Chapter XIV The Situation
Ye Qiong and Ye Jin met with Ye Yao first.
Ye Yao lowered her voice and said, "I asked people to go and see it, the brocade guards are quite polite, but they only guarded a few important passes. The few who were arrested were a few maids who guarded the door at home and guarded their father's study, as well as the housekeepers who came and went with the people in the outer courtyard, and Mr. Ye and Feng's mother were also interrogated a few words, but they were soon released. Only Daddy's study and the Magnolia Courtyard where Daddy and his mother lived were copied and inspected, and they were strictly guarded by Jinyi Guards. ”
At this point, Ye Jin's face became uneasy, and he glanced at Ye Qiong deeply.
What Jin Yiwei was looking for was probably the letter.
If the letter hadn't been intercepted by the little sister...... Ye Jin didn't dare to think about it.
And Ye Qiong took a long breath, and the heart that had been hanging high finally fell to the ground.
It's not a raid, it's just a raid on the study and the Magnolia Courtyard, and things haven't gotten to the worst, there's still a place to turn around.
Several people reported to the Jinyi guards who were guarding the intersection one by one, but the Jinyi guards did not stop them.
When they met Xie, Xie was escorting a smiling face away a brocade guard in Zhu Yi.
The Jinyi guard was very imposing, and when she slanted her eyes and looked at Ye Qiong and the others, Ye Qiong only felt that the coercion in her eyes was like Mount Tai pressing down, making her almost unable to breathe.
Seeing that it was only a few underage children of the Ye family, the man withdrew his gaze and said to the Xie family: "Madam, please rest assured, Your Majesty has clearly stated that he will investigate thoroughly, if there is really something to do, then there is no way to return to heaven, if someone frames him, Jinyiwei will not ask the respected husband to be wronged and say goodbye." ”
Ye Qiong took advantage of this time to raise her eyes slightly and peek at the brocade guard, and was shocked when she saw it, and hurriedly lowered her head to hide her emotions.
This person is actually Cui Li, the commander of the Jinyi Guard!
Cui Li, who was born in the market, was accidentally discovered by the emperor from the people, and was a famous lonely minister who only obeyed orders.
Ye Qiong was very excited in her heart, but she couldn't show half of it on her face.
Since he is a lonely minister, he will be impartial and upright, and he will not be swayed by any force in the court, this is His Majesty's trust in the Ye family, and it is also an opportunity for the Ye family!
Xie Shi saw Cui Li go, and when he saw a few children, his face softened slightly, showing a little tired: "You should already know the matter, your eldest uncle and father are in prison." Master Cui didn't reveal anything, only said that he would be impartial. Even I don't know what the situation is now. ”
"Has anyone been taken away except my father and uncle?" Ye Qiong asked anxiously.
Xie shook his head and said, "No." ”
Ye Qiong's heart completely settled down.
It's not just the people who come to raid the house that have changed, but so has the place.
In the previous life, the lobby brother Ye Lang was also taken away because he had been crowned in the year, but now he doesn't, which shows that things are promising!
Xie Shi took a breath, forced himself to calm down, and instructed several children: "Master Cui told me that we are not completely forbidden to move around now, but we just have to report it. Jin'er, you go with me to the big room to see the situation, your sister-in-law is still pregnant. Qiong'er, Yao'er, stay and take good care of your grandmother. ”
"Auntie, let me go." Ye Qiong pulled Xie Shi's sleeve.
"What are you going to do?" Xie Shi frowned.
Ye Jin stood up and spoke for Ye Qiong: "Auntie, let the little sister follow, the cousin and the little sister are on good terms, and the little sister can persuade more." ”
Xie Shi thought about it and nodded.
When the Xie family took Ye Qiong and Ye Jin to the Ye family's ancestral house, there was not even a servant woman at the door.
Several people glanced at each other, and there were some bad guesses in their hearts, so they pushed the door and went in.
There were a lot fewer servants along the way, and when I saw them, I didn't come to say goodbye, and my face was full of panic.
A few people walked to the Songhe Hall in the main courtyard, and from a distance, they could hear the eldest aunt Hu Shi scolding the cousin-in-law Su Shi loudly: "How did my Ye family marry you such a mourning star!" As soon as he entered the door, the master was put in prison, and now even the servants have run away most of them privately, how are you a housekeeper? If you want to go back, just say it! ”
Ye Qiong and Ye Jin were dumbfounded when they heard this, and Xie Shi was also angry.
Over there, the voice of Brother Ye Lang in the lobby came again: "Mother, after Wanwan became pregnant, didn't you let her take care of the house, and now you are the housekeeper!" ”
The eldest aunt's voice rose again: "You still speak for her!" I'm your mother or she's your mother, okay, I want a daughter-in-law and don't want a mother! ”
Xie Shi didn't want to listen to it, so he walked into Songhe Hall and deliberately interrupted his aunt's words loudly: "Sister-in-law, I'll take a look at the situation here." ”
Who knew that the eldest aunt heard this sister-in-law and wailed, and raised her hand to wave it towards Xie, Ye Qiong's eyes were quick, and she immediately blocked in front of Xie's body, and received this slap firmly.
"Little sister!" "Hello!"
Xie Shi and Ye Jin hurriedly stepped forward to see Ye Qiong's injury, and saw that the corners of her mouth were broken, and one side of her cheek was high and swollen, and they were so distressed that they couldn't be more distressed.
The eldest aunt over there was still in a state of madness, shouting, "Sister-in-law? I wish I didn't have your relatives! Isn't it just a matter of repairing a bridge, and it actually caused a soul killing! Your husband didn't do good deeds himself, and even my lord was affected, it's all your fault, it's all your fault! ”
Ye Lang saw that his mother couldn't listen to the reason at all, so he could only ruthlessly order the loyal servants who stayed: "Take my mother down first, and use some soothing decoction first." ”
The servant answered, and took the eldest aunt down.
Ye Lang's eyes were red, and Su Shi also apologized for her mother-in-law with tears: "Sister Qiong, I'm really sorry, your face is okay?" ”
Ye Qiong was a little dizzy, but she still shook her head.
Xie Shi sat down with Su Shi in his arms and persuaded: "Don't worry, it will be fine, what you have to do now is to take care of the fetus, don't think too much, do you know?" I'll take care of the matter, I'll go around first, I still have some ways in Beijing. ”
Su Shi held back his tears, and Ye Lang nodded and said, "I will also go to my foreign motherland's priest's restaurant to ask, I can't let the third aunt be busy alone." ”
Xie nodded, got up and left, seeing that Ye Qiong's face was still swollen, he asked Ye Jin to send her back: "Take your sister back, I'll go to the Xie family in the capital to have a look." ”
Ye Jin nodded, and Ye Qiong lowered her head to hide the hatred and distress in her eyes.
The Xie family in the capital is the best at being alone, and the mother can't ask for news.
When Xie returned home, Ye Qiong was staying by her grandmother's side, allowing her grandmother to roll her face with a hot egg to reduce the swelling.
Ye Yao and Ye Jin stood aside with distressed faces, and they were even more worried when they saw Ye Qiong not saying a word.
Little sister, when did you become so able to bear the pain?
Hearing the maid's report that Xie had returned home, Mrs. Shen hurriedly put down the eggs in her hand, stood up to greet her, and was escorted back by Xie who came quickly: "Mother, slow down." ”
"How, what's going on?" Mrs. Shen sat down obediently, grabbed Xie's hand and asked.
Xie's face was tired, she smiled bitterly and shook her head: "There is no news, the Xie family in the capital can't knock on the door, and the sister-in-law's foreign son is even more simply, saying that there is no sister-in-law as a daughter." I also used money from the prison of the Criminal Department, but I still can't even find out what they have done. ”
Mrs. Shen frowned fiercely after hearing this, patted her knees and was about to get up: "I'll go into the palace now and beg the Queen Mother." ”
"Grandmother!" As soon as Mrs. Shen took a step, Ye Qiong had already knelt in front of her with a "bang", "Qiong'er has something important to report." ”
Ye Jin already had a guess in his heart, and also knelt beside Ye Qiong, and said, "Please grandmother hold your back, I have something important to report with my little sister." ”
Mrs. Shen's heart jumped, and she glanced at Xie, who immediately waved away the idlers in the room, and then helped Mrs. Shen to sit on the couch.
Ye Yao on the side was confused, but she intuitively felt that the next news was very important.
Ye Qiong walked forward on her knees, took out the letter paper and the handwriting appraisal certificate issued by Mr. Zou from her arms, held them high with both hands, and said, "Please read it, grandmother." After reading the letter, my grandmother knew what kind of wind and rain the Ye family was facing now. ”
Mrs. Shen pressed her chest, took the letter paper, and almost fainted after reading a line, Xie Shi hurriedly poured a glass of water, and Mrs. Shen barely read the letter, and after seeing the handwriting appraisal, her face improved slightly, and handed the two pieces of paper to Xie.
Xie Shi took it, and Ye Yao, who couldn't help but come forward, read the content head by head, and his hands trembled in fright: "This, this ......"
"This is the letter that his granddaughter intercepted He Yanyan to put in her father's study." Ye Qiong said, "Seeing that this letter was very important, my granddaughter could only hide it privately, and found a way to ask Mr. Zou Shuangrui, a great confucian, to do a handwriting appraisal to prove that it was not the handwriting of her father and uncle." ”
As he spoke, Ye Qiong touched the ground with her forehead and pleaded guilty: "The granddaughter knows that she is guilty, and she shouldn't hide the letter." But the granddaughter can't, firstly, because this letter involves a wide range of things, and it will only set off a storm in the court after handing it in; Second, the granddaughter knows that her grandmother is loyal and will hand over the letter to the heavenly family, but grandmother, this move will cause suspicion from the heavenly family, and the Ye family can't afford to be jealous! ”
Saying that, Ye Qiong was three knocks, Xie didn't even have time to stop it, when Ye Qiong raised his head, there was already a bruise on his forehead, and his tone was still resolute: "The family was suddenly robbed, and this letter is our last hole card." The granddaughter begged her grandmother to keep the letters, not to let Jinyiwei find out, and not to hand them over to the Queen Mother! ”
Ye Jin followed Ye Qiong with three rings, and said, "Grandson also asks grandmother to keep this letter." My sister and I have been investigating the case of my father and uncle for a long time, and we have already caught some eyebrows, and we have caught the carpenter who spread the rumor of 'calling souls'. But the grandson also discovered in the process that the fourth uncle quietly bought off the two monks who had been misunderstood by the people as demon monks before, and asked them to be witnesses to the witchcraft of his father and eldest uncle. Now that the grandson is investigating the origin of these two monks, it will not be long before there will be news. ”
When Mrs. Shen heard Ye Jin talk about his fourth uncle, she slapped the table case fiercely: "That evil obstacle!" ”
Ye Qiong followed closely and said: "If this matter can be resolved, the Ye family does not need to show the letter to cause suspicion and strife, and they will naturally be happy." If the matter can't be resolved and falls into a dead end, my grandmother will take out this letter and meet the Queen Mother to break the situation, proving that someone is framing us! At that time, the Ye family will be ruined, and things will be completely messed up, and they may be able to survive in a desperate situation! ”
This is also the reason why Ye Qiong gave the letter to her grandmother.
Now, the only reliable person in the Ye family's family is grandmother, who can directly meet the Queen Mother.
Father and uncle are in prison, the Xie family is unwilling to contribute, and the elder brother has not yet achieved fame.
Although she was reborn and returned, she was still a twelve-year-old boudoir girl with limited abilities. Only by giving the letter to your grandmother can the letter be of its greatest utility!
Ye Yao was already covering her mouth and couldn't speak, tears welled up in Xie's eyes, she didn't expect her children to do such an effort for the Ye family behind her back.
Mrs. Shen only felt sad, her grandchildren and granddaughters should have been well protected in the palm of her hand, especially her Qiong'er, but now she was worried about the Ye family.
Mrs. Shen admitted that if it weren't for the fact that her two sons who were in charge of officials were now in prison, she would have handed over the letter. The word Zhongjun is engraved in the blood of the Ye family, and she is not allowed to have such selfish intentions as hiding and plotting against her faith.
But now, when it is difficult to protect himself, how can he care so much, not to mention the earnest requests of these two good children.
Mrs. Shen personally stayed to help the two of them, patted their hands and said, "Good boy, I have suffered you, grandmother knows, grandmother must hide the letter." When you say you turn it in, your grandmother will turn it in. ”
Saying that, Mrs. Shen smiled with relief: "Our children of the Ye family have grown up!" ”
Ye Jin listened but panicked: "Grandmother, it's all my little sister's idea, and Shaodan helped us during this period." ”
"The son of the Lu family?" Mrs. Shen's heart tightened, and she relaxed again. She trusted the two children, and they were willing to believe it, so she also believed that the son of the Lu family was a credible person, so she said: "Okay, you think it's good to be credible, just don't bother others." ”
Ye Qiong nodded with a weak gaze.
Xie Shi wiped his tears, and walked forward with Ye Yao and asked, "Mother, although there is no news from the Criminal Department, but after making the money, you are willing to let us go in to see the master and the eldest brother, I see, let Qiong'er and Jin'er go with me." ”
Mrs. Shen nodded, and said, "Go ahead, when you go to Xie Mansion, Jiang Baihu came to tell me that the case will be tried publicly in ten days." Let's go meet them first, at least send something, it's getting cooler now. ”
Ye Qiong was surprised when she heard this, and she was even more excited after that.
In the previous life, the Ye family's case was quietly judged because it involved conspiracy and conclusive evidence, and the case was closed quickly, but in this life, I didn't expect to wait until the time of public trial.
It seems that his previous efforts have not been in vain, and there will be a chance to reverse the outcome of this case in this life!