Four Harmonies and Good Fortune

Chapter 246 Welcome
Liu Erniang never received a visit from Xie Yuyan to the Liu family, nor did she get him to bow his head and apologize to her. In truth, she didn't know Xie Yuyan, and even if she had, she wouldn't have taken him seriously.

But at this moment, she felt that the person in the carriage could only be Xie Yuyan.

That's life. People you don't see when you're successful are very likely to appear in your life when you're down on your luck.

Because from the very beginning, Madam Xie wanted to oppose the Liu family.

Liu Erniang's guess was soon confirmed, and she finally understood why the crowd watching them had suddenly dispersed.

They all went to see Madam Xie.

"Madam Xie is back."

First, people from Yong'anfang started shouting, and then people from Yangjia Pottery Kiln and Sanhe Village crowded over.

"Madam."

Amid the cheers of the crowd, the workers and craftsmen of Xie's pottery kiln also came over.

"Madam, did you come from the government office?"

"It's a government office, not a prison. Madam has been wronged."

At this point, someone remembered something.

"Isn't it the Liu family who are wrongly accusing people?"

"That's them."

The crowd, which had stopped, started throwing things at the Liu family again. Liu Erniang was hit in the cheek by a clump of mud, and tears immediately streamed down her face from the pain.

That was all; the common people didn't spend much time on them. It was more important to welcome Madam Xie than to beat a drowning dog.

The carriage curtain was lifted again, and the crowd cheered even louder when they saw Xie Yuyan.

"Sister-in-law."

The Yang family members squeezed through the crowd. Yang Qin rushed over first, and then a dark figure jumped out of his arms and "whooshed" into the carriage.

Xie Yuyan caught the cat right in the act.

"Yu Chen." Xie Yu Yan reached out and stroked the cat, watching it bury its face in her arms and make soft meows, a mixture of longing and reproach, as if blaming her for being away from home for too long.

The carriage stopped, and Yang Qin went to the front of the carriage. Yu Mama helped Zhang Shi walk over as well.

Seeing several familiar faces, Xie Yuyan smiled.

However, after only a few days apart, Yang Qin seemed to have grown up a bit, while Zhang Shi looked much more haggard, with her eyes swollen and obviously having shed a lot of tears these past few days.

Xie Yuyan got up and was about to help Zhang Shi into the carriage.

Zhang hurriedly stopped him, but Yang Qin sniffed and said on behalf of his mother, "Lord Wang said that my sister-in-law is injured and needs to take good care of herself. My sister-in-law must not move."

Xie Yuyan had an old woman by her side, whom she had brought from the Guanxian government office. Upon seeing this, the old woman stepped forward and said, "I will help the old lady in place of you, madam."

Upon hearing the title "old lady," Zhang, whose eyes were red, was taken aback, and a blush flashed across her face.

The old woman addressed Zhang in this way because she knew that Xie Yuyan was in charge of managing the household affairs of the Yang family. If Xie Yuyan called her "Mother," then she was naturally an elder in the family, and to be more respectful, she would have to call her "Old Madam."

Zhang boarded the carriage and sat down next to Xie Yuyan.

Yang Qin then said to the surrounding villagers, "Thank you everyone, my sister-in-law... has returned home safely." After bowing to everyone, Yang Qin couldn't help but sniffle again.

Grandma Li smiled and said, "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back. We'll welcome you back to Yong'an Ward."

A large group of people followed the carriage towards Yong'an Ward. Among them were ordinary people who came to watch the spectacle, but most of them were people who knew the inside story.

But whoever it was, a thought lingered in their mind... Madam Xie was someone those corrupt officials had failed to harm.

Isn't this what the storytellers in Daming Prefecture have been talking about lately? The Liu family asked Madam Xie for money to raise the prices of Buddhist charcoal and clay stoves, and as a result... Madam Xie kicked the steward who was delivering the message from the Liu family out of the Yang family.

Some say that the steward of the Liu family was never even allowed to enter the Yang family's gate, which is why the Liu family decided to harm Madam Xie.

That's how the Xie family's pottery kiln came about.

When the corrupt officials saw that Madam Xie still refused to back down, the Xie family accused her of hiring someone to commit murder.

"Tenth Sister".

A call came from behind the carriage.

He was initially lost in the crowd, but soon, because of his identity, everyone subconsciously made way for him.

"My tenth sister is in front of me, and I am Xie Qilang."

Xie Yuyan's carriage had to stop again.

Xie Zishao jumped off his horse, walked a few steps to the carriage, and then solemnly bowed to Xie Yuyan. He had changed his usual unruly appearance and was wearing a simple long robe, looking somewhat gentle and refined.

"Thank you for saving me, Tenth Sister," Xie Zishao said. "I was assassinated by my stepmother's men, but I managed to escape death. Because I didn't trust my family, I turned to Tenth Sister for help. If it weren't for Tenth Sister keeping the secret that I was still alive, I would have been killed by the Xie family again. During my injury, Tenth Sister ordered people to find doctors and medicine, which saved my life. But... Tenth Sister was almost wrongly accused of murder."

"I will forever remember my tenth sister's great kindness and repay her with my life's work."

Shouts immediately rose from the surroundings.

Some people didn't understand why Master Xie called Madam Xie "Tenth Sister," but as soon as the question was asked, someone answered: "Madam Xie had a hard life. She was bought by the Xie family to be married to the Yang family in a ghost marriage. When she got married, the Xie family pretended that she was Xie Shi Shi Niang."

The rest is a long story.

"You'll know if you buy a tabloid and take a close look."

The local newspapers of Daming Prefecture were also a source of great interest to the people of Daming Prefecture.

"The tabloid was also printed by Madam Xie."

"The article above is all true, no wonder it was targeted by corrupt officials."

“Those scholars were quite something. When they beat the drum to plead for Madam Xie’s innocence, they were surrounded by the yamen runners, but they still refused to leave and even printed out the tabloid again.”

The curtain was lifted again.

Xie Yuyan said, "Seventh Master Xie, there's no need for that. The Yang family has prepared tea and water. Please come over and have a chat."

Xie Zishao readily agreed.

He had actually gone to Guan County to report the news and had already met Xie Yuyan, but... he felt that he should still tell everyone about his affair in public.

The fact that the "murdered" person was standing in front of everyone was not enough to prove that Madam Xie was wronged.
The group happily made their way to Yong'anfang.

The members of the Yang family had been waiting at the ancestral home for a long time. When they saw that Madam Xie was safe and sound, everyone's faces were full of smiles, especially Yang Xiaoshan and Yang Shi, whose eyes reddened as they smiled.

Although everyone thought that the eldest daughter-in-law would definitely be alright, they still couldn't help but worry and have wild thoughts since they hadn't seen her.

Zhang said to Xie Yuyan, "While you were away, everyone in Yong'anfang was worried and helped to find out what was going on. Now that you're back, we've prepared a banquet to express our gratitude to everyone."

"We all know you're not feeling well. I'll take the women of the clan to make arrangements in a bit."

Xie Yuyan nodded: "Thank you for your hard work, Mother."

Zhang laughed and said, "It's good that you're back safe and sound. It's nothing. I can handle these small things, but... you'll have to take care of the important things that are left."