Chapter 101 New Home
The Wen family's house was ransacked.
Wen Kaiqing was arrested and sentenced to be executed in the autumn. All his concubines and illegitimate sons were exiled and were never allowed to return to Beijing.
Because Wen Yan made contributions in the Xiao Jin case, he was not implicated and Mrs. Wen was also spared.
But the Wen family’s foundation of more than ten years was gone.
Out of respect for Wen Yan, the people from the Dali Temple did not confiscate Mrs. Wen's private property.
But in these years, under the management of Aunt Wei, the Wen family had been financially empty, and Madam Wen had done a lot to fill the void. There was not much personal silver left, only 1,500 taels.
Wen Yan packed up his mother's things and pulled her out.
"Yan'er, everything is gone, everything is gone!" She cried all the way.
"Your son is still here, how can you say everything is gone?"
It would have been fine if she hadn't said this, but after she did, Mrs. Wen got furious, broke free from Wen Yan's restraints, and slapped him in the face.
"That's you! Why did you go to help Song Ze overturn the case for no reason? Now that the Wen family has fallen, are you happy?"
The people gathered at the door pointed and talked at Wen Yan.
Although Wen Kaiqing is not a good person, Wen Yan's actions are indeed unfair to the ancestors of the Wen family.
It will be difficult to explain to your ancestors when you die and go to the underworld.
Wen Yan looked up, looked at his hysterical mother, then looked at the people pointing and talking at the steps below, and smiled bitterly.
He suddenly felt very tired.
If he could choose his life again, he would not want to be the son of a villain like Wen Kaiqing.
In the end, he still forced Mrs. Wen to go to the house that Xiao Linyuan had previously lent him.
After settling Mrs. Wen into the main house, he packed his luggage and placed it on the table.
He then went to the Dali Temple's prison and bought back Lanxiang, the maid who had previously served Madam Wen.
He picked up his bag, knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily.
"Mother, as your son, I have suffered in this life, but I have also been lucky. Without your persistence, there would not be a day when your son would become the top scorer in the imperial examination.
Until now, I have never regretted what I have done. A real man should behave uprightly and be honest. This was the first sentence I learned when you sent me to school.
I'm sorry that my mother lost her husband. So I decided not to hang around her anymore and make her sadder.
"This purse contains one thousand taels of silver, all my son's possessions, all left to mother for self-defense. I don't know if we'll ever see each other again. I, your son, wish you good health and a long life."
It was not until Wen Yan walked out of the main house with heavy steps and walked out of the yard that Mrs. Wen turned around and burst into tears.
"Lanxiang, where is he going?"
Lanxiang shook her head.
The eldest son has always been upright, but he must be very sad to be hated by his wife.
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Wen Yan went to the Ministry of Personnel and submitted his resignation.
The Minister of Personnel had regained power at a time when he needed to recruit people, but he originally disagreed.
However, Jiang Huaihai wanted to take advantage of Xiao Linyuan's indifference to state affairs during these days to quickly place his own people in place, so he asked the prince to put pressure on the Minister of Personnel and agreed to Wen Yan's request.
On the day we left the capital, there was a strong wind and the air was filled with the smell of dust.
Even worse than Wen Yan's mood.
He lifted the curtain of the carriage and took one last look at the prosperity of the capital. After this farewell, he didn't know if he would have the chance to come back.
Although he didn't know where his future would lie, he now knew where to go.
"Young Master, why don't we wait until the weather is better before we continue our journey?" Qinghe suggested.
Wen Yan smiled with relief, "No need."
It is worth going through wind and rain to see the one you love.
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Before Xu Zihan set out to look for Xiao Jin, he wanted Song Zijin to stay in her spicy hot pot shop, as the place was picturesque with green mountains and clear waters, suitable for self-cultivation.
Song Zijin refused.
After seeing Xu Zihan off, she set off again, heading south along the official road.
This was her first time traveling far away. Looking at the beautiful scenery along the way, she gradually came out of her initial depression.
Every time she arrived at a place, she would stop the carriage and watch the sunrise and sunset from a high place.
Gradually getting used to the new name "Su Li", it seems that starting a new life is not so scary anymore.
After walking for almost a month, they arrived at the final destination of their escape: Tan County under Xingzhou.
Her mother once told her that people from the Divine Doctor Valley loved to come to Tan County because the climate here was unique and extremely suitable for the growth of Epiphyllum.
If you light a lamp at night, you will see patches of night-blooming cereus blooming.
She had longed for such a magical flower for a long time, but her mother never allowed her to travel far, so she had never seen it.
There is a mountain in Qietan County covered with purple magnolia flowers. She has never seen this color before and is also full of curiosity.
Changfeng doesn't talk much, but he is very capable. After running around for a day, he found a suitable house.
This is a temporary courtyard for merchants to rest because business in Dali has been bad in the past two years.
After losing a lot of money, I put the house up for sale.
Changfeng was good at bargaining, and considering the remote location, the two-story house only cost two hundred taels.
Fu Yue was very happy. She ran up the mountain with a winnowing basket and picked a lot of magnolia flowers.
"Girl, I'll boil some water for you tonight. Madam said you have a bad nose, so you can't stand some strange smells. Drinking more water boiled with magnolia flowers can cure it!"
Song Zijin said disdainfully, "It's very bitter and not tasty."
"It's okay that you disliked me when I was a child, but now that you're about to become a mother, you're still so stubborn." Fu Yue muttered.
Changfeng pulled Changshun away and asked, "Did you hear what Miss Fuyue said just now? Miss Song is pregnant?"
"Is it possible that Fu Yue meant that Miss Song is old enough to be a mother?" Chang Shun pondered.
"Maybe. Let's wait and observe. If she is really pregnant, I will write a letter to tell the old princess."
Chang Shun disagreed: "The old princess said that unless it's a matter of life and death, don't contact her. It would be bad if the prince discovered our whereabouts."
"Now that a child has been born, isn't it a matter of life and death?"
"Don't count it. The old princess was referring to Miss Song's life or death, but she didn't mention the child. Maybe she doesn't even want this grandson..."
Changfeng thought about it, but couldn't make up his mind.
But this is the flesh and blood of the royal family after all. If the prince cannot find Miss Song and refuses to marry again, won’t the royal family only have this one descendant?
If the old princess is still angry and writes back to ask them to send a bowl of abortion medicine, where can she find medicine for regret in the future?
Besides, Miss Song was depressed all day long, and he didn't dare to speak loudly for fear of shocking her. Having a child would be a hope.
"Then let's agree not to tell the old princess yet. When we can no longer hide it, we can just say we were blind and thought Miss Song had gained weight. How do you say that?"
Changshun nodded, "I'll listen to you."
In this way, the four of them settled down here.
Song Zijin, alias Su Li, is the eldest daughter, Fu Yue, alias Su Yue, is the second daughter. Chang Feng is the housekeeper, and Chang Shun is the guard.
Because she was pregnant, Song Zijin claimed to the outside world that she was a divorced woman. She received compensation after separating from her husband's family and moved here to heal her emotional pain.
The aunts around her were extremely sympathetic to her situation, and every day someone would drag Song Zijin to the willow tree at the street corner to chat.
The days gradually calmed down.
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