The clouds and mists have dispersed, and everyone knows that I love you.

Even though Feng Qingning's words made sense, every time she thought of Sang Si Ning, she would think of how he had tortured Shi Rong in such an inhumane way.

Shi Yang's heart felt like it was being cut by a knife, his liver and intestines were torn apart. He forced himself to swallow the bitterness and nodded.

"Grandson understands, thank you grandma."

Feng Qingning smiled at him with a kind face, but that smile contained a hint of hidden difficulty and a trace of guilt.

"It's just that, Yang'er, I think you should understand that every country has its own laws and every family has its own rules. After all, Sang Si Ning is still someone in your room."

"She severely injured the head of the family. According to the Ying family's rules, she will be tried before the Eight Judges. Grandma was able to secure privileges for you at the trial."

"Only the number of lashes for corporal punishment with the Vine Dragon Whip will be reduced from 10 to 5..."

Having said this, Feng Qingning frowned, wanting to say something but stopping herself.

"Yang'er... Grandma knows this isn't fair to you, but..."

Before Feng Qingning could finish her difficult words, Shi Yang interrupted her with great understanding.

"It's okay, Grandma. I should have taken the corresponding responsibility for this matter. I don't feel it's unfair. The Ying family's family precepts have been established for many years. From ancient times to the present, it is forbidden to break a contract without authorization. I understand this."

"It's just five lashes, my grandson can handle it. Besides, if you can whip me in public and warn those who, like Sang Si Ning, have second thoughts about the Ying family, it would be a good thing to kill two birds with one stone."

Feng Qingning nodded with deep satisfaction, then seemed to remember something, shook her head again, and sighed repeatedly.

"Silly child, if my sister hadn't been ill, she wouldn't have approved of you sacrificing yourself to teach everyone in the Ying family the importance of respecting the head of the family."

"Unfortunately, the Ying family is not just managed by the four of us. This time, we can only let Yang'er take care of it."

Shi Yang shook his head generously.

"No, I was born in the Ying family and have grandma, Rong'er, all the uncles and aunts, and my sister by my side. I never feel wronged."

Feng Qingning opened her arms and hugged her grandson, who was a head and a half taller than her, with reluctance in her eyes.

"Grandma will send someone to pick you up tomorrow afternoon."

Shi Yang raised his hand and hugged Feng Qingning in a measured manner.

He knew very well that what she said meant that the trial would be held tomorrow, so he accepted it calmly.

"it is good."

……

10 o'clock at night.

Perhaps because he was exhausted after playing all day, Shi Rong fell asleep holding a Lingna Belle doll before Huo Jiuzhou could try to comfort him.

Xie Yixiu was worried that she wouldn't sleep well, so he lit a bunch of homemade sleep-inducing incense in the room.

Several people stood in a circle around Shi Rong. After confirming that she was really asleep, they dared to boldly remove the hood on her head.

"Oh my god! This is so boring. How did you guys manage to make it through the whole day?"

Since Ji Xinyue came to visit Shi Rong with Feng Qingning and others in the afternoon, she has never left.

In order to play with her, I even went to the 6th floor and put on a light brown ShellieMay doll costume.

Song Qianchen was so hot that he quickly took off all his clothes.

He said as he hurried towards the bathroom.

"I just gritted my teeth and persevered! Let me take a shower first tonight, thank you~"

???

Everyone was speechless as they looked at his almost naked back.

This person is really rude!

Even though the people staying in Shi Xing's room were all his own family, it wouldn't be that hot for him, as they would only be left with their underwear, right?

If Shi Rong woke up and saw him like this, she would think there was a pervert in the house...

After resting for a while, they changed into pajamas or home clothes and gathered in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of Shiheng's master bedroom. Each of them had their own thoughts and looked at the beautiful scenery of the lotus pond in the moonlight in the distance.

After a moment of silence, Chu Yu was the first to break the silence.

"What is a trial by eight judges?"

Ji Xinyue put down the cup of warm water in her hand and began to tell the story.

"The so-called Eight-Ministers' Trial is an emergency internal meeting led by the head of the family or the mistress whenever a major incident occurs in the Ying family."

"It's mainly to deal with some extremely bad, cruel, and special cases. This meeting wasn't just attended by the four main branches of the Ying family."

"There are also the business associates that Grandpa and the Ying family's ancestors valued during their lifetime. In other words, they are all highly respected elders of the Ying family."

"Just like those old shareholders in your Huo Group, whose positions cannot be shaken. In the Ying family, there are 14 people like this."

"They come from different cities and different families, but they all share the same mission: to dedicate their entire lives to the Ying family."

"To put it bluntly, the relationship between us and them is just like the relationship between Shi Rong and Miao Manlanchuan. We are confidants, subordinates, and people who can be used at will."

"They can be summoned and dismissed at will, but they cannot be easily offended or abandoned, because they hold too many core secrets about the Ying family."

"If it were to leak, the consequences would be disastrous. This is why we must consult with the Ying family before making any decisions, no matter what happens."

"Similarly, those who were chosen by the ancestors of the Ying family to become the 'house rule monitors' could not easily escape the control of the Ying family, because few families could withstand the consequences of betraying the Ying family."

Ji Xinyue's detailed explanation almost instantly made everyone present understand the meaning of the Eight-Minister Review, but...

Song Qianchen: "So usually, when something big happens to the Ying family, how do they find out? Do we... have to take the initiative to send someone to notify them?"

Ji Xinyue shook her head.

"Of course not! The Ying family is so Buddhist that if anything happens, they would rather solve it behind closed doors. How could they possibly take the initiative to inform them?"

"Besides, what Shi Rong did this time wasn't a good thing. Family disgrace shouldn't be made public! But he can't stand up to that idiot Sang Si Ning!"

"Before she took action against Shi Rong, she was worried that Grandma and Shi Yang would be unfair, so she even asked his parents for help and notified those veteran figures one by one."

"She just wanted to put on a public drama of suffering, recounting the grievances her family had suffered in the Ying family. But her plans couldn't keep up with the changes, and she was caught red-handed."

"Now, not only will you be thrown into the torture chamber and tortured, but you'll also be whipped again tomorrow. You big fool, there's really no hope for you..."

"Pfft~"

Xing Jiashan couldn't help but smile at Ji Xinyue's amusement.

While several people understood the whole story, Chu Yu just couldn't figure it out and got stuck in an unsolvable dilemma.

"No, why don't I understand? According to you, the Eight-member Trial was also part of Sang Si Ning's original plan? But why is that?"

"It's a fact that she murdered the head of the family! At a time like this, complaining about your grievances is futile, isn't it? Then why bother notifying the elders in charge of the review? Isn't that just courting death in disguise?"