Xu Xiuzhu snorted angrily, "You did something shameful yourself, and you still want others to speak for you!"

"master!"

Aunt Liu said coquettishly, "Since Miss Seven said that she didn't have a secret meeting with a man, then Miss Seven should have an explanation for going out so late at night."

Xu Xiuzhu nodded in agreement, "Then tell me where you went when you went out so late at night!"

"My mother is seriously ill, and I am going to find a medical saint for her."

When Nanny Wu, who was slapped by Xu Xingyin in the morning, was reminded, she immediately spoke in a sarcastic tone.

"Miss Seven has just returned to Beijing and has made the acquaintance of Mr. Huaigu, whose whereabouts are always elusive. She is really capable!"

Xu Xiuzhu had heard a little about this matter.

It is very difficult to invite someone like Mr. Huaigu even if it is invited by the nobles in the palace, let alone a young girl like Xu Xingyin who has just arrived.

Thinking of this, Xu Xiuzhu naturally felt that Xu Xingyin was not telling the truth.

"You're full of lies! Who would believe you if you went out to ask for a doctor in the middle of the night? If you don't tell the truth, don't blame your father for punishing you!"

"Others said that I had sex with a man outside my family. There was no evidence, but my father believed it. I said that I went out to see a doctor. There was no evidence, but my father didn't believe it. If that's the case, there's no point in saying more. After all, my father's heart was crooked from the beginning!"

"You! You rebellious girl!"

Xu Xiuzhu's eyes were wide open with anger, and he almost passed out from anger.

Upon seeing this, Aunt Liu hurried forward to help Xu Xiuzhu, and then pulled Xu Xingyin to comfort him, and advised.

"Seventh Miss, please don't lose your temper. Just give in. The master is your father, so how could he really be angry with you?"

Aunt Liu said words of persuasion on the surface, but in fact she deliberately grabbed the part of Xu Xingyin's wound that had not healed and pinched it hard into the flesh.

Xu Xingyin shuddered in pain and pushed Aunt Liu away with his backhand.

"Do not touch me!"

Xu Xingyin's action was exactly what Aunt Liu wanted.

She followed Xu Xingyin's movements and fell to the ground with a cry of "Ouch", tears in her eyes, looking aggrieved.

"master……"

Xu Xiuzhu shouted angrily, "You are so stubborn! Take this evil creature away for me! Please punish me according to the family law!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of servants came forward, arrested Xu Xingyin, and then punished him according to the family rules.

Xu Xingyin still had a stubborn look on his face. "Father, even if you want to beat me or scold me, you have to at least let me know where I went wrong!"

Xu Xiuzhu was extremely angry and questioned harshly.

"He held his stepmother hostage at knifepoint and brought her into the government office, slapped his servant in the street, and humiliated himself in court. Which of these things was not wrong?"

Xu Xingyin looked calm and asked back slowly.

"Qin's divorce was signed by my father in person in Shuntian Prefecture, so she is not a stepmother. The evil villain should be executed, so what's wrong with my daughter sending her to see the official?

That servant girl had the audacity to burn paper on the Empress Dowager's birthday, a crime punishable by the death penalty. What was wrong with my daughter teaching her a lesson to save the family's lives?

As for insulting my own innocence, Qin insulted me in the street, and if I didn't refute it, I would be insulting my innocence!"

"Is that what you call a rebuttal? You are stepping on the face of the entire Duke's Mansion and seeking revenge on the Qin family!"

"Qin's insults of calling me a slut are really bringing shame to the Duke's Mansion! It would have been fine if father had just let it go, but my upright defense was considered shameless. What does father think of as having a face? A coward who lets others bully him!"

"It's the opposite!"

Xu Xiuzhu, who was called a coward by his daughter, was furious. He kicked the servant next to him and shouted:

"Kill this evil creature for me!"

Xu Xingyin was roughly pressed on a bench by several servants, but there was no fear on his face. He raised his head and said in disappointment.

"I returned to the capital after a narrow escape from death, but my father never asked me if my wounds hurt or if I had been wronged. He spread rumors and slandered me, but he never defended me. Now he wants to punish me for the malicious instigation of others. Oh, how ridiculous!"

"I am teaching you a lesson today because you do not repent. If I do not teach you today, you will make mistakes in the future. At the very least, you will lose the reputation of our family, or even get killed!"

"What qualifications do you have to call yourself a father?"

After enduring for a long time, Xu Xingyin finally couldn't help but question out loud.

"You cruelly sent me out of the capital when I was still a baby. Over the years, I have never eaten a single grain of your rice, nor have I received any protection from you. If that's the case, how can you be worthy of the title of father!"

"Good good!"

Xu Xiuzhu laughed in anger, snatched the board from the servant and hit Xu Xingyin.

"Since you don't want to acknowledge me as your father, you should follow Nezha's example and cut off your flesh to return to your mother and cut off your bones to return to your father!"

Xu Xingyin did not back down and shouted with his neck stiffened.

"If you want to hit me, then hit me. Why bother talking so much? I'll give you a beating and repay you for giving birth to me. From now on, we'll be even!"

Xu Xiuzhu was so angry that his face turned red. He didn't care about his status and picked up the board and hit the man on the head twenty or thirty times, showing no mercy on any of them.

Xu Xingyin's injuries on the road had not yet fully healed, and now he was beaten to pieces by Xu Xiuzhu.

My body was in so much pain that I lost consciousness, as if all my internal organs were mixed together.

But the pain in my body is far less than the pain in my heart.

Those boards fell heavily on Xu Xingyin's heart, cutting off her last bit of hope for this father-daughter relationship.

Yes, she shouldn't have had such a ridiculous idea.

If Xu Xiuzhu had any love for her, he would not be so cruel as to send her to Jiangnan and ignore her for more than ten years.

My vision went dark and my ears were buzzing.

Xu Xingyin suppressed the discomfort in his body, looked up at the board dropped by Xu Xiuzhu, and spoke in a mocking tone.

"From now on, the Duke and I will not owe each other anything, and you should not disgust me with my father's name anymore! You are not worthy."

After he finished speaking, his throat felt hot and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

Falling on the clean ground, it paints a charming picture of red plum blossoms.

Hearing Xu Xingyin's disobedient words, veins popped out on Xu Xiuzhu's forehead.

Just as another board was about to fall, it was knocked askew by a stone that flew in from nowhere.

It fell right on Aunt Liu who was standing next to her, causing her to scream "ouch" in pain.

Soon after, a figure in a black robe with golden crane pattern walked through the moon-shaped door.

At that time, Xu Xingyin was already on the verge of losing consciousness.

He murmured something as soft as a mosquito, and then his eyes went dark and he fell down dejectedly.

She said: "Look, this is my father..."

In one sentence, it sounded like both emotion and regret, with three parts of sober self-mockery and seven parts of sharp hatred.

Like a vine growing secretly, it entangled Jing Zhichen's quickly walking footsteps.

Aunt Liu cried out in pain, and Aunt Wu, who was standing by the side, hurriedly helped Aunt Liu up, pointing at Jing Zhichen arrogantly and started scolding him.

"Who are you? Not only did you trespass into our mansion, but you also dared to interfere with the family affairs! Could it be that you are also our Seventh Miss's slave?"

Jing Zhichen's face was cold and stern, but he was smiling instead of angry.

"My servant, this lady?"

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