Mrs. Xie has supreme authority in the Xie family. This dynasty governs the world with filial piety. Even if Xie Yuncang goes to Wenyuan Pavilion, she will not dare to show any slightness to Mrs. Xie in the mansion.
The old lady has always maintained her identity and will never embarrass the younger generation. Most of the time, she has the image of a kind old lady.
Even if there was trouble in Shouan Hall twice before, she would just sit aside and show her authority as a parent. Xie Yuncang would do all the dealings with people.
And it was the first time that he showed his emotions in this way in front of the whole family.
The three daughters-in-law stood up quickly.
Mrs. Yu hurriedly greeted her, "What happened to mother? How could you be so angry?!"
Anshi also said quickly: "If anything happens to mother, just leave it to the daughters-in-law to deal with. Don't get so angry that you are so angry. It's really not worth it for those cheap hooves!"
Mrs. Qi had an anxious look on her face, and she only comforted the old lady with her two sisters-in-law, but she couldn't say anything nice. Instead, she could see a bit of nervousness from the corners of her eyes and eyebrows.
"Angry? I'm just a dead person! I just sit in this room and listen to you talking. When I leave this yard, which one of you will take me seriously?
If I had closed my eyes, I would have allowed you to make trouble, but I have not closed my eyes, and I still have to take care of the affairs of this family. I am afraid that if I go down in the future, I will not have the shame to meet the ancestors of the Xie family!
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These words were really serious, as they were not talking about the servants in the house, but the heads of the household.
When the three daughters-in-law heard this, they immediately knelt down. When the others saw this, although they didn't know what happened, they all knelt down one after another.
"If we do something wrong, mother will just punish us. We, the younger generation, will never dare to say anything. I just hope that you will not get so angry that you will get angry, otherwise..."
But the old lady didn't listen to them. She just shouted sternly toward the door: "Don't tie her up yet!"
The women who were tied up outside had been waiting timidly for a long time. Seeing that all the masters in the house had knelt down, they didn't dare to move forward at all.
When he heard what the old lady said, he hurriedly tied the person to the middle of the room.
When they saw that man, everyone in the room was shocked.
Xie Shuhua's face was as pale as paper and she couldn't help but tremble slightly.
Ms. Qi was also a little panicked, barely keeping her face calm, and the handkerchief in her hand had already been pinched out of shape, "This...isn't this Dongxue in front of Shu'er? What's wrong with you?"
Are you happy? Just leave it to..."
She didn't finish her words at all, but the old lady didn't even look at her. She just pointed at Dongxue and shouted angrily: "What are you doing to tie me to the house?! Detain me in the yard, take off my pants and beat me!"
Xie Shuhua was still organizing words in her mind, thinking about how to excuse today's incident. Unexpectedly, the old lady had no intention of interrogating her.
The women quickly and swiftly escorted the person outside.
When Dongxue came in, her whole body was wilted. When she saw Mrs. Qi speaking, hope lit up in her eyes, but she didn't dare to speak rashly.
When he saw that the old lady was about to be executed, he panicked and hurriedly begged for mercy.
Before she even uttered the word "spare her life", she heard the old lady say: "Don't ask her to disturb others!"
So Dongxue was tightly gagged and her hands and feet were tied to the spring bench.
The two big-bodied women next to her took off her pants in one fell swoop. Everyone present didn't dare to say anything and just averted their eyes.
Xie Songhua also felt a little uncomfortable and couldn't help but squeeze his fingers.
Dongxue is the first-class maid in front of the girl. Except for the ones in front of the wife, they are the only ones with respectability. In the eyes of the slaves below, they are all like deputy ladies.
Normally, these women and maids would not dare to provoke her. Seeing her in distress, those who usually couldn't stand her, huddled together and hid in the corner to watch the fun.
If you take off your trousers and make a plan, even if you don't lose your life, you have completely lost your face. How can you raise your head and work in the government in the future?
Shen's mother gave the order, and the mother-in-law's board fell solidly on Dongxue's snow-white and soft legs. An extremely suppressed groan escaped from Dongxue's mouth along with the muffled sound of the board falling.
How could several girls in the boudoir have seen such a scene? They were all scared to death, but they did not dare to shout out when the old lady was so angry. They could only hold on to the handkerchief and look away, trying to ignore the scene.
edge situation.
The old lady looked at the situation in the yard coldly, the expression on her face did not change at all.
Mother Shen was the herald for the old lady. She didn't speak, and the ladies took turns raising their sticks to greet Dongxue.
Under the owner's fury, the woman in charge of playing boards did not dare to show favoritism and struck a fatal blow every time. However, after only five or six blows, the fine skin and tender meat on Dongxue's legs were beaten to pieces, and she was immediately seen.
red.
And her face turned from white to red and then from red to purple, as if it had been completely washed by water.
The entire Shou'an Hall was quiet, no matter in the yard or in the house, no one dared to say a word or even move.
There seemed to be no sound between heaven and earth, only the dull sound of the blows came, each blow seemed to hit the person's eardrum, making the person who heard it involuntarily tighten his body.
After more than twenty strokes of the stick, Dong Xue's pretty face no longer looked the same as before. Blood oozed from her mouth and nose, but she could no longer utter a sound from her throat.
As for the area from the waist to the legs, it was almost impossible to see, and the stick in the woman's hand was covered with flesh and blood.
A timid person like Xie Li was so frightened that she almost couldn't stand, and several other girls also hid behind the people next to them.
Xie Shuhua almost collapsed in Qi's arms with fear, biting her handkerchief tightly in her mouth and not daring to make a sound.
Xie Songhua felt that it was difficult to breathe, and the nails on both hands almost dug into the palms of her hands.
She is a doctor and has seen many lives and deaths, as well as all kinds of bloody scenes.
Her endurance should be stronger than these little girls, but she still couldn't help but tremble slightly.
This was a scene she had never seen at that time and could not imagine.
She had no doubt that if the old lady asked people to beat her like this, Dongxue would be beaten to death.
But this is the way of the world in this era, because Dongxue is just a slave, and the power of her life and death is in the hands of her master.
Is she innocent?
I don't know if Xie Songhua is innocent or not. She participated in those things and obeyed Xie Shuhua's instructions. From this point of view, it seems that she is not innocent.
But does she have a choice?
There may be some leeway, but definitely not much. In the final analysis, if you make the wrong move, the chess piece will die, not the player.
Based on Xie Songhua's knowledge, this matter should not have been handled in this way. The person who deserved the most punishment was obviously the instigator and the mastermind behind the scenes.
But can she intercede for Dongxue?
cannot!
She has no position.
What's more, she is just a chess piece.
In this place, everyone may be a chess piece, but underneath these chess pieces, there are also chess pieces of their own. This is feudal society.
She had read about it in history books a long time ago.
The banter is still going on, and no one dares to look at the scene outside. Even those people below who originally planned to watch Dongxue's excitement are now trembling and unable to say a word.
Xie Shuhua still couldn't hold it back and struggled to get out of Qi's arms, "Grandma! Grandma, please spare her life! She has been serving me for so many years, grandma!"
The old lady said nothing, still staring outside, as if waiting for Dongxue to be beaten to death.
However, Shen's mother came in at this time and replied, "Old madam, I'm almost out of breath."