Tang Xuan shut the door, his face dark.
He wiped the egg off his face and explained awkwardly to everyone, "Someone outside was throwing eggs. I got hit by accident."
Tang Shiba didn't believe a word of it. Clutching her stomach, she burst out laughing. "Hahaha! Big brother, I just heard someone shouting 'scumbag.' Were they talking about you?"
Tang Xuan flushed and shook his head in denial. "No, they were calling someone named Zhao Bo. You misheard."
He didn't dare look at his parents' faces and instead asked where Ouyang Xuan was.
[Ouyang Xuan? She's lying in bed pretending to be sick. Does that lousy brother want her to come out and clear things up?]
How did she know?
[Don't bother calling her. Ouyang Xuan won't agree. On the contrary, she'll make things worse and nail that lousy brother to the pillar of shame for good.]
[Rather than asking her to clear things up, he'd be better off leaving the capital right away. At least he might escape with his life.]
What did that mean? Couldn't she explain it properly?
Tang Shiba kept leaving things half-said, making the three of them so anxious they nearly asked her outright.
But they couldn't get the words out. Whenever they opened their mouths, all that came out was a "quack."
Tang Shiba looked at her father and asked in confusion, "Dad, did you just hiccup?"
Tang Cheng waved his hands, his face red with embarrassment. "No, you misheard."
Had she misheard?
[None of that matters. Next, Ouyang Xuan is going after Dad.]
Going after him?
Why would she go after him?
Shiba, couldn't you explain why Ouyang Xuan wanted to target them?
Tang Cheng was so anxious that he let out another "quack." Tang Shiba whipped her head around and pointed at