After talking to his sister, Xie Xianzhi immediately decided to inquire about the news.

Although Wen Zhu repeatedly persuaded him, saying that he was sick and should recuperate, and leave other matters to the adults to worry about.

The second sister Xie Yingzhen is reasonable, now that there is an accident in the family, his father is in prison, he doesn't know the future, his grandmother, aunt and cousin are not in front of him, and he is the only one who can share his mother's worries. Even if he is not yet fifteen years old, he is no longer a child, and as the eldest son, he should take responsibility for himself when his father is not at home.

Xie Yingzhen also persuaded him: "Uncle Niang is certainly capable and has an extraordinary background, but after all, she is a deep woman, and there are many things that are inconvenient for her to come forward, and there is no reason for her to talk directly to a foreign man." And the next person conveyed it on his behalf, where did the eldest brother come forward to be thoughtful? Uncle Niang feels sorry for the eldest brother, and will never take the initiative to speak, the eldest brother should only do his filial piety. If you can get some useful news, the aunt doesn't have to worry so much, and the eldest brother can recuperate with peace of mind, right? ”

Xie Xianzhi thought so. He took the initiative to find his mother, Cao, and expressed his willingness to come forward to contact the officers and soldiers guarding them, and try to inquire about the news, even if it was to inquire about his father's current condition, as well as whether his grandmother and aunt were okay. Where is the Cao family willing to let him get involved in these things? repeatedly said no, saying that she would arrange it, but he didn't listen. He also thinks that his mother feels sorry for him.

Seeing this, her sister Xie Yinghui complained: "What kind of ecstasy did the second girl give her brother? My brother actually obeyed her, and even refused to listen to his mother's words? Mother isn't worried about your body yet? Why don't you know how to be considerate?! ”

Xie Xianzhi said: "How could I not know that my mother was worried about me? But my body is really fine. Now that my father has an accident, my mother is worried day and night, and I want to share my mother's worries. Good sister, you should also persuade your mother to let her be at ease. I don't know what the situation is out there, but my uncle won't leave us alone. He must be out there to help out. But our family's affairs can't all rely on our uncle, we can contribute ourselves, so naturally we still have to contribute. Now that we don't know the news from outside, if we can find something useful, maybe we can help? Can outsiders know better than we do in our own family? ”

Xie Yinghui thought about it and felt that it made sense. She doesn't know the inside story, but deep down she trusts her uncle's family.

She turned her head to Cao Shi and said, "Mother, since my brother wants to do his filial piety, you can let him go." Anyway, his illness is not serious, and he is bored lying down all day. There is no need for him to curry favor with those officers and soldiers, just ask his mothers to take him and think about talking to the officers and soldiers on guard. If there is something unexpected by the mothers, the brother can remind them. My brother is always a reader, and he thinks about things much more thoughtfully than his mothers. Wouldn't it be better for us and my uncle's family to work together to solve our father's lawsuit as soon as possible, so that our family can get out of the current situation as soon as possible? ”

Cao's ...... Cao couldn't do it. Her son and daughter are old, and they are no longer easy to fool, and she can't bear to confess the truth to them, so in desperation, she reluctantly called Qian's mother: "Take someone to the officers and soldiers outside to inquire about something, what to inquire, and see what the eldest young master means." You take good care of the eldest young master, don't make him tired, and don't let him be wronged. ”

Mother Qian glanced at her, nodded understandingly, and respectfully asked the eldest young master Xie Xianzhi to come out of the bedroom.

The son was sent away, but Cao's inner worries were not put down.

The letter has not been found for a long time, how long will their mother and son be delayed in this room? What's more, without that letter, Xie Pu couldn't be convicted, how could she show an attitude of not being in the same league as sinners, and take the initiative to take her children and return home? Only in this way can her reputation be kept from being ruined, and she doesn't have to take care of Mrs. Xie and her concubines. She still wants to be faced, if she can't remarry Fang Wenshan openly and openly, and don't let anyone gossip, how should she gain a foothold in the circle of noblewomen in the capital in the future?

Xie Yinghui saw the melancholy on her mother's face, and thought that she was worried about her father's lawsuit, so she comforted: "Mother, it's okay, my grandmother and uncle are here for everything." Besides, it is a matter of the reputation of the Cao family, no matter what happens to the queen mother and uncle, they will not really ignore their father. They must all be out there to take care of my father, and before long, my father will be released, and our family will be safe. ”

The two children don't know the truth, and what they say is right, what can the Cao family do? Wouldn't it seem strange to refute them and stop them?

Cao Shi looked at his daughter, showing an ugly smile, and a bitter taste emerged in his heart.

Mother Qian is Cao's henchman, and she is bent on helping Cao's conceal the two little masters, how can she really help Xie Xianzhi inquire about the news? It's just for show. She had secretly helped the Cao clan contact Fang Wenshan before, and knew which of the officers and soldiers who were guarding them outside were Fang Wenshan's people, so she specially talked to them.

Fang Wenshan's people had been instructed in advance, and they were very polite to Xie Xianzhi and Qian's mother, and some small requests could be met for them, such as Mrs. Xie, Wen and Xie Jinzhi, who were currently locked up in the garden, they would honestly say that the three of them were safe and sound, but the old lady had a bad temper and often scolded people or something. But apart from this one, the officers and men refused to disclose a word of other information.

However, since Xie Xianzhi had the heart to inquire, he naturally wouldn't be at the mercy of Mother Qian's in everything, and only asked those officers and soldiers. On the contrary, because he saw that the officers and soldiers were very polite, he was much bolder, and he dared to take the initiative to find others, instead of relying on Mother Qian for everything. It was also his luck that he asked him to ask a good-tempered person who was willing to deal with him, and told him that Xie Pu was now sued by the prefect of Dongchang, saying that he was greedy for the silver of the river workers, and now he was locked up in the prison of Dali Temple, just waiting for the officers and soldiers to copy the evidence from the house, and he would be tried in three sessions.

It is said that the emperor was very angry about this matter.

Last year, the Yellow River was in trouble, and several prefectures downstream were flooded, and countless people were killed and injured. And before, the imperial court had clearly allocated hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to repair the river, and the river yamen and various magistrates also reported that the embankment had been repaired, so how could there be several executions of the embankment? The emperor had long suspected that someone was greedy for the money of the river workers, and cut corners when building the embankment, and ordered someone to investigate it thoroughly a few years ago.

Xie Pu paid for the construction of the river embankment out of his own pocket, and the Kaizhou capital under his jurisdiction was one of the few prefectures in the lower reaches of the Yellow River that was not affected by the flooding of the Yellow River, and was particularly praised by the emperor. When the emperor learned that his term of office had expired for three years, and that he had been evaluated every year, he was very happy, and specially summoned him to Beijing to report on his work, and allowed him to join the six ministries to observe politics. If there are no accidents, it will not be long before the will for a promotion will come down.

Xie Pu can be said to be the emperor's newly established official model, if he has corrupt behavior, it is simply a slap in the face of the emperor. There is no way to make this case a big deal small, and the emperor and the civil and military officials all want to find out the truth. It's okay if Xie Pu is innocent, but if not, what awaits him will never end well.

The soldier said to Xie Xianzhi with a sympathetic face: "Young master, let the family think of ideas." I'm from Kaizhou, and I don't want a good official like Lord Xie to be killed. ”

Xie Xianzhi's face was a little ugly. Mother Qian looked at his expression in horror and couldn't help but glare at the soldier fiercely.