Hanxi didn't know how much her parents had loved her twenty years ago, but she knew that this time, her mother was being punished under torture. Even though her brother stood by the side of the law and coldly sent her to prison, he still cared about his mother and did his best to protect her dignity so that she could eat less.
But that person, from the beginning to the end, didn't care at all. He didn't even try to bribe the guards to treat his wife better. Now that the emperor had placed him under house arrest, it was even more reasonable for him to not care about the life and death of his wife.
, in the future, you must not be blinded by your love for a girl. A man who is able to treat his original body innocently, how he treats his original body today, and how he will treat you in the future. "
"Mother …" Father should have known all those years ago, right? "Would you like to know after the fact, or would you like to know from the beginning?" Hanxi asked.
"From the beginning, I knew that he would acquiesce." Mrs. Bi laughed coldly, "After sending your Brother Xingye away, he also knew that I had thought that he had deliberately released my own son. Only now do I know that it was because that child was lucky."
"Daddy has always only cared about himself, whether it was you, me, my brother, or even Grandma." Bi Hanxi also sneered, "In daddy's eyes, we can only be used by him and not give him any trouble. Otherwise, we can all abandon him at any time."
"Don't hate him, he is your father after all. Just don't count on him anymore." Mrs. Bi caressed her daughter's face and spoke sincerely and sincerely, "Little Xi, you have to listen to your brother. Your brother will protect you, and perhaps Xuelao Industry will also protect you.
Hanxi remembered her mother's teachings in her heart. The visiting hours soon arrived, and although the prison wardens were already very accommodating, they still had their difficulties.
Hanxi explained that she would return the next day and when she was about to leave, her heart suddenly stopped. She turned around and kneeled in front of his mother, grabbed her hand and said: "Mother, I'll come tomorrow, will I be able to see you again?"
Mrs. Bi stared at his daughter and did not say a word.
"Are you going to leave me behind?" Hanxi's tears fell like rain, "Mother, you can't abandon me. If you leave alone, I will immediately chase after you. "No matter if you are in the Underworld or the Underworld, I will not let you be alone. No matter where you go, I will take care of you. If mother commits suicide, I will also kill myself and follow closely behind you."
"Hanxi, don't..." Mrs. Bi panicked, "Hanxi, listen to me, you're still so young."
"Mother, don't leave me behind." Hanxi sobbed, "You're fine, I'm fine. My brother said that in the future, our Emperor and Queen still haven't given birth to a prince, right? Our Daqi hasn't even been used as a crown prince yet, so as long as there's happy events in the royal family, as long as there's good news in the imperial court and as long as there's a chance for a general pardon, my brother will definitely fight for it for you. Mother, there's still hope. No matter what, don't leave me behind … "
"Little Xi..." Mrs. Bi finally broke down and cried.
The greatest punishment for her evil wasn't imprisonment, nor was it the suffering from exile. It was the lives of a pair of children being messed up by her. They were such kind and good children, but because of their mother's evil, they had to bear a stain for the rest of their lives.
Under Hanxi's imploring, her mother finally gave up on the thought of living a peaceful life, and agreed to meet her the next day, and to go to Siping Mansion together with her.
Hanxi walked out of the prison exhausted. Outside, the scorching sun was shining on her body, making her skin feel hot in an instant.
It was hard to imagine, but her mother almost had to walk to the Siping Mansion under this kind of scorching sun. But even if she could endure through the scorching heat, would she be able to endure the long road ahead?
When she thought of this, her heart ached. She had just cried, and almost had no strength left in her body. One step at a time, she began to lose her balance. Suddenly, a pair of hands reached her shoulders.
"Hanxi, are you alright?"
When Ershan heard that his sister had gone to visit her mother, he waited outside. As expected, there was someone whose path was unstable.
"Brother Xingye …"
When Hanxi saw his half-brother, she was extremely confused. In fact, father was already useless to them, and they did not care about the connection between them and their bloodline.
Maybe she hated the industry, and could find peace in her heart, but she couldn't hate it. She couldn't hate an innocent person.
Ershan carried Hanxi, and just as he was waiting for his sister, he already knew that she was walking over on her own, so he ordered someone to get a carriage for her. Coincidentally, the carriage had arrived.
"Second brother will take you home." Ershan said, "It's such a hot day, why did you come out yourself? At least you have an umbrella."
Hanxi shook her head tearfully.
"Do you want to go to second brother's house?" Ershan said, "Why don't we go together and take Grandma along? Second brother's family is a little smaller, if you are willing to stay, can you share a room with grandmother? "
Hanxi said: "Big brother, bring Grandma over, I'm not going. I'm going to take care of Big Brother at home. "Besides, I'll be leaving in the autumn. Grandmother will have to get used to the fact that I'm not by her side sooner or later. With my sister-in-law here, I can be at ease."
When they rode back to the Bi’s Mansion together, Ershan told her that he wanted to send his mother away to exile. Ershan had no choice but to tell her that the imperial government would not allow its relatives to send prisoners there.
Although there was some accommodation, it also meant that Hanxi could only go on her own journey and keep a low profile along the way. However, on the road, she and her mother's life could only be left to fate.
Exile was different from taking custody. Prisoners imprisoned in the prison could not die easily, but for exiles, it was difficult to predict what would happen to them in the future. Those who died along the way would die, and the Imperial Court would not pursue the matter of detaining the prisoners.
"You must be careful." Ershan said, "Second brother knows, I can't stop you."
"Big brother, you have to take good care of grandma. I don't want to die on the way. I still have to go home and see grandma." Hanxi said and stopped. She looked at her brother timidly, and after hesitating for a while, said, "Second brother … If there comes a day when the Emperor pardons the world, and my mother stops being exiled, will you be unwilling? "
"I guess so." Ershan said frankly, "But if it's like that, you would be happier, which is also a good thing. The court has already tried your mother and me for our grudges. It is enough for me and your sister-in-law to give the child and my mother their retribution. No matter what, the hatred in our heart for killing our mother and son will never be dispelled, so even if your mother dies in a foreign land, to us, we will lose our loved ones. She should be punished. I do not pity her, but if the imperial court were to pardon her, that would be her fate.
"Big brother, when can we ask the Emperor for a general pardon?" Hanxi asked.
"When the little princess was born, the emperor pardoned the world. Several prisoners were sentenced to life imprisonment, and dozens of ordinary prisoners were released." Ershan said, "Perhaps after the birth of a prince, the Emperor will extend amnesty to the world. As for the matters of the imperial court, it is hard to say. With your mother's severe crimes, it would be very difficult to achieve complete freedom. At most, you would be able to avoid hard labour. "
Hanxi listened intently, the hope in front of him was all on the Empress's stomach.
Ershan continued: "Big brother does not want you to suffer, you have really followed your mother to the Siping Mansion, Big brother and I will think of a way, to make sure that the people there do not make your mother suffer, after all, that place is too far away, and the capital is beyond reach.
Hanxi said gratefully: "Thank you second brother, thank you …"
Ershan sighed softly, before warning Hanxi, "Don't ever bring your mother along and escape half-way. That way, you two will never be able to raise your heads up again. Little Xi, just treat it as second brother talking too much, don't take that road, don't let me have no choice but to send people to catch you, promise me?
"Okay, I'll listen to second brother …" Hanxi sobbed and fell into her second brother's arms.
She had always thought that it would be great if the three of them were born of the same mother, but then her mother would be too pitiful. She would be poisoned even if her husband was stolen, and there wouldn't even be someone who would seek justice for her.
They returned to Bi’s Mansion together and picked up their grandmother. Grand Councilor Counselor-in-chief Bi glared at his son and daughter sternly the whole time, but none of them looked straight at his father.
After Bi Zhenye received the news, in the evening, he went to the Lang Zhong Residence to see his grandmother, and asked Lian Yi to take care of their grandmother. He originally wanted to have his sister stay with them, but Hanxi said that she had to go back to take care of her brother.
When Old Madem saw the deep affection between the three children, even though they were separated by a belly, even though the previous generation had a deep hatred for them, he did not dilute it with their blood ties. He knew that this was the greatest favor the heavens had for the Bi Family.
She said with tears in her eyes: "Zhenye, why don't you move out too? Let your shameless father destroy himself, Grandma has some savings, it isn't difficult for you to buy a house in the capital. This isn't your father's money, just spend it comfortably."
Of course, all of this would come later, and the establishment of the mansion would not be done overnight. At the very least, tonight, and his sister would reunite for a good meal before Bi Zhenye left together.
On the way back, Hanxi said, "Big brother, when will you get married? If I have a sister-in-law like second sister in law to take care of you, I wouldn't be worried about you."
Zhenye laughed: "If you want a sister-in-law, that is for the sake of taking care of me.
Hanxi chuckled: "That's true, Brother Xingye really dotes on sister-in-law. "However, with our current appearances, even if there are good girls, they would not look down on you. If there are good young masters, they would look down on me as well."
Bi Zhenye laughed: Who dares to look down on my sister?
The horse stopped as soon as he finished his words. The horse carriage shook violently, and the servants alighted to inspect the carriage before returning, "Eldest Young Master, a carriage ahead of us has its wheels broken. They are parked by the roadside, waiting for someone to pick it up. It's a narrow road, and we can't get through it. "
Bi Zhenye opened the curtain to look, only to see a young lady standing by the side of the road, accompanied by someone who looked like a servant. In the capital, he could easily meet any noble person, since he had to establish his position in the imperial court, not to mention trying to win her over, he should not offend others.
Thus, he brought his sister out of the car, and proactively went up to ask about her concerns. The servant standing by her side introduced himself as he said, "The Prince Shen’s Mansion Princess is here, who are you people?"