The old lady is reborn

After hearing this, Jing Zhong said to Yue Heng, "Do you think we are afraid of losing face?"

After hearing this, Huai'an, Lin Yindi, Yan Hui and others looked at each other. They realized that they were still afraid of losing face and wanted to step back.

It was He Shao who hesitated for a moment, whether to support his brother-in-law? Jing Zhong looked back at this moment: "Are you a brother?"

Of course, everyone raised their feet and had to move forward.

When Yue Heng saw this, he became anxious: "We are brothers only with him, but not with me?"

Lin Yindi said, "You know what to say now? When I told you who to give the windproof lantern to, why didn't you know that we were brothers?"

Yue Heng turned to Huai'an for help: "It's not good to make such a scene at a birthday banquet, right?"

Huai An nodded: "That's true, but mother has gone to the main hall, and the Queen Mother has not arrived yet.

Let's take you to my old yard to change clothes."

Several people stepped forward, and Yue Heng had no choice but to beg for mercy: "I'll tell you, but please don't make it public.

She is the second daughter of the Dongyang Marquis, Han Qingyan."

Seeing that they had asked the question in perfect harmony, several people were all satisfied.

Mingdai hosted the birthday banquet and brought Yan Danqi with her from the very beginning of the preparations. She also led the way in entertaining the guests today.

She was from another county and was not a girl who grew up in Kyoto. On the one hand, she was brought along to meet people. On the other hand, it was a rare occasion to have such a grand occasion and since it was a home to entertain guests, she could learn bit by bit by watching.

After the Empress Dowager and the Queen arrived, the atmosphere of the birthday banquet became even more lively, and Princess Anyang and Song Ying were always there to accompany them.

Mingdai looked calm and composed with a serene smile, but in fact, she was worried.

Fortunately, every step of the birthday banquet went smoothly. After seeing off the guests, Song Ying knew that Mingdai had been working hard recently, so he asked her to rest early.

Huai'an handed the box to his mother. After Song Ying looked at it, she asked where it came from.

Huai'an then gave a brief account of the story of Jingwei.

Song Ying was quite worried after hearing this: "She is the killer of the Third Prince.

The Third Prince had set up a trap on Eagle's Beak Cliff and had killed almost all of the old people in the Eastern Palace when the current prince was still the crown prince.

I'm afraid it's hard to get over this matter nowadays.

Now you are covering up for your niece, accepting this box of things and hiding the killer's identity.

If this is discovered by someone with ulterior motives in the future, I’m afraid it could be a big deal or a small matter.”

He sighed again, “Originally, I planned to get rid of Luo Wenliang as soon as he chased Yun Miao out of Kyoto.

Later, for the sake of you brothers, I wanted to handle things more safely. He also had a murder case, so let his murder case be handled openly and legitimately.

But this man keeps causing trouble, and it has brought trouble to you. If I had known earlier, I should have killed him."

Huai'an said: "It's not to cover up for my niece. My son has never exposed Jingwei before."

"How can it be the same? You didn't expose her before. That was something you two knew, but others didn't know."

Huai'an comforted his mother: "As long as our brother is safe, everything will be fine. Mother also said that this matter can be a big or small matter. Maybe it is a small matter.

If it is really a big deal, according to the law, this matter will not cost my son his life."

Rong Yunmiao, who was far away in Shazhou County, began to write letters to his grandmother and mother.

She wrote about the interesting things she encountered there, the different life, the new friends she made, her longing for Kyoto, and her concern for her grandmother and mother.

If she wanted to return to Kyoto earlier, she had to get her grandmother's approval.

Song Ying looked at Yun Miao's letter and thought of the box of things. She was determined to let her granddaughter stay in Shazhou County for a while longer.

Every time Mingdai read the letter, she shed tears silently, but there was nothing she could do unless Song Ying said anything.

Think about it, the mother and daughter had frequent correspondence, one letter after another.

Mingdai was completely defenseless, but Rong Yunmiao was now thoughtful and gradually found out more about the current situation of the Luo family from the letter.

I know that Luo Wenliang was really involved in a murder lawsuit.

Mingdai's original intention was to let her know what kind of person this was, but she didn't expect her daughter to have already formed a preconceived idea and believed that Luo Wenliang was framed.

My grandmother never replied to letters, but after receiving a few letters, she would ask someone to pass on a message to her or bring her something.

The three brothers and sister-in-law seemed to choose their words carefully in their replies, and they seemed to be unaware of many things.

After comparison, only the mother is soft-hearted and knows the inside story.

So Rong Yunmiao spent more time communicating with his mother, and only checked in with his father and brother.

Even though my grandmother didn't reply to my letter, I still couldn't give up. I thought, the rope can saw through the wood, and as long as I loosen up for a moment, I might be able to return to Beijing.

.........

Luo Wenliang's case progressed quickly, and soon Yao Yuan learned that the matter of his poisoning had been basically clarified.

Yao Yuan found a lawyer to ask if the man who poisoned his wife would be sentenced to death?

The lawyer replied, "It's hard to say. Men are superior to women, and in times of emergency, men can pawn their wives and daughters. If a man poisons his wife and she is still alive, he won't necessarily be sentenced to death."

Yao Yuan asked again: "What if it is patricide?"

The lawyer nodded: "That's fine."

So Yao Yuan went to the police station again and reported everything about Luo Wenliang's murder of his father.

As soon as Luo Wenliang returned home to Beijing this time, Yao Yuan immediately took his head jewelry, packed up his clothes and moved out.

Seeing that the house was empty, Luo Wenliang lamented that he was always one step behind.

Just a little short and he would have missed the chance to marry the daughter of the Marquis; just a little short and his wife would not have died, but she would have been poisoned; just a little short and his patricide would have gone unnoticed.

Adding all these together, I'm probably doomed.

What else can I do besides those letters?

Luo Wenliang took the shops under his name to the business office to change the names of his manors and shops to "Siyun Manor", "Nian Miao", "Pan Gui" and "Yao Yao Yi Nian Zai Sha Zhou", and had people make new signs and plaques.

He also had new woodcarvings of couplets made outside the gate of the house where he now lives with his children.

Willows droop in spring, thatched cottages surround the lonely village, the mountains are green and the mist is thick, the cliffs are warm

Fishing boats moored at the shore, long pavilions hiding ancient temples, waterfalls rushing, springs deep, don’t miss the incense

Embed the four words "Yun Miao Wu Nian".

For fear of attracting the attention of the Nan'an Marquis' Mansion, it is not replaced now, but just done in advance.

When the case of Luo Wenliang's patricide was basically solved, Yun Miao, who was far away in Shazhou County, proposed to his mother Yun Dai that he wanted to return to Kyoto to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Yun Dai only saw a heartless, well-behaved and lovely daughter in the letters during these days, as if the Yun Miao of the past had returned.

I sighed in my heart: After all, it is just the love of children, but like the face of a baby in March, it comes quickly, goes quickly, and changes quickly.

Song Ying also received Yun Miao's letter, knowing that Yun Miao wanted to come back to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

But Luo Wenliang will most likely be sentenced to death in the autumn. According to the custom of this dynasty, it will be in October. Yun Miao will come back during the Mid-Autumn Festival. If he wants to cause trouble again...

I also received a letter from Nanny Zhang saying, "The young master is becoming more and more worried, his emotions are unclear, and he speaks little, as if he is silent." This is far from what Mingdai said.

It was also completely different from the Yun Miao that he "saw" in the letter.

Ming Dai came to Song Ying for her daughter, and Song Ying said, "If Luo Wenliang is executed after the autumn, Yun Miao might come back during the Mid-Autumn Festival and cause trouble again. Let's just wait a little longer."

After hearing this, Mingdai also felt that it would be safer, so she wrote a letter to comfort her daughter and also sent a lot of things.

After receiving the letter, Rong Yunmiao was very calm and wrote a reply as usual.

However, within a month, she suddenly fell ill and could not get up. Many doctors in Shazhou County were unable to help her.

No one dared to delay or conceal the matter. After Song Ying and Yun Dai received the news, they were naturally anxious and had to agree to let Yun Miao return to Kyoto for treatment.

Because the young master was ill, Nanny Zhang led a few maids and took good care of him while slowly moving forward along the way. By the time they arrived in Kyoto, the Mid-Autumn Festival had already passed.

Mingdai received her daughter and felt heartbroken when she saw her pale little face. Fortunately, she returned safely and recuperated in Kyoto.

Luo Wenliang had been sentenced to death and was executed in October. The whole family knew about it, but they kept silent about it.

A few children came to see him for the last time, and he asked that all the plaques be replaced with new ones.

After Rong Yunmiao returned from his illness this time, he seemed to have really changed and never mentioned or asked about Luo Wenliang.

After being nursed at home for some time, she seemed to be getting better.

Occasionally, she would ask to go out with her mother. Whether it was to inspect the shops or to keep an eye on bulk purchases for the family business, she was always very well-behaved and obedient, and never ran around.

Mother Mingdai gradually felt relieved.

On the day of Luo Wenliang's execution, Rong Yunmiao's family was somewhat worried, but they tried their best to treat this day as an ordinary day.

Rong Yunmiao seemed to be completely unaware that execution notices had actually been posted on the streets.

Mingdai and Yan Danqi are in charge of the shop in the Marquis' Mansion. Today, a batch of new wine brewed by the winery is opened. Whether it is good wine or "poor" can only be known after opening the jar.

Opening the jar was a big event in the winery, and they even calculated an auspicious time for opening the jar. The manager came to invite Mingdai, and Rong Yunmiao wanted to go, so Mingdai took her along.

They had walked less than halfway when Rong Yunmiao seemed unable to hold on any longer, and Mingdai had no choice but to ask a few older maids to accompany her back.

After separating from his mother, Rong Yunmiao suddenly asked to watch the execution.

Several maids were horrified and tried to dissuade him, saying, "It's bloody and horrible, so don't go."

So Rong Yunmiao sent these maids to buy golden marigolds, each person could only buy one, and he went alone.

Luo Wenliang looked around in the prison van and finally saw his children and Rong Yunmiao. She was back!

At this moment, the executioner had ordered people to read out the charges against these people, and then dragged them out of the prison car.

After Luo Wenliang was dragged out, he suddenly did some strange movements, and everyone was puzzled.

It was not until the supervising officer stopped him that a bailiff came over and hit Luo Wenliang with a stick: "What are you doing! You are playing tricks!"

Others didn't see what Luo Wenliang was doing, but Rong Yunmiao understood it immediately.

Those were the three bows of the groom at the wedding ceremony. Because he was wearing prison clothes and there was no bride beside him, others could not see the empty movements.

But Luo Wenliang looked straight in the direction of Rong Yunmiao, and even though he was hit, he insisted on completing the three salutes of the groom.

Rong Yunmiao burst into tears.

After buying the golden marigolds, the maids went straight back home as Rong Yunmiao had originally instructed.

They returned home in fear and were relieved to see that the young lady had returned.

At night, when everyone was asleep, Rong Yunmiao kept his eyes open and could not fall asleep. Everything he had seen during the day was still vivid in his mind.

The grief and cries of the Luo family children still linger in my ears. The 13-year-old eldest son brought his three younger brothers and sisters to collect the body of their father.

She couldn't help but walk over and wanted to take another look at that person.

Others seemed to be afraid of the blood and corpses, but she was not afraid because it was him, not someone else.

When the eldest son saw her, he took out a letter from his bosom and said, "Father said that if he sees you again, he will give you this last letter written in prison."

She finished reading the letter. He remembered every little detail between the two of them. He wrote that even if he lost his life, he would not regret it.

She was the most beautiful encounter and the most beautiful dream in his life. He only hoped that she could meet a good man and forget him as soon as possible... He wished her happiness, health and safety...

If it weren't for me, he wouldn't have suffered this misfortune. The four children wouldn't have lost their father.

On the seventh day after Luo Wenliang's death, Rong Yunmiao went out in a carriage and asked the driver to go around the street where Luo's family lived.

When she passed by Luo's house, she lifted the curtain and saw the new couplet:

Willows droop in spring, thatched cottages surround the lonely village, the mountains are green and the mist is thick, the cliffs are warm

Fishing boats moored at the shore, long pavilions hiding ancient temples, waterfalls rushing, springs deep, don’t miss the incense

"Don't miss Yunmiao"

She was struck by lightning and stopped the carriage. She read it again and again, waved her hand to let the carriage move forward, but she could not stop crying.

Rong Yunmiao suddenly choked up and asked the driver to go to a few other streets, or even to the suburbs.

That was where Luo Wenliang's shop was located. All the plaques and signs had been replaced with new ones.

"Siyun Manor", "Nian Miao", "Wan Gui", "Yi Yao Yi Yuan Zai Sha Zhou"...

Rong Yunmiao couldn't stop crying.

Just like when the Third Prince and his mother believed that the Queen had poisoned the Third Prince, but His Majesty deliberately covered up and condoned the Queen's cruelty.

The Third Prince and his mother hated His Majesty the Queen so much because when the Queen's son died, she wanted to bury someone else's son with him. In order to vent their sorrow for the Queen alone, they did not hesitate to poison the innocent young son.

The life of the former crown prince is a life, but the life of the third prince is not a life?

The third prince and his mother firmly believed in their own "beliefs" and hated His Majesty the Queen deeply.

Now Rong Yunmiao also firmly believes that Luo Wenliang was framed just because of his love for her.

Full of hatred.

I thought I was born in a family with a loving grandmother, affectionate parents and loving brothers, but unexpectedly, these illusions were shattered by my first love.

What a hypocritical and sanctimonious home!

Just because one's family has a higher status, one looks down on others and tramples on and harms them.

She thought of the grief of the four children of the Luo family and felt ashamed and self-blame. She was the daughter of a marquis, so other people's children were not children anymore?

It's all my fault.

It's all my family's fault.

What do these people care about most? Reputation?

I should seek justice for him.

.........

Today, Rong Yunmiao's driver inexplicably went around these places, but the lady did not get off at any of them.

He just stopped in front of the gates of those places for a while, and there were faint sounds of crying in the car.

The driver always felt that something was wrong. After thinking about it, he was afraid that he would be held accountable in the future if something went wrong.

After all, the girl who followed the young lady today looked very young and childish.

The driver told He Zhong, the head of the stable, about this.

He Zhong naturally reported this matter to Song Ying.