The Stepmother is Unkind - Chapter 111

The existence of the eldest lady is always unavoidable, but fortunately they did not escape, facing the tragedy, and facing up to themselves.

Xie Qin opened his heart to Xie Ce, talking to the deceased eldest lady, and also being candid with Yin Mingyu.

Yin Mingyu and Xie Qin tacitly did not fall in love on the eldest lady’s memorial day, nor did they plan to talk about old things later.

They are already husband and wife. They have to love each other so much that they are exhausted to think about it. They can go on together if they appreciate each other.

And it is rare in the world to have both. If you are entangled too much, you will be asking for trouble.

Yin Mingyu went from being powerless and enjoying himself to being able to control himself in such a situation slowly, and every trace of leisure and happiness he gets is qualitatively different.

This process is more beautiful than simply pursuing a lover as a target result.

Find yourself, cultivate yourself, defend yourself, love yourself the most.

Yin Mingyu is a layman. The pursuit of the layman is not to live a poetic life, but to live a happy life.

Therefore, after a fast meal at the temple, Xie Qin had to leave for a while because the guards rushed to report, and she began to nagging in front of the eldest lady’s tablet.

“Ashamed to say, we are still receiving the blessings of Big Sister, if Big Sister knows what you want, just ask Xie Qin to ask for it, don’t ask me, I have a peach wood sword, a good night’s sleep never dream, and I no money…”

When Yin Mingyu said “no money”, after a while, he changed the topic and said, “If big sister asks her dreams to guide you, look for me, just look for me.”

Little Xie Ce looked at her dumbfoundedly, “Mother, are you looking for it or not?”

Yin Mingyu gave him a look that “can only be understood but cannot be described in words”, and continued to think, “I also only later learned about the temperament of the eldest sister from various parties, eldest sister, you are too thin-skinned, and the family and sisters are so divided. What are you doing? As long as you ignore me a few more times…”

Xie Ce answered, “Will my mother also take advantage of my mother?”

Yin Mingyu: “…”

This kid can be really overwhelming at times.

Yin Mingyu glanced at the tablet with a guilty conscience, put his hand on Xie Ce’s head, and forcibly turned back the tablet, “Talk to your mother, don’t take my words.”

Xie Ce put two small hands on both sides of his head, muttering: “My hair can’t be messed up, I’m good-looking, I want to show it to my mother…”

Yin Mingyu let out a “hah”, then put his hand on Xie Ce’s head and rubbed it again, teaching him that all the broken hairs hanging down from his head should be braced before he stopped his hand.

Xie Ce pouted, “My mother is bad and bullies me again.”

He also knew that people were small and weak, and there was nothing he could do about her, so he turned to the tablet, and instead of the previous confusion, he complained to the mother’s milk.

A child, even if he is as smart as Xie Ce, his logic is not as good. At first, he still complained earnestly, but then his interest came, and whatever he thought was interesting, no matter how big or small, he had to share it with his mother.

He is not too tired, but Yin Mingyu is very suspicious, if the eldest lady can really hear, maybe her ears will have calluses.

Two saw gourd mouths give birth to a small horn, which is quite interesting.

Yin Mingyu smiled and looked at the tablet peacefully.

As long as the eldest lady pays attention to her a few more times… taking advantage is taking advantage, maybe there will be no such thing later.

However, the past cannot be traced back, and offering sacrifices in the future can be more relaxed, it is better to chat casually.

So, after hearing the report of the guard, Xie Qin stepped in with a dignified expression, and heard two people, one big and one small, as if they were raising a bar. Son, each say their own.

For a moment, Xie Qin was confused, and even wanted to quit to reconfirm whether he was going wrong.

It was clear that when he just went out, the atmosphere was not like this. What happened?

But it was impossible to go wrong, and the two were so noisy that they seemed a little pitiful in front of the tablet. Xie Qin glanced over and said helplessly: “You are arguing.”

Yin Mingyu and Xie Ce turned back together, glanced at him, then turned back, and continued to talk to the eldest lady, but this time, the topic could be closed, because the blame turned on Xie Qin, who said that he was not good.

Xie Qin: “…”

They just “bully” the eldest lady and can’t say, “bully” him and can’t care about them.

It was getting late, Xie Qin hurriedly proposed to go back to the house and take away the two disturbing people.

And as soon as they left, the breeze blew, and the candle light swayed gently and returned to calm, as if the eldest lady was also relieved.

The three returned to the state house, and Chu He followed them in, seeing that he had something to say.

Xie Qin drove Xie Ce to play, and then the two came to the main room together.

Yin Mingyu changed clothes and came out. Seeing that the two of them were here, he asked suspiciously, “Why didn’t you go to the study to talk?”

Xie Qin and Chu He looked at each other and didn’t answer.

At this time, the maids came in with all kinds of food and placed them on the table one by one.

When Xie Qin waited for them all to put down, he waved his hands to teach them to go down and started talking about business.

Yin Mingyu sat down and took a bite of the delicate pastries.

They like to sit beside her and talk about the big and small things recently, although this shows that she is not an ordinary housewife in their hearts now, but sometimes it really affects their appetite.

Like what they’re talking about right now.

In the afternoon, the guards deliberately went to the temple to report, so that they finally guarded a ship full of people at the port and brought back a few witnesses.

Previously, Xie Qin had sent more than a dozen guards out, and after waiting for several days, he finally found that the people from Butterfly Valley were coming in with a carriage, and their spirits were all stunned.

At night, a suspicious ship docked at the port.

It didn’t take long for someone to drive down a lot of numb people from the boat, and the guards confirmed that these people are the people who are going to be brought into the cave by those in Butterfly Valley.

When they arrived from the carriage, they began to prepare quietly, lying in ambush on both sides of the road, and when the carriage passed, several people hit the horses heavily with stones.

As soon as the horse was in pain, it suddenly neighed, and it was out of control.

Several carriage riders were thrown off and were injured.

Some of the people who were bound took the opportunity to jump out of the carriage and wanted to escape. Some were quickly restrained and whipped. Some of the people with stronger legs and feet ran very fast, and quickly ran into the forest.

The people in Butterfly Valley are more familiar with the terrain, and they are chasing after them. In order to escape, those people do not care about the dangers that the mountains and forests may have in the dark, and they desperately run away.

The guards of the Xie family had long been hiding in the forest, and as soon as a fleeing person passed by, they hurriedly pressed down and covered their mouths.

Those people were terrified, murmured loudly, kicked and struggled hard.

The guards listened to the movement and whispered: “If you want to live, don’t make a sound.”

Those who fled also heard the sound of leaves and grass slapping on their bodies, and trembled with nervousness and fear. They didn’t dare to make a sound or even breathe.

When the voice appeared a few steps away, despair shrouded the hearts of the few fleeing people. The guard who had previously smeared his face suddenly deliberately made some movements, pretending to be discovered by the people in Butterfly Valley, jumped out of the grass, and stumbled up.

The disguised guards didn’t run very far, so they fell on purpose, and were caught by the people of Butterfly Valley, who pressed them to the ground and taught them: “Run, run again! Run again and kill you!”

The guards seemed to be unable to bear the pain, hugged their heads and groaned, and were picked up again and walked out of the mountains and forests.

Their voices were getting farther and farther, and the fleeing people realized that they had escaped, and they wept silently.

After confirming that the number of people in the Butterfly Valley was correct, they continued to urge them on their way with confidence, but they scolded the troublemakers a lot.

The rest of the guards returned to the city with a few intercepted people.

Although the few fleeing people heard that they were from the state government, they didn’t believe it until they actually entered the state city and saw the gate of the government department.

When the three of the Xie family worshipped at the temple, Chu He waited for those people to wake up, gave them some porridge, and then asked about the business after they finished drinking.

Chu He was wearing an official uniform, and those few people trusted him, and all answered truthfully without any deception.

Therefore, when the Xie family came back, Chu He explained to them: “Those people said that there was a severe drought in Jinzhou and other places last year, and there was no harvest. Many people became refugees and flocked to Jiangnan. He was led away outside several cities in the south of the Yangtze River for being a worker and drinking porridge.”

“I put medicine in the gruel, and when I woke up, I tied my hands on the boat.”

Yin Mingyu couldn’t eat the snacks, so he held a cup and dipped his fingers on the wall of the cup unconsciously.

Xie Qin asked coldly, “Do they know which company is recruiting?”

Chu He shook his head, “As long as those refugees have a bite to eat, who cares about them.”

Xie Qin clenched his hands slowly, suppressed his anger, and said calmly: “Small and trafficking of so many people can be considered a crime. I will write a letter immediately, asking Your Majesty to decree, join the army to sweep the Butterfly Valley and rescue the innocent people.”

Chu He asked: “Qi Jiedu is now standing with us?”

When he spoke, he was looking at Yin Mingyu.

Yin Mingyu said: “If they are really ready to act, they will definitely not stand on the opposite side of Daye, but Qi Jiedu didn’t dare to act rashly before. I’m afraid there are also local forces in the Lingnan Army.”

Xie Qin nodded and said solemnly: “Yes, it is best to join the army from outside.”

Chu He nodded in agreement, and then thought about it: “It would hurt innocent people. If you can think of a way to introduce troops into Nanyue and solve this problem without fighting the grass, it would be best.”

Xie Qin pondered, he had already made some considerations, but he had to have the will of Beijing to deploy troops before he could cooperate with the inside and outside and bring in troops.

He thought so, so he couldn’t waste any more time, and even if he asked someone to prepare a pen and ink, he would immediately write a secret book.

“Second Mother, help me grind.”

He even supported Yin Mingyu.

But Yin Mingyu, in view of the importance of this matter, did not say “remuneration” inappropriately, and honestly worked for Xie Qin.

Chu He left the main room and went back to the guest room to rest. Xie Qin sat behind the desk and pondered for a moment. After organizing the words in his mind, he picked up a pen and dipped in ink, and wrote the secret book in one go.

He did not shy away from Yin Mingyu, and Yin Mingyu directly took all the contents of the secret book into his eyes.

When he finished writing, Yin Mingyu said, “In the days to come, the city will be very lively, and it will definitely attract most of the attention. It will be more convenient for you to do things in private.”

The Cuju competition that she had always wanted to hold in front of the people of the state city is ready, and Nan Ke should also come to the city to prepare for the wedding. Yin Mingyu is confident. For a long time, the topic of the people in the state city will be these two thing.

Xie Qin wrapped his arms around her waist, and the two of them sat one by one, hugging each other gently, without saying a word.

The atmosphere was just right, and suddenly I remembered the knock on the door, and then Xie Ce shouted in a tender voice: “Father, mother! Ce’er is hungry!”

Xie Qin was stagnant, let go of Yin Mingyu’s waist, and silently put away the secret folds that he had done.

Yin Mingyu put his hand on Xie Qin’s shoulder, patted twice sympathetically, and then rushed out the door and said, “Come in.”

For dinner, the family of three sat together.

Xie Ce was unaware of the situation in South Vietnam and the upcoming changes, and ate and drank carefree.

Xie Qin looked at him blankly for a long time, and then decided, “After a while, the Six Arts course will be arranged.”

Xie Ce’s spoon stopped abruptly and stared blankly at his father, “Huh?”

Yin Mingyu took a chopstick of green vegetables “with pity” and put it in his bowl.

Xie Ce took a resentful look at the green vegetables he didn’t like, and complained, “I’ve lost my appetite…”

Yin Mingyu glanced at his round belly under the table, couldn’t hold back, and in the end reached out and pressed it.

Her belly was soft and very elastic. She didn’t want to press the child’s stomach and make him uncomfortable, so she moved very lightly.

Xie Ce couldn’t hold back all of a sudden, giggled and twisted to hide.

When she stopped touching, Xie Ce tried to straighten his face again, but he couldn’t, so he could only sigh and say, “My lord is really tricky.”

Yin Mingyu was slightly surprised, did you know all the tricks?

And Xie Qin stared at his son, wondering what the old gentleman had taught Xie Ce. When the old gentleman enlightened him before, he was obviously serious and normal…

In the second hall, the old gentleman sneezed suddenly, and all his white beards blew up.

The old man smoothed his beard, looked out the window, saw that the moonlight was quite beautiful tonight, he suddenly became interested, and wanted to have a drink with someone under the moon, so he went to look for the old doctor.

But he knocked for a long time, and the people in the room didn’t answer anything. The old man had to move his hands behind his back and walked to Chu He’s door, “Boy Chu, come and have a few drinks with the old man!”

Chu He was so tired that he fell asleep long ago. He should have been woken up. He followed the old gentleman and sat in the courtyard in a daze.

The old gentleman shook his head and sighed, “In the whole house, only the young lady and the young man are quite entertaining.”

Xie Qin… stepped out and retracted his foot. He had no intention of drinking today, and he was destined to be the one who was disliked.

However, Xie Qin looked at Yin Mingyu, he knew why the normal gentleman was like this when he was enlightened.

Yin Mingyu noticed the sight and looked back at him, his eyes full of inexplicable.

Xie Qin looked down, landed on the peach wood sword in her hand, and asked, “Why don’t you hang up?”

Yin Mingyu cleared his throat and put the peach wood sword farther away as if nothing had happened, “Nothing, let it rest today.”

Xie Qin: “…”

Can the peach wood sword that exorcise evil and ward off evil also rest?

But he was used to it for a long time, and he didn’t say anything, and went directly to the bathroom to shower and change.

Yin Mingyu watched him go in, and took two handkerchiefs in a pretentious manner, one folded up and pillowed under the hilt of the sword, and the other covered the peach wood sword, so that it really fell asleep.

Xie Qin came out of the shower to see it, but turned away as if he didn’t see it.

On the other side, in the Butterfly Valley—

The Xie family’s guards mingled with the abducted crowd and smoothly entered the hole behind the clan temple.

The guard who came to investigate the last time was also among them, and found that the route he walked was different from the last time. He originally wanted to write down the route he took to enter the cave, but he followed the crowd and went down two floors. Can’t remember the way at all.

Several guards looked at each other and shook their heads slightly, obviously they didn’t remember everything.

The group walked for a long time, and then heard the tinkling and scolding: “A group of wood! Hurry up! Don’t linger!”

Accompanied by a few weak screams and begging for mercy, the rude voice sounded again: “Slacking again? Really bad luck! Hurry up and wake up!”

The new group of people was walking, and when they heard the sound, they became agitated.

The guards around them immediately raised the whip and swung it down, scolding: “Want to be beaten? Hurry up!”

The guards were caught in the middle, obediently following the crowd.

There were two guards standing on the periphery who received two whips, and their faces shrank, but they were gritting their teeth in their hearts, waiting for Qiuhou to settle accounts.

The group walked through the long mine and finally saw brighter light. After entering the light source, the people who were kidnapped panicked, and the guards who saw everything were also shocked.

The space in front of you is more than ten feet high and more than one hundred feet wide, and it hovers down layer by layer.

At the bottom, many skinny, black people with completely invisible faces were digging with tools, and there were tall and strong men next to them, holding whips, beating and waving at every turn.

While the guards were in shock, their escorts also abused and whipped them, urging them to go down.

Everyone was afraid of the pain and had to go down the slope.

In the huge mine, most of them are working hard, and when they see the newcomers, their expressions are also numb.

There was only one person, with hope on Hei Buliuqiu’s face, who kept looking quietly at the newcomers.

This person is Yanxia.

Before that, he was the last person to come to the mine. Under extreme fatigue and fear, he was in such an atmosphere every day, but no one came over all the time, and he was about to collapse several times.

The reason why he hasn’t completely given up hope is because he remembered that Mrs. Inspector would not ignore his words and support him.

Suddenly, a whip hit Yanxia heavily, followed by a scolding: “What are you looking at! Be honest!”

Yanxia was in pain and fright, his body shook violently, he hurriedly raised his pick and continued to plan.

But he didn’t give up, and continued to turn his head to search among those people.

Suddenly, Yanxia saw a familiar facial features hidden under the mud, and he was overjoyed. He was about to take a closer look when another whip slapped him on the back.

Burning pain.

However, Yanxia was so excited that he ignored the pain, and vigorously planed the stone, avoiding the guards, and went to search for the familiar face.

He searched for a long time, but he didn’t wait to find it, his heart tightened, and when tears were about to drown his eyes, he met someone’s eyes.

The two looked at each other, and after a while, the man slowly lowered his head, but Yanxia was sure that it was the guard of Mrs. Prefect!

ecstasy!

Iwakyo was excited to express his emotions, but he was afraid of being found abnormal, so he vigorously swung his pickaxe and smashed rocks frantically.

The guards around saw his unusual appearance, but there are crazy people in this mine from time to time, not surprising, as long as they don’t delay work, they don’t care at all.

On the other side, the guard who first discovered Yanxia made a silent gesture to the other guards.

The other guards had seen Yanxia, ​​but he didn’t say that they didn’t recognize Yanxia at all. Fortunately, although Yanxia was excited, he was able to control it and did not expose them.

This was not the right time, and the guards had no intention of approaching Yanxia. After they got down to the bottom of the mine, under the guidance of the guards, they took tools and started working in another area.

Some people who were kidnapped haven’t fully accepted their fate.

Others are timid, afraid of being beaten, and dare not have any thoughts at all, and work obediently.

The guards didn’t want to be too conspicuous, so they all honestly hid in the crowd to work, while checking the situation of the mine.

After Yanxia was released, fatigue came up, and his mood calmed down, waiting for the right time to speak to the guards.

But anyway, there is hope to get out.

Xie Qin’s secret fold was sent out overnight, and the rest had to wait patiently.

Yin Mingyu went out to play as usual, and asked Mrs. Qi to watch the Cuju match as usual.

The first cuju competition for the people of the prefecture city was over, and the city of Manzhou knew even more that Mrs. Chief Shi and Mrs. Jiedushi liked cuju very much, and they also set up rewards for each cuju competition.

And Yin Mingyu originally planned to be more lively. Seeing that he could mobilize the interest of the people in the city, he asked Mrs. Liu and the others to design a set of serious promotions to the Cuju competition, and officially issued a notice to publicize it.

The rewards are heartwarming.

The day after the announcement, someone came to sign up, and a few days later, six cuju teams were formed in the city.

When Xie Qin and Chu He were in the prefecture, they could hear the officials of the prefecture discussing the cuju competition. It can be seen that this matter taught Yin Mingyu how much tossing.

The two of them didn’t even have to think about it, they knew that when the Cuju competition started slowly, it would become a major event in the city.

Yin Mingyu also taught Liu Niangzi and others to go to the wealthy households in the prefecture to sponsor the money. They held a grand opening, invited lion dances and various performances, and performed all the way along the street to the Cuju field.

Xie Qin and Chu He sat early on the second floor of a tea house in front of the Cuju field.

It should be mentioned that, as the best place to watch the Cuju competition, this teahouse also sponsored the Cuju competition for a sum of money.

On the Cuju field, it was extremely lively.

Chu He shook his folding fan and couldn’t help sighing: “My younger brother and sister have integrated much faster than us. Now in this prefecture city, is it possible that only the prefect’s wife does not know the prefect?”

Xie Qin stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at the grand ceremony-like scene on the Cuju arena, and said, “Er Niang integrates very well wherever she goes.”

However, if it is so open, there is only Nanyuezhou City.

“As long as she’s happy.”

Chu He praised: “I didn’t teach a lot of things to wear away my leisurely heart, and I did a lot of things while having fun. This is also a skill.”

Xie Qin looked to the north, his eyes resolute, “Hurry up, Zhezi should be going to Beijing, you and I can’t be too inferior.”

Chu He turned slightly serious and nodded very seriously.

On the high stage on the side of the Cuju court, Yin Mingyu, as the promoter of the Cuju competition, did not spend a penny, except for a few words occasionally, everything was handled by Liu Niangzi and other little ladies, and did not do any work.

At this time, she watched the performance under the stage and was sincerely moved by herself. She worked too hard.