Xu Anying sat on the armchair. Although his beard and hair had turned slightly grey, he was still energetic, and his eyes were bright and clear. He looked at Master Xu, snorted and sneered, "He is even more arrogant because he has an idiot like you to carry his sedan chair. Otherwise, no matter how arrogant he is, would he dare to ride on my head?!"
After all, it was because Master Xu had the upper hand in someone else's hands that Shen Chen could be so unscrupulous and not even give face to him, a senior official.
Master Xu was so embarrassed that he couldn't raise his head. He still said the reason why he did this again with some grievance. There were some things he didn't dare to say to his father before, but now that the wrong thing had been done, there was nothing he dared not to say. He said bluntly: "Shen Chen dared to instigate the prince to look down on our family, just because we are close to the princess. It's a pity that the prince is not on the same page with his own biological mother. Otherwise, how could Shen Chen be allowed to jump around in front of us."
That's not wrong.
Xu Anying sighed a little. If Chu Jingwu could be of one mind with Princess Linjiang, then the Xu family would not have ended up like this.
Master Xu was quite depressed. Seeing Xu Anying didn't say anything, he felt even more uneasy. He couldn't help but muttering for a long time, saying things like what to do in the future, how Shen Chen would definitely hold a grudge, and how Wei An would definitely take revenge. He kept mentioning these things over and over again.
In fact, although he didn't say it, Master Xu himself knew that Wei An and Shen Chen were not easy to deal with. Not to mention other things, those who went against Shen Chen and Wei An basically had no good ending. This was enough to scare him.
Although Xu Anying's position as a cabinet minister is stable, but then again, Jiang Zining was the prime minister at the time. Shouldn't he have stepped down when he should have
Xu Anying stared at him for a while. He was definitely angry with his son. He schemed against others and left so many secrets for others to catch. He actually screwed him over. But no matter how angry he was, a son was still a son. He leaned back in his chair and interrupted Master Xu's chattering: "Okay, these things are not your concern. I have my own ideas. The Xu family will not fall."
He stood up and saw that Master Xu had also turned in the same direction as him, so he said, "Go back and pack up, don't delay any longer, leave the city tomorrow and go back to your hometown to reflect on your past, and don't come back for a few years."
Mr. Xu suddenly became anxious again. He did not expect that his father would decide to let him go back to his hometown in the end: "Dad! Why do you have to make me go back?" He was so anxious that he did not care about anything else. He crawled a few steps on his knees to Xu Anying, feeling very aggrieved: "Do they have to decide what to say?! They accepted so many benefits, how much silver is that?! Fifty thousand taels of silver! It's enough for an earl's mansion to live frugally for ten years! What's more, there is mother... She is so old, and she has to bow her head and apologize to a junior. Don't they think it's not enough?!"
He snorted in anger, feeling aggrieved: "I won't go back!"
What's so good about his hometown? Where is the prosperity of the capital? Moreover, if he was driven back to his hometown, it would be a great loss of face. He didn't know how those people in his hometown would view him.
He had been used to being high and mighty following his father, and was arrogant in front of the tribe members. How could he endure the hard life of returning to his hometown? !
But Xu Anying didn't say anything, just stared at him quietly.
Master Xu felt a little uneasy when he was looked at by him. He knelt on the ground and moved a few steps. Seeing that Xu Anying was still looking at him with her eyes open, he stammered, "Dad..."
Xu Anying came back to her senses, looked at her son, and laughed disappointedly: "You have done so many wrong things, being able to return to your hometown is already a blessing for you, do you know?"
Master Xu didn't dare to speak. He knew that if Xu Anying hadn't stepped in to negotiate, he would have been bitten by Shen Chen.
Xu Anying stood up, slowly opened the window and looked at the scenery outside, and said in a deep voice: "Remember the humiliation you suffered today. If you have the ability, you will stand higher than him in the future. Otherwise, it will be in vain to use these inferior means in secret! Sooner or later, you will suffer again!"
Master Xu looked downcast, staring at his feet. After a long while, he said in a low voice, "Son, I know. I'll pack my things now."
"Wait!" Xu Anying called out to him and said calmly, "Take Zhenniang and Yun'er with you and go together."
Master Xu was a little shocked. He was stunned for a while before he reacted. This time he couldn't help but excitedly said, "Dad! It's fine for me to go, but why should the children go too? They are almost the same age now, it's time for them to..."
It's the right time to find a good marriage, that's what they said, but the reputation of the Xu family's children has been affected by Chu Jingwu's incident.
Now that this incident had happened, even though the matter of the bandits had been covered up, the aggressive look that Madam Xu and Xu Zhenniang showed towards Wei An was seen by all the noble ladies.
There is no benefit in staying in the capital now.
Xu Anying did not waver and said in a cold voice: "Take the children back and discuss with your uncle and the elders to find a good marriage for the children. Zhenniang and Yun'er should not marry in the capital anymore. As for Huang Ge'er, take him back to your hometown and tell him to study hard with his great grandfather..."
This is to drive the entire eldest family back to their hometown!
Master Xu did not expect Xu Anying to have such thoughts. He did not know how to respond for a moment. After hesitating for a long time, he stammered and called out "Dad".
Xu Anying ignored him, leaned down and patted his shoulder: "Everyone has to pay the price for what they have done. You can still go back home alive today, and Zhenniang and the others can still get married smoothly. You should be content and thankful that you have me in front to protect you from the wind and rain. Go, don't think too much, you all go back, then Shen Chen will have no reason to continue to be relentless to our Xu family, because he knows in his heart that you and I are different."
Xu Anying had no intention of explaining clearly what the difference was.
Master Xu was so discouraged and disappointed at that moment that he was speechless and sat on the ground without saying a word.
The sunlight from outside shone in, making his face look particularly gloomy.
Xu Anying called the housekeeper in and asked him to settle Master Xu, and then she ran out. (To be continued)