Chen Heng was stunned for a moment: "So this is why Princess Ning let us go?"
"The people in the imperial capital are all interconnected. Even someone like Mei'er is related to the daughter of Prince Ning's family. Princess Ning always investigates someone's background before dealing with them." Xie Jian continued reading his book, "so as to avoid offending others and causing unnecessary trouble."
Shen Heng nodded. No wonder Xie Jian was so calm. "So, are you also a member of the Crown Prince's party now?"
Xie Jian only said: "My ultimate goal is to redress my father's injustice and find my eldest brother. Coincidentally, the Yu County Government is also on the side of the Crown Prince. Tell me, why did my eldest brother become the son-in-law of the Yu County Government by such a coincidence?"
Chen Heng sat down next to him and asked, "Do you suspect that the unjust case of the county magistrate is related to the county magistrate's government?"
Xie Jian put down the book. "Master, you found out that six years ago, someone from the Junshi Mansion went to the Southern Ming. I just don't understand. If they were responsible for my father's murder, why did they let my eldest brother marry the Junshi Mansion's legitimate daughter?"
Looking at Xie Jian's pensive expression, Chen Heng discovered that when the young man in front of her mentioned this injustice, his eyes no longer had the same emotional fluctuations as a year ago. He hid it so well that even she could hardly see it.
Thinking of the affection between Yu Shi and the eldest brother of the Xie family, Shen Heng speculated: "Could it be that Yu Shi has taken a fancy to the eldest brother?"
Xie Jian looked at her coldly for a while, then stretched out his long finger and tapped her forehead.
Chen Heng covered her forehead with one hand and was stunned for a moment. She was hit on the forehead? She was hit on the forehead by a sixteen-year-old child? Was this a mistake?
This brat, this kind of action is not something you can do casually.
"What are you thinking? Although my brother is not a very good man in my mind, he is just an ordinary commoner. How could the daughter of a prestigious county magistrate possibly fall in love with him?" Ah Heng's brain was sometimes quite smart, but sometimes seemed to be blocked by something. Xie Jian said: "When the daughters of ordinary families with the surname Qi get married, they have to consider the family background and character, and consider whether they are well-matched, let alone a noble family like the county magistrate's."
Chen Heng didn't think so. How could it be impossible? What if it was? Both men and women are prone to falling in love, but no matter how much she thought about it, she couldn't think of any examples to illustrate the point. Historically, those women who seemed to be prone to falling in love weren't in love with common people; at worst, they were promising scholars.
It's the old man named YY who comes up with a lot of stories, whether it's now or in the future, such as a daughter of an official falling in love with a poor scholar, or a daughter of a wealthy group falling in love with a low-level employee. There are endless love stories.
As if knowing what Chen Heng was thinking, Xie Jianyu said, "I told you to read less, but you refused to listen."
Chen Heng: “…”
In reality, Chen Heng thought for a moment, "If I were Yu, since I wasn't going to get married, I would definitely go and check out my husband's family. But when Yu saw us that day, she seemed to be unaware of the situation."
How could he not know the ins and outs of such a major event?
"Unless." Xie Jian lowered his eyes, without a trace of warmth in his expression. "The matchmaker is someone the people of the prefecture trust very much, or perhaps, someone they cannot refuse."
Chen Heng's heart sank suddenly. There weren't many noble people in the county. Those who were only one or two levels lower should not be able to influence the county government.
"A powerful prince or an imperial son." When Xie Jian said this, emotions surged in his eyes, but disappeared in an instant.
"Why would the prince wrongly accuse Xiaoxiao? And even let his brother marry the daughter of the county magistrate?" Another possibility flashed through Chen Heng's mind. Was it the real or fake prince? Or Xia Yuhe by Daming Lake?
But he also rejected it. Even if Xie's father had a complicated background, what would his commoner education and upbringing have to do with anyone else? The Xie family lived in Nanming. Could they have deliberately come here to let the Xie family know about his background and then kill him? How troublesome!
Shen Heng asked again: "Are you planning to tell your sister-in-law about what happened to your eldest brother?"
"What will happen after my sister-in-law finds out? Can she resist going to see my brother? He's forgotten us and won't recognize us. If the people in the prefecture find out, the consequences will be disastrous. Now is not the time to talk about it."
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