Chapter 214: Empress Dowager Xie’s People
Lu Mingchao was shocked, as if all her secrets had been exposed.
"Lu Mingchao."
Lu Mingchao was so frightened that he fell to the ground with a loud noise.
She is Lu Mingchao, and no one can question her identity.
The scrutiny in Old Lady Xu's eyes was like a densely woven net, and those caught in it couldn't breathe.
"Lu Mingchao of the Yongning Marquis's Mansion and Gu Huai of the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion are a couple destined to be entangled in their lives until death."
"But you and Gu Huai are not interested in drawing water from the bamboo basket."
Lu Mingchao dug his nails into his palms and said calmly, "The old lady said it herself that the younger generation is a variable."
"Perhaps, Lu Minghui is also the variable that makes everything happen."
"If she had not revealed the mystery of her origins and gone to the capital to recognize her relatives, then she would have been engaged to Gu Huai and would have been husband and wife for life, just as the old lady said, that the entanglement of life will not end until death. She would not have had the chance to meet, know, understand, and stay with Xie Yan."
"Old lady, don't you think this is the truth?"
Lu Mingchao felt like there were fifteen buckets of water hanging in his heart, he was very nervous and uneasy.
Taoists who changed their careers to become monks all have such magical powers.
No way for anyone to survive!
The physiognomy is really accurate.
In the book she read, Lu Mingchao was determined to marry Gu Huai, but ended up being found dead on the street with no trace left.
The other version that Lu Minghui is familiar with is basically that Lu Mingchao and Gu Huai have a tragic love story, get married first and then live together until old age.
Isn't it just as Old Lady Xu said that this lifelong entanglement will not end until death?
Old Mrs. Xu was skeptical and thought about it for a while.
"It makes sense, but it's still a little weird."
Lu Mingchao said, "There is nothing wrong with thinking too much."
"Now, I have married Xie Yan. The fate of Xie Yan and Huai Qian is linked to mine and cannot be separated."
"Isn't it good for me to go with Gu Huai to fetch water from the water goddess Wuxin?"
"Mr. Xu, rather than attacking the younger generation, it is better to be honest with me."
Old Mrs. Xu closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, she looked kind and benevolent again, as if the aggressive attitude just now was just an illusion.
Lu Mingchao's heart was still tense, not daring to relax at all.
"You make sense." Old Mrs. Xu sighed.
"The way Xie Yan looks at you is filled with respect, love, pity, cherishment, and a strong sense of inferiority that cannot be resolved. It is obvious that his love for you is deeply rooted and cannot be removed."
"Did you save Xie Yan's life?"
Suddenly, Old Mrs. Xu felt a little indignant.
It's a bit like the feeling of a mother-in-law becoming more and more dissatisfied with her daughter-in-law.
Lu Mingchao blinked and said, "Is there a possibility that I saved Xie Yan's life?"
Although she only skimmed through the original book and did not study it in detail, if Xie Yan's role played a certain role in the plot, she should have left some impression.
This situation can only show that Xie Yan's original destiny was not even to be a villain, but only to be called cannon fodder.
Old Mrs. Xu didn't understand why, and her white eyebrows became more and more wrinkled.
Lu Mingchao was uncomfortable. "Are you Xie Yan's family?"
Mrs. Xu: “No.”
What a stupid question!
Lu Mingchao grinned, "Then why are you interfering in my business and taking the trouble to pick and choose?"
Mrs. Xu: ...
Seeing that Old Lady Xu was still unconvinced, Lu Mingchao continued to ask, "You have set your sights on Xie Yan as a good son-in-law and want to marry the daughter of the Xu family in Runan to Xie Yan. Do you think that the younger generation is taking over the old man's nest?"
In fact, what she meant was that he was occupying the toilet but not doing anything.
But the person in front of him is after all the old lady of Runan Xu family, so he should not be so rude in his words.
Old Lady Xu said without hesitation, "I didn't, don't slander me!"
Lu Mingchao curled his lips and said, "Yes, you didn't."
"Then you have even less reason to be picky."
"Grandma Xu, I don't think I am unworthy of Xie Yan, and I don't think I will become Xie Yan's weakness or shortcoming."
"Xie Yan would never think that the younger generation is unworthy of him."
"So, there's no point in being angry."
Lu Mingchao's voice was clear and cool, like the scent of cold plum blossoms wafting in the cold wind.
Old Mrs. Xu admitted that Lu Mingchao was no less capable than anyone else.
He took a long breath and said in a childish tone, "Xie Yan certainly doesn't think you are unworthy of him. He wholeheartedly believes that he is unworthy of you."
Lu Mingchao frowned, smiled and said nothing.
The first reaction to liking someone is inferiority.
When love is reciprocated, inferiority complex is redeemed.
"Xie Yan, it should be Xie Silang who was raised in the Northern Frontier by the Xie family of Duke Xin's Mansion."
Old Mrs. Xu returned to the topic.
Lu Mingchao blinked and said, "Oh, so I really married into a wealthy family."
The corners of Old Lady Xu's mouth twitched. "Stop acting. It's so exaggerated."
"In my early years, Empress Dowager Xie saved the lives of my wife and children. I once made a vow that as long as I live, the Xu family of Runan will be at the service of Empress Dowager Xie."
"So, you don't need to suspect that I have ulterior motives."
"Back then, it was the Xu family of Runan who secretly helped Queen Mother Xie to plan a fire to protect Crown Prince Xiao Heng, and then sent the young Crown Prince out of the palace."
"Xie Yan knows everything that happened after that."
Old Mrs. Xu was both confessing and handing the evidence to Lu Mingchao.
Setting fire to deceive the emperor and saving the prince is a heinous crime punishable by the extermination of all nine generations of the clan.
Only when we hold each other's hands can we try to entrust trust.
Old Mrs. Xu understood this principle, and so did Lu Mingchao.
"May I ask, old lady, how can I judge whether what you say is true or false?"
Old Lady Xu took off the ring on her finger that had long lost its luster and said, "Give this ring to Xie Yan. It will be clear at a glance whether it is real or fake."
Lu Mingchao frowned, "Why doesn't the old lady talk to Xie Yan in person?"
"I'm not sure whether Xie Yan's choice will be what Empress Dowager Xie wants." Old Master Xu admitted.
Thank you, Queen Mother.
Lu Mingchao's heart sank.
Yes, Xie Yan’s aunt is in the majestic palace.
It is funny to say that after the current Majesty killed his nephew and ascended the throne, he rejected all objections and still respected Emperor Wencheng's Empress Xie as the Empress Dowager and lived in Changning Palace on the grounds that she was raised by Emperor Wencheng.
Therefore, Xie Yan could never stop the matter of revenge whenever he wanted.
There was also Empress Dowager Xie in the palace, who had lost her son and had to pretend to be ignorant while welcoming her enemies with a smile.
Empress Dowager Xie would not allow Xie Yan to stop.
Huaiqian is the hope for Empress Dowager Xie's revenge and also Xie Yan's amulet.
After figuring out the whole thing, Lu Mingchao felt inexplicably depressed.
"Empress Dowager Xie hopes that Xie Yan can once again take up the banner of the Xie family, lead thousands of troops to restore order, exterminate the treacherous ministers and villains, reveal the truth about the late emperor's sudden death, restore the century-old reputation of the Xin Guo Mansion, and help the late emperor's son Xiao Heng ascend the throne."
"Is that right?"
Lu Mingchao asked the question even though he knew the answer.
Old Mrs. Xu said in a deep voice, "Isn't it supposed to be like this?"
"Three generations of the Xie family were loyal to the emperor and served the country, and they made outstanding contributions in defending the frontier. However, because of Prince Kang's selfish desires, they were branded as traitors and died without a burial place."
"Xie Yan is a son of the Xie family. He should have the loyalty, passion, and pride of the Xie family!"
"Or rather, Xie Yan indulged himself in the gentle countryside and forgot about the blood feud."
The wild grass grows endlessly in the wasteland.