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In the blink of an eye, it was the end of November. The yamen had finally received news.

Come to think of it, other than Xie Wanqing, no other bandits had appeared on the road leading to Hanshan Temple in the capital. Throughout these years, even the kind men and women who went to burn incense had never encountered such a situation.

Those bandits who had been captured had committed suicide, and those who had fled were like water that had entered the sea, disappearing without a trace. General Mansion had sent guards to capture the bandits and assist the yamen in their investigation of the capital city and its surroundings, but they did not find anyone. Those people seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth.

Because it involved the young miss of Marquis Anyang's Mansion, and also involved the security of the outskirts of the capital, the yamen authorities had been ordered by their superiors to solve the case as soon as possible, and even caused the government to be so anxious that their hair almost fell off. Seeing that it was about to end, those people were unable to catch up. Furthermore, no matter how one looked at it, how could they not know what was going on? A discerning person could tell with a single glance that this was no ordinary matter of bandits stealing wealth. It was likely a dispute that involved the internal affairs of the house of the Marquis.

Therefore, the officials only said that the bandits had been executed and that the case had been hastily concluded.

He also sent someone to report to Marquis Anyang's Mansion.

When Xie Kai first heard of this news, he scolded the officials for not putting their heart into it, saying that they would go to His Majesty for a good book. It was the madame who sent someone to hold him down. He persuaded him with a few words of advice before letting him go.

Xie Kai did not know about what happened in the backyard, but the Old Mistress did. In all likelihood, Xie Wanqing's ambush at the outskirts of the capital was something that her own residence's people did. It was just that the person she found was secretive and had been stripped clean, even the officials could not find him. Even if she knew, there was nothing she could do about it. He couldn't possibly convict him with his bare teeth.

As for what would happen in the future, it would depend on whether Xie Wanqing herself had the ability to escape unscathed from every trap. It was not enough, she still had to be able to retaliate.

It was just that now that Du Fa was not here, he lacked a bargaining chip, so he didn't know how she would go along the rest of the road.

In less than two days, Daoist Kong's matter had also been settled.

Originally, Daoist Kong could be considered as someone that he could rely on in the capital. All these years, he had met quite a number of influential nobles in the capital. However, this time, he had offended the Marquis Anyang's Mansion and the Imperial Advisor sent another letter to the yamen. They had met with two bad luck in a row, and those noble people already had the heart to befriend Du Fa, so none of them went to help him.

Seeing him act like this, and thinking about how the previous case had been hastily concluded, the person who reported the news came back. Xie Kai's face darkened, and now was the time to fawn on Marquis Anyang's Mansion.

Thus, with a wave of his hand, he locked him up in his cell for two months, and then confiscated his mansion and belongings for the public. He was so angry that he vomited blood. He had been fighting in the capital for so many years, and in the blink of an eye, he was back where he was. It was like a dream, but he was unwilling to wake up.

As for the Attendant, he sent his out to the border as a slave with the slander of his master and the temptation of others.

When the family heard this, they broke down in tears and didn't mention anything about their wet clothes.

With regards to the punishment this time, the entire Marquis Anyang's Mansion was quite satisfied.

But, no matter what, it did not implicate Concubine Fang or Xie Wanyun. This was the only thing that Xie Wanqing was dissatisfied about.

The news that came from the yamen, was that Daoist Kong could not take the punishment and had to confess. There were indeed people who hired him to deliberately cause trouble at Marquis Anyang's Mansion, just to discredit Xie Wanqing. As for the person who bribed him, he could no longer be questioned. This was because Daoist Kong had never seen that person's appearance before.

Attendant bit hard not to let go, and only kept everything to himself. But he was just an ordinary servant, he had no enmity with Xie Wanqing, why did he have to spend so much effort to harm her? No one would believe that he had no one behind him. However, regardless of the penalty, he would not say anything about it. The yamen could do nothing but decide in a hurry.

As a result, other than the old lady's punishment of being grounded, Xie Wanyun and Concubine Fang had never received any of these.

In the blink of an eye, it was already the end of December and the end of the year.

The entire capital was enveloped in celebration as red lanterns were hung within the Marquis Anyang's Mansion. The madame ordered for the children to be dressed in new clothes and for the gentlemen to be given early leave.

As a result, Xie Wanqing was able to relax. In this one month, she could be said to be diligently trained, and received many praises from Mister. Due to Xie Wanyun being grounded, she would not be able to attend lessons everyday, but she was a person who never relaxed. Every day, she would ask the servant to ask him what the lessons were, and what the assignments would be.

It snowed heavily today, and as it scattered down one after another, it very quickly turned his Marquis Anyang's Mansion into a field of silvery-white.

Xie Wanqing accompanied the old lady and talked while massaging her shoulders. Her hands were weak, but the old lady was old and could not take much of it.

Just as the two of them were talking, Xie Kai and Madame Ye walked in.

"Father. Mother." Xie Wanqing bowed to the two of them.

"Yanqing is here too." Xie Kai seemed to be surprised to see him.

The Old Mistress cast him a glance, "Of course! Who doesn't know of her filial piety in this entire Marquis Anyang's Mansion? Every day, I will come and talk to you all, unlike you all, who are so busy that your feet don't even touch the ground. "

"Please forgive mother, but the court is complicated. Your son knows that he is not very filial, so please forgive him." Xie Kai apologized immediately. It was snowing heavily today, so His Majesty gave them a day off, which was why he came here to pay respects. Usually, he would go to the imperial court very early in the morning, so he didn't come to see the old lady often.

The old lady did not intend to say anything, she just said it casually. Furthermore, Madame Ye did not say anything, so it was not Xie Kai's turn to beg for forgiveness.

She could understand how Xie Kai would be busy with his work, but the Madame Ye didn't leave her house and stayed at the Marquis Anyang's Mansion all day. She didn't have many days to rest, which made the old lady unhappy.

According to the rules, grandsons have to pay respects to the madame everyday, but she ordered them to come and see her once every 15 years. When the time comes, other than Xie Huaixing to please her, everyone else would be annoyed by her. I might as well not see it.

But now that Madame Ye only had a son and her relationship with Xie Kai was not very good, she could not get involved with the affairs of the house of the Marquis. The old mistress saw that she was in a bad mood wherever she went, so she spoke to Xie Kai sarcastically.

Madame Ye knew the temperament of the madame and knew that the other party did not like her. Thus, she did not complain and said that in the future, she would definitely come to pay respects. She just stood there quietly, pretending that she didn't exist.

Seeing that the atmosphere was frozen, Xie Wanqing laughed: "Father, Grandmother is joking with you. How could I be willing to speak sincerely of you? You have always been tired from working hard for our Marquis Anyang's Mansion. Grandmother is proud of you in her heart. "

When he said these words, Xie Kai's face immediately revealed joy.

The old lady tilted her head and glanced at Xie Wanqing, then poked her forehead and scolded her with a smile, "Only a clever little girl like you would please me, let's see how happy your father is now."

As he spoke, he turned and glared at Xie Kai.

Xie Kai immediately straightened his expression and no longer said a word.

"Grandmother," Xie Wanqing said to her coquettishly, "Xianqing is speaking the truth."

The old mistress nodded. "Alright, alright. You're speaking the truth."

Seeing how the Old Mistress doted on Xie Wanqing, Xie Kai felt gratified in her heart. He had not been by the madame's side for many days, so she could only rely on her children to perform filial duty for him.

It could be said that the Old Mistress had been strict with Xie Kai since she was young. Because he was Xie Kai's legitimate son, the old lady had strict requirements for his homework ever since Xie Kai was born. It could be said that she had been staring at him with the ruler in her hand all the time as she read.

In the academy, no one dared to hit him with the ruler. However, once he returned to the Marquis Anyang's Mansion, the old mistress would lift the ruler if her lessons failed.

Fortunately, Xie Kai was smart, and with the Old Mistress' urging, he had been an outstanding student in school. When he gradually grew up to be a teenager and became so charming and charming, he instantly became the beloved of many girls.

But also because of the old lady's urging, it caused Xie Kai to only respect and not be intimate with the old lady.

After Xie Kai and Madame Ye sat for a while, the old lady ordered the servants to prepare food.

After the four of them finished eating, Madame Ye and Xie Kai bade farewell.

"You should go as well. Don't stay here with an old woman like me." The madame advised her.

Xie Wanqing shook her head: "Xinqing will recite the scriptures with Grandmother."

"Good boy," the old lady said, stroking the top of her hair. "Go on, leave me alone."