Qin Dewei attended Xu clan's school safely for two days. He was sitting in the school that day, lost in thought.
Next to him, Xu Shian said something to Qin Dewei, but Qin Dewei didn't pay attention and continued to think deeply.
Xu Shian was very dissatisfied and pushed Qin Dewei hard. Qin Dewei came to his senses and asked: "What's wrong?"
"What are you thinking? I don't care when I talk to you!" Xu Shi'an accused.
Qin Dewei said with a hint of trepidation: "I have been thinking about whether to take a leave tomorrow to see Wang Lianqing, but I am also worried that Mr. Zeng will be angry."
Xu Shi'an suddenly became very excited: "Then keep thinking, come up with the idea of asking for leave, and ask for my leave as well!"
"I'm going to see Wang Lianqing because I have serious business!" Qin Dewei said sternly.
Xu Shi'an patted Qin Dewei and said with great emotion: "Do you know what I admire most about you? It's the way you are thinking about finding a beauty to be happy while insisting that you are a serious person."
Qin Dewei was speechless. Of course he had something serious to do. He asked Wang Lianqing to talk about Liu Yue's affairs. Let's see if Wang Lianqing could introduce an old retired artist to learn skills from Liu Yue first.
Suddenly, a servant of the Xu family appeared at the door and reported to Mr. Zeng: "There is an emergency at home. The old mistress asked Master An and Brother Qin to return home immediately!"
When he heard that it was an emergency and that the host's mother had spoken spontaneously, Mr. Zeng was certainly not unkind and waved his hand and let Qin Dewei and Xu Shi'an leave the hall.
Mr. Zeng was slightly worried. If conductor Xu had an emergency, it would be normal for him to send Xu Laosan back, but what would it mean to ask Qin Dewei to go back?
Strictly speaking, Qin Dewei is only related to Conductor Xu and is not a member of the Xu family. How can he be qualified to participate in the so-called emergency?
Qin Dewei and Xu Shi'an looked at each other and couldn't find anything out from the servants, so they could only go back full of doubts.
When the two of them entered the door, they heard the doorman say leisurely: ""
When they entered the main hall, they saw Master Xu and Mrs. Xu. However, one master was crestfallen, and the other lady's face was as cold as frost. The atmosphere was terrifyingly depressed. All the serving maids and slaves were cautious, holding their hands and holding their breath, for fear of attracting the attention of the master.
Seeing this posture, Qin Dewei did not dare to speak. Only Xu Shi'an had the courage to ask Mrs. Xu: "What's going on? Who has made mother angry again?"
Mrs. Xu called Xu Shian in front of her, then hugged her and said, "My poor child!"
Qin Dewei was puzzled. Is there any trace of misfortune in Xu Laosan's body? If Xu Laosan is considered a misfortune, then what does Qin Dewei mean?
Xu Shian also felt very strange and asked again: "What's going on?"
Mrs. Xu looked at Mr. Xu, gritted her teeth and cursed: "Your father is a shameless old man who can't control his crotch, and he has ruined my son's official position again!"
Xu Shian still didn't understand what was going on, but Qin Dewei reacted instantly.
Damn it! The Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate or the Ministry of War must have punished Commander Xu. Judging from Mrs. Xu’s words, it was probably to deprive Commander Xu of Yin Yi’s son’s reward for hundreds of households!
In these days, the civilized elite is inferior to the military, and the policy of controlling military affairs with civilized personnel is implemented. The Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate or the Ministry of War drafted a small punishment for a fourth-grade military attaché, and the decision was basically finalized.
It’s not that serious crimes like dismissal from office and confiscation of homes require repeated review. In this way, punishment only needs to be reported to the court and go through the process. No one will forcefully interfere with the judiciary because the gain outweighs the loss.
In the eyes of outsiders, they neither dismissed the officers who commanded them, nor exempted the three-mountain gatekeepers from their duties, nor did they pursue hereditary honors. The exemption of Enyin's son could only be regarded as a moderate punishment.
Commander Xu, who openly annihilated the women involved in the case on official occasions and caused adverse effects, can be considered very tolerant!
But when this punishment fell on Xu Laosan, it was a huge change in the trajectory of his life. As the saying goes, father's love is like a mountain. A grain of sand from a father that falls on his son's head is like a mountain.
Thinking of the unlearned and incompetent brother, Qin Dewei had no choice but to sympathize with him for the time being, but why did Mrs. Xu ask him to come?
Just as she was thinking about it, Mrs. Xu finished scolding Mr. Xu and suddenly turned to Qin Dewei: "My Xu family treats you well, but you are so restless and cause trouble for my Xu family!"
Restless? Qin Dewei seemed to have heard this word a lot recently, but it was always about Liu Yue, but unexpectedly it also fell on him today. He couldn't help but wonder suspiciously, could it be that in Mrs. Xu's mind, he and Liu Yue were the same?
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Mrs. Xu scolded Qin Dewei: "If you hadn't been restless, how could you have attracted that bitch named Dong! If you hadn't sent the bitch named Dong into the old man's hands, how could the following things have happened!
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Damn it! Qin Dewei was extremely unconvinced. This was just unreasonable anger! Mr. Xu couldn't control his crotch, so it was none of Qin Dewei's business! But thinking of Mrs. Xu's current furious mood, she could only endure it and didn't say anything back.
Then Mrs. Xu asked sternly: "The bitch surnamed Dong said before that as long as you help her escape, you won't mess with the old thing, why don't you, Qin Dewei, do it!"
Qin Dewei frowned. He had just vented his anger on himself before. He could bear to compare his feelings with others, but now he was going too far.
Of course, I have my own considerations when doing things, and it also involves the interests of Feng County Cheng. I am not a servant of Xu Mansion, so I can't do anything that Xu Mansion wants me to do, and I must do it.
After thinking for a while, he explained: "I had my own difficulties regarding this matter at the time. After all, the matter involved other people. And I didn't expect at the time that the punishment would be to deprive hundreds of households of their kindness."
Mrs. Xu shouted: "What difficulties do you have! We all know how the Xu family treats you. Don't you want to repay your kindness?"
"Hehehe..." Qin Dewei suddenly laughed a few times. He thought about the meals delivered every night, about being asked twice and three times to make clothes, about how he could learn lessons from the Xu clan, and about
Mrs. Xu wanted to turn herself into an adopted son.
Only today did I truly understand what the veil of tenderness is. What is hidden under the veil is condescending class arrogance.
She is a talented person who may be useful to the Xu family in the future, especially to Xu Laosan, so Mrs. Xu should treat herself better.
So how can I have self-awareness? How can I not serve the Xu family wholeheartedly? How can I refuse the Xu family's request?
He felt that he was a retainer and a scholar, but the Xu family felt that he was just a vassal. In Mrs. Xu's eyes, there might not really be much difference between him and Liu Yue.
Qin Dewei sighed: "I will never forget the kindness of the Xu family in protecting me, and I will definitely repay you. But I am not a slave of the Xu family, and I also have my own thoughts and ideas, so it is difficult for me to take care of everything."
Mrs. Xu didn't want to hear this, and said angrily: "Look, look, he is indeed a restless person. I, the Xu family, are good, just like feeding the dogs!"
No one dared to speak for Qin Dewei, so Qin Dewei could only say: "A scholar can be killed but not humiliated. Madam, please don't hurt others with bad words."
Seeing that Qin Dewei still refused to give in, Mrs. Xu became even more furious. She slapped the table and shouted: "Since you are ambitious, get out of the Xu family. Don't live, eat and bother with Xu's school here!"
Without saying a word, Qin Dewei walked to his mother next to him, saluted solemnly, and asked, "What do you think, mother?"
Mrs. Zhou advised: "You are indeed too restless, so you should give in to the old mistress and admit your mistake."
"Since my mother thinks so, it would be meaningless for me, my son, to live in the Xu family." Qin Dewei saluted again, got up, turned around and left.
Xu Shian wanted to call out Qin Dewei, but was too frightened by his mother to speak. Commander Xu said, "It's all my own angry words! Brother Qin, don't be anxious!"
Qin Dewei bowed his hands to Commander Xu from a distance, "I've been staying at Xu's house for many days. I'd like to thank Mr. Xu for your hospitality. I can only repay you if I have the opportunity to do so someday!"
Then he walked out of the main hall and out of the courtyard without looking back.
He has confirmed that the Xu family is the shackles of his mother's spirit, and this servility to rely on power has been deeply rooted in his bones. He has always wanted his mother to wake up on her own and free herself from it, but now it seems that it is impossible.
Unless you have more power than the Xu family, you can use external force to break this shackles and let your mother see a more powerful self.