Chapter 156 Little Girl
Upon hearing this, even Xiao Jue's expression changed.
The two looked into each other's eyes and knew that this rumor was probably not a coincidence.
Indeed, right now the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion has nothing left but the elderly, weak, women and children, so the future is indeed very bleak. In addition, with Xiao Jue in his current state, the future of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion seems to be quite worrying.
Xie Qingran suddenly grabbed Xiao Jue's hand, which was trembling with anger, and said with a slight smile, "Your Highness, don't listen to their nonsense."
Xiao Jue was initially furious, but after hearing this, his emotions calmed down. He nodded and said, "Yanran, they are wrong."
Xiao Jue was the person Xiao Yanran feared and respected the most, and Xie Qingran was the person she liked the most. Since both of them said the same thing, Xiao Yanran's heart finally felt a little more at ease.
Baozhu was brought back as soon as she returned to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. She was fine, but she was quite angry.
"Prince Princess!"
Baozhu saw Xie Qingran and immediately walked over, grabbed Xie Qingran's hand, and started cursing.
"These bastards are really too much! Not only did they tie me up, but they also stuffed stinky socks into my mouth! Princess Consort, we absolutely cannot let these scoundrels get away with this!"
"This servant saw it very clearly, it was Lu Jinzhi, it was Lu Jinzhi who did it with Zhou Huai'an!"
Baozhu grew angrier and angrier as she spoke, and her face turned pale.
"shut up!"
Xie Qingran looked around warily to make sure no one was paying attention to them before she breathed a sigh of relief.
"How many heads do you have to dare address the Sixth Prince by his given name!"
Baozhu finally realized that she was too excited. She shrank her neck and tears fell down her cheeks.
Angry, humiliated, wronged, and with an indescribable rage!
Seeing her pitiful appearance, Xie Qingran asked helplessly, "Are you injured?"
"Thank you for your concern, Princess Consort. I'm not hurt." Baozhu finally raised her head and looked at Xie Qingran with pleading eyes: "But they were really bullying me!"
That's really bullying.
Xie Qingran didn't say anything else, but just glanced at Xiao Jue who had just gotten off the carriage, and pulled Baozhu inside.
Upon returning to Chaohui Courtyard, the maid Cui'er knelt on the ground, trembling, unable to utter a single word.
Seeing Cui'er's appearance, Xie Qingran frowned slightly: "Is something wrong at home?"
"Princess Consort, please go and take a look at the storeroom."
Cui'er's face was filled with despair.
this……
Xie Qingran also had a bad feeling.
She pulled Baozhu along, and the two of them went to the storeroom together. Sure enough, all the boxes in the storeroom had been opened, and all the silks and satins inside had been turned into pieces. The culprit was still sitting on the boxes, holding scissors and constantly cutting up the few remaining pieces.
"Xiao Yu!"
Xie Qingran gritted her teeth and roared angrily.
Upon hearing Xie Qingran's roar, Xiao Yu immediately burst out laughing. He casually tossed the scissors in his hand to Xie Qingran's feet, stood on the box, put his hands on his hips, and looked at Xie Qingran: "What, sister-in-law, you're angry already? Don't worry, no matter how much fabric I ruin, I can compensate you. Our Zhenguo Duke's Mansion is not short of money!"
"Your Zhenguo Duke's Mansion?"
Xie Qingran stepped forward, coldly looking at Xiao Yu's smug expression, and snorted.
"Do you know where the glory of your Duke Zhenguo's mansion comes from? Do you know where this silver comes from? It was earned by your father and your elder brother with their lives, and by countless soldiers who fought and killed the enemy!"
"The damage you've caused today could feed an entire village for a year, do you even know that?!"
Xie Qingran showed no politeness, stepped forward, grabbed Xiao Yu's arm, and forcibly pulled him off the box.
At this moment, Xiao Jue also received the news and rushed over.
Looking at the mess in the warehouse, and recalling what he had said to Xiao Yu that morning, he felt somewhat guilty and didn't dare to look at Xie Qingran's face.
However, he was still curious about how Xie Qingran would deal with this arrogant brat.
Xie Qingran naturally wouldn't stand on ceremony!
She personally led Xiao Yu to the ancestral hall, pointed at the memorial tablets, and said through gritted teeth, "Xiao Yu, look carefully. Every tablet here represents your family. They used their blood and flesh to build the glory of the Duke's Mansion and their bones to pave a broad road for you. But what have you done?"
"What you've done today is a disgrace to this imperial edict. What right do you have to be a child of the Xiao family!"
Kneel down!
Xie Qingran rarely spoke so harshly. She usually kept people at arm's length, and this was the first time she had revealed her anger in front of everyone.
Xiao Yu was just a willful and reckless child. He didn't know so much, and he didn't even think about these things when he did them.
Now kneeling before these memorial tablets, he finally realized what was happening, his heart filled with guilt, and he couldn't even utter a single word of rebuttal.
Xie Qingran took a deep breath and looked at Xiao Yu: "Your father, mother, and brother are all dead, all dead, to bring back the words 'Xiao family is full of loyal martyrs.' And your second brother, he sits in a wheelchair, coming and going in front of you every day, enduring so much humiliation and pain, and you turn a blind eye to it all. Are you even human?"
Xiao Yu looked up, staring at Xie Qingran in disbelief.
"You! Shut up!"
Xiao Yu finally clenched his fists, unable to bear it any longer.
"I will definitely become a renowned general!"
He stood up, his stubborn eyes reddening.
"You in this state?"
"You can't carry anything on your shoulders or lift anything with your hands, yet you want to be a great general!"
"Your second brother had already been on the battlefield when he was your age. What are you compared to him?"
Xie Qingran gave a disdainful snort.
"I will definitely become a great general, I can do it!"
Xiao Yu stared at Xie Qingran with his eyebrows furrowed tightly.
"Okay, then show me."
"I'd like to see how you become a great general!"
"Mr. Liao has already agreed to come to our home to teach, so don't just talk the talk but walk the walk!"
"Xiao Yu, if you're really capable, then don't let me look down on you!"
After saying that, Xie Qingran turned and walked outside.
Although Xiao Jue was not in the ancestral hall, he heard every word Xie Qingran said clearly.
He clenched his fists, his eyes slightly red, and before Xie Qingran came out, he had Hongshan lead him away quickly without making eye contact with her.
He really didn't expect that after so many years, when the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion was in such a desolate state, the person who remembered their family's loyalty and bravery was actually a little girl like Xie Qingran.
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