Chapter 166: Restitution
Not to mention how the Cheng Wang family sowed discord in Pingnanbo Mansion, the Xie family also ushered in a surprise on this day.
The surprise was sent from the Chengenhou Mansion. Cheng Enhou led people to copy Ping Nanbo's study, some things that cannot be known to outsiders, he naturally destroyed them, and those that could not be destroyed were secretly stored. There are still some things that are not very important, so he casually sent them out to do favors, including the title deed of the mansion where the Xie family originally lived.
The Xie family's mansion is connected to the "Guiyuan" and covers a large area. Because it was built and decorated by the Cao family and built from scratch, she herself also liked this place where she had lived for more than ten years, so Ping Nanbo used the documents written by Xie Pu at the beginning to take out the title deeds of the house and garden from the government in advance, and planned to use it as a dowry for her sister, and when she married Fang Wenshan, let her take her to her new husband's house, and when she wanted to live, she could go over to live at any time. Even, because Fang Wenshan does not have a mansion in the capital, it is okay for him and the Cao family to live directly in the old mansion of the Xie family after marriage.
The house has not been in the hands of Ping Nanbo for a long time, and there have been many things recently, and he and his wife have not had time to clean up the things in the house, only the Cao family sent Gui's mother and Gui Zhen to pack some of the precious antiques, calligraphy and paintings, jewelry and other things that she knew before the Xie family was copied, and transported them back to the courtyard where she lived in Ping Nanbo's mansion. In addition, in the Xie family, even the tables and chairs at the birthday banquet that died in the middle of the day have not been cleaned. The personal belongings of the Xie family are naturally still in their original places.
Under the pressure of the emperor, Chengenhou killed his third brother Ping Nanbo, and he was also a little afraid. He was worried that once the Cao family did not perform well enough, it would make the emperor dissatisfied, and coupled with the previous suspicions, it might prompt the emperor to further attack the Cao family.
Over the years, the Cao family has a lot of pigtails, in the past, they felt that they had the merit of being a dragon, and there were queens and princes, and they also had great influence in the court and the army. In the future, when the crown prince succeeds to the throne, their future will be brighter.
However, now, with Ping Nanbo's poisonous medicine, Cheng Enhou's confidence is not so sufficient. The king's heart is unpredictable, in case the emperor is jealous of Empress Cao and the crown prince, thinking that his wife and son will poison him sooner or later, in order to avoid this result, he chooses to strike first, even if it causes a shock in the court, he will not hesitate, so what should the Cao family do?
The Cao family has now lost direct control of the army, and they can't control the Praetorian Guard, and the power of the capital garrison is still in the hands of the Xiao family. They can't really be rebels and thieves, so can they still stop the emperor's hot hand? Even if the queen and the crown prince can be kept in the end, and the main line of the Cao family can be kept, the loss of personnel and power will not be small. If it really hurts its muscles and bones, it won't be able to recover in three or five years.
It's really hard to say whether the Cao family, whose strength has been greatly damaged, can still protect the queen and the crown prince. And once the queen and the crown prince are lost, the Cao family will have no future.
Out of various considerations, Cheng Enhou chose to show favor to Xie Pu, so he sent the title deed of the Xie family's old mansion copied from Ping Nanbo's study back to Xie Pu.
In addition, he also attached some other things, such as the maiden mother-in-law who Xie Xianzhi used to call, except for Wen Zhu, whose whereabouts are unknown, and the little maid who came to the Xie family before, everyone else was sent to the Xie family's current residence, along with their deeds.
Xie Pu doesn't care much about these subordinates, even if there may be spies of the Cao family among them, it's a big deal to sell them. Now that he has obtained the identity deed of these people, he is not afraid that the Cao family will do anything again.
He was even happier that the old house had been returned, and the original things in the old house had also been returned.
He smiled at Wen, Aunt Dajin and his children: "These days, you are busy from morning to night in order to prepare your bags for me, and you can't sleep peacefully at night. Now we don't have to worry about it anymore, the old things are back, we pack up our things, and we're ready to go. You can save a lot of things, too. ”
Wen was also quite happy: "This is indeed an unexpected joy. We don't have much money on hand now, and the clothes we can prepare for our lord cannot be compared with what we used to be. Now that the old clothes are back, I don't have to worry about the old man not being dressed decently in office and being laughed at! "Before Xie Pu's accident, when did he wear such ordinary clothes and use such ordinary things? She really felt that her husband had been wronged.
Aunt Dajin was also happy. The private house she has saved for many years can finally come back! The Cao family has done all the bad things, and occasionally they will send a kind heart.
She asked Xie Pu and Wen, "Master, madam, when are we going to move back to the house?" Although this small house is good to live in, it can't be compared with home, everything is lacking, and it is really inconvenient. We also have to pack up for the master. Besides, when the officers and soldiers came to the door, a banquet was being held in the house, and no one went to cook it later, and now it must be a mess, it is not easy to clean up, and there is no way to live there! ”
Wen turned his head to look at Xie Pu, waiting for his decision.
Xie Pu thought for a while: "Let's go and pack some clothes and things that can be used now, we won't move back." I'm going to leave for my post in two days, and it's too much trouble to move around. When I'm gone, you will take someone to tidy up and clean up the inside and outside of the house, lock the yard that should be locked, box all the things that should be boxed, and organize and take away the things that should be taken away. It's true that the house is back, but you still have to go back to your hometown to spend your days, just leave the two-room family in Beijing to watch the house. ”
Aunt Dajin showed a surprised expression, and stopped talking. Wen never questioned Xie Pu's decision, and immediately responded yes.
Xie Pu said again: "The few subordinates sent by the Chengenhou Mansion were all summoned by Xianzhi in the past. I don't know which ones are reliable, and which ones are more oriented towards the Cao family. Go and ask Xianzhi and let him decide. If he doesn't want to stay alone, he doesn't have to send the people back to the Cao family, so he can send them to the nearby people with the deed and sell them all. The silver sold will be used for daily pocket use. ”
Speaking of Xie Xianzhi, Wen was a little worried: "Xianzhi's condition is not improving, although he also takes medicine, he is always depressed, which is really worrying." I'm afraid that he can't stand the bumps of returning to his hometown, and if he falls ill again along the way, and he may not be able to hire a good doctor in other places, what can I do? ”
Xie Pu sighed: "This kid has a heart disease, and the Cao family acted too much and broke his son's heart." This kind of thing, Xianzhi can't think about it, and it's useless to persuade others, so he can only let him raise it slowly. I have already discussed with my eldest uncle, you can hire a boat to take the waterway when you return to Huyin, although it will take a detour and it will take a little longer, but the road will be a little more comfortable than taking the land route. The child's body is important, and the health of the fourth and fourth girls is not healthy, so there is no need to rush too much. The eldest uncle will go back first and let people clean our three-room house. Jin Kun walks with you, he is familiar with the road, and with him to take care of him, there is nothing to worry about. ”
Wen hurriedly responded.
At this time, Aunt Dajin asked Ai Ai: "Does the old lady want to talk to the old lady about the return of the house?" Maybe she's an old man...... Would you like to move back in? ”