My Ferocious Tigress Wife

Chapter 977: Chapter 977-Taking Over the Pit

Xiao Bo, the governor of Yizhou, is the eldest brother of the Empress Dowager.

All along, Empress Dowager Xiao had tried her best to get the Xiao family into Jiankang to support her. However, it had always been an illusion, so much so that no one in the court paid attention to her.

Because of this, she was already very concerned. Although her family was far away, she was still a high-ranking official in a region. Although she was far away, she held real power in her hands, right?

Long brother and second brother is Yizhou governor, one is Ningzhou governor, three brother or join the army, no matter which one is picked up can block one side alone.

Although he wasn’t by his side, he had military power in his hands. It was better than being transferred to Jiankang and being given a high-ranking position.

Empress Dowager Xiao thought that she had gotten over it.

It was only when she heard the news of her eldest brother’s death that she burst into tears. She finally stopped deceiving herself and others. How could she have thought it through? She had no choice. She could not change the situation of the court. She could only let it go…

Ever since the death of the Fourth Prince, she had never lost her composure like this.

Emperor Yong Ping cried when he died. In fact, he was mostly crying about his unknown future. He was rational and restrained, and more of it was for others to see.

This time, he really felt like a piece of meat had been cut out of his heart.

No matter what attitude he had or what dignity he had, he cried as he pleased. He cried as he pulled his neck and cried. In the end, he cried not only for his eldest brother.

Ever since she entered Jiankang, her father died, her son died, and her husband died. It was as if she was wearing a stick of candied haws, one after another. Now, it was her eldest brother’s turn.

Those noblewomen in Jiankang City secretly said that she was a jinx. Did they think she didn’t know?

Her relatives died one after another, from losing her mother when she was young to losing her son and husband when she grew up. No matter how noble her identity was, she was the only one left.

He also said that it was all the retribution of the whole thing.

She had killed the imperial concubine and the prince, and now, she was getting her retribution bit by bit, on her son and husband.

Was she the one who did it? Was she the one who killed the man? Because she was sitting in the most honorable position of all women in the world, all the sins were pinned on her.

Without even thinking, he knew who was behind these rumors.

At the beginning, the He family relied on Emperor Yong Ping to be arrogant and domineering for a while. She was not the only one they offended. There were very few concubines sent into the palace that were not offended by Consort He Shu. Even the few aristocratic families behind her were offended quite badly. This was not the most fatal thing. After all, the power of the aristocratic families had been shrinking recently. The most fatal thing was that the He family did not have a successor. The younger generation did not have anything to show for it, but they were just some rich silkpants.

Without Emperor Yong Ping’s protection, their own family did not have any presentable people, so the He family inevitably fell.

In Empress Dowager Xiao’s opinion, the He family’s series of actions was just the last counterattack of the loser. It was not even worth laughing at.

However, it was this rumor that was insignificant in the past that was now like a sharp knife in Empress Dowager Xiao’s heart. She didn’t need anyone to mention it, but her heart was already in a mess.

Was she really like this?

Anyone who was close to her did not have a good ending?

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Empress Dowager Xiao was unable to suppress her grief and fell ill.

The palace was in a mess. Needless to say, the little Emperor paid his respects every day, but the court did not care about the affairs of the harem. The Yizhou governor was gone, so naturally, another Yizhou governor had to be arranged.

As a result, the Xie residence became lively again.

Since she could not influence Xie Xian in the court, it was inevitable that some people would have thoughts about Xiao Baoxin. Everyone in Daliang treated Xiao Baoxin like an eye to Xie Xian. He would not go back on his word. If she could really persuade Xiao Baoxin, Xie Xian would not be willing to do so.

Even Xie Shan, who had married into the Chu family, ran back to her mother’s house to help her husband find a good job. It was rare for someone to vacate a place, so he had to occupy the pit first.

The two daughters of the Xie family’s second branch were much more quiet. They knew that they could not get involved, so they did not get involved.

Who was Xiao Baoxin? Her innate golden finger could see through everyone’s thoughts. It was just that she was no longer a teenage girl who acted impulsively. She just had it in her heart. On the surface, she still treated them well.

Now, she didn’t need to use force to deter them. With Xie Xian guarding her outside, no one dared to make a scene in front of her and say some strange words. It could be said that everyone had become amiable, generous, and attentive.

However, Xiao Baoxin was good at this point. He never got involved in the matters of the court. If there was anything, just say it. Sure, I’ll relay it to Xie Xian.

Of course, whether Xie Xian listened or not was none of her business.

Xiao Baoxin was not willing to socialize. It was a pleasure to socialize with good sisters, but when he really socialized with those unfamiliar women in the back residence, it was all because of the word ‘tolerate’.

In Mother Xie’s words, this was also a kind of cultivation in life. One could not live only to do what one liked, right?

Old Madam Xie’s body was strong. It was not a problem for her to fight three old ladies of the same age. Of course, there were very few people in Jiankang City who lived as long as her, and even fewer dared to fight her.

The Xie family was busy preparing for the marriage between Xie Jiuniang and the Prince of Yuzhang. They would be married in a year, so they had to make preparations first. Because it was the marriage of the third household, Xiao Baoxin occupied the position of the mistress of the household, so he had to work with Madam Wang.

Wang Qiang, who had been married for two years recently, finally gave birth to a daughter for Jin Jin. Just after the confinement period, Xiao Baoxin, Xie Wan, and the other good sisters went to the Jin residence to congratulate her.

Chu Lingzi had just gotten pregnant a while ago and was kept in the manor by Xi Silang to recuperate. In the end, she was caught off guard and the Zu family took the initiative to set up a betrothal with Wang Qiang. Now that her stomach was finally big and the fetus was stable, she immediately cried when she found out the truth.

His hand was a step too slow.

Now, no one had any ideas about Xiao Baoxin’s children anymore.

One reason was that Xie Xian’s protective heart was too obvious. He did not accept anyone’s olive branch. The other reason was that the twins that Xiao Baoxin gave birth to were too good at fighting. They would fight at the slightest disagreement. The two sisters actually did not mean to bully others. No matter if it was one person or a group of people, the two sisters would attack together.

The main thing was that Xiao Baoxin treated everyone equally. The children in the family started practicing martial arts at the age of three, and the sisters were the same. By the time they were five or six years old, they were already very similar. Usually, young ladies of the same age really could not beat them…

The Xie family had high status and power, and the adults had to think twice before provoking them. They were really bullying people.

Xiao Baoxin wasn’t unreasonable, but no matter how reasonable he was, he would at most punish the twins. Wouldn’t his own child be beaten up for nothing?

For a time, Xiao Baoxin’s twins were terrifying.

The Lu family’s young master, who had arranged a marriage with Cheng Niang, would cry for a while every time he thought about it. He was sad, but it made Madam Zu laugh. She specially invited her new in-law, Jin Jin, to become her master.

If she didn’t want to be beaten up, she would learn kung fu. She didn’t care if she could beat Cheng Niang or who could beat her.

This was the most she could do as a mother. Even if she were to help, she would not be able to defeat Xiao Baoxin.