Ever since Ye Jingchen met the emperor alone, during each break between classes, under Ye Jingchen's deliberate guidance, the topics of conversation turned to everyday family matters.
"Xie Chang'an, why would the ancestor beat his own grandson? He can't get out of bed for three days. Isn't that too cruel?" Yun Shu asked in great surprise.
"It's all because he talked nonsense that our ancestors disciplined him," Xie Chang'an said.
He never mentioned that it was because he had complained that his father was beaten.
"Your ancestor was really ruthless, unlike my grandmother. Although she always scolded my father, she couldn't bear to really hit him. She wouldn't even use a feather duster!" Yun Shu said with a tone of disappointment and regret.
Ye Jingchen looked at the two filial sons with a strange expression.
He had reasonable grounds to suspect that Xie Shaoling's beating was inextricably linked to Xie Chang'an.
Moreover, Xie Chang'an usually doesn't participate in their conversations at all, so his sudden mention of this today seems too deliberate!
"Achoo!"
"Achoo!"
"Achoo!" Xie Shaoling, who was lying on the bed, sneezed three times in a row, which made the wound on his back bleed.
"Is that little brat Xie Chang'an talking about me behind my back again?!" Xie Shaoling cursed, baring his teeth.
"Since the matriarch hit you, there must have been a reason for it. You can't blame Chang'an!" The Duchess offered a half-hearted consolation from the side.
"Shaoling, didn't you say before that you really wanted to know if the ancestor's dragon-head cane still had any power when hitting people? Now you should know, right?" Xu Jingjing asked with a smile.
"Our ancestor is as healthy as ever, this beating was worth it!" Xie Shaoling said through gritted teeth.
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