eurekapd Chapter 199 Adoption, Debt Collection
Chapter 199 Adoption, Debt Collection
Although Xie Yun was not personally responsible for the deaths of Luo Sheng and the Luo family, his reputation was completely ruined after this incident.
Not to mention getting promoted, getting rich, and becoming the prime minister, it is impossible for him to continue to sit on the position of Hanlin scholar.
Otherwise, how will the world see it?
Just looking at the fact that he had been a Hanlin scholar for many years, one could tell how much Emperor Taihe disliked him. It was just that he had no good excuse before, and had to consider the Chen family's reputation, so he kept doing it.
Now that there is such a ready-made handle and the matter of the poisonous insect, Emperor Taihe is completely enraged.
How could Xie Yun and Chen Fang continue to live at ease?
Xie Ying curved her eyes with a smile.
Xie Yun just stood there in a daze, without any reaction for a long time.
Wang Zhi continued, smiling, "Xie Yun, why don't you accept my order? Are you planning to disobey me?"
Xie Yun shuddered all over and quickly reached out to take the imperial edict. Trembling, he bowed deeply in the direction of the imperial palace, his voice choked with sobs: "Your humble servant... accepts the edict... thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace..."
Wang Zhi issued the decree, and then respectfully saluted the eldest princess. Then he looked at Situ Yuan and Xie Ying with a smile, greeted Minister Zhou, and then turned back to the palace.
After he left, Xie Xiu specially thanked Minister Zhou and invited Luo Hongwang to his home as a guest.
Xie You followed him shamelessly.
When they entered Xie Ying's mansion, Luo Hongwang immediately gave Xie Xiu a thumbs-up and boasted excitedly, "Xiu'er, your house is quite nice, isn't it? I heard it was a gift from the eldest princess. Your luck is truly something I, your uncle, envy you immensely."
Xie You secretly looked at the flowers and carved beams and painted buildings around him, and his heart felt like a jar of vinegar had been overturned, making him feel uncomfortable all over.
He couldn't help but look at Xie Ying again, and he couldn't understand why: Even if this girl was beautiful and lovely, there was no need for the princess to give such a luxurious house for her? How could a little girl like her withstand such overwhelming wealth?
Xie Ying noticed his gaze and immediately glared at him unhappily: [What are you looking at? Don't think I don't know that you've hooked up with that Liuli!]
Hearing Xie Ying's thoughts, Xie Xiu, Tu Jiaojiao and others all looked at Xie You at the same time.
Xie You didn't hear anything. Seeing everyone suddenly looking at him, he couldn't help but feel guilty and quickly praised, "Brother, this house is really nice."
Xie Xiu smiled faintly, "This isn't my house. It's a thank-you gift from Her Royal Highness the Princess to Yingying. It's getting late, you must be hungry, right? Let's go in and have a meal first, and then we can discuss what's next."
Xie You's heart skipped a beat. Thinking of his biological mother's dowry and the Luo family's property, he suddenly felt a little distracted.
The food was already prepared in the kitchen, and everyone had a quick lunch. However, because of the previous show, no one had any appetite.
Only Xie Ying and Xie Di drank milk with special relish.
After lunch, Xie Xiu took Xie You and Luo Hongwang directly to a flower hall and sat down to discuss things.
Tu Jiaojiao knew that they were going to discuss Luo Sheng's dowry and the distribution of Luo's family property, so she didn't bother them.
Xie Ying is different.
Although she didn't go there in person, she quietly sent Xiangxiang over and then used "empathy" to watch the show.
In the flower hall, Luo Hongwang took the lead in asking, "Are you willing to be adopted into the Luo family?"
Xie You subconsciously looked at Xie Xiu and saw him sitting quietly with a calm expression. It was impossible to tell what he was thinking. He couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
However, thinking of the Luo family's wealth, he mustered up the courage and said, "Please let me be adopted. Since I am the child my mother sacrificed her life for, I should continue the Luo family's bloodline for her."
After saying that, he looked at Xie Xiu again, feeling nervous, fearing that Xie Xiu would compete with him for it.
Xie Xiu glanced at him calmly and said slowly, "Since my second brother is willing to be adopted, I will naturally not compete with him for it. But I think now is not a good time to adopt.
After all, my second brother was raised by that vicious woman Chen Fang. Even if she plotted against his marriage and made him a cuckold, if he was immediately adopted into the Luo family, it would inevitably lead to criticism.
It would be better to wait until the second brother passes the imperial examination and then be adopted by his maternal grandparents. This way, he can bring honor to the Luo family and avoid being criticized by outsiders.
Isn’t that the best of both worlds?”
Xie You subconsciously wanted to refute, thinking that Xie Xiu was talking nonsense.
Now that he's adopted into the Luo family, why is he being criticized? Chen Fang hurt him like that, so is he supposed to repay her kindness for raising him?
But before he could open his mouth to refuse, Luo Hongwang said, "That's a good idea!"
He looked at Xie You with a smile, "You'er, you're already a juren. If you can pass the imperial examination and become a jinshi, and then be adopted into the Luo family, it will bring great honor to the Luo family!"
Xie You laughed dryly: "Uncle, it's not that easy to pass the imperial examination."
If he fails to pass the imperial examination, can't he be adopted into the Luo family?
If he passed the imperial examination, what would the remaining things of the Luo family mean to him?
"It's okay. If others can't succeed, you definitely can! Uncle believes in you!"
Luo Hongwang looked at him with a smile, "You'er, you've passed the imperial examination at such a young age. You wouldn't be so unconfident in yourself, right?"
Xie You was speechless: "..."
Can he say that he has no confidence?
Wouldn't that make me a useless coward?
Xie Xiu smiled. "I have great confidence in my second brother, too. I believe he can make it. I've wasted many years in the countryside, and this is how my life will end. I'll have to rely on you from now on. I'm sure you won't let me down again, don't you think?"
Xie You felt guilty when he looked at him, but Xie Xiu and Luo Hongwang were both looking at him, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "You will naturally not let Big Brother down!"
Xie Xiu smiled with satisfaction. "In that case, it's settled. Let's go to the Xie family now and take inventory of Mother's dowry and the Luo family's assets."
When Xie You heard that he was going to count the dowry and property, the smile on his face became much more sincere: "Okay."
So, Xie Xiu called Tu Jiaojiao and Tu Yong to go to Xie's house to count the things.
Now that Xie Yun has been dismissed from office, the original Xie Mansion can no longer be called the Xie Mansion, but can only be called the Xie Residence.
When Xie Xiu and his companions arrived, they found that the previous plaque of "Xie Mansion" had been taken down. Now it was empty, which made people feel desolate just by looking at it.
Xie Xiu asked the servant to knock on the door. The doorman carefully opened the door a crack and secretly looked outside.
As soon as he saw that it was Xie Xiu coming, his face immediately changed drastically with fear, as if he had seen the god of plague.
"boom!"
The doorman subconsciously closed the door, then suddenly reacted and quickly opened it. He nodded and bowed to Xie Xiu repeatedly, his attitude extremely respectful: "Master, Madam, Master, Master, so it's you who are back. Come... come in!"