The subtle fragrance of cotton needles

Xia Yanxiang still looked stubborn, staring at Xia Liu, not convinced at all.

When Xia Liu saw Tu coming, her anger subsided a little and she gradually regained her rationality. However, since she had already made the move, wouldn't it be even more shameful to take it back?

Seeing the tense situation, Tu didn't care about anything else and quickly knelt down in front of Xia Liu: "Master, all the mistakes are my fault. I didn't teach Yan'er well. Please don't blame Yan'er for her young age."

Xia Yanxiang was originally just unwilling, but now she was even more angry. Why should her mother suffer for her when it wasn't her fault?

Seeing Tu begging Xia Liu so humbly, she wanted to force herself to deny it, but she didn't expect Tu to admit it first: "Master, it's all my fault. I am willing to kneel in the ancestral hall as punishment!"

Xia Liu followed Tu's steps and said, "Since your mother has said so, your father will forgive you for now. Tu, you also said it was your fault, so 'the daughter's fault is the mother's fault', you will kneel in the ancestral hall in her place, and when this evil girl admits her fault, you can come out again!"

Tu quickly agreed: "Yes."

After answering, Tu stood up, took Xia Yanxiang's hand, and hurried out.

After returning to Wenti Pavilion, Tu slowed down her pace, sighed, and said to Xia Yanxiang earnestly: "Yan'er, what's wrong with you today? You have always been quiet and gentle in the past, why are you so disrespectful today and contradicting the master?"

Xia Yanxiang didn't expect that even Tu thought her resistance was wrong: "Mother, do you know why father called his daughter to the study? It was because I ran into His Royal Highness Prince Yuan when I went out today. Father thought that I deliberately seduced His Royal Highness Prince Yuan and made a fool of myself, so he called me to the study."

"Your Highness Prince Yuan?" Tu was shocked. She had no idea why Xia Liu had called Xia Yanxiang to the study. She thought it was nothing serious. Later, she heard that Xia Yanxiang had argued with Xia Liu in the study, so she hurried to the study. "Why didn't I hear anyone mention it?"

Xia Yanxiang's eyes welled up with tears when she said this: "Because my daughter didn't do anything inappropriate, there is naturally nothing to criticize!"

Only then did Tu understand the whole story. It was just a coincidence that Xia Yanxiang met Prince Yuan, and Xia Yanxiang did not do anything inappropriate. Xia Liu was simply making a fuss over nothing by being so furious. No wonder Xia Yanxiang would talk back to him!

"Even so, I don't know where my father heard these rumors from, but he still had to blame his daughter and use her reputation to criticize her. It seems like my father doesn't care about her life or death at all!" Xia Yanxiang did not elaborate on the conversation between her and Xia Liu, she just stopped there.

Tu sighed and said helplessly: "But even so, you shouldn't talk back to your father like that. The innocent are innocent, so why waste your breath? Your father can only talk, he can't really force you to death."

Seeing that Tu still had expectations for Xia Liu, Xia Yanxiang knew that this time alone would not be enough to make Tu see Xia Liu's true face, but she still didn't want Tu to suffer.

"Mother, this matter can only be regarded as my daughter's argument for reason. How can you just follow my father's wishes? You must not kneel in the ancestral hall. If you do it this time, there will definitely be a next time. My father forced me to admit my mistake this time, and next time he will force his daughter to admit her mistake without asking any questions. If you admit it on my behalf this time, my father will never think he is wrong." Xia Yanxiang said all this because she wanted Tu to realize the mistake and not blindly follow Xia Liu's wishes.

Unfortunately, it was Xia Yanxiang who had to start over again, but not her mother. Her mother still believes that her husband is not so conscienceless.

"Yan'er, don't be rude!" Although Mrs. Tu felt that Xia Liu's behavior was indeed inappropriate, she still wanted to defend him. "Even if your father was wrong, he is your biological father after all, and he is the head of our Xia family. No matter what, we have to save our face."

Xia Yanxiang really didn't know how to convince Tu, and was scolded by Tu instead.

However, Mrs. Tu did not blame her too much. After all, Xia Yanxiang did nothing wrong in this matter. She sighed and said to Xia Yanxiang, "Yan'er, this matter has been covered. You can go back. Mother will go to kneel in the ancestral hall soon. It's okay."

"Mother!" Xia Yanxiang was still not happy. Why should she be punished even though it was not her and her mother's fault?

"Okay, be obedient. As long as we behave ourselves, nothing will happen." Tu patted Xia Yanxiang's hand, comforted her, and turned to Tinglan Anzhi and said, "Serve your young lady well and don't let her go to the master again. I have medicine in my room and I'll have someone send it over later. Remember to apply the medicine to your young lady."

"Yes."

Having said this, Xia Yanxiang couldn't stop him anymore and could only go back.

However, after Xia Yanxiang went back, Tu finally realized that Yan'er had never been an impulsive person, and she would not be so irrational as to contradict Xia Liu just because of these rumors.

What happened this time?

It seemed that Yan'er had changed a lot since she fell ill this time.