Xie Rulan's words were a bomb, completely blowing away the last trace of compassion in Ji's heart. She was so angry that she was shaking all over. She pointed at Xie Rulan and said, "Sure enough, all my love for you all these years has been in vain, and you actually raised such a ungrateful thing!"
A woman came in holding a bamboo board and said respectfully, "Old madam, I've invited the master. How many beatings will you give me?"
There are two kinds of Xie family methods. One is a bamboo knot, which is used by women to slap the palms of their hands when they make mistakes; the other is a whip, which is used by men when they make mistakes.
What I invite now is the bamboo knot.
Seeing that Xie Rulan still showed no repentance, Ji hardened her heart and said, "Hit the palm of your hand thirty times!"
When the bamboo knot hit her hand, Xie Rulan immediately let out a scream. She had been pampered since she was a child. How could she have ever suffered such a crime
Mrs. Lu on the side couldn't help but beg for mercy, saying, "Mom, please spare Lan'er, she was just confused for a moment, and besides, it's not a big mistake. Just because she's young -"
"You can seduce your future brother-in-law at a young age, but you can still do it when you grow up?" Ji said angrily, pointing at Xie Rulan who was still staring at her stubbornly, "Besides, do you see how she has any repentance now?!"
After thirty bamboo strokes, Xie Rulan's delicate palms were already dripping with blood. She threw her head back and fainted from the pain.
When Mrs. Lu saw this, she hugged Xie Rulan and started crying.
Although Ji was angry, she felt sorry for her granddaughter after all, so she said, "Okay, let's take the third lady back. Madam Lu, you are her mother, so you should discipline your daughter well. Don’t let it become a disaster in the future!”
Mrs. Lu just felt bitter and didn't answer. When someone brought up a soft sedan, she hurriedly helped her daughter in and followed her away.
When Ji saw this, she couldn't help but sigh. With a mother like Lu, how can these three girls learn to learn well
News from the inner courtyard of this wealthy family always spreads the fastest. After Xie Ruyue found out about this, she was so angry that she almost smashed the medicine bowl in her hand. However, Xie Ruzhuo stopped her and said, "Why is the second sister so angry? Hasn't she already been beaten?" Are you making a mistake? It’s your own fault.”
Xie Ruyue was still upset and said bitterly, "What do you think she did? There is no need to embarrass the Xie family! Let's not talk about a girl who took my jade pendant, but she dared to have a secret meeting with a man , if word spreads, how will outsiders view my Xie family! Could it be that Miss Xie San is not the daughter of the Xie family!"
Xie Ruzhuo sighed and said, "You may think so, but others may not think so. Fortunately, I met Xiao Xinyue in the palace the day before yesterday, so I avoided a problem, but you must be more careful in the future. House thieves can come in and steal things.”
Hearing this, Xie Ruyue's face brightened and she said, "I've always been used to being at ease, and these big girls in the house are reliable, so I haven't paid so much attention to them. Who would have thought that she would be so bold? Steal my things. That’s all, I was careless this time too.”
After the two sisters finished talking about this, they chatted some more. Xie Ruzhuo saw that she was getting tired, so he got up and returned to his courtyard.
Due to Wen Ruyu's previous mischief, Hu Weide temporarily took over as the leader of the martial arts alliance. After this delay, he did not return to the capital until a few days ago.
Seeing that he was very tired, Xie Ruzhuo only asked for his blessing on the first day and did not bother him for the past two days. Unexpectedly, today, after Hu Weide received a letter from a flying pigeon, he was leaving again.
Xie Ruzhuo knew that Hu Weide would be busy now that he took over, so he ordered Qianbi to pay money and other things to the accountant before going to Hu Weide's place.
Although Hu Weide looked tired, the energy in his eyes was good. Seeing Xie Ruzhuo, he put away the knife, pretended to be it, and said with a smile, "Girl, why are you here at this time?"
Xie Ruzhuo smiled slightly and said, "I'm here to see off the master. I don't know how long it will take for you to leave."
Hearing this, Hu Weide shook his head and sighed, "When I left that day, I joked that you could be the disciple of the leader of the martial arts league. Who knew that this joke would actually come true now. I'm afraid that my disciple's swordsmanship will be affected by my busyness. There will be times when I won’t be able to teach you.”
Hu Weide rarely accepted a disciple in his life, and Xie Ruzhuo was the only one he accepted in ten years. This girl was quite talented, but she was a little heavy-hearted, which made him particularly worried.
Xie Ruzhuo knew that what he said was sincere, so he smiled and said, "Master, don't worry, even without the master's urging, the apprentice will definitely study hard and practice hard, so as not to lose your face."
"Good girl." Hu Weide laughed, turned around and took out a book, and said solemnly, "A few days ago, my teacher compiled and gathered together what I have learned throughout my life and wrote this book. My disciples can read it when they have nothing to do. If you have any difficulties while studying, just message me and I will answer your questions."
Xie Ruzhuo looked through it as he was told, and saw that every move in it was drawn, and there were detailed annotations on the side. It was obvious that a lot of effort had been put into it.
She was moved in her heart, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed, "Disciple will definitely live up to Master's expectations."
Hu Weide looked at the girl and said with emotion, "We say goodbye this time, and we, master and disciple, don't know when we will see each other again. There is something I have to say as a master. When you walk to a poor place, sit and watch the clouds rise. Disciple, don’t push yourself too hard in everything, do you understand?”
Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo was stunned for a moment, and then her eyes felt a little sour. She held back tears and said, "Disciple, I will obey the master's teachings."
Walk to a water-poor place and sit down to watch the clouds rise. But there are wolves before her and tigers behind her. If the wolves, tigers and leopards are not eliminated, no one will allow her to sit back and watch the clouds rise when she is at the end of her rope!
Hu Weide knew that she wouldn't be able to change this habit for a while, so he just sighed, said "take care of yourself" and continued to pack his luggage.
Things are complicated and chaotic in the world, and now there is another cult of truth who wants to dominate the world. This world is getting more and more turbid.
On the second day, just after Xie Ruzhuo sent Hu Weide away, he heard Hongrui say angrily, "Miss, the third lady has a high fever!"
Xie Ruzhuo sneered and said, "What does her high fever have to do with me, and why are you angry?"
Hongrui waved her hand and said, "You don't know, the third lady is making trouble at the old lady's place, saying that you gave money to the old lady who was doing the work yesterday, so she hit her hard on purpose, which caused the third lady to have a high fever!"
After hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo was slightly startled, then narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "Really, let's take a look."
As soon as she arrived outside Zizhuyuan, she heard Lu's crying voice, "Mom, logically speaking, I shouldn't argue with her as a junior about this matter, but tell me, it was her third sister who made some mistakes. , she deserves to be punished according to the family law, and it is not her turn as a little girl to give money to the servants, so she should be punished deliberately!"
After hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo immediately strode away and sneered, "If Third Aunt hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known that I did such a crazy thing yesterday!"
After saying this, she walked up to Ji and bowed, saying, "Greetings to grandma."
As soon as Mrs. Lu saw her, she felt as if she had been injected with blood. She stood up and said bitterly, "Why, do you still want to deny it? I tell you, the mother-in-law who is an expert in the law said yesterday that she was in On the way here, I was stopped by you and given a piece of silver, saying that I would beat her to death. How could a little girl like you be so cruel! She is your third sister!"
"Third Aunt, you are framing me like this. Have you ever thought that you are my Third Aunt?" Look at each other.
Xie Ruzhuo immediately understood that this was because Mr. Lu was unhappy, so he set up a trap for her so that she could be punished along with Xie Rulan!
Hong Rui, who was on the side, was already unconvinced and said, "Yesterday, apart from going around to say hello, our lady stayed with the second lady. In the evening, she went to Mr. Hu's place, and she never met this mother-in-law. Third Madam, please don’t slander people indiscriminately!”
Ji was so upset by the quarrel among them that she immediately waved her hand and said, "Mrs. Wang, tell yourself what happened yesterday!"
Mrs. Wang had long been bribed by Mrs. Lu, so she immediately knelt down and said, "Back to Madam, the old slave was confused yesterday and took money from Miss Fourth. Please punish me."
As soon as these words came out, Ji Shi frowned and said, "Do you understand the consequences of my servant lying?"
"Old slave, I know my mistake!" The old lady just knelt on the ground and shivered, with a look of fear on her face.
Seeing this, Xie Ruzhuo snorted and said, "What a harmonious drama. Third aunt, how much money did you pay to make this woman willing to sacrifice her life for you?"
The Xie family has always been clear about rewards and punishments, and slaves are not lenient when they make mistakes. This woman admitted this today, and she herself will be punished!
Mrs. Lu retorted, "I also want to ask Zhuo'er how much money you gave her to make her mouth so unreliable that I would grab her pigtails when she turned around!"
After saying that, Mrs. Lu suddenly sat on the ground and cried loudly, "My poor Lan'er, she still has a high fever. The doctor said that Lan'er was beaten severely and was frightened, so she became It's such a pity that she is so young. Nian Lan'er has been serving you with all her heart, old lady, all these years. Although she was deceived by lard about what happened yesterday, she shouldn't be harmed like this!"
Mrs. Lu was always good at crying, and now that the scene was about to start, Ms. Ji was immediately overwhelmed, so she had to say, "Okay, stop making trouble, Zhuo'er, this matter is your fault. Go to the ancestral hall and copy the female ring!"
Hearing this, Mrs. Lu's crying became quieter, but she still sobbed and said, "What about Lan'er?"
Ji didn't understand what she was thinking, but it was pity that her granddaughter was injured, so she immediately said, "Jin Yu, go to the warehouse to get the blood bird's nest and old ginseng I got at the festival, and give them to Miss Third."
Mrs. Lu was immediately happy. She was so busy that she lowered her head to hide her proud smile and said, "I want to thank you for Lan'er!"
Seeing that Mrs. Lu was gone, Mrs. Ji just turned around and looked at the old woman and said, "As for Mrs. Wang, give her a good beating and send her out. The Xie family doesn't want such slaves!"
The Mrs. Wang had long expected that she would have such consequences, but the money given by the Third Madam was quite generous, so she tremblingly thanked her and went out.
Xie Ruzhuo was neither arrogant nor impetuous. He just said, "Grandma, Zhuo'er is leaving now."
Ji nodded and said, "Jiangzhu, bring in two quilts for your lady later, and tell the kitchen to prepare some warming soup for her later."
Xie Ruzhuo thanked him and then left.
As soon as they left the house, Hongrui immediately said unconvinced, "It's clearly the third lady who is causing trouble in this matter. How could the old lady follow her wishes?"
Xie Ruzhuo patted her hand in a comforting manner, and then said with a half-smile, "Don't you know you are a grandma? It's just that the third sister has a high fever, and grandma is also feeling distressed and panicked. Besides, this happened at this time, If she only goes to find out the truth instead of appeasing the third room, she may not be able to arrange it for us if it falls into the ears of others."