Chapter 057: The Extremely Guilty General
When he saw the eldest lady and her daughter A Xiyan hugging and crying, the general got up, walked out of the main hall, and closed the door with his hand.
When he walked into the courtyard, he glanced at the concubines and their children, who had eaten about the same, as well as the relatives and friends who lived in the house, and said, "When you have finished eating, you will disperse." But before leaving, everyone listened well, as for the matter of the eldest lady returning home to recognize each other today, no one is allowed to say it without my consent. Otherwise, it will bring disaster to the general's mansion, and at that time, no one here will be able to escape death. Given the complexity of the reasons for this, I will explain it to you when I have the right opportunity to do so. But before that, they all kept their mouths shut. And the eldest lady will live in the Weiyang Hall in the palace tonight. Early tomorrow morning, he was sent by the emperor to carry out a secret mission. I believe everyone should understand what this means? Before the eldest lady officially moved back to the General's Mansion, everyone should assume that the incident of recognizing each other tonight had never happened. It is also impossible to spread the news that the eldest lady was assigned by the emperor to carry out a mission. Otherwise, it would be a great sin to destroy the Nine Clans! This is not only for the sake of the entire General's Palace, but also for the good of all of you. After all, everyone understands the truth of cold lips and teeth. If there are no objections, let's go back to the house and rest. ”
"Yes, sir."
"Yes, Daddy."
"Yes, General."
After listening to the general's serious words, everyone in the courtyard also looked at each other, and after a moment of silence, they replied respectfully.
After that, they went back with their faces as if they were land.
Because the general had considered that the conversation between them and their daughter A Xiyan was inconvenient for other people in the mansion to be heard, he let the other concubines and children, as well as relatives and friends, all eat in the courtyard outside the main hall.
And the round table where he, his wife and Ah Xiyan dined was not only in the main hall, but also separated by a screen, so the people in the courtyard couldn't see the three of them, and they couldn't hear the conversation of the three of them in the main hall.
Otherwise, the previous general would not be at ease to let Ah Xiyan tell the experience of the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons.
But then he decided to tell his wife and daughter Ah Xiyan the truth about seventeen years ago, so in order to make sure that nothing went wrong, he got up and went to the courtyard.
As soon as everyone dispersed and went back to the house to rest, he could also tell everything slowly with peace of mind.
Second, I would like to tell everyone to keep their mouths shut about tonight's events.
and deliberately mentioned that Ah Xiyan stayed in the Weiyang Hall of the palace tonight, and that the emperor would send her out on a secret mission tomorrow.
It is also for everyone to guess Ah Xiyan's identity and relationship with the emperor afterwards, so that everyone can deeply feel that Ah Xiyan has a great background, and it involves the emperor, and the matter is very important.
Of course, his words were not only for those who finished eating, but also for the maids and servants in the house.
Including the guards who guarded the General's Palace.
After seeing the people in the yard leaving one after another, Manager An also personally commanded the people to start cleaning up the tables in the yard and cleaning.
Commander Jiang once again told the guards guarding the General's Mansion around him with code gestures, asking everyone not to slack off and strengthen the guard task tonight.
Obviously, he also understands that there must be no mistakes in the General's Mansion tonight, let alone allow outsiders to break in and disturb the secret conversation between the general and the eldest lady.
The general did not rush back to the main hall to see his wife and A Xiyan, but beckoned to Commander Jiang and Commander An respectively, and motioned for them to come over.
"General!"
"Sir!"
Commander Jiang and General Manager An hurriedly ran over and said respectfully.
These two people can be said to be the only people that the general trusts in the mansion except for the eldest lady and A Xiyan.
Needless to say, Mr. An has been serving the general for decades, has always been loyal, has never made any mistakes, and has won the general's appreciation.
Everything stems from the fact that Mr. An's son, who was lost since childhood, was found with the help of the general.
And under the cultivation of the general, he is now also a fierce general in the army, which makes Chief Manager An quite pleased, so Chief Manager An's father and son can only repay this great favor by sincerely repaying the general.
Although Commander Jiang has only been in the General's Mansion for five years and was promoted to Commander only two years ago, if Commander Jiang had not dared to risk his life to expose the disobedience of the former Commander two years ago and helped the General resolve the crisis of being assassinated, the General would no longer be alive.
Therefore, the general promoted Commander Jiang on the spot, and he has been using it with peace of mind to this day.
In the past two years, Commander Jiang has indeed been very cautious, guarding the general's mansion extremely tightly, and even a fly does not want to fly in casually.
also helped the general find out several subordinates who ate inside and outside and quietly leaked the news of the general's mansion.
"You two are the only people I trust, I believe that after listening to what I said before, you should understand that tonight is a matter of life and death for the General's Mansion, that is, the matter of the eldest lady returning to the mansion to recognize each other. And this matter must not leak the slightest rumor. So tonight, maybe someone will be waiting for the opportunity to report the news. You two have to work hard tonight, not only to keep no one out of the house, but also to prevent someone from passing on the news in other ways that we tend to ignore. Once discovered, extraordinary measures can be used in extraordinary times, even if it is cut first and then played, to prevent all this. Just be smart and make it look like an accident. You two know what I mean, right? ”
The general looked meaningfully at Commander An and Commander Jiang in front of him, and said in a low voice.
"Understood! Please rest assured, General! ”
"Understood! Please rest assured! ”
Commander Jiang and Chief Manager An replied with firm eyes.
"Hmm. Next, I have a lot of things to discuss with the eldest lady and the lady, except that the young master will come back in a while and let him come in immediately. You two are to keep watch around the main hall, and no one is allowed to approach the main hall even half a step. Alright, you two go get busy. It's up to the two of you. ”
The general nodded with satisfaction and said.
"Yes! General! ”
"Okay! Master! ”
Commander Jiang and Chief Manager An replied respectfully, and after finishing speaking, they turned around and left.
Afterwards, the general also returned to the main hall and sat down, sitting silently to listen to the conversation between the eldest lady and A Xiyan.
At this moment, although the eldest lady and Ah Xiyan stopped crying, they held hands and were analyzing who kidnapped Ah Xiyan seventeen years ago.
Obviously, I also wanted to know what kind of person was so bold as to dare to kidnap the general's daughter.
Moreover, the general listened to their analysis and knew that they had guessed that someone in the mansion must have colluded with the gangsters, otherwise it would be impossible to kidnap Ah Xiyan from the heavily guarded general's mansion.
But who betrayed the General's Mansion and who sent the villain, they never guessed.
And he never suspected the lady concubine who was assassinated that year, as well as the general.
The implication is that except for the concubine and the general, everyone else is suspicious.
But after all, seventeen years have passed since this incident, and now even if you have the heart to investigate, you can't start it.
The most important thing is that many of the subordinates in the house when the eldest lady gave birth to Ah Xiyan, as well as the midwife, disappeared inexplicably, so there is no way to find out.
After listening to the analysis of the eldest lady and A Xiyan for a long time and reaching a stalemate, the general knew that the time had come for him to tell the truth himself.
So, after he got up, he knelt directly in front of the eldest lady, looked at the eldest lady with a guilty face, and said to Ah Xiyan: "You two don't have to guess anymore, there were indeed people in the mansion who colluded with the gangsters back then, as for the person who betrayed the general's mansion, and the person who planned all this behind the scenes, I know it." I just didn't dare to say it. I'm sorry, madam, it's because my husband can't live with your mother and daughter! Woohoo......"
Halfway through the general's words, he couldn't help but blame himself and feel guilty to the point of tears.
"Sir! What are you doing? Hurry up and talk, shall we? Even if you know but don't say it, you must have your troubles, right? It's okay to say it today, no need to blame yourself so much? ”
When the eldest lady saw that the general suddenly knelt down in front of her and was crying so sadly, she also got up in shock, and said empathetically while trying to help the general get up.
"Yes, Daddy, it's cold on the ground, your leg injury has recurred, hurry up and talk? Anyway, your daughter and mother won't blame you, right? We're a family. What's so sorry? ”
Ah Xiyan also hurriedly got up and supported the general's other arm and persuaded him.
"Well, then I'll tell you the truth. It's just that after you two listen to it, you must also be mentally prepared for the worst! Because these two people are exactly the ones you two don't want to doubt? I'm sorry! Madam, Xi Yan, I was confused back then! Woohoo......"
After being helped up and sat down by the eldest lady and Ah Xiyan, the general replied with a sigh of guilt on his face and a whimper.
"What? You mean that you are the one who betrayed the General's Mansion? And the person who was so ruthless as to send my daughter to the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons to fend for herself turned out to be my own sister, Concubine Shuniang? How is this possible! How is this possible! Xi Yan is your biological daughter? And she is my own sister who loves me the most since she was a child! How can you two do this to me? How can you two deceive me for seventeen years! No wonder the gangsters came to assassinate Concubine Shuniang, but they kidnapped my daughter for no reason! No wonder those midwives and the maids who served my birth Xiyan disappeared inexplicably! No wonder every time I ask about the whereabouts of those midwives in recent years, you get furious! I think I'm going to dwell on this endlessly. It turned out to be a thief! No wonder in the past 17 years, my sister has become more and more concerned about me, and she feels sorry for me! It turns out that I have always been deceived by the person I trust the most! I was so stupid that I have been kept in the dark for seventeen years! You're going too far! You guys......! ”
The eldest lady quickly understood what the general meant, and was so shocked that she didn't stand firmly, and her whole body trembled with anger until she shook.
Speaking of the back, as soon as his eyes were closed, he fainted.
If it weren't for Ah Xi's quick eyes and quick hands and timely support of the eldest lady, I'm afraid the eldest lady would have fainted on the ground at this moment.
"Squeak!"
At this moment, the door of the main hall was pushed open!
A young and heroic young man walked in.
"Mother! What's wrong with you? ”
When he saw the eldest lady fainting in Ah Xiyan's arms, the man also shouted in surprise, and then hurriedly rushed over......