Chapter 245 Nie Chen and Nie Lian Before Guo Shoufu recovered from his injury, he was taken to Jinling by King Qi. However, Guo Shoufu had already been prepared. Not only did he allow Guo Shaoyan to return home in advance, but after arriving in Jinling, he became ill and became official. After Guo Shoufu took office, he thanked guests behind closed doors, and the King of Qi even visited him personally. It was July, and the smell in the house where Guo Shoufu was recuperating was filled with odor, which was the smell of feces, urine and rotting flesh. King Qi was smoked out without even sitting down. From then on, King Qi removed his surveillance of Guo Shoufu. After He Ran heard about this, she was worried about Guo Shoufu, but when she learned that King Qi was no longer under surveillance, she understood everything. If she were Guo Shoufu, she would do the same thing. Guo Shoufu only has one son, Guo Shaoyan, and Guo Shaoyan is not in Jinling. Guo Shoufu has nothing to worry about. As long as the King of Qi and the emperor no longer pay attention to him, he can spend the rest of his life in peace. Several staff members around Guo Shoufu had disappeared long before they went south.
Among them was Nie Chen. Guo Shaoyan recommended Nie Chen to He Ran, and He Ran specially sent He Jiangqi to lead the Eagle Team of 20 people south to Xiaoshan. After all the troubles, he brought Nie Chen, his mother and sister to Jinyang. Nie Chen and Guo Shaoyan not only come from the same school, they are also good friends. Half the reason they became friends was because they shared the same problem. Guo Shaoyan has a cousin who has been separated for many years, while Nie Chen has a cousin who has been separated for many years. Nie Chen comes from the Nie family in Xiaoshan. The Nie family was a famous screenwriter in the previous dynasty, and his ancestors once served as screenwriters in the Prime Minister's Mansion. At the beginning of this dynasty, Mr. Nie was cautious and kept his children at home. It was not until Taizu's death that he gradually allowed his children to go out to work, but mostly in local government offices such as prefectures and counties. In Xiaoshan, the Nie family can only be regarded as a well-off family, and they are on par with my aunt's family. However, the uncle wanted his daughter to marry into a wealthy family instead of marrying a young master. Nie Chen, a young man, studied hard and wanted to gain fame. He wanted to be an official. Only by becoming an official could he get his uncle to agree to this marriage. However, he was too slow to take the exams and couldn't keep up with his cousin's marriage. When he was eighteen years old, he was admitted as a scholar as the head of the case. His cousin was sixteen years old that year and married into a wealthy family in the city. Nie Chen was recommended by the county school to study at Qingfeng Academy in the capital, where he met Guo Shaoyan. Originally, Nie Chen was just emotionally hurt. After he met Guo Shaoyan, a person who shared his fate, he simply gave up the idea of taking the imperial examination. But he and Guo Shaoyan are different. Guo Shaoyan's method of healing himself was to travel around and sing while drinking. Nie Chen, on the other hand, left Qingfeng Academy and returned to Xiaoshan. He stayed with his elders at home. From learning how to be an aide to traveling around with his elders and dealing with officials from various places, he studied for ten years. Ten years later, he wrote to Guo Shaoyan, who introduced him to his father. Guo Shoufu had more than a dozen staff around him, and Nie Chen was just one of them at that time.
But it only took Nie Chen one year to make Guo Shoufu look at him differently, which shows his ability. However, Nie Chen did not get married. Before Guo Shoufu went south, he asked Nie Chen and others to return to their hometowns first. This was also to protect them. Nie Chen returned to Xiaoshan, only to learn that his sister-in-law accidentally fell into the water and died. Originally, his sister-in-law died as well, but Nie Chen never expected that his sister-in-law and his family would blame his death on his sister. My sister-in-law’s surname is Gao. Nie Chen's sister is named Nie Lian. She married into the Gao family for several years and gave birth to three sons. The couple was not very affectionate, but they treated each other with respect. Nie Lian had a maid named Qing Ju. Qingju married the steward of the Gao family, so after getting married, Qingju stayed with Nie Lian and became the steward's wife. Nie Lian has great trust in Qingju and even regards her as his sister. However, Qing Ju, who was as close as a sister, not only got together with Gao Mei's son-in-law, but also gave birth to children. Qing Ju had a son and a daughter who were both Gao's sister-in-law's. The elders of the Gao family all knew what happened to Qing Ju's children. In order to cover up their ugliness, they promoted Qing Ju's husband and brought Qing Ju's two children into the house to study with Nie Lian's children. By chance, Nie Lian found out about this. She was very angry and had a quarrel with Gao Mei-sin. Gao's sister-in-law came out from home and went to drink on the flower boat. After Gao's sister-in-law was drunk, she came out to relieve herself and fell into the river. Although he was discovered at that time, because it was late at night, it took a lot of effort to rescue the person, but he was already dead. The Gao family believed that if Nie Lian had not quarreled with Gao Mei-su, such a tragedy would not have happened. Therefore, they blamed Nie Lian for Gao Mei-su's death, and first forced Nie Lian to record the child Qing Ju gave birth to. In his own name, he later used both soft and hard tactics to force Nie Lian to die. The Nie family also knew about this, but the ancestors of the family didn't think there was anything wrong with it. They believed that although Nie Lian was a married woman, if she became a chaste woman, she would also bring glory to the Nie family. Nie Lian's father has passed away, and his brother Nie Chen is not around. There is only one widowed mother in the family who has no say in the clan. There was only one way to die before Nie Lian. When Nie Chen returned home, he saw his mother in tears. Only then did he know that something had happened to his sister. When he arrived at Gao's house, Nie Lian had been on hunger strike for five days. The Gao family has prepared a coffin, and even the articles to invite a chaste wife have been written. The whole family is waiting for Nie Lian to die. Nie Lian's three sons, the oldest is sixteen years old and the youngest is twelve years old. Together with the rest of the Gao family, they are all waiting for Nie Lian to die. Nie Chen was furious and beat his three nephews to death in front of the Gao family's parents-in-law. If my uncle beats his nephew, as long as he doesn't kill him, he will be fine in court. Nie Chen not only beat his nephew, but also took all three nephews to the Yamen with a written complaint, accusing them of being unfilial and forcing their own mother to death. The Gao family was really anxious this time. The uncle sued his nephew and it was accurate. What's more, this uncle was still close to Guo Shoufu. Although Guo Shoufu was now in office, the local parents and officials still had to give him some face. Nie Chen used the reputation and future of his three nephews to threaten the Gao family.
In the end, the Gao family agreed to Nie Lian's return, and Nie Lian and the Gao family were estranged. In addition to returning the dowry, the Gao family also compensated Nie Lian with three thousand taels of silver. In exchange, Nie Chen withdrew his complaint. He Ran only found out about this after meeting Nie Chen, his mother and sister. At this time, Nie Lian had changed his name to Nie Lian. And Nie Chen said something to He Ran. "The reason why Nie came to Jinyang is not only because of Junior Brother Guo's high regard for you, which made Nie want to follow you, but also because of Nie's selfish motives. Although my sister has returned home, she still has to suffer a lot of criticism if she stays in Xiaoshan and in the clan. However, Nie wants to change her environment and let her start over. "