Hua Wanru paused and turned to look at him in surprise.
"Could it be that my brother heard it too?"
Hua Lingjian raised an eyebrow.
"It seems that it is not my illusion. I guess mother also heard it."
"Brother, why is this happening?" Hua Wanru's eyes were full of curiosity.
Hua Lingjian shook his head, frowning even more. "I'll find some time tomorrow to talk to my father. If it's not just us who heard it, I'm afraid something bad might happen."
Hua Wanru thought about it and said, "Indeed."
Both of them looked towards the main courtyard where Jiang was located, Molan Garden.
At the gate of Molan Garden, Hua Changjue just came back and saw Rong Jian waiting there.
Rong Jian saw him and quickly came over to salute.
"Master, I have completed the task you asked me to do."
Hua Changjue nodded.
"Very good, you didn't give yourself away!"
"Master, don't worry. Hua Lingcong has a bad reputation in the local area and has made too many enemies. We don't have to do it ourselves. As long as we add fuel to the fire, many people will secretly deal with him."
"I guess something will happen to him tonight."
Hua Changjue curled his lips and squinted in the direction of the West Palace.
Hua Changxiao, you almost killed my daughter, and you think you can just let it go! You wish.
I will make your eldest son, whom you are so proud of, live a life worse than death.
…
At night, at the residence of Xie Pengcheng, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
The family is having dinner.
"Hua Changxiao wanted to invite me for a drink again yesterday. I guess it was still about Yue'er and his eldest son's marriage."
Xie Mingyue pouted, her face slightly red, and muttered softly.
"My daughter is still young and doesn't want to get married!"
"You are already sixteen years old. If you don't get married, you will become an old maid!" Xie Mingyue's brother Xie Mingjue joked.
Xie Pengcheng nodded.
Xie Mingyue glared at Xie Mingjue, pulled her mother Xu, and said unhappily, "Mother, you should take care of my brother. He is already an adult and has not married yet, and now he calls me an old maid."
As a result, Xu looked absent-minded. Her brows were furrowed from time to time. She didn't listen to what they were saying at all.
Xie Pengcheng and his two children all noticed that something was wrong with her.
"Madam, what happened? Why do you look like that?" Xie Pengcheng asked with a raised eyebrow.
Xu looked at him for a few seconds and shook her head.
"Nothing!"
But he was still distracted and frowned from time to time.
The eldest son Xie Mingjue's eyes twinkled and he asked with a smile.
"But what happened when mother went to the Duke's Mansion today?"
The youngest daughter Xie Mingyue helplessly recounted what happened in the morning.
"There is such a thing! I never thought! The Anguo Mansion is so chaotic!" Xie Pengcheng frowned and said unhappily. He suddenly felt that maybe marrying his daughter to their family was not a good thing.
Xu frowned and said nothing.
Xie Mingjue looked at Xu's expression, and it was obvious that it was not about this matter. He moved closer to Xu.
"Mother, what are you worried about? Tell me so that we can discuss it together as a family! It's better than you worrying about it alone!"
Xie Pengcheng also noticed something was wrong.
Xu is usually a carefree person, and she can't hide anything! But today she looks like this. She must have encountered a big problem that she can't solve.
"Ma'am, is there anything that the family must not know?"
The younger daughter Xie Mingyue also advised.
The whole family is trying to persuade him.
Xu couldn't stand it anymore, so she sent the servants away.
Whispered.
"I saw that mistress today! She looked familiar to me!"
Xie Mingjue was puzzled.
“Looks familiar!”
Xu nodded and lowered her voice even lower!
"I think she looks especially like Zhang Manyue, the youngest daughter of the Zhang family in Jinling!"
"Who is that?" Xie Mingyue asked puzzledly.
Xie Pengcheng and Xie Mingjue had never heard of this name either.
Xu pursed her lips and looked at Xie Pengcheng.
"Do you still remember the traitor Li Yuanchun who was executed along with his entire family thirteen years ago? His third son, Li Hongru, married the youngest daughter of the Zhang family in Jinling! Zhang Manyue!"
Several people were stunned!
No one noticed that Xie Mingjue's eyes suddenly lit up!
"Madam, could you have seen it wrong?" Xie Pengcheng's eyes widened in horror and he asked uncertainly.
"I hope I'm wrong!" Xu smiled bitterly!
"Twenty years ago, my father was sent to Nanjing to serve as an official, and I followed him! I attended the poetry gathering that all the young ladies there would attend!"
"I met her once! She may not remember me, but I was definitely impressed by her!"
"This, this..." Xie Pengcheng suddenly didn't know what to say!
Xie Mingjue thought for a moment and said.
"Whether the other party is real or not...it has nothing to do with us! Let's just pretend we don't know!"
Xu and Xie Pengcheng were both startled and looked at him.
Xie Mingjue looked at them carefully.
"She has been able to live under the emperor's nose for so many years. She must have some support that we don't know about! We may not be able to afford to offend her.
Besides, the emperor is old and can no longer handle state affairs! Who knows when he will... "
Xie Mingjue pointed to the sky, meaning that the emperor was ascending to heaven.
Several people were silent.
“It’s best to keep a low profile at this time.
Moreover, did the Li family really rebel thirteen years ago? Or was it because of their great achievements? No one knows the inside story! What if the Li family is rehabilitated one day? We have created an enemy for no reason.
So! We'd better protect ourselves!"
Xie Pengcheng nodded and patted Xie Mingjue's shoulder with a look of great satisfaction on his face.
"My son has finally grown up! He knows how to think about the family."
Xie Mingjue smiled awkwardly! He thought, this tone of speaking must have been learned from others! Unexpectedly, his father was very pleased with it... Sure enough, people still need to be able to pretend!
Finally, the family decided to keep it a secret and no one should mention it again!
Xie Mingjue thought about it and said to his father.
"Let's forget about my younger sister and Hua Lingcong's marriage."
Xie Pengcheng was puzzled, "But what's the problem?"
Xu and Xie Mingyue also looked at him curiously.
"I got the news from a friend that Hua Lingcong offended many people while in office. Not only did he secretly seize the people's fertile land, but he also took five concubines. You can imagine what kind of person he is."
Xie Pengcheng frowned and his face immediately fell.
"He originally lived in the capital, keeping himself clean and having no concubines. He had a good reputation, but he didn't expect that his true colors would be exposed when he went to the countryside. It's really..."
Xie Mingyue's face was pale, she held Xie Mingjue's arm, her eyes were a little red.
"Thank you, brother."
Xie Mingjue patted her head and said, "Silly girl, you are my biological sister, how could I possibly harm you?"
"However, this matter needs to be handled properly," Xie Mingjue's eyes darkened, "I'm afraid Hua Changxiao will use shady tactics."
"He dares!" Xie Pengcheng's face turned black.
"Jue'er is right. It's better to be safe than sorry!" said Xu.
After finishing his meal, Xie Mingjue returned to his room. When no one was around, he took out a white pigeon, put a letter in it, and threw it out.
"After so many years of searching, I finally found some clues!"
That person should be happy for a while!
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