Chapter 137, Blame
Because of Xiao Yeyang's sudden departure, the atmosphere at Old Master Zhou's birthday party was a bit weird.
When Yan Zhigao learned that it was his eldest daughter who had offended the young prince, he personally apologized to Old Master Zhou and Mr. Zhou, and then without even eating, he quickly left the Zhou Mansion with the entire Yan family.
“Bang!”
In the old lady's yard, Yan Zhigao slammed his hand hard on the table and looked at Daohua angrily: "You rebellious girl, don't you dare to explain yourself quickly? How did you offend the young prince?"
Seeing that everyone was looking at her with accusatory eyes, Daohua felt depressed and uncomfortable.
Xiao Yeyang's sudden anger and the guests' uninformed and sarcastic remarks had already made her furious, but none of these could outweigh the blame from her stepfather without a trace of warmth.
Old Lady Yan glanced at her eldest son and angrily scolded him, "Can't you just say what you want to say nicely? Why are you shouting so loudly? Aren't you afraid of scaring the child?"
As he said that, he stood up and pulled Daohua to sit beside him, holding her in his arms and whispering comfortingly: "Don't be afraid, it's okay, it's okay if Yang kid offended us, the worst that can happen is that we won't have anything to do with him in the future."
Hearing this, Daohua couldn't help but shed tears silently.
As soon as Xiao Yeyang left, she was surrounded by verbal violence and no one came out to comfort her.
She was also frightened by Xiao Yeyang's angry look, but no one cared. They only blamed him and gloated over his misfortune.
Seeing Daohua crying, the old lady was immediately distressed. She took out her handkerchief and wiped her tears. As she wiped, she said, "No one is allowed to mention what happened today. Everyone, get out."
"mother!"
Yan Zhigao glanced at the old lady helplessly: "Mom, you can't spoil Daohua like this."
"That's right!" Yan Zhiyuan also interrupted, "Mother, Daohua offended the young prince today. This has brought disaster to our entire Yan family. She must be punished and spanked a few times, otherwise, she won't learn her lesson."
As soon as these words were spoken, the room suddenly became quiet.
Mrs. Li twisted her handkerchief and stared at Yan Zhiyuan.
And Daohua, with tears in her eyes, looked at her good second uncle in great shock.
Her good second uncle is really going to take things too far, as he is bringing disaster to the entire Yan family!
He even wants to beat her with a stick. Are he treating her like a criminal?
Yan Zhiyuan felt a little uncomfortable when he saw Daohua's tearful eyes, but he continued, "Think about it, Daohua offended the young prince and brought shame to the Zhou family. She has to give an explanation."
"Let's not talk about anything else. How will Wenxiu, Wentao, and Wenkai cope with the situation in the academy? Also, will my eldest brother be suppressed in the officialdom?"
“Bang!”
The old lady threw the teacup on the table at Yan Zhiyuan before he could finish speaking.
"Mom, what are you doing?"
Yan Zhiyuan dodged quickly and was not hit, but the flying tea stains splashed all over him.
In order to look good at Old Master Zhou's birthday party, he specially wore a light blue robe, but now he can no longer wear this robe outside.
The old lady pointed at Yan Zhiyuan and said sternly, "Your eldest brother became an official because of ten years of hard study. Wenxiu and the others studied in the academy because of their diligence and hard work. Yan Zhiyuan, I'm telling you, don't pick a fight with me at this time."
"Mom, I didn't."
The old lady interrupted directly: "Don't I know the twists and turns in your heart? I have already told you the reason why Wenjie and Wenbin couldn't go to the academy. How can you, as an elder, be so petty?"
"Since then, you've been saying a few words about Rice Flower whenever you have something to say, wondering if others know what you're thinking."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the room looked at Yan Zhiyuan.
Mrs. Li was even more furious. If the old lady hadn't said it, she would have really ignored it. She thought that her second brother just wanted to show off his status as an elder in front of her daughter, but she didn't expect that he had such deep thoughts.
Yan Zhiyuan felt a little embarrassed by being looked at, and said in irritation, "Mom, what nonsense are you talking about? Is your son that kind of person?"
The old lady said: "Don't you have any idea of what's going on?" After saying that, she stopped looking at him and looked at Yan Wenxiu, Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai.
"You three should know how you got into the academy, so you are the least qualified to blame Daohua."
Yan Wenkai immediately said, "Grandma, I don't mean to blame my elder sister."
"Me neither." Yan Wentao also hurriedly expressed his opinion.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Yan Wenxiu was silent for a moment: "I don't blame my elder sister, but as her elder brother, I still want to talk to her."
Daohua raised her eyes and looked over, saying sarcastically, "Brother, are you saying I have no manners?"
Seeing Daohua like this, Yan Wenxiu frowned: "I know that my elder sister is simple by nature, but the little prince is still the little prince after all. You can't treat him as an ordinary friend when you get along with him."
"If ordinary friends had a falling out, the worst that could happen would be that they would stop communicating in the future. But the young prince's power is enough to easily destroy all that the Yan family has accumulated."
Daohua sneered and stood up. "Xiao Yeyang and I have been getting along like this since we met. If Big Brother felt it was wrong, why didn't you tell him when Xiao Yeyang first came to our house? And why didn't you tell him when we were at Xiangxia Mountain before?"
Yan Wenxiu frowned, and before he could think of what to say, he heard Yan Zhigao speak: "Wenxiu is right, you are just too presumptuous."
"Xiao Yeyang, this is the young prince's name. How can you call him that? I've been wanting to warn you about this for a long time!"
Daohua turned to look at her adopted father and said, "Then why didn't you tell me earlier, father?" Then she looked at the people in the room with a mocking expression, "When Xiao Yeyang and I get along well, it can bring benefits to you, so even if I make any mistakes, you can ignore it."
"Now that I've offended Xiao Yeyang and damaged your interests, are you going to come and hold me accountable?"
Hearing this, Yan Zhigao was furious: "How dare you! Who are you talking to?"
Seeing Yan Zhigao was furious, Madam Li quickly pulled Daohua behind her and said, "Master, if you want to discipline your daughter, just talk to her nicely. Why are you being so harsh?"
Old Madam Yan was an elder, so Yan Zhigao couldn't say anything, but Madam Li was his wife, so it didn't matter: "A loving mother often spoils her child. If it weren't for your neglect of discipline, how could this girl become so lawless? In this regard, you're really not as good as Lin. Look at Yishuang, how demure she was raised to be?"
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Li's face turned pale instantly.
Daohua was furious and stood up. "Father, how dare you say that? My mother is helping you take care of everything in the Yan family. And what about your concubine? Besides making you happy and serving you every day, what else has she done for this family? Father, you can't be so heartless!"
"presumptuous!"
Being accused by his daughter like this, Yan Zhigao couldn't hold back his pride and raised his hand to hit Daohua.
"master!"
Seeing this, Mrs. Li immediately rushed over and held Yan Zhigao's hand tightly.
Seeing that her stepfather was about to hit her again, Daohua was so angry that her eyes turned red. She immediately took a few steps forward, raised her head, and sneered, "Father, go ahead and hit me. You can only vent your anger on your children by hitting them."
"you"
Yan Zhigao was so angry that his hands were held tightly and he couldn't hit back.
"Are you forcing me to die because I'm living too comfortably?" The old lady slammed the table hard, her breathing fluctuating violently with anger.
Seeing the old lady getting angry, everyone quieted down.
Yan Zhigao and Madam Li knelt down hurriedly, and the others followed suit.
"Get out, all of you!"
The old lady calmed down her fluctuating emotions and waved her hand tiredly.
Yan Zhigao wanted to say something, but the old lady ignored him: "I don't want to see you, all of you go away."
Then, the others walked out slowly.
Only when everyone was gone did Daohua get up from the ground, sit on the steps, and lean on the old lady's arms: "Grandma, I want to go back to my hometown. I don't want to stay here anymore."
Old Madam Yan wanted to say something to her, but seeing her granddaughter's red eyes, she finally sighed: "Girl, you have such a bad temper. I don't know who you inherited it from. Don't you know how to say a few soft words?"
Daohua sniffed. "I'm not wrong, why should I give in? If I give in once, they'll use all sorts of excuses to pressure me next time. Do I have to give in every time? What's the point of living like this?"
"You!" The old lady nodded at Daohua's head. "I wonder where you learned all this nonsense and nonsense from? How dare you, a junior, go against your elders?"
Daohua was silent for a moment: "It's true that they are elders, but do elders never make mistakes? If they make a mistake, can we say anything? We should respect our elders, but they must act like elders first."
The old lady choked and shook her head: "Forget it, forget it. I can't argue with you, but you need to know that when you get married in the future, you will have to rely on your parents' support."
"Even if you have any dissatisfaction with your father or brother, just keep it to yourself. Why confront them openly and make yourself uncomfortable?"
Daohua curled her lips and said, "If you rely on mountains, they will fall; if you rely on people, they will run away. This time, I finally understand that the only one I can rely on is myself."
Upon hearing this, the old lady couldn't help herself and hit Daohua hard on the head: "Rely on yourself, how can you rely on yourself? Even if you can make money, do you think you can survive in this world?"
"Girl, because your grandfather died young, your grandmother suffered so much contempt and gossip. This world is harsh on women. Even if you live your life behind closed doors, you will still get into trouble!"
"Why do merchants have such a hard time even though they're so rich? Isn't it because they have nothing to rely on? What? Do you think you're better than those merchants?"
Daohua's face fell. "I just want to live the life I want. Why is it so difficult?"
The old lady sighed: "Life is so difficult, isn't it?" After saying that, she thought for a moment and continued.
"Your father is a terrible person, but he has built a safe home for you. Under his protection, no villain dares to bully you. From now on, be more polite when you speak to him!"
"He's an official, used to being flattered. If you go against him like this, aren't you pushing him towards Shuangxinyuan?"
Daohua pursed her lips and said nothing.
She knew that from the old lady's perspective, the fact that she could say such words to her meant that she really loved her.
"Grandma, I want to sleep with you tonight!"
The old lady said angrily: "You girl, you are still the same as when you were little, crawling into my bed whenever you are unhappy."
(End of this chapter)
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