Chapter 182: The County Lord
Hanxi didn't know how vigorous her father's love was more than 20 years ago, but she knew that this time her mother was punished by the law, although her brother stood on the side of the law and coldly sent her mother to prison, but he still cared about his mother in the end, and tried his best to preserve his mother's dignity and let her suffer less.
But what about that man, he didn't pay attention from beginning to end, and he didn't even buy the jailer to be nicer to his wife. Now that the emperor has put him under house arrest at home and thought about it behind closed doors, he can justifiably not care about his wife's life or death.
Mrs. Bi said to her daughter desolately: "Mother understands now, it's too late, Xi'er, you must not be blinded by the love of children in the future, a man who can be ruthless to the innocent original partner, how he treats the original partner today, will treat you in the future." ”
"Mother...... Daddy knew about those things, right? Did you know it after the fact, or did you know it from the beginning? Hanxi asked.
"I knew it from the beginning, and he acquiesced." Mrs. Bi sneered, "Send your brother away, he also knows, I once thought that he deliberately let go of his own son, but now I know that it is the child who has a big life." ”
"Daddy has always looked out for himself, whether it's you, my brother and me, or even grandma." Bi Hanxi also sneered, "In Daddy's eyes, we can only be used by him, and we can't cause trouble to him, otherwise, we can all be abandoned at any time." ”
"Don't hate him, he's your father after all, just don't count on him anymore." Mrs. Bi stroked her daughter's cheek and said earnestly, "Xi'er, you have to listen to your brother, your brother will protect you, and maybe Bi Ye will also protect you, stay away from your father." ”
The mother's teachings, the cold tide was in mind, and the time for the visit soon came, although the jailers were already very accommodating, but they also had difficulties.
When Hanxi said that he would come again tomorrow and was about to leave, his heart suddenly twitched, he turned around and knelt in front of his mother, grabbed her hand and said, "Mother, I will come tomorrow, can I still see you?" ”
Mrs. Bi stared at her daughter and said nothing.
"Are you going to leave me?" Mother and daughter connected hearts, cold tears rained down, "Mother, you can't leave me, if you leave alone, I will chase you immediately." Whether it's the underworld or the yang, I won't let you be alone, no matter where you go, I will take care of you, if my mother commits suicide, I will also die headlong, and I will follow you. ”
"Hanxi, don't ......" Mrs. Bi panicked, "Hanxi, be obedient, you are still so young." ”
"Mother, don't leave me." Hanxi sobbed, "You're okay, I'll be fine." I heard my brother say that he will still be pardoned in the future, our emperor and queen haven't given birth to a prince yet, haven't we, we haven't set up a prince yet, as long as there are happy events in the royal family, as long as there are good things in the court, as long as there is another opportunity to amnesty the world, my brother will definitely fight for you. Mother, there is still hope, no matter what, don't leave me behind......"
"Xi'er ......" Mrs. Bi finally cried bitterly.
For her evil, the greatest punishment is not the disaster of prison, nor the pain of exile, it is the life of a pair of children who have been messed up by her, they are so kind and good children, but because of their mother's evil, they bear the stain of a lifetime.
Under the bitter pleading of Hanxi, the mother finally gave up the idea of suicide, agreed to meet again tomorrow, and agreed to go to Xiping Mansion together.
Hanxi walked out of the prison exhausted, and the scorching sun outside was directly scorching on his body, and he felt his skin hot in an instant.
It's unimaginable that my mother almost had to go to Xiping Mansion under such a poisonous sun, but even if she survived the scorching heat, she could survive the long road after that?
Thinking of this, her heart was unbearable, she had just cried once, she almost had no strength in her body, she was in a trance step by step, and when she was staggering and unstable, suddenly a pair of hands were on her shoulders.
"Hanxi, are you alright?"
Ershan came here to do errands, and when he heard that his sister was going to visit her mother, he waited outside, and sure enough, he waited for someone who couldn't walk steadily.
"Industry Brother ......"
When Han Xi saw this half-brother, his heart was extremely complicated, in fact, his father was dispensable for them for a long time, and they were not uncommon to each other.
Maybe she can find half peace in her heart if she hates Bi Ye, but she can't hate it, she can't hate an innocent person.
Ershan picked up Hanxi, and when he was waiting for his sister, he already knew that she came by himself, so he ordered someone to go to the house and set up a carriage, and just when the carriage arrived, Hanxi also came out, and he picked his sister into the carriage.
"Second brother will send you home." Ershan said, "On such a hot day, why did you run out by yourself and take an umbrella." ”
Hanxi was stunned and shook his head with tears.
"Do you want to go to the second brother's house?" Ershan said, "Why don't we take grandma over together?" The second brother's house is smaller, if you are willing to live in a room with your grandmother? ”
Hanxi said: "Brother take grandma away, I won't go, I want to take care of my eldest brother at home." Besides, I'll leave in the autumn, and my grandmother will have to get used to being away from her sooner or later, and I'm relieved to have my sister-in-law here. ”
They took a carriage together to return to Bifu first, and when it came to Hanxi's intention to send his mother to exile, Ershan had to ruthlessly tell her that the imperial court would not allow relatives to send prisoners to exile.
Although there is accommodation, it also means that Hanxi can only go on the road by herself, and then follow her all the way in a low-key manner, but the life and death of her and her mother on the road can only be resigned to fate.
Exile is different from detention, prisoners in prisons can not die easily, but exiled people, wind, frost, rain, snow, natural disasters and man-made disasters on the road are unpredictable, and those who die halfway will also die, and the court will not pursue the escort of prisoners.
"You have to be careful." Ershan said, "Second brother knows, I can't stop you." ”
"Brother, you have to take care of grandma, I don't want to die on the way, I have to go home to see grandma." Han Xi said, stopped, looked at his brother timidly, and said after hesitating, "Second brother...... If one day, the emperor gives amnesty to the world, and my mother can stop being exiled, will you be unwilling? ”
"Yes." "But then, you'll be happier, and that's a good thing." The grievances between me and your mother, the court has already given a trial, and an explanation for my mother and children is enough for me and your sister-in-law. No matter what, the hatred of killing the mother and the child, the hatred in the heart will never be eliminated, so even if your mother dies in a foreign country, for us, the loss of relatives is the loss. She deserves her punishment, and I don't sympathize with her, but if the court pardons her, it will be her life, and it will be a blessing for her and your eldest brother. ”
"Brother, when will I be able to ask the emperor for amnesty?" Hanxi asked.
"When the little princess was born, the emperor gave amnesty to the world, and several death row prisoners were sentenced to life imprisonment, and dozens of ordinary prisoners were released." Ershan said, "Maybe after the birth of a prince, the emperor will give amnesty to the world, as for the affairs of the court, it is difficult to say." Besides, your mother has committed a serious crime, and it may be difficult to be completely free, at most she can be exempted from hard labor. ”
Han Xi listened carefully, and the nearest hope in front of him was all pinned on the queen's stomach.
Ershan said again: "Brother doesn't want you to suffer, you really followed your mother to Xiping Mansion, my eldest brother and I will think of ideas, let the people over there try not to make your mother suffer, after all, it is too far away, the capital whip is out of reach, and some things will be turned a blind eye." ”
Hanxi said gratefully: "Thank you, second brother, thank you......"
Ershan sighed softly, and told Hanxi: "Don't run away with your mother halfway, then you won't be able to hold your head up and be a man for the rest of your life, you will be afraid of being hunted down for the rest of your life, and you will be panicked for the rest of your life." Xi'er, just think of the second brother as a mouthful, don't go that way, don't let me have to send someone to arrest you, promise me, okay? ”
"Well, I listen to the second brother's ......" Hanxi sobbed and fell into the arms of the second brother.
She always thought that it would be great if the three brothers and sisters were born to a mother, but then the mother-in-law was too pitiful, her husband was robbed and poisoned, and there was no one to seek justice for her.
They returned to Bifu together and picked up their grandmother, and Prime Minister Bi looked at a pair of children solemnly throughout the whole process, but none of them looked at their father.
After Bi Zhenye got the news, he also came to Langzhong Mansion in the evening to visit his grandmother, and entrusted Lian Yi to help them take care of his grandmother, he wanted to leave his sister behind, but Hanxi said that she would go back to take care of her brother.
The old lady looked at the deep love between the three children's brothers and sisters, even if they were separated by a layer of belly, even if the previous generation had a deep hatred, it did not dilute the blood and family affection, and she knew that this was God's greatest favor to the Bi family.
She said with tears in her eyes: "Zhenye, why don't you move out too, let your shameless father fend for himself, grandma has some savings, it is not difficult for you to buy a house in Beijing, this is not your father's money, you can spend it with peace of mind." ”
Naturally, this is all an afterthought, buying a mansion is not an overnight thing, at least tonight, the grandparents and grandchildren reunited, had a good meal, and Bi Zhenye left with his sister.
On the way home, Han Xi said: "Brother, when will you get married, if I have another sister-in-law like the second sister-in-law to take care of you, I won't worry about you." ”
Zhenye smiled: "You want a sister-in-law just to take care of me, so wouldn't it be a maidservant and an old mother?" ”
Han Xi smiled: "That's too, my brother in the industry hurts my sister-in-law so much." But we are like this now, there are good girls who don't look down on you, and good sons and brothers who look down on me. ”
Bi Zhenye smiled: "Who dares to look down on my sister? ”
Before the words fell, the horses stopped in fright, the carriage shook violently, and after the people got out of the car to check, they came back and said: "Young master, the wheels of a carriage in front of you are cracked, and they are parked on the side of the road, waiting for someone to pick it up." It's in the way, it's narrow, and we can't get through. ”
Bi Zhenye opened the curtain and looked, only to see a young girl standing on the side of the road, beside her who seemed to be following a servant, you can meet dignitaries and nobles in this capital casually, after all, he wants to gain a foothold in the imperial court, not to mention whether to win over the relationship, it is also appropriate not to offend people.
So he got out of the car with his sister and took the initiative to ask about it, and the servant over there stood in front of the young lady and reported to the door of the house and said, "The county lord of Shen Wangfu is here, who are you?" ”