38 Acting Master
She truly treated them as her own parents, and understood their fear for her.
"I'm afraid your father will be angry when you go back." Song couldn't help laughing when she thought of her husband's love for their daughter.
"What are you angry about?" Xiao Tingyun blinked and asked in disbelief, "I'm in this state, how can a father still be angry with his daughter?!"
Song rolled her eyes at her, but her daughter couldn't see it. She said helplessly, "What are you thinking? Why would your father be angry with you? He is angry with those who hurt you!"
"My father has always loved me." Xiao Tingyun was a little proud.
"Don't even mention your father. Even your eldest brother and his wife were worried. I asked your eldest brother and his wife to send someone to look for you. They were so worried and scared at that time."
Xiao Tingyun knew that his family was worried about his health, even Xiao Tingqi was the same. Although his words were sarcastic, they still revealed some concern.
"I will apologize to my elder brother and his wife when I get back. I am sorry for making you worry."
Song sighed, thinking that what happened in the Taifu Mansion today might not be directed at Ayun.
Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence? Anyone with a keen eye would know that the young lady from the Zhang family was most likely the victim of a trap set to trap Ayun.
He had just returned to Kyoto, and I had never seen him before. He was also in the palace.
The stone, the guest room, the maid leading the way, and the fallen servant are all suspects!
When he got home, Xiao Huanshan sat on a chair. He was not angry, just a little depressed.
Xiao Tingyun below was drinking tea with a sullen smile.
Xiao Qu, who was standing in the middle, yelled at Xiao Huanshan, "Why are you so useless?! You can't even protect your own daughter. She even hurt her foot when you go out. What else can you do? You can't learn martial arts, and you can only write a few cheesy poems. Only your wife and children protect your face. Look at me and your elder brother, who cares about you! What else can you accomplish!"
For the first time, a look of despair appeared on Xiao Huanshan's elegant face, but the old man kept talking.
He and his elder brother ignored him. After all, neither of them liked studying. Besides, he was not there when he sprained his foot!
How can this be blamed on him? ? If you have the guts, go blame those people in the Zhang Mansion!
Xiao Huanshan asked his daughter for help, but the girl just sat there like she was watching a show.
"Why are you looking at her? Is there something on her face? Is it worth you writing another poem about it? You didn't even bother to stand up for her when she injured her foot. What kind of father are you!" Xiao Qu yelled at his son with full of anger. He couldn't stand his cowardly look.
When Xiao Qu had almost finished scolding, Xiao Huanshan finally had the chance to speak, with a helpless look on his face, "Father, it's not that I didn't protect Ayun, I just said a few words and you rushed in and scolded me, and I didn't even have time to vent my anger."
Xiao Tingyun knew the truth of the matter best.
It turned out that Xiao Huanshan was very angry after hearing about this, but he was not angry for three minutes.
The old man came in and started to attack Xiao Huanshan, not giving him any chance to react. He was forced to change from plaintiff to defendant!
"So what? Is it any use for you to be angry? If you ask me, it's that old man Zhang Chongshan who doesn't manage his family well. He should be disciplined. I'll come to his house tomorrow to ask for an explanation!"
Xiao Qu didn't care whether his son was really wronged or not, but his granddaughter really couldn't be wronged.
My son is a strong man and can stand the test of injustice, but my granddaughter is different!
"Father, please stop making trouble." Xiao Huanshan suddenly had a headache. It was also a burden for his father to be too good to his daughter.
Who would have thought that after not coming back for so many years, my daughter would become the object of everyone's attention soon after she came back.
"Making trouble?" Xiao Qu glared at him angrily, "You little bastard, you have grown wings and dare to teach your father a lesson?"
Xiao Huanshan paused, thinking he had said the wrong thing, and immediately begged for mercy, "Father, no, I mean, it's inconvenient for you to go to someone else's house. A lot of things happened today."
"So what? The old man is bullying me!"
"That's not great, but it's true..."
Xiao Tingyun raised his eyebrows but said nothing, so the quarrel lasted for half a cup of tea.
Seeing that the two of them were arguing again, Xiao Tingyun began to persuade them in a routine manner, "Grandfather, don't be angry, father, don't worry, I'm fine!"
“Shut up!”
“Shut up!”
Xiao Tingyun was stunned when he was yelled at, and the six of them looked at each other!
Xiao Qu was the first to react and took the initiative, "Why did you do that to her?"
Xiao Huanshan waved his hands quickly, "No, I..."
I feel so powerless. These people, old or young, are so worrying!
Xiao Tingyun suddenly felt that the problem could not be solved, so it would be better to retreat first!
"Grandfather, father, I'm going back first."
When the two of them were arguing, they took the time to remind Xiao Tingyun, "Be careful." "Let Caixing carry you back."
"Be very careful."
"I understand." Xiao Tingyun nodded obediently and winked at his father.
As soon as Xiao Tingyun left the house, the two began to tug at full speed again.
The process of the tug of war mainly consisted of Xiao Qu cursing and Xiao Huanshan uttering “yes, yes, yes” and “right, right, right”.
After all, he can't afford to offend.
After about a while, Xiao Qu made a stop gesture, and Xiao Huanshan understood it immediately.
Xiao Qu quietly glanced at the person, who was walking farther and farther away, and then he let out a sigh, "I'm so tired."
"Is the person gone?" Xiao Huanshan asked his father softly.
Xiao Qu angrily said to his son, "Can you answer it better next time? Ayun will see it."
Xiao Huanshan chuckled, "Father, why don't you think that Ayun has already seen through it and is just cooperating with us."
"Impossible? Didn't I act well?" Xiao Qu asked his son in disbelief.
Xiao Huanshan took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, "Ayun must have known."
"Alas! Can't deceive her?" Xiao Qu still didn't give up, "It must be your problem!"
Xiao Huanshan paused while drinking tea and his lips twitched. His father was such a damn shirking attitude.
"What happened? You had to get rid of them? And I wasted my time."
I didn't ask you to act!
Why don't you just ask her to leave directly? It's you who is making a fuss and has to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
Xiao Huanshan did not comment on this. He put down his tea and said in a heavy tone, "Something big is going to happen in Kyoto..."
"Today at the Zhang family, His Majesty also went there."
"What?" Xiao Qu was shocked. "Why is His Majesty gone?"
"Your Majesty met with Master Zhang and me and sent Master Zhang a birthday gift. Master Zhang opened the box in public during the banquet and found a calligraphy gifted by Your Majesty. It read 'The highest virtue is like water'."
Xiao Qu didn't believe that the fox of His Majesty went there just for this. "Then why did he see you? He couldn't be bored and wanted to talk about poetry and songs with you, right?"
If the bastard agrees, then Xiao Qu would really think that His Majesty has lost his mind. With so many concubines in the harem, why doesn't he discuss poetry and songs with his ministers instead? ? ?
"No, His Majesty told me about the affairs in Zhuzhou... He probably suspected that Xinyi and Mengqi had unusual movements." Xiao Huanshan's face was heavy. He did not say that perhaps His Majesty suspected that there were minions of other races in the court.
It's not even a doubt!
Xiao Qu's expression also became more serious. "Talk to your elder brother about it when he comes back."
"yes."
…
It’s three quarters past the hour of Mao in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
"If you have something to report, please come forward. If not, please dismiss the court!" Zhang Quanfu shouted loudly, holding a whisk.
"Your servant Fang He has a report to make!"
"Approved!" Pei Yuning, dressed in a gorgeous dragon robe and looking dignified and solemn, said in a deep voice.
Fang He, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, held up a jade tablet and said sternly, "Today, I want to report to Grand Tutor Zhang for not managing his family properly. The woman in his family has committed adultery with a man outside his family, violating the ancestral teachings!"
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