Chapter 407 Black Is Black!

Not a few days passed.

Xu Jingxi's hands were almost healed, so she took advantage of the time when she was not in class to take on some jobs within her ability to supplement the family income.

In fact, after he demolished the wooden beams of the red-tiled mansion last time, the carpenter shopkeeper gave him three hundred taels.

He used it all to renovate the house and give Grandpa Xu a better place to live.

Otherwise, winter is coming, and if it snows again, his house will collapse.

Xu Jingxi refused to accept Shen Ningning's help and lived by herself.

He had just written a few letters for a family, and when he came out of the yard, he heard a familiar voice.

"Old lady, does your family live here?"

Xu Jingxi looked over with dark eyes and saw Liang Yici carrying an old man on his back and about to walk into a house.

"Yes, yes, it's right here." The old man on her back smiled.

He kept praising Liang Yici: "Little girl, you are so kind-hearted. I have been lying there for a long time. As long as you are willing to help me, you will definitely be rewarded."

When Liang Yici heard this, she couldn't help but smile: "It's what you should do to help others. Why are the people in the capital so indifferent and don't care about you?"

Seeing her carrying the old woman into the yard, Xu Jingxi thought about her attitude towards Shen Ningning, then turned around and left without meddling in other people's business.

evening.

When Mr. Xie returned home, he heard Butler Pang say: "Second Master, I asked you to have dinner first. He has some urgent matters in the palace and cannot come back to his house."

Second Master Xie nodded. In the past, his eldest brother Xie Suzhi was often too busy to come back.

He took off his robe: "Where is Ning Ning? She should come back for dinner tonight. If she is here, please send a message to the kitchen to serve food."

Butler Pang was a little embarrassed: "Her Royal Highness the Princess is not at the house either. She followed the master into the palace."

Mr. Xie was a little surprised, but he quickly came to his senses: "What about Mingxu and Ming'an?"

"Both young masters are not here, and they are also in the palace..." Butler Pang was sweating a little.

Seeing that he looked wrong, Mr. Xie turned cold and said, "Did something happen in the palace? Brother and the others are in trouble?"

Butler Pang broke into a cold sweat: "Second Master, don't worry, it's not our family's business."

"Then why are the four of us in the palace?" Mr. Xie lowered his voice: "Speak!"

Butler Pang had no choice but to say it.

"Actually, it was General Fang who annoyed the Emperor in court today..."

Fang Qingdai sent secret letters to the emperor one after another, hoping that the emperor would arrange for someone to conduct a thorough investigation of the Huo family, but the emperor pushed them back.

So, this morning in court, she simply announced it directly in court, and the emperor's face was ashen.

It is said that the commotion was so unpleasant that the emperor wanted to punish him and all the officials tried to dissuade him.

After all, General Liang had just died in the battle, and General Fang had made outstanding military achievements. If the emperor punished her at this time, wouldn't it chill the hearts of the people?

As the general leading the troops, Xie Mingxu had to intercede for Fang Qingdai.

Shen Ningning happened to go into the palace to play with Mo Lingwei. After hearing the news, she also pulled Mo Lingwei there.

Xie Mingan entered the palace for his sister, while Xie Suzhi, as prime minister, stayed to persuade the emperor to calm down.

So none of the family of four came back.

When Mr. Xie heard about this, Hei Rui's eyes were startled.

He subconsciously turned around and was about to go out.

Butler Pang hurriedly held up his thin cloak and followed him: "Second Master! Second Master, don't be anxious. I have already returned with a message. It's nothing serious."

"It's already dark, you better not go out!"

Mr. Xie suddenly paused when he reached the bottom of the steps.

His thin eyes were deep and filled with complicated emotions.

Uncle Pang spoke tactfully, but actually, what does it have to do with the darkness of the night?

He has inconvenience in his legs and feet, and since he fell ill, he has not held any official position in the court. He relies entirely on the merits he has accumulated in the past.

Even if he wants to enter the palace, he still wants to contribute to Fang Qingdai, but why should he?

What is his identity?

That’s all…

Mr. Xie turned around silently, leaving behind a lonely word.

"You can notify me when eldest brother returns home."

At this moment, someone riding a fast horse stopped at the door of Xie's mansion.

Second Master Xie looked back and saw it was Lu Shaoyuan.

Lu Shaoyuan turned over and dismounted, his handsome face was quite high-spirited.

However, when he saw Mr. Xie, he was stunned and quickly bowed his hands.

"Junior has met the second master of the Xie family, may I ask, is Shen Ningning here?"

"Ning Ning went to the palace to accompany the prince, but she hasn't come back yet. What do you want from her?"

Lu Shaoyuan was about to speak but stopped.

What an unlucky thing, I happened to meet Mr. Xie.

In desperation, he had no choice but to say: "Actually, nothing happened. I just heard that Princess Rong Shu was captured by the officials. The officials notified General Fang, but there was no one in Fang's mansion."

"I thought before that Shen Ningning said that she had to take care of... um..." Originally, he wanted to remind Shen Ningning about this. Who told the little guy to say that her second uncle cared about General Fang?

Unexpectedly, Lu Shaoyuan came and met the real owner!

Second Master Xie was already astonished: "The princess has been arrested? Uncle Pang, hurry up, prepare the carriage."

No matter how hard it was to dissuade Uncle Pang, he could only do it immediately.

Not a moment.

Lu Shaoyuan took Mr. Xie to the government office.

In the yamen, Liang Yici stood upright and said angrily: "Let me say it again, it was not me who caused her fall! It was obviously her who fell on the roadside, and I kindly sent her home, that's all!"

The old man lying on the ground beside him covered his heart and cried out in pain.

Her daughter-in-law held her up with a snarky look on her face.

"What happened after you entered the yard? You kicked each of us. My husband is still lying in the clinic because of your kick!"

"Who told me to enter the yard? You surrounded me and said I pushed and injured the old man. You asked me to pay compensation! It's really unreasonable." Liang Yici was furious.

The old woman she helped cried and shouted at this moment: "Master, please help us!"

"She, if she didn't feel guilty, why would she carry me? She would have sent me to my house. I asked her to pay money to settle the matter. But she continued to hurt people. There is no justice or law!"

Liang Yici was anxious and felt that she had no way to defend herself.

"You!" She stepped forward and wanted to grab the old woman's collar and talk about it.

Who would have thought that the old woman would fall to the ground and pretend to faint from fear. Her daughter-in-law fell on her and cried and shouted.

The official in charge of the case was also in a dilemma.

This old woman was famous for being unscrupulous in the capital.

Relying on her age, she always fell on the roadside, waiting for kind people to help her, and then cheated them.

People who knew her had already taken a detour.

It happened that Princess Rongshu had just returned to Beijing, and she was unfamiliar with the place and didn't know anything.

She sent someone home with good intentions, but ended up doing the wrong thing.

The case was originally very simple, and this old woman had cheated many people, and they were all frequent visitors to the government.

Unexpectedly, this time Princess Rongshu took action and really injured them.

This is difficult to deal with.

According to the law, the emperor and the common people are guilty of the same crime. The princess had to go to jail for three days for beating the people for no reason!

At this moment, a voice came from outside the door.

"I will compensate her, how much do you want?"

Liang Yici was stunned and looked back.

She saw Second Master Xie walked in with a dignified look.

She had seen the portrait of Second Master Xie in the old things her mother had collected.

His eyebrows were straight, his eyes were sharp, his figure was tall but not rough, and he had the aura of a famous general on the battlefield that could not be ignored.

Her father had once praised Mr. Xie.

He said that he was a martial god who had no rivals on the battlefield.

Unfortunately...

Liang Yici looked down at his legs.

No matter how legendary he was back then, he was now just a useless person lying at home, and he had hurt her mother's heart and done such a dirty thing!

Liang Yici retracted her gaze, her tone was cold and resounding: "I don't need you to help me compensate! Black is black, she cheated people, lied and set a trap to trap me, I beat her up to protect myself, what's wrong with that?"