Xie Ziyuan tossed and turned all night.

He had been having a headache about how to explain his unusual behavior at the dinner party to his father, and he was worried that his impulsive behavior would leave a bad impression on the big people at the dinner party and affect his future career.

When the sky was bright, I was called by my father.

This noble Da Sitian of Qi State has just changed into an official uniform at this moment, wearing a purple official robe, which is more and more lined with Xie Zhengqing's temperament, noble and elegant.

Tian Qi is a fire Jinde, and the color of the clothes is still purple, so the robes of the bureaucrats of the Qi State are mainly purple, and the patterns on the robes are different for different ranks.

Seeing Xie Ziyuan coming, Xie Zhengqing waved his hand, and the servants who were serving and wearing on the side stepped back, and another group of servants brought breakfast to the side hall one after another.

"My son eats with his father." Xie Zheng said lightly, and went to the side hall first.

"Yes, Father!"

Xie Ziyuan was terrified, he knew that his father didn't ask him last night, just left him plenty of room to think about it before answering.

But Xie Ziyuan thought about it all night last night, and at the moment his head was still muddy, and he was nervous about his father's upcoming question.

Seeing that his father was already sitting on the desk, Xie Ziyuan suppressed the uneasiness in his heart and sat opposite his father.

Xie Zhengqing waved his hand again, and the servants in the side hall retreated like the ebb tide of the sea, closed the door again, and left the wide side hall for the father and son to talk in private.

Xie Zhengqing ate a few spoonfuls of minced meat, and when he saw that his son still looked like he was not giving up, he put down the wooden spoon, took the silk silk on the side and wiped his mouth, and then coughed lightly.

coughed softly, but it almost made Xie Ziyuan, who was so weak-hearted, jump on the spot.

"Child, do you know that our Xie family and Qi family have maintained a good relationship with the well water and the river water for many years." Xie Zhengqing glanced at his son deeply, but did not show any attitude on his face, and said lightly.

"Yes, the child knows." Xie Ziyuan lowered his head, his face was flushed, his eyes were evasive, and he didn't dare to look directly at his father.

Xie Ziyuan knew that his father was not as easy to fool as the second prince Tian Jian, if he still used that set of high-sounding words to his father, he was afraid that he would immediately demolish it to his father.

"Why did you take the initiative to provoke the Qi family last night?" Xie Zhengqing saw that his son looked evasive and useless, and a look of disappointment flashed in his eyes, and he bluntly picked out the truth.

Xie Ziyuan immediately shuddered, although his father was gentle on weekdays, but he was stricter to himself than anyone else, and he never rubbed sand in his eyes, so Xie Ziyuan had always been afraid of his father.

Xie Ziyuan knew the reason why he hated Qi Yu, and he couldn't say it on the stage at all, so he subconsciously wanted to make up a set of lies to deceive his father, but under the forced gaze of Xie Zhengqing's stern gaze, Xie Ziyuan's head began to sweat, and his mind became blank when he was neutral, and he couldn't think of any words.

As if seeing the weakness and dodging in his son's eyes, Xie Zhengqing's eyes became a little more stern, and his tone began to aggravate.

"Zi said: Faithful in words and respectful in deeds, although the state of barbarism is good; Words are not faithful, deeds are not respectful, although the state is not good? ”

Xie Ziyuan was shocked, and looked at his father in fear, he and his father were both Confucian disciples, and naturally knew that this sentence was what Confucius said, saying that as long as you speak faithfully and honestly, do things loyally and prudently, it can work even in a wild and backward country. On the other hand, if you are disloyal, unfaithful, disloyal, and discreet, even though you are close to your own village, can you do it?

What Xie Ziyuan subconsciously thought of in his heart was not Confucius's admonition, but that he had offended Qi Yu, the famous virtuous son of Qi State, even if he was in Linzi, a place where he grew up since childhood, even if he had the blessing of his family, would he still be able to do it in the future?

Qi Yu didn't know if he had discovered his hostility towards him, no...... He may not have realized that he was targeting him, but ...... But he still has the potential to get revenge on me for what happened last night!

The more Xie Ziyuan thought about it, the more panicked he became, and his body couldn't help shrinking and trembling slightly.

Xie Zhengqing saw his son's appearance, an anger crossed his eyes, he snorted heavily, got up and said: "My father is going to the official office, I don't have time to accompany you, you stay at home for me to reflect on, and I will treat you when I come back!" ”

After that, Xie Zhengqing flicked his sleeves and was about to leave.

Xie Ziyuan jumped up suddenly, and said loudly with a panicked face: "The child knows that he is wrong, and his father saves me!" ”

Xie Zhengqing Huo Ran turned around, narrowed his eyes, and looked at his son.

"What happened to make you so panicked?"

"Father's ......"

Xie Ziyuan cried, he no longer cared about the risk of being blamed by his father at the moment, and told his grievances with Qi Yu because of kindness and gentleness.

After finishing speaking, Xie Ziyuan seemed to be relieved, and breathed a long sigh of relief, but when he came back to his senses, his face suddenly turned red, and he realized that he had let his father know about the things that he was ashamed of in his heart!

Thinking of this, Xie Ziyuan's face immediately turned pale, and he looked at his father cautiously, and sure enough, he saw Xie Zhengqing's expression of hatred for iron and steel.

"So, the reason why you did such an impulsive act last night is simply that you think Qi Yu may be going to snatch your woman and want to take revenge on him?"

Xie Zhengqing's tone sounded a little weird, as if he was questioning, and as if he was mocking.

When Xie Ziyuan heard his father ask such a rhetorical question, he immediately blushed, and he didn't know how to respond.

The saying that a gentleman does not take the favor of others came to his heart, and he felt that his father would definitely criticize him for this disgraceful behavior.

But I heard Xie Zhengqing sigh.

Xie Ziyuan looked at his father in a panic, and sure enough, he saw that Xie Zhengqing's face was full of disappointment.

"Father's ......"

Xie Ziyuan's voice trembled a little.

"A woman." Xie Zhengqing ignored his son and shook his head and said.

Xie Ziyuan shook again.

"Just for a woman." Xie Zhengqing said coldly: "You are so messy, climbing and biting indiscriminately, treating the family position as nothing, how could I give birth to such a stupid son as you!" ”

Xie Ziyuan was shocked, his whole body was wilted, and his expression was more ugly than crying, like a mourning exam.

"Ask you for the Father." Xie Zheng said coldly.

Xie Ziyuan shrank his head a little more, trembling and waiting.

"Is Shanrou already married?"

Xie Ziyuan was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and whispered, "No...... I have never been married......"

"Then why don't you ask your father to come to your door to propose marriage?" Xie Zhengqing aggravated his tone sharply and asked sternly.