Chapter 4: An abandoned girl, how can I compare with her?
A moment later, Xie Yao's second uncle and aunt came to the door, and her father, Uncle Wenchang, also arrived late.
Although Wenchang Earl Xie Ming'an is middle-aged, he was a famous handsome man in the capital when he was young, and he is still handsome now.
He served as the Minister of Rites and had a good reputation among the people.
The whole family gathered together, and Aunt Sun said, "Yan'er, why don't you clarify the misunderstanding quickly?"
Xie Yan muttered, "I thought she was Mr. Wu, hired by my father. She had injured the doorman and wanted the servants to test her skills. I didn't shoot her in the vitals."
Xie Mingan angrily scolded: "Nonsense! This is not presentable. I will burn all your bows and arrows later!"
After cursing, he looked Xie Yao up and down again.
This gray-green shorts is really vulgar, making her look like a country woman.
Looking at the long sword in her hand, she doesn't look like a girl at all, it's so embarrassing.
Xie Mingan frowned, his eyes revealing disdain: "What are you wearing? The concierge didn't recognize you because of your vulgar clothes and rude behavior."
Xie Yao asked, "This is the regular uniform of the Strong Women's Camp. Father thinks I'm dressed poorly. Does he look down on the Strong Women's Camp and doesn't want me to return home through the main gate?"
"How can you, a woman, behave so badly and have no respect for etiquette, enter through the main gate?"
As Xie Mingan spoke, his eyes fell on Shuangxi who was standing behind Xie Yao.
"Who is this? As a woman, why do you want to travel with such a foreign man? You have no shame, but I still have!"
Shuangxi was worried that he would not have the chance to act arrogantly, but upon hearing this, he slowly raised his orchid finger and rolled his eyes with a delicate and cold face.
"Master Xie, our Great Yan Jianfu Camp was rebuilt by the previous emperor. They have served the country and defended the border with great dedication. How dare you look down on the clothes in the camp and look down on your own legitimate daughter who is in the Jianfu Camp?"
Xie Mingan didn't know Shuangxi, but he knew his identity as a eunuch as soon as he heard him.
His expression changed slightly, and his tone immediately became respectful: "May I ask who it is, eunuch?"
Shuangxi snorted coldly, "We are following the order of Her Royal Highness the Princess to escort Second Miss Xie back to the mansion. Second Miss Xie is a meritorious member of the Great Yan Strong Women's Camp. Isn't she worthy of you to welcome her home through the main gate?"
Only then did Xie Mingan remember that the Jianfu Camp had been registered under the name of the eldest princess by His Majesty last year.
This is the only eldest princess of Dayan, your Majesty's sister from the same mother!
For the sake of national stability, the eldest princess married into an enemy country as a concubine for more than ten years and only returned to the country last year. She is now the most valued person by His Majesty's side.
He hurriedly ordered someone to open the main gate of the Bo Mansion.
Shuangxi looked at the doorman who was still groaning on the ground. "If this happened in our Princess's mansion, a servant who showed disrespect to his master without any distinction between high and low would be dragged out and beaten to death."
Xie Mingan waved his hand again and had the doorman gagged and dragged away: "You are disrespectful to my daughter. Send you to the palace to work. Never come back!"
Shuangxi then nodded and returned to the villa to report.
Xie Yao was surrounded by everyone in the Xie family and was respectfully welcomed into the house as the legitimate daughter.
The people around were discussing secretly, and the news of Xie family's eldest daughter returning to Beijing quickly spread.
Xie Yao turned around and looked at the lintel of the Bo Mansion behind her.
She seemed to see the patient and foolishly filial self in her previous life waving goodbye to her present self.
A carriage suddenly passed by the door of the Bo Mansion.
A breeze blew, rolling up the curtains a few inches.
When Xie Yao saw Zhang's fleeting profile, the smile on her lips suddenly disappeared.
How did she see Xiao Yizi!
Xie Yao looked behind the carriage again.
The carriage was unremarkable except for an extra sandalwood board fastened to the back of the carriage.
She immediately confirmed that the person in the car was Xiao Yizi.
Xiao Yizi once assisted the emperor in ascending the throne and had made great military achievements, but he was cruel and bloodthirsty, and his notoriety spread far and wide.
Just two years ago, he was injured on the battlefield, and since then his legs have been disabled and he can only travel in a wheelchair.
Therefore, King Jingbei's carriage would be equipped with wooden stepping stones to facilitate the movement of wheelchairs up and down.
In other words, the fact that he had just lightly kicked the doorman away, threatened Aunt Sun, and intimidated Xie Mingan was all seen by the other party?
Xie Yao secretly thought that something was wrong.
She still remembered that in her previous life, after she refused to marry, Xiao Yizi asked the emperor for permission, saying that he liked gentle and virtuous women, and he looked down on both the legitimate and illegitimate women in the Xie family.
Xiao Yizi disobeyed the emperor's order, which angered him so much that he ordered him to reflect on his mistakes for a year and also fined him three years of his title and salary.
This time, Xie Yao did not resist marrying Xiao Yizi, and even took the initiative to become the Princess of Jingbei. However, she was not gentle and virtuous at all just now.
Xiao Yizi wouldn't disobey the order and refuse the marriage again, right?
Xie Yao threw the knife to Rendong. Although she had a headache, she quickly calmed down.
Perhaps the more rude and disrespectful you act, the more likely you are to get what you want.
As long as she can persuade Xiao Yizi not to disobey the order at that time.
Xie Yao followed Aunt Sun to the greenhouse where Old Madam Xie lived. Halfway through, Xie Ming'an said he had official business to attend to and left.
Just as he was about to enter, Xie Yan, who had been following behind him in silence, suddenly spoke up: "You're going to wear this to see Grandmother?"
He stared at Xie Yao. This woman had been gone for so long that he almost forgot what she looked like.
I only remember that she was vicious since she was a child, and she beat people all over Tangliu Lane, even neighbors who were a few years older than her.
In the past, he liked to follow her and wanted to learn how to fight from her, but she kicked him away and called him a little waste.
She also said she wanted to learn martial arts, which caused chaos in the house and made her grandmother and father very unhappy.
It was not until his father really sent her to the camp for healthy women that the family finally found peace. Without her, he still had his older sister, who was very kind to him and never called him a waste.
My grandmother always liked gentle and polite older sisters. Now, if she saw Xie Yao dressed like this and carrying a knife, she would probably hate her even more.
Doesn't she care about it herself? Why does she need him to remind her?
Aunt Sun seemed to have just remembered and slapped her forehead. "Look at my memory. It's not as good as Yan'er's. Second Miss, you must have traveled all the way. Go change your clothes first. Zhizhi has prepared new clothes for you. I think the size will be right."
Xie Yao ignored Xie Yan: "How can I keep the old man waiting for so long? I'd better go see my grandmother first."
"Whatever you want, I'm going to find my home to chase Mo." Xie Yan snorted coldly and turned away.
He didn't know what was good for him, and he didn't care whether she would be liked by her grandmother.
I don't know why she came back. Maybe she couldn't stand the bitter cold in the north and missed her father and mother, so she returned to Beijing to live a happy life as a legitimate daughter.
Xie Yao asked, "Who is Zhui Mo?"
Aunt Sun smiled and said, "It's a black rooster that Yan'er bought last month. He said he wanted to raise it for cockfighting."
Xie Yao's dark eyes narrowed as she recalled what happened at the welcoming banquet in her previous life.
It turns out that the chicken's name is Zhui Mo.
She muttered something and lifted the door curtain.
Aunt Sun stood at the back, suspecting she had heard wrongly.
What Xie Yao just said seemed to be...
"Is the chicken fat?"
It was September and the weather was getting cold. Xie Yao brought a gust of cold air when she came in, which made Old Madam Xie frown.
Old Madam Xie sat in the main seat, dressed in elegant and luxurious clothes, with a cold expression.
Xie Zhi, the concubine's sister, sat on the soft seat below and to the side of Old Madam Xie. She was wearing a warm pink short jacket embroidered with broken branches and flowers, and a white fox collar, which made her look pretty and her temperament gentle.
Xie Zhi stood up and saluted, the lotus-colored sachet with tassels hanging from her waist swaying gently. "Second sister, it's not that I didn't go to the door to greet you, it's just that it was Grandmother's time to take medicine. Without you, Grandmother didn't take the medicine properly."
She calmly showed off her status in the Xie family, which Xie Yao could never compare to.
Xie Yao was never welcomed before, and it is still the same now.
How can one compare with her, an abandoned daughter sent by a baron's family to please King Jingbei?
It is said that King Jingbei has a violent temper and was brutal in his military campaigns. After becoming disabled, his moods became even more unstable and he enjoyed killing people for fun.
If Xie Yao gets married, she may not be able to survive for long.
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