Chapter 62
Xue Lang was not beaten, but he was given two strange shells on his ears and a piece of cloth covering his eyes, probably to block his vision and hearing.
After Nanny Zhang took those things away, he looked obviously confused and knelt on the ground looking around.
Doctor Wei, on the other hand, had nothing on his ears or face, but had medicine on his neck and even had a stool to sit on.
He seemed to still remember Shen Jiao. After sitting down nervously, he glared at her.
Shen Jiao looked straight ahead and pretended not to see anything. There was no trace of guilt on his face, which was as calm as water.
In her simple and kind heart, she even felt that the doctor was a little ungrateful and didn't know what was good for him. She thought that it was a waste to keep him alive.
Didn't he even remember the grace that spared his life? Why was he still glaring at his benefactor?
That’s too much!
When Shen Jiao was deeply hurt by this cold and indifferent world and silently lamented that kindness was not rewarded, Luo Wendi spoke again: "Sixth Brother, tell me, what's going on? Think about it first, and don't force me to beat you in front of so many people."
Xue Lang's eyes instantly turned red, his face a complex expression: confusion, sadness, loneliness, disbelief, unspeakable pain mixed with a hint of guilt. He tried to show this, like every son suspected by his mother, but Luo Wendi's heart was as hard as iron: "Are you having a seizure? Why are you making those faces?"
What can Xue Lang do?
He was trying to awaken a mother's love for her child, but this woman just had no humanity at all.
I'm determined to treat him like a bastard.
"Mother..." Xue Lang's eyes were filled with grief, and even his straight back bent. "I didn't do anything wrong. I don't know where to start. What happened today was absolutely not my intention. It was my fault for not keeping an eye on Eleven. If you want to punish me, I'm willing to accept it, but Eleven..."
Xue Lang glanced at Xue Shiyi, who was beaten into a bloody mess, and put on a heartbroken expression before continuing,
"But Eleven also misunderstood Seventeen because he loved me too much. I hope that Father and Mother will not be too harsh on him. If you must punish him, please impose it solely on his son."
"Sixth brother!" Xue Shiyi was unhappy and silent. "How can you be blamed for this? I have done it myself and I will take the responsibility myself! Father and mother can just punish me. Seventeen... humph, even if you beat me to death, I still don't like Seventeen, but this matter... is indeed my fault."
"Why don't you shut up!" Zheng Xiaoniang was really mad at her stupid son.
"Listen, this is truly a brotherly show of affection and respect," Luo Wendi turned and said to Xue Wuliang, "If we punish them too severely, it would seem we're being unkind. Old Six is becoming increasingly adept at avoiding the serious issues."
Xue Wuliang also frowned and said irritably, "When your mother asked you what happened today, you just told her everything from the beginning. What's the point of talking about who should be punished and who should not be punished? It's none of your business, you bastard."
Xue Lang: ...
I actually want to say that I also need to know what you just heard. If the two sides don't match...
Xue Lang said stubbornly, "Father taught me this, so I'll start from the beginning... Today's events are all my fault. Eleventh had some misunderstandings about Seventeen because of Mr. Song. I tried to persuade him, but he didn't seem to listen and just turned his horse and rode away. I thought he had gone ahead, so I didn't take it seriously. Then, when Father and Mother asked me to go ahead, I didn't see him, so I felt something was wrong. I was afraid he was going to cause trouble for Seventeen, so I took a shortcut and hurried back. But I was still a step too late."
He lowered his head guiltily and glanced at Doctor Wei out of the corner of his eye.
The boy didn't look at him, but lowered his head and sat there motionless like a wooden stake.
He was already sitting there when Xue Lang 'regained his sight'. No one knew how much they had said, but he didn't dare mention him.
Luo Wendi, however, would not let him off so easily: "You mean to say that as soon as you saw Eleven was gone, you guessed that Seventeen would be injured, and you even hired a doctor on the way?"
Of course not.
Xue Lang knew that Xue Shun would definitely suffer if he fell into Xue Shiyi's hands, but he never imagined that this reckless man would dare to beat him like this. It was the system that reminded him that his target was in critical condition, so he immediately grabbed Doctor Wei over.
After all, some of the possible targets had died inexplicably long ago, and he didn't dare to bet whether Xue Shun had an immortal aura.
Now I think I was impulsive. If Xue Shun died, the worst that could happen was that I would find another target. Being suspected for this would not be worth it.
Facing Luo Wendi's teasing gaze, Xue Lang said with a stiff upper lip, "That's right. I know Eleven is impulsive and might resort to violence if he gets angry. Seventeen is also weak, so I'm really worried about him, so..."
"So you found a doctor from outside? Don't you have one at home? Wouldn't it be faster to invite someone from home?" Luo Wendi interrupted him rudely and asked.
Xue Lang was speechless for a moment.
"son……"
"Okay, stop talking for now," Luo Wendi interrupted again, "It's well known that Eleven has an impulsive personality. I told you earlier not to talk nonsense in front of him, and don't let him know about family matters, so as not to cause any trouble. Anyway, he has no other hobbies besides practicing martial arts, and he only goes to a few places. He is also a person who doesn't care about anything outside the window.
Unless you talk to him directly, he won't even know that his own brother is getting married soon, and he's still arguing with his own wife over clothes..."
Luo Wendi also found it funny, curled his lips, and then changed the subject, his tone suddenly becoming cold:
"Who didn't listen to me? How did he know about this matter, Mr. Song?"
Everyone looked at each other.
Xue Shiyi: "I..."
"Shut up," Luo Wendi looked at the person next to him, "Zheng Xiaoniang, do you have anything to tell me?"
Everyone looked at her, and Zheng Xiaoniang's face indeed had a conflicted look. Xue Lang secretly said that something was wrong.
The next moment she spoke, "Madam, please allow me to report that I... I did find out something... but... but they are all groundless. I am afraid they are just lies, so I dare not tell you about it."
"I can tell whether it's nonsense or not. Just tell me what you want to say. There's no need to be afraid. After all these years, don't you know me? Just tell me."
Luo Wendi's tone towards her was pretty nice.
Zheng Xiaoniang's frown relaxed. "Since Madam has said so, I will tell you everything I know. You also know that Eleven is a child without brains..."
Zheng Xiaoniang pointed at him, couldn't help sobbing, turned her head away sadly, and then said:
"I don't know how many times I've told him to be more careful, but he never forgets anything. So when this happened, I felt something was wrong. After asking him for a long time, he finally said that he heard it from the little boy Hammerhead in the martial arts training ground.
She said she heard him gossiping with someone and asked about it, which made her even more suspicious. The hammer was her usual attendant, and if he had asked about it, she wouldn't have been vague, nor would she have told him everything. He'd veered off on other topics, going around in circles, and finally ended up asking about...where the Sixth Young Master was. She...she didn't dare investigate further. They're all detained in the courtyard now, and Madam will find out if she sends someone to ask."
Her voice couldn't get any weaker.
Xue Shiyi was still confused and said in shock, "Little girl, what are you talking about? How come I didn't know about this? When did you find out? Are you falsely accusing Sixth Brother..."
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