Chapter 174 Bringing Back the Marquisate
Xie Rongying smiled: "Right now, I don't want to know anything."
"What do you mean?" Shi Yang then looked squarely at the woman who had been calm and composed from beginning to end. He originally thought that Xie Rongying was similar to his own daughter, raised in seclusion. Even if she was not as naive as Shi Jiuyue, she would not be truly cruel and ruthless.
After all, Mrs. Xie was virtuous and kind, and Xie Jing’s first wife, Yan, was also from a prominent family.
In addition, since Xie Rongying married into the Yongyi Marquis's mansion, she was openly bullied by the Yongyi Marquis's eldest son, so people thought Xie Rongying was a weak person.
I didn't expect it to be so vicious.
He didn't even feel the slightest bit uncomfortable with this bloody scene.
"What do you mean you don't want to know anything for the time being?" Shi Yang's voice was faintly trembling: "Didn't you just say you wanted me to give you an explanation?"
"Just now was just now, and now is now." Xie Rongying's eyes were sharp and bright. She smiled: "Now I want to know whether Lord Shi cares about your son's life."
"What are you going to do? What are you going to do?" Shi Yang didn't dare to be too anxious or angry, for fear that the long sword against his neck would cut his throat in the next moment.
Xie Rongying snorted and laughed: "Just answer whatever I ask. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"
"How could your father, such a kind-hearted man, give birth to such a cruel and ruthless daughter like you?" Shi Yang was still talking to Xie Rongying from the perspective of an elder.
Xie Rongying glanced at Gu Xun.
Gu Xun understood and used the sharp blade in his hand to cut off Shi Mingyu's left middle finger quickly and accurately.
Blood gushed out.
Shi Mingyu's whole body was shaking even though he was being clamped. He stared at Shi Yang in fear with red eyes.
When Shi Yang saw this, fear spread throughout his body. He knew that his son was asking him for help.
"Rong Ying, our two families are old friends. There's no need to be like this. Since you know I was ordered to do this, you should also know by whom." Shi Yang finally softened his nerves. "Please let Ming Yu go. You grew up together, and he's your brother. If you let him go, we'll be even on this matter, okay?"
"Beg me to let Shi Mingyu go?" Xie Rongying emphasized the word "beg me".
Shi Yang lowered his proud head and gritted his teeth: "Yes, I beg you to let him go."
"Please?" Xie Rongying's eyebrows moved slightly, and she repeated the word "please".
Shi Yang clearly felt that Xie Rongying didn't want to let it go at all. She was telling him that the chance had been given and now was not the same as before.
He seemed to be completely exhausted, smelling the blood in the air: "What do you want from me?"
Xie Rongying looked at Shi Yang's attitude and smiled with satisfaction. Her eyes curved, "Kneel down."
"You..." Shi Yang looked at the aggressive Xie Rongying, "I am your elder!"
Xie Rongying looked towards Gu Xun again.
But this time, Shi Yang immediately shouted, "I kneel, I kneel. Tell your people not to attack Ming Yu again. I kneel."
Seeing this, Xie Rongying smiled softly and glanced at Shi Yang who was holding a long sword. The man understood and put away the long sword.
Shi Yang clutched his robe tightly with trembling hands, lowering his head. Then he lifted his robe and knelt on the ground neatly: "Please let my son go."
Shi Mingyu shook his head and looked at his father. In recent days, some unresolved problems had arisen in the several businesses he was handling.
He had originally wanted to tell his father about the matter in Yongle Building today and think of a solution, but he didn't expect to encounter such a thing here.
"Gu Xun, let him go." Xie Rongying ordered softly.
Upon hearing this, Gu Xun quickly let go of Shi Mingyu, and the people behind him also let go of Shi Mingyu at the same time.
Without the restraint, Shi Mingyu fell directly to the ground. He endured the pain and pulled out a piece of rag from his mouth. He knelt down beside Shi Yang with sobs: "Dad, Dad, it's all my fault for letting you come here, Dad..."
Shi Yang looked at Shi Mingyu's left hand, which was missing three fingers. A cold look flashed in his eyes, but quickly disappeared. He stroked Shi Mingyu's cheek and said, "I'm glad you're okay. I'm glad you're okay."
I wanted to say that it was good to be alive, but I was afraid that Xie Rongying would do something.
"Dad, Dad." Shi Mingyu burst into tears. How could he normally do something that only a woman could do? "Dad, it hurts."
Shi Yang looked at Xie Rongying, suppressing the coldness in his heart, and was about to speak.
Xie Rongying said calmly, "If Lord Shi had come in just now and answered everything I asked, how could your son have suffered this?"
"It was the Empress Dowager's order." Shi Yang stared at Xie Rongying intently: "The Empress Dowager wants to deal with your Xie family, what are you going to do?"
Xie Rongying was not surprised at all and chuckled, "Does the King of Wei know that the Empress Dowager ordered you to deal with the Xie family?"
Shi Yang was stunned.
"Judging from your expression, it seems that the King of Wei doesn't know." The smile on Xie Rongying's lips slowly faded: "Master Shi, I always feel that things are not as simple as I know, so I may not let you go."
"What?" Shi Yang was shocked. He had thought that if he mentioned the Empress Dowager, Xie Rongying would be afraid and timid, which would bring disaster to the Xie family, so he let them go. "What do you mean, you won't let me go? Do you know that the disappearance of court officials will..."
"That's enough." Xie Rongying stood up and interrupted Shi Yang. She glanced at Shi Mingyu, who was staring at her in fear. She smiled and said, "Letting you go is like letting an enemy go."
Shi Yang knelt down on the ground, his face as pale as death.
Shi Mingyu tightly grasped his father's sleeve with his right hand.
"Gu Xun, knock them out and take them back to the dungeon of the Yongyi Marquis's mansion."
After Xie Rongying finished giving the order, Shi Yang crawled towards Xie Rongying. Just as he was about to grab Xie Rongying's skirt, Xie Rongying took two steps back. At this moment, Gu Xun chopped Shi Yang hard on the back of the head.
"Dad!" Shi Mingyu exclaimed in shock when he saw Shi Yang fainted on the ground.
Just as he was about to stand up, he felt a heavy blow on the back of his head. His eyes rolled back and he fell to the ground.
Xie Rongying glanced at Shi Yang lying on the ground and said, "I have great use for these two. Take them back and keep them in good care."
"yes."
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Prince Wei's Palace.
Chang Ning was busy with the tasks that the emperor had arranged for his master to do in the past few days. After he finished all the tasks, he remembered the letter that Shangguan Yao, who had left Bian Jing with Qin Junyi, had given him a few days ago.
"Oh no, I forgot to tell the master." Chang Ning said and went straight to the study on the other side.
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