The blacksmith lady is killing people in the harem, and her son is responsible for it.

Xia Tongzhang realized that something was wrong. He casually dealt with Lord Fang, went to Lord Shangguan Mei to ask for leave, and then quickly left the imperial city.

Xia Tongmiao was in the Imperial College, so he was not very well informed and didn't know anything about the Xia family.

Xia Tongzhang was not slow, and Old Madam Xia and the others had just returned not long ago.

Xia Tongzhang had just arrived at the main courtyard when he heard an angry shout from the hall: "Stupid!"

Xia Tongzhang lifted the curtain and walked in. "Father, what's going on?"

At this time, in the hall of the Xia family, the three ladies of the Xia family, Lord Xia, Old Lady Xia, and Xia Wen Yao were all there.

Xia Wen Yao was kneeling on the ground at this time, and Madam Xia II was standing carefully on the side. Although Madam Xia was sitting on the main seat, she had her head lowered.

Lord Xia glanced at his third son and said unhappily, "Quick, send someone to send a message back to the second son and Yizhi!"

Xia Tongzhang nodded, hurried out and told the butler to deliver the letter to the two of them.

Then he walked in again, "Father, what does it mean that the Queen sent a dancer to our family? Isn't this a slap in the face of the Xia family?"

Xia Tongzhang's words were not very polite. After all, he was the Queen's uncle. But the Queen did this today, which was an insult to the Xia family.

Lord Xia's chest rose and fell violently, "You should ask what your mother did?"

Xia Tongzhang looked at Old Madam Xia, "Mother, what is going on?"

Old Madam Xia also has a temper. Besides, it was her husband who asked her to go to the palace to persuade them. Now all the responsibility is pushed onto her. How can she bear this?

"How can you blame me for this? It's the Queen who has no regard for our Xia family at all. She has no conscience at all and is deliberately making things difficult for me..."

"shut up!!!"

Lord Xia's heart was beating wildly, and he pointed to the sky, "Do you know that the Queen has arranged for the Jinyiwei to be omnipresent?

You are still saying such treasonous words now, do you want our family to be confiscated and exterminated?"

Old Madam Xia: “….”

Old Madam Xia felt that the Queen would not dare to do so, but her voice was lowered.

Xia Tongzhang was almost dying of anxiety. "Father, mother, stop arguing. What happened when mother came to the palace to pay respects?"

Lord Xia didn't hear the whole story and was only concerned with blaming his wife for the consequences.

He looked at Madam Xia Er, "Second Madam, tell me everything that happened after you entered the palace, everything before and after."

Before Madam Xia could reply, the curtain was lifted again.

It’s Xia Yizi who’s back.

"Grandfather, what happened at home?"

Lord Xia said, "You are back just in time. Let's listen to what your second aunt has to say."

So, Madam Xia II recounted what happened in the palace today. When she talked about what Xia Wenyao said, her voice became smaller and smaller. ".........That's it, father. Wenyao really didn't mean it. She just couldn't bear to see the queen being disrespectful to her mother, so she lost her mind."

After hearing his granddaughter's heart-wrenching words, Lord Xia was so angry that his hands were shaking. He pointed at his wife and granddaughter and said, "How dare you, you, how dare you!!!"

Xia Yizi frowned, feeling furious. After all, it was her second sister who caused this matter.

But now he had no time to care about these things, he quickly came to Lord Xia's side, "Grandfather, don't get excited, the queen only gave the girl, there is no other punishment, the result is still good."

Xia Yizi didn't care about having more women in the family at all, they were just there to give him food to eat.

The ladies of the Xia family all had complicated feelings; their ideas were always different from those of men.

Xia Tongzhang couldn't teach his niece a lesson, so he could only ask Old Madam Xia, "Mother, why are you trying to persuade the Queen to select a concubine for the Emperor?

The emperor and the empress are deeply in love with each other. Aren't you just bringing up something irrelevant?

Besides, even if the queen does not acknowledge her relationship with the Xia family, it is not that important.

With Zeyu, this is an ironclad fact."

"Also, the queen is the granddaughter of the Xia family. Why are you proposing a talent show? Isn't this just poaching from your own family?"

Xia Tongzhang was so worried that he wondered why his mother, who was never stupid before, did such a stupid thing today.

Old Madam Xia was very unhappy when her son questioned her. She looked at Lord Xia and said, "Go to your father about this matter. He asked me to go to the palace to persuade the queen to be magnanimous!"

Xia Tongzhang: "......"

What happened to my father?

Lord Xia didn't want to take the blame, "Nonsense, I asked you to persuade the Queen to consider her reputation and be more lenient with the women in the harem, when did I mention the selection of concubines?

Also, I didn't ask you to go by yourself, so why did you bring He Wenyao from Lao Er's family with you?"

"Ah? You persuaded the queen to be magnanimous, and now you want to send your granddaughter into the palace?

How dare you!!!"

Lord Xia mentioned that in the first place because there were rumors that the Queen was very harsh and even wouldn't let the Emperor watch the dancers dance.

Lord Xia felt that Qin Wan was being too domineering.

This allowed my wife to explain it tactfully, but how did she do it?

He went into the palace to promote his granddaughter. How could the queen not be angry?

If it were him, he would be angry too! ! ! !

Old Madam Xia was no longer confident, but she didn’t want to admit that it was her fault. “The Queen doesn’t respect me as her grandmother at all. Prime Minister Li’s wife can ride in a sedan chair out of the palace.

Moreover, the old woman could ride in a sedan chair when entering and leaving the palace in the future.

I, your grandmother, don't have any. Why?"

Lord Xia didn't say anything this time, and the Queen really didn't have any special respect for the Xia family.

Xia Tongzhang had experienced two palace coups, and he believed that he knew the queen better than his family.

He looked at his mother helplessly and said, "Mother, the queen is not the granddaughter of the Xia family. She has never received any favors from the Xia family since she was a child. You'd better not act like a grandmother in front of her!"

Xia Tongzhang pointed out the problem with Old Madam Xia.

Xia Yizi also thought so, but these words were not something he, as his grandson, could say.

Old Madam Xia: “.........”

Old Madam Xia looked embarrassed when her thoughts were exposed by her son.

Even Lord Xia was sweating coldly, because his eldest son had won military merit this time, which made him feel proud.

Less cautious than before!

Why should the Xia family tell the Queen what to do?

Lord Xia sat dejectedly in the chair, silent.

Madam Xia defended herself dryly, "I didn't mean that."

Xia Tongzhang continued, "Mother, Qingci is also your granddaughter, but you never dared to teach Qingci a lesson before."

To be honest, my mother still looked at people with an old-fashioned perspective. She thought that the queen came from a peasant family and looked down on her from the bottom of her heart.

In fact, there are many noble ladies in Chang'an City who have the same idea as my mother, but they know how to hide it!

Old Madam Xia: “.........”

Shang Qingci, she is the daughter of King Cheng, a princess, how dare she teach her a lesson?