Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Chapter 463 Shuhua arrives
In Xu's ancestral hall, Gu Yunji looked at Xu Ziqi who was deliberately pretending to be stupid, and his expression was not good: "Uncle, you clearly know what Xu Shuchang committed and how serious the matter is, why do you still pretend to be nothing in front of me? Know?"

"I came here today just to take Xu Shuchang away. I also ask my uncle not to make any detours with me and to hand him over as soon as possible."

Xu Ziqi smiled but said: "Look at what my niece and son-in-law said, it is a bit too unkind. You call me cousin, our two families are related by marriage. With such a close relationship, is there anything that cannot be resolved privately? No. We need to bring the matter to light."

"In my opinion, it's better for my niece and son-in-law to ask the government officials from outside to send them back. Let's sit down and have a cup of tea among our families and talk about Xu Shuchang's affairs. We were fined last time, and it's not impossible this time. Isn’t it easy to discuss whether or how to punish me when the time comes, don’t you think?”

"Clan Chief Xu!"

Gu Yunji changed his name and emphasized his tone: "Xu Shuchang committed a serious crime of treason with Japanese invaders. This is not a matter that can be discussed between 'family members'. He violated national law and should be handed over to the government for trial and punishment in court. . These are rules and regulations, not something you or I can control."

"The last time was the last time. It was the first time that the government carried out an inventory of merchants trading with Japan. Because many people had no national consciousness, they only used fines as punishment. After that, all those who should be warned were warned, and those who should be educated were also educated. , at this juncture, Xu Shuchang sells grain to Gao Shishu, and he knowingly commits a crime, which is an additional level of crime!"

Xu Ziqi's face suddenly turned cold, and he said in a deep voice: "What do you mean, do you mean that you don't care about any favors and are determined to take Xu Shuchang away?"

Gu Yunji's eyes were firm: "No matter how great the favor, no matter how close the relationship, it must give way to the law of the country. I must bring the prisoner Xu Shuchang to justice today."

"Okay, then you try!" Xu Ziqi laughed angrily, "With the late emperor's golden words, those officials you brought cannot enter the ancestral hall. I want to see how you can take Xu Shuchang away by yourself! "

Hearing these words, Gu Yunji looked at the Xu family servants who were staring at him with eager eyes, and his heart gradually sank.

Outsiders are not allowed to enter Xu's ancestral hall. As long as Xu Shuchang is successfully taken out of the ancestral hall, the official officer can capture him in one fell swoop.But the key now is that Xu Shuchang is unable to get out of the ancestral hall, and the Xu family is also protecting him. Gu Yunji alone can't really do anything to him.

At this time, Gu Yunji suddenly saw a figure peeping out from behind the memorial tablets. His eyes suddenly sharpened and he shouted: "Xu Shuchang, where are you hiding!"

Seeing Gu Yunji catching up with him in two or two steps, Xu Shuchang couldn't avoid it. He was so panicked that he simply fled behind Xu Ziqi and begged: "Uncle, save me!"

Seeing Xu Ziqi's covert gesture of protecting Xu Shuchang, Gu Yunji's face turned ugly: "Clan Chief Xu is harboring important criminals. Is he determined to go against the government?"

Xu Ziqi sneered: "How dare I go against the government? It's just that I haven't seen my niece and son-in-law for a few days, and I just want to catch up with you. Someone is here -"

As soon as he finished speaking, the servants of Xu Mansion rushed towards Gu Yunji and restrained his hands and feet.

Gu Yunji really didn't expect Xu Ziqi to be so bold. He couldn't get away after several attempts and said angrily: "Xu Ziqi, I am the prefect of Shaoxing. How dare you do anything against the imperial officials!"

"The court official? Where did the court official come from here!" Xu Ziqi smiled sarcastically and said in an arrogant tone, "I only saw my good niece-in-law Gu Yunji, but I didn't see the Shaoxing prefect! Someone, please 'invite' Mr. Gu to the back Go and have a nice two cups of tea!"

"Yes!" The servants responded loudly, trying to take Gu Yunji away by force.

"Let me go! Let me go!"

Gu Yunji struggled hard, but there were so many servants that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get away.

The officials outside were extremely anxious and did not dare to step into the Xu family's ancestral hall. They could only watch helplessly as Xu's servants half dragged and half dragged Gu Yunji to the back hall.At this time, a cold and powerful female voice suddenly came from outside the ancestral hall: "Let him go!"

Everyone followed the sound and when they saw the person coming, Gu Yunji's eyes instantly lit up: "Shuhua!"

Xu Shuhua was wearing a long skirt, and her usually soft face was now a bit cold. Although she was alone, her powerful aura was hard to ignore, forcing the Xu family members and officials on both sides to take a few steps back involuntarily.

"Miss..." The servant standing guard at the entrance of the ancestral hall hesitated and stretched out his hand to block her way.

Xu Shuhua glanced at me with a sharp glance: "Why, do you even want to stop me?"

The servants immediately lowered their heads and hurriedly opened the door: "You don't dare, young lady, please come in."

Xu Ziqi looked at Xu Shuhua who was walking calmly, his eyelids twitched a few times, and he forced a smile: "How come my cousin is free to come back today?"

Xu Shuhua ignored him and looked directly at the servants who restrained Gu Yunji's hands and feet. His tone was calm but with unquestionable conviction: "Let him go."

Although women in this era do not have much say compared to men, a scholarly family like the Xu family that has been passed down for hundreds of years is the most important inheritance.

As a legitimate daughter of a eldest daughter, Xu Shuhua was not only herself, but also had Xu Shujing and Xu Chengyu standing behind her.Her words were undoubtedly effective. Several servants looked at Xu Ziqi hesitantly and finally let go of Gu Yunji.

Xu Ziqi and Xu Chengyu's fathers are biological brothers. Unfortunately, his father is a commoner, and his status is far less legitimate than that of Xu Chengyu's father, who is a direct descendant.If Xu Chengyu had not cared about family affairs and his younger brother had died at an early age, the position of patriarch would never have fallen to Xu Ziqi.

Seeing that Xu Shuhua made his servants abandon his orders with just one sentence, Xu Ziqi felt that his majesty was damaged and he could hardly maintain the smile on his face: "What are you doing, niece?"

"I also want to ask my cousin what you are doing."

Xu Shuhua stretched out his hand to straighten Gu Yunji's wrinkled clothes, turned around slowly, looked at Xu Ziqi and said: "I saw my husband being treated like this as soon as I came back. If I were not here today, I still don't know what you are going to do to me." how is he."

Xu Ziqi let out a sarcastic laugh when he heard this, his words implying anger: "What did we do to him? Xu Shuhua, why don't you ask your good husband first what he did to us!"

"Gu Yunji led a group of officials to the Xu family in an aggressive manner early in the morning, and even tried to break into my Xu family's ancestral hall with a sword! He kept saying that Xu Shuchang had committed a serious crime and wanted to bring him to justice. Shuhua, that's your biological father-in-law. Brother, how could Gu Yunji be so careless about family ties!"

A trace of guilt arose in Gu Yunji's heart. He avoided her gaze in embarrassment and whispered: "I mentioned to you two days ago that someone in Shaoxing Mansion was providing stable supplies to Gao Shishu. That person... was Xu Shuchang." "

Although Gu Yunji knew Xu Shuhua was sensible and knew that she could understand him, as Xu Ziqi said, Xu Shuchang was her cousin after all.Gu Yunji could rely on his status as the prefect of Shaoxing and come to the Xu family to arrest people with justice, but he could not face Xu Shuhua without any burden.

"Uncle, there is no need to say more. I already knew everything on the way here."

Xu Shuhua's voice was clear and cold, and there was nothing unusual about her expression. After receiving Gu Yunji's explanation, she looked at Xu Ziqi calmly and said firmly: "I think Yunji did the right thing."

(End of this chapter)