It would be too strange to drag two people on the road, so Xu Yutang chose to take a carriage.
The waiter rummaged through the hemp ropes of Drunken Melody Tower and helped Xu Yutang tie up her father. The coachman, despite his injuries, drove the carriage outside.
Sitting in the Xu family's carriage again, Xu Yutang felt quite different. She complained to Shen Baozhu, "Baozhu, look, my new clothes are all ruined. This was the outfit paired with the new jewelry made by Ruxia. By the way, where's my new jewelry?"
Xu Yutang rummaged around in the carriage and found the gold crown she used to hit the coachman. Seeing the chips on it, she felt extremely heart - broken. "It's a pity that the gold hairpins were given to Drunken Melody Tower. Otherwise, I could have asked Yan Mingli to melt them down and make a set of ornaments that Miaochun would like."
"Those gold hairpins were worth quite a lot of money!"
The Dragon King was lying on the couch, waiting for Xu Yutang to go into the Xu family, beat someone up, and enjoy the show. Hearing this, he burst out laughing.
Dragon King: [Is that what Xu Yutang is worried about? Little cutie, tell her quickly that Drunken Melody Tower is owned by a fool.]
Receiving the Dragon King's reminder, Shen Baozhu quickly told Xu Yutang this good news.
Xu Yutang's eyes widened. "Really? Yan Mingli is so amazing!"
The two began to discuss how wealthy Yan Mingli was. When Xu Yutang learned that Yan Mingli even owned a whole street, she couldn't hide her envy and exclaimed at how great an achievement he had made at such a young age.
Shen Baozhu couldn't help but start boasting about her three older brothers.
Hearing that Shen Heqing and Shen Danqing both had academic degrees, and Shen Haiyan was training in the military camp, Xu Yutang was even more shocked. She looked at her father and said enviously, "Baozhu, your brothers are all so amazing. Unlike my brother..."
When Xu Yutang was very young, her mother still loved this daughter very much and would set aside a day every month to accompany Xu Yutang in the attic.
Her mother once told Xu Yutang that if her older brother Xu Yusong could pass the scholar - level exam, she would be allowed to leave the attic and stay at home for a few days.
Shen Baozhu asked curiously, "Then how many days did Sister Yutang stay at home?"
"Not even a single day, because Xu Yunsong still hasn't passed the exam until now!" Xu Yutang got angry when she mentioned this. It was also since then that her mother had become more and more distant from her.
The tied - up Xu's father was restless. He sneered twice. "It's clearly you who snatched Song'er's good fortune that he couldn't pass the exam. Instead of feeling ashamed, you blame Song'er. You're really an ungrateful girl!"
Shen Baozhu asked curiously, "Is it very difficult to be a scholar?"
"Except for Brother Mingli, everyone else can pass the exam." Shen Baozhu counted on her fingers. "Eldest brother and second brother are juren. Which is more prestigious, a juren or a scholar? Brother Su Qian is a scholar, and so is Brother Shanyuan, and..."
Shen Baozhu named quite a few people in a row, which made Xu's father stare blankly.
Not to mention Xu Yusong, even Xu's father himself had never passed the juren - level exam, while Shen Baozhu casually mentioned two juren.
Xu's father stared at Shen Baozhu, and Shen Baozhu was still counting the scholars around her, from the familiar older brothers to the less - familiar cousins of the Shen family.
The Shen family did have some talent in academics, and most of them could pass the scholar - level exam. But someone as outstanding and hard - working as Shen Heqing was rare.
Just as Shen Baozhu was counting, the carriage arrived at the Xu family. The coachman reached out his hand and shouted for help towards the Xu family, "Help... Miss Yutang she..."
Before the coachman could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the anxious Xu Yusong. "Stop talking nonsense. Where's Xu Yutang? Did you bring her back?"
Hearing her name, Xu Yutang lifted the curtain with a cold face.
Seeing Xu Yutang with messy hair and a dress with many tears, Xu Yusong frowned and said, "It was father who forced you to come back. Why are you so ignorant... Ah!"
Xu Yutang raised her hand and punched Xu Yusong in the face, making him dizzy.
Xu Yusong spun around several times. He looked behind Xu Yutang and vaguely saw his father tied up. His eyes widened. "Xu Yutang, you unfilial girl. How could you... Ah!"
Xu Yutang didn't say a word and punched Xu Yusong in the face again, completely knocking him out.
Being punched twice in a short period, Xu Yusong didn't dare to scold Xu Yutang anymore. He covered his face and said angrily, "The whole family has been waiting for you to come back for dinner."
Xu Yutang moved her wrists, turned around, and pushed her father out of the carriage. Then she took Shen Baozhu's hand and slowly got off the carriage.
Seeing his father's miserable state, Xu Yusong then looked at the coachman and saw that he was in the same miserable state. A chill rose in his heart.
He didn't dare to say anything nonsense and quickly led Xu Yutang into the mansion.
Lin Yu: [I've found the medicine for treating injuries.]
Master Qingyun: [Wait until the emperor meets Xu Yutang before using it.]
Lin Yu: [Okay.]
Dragon King: [I've said long ago that fists are the most useful method. See how satisfying it is.]
Lin Yu: [Indeed. It's quite suitable for Yutang.]
Xu Yutang secretly followed Yuan Qingxi to the capital and directly went to Qiuqiu's mother after arriving. This was the first time she had come to the Xu family in the capital, so she looked around curiously.
Shen Baozhu then asked Xu Yusong curiously, "Are you Xu Yusong? Is it very difficult to pass the scholar - level exam? Why haven't you passed it yet?"
Failing to pass the scholar - level exam had always been regarded as a shame by Xu Yusong. Now that a little girl brought it up, he couldn't hide his anger.
Coincidentally, there was a pond beside them. Somehow, Xu Yusong reached out his hand and wanted to push Shen Baozhu into it.
Xu Yusong's action was so obvious that Shen Baozhu could have dodged it. But when she saw the pond, she suddenly remembered the time when she was almost drowned in the water. Her mind went blank, and she stood there stunned.
Master Qingyun: [Baozhu, quickly dodge!]
Dragon King: [Why isn't the little cutie dodging? Quickly dodge!]
Lin Yu: [Is it the shadow caused by the drowning before? Shen Yunfeng is really a scoundrel.]
Just as Xu Yusong was about to touch Shen Baozhu, Xu Yutang noticed in time. She kicked Xu Yusong into the lake with one foot and then kicked her father into the lake too.
Xu Yutang picked up Shen Baozhu and comforted her softly, "Baozhu, are you scared? Don't be afraid. I've kicked them all into the water."
Shen Baozhu reached out and wrapped her arms around Xu Yutang's neck and said fearfully, "Someone once held me underwater and wanted to drown me. The water was very cold. It was so uncomfortable when water got into my nose and mouth..."
Dragon King: [Who did this? I'll make that human pay with his life!]
The Dragon King, who found that he had missed the "big event", was so anxious that he paced around. Lin Yu only had a half - understanding of this matter and only knew that it was done by Shen Yunfeng and Bai Xinrou.
Xu Yutang felt even more heart - broken and was determined to finish things quickly so that she could take Baozhu back earlier.
She carried Shen Baozhu and walked along the path all the way to the front hall of the Xu family.
A table of delicious dishes had already been set in the front hall. It should be the "meal to sever the family relationship" mentioned by Xu's father.
Xu Zeyuan was sitting at the table. He casually glanced at the dishes in front of him, then picked up his chopsticks and said, "From now on, you won't be a member of the Xu family anymore, and you probably won't come back. This meal is of great significance. Come, take a bite of the vegetables."
Before Xu Yutang could say anything, her bowl was filled with a lot of vegetables.