Chapter 206 Why be afraid
With nothing to listen to anymore, she returned to the side of the lobby and continued to listen in hiding.
What surprised Kite was that no one from the Xi family came to support Xi Yanhua.
Not even Xi Yanjuan’s parents came. Could it be that the Xi Mansion simply gave up on Xi Yanjuan completely because they knew they could not defeat the Qiao Mansion with General Zhennan as his residence?
Then, she suddenly thought that before the young lady asked her to come to the government office to observe, the fourth young master seemed to have brought the second young master of the Xi family into the house to meet his young lady.
Maybe... you haven't given up completely?
It’s not that the Xi family doesn’t care about Xi Yanjuan’s life, it’s just that the head of the Xi Mansion cares more about his own interests and is even more afraid that if he offends General Zhennan, Xi Yanjuan fails to resist the Qiao Mansion’s anger. Page will be implicated and lose his official position.
It’s not that Mrs. Niu doesn’t want to go to court to help her daughter, but just as Xi Kuangjing said, she is so weak that she can only cry. But in the lobby of the government office, tears are the most useless thing, and not only It won't inspire sympathy, but rather annoyance.
After all, the case has not been made public, and there are no people watching outside the lobby fence. Her tears may win the sympathy of the common people, but they will definitely not win the sympathy of Lu Sen.
As a parent, being unable to protect your children and instead just crying is the thing he despises the most, and he will only feel bored.
However, Xi Youyan did not go to court because he quickly went to the Ministry of Household Affairs after receiving the notice from Mrs. Niu. Unexpectedly, Mr. Zhao was a step ahead and Xi Youye had already learned that his niece was being sued by Mrs. Qiao Er. As a result, he didn't even see his brother's face.
Not seeing his brother's face, he stood outside the Hubu Yamen, stunned for a long time.
With a twist of his toes, he quickly walked out of the area where Liubu Yamen was located. He was able to pass the Jinshi examination, and he could also enter the Metropolitan Procuratorate and become the censor without any help. He was not a pure nerd. .
The reason why he has been making no progress in the Metropolitan Procuratorate for so many years is not without the help of his brother. Of course, his brother will not help him. He already knows what his brother is thinking, and he just comes here On the way to Hube, he still held on to the faint hope that his brother would see him because his niece's life was at stake. Even if he did nothing, he would be grateful if he gave him some advice. .
However, his brother didn’t even see him in person. He couldn’t help but think that when his wife asked the servants to come to him to inform him, she also said that the sister-in-law also asked the servants to go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to inform him of his actions. Why did the brother do this? Without seeing him, he has seen the attitude and once again recognized the coldness of people's hearts.
Even if blood is thicker than water, it is no match for interests.
After this... No.
There is no need to wait until after this, his parents are long gone, and the two brothers should have separated a long time ago. He always felt that brothers should support each other, but he didn't know that his brother didn't think so.
In the past, when he had difficulties, he went to his elder brother for help. Despite his various excuses, he did not feel that his elder brother did not have brotherhood. Instead, he felt that he should not bring trouble to his elder brother, and he should not have asked his elder brother for help in the first place. , making things difficult for his brother.
Looking back now, Xi Youyan’s steps gradually became heavy.
It's his fault.
He should not have had illusions about his brother. He should have followed his sister-in-law's wishes and separated the family early and moved out of Qiao Mansion.
With a decision in his mind, his steps became much brisker, and he stopped in front of the gate of Yun Mansion.
After looking at it for a long time, he knelt down.
Before coming to the residence of General Yun Zhiwu, he had thought about and begged his colleagues, but they all avoided him like snakes and scorpions.
At that moment of despair, he even thought about going to Zeng Mansion to beg the chief official of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
But then he thought about it. He was notified and returned to the house. He heard what his wife told him about the death of Miss Qiao. The two young ladies of the Zeng family were also present. I can't even get through the gate of the mansion.
At the end, he came to Yun Mansion.
He thought, if he could ask someone from the Yun family to come forward, he wouldn't have to do anything, as long as he could speak a fair word for his daughter in the lobby of the government office, then his daughter would be saved. The concierge of the Yun Mansion soon noticed someone kneeling outside the door of the mansion. After learning that it was Xi Youyan who wanted to see the old man in their mansion, he quickly went to report it.
The results of the report came quickly, and the concierge rushed to Xi Youyan: "Master Xi, my old man is not in the house. Even if you kneel until the sun sets, you will not see my old man."
This is because I don’t want to see him.
Nothing, he was mentally prepared before coming.
Xi Youyan bowed to the end and knocked his forehead heavily on the hard bluestone: "No problem, I am willing to kneel here and wait."
With just one sentence, the concierge was so angry that his beard stood up. He stood up and said: "Don't be ungrateful! Leave quickly! Otherwise, when the sticks come to chase you away, your face will not look good!"
"A lower official is not afraid of sticks." Xi Youyan always had a humble attitude. "If a lower official were afraid of sticks, he would no longer be a little censor."
What he said is absolutely true.
Being a censor in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, others thought it was smooth sailing, and everyone was appreciative of it. They were afraid that if he was impeached, he would lose his official position, or even have his family confiscated and exterminated. He was a censor. , no one is afraid of him, they look at him like a lost dog, anyone can come over and kick him, and threaten him with the lives of four members of his family if he dares to make mistakes.
He knew that he was not as good as others who had a backing, and he knew that he was in a low-key position, so it was helpless for him to dare to stay in the Metropolitan Procuratorate and be manipulated and trampled by others.
Han Chuang has been studying hard for more than ten years, and once he was named on the gold medal list, he thought he could finally turn around, but he didn't want to embark on a journey that would test human nature even more.
He can also choose the easier path, but that also means that he will abandon his human conscience and join in the same trend with those people. He can pretend to be deaf and mute appropriately, just to save his family, but he cannot accept the consequences thrown by the black-hearted high-ranking people. Olive branch.
He can't do it.
He reads the books of saints and sages for the purpose of entering an official career and serving the people and the country. He is not one of the villains who tramples on the common people in order to become a successful person.
He naturally wants to rise to the top, and he wants to be in a high and powerful position, but all this must be done by himself, step by step, and work hard to reach the peak based on his own talents and real political achievements.
Absolutely not, you can get it by taking the shortcut of being complicit.
As a husband, father, and brother, he was utterly useless.
As an official of the Wei Dynasty, he has no guilt in his heart. Even if he dies in an unknown way one day, even if he feels unwilling to do so, he can still walk away with peace of mind and no regrets.
If you are not afraid of death, why be afraid of sticks.
Hearing this, the concierge became angry and turned around to get a stick, intending to use violence to drive Xi Youyan away from the gate of Yun Mansion.
The old lady told me that this person must not be allowed to kneel outside the palace gate. It will bring criticism to the Yun Mansion and will be detrimental to the official careers of the old lady, the master and the eldest son.
With this explanation, as long as he drives this person away, the old lady will not hold him accountable no matter what method he uses.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Yun Song rode his horse back home.
The concierge saw it from a distance and quickly turned back. When Yunsong stopped the horse, he flattered and saluted: "The eldest son is back, and my servant will lead the horse for you."
(End of this chapter) )