Chapter 299 Honor
After lunch, Xie Wanruo went to the backyard with Mrs. Xie and her eldest sister-in-law Hua to talk about her body. Yu Haolin played with Xie Qi'an's two children in the garden.
As for Yu Cheng, he chatted with Prime Minister Xie Qi'an in the hall, and occasionally talked about government affairs.
After another cup of tea, Yu Cheng looked up at the sky outside the house.
Xie Qi'an understood that they had been out for a long time and should return to the palace, so he got up to call Xie Wanruo.
After not seeing each other for a long time, the mother and daughter naturally had a lot to say, especially when talking about Xie Wanruo's miscarriage on the Lantern Festival, the three of them couldn't help crying.
"My son has suffered so much." Mrs. Xie hugged Xie Wanruo and was heartbroken.
"My sister has suffered." Hua also held Xie Wanruo's hand.
When Mrs. Xie first heard that Xie Wanruo had a miscarriage and could not get pregnant again, she was so shocked that she fainted.
Xie Wanruo sobbed and said, "Don't be sad, mother and sister-
in-law, it's all over. His Highness treated me very well." "But he didn't protect you after all." Mrs. Xie complained, let go of Xie Wanruo and wiped her tears.
Xie Wanruo said, "I will protect myself and Haolin in the future."
"Alas!" Mrs. Xie sighed, and could do nothing but feel distressed.
Xie Wanruo hurriedly changed the subject, and Hua also cooperated to persuade her, and Mrs. Xie's mood gradually calmed down.
As the three were talking, there was a knock on the door.
"Wanruo, it's getting late." Xie Qi'an reminded outside the house.
Xie Wanruo reluctantly stood up, and Madam Xie and Hua also stood up to see her off.
Xie Qi'an, who was outside the house, saw that the three people's eyes were red, and his heart was immediately tightened, and his handsome face froze slightly.
Xie Wanruo deliberately smiled and asked: "Brother, who are you worried about?" He asked
knowingly.
Xie Qi'an raised his hand and gently rubbed Xie Wanruo's head as he used to: "Brother is here."
Hearing this, Xie Wanruo couldn't help but burst into tears.
She could have lived a stable life under the protection of her father and brothers. But she insisted on her own way and chose to enter the palace.
Not only did her father and brother not blame her, but they also tried their best to help her, which moved her and made her feel ashamed.
She was sorry for them.
"Let them talk." Madam Xie wiped the moisture from her eyes, and Tonghua left first.
Seeing his beloved sister crying in grievance, Xie Qi'an felt overwhelmed and reached out to gently hold Xie Wanruo on his shoulders.
In front of her brother, Xie Wanruo didn't need to pretend and cried as much as she wanted.
Summer clothes were thin, and Xie Qi'an's clothes were quickly soaked with tears. He felt his shoulders slightly wet.
"Don't worry, big brother will help you vent your anger." He stroked the back of Xie Wanruo's head and said.
Xie Wanruo burst into laughter and stood up and said, "Am I useless? I am a mother, but I only look for my father and brother when I am bullied."
Xie Qi'an took out a handkerchief from his body, wiped away the remaining tears on her face and said, "You are determined to wake up your father and support yourself in the palace. It is already amazing. If you were a man, you would be more capable than me."
Xie Wanruo blinked: "Am I really that amazing?"
"Yes. I am honored to be your brother." Xie Qi'an smiled.
Xie Wanruo also laughed: "I am also honored to be your sister."
"Silly girl, let's go." Xie Qi'an rubbed Xie Wanruo's head again and walked to the front hall.
Xie Wanruo walked with him and talked in a low voice.
"Your Highness had a dispute with your mother a few days ago..."
Xie Qi'an listened attentively, and smiled slightly: "That's great. Your Highness knows the Cao family's thoughts and has a rift with the Queen. After the incident, he will not blame you and the Xie family too much."
The brother and sister talked as they walked. Seeing that they were about to reach the front hall, Xie Qi'an whispered: "Cao Qian can't hold it back anymore. He will definitely take action in the near future. You must be extra careful in the palace and don't fall into Cao Muxue's hands."
"If necessary, direct resistance is also possible. Remember, the safety of you and Haolin is the most important."
Xie Wanruo nodded: "Well, you and your father should also be careful."
When the brother and sister entered the hall, Yu Haolin had been called back. He was sweating from playing, and Mrs. Xie was wiping him with a handkerchief.
Before leaving, Yu Haolin asked, "Mother, will we come again next time?"
Hearing this childish words, several adults were stunned.
Prime Minister Xie touched Yu Haolin's head and asked with a loving face, "Haolin, do you like to come and play?"
"Yes." Yu Haolin nodded without hesitation.
His cousins treated him very well, and he was very happy to play with them.
"Then we will come again in the future." Yu Cheng took Yu Haolin's hand.
Yu Haolin was very happy, and it was much more fun outside the palace than inside. Prime
Minister Xie and others sent them to the gate of the mansion. Before getting on the carriage, Xie Wanruo looked back at her parents, brother and sister-in-law, and her eyes almost cried again.
In order to avoid causing hurt to her family members, Xie Wanruo quickly turned her head and got on the carriage.
When the wheels rolled and the carriage drove away from Xie's house, Xie Wanruo's tears suddenly rolled down.
Yu Cheng frowned and hugged her in his arms, and comforted her gently: "I will accompany you back when I have time in the future."
"Yes." Xie Wanruo responded.
But she knew in her heart that the palace rules were there, so how could she come back often?
Yu Cheng did not speak again, thinking in his heart whether the palace rules could be changed?
Even if he could not come back whenever he wanted, it would be good to come back two or three times a year.
Yu Cheng rested in the East Palace these days, but Cao Qian was vigorously building momentum for Yu Cheng in the court and among the people.
Yu Zheng, Taifu Zhou and others understood that Cao Qian was ready to make a move.
Everything is ready, only the east wind is missing.
On the eighth day of the seventh month, Zhou Boxu went to the Dali Temple Prison.
"Master Fei, we meet again." Zhou Boxu stood in front of the cell, looking at the prisoner in the cell with a cold look.
Fei Kai looked up when he heard the voice, and after seeing Zhou Boxu, he moved, and the handcuffs on his hands and feet were moved, making a "bang" sound.
"You killed me." Fei Kai stared at Zhou Boxu with hatred.
Zhou Boxu sneered: "I just reported the truth, Lord Fei is too harsh."
After returning to the capital from Duanzhou, Zhou Boxu impeached Fei Kai. The emperor was furious and ordered Fei Kai to be dismissed and brought to the capital for interrogation.
Look, he just arrived in the capital yesterday.
"I knew you would not let me go." Fei Kai was extremely annoyed, and he only hated those people in the Black Wolf Village for being useless and failing to kill Zhou Boxu.
Hearing Fei Kai's words, Zhou Boxu said in a deep voice: "If you just colluded with the drug dealers and embezzled some silver, it would be fine, but you dared to waste human lives and adulterate the medicinal materials. And you also secretly communicated with the bandits and wanted to kill me."
"I think Lord Fei has forgotten the laws of Dazhao, and you have to remind him." Fei Kai
was not guilty of embezzling silver and counterfeiting, and at most his property would be confiscated and he would be exiled.
But he secretly colluded with bandits to kill imperial officials, and the combined crimes were serious.
Fei Kai knew that he would not survive, but he did not want to see Zhou Boxu so proud, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Master Zhou said that I secretly colluded with bandits, do you have any evidence?"
He had inquired, and the bandits in the Black Wolf Village were all dead, and the remaining old, weak, and disabled had also fled for their lives. Zhou Boxu could not find any evidence at all.
Seeing Fei Kai's determined smile, Zhou Boxu said slowly, "The Dali Temple has 108 kinds of criminal laws, Master Fei can try them slowly. If the Dali Temple's criminal laws don't work, my Palace Front Department also has some means."