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

Faced with the distrust of his daughter and son-in-law, Xu Chengyu looked slumped, his body was slightly stooped, and his age became more apparent.

Xu Shuhua felt heartbroken and said with red eyes: "...Xu Shuchang is, after all, the only bloodline left by his second uncle and second aunt. His father has put a lot of effort into him. He treats him as his own child and wishes him well. "

"Now Yunji and I have put him in prison and ruined the rest of his peaceful life with our own hands. How can this not make me feel uneasy..."

Xu Chengyu sighed: "I think highly of Xu Shuchang, but in the end he is just my nephew. No matter how much I feel sorry for him, can I feel more sorry for him than you? Shuhua, you are my biological daughter."

Xu Chengyu has always protected his shortcomings, but the prerequisite for protecting his shortcomings is to distinguish between close and distant relatives. What he loves and values ​​the most in his life is nothing more than a pair of children born to his deceased wife.Among his children, Xu Chengyu especially loves his daughter Xu Shuhua, whom he got unexpectedly in middle age.

"The reason why you think I value Xu Shuchang is certainly because his parents died when he was young, but more importantly because you and your brother have been well-behaved and sensible since they were young, and you don't need me to worry too much about your studies and life."

"Only Xu Shuchang is uneducated and has no skills. The mud can't hold up the wall, which consumes a lot of my energy and energy. I have thought about giving up on him completely several times, but as long as I think of my brother holding my hand in front of the hospital bed, he will let me I can't bear to take good care of his son."

Xu Chengyu was very proud at heart. Not only did he raise a pair of children to be excellent, but he also chose thousands of apprentices. It was impossible for anyone with mediocre qualifications to fall into his eyes.

Xu Shuchang had disappointed him time and time again. If he were not his nephew, Xu Chengyu would not give such an idiot another look.However, his younger brother and his wife died young, and the responsibility for educating Xu Shuchang fell on him, the uncle. If he didn't care, there would really be no one to care about him.

Now that Xu Shuchang committed a serious crime, Xu Chengyu never blamed his daughter and son-in-law for righteously killing their relatives. He only blamed himself for not fulfilling his brother's instructions before his death, and for failing to educate Xu Shuchang, causing him to go astray.

Pulling back his thoughts and looking at Xu Shuhua who lowered his eyes silently, Xu Chengyu sighed silently in his heart, and his eyes fell on her legs: "I heard that you went to kneel in the ancestral hall on the second day after Xu Shuchang was arrested. How long did you kneel on your legs? Is the injury serious?"

The topic of conversation was all about Xu Shuchang. It turned out that his father still cared about him.

Xu Shuhua felt sorrow in his heart, lowered his head and said in a low voice: "I haven't been kneeling for long, it's just a minor injury, not serious."

In fact, Xu Shuhua knelt all day that day, from morning to night. In the end, his knees were swollen like steamed buns and he could not walk.To this day, her legs have not fully recovered, and her movements are a little inconvenient, which she just deliberately concealed in front of Xu Chengyu.

Xu Chengyu knew his daughter's temperament best. Although the use of force in the ancestral hall was to fulfill the righteousness, in the end it was Xu Shuhua who was at fault.If you want to calm down the Xu family, even if it is just to save face, it will definitely not work if the time is short.

Seeing the worry in Xu Chengyu's eyes, Gu Yunji said with relief: "I've applied medicine several times and it's not serious anymore. Teacher, don't worry."

It took several applications of medicine to reach a non-serious level, so how could it be just a minor injury? Xu Chengyu felt more and more distressed after hearing this, but did not show it, and returned the topic to Xu Shuchang:
"As for Xu Shuchang, Yunji is the prefect of Shaoxing. It is your official duty to arrest him. As for Shuhua, whether as your wife or the daughter of the Xu family, it is her duty to assist you in arresting the prisoner. In this matter You are not at fault, and I don’t blame you.” “It is his own fault that Xu Shuchang is here today, and no one can save him. I cut off Xu Shuchang’s money as early as I knew he was addicted to gambling, but he still refused to give up. He was so stupid as to raise gambling funds that he sold grain to Gao Shishu, and even ignored basic human ethics and national laws, which shows that he is indeed hopeless."

As he spoke, Xu Chengyu felt a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart: "As his uncle, I thought I had done everything I should do, but I still failed to bring him back to the right path. Now I am really powerless, in front of the national law I can't possibly protect him, I just hope that when I meet my brother and sister-in-law a hundred years later, they won't blame me for being too ruthless."

Seeing Xu Chengyu's dejected expression, Gu Yunji's throat and hair were blocked: "Teacher..."

After all, he was watching his nephew grow up. Although Xu Chengyu knew that Xu Shuchang was not worth his energy, he still couldn't help but feel sad.

Facing the worried eyes of his daughter and son-in-law, Xu Chengyu just shook his head lightly and said nothing. After drinking a glass of wine, he said in a hoarse voice: "...Yunji, you are handling Xu Shuchang's case. Now How far has the investigation gone? What will the government...finally do to him?"

"At present, the case is clear and the evidence has been collected. The facts of Xu Shuchang Tongwa's crime can be confirmed, and the verdict is just about to be announced." At this point, Gu Yunji looked at Xu Chengyu's expression nervously, "As for the disposition... tentative Sentence him to exile in the southwest."

"Exiled to the southwest..." Xu Chengyu seemed to be in a trance, murmuring.

Gu Yunji was careful: "Teacher, if you think it's inappropriate, I'll go over the case again when I go back and see if I can get a lighter sentence..."

"No need." Xu Chengyu waved his hand and smiled at him, "I guess this is already the result of a light sentence. If I make demands on you again, I'm afraid I will make things difficult for you. Exile is good, anyway. By saving Xu Shuchang's life, I can also give an explanation to his dead parents."

Gu Yunji said: "The area where Xu Shuchang is exiled is under the jurisdiction of the Xuanfu Division of Yongning. It happens that the chieftain there has some friendship with me. I will say hello to her then and ask her to take care of her a little. At least Xu Shuchang's life will not be so difficult."

But it’s just not sad. It’s impossible to have a better life.The journey to the southwest was thousands of miles, and the exiled prisoners had to walk to reach their destination. They might die for various reasons on the way. All Gu Yunji could do was to ensure that Xu Shuchang reached the Xuanfu Division in Yongning safely.

"That's pretty good..." Xu Chengyu nodded when he heard this and sighed, "It's just that the southwest is remote and far less prosperous than the south of the Yangtze River. Xu Shuchang is used to living a life of pampering, and when he gets there, he may have to shed a layer of his skin. , but it’s time to let him suffer..."

"Dad still said he doesn't love him?"

Seeing that Xu Chengyu was still worried about Xu Shuchang, Xu Shuhua was a little dissatisfied: "The southwest is remote, but it is not as bad as you said, dad. Xu Shuchang is not so rich that the southwest cannot accommodate him. Besides, Yunji and I are still here I’ve been in Xuzhou Mansion for three years, why don’t I see my father feeling sorry for us?” (End of Chapter)