Southern Qi Fenghua Record

Xia Houyi said he couldn't help this time, and he really couldn't help, and he didn't intend to continue to hide it for her.

The next day, Zhong Zan came to the door with a heavy expression on his face, went straight to Xia Houyuan's study outside without waiting for the steward to report, and complained to his brother-in-law: "You really raised a good daughter, if Yi'er didn't take the initiative to confess, we I didn't know she could be so bold..."

When Xia Houshu rushed to the study with the maid who came to pass the message, he saw that besides Xia Houyuan and Zhong Zan, there were also his mother and Xia Houyi in the study.Each of them looked dignified, as if a fierce dispute had just occurred.And Xia Houyi was kneeling in the middle hall.

When they saw her, the seriousness on everyone's faces increased a bit.

If you were a little skeptical before you said it, but when you entered the study and saw the people in front of you, Xia Houshu understood everything.It seems that Xia Houyi has already explained clearly what should be said, and what should not be said, maybe he also said a few words.Thinking of this, she took a peek at Xia Houyi, thinking that his elder brother is really ruthless, in order to remove her identity, he even sold himself.

Xia Houshu couldn't help admiring his elder brother in such a righteous act of killing one thousand enemies and eight hundred self-defeating actions.If you want to be the successor of the Evergreen Sect, how can you not be cruel?

With his uncle's character, he might feel relieved to have such a successor!

Xia Houyuan couldn't help laughing when he saw his daughter walking slowly and looking around the house warily, as if she might flee the scene at any time.He clasped his hand into a fist, slowly raised it to the tip of his nose, and coughed lightly.

Zhong Yuqing immediately gave him a sideways glance.

Xia Houyuan pretended to have an uncomfortable nose and coughed a few times in succession, which naturally gave Zhong Yuqing a series of rollicking eyes.

Xia Houshu immediately realized the seriousness of the problem, and hurried up to pay his respects to the three elders. Seeing that everyone still looked cold, he knelt down next to Xia Houyi with great interest.

Xia Houyuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he raised his forehead and said, "You're so happy, you knelt down before we asked anything. Usually your mother always said that you are not easy to manage, so that's how it is."

Xia Houshu was quite disgusted in his heart.With so many eyes staring at her at home, can she act without winking?And today's incident is clearly a question of guilt. If she doesn't lower her stance first, is she going to confront them head-on?Even if she is really stupid and ignorant, how can she be worthy of three elders who are both prestige and reasonable?

She still has this self-knowledge.

One of Xia Houshu's strengths is that he admits his mistakes quickly and has a correct attitude. Seeing this situation, she immediately put her head on her head and said, "This time, Shu'er really knew that he was wrong. Please don't be angry about me, elders." body, otherwise Shu’er’s crime will be serious.”

As a mother, Zhong Yuqing is also the person who pays the most attention to Xia Houshu's daily life. If her brother hadn't said it in person, and her second son had testified, the evidence is conclusive, she would never have imagined that she would be under her nose every day, seemingly following the rules, and occasionally committing sloppy behavior. His daughter actually did such a thing secretly.

She snorted coldly and said angrily: "When you were doing something wrong outside, why didn't you see you being so careful? Now that you know that we are going to punish you, do you realize that you have committed a serious crime?"

Xia Houshu didn't dare to contradict him, so he had to lower his head even lower.

Her attitude can't help but remind Zhong Yuqing of her appearance after making mistakes in the past, but there is never a time when she really knows her mistakes and corrects them, and she will never make them again.Zhong Yuqing was even more angry, and said again: "You said you were wrong, okay, but tell me where you were wrong?"

Xia Houshu hurriedly looked to Xia Houyi for help.What did this guy say, to that extent, she didn't know!

Xia Houyi didn't seem to see it, and deliberately turned his face to the side, ignoring it.

Zhong Zan was so angry that his beard cocked up when he saw the small movements between the kneeling nephews.All his life, he had been ordered by the emperor to spy on other people's privacy, and he thought that his hands and eyes were all over the sky, but he didn't expect that his nephew would take advantage of his loopholes when he was old.Isn't this slapping him in the face?

The man in the palace was already quite afraid of him, if he was caught again, wouldn't the 100-year-old foundation of Prince Gong's Mansion be ruined?

Zhong Zan took a deep breath, tried his best to suppress the shock and anger in his heart, took a few steps forward, and said to Xia Houshu, "Hand over the things."

Xia Houshu naturally knew what his uncle was talking about.But that ring is the only thing that can prove her identity as the secret envoy of the Evergreen Sect.For it, she would not hesitate to spend any amount of time, energy, and money, and the number of bloodshed and injuries was immeasurable. If she handed it over today, she would never come back in the future.

"What are you still doing?" Zhong Yuqing suddenly raised her voice, implying anger, "If Yi'er hadn't confessed to us, I wouldn't have known that you still had such thoughts and courage. Now your uncle asked you to hand over the things, You just want to settle this matter privately, don't you think it's not big enough?"

Xia Houshu realized that he couldn't escape, so he took out a chain from his neck, and there was a small and exquisite ring hanging on it, and a piece of white Hetian jade the size of rice was inlaid on the silver ring.

As soon as she took it off, Zhong Yuqing snatched it away, held it in her hand and looked at it carefully, and passed it to Zhong Zan after confirming that it was correct.

Zhong Zan put the ring in his pocket, stood with his hands behind his back, and said solemnly: "Shu'er, if you are a man, if you have such thoughts, I will definitely use you again. But you are a daughter and my niece. I can't Let it go. Don't blame your brother, he did this for your own good."

After Zhong Zan finished speaking, he looked at Xia Houyi again, and said, "Yi'er, you deliberately lied about this matter, which led to the current situation. Now that you have found your way back, I won't bother with you anymore. That's it. As for the matter of letting you lead the Qing and Yin departments, let's take it easy for now."

"Thank you uncle for your forgiveness!"

Xia Houyi solemnly saluted Zhong Zan.Before deciding to do this, he had foreseen such an outcome.In fact, this is not too bad, and it happens to be in line with the opinion of the emperor when he was secretly summoned.It can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.

Xia Houshu didn't know that there were other inside stories, so he immediately retorted: "Uncle, I begged for nothing and forced my second brother to do this. You take back my token, and I admit it, but I'm not happy to sit still ! The second brother has been with you for so many years, and you also recognize his ability. You have decided to let him lead the two departments of Qingyin, how can you go back on your word because of this?"

Zhong Zan frowned slightly, pointed at Xia Houshu and said to Xia Houyuan, "Look at your daughter, she...what's wrong with her? Are you still not convinced?"

Xia Houyuan hurriedly comforted him: "Uncle, don't worry, calm down, Shu'er is not sensible. Just a child, don't bother with her." Then he turned his head and said to Xia Houshu, "Look at you making your uncle angry. Well, hurry up and make amends!"

Xia Houshu could tell that her father was speaking for her, so she glanced at him gratefully, then quickly kowtowed to Zhong Zan and said, "Uncle, I made a mistake, you have a lot of adults, don't argue with me! " Then he looked at the teacups on the table next to him, "Why don't you... take a sip of tea first?"

Zhong Zan was so angry that his eyebrows were not eyebrows, and his eyes were not eyes. He glanced at his sister and brother-in-law, and then said, "This is not something worth publicizing. I didn't want to make a big deal, so I came here to explain to you and my wife. But This child, Shu'er, has such a big idea. She dares to do such a thing. Maybe she will cause some trouble in the future. The daughters in my family have never seen anyone act so boldly like her. You can do it Take a good look at her!"

"Don't worry, brother, we will never tolerate this matter." Xia Houyuan comforted him again.

Zhong Zan asked, "Then what do you plan to do with Shu'er?"

Xia Houyuan really didn't think about how to deal with it. She looked at her wife, then at her daughter, and finally at Zhong Zan, and said, "This daughter's family matter...how about leaving it to her mother?"

All eyes immediately focused on Zhong Yuqing.

Zhong Yuqing looked at her husband who seemed relieved, and couldn't help but froze.Although the daughter is grown up, it is inconvenient for him as a father to intervene in many things, but to put the responsibility on her so openly, isn't it just letting her be the bad guy?

Zhong Yuqing frowned and said, "Since you don't want to make a big deal out of it, then make her copy "The Commandments" fifty times, and give her a one-month confinement."

Zhong Zan listened carefully, but felt that the punishment was too light, so he immediately asked, "That's it?"

Zhong Yuqing spread her hands together and said, "You guys think this matter should not be a big deal, so I can't do it with a heavy punishment, or a light punishment. Why don't you teach me how to punish?"

Zhong Zan didn't expect his younger sister, who had always been a strict teacher, to say such a thing, and for a moment he didn't know how to answer.He is a person who even throws his own daughter to his wife to discipline him and doesn't care about everything. How can he know how to discipline his niece?

He thought for a while, stomped his feet and said, "This is your daughter, you can punish him however you like, I don't bother. Since I have already got the token, I will leave first."

After speaking, he waved his sleeves and walked out.

Xia Houyuan was worried that his uncle was really angry, so he quickly followed him to see him out.

There were only three of them, mother and son, left in the study.

Zhong Yuqing sat down on the chair, then picked up the teacup on the coffee table and shook it gently. The half cup of tea, which was only warm, filled the cup with her movements.Thoughtful, she glanced at the pair of children kneeling down from time to time.

After a long time, she said: "Get up. Since you all know that you are wrong, you should each receive your punishment."

Xia Houshu hurriedly and his elder brother kowtowed to his mother again before standing up.

Then a thought flashed in Xia Houshu's mind, "Wait, each of them will be punished?"

She looked at Xia Houyi, except that his uncle said that he would suspend the arrangement for him to take over the Qingyin Department of Changqingmen, what punishment would he have?

Zhong Yuqing seemed to see through her mind, looked at her sharply and said: "Since your brother helped you deceive everyone, he should be punished. Before you do anything in the future, you'd better think clearly whether it will affect your parents, brothers and sisters." Relatives. Shu'er, some words are not pleasant, and I don't want to repeat them all the time. I hope you will remember the lesson so that you can do it yourself."