Xia Pengju could no longer hold back and angrily yelled, "I see you've read so much that you've gone to pieces. Who gave you the guts to make up stories about our elders?"
Xia Yiqin stiffened his neck and rolled his eyes: "I don't like studying anyway, but you guys forced me to do it?"
When a teenager becomes rebellious, he won't recognize any relatives!
Qiao Xin could not have predicted that things would develop to this point. She had originally planned to make peace between the two of them while eating and drinking. She wanted to take the opportunity to discuss the cooperation in building a school and developing the tea mountain!
Seeing that the naughty kid was still revealing his family's wealth, Qiao Xin quickly asked Shunzi to ask all irrelevant people to leave first and leave some space for the uncle and nephew alone!
Knowing too much about some things may not necessarily be a good thing!
Xia Pengju has always been proud, but today he was contradicted by his own nephew in public, and he lost all his face.
When they returned home, they saw their old mother who had just returned from the temple to worship Buddha, and their hearts ached!
"Mother, we have spoiled Qin'er too much!"
The Anhua County Lady had already learned about today's events from the subordinates. In her eyes, these were not a big deal.
That country woman from the Qiao family came excitedly to question the crime, but in the end she still let the man go obediently!
"Qin'er is the only child of my Fuguogong Mansion. He is a child of destiny. It's not a bad thing for him to have a bit of temper!"
Xia Pengju held his forehead with his hand, his voice trembling a little: "Mother, now it's not a question of whether others will pursue it or not, but Qin'er himself is determined to go to Qingyang Academy to learn martial arts!"
The veins of Anhua County Master's hand bulged as she gripped the handle of the chair. Her lips were tightly pursed and her eyes were cold. She snorted coldly from her nose.
"How can you take it seriously? It's just a child's joke. Why did Qiao come to Anhua instead of staying in Yuncheng?"
"I heard that he was going to Anhua County to plant tea. He and Liang Shengming didn't make an appointment."
"Whatever the reason, send them away as soon as possible."
"Mother, don't you want to go and see him? Old Madam Qiao has an imperial decree, and Lord Qiao is the official in charge of Yuncheng."
Princess Anhua said in a contemptuous tone: "What's so good about meeting her? She's just a widow from the countryside, a villain who has achieved success. How can I condescend to meet her? It would be a loss of status!
And Ze'er, the Guan family is going to spoil him. He hangs out with a bunch of low-class people all day long. No wonder he has no future. How can he be worthy of the legitimate daughter of our Xia family? This marriage is over, and no one is allowed to mention it again.
Keep Qin'er under guard and don't allow him to leave the house without permission. He is such a nobleman that he refuses to behave like this and is willing to degrade himself."
Xia Pengju raised his head suddenly, then lowered it quickly.
My mother has stayed in this small place for too long. She has been used to being the one who has the final say and is domineering in this family for many years. She no longer listens to any opinions and can no longer see the situation outside clearly.
Over the years, according to the news coming from Kyoto, the Qiao family has been favored by the emperor since its rise to prominence. The three sons all hold important positions and are trusted by His Majesty.
There are even rumors that Madam Qiao's words and actions can influence His Majesty's decision.
In the eyes of her mother, such a person is just a country woman?
If he had not seen it with his own eyes, he would have thought that Qiao Xin was just like his mother, walking unsteadily and looking very old.
But not only is he as cunning as a rabbit and imposing, he also behaves more like a general going to the battlefield.
But looking at my own family, each generation is declining more than the previous one. His Majesty has not given the order, and I can't go back to Kyoto. My parents have been crying since they were in their thirties and have become gray-haired.
As for himself, his second and third brothers, they had accomplished nothing. If it weren't for the Qingming Academy that his family had run here for many years and let them take over, who among the nobles in Kyoto would still remember them?
The next generation, who were highly expected, was even worse. Their eldest wife, three concubines, and five daughters could not even give birth to a son. The second wife had many wives and concubines, but only one legitimate male heir, Xia Yiqin. The third wife was even more naive. Not to mention legitimate children, even the illegitimate children only had two daughters.
No one knew what sin the Xia family had committed, but after returning to their ancestral home, they began to decline visibly.
But his father had long since stopped caring about the world and was devoted to seeking immortality. As for his mother, she was living in her past and was trying every means to return to Kyoto.
But the man on the dragon throne never gave in. It was no use begging anyone!
Even the second branch of the Guan family, who was regarded as a loser by his mother, had a position in the court. Was Guan Ze spoiled?
Which child who is less than seventeen years old, has the title of scholar, is capable of both literature and martial arts, and it is said that he will continue to take the imperial examinations after returning from his study tour. This child with a good character and a bright future actually punishes the waste in the mouth of his mother?
Your Majesty has made it clear that he does not want the aristocratic families to become too powerful, so why is my mother still unable to see the situation clearly as always?
If my mother could humble herself and build a good relationship with Old Madam Qiao, maybe there would be a glimmer of hope for their family.
But I really didn't expect my mother to have such an attitude. If the two of them met, let alone improving their relationship, it would be a blessing if things didn't get even more awkward!
Xia Pengju was worried about his family, and Qiao Xin had no intention of visiting anyone in the Xia family.
I don’t know him!
She had been here for almost a day or two. What could possibly be hidden from the Xia family in such a small town? But they simply ignored them and didn't even send a manager.
This attitude says it all.
What else are they doing together?
Qiao Xin didn't plan to spend more time in Xiayan Village. Liang Shengming and his apprentice would take care of the students' affairs, so she would just stay here and argue with Xia Pengju.
She was no longer the dean of Qingyang Academy, so she had no business intervening. It was really not her turn to worry about this matter anymore.
The reason they saved those students and took Xia Yiqin away was just to avoid the escalation of the conflict! They wanted to build a school in Anhua County to recruit students, but they couldn't get away from the Xia family for the time being.
Qiao Xin could force the construction of the school, and in this way, he would offend all the local nobles.
At that time, she can just walk away, but County Magistrate Wu and Liang Shengming will have to clean up the mess.
Hearing that Qiao Xin was going to Anhua County not far from here, Xu Can stood guard at the door with his bag on his back before dawn.
Chu Yuan yawned and watched the situation for his master. He had such a willful master, who was also drunk and didn't sleep in the middle of the night. He ran outside the courtyard and fed mosquitoes for most of the day.
If you ask him, he is just bored and has nothing better to do. He could have just made an appointment with the old lady to go together, but he had to come up with some unexpected surprise.
Xu Can rushed over, thinking he was the first one, but he didn't know there was another one hiding in the corner not far from him, who actually ran ahead of the carriage.
Xu Can: .,.....
With that strong body, he would never admit his mistake even if you beat him to death. If it wasn't for Guan Ze, who else could that kid be?
Didn't you agree not to go? Why did you try to play the trick of repairing the plank road in the open while secretly attacking Chencang?
Can this friend still do it?
When Qiao Xin heard the noise, she opened the car door and was surprised to see them.
"Why are you here? Aren't you going to morning class or practicing martial arts?"
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