Chapter 162: Draw a line with the Xie family

Mother Ping came to the main house of Furongyuan, first glanced at Gu Yue, and then bowed to salute Xie's.
"Madam, the servant has something to report."
Xie's eyes widened, and his eyes softened in a blink of an eye.
She said to Chunhe: "Take the three girls down, so you can take care of them."
"Slaves obey orders."
Chunhe helped Gu Yue to leave.
Gu Yue was reluctant, she stared at Mother Ping.
This old witch doesn't show up on weekdays, so there must be something when she shows up.
She wanted to hear what Mother Ping was going to say, but couldn't hold back Chunhe's strength, and dragged her out of the house abruptly.
When everyone left, Xie asked, "What's the matter?"
Madam Ping said: "The Prince's guest, Mr. Wu, committed suicide. Mrs. Liu took the initiative to resign and tell him to return home."
"what?"
Xie was at a loss for a moment, but she quickly reacted.
"My eldest brother is no longer an official of the Eastern Palace. What are you telling me about this?"
Madam Ping continued with expressionless face: "The Prince's family order was found dead in the study room early this morning. He was poisoned and had no suicide note. The Criminal Ministry has accepted the case. It may be a suicide or a poisoned death."
Xie gradually felt the biting ice.
She rushed to the mother and yelled, "What do you want to do when you tell me this? Did the elder brother send you here? Isn't it? The eldest brother doesn't give up, right?"
Mother Ping ignored Xie’s clamor, but continued:
Last night in the East Palace, two servants committed suicide, three Xiaohuangmen were executed, and the whereabouts of five maids are unknown. It is estimated that they are no longer alive.

Xie's face was blue and he was panting.
She was very angry. She couldn't wait to kill Mother Ping with a knife.
She angrily said: "Go and tell the big brother that his business has nothing to do with me. Don't involve me in it. From now on, I will return to the bridge with him, and return to the road. Let him stay away from me. And you, get out of me. Leave Gu's house. Otherwise, I will sell you directly."
Mother Ping smiled contemptuously, "Today, a beauty in the East Palace swallowed gold and committed suicide. In addition, Prince Zuowei is doing his best to rectify the East Palace guards and replaced many people."
Xie was about to be driven mad by Mother Ping, "Where did you get these news? I see. You must have gone to Xie's house. You met your eldest brother, right?"
Sister Ping looked at the Xie family and said the most important sentence of today, "Before the fifteenth of the first lunar month, the old man will definitely be revoked by the East Palace, and it is very likely that he will be promoted to the next level."
"what did you say?"
Xie was shocked and couldn't believe it.
"How long has the eldest brother resigned, and the East Palace is going to revive him? Is there no one in the East Palace? Why can't the eldest brother let go, why should he continue to be an official of the East Palace? Because he is an official of the East Palace, he will have trouble with the master. Doesn't he know the point of turning against each other?"
Sister Ping said: "The adult is an official of the Donggong for a day, and he will be an official of the Donggong for the rest of his life. The imprint of the Donggong has been imprinted on the adult, and there is no other way except to be an official of the Donggong.
Xie slumped in a chair, "So the Xie family is completely tied to the ship of the East Palace."
Sister Ping nodded, "Yes! The old master asked the slave and maid to ask his wife, do you want to watch the Xie family be punished?"
Xie stared at Mother Ping, gritted his teeth and said: "I can't just watch the Xie family be ransacked and annihilated? Can you just watch the Gu family be ransacked and annihilated? Don't you know the position of the Gu family and the Hou family? It is clear that we are going to oppose Donggong. If Donggong is in power, can the Gu family be better?"
Mother Ping said: "If the East Palace is in power, although the Gu family will not get better, but there is a great master, at least there is no need to worry about being annihilated. But if the East Palace does not get better, the Xie family will have a hundred people, and they will die without a burial place. Let the slave and maid remind her to think more about everything and don't just look in front of you."
Xie chuckled, "Let me sacrifice the whole family to fulfill the prosperity and wealth of the Xie family. Does Xie Mao regard me as the Virgin? Go back and tell him that there is no door.
My son wants to go to school and become an official. As a mother, I can't help much, but I can't hold him back.
Also, tell Xie Mao again, my old lady is not a fool, so let him stop playing me like a fool. "
Xie was out of breath.
Mother Ping frowned, "Madam must do this?"
Xie’s eyes stared at Mother Ping with a fierce expression, and he said with a distorted expression: "It was Xie Mao who forced me to look like this. In the past, the master was outside, and I can ignore the right and wrong in the capital. But now the master is in the capital of the capital. I can’t leave it alone.
I haven't read a few books, but I'm not a fool. In the past, I was blinded by lard, so I would do what he said.
Now, I can see it clearly. I am a married woman. Even if the Xie family suffers a catastrophe, it will not affect me.
I have a son by my side. As long as the family is good and his son is promising, after a few years, I can be a decent old man.
You go and tell Xie Mao that when he is decapitated, I will collect his body for him.
If his wife, son and daughter survive, I will try my best to take care of them. In addition, everything is forbidden to talk about. "
Mother Ping squinted her eyes, as if she couldn't figure it out, how did Xie's change her previous attitude and a 180 degree change came.
Xie snorted coldly.
Some time ago, she was sick, unable to refresh herself, and could not do anything. During that time, she kept thinking and thinking.
After thinking about it for so long, she finally made her figure out the matter.
She is truly reliable now, one is Master Gu, and the other is her two sons.
The prerequisite for all this is that there should be no accidents in the Gu family, and both the Gu family and the Hou Mansion have to be well.
In this way, she must draw a clear line with Xie's family, especially Xie Mao.
The positions of the Gu family and the Xie family are naturally not dealt with.
If the Xie family is defeated, she can continue to enjoy the glory and wealth.
But if Gu's family loses, then she will become a prisoner. Better luck, but just a poor old lady.
The glory and wealth of the Xie family will not have anything to do with her.
Xie Jiashan treasures seafood, she can only eat chaffy vegetables.
Thinking of such consequences, Xie's family no longer hesitated, never hesitated. She finally strengthened her will.
Mother Ping did not give up, she was making the last effort.
"Will the lady bear to watch the old man and the old lady suffer in old age?"
Xie smiled coldly, "Father and mother have enjoyed the glory and wealth for so many years.
Let me say that if the Xie family is really finished, the two old people might as well cut themselves cleanly.
You tell the two elders that I will personally collect their bodies and bury them in a hundred years. It's just that the funeral is impossible.
Of course, if the funeral can be held before the downfall of the Xie family, it can be a glorious afterthought. "
Sister Ping scolded angrily: "My wife is so cruel."
Xie's expression is grim, "I'm so cruel, all I learned from the Xie family. Who is the Xie family kinder than me?
What Xie Mao did in those years, saying that he was a beast, was an insult to the beast.
And so many people died in the East Palace this time, is there no shadow of Xie Mao in it?
If others don't understand him, I still don't understand him. He Xie Mao is cruel, ambitious, shameless bastard.
The master was right. Xie Maozhuo, shameless you. I want to resolutely draw a line with Xie Mao. "
Madam Ping said with a stern face, "The slave and maid will retire first. I only hope that my wife will not regret it in the future."
Xie sneered coldly, "Don't worry, this lady will never regret it. You, from now on, get out of Gu's house for me. I will notify the concierge not to let you in."
Mother Ping gave a cold snort, turned and left.
Chunhe passed by with Mother Ping.
Mother Ping gave her a scornful look, "Great youth, don't waste it."
Chunhe coldly said, "Mother, let's take care of yourself first."
The two disliked each other, snorted at each other, and passed by.
Chunhe came to Xie's side, "Madam, the three girls are already settled."
"Ok!"
Xie frowned, the news that Mother Ping brought to her was too shocking.
This would make her a little flustered, thinking whether to discuss with Master Gu.
Since deciding to draw a line with Xie Mao in his heart, Xie has gained confidence.
She didn't have to worry about being suspected by Master Gu, because she was magnanimous enough to not hide any traitors in her heart.
She glanced at Chunhe, "What else?"
Chunhe seemed hesitant to talk, and he couldn't ignore it.
Chunhe hurriedly said: "Mrs. Qizhen, the slave and maidservant looked at the third girl in a bad mood, worrying about her accident."
"What can happen to her. She wants to marry Zhao Erlang. Before getting married, she is more careful than anyone else, and nothing will happen."
Xie didn't care and believed that Chunhe was unreasonably worried.
Chunhe smiled and said, "The wife is still insightful, and the servant and maid are worried about it."
...
After Mother Ping left the Gu Mansion, she went directly to the Xie Mansion to meet Xie Mao.
These days, Xie Mao thanked the guests behind closed doors and did not invite anyone in the New Year's house. Close the door, send love to piano, chess, calligraphy and calligraphy every day, and cultivate one's body. A look indifferent to fame and fortune.
The servant came to report, "Master, Mother Ping is back from Gu's mansion."
Xie Mao was painting at the moment, without raising his head, "Let her in."
After a while, Mother Ping was invited into the study.
Seeing Xie Mao, Mother Ping immediately knelt on the ground, her attitude changed from her arrogance in front of Xie, very respectful.
"The slave-maid pays respects to the master."
"Free gift."
Mother Ping stood up and stood aside, not daring to disturb Xie Mao's painting.
Xie Mao is very satisfied with the completion of a painting of an eagle spreading its wings.
He washed his hands and ordered his servants to put away the paintings before he could look at Mother Ping.
When Xie Mao looked over, Mother Ping became more respectful.
"How are things going?" Xie Mao asked casually.
Madam Ping said nervously: "The slave and maid are incompetent, and the wife said to draw a clear line from the master. From now on, the Xie family will be the Xie family, and the Gu family will be the Gu family. The wife also drove the slave out."
Xie Mao's expression was calm and not angry. He just asked: "You didn't tell her that Xie Jiarong is rich and wealthy, and naturally her benefits are indispensable."
Madam Ping lowered her head, "I have said, but the wife is hard-hearted and doesn't believe it. The slave and maid looked at her. After entering Beijing, she was scolded once by Master Gu, and she was scared. That's why she had to draw a line with the master."
Xie Mao sneered, "She is really worried."
Mother Ping asked carefully: "Master, what do you want to do next."
"Let's do it for the first time. The palace is not at peace. When you are finished with the affairs in the palace, you can talk about other things. You go to the steward and ask him to arrange a place for you. Since she drove you out, you can work at Xie's house with peace of mind. "
Mother Ping breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, sir." Then she bowed and quit.
The housekeeper came out from behind the screen, "Master, what will Mother Ping do?"
Xie Mao's face sank, and he cursed: "Trash!"
He was obviously scolding Mother Ping.
Then he said: "Keep her for now, it's still useful for the time being."
In a word, Mother Ping escaped from birth and survived. But Mother Ping didn't know all this.
The steward took the order and asked, "What should I do with Gu's side?"
"Gu's side, wait until the first month is out."
"Little understands."
...
Weiyang Palace.
The empress was lying on the bed. In just a few days, she was so sick that she could not get out of the bed.
Supervisor Fang Shao was by her side, "... Don't worry, my mother, everything that should be dealt with in the East Palace is cleaned up. Jinwuwei can't check it down, so he will stop."
The empress nodded, "How about the prince?"
"His Royal Highness is outside the palace, do you want to see him?"
Empress Empress smiled, "Let him come in. My palace also wants to hear what he will say."
Fang Shaojian took the order and asked him to invite His Royal Highness into the bedroom.
In just a few days, the prince seemed to be a few years old, and his whole body was very haggard.
He stood by the bed and bowed to the empress, "Mother, are you better?"
The Queen Empress pointed to the round stool by the bed, "Sit down and talk."
His Royal Highness bowed and took the order, sitting on the round stool, looking cautiously.
The queen mother stared at her Royal Highness, "Do you have complaints?"
His Royal Highness shook his head, "I have no complaints. I have already handled the personnel according to the mother's instructions."
"Why, your heart is softened? Or do you think this palace is cruel and careless?"
The empress's tone was obviously dissatisfied, and her expression became angry.
His Royal Highness looked terrified, "I have never thought of this before."
The empress snorted coldly, "Who is this palace doing all this for? It's not all for you. This palace has a good life in the next few days, don't take advantage of now to clean up the worms around you, and wait for the palace to die. What are you going to do."
His Royal Highness's face was panicked, "The queen will live a long life..."
"Enough, stop talking nonsense, cough cough..."
The queen coughed, but fortunately the cough passed quickly.
She was furious, "At this time, you still talk about useless nonsense, and your time is wasted."
His Royal Highness lowered his head and looked ashamed.
The queen looked at the roof and said: "These days, this palace has been thinking a lot. You have developed a cowardly character, this palace has a great responsibility. At the beginning, when you were young, this palace shouldn't leave you there. The teachings of several so-called big Confucian scholars made you ruined by them."
"Several gentlemen have excellent knowledge, and the children have benefited a lot." His Royal Highness whispered in defense.
The empress said angrily, "You are a prince, and you will be an emperor in the future. There is a fart to say hello to optics. How many academics are there for emperors who have a history?
What you have to learn is strategy, the emperor's mind, and the means to control the courtiers. However, what have you learned all these years? Reciting poems as fu, scholars as school.
You are not a scholar, and you don’t have to take the imperial examination. Your brain is not clear, is the official brain of the Donggong gang of wine and rice bags also not clear? "
The Queen Empress was fully fired, and cursed at the Crown Prince.
The prince bowed his head when he was scolded, and he dared not return. A big man in his forties, his dignified prince, was scolded like this, no one left.
The empress was so angry that she couldn't breathe.
Upon seeing this, Fang Shaojian hurriedly took out the pills and gave them to the empress.
After swallowing the pill, the Queen Empress finally came back to life.
She stared at His Royal Highness, "How do you feel relieved by your appearance. Even if the palace is dead, you will never look down on you."
"Queen!"
His Royal Highness's face looked terrified, and this was too heavy. The four words dying unsatisfied eyes are like Mount Tai, pressing on the body of the Prince, making him breathless.
The Queen Empress laughed at herself, "What are you afraid of? I'm afraid that I won't be able to live in peace after my death. Should I go to the East Palace to find you?"
His Royal Highness's face was pale, his lips opened and he closed, and he couldn't say a word.
The empress waved her hand tiredly, "Don't say anything. When the palace is dead, if you encounter something you can't decide, you should ask Shao Jian Fang more."
"Children follow the order."
His Royal Highness bowed down.
The Queen Empress looked towards Fang Shaojian again, "After the palace is gone, you will protect the prince for the palace, and don't let the traitor harm him."
Fang Shaojian took the order, "Follow the order!"
The Queen Mother knew very well that she has run out of time.
But before she died, she would continue to plan for the prince.
"According to this palace's decree, all the girls accused of marriage to the grandson will be called into the palace. The palace must take a good look at the future grandson and daughter-in-law before dying."