After the rebirth of the wronged soft girl, the devil's crematorium

Xie Yin kept his head down and said, "I went out of the city to do an errand for His Majesty."

Zhou's smile faded, and she clenched her fists as she looked at the painting. "You are now favored by the Lord, and we are naturally happy for you." Zhou stood up and continued, "But don't forget, you are the legitimate son of the Xie family, and you must be sensible in everything. Don't do things you shouldn't do, and don't get close to people you shouldn't get close to. Do you understand what mother said?"

Xie Yin lowered his head and frowned slightly, especially the last sentence. It seemed that the Yu family could not stop him personally, so they set their sights on their mother.

He lowered his gaze, curled his lips, and happened to see the torn portrait on the ground. Xie Yin's mouth flattened, and his face suddenly darkened. He picked it up and looked at the person in the painting. It was a woman in blue, but without eyes.

Xie Yin clenched the drawing paper in his hand, looked up at Zhou and said, "Mother, I'm grown up now. I'll be able to protect myself and know who I'm relying on. You don't have to worry about me."

Zhou looked at Xie Yin with a gloomy look in her eyes and a threatening tone. She was furious. She picked up the drawing paper on the table and threw it at Xie Yin, "Asshole!"

Xie Yin turned his face away, and at the same time, the anger between his brows could no longer be suppressed. He closed his eyes, suppressing his anger, and then said to the outside: "Eleven."

Eleven ran in, "The little one is here."

"Send the lady back to the yard!"

Eleven secretly glanced at Zhou and said in a voice as soft as a mosquito, "Yes."

Seeing that Xie Yin didn't even want to look at her, Zhou became even angrier. "Xie Yin! Do you want to turn the tables? You don't listen to the elders' teachings, and you don't care about the family's reputation. What else do you want to do?"

Xie Yin clenched the portrait in his hand again. "My son has always strictly abided by the laws of the country and performed his duties conscientiously. There is nothing wrong with it. Besides, I am not a puppet. I will consider who I associate with and what I do. Mother is frail and has to take care of my younger brother. I will not cause her any trouble."

Zhou laughed angrily, "That's a good reply. You could have just told me to stop meddling in your business."

"My son doesn't dare!"

"Enough!" Zhou's face flushed with anger. She approached Xie Yin and said, "Let me tell you, your last name is Xie, Xie Yin! If you do these useless things again and give them a handle, and then ask that group of people to report you to the emperor, do you really think His Majesty will spare the Xie family and that you will be reused by His Majesty?" Zhou stared at Xie Yin, only to see her son's indifferent expression. She sneered and said, "You are filial, but have we treated you unfairly all these years?"

Zhou had always felt that she owed her son nothing. He had come to the Xie family at the age of nine, and she had never neglected him. Now, she was just trying to reason with him, but he was annoyed. When had she ever suffered such an injustice?

Xie Yin gave a bitter laugh, "How dare I, my son, harbor any resentment? You gave me life and raised me, how could I possibly blame you? But my mother taught me that both the grace of birth and the grace of raising me are important. I simply miss her after she passed away. What's wrong with that?"

Xie Yin looked at the woman in the painting. She was his adoptive mother, the one who raised him for nine years and taught him how to be a human being.

Zhou's face froze, then she took a step back with a wry smile, "Okay, she is a good mother, but I am not." Then she walked out the door with a sad face.

Eleven on the side and Cang Yi outside the door listened to the whole process. They knew best how their master had been through these years, but it seemed that the Master and the Madam had never looked Xie Yin in the eye.

After Zhou left, Xie Yin's expression darkened again. He bent down and picked up the portraits. When he was still a child, he had first used them to commemorate someone he missed. When his parents discovered this, they destroyed the entire painting and scolded him. Later, he would continue to paint in secret. However, he had been poisoned for so long that his memories before the age of nine were becoming increasingly hazy. Now, he couldn't even remember what his adoptive parents' eyes looked like.

Eleven knelt on the ground and gently put away the paintings and placed them on the table.

"Erlang Jun, Commander Cang Yi has something to report."

"Let him in."

Cang Yi walked in quietly. How could he dare to provoke the young master at this time?

"We found the man, in the Zheng family's courtyard. But he's being followed by someone, so our people don't dare get close."

Xie Yin pressed his temples, "It seems that the Zheng family is going to be abandoned?"

Cang Yi: "It's not impossible."

"Keep an eye on them, and wait until they're gone before making a fuss." Xie Yin suddenly thought of something, "However, it's a bit pointless to just target the Zheng family this time. It would be better to bring in a few more people."

Cang Yi looked at Xie Yin and smiled, saying, "The Zheng family's teahouse is part of the Yu family's legacy."

"Where's the Liu family?"

Cang Yi shook his head, "I didn't find any trace of the Liu family's involvement."

Xie Yin was silent for a moment before saying, "The Yu family probably already knows about my close relationship with Su Wan. He might have someone secretly working for him that we haven't noticed." Xie Yin looked at Cang Yi and continued, "Go check Fengming Tower. This place needs to be cleaned up."

"Yes."

After Cang Yi and Shiyi left, Xie Yin unfolded the portrait again. The woman's face had only a spring-like smile but no eyes. Xie Yin picked up his pen and tried to recall her appearance, but he couldn't remember it at all.

In his haste, a pair of eyes suddenly flashed through his mind. Those peach blossom eyes held fear, tenderness, and determination. Xie Yin immediately began to paint. Looking at the figure finally complete in the painting, the artist smiled.

……

Su Wan was in a bad mood after returning from the temple yesterday. Liu Yan, Liu Shang and the nanny did not dare to disturb her and just waited outside.

Su Wan sat at her desk, poring over the handwriting before her. This was the list she had compiled, implicating members of both the Yu and Wang factions. She had been trying to find that person, but she couldn't figure it out. To find him, she had to expose him. However, she couldn't expose herself, so Xie Yin was the only one who could do this.

So, Su Wan decided to send a message to Xie Yin. Coincidentally, the nanny brought a plate of dried fruits, and Su Wan finally smiled when she saw it.

"Miss."

Su Wan looked up and saw Liu Shang’s gloomy face, so she restrained her smile.

"The fourth lady is dead."

"What?" The nanny beside her covered her mouth in fear, looking surprised.

Su Wan was terrifyingly silent, "Did they take action?"

"They weren't ours. Steward Liu sent me a message saying that Fourth Lady's horse went crazy and threw her to the ground, where she was pierced by a sharp weapon and died instantly."

Su Wan lowered her eyes. Su Si Niang deserved to die, and it only made her grandfather suffer.

"Everyone else knows?"

"Someone has already informed the Patriarch, and he ordered the news to be suppressed to prevent it from reaching the ears of the old master."

"Okay, we won't do anything."

Liu Shang nodded and then continued, "Also, Chief Xie sent someone to deliver a message saying that the refugee who caused the trouble was found in the Zheng family's courtyard."

Su Wan frowned, then smiled faintly, "As expected, as long as their own interests are involved, even the closest allies will fight each other."

Thinking of this, Su Wan suddenly felt that it was not impossible to take advantage of this opportunity to kill a few more people.

On the other side, Su Yanshu couldn't believe it after hearing the news, and only accepted the fact after seeing the body. He first asked someone to transport the body back home, and then he personally explored the place where Su Si Niang died.