Black Lotus Concubine's Case-solving Notes

Meng didn't believe a word Feng Jia said, but Xie Qian was looking at the water stains and mud on the edge of her skirt thoughtfully.

After a while he said, "Since it was an unintentional mistake, there is no reason to punish you. Get up and answer your question."

Feng Jia stood up and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Father!" Xie Siyan's eyes widened in disbelief. "How can you listen to her one-sided words?"

"That's enough!" Xie Qian glanced at his sixteenth son with a look of dismay, "You are the eldest son of the family and the sixth brother, how can you be so rude in front of your sister!"

"I..." Xie Siyan really didn't want to see Feng Jia being let off so easily. In his heart, if it weren't for this half sister, how could his mother be punished and how could the Xie family have such a turmoil? However, he completely ignored the fact that this matter was caused by Meng's failure to gain an advantage over others from the beginning to the end. But when he saw Xie Shubai winking at him, he had to endure the resentment in his heart.

"The Xie family has treated you badly over the years. Now that you have returned home, you don't have to live that hard life anymore. Your mother and sisters are all kind people. From now on, our family will live in harmony. What do you think, Zhao'er?"

Feng Jia immediately leaned forward to agree, but when her eyes dropped, a chill suddenly appeared on her face. A man who could strangle his own granddaughter to death actually taught her to live in harmony with her family? It was simply ironic!

"It's getting late, let's all go back." Xie Qian said finally.

After leaving the house, Xie Qian headed west to the study, while Xie Siyan followed behind him and heard the man in front of him say, "What did your father teach you before? You will be in and out of the officialdom in the future, so you should not show your emotions. But you are so reckless and ignorant of etiquette today! You really failed your father's cultivation of you!"

Xie Qian thought of the scene just now, the woman in green standing in the shadow of the light, tears hanging on her face. However, the moment she lowered her head, Xie Qian saw her eyebrows suddenly dim and her jaw tensed.

Where does such great hatred come from, little concubine's daughter?

Is she blaming him for ignoring her all these years?

Xie Qian frowned slightly, but the next second the resentful look on the woman's face disappeared, revealing her innocent face like a pear blossom in the rain, and she called him "Father".

As far as he knew, this concubine's daughter did not have an easy life in Shicheng. However, she was able to return to the capital on her own and cleverly defuse the trap set by her stepmother as soon as she returned home. This showed how cunning she was.

Xie Qian's eyes were filled with contempt of a superior for an inferior, but unfortunately he was still too young and did not know how to hide his emotions. Although it was dangerous to keep such a daughter by his side, if he could use her, she might be a sword that could cut through iron like mud.

And Xie Qian was confident that he could be the one holding the knife.

"In terms of scheming, you are not even as good as a concubine's daughter!" Compared with Xie Lanzhao, Xie Qian felt that Xie Siyan in front of him was as stupid as a pig.

"Dad! How can you compare me with that concubine's daughter? I am your legitimate son!" Xie Siyan felt sick when he thought of the dirty blood of the brothel flowing in Xie Lanzhao's veins. "Besides, I lost my composure today because of mother! How dare that concubine's daughter plot against mother!"

"What did I tell you? Those who achieve great things cannot be soft-hearted, nor can they have weaknesses!"

"Father did say that, but..."

Xie Siyan thought of what his father had said to him and felt a chill.

His father told him that those who want to achieve great things must not have weaknesses, and as long as they can climb up, necessary sacrifices are nothing, even if that person is their mother, or even their own sister or children.

His father also told him that the purpose of the birth of the fourth and fifth sisters was to send them to the harem of the supreme being, so as to pave the way for himself, his eldest brother, and his third brother, but...

That was the mother who had carried him for ten months and raised him! That was the same mother that he had hugged her sleeves and acted like a spoiled child since he was a child, calling her "fifth sister"...

He can't do it!

"If you can't do it, you'll only be fit to be an idle young master in this Xie Mansion!" Seeing his son's embarrassed look, Xie Qian knew what he was thinking, and he flicked his sleeves and strode away.

When Xie Siyan thought of his father's disappointed look when he left, he felt as if a huge rock was pressing down on his heart. He couldn't breathe at all, and the fingers of his clenched fists turned pale.

Xie Lanzhao! It's all because of you!

On the other side, Feng Jia sneezed as soon as he entered the garden.

I don’t know who was scolding her, probably either Xie Changrong or the ones from the first wife’s house.

No matter which one it was, Feng Jia didn't care. She lay leisurely on the bed, not caring that her shoes and socks were still wet, and just stared at the dark beams.

Today she met her first mortal enemy in her previous life, Prime Minister Xie Qian.

From Feng Jia's understanding of Prime Minister Xie in his previous life, he knew that this man was cruel, ruthless, selfish, and someone who could climb up by stepping on the corpses of his relatives. However, such a person had a fatal flaw.

That is being stubborn and smart!

And such people only believe what they believe!

She is now the concubine's daughter of the Xie family who has been abandoned for thirteen years. She has suffered a lot in the past thirteen years and was framed by her stepmother as soon as she returned home. If she behaves too reasonable and has no complaints, Xie Qian will only think that she has other purposes. That's why she did not hide her hatred in front of him just now and deliberately let him see it.

She concealed her true intentions by making him mistakenly believe that she was resentful because of the revenge for the past ten years of wandering.

There is still a long time to go, she is not in a hurry, she has plenty of time to fight with him slowly!

……

At the hour of Hai, in the princess’s mansion.

A gold-painted incense burner with cloud patterns was burning on the luxurious carpet in the inner room. The wood fragrance mixed with the light gardenia scent in the silver charcoal drifted in wisps of smoke to every corner of the bedroom.

Princess Pingchang was supported by several eunuchs on the chaise longue. Her face was slightly red and her eyes were blurry.

"Will the prince consort stay in the palace today?" Eunuch Yun, who was serving nearby, flicked his whisk and bowed to Xie Zilin.

Xie Zilin glanced at the drunken Princess Pingchang and said, "No need."

When he turned around to leave, someone grabbed his belt. Xie Zilin lowered his head and saw a snow-white arm. Princess Pingchang had already clung to him like a cat.

"Prince Consort, would you please accompany me today?" Princess Pingchang's voice was a little hoarse, and even had a barely audible hint of flattery.

However, Xie Zilin hesitated for only a moment, then took his hands off his waist, turned around, and put on his usual elegant smile: "Princess, have you forgotten that I have an appointment with my good friend today to drink and play games."

"With which one?" Princess Pyeongchang's eyes looked vague, as if she couldn't remember for a moment.

"It's Lu Zheng'an, the eldest son of Hechen's colleague and the envoy."

"It was him," Princess Pingchang smiled and tapped her forehead, "Prince Consort, you see I am really drunk. It seems like you just told me yesterday, but I forgot it the moment I turned around..."

"If you are drunk, take a good rest," Xie Zilin sat on the couch, brought Princess Pingchang some hangover soup and fed her a sip, then tucked in the quilt for her. "You have to go to the palace to pay respects to the Queen Mother tomorrow, so you have to get enough rest."

"What the prince consort said is..." Princess Pingchang looked at this gentle husband, paused and asked, "Will you stay at the Lu Mansion tonight?"

"We're probably going to get drunk tonight." Xie Zilin said to Princess Pingchang, but his eyes turned to the side and he didn't look at her.

"I really can't accompany Qiao Er tonight..."

"Princess..." Xie Zilin's face showed an embarrassment.

"Forget it. The prince consort has just been promoted, so naturally he has many relationships to take care of. Qiao'er understands. You can go, but be careful to drink less alcohol, be careful not to hurt your body."

"I know my limits." Hearing Xu Qiao no longer insisting, Xie Zilin's tone was relieved.

Xie Zilin left. The cold moonlight outside shone in through the gap in the windowsill and onto the gloomy face of Princess Pingchang Xu Qiao. Her eyes were clear and there was no trace of drunkenness.

"Princess, do you want me to send someone to follow the prince consort?" Eunuch Yun, who was standing next to her, saw his master's expression and said at the right time.

"No need for that," Princess Pingchang sat up, grabbed the embroidered pillow on the couch and pressed it down hard to vent her dissatisfaction. Her eyes were wide open, full of hatred and cruelty: "What's the point of sending people to keep an eye on him! Where else can he go except there?!"

"Master!" Eunuch Yun knelt down quickly and kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "Master, please be careful of your body! Master! How about we go and tell His Majesty! I really can't stand the way the consort treats the princess!"

"What's the point of telling my father! Do you want me to divorce my husband?! I begged my father for so long for him! I even planned to kill the whole Feng family! If you want me to divorce my husband now! You will make me a laughing stock for the whole world!"

Princess Pingchang stood up suddenly, and her whole body seemed to be insane, with red eyes and hysterics: "If you want me to divorce, I would rather die! I would rather die!!!"

"Princess?"

At this time, a man ran out from the inner hall. He was naked, with only a white towel covering his private parts. He stumbled to Princess Pingchang's feet and crawled on the ground.

Who else could it be but Lu Zhengan, the co-magistrate of Xie Zilin?

"Princess, Xie Zilin is so ungrateful for what he has. He enjoys all the wealth and glory but still wants to die. He has a lovely wife in bed but he is still thinking about the man who died three years ago!"

Lu Zhengan pulled off one of Princess Pingchang's boots and buried his face in her feet, his face full of flattery and fawning: "Princess, don't be angry with this kind of person! Xie Zilin doesn't love you, but I do!"

After saying that, Lu Zhengan's hand had already climbed up Princess Pingchang's slender waist and untied her half-open skirt.