After a sleepless night in the Baicui courtyard, Xu Minmin cried when she woke up, and fainted when she was tired of crying.

Twenty boards were beaten down, and the clothes were soaked with blood and sweat.

She screamed as soon as she touched her. Aunt Ping had no choice but to use scissors to cut off the clothes inch by inch with the help of Xu Minmin's personal maid Yuxin.

Seeing her daughter like this, Mrs. Xu Liu sat aside with red eyes: This evil Xu Chaoqian actually dared to beat his daughter like this, she will never let it go!

In another bedroom facing the east, Xu Yaoyao lay down after washing. The girl on night duty, Yu Jin, tucked her into bed: "Second Miss, please go to bed early. I'm looking at Third Miss... I don't know there will be a fuss tonight." How long?"

"It's not enough!" Xu Yaoyao was upset. She frowned with an impatient look on her face.

Two days ago, she made an appointment with the eldest daughter of the He family for an outing. Now that Xu Minmin has made such a big fuss, her father will definitely not let her go out if he is angry.Miss He's eldest brother's brother is a new beauty, but she had to go through several handkerchiefs to get a date with him. Now it's better...

Seeing her young lady's expression of relief, Yu Jin naturally knew the reason. She smiled and comforted: "The heat is in full swing these days. I'm afraid the ladies from the official family may not be able to bear it. Why not just enjoy the coolness at home and go out together when the weather gets better?" , wouldn’t it be better?”

Xu Yaoyao was irritated: "Such a good opportunity doesn't come around all the time, so the He family... is very popular now."

She understood her father, and her daughter was just a tool to him. Although Tanhua had a good reputation, her first official career was just joining the Hanlin Academy, or being sent out to be a county magistrate, which was far from meeting Xu Chaoqian's needs.

Therefore, she could only secretly inquire about Mr. He's affairs, but now, the opportunity to get close to the eldest daughter of the He family was about to be spoiled by Xu Minmin, how could she not be angry.

……

That night, everyone in the Baicui Courtyard had their own thoughts and couldn't sleep well.

But Xu Chaoqian was not affected at all. Early the next morning, he went to work directly from the front yard.

As soon as he finished ordering, he was summoned by Lu Zhi, Minister of Industry.

This was the first time summoned by Lu Shangshu after the Chinese Valentine's Day banquet. Xu Chao straightened his clothes and entered the study room of the Ministry of Industry with a smile on his face.

Lu Zhi sat in front of the desk. Behind him stood a man with a white face and no beard. Judging from his clothes, he must have come from the palace, with a cold expression on his face.

After Xu Chao went to pay homage, Lu Zhi introduced: "This is the prince and father-in-law beside the queen."

It turned out to be the eunuch beside the queen!Xu Chaoqian was shocked and smiled all over his face.

But the latter was not prepared to give him this face. He just glanced at him coldly and snorted from the crack of his nose: "Humph."

The former official of the Xu Dynasty was not good at doing a good job, but he could read people's faces better than anyone else. Seeing the prince's reaction, his mood instantly hit rock bottom, and he quickly made a humble greeting.

Lu Zhi was too lazy to look at him like this, but the prince sneered: "Master Xu is such a good tutor. The Queen specially asked our family to study with Master Xu."

Xu Chaoqian was so frightened that his knees weakened and he fell to his knees: "Why did the Queen say this?"

"I heard that the eldest daughter of the Xu family was seriously ill, but she was blocked by the third lady and had no way to seek medical treatment. If it weren't for the cleverness of the people in the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion, I'm afraid that the eldest daughter of the Xu family would be dead right now! She is also the daughter of the Xu family, how could Xu Are your eyes and hearts slanted?"

"My father-in-law, Rong! I have been worried about government affairs recently. I leave early and come back late every day. Even when I go back to the house, I rarely enter the inner house! This matter was just a joke among the little girls in the family, and it was not serious. Now Sister Rong has recovered. , if father-in-law doesn’t believe it, you can follow the official back to the house to check.”

"What? Is it because our family is ordered by the Queen to come here specifically to hear how you work diligently to serve the public?"

"I don't dare! But what I said is true. Sister Rong has indeed improved, and... I have already punished the young girl who caused the big trouble."

"Oh? Mr. Xu severely punished the third young lady in the residence?" Wang Eunuch smiled and said, "Being well-liked and enjoying the entertainment in Xu's residence is considered a severe punishment?"

Xu Chaoqian raised his head tremblingly, looking at the prince's smiling face, he suddenly realized:

"I will send my daughter to Zhuangzi tonight."

The prince pretended to be polite: "Oh? Mr. Xu is actually willing to give up?"

Seeing that his tone improved, Xu Chaoqian still didn't understand, so he nodded quickly: "I'm willing to give it up! The clumsy bramble loves the young girl, and the lower official has already been covered with it. Now he has made a big mistake, and if the lower official doesn't take this opportunity to educate him, he may do it again in the future. Cause more trouble."

"Master Xu still understands the righteousness!"

"Your Majesty is overly praised."

The prince stepped forward and asked Xu Chaoqian: "In that case, our family will report to your majesty and the empress truthfully. With Master Xu's treatment, your majesty and the empress will surely be relieved. Weiyuan Hou is your majesty's nephew. Seeing his nephew's daughter-in-law He almost died of illness in the pavilion, how could His Majesty not be worried?\"

"Your Majesty is worried, how can the Queen not share your worries? If not... let our family be the villain."

Xu Chaoqian raised his sleeves and wiped the sweat from his forehead. His back was wet, and he nodded repeatedly: "Grandpa, thank you for your hard work! Please speak kindly to me in front of my mother-in-law."

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Wang Gonggong complained to Lu Zhi and left the study room in the Ministry of Works.

Shi Muyi, the head of the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion, was waiting outside. When he saw the prince coming out, he came forward with a smile and handed over a money bag: "Thank you for making this trip, father-in-law."

Eunuch Wang stuffed it into his sleeves and said with a smile: "The Marquis wants to vent his anger on the eldest lady, how can we not do it?"

The two of them had a tacit understanding and left with a smile.

Xu Chaoqian in the room felt as if he had died all over again.

Because of the constant kowtow, his official hat was already tilted to one side; his official uniform was soaked and wrinkled and clinging to his body; his knees were all wrinkled, and when he knelt just now... he knelt very firmly.

Lu Zhi simply couldn't bear to see such an appearance.

But Xu Chaoqian not only refused to leave, but instead looked at Lu Zhi with a cry in his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, I have learned from you. I will punish my little girl severely as soon as I find out about this."

Oh my conscience, he beat Xu Minmin until she was covered in blood last night!

Lu Zhi said disgustedly: "I think the prince is right. Your eyes and heart are slanted! Miss Xu is also the daughter of your deceased wife and your own flesh and blood. You can let others do you wrong. She is Madam Weiyuan Marquis, who was given by the emperor, the people in your house dare to treat her like this, then going forward, will she still live a human life in your house?"

He was already very surprised when he thought that the doctor from the Royal Palace came back and told her that Xu Rongrong was malnourished. Looking at it today, he didn't know how that girl survived in the past.

No wonder the cold-hearted Mu Rong wanted to personally intervene.

Lu Zhi was upset, so he scolded Xu Chaoqian again.

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