"Father!" Yang Jue strode in, pulling Xie's wife behind him, his face looking unpleasant as he said: "Sister made a mistake, but you shouldn't treat her like this either."

  Yang Jue grasped her hand tightly and said: "She was drugged earlier, who knows if the drug has been cleared now? What are you provoking her for?"

  Mrs. Xie was about to speak when Yang Ju turned sideways and glared at her, still holding onto her hand without letting go.

  Yang Yi furrowed his brow and looked at Mrs. Xie, also feeling a bit worried, and asked tightly: "Should we invite the imperial physician to take a look?"

  "It's all right," said Mrs. Xie, lowering her eyes: "I brought him back just to let you know that from now on I also have a child at home, so the younger generation can come and play with her when they're free."

  Yang Jue was taken aback and asked: "You don't want to make this child an heir for Er Lang, do you?"

  Mrs. Xie smiled and coldly looked at the child: "How is this possible? How can I let them tarnish Er Lang's eyes?"

  Yang Jue let out a sigh of relief, he was really afraid that his sister would think of something like this. He also looked down at the child, who was only about four years old, and thought that children of this age could easily develop feelings for someone.

  After Erlang left, his sister's expression was somewhat off. Yang Ju didn't want her to be too engrossed in it, as that would be harmful and heartbreaking.

  He told his wife to take the child away and dragged his sister out, "If you really can't bear it, then get a divorce."

  Mrs. Xie looked at Second Brother in surprise and then sneered, "Second Brother, if you can be separated now, why couldn't you let Xie Yiyang avenge Second Lang's death back then?"

  "Sister, we've found some evidence, but it's not enough to convict Xie Yiyang." Yang Jue was also heartbroken. He only had one nephew, Xie Yiming, and he was the smartest among his cousins. The reconciliation between the Yang and Xie families was partly due to considerations of mutual benefit, but that wasn't all there was to it.

  At that time, when something happened, Lin Jiang started investigating. The handle they are holding now was also brought by Lin Jiang.

  But those evidences can only prove that Xie Yiyang interfered with Erlang's fall from the horse, but cannot determine him as the main culprit.

  Yang Jue investigated the law and even if he continued to investigate, Xie Yiyang would be sentenced to at most 4 or 5 years.

  But what about the consequences?

  Xie and Yang's two families have fallen out with each other. His sister and Xie Yan will not get along well, and if they don't divorce, it will be even worse.

  Besides, the two families are too deeply involved, and Xie Yan only has this one son left. If he really gets him killed, it will be a lose-lose situation for both families.

  Neither Xie's family nor Yang's family can be said to be clean.

  Mrs. Xie naturally knew this too, she knew that if they really investigated Xie Yiyang thoroughly, the Xie family might bring down the Yang family as well.

  This is also why she knew that Xie Yiyang had a hand in Er Lang's death, but still couldn't investigate openly.

  Since we're all here in secret, let's just do it together then.

  Mrs. Xie smiled coldly and didn't say anything.

  Yang Jue sighed and said, "I used to think that you and your brother-in-law were still young, maybe there was still a chance to have a child, but seeing how you are now, it's better to have divorced from the start. Come home with me, I and big brother will support you."

  "Ah, no," Mrs. Xie shook her head slowly, "If I were to leave the Xie family, who would still remember Er Lang? Who would avenge Er Lang's death?"

  "Sister!"

  "Second brother," said Mrs. Xie, stretching out her hand in front of him, "once it's been done, it can't be taken back. In the past, I thought that since Erlang was dead, I couldn't avenge him and get justice for him, so I'd just spend my life as a widow."

  "But," Madam Xie's eyes welled up with tears as she thought of Lin Qingyan copying scriptures by lamplight, "I'm not resigned to it. They've ruined two good children. They were so good, and they were about to get married. Later, my second son would have taken office, been filial to his parents, loved his wife... I would have had a good daughter-in-law, and several round-faced grandsons and granddaughters... Now I have nothing..."

  Yang Jue's eyes widened, "You're... possessed?"

  After living together, Mrs. Xie and Lin Qingwen couldn't help but think that if Er Lang hadn't died, the two of them would have been married by now, and she might even be holding grandchildren in her arms.

  If it's a grandson, he must look like Erlang, silly and round-headed. When he just learned to sit, he would sit unsteadily like Erlang, and if there was nothing supporting his lower back, he would tumble down and struggle to get up on all fours...

  If it's a granddaughter, she must look like Qingyan, gentle and quiet, with a subtle smile on her face, fair-skinned, and extremely beautiful.

  She thought too much, and Mrs. Xie had a kind of illusion that she also had a very happy family, with sons, daughters-in-law, grandsons and granddaughters, but just because the second son died, all of this was gone.

  Lin Qingwan had not realized this before, and now that she has discovered Yang Ju, she doesn't know how to persuade her.

  He was stunned for a while before saying: "But he's just a four-year-old child, what can he do?"

  "He could have done more." Mrs. Xie smiled, curling up her lips: "Second brother, rest assured, I won't harm that child, I will tell him all the truth, and cultivate him into a talent, for the sake of the Xie family..."

  "Mrs. Xie smiled and said: 'You have to pay some price for it, otherwise my second son would not die in vain?'"

  Yang Jue's lips trembled as she looked at her sister's face, whose expression was somewhat feverishly crazy, and couldn't say a word.

  After a long while, he lowered his eyes and said: "If there's anything on your mind, don't keep it to yourself. Come back from time to time to chat with me and big brother. Didn't you say that Sister Yu is having some difficulties in Jiangnan? Ask her if there's anything our family can do to help."

  As she saw her expression gradually calm down, Yang Jue's voice became even softer, "We are also her uncles, if there is anything we can help with, don't hesitate to ask."

  Mrs. Xie smiled slightly at the corner of her mouth and nodded: "I know, Second Brother, I'll tell her."

  Mrs. Xie happily took the kids back home.

  Yang Yi didn't know how to advise anymore, so Yang Jue said: "Father, let's just leave it like this. As long as my sister is happy, that's all that matters."

  "When will this cycle of revenge end? And now you're dragging innocent children into it," Yang Yi closed his eyes and said, "She's already suffering in her heart, and there's also the injury to Tian Heng, what's the point?"

  Yang Jue lowered his eyes and said, "Sister has just been stimulated, I asked the imperial physician, those stimulating spiritual medicines are effective for a long time, wait until she's better, maybe she'll come around, let's go along with her for now."

  Yang Yi frowned and looked at Yang Ke, "Don't follow her and cause trouble."

  Yang Jue smiled, "Don't worry, Father, I know what's at stake."

  Yang's family did not intervene, and at the age of four, Xie Xu began to follow Mrs. Xie. From then on, she no longer strictly required Li Shi to establish rules every day, but morning and evening inquiries were still necessary.

  Mrs. Xie's outings became less frequent, and the entire Xie household regained a strange calmness.

  But Mrs. Xie liked to take Xie Huan to find his brother Xie Sheng, and let the two children play together. However, she no longer always fed the two children snacks and tea like before.

  But only gave Xie Xu to feed, and let Xie Sheng watch.

  She prepares clothes and accessories for Xie Xuanyi alone, and toys are also only prepared for Xie Xuanyi...

  This thick and thin approach soon triggered a six-year-old Xie Sheng, who rolled over and wailed, demanding that his younger brother have what he had.

  The Xie family, who had just calmed down for less than two days, started making a fuss again.

  However, Xie Dalang and Li did not take this to heart. Although they were a bit worried, children would normally fight over things, and the two brothers used to fight over toys all the time.

  So if the eldest son cries and makes a fuss too much, they will buy things to coax him, and suppress him when possible.

  This commotion was not big, Xie Hong and Xie Yan were busy with government affairs, so they knew nothing about these.

  Xie Hong reacted, Xie Sheng had been spoiled, while Xie Xuan looked at his brother with a hint of jealousy in his eyes, and when looking at his parents, he was filled with resentment and longing.

  Xie Hong felt a chill run down his spine, and he turned to look at Mrs. Xie sitting below him, smiling with restraint as she gently fed Xie Xu soup, softly telling him to take the bowl of soup to his brother, saying it was for fraternal harmony.

  Xie Xuan pursed her lips, although somewhat unwilling, still got up and sent the soup over, but Li Shi dared not let her eldest son eat the soup personally served by Mrs. Xie?

  Mrs. Xie's occasional glances were full of malice.

  Xie Xuan's bowl of soup was taken over by Li Shi and placed aside, he looked at his mother with some sadness, lowered his head and walked back.

  The child is the most sensitive, he vaguely knows that his grandmother does not like him, and he also does not like his grandmother.

  What made him unbearable was that his mother, who had always doted on him, no longer liked him and even feared and loathed him.

  He was only a little over four years old and didn't understand much, but he vaguely knew that it was because of his older brother that his mother and father didn't like him.

  Xie Hong sat at the top, watching the movement below clearly. For a moment, his emotions were turbulent, and his throat was sweet. He suppressed his emotions and looked at his still ignorant son.

  Fell into a rage and nearly died from anger.

  Misfortunes at home, indeed misfortunes at home!

  He closed his eyes and when he opened them again, he looked at Mrs. Xie with a warning gaze.

  Mrs. Xie met his gaze, her lips slightly raised, looking at her father-in-law with pleasure.

  This is just the beginning.

  Xie Hong's face turned even uglier, she's gone mad!

  What good does it bring her if Xie's family falls?

  A thought flashed through Xie Hong's mind, and he was taken aback. Yes, but what harm would the downfall of the Xie family bring to her?

  She had only one son, Erlang, but now that Erlang is gone, what else can she be worried about?

  Xie Hong clenched his fists and looked at his great-grandson, feeling a twinge of regret in his heart. What a good kid Er Lang was, why did he have to go?

  Big Brother...

  His gaze slid over his two great-grandchildren, no, they were still too young, and might not be able to make a living.

  Xie Hong made up his mind and said to Xie Yan and Xie Yiyang, "Take Sheng'er to my courtyard. From now on, I will take care of him."

  It can only be like this, he cannot bear to abandon his grandson, nor can he let Mrs. Xie go, so he can only raise his great-grandson and hope that he will be able to withstand the threat from his younger brother in the future and help the Xie family get through this difficult time.

  Mrs. Xie was shocked by these words and became even more delighted.

  She looked at Xie Xuan, who was sitting dejectedly beside her, and thought to herself: Child, you don't know yet, your great-grandfather has also given up on you.

  Don't worry if you don't know, I'll let you know soon enough.