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"Miss …" Riko gritted her teeth and retreated to the side, lowering her head without another word.

Xiao Qing Qing raised her head and continued, "What does Father want, just say it directly."

Actually, Xiao Zhi didn't really want to punish her, but he really couldn't bear to see his daughter use such a tone to talk to him, so he wanted to take this opportunity to teach her a lesson.

"Alright, since you've said it yourself, then this old man will follow the family rules and punish you with twenty pieces of wood to set an example!" Xiao Zhi shook his sleeves and acted like he was the boss.

Xiao Qing Ran remained silent with a cold gaze. Even when the two servants came to execute him, her cold eyes showed no signs of resistance.

However, before the two servants could approach her, the man's voice, filled with power and panic, was heard, "Stop!"

Everyone stopped and raised their heads to look.

Xiao Jin, on the other hand, was rushing back to his house in a travel-worn manner. When he entered the mourning hall and saw this scene, he walked up to the two servants standing beside Xiao Qing Ran and shouted angrily, "Get the hell away from her! Don't touch her!"

Xiao Qing was startled. A hint of surprise flashed across her eyes. Firstly, she did not expect this person to come back at this time. Secondly, she did not expect him to be so protective, even though her reaction was a bit exaggerated.

"Qing'er, what are you doing?" The one who was the most shocked was Zhao Ya. "Come back here!"

Previously, she knew that her son's feelings for this little girl weren't ordinary, but she didn't expect him to go against the old master for her.

Xiao Jin Qing didn't reply, instead he raised his head to look at Xiao Zhi: "I don't know what she did wrong to make father be so angry, but no matter what she did, I will believe that it was unintentional. So if father wants to punish her, I will bear the burden for her."

Xiao Qingyi froze for a moment and then fiercely furrowed her brows.

She felt that even if this man wanted to get close to her, there was no need to do so.

"Do you know what you're talking about?" Xiao Zhi's complexion became increasingly unsightly. Now, it was not only his daughter, but even his son was not on his side anymore.

"Your son naturally knows." He could not be sure of what had happened before, nor did he know exactly how heavy Xiao Qing Ran's crime was. However, in order to not let them settle the score with him, he still planned to first take care of the matter: "I have been in the army for so many years, so I am naturally not as delicate as my younger sister. For the sake of fairness, I am willing to double my power."

Double it was forty staves.

Hearing this, Zhao Ya kneeled on the ground and wailed in pain, "Master, you can't listen to him. Qing Er only replaced him because she felt sorry for him. He was innocent and shouldn't have been blamed like this."

His son was a forward general, how could he let that girl suffer for no reason?

Xiao Qingyi knitted her eyebrows: "I will take responsibility for my work. I do not need Big Brother to help me defend me from disasters."

However, it was just 20 boards, there was no need to owe this man a favor. Furthermore, she couldn't tell whether he was a friend or foe. She didn't want to cause trouble for herself in the future.

"Qingyi, don't say anything. I volunteered it." Xiao Jin Qing had a stubborn temper, so they couldn't help but disagree. He strode towards the chair he had prepared: "40 boards, come at me."

The sudden appearance of Xiao Chen caught everyone off guard. Even Xiao Zhi, who wanted to retract his words, had no way of getting down from the stage.

The servant on the other side was fast as well. They were only two steps away from Xiao Qing and yet he couldn't stop them. Once the first board landed, it would be too late to say anything else.

Xiao Qinggran could only present his favor in confusion.

Leaving aside the crying Zhao Ya and the departing Xiao Zhi, Xiao Qing felt as if she had been tricked just now.

However, regardless of whether it was a scam or not, since it was already a foregone conclusion, she could only wait for the other party to deal the next blow.

After being hit by forty sticks, even Xiao Jin Qing couldn't take it anymore and also got into bed the next day.

Xiao Zhi was also exhausted after what had happened the night before. He hastily sent someone to deliver a letter to the Zhao manor and then picked them up at noon the next day.

Xiao Qing Ran went to Xiao Jin Qing's room after finishing what she needed to do. She later heard from Riko that someone had indeed knocked her out that night and set her on fire. That person's goal did not seem to be to destroy her corpse or kill her.

That was because Xiao Qingqing was in the manor at the time. Even if Xiao Jin Qing had not come, the final result would have been her suffering and no harm.

This point was something that Xiao Qing Qing could not understand. Su Qian Xing had always had a strong sense of purpose in his actions, but this time, she could not see through it.

At the same time, an unexpected guest appeared in Xiao Jin Qing's room.

That person covered his face with a black cloth hat and spoke to the person on the bed. His voice was intentionally distorted, "Is Master happy? Third Miss' favor is not so easy to owe. "

"You did it?" Xiao Jin Qing clutched his blanket, his eyes cold: "You actually killed my family?"

"My master said that the lord and the second lady did not have any feelings, and the lady who is living now is suffering, so I might as well use this opportunity to completely release her. My lord, why not you get a good favor, and kill two birds with one stone?" What's more, isn't sire feeling very proud right now? "

Xiao Jin Qing's face was somewhat ugly, "That is because I did not know that all of you would do this …"

"So what? It's already a foregone conclusion, even if you're troubled, it's useless. It's better to accept all of this as a chance given by the heavens. My master said that what you ask of him is something that the heavens cannot tolerate.

That person's words caused Xiao Jin Qing's eyes to tremble, as though she was about to waver.

"The master of the chess board has already been set up. It will be up to you now." The black clothed man's hoarse voice brought out a sinister laugh. "Alright, the third lady is about to arrive. I won't disturb you any longer."

As he spoke, the man jumped out of the window, but just as he was about to leave, there was a knock on the door.

"Big Brother, can I come in?" Xiao Qing Qing stood by the door and waved her hand, indicating for Riko to wait outside.

"Come in." When Xiao Jin Qing heard her voice, a bright light flashed in his eyes. After adjusting his state of mind, he quickly sat on the bed.

Xiao Qing pushed the door open and entered, subconsciously looking around.

Just now, she felt as if there was a second person's aura in the room. Was it an illusion?

"Qingyi, why are you here? "Sit."

"I've already finished all the matters in the manor. I was thinking about Big Brother's health, so I came over to take a look." Xiao Qingran pursed her lips and said gently: "We have to thank Big Brother for last night's matter."

Regardless of whether or not this man truly had some motive, it was true that he had shouldered the punishment for her. She was not an ungrateful person. She had remembered this kindness in her heart.

"There's no need to take it to heart, didn't I say that I was willing?" Xiao Jin Qing was very happy that she did not take the matter of his impulsiveness to heart: "Furthermore, I have already said before that I would always protect you no matter what time. Before this, I was always in the Fringe and I was powerless, but now that I have returned to the capital, I will definitely protect you."

If he had spoken with a purpose in his eyes to guide her, she would have been able to easily guess his intentions. However, ever since he had come back, every word he had said to her had been true and heartfelt, making her a little confused.

He wasn't his own sister, and he hadn't gotten to know her well these past few years, not to mention any help she could give him. Furthermore, his mother had always had a bad impression of him, so there was no reason for her to treat him well.

Xiao Qing Qing was too lazy to be tangled with this question as she said generously: "Even though Big Brother said so, I still want to know this favor. If Big Brother needs my help in the future, I will do my best to help if I don't go against the principles."

Xiao Jin Qing pursed her lips. A trace of desolation flashed in her eyes: "Do you really want to be separated from me like this?"

This was the only thing that had remained unchanged, be it before or now.

However, compared to her previous timidity, she was now more willing to put this on the surface.

"What are you saying, big brother? We are siblings to begin with, so how can we be separated?" She felt that her conversation with this man was a little strange, but she still answered properly after obstructing his protective relationship from last night: "I still have some things to do over at my side. I'll come back later to see Big Brother, then I'll go back first. Big Brother, if there's anything, you can tell the people below to notify me."

Xiao Jin Qing opened his mouth, wanting to say something to ease the atmosphere, but he swallowed his words in the end. He curled his lips and said, "Alright, you have been busy these past two days, I believe you are exhausted. Don't worry about me, I have been in the army for so many years, and you need to pay more attention to your body."

"Thank you for your concern, big brother. I'll go back first." Xiao Qing Ran gave a light nod of her head as a form of greeting before leaving the room.

When she turned around, she didn't realize that Xiao Jin Qing's eyes were filled with love and sadness.

As soon as Xiao Qing walked out of the courtyard and returned to her own residence, she ran into the uninvited Su Qian Han. The man's face was extremely ugly and he looked to be extremely angry.

Xiao Qing Ran's heart skipped a beat. Her first reaction was that something had happened to the Residence of Duke Han as well. "Why did you send this over?"

"Follow This King!" Without saying anything, Su Qianhan grabbed her wrist and dragged her out.

Xiao Qing's strength was obviously weaker than his, but it was useless after struggling free twice. Thus, this fire rose up as well: "What words do you have to say that you can't speak properly? What is going on here? "