Chaos on the temples: You can't escape if you provoke treacherous ministers

Chapter 274 Returning to the Marquis Mansion
Liu Yunxiang got off the carriage, looked at the plaque of the Jing'an Hou Mansion, as if he had returned to his previous life in a daze.

At that time, she often stood outside the gate, looking at the high door plaque for a long time.

This lintel almost collapsed in the third year of her marriage, but she helped it up with meager strength. After 40 years of hard work, Jing'an Hou Mansion was finally ranked first among the eight great families.

But what did she get?
To her, this Hou family family is not an honor, but a heavy burden, a cage from which she cannot escape.The worldly dogma trapped her inside, she loved and hated her, but she was left alone in the end.

But at that time, she didn't regret it.

Until he was very old and seriously ill, he accidentally learned from those children that Xie Zian was still alive.

Those whom she protected under her wings and tried her best to plan their future, even though they were not much older than them, they were still treated as nephews and nieces cherished by the children. They had been with Xie Zi'an for many years behind her back.

That afternoon, she was standing behind the porch.

Xie Lincheng, the second son who has taken over the title of Marquis of Jing'an, said: "The third uncle is wandering abroad, so he should go back to his residence to take care of himself. As for the third aunt, there is no need to inform her. She has to agree if she disagrees. After all, the family name is Thank you, my surname is not Liu."

The fourth girl, Xie Wenqing, was already married, but she was the one who took the trouble to get married. She was married to Tan Hualang from back then. She was unwilling because she blamed her for not being able to marry her into a family.Later, this Tanhualang struggled and rose all the way to the top. At that time, he had already entered the cabinet.

She was dressed in jewels, and said with a sneer, "This is Xie's family, but Xie's family members have to listen to the surname Liu. Let me tell you, it is our filial piety to take the third uncle and the third aunt outside back to the house for the elderly. I'm afraid that the third aunt at home is going to make trouble, who of you can deal with her?"

The third son Xie Linyu, who has become a general, said angrily: "She is old, and we should be the masters of the house. If she dares to disagree, we will send her to the nunnery, so as not to cause disturbance to the house!"

Standing outside and hearing all this, Liu Yunxiang only felt a thunder in her head. She was shocked that Xie Zi'an was still alive, but he did not return to the Hou's Mansion while he was alive, and let himself, a woman, shoulder the heavy responsibility of the Hou's Mansion for many years.She was also shocked at the fact that she raised children who were full of filial piety on weekdays, but secretly had such a heart.

After that, she became even more ill. When she was dying, she just wanted to see Xie Zian, to see how stupid she was in this life.

Now she is standing under the door plaque of the Marquis of Jing'an's mansion again. She couldn't bear it before, and she stopped after Xie Zi'an was killed by Liniang.In the end, Xie Zi'an didn't die, but the whole Hou family was still holding on to her tightly, and they had to empty out her flesh and blood to be reconciled.

Then this time, she was not soft-hearted.

"Madam, go in quickly." Xie Zian smiled calculatingly.

Liu Yunxiang nodded at him, then walked inside the gate of the mansion, just as he reached the front yard, the old lady Xie came running up on her little feet.

"You still have the face to go back home?"

Xie Wenqing, the fourth girl, followed her with a look of contempt, "Some people are shameless, they really have thick skins!"

Liu Yunxiang raised his eyebrows, "Third Master, who are they talking about? Why can't I understand this?"

Xie Zi'an hurried over, pulled the old lady and Xie Wenqing aside, and muttered for a while.

The old lady probably heard something, her eyes sparkled, and Xie Wenqing couldn't restrain her excitement, "The Lingyun Jewelry Store will be ours from now on, and I can get any jewelry I want?"

The two turned around again, smiling all over their faces.

"Yun Xiang, we are still a family in the future, and mother will not treat you poorly." The old lady said with a smile.

"Yes, Third Aunt, let's not take it too seriously in the future. What's ours is yours, and what's yours is ours. Only in this way can we live a happy life." Xie Wenqing also hurriedly said.

Liu Yunxiang smiled, and continued: "It's really cumbersome to consolidate the account books of so many shops below Lingyun into the account books of the Hou Mansion. How about this, I'll be the home for the time being, okay?"

"Are you the head of the house?" The old lady raised her voice a little, "Is this necessary?"

Liu Yunxiang looked at Xie Zi'an, "Third Master, what do you think?"

Xie Zi'an changed his mind, "You should be in charge! By the way, I still owe 3000 taels of silver in the gambling shop..."

"When the account books are closed, I will take out all the silver stored in the bank, let alone 3000 taels, 3 taels and 30 taels are just a drop in the bucket."

Hearing this, Xie Zi'an felt his eyes glow with gold.

"Okay, you will be in charge!"

The Hou's Mansion was burned by Feiying Village before, and it was mottled and dilapidated everywhere, but the Hou's Mansion didn't even have the money to repair it, so it could only be left in dilapidated condition.

"Girl, you don't really want to come back, do you?" Zijin frowned.

Liu Yunxiang's eyes darkened, "Xie Zi'an already knows Yan'er's life experience, I must kill him!"

Zijin's eyes widened, "So he knows?"

Liu Yunxiang shook his head, "I will pry his mouth open!"

As he spoke, Liu Yunxiang took out a bulging purse from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Zijin.

"I'm going to have a family dinner tonight, you stir the little clothes inside in the cooking water in the kitchen a few times."

"This is?"

"The child who got the red brocade took it off."

Zijin was startled at first, then relieved and said, "This is exactly how you should deal with this kind of person!"

That night, the Hou Mansion held a family banquet.

The food was served on the table, and Xie's family sat down.The old lady sat in the front seat, the first room had the eldest lady and the second son, the second room had the second master, the third son and the fourth girl, and the third room had Xie Zian.

Liu Yunxiang heard in the afternoon that Brother Kang was sent to his hometown not long after her mother died.

"Hey, why do I feel that the yard is empty?" The eldest lady said, then looked around again, "Where is Yuan'er, she should be serving by my side."

The old lady was also puzzled and said: "Yes, although there are not many people in the house, it is not impossible to miss one of them."

After the fall of the Hou Mansion, those who did not sign the deed of sale ran away, and those who stayed were those who signed the deed of sale, and they dared not run even if they wanted to.

As soon as the old lady finished speaking, a group of servants came to bid farewell with Xiruan on their backs.

"Everyone is going to be turned upside down, you all signed the deed of sale, how can you leave as you want?" the old lady shouted.

Liu Yunxiang said: "I gave them the contract of sale."

"What are you doing?"

"The ones left behind are either clumsy or old, and none of them are useless. I plan to change a group of servants, and they will come tomorrow. Everyone, stick to it for one night."

The eldest lady frowned, "Is there anyone who doesn't want to leave?"

"Ma'am, you can ask to see who wants to stay." Liu Yunxiang covered his mouth and smiled.

Yueyue is in arrears of monthly money, poor food and poor clothing, if not for the deed of prostitution, these people would have left long ago.

The eldest lady hurriedly looked at her close maid, Yuan'er, but that Yuan'er knelt down and kowtowed, then turned and left without any regrets.Seeing this, the others also turned around and left.

The old lady looked at the lame one who was walking at the end, she couldn't help but nodded and said: "It's really time for a new person. From now on, our Hou's mansion is sitting in shops like Lingyun, so it should be decent."

Liu Yunxiang sat down, "Eat it quickly, everyone! Especially this black-bone chicken and ginseng soup uses ginseng that has been used in Lingyun medicine for hundreds of years. Please try it quickly."

Hearing this, everyone picked up bowls to serve the soup.

(End of this chapter)