The reborn girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent marquis hugs her and coaxes her!

Chapter 21: Both eyes and heart are slanted

Xu Minmin stayed awake all night in Bai Cuiyuan. She cried when she woke up and fainted when she was tired of crying.

After being beaten with twenty boards, his clothes were soaked with blood and sweat.

She screamed when she was touched. Nanny was helpless and had to cut off her clothes inch by inch with scissors with the help of Xu Minmin's personal maid Yuxin.

Seeing her daughter like this, Xu Liu sat aside with her eyes red: This damn Xu Chaoqian actually dared to beat her daughter like this, she would never let it go!

In another east-facing bedroom, Xu Yaoyao lay down after washing up. The night maid Yu Jin tucked the corners of the quilt for her: "Second Miss, please go to bed early. I'm watching Third Miss... I don't know how long the noise will last tonight." "You are incompetent!" Xu Yaoyao was annoyed, frowning and looking impatient.

Two days ago, she had made an appointment with the eldest daughter of the He family for an outing. Now that Xu Minmin had caused such a big fuss, her father would definitely not let her go out in anger. The eldest daughter of the He family's brother was the new third place in the imperial examination, and she had to go through several friends to arrange him. Now...

Seeing her young lady's unhappy expression, Yu Jin naturally knew the reason. She smiled and said to her, "It's been very hot these days. I'm afraid the young ladies from the official families can't stand it. Why don't you stay at home and cool off. When the weather gets better, you can go out together. Wouldn't that be better?"

Xu Yaoyao was irritated: "Such a good opportunity doesn't come around every now and then. The He family... is very popular right now."

She understood her father. His daughter was just a tool. Although the title of Tanhua had a good reputation, it would only allow him to join the Hanlin Academy or be sent out to be a county magistrate when he first entered the officialdom. It was far from meeting Xu Chaoqian's needs.

Therefore, she could only inquire about the affairs of the young master of the He family in secret, but now, the opportunity to get close to the eldest daughter of the He family was about to be ruined by Xu Minmin. How could she not be angry?

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That night, everyone in Bai Cuiyuan had their own thoughts and no one slept well.

But Xu Chaoqian was not affected at all. The next morning, he went straight to work from the front yard.

As soon as he finished reporting for work, he was called over by someone sent by the Minister of Works, Lu Zhi.

This was the first time that Minister Lu summoned him after the Qixi Festival banquet. Xu Chaoqian straightened his clothes and walked into the study in the Ministry of Works with a smile on his face.

Lu Zhi was sitting at the desk. Behind him stood a white-faced, beardless man. Judging from his clothes, he must have come from the palace. He had a cold expression on his face.

After Xu Chao stepped forward and bowed, Lu Zhi introduced him: "This is the eunuch Wang who is beside the queen."

It turned out to be the eunuch beside the queen! Xu Chaoqian was shocked and smiled. But the eunuch was not prepared to give him this face. He just glanced at him coldly and snorted from his nose: "Humph."

Xu Chaoqian was not a good official, but he could read people's faces better than anyone else. Seeing Eunuch Wang's reaction, his mood instantly plummeted to the bottom, and he hurriedly bowed his head.

Lu Zhi was too lazy to look at him like this, while Eunuch Wang sneered: "Master Xu is really well-educated. The Queen Mother specially asked us to come and learn from Master Xu."

Xu Chaoqian was so frightened that his knees buckled and he fell to his knees. "Why do you say that, Queen?"

"I heard that the eldest daughter of the Xu family is seriously ill, but she's been blocked by the third daughter, leaving her with no access to medical care. If it weren't for the quick thinking of the people at the Weiyuan Marquisate, I'm afraid Miss Xu would be dead by now! We're both daughters of the Xu family, so why is Lord Xu's eyes and heart so crooked?"

"My Lord! I've been so preoccupied with government affairs lately, leaving home early and returning late every day. Even when I'm home, I rarely visit the inner chambers! This incident was a playful incident between my daughters, and it got out of hand. Now that Rong Jie'er has recovered, if you don't believe me, you can come back with me to the palace to check." "Why? Did the Queen send us here to hear how diligent you are in serving the public?"

"I dare not! But every word I say is true. Sister Rong has indeed improved, and... I have already punished the young girl who caused such a disaster."

"Oh? Lord Xu severely punished the Third Young Miss?" Eunuch Wang laughed. "Eating and drinking in the Xu Mansion is considered a severe punishment?"

Xu Chaoqian raised his head tremblingly, looking at Eunuch Wang's fake smile, and suddenly realized:

"I will have my daughter sent to the farm tonight."

Eunuch Wang pretended to be polite: "Oh? Lord Xu is willing to do this?"

Seeing his tone improve, Xu Chaoqian understood and nodded quickly, "I'm willing to give it up! My wife favors her youngest daughter, and I've already made up my mind. Now that she's made a big mistake, if I don't take this opportunity to teach her a lesson, I'm afraid she'll cause more trouble in the future."

"Master Xu is truly righteous!" "Eunuch Wang, you are too kind."

Eunuch Wang stepped forward and helped Xu Chaoqian: "Since that's the case, we will report the truth to His Majesty and His Majesty. I'm sure His Majesty and His Majesty will be relieved by Lord Xu's handling of the matter. Weiyuan Hou is Your Majesty's nephew. Seeing that his nephew's wife almost died of illness in the pavilion, how can Your Majesty not be worried?"

"His Majesty is worried, so how can the Empress not share her worries? So... let our family be the bad guy."

Xu Chaoqian raised his sleeve and wiped the sweat from his forehead. His back was soaked. He nodded repeatedly, "Thank you for your hard work, eunuch! Please speak well of me in front of the Empress."

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Eunuch Wang apologized to Lu Zhi and left the study in the Ministry of Works.

Mu Yi, the chief officer of the Weiyuan Marquis's residence, was waiting outside. Seeing Eunuch Wang coming out, he smiled and walked over to him, handing him a silver bag. "Thank you for your hard work, Eunuch."

Eunuch Wang stuffed it into his sleeve and said with a smile, "The Marquis wants to vent the eldest lady's anger, so how can we not play a supporting role?"

The two of them understood each other tacitly and left with a smile.

Xu Chaoqian in the room felt as if he had died again.

Because of the constant kowtowing just now, his official hat was tilted to one side; his official uniform was soaked and wrinkled and stuck to his body; his knees were all wrinkled, because of the kneeling just now... he knelt very firmly.

Lu Zhi simply couldn't bear to look at this scene.

But Xu Chaoqian not only did not leave, but instead looked at Lu Zhi with tears in his eyes and said, "Your Excellency, I will punish my daughter severely as soon as I know about this."

God swear, he beat Xu Minmin until she was covered in blood last night!

Lu Zhi said disdainfully, "I think what Eunuch Wang said is correct. You have a distorted vision and a crooked heart! Miss Xu is, after all, the daughter of your late wife, your own flesh and blood, yet you allow others to mistreat her. She is the consort of the Marquis of Weiyuan, bestowed by the emperor. If someone in your house dares to treat her this way, how can she live a normal life in your house from now on?"

He was very surprised when he thought about the report from the palace doctor that Xu Rongrong was malnourished. Looking back today, he didn't know how the girl had survived the past.

No wonder the cold-hearted Mu Rong wanted to personally inquire about it.

Lu Zhi was very angry, so he scolded Xu Chaoqian again.