The empress is pregnant, and the emperor's incense continues

Meng Wenyao held her head and pretended to be exhausted, saying, "Thank you for your concern, Second Young Master. I really didn't know that the Fourth Young Lady would suddenly go crazy. I was a little frightened."

"Then go back and rest first, sister-in-law. You still have to go to the temple to perform rituals tomorrow, so you must not overwork yourself."

With Xie Chenyi's words, Meng Wen Yao left openly. Xie Ruxue was now hungry and angry, and had a head injury, so she also wanted to leave the mourning hall.

Just as she raised her head and was about to leave, she heard Xie Chenyi say, "Fourth sister, you made a scene in big brother's funeral hall, which is really outrageous. You will stay here tonight to keep vigil and make amends to big brother."

In the current family temple, Meng Wen Yao is the eldest sister-in-law and Xie Chenyi is the second brother. They both put pressure on Xie Ruxue. She wants to resist but no one speaks for her.

She nodded resignedly, and then told the person next to her, "Go find the third brother. Why is he nowhere to be seen after dinner?"

The little maid took the order and went down, not knowing that Xie Jinbao was now living in Jinfu Temple. He had killed Xie Nanan. It was ok to be at the mourning hall in the palace with people coming and going, but now that he had arrived at the family temple, he saw that creepy mourning hall and felt that Xie Nanan would settle the score with him. How could he go back to keep vigil?

It was getting dark. When Meng Wenyao heard that Xie Ruxue was the only one keeping vigil, she immediately called the servant to explain everything.

Time slowly came to midnight. The maids and servants inside and outside the mourning hall all fell into a deep sleep under the effect of some kind of drug, including Xie Ruxue.

However, someone took out the antidote and placed it on the tip of her nose for a while. She slowly woke up and saw a male ghost with disheveled hair and blood coming out of all his orifices.

"Fourth sister, I died such a tragic death!"

Because Meng Wenyao had hinted many times during the day that Xie Nanan's soul would come back, Xie Ruxue didn't dare to look closely at the male ghost when she first saw him. She began to cry and beg for mercy: "Brother, don't look for me. Go find the princess and Xie Chenyi. They are the ones who harmed you."

"It's you who made me restless after death. You kicked my charcoal basin, extinguished my eternal lamp, and even wanted to harm your sister-in-law. Are you planning to extinguish my incense?"

"No, no, big brother, spare me, I didn't..."

"Fourth sister, come with me!"

"Ah, help!"

Amid Xie Ruxue's screams, someone finally went to check and saw that Xie Ruxue had fainted, but her eyes were wide open and she looked extremely terrified.

The next day, Xie Ruxue's brain became a little abnormal. She started to dodge when she saw Meng Wen Yao. She appeared in front of Xie Nanan's coffin and started screaming.

There was no other way, so everyone could only leave her in the family temple, while the others went to the temple to perform rituals for Xie Nanan.

The ritual went very smoothly. The person arranged by Meng Wen Yao contacted the abbot in advance and found Xie Chenyi after the ritual was over.

"Second Young Master, from my observation of your face, it seems that you will have a bloody disaster recently. You will die in a foreign land within a month. I cannot bear to hear your death, so I told you this."

Xie Chenyi was completely stunned at first, then he clenched his fist and said, "Thank you for telling me, Master. I will definitely act with caution."

After leaving the meditation room, he found several spies he had sent last night.

"What did Xie Laosan do from yesterday to today?"

"My Lord, the Third Young Master came into the temple yesterday, briefly asked about today's ritual, and then went back to his room to sleep. He did not come into contact with anyone."

After hearing this explanation, Xie Chenyi was confused. Could it be that a disaster was really about to happen to him? However, he never believed in the knowledge of physiognomy.

"What about the abbot? Has anyone contacted him?"

Several spies recalled carefully and said uncertainly: "Early in the morning, the eldest young master's wife's people seemed to come and gave the abbot a stack of papers, perhaps it was the scriptures copied for the eldest young master. They didn't say much, so we didn't pay attention."

An imperceptible smile appeared on Xie Chenyi's lips. That stack of papers might not be copied scriptures, but silver bills.

The ritual had to last for three days, and Xie Jinbao was unwilling to return to the ancestral temple, so on the way back at night, there were only two masters, Meng Wenyao and Xie Chenyi.

Ever since Xie Chenyi learned that Meng Wenyao's people had visited the abbot, he felt that this sister-in-law seemed to have a lot of secrets. Not only did she remind him to pay attention to Xie Jinbao, but now it seems that she also wants to stop him from returning to Northern Frontier.

Why? To keep everyone in the palace and fight each other?

He rode forward and walked to the side of Meng Wenyao's carriage, and said with a little sadness: "Sister-in-law, after the ritual, my brother will be buried, and I will also go north. Please take care of yourself in the future, sister-in-law."

Meng Wen Yao, who was about to fall asleep, suddenly woke up, suddenly lifted the curtain of the carriage, and looked at Xie Chenyi in confusion.

She spent a lot of money to ask the abbot to stop Xie Chenyi from going north, because she was worried that he would be poisoned halfway, without good treatment, and then die on the road.

As long as Xie Chenyi stayed in the palace, no matter what medicine Concubine Bao gave him, with Meng Wenyao around, Xie Chenyi would definitely be able to live to 9.

How come he doesn't take the abbot's words to heart at all?

"Your eldest brother has just passed away. The prince and Concubine Bao are heartbroken. Now you are the eldest son in the family. Can't you stay for a while and help the family through this difficult time?"

Xie Chenyi looked at Meng Wenyao inquiringly and smiled faintly: "I have been away from home for so many years, and everything is fine at home. It can be seen that whether I am there or not has no impact on everyone. What do you think, sister-in-law?"

When Meng Wenyao heard Xie Chenyi's probing words, she knew that what happened with the abbot might have been discovered by this man.

She sighed and said, "That was in the past, when the princess was still young. Now the princess is old, and Concubine Bao is also showing signs of going crazy. Are you really comfortable leaving the princess alone in the mansion?"

"I can't help much with the inner house matters if I stay."

Meng Wenyao understood Xie Chenyi's words clearly. No matter how crazy Concubine Bao was, she would only kill the princess. If that were the case, Concubine Bao would be doomed, and so would Prince Fenyang, who favored his concubine over his wife.

As long as Xie Chenyi, the legitimate son, is alive and well, the palace will still belong to Xie Chenyi in the future. The best way for mother and son to help each other is to be separated.

If Xie Chenyi stayed and was really plotted against by Concubine Bao, and if he became disabled or died, there would be no hope at all.

Meng Wen Yao knew that if she didn't take out something real at this time, she might not be able to keep Xie Chenyi.

"The inner house is indeed a small matter, but the palace is not only the inner house. The eldest son had an accident outside this time, not to mention that the crown prince has not been appointed. Now there are only you and the third son in the palace. At this critical moment, do you really want to leave for the northern border? The journey is long and the dangers are unknown."

"What else do you know?" Xie Chenyi asked vigilantly.

"As long as the Second Young Master stays, he will naturally know what else I know."

The best way to attract someone is to make him interested in you, just like now, Xie Chenyi must want to open Meng Wenyao's heart to see what is hidden inside.