I kicked out my vicious husband and married his great-uncle

But soon, Cui Shuyan no longer had the heart to think about these things.

Because as soon as she stepped into the study, she exclaimed in her heart, "It's wonderful."

At this moment, the study was already in a mess.

Xie Shaohang's desk was empty, with books, inkstones, and rice paper scattered all over the floor, and some unknown liquid on the table.

There is a bright red blob on the back of a chair nearby. What else could it be but Lin Xinrou’s mandarin duck bellyband?

At this moment, Madam Xie was standing with her back to them, while Lin Xinrou and Xie Shaohang were both kneeling on the ground.

Xie Shaohang didn't even have his coat on at the moment, but Madam Xie didn't do anything to him, so he remained calm.

Lin Xinrou looked much worse for the job. Her face was swollen to twice its original size and her complexion was red, which looked a bit scary.

She was the first to see Xie Xingyuan and others come in, and her eyes widened in shock.

However, Madam Xie didn't know that she was furious at the moment. She swung her arm and slapped Lin Xinrou in the face again: "You bitch, you dare to glare at me! Today, I will beat you into submission!"

Not sure if it was because of the pain or the urgency, Lin Xinrou kept crying.

Unfortunately, at this time, Xie Shaohang discovered that Xie Xingyuan was coming.

He was so shocked that his whole body froze: "Uncle, great uncle!"

Upon hearing this, Madam Xie immediately turned around. Seeing Xie Xingyuan standing there with a gloomy face, she was immediately frightened out of her wits. Her legs went limp and she fell to the ground. "Uncle, why are you here at this time?"

Xie Xingyuan snorted coldly: "Then you might as well ask your good son what good things he has done!"

Madam Xie was unsure and looked at Xie Liang quickly, but Xie Liang just shook his head slightly, indicating that he also knew nothing.

After weighing the pros and cons, Madam Xie immediately said, "Uncle, this matter is a bit absurd. But Shaohang is still young after all. Young people are full of energy and it is possible that they can't help themselves for a while."

Hearing that Madam Xie was trying to evade the main issue, Xie Xingyuan snorted coldly, "Just because you are young, you can use my name to go to the Dali Temple to exonerate the suspect? If it is as you said, should I take this position and let your son Xie Shaohang take it?"

In an instant, Madam Xie was struck by lightning.

She didn't expect that what Xie Shaohang had done before was actually known by Xie Xingyuan.

This is bad.

Xie Xingyuan has always been an unkind person and has always liked to do things impartially.

Before, she didn't know Xie Xingyuan's background, and she thought he was young and easy to fool. In addition, she was entrusted by her closest relatives, so she wanted to ask Xie Xingyuan to show leniency.

Who would have thought that this would result in Xie Xingyuan scolding her for nothing, and even making her kneel in the ancestral hall for a whole month!

Now, what Xie Shaohang did has been exposed, and I'm afraid Xie Xingyuan will not let him go easily.

Thinking of this, Madam Xie pointed her finger at Lin Xinrou and said in a painful voice, "Uncle, all the mistakes are this woman's fault. She is unruly and willful, and she made Shaohang confused, so that he did such a stupid thing."

Xie Xingyuan ignored Madam Xie and only looked at Xie Shaohang, who was kneeling on the ground in his middle-length clothes, and asked, "Tell me yourself, was this your original intention, or were you bewitched by someone?"

Xie Shaohang's eyes were slightly red. He looked at Lin Xinrou, who was already in a miserable state at the moment, gritted his teeth, and said, "Granduncle, I was confused for a moment and only wanted to solve this matter. I didn't expect to use the wrong method."

After all, he didn't put all the blame on Lin Xinrou.

He cares about her.

Hearing Xie Shaohang say this, Lin Xinrou felt relieved.

However, Madam Xie's face darkened.

Xie Xingyuan looked indifferent: "You are quite courageous for taking responsibility for this matter. Today, Censor Yan has told you about your actions at the morning court, which embarrassed me as well. I was accused of not managing my family properly, and was fined six months' salary for nothing. I was also ridiculed by others. Xie Shaohang, just tell me, how should I punish you for this matter?"

Xie Shaohang gritted his teeth and knelt down deeply: "I will leave it to my uncle to punish me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Madam Xie said, "Uncle, no! Shaohang will take the imperial examination in a month. This is a matter of great importance to his life. You can't punish him at this time! If the punishment is too severe, I'm afraid his life will be ruined!"

As she spoke, Madam Xie kowtowed to Xie Xingyuan repeatedly.

After just a few hits, her forehead started bleeding.

Even so, she didn't stop.

However, Xie Xingyuan didn't look at her, but ordered in a cold voice: "Come here, punish him with twenty strokes of the cane!"

Madam Xie panicked: "Uncle, no. Even though Shaohang practices martial arts, his physique is not good and he has only learned the basics. He can't withstand these twenty blows."

"If you don't follow the family rules, I will have to handle the matter impartially and hand Xie Shaohang over to the Dali Temple for punishment. What will be the consequences of using my name and falsely conveying my orders? I'm sure you will be exiled."

If I were sentenced to exile, I would never have the chance to take the imperial examination in this life.

Madam Xie panicked: "Uncle, we can't do this in a businesslike manner, we can't do this."

"This is not possible, that is not possible. Madam Xie, how about letting you take charge of the Xie Mansion?"

After saying that, Xie Xingyuan didn't care what Madam Xie said at all. He just ordered his men to take action and immediately carried Xie Shaohang out.

Originally, he was not discussing the matter with Madam Xie, so how could he let her bargain?

The caning took place right outside. The bench was quickly set up and Xie Shaohang was immediately pressed onto it.

Just one blow of the stick caused Xie Shaohang's whole body to convulse in pain.

By the fifth blow, Xie Shaohang's back was already covered in flesh and blood, and even his screams became much weaker.

Madam Xie begged for mercy again and again: "Uncle, if you continue to beat me like this, Shaohang will die."

"Not really. This king knows his limits."

Therefore, Xie Xingyuan's measure was to stop the attack only after Xie Shaohang was knocked unconscious by the tenth blow.

At this moment, Xie Shaohang's face was as pale as gold paper, and he was breathing out more than he was breathing in.

Madam Xie had already cried her eyes out. After Xie Xingyuan took his men away, she hurriedly ordered people to carry Xie Shaohang into the house and invite the palace doctor to treat him.

After the court doctor arrived and confirmed that Xie Shaohang's life was not in danger, Doctor Xie barely stood up from Xie Shaohang's bed and tried to take a breath.

But at this moment, she suddenly saw Cui Shuyan standing there, and her eyes immediately became sharp: "Why are you here?"