The moon has risen in the east, and the atmosphere in the banquet is still harmonious. Xi Luan rarely did not leave early today, Qi An has always admired him, so he has been hovering in front of him and pestering him to ask this and that, Xi Luan is also very patient to answer his questions and explain to him.

When Jing Yuheng appeared in the flower hall again, he had already changed into a brand new robe, and there was no vanity in his steps when he was drunk just now, but a jade pendant was still hanging from his waist.

After several rounds of drinking, except for the small episode in the middle, it can be regarded as a pleasure for the guests and hosts. At the time of parting, Xi Yan was outside the gate of the mansion, and watched the guests' cars go away in the sound of wheels.

Just as Xi Yan was about to return to Haitang Courtyard, Xi Yuanshan appeared behind him.

"Stop."

"Father," Xi Yan turned back to salute very solemnly, "It's so late, why don't you go back to the inner courtyard to rest?" ”

Xi Yuanshan stood with his hands in his hands, the gaze emanating from his eyes seemed to penetrate Xi Yan, he didn't pay attention to Xi Yan, but looked at him deeply, and then turned around and walked towards the main hall. Xi Yan didn't know why, so he followed closely.

"Get on your knees."

The short two words clearly convey Xi Yuanshan's mood at the moment.

Xi Yan hesitated slightly, but after raising his eyes and seeing his father's gloomy gaze, he still obediently took his robe and knelt on the ground. Xi Yuanshan stood aside without saying a word, ignoring Xi Yan who was kneeling on the ground.

In the middle of the night, Xi Yan thought that it would not be too long to attract guests out of the house, although the robe on his body was a little thin, but he didn't take it to heart. At this time, he was ordered by his father to kneel in the hall for no reason, and after a long time, not only was his body a little cold, but his knees gradually became sore. Although he had some conjectures about the reason for being punished, Xi Yuanshan didn't speak, and he didn't dare to speak rashly.

After another half an hour, Xi Yuanshan opened his mouth to break the silence in the hall.

Xi Yuanshan's eyes were gloomy, and his words were as cold as frost, "You think it's very interesting to speak so quickly in front of the guests that the guests can't get off the stage?" ”

"Uh...... No," Xi Yan looked frank and straightened up, "The child just thinks that Uncle Jing Shi has a gun and a stick in every word, and he should ......"

"Shut up," Xi Yuanshan interrupted him a little fiercely, "You made a lot of nonsense and disrespected the elders in front of a group of guests, whose face did you lose in the end?" ”

Xi Yan didn't expect his father to ask like this, and he was a little hesitant for a while. After thinking about it, he still recognized the mistake very sincerely, "The child has disgraced his father......"

"Is it just me?" Xi Yuanshan's tone did not soften because Xi Yan admitted his mistake, and still reproached him very harshly, "Your words and deeds represent the Xi family!" ”

"Yes," Xi Yan lowered his head slightly at the right time, avoiding Xi Yuanshan's scrutinizing gaze very sensibly.

"Virtue cultivation is insulting, how does the family law stipulate?"

Xi Yan was a little helpless, although his behavior was inappropriate, it was far from being insulting. But in the face of his father's anger, he still reluctantly embarrassed: "Those who fail in moral cultivation will have twenty rods." ”

"Twenty?"

"Forty ......" Hearing his father say this, cold sweat was oozing slightly from Xi Yan's forehead. The Xi family law stipulates that as long as the person who makes the mistake is a descendant, regardless of the reason, the punishment will be doubled.

Xi Yuanshan snorted coldly and said, "In the middle of the night, no one has the time to clean you up." This time, I think you are a first-time offender, so let you go......"

Seeing that his father didn't really want to punish him, Xi Yan breathed a sigh of relief, if he was really hit forty times by a board more than an inch thick, then in the next half a month, he might have to stay in bed to recuperate. It's a pity that he didn't finish his breath, and he was suddenly hit twice on the back.

Suddenly feeling the pain, Xi Yan instinctively dodged sideways, and looked up in confusion to see that Xi Yuanshan was holding the wat board used in the previous court, staring at himself with a gloomy face, "Kneel down." ”

Xi Yan hurriedly knelt up straight, straightened his back and let his father pump him with a wat board. Although the sound of whipping was loud, it could only leave a red mark on his body at most, and Xi Yuanshan was not very ruthless, so he stopped after a few casual strokes.

"Go back to your Begonia Courtyard."

Xi Yan hurriedly got up and retreated, thinking about cause and effect all the way, and actually wanted to laugh slightly in his heart.

Xi Yun, who had been waiting outside the Begonia Courtyard for a long time, saw him come back so soon, and even smiled, and his heart suddenly became suspicious.

"Childe, weren't you punished by the head of the family? He didn't punish you for kneeling until dawn? ”

"What's the matter," Xi Yan glared at Xi Yun very dissatisfied, "You're glad I was beaten, aren't you?" ”

"No, no," Xi Yun naturally shook his head quickly and asked, "I'm just curious why you're not sad at all, and you're still a little ...... Glad. ”

Xi Yan looked around, and when he returned to the study, he explained: "The heads of the two families...... For the sake of his face, he personally punished the two sons-in-law. You said that this Jing family mainly knows...... What do you think? ”

Before Xi Yun could answer, Xi Yan asked himself: "The Jing family has climbed very high these days, but this is not enough...... I just want him to be more arrogant. Besides...... He is almost at the end of the court and the opposition now, and if both of us respect him, will he be even more rampant? When people are in power, they will not believe in the truth of power. If he wants to be really smart, he should learn how the Situ family has done all these years......"

Xi Yun thought about the style of the Situ family over the years, and unconsciously bowed slightly.

So, my father pretended to be angry for him. Don't worry, someone will tell him about the beating I was beaten. Besides, the most bastard words were said by Qi An, and I just helped with two sentences. If he held on to this little thing, he would lose his grace and be criticized. ”

Xi Yun suddenly realized, but he was still suspicious, so he asked again: "Then why are you still happy?" ”

"I'm fine," Xi Yan's face was solemn, but there was a sense of schadenfreude in his eyes, "But Qi Anke is miserable, he provoked the words, and the wrong words were also said by him." I guess he's getting beaten on his stomach right now. ”

"Then since the head of the family and Mrs. Qi have heard it, why don't they come out to take care of it?"

"Since my father and Uncle Qi have indulged us...... This shows that they acquiesced in this matter. If they really didn't agree with us doing this, they would have come out to mediate long before we were making a lot of nonsense...... It's all old foxes, and it's an idea to roll your eyes......"

Xi Yan smiled while holding his hands behind his back, "Don't talk about this, what's right?" ”

"Alright," Xi Yun agreed solemnly, took a three-inch square silver box from the side, and put it on the table steadily.

Xi Yan lifted the lid, and his eyes suddenly flashed.

The box is full of white wax that has long been cooled and solidified, but the white wax is printed with a very complicated pattern. This pattern is exactly the same as the jade pendant on Jing Yuheng's waist, and it is the unique Jing family seal in the world!

Xi Yan gently stroked the intricate carving, and said in a deep voice: "He didn't find anything." ”

In fact, regardless of asking, Xi Yan also knew that this operation was basically foolproof. At the banquet, he and Qi An toasted him a lot of wine, and only put a little five stones in Jing Yuheng's cup, and the fascination incense smoked on Wan Xing's body...... It was enough to make this steady and self-reliant head of the Jing family relax.

At the moment when he changed his clothes and untied his belt after being helped into the inner hall, it was enough for Wan Xing to leave a complete mark on the white wax that was still warm with a square seal behind him. And the whole process, Xi Yan has already repeated it many times in the Begonia Courtyard. This self-esteemed head of the Jing family was calculated and unaware of it.

"He didn't know anything, he was already slightly drunk when he entered the back hall, and after the matter was completed, the maids kindly brought him hangover soup, and he didn't have the slightest suspicion."

"Hmm..."Xi Yan bowed his head lightly and sighed, "If you don't hold this pattern in your hand, I really don't understand what it means to be unable to reproduce." The pattern is so complex that even the best artist with the best memory can't draw it for a moment. You send it to Yu Xiao as it is, and he will do the rest. ”

After Xi Yun retreated, Xi Yan also calmed down, and the whole person was as cold as frost and snow.