Chapter 8 There is something wrong with the sachet, and the sister suffers the consequences

A group of people surrounded the injured Xie Mingan and asked about his well-being.

Xie Yao stared at her mother intently, feeling particularly sad.

In her previous life, she never understood why her mother was indifferent to her when she returned to Beijing, and even spoke coldly to her without any warmth.

She also complained to Lu Shenyan.

It was not until Xie Yan came to report the death that he said that his mother was worried about her situation in the Lu family before her death, and left all her land and shops to her.

even……

Only her mother is the one in the Xie family who truly cares about her.

But her life was ruined by the Xie family.

Xie Yao listened to her mother's words without any explanation or refutation. She gestured to Rendong to pick up Zhui Mo who was huddled in the corner, and then left with the maid.

Before leaving, she raised her eyebrows slightly and glanced at Xie Zhi meaningfully.

It’s a pity that I can’t watch such a good show later.

Until everyone dispersed, Xie Yan was still standing in the distance, looking in the direction where Xie Yao left.

"She came back to marry Prince Jingbei." Xie Yan murmured in a low voice, feeling bitter and angry.

A few days ago, there were rumors in the capital that the emperor was going to arrange a marriage for Prince Jingbei, saying that he had taken a fancy to his family.

However, he thought it was just a rumor. After all, although his father Xie Ming'an had the title of Wenchang Earl, he was only a fourth-rank Minister of Rites and had never had any intersection with King Jingbei.

His sister, whom he had not seen for nine years, came back. He thought she was going back to Beijing to enjoy a good life, but he did not expect that she was going to marry a notorious and physically disabled man.

Xie Yan's hands at his sides were clenched into fists.

The servant A Lu came forward and said, "If Zhui Mo falls into the hands of the Second Young Lady, I'm afraid he will be in great danger."

Xie Yan looked indifferent, as if he was not worried at all.

Suddenly, he remembered that Xie Yao seemed to have put something on Xie Zhi.

He was not smart and did not understand what Xie Yao was going to do, but he vaguely guessed that it might be related to Zhui Mo.

"No, that's my chicken." Xie Yan asked A Lu to come closer and give him a few instructions before heading to the dining room.

On the other side, Xie Yao changed back into her original clothes before going to the ancestral hall.

When they arrived at the ancestral hall, the maid brought a bronze charcoal basin and left in a hurry.

This maidservant belongs to my mother, and a charcoal brazier was specially prepared for her.

However, in her previous life, she had not noticed these details at all. When faced with her responsibilities, she simply thought that her mother hated her as much as everyone else, and that she behaved rudely and did not know the rules.

Xie Yao sat on the mat with his sword across his shoulders, glancing at the tablets of Xie family ancestors in front of him, a fire burning in his eyes.

Suddenly, she saw a sneaky figure out of the corner of her eye.

Xie Yao said, "The ancestral hall is a sacred place. This chicken is making a lot of noise and disturbing the peace of our ancestors. Please take it away."

When Rendong saw the major general winking at her, she understood. She turned around and threw Zhui Mo into the open space outside the ancestral hall, then deliberately left for a while.

A moment later, Honeysuckle ran into the ancestral hall, looking anxious: "Second Miss, when I went to change clothes, the chicken disappeared!"

Xie Yao raised her eyebrows and said in surprise, "How could it be gone? That's Xie Yan's chicken, it's very valuable. Go find it!"

After Rendong left, Xie Yao smiled slightly.

Since the chicken was stolen, what happened next was none of her business.

At the welcoming banquet, Xie Yan sat next to Xie Zhi without enjoying the food.

My father changed into his robe and sat down to eat. My grandmother kindly served him some food. Aunt Sun asked about my mother's recent health with concern. My mother was as quiet as ever. My second uncle and aunt were also very happy...

But the protagonist of the welcoming banquet, Xie Yao, was missing.

Xie Yan ate gloomily until he heard a familiar "cuckoo".

He lowered his head and saw Zhui Mo appear at his feet, pecking at the rice grains on the ground.

The servant boy in the distance gave him a pleading smile, indicating that the chicken was fine.

Xie Yan relaxed his brows and showed his usual bright and bright smile: "Big sister, look, my Zhui Mo is back."

Xie Zhi followed his gaze and saw Zhui Mo. Disdain flashed across his eyes, but he softly agreed, "It's good that you're back. I was worried that my second sister wouldn't be able to raise it, and that it would hurt your beloved."

Xie Mingan glared at Xie Yan and said, "Didn't I give it to that girl Xie Yao? Why are you asking for it back?"

Aunt Sun: "If Yan'er likes it, what's wrong with him raising it? Besides, this chicken has always been well-behaved. I didn't expect it to be so noisy today when facing the Second Young Lady..."

The Xie family had not split up. Second Master Xie from the second branch looked at his wife and agreed, "They say chickens are auspicious creatures. How could they peck at people for no reason and hurt my eldest brother?"

The Second Lady said, "The chicken was fine in Yan'er's hands. Why did it suddenly become unwell as soon as the Second Miss came back?"

Mrs. Xie has been a vegetarian and chanting Buddhist scriptures all year round, and she believes in ghosts and gods.

After a little guidance, she thought of something and frowned: "Could it be that the girl is unlucky, so the chicken pecked her? No, wait for the doctor to come and take a good look at Ming An's injuries."

Xie Zhi said, "Zhizhi heard that the women in the Strong Women's Camp serve as soldiers during wartime and work on the farm during their free time. Perhaps my second sister also feeds chickens on the farm, and this chicken is friendly to her."

Old Madam Xie sneered, "My Xie family has been a family of scholars for generations, with a family of wealth and luxury. After all, a girl born to a merchant family is not even half as good as Zhizhi."

Xie Yan paused with his chopsticks in hand and tilted his head to look at his mother.

My mother looked calm, as if she didn't hear the sarcasm in Mrs. Xie's words.

The darkness in his eyes slowly dissipated.

Xie Zhize showed a well-behaved smile and was about to be humble, but the next moment, Zhui Mo under her feet flapped his wings and pecked at her fiercely!

"ah!"

Xie Zhi felt pain in her ankle and screamed in fright. She saw the hen that Xie Yan had raised so sleekly was stretching its neck and pecking at her skirt and waist fiercely.

Xie Zhi's sleeves were a little loose, and when she was chased and pecked by the chicken, she immediately knocked over the dishes beside her. The green hairpin in her hair was crooked, and her clothes were covered with greasy food.

She dodged left and right, but her skirt got caught somewhere and she fell to the ground with a thud.

Zhui Mo took the opportunity to jump onto her lap and pecked her fiercely.

"This chicken, what's going on with this chicken!" Mrs. Xie shouted.

"Catch the chicken!"

The chicken was chased by the servants, raising feathers all over the sky, but it still couldn't let go of Xie Zhi.

Aunt Sun was also in a panic. She wanted to rush forward to protect her daughter. In her panic, she finally saw the dark green sachet hanging around Xie Zhi's waist!

"Zhizhi, quickly--" Aunt Sun understood and was about to call Xie Zhi to take it off, but she shut her mouth abruptly.

Wasn’t this sachet prepared by her and Xie Zhi for Xie Yao?

As for when Xie Yao hung the sachet on Xie Zhi, she had no idea.

If she were to say now that the reason for chasing Mo Zhuer was because there was something wrong with the sachet, wouldn't it mean that she, as the concubine, was secretly doing something bad to the legitimate daughter?

Aunt Sun secretly resented it and could only say, "Zhui Mo is a fighting cock. He must have been influenced by Zhizhi's lotus-pink dress to go so crazy."

After a long struggle, Xie Yan, the host, finally caught Zhui Mo.

He stuffed the chicken into the hands of his servant and winked at him.

The servant ran away with the chicken. Less than half a quarter of an hour later, the servant said that the doctor who was going to treat the uncle had arrived.

Xie Zhihua sat on the ground in dismay, her hair disheveled, and was held in the arms of Aunt Sun for comfort.

"This is the family dinner you arranged. It's such a bummer!" Xie Ming'an scolded Aunt Sun and walked away with a grim face.

Mrs. Xie also complained: "A good family dinner was ruined by a chicken. This is really unlucky, unlucky."

Xie Zhi clutched the sachet in her hand, fell into Aunt Sun's arms, and cried bitterly.

Inside the ancestral hall, Xie Yao listened to the noisy sounds coming from the next yard, then gently stroked Zhui Mo's warm feathers with a smile on her lips.

"Wasn't this chicken lost? How come it's back?"

After searching for a while, Rendong returned to the ancestral hall and found the chicken in Xie Yao's hands.

"Oh right, there was a lot of noise outside just now. I heard a chicken was chasing Miss Zhi and pecking at her, almost pecking her face—"

She suddenly realized: "Could it be this!"

Xie Yao nodded: "Apart from this, are there any other chickens?"

"Second Miss has long known that chickens can peck people... No, why are chickens only pecking at Xie Zhi?"