Mother Qian's eyes made the soldier feel inexplicable, but he didn't think much about it. The descendants of noble families will always be a little arrogant, and he respects Xie Pu, the official of his hometown, so he will be polite to Xie Pu's son. A subordinate, how can he take it to heart?

After saying what he wanted to say, he turned and left. He still has a duty to fulfill. According to the rules, he should not say anything to the family members of the officials who were being detained, but with so many colleagues doing it, he was not afraid of being put in small shoes. It's just that there are some things that can't be done too much, he can tell the important news to the eldest young master of the Xie family, and don't let the Xie family be kept in the dark, and he is already worthy of his hometown parents.

Xie Xianzhi looked back at Mother Qian. He found Qian's mother's unnatural expression: "The prefect of Dongchang sued his father? Isn't the prefect of Dongchang from the Wang family? His sister-in-law is his aunt's sister-in-law, right? ”

Mother Qian's eyes flickered: "This ...... How does the old slave know? What's more, this little soldier's words may not be taken seriously, maybe he was mistaken, and it is not known. ”

Xie Xianzhi closed his eyes and quickly recalled what happened not long ago: "Five days ago, my mother took me and my sister back to Pingnanbo Mansion to join my family, and my aunt had spoken to my mother privately for a long time. I went to bring snacks to my mother, and I heard my aunt complain to my mother, saying that my father didn't even care about the face of his relatives, and he had to slap the Wang family in the face, and he didn't take Pingnanbofu too seriously. The mother promised to go home and persuade the father again, but also said that the father had gone too far. When they saw me, they stopped talking. ”

He paused: "What did the prefect of the king do with his father for something?" My father won't slap his relatives in the face for no reason, it must be that the prefect Wang has done something wrong and he can't tolerate it. The prefect of the king did not repent, but falsely accused his father, is it because of grudge? ”

Mother Qian hurriedly said: "There is no beginning or end to this, where to start?" Eldest young master, Mrs. Ping Nanbo has always been kind, and she loves you very much, you can't be suspicious of her. ”

Xie Xianzhi tugged at the corners of his mouth: "Mom's words are confused. Now I'm just asking why the prefect wants to sue my father, what does this have to do with my aunt? Wang Zhifu is only the brother of his aunt's sister-in-law, not his uncle's brother, could it be that his aunt treats him more dearly than my mother? ”

Mother Qian was shocked to realize that she had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly smiled: "It's me who is confused." Don't worry too much, young master. We are trapped at home, and we don't know anything about the outside world, how can we suspect our relatives based on a few words from a small soldier? When we get out, we will inquire again, and we will know the truth. ”

"Get out? How did Mom know we were going to get out? Can you still ask for news at will? Xie Xianzhi stared at Mother Qian, "Did you know anything in advance?" And the mother...... Did she have long expected her father to do this? Then why didn't she tell her father? Could it be ...... Is her sister-in-law's sister-in-law heavier than my father and our brothers and sisters? ”

Some things don't stand up to scrutiny. Xie Xianzhi had never been suspicious before, but now that he is suspicious, it is not difficult to find that his mother's master and servant are flawed everywhere. Not to mention anything else, this upper room is where his mother Cao lives and sits, and there are some things in it, he probably counts. This time, almost the whole family was imprisoned here, and there was plenty of clean drinking water, silver frost charcoal, bedding, and even two or three small wind stoves and silver choshi for making tea, and the girls who stayed in the house to wait were all dressed thickly, and the ginger soup that was always prepared in the house to dispel the cold, as well as the clothes, shoes and socks that he and his sister wore daily, were all complete!

This is clearly the mother's preparation! Otherwise, how could objects such as tea stoves, charcoal, and purified water, which should have been placed in other rooms in the main courtyard, appear in the upper room?

Xie Xianzhi remembered that he had repeatedly worried about his father's lawsuit, but his mother refused to discuss it with him, and only advised him to recuperate. His illness is just a small cold, where is it to the point where he can't talk and do things? If it weren't for the repeated persuasion between him and his sister, I'm afraid she wouldn't be willing to let him talk to the officers and soldiers guarding the door, right?

Where does this look like he is worried about his father?

The more Xie Xianzhi thought about it, the colder his heart became, and he couldn't help but ask Mother Qian: "What does Mother think?" Even if his father really had a quarrel with the Wang family, and the Wang Governor's Mansion had a grudge against him and wanted to sue him, there was no need for Pingnanbofu to get involved, right? My aunt wants to protect my sister-in-law, but don't my grandmother and uncle take care of my mother and our brothers and sisters?! ”

Mother Qian was dumbfounded. She didn't understand that she hadn't said a word, how did the eldest young master deduce things to this point? Just let that little soldier tell him, is it the Wang family who sued?

She retorted in a panic: "The eldest young master has misunderstood! How could the wife know about such a thing in advance? There is no need for Pingnanbo Mansion to harm the master for the sake of the Wang family. Even if the lord had a disagreement with the people of the Wang family before, Mrs. Ping Nanbo just asked his wife to persuade the lord a few words, and she still hoped that the two in-laws could get along in harmony. Mrs. didn't know why the Wang family was sueing, and she didn't know how worried she was about the master. It's just that the master is in trouble now, and this big family still has to rely on the support of his wife, if the wife panics first, won't the young masters and young ladies be even more afraid? Therefore, she can only pretend to be calm, but in fact, she doesn't know how tormented she is! ”

She lowered her head and wiped her tears with a handkerchief: "The eldest young master, you must not let your wife hear these words, otherwise your wife should be so sad!" ”

When Xie Xianzhi heard this, he felt a little ashamed in his heart: "It's me who misunderstood, don't tell your mother to know." ”

Seeing that he was convinced, Mother Qian hurriedly struck the iron while it was hot: "Since the eldest young master knows that he is wrong, he can't think nonsense anymore." You must be tired after working for half a day, so go back to your wife and eat something. If the little soldier just now, the eldest young master should not tell others to go, so that others will also think about it. When people's hearts are in turmoil, it will be difficult for the wife to control it. Now that the Xie family has an accident, it is time for the whole family to work together to overcome the difficulties. If there is chaos in the family, how can the master be at ease when he is in prison? ”

Xie Xianzhi felt reasonable, and nodded: "Mom is right." I don't talk about it to anyone, I just talk to my mother and my mother. ”

Mother Qian hesitated, but she still felt more sorry for the hostess in her heart: "Don't mention this to your wife, young master." Whatever my wife should know, we have also inquired about some news before, and my wife is upset. Why did the eldest young master bother to make his wife even more sad? ”

Xie Xianzhi was stunned. He looked at Mother Qian, and nodded after a while: "Mom, don't worry, I'm ...... I'm not going to bother my mother. ”

Mother Qian smiled at him lovingly, pulled him back to the west room, urged him to get on the wooden kang, and asked someone to bring him hot tea and snacks before turning around and leaving.

She didn't pay attention to the officers and soldiers guarding it, and someone would actually reveal the news outside to Xie Xianzhi, and Xie Xianzhi also guessed a lot of fatal truths! She had to tell the Cao family about the situation, and the two of them discussed an explanation early to interrupt Xie Xianzhi's cranky thoughts!

She was in a hurry and didn't notice that Xie Xianzhi looked at her back, with a serious expression on his face, and in the solemnity, there was a faint sadness of disbelief.