Wei Shengyi raised her hand calmly and said: "My niece, there is no need to be polite." Xuan ordered the daughters-in-law to step aside and asked Wei Changying to sit down.
Wei Changying said calmly: "My niece doesn't dare to sit down. My niece is here to plead guilty to the second uncle and second aunt. How can I dare to sit down first if I haven't apologized yet?"
"What is my niece's crime?" Wei Shengyi heard this, sighed, and said with a smile, "It's because my uncle was busy with political affairs and neglected the backyard, so he asked your aunt to overindulge and pamper a rebellious girl like Chang Juan. . Now it’s too late to comfort my niece, how can I ask my niece to apologize instead? "
Wei Changying said calmly: "Second uncle said this, and my niece would never take it seriously. Previously, the seventh sister was in trouble with her niece, and she felt a little aggrieved. However, yesterday, her mother-in-law reminded her that she should have passed away on her own. Since then, due to various reasons, she has not come to see her uncle and aunt again except when she returns home. This is really unfilial. In this way, the seventh sister is actually warning her niece. She laments that her niece is stupid. If her mother-in-law hadn't warned her, she still wouldn't be able to wake up. The seventh sister has such good intentions. How can the second uncle say that the niece is not guilty?"
"What kind of good intentions can a rebellious girl like Chang Juan have?" Wei Shengyi smiled calmly and said, "Second uncle's daughter, second uncle still doesn't understand? She is just a smart little thing who was deceived and coaxed around. , but you are still ignorant. Niece, please stop saying angry words. My second uncle knows that the rebellious girl’s behavior has made you very angry..."
"Second uncle has said it before. Now my niece is full of shame and comes to plead guilty to second uncle. How dare she be angry?" Wei Changying insisted, "Second uncle please forgive my niece for her previous neglect and unfilial piety!" He said that he was about to salute.
Wei Shengyi reached out to help him, but even though he was an uncle and nephew, he was different between men and women, so he didn't dare to help her. What's more, he is a civil servant with no knowledge of martial arts. Even if he is still in his prime, he may not be able to support Wei Changying, who has been practicing martial arts since childhood. Seeing his niece respectfully apologize to him with a big gift, Wei Shengyi gradually narrowed his eyes and pondered for a long time. He ordered those around him: "Bring that rebellious girl up with me!"
Then he said slowly to the guard chief Ying, "Since my niece doesn't believe it, let's see how my second uncle will discipline this rebellious girl today."
Wei Changying knelt on the ground and said slowly: "Second Uncle said this, it seems that my niece is not sincerely asking for forgiveness, but is deliberately trying to embarrass the seventh sister. My niece cannot bear such a crime."
Seeing that she insisted on asking for forgiveness, Wei Shengyi touched the jade ring on her finger, raised her head and said, "My niece rarely comes to visit these days, all because of matters related to her husband's family. When a woman leaves the court, her husband's family should always be the first priority. How can a married woman leave her husband's family affairs and run to her parents' house every day? What does my niece think? "
"Second uncle's teachings, niece accepts." Wei Changying nodded.
"In this case, my niece has not done anything wrong by visiting the house since she came back, so let's get up." Wei Shengyi gave him a hand and said, "Since you are back today, why don't you stay and eat first. Take advantage of it. Now that my second uncle is free, it’s time for you and my uncle to have a long talk, so as not to cause trouble and drive a wedge between our brothers and sisters.”
Guard Chief Ying Yiyan stood up and said, "What the second uncle said makes sense. However, my niece came here today not just to plead guilty."
Wei Shengyi was not surprised at all. Instead, she smiled slightly and said, "Does my niece have to be polite before fighting? It's just that my second uncle also said that Chang Juan, a rebellious girl, will be easy to discipline. She lives a little far away, so You were summoned late. Could it be that my niece thought that the second uncle wanted to keep you for dinner and wanted to obscure what he said before? "
"I heard from my grandfather and grandmother that my second uncle is extremely shrewd." Wei Changying said calmly, "How can I hide my niece's thoughts from my second uncle? My niece deserves to be punished for offending her uncle and aunt. However, my second uncle and my second aunt are under my knees. The seventh sister is not the only one who has an heir. The two cousins and the eldest sister have not yet spoken out. The niece thinks that the niece has finally let the seventh sister call her "third sister", and it is not the seventh sister's turn to bully her in front of others because she was in other people's homes! For the sake of my reputation as the daughter of the Wei family in Fengzhou, my niece never cared about it, but she had to seek justice for herself afterwards. What did the second uncle think? "
Wei Shengyi narrowed his eyes and said: "The elders and younger ones are in order, and there are differences between the inside and the outside. This is how it should be. My second uncle has long said that Chang Juan did something wrong in this matter."
He almost kept saying that Wei Changjuan was instigated by outsiders. However, Wei Changying ignored it. After getting up, he chose a seat in the lower room and sat down, but he wanted to see what Wei Shengyi's so-called "discipline" was. What kind of discipline.
Not long after, someone brought Wei Changjuan as expected.
Wei Changjuan was fully equipped with colorful clothes and hairpins, and there was a trace of rose cake on her sleeves. After Wei Changying saw it clearly, he immediately sneered and said to Mr. Huang and Mr. He: "On the way, you two gentlemen My sister-in-law said that the second aunt had already severely punished the seventh sister. I was still thinking that the seventh sister was young and the second aunt should not break the seventh sister when she got angry. I didn’t want to worry about it. The seventh sister turned out to be a good person. I was making rose cakes in the house, and it was much more leisurely than the rest of us. I believed what my cousins said, but I was still worried all the way!"
Huang smiled and said: "My maid said that the young lady does not need to worry about the seventh lady. How can the second lady, who loves her children so much, be willing to lay a finger on the seventh lady?"
"The Seventh Miss and the Young Madam have no grudges. I'm afraid it's the Second Madam's intention to stare at the Young Madam like crazy and embarrass the Young Madam. It's too late for the Second Madam to reward the Seventh Young Lady, so how can she punish the Seventh Young Lady?" He Shi Leng said coldly.
Wei Changjuan knew something was wrong when she heard that her father ordered someone to send her here - didn't her father ask her mother to coax her out early in the morning? Why are you back now? Now, after listening to the words of my cousin and two aunts, her beauty was even more pale. As soon as she entered the door, she knelt down and said to Wei Shengyi in panic: "Father, save me!"
Wei Changying sighed and turned around to ask Huang: "Auntie said that the second uncle is not a doting person like the second aunt, and he will definitely not sit back and watch the Wei family's family tradition be corrupted by the seventh sister. Is this true or false?"
Mrs. Huang smiled lightly and said, "This is what I looked like when I served in this house. However, I am of humble status and stupid. How can I predict the second master?"
Wei Shengyi ignored the cynicism of their master and servant, and did not pretend to scold her daughter harshly. Instead, she said slowly: "When the eldest daughter of the Su family, your aunt's eldest daughter, came out of the cabinet, did you listen to the eleventh lady of the Liu family?" Yan, embarrassed your third sister in public. Afterwards, the Su family reconciled the situation with you, but you were dissatisfied and deliberately instigated Princess Qingxin to embarrass your third sister again during the days when Princess Chengxian was out of the cabinet. Something, yes or no?”
Wei Changjuan choked up and said, "Because Third Sister..."
"I just ask you if you have any." Wei Shengyi said calmly.
Wei Changjuan could only say: "Yes, but..."
"Go get the family law." Wei Shengyi didn't tolerate his daughter's wordiness at all and directly ordered the servant next to him.
Wei Changjuan was shocked when she saw this. She walked a few steps forward and pulled her father's robe. She burst into tears and said, "Father! Father! You can't blame the daughter entirely. The daughter is also the third sister who is not angry!"
"Let's not talk about whether you think your third sister's anger at you is justified. Let's say that your third sister is already a woman, and her husband's parents-in-law and eldest sister-in-law will teach her about her mistakes. Even as a father and your mother, you have no right to talk. Who do you think you are, daring to surpass so many elders and point fingers at your third sister?" Wei Shengyi let her daughter tug at the corner of her robe and took a sip of tea before saying solemnly!
When Wei Changjuan heard this, she was stunned for a moment. She seemed to understand what he meant. She turned to Wei Changying reluctantly and cried: "Third Sister, I know I was wrong. I beg Third Sister to forgive me!"
Wei Changying watched their father and daughter play with cold eyes, and said calmly: "Second uncle said that I have left the court, and my second uncle and second aunt cannot discipline me. I need to be taught by my husband's family. I understand what my second uncle said specifically. Meaning: Now it is the second uncle’s family matter to discipline you, the seventh sister. As a married daughter, I have no right to make irresponsible remarks. Naturally, I dare not disobey the second uncle’s order.”
The servants had already come up according to the family law. Seeing Wei Changjuan apologize to Wei Changying and admit her mistake, they just said that the third lady always had to say a few words for the occasion, so they had to look at their eyes before deciding whether to step forward. Now I see that Wei Changying has no intention of interceding for his sister, and is even happy to see Wei Changjuan get beaten. Wei Shengyi's face also darkened, and she scolded the servant who was holding back outside the threshold: "The family law is here, why hesitate? Why don't you come in and give me a hard beating for this unfilial and rebellious girl?"
Since it was the daughter who was being tortured, the perpetrators were replaced by a group of strong women. As Wei Changjuan cried and begged, they pushed her down in the hall and started beating her in accordance with the family law.
Wei Changying watched indifferently, thinking about how Wei Shengyi would end up if he didn't plead for mercy or stop. But he heard Huang smiled softly and said: "Young madam, this An is the sister who was congratulated last time. When it comes to disciplining the little maid, the maid will tell you about the good ones inside.”
"Oh?" Wei Changying couldn't remember what Huang said about An, but he knew that Huang's words must have a purpose, so he followed the words and pretended to be surprised.
Huang said: "Not everyone can do it when the thunder is loud and the rain is small. Otherwise, why would so many servant girls only ask An to do it?"
Wei Changying understood that the person who attacked now seemed to be merciless and beat Wei Changjuan until Wei Changjuan cried like a ghost and howled like a wolf, but in fact he was just pretending, so he looked at Wei Shengyi - Wei Shengyi's face twitched when he heard what Huang said. After a while, he angrily scolded the An family: "If you dare to play tricks again, get out of the house with me immediately!"
The An family was originally afraid of the Duanmu family, and also knew that Wei Shengyi always loved Wei Changjuan very much. If Wei Changying hadn't pushed her into a panic, she would definitely not have dragged her daughter out to beat her. According to the family law, You may fight loudly, but in fact, you have to be measured when you start. Who would have thought that although Wei Changying didn't understand the rules and regulations here, the Huang family, who had fought with the Duanmu family in this mansion for more than ten years, knew the strengths of each of them very well, and would not give any face to them and called it out on the spot
Now that Wei Shengyi was drinking, she didn't dare to neglect, and with a heavy blow, Wei Changjuan immediately screamed and clawed at the cracks in the bricks on the ground!
Wei Shengyi's hand holding the tea bowl trembled slightly, but he remained silent.
From the corner of his eye, Wei Changying was still calm and calm, not saying a word, obviously he hadn't vented enough anger yet.
The two uncles and nephews in the hall were in a stalemate. An, who didn't dare to pretend anymore, hit Wei Changjuan again and again, causing Wei Changjuan's screams to be heard outside the house -
In the corner, Duanmu, the second wife of the Wei family, tightly grasped the hand of her confidant, Nanny, with such force that she almost crushed the Nanny's arm bones. Mammy endured the pain and comforted her: "Madam, An's people are measured, and the seventh lady is also shrewd. The loud shouting now is actually for the third lady... Madam can't listen to this, Should we go back to the back hall first?" The back hall was far away and Wei Changjuan's cry could not be heard.
"Wait a minute!" Mrs. Duanmu couldn't bear it. Just as she was about to follow her grandmother's advice and leave, a scream suddenly came. She stopped suspiciously and lost her voice, "Changjuan is shouting differently now. Could it be An?" It was seen that An was being merciful, so my husband had to order An to be harsh? "
Grandma was startled and said, "Isn't that the case?"
"That bitch Huang Qianxiu!" Duanmu gritted his teeth and said, "It must be her!" He subconsciously walked up to the hall!
Mammy hurriedly grabbed her and lowered her voice to persuade her: "Madam, please bear with me! Bear with me! The third lady is in charge of the matter this time, not to mention that there is an old lady behind the third lady - For the sake of my master, you must endure it!”
When Mrs. Song was mentioned, Duanmu stopped slumped as if a bloated ball had been suddenly popped, her eyes were filled with hatred, and she said hatefully: "This old... old thing, what are you doing with her short-lived son?" , still alive?! So that Wei Changying, a little short-lived ghost, took advantage of her power to bully me like this! My husband and I were forced to keep her quiet, and now I have Changjuan dragged her to the hall to fight..."
Duanmu couldn't help but burst into tears, "Poor my son, when has she ever been wronged like this since she was born?! How much older is Wei Changying, a short-lived ghost, than Changjuan? She is so young at such a young age. She was so cruel that her cousin was beaten like this in front of her, and her cries could be heard throughout the entire mansion, but she didn't even come forward to stop her from begging for mercy! How could Wei Zhenghong act like a short-lived sister? —How come his daughter is still alive and well and bullying my daughter? Why not die of illness like her father earlier, so as not to harm others by marrying in the imperial capital!"
Mammy hugged her tightly, fearing that she would rush in in a fit of anger and make the matter worse, and Mrs. Song would find out about it. She could not spare the second wife now. She kept urging her in a low voice: "Madam, please be patient for the time being. I People are now old. As the saying goes, life is rare in seventy years. Even if it is that age, how many years will it take for you and the master, the young master, and the ladies to live longer without the old lady? What’s the big house? What’s more, the old man’s body is so weak that there’s nothing he can do about it. Now he’s just hanging on with good medicine! Why bother if you can’t bear it now and ask the old lady to risk her life? ? You and the master have endured all these years, but if you can't bear it now, wouldn't all the hardships you endured be in vain? "
Then he said, "When Master takes control of the Wei family, are you afraid that you won't have the chance to take revenge on Miss Seven for today?"
"On that day, I will make sure that Song Xinrou, my beloved couple, will die happily! Let that shrew Song Yuwei also taste the heartache I feel today!" Duanmu put his wrist into his mouth and bit it hard. After a while, she suppressed the urge to go to the hall to save her little daughter. She put down her hand and murmured to herself. Although her voice was soft, her meaning was as solid as iron. (To be continued)