After noon, Xie Ying asked Ah Zhen to put a chair and a small table under the jujube tree, and she sat under the tree while reading a book and eating snacks.

My grandfather said that it was wise to read too many history books, and she always remembered that she would read them every time she had free time.

There is indeed a huge martial arts training ground in the Xie family in the Jingguo Mansion in the capital, but she was known to her grandmother after she only went there once.

Her grandmother called her a Buddhist hall, reprimanded her that women in the boudoir should not wield knives and guns, and she was no longer allowed to set foot in the martial arts training ground.

But later, her grandmother invited a dancer to teach her to practice, and she had the opportunity to practice dance, so she could also practice martial arts.

Her grandfather and fourth brother taught her martial arts for many years, and she couldn't be wasted.

In short, through these four years, Xie Ying can already be called a woman who knows how to play piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Therefore, her grandmother began to arrange for her to go out of the house more often, increase her experience, make friends, and plan to become the crown princess in the future and move around various families.

Xie Ying was named the crown princess is the edict of the former emperor and has to obey.

But since she was a child, she liked to live freely and freely, and she remembered that she was very sad when she first learned the news, and she hated court life very much.

But now she is grateful for this identity, through which she can find out the truth about the defeat of her grandfathers and let those people be punished as they deserve.

In the past few years, she has cultivated personal maids Ah Zhen and Ah Ran in the inner courtyard, and second-class maids Lu Wei, Qingzhu, Blue Frost, and Ziyan as henchmen.

And their father and brother followed Xia Zhen's brother Xia Yong for his own use, both in the inner courtyard and the outer courtyard.

The status of the crown princess can bring her convenience, but she also has to pay a price, that is, freedom.

She didn't know which of the two was more important to her, she didn't know if the effort was worth it, she only knew that she hadn't been happy in the past four years.

The sister-in-law said bluntly that she was obedient and sensible, with a calm personality, and where did she ever know that she was the most proud and frivolous in Youzhou in the past.

In the past, she dared to be unbridled because no matter how much trouble she caused, she knew that someone was behind her to support her, but now she is only herself......