Concubine's true colors

Chapter 377
The spacious carriage of mahogany and vermilion lacquer was extremely bumpy as it walked on the uneven loess road.

And Xiao Jinxuan lifted the curtain of the car with one hand at this moment, and looked out quietly, no one knew what was going on in her heart at this moment.

Ever since he was in the Taining Courtyard, the final punishment judged by the old lady was to go to the family temple.

The group of people in the handsome mansion didn't even want to give it to Xiao Jinxuan, so they kicked her out of the mansion at noon after a night's rest.

But now Xiao Jinxuan, under the supervision of more than a dozen servants who followed the carriage, was almost driven away to the Xiao family temple located a few miles away in the suburbs of Beijing.

The weather in June was already very hot, and Xiao Jinxuan's forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat.

Wen Xin, who was sitting in the carriage with the other party, quickly handed over the water bag.

Wenxin, who had been by Xiao Jinxuan's side since Yangzhou, heard the news that the other party was going to be driven to the family temple outside the mansion, without the slightest hesitation, she rushed back to the commander's mansion and decided to go with her.

After all, most of these general clan family temples are built near the rural Zhuangzi because they worship the ancestors of the past dynasties.So once you go there to live, the inevitable conditions are extremely difficult.

Wen Xin is by her side, one can take care of Xiao Jinxuan.In addition, he can also do all the dirty and heavy work, instead of making Xiao Jinxuan suffer.

And this meeting Xiao Jinxuan, after receiving the water bag and drinking a few sips of water, then looked at Wenxin and said:
"Actually, you don't have to insist on following me. I left in a hurry today, and I didn't pack all the things. So I stayed with Ling Xiao and Agar, and packed things in the Forsythia Courtyard. And when they came to the family temple later, You can go back to Beijing. After all, Wen Xin, you are going to marry Bai Shu, so don't leave him alone in the commander's mansion."

Hearing this, Wen Xin rejected it without even thinking about it, and then saw him frowning and said:

"Jinxuan, what are you talking about? Our manpower is not in the capital now. If I am leaving, it will be a big deal if you make a mistake. As for Baishu, you should take her with you at all. If you do that, The water and soil in the family temple are not acclimatized, and she can treat you nearby."

Hearing these words, Xiao Jinxuan shook her head slightly, then she continued to look at the scenery along the road outside the window, and then said softly:
"Bai Shu has taken care of my second aunt for a year. Even if she is the best doctor, she doesn't understand my aunt's body better now. If I take her by my side, wouldn't my aunt's illness, which is rare to recover, have the possibility of recurrence again? .And the family temple is too poor, and I don't want Bai Zhu, who is about to be a bride, to come and suffer this crime with me."

Ever since knowing Zhou Xianyu's sad news, Xiao Jinxuan's open heart was tightly closed for the second time.

And it turned into the previous unsmiling, cold and indifferent appearance.

But Wenxin could still see that Xiao Jinxuan still attached great importance to the people around her who cared about her, and wasted no time in making plans for them, not really being indifferent.

But at this moment, Xiao Jinxuan suddenly changed the topic, and then murmured with a hint of reminiscence in her eyes:

"Wenxin, do you still remember that when we came to the capital from Yangzhou, it was so similar to the current scene. At that time, I was very high-spirited, and I secretly swore in my heart that after I came to Changping City, there would be a day Everyone in the entire capital knows that there is a concubine like me in the Shuai Mansion."

Having said this, Xiao Jinxuan's voice suddenly paused.After a long time, she smiled miserably.

"But do you know Wen Xin, although I have achieved this now, I regret it. After all, if I have stayed in Yangzhou, then my fate with Xianyu will stop at the time of the snowstorm. The first encounter. There will never be these things later, so it is indeed me who killed him."

Seeing Zhou Xianyu's death, Xiao Jinxuan still couldn't let it go, Wenxin couldn't help worrying secretly, and comforted her again.

As for the two people in the carriage, there was a time when they were talking.At sunset, under the afterglow of the setting sun, Xiao Jinxuan and the others' carriage stopped, and Xiao's family temple also appeared in front of them.

Speaking of this temple is actually not easy. Only families with official ranks are eligible to open temples for their ancestors. Ordinary people absolutely do not have this qualification.

Because the family temple of the Xiao family is located on the Fengshui land surrounded by the village on three sides and facing the direction of Zhengyang.

Because of the prominent family background, the whole family is full of marshals and generals, so this temple occupies a large area, and it is a landmark building in ten miles and eight villages.

And because Xiao Jinxuan's carriage had to pass through the village to come to Xiao's family temple.So immediately the people around were startled.

Because Xiao Jinxuan's carriage was marked with the totem of the commander's mansion, the villagers only thought that the other party was here to worship their ancestors.

And every time the Xiao family came to worship their ancestors, they would always donate silver steamed buns afterwards, in order to pray for the ancestors in the family temple and accumulate virtue.

So the common people who thought that there would be money to eat and eat immediately ran to tell each other.

So when Xiao Jinxuan got off the carriage, there were nearly a hundred villagers waiting in front of the family temple before her, and they all stood there expectantly.

Seeing this scene, looking at these country people with patches hanging on their clothes and some thin and yellow faces, Xiao Jinxuan couldn't help feeling a little compassion.

The reason why Xiao Jinxuan is still called Bai Chu and others to collect news about Zhou Xianyu is actually just an obsession of hers.

Deep down in her heart, she didn't say anything now, but she had slowly accepted the reality of the other party's death.

Therefore, she thought that by giving alms alms, maybe it could increase some blessings and reduce bad karma for the other party, so she immediately ordered Wenxin to take out the money and distributed it to the people around her one by one.

And just when Xiao Jinxuan sent out more than twenty copies, and then handed over two taels of silver to a six or seven-year-old girl who was smiling at her.

Suddenly, from the direction of the family temple behind her, a voice full of endless ridicule and hatred came without warning.

"Who am I supposed to act as a good person here with riches and wealth? It turns out that it is you, Jinxuan's niece. I never thought that I, the third aunt who was driven to the family temple, would be lucky enough to see you again. Xiao Jinxuan, you are not always very happy. Gaining power, why have you been sent here now?"

Turning around with a calm expression, in fact, he just heard the voice of the speaker.

Xiao Jinxuan knew that the other party was the third wife Qian Shi who was in charge of the former commander-in-chief's mansion, the third aunt who once wanted to put her to death.

At the beginning, Xiao Jinyu was called out by Qian Yunhong, and she was shocked and angry, which led to a miscarriage.

The madam, who was furious, hated all the Qian family members, so under the intentional guidance of Zhao's words, she drove the third daughter-in-law, Qian, into the family temple.

And looking at Qian Shi, who is still well-dressed despite being in a remote place like the family temple, Xiao Jinxuan couldn't help but said lightly:
"It's been a long time, Third Auntie. It seems that you are still enjoying your time in the family temple. As for why I came here, I won't bother Auntie. If there is nothing else, Jinxuan will go in and rest."

Now that Xiao Jinxuan is the princess, her status is naturally higher than that of the Qian family.

But although the Qian family is deep in the family temple, because before coming here, she brought all the private money saved in the years of being in charge of the commander-in-chief's mansion, and she has always had money to do things well, so she has always been well-informed about external affairs. .

Especially for Xiao Jinxuan, the big enemy, Qian has been keeping an eye on her almost all the time.

So Zhou Xianyu's death, and the opponent's current loss of power, she knows everything clearly.

So when Xiao Jinxuan passed by her and was about to step into the family temple, Qian grabbed her immediately, and then said with a malicious smile:

"Jinxuan, don't be in a hurry to go in. Now that you are new to the family temple, you will inevitably have to deal with the people around you. Therefore, my aunt kindly introduced you to everyone. It will be more convenient for you to walk around here .”

As soon as Qian shi finished speaking, she immediately grabbed Xiao Jinxuan even more vigorously, and then she immediately raised her voice and said:

"Fellow folks, I think you must not have guessed it. The one standing in front of you is the Princess Zhaoyang of our Great Zhou Dynasty, and she is also a concubine who has never been married to Prince Yu."

As for Zhou Xianyu, there was no one in the entire Great Zhou who didn't know the name of this war king.

In the hearts of the common people, the opponent is the God of War who protects them, the pride of the entire Great Zhou, and a living legend.

And Qian saw that everyone's attention was focused on Xiao Jinxuan, and then a hint of ferocity flashed in her eyes, and then she continued:
"But you should have heard that the King of War of our Great Zhou is dead now. But you absolutely don't know that my niece is responsible for Lord Yu's death. Obviously if she is willing to go to the frontier, Bei Rong will have a chance Withdrawing the troops, the King Yu doesn't need to personally conscript, so he won't be killed by the Yeying people. Jinxuan came from Yangzhou, and she was regarded as a disaster when she was in her hometown. , the reason why he died this time is all because he got mixed up with a disaster star, everyone thinks what I said is right!"

Most of the rural people had never even read a book, so most of Qian's eloquent words immediately convinced them.

And everyone can see that Xiao Jinxuan didn't come to worship the ancestors, but was driven to the family temple.

Reminiscent of Qian's saying that the other party is a disaster star, the people around are thinking, perhaps it is for this reason that even the Shuai Mansion is unwilling to take in the other party, and that's why Xiao Jinxuan was expelled to the family temple.

With Zhou Xianyu in the Great Zhou Dynasty, there would be no hindrance, so the other party's position in the hearts of the people was no less than Zhou Xianrui's virtuous king.

So driven by ignorance and anger, I didn't know who was in the crowd, and threw an egg at Xiao Jinxuan.

But because of poor accuracy, he just fell on the stone steps at the opponent's feet.

But someone took the lead, and the people around him already regarded Xiao Jinxuan as a catastrophe.

Immediately, someone continued to throw all the things in their hands at Xiao Jinxuan, and they shouted even more excitedly:

"Kill you, the disaster star of the country, without the protection of the King of War, there will be another war in Dazhou. Folks, this woman defeated the Lord, and now she comes to us, and sooner or later she will kill us all. Anyway. Even her own relatives don't care about her anymore, if we beat her to death, it will be considered as justice for the heavens."

Under the rendering of such angry and excited emotions, the common people who had restrained themselves just now even walked up to Xiao Jinxuan, and threw all the things in their hands at her.

The egg liquid was wrapped in the hair, mixed with the leaves of the vegetables, all of Xiao Jinxuan's face was sticky, and she looked extremely embarrassed.

And the stones thrown would also hit her all over with cuts and bruises, and she was in constant pain.Her cheeks and jade neck were also bruised a long time ago.

But facing all this, Xiao Jinxuan didn't move a bit, and didn't defend herself, she just stood there and closed her eyes tightly, enduring everything.

Because compared to the physical injuries, her heart will be scarred.

And she even felt that what she saw was her atonement to Zhou Xianyu, so even if she was beaten to death, she would not evade it.

(End of this chapter)