Xie Family Ancestral Hall.
Xie Xian knelt on the futon, staring blankly at the dozens of memorial tablets in front of her, her heart numb and emotionless.
She has been kneeling here for more than half a month, and she was not even able to see her mother off on her last journey.
She stood on the opposite side of the entire Xie family, and she didn't know what was waiting for her.
With a creak, the door of the ancestral hall opened.
She knew that it was the maid who brought her food. Although her father punished her by being grounded in the ancestral hall, she would not really starve to death.
"Miss..." The maid who had grown up with her knelt beside her and whispered, "I heard from people in the house that your Excellency has arranged a marriage for the young lady."
Xie Xian pursed her lips and said nothing.
She was planning to get married years ago, and this was the family her mother was interested in. However, when something happened to the Yun family, the marriage was delayed.
The other party is a concubine from a third-grade family, a scholar, there are no warblers in the house, and the backyard is very clean. She will marry him and become his wife. For her, this is the best marriage.
Just as she was thinking about it, she heard the maid continue, "It's not the Qi family that Madam came into contact with years ago, but the Ge family."
Xie Xian was stunned for a moment: "Which Ge family?"
The little maid didn't know who the Ge family was, so she said in a tearful tone: "My lord, you want me to go to the Ge family to be a concubine..."
"Be a concubine..." Xie Xian's voice was filled with emptiness.
Her mother is a concubine. No matter how good a mother is as a mistress, she will always be a dwarf as a concubine.
Her mother had told her that a concubine from a wealthy family was not as good as a wife from a small family.
She always kept this in mind, and told her mother that she hoped to marry a lower-ranked family and become a wife.
Her mother carefully selected the Qi family for her.
Now her mother is gone and she has become the concubine of the Ge family.
"I'm going to find my father!"
Xie Xian stood up suddenly, but felt dizzy and almost fell to the ground.
"Miss, please don't go, it's useless..." The little maid couldn't help crying, "The eldest young lady and the eldest young master had a quarrel because of this matter, and the quarrel made the whole house know about it, so this servant knew about this matter. Things...even the eldest young lady's intervention is useless, how can the young lady change the decision of the lord and the eldest young master?"
As soon as the little maid finished speaking, footsteps sounded outside.
Immediately afterwards, Xie Shiwei walked in: "It seems that you already know about your marriage, so I won't say more. The marriage is scheduled for three days, and the Ge family will arrange for someone to pick you up then. You better be prepared." .”
Xie Xian closed her eyes: "I won't marry."
"Which time do you have to tell me?" Xie Shiwei sneered, "Master Ge is a third-rank official. It won't be a loss if you marry him and become a beautiful concubine."
Only then did Xie Xian know which Ge family it was.
That Lord Ge is Dali Cheng, indeed a third-rank official, but he is already thirty years old and has a bunch of concubines in the backyard. If she is asked to be a concubine for such a person, it is better to kill her.
She pursed her lips and said nothing.
"Don't pretend to be dead for me here!" Xie Shiwei's face turned even colder, "Don't forget, your aunt Jiang is still locked up in the woodshed, hanging on by a bowl of porridge a day. If you dare to commit suicide or escape from marriage, I will I will crush your aunt to ashes!"
Xie Xian's heart sank.
She believed that Xie Shiwei could do such a thing. If Xie Shian was a hypocrite, then Xie Shiwei was a complete devil.
There were once several maids who were tortured by Xi Shiwei every day. They could not bear the humiliation and jumped into the well and died.
"Stop kneeling in the ancestral hall, go back to your yard and prepare properly." Xie Shiwei said coldly, "Serve Mr. Ge well, and the Xie family will be your backer and let you gain a foothold in the Ge family."
Xie Xian gritted her teeth to prevent herself from begging for mercy.
The entire Xie family began to get busy with the second young lady’s marriage.
The second lady of Xie Mansion married a third-grade official as a concubine. No matter how you put it, it is not glamorous.
So the Xie family sealed the servant's mouth, found a low-key sedan, and quietly carried Xie Xian out of the Xie family through the back door, which was regarded as marrying off their daughter.
After sending Xie Xian away, Mrs. Gao breathed a sigh of relief.
She is Xie Shiwei's wife. After the death of her mother-in-law, Song Yin, the eldest sister-in-law, should be in charge of the house. But for some reason, the eldest brother and sister-in-law quarreled every day, and the eldest sister-in-law gave up the job, so she, the second daughter-in-law, could only take charge of the house and treat her It's a good thing, who doesn't want to be the head mother of the house.
At this time, Qingsong Pavilion.
Xie Shi'an looked at the woman in front of him. After so many days, she finally took the initiative to talk to him, but she was talking about other people's affairs.
Song Yin pursed her lips and asked in a cold voice: "You are already the chief minister of the dynasty, why do you still use Xie Xian to smoothen your relationship? She is your biological sister, how can you send her into a pit of fire?"
"I have already said that this matter is not my decision, but my father's intention." Xie Shi'an stepped forward and held her shoulders. "I have been angry for so many days. It's time to calm down. How do you want to punish me? I recognize them all.”
"But you didn't stop it." Song Yin said word by word, "Although the father-in-law is still here, the Xie family all know that you are actually the head of the entire Xie family. As long as you object, no one dares to let Xie Xian become a concubine in the Ge family. After all, you are happy to see this happen. As long as someone can bring benefits to you, you can let that person pave the way without hesitation..."
"Song Yin!" Xie Shi'an interrupted her, "In your heart, am I such a despicable person?"
Song Yin continued, "If one day, sacrificing me can bring you a stable official career, you will definitely do the same, right?"
Xie Shi'an bit his back teeth and said, "Song Yin, don't you have a heart? Ask yourself, since you married into the Xie family, have I ever done anything sorry for you?"
"It didn't happen before, doesn't mean it won't happen in the future." Song Yin broke away from his hand, "That's all, I don't need to ask you these things, it doesn't matter what the answer is."
Even if the person beside her is a hypocrite, what can she do? She still wants to stay married for the rest of her life.
She turned around and walked forward slowly, involuntarily walking to Aunt Jiang's yard.
After Xie Xian agreed to get married, Aunt Jiang was released from the woodshed, but there was a guard at the door of the courtyard, and Aunt Jiang was not allowed to come out.
"Madam!"
The gatekeeper saluted respectfully.
Everyone knows that the eldest young master is henpecked, and within the Xie family, it is the eldest young lady who has the final say.
Song Yin walked in without any obstruction.
"Madam!" As soon as Aunt Jiang saw her, she rolled off the bed and crawled to Song Yin's feet, "Madam, please help me, save Xian'er, save her..."
Song Yin lowered her head and saw that Aunt Jiang looked haggard, her eyes were swollen like peaches, her cheekbones were bulging, and her whole person was lifeless.
She shook her head: "I've tried to persuade her, but I can't do anything to persuade her. I can't do anything about it, but don't worry, Aunt Jiang. I will often go to Ge's house to see Xian'er and try to make her life better..."
Aunt Jiang sobbed: "I was the one who caused her trouble. If I hadn't been in the Xie family, Xian'er would never have agreed to get married. I might as well have died..."
"Aunt Jiang, please don't think so." Song Yin advised, "If you die and Xian'er has no worries, she may just leave. Living, only when people are alive can everything have hope..."
