"Father." Yu Yuxi bowed again, "Is father angry because of the incident yesterday when Aunt Xi let her aunt into the house privately?"
"The evil slave is unfaithful." Yu Ruiwen snorted coldly and his face darkened.
"Father, my daughter has something to report." Yu Yuxi said softly, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, and she was extremely solemn.
After Yu Ruiwen was silent for a moment, he shook his hand to signal for a reprieve, then got up and walked into the house.
Yu Yuxi followed slowly.
The father and daughter came to the house. Yu Ruiwen sat down on the big nanmu chair in the middle. He looked at his second daughter and his expression sank at first: "Xier, this evil slave is the person next to your mother. Are you doing this for this evil slave?"
plead?"
Just now in the yard, Yu Ruiwen didn't say anything directly, just to save face for his second daughter.
"Father, I'm not here because this evil slave belongs to my mother. I'm here just because this evil slave belongs to our house." Yu Yuxi had already thought about how to speak before she came. She originally thought that her grandmother would persuade her father.
Unexpectedly, even my grandmother couldn't persuade her this time, so she had to step forward.
It didn't matter whether Aunt Xi died or not, but she was beaten to death in front of so many servants, but it was her mother who was beaten in the face. It could be said that Mrs. Yu was responsible for the beating of her mother. What happened today was real.
After what happened today, it was extremely difficult for my mother to regain power.
"What do you mean?" Yu Ruiwen didn't understand.
"Father, His Royal Highness Duan Wang came to our house today, didn't he?" Yu Yuxi said softly.
As soon as he said this, Yu Ruiwen's face immediately became strange. He looked at his second daughter carefully and saw that there was nothing unusual on her face. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and said casually: "Prince Duan is here for your eldest brother."
"Father, something happened to eldest brother?" Yu Yuxi was shocked.
"Nothing happened, your eldest brother is coming back to rest for a while." Speaking of his eldest son, Yu Ruiwen smiled. Although he often said that his son was not living up to expectations, he was actually satisfied in his heart.
"Really, eldest brother is coming back. This is... great." Yu Yuxi said in surprise, reaching out and patting her gently.
"It's true that your eldest brother hasn't been back for a while. Every time he comes back, he leaves in a hurry. This time he has to take a good rest." Yu Ruiwen was also full of joy.
"Father, eldest brother is not young anymore, it's time for us to have a sister-in-law." Yu Yuxi said with a smile, speaking very implicitly.
"Of course it is." That's what Yu Ruiwen thought at the time. Now that her daughter mentioned it, she felt even more like it should be. She took this opportunity to arrange her son's marriage.
He had heard from Mr. Qian before that he had fallen in love with her.
Thinking of Qian's family, his smile slowly sank. Qian's family is still banned. Not only Qian's family is banned, but those around Qian's family are also banned. The servants of Lanyue Xiaozhu cannot come in and out at will.
"Father, I heard from my mother that she has already chosen a family for my eldest brother. I just need to wait for my eldest brother to see me once. If he succeeds, it will be a great thing." Yu Yuxi said.
Yu Ruiwen sighed and didn't answer.
"Father, are you still angry because of mother's matter?" Yu Yuxi bit her lip, the joy in her tone faded, and she looked at Yu Ruiwen uneasily, her voice a little softer.
"You don't have to worry about this matter." Yu Ruiwen shook his hand.
"Father, it's not that my daughter wants to take care of this matter, it's just that my mother was beaten by the wife of Zhengyuanhou Mansion for no reason, and my daughter feels unconvinced." Yu Yuxi came prepared, and the point of conflict was Zhengyuanhou Mansion.
"Xier, this matter is not that simple." Yu Ruiwen really didn't want his second daughter to get involved and affect the relationship between the two sisters in the future.
"Father, I know it's not that simple. In fact, I don't even know what happened. I woke up one night and heard that my mother was beaten by the wife of Zhengyuanhou Mansion. My daughter thought it was a joke. With the wife of Zhengyuanhou Mansion,
Madam, how can you beat your mother? Who do they think they are?"
Yu Yuxi was angry at first, and then her anger turned into grievance. Her eyes were red, and she said in a trembling voice: "Father, what did mother do? Why did you hit mother?"
One sentence breaks through all the cover-ups.
The room suddenly became quiet, except for Yu Yuxi's low sobs.
"Have you seen the woman named Xi?" Yu Ruiwen sighed, saying that she had loved the daughter she had held in her hands since she was little.
"The housekeeper beside my mother used to be the most loyal to her." Yu Yuxi wiped her tears with a handkerchief and said.
"She opened the back door and the side door, and let Ning and Ning's nephew into the house with the intention of causing harm." Yu Ruiwen said vaguely. He didn't intend to say this to his second daughter at first, but seeing how the second daughter is now
I'm afraid I won't go back if I don't explain it clearly.
"Father, I asked my mother, and my mother said that she also misheard what my aunt said, and thought... that something was really going on. Mother couldn't travel at will, so she asked her to come over to check. Unexpectedly, her aunt actually joined forces with Aunt Xi early.
The two mothers even let people in through the back door."
Yu Yuxi now pretended not to know anything and followed Yu Ruiwen's words.
To Yu Ruiwen, she is completely innocent.
"Your mother won't know about it?" Yu Ruiwen was half-convinced. His second daughter had never asked him for mercy before, and this was the first time.
"Mother knows a little bit, but she doesn't know that Aunt Xi has an agreement with two other aunts. Mother really thinks..." Yu Yuxi stopped here and bit her lip, looking a little embarrassed.
What do you really think?
Thinking that Yu Xijiao had an affair with a man, she asked Ning to check it out?
Although she didn't say anything, the meaning was fully understood. Yu Ruiwen could understand it and looked at his second daughter with a deep look. This second daughter had always been his most proud daughter.
Compared with other daughters, the second daughter is dignified and decent. She treats others well and always speaks in a reasonable manner. Even when she goes to the palace, she is always generous and generous. Even the Queen Mother praises the second daughter again and again, but this is really the case.
Like she said, Qian is not that bad?
If it hadn't been for those things before, Yu Ruiwen would have believed it, but now he is very doubtful.
Seeing his silence, Yu Yuxi felt angry, but kept a bitter smile on her face: "Father, my daughter doesn't ask you for anything and I don't blame her mother. After all, it was her mother who mistrusted her aunt. In fact, it is not only her mother's fault.
Even my daughter is at fault. I used to have a lot of trust in my aunt."
Yu Yuxi slowly knelt down after saying this, "Father, Grandma Xi deserves punishment, even death, but please leave some dignity to your poor mother."
He was executed with a cane in public, and the servants of the palace were invited to watch the execution. All Qian's faces were trampled on.
Yu Ruiwen was silent, and after a while he said, "What should we do with her?"
"After father takes heavy responsibility, buy her out!" Yu Yuxi raised her head, tears fell one after another, and she sobbed, "Father, even if you don't care about your daughter's face, you should also care about your eldest brother's.
When I return to Beijing, if my mother doesn't come forward, how can this marriage be concluded?"
It is the rule that the matron of the house handles the affairs of the backyard and chooses marriages for her children. As long as Qian is still the wife and Mrs. Xuanpinghou, she has to do this.
Aunt Zhou can handle the affairs of the house, but she cannot come forward to deal with such matters with other ladies in the house.
Yu Ruiwen stretched out his hand and rubbed his brow, which was knotted.
"Father, Mother Xi should actually be beaten to death with a cane, but please remember that my mother was deceived and she will be asked to plan for my eldest brother in the future, so don't kill this dog slave with a cane in public." Yu Yuxi said with a serious voice to her.
Yu Ruiwen kowtowed three times, and immediately a green patch appeared on his fair and tender forehead.
When he raised his head again, tears were streaming down his face, and he looked at Yu Ruiwen pleadingly.
These words were very beautiful. Not only did they explain Qian's role, but they also expressed Yu Xianyi and his own feelings, and also expressed his affirmation of Yu Ruiwen's decision.
The daughter who was originally the most beloved now looks so pitiful. Even a hard-hearted person will soften her heart. What's more, Yu Ruiwen has always liked this second daughter. He has never seen his always gentle second daughter kneeling before him in such an embarrassed manner.
In front of me, I begged for Qian's mercy.
What he said is also reasonable.
Yu Ruiwen hesitated and said, "Get up first!"
Yu Yuxi stood up obediently and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief. She knew that there was no need to say anything more at this time. If she said too much, she would offend her father and feel that she was being too aggressive.
"Okay, I'll let someone buy it. As for your mother, if she gets involved in this kind of thing again, I won't be lenient and let her copy a few Buddhist scriptures to cultivate herself." Yu Ruiwen finally said.
"Thank you father. My daughter understands. I will go and report to my mother now." Yu Yuxi raised her head excitedly with tears in her eyes, her eyes filled with emotion.
"Go down first!" Yu Ruiwen shook his hand.
"Daughter, please excuse me." Yu Yuxi took two steps back, gave a deep blessing, and then showed a relaxed smile. The two tears that had just hung in her eyes immediately rolled down. These tears with laughter made Yu Ruiwen's heart
A hard bump, a dull, indescribable feeling.
Yu Yuxi also realized her impoliteness and hurriedly wiped away her tears with a handkerchief. She gave Yu Ruiwen an embarrassed blessing, bit her lip and turned to leave.
No one noticed the glimmer of pride flashing in the corner of her eyes when she turned her head. Yu Xijiao was too self-righteous to think that she could influence her father's will.
From now on, Xuanping Hou Mansion will be her support and will make her listen to her words.
Inside the house, Yu Ruiwen held his forehead with his hand and said nothing for a long time. The person who was originally executing the sentence outside the house looked at Yu Yuxi coming out and saluted respectfully one by one, and then the second girl left.
After waiting for a long time, Yu Ruiwen asked the servant to come out and give instructions about the purchase. Aunt Xi, who was beaten half to death, was pulled down.
The servants looked at each other, not understanding what was going on, and left in twos and threes.
Mingyue in the crowd took a clear look at the scene just now. After blinking her eyes, she quickly left and went back to report the matter to Yu Xijiao.
After Mingyue explained everything clearly, Yu Xijiao smiled...