Chapter 657 Evidence

When Xie Zhao saw Song Chunxue, his smile concealed a knife, filled with malice.

He grinned so hard his mouth was crooked and his eyes were squinting; it was clear he had wanted to say this to Song Chunxue for quite some time.

"Xie Zhao, please show some respect. How can you comment on the affairs of your elders so casually?" Xie Lingyun suppressed her anger. "Fifth Uncle, my father is resting. Please come to the front yard to talk."

Song Chunxue did not take Xie Zhao's words to heart.

With Xie Zheng in a coma, the burden of the family falls solely on Xie Lingyun's shoulders.

She quietly followed Xie Lingyun out of the house.

"I'll trouble Master He to stay here and watch over things."

"Sure, you can go ahead." He Xiu scoffed lightly. "I don't like talking to ingrates."

Xie Zhao turned around and glared at He Xiu, his fierceness undisguised.

Song Chunxue frowned.

Upon learning that Xie Zheng was injured and unconscious, the father and son didn't even bother to offer a perfunctory word of comfort.

It seems they already knew about this.

The guard's guess was correct; the father and son were indeed desperate and resorting to desperate measures.

Xie Lingyun sat down in the front hall, her tone displeased.

"What brings you here?"

We had planned to go to Uncle Wu's house today to discuss this matter, but a torrential downpour in the morning delayed us.

Now that they've come knocking on our door, we're in a very passive position.

Xie Lingyun had never confronted Xie Zhao like this before, and she felt a little uneasy.

"I heard that Third Uncle wants you to take over all the affairs of the mansion, and he's going to take back the shops I was supposed to look after?"

Xie Zhao tapped the table with his index and middle fingers with a half-smile, his legs swinging slightly as he crossed them, appearing frivolous and arrogant.

"That's true. Is Sixth Brother unwilling to let go?"

Xie Zhao laughed out loud, "Heh, how could I not be willing? After all, it's your family's property. But I've put in a lot of effort over the years. You, a young lady, can't possibly spend all that family fortune. Why not share some with me?"

Xie Kuan drank his tea on the side, pretending not to hear and making no attempt to stop them.

Xie Lingyun smiled, "Then how many does Sixth Brother want?"

Xie Zhao glanced at his father's face. "I remember your family owns at least a dozen shops. I won't ask for more, just five..."

"Bang!" Xie Lingyun slammed her hand on the table. "You've already sold two, and the revenue from three of those shops has gone into your pocket. You still want five more? Are you not satisfied until you've squandered them all?"

"That's the family fortune my grandfather worked so hard to earn. Sixth Brother, you've been taking it all these years for nothing, and now you want to seize it?"

Xie Zhao suddenly stood up, pointed at Xie Lingyun and scolded, "Are you getting too big for your britches? You're a young lady guarding so many things, and in the end, they all benefit others. Don't you understand the principle of keeping the good stuff within the family?"

Xie Lingyun angrily pushed his arm away.

"Smack!"

Xie Zhao slapped Xie Lingyun hard across the face.

"You dare hit me?"

Before Xie Lingyun could speak, Song Chunxue rushed over and slapped Xie Zhao twice.

"Slap! Slap!"

Two crisp slaps caused blood to trickle from Xie Zhao's mouth.

Xie Kuan slammed down his teacup, pointed at Song Chunxue, and cursed, "What are you doing meddling in this? This is a family matter of the Xie family. You're just a conman..."

“Don’t point at me,” Song Chunxue stared coldly at his finger, “it will break if you point at it again.”

Thinking of the short sword from before, Xie Kuan reluctantly withdrew his finger.

He turned to Xie Lingyun and said, "Child, things can be discussed, why are you in such a hurry?"

"Fifth Uncle, Xie Zhao was the one who attacked first. Are you blind?"

Xie Lingyun covered her cheek and looked at Xie Zhao, "I will tell my father the truth about him hitting me. There is no room for discussion about the shop. Not only that, you also have to make up for the lost shop, otherwise we will take it to Second Uncle. If Second Uncle cannot be fair, we will take it to the yamen."

Xie Kuan finally softened his tone and reached out to put his hand on her shoulder.

"Fifth Uncle, please have some self-respect!"

Xie Lingyun hadn't forgotten her fifth uncle's reputation outside; he had previously kept a mistress who was only sixteen years old.

"You!" Xie Kuan's face was very ugly. "I am your elder. You are a young lady, don't make a scene. If your father passes away in the future, you will still need us cousins ​​to help you make a living..."

"I can't count on you for help. You're just hoping my father will leave, aren't you? It seems the assassin this morning was definitely involved with you. All these years we've really been throwing good money after bad," she said coldly. "Guards, show them out!"

Then, she looked at Song Chunxue and said, "Let's go, Auntie. Why waste words with someone like that?"

"Xie Lingyun, stop right there!" Xie Zhao grabbed her sleeve forcefully. "Say it again, what did you mean by that just now?"

Song Chunxue kicked him to the ground, "Try touching me again?"

"You old woman, who do you think you are, daring to touch me..."

"You little beast, you've been tricked into a series of schemes, almost losing your father's life savings. Instead of yelling here, go back and check how many coins you have left in your purse. You and your father have money to support mistresses, but not enough to buy your wife a hairpin," Song Chunxue clicked her tongue and shook her head. "A man who mistreats his wife will never have any wealth. You two deserve to be poor for the rest of your lives."

Xie Zhao raised his hand to slap Song Chunxue, but Song Chunxue gripped his arm tightly.

"You're spouting nonsense and cursing me, you old geezer..."

“Your father is the one who’s never going to die; I’m much younger than him. Your father has trouble walking, and you, as his son, don’t even know to buy him a walking stick. You’re such an unfilial son!”

Song Chunxue pushed him away, "You little brat born of that old bastard, if you want to argue with me, I'll fight you to the bitter end."

Xie Zhao staggered back several steps before finally collapsing to the ground in a disheveled state.

“Actually, people like you should be dragged out and beaten half to death, and the property you shamelessly took should be taken back. But Lord Xie is a learned gentleman, and he still cares about old feelings and wants to settle accounts slowly, so I’ll reluctantly say a few words to you,” Song Chunxue looked him up and down with disdain. “You should go to brothels and hang out with shady characters in your daily life, or you might not be able to have children.”

Xie Zhao pointed at her, "You lowly thing... Ah!"

Song Chunxue held his fingers, "I warned you that they would break, but you didn't listen."

Seeing that the time was right, Xie Kuan shouted outside, "Men, drag this woman away..."

"Wait, Fifth Brother, do you really think I'm dead?"

Xie Zheng walked in from outside and ordered in a deep voice, "Xie Zhao has no manners. Drag him out and give him twenty strokes of the cane!"

"Third Brother, didn't you disown him?"

"But I've raised him for over a decade, haven't I?" Xie Zheng coldly reached out his hand. "Or are you going to return all of that?"

Xie Kuan stopped trying to stop him, gritted his teeth, and stepped aside.

"Father, Father, you promised me before, Father, save me! Twenty strokes of the cane will leave me paralyzed!"

Xie Zhao was lifted up and struggled, screaming, "Father, Father, you said it!"

Before long, Xie Zhao's screams, louder and louder, rang out from outside the courtyard.

"Chunshu, bring up the evidence."

"yes."

Before long, Liu Chunshu presented Xie Kuan with a stack of papers.

"Xie Kuan, I made myself clear enough last time. You keep renege on your debts, and today you even came to my door to bully my family, showing no regard for my injuries. I have no reason to show any mercy now."

Xie Zheng turned around with difficulty and reached out his hand to Song Chunxue, whose eyes were full of worry.

Song Chunxue helped him sit down.

P.S.: Don't worry, there will be a big update on the 3rd!