He looked at Xia Xueye, who was frowning on the side, and explained.

Xia Xueye nodded, then shook her head and said, "I call myself a confidant, but at this time, it is not as open as you can see." ”

As she spoke, she raised her head slightly, and when she saw the copper-colored coffin, she suddenly remembered the smile of Qianniang before she died, so bright. Maybe such an ending is not bad for Qianniang.

Thinking of this, her originally frowning brow was relaxed.

And seeing that the young lady seemed to be finally relieved, Qing'er also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She spoke, "Miss, the man came again this morning. ”

"Have any letters been left behind?"

"No, it's just that we have our carriages and horses ready." Qing'er replied.

Xia Xueye sighed slightly.

"At least, you have to send Qianniang home."

After speaking, he stopped talking, and the three of them lined up, silently sending Qianniang's coffin all the way to the mourning hall in Xiangcheng. However, when he arrived at the mourning hall, he was stopped by the old man who was guarding the door.

The old man's hair was white, but his eyebrows and eyes were very energetic. He glanced at the person who had come to deliver the coffin and asked, "Who is in the coffin?" ”

Wang Zonghuan stepped forward, made a deep compilation, and replied: "The second daughter-in-law of the Su family, Qianniang." ”

As soon as he heard the word Qianniang, the old man's originally stretched smile suddenly froze on his face, and he reacted half loudly before responding. He said, "Don't you know that she is no longer qualified to live in Suling?" ”

Wang Zonghuan nodded: "Xiaosheng knows something, it's just ...... The hidden truth is not clear in one or two words, can you ask the seniors to be accommodating. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the old man hurriedly waved his hand and said angrily: "What is accommodation, more than a dozen lives of my Su clan were lost at the hands of this woman, noisy in the middle of the night, and I won't stop dying?" ”

His anger made Wang Zonghuan stunned for a while, unable to speak.

Xia Xueye, who was walking behind the coffin, saw that Wang Zonghuan had been moving forward, guessing what was going on, so she handed Bai Aya to Qing'er, and she bypassed the coffin and walked in front of Wang Zonghuan.

"What's wrong?" She asked.

Wang Zonghuan shook his head and glanced at the old man standing in front of him. explained: "Qianniang was expelled from the Su clan and could not live in Su Ling. ”

After he finished speaking, the old man added: "The old student has read countless people in his life, but he has never seen such a vicious woman. ”

Hearing what he said, Xia Xueye nodded thoughtfully: "What the predecessor said is indeed true, but Qianniang has never been expelled from the Su family's ancestral home, so no matter how vicious she is, she still has to enter this ancestral hall." ”

The old man was taken aback, and explained: "Girl, don't you know, when the ancestor was alive, he had already announced to the people of Xiangcheng that Qianniang would be removed from the Su family. ”

Xia Xueye shook her head: "No, you don't know anything about the seniors, the head of the Su family is not the ancestor. ”

"Who's that?" The old man hurriedly asked.

"It's Su Shiren, Qianniang's husband." As soon as she said this, the old man was shocked, and he remembered that about ten years ago, the ancestor had announced to the world that he would pass on the Su family's head to Su Shiren, the second eldest of the Su family, but Su Shiren was found dead at the foot of the mountain soon after, and he was unrecognizable. Since there was no successor, the ancestor had been managing the affairs of the Su family. Because of this, almost everyone forgot that the real head of the Su family was not the ancestor.

After a long time, the old man finally remembered that time. However, at this moment, he didn't want the woman who had almost wiped out the Su family's door to step into this ancestral hall.

He stroked his gray beard and said, "Even so, her crime is known to everyone. ”

Xia Xue Yefu shook his head again: "I see that the seniors are as old as the ancestors, and the seniors must know what kind of person the ancestor is." My juniors don't want to make too many evaluations, but my seniors should know it in their hearts. Although Qianniang's behavior is a bit extreme, but think about it, seniors, if you are not forced to a certain extent, why would a woman be so crazy? ”

The old man lowered his head and thought, and when he looked up, he already felt slightly guilty. "That's what the girl said, I naturally know, it's just ......"

Before he finished speaking, Qing'er on the side had already walked in front of him.

Qing'er glanced at the old man and asked, "In that case, what other reason do you have to stop it!" As she spoke, she faced Xia Xueye and said, "That person is here." With that, she pointed to a woman standing behind the coffin.

That woman was the woman in the Xia Xueye courtyard who sent the message last time. At this moment, she stood behind the coffin with a blank face, holding a printed letter in her hand.

Xia Xueye saw that the letter was sealed with mud, and she only felt her heart shrink violently.

She hurried to the woman, but when she opened the letter, there was only "hurry back." "Two words, this is a slow sigh of relief." I know what you're going to say, just wait a moment. So saying, she returned the letter to the woman.

"Destroy."

She said.

When she came back, Wang Zonghuan asked her what was wrong.

"It's urgent at home." She said.

However, the old man was still standing in the middle of the ancestral hall, looking at everything in front of him as if there was nothing.

Xia Xueye walked in front of the old man.

However, before she could speak, the old man opened her mouth first: "The girl is from the government? ”

Xia Xueye looked at him and nodded.

"Come in, then. The people do not rebel against the officials, and the way of heaven is also. So saying, he retreated to the side of the ancestral hall, took up the long stick, and rang the brass bell. The so-called "send-off".

Xia Xueye looked at the old man who was concentrating on ringing the bell, and always felt that he had something to say, but he really couldn't say anything. After thinking about it, he retreated behind the coffin and accompanied Qianniang into the ancestral hall.

After sending Qianniang on her last journey, Xia Xueye didn't have time to think about it anymore, so she had to rush on the road.

"The girl has been gone for many years, I don't know when I will see you again, remember to take care of everything." Wang Zonghuan sent Xia Xueye's master and servant to the outside of Xiangcheng City and admonished.

Xia Xueye waved goodbye: "You can write a report to the capital about the affairs of Quzhi County, and the capital will definitely send someone to tell you to go to Beijing to tell the truth, and go to the capital to find Shangshu Zhang Cheng, he is a good official and will help you." ”

After speaking, he saw Wang Zonghuan nodded. She added, "Well, we'll see you then." ”

Wang Zonghuan smiled slightly: "Okay, I'll see you then." ”

……

The journey from Xiangcheng Road to the capital was not rugged, and it only took more than four days for Xia Xueye and his party to arrive at the outskirts of the capital.

Xia Xueye pulled the curtain, although she had not arrived in Chang'an, but only here, she could already feel the prosperity of Chang'an. It was obviously a very familiar place, but at this moment, Xia Xueye, who was accustomed to the tranquility of Xiangcheng, felt a little unfamiliar.

"Miss." Qing'er called her.

Xia Xueye looked back at her.

"What's wrong?"

"This time, I'm afraid Miss Haoyue will also come back."