Xie Zhang's expression seemed to be immersed in such memories, her expression was even more sad and compassionate, she took another sip of tea, and continued: "Although Your Majesty did not pay attention to Princess Yongxing's request, this woman often came to Wuyi Lane, blatantly stopped my son's ox cart, and shamelessly invited my son to go with her.

After your eldest sister's mother knew about this, she didn't say anything on the surface, but she was depressed in her heart, she was a soft, bright and cheerful girl, since she gave birth to your eldest sister, this character has become taciturn, and over time, this disease has become depressed in my heart, speaking of which, it is also our Xie family who is sorry for her......"

Speaking of this, Xie Zhang's tears were wiped away with some sadness, and Xie Ling's heart was also heavy, and he asked, "Did the eldest sister's mother die of illness?" ”

Xie Zhang's eyes flashed with an angry glint and replied: "It's not all, no matter how unpleasant it is, in the end, your father didn't do anything to be sorry for her, Jing also took care of her with a lot of dedication, it was a banquet in the palace, and invited some women to enjoy the lotus in the palace, Princess Yongxing specially invited your eldest sister's mother to go with her, it was that play, and she ...... after coming back."

After a pause, she continued, "Grandmother didn't know what happened at that time, but I heard that your eldest sister's mother and Princess Yongxing and some palace wives accidentally fell into the water from the boat when they were swimming in the lake by boat...... went. ”

Xie Zhangshi wept sadly again, and only after a long time did he say: "If it weren't for Princess Yongxing inviting Wu Niang to the palace, if it weren't for her several times of entanglement, which made Wu Niang unhappy, maybe Wu Niang wouldn't have ......."

"Then why did my father marry my mother?" Xie Ling asked again.

Xie Zhang said: "Speaking of which, this matter is still the master of grandmother, and your mother's maiden family Wuxing Shen family has some relationship with our Xie family ancestors, their family intends to marry my Xie family, grandmother went to see your mother, at that time your mother was still holding a whip in her hand, and when she saw me, she immediately hid the whip.

Although not as chaste and gentle as those famous ladies, but also a frank and lovely, grandmother thought, your father is too polite, too disciplined, and elegant, so that Princess Yongxing ......

So my grandmother hired your mother as a housewife for your father, and after your mother married into my Xie family, she was still very restrained at first, and then this temperament slowly let go, she respected the elders, and treated your eldest sister very well, sometimes she would play with some juniors like a child, and your father was gradually happy with her when he saw her, and after a year, there was you and your brother......"

Speaking of the younger brother who died at birth, Xie Zhang and Xie Ling were extremely uncomfortable, and both of them fell silent.

"Grandmother, it's all bad to blame Ah Ling, if it weren't for Ah Ling, maybe my mother and my brother wouldn't be ......"

"What nonsense are you talking again! How can this be blamed on your head! Xie Zhang immediately interrupted, "Actually! You and your brother were both very healthy when they were born, and your brother cried louder than you, and everyone said that this child would grow up to be like her mother, but who would have thought that even a month had passed, and this child would ......"

When he was born in good health, he died inexplicably before a month, Xie Ling seemed to think of something in his heart, and asked: "Grandfather, when my mother was in confinement, who took care of me and my brother?" ”

"Naturally, it's the maid by the side of the nurse and your mother, and when your mother got married, she brought an old woman and three maids, and in addition, your grandmother also sent three maids over to take care of your mother."

"And what about the old woman and the three maids that Mother brought?"

Xie Ling asked again, in her childhood memory, it seems that she does not have the impression of the old woman and the three maids beside her mother, when she was a child, there were many people who came to serve her, and they would be replaced often, until she was seven years old, her grandfather sent Chunhua and Qiushi to her, and the maids around her were not replaced.

"It is also strange to say, since the death of your brother, your mother and your nurse have also passed away one after another, your grandfather thought that this matter was strange, so he took the three handmaidens to question, who knew that these three handmaidens were as strong as your mother, and I don't know that my grandfather suspected them of this matter and made them suffer wrongs and grievances, and even overnight, the three handmaidens committed suicide by poisoning."

At this point, Xie Zhang sighed heavily.

"The Xie family has a reputation for hundreds of years, how could there have been such a thing, and then your grandfather bought coffins for each of the three maids, ordered someone to bury them, and gave their family some money, and the matter was not investigated again."

"In other words, all the clues are broken, and the people who took care of my mother, as well as the people who took care of me and my brother, are gone." Speaking of this, Xie Ling's eyes lit up again, "No, aren't there three maids sent by grandmother to take care of mother?" ”

"Yes, the three maids, grandmother also brought them to ask questions, but they did not know anything, and in your mother's house, they only did some small things to tidy up their clothes and serve your mother's daily life, but when you got up one morning, your mother asked the nurse to take you and your brother to come and see, and your brother was already ......."

"Your mother can't stand this blow, and she is also mentally deranged for a while, and her grandmother invited a number of doctors to come and see, but she didn't think she could even survive the confinement, so she followed, and my grandmother's heart really hurts!"

Xie Ling's heart also seemed to be dragged by a sharp knife, and his eyes oozed crystal.

"Then later, why did my father marry Zhu?"

Xie Zhang said: "This is Your Majesty's will. ”

"Your Majesty's will?" Xie Ling couldn't help but exclaim.

"Yes, your father has been guarding your mother for two years, and he has no intention of marrying a wife, and your grandmother is also anxious with your father, originally wanted to continue a concubine of the Langya Wang clan for your father, but Your Majesty suddenly made a will, and promised Zhu Yi's daughter, which is your stepmother Zhu, to your father."

"At that time, Zhu Yi was deeply valued by Shangshu Ling Shen Yue, and he also had a lot of dealings with your grandfather, and your grandfather also felt that this person was quite talented, so he didn't care about the low level of his family, and accepted this marriage."

Xie Ling only smiled bitterly in his heart: This Zhu Yifeng's ability to welcome and shoot horses is really commendable, even a respected celebrity like Shen Yue, and his grandfather have a lot of respect for him, which shows his ability to be a villain.

Speaking of this, Xie Ling seemed to think of the most critical question, got back to business, and asked: "By the way, grandmother, before my father died, did he behave abnormally, and did he leave anything behind?" ”

"Do you suspect that your father is also ......" Xie Zhang's face was suspicious and shocked, and he said again, "Yes, your father's favorite celebrity Mobao during his lifetime was fond of practicing Wang Yishao's calligraphy, so his grandmother left behind the characters and poems he practiced during his lifetime. As he spoke, he called: "Concubine Lin!" ”

An old woman came in: "Yes, what does the old lady command?" ”

"Go to my room and bring me my dowry."

"Yes."

Xie Zhang's meaning was something, and Lin Yu also understood, and after only a quarter of an hour, she walked over with a rosewood box, held it in both hands, and held it in front of Xie Zhang.

Xie Ling took it on his behalf, and Xie Zhang's family ordered Lin Yu to retreat.

"Open it! This is what your father left behind. Xie Zhang's gentle words said to Xie Ling.

Xie Ling nodded, did not hesitate, took the key handed by Xie Zhang, inserted into the golden lock hung on the box, with a soft sound, the top cover of the box popped open, a wisp of rich sandalwood incense hit the nose, Xie Ling saw that the box was indeed full of a box of silk or Saeki paper, she picked it up one by one, and saw that this was all the celebrity law that her father copied, the earliest such as Wei Boyu, Suo Jing such a famous scholar of the Jin Dynasty, as well as the calligraphy offered by the king of Wang Xi, as well as the poems left by the ancestors of the Xie family such as Xie An, Xie Xuan, Xie Lingyun, etc.,

When he turned to the last page, Xie Ling's gaze was frozen.

Xie Zhang leaned over curiously and asked, "What's wrong?" Ah Ling? Glancing at the Saeki paper, it reads:

The husband is a beautiful woman, and he is free to take care of himself. The soul is more than a rebellion, and the form is withered and lives alone. I say that I am going to the twilight, eating and eating and forgetting. The heart is moved without being conscious, and the friendship is proud and the blind date. Target.

"It's just a poem, it must have been written by your father when he had nothing to do, and there are so many poems written by your father, where did Ah Ling look at this one so seriously?"

Xie Ling still frowned, looked at Xie Zhang's and asked, "Grandmother, do you know that this poem is Sima Xiangru's Changmen Fu?" ”

Xie Zhangshi shook his head in amazement: "I only heard Jing Xiang mention it, but I have never seen it in person, in the past, His Royal Highness the Prince became a monk on behalf of his father, and he lived in the Xiangshan Temple to concentrate on editing the "Anthology", and your father was also on the side to assist, but I heard your father say that the prince wanted to leave Sima Xiangru's Changmen Fu, but in the end its authenticity was missing, so the whole poem was not left. ”

That's it, Sima Xiangru's "Changmen Fu" can be seen at the earliest time from Prince Zhaoming's "Zhaoming Anthology", it is precisely because the "Anthology" compiled by Prince Xiao Tong collected all the masterpieces of celebrities before the Southern Dynasties, so that these masterpieces will not be lost in the war and buried forever in the torrent of history.

"But why did my father write a Nagato fu?" Xie Ling's eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and his eyes were locked on the last few words of this manuscript, but he felt that the last few strokes were very strange, and when he was thinking about it, a feather floated out of the box and jumped into her sight. ”

"What happened to this feather? Ah Ling? Seeing such a surprised and horrified expression on Xie Ling's face, Xie Zhang asked again.

Xie Ling said: "This is also left by my father." ”

"Yes, it was left on your father's desk, and when your mother saw that this mink feather was caught in the book by him, she thought that it must be his favorite thing, so she also left it as a souvenir."

"Did that grandmother remember that a few days before my father died, did she say who she had seen in the past?"