The Female Assistant of Wei Yuyan Shuangfei

As the saying goes, "Filial piety is the first of all virtues." Xie Ningzhi had already guessed Xie Zhenghong's intention at this moment, but he didn't dare to refute it at all.

However, Xie Zhenghong did not notice Xie Ningzhi's expression. He stroked his teacup and continued, "Your uncle and I have found a few girls from good families for you. See if you like any of them."

Xie Ningzhi's eyes flashed with a barely perceptible resistance, but due to his grandfather's majesty, he could only whisper in agreement: "Grandfather! Marriage is entirely up to the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. Your grandson will obey your arrangements in everything."

Xie Zhenghong nodded in satisfaction, and was quite satisfied with this answer. Now the first house was prosperous, but Xie Tingwen's family alone made him feel exhausted.

Since Xie Tingwen's first wife Jiang Yao passed away, Xie Tingwen has not remarried. After all, marrying again would take away Jiang Yao's title of wife.

Xie Tingwen couldn't bear it. Although Xie Zhenghong was the elder, it was not convenient for him to intervene in this matter, so he just followed his wish.

Now that Xie Ningzhi has grown up, Xie Zhenghong has put the matter of raising the second branch's descendants on his shoulders.

Even though Xie Ningzhi was extremely reluctant, out of filial piety, he could only obey Xie Zhenghong's arrangement.

Knowing that the matter was a foregone conclusion, Xie Ningzhi stroked his hand helplessly and said, "Grandson will not disturb grandfather and uncle's discussion. Grandson will take his leave first."

"Yeah!~"

Xie Zhenghong waved his hand and said, "Go down and have a good rest. It just so happens that your uncle will be there for dinner later."

"Yes!~" Xie Ningzhi stroked his hands and left the living room.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, he saw Xie An running in with a happy face.

Just a glance at the letter in Xie An's hand, Xie Ningzhi's heart sank, and a sense of something was wrong instantly emerged in his mind.

"How can you be so flustered?" Xie Zhenghong said angrily.

Upon hearing this, Xie An hurriedly bowed and said, "Old Master! The post station just delivered a letter from home."

"Letter home?"

Jiang Feng looked at Xie Ning with suspicion, and a trace of doubt also arose in his heart. He muttered to himself: "This letter comes at the wrong time!"

Jiang Feng's worry is not without reason. The Xie family now has only two branches.

One was Xie Tingwen, the county magistrate of Laigu County, and the other was Xie Tingyun, the director of the Imperial College, who was the eldest son of the Xie family.

If the letter came from Laigu County, why not let Xie Ningzhi bring it back, instead of choosing to deliver it to the post station or to Xie's house?

If it was a letter from the eldest wife, then there would be no problem, but judging from Xie Ningzhi's panicked look just now, Jiang Feng was obviously inclined to the former.

Xie Zhenghong took the letter, unfolded it and just glanced at it, but his expression became more and more solemn.

Xie Ningzhi sensed something was wrong. He was very sure that the letter was written by his younger sister.

Immediately, he slowly raised his feet, trying to escape from the tiger and wolf area that was about to appear. Unfortunately, his every move had already been noticed by Xie Zhenghong.

Before Xie Ningzhi could make any move, Xie Zhenghong angrily slammed the table and said coldly: "Ningzhi! Tell me, what did you do in Laigu County?"

Jiang Feng glanced at Xie Zhenghong, then took the letter and glanced at it. He couldn't help but exclaimed in amazement: "Shu Ting is still as unpredictable as ever."

Although Jiang Feng didn't know Xie Shuting, he knew Xie Zhenghong very well. This letter must be extraordinary, as it could make him so angry at a age over fifty.

But the content of the letter was unremarkable. Apart from expressing concern for Xie Zhenghong's health, the words only mentioned his uncle in passing.

Xie Ningzhi's body trembled, and he suppressed the fear in his heart, knelt on the ground and said, "Grandfather, please understand. I did nothing."

"Hmph!~"

Xie Zhenghong snorted coldly, and asked with a hint of anger: "Did Lian Qiao come back with you?"

"Old Master! I am here."

Lian Qiao appeared at the door in response, walked forward slowly, bowed and said, "This servant greets the old master, uncle."

"Yeah!~"

Xie Zhenghong nodded slightly. He still had to give Xie Shuting some face in front of Lian Qiao, and his voice softened a bit as he said, "What did this rebellious son do in Laigu County? Tell me in detail."

"Yes!" Lian Qiao responded.

He looked at Xie Ningzhi with some confusion, but this look had a different meaning in Xie Zhenghong's eyes.

"What do you think this rebellious son is doing? Tell him everything, no matter how big or small it is."

"The slaves obey."

Lian Qiao's body trembled, and she hurriedly told everything that happened to Xie Ningzhi in Laigu County, not daring to hide anything.

After telling the story, Jiang Feng was also quite surprised and said, "Ningzhi! Since you can teach with patience, it seems that you have grown a lot in the past few years."

Xie Ningzhi didn't dare to say anything, he just lowered his head and waited for Xie Zhenghong to scold him.

"If Shu Ting wasn't watching over him, how can you expect him to succeed?" Xie Zhenghong said without any worries.

Jiang Feng touched his nose awkwardly. Although both of them were the heads of the family, Xie Zhenghong was much older and should be one generation older than him. He did not dare to refute.

Lian Qiao had already noticed that Xie Zhenghong was angry, and she knew without a doubt that it was the young master who caused the anger, but she really couldn't figure out what the young master had done that she didn't know.

The atmosphere suddenly fell to a freezing point. Xie Zhenghong slightly suppressed his anger and asked in a cold voice, "What's going on?"

"Grandson...grandson is really...okay, grandpa." Xie Ningzhi said tremblingly.

"fine!"

Xie Zhenghong was furious when he heard this. He threw the letter away and slammed the table angrily, "You came back just as the letter arrived, and you said everything was fine?"

"This..." Xie Ningzhi was speechless for a moment as he looked at the letter in his hand, but he had no way to defend himself.

"What is this? What do you want to say?"

Xie Zhenghong sneered and said, "Although the letter contains greetings, don't you think it's too much? What can't you bring back? Why do you have to ask Shu Ting to write a letter?"

Seeing Xie Ningzhi remained silent, Xie Zhenghong asked loudly, "Or do you think that when your grandfather was serving as a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel, he couldn't see clearly what was going on in the officialdom?"

"My grandson doesn't dare."

"I dare not. I think you dare very much."

At this point, Xie Zhenghong looked towards the door and said, "Come here. Confine this rebellious son to the ancestral hall. Release him when he gives his confession."

The servants did not dare to question the orders of the head of the Xie Mansion in the slightest. They quickly walked in and carried Xie Ningzhi out.

No matter how Xie Ningzhi begged for mercy, it was basically useless. Even Xie An, who had just delivered the message, was wiping the cold sweat from his forehead with lingering fear.

He originally thought that he could use this letter to ask for a reward, but it seems that he is still not sure whether there will be any reward. However, one thing is certain, he will be the first one to be released from house arrest by Xie Ningzhi.

The others had anticipated something bad and had already quietly left the living room. Even the maids and servants who were waiting outside stayed away for fear of incurring Xie Zhenghong's wrath.