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

Chapter 465 The sword points at the cousin
However, after Xu Shuhua gave the order, the servant of the Xu Mansion next to him remained silent and made no move.

Seeing this, Xu Shuhua's eyes were slightly cold: "Why, I still can't control you? Even though I'm married, my surname is still Xu. It's only been a few years, but you have begun to disown me as a young lady?"

One of the servants had a stern look on his face, subconsciously glanced at Xu Ziqi next to him, and said with an apologetic smile: "Miss, forgive me, how dare you guys deny you... But that is Master Shuchang after all, and we don't dare to act rashly without the master's order. Disrespectful to Master Shuchang..."

The head of the family has prestige, but Xu Ziqi, the patriarch of the Xu family, is currently in charge. Without Xu Chengyu, it is really difficult for Xu Shuhua alone to issue orders beyond Xu Ziqi and hand over Xu Shuchang on behalf of the Xu family.

Seeing Xu Shuhua and his wife in tandem, both of them were unable to do anything to him. Xu Shuchang was very proud and raised his chin and said: "You want to take me away for a dream! Xu Shuhua, weren't you very majestic just now? You have the ability. Just keep showing off and let them take me out!"

Gu Yunji looked solemn: "Xu Shuchang, don't be too proud. Don't think that we can't do anything to you. If you dare to step out of the ancestral hall, the officials will arrest you immediately, unless you stay here and never come out."

Xu Shuchang looked like a scoundrel and shook his head arrogantly: "I won't go out for the rest of my life, so what? This is my home anyway. I will eat and sleep in the ancestral hall from now on. Let's see who of us outlasts the other?" "

Xu Shuchang looked like he deserved a beating. Gu Yunji was so angry that he gritted his teeth and tried hard to restrain his inner urge to punch him.

"It's too fanciful for you to want to live your whole life in peace and contentment in the ancestral hall."

There was a light voice beside him, and Gu Yunji turned around, only to see that Xu Shuhua had taken advantage of everyone's unpreparedness, walked out of the ancestral hall, picked up the long sword he had dropped earlier, and pointed it directly at the door facing Xu Shuchang. The other person's expression changed instantly. Very pale.

Everyone was shocked when they saw this. Xu Ziqi was shocked and angry, and shouted: "Xu Shuhua, what are you going to do! How dare you act so recklessly in the ancestral hall!"

Gu Yunji's heart tightened and he shouted out loud: "Shuhua!"

Xu Shuhua turned around and gave him a reassuring look. It was clear that it was not an impulsive move due to emotions, and he said calmly: "Don't worry, I have a sense of discretion."

She turned to the pale-faced Xu Shuchang with a calm expression: "How about it, can you follow us out of the ancestral hall now?"

Looking at the trembling sword tip in front of him, cold sweat broke out on Xu Shuchang's forehead. He calmed down and pretended to have a disdainful smile: "Threaten me? Xu Shuhua, don't think I can't see that you are strong on the outside but strong on the inside. You have If you dare, just touch me with a finger and try!"

Xu Shuhua's eyes narrowed slightly, and the sword in his hand suddenly thrust forward an inch. Although he was still several inches away from Xu Shuchang at a safe distance, he was still frightened and took a step back. The calmness he had just pretended disappeared in an instant.

She smiled lightly: "Who is the strong one on the outside but the one on the inside?"

Xu Shuchang swallowed his saliva, his voice was trembling, and he said with a cry: "... Shuhua, I am your cousin, do you really want to kill me?"

"Originally, I just wanted you to take the initiative to surrender to the government, so that everyone would be clean. But it's a pity that you are stubborn and hinder the government from handling the case. You also want to implicate the entire Xu family."

Xu Shuhua clenched the hilt of the sword in his hand, with a cold look in his eyes: "In this case, in order to save the entire Xu family and avoid falling into the same sin as you, I have no choice but to kill my relatives out of justice."

Seeing that her expression didn't look fake, Xu Shuchang was shocked in his heart and shouted in a daze: "Xu Shuhua, you are crazy! What good will it do you to kill me? If you kill me with your life, you still have to die with me!" "Really? Then let’s ask.”

"Master Gu——" Xu Shuhua still stared at Xu Shuchang closely, but his tone was relaxed, even with a faint smile, "The daughter of the people wants to ask you, what kind of punishment will you receive if you accidentally kill the important criminal of the imperial court?"

Gu Yunji came back to his senses in an instant, calmed down his emotions, and said calmly: "According to Daxia law, murder must be punished with life, but if the victim is a government criminal, the murderer can receive varying degrees of reduced punishment according to the specific circumstances. Xu Shuchang colluded with Japanese pirates and was an important criminal of the imperial court. , there is no need to pay for killing him, the most is just a few years in prison."

Speaking of this, Gu Yunji understood Xu Shuhua's intention and simply followed her words:

"What's more, as a relative of the prisoner, Mrs. Xu was extremely angry while assisting the government in handling the case. She accidentally killed the criminal, which is a great act of justice. With me testifying for you, there is no need to suffer any punishment. Maybe you will still receive it. to the imperial court for commendation.”

After receiving an affirmative answer, Xu Shuhua's lips curled up slightly, and he looked at Xu Shuchang with a half-smile: "How about it, do you hear me clearly? Xu Shuchang, I'll give you two ways, either you follow me out of the ancestral hall and get arrested, or I'll be here Taking your life here will at least preserve the reputation of the Xu family for being upright if word spreads."

Xu Shuhua and his wife sang in harmony and completely blocked Xu Shuchang's path in a few words. Xu Shuchang knew that he could not escape today. A huge dizziness came over his head. His legs went weak and he collapsed on the ground.

The situation changed too quickly. Xu Ziqi's expression changed drastically, and he said angrily: "Xu Shuhua, do you really have no regard for family ties? This is the Xu family's ancestral hall. In front of the ancestors, you dare to point your sword at your cousin, but You still know what filial piety is!”

Xu Shuhua's eyes were extremely firm: "It is precisely because I want to kill my relatives in front of my ancestors, so that the ancestors will know that the descendants of the Xu family are not all cowardly and incompetent people. My cousin is the patriarch, so I want to I care about family ties, but Xu Shuchang committed a serious crime that is unforgivable. Blindly covering up is the real abandonment of filial piety!"

"Of course, it was wrong of me to use force in the ancestral hall, but I was also helpless. I think my ancestors would understand me. Today's situation is special. If there is any offense, Shuhua will come back to apologize another day. For now, Xu Shuchang will be handed over to The government is important."

With that said, Xu Shuhua forced Xu Shuchang to stand up with a sword and walked out of the ancestral hall step by step.

The moment he completely walked out of the ancestral hall, Xu Shuhua seemed to have exhausted his energy. He put his sword on the ground and breathed a long sigh of relief: "Yunji, I leave this person to you."

"Come here, take down the prisoner Xu Shuchang!"

At the same time, Gu Yunji ordered the officers to restrain Xu Shuchang, while he quickly stepped forward and quickly supported his wife's shaky body.

Using force in the ancestral hall, pointing swords at his cousins, openly opposing the family... Xu Shuhua did too many radical and outrageous things today, which simply ran counter to the expectations of women in this era, and took a huge toll on her spirit.

Xu Shuchang was taken away, but Xu Ziqi still wanted to rob him unwillingly. Gu Yunji quickly glanced at the Xu family servants who came up, looked at his pale-faced wife, and whispered: "Shuhua, let's go home first."

Xu Shuhua said weakly: "...Hmm."

Gu Yunji and his party had already walked away, but Xu Ziqi's thunderous shouts could still be heard vaguely behind him, yelling that he wanted to tell Xu Chengyu about this.

(End of this chapter)