Chapter 47: Mother's aggressive side, cousin kowtows and apologizes
Xie Chengyu watched his father Xie Mingshou go to his uncle's study. He knew that his father was going to ask his uncle to punish Xie Yao.
He can't control this woman, so can't his uncle, as her father, control her either?
The second wife had called several doctors for Xie Chengyu. When they applied medicine to him, he almost fainted from the pain.
After applying the medicine, Xie Chengyu waited in the second courtyard for a long time, but there was no movement.
He felt more and more unwilling to give up, so he begged his mother and wife Han for help, and changed back into the clothes he wore when he was beaten with a military stick, and came to Wanxiangyuan.
Before they entered the door, their uncle's wife, Mrs. Xu, and a maid stopped them.
"Master Cheng Yu, this is the courtyard where the Lady of the Bo lives. You are full of blood and anger, so don't offend the Lady of the Bo." Sang Ruo said.
Han patiently bowed to Xu Susu and said, "Greetings, Madam."
The second wife rolled her eyes fiercely and didn't take Xu Susu seriously at all.
"We are all family, and everyone knows that the Sun family has the final say in the lord's backyard. Don't act like the lord's wife in front of me."
As she spoke, she pointed at Xie Chengyu's bloodstained clothes and said, "My son was badly harmed by that unlucky Xie Yao. I'm here to seek justice. Get out of the way! If you don't, don't blame me for being rude!"
Xu Susu's face was pale, and compared with the plump face of the second wife, she looked even more frail and thin, but she refused to give in.
She naturally saw the injuries on Xie Chengyu's body, but she knew how these injuries came about.
Xie Yao returned to the Bo's Mansion and brought Pu Wei back with her. The girl had already told her the whole story of Yunhe Tower.
Xu Susu took a deep breath, her eyebrows raised, and she stood with her hands on her hips, cursing, "He deserved it for what he did to hurt others! He's a rotten hearted bastard, a beast who could do such a shameless thing as harming his own sister. He's not worthy of calling for help. Why wasn't he beaten to death by General Hu Ben?"
The second wife was stunned.
She had never seen Xu Shi so aggressive. Ever since she married into the Earl's Mansion, Xu Shi had been frail and sickly. As the daughter of a merchant, she was not favored by the old lady. Because she did not take care of things, some people secretly called her "the clay statue of the Earl's wife."
This reminded her of nine years ago, when Wenchang Bo wanted to send Xie Yao to the Jianfu Camp, Xu also made a fuss, but it was of no avail.
"You! You are a daughter of a merchant who is not worthy of being in public. You speak foul language and are as much of a disaster as your daughter! I will fight you to the death--" the second wife shouted.
"My son falsely accused my daughter Ah Yao, and I brought her to Wanxiang Court to act wildly. Do you think you are worthy of being an elder? I think you are a black-hearted and vicious woman. You raised a black-hearted person. It's not enough to fight among yourselves, but you also gossip about my daughter. Bah!"
Xu Susu's face turned red and her eyes were filled with anger.
She never cared about being called a merchant's daughter, but today, she wanted to protect her Ayao.
Madam hadn't been this excited for a long time. Sang Ruo quickly whispered, "Madam, take care of yourself."
The second wife was so angry that she was about to pounce on him.
Han quickly grabbed her mother-in-law and tried to smooth things over: "Madam, calm down, mother-in-law, calm down. Since Uncle and Second Master are here, they will surely find out the truth."
Xie Chengyu became impatient and started shouting at the gate of the yard, holding his crutch.
In less than half a cup of tea, the door suddenly opened!
Xie Chengyu was delighted and was about to step forward, but he saw his uncle holding a whip and staring at him with anger in his eyes.
Mr. Xie also had a gloomy expression and winked at him.
"You still have the nerve to cry out for justice? Kneel down and kowtow to your cousin to apologize!" Xie Mingan raised the whip.
Xie Chengyu was stunned: "Uncle, you got it wrong, right? Should I apologize to her?"
Xu Susu breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Xie Yao still sitting in the main hall of the house, calmly wiping her knife.
The second wife burst into tears again: "Master, don't you know that Xie Yao has harmed Cheng Yu? My Cheng Yu has such a miserable life..."
She glared, wishing she could rush over and tear Xie Yao to pieces.
However, thinking of Xie Yao's previous arrogant behavior, she didn't dare to really do it.
Xu Susu frowned slightly, walked forward silently, and protected Xie Yao behind her.
Xie Yao's eyes lit up.
The second wife was still shouting, "In the past, Xie Yao was a troublemaker, and only beggars were willing to play with her. But my Cheng Yu never fights with her. Cheng Yu is so kind, but she has a cruel heart."
Xie Yao looked at her second aunt expressionlessly and asked, "Oh, then why didn't my cousin fight with me when he was little? Did he know he couldn't beat me?"
Mr. Xie had already knelt down and begged for mercy, and also pressed the second wife down.
"Brother, Cheng Yu was wrong. Please forgive him for his filial piety and obedience in the past—"
“Bang!”
Before he could finish, Xie Mingan interrupted him with a whip.
Xie Chengyu screamed in pain and was knocked over by the whip, leaving a blood mark on his face.
His buttocks touched the ground and he suddenly jumped up, screaming again.
"He framed my daughter and ruined the reputation of the Xie family. If he is not severely punished, it will be difficult to appease the hatred in my heart!" Xie Ming'an said, and hit her a few more times.
Xie Yao was right. For the sake of his own reputation and the Xie family, he must severely punish Xie Chengyu.
The spies from the Imperial Eagle Division have already set their sights on the Xie family, and the two confessions from Manager Wang are evidence.
Only by suppressing Xie Chengyu's jealousy of Xie Yao can the emperor not think that the Xie family wants to disobey the emperor's order and break off the engagement, and the prince will not become suspicious.
Wenchangbo's whip was so loud that the sound could be heard throughout the courtyard.
Xie Chengyu had no way to dodge, he dodged left and right, and was finally beaten into a ball, completely unable to move.
He had clearly escaped a disaster, but he still rushed to be whipped and have his legs broken. Her cousin was a unique idiot.
Mr. Xie pulled his son to his knees and said, "Why don't you apologize to your sister? Hurry!"
Xie Chengyu's mind was like a mess, and he stood with his neck stiff and motionless.
Several servants came forward and held him down.
"ah!"
Xie Chengyu suddenly howled again.
I don’t know which servant hit his leg with a stick, and he felt like his leg was going to break!
Xie Mingan was so angry that he whipped him twice more: "You are always so refined and graceful. After all, you are still a man. General Hu Ben has given the Xie family some face. You only suffered some minor injuries. Why are you yelling?"
“It hurts, it hurts so much!”
Xie Chengyu's leg bones could not bear the pain. The pain was more stinging than the thirty military sticks, like a burning fire.
He finally kowtowed with tears in his eyes: "I'm sorry, cousin."
After an apology, it wasn't difficult anymore.
"I was blinded by greed, I deliberately framed you, I'm sorry for you, I'm wrong, please don't let uncle beat me..."
Xie Chengyu kowtowed continuously, fearing that Xie Mingan would be dissatisfied, and his forehead was bruised.
Halfway through his speech, his legs hurt so much that his vision went dark and he passed out.
Xie Yao signaled Qiliang, who had just taken advantage of the chaos to hit him, to step back. She stood up and looked down at her unconscious cousin, finding it ridiculous.
She glanced at her cousin-in-law Han again.
Han and the second wife knelt on the ground, pleading for their husbands, their eyes full of worry.
It seems that Han still doesn't know that Xie Chengyu and Xie Zhi were caught in a brothel.
That's right, those two are cousins after all. Even if they appeared in the brothel at the same time, as long as they explained it properly on the spot, at most some rumors would spread, which would not be a big deal.
Xie Yao thought of her previous life.
Xie Chengyu made things difficult for her at every turn, and later, together with Xie Zhi, falsely accused her of having an affair with Lu Shenyan.
When Xie Mingan found out about this, he said that she was bringing disgrace to the family and wanted to send her to the Lu family in a sedan chair immediately. Others also followed suit and fanned the flames.
Only Han spoke up to defend her. She said: Even if the second sister met Lu Shenyan in a brothel, it cannot be said to be an affair. Moreover, she is the legitimate daughter of the Earl's Mansion anyway. She had three matchmakers and six betrothals, and she entered the Lu family with dignity. Only then would she not be looked down upon by the Lu family in the future.
But just with this sentence, Xie Chengyu became angry and embarrassed, and scolded her for being a woman and knowing nothing.
Later, Xie Zhi was chosen by the emperor to be his concubine. On the day of her wedding, Xie Yao and Lu Shenyan also returned to the Bo's Mansion.
When only the Xie family was left, Xie Chengyu suddenly burst into tears, saying that he had been in love with his cousin for a long time, which made Han so angry that she vomited blood and fainted on the spot.
Half a year later, Xie Yao learned from Lu Shenyan that Xie Chengyu was promoted to Lieutenant General of Jingji Camp with the help of Han Shilang's brother-in-law, but Han accidentally fell into the water and died of a cold.
The men in the Xie family are all man-eating little devils.
But she, Xie Yao, is an evil ghost that crawled out of hell.
At this moment, although Han was pleading for Xie Chengyu, she was also very upset.
After all, it was her husband's fault, but since his misfortune was caused by her second sister, she didn't know what to do.
Seeing Xie Mingan raise the whip again, the second wife grabbed his trouser legs and pleaded: "Master, Cheng Yu is already seriously injured, you can't beat him anymore, or he will die!"
Second Master Xie also said, "Brother, Cheng Yu has really admitted his mistake. Please let him go for Si Xue's sake..."
Han's full name is Han Sixue, and she is the younger sister of Han Siqi, the Minister of War.
Xie Mingan saw Han and his eyes flickered. "Today, I spared you because you are my nephew. If there is a next time, you will no longer be a member of the Xie family!"
After saying that, he walked away with a cold face.
Only then did Second Master Xie drag the unconscious Xie Chengyu away. Second Wife did not dare to say anything more and left quickly.
Han Sixue was the last one to leave when Xie Yao called her.
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