In the winter of the 10th year of Jia'an in the Wei Dynasty, Luocheng, the capital of the Wei Dynasty.
The atmosphere in the inner courtyard of Duke Liang's mansion was extremely solemn.
In the middle of the courtyard, there was a chair, and sitting on the chair was a graceful and elegant young woman.
Beside the young woman, there was a beautifully dressed woman holding a five or six-year-old child in her arms and crying softly.
There were seven or eight maids standing around the two young women, and opposite the young women were kneeling several maids and a young man in simple clothes.
The young man's clothes were incompatible with the environment of the Duke's mansion.
I saw the sitting lady saying sternly: "Tell me, what happened? How did the third young master fall into the pond? What did you do? Tell me!"
I saw a maid kneeling on the ground and said tremblingly: "Back to Madam, the third young master ran very fast, and the slaves did not keep up. When the slaves saw the third young master falling into the water, only this guy was standing by. The other slaves did not dare to say anything.
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After hearing this, the lady asked the young man: "Jingxuan, what's going on?"
It turns out that the name of the boy kneeling on the ground is Xiao Jingxuan.
The young man said: "In response to what Madam said, I was relaxing by the pond when I saw the third young master coming to play. He lost his footing and fell into the water. Immediately afterwards, several nuns went into the water and rescued the third young master."
After listening to Xiao Jingxuan's words, the woman next to Madam cried and said: "Sister, in such a cold weather, no matter how naughty Tang'er is, she can't play with water. Tang'er is still so young, you have to make the decision for Tang'er.
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Looking at the crying woman, the Duke's wife was also a little bored. She said: "You heard it too, let's do this. All the maids nearby will be punished for three months and ten sticks. As for Xiao Jingxuan..."
Seeing that the Duke's wife was still hesitating, the woman beside her cried louder again.
The Duke's wife sighed and said: "Xiao Jingxuan, if you fail to take care of your brother, I will punish you to kneel here for three hours. You will not be allowed to get up before the time is up."
After listening to Xiao Jingxuan, he did not defend himself and said: "Yes, madam."
Seeing that the matter was over, the personal maid next to the Duke's wife said: "Okay, let's go."
After saying that, he supported his wife and walked towards his courtyard.
As his wife left, the woman could only pouted bitterly, hugged the child beside her and left.
As the two ladies left, the maids in each room also dispersed, and the maids who were to be punished also went to their respective stewards to receive their punishments.
Xiao Jingxuan was the only one left in the entire courtyard.
Xiao Jingxuan had been kneeling in the yard for less than a quarter of an hour when he saw a plainly dressed woman hurried over.
Seeing Xiao Jingxuan kneeling on the ground, he said distressedly: "Xuan'er, why are you in trouble again?"
Xiao Jingxuan said aggrievedly: "Mom, my son has already hid by the pond, but who knew that disaster would fall from the sky."
The woman wiped the corners of her eyes and said, "Who made you unable to stay at home? You deserve it."
Although he was complaining about his son, he kept moving and took out a coat from his side and put it on Xiao Jingxuan.
He continued: "Kneel down here first, I will beg my wife later."
Xiao Jingxuan sneered: "Mom, don't go, it's useless. Anyway, we don't have much time."
The woman poked Xiao Jingxuan with her finger and said: "You have to go if it's useless, otherwise, in such a cold weather, you will become a popsicle by the time you finish kneeling."
After finishing speaking, he tidied Xiao Jingxuan's clothes, then got up and walked towards the madam's courtyard.
The Duke's Mansion was very large, and the roads inside were complicated. The woman walked for a while before arriving at the courtyard of the Duke's wife.
After reporting it to the female envoy at the entrance of the courtyard, the woman waited aside.
After a while, the female envoy came over and said, "Aunt Yun, Madam has invited you."
After thanking the envoy, the woman followed the envoy carefully to the living room of the courtyard.
After seeing the lady sitting in the living room, he quickly knelt down on the ground, kowtowed and said, "Greetings, Miss."
The Duke's wife looked at the plainly dressed woman kneeling on the ground with a complicated look on her face.
He sighed and said, "Get up, Yun Niang."
When Yun Niang heard the sound, she quickly stood up from the ground, her head still lowered.
He said: "Madam, please have mercy, Madam. Xuan'er is still young. It gets extremely cold at night. Xuan'er is weak and cannot bear it."
The Duke's wife sighed and said: "Niang Yun, if it were in the past, I would have agreed to your request, but you were once a member of the Hou Mansion. You should know my sister's character. If I spared Xuan'er, she would
He will never give up."
After saying that, Madam seemed to have thought of something again, and said: "Although your Xuan'er is a concubine, he has also been included in the family tree. He is recognized by the old country and is the second young master of the Duke's mansion. As long as you stay safe, I will not
As familiar as a junior."
After Yun Niang heard Madam's words, her heart tightened, and she quickly knelt on the ground and said, "Madam, Xuan'er must not have any undue thoughts." After saying that, she kowtowed on the ground.
The lady sighed and said: "Back then, I asked you to keep Xuan'er under my knees, but you refused even if you were alive.
Nowadays, although I am in charge of this big family, you also know that my body is the responsibility of the second wife for most things now. It is not easy for me to interfere too much. "
"Although I have never been kind to you, mother and son, over the years, I have never been harsh either.
Although Xuan'er is a concubine, he has never called me mother, and I have never been close to him. I won't mention it.
You are the old man I brought here from the Marquis Mansion. Logically speaking, you are favored by the master, so it is normal for you to have a concubine.
But you also know that Ye'er is the legitimate eldest son, but although your Xuan'er is a concubine, he was promoted into the family tree by the old Duke early and became the second young master. He is very popular with the old Duke.
To put it bluntly, if it had been any other prince's mansion, you would have died countless times.
As a great lady, I am not generous in what I do. You, please don’t always make things difficult for me."
Hearing Madam's heartfelt words, Yun Niang even swallowed: "I know that Miss has taken great care of Xuan'er and me in these years. I will never forget Miss's great kindness for the rest of my life. But Xuan'er really endured it."
I can’t stand it.”
The lady sighed and said: "That's all, that's all. Go ahead and ask the old lady. For the sake of the old man, the old lady should help you this time.
However, remember, forget it this time, next time, let Xuan'er stay away from the young masters."
"Thank you, Miss. Thank you, Miss."
Yun Niang kowtowed a few more times, then got up and left the madam's courtyard, heading to the old lady's courtyard.
Although the old lady is the stepmother of the old Duke and not the biological mother of the current Duke, she still has a great say in the Duke's mansion.
Unfortunately, this time, Yun Niang did not see the old lady as she wished.
Yun Niang begged the maid for half an hour at the door of the old lady's courtyard, but she only got the result that the old lady went to bed early.
In desperation, Yun Niang gritted her teeth and planned to seek help from the Duke of the Kingdom, but things didn't work out.
At this time, the Duke did not return home.
After waiting in the front yard for another half an hour, Yun Niang did not wait for the Duke.
He had no choice but to return to the inner courtyard and accompany Xiao Jingxuan.
Xiao Jingxuan looked at his mother who had returned without success, and comforted: "Mom, it's okay. There is only one hour left. My son will kneel down and he can bear it."
Although it is early winter at this time, the winter in Kolluo City is not ordinary cold. Although it is a bit exaggerated to turn water into ice, at night, the pond in the garden of the Duke's Mansion will also be covered with a thick layer of ice.
Time passed slowly in agony. After waiting for an hour, Xiao Jingxuan finally knelt for the full hour.
However, Xiao Jingxuan did not stand up, not because he didn't want to, but because his whole legs were numb from the cold.
Fortunately, Xiao Jingxuan’s mother was at the side, and she quickly came over, hugged Xiao Jingxuan, and rushed to her courtyard.
The courtyard where Xiao Jingxuan's mother and son live is on the edge of the inner courtyard of the Duke's Mansion. It is not big. There are only three large and small rooms in the entire courtyard.
Xiao's mother carried Xiao Jingxuan to the bed, covered her with a quilt, and lit a fire. After doing this, she went to the kitchen to boil hot water.
Xiao Jingxuan's condition was very bad at this time. He was shivering all over because of the cold. The most important thing was that he still felt that he still had no feeling in his knees.
After a while, Xiao's mother came over with hot water and wiped Xiao Jingxuan's whole body.
In this way, Xiao's mother worked hard for a long time before going back to her room to rest.
However, Xiao Jingxuan still had a fever the next day.
Seeing that Jam Hsiao had a fever, Xiao's mother hurriedly went out to find the doctor.
After that, it’s time to boil the medicine and give it.
But in the end, the work was not in vain, Xiao Jingxuan's condition finally got better.
At this time, Xiao Jingxuan was lying on the bed weakly, swearing secretly in his heart that he would not bully young people into poverty. One day...
Xiao Jingxuan lay in bed for seven days, and his body finally got better.
But this incident also served as a reminder to Xiao’s mother.
So the scope of Xiao Jingxuan's activities was reduced again. He could only wander around his own courtyard. Xiao Jingxuan was strictly prohibited from setting foot in other places.
But it's not without its benefits. Xiao Jingxuan also got permission to go out to the street through the back door.
Although it is stipulated that you can only play for one hour a day, it is better than being bored at home. This chapter has been completed!