Chapter 62 Lightning Strike
Chapter 62 Lightning Strike
Although Wen Yajing and Sun's mother were divorced, Xie Lan did not feel the slightest bit of guilt.
Although she was the one who exposed the affair between the two, it was not her fault.
Wen Yajing divorced because the Prince of Yongding married her for the purpose of taking advantage of her. Not only did he take in her two maids, but he also allowed his concubine to exchange his concubine for his legitimate wife.
He secretly switched her daughter but didn't raise her well. Instead, he beat and scolded her and abused her all day long.
After the twins were stolen, they were killed and thrown into a mass grave.
After Wen Yajing was driven insane by her maid, she turned a blind eye to all kinds of torture from the people in the Yongding Earl's Mansion.
As for Sun's father, he is not a good person either.
Although Sun's mother's child was not killed by the concubine, he not only secretly raised the concubine without telling Sun's mother, but also did not stop her when Yu Suxiang proposed to replace Sun's mother's son with his own child, but also readily agreed.
He said every few days that he had social engagements outside, but in fact he lived with his mistress, enjoying family happiness with Yu Suxiang and Sun Youan's family of three.
Moreover, most of the family's money was given to Yu Suxiang by him under the guise of doing business.
Sun's mother was not worthy of sympathy either, she was mean and vicious. From the way she tortured Yuan Ruhui, it was clear that she was not a good person.
The happiest person was Madam Tao. Not only did Yuan Ruhui regain consciousness, but she also used the IOU that Sun Youan had coaxed away from her to get back the money from Sun's father and Yu Suxiang.
Yu Suxiang originally did not want to admit it, but knowing that Sun Youan had offended the Princess of Shouguang County, she had to return all the money to Yuan Ruhui.
Sun Youan and Lu Xiu Niang, mother and daughter, were not beaten to death. Although the Princess of Shouguang County was angry that they had stolen the blueprints, she did not want to cause a loss of life because of this matter.
After being beaten with a stick by the guards, he was sent to the Dali Temple for trial.
Madam Tao was very grateful to Xie Lan. In addition to the silver bills and skirts that he had originally promised, he also gave her two more sets of clothes and a gold headdress.
The day after Xie Lan returned home, Madam Tao personally sent him over.
Xie Lan accepted both the skirt and the headgear, but in order to accumulate merit, she only took half of the banknote. She asked Madam Tao to donate the other five hundred taels to Sanqing Mountain as incense money.
Ever since Madam Tao found out that her daughter was controlled by the Peach Blossom Evil, her temperament changed drastically. She was grateful but also in awe of Xie Lan for saving her daughter.
Xie Lan asked her to donate incense money to Sanqing Mountain. Not only did she agree, she also said that she would offer sacrifices to the three ancestors for Xie Lan after returning.
As soon as Madam Tao left, a maid came and told her, "Miss, the old lady wants you to go to the ancestral hall."
Xie Lan raised an eyebrow. Why were they asking her to go to the ancestral hall for no reason? What kind of trouble was this?
Seeing that he couldn't get anything out of the maid, Xie Lan simply went to take a look himself, since he had nothing to do anyway.
When they arrived at the ancestral hall, they saw that except for Xie Changting, all the masters of the Xie family were there.
Judging from the situation, is there going to be a trial by three judges?
Seeing that everyone was staring at him unfriendlyly, Xie Lan smiled with a hint of amusement.
It seemed that her previous methods were too gentle, causing these people to forget the pain once the wounds had healed.
If other girls encountered such a scene, they would have been scared to death, but Xie Lan was not afraid at all.
Waving a feather fan, he slowly walked into the ancestral hall and looked around casually.
In Xie Donghai's eyes, her attitude was clearly disrespectful to elders and needed discipline.
Xie Donghai shouted angrily with a gloomy face, "Lan girl, why don't you kneel down when you see the ancestors!"
Give her a warning as soon as you get here?
Xie Lan withdrew his gaze from the seats on the altar, glanced at Xie Donghai, and asked slowly, "Since we have to kneel to see our ancestors, why don't you kneel?"
She was just curious, but in Xie Donghai's eyes it was a provocation.
Xie Donghai was gloomy, and slammed his big hand on the table. "How dare you! Is this how you talk to your elders? How did you learn the rules and etiquette?"
Ha, you still want to use your authority as an elder to suppress her?
Sorry, she wasn't brought up by fear. "Rules and etiquette? Uncle, don't you know that I was born by a mother but not raised by a father? No one in your Xie family has ever taught me this.
I have been in Sanqing Mountain for more than ten years, and the Xie family has ignored me. If I hadn't returned to Kyoto, I would have thought that you were all dead and I was the only one left."
Xie Donghai was almost so angry that he fell backwards. Although he held a low official position, his authority in the Xie family was second only to Xie Changting. He had never been confronted by a junior like this before.
His expression became more and more fierce. "The Xie Mansion didn't teach you, so you didn't learn it in Sanqing Mountain either? I want to ask how your master taught you to be so disrespectful to your elders!"
Xie Lan sneered, "How to educate? Since I was little, my master has treated me like his daughter. Everything I eat, drink, wear, and spend is earned by him with his own skills. He has taught me all his skills.
As for the Xie family, they left me to fend for myself for so many years and never asked me a single question.
How did Second Uncle get the nerve to question my master? I didn't behave myself, shouldn't you feel ashamed and blame yourself?"
This was the first time that Xie Donghai was questioned by a junior and was left speechless.
"No matter what, I am your elder. Can't I teach you a lesson?"
Xie Lan turned around in confusion, "Grandma, is my father dead? Why didn't anyone inform me?"
The old lady is still in shock from the last time she had a near-death experience.
She was unsure of how powerful Xie Lan's fate was, so she decided not to speak out this time. Instead, she asked Xie Dahai to teach him a lesson, to see if he would really be defeated by her.
But now that Xie Lan had cursed even his own father, he had no choice but to speak up, "What nonsense! Your father is still alive and well."
Xie Lan didn't believe it. "Grandma, please don't lie to me. Don't worry, I won't be sad, and I won't cry. I've only been with my father for a few days, so we don't have a deep relationship.
Tell me where my father's body is? I will personally send him to the underworld while he is still alive and his soul is still alive. It will be too late if I am late.
The old lady was so angry that her heart ached. Look at what this evil creature was saying.
Xie Donghai believed that Xie Lan was just making trouble. "Lan girl, have you had enough of your nonsense? You even cursed your own father, do you know you are wrong?"
Xie Lan was not frightened by his harsh words, and said calmly, "May I ask, Uncle, what have I done wrong? Since my father is still alive and my grandmother is not dead, it is not your turn to teach me a lesson, right?"
Xie Donghai choked and was also angry.
"Although I am not your father, I am still your elder. Since you have done something wrong, it is my responsibility to teach you."
Xie Lan was getting a little impatient. What teaching? It was just another excuse to control her.
"I don't know what I did wrong. Why did my second uncle punish me by making me kneel as soon as I got here?"
"What's your fault? On the first day you returned home, you tore down the gate and beat up the servants. This was your first mistake.
As the eldest sister, she occupied her younger sister's yard as soon as she came back. This was her second mistake.
Your third mistake was that you took all the public money for your own selfish reasons, without caring about your family's life or death.
Your grandmother only wanted to keep your things for you because she saw that you were young, but you forced her to give you all her retirement money.
Also, your second and third sisters only touched your skirt, and you dared to threaten your second and third aunts to pay you two thousand taels.
You have done so many wrong things and you don’t repent. You are disrespectful and talk back to your elders. You should kneel down in front of our ancestors and reflect on your actions…”
Boom!
Xie Donghai was pointing at Xie Lan and scolding him.
On a cloudless sunny day, a thunderbolt struck the Xie Family Ancestral Hall without any warning...
The competition was so fierce at the end of the month that I finally climbed from the bottom of the list to 180th place, but before I knew it, I dropped to over 200th place. I was so sad.
(End of this chapter)