Chapter 250
Then, Madam Liu shouted, "Someone, come here! Please use the family law!"
As soon as Madam Liu finished her words, everyone saw an old madam with a slightly hunched figure staggering in. She held a red lacquer tray steadily in her hands, carefully as if she were holding a rare treasure. And what was placed on the tray was exactly the family law - a bamboo board nearly one meter long.
The bamboo board is a deep brown color all over and looks as if it has been soaked in grease countless times, making it extremely smooth. In the reflection of the sunlight, the surface of the bamboo board flickered with a faint light, revealing a hint of heart-pounding chill.
The old nanny walked up to Zhang step by step, first bowed slightly to her, and then said respectfully: "Madam, the family rules have been applied." After that, she slowly straightened up and gently handed the tray in her hand forward so that Zhang could see the bamboo board in the tray more clearly.
Zhang was sitting at the head of the table. She nodded slightly with a hint of dignity on her face and said slowly, "All the unmarried girls, please stand at the front. I hope you will remember what happened today and take it as a lesson. Don't make the same mistake again!"
As soon as the voice fell, the legitimate and concubine daughters did not dare to be negligent. They hurried forward, lined up neatly, and then respectfully saluted Zhang, and responded in unison: "We will follow mother's teachings. The daughters will remember it in their hearts and never make the same mistake again."
Zhang nodded with satisfaction, then turned her gaze to Nanny Liu standing beside her. Nanny Liu understood what she meant and immediately stepped forward. She came in front of the crowd and reached out to pick up a thin bamboo board from the side. The bamboo board was flashing a cool light in the sunlight.
Afterwards, Nanny Liu walked straight towards Yin Zijin holding a bamboo board. She stopped beside Yin Zijin, looked at the Sixth Young Lady who had made a mistake with a serious expression, and said in a deep voice: "Sixth Young Lady, in view of the seriousness of the mistake you made this time, I, under the order of Madam, will punish you with fifty strokes of the cane. I hope that the Sixth Young Lady can reflect deeply, be careful in what she says and does from now on, and never make a big mistake again."
As soon as she finished speaking, Nanny Liu didn't intend to give Yin Zijin any time to react. In a flash, the bamboo board in her hand flew up and down like a storm, and instantly hit Yin Zijin fiercely.
Poor Yin Zijin was totally unprepared for the sudden beating and was hit hard several times. The intense pain made him scream uncontrollably, and the sound cut through the air, making people's hair stand on end.
At this moment, the delicate girls who had been standing in the front, who had been raised in the boudoir since childhood and had never traveled far, all opened their eyes wide and looked at the scene happening in front of them with horror. When they saw Yin Zijin's miserable appearance, they couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.
Especially Yin Ziniu. When she witnessed with her own eyes the humiliation of Yin Zijin being first tortured by being hung in a pig cage and now being brutally beaten, she turned pale with fear. Her originally small and delicate three-inch golden lotus feet seemed to have lost their support and she involuntarily retreated several steps.
Yin Ziniu felt like her heart was about to jump out of her throat. She was trembling all over, and her mind kept emerging with images of the terrible consequences she would face if the affair between her and A Tian was exposed.
The more she thought about it, the more scared she became, and she couldn't help but think: If the affair between her and A Tian were to ever be exposed, the punishment she would receive would surely be more severe than what Yin Zijin is receiving now! However, although fear occupied her heart, the burning love she had for A Tian deep in her heart had never diminished in the slightest.
Yin Ziniu bit her lips tightly, her body trembling slightly, and thought silently: "But I just like A Tian, is it a sin to bravely pursue the person I love..."
Yin Zijin, who was being beaten, clenched her teeth and tried her best to endure it, refusing to let the painful groans escape from her mouth. He raised his head slightly, his eyes passed over the servants waving bamboo boards in front of him, and fell on the group of girls standing in the front. At this moment, Yin Zijin finally understood the real intention behind Zhang's actions.
It turns out that the physical pain caused by being hit with a bamboo stick is not unbearable, but the deep sense of humiliation is enough to be unforgettable.
The reason why Zhang chose to punish Yin Zijin in this way was nothing more than to give a warning to the girls present who had not yet married, had been raised in the boudoir since childhood, and had been baptized by feudal ethics for many years: if anyone dares to be unfaithful and lose their chastity in the future, the end that awaits them will be as tragic as Yin Zijin's today.
In this prosperous dynasty, there are many strict rules and restrictions for women. Not only is clothing required not to be too revealing, but even showing a little skin is considered disrespectful.
What's more, exposing the buttocks in public and enduring caning punishment as is done now is undoubtedly an unimaginable and unacceptable humiliation for these women who adhere to traditional moral concepts.
In just a short moment, all fifty strokes of the board had been completed. At the end, Yin Zijin's buttocks were not torn and bloody as people expected, but simply showed a shocking deep red color.
This is naturally thanks to Nanny Liu who was in charge of the execution. She knew very well that nothing could be done too extreme. After all, Yin Zijin will participate in the palace selection in the future. If he is really beaten and injured too seriously, and it affects the selection, I am afraid no one can bear the responsibility.
After the beating, Madam Liu stood in front of Yin Zijin and asked, "Do you know you are wrong, young lady?"
Yin Zijin replied: "Mammy, Zijin knows that I was wrong. I won't do it again."
Afterwards, Madam Liu asked the people in the yard to circle around Yin Zijin in order and slowly, admiring the embarrassed Yin Zijin at the moment, with the purpose of making everyone dare not make the same mistake again.
After everyone left one after another and only the people who served Yin Zijin were left in the ancestral hall, A Tian hurriedly stepped forward, untied Yin Zijin, put on her clothes, and then carried Yin Zijin on his back to Bizhuxuan.
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In March, spring comes back to life, the sun is high in the sky, and the severe cold of winter has been completely dispelled. Yin Zijin has been locked up in the second-floor attic for more than two months. During this period, Yin Zijin has not even gone downstairs, and has been eating, drinking, defecating and urinating on the second floor.
In order to prevent Yin Zijin from causing any trouble again, Zhang arranged all of Yin Zijin's studies on the second floor. For more than two months, Yin Zijin felt like he was in prison. But Yin Zijin's studies have improved a lot, especially the drum dance, which she has become more and more proficient in.
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