Xie Yuan looked at his eldest son who had almost written his thoughts on his face because he was surprised, and said to him

"Could it be that in your eyes, your father and I are greedy for life and afraid of death?"

"Before, it was the emperor who suppressed this matter and didn't allow anyone to ask, I didn't dare to get involved because I was afraid of implicating the house.? Follow? Dream?. Now that the emperor intends to investigate, and the Nan family is involved, how can I retreat. ”

"In the final analysis, I owe Su Xuanmin justice."

That bookish and angry man, Yu Xie Yuan has only seen him, and I am afraid that there will be no second person like him in this world.

Su Xuanmin should not be charged to death.

As Su Ruan said, her father and her uncles deserve the honor they deserve.

……

After Xie Qingheng came out of Yonghe Hall, his heart was difficult to calm down for a long time.

He didn't expect that there were so many secrets hidden in what he thought was simple before.

I didn't expect that Su Xuanmin's death would involve so many people, and even important ministers in the court.

Although Xie Yuan didn't tell him, and he didn't necessarily know who was involved in Su Xuanmin's matter, he could make the emperor compromise and even give up investigating the corruption of the household department, and convict Su Xuanmin of what happened two years ago, which is enough to show that the people behind this are afraid that even the emperor will not dare to touch it easily.

Xie Qingheng pursed his lips, his eyebrows tightened.

He was a little undecided, as if he was thinking about something.

After a long time, he seemed to have made a decision, and after a light breath, he relaxed, and then turned around and strode towards the side of Xinglu Courtyard.

……

Su Ruan didn't know about the conversation between Xie Qingheng and Xie Yuan, and even if she knew, she didn't want to know the "truth" from them.

There are some things that they know that are useless.

The person she wanted to know about this matter was never from the Xie family.

After Su Ruan put away the pearl flowers that Xie Qingheng gave her, she took Cai Qian and Cheng'er to continue to prepare things, and slept well at night.

Early the next morning, she was in the room where the sacrificial things were arranged, and performed the last sacrifice for Su Xuanmin's tablet.

Cai Qian and Cheng'er stood in front of the door, watching Su Ruan bow and bow, and the two of them also looked solemn and silent.

When Xie Qingheng brought Xie Huan and Xie Qingyang over, Su Ruan's sacrifice was almost over.

Xie Qingheng didn't bother her, he took the two of them to stand outside and watched Su Ruan finish all the rules, and finally after bowing and getting up, he took them into the room.

Su Ruan heard the footsteps, and when he turned around and saw the three of them, his eyes paused on Xie Qingyang's face, and he immediately received a glare.

Su Ruan looked away and said, "Big brother." ”

"Yes."

Xie Qingheng nodded, and after taking his younger siblings forward, he took the incense and handed it to the two of them respectively, then he knelt on the futon respectfully and made a junior salute towards Su Xuanmin's tablet.

After Xie Huan saw the way Chen and Su Ruan got along that day, her sympathy for Su Ruan far exceeded her previous disgust, and she also learned a lesson from the last time, so she learned from Xie Qingheng and saluted respectfully.

Only Xie Qingyang, holding incense in his hand, refused to worship with his neck in his hand.

After Xie Qingheng and Xie Huan got up.

Xie Huan pulled Xie Qingyang and said in a low voice, "Little Liu, what are you doing, why don't you pay homage to Master Su soon." ”

Xie Qingyang's little face was full of disrespect, and he stiffened his neck and said, "I don't want it, I'm not his son, why kneel to him......"

"Bang!"

Before he could finish his words, he was kicked in the ankle.

Xie Qingyang knelt on the ground with a "poof" as soon as his leg was weak under the pain, and this time he didn't even have a futon.

He screamed in pain, covered his legs, turned his head and said angrily, "Big brother! ”

Xie Qingheng looked at him coldly, "I thought you were just stubborn and ignorant, but I never thought that you couldn't even keep your word." ”

"Let's not say that you ruined Lord Su's tablet, this kneeling and bowing are all you should do, just say that the last time in Bihe Garden, your grandmother who personally promised to keep a vigil for Lord Su for three days, did you forget it so quickly?"

"Or did you learn the etiquette, righteousness, honesty and shame before, and your faithfulness and honesty were all fed to the dogs?"

Xie Qingyang's little face stiffened, looking at the coldness and gloom between Xie Qingheng's eyebrows and eyes, and swallowed back the words that came to his mouth.

He knelt on the ground, his knees ached, but they couldn't compare to the grievances and embarrassments in his heart.

Why does the eldest brother have to help this woman?!

Seeing Xie Qingheng staring at him with a cold gaze, Xie Qingyang was a little timid in his heart, lowered his head and kowtowed three times with "bang", "bang", "bang", "bang", as if he was competing with others, and when he looked up, his head was red.

Xie Qingyang's eyes were red, he inserted the incense in his hand into the incense burner, and then said angrily, "Is it okay?!" ”

Xie Qingheng said, "Kneel here and keep your feet for three days." ”

"Big brother."

When Xie Huan heard this, he hurriedly wanted to intercede for Xie Qingyang, "Xiao Liu has already known that he is wrong, his injuries are not all healed, if he kneels for three days, he will not be able to stand it......"

"If you can't stand it, you have to take it."

Xie Qingheng said coldly

"If he does something wrong, he deserves to be punished, not to mention that this punishment is promised by himself."

"A manly man, if you have the ability to do it, you have the ability to recognize it."

He looked at Xie Qingyang

"Xie Qingyang, do you recognize it?"

Xie Qingyang is just a half-old child, and he has always had a strong temperament, how can he withstand Xie Qingheng provoking him so much, his eldest brother helped him before he was wronged, and he helped others in a blink of an eye, and said loudly that he was both aggrieved and sad

"I think, it's just kneeling here for three days, what's the big deal!"

Xie Qingheng said lightly: "It's good if you admit it." ”

Su Ruan stood aside from beginning to end, did not open his mouth to intercede for Xie Qingyang, nor did he stop Xie Qingheng from teaching his younger brother a lesson.

After seeing Xie Qingheng finish speaking, she said, "Big brother, you go to the next door to rest first, and I'll change my clothes and then come and talk to you." ”

Xie Qingheng's expression softened a lot when he looked at Su Ruan, and he said softly, "You go." ”

Su Ruan glanced at Xie Qingyang, who was kneeling there, and left directly with Cheng'er.

Cai Qian took Xie Qingheng and the two to the side compartment next to them, and stayed to prepare tea for Xie Qingheng and the others.

After waiting for Cai Qian to retreat, Xie Huan said in a low voice, "Big brother, do you really want to punish Xiaoliu?" ”

Three days.

If he really knelt for three days, Xie Qingyang's legs would probably be useless.

Xie Qingheng raised his eyes to look at her, "Do you think I shouldn't punish him?" ”

Xie Huan bit her lip and just wanted to speak, when she saw the deep meaning hidden in Xie Qingheng's eyes, she quickly shook her head, "No, I just feel a little heavy......"

"If it's not heavy, how can he keep it in mind."

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