Yanzhou Mansion was promoted during the reign of His Majesty Emperor Taizu, and led 23 counties in Jining, Dongping, Cao, and Yi Prefectures, which is a prefecture with more counties under its jurisdiction.

However, Xi Fuwei chose to flee here, not Jinan Mansion, where the Yamen of Shandong's political envoy was stationed, not because of these, but because the Grand Canal passed through the critical place of Shandong, in addition to Dongchang Mansion, was Yanzhou Mansion.

Although it is said that the tragedy of the Xi family began with the untimely death of Xi Fuguang, it was Ying Tianfu's decision to dredge the Huitong River that directly caused the destruction of the family.

When Xi Fuwei decided to flee with her nephew overnight, she subconsciously chose Yanzhou.

Now that the city is in sight, there is no trace of the pursuers for the time being, and the emotions that were forced down before can't help but surge.

"The Wen family has a deep foundation in Dongchang Mansion, and it is a big family that has stood firm since the end of the previous dynasty. It is the imperial court officials who took up their posts in Dongchang Mansion, and they were also polite to them! Pinched her palm hard and forced herself to calm down, Xi Fuwei secretly calculated, "In comparison, my Xi family has nothing worthy of people's attention, not to mention that there is no evidence now, even if the evidence is ironclad, I'm afraid it's in vain!" ”

As for meeting the Lord Qingtian, he helped seek justice regardless of the cost or loss...... This kind of thing, ordinary people may hope for it, such as Xi Fuwei, who grew up in a gentry family and was a housekeeper, is nothing less than a fantasy.

After all, for thousands of years, how many such Qing officials have been produced?

If the Xi family had been so lucky, would they have fallen to the point where they are now?

"For the sake of the present...... Only by starting from the matter of dredging the river will be opened, and only by taking chestnuts from the fire can there be the possibility of revenge! Xi Fuwei thought for a long time, exhaled, and said in her heart, "It's just that I can pay it back myself, as long as the goal is achieved, it's nothing." But Jiao'er ......"

His eyes fell on Xi Jiao on the other side of the table.

Their aunt and nephew had already entered the city at this time, and after Xi Fuwei said goodbye to his companions, she immediately fulfilled her promise and took him to find an ordinary but clean restaurant, and asked for two home-cooked side dishes and a small bucket of rice.

Xi Jiao was hungry on the road, and after the meal came up, when he saw his aunt's head, he couldn't wait to eat it.

The kid was still young, and he didn't understand what was going on.

Looking at the sweet appearance of his food, Xi Fuwei's brows furrowed slightly, and she groaned: "You can't drag Jiao'er into the water!" He is already the only bloodline of my Xi family, if there is also a ...... with three long and two shorts Even if he gets revenge, what's the point? ”

It's just that although she didn't forget to bring some soft before leaving, the aunt and nephew were able to arrive at this Yanzhou Mansion without danger, and it was also a very important reason that she had a lot of money.

If you find someone to take care of it, you are not familiar with the people in this place, in case you are not a person, who knows what kind of fate Xi Jiao will fall into?

Give it to childless families for adoption...... People don't have children, they definitely want the adopted children to kiss them, this Xi Fuwei doesn't care, but people also want Xi Jiao to change his surname and inherit the family voice for their family!

This Xi Fuwei can't accept it!

She is such a nephew, the Xi family is such a male heir, she changed her surname, who sacrificed the ancestors of the Xi family? !

was having a headache, and suddenly heard Xi Jiao ask timidly: "Uncle, I'm done eating, don't you want to eat?" ”

Because she was dressed as a woman, Xi Fuwei sternly told him to call himself "uncle".

“…… I'm not hungry. Xi Fuwei interrupted her thoughts, looked at her nephew, who was obviously dull after eating and drinking, sighed secretly, and said, "Are you tired?" Let's find an inn to settle down in. ”

Xi Jiao didn't know anything about the future, and nodded ignorantly.

After the aunt and nephew met the money, they went out of the restaurant and inquired about the inns in the city with good reputation and good quality and low price...... In fact, according to their daily life in Xifu, they must go straight to the best inn in Yanzhou, and Xi Fuwei now has enough silver on hand, but even if she dresses up as a teenager, she will bring a child. When children go out, in the end they attract people's attention, and they can't help but be low-key.

After walking for a while, I finally found a suitable inn, and the distance was not too far, so Xi Fuwei planned to take Xi Jiao to walk over slowly, and she had the right to eat.

Who knew that on the way, I turned a high wall, and I was faced with a woman with a high belly, looking as if she was about to give birth, with a jinghai cloth skirt, several patches on the skirt, and a bamboo basket of some age in her hand, covered with an old cloth, which was very bitter.

She was walking in a hurry with her head down, and when she was only one step away from Xi Fuwei, she suddenly slipped under her feet, and with an "oops" sound, after a stumble, although she stood firmly, she scattered the basket, which turned out to be half a basket of oranges, and suddenly rolled everywhere.

"This little brother, can you please do me a favor?" Seeing this, the woman hurriedly went to pick it up, but before she was about to bend over, she was blocked by her stomach, and suddenly showed a look of embarrassment, looked back and forth, and saw that this road was relatively remote, only the aunt and nephew of the Xi family, and Xi Fuwei cast a sincere gaze, "The concubine's mother's father is sick, and it is easy to ask her mother-in-law for permission to go back to visit, but she also ordered her to go back quickly!" This orange was bought by the mother's family who knew that the concubine was pregnant and sour. If you can't go back on time at this time, I'm afraid that my mother-in-law will find out and will definitely beat and scold the concubine! ”

Xi Fuwei was a little sympathetic when she saw that she wanted to bend down but couldn't bend down, and said happily when she heard the words: "Raise your hands, madam, please wait!" ”

He stepped forward to help pick up the oranges on the ground, and carefully wiped off the dust with his sleeve before putting them in the basket.

Originally, she had been holding Xi Jiao, but Xi Jiao had been taken away during this time, and she hadn't played well, so she took picking up oranges as a game at the moment, and asked her to let go and pick it up herself.

Xi Fuwei looked around, and saw a high wall next to it, and there was a clear open space on the side, and there was no one in front and back, but there were only three people in the area, and the pregnant woman looked at the difficult way to walk, and there was really nothing to worry about, so she nodded: "You remember to wipe it clean after picking it up and then put it in the basket!" ”

The woman was busy thanking her, she seemed to feel a little embarrassed, and took the initiative to talk about the situation at home, probably because her mother-in-law was powerful, her husband was incompetent, and she was very bullied in her mother-in-law's house, and she had no choice but to marry her, so she could only endure it, and she sighed that this thing was so unfortunate today, if she hadn't met Xi Fuwei and the two, she was afraid that she would not be able to escape from the scolding after going back.

I don't know if it's because she's usually too miserable, and when she meets a stranger, she can immediately dig out her heart and lungs, and when it comes to sadness, she cries and can't cry.

This made Xi Fuwei quite speechless, but she was also a woman and had just been cheated by her fiancé's family, she was somewhat sympathetic to this woman's experience, and couldn't help but comfort her.

So distracted, after a while, the oranges were picked up, the woman thanked gratefully, took the basket and was about to leave, Xi Fuwei suddenly realized one thing: What about Xi Jiao?!

Although Xi Jiao is the only bloodline of the Xi family's grandchildren, because his biological mother is just a roommate, Xi Fuguang is usually busy with his studies, and he can't say that he is deliberately cold to this son, and he really doesn't have much time to pay attention, so he is not very valued in front of his subordinates, so he has always been well-behaved and obedient, and even a little timid.

Even if I wanted to help pick up oranges before, I would never run to other places without saying a word!

At this moment, looking left and right, but there was no trace of her nephew, Xi Fuwei couldn't help but be shocked, and grabbed the woman's arm: "Madam, where is my nephew?!" ”

"Your nephew? What nephew do you have? She originally thought that although Xi Jiao was not a person who would run away rashly, but there was an accident, in case Xi Jiao wanted to defecate, or the child was attracted by a passing cat, a bird or something, and walked away unconsciously, maybe this woman patronized and chatted with herself without paying attention, but as a local, she is naturally familiar with the terrain around here, and may be able to show yourself a way or something.

Who knows, when the woman heard this, she said with a surprised face, "The sky is blue, don't make such jokes!" Didn't you come alone? ”

Xi Fuwei's eyes suddenly widened, she couldn't believe that she actually said such a thing?!

But the woman was even more shameless: she opened Xi Fuwei's hand and sneered: "Don't make up this kind of shadowless lie to take advantage of the old lady!" If you do it again, beware of the old lady pulling you to see the official and punish you for the crime of molesting a good woman! ”

If Xi Fuwei didn't understand that she had been cheated at this point, she would have been in charge of the Xi family for many years!

She laughed angrily: "Our uncle and nephew saw that you were about to give birth, and it was inconvenient to act, so they took the initiative to help, who would have thought that you would actually take revenge ......"

Before she could finish speaking, she grabbed the woman's arm again, but this time it was not as gentle as before!

Xi Fuwei simply twisted her arm neatly, raised her hand and slapped an ear scraper into her face, and said in a cold voice, "Honestly hand over my nephew, I can spare you!" Otherwise...... I've taught you to regret provoking me all your life!! ”

The woman looked at the broken bones at her elbow, screamed in pain, but said with a stiff voice: "Little girl! You don't scare the old lady! The old lady just saw from a distance that you were a woman dressed as a man! A little girl who is to be married walks around with a five or six-year-old child, one has no elders, two brothers, three no servants, and the accent is not local, so it is impossible to say that there is an accident in the family, and she ran over to join her relatives and did not vote! You are so helpless that you make a big fuss, and you may even lose yourself! Acquaintances just shoot and scatter, otherwise ......"

Xi Fuwei was anxious in her heart, she was not the kind of rich lady who was raised in the boudoir and had no knowledge, she knew that many abductors had made children in the past, and it was okay to sell them to childless families as sons, but more people would break their hands and feet, make them disabled, and throw them out to beg for food!

This kind of person is ruthless, and judging by this woman's reaction, it is not a fuel-efficient lamp!

Maybe Xi Jiao has already been ...... at this time

Thinking of this, she became more and more vicious, pulled the woman's hair and hit the wall next to her six or seven times, and the woman who hit her forehead was bloody, and her eyes were full of gold stars, and then she gritted her teeth and said, "One shot and two scattered? ! In my hands, you dare to make a big statement! If you don't hand over my nephew, I'll smash your face, break your hands and feet, and make you a man!" Then sprinkle honey on your wounds to attract worms to bite you...... And look at those accomplices, will they care if you live or die when the time comes?! ”

The woman has walked the rivers and lakes for many years, and there are countless people who have been pitted, and there are not many people who have not found something wrong and are ruthless, but at the age of Xi Fuwei, there are really not many people who are so ruthless, and she is dizzy at this time, and she can't laugh a little, but she still doesn't give an inch: "You are from out of town, there is no evidence, why do you say that we took away your nephew?" Who knows if you think your nephew is a burden, and after throwing him away, frame us?! Since we dare to say that we will take you to see the official, it is naturally because there are our people in the official mansion! You are doing this to me now, turn back to the yamen and go around, kill the mighty stick, so that you know that you are good-looking! ”

"My brother is the one who took the Xinzhong Mansion Examination, you dare to touch his only heir, and see what the government says after finding out!!" Xi Fuwei was anxious, and gave her a few more ruthless blows, but this woman was not ordinarily powerful, and she was stunned to hold back, not to mention begging for mercy and softness, she didn't even scream!

Xi Fuwei didn't dare to kill her seriously, after all, as the woman said, this place was unfamiliar to her, and without the clue of the woman, she wanted to find Xi Jiao alone, which was like looking for a needle in a haystack!

As for finding the government...... Not to mention the appearance of this woman's vows, maybe she really has some heels in the government; Let's just say that Xi Fuwei and Xi Jiao's aunt and nephew are now coming to Yanzhou in a different way, and what Lu Yin is buying with silver, although the person who sold it swears, but it may not stand up to scrutiny!

What's more, although the main force of the Wen family is not in Yanzhou Mansion, it is a first-class family in Dongchang Mansion, who knows if there are a few old friends here, and the like will leak the news in the past?

As a last resort, Xi Fuwei didn't dare to go to the government at all!

Just as he was in a hurry, there was a sudden sound of footsteps behind him, followed by a familiar voice, with a unique southern accent, and said calmly: "Miss Xi, are you looking for your nephew?" ”