Chapter 360: Death is the only way to escape blame (more)
Xia Xing'er put all her dowry and betrothal gifts into her own space. These were all tokens of love from everyone to her. She felt they were very precious and did not use them.
Instead, he took out some of the things he had collected from other places to provide for the people of Stone Village and the military supplies for their army.
It took a whole day just to arrange all this.
She has already chosen a cave for her retreat, which is a cliff cave behind the camp on the mountain. There are dangerous peaks above and a deep abyss below. It is rarely visited by people and far away from the hustle and bustle, making it the perfect choice for retreat.
The day before the official retreat, everyone from the Xia family and the two brothers from the Xuanyuan family came to see him off.
After their wedding, Noble Concubine Xi served tea and then returned to her own small Buddhist temple. She did not come out to see them off today.
Xia Xing'er's seclusion was only told to her family, and no one else was told for fear of causing panic.
Liu Youran wished she could cook enough food for Xia Xinger to last for three years in just one night.
Zhuge Pei and Bai Wan'er were also packing things for Xia Xing'er. No matter what clothes or daily necessities she needed, everything was carefully prepared. Even the rattan chair for lying on and the bed for sleeping were prepared.
It was as if she wasn't going into seclusion at all, but rather was on vacation, which made Xia Xing'er laugh and cry.
She did not tell them how she was in seclusion. Although she had no use for any of these things, she still collected them all.
Everyone sent her to the edge of the cliff and left the space to the newly married couple.
Xuanyuan Yi hasn't spoken much these past two days, perhaps because he doesn't know how to face the upcoming separation.
He hugged Xia Xing'er tightly in his arms and said in a low voice: "I feel so disappointing. You haven't even started your retreat yet, but I already miss you!"
"Then you have to think about me every day!"
Xia Xing'er didn't want to make everyone so sad: "Don't worry, I'll be fine. When I come out of seclusion, I'll take you to kill everyone."
"You must train your troops well and develop a truly powerful army. When the time comes, I want to see you lead them back to the Xuanyuan Imperial Family and personally take back everything that belongs to you!"
The world cannot tolerate anyone who wants to challenge ethical norms. Xuanyuan Yi is also of the Xuanyuan royal family. If Emperor Shunkang can hold that position, why can't Xuanyuan Yi do it?
It doesn't matter even if he is branded a traitor. As long as he wants it, she will help him get it back.
Even if Xuanyuan Yi didn't want that position, in order to avenge the Xia family and let the Xia family live in peace, she would pull Emperor Shunkang down from that position.
Whether it's for Xuanyuan Yi or for the Xia family, she has to take care of it.
"Wait until I come back!"
"good!"
Although Xuanyuan Yi agreed with his mouth, he was reluctant to let go of her hand.
It was not until Xia Xing'er kissed her on the face that he controlled the longing in his heart, let go of her hand, and watched her body fly up to the cliff cave like a cloud.
"I will have people guard this place tomorrow and not let anyone approach!" Xuanyuan Feng said.
Since Xing'er wants a quiet environment for cultivation, they must do their best.
As soon as Xia Xing'er entered the cave, she set up several barriers at the entrance of the cave, widening the originally narrow cave.
She originally wanted to sit on the ground, but suddenly remembered her mother's instructions. She cleaned the entire cave and put out all the things prepared for her by her two sisters-in-law.
With the carpet laid out, the bed put out and the bonsai placed, the gray cave was soon transformed into a warm nest.
Xia Xing'er looked at this warm little nest and felt that something was missing. She put out all the gifts everyone had prepared for her, so that they could be considered as having been with her all the time.
On the other side, Xia Chengsheng and Liu Youran brought everyone back to the Xia family courtyard.
Although their big house has been built, they still live in the small bamboo house out of habit.
The usually bustling Xia family courtyard was a little less lively without Xia Xing'er.
Not only the old couple Xia Chengsheng thought so, but also the two sisters-in-law of the Xia family thought so.
Even the three little ones are less active than before.
Looking at the three little ones like this, Old Master Zhuge smiled and joked, "You are so reluctant to leave your aunt. What will you do if you get married and have children in the future?"
The three little ones said without hesitation: "The wives we marry in the future will definitely like our aunt as much as we do!"
"If the wife I marry in the future doesn't like my aunt, then I would rather not marry at all than let my aunt suffer."
When Liu Youran and her two sisters-in-law heard the three little ones say this, they couldn't help laughing. They were so young, but they thought a lot.
Although their aunt still lives with them now, they will definitely have to separate in the future.
I wonder what they will do after they really break up?
Liu Youran sent everyone away, then picked up his small hoe and prepared to go to the field to plow the soil.
She had just finished watering the vegetables in the garden when she saw the previous manager rushing over.
"Old lady!"
The manager was called Qiu Yun, and everyone called him Uncle Qiu. He had been to the battlefield with Xia Chengsheng. Because he was alone and later injured his leg on the battlefield, he stayed in the Xia family and found a job.
Later, before the Xia family was exiled, Liu Youran gave a sum of money to the housekeepers, servants and boys so that they could live their own lives.
Uncle Qiu followed Chunliu and the others to Liangzhou first.
Xia Xing'er also used medicine to cure his leg. Now that the Xia family no longer needed anyone to serve them, he just did some shopping.
Uncle Qiu, like Chunliu and the others, is a loyal servant.
Seeing his hurried expression, Liu Youran put down the hoe in her hand and asked, "Why are you so anxious? What happened?"
"Yuan Niang and the others were arrested by the imperial court. Now they want everyone in the Xia family to go out and receive the imperial edict."
"The man who came is King Kaoshan. This is all my fault. I forgot to disguise my face when I left, so they recognized me."
They were all servants of the Xia family. No one in Yong County, let alone the entire Liangzhou, would recognize them. But today was just a coincidence. The person from the court who came today happened to be King Kaoshan, whom he had met a few times, and he recognized them.
They couldn't get into Stone Village at all, so they could only force the people inside to go out and see them.
Uncle Qiu blamed himself: "Old Madam, this is all my fault. I am responsible for this even if I die!"
Liu Youran frowned and asked, "Did they see you when you came back?"
"No, old lady. I was on guard against them. I knew they were capable of such a move, so I didn't dare to return to the store directly. I only came back after shaking them off!"
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