Chapter 68 Daughter Beating Father Will Be Punished by Heaven
Yun Xiuwen leaned close to her and said, "Xue'er, I need your help. Your grandmother can't walk anymore and has fainted. It's been so hard for us to carry her all this way. There are still two hours to go, and we can't carry her anymore. Could you give us the cart so we can push it?"
Yun Zhaoxue was rummaging through her water pouch to fill it with water when she heard his voice. She didn't even glance at him, her attitude cold. "We've severed ties. You're not my father. Go find Yun Jiaoyue; she's your daughter."
She didn't want to drink the stream water, fearing it was unclean and would upset her stomach. She was just pretending, going over there to pretend, while secretly adding spiritual spring water from her spatial storage.
Yang and her eldest and second daughters-in-law were each carrying a water bag, preparing to go to the stream to fill it with water, and were waiting for her to go together.
Xiao Xuance and Xiao Xuanwu were injured, and they were responsible for watching over the things and the children here.
Yun Zhaoxue carried five water bags in one hand. "Let's go."
Yun Xiuwen was determined to get his hands on the car today, and when he saw her about to leave, he raised his hand to stop her.
Thinking he was about to harm Yun Zhaoxue, Madam Yang quickly stepped forward to block her path, asking, "What does Marquis Yun intend to do?"
Yun Xiuwen's expression changed instantly, and he adopted the demeanor of a marquis, saying, "Your Highness, this is our family matter! I am disciplining my daughter, please do not interfere."
"Xue'er is my daughter-in-law; she is now a member of the Xiao family."
Yun Xiuwen said, "Yun Zhaoxue, our Yun family has raised you for fifteen years. Do you think a flimsy letter severing ties can end our relationship? Dream on! Have you repaid the debt of gratitude you owe us for raising you all these years?"
Yun Zhaoxue glanced at him sideways, a cold smile playing on her lips.
When Yun Xiuwen met her gaze, it was as if he saw through those eyes the unapproachable woman from over a decade ago, who had also stared at him with the same look—arrogant, disdainful, and haughty.
It was as if he were an insignificant ant, someone who never bothered to look at him directly.
He is her husband, the sky above her head. How dare she look down on him!
She died later, and her daughter looked just like him.
"Why are you looking at me like that? I'm your father. Your grandmother is dying, and you're just going to stand by and do nothing... You..."
Under Yun Zhaoxue's gaze, which was as if he were looking at a dead man, Yun Xiuwen's momentum weakened, and he even forgot what he wanted to say.
Those around felt sorry for Yun Xiuwen; it was truly tragic for a father to be bullied by a wicked woman.
They all began to condemn Yun Zhaoxue.
"Lord Yun is truly pitiful. He is clearly the father, yet he lives like a grandson. He must be bullied by Princess Zhaoxue quite often."
“Princess Zhaoxue has a bad temper. Relying on the Emperor’s support, she acts arrogantly and domineeringly. There’s nothing she wouldn’t do.”
"What's with the title 'princess'? We're all convicts. Before, who here didn't have a status? Now it's different. We're all suppressed by those guards and controlled by them. We can't resist."
No sooner had the man finished speaking than a sinister voice came from behind him, "You still want to resist?"
Who else is there besides Lao Liao?
He kicked the man to the ground.
"Oh dear, officer, you're killing me! I won't do it again, I won't do it again, I'll never do it again..."
...
When Yun Xiuwen heard the crowd condemning Yun Zhaoxue for being unfilial, he thought he had achieved his goal.
He said hypocritically, "Xue'er, as long as you give up your car for your grandmother to ride in today, I will let bygones be bygones."
He waved his hand, "Someone, go and push the cart."
As he spoke, the two illegitimate sons of the Yun family were about to step forward to push the cart.
Xiao Xuance slammed his stick into their outstretched arms.
Yun Zhaoxue said, "You want to settle accounts with me? Then I'll settle accounts with you too. Before my mother married into the Yunyang Marquis's mansion, the mansion was penniless. They had mortgaged their land deeds and house deeds. If it weren't for my mother's dowry, the mansion wouldn't even have been able to keep its house, let alone maintain its wealth and prosperity for more than ten years. Everything was thanks to my mother. If anyone owes me, it's you who owe me! Pay me back the money you owe me first, and then I'll repay you for the kindness of giving birth to me but not raising me."
Yun Zhaoxue snatched the stick from Xiao Xuance's hand and pointed it at him, "Give me back my money!"
Fearing a beating, Yun Xiuwen stepped back and explained, "Nonsense, there's no such thing."
Before the stick even touched him, he kept backing away, tripping over his own feet and falling down, crying out, "Ouch, ouch..."
He collapsed to the ground, slapping his thigh and crying out, "This is terrible! My daughter is beating me! Everyone come and see!"
"What a terrible thing! My own daughter beats me up, why doesn't the heavens strike her down with lightning!"
“I’ve seen plenty of wicked people, but even the most vicious person wouldn’t abandon filial piety. If she doesn’t care about filial piety, this girl must have some kind of rebellious streak in her bones.”
Yun Xiuwen echoed his cries, "What sins did I commit in my past life to give birth to such a wicked child in this life? I should have strangled you back then..."
Madam Yang said, "Master Yun, Xue'er's stick didn't even touch you; you fell down by yourself."
As a parent, she would never say such harsh words no matter what her children did wrong. Only parents who don't love their children would wish them dead.
No wonder Xue'er used to be so arrogant and unruly. She's not like that now. The contrast is too great. She was probably just faking it before. If she didn't act like this, they would bully her.
She lost her mother at a young age, and her father would strangle her at the drop of a hat.
This child must have had a very hard life before, and I immediately felt sorry for her.
Jun'er also stood up and said, "Yes, we saw it too. He fell down on his own, it has nothing to do with our third aunt."
Yun Xiuwen said, "I wouldn't have fallen down if she hadn't threatened me with the stick; it's just that she hit her father."
"If you've severed ties with your family, what kind of father are you? Get out!" Yun Zhaoxue stepped forward, stick in hand. "You're slandering me for hitting you? I'll show you what a real beating is!"
He kicked the person over with a thud, "Bang!"
"Ah! Ouch..." Yun Xiuwen couldn't get up even after rolling and crawling.
At this moment, Yun Jiaoyue's voice came, "Father, the Third Prince has already sent people to buy a carriage."
Yun Xiuwen's eyes lit up, "If we buy a carriage, we can ride in one too!"
After a moment's hesitation, Yun Jiaoyue slowly nodded, "That's natural."
The third prince ordered two carriages to be purchased, and the two of them rode in one.
The other carriage was naturally for her family members, since she was the Third Prince's wife and her father had repeatedly asked them for help.
If not the Yun family, then who else could it be given to?
Supported by her grandson, Old Madam Yun woke up instantly upon hearing the word "carriage." "Carriage? We can ride in a carriage now?"
Madam Wang also came over: "Master, you see, our Yue'er is still the most promising. Even in the face of hardship, she still thinks of her family, unlike some selfish and ungrateful wretch."
Upon hearing that there was a carriage to ride in, Yun Xiuwen immediately felt relieved. "That's right, Yue'er is so capable. You ungrateful wretch, who cares about your broken carriage? Keep it and push it yourself."
Yun Zhaoxue scoffed disdainfully, saying sarcastically, "You're right, your Yue'er is quite something. Not long after getting married, she took your whole family into exile. How ambitious!"
If Yun Jiaoyue hadn't married the Third Prince, the Yunyang Marquis's mansion wouldn't have been exiled.
Upon hearing this, the Yun family members froze. Indeed, their Marquis's mansion was exiled because of the Third Prince. If Yun Jiaoyue hadn't been the Third Prince's consort, they would still be enjoying delicacies in the capital.
Yun Jiaoyue said, "Father, Mother, don't listen to her nonsense. You will definitely thank me for taking you into exile in the future."
The Yun family, "..."
They were implicated and exiled, yet they should thank her?
Now they're so grateful for a mere horse-drawn carriage?
They deserve it!
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