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Before Xie Zhaozhao's carriage reached West City, raindrops as big as beans began to fall.

Raindrops hit the ground, and the fishy smell of earth filled my nostrils.

The street vendors had already closed their stalls, leaving the place empty.

The blinding lightning seemed to tear the sky apart, and the rumbling thunder was getting closer and closer.

"crash"

Heavy rain fell in an instant, and the roof of the carport made crackling and banging sounds like beating drums.

The thunder was too loud and the horses were frightened, so Mo Yan drove the carriage to a rain shelter built by a Buddhist monk on the roadside.

There were carriages under the shed, and many people were taking shelter from the rain there.

The lightning was like a brutal demon, and each one seemed to tear the entire sky apart.

The lightning was followed by loud thunder.

"Click"

Thunders came one after another, and finally a huge "bang" sounded in the east of the city.

The people hiding from the rain were all startled and said, "The thunder is so loud that it feels like the ground is shaking."

"Hey, have you heard? Last time it was raining so hard, a daughter-in-law of a family was struck by lightning. Oh, it was so tragic. Her whole body was burnt black."

"Yes, at my aunt's seventh uncle's house, all the big trees several feet thick were chopped into pieces, and the good brick and tile house became a ruin."

......

Xie Zhaozhao was looking at the heavy rain outside in the car, listening to Yuanyuan leading the discussion outside about "unfilial people being struck by lightning", with a calm face.

Xie Xiangxiang should be gone, right?

In this life, she will protect the Xie family, and she will be irreconcilable with anyone who wants to harm the Xie family.

When the carriage returned to Qingpu Garden, it was already the end of the afternoon. Xie Zhaozhao originally thought that he had returned late enough, but he did not expect that Gu Shaoyu had not returned yet.

Bei Chen has returned and reported to her: "Xie Xiangxiang is dead... in pieces."

He had never seen such a powerful weapon.

After it was ignited, it was thrown in through the main gate, and the main house where Xie Xiangxiang was was blown into ruins.

Xie Zhaozhao wrote a letter, sealed it with wax, and said to Mo Yan, "Go to Xie's house right away and hand this letter to the eldest young master in person."

Xie Yu had left the court long ago. Mo Yan arrived at Xie's house and gave the letter to Xie Yu. Xie Yu immediately knew that his sister had something important to tell him.

After receiving the letter, I took it out and read it. Xie Zhaozhao only wrote two sentences:

"Xie Xiangxiang has told Princess Yurong that the Xie family has a secret letter."

"Xie Xiangxiang is dead"

Xie Yu understood what he meant immediately, and said to Mo Yan with a smile, "Go back and tell the eldest lady that I will arrange for the person you want to invite in the next few days."

Mo Yan didn't know the content of the letter, so he went back and reported it word for word to Xie Zhaozhao.

Xie Zhaozhao didn't comment and told him to go down.

"Yuanyuan, have you and Nanxing found a suitable yard?"

"To answer Miss, we have already found them. Both mansions are first-class large courtyards. One has five courtyards, and the other has seven courtyards."

Not only are there many courtyards, but there are also special horse racing tracks, theaters and schools.

In terms of scale and luxury, it is richer than the residence of any of the eight generals under the Duke of Xun Guo’s Mansion.

A formal courtyard for generals of the fourth rank and above.

Xie Zhaozhao said, "Then let's go to these two mansions. Let the elder report to the palace tomorrow, and we'll invite Yin Jinan and the two generals to take a look."

Although Chu Zhongtian and Wang Li were generals appointed by the imperial court, these two courtyards exceeded regulations. Without the approval of His Majesty, they would probably be impeached again.

As they were talking, Nanxing drove the carriage to pick up Gu Shaoyu. It was a hot summer day, and even though there was ice in the carriage, Gu Shaoyu was still sweating.

Xie Zhaozhao immediately gave him a bowl of ice cream and called everyone into the house, where she placed many basins of ice and many basins of flowers.

By stepping on the wooden fan blades, the whole room will feel cool.

There were no guests at home, and the two of them lived in the same courtyard as before in Qingpu Courtyard, with no separate courtyards. Except for the study, they ate and slept in the same courtyard. Gu Shaoyu wore a short-sleeved shirt and shorts with his chest half exposed.

Talk to her while eating ice cream.

"The old lord of the Wei family is gone." Gu Shaoyu said, "After Wei Shixun was tortured, the old lord fell ill and didn't last for a few days. Lord Cheng'en had been hiding his body in an ice cellar, and this matter was exposed today."

"Is it to avoid mourning? After being left there for so long, is the body still in good condition?"

Wei Shixun was tortured two months ago. If he had been dead for two months, he would have started to rot if he were to be simmered in ice, right?

"It's hot, no matter how much ice we use, it won't keep it safe. The body has already rotted and started to stink. Duke Cheng'en's mansion tried very hard to keep it a secret, but the stench couldn't be covered up."

The people from the Imperial City Bureau smelled the stench first, and after keeping watch for a few days, they reported to His Majesty that they suspected the old prince had been dead for many days.

His Majesty did not speak. That day, the Queen Mother suddenly became critically ill, and His Majesty sent someone to report to Duke Cheng'en immediately.

The people from the Imperial City Bureau sneaked into the old lord's yard and killed a guard who was guarding the ice cellar, only then did they find out for sure that the old lord was dead.

Today, the Censorate impeached Duke Cheng'en for being unfilial and not even knowing whether his mother is alive or dead.

His Majesty was furious and sent a female official to Duke Cheng'en's mansion to meet the old prince in person. Duke Cheng'en had no choice but to announce that the old prince had passed away.

"He has been lingering in the court, hoping to win the love! Now that there is no one from the Wei family in the court, he is so anxious that he has blisters on his mouth."

Emperor Hui was really patient in these years. Since he could not defeat the Wei family for the time being, he just nibbled away at them bit by bit.

They eliminated Wei's descendants and grandchildren without showing any signs of success. This year was particularly cruel. One son and two grandchildren were killed or disabled.

Your Majesty is unlikely to deprive him of his love, and he also hopes that he will observe three years of mourning.

The court was in turmoil, with swords and sabers flashing.

No matter how much they disliked and hated the Cheng'en clan, the next day, Gu Shaoyu and Xie Zhaozhao still went to Cheng'en Mansion with Gu Zhongyu and his wife, and Gu Zheng to pay their respects.

The Wei family rose to prominence, and their wealth was definitely not inferior to that of the Xie family.

The Cheng'en Mansion had long exceeded regulations, its large area and luxurious facilities were better than those of an imperial palace.

When Gu Shaoyu arrived, Emperor Hui was there, accompanied by the Imperial Guards and the general, who paid their respects along with all the officials. His Majesty's etiquette was impeccable.

After Xie Zhaozhao and the women of the Bo's Mansion went in to pay their respects, they were led to the flower hall to rest. Just as they sat down, they saw Princess Roudan swaying towards them.

"Hmph~" This man was very ostentatious. He walked into the living room and rolled his eyes at Xie Zhaozhao in disdain.

Xie Zhaozhao's expression remained unchanged, and she, along with the other officials' wives, simply nodded to her.

"Madam Gu, I heard today that your second sister, who lives in a private residence in East City, was punished by heaven and struck by lightning?"

The officials’ wives were all very surprised. Was he struck by lightning?

Xie Zhaozhao replied: "I came to pay my respects to the old Lord early in the morning, but I didn't know she was in trouble."

Princess Roudan said, "I don't believe in divine punishment. They must be covering up the murder. Maybe they used extremely powerful weapons."

"What weapon?" Xie Zhaozhao asked in surprise, "Can it be more powerful than a sharp sword?"

"What's a sword? The world is so big, how many bridges have you walked across?"

Xie Zhaozhao was not angry at Princess Roudan's disdain, and said with a smile: "Princess, what you said is true. I have always stayed in the back house, and all I see is firewood, rice, oil and salt.

Recently, I heard that someone opened a Silk Road, saying that outside Daqian is the sea, and by sailing on the sea, you can reach some other countries. Those foreigners have red eyebrows and green eyes, which is really unbelievable. "

The other officials and their wives followed suit and said, "In the early years, the royal family of Tubo came to visit. They had deep eyes and sunken eye sockets, which was very different from us Daqian people."

Princess Roudan caught Xie Zhaozhao's "Silk Road" and asked, "Madam, where did you hear about the Silk Road?"