After Xie Tong married into the palace, Xie Zhang, as his mother, never visited her.

She is also concerned about her daughter's life and death, but at the moment, she is looking forward to another news.

That is, Xie Tong is pregnant.

If at this time, the daughter can give birth to a baby boy, win the love of the son and the princess, and gain a firm foothold in the palace, she will definitely be able to win a future for her brother Xie Feng.

"Don't blame my mother for not loving you, just blame our fate for being like this!"

Although the dream has not yet come true, Xie Zhang's situation in Xie Mansion has improved a lot.

Needless to say, Old Man Xie was afraid of three points when he spoke compared to usual; And those beautiful concubines who are not convinced by her on weekdays and seek sexual trouble from time to time are like turtles with shrunken heads, and they no longer dare to openly argue with her.

Autumn cools down to the south.

In the middle of the night, Xie Zhangshi couldn't fall asleep over and over, and he didn't dare to speak with worries in his heart, so he simply put his shoes out.

"Rise up and wait, you guys."

The girls under the porch had been busy all day, and they had just laid down, and they listened to the command, and they didn't have time to rub their eyes, so they got up in one go.

They walked all the way back, down the backyard path.

Oh, by the way, now in order to "purify the heart and have few desires", Xie Yingtian has opened up another garden and lived alone, and named it "Empty Zen". This garden is connected to the backyard of the wing, so that he can go to the concubine's room to "rest".

Near the gate of the garden, I saw a bright yellow light flickering.

Someone was hovering at the doorway, silent, sneaky.

"Shh......h

She stopped and beckoned behind her.

"Go and call a few powerful little guys to see which thief dares to make trouble in Shangshu Mansion?"

"Yes, ma'am."

"Wait a minute!"

The girl was about to leave, but there was a low cry behind her, Xie Zhang's eyes were half-squinted, looking at the somewhat familiar figure, thinking slightly, but his heart was clear. Immediately, she took a light step, ordered someone to turn off the lights, and slowly approached the gate of the empty meditation temple.

at the doorway.

"Why haven't you opened the door yet? Didn't you say that the little guy was your best friend? ”

Aunt He was stamping her feet and looking inside, followed by a maid, also wearing a pink shirt, pulling the copper ring on the door, knocking softly on the door, and acting very anxiously.

"Knock knock...... Knock knock ......"

The brass ring slammed against the door with a deep, low sound, and for a while it passed, there was still no response.

The knock became more and more urgent, and louder.

A gust of autumn wind blew through, blowing Aunt He's thin clothes, and she couldn't help but shudder.

"Dead hoof, are you not doing something, are you fooling me?"

"Aunt is wronged! Wait, he's probably asleep. ”

And behind the two of them, a group of people turned off the lights, like ghosts in the middle of the night, walking from far and near.

"Yo, isn't this my sister?"

"Ah......h

As soon as this voice came out, the people at the door immediately jumped, screamed and jumped around.

"Who...... Who is ......?"

I only heard a "poof", four orange lanterns lit up, and five people suddenly appeared in front of them as if they had fallen from the sky!

And the person who led it turned out to be the eldest lady!

"Sister...... How did you get here? ”

Seeing the person clearly, Aunt He stroked her chest with one hand, as if she was overly frightened, but she hung her head very low.

"What? This is more exposed, sister, you can come, I can't come? ”

Xie Zhang's took a closer look at her, and saw that she was dressed in pink and tender, with hairpins on her temples, rouge on her face, charming complexion, exquisite waist, a delicate beauty, a living fairy!

Her heart cheered, and a fire raged.

"What? Aunt He didn't sleep at night, and came to climb into bed with her eyes open? It's really hard for you, I just hanged one of my subordinates the month before yesterday, and I was not afraid of taboos at night! Or ......"

Hearing this, Aunt He's face turned pale instantly, and she raised her head suddenly, glaring at the person in front of her.

The distorted face was full of horror, panic and disbelief.

"You...... What did you say? ”

In the middle of the previous month, Aunt Jiang died in the house.

In the past, the Jiang family was naturally very favored, but since Xie Zhang's ascension to the throne, her life has been worse day by day. Everyone said that she was snubbed, so they couldn't think about it, so they chose to hang themselves, and when the body was carried out of the house, she also mocked twice.

I didn't expect ......

The wind blew behind him, making people feel a chill of agitation.

Looking at her shocked and frightened look, Xie Zhang smiled with satisfaction.

"You heard what I said, you came here late at night to look for her, didn't you miss her tightly? When she was alive, you were the most abusive to her! Gee...... What a poor man, he disappeared at a young age, and he didn't even blink an eye when he died! ”

Aunt He's facial features were distorted, and she clutched the maid beside her.

The maid was also frightened, her hands trembled, her eyes were frightened, and she was speechless.

Suddenly, Aunt He looked at Xie Zhang's and screamed violently.

"Is that you? It's definitely you! You hanged her, didn't you? Although I have a grudge against the Jiang family, I have never thought of killing people, eldest lady...... You're so ruthless! The Jiang clan once bullied you, and now you have a grudge, so you took the opportunity to kill her, isn't it ......?"

"Smack!"

Before she finished speaking, she was slapped to the ground by Xie Zhang. Xie Zhang's face was so angry that he used all his strength, and then his eyes rolled, pointed at the person on the ground, opened his voice, and scolded.

"Shameless pickles! He did such a shameful and ugly thing, and he dared to slander his mother? ”

Aunt He quickly glanced behind the door.

"Hehe......"

She covered her face, sneered, and then opened her throat and shouted loudly, in a vain attempt to make everyone known.

"Mistress ...... Phew! was ruthless, poisoned the concubine's room, forced Aunt Jiang to hang herself, and how many lives did she kill for her own selfish desires? The surname is Zhang, you are really wearing human skin in vain! You yourself are also from a concubine, so why do you have to do this? ”

"Shut up!"

Hearing the last sentence, Xie Zhang's anger had already burned red.

"Sluts are full of nonsense, they accuse their mothers, drag them down and lock them up in the firewood room!"

"You dare?!"

The man on the ground suddenly raised his head and glared fiercely at the woman in front of him, his cheeks were swollen and high, and there were five red thumb prints, which looked quite funny.

"You are a concubine, I am a wife, how dare you commit a crime under the concubine?"

As he was talking, several mothers-in-law rolled up their sleeves and stretched out their arms, ready to start.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Aunt He immediately opened her throat in front of the door, and screamed loudly.

"Help! Lord......"

"Murdered...... The mistress is jealous, indiscriminately kills innocents, the law of the court, doesn't it matter ......"

A mother-in-law pulled out a handkerchief and gagged her mouth firmly.

"Woo......"

The two mothers-in-law came up and dragged them, Aunt He struggled by herself, refusing to give in, the body that was weak on weekdays, but she didn't know where the strength came from, she broke free of her mother-in-law's hand and hit the door directly.

"Quick, hold her!"

Xie Zhang screamed, but it was too late.

With a dull crashing sound, a strong smell of blood drifted faintly in the air, and the woman who slammed on the door, like a grasshopper that had lost her breath, slipped down the crack in the door softly.

For a while, several mothers-in-law looked at each other, a little panicked, and didn't dare to do it again.

"Madame...... What can I do? ”

"Look, are you still angry?"

As soon as the words fell, the little guy next to him walked up in a cow, stretched out his finger, and carefully placed it under Aunt He's nose, and after a while, he made a joyful sound.

"Mrs. Hui, you're still angry!"

The people didn't dare to speak anymore, everyone held their breath and condensed, and their eyes brushed the ground and looked towards the housewife.

Looking at the people on the ground, Xie Zhang's face was always gloomy.

She listened quietly to the sound of the door, and after a while, it was still silent, and her mind turned slightly, and after thinking for a while, she whispered:

"Drag it down, find a place where no one is around, and bury it directly!"

"Madame...... This ......"

"Didn't you hear what I said? The He family killed the Jiang family, and was wronged by the soul in the middle of the night, so he ran to the empty Zen courtyard to kill himself, and also defiled the master's court. ”

"Yes......"

"Then Aunt He's girl, what should I do with it?"

In an instant, Xie Zhang's cold gaze fell to the corner of the wall, and the man shrunk into a ball, trembling all over, and talking nonsense indistinctly, as if he was insane.

"The is an accomplice to the Jiang family, and she should be killed with a cane."

"No...... The mistress spares her life...... The mistress spared her life......"

The person in the corner of the wall was sober, jumped up, knelt down in tears, and grabbed Xie Zhang's dress tightly.

"Spare your life?"

The man at his feet nodded frantically.

"As long as you can spare the slave and maid, let the slave and maid do whatever they want!"

Xie Zhang's eyes were half-squinted, and his face was expressionless.

"Then tell me, how did your master die?"

"Master......"

"Is it that Aunt He committed adultery with the little maid Zheng Er, and was accidentally bumped into by Aunt Jiang, so she designed to kill Aunt Jiang, the murderer has a nightmare, so I crawled here in the middle of the night, slammed the door and killed myself, and returned blood for blood?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was very shocked.

Because just a few days ago, Zheng Er had his leg broken and expelled from the mansion for stealing property, and now that the He Jiang family is dead and Zheng Er has disappeared, then it's not like they can say whatever they want?

Good strategy!

"Isn't it?"

The man who knelt on the ground was slammed.

"Yes...... Yes, yes, the master thought the old man was old, so he fell in love with Zheng'er, so something dirty happened, but this is really not about the slave and the maid, the slave and the maid have persuaded many times, but really, they can't persuade the master...... Please also be aware of it! ”

"It's okay......"

Xie Zhang smiled, leaned over, personally took out a handkerchief, wiped the tears on her face, put it to her ear, and said softly:

"No matter who you say to in the future, you have to say this, otherwise, you know the end."

As soon as the eyes of the person in front of him moved, he immediately kowtowed and knocked the floor tiles to a clatter.

"The slave must remember, don't worry, madam!"

In the night, a group of people wandered away, and a few orange lanterns flickered, like ghosts, which made people afraid.

After a long time, the people on the ground raised their heads.

On the ground at the door, wet water stains flowed, and the smell of blood gradually dissipated, and everything was as before, and she opened her mouth and mumbled to herself.

"Master...... Don't blame the slaves......"

Inside the empty cicada courtyard.

The bedroom was dimly lit, and the bean-sized flames illuminated the surroundings, setting off the room in a hazy light.

On the old man's chair on the left in the center of the room, Xie Yingtian was lazily half-spread, squinting his eyes, and a snow-white beard hung down on his chest.

"Sir."

"What? People gone? ”

He opened his eyes faintly, picked up the strong tea on the desk, and took a long sip.

"Madame has just left with someone, and the door has been cleaned."

"Hmm."

"Then Aunt He......"

The chair waved his hand, and the slave was immediately silenced, and a heavy sigh came from Xie Yingtian's throat.

"She is looking for death by herself, and she can't complain about others."

"In addition, you go to check and find Zheng'er, be sure to ......"

The shadow swaying on the ground made a gesture to wipe his neck.

"Yes, the minion will do it!"

Early the next morning, in the Shangshu Xie Mansion.

Solving the big problem in his heart, Xie Zhang's mood was quite good, sitting in front of the silver mirror, humming a little song leisurely, and letting the maid comb her hair.

The girl chirped, and suddenly hurried into the house.

"Madam, the master is here."

"What?"

Xie Zhang turned her head in surprise, because she turned too quickly, her long hair was pulled by the maid, and she immediately felt a tingling pain in her head.

"Shhh...... Dead girl, how do you comb your hair? ”

"Madame's forgiveness!"

Seeing that Xie Yingtian was about to enter the house, she stood in front of the mirror, shaved her hair twice with her hand, and greeted her gracefully.

"The concubine has seen the master."

"Hmm......" The shrewd little eyes flashed on the wrinkled face, "you guys go down first." ”

"Yes."

When the door was closed, only the husband and wife were left in the room.

Thinking of what happened last night, Xie Zhang's face was sneering, and she kept smiling, she moved to the table, poured a cup of tea herself, and handed it over.

"Sir, please."

"Hmm...... Sit down. ”

Xie Yingtian took a sip of tea, didn't look at the person in front of him, and said lightly: "Feng'er has been taking the exam for two consecutive years, if you don't win next year, you will have to give up the position of the eldest lady." ”

The person in front of him was stunned and stood up suddenly.

She looked at Xie Yingtian in a daze, her eyes full of surprise.

"Sir...... This...... Why is that? Feng'er is always young, so he has to give him some time, and besides, ......"

At this, her tone hardened.

"Besides, Tong'er is already Mrs. Gongzi, if the lord withdraws me and doesn't help Feng'er, where will Tong'er's face and the face of the Yin Siwang Mansion go?"

Old man Xie was always expressionless.

He turned the teacup around a few times and said quietly:

"Madam, it's better to have a mother who is a concubine than a mother who is a murderer, and you don't want Tong'er to be divorced, right? Moreover, if this matter is exposed, Feng'er will be removed from the list and will never be allowed to participate in the scientific examination. ”

Hearing this, Xie Zhangshi raised his head abruptly.

"Sir, you ......"

"yes, I know it all."

"You go and tell Tong'er, if her brother doesn't go to high school in the coming year, she, the son-in-law, you, the eldest lady, and Feng'er, the sister-in-law, don't think about it anymore! You are not worthy of virtue, there is Mei Ji in the house, and the birth of a child is just around the corner. ”

"You're threatening me?"

The silence of the empty meditation garden last night, she felt strange at the time, and at first thought that he was disdainful to come forward, but she didn't expect it...... This turned out to be a huge trap!

Ruthless!

In the blink of an eye, Xie Zhang's eyes were full of tears, and she looked at the old man sadly.

This man who has been with him for almost twenty years.

"Tong'er and Feng'er, are they both your children? Do you really have the heart to push them into the fire pit? ”

Xie Yingtian didn't look at her either, only snorted coldly.

"Their lives and deaths are in your hands!"

Thinking of the extravagant Xie Feng, Xie Yingtian's brows were upside down, very displeased, his eyes glanced indifferently at the person in front of him, and then opened the door and left angrily.

Xie Zhang, who was in the room, sat on the stool.

She was stunned for a long time, but she really didn't expect that everything she thought was carefully arranged and all the plans had become a handle in the hands of others.

After a long time, her dull eyes began to come alive.

"Come on, make up!"