Huo Jiwen comforted Shi Lingqiao, had dinner with her, and then sent her back to the Shi family before going home himself.
Upon returning to the Duke's mansion, Huo Jiwen did not go back to his own courtyard, but went directly to the backyard.
As soon as I entered the front hall, I saw his mother sitting there with a sullen face.
Qingyou deliberately waited here for the char siu bao.
Seeing him walk in with a ruddy complexion, she said in a deep voice, "So you still know how to come back!"
Huo Jiwen knew what had happened during the day, and his mother must have known as well.
He had already heard about his aunt coming to the Duke's mansion to break off the engagement.
Although it was what he wanted, he still felt somewhat guilty in the face of his mother's stern expression.
He said sheepishly, "I got scolded by my aunt today, so I was in a bad mood and went out for a few drinks with my friends."
Qingyou looked utterly disappointed. "Huo Jiwen, you did such a shameless thing today, disgracing the Duke's mansion. Instead of reflecting on your mistakes, you even lied."
She raised her hand and patted the door, and a bodyguard appeared in the room.
"What has the Crown Prince been doing since this afternoon?"
The guard replied, "After Madam Qiao left, the young master and Miss Shi stayed in the teahouse for nearly half an hour before leaving."
"Then the young master took Miss Shi to the jewelry store and bought several sets of valuable jewelry."
After leaving the jewelry store, the two went to a private room in a restaurant for dinner.
"Finally, the young master escorted Miss Shi back to the Shi residence before returning himself."
After hearing what the guard said, Qingyou looked at Huo Jiwen, whose expression had changed, and asked, "Is this how you go out drinking with your friends?"
"You look radiant, not at all like you're in pain."
Huo Jiwen never expected that his mother would actually send her secret guards to follow him.
He couldn't help but say angrily, "Mother, you're showing me no respect by having the secret guards follow me."
Qingyou stood up and walked towards Huo Jiwen. "What, do you think you've grown up and can't be controlled by your mother anymore?"
"Look at what you've done today! Our Duke's Mansion has become a laughing stock in the capital."
"You still have the nerve to keep hanging out with that vixen, that slut? Even pigs don't have as thick skin as you."
"This is the capital. If it were in some village, a pair of adulterous people like you would be drowned in a pig cage."
Huo Jiwen looked at his mother, who had walked up to him, in disbelief. "Mother, how could you say that about us? What do you mean by 'dog couple'? That's too harsh and goes too far."
He continued, his neck stiff, "And today's events were also caused by my aunt."
“She must have wanted Qiao Xinyue and me to break off our engagement a long time ago, which is why she planned to arrest me. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that she brought people in and stormed in right after I met Ling Qiao, and that so many people saw it?”
This is what Lingqiao told him during dinner.
He realized something was wrong; his aunt had clearly made thorough preparations to catch them, which was why she had brought a maid who could kick down doors.
This made him resent his aunt.
He's her own nephew, why would she treat him like an enemy?
What good would it do her to ruin his reputation?
Qingyou's disappointment deepened, and she suddenly raised her hand and slapped Huo Jiwen across the face. "You unfilial son, not only do you not admit your mistake in having an affair, but you even blame your aunt."
Then she slapped me across the face again, saying, "Were you trying to sow discord between me and your aunt by saying those things to me just now?"
"You have really disappointed us. When you were having an affair with someone else, did you ever think about Yue'er? Did you ever consider how your own aunt would feel?"
Then he slapped her again, saying, "You broke your promise first, and you still have the nerve to complain and blame your aunt? Where do you get the nerve?"
After saying that, he slapped her again with his backhand, "Your disregard for human ethics has utterly disgraced the Duke's mansion. How can you face your grandfather and your father?"
He continued slapping her, "They died on the battlefield and are heroes, but you? You're just a beast who spends your days in teahouses having sex with lowly women."
"Don't tell me you're not animals. Only animals can't control themselves from mating everywhere, and you are animals."
"Only beasts would harbor resentment towards their own relatives who are good to them, and sow discord among family members. You are one of them now."
"I failed to teach you properly before, now I'll give you a good beating to wake you up, you beast."
After slapping the char siu bao more than a dozen times and scolding him, Qingyou felt completely relaxed.
I've wanted to beat up this char siu bao for a long time, but I haven't found a suitable reason before, and I can't break the original character's image as a kind mother.
This loving mother is so angry with her son that she couldn't help but hit him.
Although it doesn't quite fit the original character's persona, at this moment she is a mother who wants to wake her son up, so even if others know, they will understand.
If something like what happened to Char Siu Bao today happened in a family with strict and traditional values, he would definitely be severely punished.
She slapped him a dozen times, which was nothing at all.
Qingyou was having a great time hitting him, but Huo Jiwen covered his face and looked at her in disbelief, "Mother, you actually hit me."
From childhood to adulthood, his mother has never laid a finger on him.
Qingyou clutched her chest, looking furious. "I'm beating you, you bastard!"
Then she deliberately provoked him, saying, "You and that woman should break up as soon as possible. Our Duke's Mansion can't afford to lose face like that."
As expected, Huo Jiwen was even more unable to accept it.
His voice rose a few decibels, "Not only did you hit me, but you also want to break me up with the woman I love. Are you even my mother?"
Although Qingyou wasn't Char Siu Bao's biological mother, she wasn't guilty at all. "If you weren't my son, I wouldn't bother hitting you or caring about you."
Huo Jiwen: "..."
He looked at Qingyou with a heartbroken expression, "Mother, my cousin has already broken off our engagement, so why won't you let me marry Lingqiao?"
Qingyou said coldly, "Just because she seduced you into having an affair in broad daylight, I could never agree to you marrying her."
"Not only is she of low status, but she is also shameless and despicable. I would be ashamed to even bring such a person in as a concubine, let alone marry her."
Huo Jiwen didn't like hearing this. "I was the one who kept pestering her all day. She's a good woman, not at all like what you're saying."
Qingyou sneered, "A good woman wouldn't do something like having an affair with you without a matchmaker, knowing you have a fiancée."
Let alone in ancient times, even in a modern society where free love is the norm, Shi Lingqiao's actions would be despicable and shameful.
Knowing full well that the man has a fiancée, yet still chasing after him, isn't that just being a mistress?
Huo Jiwen choked, trying to explain further, "I forced myself on her during the day, and she couldn't push me away, which is why my aunt saw it."
Qingyou looked at him and asked, "Do you think I'm stupid? I heard that when the door opened, she was sitting on your lap, and you two were kissing passionately."
"You really have the nerve to call her a pure white lotus flower that rises from the mud unsullied."
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