novelraw Chapter 274
Chapter 274
"What?" Huo Lian squinted his eyes.
Huo Shu sat on the ground, trembling, unable to speak.
"Don’t be afraid, sister. Big brother is a reasonable person, and let’s not even mention grandfather’s Hidden Guards. When the evidence is brought forth, humph, not only will she admit her mistakes, she’ll have her Spirit Root abolished and be kicked out of the Huo Family!" Huo Huan confidently "comforted" her.
His words didn’t help; it only made Huo Shu even more scared. She even started to imagine herself being banished, her disgraceful appearance as her Spirit Root was abolished and she was thrown out of the family...
"So, it seems the one who’s been lying all along wouldn’t be you, would it?" Huo Lian took step after step toward Huo Shu, speaking while snapping the Hidden Dragon Fan in his hand. The "swoosh" of the folding fan sounded like thunder to Huo Shu, shaking her to her core.
"I... I..." Huo Shu stammered a few "I"s, and this time her tears flowed genuinely, no longer the act of grievance from before, but out of fear, as her naturally active tear glands lost all control.
"Big brother, what are you saying!? Stop scaring our sister, look how terrified she is!" Huo Huan was obstinate, having eaten so much, only his body grew, but not his brain.
Second Master wasn’t that foolish. Seeing his daughter’s state, he knew it was indeed his daughter who lied. If the Hidden Guards were to investigate, it would all be confirmed!
Second Master hurriedly mustered all his strength to pull his daughter from the ground: "Bao’er, don’t be afraid, stop crying!"
After comforting her, he then turned to Huo Lian: "Nephew, this is our misunderstanding. Bao... Shu’er, she was just too shy to speak up, which caused this whole misunderstanding, right? You see, we’re all siblings here, just spare Shu’er, okay!"
Huo Lian stopped his advance but didn’t give the answer Second Master wanted, instead looking towards Huo Ting, seemingly seeking her opinion.
Second Master noticed his gaze, feeling disgruntled inside. This nephew, raised under the Old Lord’s knee, has become so arrogant, disregarding him as his elder!
Unlike Su’er from Third Brother’s family, Huo Su was capable and socially adept, always extremely respectful to elders like them. In his opinion, if it weren’t for Huo Lian being raised under the Old Lord’s knee, Huo Su should definitely be the heir!
Huo Ting received the inquiring glance from Huo Lian, and her small face couldn’t help but flush with excitement.
Is she being asked for her opinion? Has Huo Lian noticed her?
Huo Lian considers her a legitimate member of the Huo Family!
Huo Ting trembled slightly with excitement. Changgui, seeing this, pulled her aside: "Didn’t you all just insist that Huo Ting kneel and apologize? Now that it’s your turn to apologize, do so just as you demanded of Huo Ting."
Huo Ting clenched her fists, but this time to contain her excitement, nodding: "That’s right! Since you demanded that I apologize in that manner, now when you apologize, it must be the same!"
Second Master’s face soured immediately, while Huo Huan was full of defiance: "How can that be the same? My Shu’er Bao is a legitimate daughter, and you’re just a Concubine’s child from Third Uncle’s family. How could we let Shu’er Bao kneel to you?"
Huo Lian slightly frowned: "Are you saying there’s a hierarchy between Third Uncle and Second Uncle?"
Second Master thought to himself, of course, he and his eldest brother are the bloodline of the Old Lord. Third Brother is from Uncle’s side, and even though he’s still from the main line, he should have branched out, right? He still dares to rank in our household, only benefiting from Uncle’s later reliance...