After a master of metaphysics severed ties with his family, the whole family was filled with regret!

Chapter 138 Going to pay New Year's visits, and incidentally eating melons (gossiping)
After Nalan Qingyin finished speaking, she placed the red envelope she had prepared in advance into Luo Chujiu's palm.

Luo Chujiu accepted the red envelope and thanked Nalan Qingyin once again. Then Xiao Beiming also wished Nalan Qingyin a Happy New Year.

"May my fourth senior brother have many good years like today, and may everything go well for him."

"You too."

Nalan Qingyin glanced at Xiao Beiming, then handed him a red envelope as well.

Xiao Beiming was quite surprised when he accepted the red envelope.

"You and Xiao Jiu are both my junior brothers and sisters. If she has it, you naturally should too. From now on, you two should live a good life together and you're not allowed to bully her, Xiao Jiu, understand?"

Nalan Qingyin noticed the confusion in Xiao Beiming's eyes and then explained, before reminding Xiao Beiming not to bully Luo Chujiu.

Although, he didn't think Xiao Beiming could bully Luo Chujiu either.

"Thank you, Fourth Senior Brother. I will definitely not bully Xiao Jiu again."

Nalan Qingyin nodded and said nothing more.

After paying New Year's respects to Nalan Qingyin, Luo Chujiu had lunch at the Imperial Preceptor's residence before going to pay New Year's respects to Kong Xianling.

Similarly, Luo Chujiu and Xiao Beiming both received a New Year's red envelope.

When Shen Zangfeng came to pay his respects to Kong Xianling for the New Year, he ran into the two of them.

"Your humble servant greets Prince Xiao and Princess Xiao."

"No need for formalities. Is Lord Shen also here to wish Mr. Kong a Happy New Year?"

Xiao Beiming looked at Shen Zangfeng and asked.

"Indeed, I never expected to meet Prince Xiao and Princess Xiao, what a coincidence." Shen Zangfeng smiled slightly, genuinely surprised.

"The King and Queen are just about to leave. Lord Shen, please go in and offer your New Year's greetings."

"Alright, Your Highness and Your Highness, please take care."

After saying that, Xiao Beiming and Luo Chujiu left together.

The next place is where my second senior brother, Ao Yuan, lives.

When they went in, it seemed that Ao Yuan was beating up Ao Sihan.

"No matter what, I won't change my mind. Father, if you have the guts, then beat me to death. If you kill me, you'll have no son."

Ao Sihan said stubbornly.

"Fine, then I'll beat you to death today!"

Ao Yuan raised the stick in his hand and struck Ao Sihan hard on the back.

But before it could hit Ao Sihan's back, it was stopped by Xiao Beiming.

"What are you doing, Second Brother, during the New Year?"

Luo Chujiu quickly helped Ao Sihan up to prevent him from being beaten to death by his second senior brother.

"Ask that brat! See what he's done!"

Ao Yuan didn't even want to acknowledge this son anymore. He was simply too audacious and reckless. How could he face his third junior brother after this? It was utterly shameful!

"What exactly happened? How did you manage to upset your father like this?"

Luo Chujiu was really curious. Putting aside the fact that he hit the child on the second day of the Lunar New Year, what exactly did he do that would make his second senior brother, who always doted on his only son, say that he wanted to beat him to death?

This is murder and arson? It can't be that serious.
Ao Sihan glanced at Luo Chujiu, hesitated, and finally lowered his head without saying a word.

Luo Chujiu rolled her eyes. "Just say what you have to say! Why are you stammering like that? It's not manly at all." Luo Chujiu then looked at Ao Yuan, hoping to hear something from him, but was interrupted.

At that moment, Fuheng stormed in, looking furious.

When Ao Yuan saw Fu Heng, he immediately smiled obsequiously and tried to please him.
"Third junior brother is here! I was just about to come looking for you."

"Hmph, why is Second Senior Brother looking for me? I should be looking for Second Senior Brother and this brat!"

"Third Junior Brother, calm down. I've already taught this kid a lesson. But teaching him a lesson is secondary. What's more important is how to handle the relationship between the two children later, don't you think, Third Junior Brother?"

Ao Yuan, who had held his head high his whole life, finally bowed his head at this moment, all because of this good-for-nothing son!
If he had just told me beforehand, I wouldn't be in such a passive position.

Luo Chujiu was even more bewildered.

"Second Senior Brother, Third Senior Brother, can you please tell me what happened? I don't understand what you're talking about!"

Luo Chujiu was furious. They had been ignoring her all along, which was simply unforgivable!
Fu Heng seemed to only then notice Luo Chujiu's presence, paused for a moment, and then greeted her.

After Luo Chujiu repeatedly asked her, Fuheng told her what had happened.

It turns out that after Ao Sihan met Ruan Baobao, the two of them went out together several times in private. Over time, they developed feelings for each other and kept their dates a secret from their families.

Then on New Year's Eve, Ao Sihan couldn't resist and secretly sneaked into Fu Heng's house. There, he held hands with Ruan Baobao outside her window.

Unfortunately, Fuheng happened to see it!

They kicked Ao Sihan out on the spot!
The next day, Fuheng wrote a letter to Aoyuan, telling him what good things Ao Sihan had done. Aoyuan then felt a little sorry for Fuheng and made Ao Sihan kneel in the ancestral hall for a whole day before finally releasing him today.

I wanted to ask him if he had admitted his mistake, but Ao Sihan didn't think there was anything wrong with liking Ruan Baobao. He was stubborn, which made Ao Yuan so angry that he wanted to beat him to death.

Luo Chujiu then learned what happened next.

Luo Chujiu was shocked and couldn't help but give Ao Sihan a thumbs up in her heart.

Everyone could see how much the third senior brother loved this daughter. But this guy sneaked into her house in the middle of the night and even held her daughter's hand. It was already a great mercy that the third senior brother didn't beat this lecher to death on the spot.

"Xiao Jiu, tell me, should I be angry or not?"

Fu Heng looked at Luo Chujiu and complained.

"Third Senior Brother certainly has reason to be angry, but did Third Senior Brother ask Yu Yan what she thought? Was it Ao Sihan harassing Yu Yan one-sided, or was it mutual affection?"

There is still a fundamental difference between the two.

Hearing Luo Chujiu ask this, Fu Heng was stunned; this was what made him most unhappy.

His precious daughter actually liked that lecherous Ao Sihan!
He had carefully cultivated this cabbage for so many years, only to have it stolen by that wild boar, Ao Sihan! How could he not be angry!
“Baby said she also likes Aosihan.”

"Then Third Senior Brother should give them their blessing. After all, it's normal for two people to be in love and sometimes it's hard to control their feelings. When I first met Brother Beiming, I teased him."

Luo Chujiu felt very proud when she talked about this.

Xiao Beiming was taken aback, not expecting Luo Chujiu to reveal all this, and immediately felt a little embarrassed.

The way Ao Yuan, Fu Heng, and Ao Sihan looked at Luo Chujiu changed.

In comparison, it seems that Ao Sihan holding Ruan Baobao's hand is not such an excessive thing.

"Cough cough cough, Xiao Jiu, how can you be so unrestrained? Didn't Fifth Junior Brother arrest you back then?"

Fifth Junior Brother is a prince, after all. He must be extremely ashamed and indignant to be teased by a woman he just met.

"No, not at all. Brother Beiming is so gentle and kind. He didn't hold it against me at all. At most, he just said a couple of things like, 'Miss Luo, please have some self-respect.'"

Luo Chujiu recalled for a moment and then said.

Happy Lunar New Year! Wishing everyone a prosperous Year of the Snake!
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