Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 368 The culprit

People are not grass and trees, as long as they are people, they will have feelings. Logically speaking, no matter what Li Xin's mother is, the Xiao family should not be so indifferent, but this is the case in this era, the etiquette is strict, but the Xiao family is scholarly First, Xiao Mingli and his eldest son, Xiao Xiuqi, are both famous for their talents.

   It is this level of talent and fame that makes the Xiao family pay more attention to the rules and makes them ignore Xiao Qinglan.

   To be honest, if the Xiao family could stick to the rules, they would ignore Li Xin now. Although Li Xin would ignore them, he would not hate them so much.

   After all, they are also restricted by the times, and their thoughts are imprisoned by this era.

   However, after these Xiao family members knew that Li Xin had developed, they had to take the initiative to post it and take the initiative to recognize their mother. This shows that the so-called etiquette rules are not so important in their hearts.

   That's why Li Xin hates the Xiao family so much.

  Xiao Mingli gave a wry smile and said, "The matter has come to this point, the Xiao family does not dare to ask Hou Ye to take care of him, just want to come and explain it to Hou Ye."

   After a pause, he continued.

   "The other thing is, after Lord Hou left, Qinglan lost the incense of descendants in Qiyang County. What I mean is, can the grandchildren of the Xiao family go to burn some paper for Qinglan during the festivals..."

  Old man Xiao lowered his head and said with some fear: "Don't worry, Lord Hou, the Xiao family will no longer dare to get involved with Lord Hou..."

   Li Xin was silent.

   Xiao Mingli let out a long sigh.

   "During this period of time, the old man thought about what he had done over the years, and found that he was really sorry for Qinglan, but the old man was just angry at her for not being obedient and wanted her to go home by herself, so..."

Li Xin took a deep breath and said, "I have already carried my mother's spiritual seat, her old man will not be short of incense, but the tomb is there, it is not impossible for you to burn paper, but only the juniors of the Xiao family are allowed to go. Mother shouldn't want to see you."

   Xiao Mingli quickly lowered his head and said, "This is natural, this is natural."

   Li Xin turned around with his hands behind his back.

   "Furthermore, you are not allowed to use my mother's name to do evil in Qiyang County. Ben Hou has left people in Qiyang County. If the news spreads to the capital, the Xiao family will not be as simple as changing their surname!"

  Li Xin turned around and stepped on the carriage, and the convoy slowly walked away.

   Leaving Xiao’s family behind and watching from both sides of the road.

   After the convoy left, Xiao Zhiping, the second son of the Xiao family, walked slowly behind Xiao Mingli.

   "Father, what did he say?"

  Xiao Mingli nodded slowly: "He Xu Xiao's younger generation went to Qinglan's grave."

Xiao Zhiping let out a long sigh and said in a low voice, "Only this relationship exists. If someone in Yongzhou wants to move our family, we must consider this Lord Li, this time we finally found a backer for our family. ."

   Xiao Mingli let out a long sigh.

   "This relationship is too thin. He forced our family to change their surnames. Others can see at a glance that he is not compatible with our family."

   Xiao Zhiping said with a wry smile: "It's not bad to be able to restore it to this level. If he doesn't nod his head, the Xiao family may not be able to stay in Qiyang County."

  If the Xiao family couldn't put Xiao Qinglan's grave, then maybe some people in Qiyang County thought that the Xiao family had a grudge against the Jing'an Marquis and tried to curry favor with Li Xin.

   This person is most likely the county magistrate Zhou Yang.

  Xiao Mingli stood silent for a long time, then slowly turned around and said to his second son: "Zhiping, do you know what he said to Weifa just now?"

   Xiao Zhiping shook his head and said, "Baby wait so far away, you can't hear it."

  Xiao Mingli took a deep breath and said in a trembling voice, "He said...he is the first Marquis of Jing'an!"

   This old man's eyes are very complicated.

   "In just over a year, from a poor boy in Qiyang County, he transformed himself into a prince, and became the consort of the Great Jin Dynasty..."

  Xiao Mingli said with a wry smile: "This kind of character could have made our Xiao family an aristocratic family, or even a family that could stand in the capital, but we were abruptly missed."

   Having said this, Xiao Mingli looked solemn.

   "Zhiping, you are right, we can't afford to offend him."

"From today onwards, the family name will be changed to Xiao. I know that some people still use the word "Xiao" when they go out. After all, I can't change it if I'm used to it. Previously, the old man turned one eye and closed the other. See, but not now."

   Xiao Mingli gritted his teeth and said, "From today onwards, those who do not change their surnames will be expelled directly from their homes."

   "The younger generation in the family will go to Qinglan's grave according to the season, but they must not be allowed to publicize it everywhere, and must not annoy him again."

   Xiao Zhiping nodded and said, "Father, my son knows."

   "After a while, go to the capital again."

   Xiao Zhiping sighed and nodded slowly.

   He knew in his heart that if he couldn't climb this high branch, the old man felt very sad.

  Xiao Mingli is old, so naturally he won't have any ambitions anymore, but this Marquis of Jing'an can raise all the juniors of the Xiao family to become masters!

   This great opportunity was in front of me, but I missed it abruptly, which is more uncomfortable than if I didn’t have it.

  ………………

   In the carriage on the other side, the Princess Eldest sneered and looked at Li Xin who climbed into the carriage.

   "Why, after going down for so long, that Qi Danran sent you here?"

   Li Xin smiled bitterly and said, "Why can't you get over this hurdle?"

   "If you don't explain it clearly, you won't get through."

  The nine princesses gritted their teeth and said: "Fortunately, I made such a trip here, otherwise, when you return to the capital by yourself, maybe you will have the Qi Tanran child!"

  Li Xin sat next to the Nine Princesses and sighed softly.

   "The person who was blocking the road just now was named Xiao, and his name was Xiao Mingli."

   Jiu Gongzhu gave him a blank look.

   "You can't change the subject!"

  Li Xin continued to say to himself: "He is my mother's father."

   Nine princesses exclaimed: "Isn't that your grandfather?"

  Li Xin shook his head: "No."

   The Marquis of Jing An smiled at the Ninth Princess: "Can I tell you a story?"

  Ninth Princess hesitated for a while, decided to put Qi Danran aside for the time being, nodded and said, "Okay."

   "Once upon a time, in Qiyang County, Yongzhou Prefecture, there was a family with the surname Xiao, and the family with the surname Xiao had a young daughter..."

   "Later, an officer of the imperial court was injured on the battlefield, so he stayed at Xiao's house to recuperate."

  …

   "In the end, Miss Xiao had no choice but to hug her son, hide in the mountains, and raise the child alone..."

   The story of Li Xin's mother can be said to be a typical tragedy. Her Royal Highness the eldest princess spent the first half of her life being a comedy and a gourmet drama. She couldn't stand this, and she burst into tears immediately.

  Li Xin wrapped one arm around her waist and wiped her tears with the other.

After    Princess Jiu wiped her tears, she choked up: "That Miss Xiao family, is that mother?"

  Li Xin smiled and nodded.

   "So, I didn't recognize the relatives of the Xiao family."

  The nine princesses gritted their teeth, reached out and pulled out half of the blue pheasant sword from Li Xin's waist.

   "These bastards, I'm going to kill them!"

  Li Xin held her hand and shook his head: "Don't kill people, my mother doesn't like it."

  Ninth Princess wiped away tears with Li Xin's sleeve again, and then cried and said, "I thought you and your mother had always lived on the mountain."

   Li Xin smiled and shook his head: "You didn't see that there was only one of us there, if there was no other way, who would hide there?"

   Her Royal Highness the eldest princess gritted her teeth: "The Xiao family is so hateful, and that court officer is even more hateful!"

  Suddenly, she was stunned and turned to look at Li Xin.

   "Chang'an, the court officer you are talking about is... the Marquis of Pingnan?"

   Li Xin smiled brightly.

   "Yeah, that's him."

   "The culprit, the root of all evil."

   I have a cold, I still feel a little uncomfortable after taking the medicine for a day, maybe two chapters today... Because I will feel sleepy after taking the medicine...

   (end of this chapter)