Mountain and River Pillow

                             Chapter 12

    Liu Xueyang was shocked by Chu Yu’s words and she could not return to her senses for some time, but after a long time, she slowly calmed down.

The Wei family is also a family that has experienced great ups and downs, although she comes from a scholarly family, she was also married into the Wei family at a young age, following the ups and downs of the Wei family.

    Although Wei Yun was now writing letters, with years of sensitivity to the situation, Liu Xueyang also understood that the Wei family is now on the sword, and if she was not careful ,she mwould be doomed..

    She looked at Chu Yu, who was even more calm and collected than she was, and said seriously: “It is a blessing for the Wei family to have a daughter like this. If the Wei family can safely survive this calamity, it will not be negative.”

    Chu Yu smiled when she heard this, Liu Xueyang’s face was cold, then she said: “I will immediately take a few young males to Lanling, you need to act cautiously in the capital, if necessary, I will bring the old lady back. Now the Wei House is entrusted to you, you can claim that I took the children on a trip.”

    “Mother, be careful on your journey.”

    Chu Yu nodded, Liu Xueyang also no longer said more, she immediately let the soldiers seal off the courtyards, and then led the people to the room where the five young male children were, she directly carried them and immediately drove them out overnight.

    Chu Yu stood at the door to send Liu Xueyang away, in order to prevent tracking, they sent out a total of three carriages, in three different directions.

    After sending Liu Xueyang away, Chu Yu returned to the house, she heard a lot of noise in the backyard, Evening Moon came forward and calmly said: “Liang heard that Madam has left the house, and is clamoring to see you. Several young ladies have woken up one after another and are asking to see Madam.”

    “Don’t worry about the young ladies, Chang Yue,” Chu Yu called Chang Yue, who was waiting with her sword, and ordered, “You go to Chu House immediately, and borrow one hundred soldiers overnight, and only let my father know about this, but no one else.”

    Chang Yue answered, and then turned around and left the Wei House.

    “Take the account book with you and go see Liang.”

    Chu Yu saw Chang Yue go out, and then took Evening Moon out of the lobby.

    Wei Xia Wei Qiu together with the chief of service Wei Yun Lang followed them, bringing two rows of soldiers with them to Liang’s residence in a breeze.

    Liang was still making noise, and when Chu Yu entered, she said indignantly, “Chu Yu, what do you mean by this? Where is the madam? Where is Madam, I want to see her!”

    “Madam is out on something, and now I am in full charge of the Wei Mansion.”

    Chu Yu passed right by her, walked to the first place, and sat down at the end.

    Evening Moon stood behind her with her account book in her arms, and Liang’s face changed as soon as she took a look at the book. She said, “How could Madam give the Wei Mansion to such a young child like you? I have been in charge of the Wei House for twelve years, and if you have something important to do, you should first consult with me. Now I’m afraid you’re the one who imprisoned her and blackmailed the son of heaven to order the princes, right?

    Hearing this, Chu Yu is not annoyed, she picks up the cup of tea, and lightly sips: “like a person who has read the books.”

    She lifted her head and looked at Liang calmly: “Why is the lady looking for me and not you, are you not clear in your heart? You confess or I give you a pile of accounts to settle?”

    Chu Yu spoke without raising her voice, and her voice was calm and gentle, but it was this calm attitude that made it seem extra powerful.

    Liang’s heart was in turmoil, she looked at the account book and knew that Chu Yu was afraid that she had checked the accounts.

    But when did she do it? She had clearly taken strict precautions, clearly did not see Chu Yu move any traces of the books ……

    She pursed her lips, Chu Yu raised her eyes and looked at her: “Okay, I do not want to talk to you, all these years you embezzled the silver in the Wei House, a total of 28,000 silver, I will ask your brother for it. And you,” Chu Yu looked at her, after staring for a long time, calmly said: “Tomorrow at dawn, I will be escorted to the government, and deal with it according to the law.”

    Hearing these words, Liang’s face turned white.

    After years of being treated with courtesy in the Wei House, she had almost forgotten her status as a concubine.

    Her three children were almost the same as the first son in the Wei Mansion, and Liu Xueyang was gentle and did not care about concubine affairs, so much so that everyone in the entire family, including herself, had forgotten her status as a concubine.

    She certainly has a certain status because of her favor, however, above the law, it is clearly written that she is not the same as a wife.

    If a slave stole, she was to be punished with fifty strokes of the cane and the word “punch”; if she was a concubine, she was to be punished with thirty strokes of the cane and the word “punch”.

    For an ordinary woman, this is no different from giving death.

    Liang breathed sharply, and as Chu Yu rose, she spoke out anxiously, “No! Young Madam! You can’t do this!”

    Chu Yu was grabbed by her sleeve and met Liang’s eager eyes, Liang’s eyes were filled with tears and her voice trembled: “Young Madam, I am the mother of the three sons, if you do this, the three sons will come back and be cold-hearted!

    It was because of this in the past that Liu Xueyang and Wei Zhong had always treated her with extra respect.

    The seven children of the Wei family, all handsome, Wei Zhong and Liu Xueyang do not cause them to be divided because of the first and concubine, after all, on the battlefield, family is family, so for the mother of these children, they are also very courteous.

    If it was in the normal times, Chu Yu was willing to tolerate Liang for this reason, however, she is aware of what Liang did in the future, she can not indulge.

    So she said: “What haven’t you committed… –>>

I did not count the sins that have been committed. Now all the crimes you have committed in the past, Liang, people must have the consciousness to bear the results of what they do, and since you have done it, you must have the courage to bear it.”

    “As for the three gentry ……”

    Chu Yu pursed her lips, some intolerance in her heart, but still said, “I think, they will also understand.”

    After saying that, Chu Yu raised her hand and had someone pull Liang down.

    Liang shouted harshly, and the young ladies not far away heard this voice, their hearts were all astonished.

    After Chu Yu dealt with Liang, she turned around and went to Jiang Chun’s room in the second young lady’s room.

    This young lady is from a general family, but only a concubine daughter, but because of her origin, even in such a noisy environment, she is extraordinarily calm.

    She was dressed in a plain shirt, sitting in front of the case, long sword across her knees, her face was calm as she watched Chu Yu come through the door.

    Chu Yu looked at her quietly at the door, she married into the Wei House but she rarely interacts with these ladies, and now for the first time to formally look at Jiang Chun like this, it was a little amazing.

    Jiang Chun was not a very good-looking woman, with clean-cut features, but with an extra kind of heroic spirit.

    At the moment she had just got out of bed, her hair was scattered behind her, and she sat quietly like this, to have an extra aura.

    But her body trembled slightly, obviously that aura was strong. Chu Yu stopped in front of the door, no action, a moment later, Jiang Chun took the lead to speak: “Regardless of the news of life and death, the young lady can tell.”

    Chu Yu’s gaze fell on the sword on Jiang Chun’s knees.

    In her previous life, Jiang Chun died by cutting her own throat, perhaps since she got married to Wei Shuang, she was always ready to live and die together.

    So Chu Yu gently smiled: “There is no news yet, but they are now trapped in the White Emperor Valley, and I have made the worst plan. By tomorrow, perhaps there will be news, but whether life or death, please help me.”

    Hearing these words, Jiang Chun slightly froze, murmuring out, “No news yet ……”

    That is the best news.

    Chu Yu nodded her head, she was actually not worried about Jiang Chun, she came to take a look, and also give Jiang Chun the bottom line .  lest she do anything too extreme.

    Seeing that Jiang Chun is in good condition, she turned around and intended to leave, but before she could lift a step, she heard footsteps coming from behind her, but Jiang Chun said, “I’ll wait with you.”

    Chu Yu was a little surprised to see the other party’s firm look, but finally nodded.

    Early the next morning, Chu Yu received a second letter from Wei Yun.

    The handwriting on this letter was vague, as if the person holding the pen could not hold it anymore.

    “My father and brother are dead, only Wei Yun is left, and now he has wrapped their bodies in a coffin and is returning.”

    Expected.

    Chu Yu looked at the letter, did not say anything for a long time, and Jiang Chun just read that sentence, then violently fainted.

    Chu Yu restrained her wild mind . After instructing the subordinates to take Jiang Chun down and take good care of her, she returned to the study.

    Because she had been prepared, she was able to calm down, however, inside, she had already turned over a river. She raised her pen, closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and wrote back.

    “Don’t worry, don’t be afraid, wait for your return.”

    This letter crossed thousands of mountains and rivers and landed in the hands of Wei Yun at dusk of the second day.

    By then he had not slept for nearly two days, wrapped in plain clothes, carrying the spirit of his father and brother and seven coffins on his back, walking along the official road.

    He actually did not know where he was or where he was going.

    Going home?

    But his father and brother are dead, leaving him alone, how can he face going home?

    And after returning home , how will he face the rest of the storm?

    The accusations of Yao Yong and the Crown Prince were still fresh in his mind, and it was his father’s adventurous pursuit of the remnants to the ambush that led to the great defeat. He did not go to the front line because he was young, he did not know what happened, he only knew that his father and brother were not such people, but such a refutation, seems extraordinarily pale and weak.

    For the first fourteen years of his life, there was no wind or rain, and even the swords and guns on the battlefield were shielded by his father and brother.

    Now suddenly he has to face all this, he has nothing in his head, only a blank.

    The bodies were carried back to him one by one from the White Emperor Valley, and he thought all the way, why not let him go without them together?

    This spirit is too heavy for him to carry.

    However, it was at this moment that the pioneer officer handed him the family letter.

    The woman’s handwriting, which was a little heavier than usual, but it was extraordinarily firm.

    “Do not worry, do not fear, wait for the return of the king.”

    For a moment, it was as if someone was standing in front of him, carrying off the weight a thousand pounds.

    Wei Yun’s lips trembled, holding the piece of paper, and after a long time, he slowly closed his eyes.

    The sun was like blood, he held the family letter, as if there was a thousand gold.

    He should go back.

  Even though his father and brother have gone, there are still old and young people waiting for him to return.