Three Hundred and Fiftieth Seventh Chapter Family Extermination Inside Story

Yun Fenghuang let out a long breath, feeling that the Xie Clan's demise was really a bit confusing, maybe it was because there was some truth that he couldn't understand.

The helpless thing is that Xie's family background is humble, no matter how much she is favored, after all, she is a concubine, and she can't reach out to the former court, let alone the frontier.

However, if she really wants to know more information, it seems that she is not completely unknown in Dingbei Army...

Thinking of Qi Jiulu, Yun Fenghuang's expression was complicated.

Ever since she rejected him back then, she has made up her mind that no matter how far she has fallen in this life, she will never look for him again.

But the relationship is so great that the Xie family is destroyed...

Concubine Min thought about it for a long time, finally sighed, and cruelly put an end to her plan to contact Qi Jiulu.

Although she felt that even if Qi Jiulu changed his mind, based on the familiarity between the two of them in the past, she could guess one or two and make a judgment, but... this man has paid a lot for her, if she drags him into the water now, the only thing left Conscience really can't make it through.

It's just that she stopped looking for Qi Jiulu, and within two days, an envoy came under the banner of Xie Wuzheng. After seeing her face, he signaled her to turn away with his eyes, and then revealed the truth, saying that Qi Jiulu had sent her.

"Since I retired from the marriage with Qi, the two families have no more contact. What did he ask you to do?" Yun Fenghuang looked at the token brought out by the other party, and recognized that it was indeed Qi Jiulu's early possessions, but he still didn't dare. Take it lightly, after all, not to mention whether Qi Jiulu has turned from love to hatred for him over the years, it is said that Qi Jiulu's wife, Chao Jingyou, is an old enemy with her.

Even if Qi Jiulu didn't like this wife, both of them had daughters, so Chao Jingyou wouldn't be unable to get a few things from him.

The Chao family was reversed by the emperor, and made great contributions to the downfall of the Ji family.

Who knew if he was looking at this opportunity to take advantage of Yun Fenghuang and report it to Chunjia?

Therefore, Yun Fenghuang's expression was indifferent, and he said, "No matter what it is, it has nothing to do with this palace, you just go down."

The emissary was not surprised either. He took two steps forward and whispered, "Madam, is your moon-white crepe firefly pouch still there?"

"..." Yun Fenghuang raised his eyebrows slightly, but it is impossible for Chao Jingyou to know about this matter, unless Qi Jiulu and Chao Jingyou settled their suspicions, and the husband and wife came to cheat her together.

Otherwise, even if Chao Jingyou found out about Qi Jiulu Kuiye catching fireflies, it would be impossible for him to know such details as the moon white crepe.

She was silent for a moment, and finally said, "What did he ask you to do? Didn't you just say it, it doesn't matter anymore?"

The envoy said slowly: "If it is an ordinary matter, I dare not disturb the empress. It is only related to the lives of many people in the Xie family. Even if I don't mention the past relationship between my son and the empress, it is aimed at the fact that the Xie family and the Qi family have always been in Huizhou. For the friendship of Sangzi, my young master dare not stay out of it."

Yun Fenghuang signaled him to continue talking.

"Presumably with the intelligence of the empress, she has already realized that the former Huizhou city was destroyed, and the Xie family suffered a particularly heavy loss, far exceeding other big clans." The messenger said softly, "Actually, before this incident was reported to the imperial capital, the Huizhou family Then, I discovered something. It was inconvenient for my young master to come forward at that time, so he could only tell the head of the Jiang family, that is, your uncle Jiang Yan, in private. Please ask him to come forward to seek justice for the Xie family..."

Jiang Yu is the eldest brother of Yun Fenghuang's biological mother, Jiang Kuang. In terms of age, he is six or seven years older than Jiang Kuang. The two brothers and sisters have a very good relationship. Had a bad time.

Not to mention sons, daughters like Jiang Kuang, even if they are not loved by their husbands, still firmly hold the power in the back house, which in turn affects the front. They have a very high status in the husband's family and have an excellent reputation outside.

Such an old lady would naturally not let her own flesh and blood have any quarrels.

When the matter of Xie Fenghuan came out, Jiang Yan was the first to stand up to support his sister and niece. His statement greatly relieved the pressure faced by the mother and daughter at that time.

Later, because the Qi family still resigned, Jiang Kuang was worried that his daughter would stay in Beidi. Even with the protection of her and the Jiang family, she would inevitably be wronged everywhere. After wasting her youth for no reason, and even delaying her whole life, she finally decided to send her daughter to the foster care of her sister-in-law's house in the imperial capital to find a good husband in the imperial capital. It’s just that Jiang Kuang is not very familiar with Mrs. Xie. Although he knows Mrs. Xie’s temperament, he is not the kind of person who has one thing on the surface and one thing behind the other, but fostering children is different from being a temporary guest. I can't help feeling a little worried.

For this reason, she went back to her natal family and discussed repeatedly with the old lady of Jiang's family, Jiang Yan and others.

At that time, Jiang Yi reminded his younger sister: "Although the seventeenth of your family was pampered and spoiled since childhood, they were taught and treated like a son-in-law, so even though they are still young, they have nothing to say about their appearance and bearing. If it wasn't for your concubine who provoked you The thing is, even if this child is married into those famous families who have been ministers for many generations, in my opinion, he will not be able to hold on. It's just that the child is only twelve years old. If he is suppressed and ridiculed everywhere from now on, he will You can’t answer back when you’re wrong, or you’ll be more convinced that you don’t know how to raise children, and the two girls haven’t taught them well. At that time, I’m afraid that the tolerance and mood that have been painstakingly cultivated in the past twelve years will be wiped out. !"

"If it is sent to the Imperial Capital, no one there will know the ins and outs. Even if it is under the fence of others, it may be suppressed, but with the child's intelligence, he may not be unable to handle it."

"It's better than staying in Huizhou, and from then on I can only swallow my anger to the end, and dare not fight back."

These words convinced the old lady of the Jiang family and Jiang Kuang who were not willing to let her stay away...

Yun Fenghuang's eyes were in a trance for a moment, before he continued to ask: "Is the eldest uncle coming out of this?"

The messenger said in a low voice: "Of course I won't refuse, and I searched many places and many people asked. They even mentioned the name of the county horse... It's just that among the chaos, there was no evidence left. In the end, the Marquis of Jingning personally Come forward and explain to the Patriarch of the Jiang family that the empress is very pleasing and has a reputation of being both talented and beautiful, and it is also widely known! Wei He is despicable and shameless, and the soldiers invaded Huizhou. After breaking the city, the most interesting thing is naturally... naturally. People from the Xie Clan. It’s just that the Xie Clan is strong, and when the city was destroyed, almost all the women in the clan used death guards! Wei He failed to get what he wanted, so he became angry from embarrassment, and specifically targeted the Xie Clan..."

Yun Fenghuang interrupted him: "Even if Wei He has such a heart, how many members of the Xie clan do they know? This is Ben Gong, the first daughter who left when the Xie clan was twelve years old. Apart from the main branch, the side branch Yuanzong, if you don’t carefully describe the genealogy for a long time, this palace may not recognize your own family members! Moreover, the main branch only recognizes their own bloodlines, and the servants are only familiar with the close attendants of the same clan who usually come and go. Why does Lian Zhong The children and youths taken away by the servants were not spared?"

This is simply not something that Wei He, who is not familiar with the place, can do!

"..." The envoy hesitated for a while, feeling the kind of embarrassment that he didn't know how to express. He settled down and said, "Niang Niang forgive me for speaking bluntly: Mrs. Xie had such an experience, but even the Patriarch of the Jiang family did not tell the truth about it." The big trouble, in fact, is also because, among the people who dedicated the city, there are descendants of the distant branch of the Xie family."

"I know about this. What do you mean, it was the son of the distant branch who betrayed the great Xie family?" Yun Fenghuang said coldly, "What is he trying to do? If the Xie family is here, he will not be immune to this move." , parents, wives and children, and perhaps family caretakers. Now that Mrs. Xie is gone and he is alone, what will happen to him?! Or, Mrs. Xie has done something wrong to him, so much so that he thinks in his heart that he wants to do this. Get rid of Xie Shi?!"

As for the latter possibility, to be honest, Yun Fenghuang didn't quite believe it.

Because it has only been ten years since she left the Xie family at the age of twelve, and the head of the family is still her own grandfather, presumably everything in the family is basically the same as before.

Just look at the ancestral precepts of the Xie family who pay attention to the long flow of water. They are not harsh on their own people.

After all, they hope to stay in Huizhou for a long time. If they don't win over their family members well, aren't they waiting for other families to climb over them?

In addition, the Xie family has not had any difficult conflicts over the years. The main branch has a surplus of money, and he often helps to make up for the distant branch. The relationship between each other is generally harmonious. As for private grievances, it is inevitable when there are too many people, but most of them are old sesame seeds and rotten grains, or disputes between emotions, and there is no such kind of mortal grievances.

If there is, the elders in the clan are not just eating dry food, so they must come forward.

The envoy sighed: "This is because my young master asked the younger one to come and explain to the empress: Madam, do you still remember that at the beginning, my young master was ordered to sweep the Northland to eliminate bandits? At that time, my young master received a report, thank you!" There are also some people from the Shi family involved in it. Young Master, his responsibility at that time was to deal with it impartially."

"I know." Yun Fenghuang's heart skipped a beat, and he said, "This matter, I thought about it, and any sensible person would not blame him."

She did not blame Qi Jiulu.

Even though this incident made her a little ashamed at the time... But Yun Fenghuang still wants to say that the people of the Xie family are prosperous, so it is difficult not to have mixed situations. Huang himself wanted to clean up the portal.

The envoy smiled wryly: "The Xie family's son who Xiancheng was... the remnant of the robbery at that time! In fact, that person should have been taken to prison at that time, but his father died early, and his mother had only two sons under her knees. His elder brother The evidence is solid and the crime is unforgivable, so he took the initiative to take all the crimes away, and insisted that the brothers are innocent. The governor of Huizhou and the son knew it well, but they were really pure filial piety, and they were interrogated several times. The eldest brother refused to change his confession, and at that time the court urged him, so he beheaded his elder brother, beat him up in court, and then released him."

"After the man went back, he served the widowed mother wholeheartedly."

"I heard that the main branch of the Xie family still has instructions, so of course I also sent some firewood and rice over there."

"Anyway, no one noticed what was wrong at the time, and after a while they didn't care."

Who would have thought that this person would contact Wei He immediately, and even sell the entire Huizhou and his family?

When the city was destroyed and the big family fled in all directions, trying to identify the members of the Xie clan from the chaos was something that even the unsuspecting Yun Fenghuang, the daughter of the main branch, could not do, even Xie Wuzheng and Xie Xiaoyu. My son, probably not. It can be seen that the man had such malice a long time ago, and he wrote down the appearance of the main branch and even the mount in advance.

"The Marquis of Jingning pointed out this point, and the Patriarch of the Jiang family can no longer argue with the Dingbei Army." The envoy continued, "We can only discuss with my son, and investigate thoroughly what is going on in private? The Lord will support that Orphans and widows are not harsh. When their brothers were young, their rent was exempted, and they were given subsidies during the holidays. Later, when they were old, they went to the ethnology school to study for two days. It’s just that neither of the brothers studied. According to the rules of the clan, they will not be allowed to go any further."

After all, studying at this time is extremely expensive.

Not to mention the Xie family, even families like the Luo family and the Yin family, which are too remote, cannot guarantee that all clan members can enroll.

Therefore, although a large rural family like the Xie family has an ethnology, the only ones who are forced to teach their children are the descendants of the main branch.

Yes, like Xie Fenghuan, even if it is Xie Jian's own daughter, because she is a concubine, if the Jiang family didn't want to use her as a memorial archway, she would not be qualified to be taught.

Only prostitutes like Yun Fenghuang, no matter whether the Jiang family believes that a woman's lack of talent is virtue or not, according to the Xie family's rules, she must be sent to the family school for enlightenment when she reaches the age.

As for the side branches, those whose family background is not bad can pay for it themselves, and they can send as many as they want to study. Those from poor families will be subsidized by the main branch when they reach their age, and they will also be sent to study for two days. However, if they do not perform well and are considered not suitable for this kind of material, they will be sent away quickly, so as not to waste the manpower and material resources of the school and delay the further study. gifted child.

It may not be so fair to do so, but it is impossible to let the main branch of the Xie family bear the tuition fees of all the side branches.

And at such a time, reading is an opportunity for a small number of talents.

After the two brothers were sent away by the school, according to the tacit understanding passed down from generation to generation, the elders arranged some errands for them to try, so that they could support their mothers and save some money to prepare for their wives.

But: "The two brothers were stubborn by nature and refused to learn well. Mrs. Xie watched them do many serious jobs one after another, and even saw how brave and ruthless they were, and once wanted to recommend them to the main branch as servants..."

Regardless of whether the servant is a servant, for the distant branch, it is actually a fat job to be able to work for the main branch.

Especially if the master who is dispatched is favored by the master and has a bright future, it will inevitably lead to a fight.

Because they are their own people, as long as they have some talents, the main branch will definitely not be stingy with rewards and reuse them.

Promotion is not comparable to that of outsiders and family members.

After all, they are of the same family.

Yun Fenghuang listened quietly, the envoy spoke in great detail, the two brothers were a bit rebellious in nature, and they were unwilling to waste time and endure hardships, anyway, they were willing to try the normal business life recommended by their elders at first, but then they were gone interest. I idled around all day, borrowed everywhere when I had no money, and even borrowed money outside under the banner of a well-off family of the same clan a few times... In the end, the clan came forward to help solve the problem.

At that time, I didn't realize that they had such ruthless thoughts, otherwise, the people in the clan were not fools, so it was impossible to let them go.

Anyway, after wandering around for a while, about 14 or 15 years ago, they suddenly got money from nowhere, and suddenly became prosperous. Not only did they push down the original ancestral house and build a new house, but also bought two little girls to serve the widows. mother.

The richer and richer added a lot of expenses to the clan.

When the clansmen were surprised, they had to ask why. They only said that they made money from doing business with others. As for how they made money, who they did business with, and what kind of business they did... they were silent.

"Now that I think about it, I should have been reckless at that time. It's just that the two brothers also have some skills. They did things impeccably. Who would have thought of so much?" The messenger sighed, "Anyway, everyone was curious for a while. I was afraid of being robbed of my financial resources, so I didn’t inquire about it.”

Afterwards, the two brothers continued to earn money one after another, and their family circumstances seemed to be getting better and better. Not only did they support their widowed mother to a higher level, but they also said that the outstanding girls from the village would be their wives, and that their sons and daughters would live a prosperous life. .

Only when Qi Jiulu came to the door to pick up people that day, did they know that the descendants of the Xie family they had admired for many years had been bandits outside for many years.

"Fourteen or five years ago..." Yun Fenghuang said thoughtfully, "Isn't that before and after His Majesty ascended the throne?"