Nong Zhaohua

Chapter 46

Yan Xiu needed to recuperate for a period of time, the emperor sent academicians from the Imperial Hospital to recuperate Yan Xiu's body, he was very angry about Yan Xiu's assassination in the suburbs of Beijing, and ordered all ministries to investigate strictly.

Mrs. Xie was brought back to the Duke's Mansion by Aunt Gong's people, and Mrs. Liu sent someone to invite Yan Zhaohua to the mansion the next day.

Yan Zhaohua didn't even need to pass the biography, and went directly to Qingcang Courtyard.Mrs. Liu was coming out of the Buddhist hall, wearing a long red dress with the swastika pattern, elegant and luxurious, with Buddhist beads hanging in her hand, when she saw Yan Zhaohua, she stretched out her hand and led her into the house.

The Liu family had already heard from Liu Cheng what happened that day in the Changning Marquis' Mansion, and calling Yan Zhaohua to come over today had a different meaning.

"After Xie Lan was brought back to the Duke's mansion, Aunt Gong pleaded with the Duke desperately. The Duke was also very annoyed at first, saying that the Xie family did not have such a disgraceful child, and he wanted to be beaten to death by family law. Aunt Gong used death to protect him. The old man who has served the Duke for half his life can't just watch her die, so the Duke said that he wants to meet you in person and ask what you mean."

Yan Zhaohua didn't expect Liu Shi to call her over because the Duke wanted to see her.Ding Guogong Xie Guozhang said that Zhaohua had never seen Zhaohua a few times in his last life, and it was always during the Xie family celebrations. Later, Xie's family declined and the Duke became ill, so Yan Zhaohua only kowtowed to him outside the yard. After a few heads, he was sent back, unexpectedly this time because of Xie's affairs, the Duke of the State asked to see her.

After being stunned for a while, Yan Zhaohua said gruffly:

"The Duke saw me...why?"

Mrs. Liu sighed, and said: "Don't be afraid, he can't do anything. No matter how hard Aunt Gong cried, Mrs. Xie did such a shameless thing, and she would never write it off. The Duke can't change anything when he sees you. It is enough to remember this, not to mention that I am still here."

Yan Zhaohua looked at Liu Shi's calm appearance, but his heart was still pounding. Liu Shi patted the back of her hand and said:
"It's just to see my grandfather, not to see some jackals, tigers and leopards. He is also a layman with two eyes and one nose who needs to eat and drink."

Yan Zhaohua pursed his lips and smiled at Liu's comforting words, nodded to Liu, and said seriously: "I made a note of it, but... Anyway, I won't give in. The third sister came to beg me yesterday, saying let me I told my father to forgive my wife, but I refused. This matter is not a matter of my not forgiving, but that my wife did something wrong. She let someone poison me, it will kill me. If I Go and intercede for her, if she really kills me next time, who can I turn to for reasoning?"

Mrs. Liu didn't expect Yan Zhaohua to say such a thing, and asked in surprise: "Ning girl, did you talk to you? It's getting more and more unruly. What you said is right. If you do something wrong, you will You should be punished, and no matter who asks you to compromise, you don't have to pay attention."

With Liu Shi's words, Yan Zhaohua's heart finally settled down a bit, and after Liu Shi changed his clothes, he followed her to the study.

Xie Guozhang hadn't gone to court for two days because of Xie Lan and Yanxiu's affairs. He sent people to see Yanxiu's injuries every day, and seemed impatient to talk to him, but the imperial doctor said that Yanxiu's body needed to be recuperated. I can't bear any emotions anymore, so I don't recommend Yan Xiu to meet guests during this time, and Xie Guozhang can't drag his sick son-in-law off the bed, either, but he was in a hurry to talk, so he called out Yan Zhaohua as the client come over.

The guards outside the study saw Mrs. Liu from a distance, turned around and entered the study to report, and when Mrs. Liu and Yan Zhaohua arrived, they opened the door and let them in.

Ding Guogong's study is very rich and luxurious, and it is not comparable to Changning Hou's Mansion. This is the first time Yan Zhaohua has come back to this study in his previous and present lives. Now he understands that in his previous life, he occasionally heard that the Duke disliked the Changning Hou's Mansion. In terms of grandeur, compared with the magnificence of the Duke's Mansion, the Marquis of Changning's Mansion is really not enough.

Xie Guozhang was writing. Behind him was a maid playing a fan. On both sides, there were maids serving water and tea. Standing beside him was grinding for him. Come, seeing Liu Shi's clothes just appeared, she knelt respectfully to welcome Liu Shi, and only said softly when Liu Shi came to the desk:
"Hello Madam."

She didn't claim to be a servant, so she must be Xie Guozhang's concubine. Mrs. Liu raised her hand to get her up, and waved her back. The maidservants who surrounded Xie Guozhang left the study.

Xie Guozhang held the pen, looked up at Liu Shi, and then fell on Yan Zhaohua. Yan Zhaohua quickly knelt down and kowtowed to him three times, greeting him delicately:
"Granddaughter Zhaohua pays her respects to her grandfather, wishing her good health and blessings forever."

Yan Zhaohua bowed down respectfully, resting her head on the back of her folded hands, Xie Guozhang didn't speak, and she didn't even move her body.

Xie Guozhang looked at this delicate granddaughter, and originally wanted to call her over to scare her. Although the incident this time had nothing to do with her, and Xie Lan committed suicide by herself, but in the end it was caused by the trouble, which hurt the dignity of the two families. Shang Gong took Xie Lan to cry in front of him, and told him what this girl had done during this period of time, and he knew about it, and with Liu's backing, Xie Guozhang still doesn't know Liu's character?Those who are used to being strong think that Yan Zhaohua is also strong.

But when this girl came, she didn't have the slightest arrogance, and she was very polite. The most important thing was that she had a weak appearance and a delicate voice, which was a bit different from what Gong Shi and Xie Lan described.

"It's a sweet one. Get up."

Xie Guozhang has many wives and concubines, as well as many children, and the children have given birth to many children. There are at least twenty or thirty grandchildren in the entire Xie family. Except for the few descendants, the other concubines and grandchildren may not even have their names. Remember, so he can be expected to be kind to his children and grandchildren, so it is relatively rare for him to be so kind to Yan Zhaohua now.

Yan Zhaohua straightened up, stood up elegantly and dignifiedly, Xie Guozhang put down the pen, turned his hand to look at it, and found two small ink spots on his fingers, but the maids who served him were not there, so he didn't speak, Yan Zhaohua saw it , picked up the hot towel left by the maids on the side, and handed it to Xie Guozhang with both hands. Xie Guozhang glanced at her in surprise, took the hot towel and wiped his hands, then sat down, crossed his hands and said:
"She's a sensible girl. But how can she be so ignorant and aggressive?"

That's it.

Yan Zhaohua thought in his heart, took a deep breath secretly, and calmly replied: "Zhaohua doesn't know what my grandfather said."

Xie Guozhang smiled, ignored Liu Shi standing behind her with a livid face, and said to himself:
"You don't know what it means? How could it be? In the past two days, such a big incident happened in Xieyan's family. It was all because of you. How could you not know? Your stepmother, your aunt, Now the one who was killed by you is locked in the room, unable to come out even a single step, and the outside world's comments are even more overwhelming. You child, you have pushed our Xieyan family to the forefront. This is a joke to be pointed at the spine Yes, do you know?"

Xie Guozhang's words made Liu feel dissatisfied. She was afraid that Yan Zhaohua might say something wrong, and was about to refute for her, when Yan Zhaohua took the initiative to say:

"Zhaohua didn't dare to lie about what my grandfather said. A big event happened to Xieyan's family in the past two days, but it didn't happen because of Zhaohua. The reason why the thief is hateful is not because the people reported it. but because the thieves themselves have committed evil deeds, if every common people turn a blind eye to the thieves, then the law is empty talk, only when everyone raises their arms, everyone supervises, and acts according to the law, the number of thieves will decrease day by day. Auntie What I have done, grandpa knows all about it, does grandpa really think that as long as I hold back and let my aunt seek wealth and murder, this is the right way to do it?"

Xie Guozhang was sitting on the teacher's chair, playing with the jade wrench on his thumb, staring at the little girl in front of him who dared to speak the law to him, of course he couldn't say that Xie Lan was right, he smiled and said:

"What is murder for money? Do you know what murder for money is at a young age? There is indeed something wrong with what your aunt did, but it's not as serious as you said. After all, she didn't please in the end. The things she did Greedy and greedy, they are all things from the Xie family, this..."

Before Xie Guozhang finished speaking, Liu Shi said sharply:

"My lord is wrong! Xie Lan is not greedy for the Xie family's things, but the Yan family's. It is sister Wei's dowry. After leaving the mansion, it has nothing to do with the Xie family. Sister Hua It is only natural to get back my mother's dowry! It is a fact that Xie Lan is greedy for money."

Xie Guozhang touched his nose in embarrassment, coughed dryly, but didn't dare to be harsh on Liu Shi, so he changed the subject and said:
"Okay, even if it's true that she's greedy for money, there's no such thing as death. Isn't Sister Hua still here in a good way? Your aunt was also implicated by her two cruel servants. Such a thing, don't you think so?" But come back and tell me, I have my own way to punish her, but you told your father about it, your father loves you, he must not be able to tolerate your aunt, this matter of divorce is of great importance, not just The matter of your father alone involves too much. In the long run, it may also affect the political situation in the court. You, a little girl, may not understand these things, but your grandfather is not lying to you. Your father divorced his wife , People outside will say thank you that the two families are at odds, and those bad people who are watching may take advantage of it. The far-reaching impact of this incident cannot be clearly explained by the affairs of the back house, you know ?"

Yan Zhaohua roughly understood the meaning of Xie Guozhang's words. He didn't decide to intervene in this matter after listening to Aunt Gong and Xie Lan's cries, but had far-reaching political considerations. In his opinion, because The matter of the back house is brought up on the table, it is not good-looking, and it will leave politicians with the impression that the Xie Yan family is at odds, and it may directly affect the judgment of some people. This is why Xie Guozhang still The reason why Yan Xiu was asked to marry a woman from the Xie family as his second wife.

From Xie Guozhang's point of view, matters in the back house are trivial matters. If Yan Zhaohua's disturbance today was not such a matter that forced Yan Xiu to divorce his wife, the old man would not rush to mediate. In his opinion Come on, if Yan Zhaohua can be explained clearly, and she is the one who caused the trouble, then he can have a better conversation with Yan Xiu. This is a politician's decision. It is possible to handle more things.

Yan Zhaohua still hesitated after all, Liu Shi glanced at her, stepped forward and said:
"You can talk to your son-in-law directly about these influences. Zhaohua is only 12 years old. What kind of politics does she know? I came here today because I was wronged and wanted you, my grandfather, to make the decision for her. As for divorce or not As for the matter, can she count as a child?"

Xie Guozhang looked at Mrs. Liu, and he had obviously seen that the little girl was shaken earlier, as long as he said a few more words, the little girl might agree, but at this time, Mrs. Liu interrupted, which made him fall short, so he couldn't help but clicked, Liu Shi didn't care whether he was happy or not, he put Yan Zhaohua's shoulders and said:
"Okay, let's come here today, give your grandfather two more kowtows, and I will send you back to serve you."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Xie Guozhang's objection, Liu patted Yan Zhaohua on the back, and Yan Zhaohua immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Xie Guozhang. Then, with Xie Guozhang's rather depressed expression, the grandfather and grandson walked out of the resplendent study.

(End of this chapter)