Chapter 27: Rebellion
Xie Mulin didn't know much about Wanqin, so he could only make a little temptation based on some information in his memory, combined with the fact that he saw Qian's mother's unceremonious attitude towards Wanqin.
She said to Wanqin with a sad face: "Aunt Qin, Daddy's lawsuit doesn't seem to be good, what can our sisters do in the future?" She lowered her head and touched Xie Yingfen's still hot forehead, "If our whole family is going to go to prison, my illness has improved, it's okay to say, the fourth sister and the fourth brother are very sick, and there is no doctor in the prison." ”
Wanqin knew what account books the officers and soldiers had just copied, and she only felt that Xie Pu had probably escaped the catastrophe this time, but the Cao family didn't know how to end it, and after listening to Xie Mulin's words at this time, she was also a little absent-minded: "The second girl doesn't have to worry, the master will be fine." ”
"How can it be okay?" Xie Mulin pretended to snort, "I heard it clear just now that there was a person named General Fang who quietly handed a letter to Uncle Niang to remind Uncle Niang that the strong man broke his wrist." Mother Qian also advised her aunt to quickly draw a line with her father and not to suffer. She is still young, and good days await her in the future. Mother Qian said this, and I also understand that she is thinking about her aunt, if her aunt can get out and have the Cao family to protect her, the eldest brother and sister will definitely be fine. But...... Who can we rely on? ”
Wanqin's eyes widened, and she wondered if Xie Mulin was mistaken: "Second girl, did you really hear Fang ...... Ahem, I heard Qian's mother say that? ”
Xie Mulin lowered his head and sobbed: "That's probably what it means, if I hadn't heard it with my own ears, how could I have said such a thing?" But when Mother Qian saw me beside me, she scolded me fiercely, saying that I shouldn't eavesdropping......"
Wanqin's face was already dark.
She vaguely guessed the reason: since Dali Temple had found out the account book where Xie Pu gave money and gifts to the Cao family, or the queen and prince behind the Cao family, there was a discrepancy with the case of Hegongyin, and the case was suspicious. The crime of the Wang Governor's Mansion can only be decided when the people from Dali Temple come back from Dongchang Mansion, and the day when Xie Pu's charges will be clarified is not far off. Xie Pu's trip was mostly thrilling.
But Fang Wenshan informed the Cao family that the strong man broke his wrist, but he was implying that Xie Pu had been convicted, and she was relieved to break with her husband. The Cao family believed it and did so, but Xie Pu's side was proved innocent, and the Cao family, who kept saying that her husband was guilty and wanted to reconcile with him, how will she face the eyes of the world in the future?
Is it blind, or is it ruthless?
And once the Cao family reconciles and leaves, there is no turning back. Ping Nanbo must have facilitated her marriage to Fang Wenshan. When the news of her remarriage comes out, what will be her reputation?
This is too far from the image of "a chaste woman who is unbearable to be in the company of sinners and resolutely relieves her husband" in the plan.
But Fang Wenshan didn't necessarily care about this. He just wants to marry his sweetheart who has been thinking about him for more than ten or twenty years. If the Cao family gave up and divorced because Xie Pu was not successfully framed, then how could he marry her?
Wanqin has been waiting by Cao's side for many years, and has a certain understanding of Fang Wenshan's temperament.
That's a ruthless man. Unscrupulous means to achieve the end.
Will he not care about the embarrassing situation that the Cao family will fall into in order to marry the Cao family?
Wanqin couldn't help but gasp.
Xie Mulin was still whispering: "The fourth brother and four sister are young, weak, and now they are all sick, Aunt Qin has to take good care of them." Your mother's family should take them back, right? You won't bully them, will you? Aunt Qin is also from Pingnan Bofu, Uncle Niang won't ignore you, it's me who is worried, I'm just worried about the fourth brother and fourth sister......"
Wanqin ignored it, suddenly got up and rushed to the window, looking at the direction of the upper room, Cao's forehead was raised, as if he was talking impassionedly, and his heart sank.
She grabbed Qian's mother, who was beaming on the side: "You didn't tell your wife that the officers and soldiers had found the account books?" ”
"What books?" Mother Qian impatiently shook off her hand, "Don't be verbose! You are a wife's person, you only need to listen to your wife's orders and act, don't worry about other things, and don't talk too much. With his wife here, he won't miss a bowl of rice for you. But if you want to disobey your wife, be careful about your family's net worth! ”
Wanqin couldn't wait to scold her for being a "fool". But now it's too late, what's the use of scolding Qian's mother?
Wanqin angrily returned to her daughter's bedside, angry and aggrieved, sad for the embarrassing situation that the Cao family was about to face.
She could see clearly just now, when Cao Shi spoke, the expressions of the officials of Dali Temple sitting opposite were shocked and surprised, presumably they also noticed the strangeness of the case.
Xie Pu was wronged, and there is a high probability that he will not be convicted.
So what is Cao going to do? What should Xie Xianzhi and Xie Yinghui do?
She's a concubine...... And the two children she gave birth to, where will they go in the future?
Xie Mulin saw Wanqin rushing out, so he followed and approached the window, heard what Qian's mother said, and quickly returned to the bedside. Now, she looked at the sad and dazed expression on Wanqin's face, even if she didn't know the details, she knew that Wanqin did have a conflict with Qian's mother, or Cao's.
There is no time to lose.
Xie Mulin knew that Wanqin was different from ordinary concubines, and she only returned from office with Xie Pu at the end of last year. Xie Pu should not be able to hide most of the things when he was the prefect in Kaizhou. If she is given the opportunity to be summoned for questioning, her testimony will be very important. If you succeed in plotting against her, it will be better than stealing a hundred fake letters!
So Xie Mulin whispered to Wanqin: "Mother Qian's words are too ugly...... Is she treating Aunt Qin and Aunt Jin the same way? Although you are all from Pingnan Bofu, and you have all given birth to children for your father, what do you say, you have been waiting by your uncle's side for many years. Now that Mother Qian is so faced, is it possible that Aunt Cheng won't say anything? Then what will you do when you follow your aunt back to Cao's house in the future? What about the four brothers and four sisters? Can the Pingnanbo Mansion take them in? You won't leave them in your family to raise, will you? Will they be masters or servants in the future? Can the fourth brother still take the imperial examination? What kind of people can the fourth sister say......"
"Second girl." Wanqin interrupted Xie Mulin's words with a cold face, "What do you want to say?" ”
It seems that Wanqin also heard what she said.
Xie Mulin put away the sobbing on his face, and said with a straight face: "I didn't want to say anything, I just ...... The aunt is no longer the maid of Pingnanbo's mansion, but the concubine of the Xie family. If the Xie family is raided and the family is sold, the aunt will also be on the sale list. Even if he is redeemed in Pingnanbo's Mansion, can he still live better than when he was in the Xie family? If you can live comfortably and securely, why bother yourself? You know in your heart that Daddy is innocent, right? You also know what to say to benefit your father, don't you? If the father becomes a sinner, the imprint of the son of a criminal minister on the four brothers and four sisters will not be erased for the rest of their lives, and even their fate will be controlled by others. My aunt's identity is not as good as before, do you really want to be loyal, regardless of whether she lives or dies?
"On one side are my parents' siblings, on the other hand, my own flesh and blood, and the palms and backs of my hands are all meat, and I understand that my aunt has a difficult choice. But...... You really don't want to think about it anymore? ”
Wanqin's eyes widened, staring at Xie Mulin, silent and silent.
Xie Yingfen didn't know when she woke up, heard it clearly, sobbed and hugged her biological mother: "Mother, don't you want me and my brother-"
When Wanqin heard this, her eyes instantly turned red and she shed a tear.
Outside the house, the officers and soldiers called people again.
The one who was summoned this time was Xie Xianzhi.