Li Sicheng's eyes became dark when he saw the birch. However, the Tang couple felt overjoyed inwardly. Tang Mengying began to fret and called, "Uncle Li, please don't…"
Back in the days, when Li Sicheng disagreed with Li Xiao's decision for him to join the Army, he had to kneel in the ancestral hall for a whole day and take strokes from the birch, which did not change his mind. Li Sicheng was incredibly stubborn. Once he had made a decision, nothing could change his mind, not even death.
The Tangs knew that, and so did the Li family.
Initially, Li Xiao wanted to scare Li Sicheng and never planned to really hit him. Seeing the obvious disappointment in his son's eyes, Li Xiao felt bitter. Deliberately waving the birch in front of Li Sicheng, Li Xiao asked him coldly, "I'll ask you again. Did you do it?"
