After rebirth, dribbling and leaving

The moon was bright and the stars were sparse. Xiao Tao, dressed in black, arrived at the west courtyard quietly!

The lights were still on in the main courtyard, and people from the second and third rooms were sitting in the main house!

The second master Xie Jing and the third master Xie Ting sat in the main seats, with the two wives sitting below them, and then their respective children!

The atmosphere in the room was depressing and it was obvious that everyone was unhappy!

Xie Jing spoke slowly: "From today on, people from the second and third rooms are not allowed to go to the East Courtyard. If you violate the rules, you will be punished by the family rules!"

Xie Ting's usually amiable face was also covered with frost, and he nodded in agreement!

Xie Fangping was the third master's second daughter. She was only twelve years old and was somewhat confused.

Since she returned to the capital, she didn't make any friends outside except her sisters because her father was a businessman with a low status!

She is of the same age as the fifth sister Yunjie. Apart from having a good relationship with Fangling, the second uncle of the seventh sister who is one year younger than her, she also gets along extremely well with the fifth sister Xie Yinyun!

"Second Uncle, why can't we go to the East Courtyard?"

Xie Fangling also nodded quickly. She had the same question. Although her father was already a third-rank official, those noble ladies looked down on her because she was from a small place. They were unwilling to play with her and even made sarcastic remarks to her from time to time!

Sisters are still the best. The fourth sister smiles at them every day and speaks to them in a flattering manner!

The fifth sister can get along well with them, and the looks in their eyes are very sincere. Although they are a little cautious, they are not annoying at all!

The second wife, Mrs. Shao, explained: "We just heard this morning that your fifth sister was promised to a man from another place by your eldest uncle's family for 1,000 taels of silver..."

"That man has two wives who have passed away and several children. He wants a woman who has not reached the age of marriage to be his successor. He also wants to buy a contract to sever the marriage and write a letter of severance with the family. It seems that this man must have a bad temper. If your fifth sister goes there, I don't know how she will be tortured."

"Your uncle and his family actually gave away their daughter in her prime for just one thousand taels of silver, and even wrote a love letter to break up with her. It is obvious that if your fifth sister follows him in the future, without the support of her family, who knows what will happen to her? Alas!"

Originally, only the couples in the second house knew about this, but now it is a good excuse to distance themselves from the first house!

Xie Fangxuan found it unbelievable. The husband's family her mother found for her was carefully selected, and she had the support of her father, a third-rank official. However, she was already suffering terribly in her husband's family. Wouldn't her fifth sister be dead if she was sent to such a family?

Xie Fanghua is the eldest daughter of the third room, the third girl in the Xie family. She has a gentle but insightful personality and she thought of the key right away!

"Second uncle said that we are not allowed to go, so we should all remember our words and deeds. Those who can send their daughter away without caring about her future for a thousand taels of silver, certainly don't have any blood relationship. Naturally, people like us, in their eyes, are nothing but exploitation and nothing else!"

Xie Jing nodded in approval!

The Third Madam Wei then continued, "After all, Aunt Mei had lived with him for more than ten years, and she had lived very carefully, but now she was sold for silver... She really didn't even have the face to care about it!"

Xie Zhicheng is the only son of the third wife. He is only seventeen years old, but his personality is different from his twin sister. Although he is smart, he is also full of youthful vigor. After hearing the news, he was very angry!

"My uncle is an official after all, and my elder brother Zhilan is a scholar. Have they lost all sense of propriety, righteousness, and honor? We really should not deal with people like this, lest they ruin our reputation!"

Xie Jing sighed, told the women and children to go back to their rooms to rest first, and then discussed with his third brother!

"Third brother, I feel something is wrong at Ruixueyuan!"

They did not know about the divorce of Xie Xuanping and Su Qingling, and all those who knew about it were ordered by the Marquis to keep silent!

It was Su Qingling who deliberately spread the news that the fifth young lady and her daughter were sold!

"Brother, what do you think is wrong?"

"I've heard that Brother Lan's daughter-in-law is virtuous and kind, and she usually takes good care of the fifth sister and her daughter, but this time she didn't even show up. Don't you think it's strange?"

Although Mr. Xie San had not been back in Beijing for long, he was very tactful in dealing with people. With the help of his second brother's connections, he quickly established some relationships. Naturally, he had also heard of the virtuous name of his niece's wife!

This time it was so abnormal, he smelled a different scent!

Xie Jing stroked his beard with his hand and thought for a moment: "Based on the character of the first wife's family, I guess my niece-in-law should be willing to divorce... or has already divorced!"

I have to say that the official is indeed insightful and hits the point right away!

However, Mr. Xie San couldn't believe it: "This... I heard that my niece's wife is deeply in love with Brother Lan, otherwise she wouldn't be willing to cut off contact with her family and marry Brother Lan!"

Xie Jing sneered:

"It's mutual. Just look at what kind of offspring the eldest couple have taught. They only want to take other people's things for themselves. They have committed murder and robbery more than once. I'm afraid that this Lan brother is no less than that!"

"Second brother, how can we break this situation? How can we break away from this family of vampires? Although the old man is dead, my eldest brother and his wife also participated in the conspiracy to kill our mother. We can't let them get away with it!"

Xie Ting felt resentful whenever the topic was brought up. Their mother was also born a noble lady, and she was in love with the old marquis and had an engagement, but that old man tricked her into having an affair. The old man's maternal grandfather was very powerful, and he forced the old marquis to marry her as his principal wife, and their mother only got the position of a concubine!

If that were the case, everything would be fine. However, unexpectedly, the old woman was a jealous woman. Seeing that the mother and father lived in harmony and had two sons, she could no longer tolerate it!

When his second brother was ten years old, he was only six years old. The old man sent a bowl of poisonous tonic soup through Xie Chen and his niece from his mother's family who lived in the Marquis' Mansion. That night, his mother lost her life!

The old marquis was stationed on the border and seldom came back. At that time, my maternal family was convicted and exiled to a cold and bitter land. The two brothers were left unattended and were deliberately treated harshly by the old man. They lived a life of hunger!

Fortunately, my second elder brother worked hard and passed the imperial examination at the age of 18. He earned a quota and was assigned to a remote area to serve as a county magistrate!

Once, he was severely beaten, covered in wounds and dying. He could no longer endure it and had an argument with the old man. He was accused of being naughty and disrespectful to his stepmother and was expelled from the mansion!

After so many years of ups and downs, the two finally made it!

Every time she thought about it, she was filled with hatred. The old man was dead, but her son who was stained with human blood was still alive and well. How could she bear it!

Seeing his brother's chest heaving violently, Xie Jing shook his head and said disapprovingly:

"Third brother, you have always been cautious, but you lose your temper when this matter is mentioned. That won't do! Now, we have been abiding by the law for these years, and we have come back to take revenge with a clean conscience. Now that we have come to this point, we must not act rashly!"

If you want to do it, you have to strike with one fatal blow!