Chapter 163: Heavy
In the conference hall, Fourth Master Xie summoned the housekeeper to ask in detail about tomorrow's funeral. The atmosphere is somber and depressing. The juniors of the Xie family, including Xie Yan, were silent.
It's just that after the steward was waved away, Xie Daoyun suddenly spit out that Xie Shi had left a last word to bury the concubine.
At first hearing the news, Xie Yan froze, and a cold feeling quickly flowed from the soles of his feet to his heart. The look of shock on his face was clear, as if he couldn't believe it.
Not only him, but the juniors of the Xie family also looked at each other.
Xie Er, who was sitting in Xie Yan's subordinate position, even spilled the tea by mistake, "How come?" It couldn't be ......."
Even Fourth Master Xie frowned, "How can a concubine be in the same cave as the head of the family." ”
Xie Daoyun was extremely calm.
It seems that he had expected everyone's reaction. The corners of her mouth twitched slightly, revealing a hint of sarcasm.
"The fourth uncle is right, but death is great, and the sixth uncle loved her the most during his lifetime, since it is the last wish, in order to avoid the uneasiness of the soul, I think it is better to do it. Therefore, I have already asked people to prepare a mat, so let her lie down outside the coffin and serve the sixth uncle. ”
As for Xie Er's gaffe, she just didn't see it.
Xie Er usually got quite close to Tianjin despite her warnings, and now that he heard the news, he would definitely not be able to accept it.
Really.
Xie Er shuddered and held the teacup, and couldn't help but speak, "Cousin, is this really the last wish of the sixth uncle, why don't I and the second brother know?" ”
She questioned like this, but Xie Daoyun was rarely not angry, but when she looked at it with a faint gaze, there was a touch of mockery.
"It's just a concubine to be buried, it's worth making everyone known? If you don't take into account the funeral and burial, you are afraid of going out of the pool, and there is no need to mention it. ”
When she said this, Xie Yan kept staring at her red lips, and it was unbelievable that such a breezy and indifferent sentence of a fresh life actually came from the mouth of his cousin, who was generous and thoughtful.
From Xie Daoyun's expression, Xie Yan could see that she should not know Tianjin's true identity yet. After a little conjecture in his heart, he understood why the sixth uncle had made such a decision.
Tianjingui is the princess of the Northern Dynasty, amnesia and exile in the Southern Dynasty, being so bullied and persecuted, one day she retrieves her memory or is retrieved by the poppy, the army of the Northern Dynasty will definitely wave its troops south again, crazy revenge.
Although he knew it, he couldn't accept it.
He was finally forced to accept the fact that his sixth uncle had died, how could he tolerate Tianjin being buried alive, it was too cruel.
Because he was so shocked in his heart, Xie Yan's face became white and terrifying. Thinking that before tonight, he didn't even know that the sixth uncle had made such a decision without him, and the blood in his whole body seemed to be frozen.
The night wind was bitterly cold, and his back was sweaty.
Xie Yan was the only one who knew the secret of this, and in contrast, Xie Er was shocked and anxious. She couldn't interject, so she had to look at Xie Yan as if she was asking for help.
But what disappointed her was that Xie Yan didn't say a word except for her extremely ugly face.
"Ling Jiang, have you asked that aunt if she is willing?" After Xie Siye's initial hesitation, he quickly calmed down.
As an elder, he thought about it more.
After all, the burial of living people is appalling, although Fourth Master Xie doesn't know why Xie Shi has such last words, but such a thing is not without precedent. Even if he wanted to fulfill his brother's wishes in his own heart, he always had to take into account the impact of this matter on the Xie family.
Although he asked this awkwardly, it seemed to be acquiescence in Xie Yan's ears. His sword eyebrows tightened, and he suddenly looked at Fourth Master Xie, feeling that an extra hand had invisibly grabbed his heart, making him extremely suffocated.
Xie Daoyun Sujie's square face showed a strange smile, only to see her mouth hooked slightly, raised her hand to bend the broken hair hanging on the sideburns behind her ears.
"Fourth uncle, rest assured, this aunt has been kneeling in front of the coffin for a few days, and she can't leave the sixth uncle."
Xie Yan: "......"
Xie Er: "......"
For this funeral, the two brothers and sisters couldn't accept it, and they really sat on pins and needles.
Xie Yan couldn't bear it anymore after all, and stood up suddenly.
He wanted to open his mouth to refute, but Xie Daoyun seemed to think of something, his eyes raised lightly and looked at him, and before he could speak, he preemptively said:
"How the sixth uncle treats the third aunt is known to everyone in the house. Before he left, he was still holding the third aunt's hand and was reluctant to let go, and Brother Yan also saw this in his eyes. ”
As her words fell, everyone's eyes looked at her.
Xie Yan: "......"
Obviously, her intention was to stop his mouth, and her warning eyes were not concealed at all, but everyone seemed to know.
Xie Yan pursed his lips, and a fire of anger gradually condensed in his chest. I just think that it is really hateful to decide a person's life and death in just a few words like this.
After all, if they weren't his relatives, and if Tianjin wasn't the person he cared about, he might not be so scared and worried when he encountered this kind of thing.
Xie Yan closed his eyes tiredly, "You guys discuss, I'll go see Brother Wang." ”
With that, he strode out of the chamber as if he were fleeing.
It's not that he doesn't want to refute, but he can't. Uncle Six's decision has his own considerations. He just chose to sacrifice Tianjin and save his life and thank his family, just like he did at the beginning.
Xie Yan really had no position to blame a dead person's decision. And his lobby sister has always been hostile to Tianjin, and after saying something, she is obviously happy to see it.
He was afraid that as soon as he opened his mouth, he couldn't help but reveal his stuffing.
He regretted it so much, why did he tell the sixth uncle about his identity in the first place. If it weren't for him, she wouldn't have caused this flying disaster.
All...... Everything is his fault.
The sky is dark and moonless, the night wind hits, and the towering pavilion in the day comes into view at this moment, becoming a dark shadow. Walking too quickly, he stumbled under his feet, and the light projected in the hall behind him stretched his shadow very long, looking lonely.
Xie Yan had no intention of listening to what they said anymore, and after stabilizing his body, he quickened his pace and returned to the mourning hall the same way.
In the mourning hall, Tianjin was still kneeling, still in the same posture as before. The paper in his hand had been reduced to ashes. Her eyes were slightly pale, her face was slightly pale, but her face was unusually calm.
When he heard the sound of footsteps, he slowly raised his head and took a look.
There were only two dim lamps left in the mourning hall, which were blown out by the cold wind and kept beating. After nightfall, the mourning hall was particularly quiet and gloomy, and she knelt here alone, her figure lonely.
Xie Yan's heart tightened, and he quickened his pace without hesitation, stepped in front of her in three steps and two steps, grabbed her arm and pulled her up from the ground.
"You...... What are you doing? Tianjin was slightly shocked and asked puzzled.
Xie Yan knew that his face must be very ugly at the moment, but he couldn't care about it anymore, "Don't kneel, get out of here first." ”
As he spoke, he was going to take her away. In a hurry, his movements were a little rude, Tianjin knelt for too long, his legs had lost consciousness, and he was pulled like this, and suddenly lost his center of gravity, and he was about to fall to the ground.
Fortunately, Xie Yan grabbed her waist in time and held her up.
"Are you alright?"
Tianjin gasped, and when he knelt down, he didn't feel it, but his knees were as weak as pins and needles, and his legs shook into a sieve. She clutched Xie Yan's sleeve tightly and didn't recover for a long time.
Xie Yan lowered his head to look at her, his eyes fell on her legs, and there was some impatience between his eyebrows.
"I'll help you walk......"
"No, it's the last night, so let me stay here." Tianjin shook his head, rejecting his kindness, struggling to push him away.
Unbeknownst to her, Xie Yan withdrew her hand uninterestingly, and the hand holding her arm increased her strength, "No, I'm going to send you away tonight no matter what." ”