Chapter 217： burn her to ashes

Chapter 217 burn her to ashes

Xiao Hongyi quickly helped him up.

Xiao Hongyi said: "You are serious, thanks to you sending people to meet us, we can arrive safely."

Tong Shuxuan looked at the eldest son, and then at the younger son who had gained weight, and said with concern: "Are you all doing well in Li Wang's fief these days? But who is bullying you?"

Xiao Rui said: "It's okay, I am on good terms with His Royal Highness Prince Li, no one dares to bully us, thank you mother for your concern."

Tong Shuxuan breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good."

Xiao Rui said: "It's just father. After all, you are an important minister of the court. Now you leave everything in the court and leave. Do you really have no regrets?"

Xiao Hongyi sighed and said: "There is no other way. The Empress Dowager and the King of Qi are now in a fierce fight. The capital and other fiefdoms still under the jurisdiction of the capital have high taxes, and the people are full of complaints."

"The imperial court is now in the power of treacherous officials again, and many officials are imprisoned for trumped-up charges every day."

"In addition, most of the fiefs now threaten to no longer accept the jurisdiction of the court, and the Queen Mother is also in a rage every day."

"I just told the Queen Mother that I wanted to reduce taxes, but I was stripped of my official position, fined for three years, and banned for half a year. If I don't leave, my whole family's life will be lost."

"And in my opinion, it will be a matter of time before the capital fails. Instead of being a prisoner of King Qi at that time, I might as well make plans for myself."

Although fleeing to Li Wang's fiefdom was indeed a pity for his conscience, he didn't care whether he was unfaithful or afraid of death.

He just wants his family to be safe.

It's not worth giving up the lives of the whole family for that kind of queen mother who doesn't distinguish between loyalty and traitors.

"I understand." Xiao Ruiyan asked again: "What about the property of the Xiao family in the capital?"

Tong Shuxuan said: "We have sold everything that can be sold in advance, including my dowry. We had a premonition before that we would leave, so we sold a lot of property. You came here in advance and bought a lot of property , with the current money in our hands, although we can't live a too extravagant life in this life, we definitely don't have to worry about food and clothing."

Xiao Rui said: "I understand, mother, don't worry, I have indeed bought some properties during this time here, and I can support you as well."

The other female family members were suddenly relieved when they heard that they could still eat and wear without worrying about it.

They are used to living a good life, but what they are most afraid of is that they will live a poor life in the future.

Xiao Rushuang said: "Father, we haven't eaten since last night. I'm hungry. Can you let elder brother prepare meals for us first? After eating, I can go to rest. I didn't sleep all night last night. I was sleepy." died."

The other women also said: "Yeah, I'm hungry too."

"I'm tired too."

"Me too."

Xiao Rui said: "Father, mother, go to my place. I happen to have someone prepare the food, and you can eat it in the past. I just need to ask someone to add a few more dishes."

The two nodded and followed him with someone.

After the group sat down, they saw dishes they had never seen before.

Xiao Hongyi said in surprise: "These dishes..."

Tong Shuxuan said: "Are these dishes only available in Li Wang's fiefdom?"

"You can also say this." Xiao Rui said: "My friend planted this and gave it to me to taste. Today is also the first time I eat it. You guys came just in time. Let's taste it together."

Xiao Hongyi said: "Okay, it's just that these dishes seem to have a lot of oil in them? Does Li Wang's fief use oil for cooking?"

Tong Shuxuan smelled the smell, "These dishes are really delicious."

Xiao Ruiyan smiled and said: "This is indeed a cooking method unique to this place. I will explain it to you in detail after you have eaten it."

"Okay." After Xiao Hongyi finished speaking, he picked up a piece of cucumber and ate it, "Not bad, it tastes very fresh, let's eat together."

The others started to move their chopsticks.

Originally, the food on the table was enough for two or three people, but suddenly there were several more people, and it was not enough food at all. Fortunately, the kitchen was very fast, and the food was served one after another as soon as the meal was finished.

Xiao Hongyi ate the delicious food, changed his habit of not talking about it in the past, and said: "These dishes are really delicious. The life in the fiefdom of King Li feels better than that in the capital."

Tong Shuxuan also said: "Yes, such delicious food can't be eaten in the capital."

Xiao Rushuang said: "I knew that the life here is so good, last time I came here with my little brother."

"That's right, that's right, I'm tired of the food in the capital, these dishes are delicious."

Xiao Ruishen said: "These are not good, father, mother, you don't know, brother has a friend who is very good at cooking, and the dishes he makes are very delicious, much more delicious than these dishes, I still want to eat them now The dishes she made. It's a pity that the elder brother said that we can't disturb her for no reason. And the thing she made is called cake, which is really the best snack I have ever eaten in my life. "

Xiao Hongyi was taken aback for a moment, and asked, "Is there really such a good cook?"

Tong Shuxuan asked: "Is it a man or a woman?"

"It's true." Xiao Rui said: "If I have a chance, I'll take you to Yuquanlou, the largest restaurant in Blue Cloud City. The dishes there are also taught by her, and the taste is particularly good. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes She cooks, and I can't believe that she is a girl who is only ten years old."

Ten years old?

Tong Shuxuan was a little disappointed. Her son probably wouldn't be attracted to a ten-year-old girl.

I don't know when her son's iron tree will bloom.

When everyone had almost eaten, Xiao Ruiyan thought for a while, and asked, "Father, mother, you are all here, the younger sister..."

Everyone present knew who he was talking about.

Xiao Ruishen also looked straight at his parents, trying to get answers from them.

The atmosphere on the table suddenly became extremely dignified.

Although Xiao Ruiyan blamed himself for bringing up the sadness of his parents, he had to mention the matter of his sister.

Xiao Hongyi sighed and said: "I actually thought about bringing your younger sister who died early, but she must be burned to ashes. We can bring her ashes here. Otherwise, it would be impossible to bring the coffin here. It's convenient. But we really don't want her to be crushed and ashes, she has already died so badly, we really can't bear to let her be crushed and ashes again."

Speaking of the eldest daughter who died early, Tong Shuxuan's already stable mood collapsed again, sobbing and saying: "Although we are reluctant, we can only let her stay in the capital for the time being, and we will go see it when we have a chance in the future." She. Fortunately, the Xiao family's ancestral graves are all in a very hidden place, and they have never been announced to anyone other than the Xiao family. Even if we leave, people from the court probably won't be able to find them. "

(end of this chapter)