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Chapter 27 What are the people in the yard afraid of?

At that time, Xie Yuan was still young, so he couldn't feel any specific sadness.

She only knew that those relatives in the north, that huge family, were punished by the nine clans for offending the emperor with his grandfather's words. Many people died, and even the other clans married to the Xie family were bloodbathed.

This can be called a catastrophe for those clan leaders in the north.

If their family hadn't moved out and crossed the border, they would definitely be dead by now.

It's not that she's cold and hard-hearted.In fact, when he was in the north, his father Xie Yun had no official position and was a side branch, so he was often treated coldly and looked down upon by the head of the clan.

Xie Baizheng, the most distinguished great-grandfather of the Xie family, had been the prime minister of several generations of emperors in the Northern Dynasties.

In fact, her father often went to visit, not to ask for support, but to like Xie's family to learn from the Library Pavilion. If he didn't have any at home, he would go to record some manuscripts and put them in his home.

What is there to be sad about without being very close?

It was only later that I gradually realized that it was not a certain person or some people that her father cried bitterly for, but the entire Xie family.

The foundation and glory of Xie's hundreds of years of inheritance were destroyed, and only he was left as a floating duckweed. The Xie family who did not know when it would disappear in the long river of history...

"The emperor was so angry, how cruel..." Father Xie gritted his teeth, tears streaming down his face.

Two days later, Xie's family held a grand ancestral hall sacrifice under the auspices of Father Xie. The new memorial tablets of the Xie clan were densely packed, and the altar table could not fit.

Father Xie had no choice but to carve another large sacrificial tablet and put it aside, it was considered as a common memorial tablet for the Xie clan, so that the whole clan, old and young, in this catastrophe could enjoy incense in the underworld, so that they would not become unmanned sacrifices. The lonely ghost.

There are many memorial tablets on the altar table, but there are only three members of their family who are kneeling at the altar table and offering filial piety.

Such a stark contrast hurt Father Xie's heart. He looked at Xie Yuan, who was kneeling beside him, and then at Shen Liuzhen, who came here as a student to worship, and couldn't help but sighed sadly.

Mrs. Xie, who was crying all the time, saw all of Xie's father's expressions in her eyes.

The two of them share the same mind, and after living together for so many years, how could she not know what Father Xie was thinking at this moment.

The Xie family is withered... almost gone.

Because of her, so far there is not even a male.

Thinking of this, she, who was already sad because of such a catastrophe in Xie's family, cried a little more guiltily.

Those who are newly mourned must keep vigil for seven days, and the incense must not be cut off.

At night, Xie Yuan's father was worried about Mrs. Xie's health, so he kept Xie Yuan watching in the ancestral hall.

And Shen Liuzhen was by her side.

The incense and brazier in the ancestral hall have been burning for several days, and the white smoke is shrouded.It made the dim lights at night even more hazy.

A few servants and maidservants stood by the pillars of the ancestral hall, dozing off.There was one who didn't know who it was, but also snored.

But fortunately, there was this snoring sound, which made this silent night not so quiet, and it didn't seem too scary that the tablet full of cases was too scary.

Xie Yuan filled the brazier with paper money one by one, and Shen Liuzhen couldn't help but move towards her. The clothes hem of the two kneeling were folded together, and their elbows were elbow to elbow, and they could feel the warmth of each other's body .

Xie Yuan turned his head to look at him, and saw that his round cheeks were pale, so he asked:
"Are you afraid?... Go back if you are afraid."

Shen Liuzhen asked her: "Aren't you afraid?"

Xie Yuan indifferently threw another stack of paper money into the brazier, and said, "There's nothing to be afraid of...the yard is full of people."

The yard is full of people? ...Yeah, with so many dead souls in the Xie family, it is estimated that the courtyard behind can't stand up...

Shen Liuzhen turned his head and looked at the empty courtyard behind him. For some reason, through the lingering white smoke, he always felt that there were many figures standing there, and he immediately trembled in fright.

He quickly grabbed Xie Yuan's arm and stammered, "Why are you scaring me... Where is the whole yard full of people?"

Xie Yuan was taken aback, and said: "...What are you thinking about? I'm talking about Xie's mansion where there are so many people alive, what are you afraid of?...You just read too many messy books about ghosts and monsters. Daydreaming about it."

Xie Yuan gave him a disgusted look.

After hearing this, Shen Liuzhen obviously loosened his grip on Xie Yuan's arm, sighed, and said:

"You're right, I didn't know that I was afraid before, but recently I read too many weird stories... I won't read them in the future."

When Father Xie finished setting up his wife, when he came out of the bedroom, he happened to see the two children snuggled up together to watch the coffin.

Just now Mrs. Xie kept crying because she didn't carry on the family line for him. She dragged him and told him a lot about herself, and she even said something about letting him take a concubine, and finally persuaded him to rest.

Seeing Xie Yuan and Shen Liuzhen together, guarding the Xie family's ancestral hall, an idea suddenly occurred to him.

Shen Liuzhen is a good seedling. If he can be his son-in-law, the Xie family's centuries-old elegance will not be cut off from those books.

Thinking of this, he quickly turned back to discuss with his wife.

If this marriage can be done, and explain to Madam that the Xie family has not broken the inheritance, maybe she won't blame herself so much.Peace of mind, the disease can be cured faster.

It's still a long time for husband and wife, as long as she is still well, there will always be a son.

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As soon as the sacrificial ceremony in Xie's mansion was over, Father Xie invited Father Shen to the house, held his hand, and sat silently for a long time.

Shen's father has been waiting for him for a long time, but he couldn't figure out what he was going to do, so the old man showed his roughness, and said anxiously:

"Brother Xie, you asked me to talk about something important to discuss, but you are talking!"

Father Xie pulled his face in a tangled state, he hadn't made it clear that Xie Yuan was a girl.

Originally, he expected to at most learn some martial arts from others to protect himself. When Shen's father found out, he thought that he knew how to fool him.

As a result, this guy stayed at home for only a handful of days throughout the year, and as soon as he came back, he took time to teach his children martial arts.

The same goes for Xie Yuan, who is quite talented in martial arts. Father Shen couldn't help but praise her every time he saw him, and said that the two families really had the wrong child. It would be great if Xie Yuan was his son.

Yes, he mentioned before that he wanted to recognize Xie Yuan as his son, but he fooled him by pretending to be confused...

This time I mentioned to him that the two families are marrying their in-laws... Where can I start...

Father Xie's lips moved, he didn't say anything out of embarrassment, and went to fiddle with his hands again.

"Hey... Do you want me to send you a message that you are going to be an official in the court?" Father Shen guessed for a long time and could only guess this.

The big tree of the Xie family has fallen, how can he only be a sheriff in this small border county if he wants to keep his foundation?
(End of this chapter)