Chapter 15 I'm very stingy
How could she dare to hide anything? "It was Zaohua, who was beside Aunt Pan, who instigated me to do this."
Aunt Pan is Lu Bai's concubine. Zhou Fang didn't expect that this matter would involve the second wife, and her face changed slightly.
"Wang Xiaocao and I are good friends. She once saved my life."
"Zaohua knows our relationship. I have been feeling very angry these days because of what happened to Wang Xiaocao."
"On the night of the eldest son's wedding, Zaohua accompanied Aunt Pan in Rongshou Hall and heard Miss Liang mention the matter of Yanmen County."
"She thinks this is a good opportunity to punish the eldest young lady. Even if things get out of hand, the most I'll get is a beating, but I can still vent my anger for Wang Xiaocao."
"Last night, I was guarding outside the Momei Pavilion. From a distance, I saw a person who looked very much like Liu Yan walk in. He stayed there for half an hour before leaving. I fabricated the facts."
"As for those words that slandered Miss Liang, they were all made up by Zaohua and me."
She glanced at the person kneeling beside her and said, "Songjiang knows nothing and loves gossiping. I deliberately pulled her along and hid beside the road where Miss Liang was walking, so that Miss Liang heard those words."
The girl named Songjiang immediately widened her eyes: "Sangye, you deliberately hurt me!"
"You are still right to criticize the master?"
Wang Min was furious. She hated gossip and talking behind other people's backs all day long.
The old lady felt ashamed and embarrassed. She was so angry that her face turned blue: "Zhou, the root of the trouble is actually in the second house. How do you manage things?"
Zhou Fang was not a pushover. Facing the old lady's anger, she said unhappily, "Old lady, please don't blame your daughter-in-law. Pan has been pregnant for two months and is now the second master's favorite. I still need to provide for her."
"I dare not control her people, so I have to quarrel with the second master again."
The old lady is heartbroken by her nagging. Both the eldest and the second eldest are a worry. What kind of person did they marry?
Not long after, Zaohua was brought in, and with her came Aunt Pan.
Aunt Pan was in her early twenties, beautiful and delicate, with a slim waist. She didn't look pregnant at all, and her movements were humble. She was the exact opposite of Zhou Fang.
Zaohua confessed immediately.
Just because Liu Yan had an argument with her, she felt resentful and took the opportunity to cause trouble and frame Liu Yan.
The old lady immediately ordered that he be beaten with twenty sticks and driven out.
As soon as she finished speaking, Aunt Pan knelt down at the old lady's feet and begged bitterly: "This is all Zaohua's fault. No matter how the old lady punishes her, it is right."
"But this girl and I are like sisters, and I really can't leave her. Please, old lady, for the sake of the child in my belly, forgive her this time."
After that, she kowtowed to Liang Yusong again and again: "Miss Liang, it's all because of my poor discipline that I have ruined your reputation."
"The young lady has a kind heart, extraordinary bearing, and is as bright as a pearl. How can we, the villains, slander her? Zaohua acted on impulse and made a big mistake. Please give her a chance to correct her mistakes and let her go."
Aunt Pan cried so sadly, so pitifully, and her sad and helpless look made people feel sympathy for her.
Suddenly, she covered her stomach, her face pale: "My stomach hurts so much..."
Thinking that Aunt Pan was less than three months pregnant and the fetus was unstable, the old lady hurriedly said, "Quick, go get the palace doctor."
But Liang Yusong was already holding Aunt Pan's hand and taking her pulse.
The room suddenly became quiet. After a moment, Liang Yusong smiled and said, "Mrs. Pan's mood fluctuated too much, and she had a miscarriage. Fortunately, she took good care of herself, so this won't be a big problem. She just needs to keep a calm mood."
The old lady looked embarrassed and looked at Liang Yusong.
She had said before that the Lu family must give Liang Yusong an explanation for this matter. Now that the culprit has been found, the situation has become a bit tricky.
Among her children, she loved the second master Lu Bai the most. He was a scholar and his temperament was most like his father.
Although Lu Song was more promising, he had completely learned the martial nature of the Wang family, which Old Madam Lu did not like at all.
Lu Bai was nearly forty years old, and although he had many children, the ancients believed that having many children meant more blessings. Old Madam Lu certainly hoped that Lu Bai would have as many sons as possible, so she also attached great importance to the child in Aunt Pan's belly.
Liang Yusong smiled calmly, dignified and generous: "Old Madam, you know that I can't bear to see others suffer, otherwise I wouldn't have dared to take the risk to go to Yanmen County."
"The deep love between Aunt Pan and Zaohua as master and servant moved me deeply."
"We just need to investigate this matter thoroughly. Zaohua acted impulsively and caused a disturbance. I'm sure she won't dare to do it again. Please be magnanimous and forgive her this time. If she dares to stir up trouble again next time, you can punish her more severely."
"If seeking justice for me causes Aunt Pan to have a miscarriage, if anything goes wrong, I will definitely feel guilty and will not be able to live in the Lu family any longer."
"Just think of it as a small punishment for my sake, okay?"
Hearing this, the old lady felt relieved and proud. She took Liang Yusong's hand and said affectionately, "You are such a kind child."
"Okay, since Yusong has pleaded for you, I will forgive you this time."
"However, if a mistake is made, the punishment must still be imposed."
"Although Zaohua is the instigator, Aunt Pan still needs someone to serve her. She will be punished with ten strokes of the cane and fined silver for one year."
"Mrs. Pan failed to discipline her children properly, so she is fined half a year and confined to her house for one month."
"As for Sangye and Songjiang, they will be beaten with twenty sticks and fined silver for one year. If they dare to do it again, they will be sold immediately."
Several maids were so grateful that they kowtowed repeatedly to express their gratitude.
"Thank you, old lady, for your kindness."
Madam Lu snorted coldly and pointed at Liang Yusong who was standing beside her gracefully: "You still need to thank Miss Liang. She is kind-hearted and did not bother with you. Otherwise, I would never forgive you."
The matter seems to have come to an end at this point.
However, they seemed to have forgotten one thing.
Yuan Wanru chuckled: "Ms. Liang is indeed broad-minded. She can easily forgive those who slander her reputation. I am really ashamed of myself."
Madam Lu looked over coldly and said disdainfully, "It's good that you know. You are far worse than Yu Shuang."
"She suffered injustice, but she was able to consider the overall situation and be considerate of the elders. I am unlucky. The women I married are more powerful than the others."
"I don't know which family will be lucky enough to marry her in the future."
I thought Yuan Wanru would be ashamed to death after hearing these words, but unexpectedly, she actually admitted openly that she was not as good as Liang Yusong.
"My personality and that of Miss Liang are very different."
"I am the kind of person who is vindictive and narrow-minded. If someone makes me unhappy, then she can't be happy either."
"But I am a reasonable person, and I do reasonable things."
No one understood what her intention was in saying these words, but Lu Jiangnian had already realized that she was probably going to cause trouble again.
As expected, she said lightly, "So, today I was framed and wronged by others, and the old lady almost punished me to kneel in the ancestral hall for three days and three nights. Shouldn't the old lady apologize to me?"
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