The old man of the Xu family thought for a while, and said cautiously: "I will go back and discuss it with the old man. If it is feasible, I will give you a reply. You ask Zhang Weixun to flatter Wei Yangqing and don't let others see what's going on."
After he finished speaking, he sent Dong Chengqi back to the backyard.
Madam Xu happened to be bringing a pair of maids and servants towards him. When the two of them met, Madam Xu sighed deeply.
Uncle Xu's eyebrows jumped, and he asked in a bad tone: "What, are you still making trouble?"
The eldest daughter of the Xu family was really hit hard by this blow. She was completely different from before, like two different people, and she cried every day.
A few days ago, Empress Shufei asked the noble ladies to come into the palace to talk with her, but she refused to go.
Madam Xu hummed with worry, sent away the maids and followed Master Xu into the house. She was devastated: "Master, how can we live like this? How can our Afang face people in the future?! These days, I have been trying to persuade her every day, but it's useless. She doesn't listen to me at all..."
She frowned and felt a splitting headache: "The old lady has scolded me several times for this matter, saying that we were too aggressive and made our daughter so embarrassed. She also said that other girls in the family were also affected. Because of this, the child cried again and said that she would not live anymore and brought shame to the sisters in the family..."
The girls of the Xu family are all young, and they had not been involved in the circle of noble ladies in their early years. When they were old enough to go out and socialize, who knew that they would receive such a big blow.
The old man of the Xu family had a gloomy face and was silent. He was both heartbroken and angry: "The prince of Linjiang is really going too far!"
"What's the point of saying this now?" Madam Xu sighed, "He looks down on our daughter, so we don't need to associate with him in the future. Isn't that what Shen Chen meant? Otherwise, why would he do it so ruthlessly? He is simply pointing at our family and scolding our upbringing..."
Madam Xu knew it very well. She knew that the reason why Shen Chen was so disrespectful to her was because the Xu family had formed an alliance with Princess Linjiang. One of the main reasons was that they had promised Princess Linjiang that they would deal with Shen Chen on her behalf.
This incident just showed signs of happening.
The Xu family did intend to help Princess Linjiang, and they did show their head a little and intervene in Shandong affairs, wanting to help prevent Prince Zheng from returning.
But in the end, this thing didn't work out!
Before it was done, the letter was intercepted. The Xu family knew something had gone wrong and had already stopped their actions.
The attack has stopped and King Zheng is not dead. Yet Shen Chen is so petty that he uses the girl's future as a tool to attack the Xu family.
The old man of the Xu family was even more annoyed than her, but he suppressed it. He coughed a few times and said helplessly, "Well, there's no point in talking about this. Things have already come to this. You should think of a way. No matter what, you have to cheer up Ah Fang. Just tell her that it's nothing serious. She is the apple of our family's eye. She has a bright future ahead of her. There's no need to worry. Just say what I said. She really doesn't feel comfortable staying at home. Why not go to Suzhou to relax and stay for a while."
This can be considered as doting on the daughter. Otherwise, why would he let his daughter go to such a far place when she is almost getting married
Madam Xu hesitated: "The old lady is already very angry and has some complaints about us. If we continue like this, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to the old lady..."
"It's nothing to be ashamed of. I'll tell mother about this matter, and you can do it. Send Afang to your mother's house to live for a while, let her relax, otherwise, such a good child, how could she be so depressed?" Uncle Xu made a decision: "Okay, I'm going to the study to discuss something with my father, you don't have to wait for me, go and comfort my daughter."
Only after Mrs. Xu agreed did he go back to the study.
The old man had a study in the backyard. He asked someone to inform them, and when he heard someone calling from inside, he straightened his posture and went in. He heard Xu Anying discussing something with someone, so he subconsciously straightened his back and listened beside them.
Xu Anying was talking about the situation in Fujian. The Japanese invasion in Fujian was even more serious this year. He was the Minister of War and was worried about this matter.
After they finished discussing, the old man of the Xu family coughed a few times and came over to tell him the story carefully. He didn't dare to look up at him and said, "Afang almost lost half her life because of this. Our family has lost face. If we don't take revenge, Shen Chen will think that our family is really a soft persimmon that he can bully at will."
Xu Anying didn't say anything. She took a sip of tea and laughed, "I've said before that this is not the way to take advantage of a hot stove, but you didn't want to listen. Now that something has happened, you can't get over it, but you blame others for not keeping the stove hot for you?"
The old man of the Xu family has always been afraid of him. He pursed his lips and didn't know what to say. He was a little embarrassed: "Father, we have offended Shen Chen even if we don't want to. Shen Chen is a villain. How could he let it go after we offended him? Besides, this is not the only case. He was so cruel when he attacked us. He clearly didn't give us face. Can we really just endure this?"
Xu Anying frowned impatiently: "Why can't you tolerate it? In the final analysis, Shen Chen is just using this incident to warn us not to do things that we shouldn't do. I have warned you before that we are not a family that relies on women's connections. If this thing can be accomplished, it will be accomplished. If it can't be accomplished, there is no need to care too much. But did you listen? It's the New Year's Day. Only women of noble birth can enter the palace to pay homage on the first day of the New Year. You took Ah Fang with you. Where are your brains?! What is her identity? Have you ever thought about it?!"
Uncle Xu swallowed his saliva and also became a little angry: "What's the point of saying this now?! I shouldn't have offended you, and I shouldn't have done it. Father didn't say it before, but now it's too late, isn't it? After all, Afang is our daughter. Can our family not react at all after being slapped in the face like this? Are we going to let Shen Chen do whatever he wants?!"
Xu Anying drank a sip of tea to moisten her throat and glanced at him: "What else can I do?"
The old man of the Xu family didn't understand what he was thinking: "Of course it's a counterattack! Isn't Shen Chen relying on the Wei family to be so arrogant? If the Wei family falls, even though he is the Marquis of Pingxi, the princess doesn't like him. What good can he get from this accumulation of time?"
Xu Anying snorted coldly: "You are really short-sighted. You have not made any progress in your official career over the years, and it is deserved. If you really become an official, your family will be ruined." (To be continued)