northernbook Chapter 167 The Xie family deserved to have their property confiscated.
Chapter 167 The Xie family deserved to have their property confiscated.
"Grandmother was so enraged by him that she tried to kill her own sister just now."
"How else can we plead for them?"
Xie Yuhe was also furious.
Fortunately, Xie Tongchen wasn't foolish enough to say everything, otherwise he really wouldn't know how to deal with the situation.
Xie Tongchen stared intently at Xie Mingzhu, who was standing in front of him.
His eyes gleamed with emotion.
Xie Mingzhu knew nothing, yet she was to be put to death because of some unfounded accusations.
How unfair!
Xie Tongchen gritted his teeth: "Mingzhu, you are too kind. I don't need you to plead for me."
As he spoke, he arrogantly raised his eyes and said coldly, "As long as I live, I will not let this happen!"
"Xie Mingzhu will always be my sister."
"you!"
Xie Ansheng was furious. He staggered over and shoved Xie Mingzhu aside, slapping her across the face.
Xie Tongchen turned his head away.
"You unfilial son!" Xie Ansheng gritted his teeth and roared, "Lock this unfilial son in the outhouse, and no one is allowed to let him out without my permission!"
Xie Tongchen licked the blood from the corner of his mouth and was dragged away by the guards beside him.
As he passed Xie Xing, his gaze towards Xie Xing was icy cold.
Xie Xing was frightened by his gaze.
In the end what happened?
"What on earth happened?" Madam Xie's expression finally showed a hint of panic as she grabbed An Sheng's sleeve. "How could the second son, who was perfectly fine, suddenly turn out like this?"
Xie Ansheng, of course, could not explain it.
He moved Madam Xie's hand away from his body and said, "The second son may have been stimulated by something and gone mad."
"Father." Just then, Xie Xing, who was standing to the side, spoke up.
Her hair was already disheveled from the escape, and her clear, dark eyes looked at Xie Ansheng:
"What did I do? Why is my second brother trying to kill me?"
After returning from the palace, Xie Tongchen was like this.
Could it be that Xie Tongchen is trying to kill me because I stole Xie Mingzhu's spot to enter the palace?
These thoughts reached the ears of the Xie brothers.
The two looked at each other.
If the explanation isn't done well, it will inevitably arouse Xie Xing's suspicion.
Xie Yuhe tapped lightly. He glanced at Xie Mingzhu, who seemed somewhat lost, and said, "It's probably because Mingzhu has been confined to the mansion for a while, and the second son felt that Mingzhu had been wronged too much, so he took his anger out on you."
Xie Xing: ?
This reason was far too far-fetched for Xie Xing.
She was stunned for a moment.
Xie Yuze immediately chimed in, "Xie Xing, don't overthink it, he's just sick."
Xie Ansheng coughed twice and began to ask with concern, "Xing'er, were you injured just now?"
I wasn't injured, but I was still shaken by the experience.
Xie Xing shook his head: "I'm not injured."
Xie Mingzhu stood to one side, listening to Xie Ansheng's caring voice, and she was momentarily dazed.
She was the only one who received such treatment; her father would never treat her like that.
But today, he not only ignored her repeatedly, but even pushed her away forcefully.
Xie Mingzhu couldn't bear to watch this scene of fatherly love and filial piety any longer. She said in a hoarse voice, "Father, Mother, I'm going to rest now."
With that, Xie Mingzhu walked out.
Xie Ansheng only glanced at her back and casually hummed in agreement.
Xie Xing glanced at Xie Ansheng with some curiosity, noticing his attitude towards Xie Mingzhu.
What's wrong with him today? Why is General Xie, who loves his daughter dearly, being so cold to her?
Hearing this thought, Xie Yuhe felt a sudden alarm bell ring in his heart and quickly said, "Father, it's getting late, everyone is tired. Why don't we come and see Grandmother again tomorrow?"
"Father." Before Xie Ansheng could reply, Xie Xing spoke up, "I think my second brother seems to have some misunderstanding about me. Perhaps it would be better if I moved out of the Xie family before entering the palace."
Xie Xing didn't want to sleep every night worrying that Xie Tongchen would come with a sword and kill her.
"no!"
Xie Ansheng refused almost without thinking.
Xie Xing was stunned for a moment.
The strange feeling in her heart became more and more obvious.
Xie Ansheng seemed to realize something as well, and after a long while, he frowned and said, "Where can a young lady like you stay?"
Xie Xing thought for a moment and said, "Living at my maternal grandfather's house is also a good idea."
Before Xie Ansheng could say anything more to refuse, Xie Xing said dejectedly, "A while ago, my eldest brother and third brother abandoned me alone on that ship. Fortunately, I was lucky enough to survive."
"Now my second brother wants to kill me again. I'm afraid I really don't like my brothers."
"In that case, just pick any courtyard and let me move out. That way, I won't be in the way of my brothers' eyes anymore."
Upon hearing Xie Xing's words, the expressions on the faces of the three members of the Xie family changed.
Madam Xie, who was initially caught off guard, finally came to her senses.
Just now, Xie Tongchen actually tried to kill his own sister with his sword!
Madam Xie's face turned deathly pale in an instant.
She immediately grabbed Xie Yuze's ear and said coldly, "What exactly are you three brothers doing?"
"What did Xie Xing do that you can't tolerate?"
"Why treat her like this for no reason!"
"Ouch!" Xie Yuze cried out in pain, and hurriedly said, "Mom, no, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!"
"Enough!" Xie Ansheng roared.
He is really overwhelmed.
Everything is a source of distress.
With a knife of unknown origin hovering above the entire Xie family, these three unfilial sons were still meddling in their children's private affairs.
He said to Xie Xing, "I assure you, from today onwards, your three older brothers will never harm you again."
"If anyone dares to disrupt the peace of the entire Xie family mansion by threatening my wall, don't blame me for not letting them off the hook!"
Xie Ansheng made a harsh statement.
Xie Yuze quieted down.
The system in Xie Xing's mind, however, dismissively commented: "That sounds nice. He poured all his love into his ungrateful adopted daughter, only to discover in the end that the daughter he loved was the one who killed him. I wonder what he was thinking."
Xie Xing nodded inwardly.
【That’s right. 】
[I even saved Xie Yuze last time, and if I had known he would be so ungrateful, I wouldn't have saved him.]
[Since I'm going to die sooner or later anyway, dying by falling off a cliff is better than climbing all over the capital and ending up being beaten to death.]
Xie Xing was truly disappointed with the entire Xie family.
She originally thought that her relationship with Xie Yuhe and Xie Yuze had improved during this period.
After all, the two of them sometimes showed her some concern.
But unexpectedly, they secretly planned to abandon her.
Xie Tongchen, in particular, actually wanted to kill her.
If it weren't for her foresight, she might not have been able to complete the mission and would have lost her life.
Xie Xing was both angry and annoyed.
She thought angrily to herself, "The Xie family's fate is practically guaranteed to be one of survival!"
"War is about to break out, and famine is coming. According to the timeline, Xie Yuhe's death is not far off, is it?" the system said.