The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 652 Nursing Home

When Lin Guanhai was discussing with his colleagues, Xue Jingyan walked out of the sedan chair with the help of servants outside the gate of Yuanpinghou Mansion in Beicheng.

At the door, an old man in a brocade robe was standing, seeing Xue Jingyu getting off the sedan chair, he immediately went down the steps.

"Big brother..."

This person is Xue Jingyan's second younger brother, now Xue Jingyu, the second master of the Hou Mansion.

"En!" Xue Jingyan responded, but didn't say much.

The two entered the Hou Mansion, and after passing through the second gate, Xue Jingyu couldn't help asking, "What did the Zhen family say?"

Xue Jingyan replied: "The Zhen family said, let us not worry, we will not be implicated in the matter of Concubine Duan!"

"After all, they are family friends, so they are still willing to help with this!"

Nodding his head, Xue Jingyu sighed again, and said, "I'm not afraid that they won't help, but I'm afraid they don't have the ability to help us!"

Concubine Duan has really fallen from power now, but this matter has no meaning of ending, and it is still implicating the officials and lords in suffering.

The concubine of the Marquis of Yuanyang is the well-known Concubine Yong, who can guarantee that she will not be implicated?That's why Xue Jingyan planned ahead.

Xue Jingyan said slowly: "Daughter of the Zhen family, now you are the empress, since they promised to help, I think there will be no mistakes!"

Xue Jingyu nodded, only the queen of the Zhen family could make him feel at ease.

But I heard Xue Jingyan say: "Speaking of which, if the marriage was not granted by the imperial decree, Yun'er should have married the son of the Zhen family!"

Xue Jingyu replied: "That's right...the two families are family friends, and the family is well-matched to a talented man and a beautiful woman. It should be a good marriage!"

Speaking of this, Xue Jingyu said with even more regret: "If Yun'er does not marry King Yong, after the meeting last year, with Yun'er's talent and demeanor, she might be able to overwhelm the current queen!"

"In this way, my Xue family has a queen, brother, you will be the glory of the family!"

Hearing these words, Xue Jingyan undoubtedly felt bitter.

He originally felt that it was a loss to marry his daughter to King Yong, and it was undoubtedly even worse after hearing this.

Reluctantly calming down, Xue Jingyan said calmly: "Okay, don't say such useless things...at least we are better than the Cao family!"

He could only think like this, and he felt much better.

At this time, Xue Jingyu said: "I just got the news that the Cao family was raided today... Except for the Cao family concubine who left a few rooms, Cao Jiasheng's sons are not here!"

"Oh?"

"I think Cao Jiasheng was well prepared for coming here, and sent his son away ahead of time..."

Nodding his head, Xue Jingyan said solemnly: "Don't worry about other people's affairs. In recent days, we must restrain the children of the clan, and don't let them cause trouble!"

"My little brother will pay more attention to this matter, but Tao'er..."

The Tao'er that Xue Jingyu was talking about was Xue Yutao, Xue Jingyan's eldest son.

Although he got married and supported the family business, he can be regarded as a promising young man, but sometimes he would do some "extraordinary" things.

Although he is a junior, he is the future Marquis after all. As an uncle, Xue Jingyu is inconvenient to discipline.

Xue Jingyan immediately changed his face and said: "This bastard, I will teach him a lesson!"

At this moment, men and women laughed happily in the courtyard, and Xue Jingyan's face became even more ugly.

Xue Jingyu couldn't help laughing and said: "I think Yucheng is playing around, the boy's heart... quite like you and me when we were young!"

Xue Jingyan couldn't help scolding: "They are all useless things!"

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In a remote courtyard in the northwest corner of the capital, Concubine Duan was fetching water with a wooden bucket, and beside her were several healthy women watching the excitement.

"I'm talking about your mother...you have to move faster. If you don't mix enough water at noon, you won't even have lunch!"

"What empress, the Empress Dowager has decreed that her title has been abolished, and now she is just a lowly servant girl like us!"

"A fallen phoenix is ​​not as good as a chicken... She's probably not as good as us!"

"Mrs. Wang, if you want to be a chicken yourself, don't involve us..."

Every word you said to me, every word stuck in Concubine Duan's heart.

Concubine Duan did not respond to this.

If she is as knowledgeable as people like you, then it is a pity for herself and herself, and choosing to ignore is the best choice.

As far as Concubine Duan is concerned, she can earn money for one more day now, if she can see her son marching eastward, then she will die in peace.

It's a pity that even if Concubine Duan didn't want to find trouble, she couldn't avoid it from finding her.

"Old lady Cao, talking to you... Are you deaf?"

Fortunately, Concubine Duan still ignored them.

Since she was deliberately finding fault, the result would be the same whether she responded or not, so it's better to save some energy.

"Dare to ignore us...see if I don't deal with you properly!"

After saying that, the woman rolled up her sleeves and walked towards Concubine Duan, but the people next to her didn't follow her, obviously they didn't care about going too far.

In any case, Concubine Duan used to be in a high position. Although she is abolished as a commoner now, she still has some prestige.

Soon the woman bullied her, and others wanted to do it, so Concubine Duan naturally couldn't bear it anymore.

When she was only two steps away from this woman, Concubine Duan directly poured out the water in the bucket, just in time to pour all the water on the woman who rushed over.

It's only February now, and the temperature is still very low. This time, she was drenched all over, and the woman was so cold that she screamed on the spot.

"How dare you shower me..."

After roaring, the woman rushed towards Concubine Duan, and the two immediately wrestled together.

Concubine Duan was pampered before, so naturally she was no match for this woman, she was quickly pressed to the ground and beaten, and her face was also scratched a few times.

Fortunately, the women on the sidelines knew how to measure, and they knew that they might be implicated if things got serious, so they pulled the woman who did it aside.

"Go back and change clothes first, the wind and cold can be fatal..."

This is by no means a joke, it is not uncommon for people to die due to wind and cold.

Hearing such a reminder, the woman gave up the idea of ​​continuing to fight, and left here with several other people.

Concubine Duan struggled to sit up from the ground, the pain on her body changed her color, today was the most embarrassing moment in her life.

Frozen in place, Concubine Duan felt the humiliation just now, thinking about how to survive the days to come.

Time passed, and when she suddenly woke up, she found that the surroundings were extremely quiet.

Just then, a voice came from behind her: "How is it? How comfortable are you here?"

Hearing this voice, Concubine Duan said: "Why don't you kill me!"

The person who came was naturally the Empress Dowager Li, and she was responsible for the current situation of Concubine Duan.

I just heard Mrs. Li say: "In the past, I really wanted you to die, but seeing the virtue in front of you, I can't bear you to die!"

"There will be more hardships in the future. If you die now, wouldn't it be cheaper for you?"

Seeing Concubine Duan suffering, Li Shi felt extremely happy, and naturally she was reluctant to die right now.

Concubine Duan said coldly: "When will I die, you don't count!"

Facing Mrs. Li, she was absolutely unwilling to bow her head, so at this moment, she was firm in her words.

I only heard Mrs. Li say: "The Cao family has been raided. If you die, your brother and the members of the Cao family will die too!"

Hearing this, Concubine Duan was speechless.

This scene made Li Shi feel more comfortable. With the Cao family, she could easily handle Concubine Duan.

"Okay, you're here, take good care of the old concubines, those people... are all elders of you and me!"

Li said with a smile: "If you don't take good care of yourself and make a mistake, the Ai family can punish you justifiably!"

When a cat catches a mouse, it will not eat the mouse in a hurry, but slowly tease and beat the mouse, causing the mouse to die in despair and panic.

The cat enjoys this process very much, and Li's mentality is the same as that of the cat.

After Mrs. Li left, the Nursing Home regained its vitality, and there were voices from people coming and going.

A cart transporting vegetables slowly stopped outside the second gate of the Yangjiyuan, and several men hurriedly began to unload the cart.

But the man driving the car quietly entered the yard when there was no one around.

(End of this chapter)