The Stepmother is Unkind - Chapter 72

Xie Qin is a self-sufficient gentleman.

But he was fine except for the arrow wound in his shoulder.

Xie Qin couldn’t help feeling a little depressed about Xie Ce’s filial piety, but he had to order Yin Mingyu’s maid Yin’er to take care of Xie Ce with him.

But when he was the only one left in the bedroom, Xie Qin only recruited guards. First, he ordered someone to send a letter to the Han family to Han Saburo, and second, he asked them what they found when they rescued him.

The guard reported: “The subordinates were unable to capture the assassin alive, only the corpse was collected. Last night, His Royal Highness Prince Ding ordered someone to take it away. This morning, people from Dali Temple have come to take over the investigation of the case, and they have also sent people to ask the subordinates and others. people.”

“Have you found anything?”

The guard said: “The adults of Dali Temple did not disclose it, but the subordinates checked it last night and found that there are foreign symbols on the hilt and arrow feathers.”

But he clearly heard last night that what those people said was Chinese.

Xie Qin waved his hand to teach the guards to go down, half leaning on the bed, thoughtful.

Early the next morning, the guard of the Xie family sent a letter back to the Xie family, and then rushed to the Han family.

Mrs. Han learned that the Xie family was coming and asked for her son by name. Although she didn’t know why, she didn’t dare to delay, and immediately sent a servant to call Han Jing over.

Han Jing also didn’t know why Xie Qin sent someone to look for him, and came to the front yard inexplicably.

The guard did not know the content of the letter, so he only handed the letter to Han Jing according to the instructions of his husband.

Han Jing tore off the wax seal and took out the letter. As soon as he saw the contents of the letter, his color changed instantly. He didn’t even bother to talk to the guard, turned around and ran to the study.

Mrs. Han couldn’t blame him, so she said embarrassedly, “Maybe it’s something urgent…”

The guards were still standing there, waiting patiently.

As soon as Han Jing entered the study, he went straight to the Bogu shelf, squatted down and opened the wooden box with the scrolls. Seeing that it was empty inside, he was stunned and ashamed.

Xie Qin said in the letter that if he really lost the painting, he would reply and explain.

Han Jing felt really guilty and wanted to go to Xie’s house to apologize in person, but thought that he hadn’t found out how the painting was lost, so he stopped and returned to the book case and wrote a reply.

In his letter, he emphasized that only two young men and women and that sentence were drawn on the painting as a souvenir, and there were no words related to “Yin Mingyu”.

Han Jing didn’t know Xie Qin’s true attitude, but he didn’t want Yin Mingyu to be misunderstood and blamed because of him, so he repeatedly explained in the letter that he had no personal relationship with Yin Mingyu, and he did everything he painted. , if anything can be pushed to him alone, he will bear it.

After such sincere words, the letter was dried, and Han Jing finished the envelope. He walked quickly to the front yard and handed it over to the guard, and said with great guilt, “Please hand it over to Han as soon as possible.”

The guards took the letter, bowed to Han Jing, and quickly left Xie’s house.

Mrs. Han waited until the Xie family’s guards left, and just then asked, “You look serious, what happened?”

Han Jing didn’t want to talk about it here, so he led Mrs. Han back to his study, and let a few attendants guard outside the study, which explained the matter.

When Mrs. Han heard that he had provoked such a thing, she slapped him a few times in anger, “What kind of paintings do you draw?! It was originally just a matter of discussing relatives, but now teaching people to hold the handle, wouldn’t it offend you? Thank you?!”

She was angry and anxious, and rarely got angry with her beloved son.

Han Jing felt more and more guilty, “It’s my fault for hurting my cousin.”

Mrs. Han paced back and forth, getting more and more angry, and she wanted to go out, “I must find out who is eating the inside and outside, dare to hurt me like this!”

Han Jing warned: “Mother, don’t make a noise, and hurt your cousin again.”

Mrs. Han stopped and turned to him again with anger, “I don’t know what kind of ecstasy Yin Erniang gave you, and you’ve lost your head. If this matter is about to cause trouble, I’m afraid it will also be aimed at the Xie family. There is still an imperial examination, and the marriage has not yet been decided, if it affects your future, what should you do!”

Han Jing lowered his head and said softly, “I painted first…”

Mrs. Han also knew that, but she was just upset.

She slowed down and said in a bad tone: “You can read with peace of mind first, and I will handle the rest. I’m afraid you have to find your aunt.”

On the other side, the **** sent the letter out of the city, and Mrs. Xie also arranged the affairs of the house and rushed to Zhuangzi to visit Xie Qin.

When Mrs. Xie arrived at Zhuangzi, Xie Ce was chasing sheep in the labyrinth with colorful flags.

Before she stepped into the courtyard, she heard Xie Ce’s laughter, and when she walked in, she saw the snow wall at first sight, and was slightly surprised before she caught Xie Ce’s figure.

“Ce’er.”

Hearing the familiar voice, Xie Ce turned to look for it, teaching the white snow wall to block his sight.

“Ce’er.”

Xie Ce followed the voice, clawed on the solid wall with both hands, and climbed up hard with his little feet against the wall, finally revealing his small head. When he saw the figure of his grandmother, he happily raised his hand to wave, but the word “grandmother” had not yet been uttered. It slid down the wall and disappeared again.

Mrs. Xie hurried over to take a look. Seeing that he was already on all fours and got up with his **** up, the corners of his mouth rose, showing a slight smile.

The innocent face of a child can best teach people to forget their worries.

Mrs. Xie called Xie Ce again, and when he looked over, she waved at him, and when Xie Ce trotted over, she bent down and carried him out of it.

“Ce’er, is it cold?”

Xie Ce blushed and shook his head with bright eyes, “It’s not cold.”

Yin Mingyu heard that Mrs. Xie was coming in person, and came to greet him. Hearing the conversation between the two, Bian Fu said, “Mother, Xiao Langjun only plays outside for a while every day, and Nanny Tong will bring him into the house.”

Mrs. Xie held Xie Ce’s cold little hand and carried him into the room. She said hello to Mrs. Xie first, and then went to her yard with Yin Mingyu to see Xie Qin.

Xie Ce has a cheerful temper now, and he can also act like a spoiled child and express his wishes. He raised his two little hands high and said to Mrs. Xie: “Grandma, hug~ and go too.”

Mrs. Xie was so overjoyed that she promised repeatedly, “Go, go, grandmother will hold you.”

Xie Ce returned to her grandmother’s arms, wrapped her arms around her neck, and spoke in a milky voice.

He was talking about what he had done on Zhuangzi these days, what to eat and drink, the sheep and the maze… The foreword didn’t fit the description, and he spoke so quickly that only a few key words could barely be heard.

But even so, Mrs. Xie listened with a smile and echoed him warmly.

Yin Mingyu followed behind the two, listening to their conversation and looking at Madam Xie’s smiling face, she suddenly suspected that Madam Xie’s purpose in coming to Zhuangzi was not to visit Xie Qin, but to her grandson, right?

When Mrs. Xie saw Xie Qin, she first looked up and down, asked about the wound, and then went straight to the subject: “Your father was very worried when he heard that you were injured, and His Majesty also inquired personally, and many rewards have been delivered to the mansion, Teach you to heal your wounds with peace of mind, and you don’t have to worry about your previous errands.”

Xie Qin asked, “What does father mean…?”

Mrs. Xie did not carry Yin Mingyu on her back, and directly conveyed: “Your father said that he already knew what you said in your letter, but within a day, rumors of ‘foreign murder’ in the DPRK and China were rampant, I am afraid that is what Your Majesty meant, No matter what’s inside and how Your Majesty handles it, this matter will be determined on the surface.”

“Furthermore, King Ding did not speak to the outside world about the ‘assassins speaking Chinese’. His Majesty also issued a reward to Huguo Temple and King Ding’s mansion. I think King Ding has given in.”

Xie Qin lowered his eyes, not surprised by this.

His Majesty has only three sons, even knowing that it is very likely that the brothers have seen the ultimate move, I am afraid that he cannot deal with it vigorously, perhaps to appease King Ding, and then beat the other two kings in private.

In this matter, King Ding swallowed his grievance and looked very cowardly, but he was safe and unscathed, but he received His Majesty’s guilt and comfort…

King Cheng failed to win over the Xie family, obviously he was not happy with the Xie family, so why would the He family even use such unpopular means.

If the Xie family wants to successfully survive the battle of the three kings, they must have a strategy to break the game…

Xie Qin raised his head, glanced at Yin Mingyu, and mentioned the unwarranted slander and threats of the He family to Mrs. Xie, and about the marriage between Han Sanlang and the Yin family Weicheng, and the painting was only mentioned in one stroke.

Mrs. Xie was angry when she heard the words and deeds of the He family’s wife, but it was the first time she knew that the Yin family even had plans to propose marriage for Yin Mingyu and Han Sanlang, so she looked at Yin Mingyu.

Yin Mingyu was robbing Xie Ce for pine nuts. She was not showing any humility. She raised the plate with one hand and pressed Xie Ce’s little head with the other.

It is clear that Xie’s family has never lost two people to eat, Xie Fu is speechless: “…”

Yin Mingyu heard Xie Qin talking about her, and felt his sight, so he turned his head and smiled casually: “Mother, do you eat pine nuts?”

It’s heartless, and it doesn’t look like it’s a private affair…

And even if there was a plan to discuss a relative, why the marriage between Yin Mingyu and Han Sanlang did not happen, there is also a reason for the Xie family. Mrs. Xie turned her head silently and asked Xie Qin, “How are you going?”

Xie Qin also looked away from Yin Mingyu and said, “It’s true that the Xie family can’t block Youyou’s mouth, but the He family doesn’t care about the Xie family.

Moreover, when King Ding was assassinated, and King Cheng’s henchmen appeared in Huguo Temple, it was hard not to raise suspicions.

He must not be the only one who thinks like this. If it is related to the other two kings, someone must bear His Majesty’s wrath.

And Mrs. Xie knew about his attitude and said, “It’s just a painting. After all, our Xie family is open and honest, and others can’t do it.”

“But we really can’t let go of the He family so easily, otherwise anyone will be able to run wild on the Xie family.”

Yin Mingyu listened to the mother and son’s words in his ears, and his hands were slightly loose, allowing Xie Ce to reach the plate successfully. He looked at his small face with delight, and his eyes did not fluctuate.

It’s a matter of a woman’s reputation. If her husband’s family cares about her, no matter whether she has an affair or not, there will be a lot of tossing.

In the final analysis, it depends on the attitude of the husband’s family and the husband.

And judging from the attitude of Xie’s family in this incident, her bride is still pleasing.

It is inherently unequal, she was born as a woman, and the space for indulgence in the cracks is regarded as her goal of living comfortably, which has been initially achieved.

Yin Mingyu looked pale, reached out to the plate in Xie Ce’s arms, grabbed a handful of pine nuts, raised his hand, and most of the plate was empty.

Xie Ce stared blankly at the scattered pine nuts left in the plate. After a while, he raised his head and pouted, complaining, “Mother, it’s bad~”

Yin Mingyu stuffed them into his mouth one by one in front of his face, with an undisguised smile on purpose.

On the other side, Mrs. Xie and Xie Qin finished talking about their business, and when they turned their heads and saw the appearance of their grandson, they waved to him to come over.

Xie Ce wanted to get off the stool, but he was unwilling to put the plate in both hands, so he was embarrassed.

Yin Mingyu looked at his small appearance of protecting food, and asked with a smile, “Can you ask my mother to help you?”

Xie Ce hugged the plate, turned his head and called “Nanny”.

Nanny Tong came over and carried him down to the ground.

Xie Ce wrapped the plate tightly with both hands to prevent the rest of the pine nuts from falling out. He ran to Mrs. Xie and gave a big sigh of relief, then generously grabbed half of the pine nuts and sent them to Xie Ce. in the hands of the lady.

Mrs. Xie praised him, Xie Ce smiled and rolled his eyes, then went to look at Yin Mingyu.

In fact, he was not stingy, and he also taught her to be amused by food protection.

However, Yin Mingyu has no guilt at all, and eats pine nuts slowly.

Mrs. Xie focused on talking to Xie Ce. The grandparents and grandchildren fed each other one by one, me and pine nuts, while Xie Qin was left to the side.

Yin Mingyu ate a handful of pine nuts and finally picked up his wife’s conscience, poured a cup of tea, and walked to Xie Qin’s side.

After Mrs. Xie ignored him, Xie Qin picked up the book and read it again. Seeing her bringing tea over, he thought it was for him, so he put down the book and went to pick it up.

However, Yin Mingyu avoided, spread out his palms, revealing a few pine nuts, and said with a smile, “Langjun, look how much I miss you.”

Xie Qin was silent, but he still raised his hand and squeezed a pine nut kernel.

When he moved, his fingers crossed Yin Mingyu’s palm, Yin Mingyu exaggeratedly put his fingers together, and then whispered: “Langjun, why are you so frivolous now?”

Being wronged for nothing, Xie Qin glanced at Mrs. Xie, who didn’t pay attention to them, and rebuked reluctantly: “Mother is still here, you are a little more solemn.”

Mrs. Xie couldn’t hear what the two of them said, but seeing the couple sitting together and talking, she hugged Xie Ce very considerately and walked out.

Seeing his mother’s actions, Xie Qin picked up the book and tapped Yin Mingyu’s forehead lightly.

Xie Ce was lying on Mrs. Xie’s shoulder, just when he saw this scene, he immediately raised his little hand, covered his forehead, and widened his eyes.

Seeing him like this, Xie Qin put down the book expressionlessly.

Yin Mingyu lowered his head and smiled, until the water in the teacup was shaking.

Xie Qin raised his hand to take it, and then handed it back after she finished laughing.

Yin Mingyu didn’t pick it up and ate the remaining pine nuts.

Xie Qin knew that she really gave it to him, but her temper was too narrow and she had to tease him.

“Langjun doesn’t drink, is it because he wants me to feed it myself?”

Xie Qin paused and handed it to her again, his tone was as calm as usual, “It’s not too bad.”

This time, Yin Mingyu was stunned. After a while, he laughed again, and took over to feed the injured to drink tea.

Mrs. Xie was supposed to go back and forth that day, but she sat in Mrs. Xie’s house for a while. Mrs. Xie casually said, “I’ll be back tomorrow.”

Since Patriarch Yi Xie returned to the mansion in the evening, he was the only one in the entire mansion, and it was extremely quiet.

And the old mother, wife, children and grandchildren were all gone, so the family head Xie could only be busy with official business. No one reminded him to rest early, and he was busy until late at night before going to bed.

In the afternoon of the second day, Madam Xie just returned to the city from Zhuangzi.

On the same day, Yin Mingyu’s mother, Mrs. Han, went to the door of Xie’s family and solemnly explained to Mrs. Xie that Yin Mingyu and her nephew were absolutely innocent, and even the “marriage” was only verbally intended, and there was no follow-up at all.

Mrs. Xie looked at her cautiously, and in turn opened up the Han family, saying that the marriage between the two families was extremely stable, and the Xie family would not dislike Yin Mingyu because of this.

This was expected by the Yin family and the Han family, and the Han family talked about another matter.

It turned out that rumors about Yin Mingyu had already started in Beijing, but because the assassination was too serious, it has not yet caused waves.

Before that Mrs. He approached Yin Mingyu in an attempt to threaten, they took it for granted that it was the He family, so they targeted the He family and taught them a lesson.

At the same time, King Cheng left the palace with a gloomy face.

Just now, Emperor Zhao severely reprimanded him for the first time in many years, and imprisoned King Cheng in the mansion. This made King Cheng, who had always been favored, unacceptable, and as soon as he returned to the mansion, He Sima was recruited.

He Sima anxiously stepped into King Cheng’s study, and as soon as he entered the door, he was hit on the head by a flying paperweight.

The blood flowed down in an instant, and He Sima didn’t dare to cry out in pain, so he quickly knelt on the ground, begging for mercy no matter what: “Your Highness, calm your anger, Your Highness…”

Cheng Wang scolded: “I can’t do a few small things! It’s not enough to achieve something, but it’s more than a failure! Teach them to come back alive and not talk about it, I have repeatedly explained why I used the arrows of Prince Ping’s mansion to become a foreigner!”

He Sima knelt on the ground and shouted: “His Royal Highness, this subordinate is really arranged according to your request. I really don’t know why it has changed. You believe that subordinate…”

King Cheng was still furious, kicked him on the shoulder, and said with hatred, “Now that the father and the emperor are confined to me, you still dare to call out injustice!”

He Sima got up, lay down on the ground, and suddenly said, “Your Highness, Your Highness, it’s probably the Xie family, maybe it’s the Xie family’s revenge!”

Cheng Wangsen asked coldly, “Why do you say this?”

In order to clear up his own problems, He Sima spoke out about the stupid things his wife did, and the more he said, the more confident he said: “Then Xie Jingming heard what the stupid woman of his subordinate said, and now that stupid woman is making assumptions and spreading rumors, thank you. The family will definitely not give up, and I heard that it was the Xie family’s guard who was looking for someone that night, so naturally all the good words and bad words were said by the Xie family, maybe they changed their swords and arrows to frame His Highness!”

Only then did King Cheng know that their husband and wife had done such a stupid thing behind his back. When he kicked He Sima’s chest again, he immediately said fiercely, “Xie family…”

The Xie family slapped him in the face three times, making King Cheng more and more annoyed.

And he also needed to divert Beijing’s attention, so he asked He Sima for a painting, ready to operate it himself.

However, when He Sima heard King Cheng’s question, his pale face showed embarrassment.

Cheng Wang asked coldly, “What’s the matter?”

He Sima knelt on the ground and answered tremblingly, “Your Highness, forgive me, it’s really that stupid woman who is careless and lost the painting at some point…”

Cheng Wang almost fell backwards in anger, he really didn’t expect the people under his command to be so stupid.

He Sima hurriedly offered advice: “His Royal Highness, listen to your subordinates, that painting is unusual, and it is not enough to prove that Xie Jingming’s wife is having an affair with others, you might as well fake a few copies!”

Cheng Wang’s eyes were cold and he had made a decision.

Xiejiazhuangzi—

When the head of the Xie family speaks, whether it is official or government affairs, no one will send it to Xie Qin, and Xie Qin will be completely idle.

But he didn’t really feel at ease to recover from his injuries, instead he suddenly became idle, had nothing to do, and was a little out of balance.

Xie Qin couldn’t see it on his face, but he kept the book in his hands all the time, and Mrs. Xie thought that he was reading too much, so he set the time, and he was not allowed to read it all the time.

Xie Qin couldn’t, but he had to follow his grandmother’s request. During the time when he couldn’t read, his eyes could only fall on Yin Mingyu and Xie Ce.

He completely took over Xie Ce’s enlightenment, urged Xie Ce to endorse it very strictly, taught Xie Ce to be miserable, and insisted on Yin Mingyu when he was free.

Yin Mingyu was entangled by Xie Ce, and his attention naturally went to Xie Ce.

So Xie Qin became more strict and did not leave any spare time for Xie Ce.

After only two days, Xie Ce was reluctant to come over, preferring to study with the old gentleman.

Only Yin Mingyu and Xie Qin were left facing each other in the room.

Xie Qin invited Yin Mingyu to play chess, and Yin Mingyu taught Xie Qin to give her a few pieces before agreeing to play chess with him.

After a “fierce” game, Yin Mingyu was defeated, and the chessboard was put away by her.

Xie Qin also proposed to listen to her play the piano.

Although Yin Mingyu had some shadows on the qin, he was idle when he was idle, so he agreed, and sat behind the qin quite a bit, and raised his hand to pluck the strings gracefully.

When the piano sounded, Xie Qin listened quietly, just listening, without the slightest appreciation in his expression.

After Yin Mingyu finished playing a song, he looked up and saw Xie Qin’s expression, and he was speechless for a moment, “Lang Jun seems to have four words written on his face: the piano skills are mediocre.”

Xie Qin hesitated for a moment and said, “You have never practiced diligently. You should have some talent to have such piano skills.”

It’s hard for him to rack his brains to praise her.

Yin Mingyu put away the qin again and offered to let Xie Qin teach for her.

But because Xie Qin finished telling the old man’s old story in one sentence, she didn’t have any expectations. Who would have thought that Xie Qin would not be able to tell those stories, but the history is quite interesting, and it is easy to understand.

Yin Mingyu listened with great interest, and finally wiped away the boredom on his previous face.

Seeing this, Xie Qin observed her expression and picked out some interesting things about her to tell her.

However, the time spent alone by couples has not been prolonged.

After Xie Ce and Mr. Qimeng finished reading, they would come to look for Yin Mingyu. As soon as he was entangled, Yin Mingyu was taken away, and it took a long time to come back.

If Xie Ce couldn’t come, Mrs. Xie would also come to visit him, so she ignored the dull grandson and talked to Yin Mingyu.

Even Bai Zhixu came to Yin Mingyu from time to time.

Bai Zhi has a lot of knowledge and interest, and Yin Mingyu talks with her, keeping his eyes from Bai Zhixu.

Every now and then, Xie Qin would show a little tired look, suggesting that the grandmother, aunt, and cousin who came to visit could leave.

But when they left, they often took Yin Mingyu away.

Xie Qin could not read the book, and no one spoke, so he could only let the maid take out the chessboard that Yin Mingyu had put away, and one person held the black and white pieces to play the game.

Yin Mingyu only realized that Xie Qinxu had nothing to do and was at a loss after seeing the fierce fighting on his chessboard several times, so he said casually, “I didn’t expect Lang Jun to be addicted to doing chores.”

As soon as she said this, Xie Qin’s hand holding Heizi suddenly stopped, and he didn’t move for a long time.

It’s not just doing chores, for the royal family, for the Xie family…

never for himself…

Seeing him sitting still, Yin Mingyu reflected on whether her words were a bit mean, so he cleared his throat and added: “I mean, Lang Jun is too hard…”

The sunspot in Xie Qin’s hand fell on the chessboard, he looked up at Yin Mingyu, his eyes were burning, “Second mother.”

“Huh?” Yin Mingyu looked at him, “What do you want to say?”

Xie Qin stared at her, but suddenly changed his mouth and asked, “Do you want to do something frivolous?”

Yin Mingyu opened his eyes slightly.

And Xie Qin didn’t wait for her answer, took her hand, slowly fell down, and let her press on him.