My younger sister became pregnant three months after marrying Yan Jie.
This was originally a good thing, Xiao Pingqi was also happy. Although the Yan family was not a wealthy or powerful family, the advantage was that his sister liked them, the family relationships were not complicated, and his mother-in-law and father-in-law were very kind.
But my sister is only two months pregnant, and her mother-in-law is also one month pregnant.
Neither he nor his sister took it to heart. After all, Yan Jie was the only son in the Yan family, and it wasn't wrong for them to want many descendants.
But now...
Xiao Pingqi pursed his lips, and his men fell silent. Xiao Pingqi lowered his voice and gritted his teeth, saying, "Once Miss has safely given birth, bring that beast here."
"If the son-in-law continues to threaten suicide..."
Xiao Pingqi shouted sternly, "Then let him die!"
"Yes."
Xiao Pingqi's words brought Tong Aning back to her senses. She said, "Teacher Xiao, don't be angry. What if your sister hears us?"
"Yes," Xiao Pingqi sat down, rubbing his forehead, his voice hoarse from excessive tension, "I was so angry I lost my mind."
Soon, he looked up at Tong Aning in front of him.
What he just heard must have been Tong Aning's innermost thoughts. How far did these thoughts travel?
My sister couldn't have heard me already, could she?
Xiao Pingqi's heart tightened. He casually pointed to a maid in the courtyard and said, "Go in and see how Miss is."
"Yes."
The maidservant went in and came out with a cry less than a moment later. Her face was filled with joy. "It's born! It's already born! Mother and daughter are safe."
Xiao Pingqi was secretly pleased. He gave the two people standing next to him a wink, and they understood and walked out of the courtyard.
[They probably went to kidnap Yan Jie.]
[It's already quite unacceptable for someone not to be there for their wife during childbirth.]
Tong Aning was unaware that Xiao Pingqi had already learned an even bigger secret through her inner thoughts.
"Young master, Miss invites you in to see your niece."
Xiao Pingqi inside through the lifted curtain and stood on the path outside the room. This way, he could stay out of the room and avoid letting the child catch a cold.
The newborn baby was tiny and being held in the arms of the nanny.
Xiao Pingqi asked, "How is Wanqiu?"
The old woman smiled and said, "Young master, don't worry, thanks to Doctor Xue, Miss is just a little tired."
Xiao Pingqi gently tucked the baby in his arms and said, "Let Wanqiu rest well. I'll handle the rest."
The old woman thought of her good-for-nothing son-in-law, who didn't even accompany his young mistress during childbirth. She knew childbirth was a life-or-death ordeal for women. The old woman said in a low voice, "I will inform the young mistress."
Xiao Pingqi nodded, and when he lifted the curtain to go out, Yan Jie had already been brought over bound.
He was somewhat afraid of his brother-in-law Xiao Pingqi, and knelt on the ground timidly.
Xiao Pingqi: "Bring me my knife."
Yan Jie wailed and howled, "Spare me! Spare me!"
The cold, sharp blade pressed against Yan Jie's fragile neck, and the blade seemed poised to continue moving forward. Yan Jie turned pale and shut his mouth.
"If you keep howling and disturb Wanqiu, I'll kill you right now."
"Don't kill me! Don't kill me! Wanqiu can't live without her husband, and her child can't live without her father!"
"Aren't you going to be a father twice today?" Xiao Pingqi asked jokingly.
Yan Jie's eyes widened.
[Tsk tsk tsk, there really are no secrets that stay hidden forever.]
He stammered, "Brother, what... what do you mean by this?"
"I was just saying it casually, why are you so nervous?"
"I'm not nervous, I'm not nervous."
Xiao Pingqi let Yan Jie kneel on the ground. Before long, Yan Jie's father was also brought over.
This is going to be quite lively.
What's the meaning?
Doesn't Yan Jie's father know that his son and wife have done such a thing behind his back?
That's going to be interesting.
Xiao Pingqi asked with great interest, "Should I have a serious talk with your father, or will you admit it yourself?"
Yan Jie's father, Yan Cheng, looked bewildered. " Yan Jie, what did you do?"
"Dad, I didn't do anything!" Yan Jie was clearly guilty, thinking that as long as he spoke loud enough, he could prove his innocence.
Xiao Pingqi viciously slashed the back of his knife at Yan Jie's body, Yan Jie cried out in pain.
"Gag yourself, and don't forget what I just said."
Yan Jie was in excruciating pain. Although the back of the blade wasn't fatal, Xiao Pingqi was a former commander of the Imperial Guards, and his martial arts skills were among the best in the entire capital. Yan Jie felt as if Xiao Pingqi had broken his ribs.
"Commander Xiao, what are you doing?" Yan Cheng in shock.
At the critical moment, Yan Cheng jumped out to protect Yan Jie.
"A loving father and a filial son, that's wonderful."
Xiao Pingqi stretched out his hand to the side, and a servant handed him a stack of things. These were things he had secretly investigated ever since he heard Tong Aning's thoughts.
Xiao Pingqi slammed the stack of papers in front of Yan Cheng. "You'd better take a good look at them."
Tong Aning went forward curiously to take a look.
[My God, Yan Jie is going to be killed by Yan Cheng this time.]
"You, you, she's your mother!"
"After."
Yan Cheng fainted from anger, "A stepmother is still a mother!"
"It's all your fault! If you hadn't married someone else and still been out having fun, would we have ended up together? It's all your fault."
"You, you've done such an inhumane thing, and you're blaming me? I'll beat you to death, you unfilial son!"
Yan Cheng slapped Yan Jie to the ground.
[She's still got it! If Yan Cheng knew that Yan Jie knew she was a stepmother but still went against the grain, just because it would be more exciting, what would Yan Cheng think?]
I'd get so angry I'd roll my eyes.
Yan Cheng stepped on Yan Jie's back, and Yan Jie wailed, "It's broken, it's broken!"
Yan Cheng murmured, "It's good that it's broken, it's good that it's broken."
"My ribs, my ribs."
Suddenly, Yan Cheng thought of something and stomped heavily on Yan Jie's lower body.
Tong Aning dared not look anymore.
[Aren't they father and son? How could they be so cruel? A man's jealousy can be truly terrifying sometimes.]
Yan Jie cried out in anguish, "Father, I'm your son!"
"I don't want it anymore. You don't know, do you? Your stepmother also gave birth to a son."
[He was unaware that he had been waiting in front of the house for half a day.]
Yan Cheng taken aback, and a bad feeling crept into his mind.
Yan Jie grinned maliciously, "Didn't expect that, did you? That kid is my dad, hahaha, you're really getting old and useless."
"You..."
[Sigh, it's alright. He's his son's son, continuing the family line. It's a joyous occasion, he's both a grandfather and a father. Don't be upset, don't be upset.]
Yan Cheng was so angry that he was fuming. He closed his eyes and fainted.
"To command this..."
"Throw them both out."
"Yes."
Afterwards, Xue Ruyun came out, and Xiao Pingqi asked her if Xiao Wanqiu could be moved. Upon learning that it would be best to wait a day, Xiao Pingqi and his men settled down in the courtyard, planning to take his sister and niece home a day later.
As for Yan Cheng and Yan Jie, they were actually imprisoned.
Xue Lin said, "Those two have violated human ethics and should be imprisoned."
Tong Aning nodded and took out a bouquet of flowers from behind her back.
The flowers were still covered in dew, looking very fresh.
Xue Lin was stunned. He asked, "What is this?"
"I wanted to say this when I first came: your office is very well decorated, but it just lacks vitality."
Xue Lin glanced at her, following Tong Aning's gaze, and said, "I don't think so."
Tong Aning's frequent visits have already brought life to this place.
"You're so thoughtful, I'm just returning the favor." Tong Aning placed the flowers in Xue Lin's hand, blinked, and said softly, "Just accept them."
Xue Lin looked at Tong Aning, whose smiling face held a pleading look in her eyes.
He didn't intend to refuse, nor could he refuse.
Xue Lin nodded, "Okay."
Tong Aning said cheerfully, "Let's find a vase to put it in."
"Okay... why did you suddenly decide to buy flowers?"
"When I got off the carriage, I saw an old woman selling flowers with her granddaughter, so I just bought them all."
As Tong Aning spoke, she moved closer to Xue Lin, "Speaking of which, this is a bouquet of flowers that brings good things together, so it can be considered as accumulating merit for the young master."
Xue Lin lowered his eyes, "I dare not take credit."
Tong Aning burst into laughter.
When Sichen came in, she saw Xue Lin arranging flowers.
He froze, rubbing his eyes, almost thinking he was seeing a ghost.
Xue Lin asked first, "What's wrong?"
"Uh, Yan Jie got beaten up."
Xue Lin calmly asked, "Is it Xiao Pingqi again?"
"This time it's Xiao Pingtai."
When did he get back?
"Just now, he came back and heard that his sister had suffered such injustice, so..."
Why didn't you stop him?
Sichen said, "Young Master, he might even come to thank you later."
Xue Lin: "..."
Xiao Pingtai arrived quickly, firstly to apologize, and secondly to express his gratitude.
Tong Aning understands him too well.
If she were bullied, Tong Fengye and Tong Yibin would probably beat her to a pulp.
"You think so too?" Xiao Pingtai asked excitedly, "A kindred spirit! Which family's young lady are you?"
My mother is Su Zhouyue, and my father is Tong Aobai.
"Ah, so you're Marquis Tong's daughter. Then you wouldn't happen to be one of my elder brother's most troublesome students, would you?"
Tong Aning: "...?"
Xiao Pingtai realized he had said something he shouldn't have, and he scratched his head. "I just said it offhand."
Seeing the two chatting so enthusiastically, Xue Lin coughed lightly. They both looked at him simultaneously. Xue Lin said, "Just this once."
" Heir Xue, I'd like to ask, is it true that each person only gets one chance?" Xiao Pingtai's eyes were clear.
[The Xiao family finally had a precious daughter like Xiao Wanqiu; her brothers, cousins, and other male relatives combined could probably beat Yan Jie to death.]
Xue Lin: "... It's your Xiao family, and this is the only time."
Xiao Pingtai was somewhat disappointed. "Oh."
Fortunately, he had just beaten up three people, so he didn't lose out.
Tong Aning and Xue Lin went out with him. On the way, Tong Aning and Xiao Pingtai had a pleasant conversation.
As Xiao Pingtai descended the steps, a man approached him. "Brother Xiao, how are you?"
"I gave Yan Jie a good beating."
The man said, "Very well, very well."
Xiao Pingtai looked at his friend, then at Tong Aning, and said, " Miss Tong, Brother Zhu will be getting married soon. Would you be interested in attending the wedding banquet?"
"OK."
Who doesn't enjoy a banquet?
"It's settled then."
Xue Lin interjected, "Could I be included?"
Xiao Pingtai was taken aback. He had long heard that the Heir of Prince Yong was forbidden to strangers. What was going on today?
However, wedding banquets are meant to be lively with many people. Seeing Zhu Ting nod, he smiled and said, "It's certainly a good thing that the young master can come."