At this moment, everyone's gazes were all fixed on Xie Xiu.
The old Master Xie narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression unreadable.
Seeing this, Xie Xiu immediately knelt on the ground.
With a panicked look on his face, he exclaimed, "Father, I would never do anything to disgrace the Xie family!"
Shen Tang also immediately knelt down beside him and anxiously said, "Yes, Father. My husband and I have always been cautious in the mansion. We are definitely not the villains the eldest brother accused us of being!"
"Xie Xiu, how dare you still argue!" Xie Jing pointed at Xie Xiu and scolded.
"Eldest brother, he's not arguing," Xie Jingchu said with a playful look on his face.
Just as Xie Xiu was looking at Xie Jingchu in confusion, wondering why he would speak up for him.
Xie Jingchu continued, "When he reported the two of you to the emperor, he did it in the name of upholding justice and setting things right for the Xie family."
After hearing this, Xie Jing glared at Xie Xiu angrily and snorted, "First, you encouraged me to bribe officials, and then you reported me to the emperor. What a great scheme!"
The old Master Xie was filled with rage. He picked up the teacup beside him and threw it at Xie Xiu.
The teacup hit Xie Xiu's forehead, instantly leaving a bright red gash.
"You unfilial son!"
Seeing that his deeds had been exposed, Xie Xiu's expression turned solemn.
At this moment, there was no room for him to argue.
He touched his forehead. Seeing the blood on his fingertips, a cold smile curled up on his lips.
Then, he slowly stood up and looked around the room indifferently.
"So what if it was me? Am I ruthless? But what about you all! How much better are you?
You, Xie Jing, are as stupid as a pig. You believed whatever I said. Can you blame me? If it weren't for your status as the legitimate son of the Xie family, you would be no different from the maggots in the dark!
You, Xie Wen, have read the classics for so many years, but you're actually good-for-nothing! You even deluded yourself into thinking that you could achieve something in your official career. It's really ridiculous!
And you, Xie Jingchu! The famous Fourth Master Xie. In fact, you're just a bastard of unknown origin!"
"Shut up!" the old Master Xie roared.
A surge of anger welled up in his heart, and he coughed violently.
Xie Xiu threw his head back and laughed maniacally.
Then, he fixed his gaze on the old Master Xie and said, "The most despicable one is you! From childhood to adulthood, you've never shown me a single smile. I'm your own son!
All I wanted was to fight for what was rightfully mine. What's wrong with that!"
Xie Xiu pounded his chest continuously, his eyes filled with grief.
He wanted to pour out all the bitterness in his heart over the years.
After hearing this, the old Master Xie roared, "I don't have a ruthless son like you!"
"Ruthless?" Xie Xiu sneered and pointed at Xie Jingchu angrily. "What about him! Everyone in the south of the Yangtze River knows that Xie Jingchu is ruthless and will stop at nothing to achieve his goals!
What I've done is far less than one-tenth of what he's done!"
"But he's never harmed his own siblings!" the old Master Xie raised his voice, his voice trembling.
After hearing this, Xie Xiu froze for a moment, his expression dazed.
"Xie Xiu, you may leave the mansion on your own accord," the old Master Xie said coldly, his eyes filled with disappointment.
Xie Xiu, however, slowly scanned everyone in the room with a cold smile.
He took in all the disdain and disgust in their eyes.
It was as if he had become a repulsive monster that everyone wanted to avoid.
"Want me to leave?" Xie Xiu sneered. "Let's see if you have the ability."
After saying that, Xie Xiu clapped his hands.
Immediately, a group of strong men holding long sticks rushed in from outside the door.
Each of them had a rough face and a fierce look, surrounding everyone.
Seeing this scene, fear flashed across Xie Jing's face. Xu Qing was so scared that she hid behind Xie Jing, not even daring to breathe loudly.
"What... what do you mean?" Xie Jing stammered.
Xie Xiu smiled and spread his arms. "I have to say, silver is really a good thing. Look, as long as you have enough silver, there will be countless people willing to fight for me."
These days, to prevent any accidents.
The first thing Xie Xiu did after taking control of the Xie family was to hire many mansion guards to fight for him.
Now, the entire Xie mansion was under his control.
"Xie Jing, as long as you hand over the seal of the head of the Xie family to me, I'll guarantee your safety," Xie Xiu looked at Xie Jing.
"What... what seal? I... I don't know."
"Don't know?" Xie Xiu narrowed his eyes slightly.
Then, he gave a signal.
After receiving the signal, one of the mansion guards struck Xie Yanchuan with a stick.
Xie Yanchuan let out a muffled groan and fell to the ground, spitting out a large mouthful of blood.
Then, Xie Xiu stepped on Xie Yanchuan's back and looked at Xie Jing coldly.
"Xie Xiu! Let go of Yan'er quickly!" Xie Jing exclaimed, his eyes filled with anxiety.
"Do you know now?" Xie Xiu asked coldly.
"I... I really don't know!" Xie Jing said helplessly.
He had never heard of the seal of the head of the family!
Just then, the old Master Xie said in a deep voice, "That's enough! Let Yan'er go first!"
Hearing this, Xie Xiu looked at the old Master Xie.
He smiled meaningfully.
No wonder he had sent people to search every corner of the eldest branch these days but still couldn't find the seal of the head of the family.
It turned out to be in the hands of this old man.
Xie Xiu let out a long laugh. "Hahaha, Xie Jing, you thought you finally became the head of the family, but he never even told you about the seal of the head of the family. How pathetic!"
Xie Jing looked at the old Master Xie in confusion.
The old Master Xie let out a long sigh and slowly said, "Every head of the Xie family in previous generations has a seal of the head of the family. The person who has this seal can command all the business firms under the Xie family."
"Then why didn't you give me the seal of the head of the family when you promised to pass on the position of the head of the family to me?" Xie Jing asked.
The old Master Xie frowned. "Is this the time to talk about this?"
Xie Jing fell silent. The most important thing now was to get Xie Xiu to let go of Xie Yanchuan.
Then, the old Master Xie told Steward Li to fetch the seal of the head of the family.
Xie Xiu's hands trembled as he picked up the seal. His eyes were filled with uncontrollable joy.
He finally got it!
He finally became the head of the Xie family!
Xie Jing immediately stepped forward to help Xie Yanchuan up and then said to Xie Xiu, "Now you can let us go!"
Xie Xiu fixed his gaze on him,收起 the smile on his face, and said coldly, "I'm afraid that's not possible."
"Xie Xiu, you're going back on your word!" Xie Jing roared.
But when he saw the mansion guards with cold expressions beside Xie Xiu, he was so scared that he took a step back.
"Before I firmly establish myself as the head of the Xie family, I'm afraid you'll have to stay in the wood shed for a few days," Xie Xiu sneered.
He didn't want anything to go wrong with what he had finally obtained.
So, he had to wait until he completely controlled everything in the Xie family before he could let them go.
He would never let the tiger return to the mountain.
Just then, Xie Jingchu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up.
"Xie Xiu, have you had enough of this show?"