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

Xia Wenyao's story soon spread among the upper circles in Chang'an City.

Although the Xia family announced the engagement of Xia Wenyao and Li Tianxiong, it still couldn't stop everyone from watching the excitement at the Xia family.

Whenever those ladies get together, they would bring up this matter from time to time.

The Xia family has kept their doors closed these days and declined all banquets.

I was thinking of waiting until these rumors died down before coming out for activities.

During this period, the door of the Xia family was closed.

Even when Princess Rong Xia Wenmiao returned home, everything was quiet.

Xia Wen Yao's marriage was scheduled for a month later. Because of Xia Wen Yao's incident, the marriages of the two concubines of the second branch of the Xia family also changed.

Both families broke off the engagement with Mr. Xia.

After all, with such an older sister, the younger sister probably won’t be any better off.

Moreover, conflicts also arose within the Xia family. Now Xia Tongqi, who was far away in Yizhou, replied.

I hope Mr. Xia can divide the family business.

"Father, I don't agree to split up the family."

Mr. Xia is in a very bad mood now. His family is in a mess and he is laughed at by his colleagues in the Imperial College.

When he returned home, his grandfather called him and told him that the family business was to be divided.

How could Mr. Xia accept this?

Xia Yizi agreed to split the family, "Second Uncle, the Xia family is now feared by the emperor. Dad didn't get promoted this time and still has to stay in Yizhou. Splitting the family is the best solution now."

Third Master Xia said, "Divide it. After the division, each family can live their own life."

Master Xia: “…”

Second Master Xia looked at his third brother and said, "Third brother, now that you have a daughter who is a princess, do you want to live a good life?"

"Second brother, your words are too harsh. The reason why things have turned out like this is because you and second sister-in-law did not teach your daughter well." Third Master Xia was also angry.

"Well, Third Brother, have you been disliking me for a long time......?"

When Mr. Xia heard his sons quarreling, he slammed the table and said, "Enough!

Stop arguing. No one is allowed to object to the division of the family. We will divide the family after Wen Yao gets married."

When Mr. Xia heard that his daughter could still marry out of the Xia family, his opposition became less vocal.

By Xia Wenyao's generation, there were only three legitimate daughters.

Xia Wenhui, the eldest daughter of the Xia family, was the concubine of the new emperor in the previous dynasty, but was redeemed by the Xia family.

After she returned home, she did not live in Chang'an City, but went to her hometown in Guyang.

Old Master Xia was lenient towards his own granddaughter, otherwise he would not have said that he would divide the family business after she got married.

Xia Wenyao married from the Earl's Mansion, which was better in terms of face and status.

After Cao Xia recovered her memory, she also submitted a sign to the palace that day.

Qin Wan was a little surprised when she knew that Cao Xia wanted to see her.

She thought Cao Xia would avoid her forever!

After being invited in, Cao Xia had to pay her respects to Qin Wan.

"Mrs. Cao, there's no need to be so polite!"

The palace maid Miaoyu supported Cao Xia's bent legs.

"Give me a seat!"

Soon, the little palace maid brought a chair.

Cao Xia sat on the chair and looked at Qin Wan stiffly, "I heard that you are not having a good time in the Li family?"

Cao Xia knew about her adoptive brother's feelings for her, but she only treated him as a brother.

After leaving Chang'an, she and the Li family lived an ordinary life.

At that time, they were happy. Father and Mother Li were very kind to Cao Xia and treated her like their own daughter.

She also treats Li Guozhu as her own brother.

Later, after she knew Li Guozhu's thoughts, she rejected him.

At that time, Li Guozhu felt that he could not face his sister at home, so he ran away from home and joined the army.

Only Cao Xia and Li's father and mother were left alive.

Li Guozhu had been in the army for many years and had not returned home. When Cao Xia reached a certain age, Li's father betrothed her to Qin Yuanlin.

At that time, Cao Xia felt that although life was a little hard, she was still happy.

Later, Li Guozhu also married a wife and brought her back to the north.

However, Li Guozhu was already an official at that time, the Qin family was just an ordinary blacksmith, and Cao Xia rarely returned to her parents' home at that time.

Qin Wan did not deny it. "Liu suspected that you had an affair with Li Guozhu, so she held a grudge against me. I was her maid for eight years in the Li family!"

This is the suffering the original owner endured, and Qin Wan wants Cao Xia to know.

Cao Xia: “….”

Cao Xia shook her head. "Liu is slandering me. My elder brother and I are innocent. How can we allow her to slander me?"

Cao Xia's face flushed red, "No wonder, I saw her before I fell off the cliff. It turns out that the group of thieves back then were sent by her!"

Cao Xia reacted quickly and immediately figured out the reason.

But Qin Wan's heart was very cold.

She told Cao Xia about the original owner's experience, but she didn't care much.

She understood that she was defending her reputation, but she didn't hear any words of concern for her.

"Yes, Liu has admitted that she was the one who sent people to kill my father and my uncle and aunt."

"Oh, that's not entirely true. Liu didn't want to kill them. She only wanted to kill you, but father fought desperately. They died to protect you."

Cao Xia: “….”

Cao Xia hugged her arms subconsciously. She had lived with Cao Kun for so many years and had no memory of the past.

She loves her current husband with all her heart.

She now has children and a husband who loves her, and she has almost forgotten her deceased husband.

She felt a little embarrassed when she suddenly heard Qin Wan mention Qin Yuanlin.

Qin Wan looked at Cao Xia indifferently, "Madam Cao, if you want to talk about Liu's crimes, I already know them.

Liu will be beheaded soon!"

When Cao Xia heard that Liu was going to die, she felt better.

"Can I meet Liu?"

Qin Wan asked, "Madam Cao, do you have any unsolved mysteries? Perhaps I can help you solve them."

Cao Xia said: "I just want to say that she misunderstood. There is nothing wrong between me and my elder brother."

Qin Wan nodded, "Madam Cao, don't worry. She now knows that she misunderstood you."

The affair between Li Guozhu and Xia Shuyi is not suitable for more people to know.

Qin Wan didn't want to expose the news before she knew what they were planning.

The testimony that Qin Wan asked Liu to sign only recorded the evidence that Liu sent people to hunt down Qin Yuanlin and Qin Yuanshan.

Liu knew the secret, she could not see Li Guozhu alive, and of course she could not see Cao Xia.

Cao Xia had some doubts in her mind, but when she saw Qin Wan's cold expression, she didn't know what to say.

She stood up and said, "I have something else to do at home, so I'll take my leave now."

Qin Wan did not try to persuade him to stay, "Miaoyu, go and see Madam Cao out of the palace!"

The little palace maid lifted the curtain and walked in, "Madam Cao, please follow me."

After Cao Xia left, Grandma Ping came in.

She looked at Qin Wan, hesitant to speak.

"Does Grandma Ping have anything to say?"

Grandma Ping stood outside the door and heard the conversation between the two clearly. She was really worried about Cao Xia.

Why don't you pay more attention to your own queen? Are you so indifferent when you hear about the suffering your own queen has endured at such a young age?

Grandma Ping didn't hear a single word of concern.

"Your Majesty, just relax!"

Qin Wan reacted and said calmly: "No, I never expected it!"