Quick Wear: Cousin, Come to the Bowl Quickly

"You are so frightened, worried and angry, and you are holding back your anger. Are you all dead?"

The handkerchief had no weight and fell lightly to the ground, but it was like a heavy hammer that hit everyone's heart hard. They were so scared that they lay flat on the ground, not daring to say a word.

Seeing how silent they were, Xie became even more furious. She pointed at Xueyun, who was standing in front of her, and shouted, "Tell me! What nonsense did Ting'er say when he barged in today to make Xixi so angry?"

Xue Yun shuddered and kowtowed heavily to Mrs. Xie. With tears in her eyes, she said in a sad voice, "Madam, please understand. The eldest master came suddenly. I and Xue Liu were sent out by the young lady to do some work. We were not with her and did not know what the young master said to her. Later, when we rushed to the study, she said that everything was fine. I thought that the two of them had just had a quarrel like last time, so I comforted her. But in the evening, she had a high fever and kept talking..."

"What are you talking about! Tell the truth quickly! Do you have to wait until your girl passes away before you know the severity of the matter?" Seeing Xueyun still hesitating at this time, Xie wanted to slap her in the face, but considering that Lin Xi was still unconscious, she could only curse in a low voice.

"The girl said that the master and the mistress are here to pick her up, and she wants to go with them." Xueyun's tears, which she had been holding back for a long time, finally fell.

Xie's heart ached when she heard that. The hairpin on her head trembled with her body. She turned around and looked at Lin Xi lying on the bed. Seeing her eyebrows and eyes that were nine points similar to those of the late Xie Jingshu, she was deeply saddened. Then she thought of the culprit, her face turned cold, and she turned around and looked down at the people kneeling on the ground and said, "You should serve the young lady well tonight. If the young lady is fine, you can naturally atone for your sins. If the young lady has any mistakes, you don't have to stay in Xunchunyuan."

After saying this, he walked out quickly and decisively. When he was out of the gate of Xunchun Courtyard, he sternly ordered the attendants, "Take that rebellious son to Fuxue Courtyard. I will personally interrogate him."

Seeing that Xie was obviously really angry, the people around him did not dare to delay and went to Cangfengyuan to deliver the message.

In Fuxue Hall, Xie's face was livid. She sat at the head of the table with a sip of untouched tea on the table.

Zhenzhu stood aside, not daring to breathe, knowing that the lady was really angry this time. She had just instructed Agate to report to the master and said that she would apply family rules. She couldn't help but worry about what would happen to He Lanting next.

In less than an incense stick of time, a notification came from outside, "The eldest young master is here!" Then He Lanting, dressed in a loose bamboo green robe, lifted the bead curtain and walked in.

As soon as He Lanting stepped into the main hall, he heard Xie's angry shout from above, "Kneel down!"

He Lanting paused and looked up. Xie's dark face caught his eyes. He was startled for a moment, hesitated for a moment, then lifted up his skirt and knelt down.

Xie frowned and looked at He Lanting who was kneeling upright. She saw that his black hair was untied and his clothes were loose. It was obvious that he was hurriedly woken up in the middle of the night and had no time to wash and dress.

"You slept soundly." Seeing that he still had the mind to sleep, Xie was furious.

Hearing the first half of the sentence, He Lanting still felt a little wronged. He regretted what he said to Lin Xi during the day. After returning to his yard, he felt more and more ashamed. He spent the whole day thinking about how to apologize to Lin Xi. Lying on the bed at night, Lin Xi's tear-stained face kept appearing in his mind, and he tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. Who knew that he finally fell asleep, but was awakened by Heng Zhi, who said that his mother had something important to talk to him about. He had to put on his robe in a hurry and rushed over without even having time to tie up his hair.

He was about to defend himself, but was hit hard by Xie's next words, "Do you know that your cousin almost lost her life because of the stupid things you did!"

"What's wrong with my cousin?" Hearing this, He Lanting's grievances suddenly disappeared and he spoke quickly.

"What's going on? Don't you know you're the culprit? What did you say to her during the day that caused her to have nightmares so many times that she almost died of illness?" Seeing that he looked anxious and didn't seem to be pretending, Xie's anger dissipated a little.

He Lanting had sent away all the people in the courtyard during the day, leaving only Heng Zhi. Naturally, he didn't know the news that Lin Xi was seriously ill. Seeing Xie's grim expression, he knew that Lin Xi's condition must be not optimistic, so he wanted to get up and go to Xunchunyuan.

"What are you doing! It's not enough that you broke into that yard once in the daytime. Now it's dark and windy. Are you trying to break in again? How can you bring shame to your cousin's reputation by doing this?" Xie slapped the table and felt a throbbing pain on her forehead.

He Lanting paused, knelt down again, and looked at Xie, his face full of regret. "It's all my fault that I was confused for a moment. I got carried away after hearing a few rumors and rushed to my cousin and said some stupid things. If my cousin becomes seriously ill because of this, Pingchuan is willing to die to atone for his sin."

Mrs. Xie's eyes were filled with grief. "If you really want to die, you have to wait until your cousin wakes up. The most urgent thing is that you tell me exactly what you said to her. The court doctor said that she is depressed and determined to die. Now she is in a coma. She needs to resolve her worries before she can wake up."

He Lanting was also filled with regret and quickly blurted out what he had said to Lin Xi today, not daring to hold back a single word.

The more Xie listened, the gloomier her expression became. At the end, she even wanted to slap her own son hard. "Your cousin is so pitiful. Both her parents are dead, and she met a useless husband like Wang Zhuo. She finally managed to save her life from the rebel soldiers, and she has only lived a few days of peace in the mansion. Not only do you, her only cousin, not love her, but you also quarrel with her again and again.

"Last time she was generous and didn't bother with you, but this time you are just being arrogant. Not to mention that those things were left by her parents, they were just sent in under the name of the Chu family. Even if they were really sent by the Chu family, the Chu family has a clean and upright family tradition, and Chu Erlang is a handsome man, who is a perfect match for your cousin. Your father and I have never said anything, so it is not your turn to interfere."

He Lanting felt so ashamed and embarrassed by Xie's words that he felt embarrassed. When he heard that those things were the relics of his uncle and aunt from the Lin family, he wanted to die to atone for his sin.

"Brother Ting, ever since you can remember, everyone has praised you for being humble, but I know that you are actually the most arrogant person. You seem to be gentle and polite to everyone, but in fact you just don't take those people seriously. But you have to know that if a person holds his head up for too long, he will forget to look down at the road."

At some point, Amber had taken the family rules and stood quietly behind Helan Ting. Xie got down from her seat and picked up the bamboo ruler on the tray. It was about an inch wide and a foot long, and had been soaked in tung oil until it was shiny black. "I have asked your father for permission. I will use the family rules on you today. Stretch out your hand."