Chapter 64: Thrown into a Mass Grave if Not Dead
Chapter 64: Thrown into a Mass Grave if Not Dead
Xie Donghai felt that he had lost all face, but the old lady was so frightened this time. Seeing that the ancestral hall was struck by thunder, she didn't care whether he was embarrassed or not.
The emperor ordered Xie Donghai and Xie Yu to kneel in the ancestral hall for three days and three nights, and then copy ten scriptures to pray for their ancestors.
He also issued a special order that no one was allowed to leave the ancestral hall until the copying was completed.
After Xie Changting returned home, he learned that the ancestral hall was struck by thunder and his face looked very ugly, but he did not blame Xie Lan. He just gathered everyone in the mansion.
The most stringent gag order in history was issued, stating that if anyone dared to leak a word, no matter if they were the master or servant of the Xie Mansion, they would be beaten to death.
The old lady also knew the seriousness of the matter. If outsiders knew that the ancestral hall of the Xie Mansion was struck by lightning, the Censorate would definitely impeach the three brothers Xie Changting, and they would not even be able to keep their official positions.
The old lady also issued an order that no one in the mansion was allowed to discuss what happened today, otherwise they would be severely punished.
Xie Changting didn't even dare to hire craftsmen to repair the ancestral hall. Instead, he asked Xie Dahe to secretly buy materials and then asked the servants in the mansion to repair the ancestral hall.
Her husband and daughter were struck by thunder, but Peng no longer dared to mock Xie Lan. She always smiled when she saw her. She was even afraid that Xie Lan would bring death to Xie Donghai and Xie Yu, so she made two sets of clothes, a pair of shoes, and a set of gold headgear for Xie Lan.
Xie Lan was a little confused about the thunder. Even though Xie Yu scolded her, she wouldn't be struck by thunder, right?
And Xie Donghai kicked her. Although she was angry, she was a descendant of the Xie family. Why would the ancestral hall be struck by thunder after she knelt down to list her ancestors?
Also, those spirit tablets all fell towards her one after another, giving her an absurd illusion that this was not a coincidence, but the ancestors of the Xie family were kneeling down to apologize to her?
Xie Lan paused for a moment.
Could it be that... she is really not Xie Changting's daughter, but the child of some royal relative?
Xie Lan reviewed the entire matter, but unfortunately she knew too little about the Xie family's affairs and had no way of judging.
Tsk, she actually hoped that the Xie family would jump around more. Maybe some secrets that she didn't know about would come out sometime, and she could dig out the Xie family's big melon earlier.
"Miss, the Princess of Shouguang County sent her maid to ask for an audience, saying that she has an urgent matter and needs your help."
Xie Lan was a little surprised. As the Princess of Shouguang County, what did she need her help with?
"Invite her in."
Xie Lan had met the nanny sent by Shouguang County Lady once before.
When Princess Shouguang went to watch the adultery that day, this nanny was following her. She remembered that her surname was Chen.
After Nanny Chen greeted him, Xie Lan didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "I wonder if the county lady asked Nanny Chen to come here for some urgent matter?"
Nanny Chen hesitated for a while before asking tentatively, "If someone has lost his soul, can you save him?"
Xie Lan raised his eyebrows, "Why, has the county lady lost her soul?"
Just as he said this, he suddenly said, "No, the one who has the problem is the one serving the county lady, right?"
"Young lady is really amazing." Although Nanny Chen witnessed Xie Lan's ability that day, she did not expect that she would guess it right as soon as she opened her mouth.
The matter was urgent, and Nanny Chen didn't have time to think about it.
"Miss, this matter is urgent. Can you please leave first and let me explain it to you in detail on the way?"
"Let's go." Seeing her anxious expression, Xie Lan didn't ask any more questions and just followed her with the hammer.
After getting on the carriage, Nanny Chen told her the purpose.
Shouguang County Princess had a maid named Qiu Shuang. When she returned home to visit her family yesterday, she found her younger sister Qiu Xia unconscious.
I originally thought I was sick, but I didn’t expect that even after asking the doctor to come to the outpatient clinic and treat me for a long time, they still couldn’t find the cause of the disease.
Qiu Shuang thought the doctor she had invited was a quack, but after sending him away, she invited seven or eight more, but all of them were helpless.
Seeing that Qiuxia couldn't be cured, her father was worried that she would die at home and bring bad luck. He said that if she didn't wake up today, he would throw her into a mass grave outside the city.
Qiu Shuang was suspicious. She had just returned home to visit her family last month, and her sister was fine then. How could she suddenly fall into a coma and have no choice but to wait for death?
Perhaps seeing Qiu Shuang crying so sadly, an old woman from the neighboring house quietly mentioned it. She said that Qiu Xia might not be sick, but was contaminated by something dirty and lost her soul, so she asked Qiu Shuang to invite a Taoist priest to perform a ritual. Qiu Shuang was at a loss, and thinking of Xie Lan's ability that day, she went to the Shouguang County Lord for help.
When Princess Shouguang learned the whole story, she thought that it was a life after all, and considering that Qiu Shuang had served her for many years, she agreed to ask Xie Lan to come forward.
"I wonder how confident the young lady is?" Nanny Chen looked anxious. She got along well with Qiu Shuang on weekdays and couldn't bear to see her sister get into trouble.
Xie Lan shook his head. "It's hard to say if I haven't seen him yet."
Nanny Chen also knew that she was too impatient. Even fortune-telling has its own rules.
They only knew Qiuxia's name and didn't even know the time and date, so they couldn't calculate it even if they wanted to.
Xie Lan knew that she was anxious, so he made the hammer speed up.
Unfortunately, when they arrived at Qiu Shuang's house, they were still a step too late.
"Qiu Shuang's mother, you..." As soon as Nanny Chen got off the carriage, she saw Qiu Shuang's mother wiping tears sadly, and several women beside her were comforting her. She couldn't help but feel a pang in her heart.
Are they late?
Seeing that it was the county princess's nanny who came, Liu wiped her tears and hurried over to greet her.
"Madame Chen is here to look for Qiu Shuang? But do you want her to go back and serve the county lady? Please wait a moment, I will go and call her."
Seeing Liu turned around and left, Nanny Chen hurriedly called her, "Qiushuang's mother, I heard that Qiushuang's second sister is sick. I wonder how she is now?"
Liu didn't expect Nanny Chen to ask about her second daughter, but she didn't think much about it. She just thought that she had heard Qiu Shuang mention it, so she asked out of courtesy.
"Thank you for your concern, Madam. Qiuxia was unlucky and died at such a young age. Her father has already sent her out of the city."
Xie Lan was originally looking around the yard, and when he heard Liu's words, his brows furrowed.
"You mean the person is dead? Where was he sent to? A mass grave outside the city?"
Nanny Chen was sighing with regret, and frowned at Xie Lan when she heard this.
How could this Miss Xie be so ignorant? Her daughter just passed away, and she doesn't even know how to be more tactful when speaking.
Liu was also a little angry, but seeing that Xie Lan came with Nanny Chen, she thought that she was also someone close to the county lord and it would be difficult to offend her.
He could only nod and say, "My second daughter is only twelve years old and cannot be buried in the ancestral tomb, so her father can only send her to Beiyin Mountain."
Beiyin Mountain is the mass grave outside the south of the city.
People at that time believed that those who died before reaching the age of marriage should not be buried in the ancestral tomb, otherwise it would ruin the feng shui of the tomb.
But most families would not throw their children directly into a mass grave, but would choose another suitable place to bury them. After all, no one wants their child to die and then be thrown into a mass grave to be eaten by wild animals.
The Liu family doesn't look like the kind of family that can't afford a thin coffin for burial.
However, this is not the point.
Xie Lan raised his eyes and looked at Liu, "Your daughter is not dead yet, but you just threw her into a mass grave. Isn't that bad?"
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