After Lan Shao finished speaking, Lu Wu also echoed, "Yes, Miss, we didn't do anything."

"I didn't do anything. The medicine in my medicine garden just popped out by themselves?" Su Jinyue looked at them coldly.

These maids and servants fell silent, as if they were certain that Su Jinyue would not dare to really punish them.

Seeing that they were silent, Su Jinyue said, "Xiao Tao, go get the whip!"

"Yes, Miss!" Xiao Tao immediately went to the room to take away Su Jinyue's whip.

Seeing that Su Jinyue was really going to take action, Lan Shao became anxious, "Miss, if you take action today and the old lady finds out, you will also be implicated!"

Su Jinyue put the teacup in her hand down beside the stone table, "In that case, I'll give you each ten more lashes!"

Even bringing out Old Madam Su couldn't scare Su Jinyue, and Lan Shao's face turned pale instantly!

Xiao Tao brought back the whip, and Su Jinyue pointed at Lu Wu casually, "Let's start with her first."

Lu Wu, who was pointed at, didn't expect Su Jinyue to torture her first. Her legs went weak and she fell to her knees on the ground!

After thirty lashes, even if he doesn't die, he will be crippled for the rest of his life!

"Miss, spare me! This was all done by Sister Lan Shao. I was just keeping watch for her outside!!!"

Lan Shao looked at her in shock, "Lu Wu!"

Lu Wu was already frightened out of her wits, and she said in a flurry of words, "Sister Lan Shao pulled the herbs out, I didn't do anything!"

Su Jinyue's gaze fell on the others, "What about you?"

The maids and servants on both sides, seeing Lu Wu's appearance, finally became afraid and all knelt down.

"Miss, Sister Lan Shao just asked us to pretend we didn't know. We didn't do anything!"

Su Jinyue looked at Lan Shao with a smile on her lips, "Lan Shao, did they wrong you?"

Lan Shao, who was standing in the front, trembled uncontrollably and could not utter a word.

"Luwu, I cannot let you off easily for your accomplice's crime."

Frightened by Su Jinyue's words, Lu Wu turned pale. She looked up tremblingly and wanted to beg for mercy from her, but her words were interrupted.

Su Jinyue lowered her eyes and looked at her, "I will punish you. Teach Lan Shao a lesson for me."

Xiao Tao understood and threw the whip in her hand directly in front of Lu Wu.

Su Jinyue lazily raised her hand to her forehead and leaned against the stone table, "Do it."

Lu Wu's teeth were chattering, and she picked up the whip on the ground tremblingly, but she didn't dare to take action.

"Why are you so slow?" Xiao Tao said, "If you don't do it now, you two will be whipped together!"

Lu Wu got determined and raised the whip to hit Lan Shao on the back!

Although the whip was not used with much force, it still made Lan Shao scream!

“Ahhhhhh!!!”

Lan Shao felt pain and fell to her knees on the ground. The burning pain in her back made her feel humiliated and angry!

She has been serving the old lady for so many years, and has never suffered such hardship!

Why did this wild girl who came back from the farm attack me?!

Snap! Snap! Snap!

The sound of whips hitting the mountain of flesh continued to ring out in the yard!

The courtyard was dead silent. The maids and servants kneeling on the ground lowered their heads, fearing that the whip would fall on them the next moment.

Even though Lu Wu's hands were light, after thirty lashes, Lan Shao's back was already soaked with blood!

At first, Lan Shao still had the strength to scream, but after thirty lashes, her head drooped and she seemed to be about to faint.

"Okay."

Su Jinyue then spoke calmly, "Find a doctor to take a good look at her, and make sure she doesn't develop any underlying illness."

"Yes...Yes! Miss!"

Lu Wu immediately threw away the whip in her hand, and together with other maids, carried Lan Shao into the servants' room.

Just after the evening hour, Xiao Tao had just helped Su Jinyue take off her hairpins and rings when someone knocked on the door outside.

Xiao Tao went over and opened the door. Standing outside was Madam Zou who served Old Madam Su.

When Aunt Zou saw Xiao Tao, she said coldly, "Where is your eldest daughter?"

Seeing that Madam Zou was coming aggressively, Xiao Tao said, "My young lady has gone to bed, what can I do for you, Madam?"

"The old lady asks the young lady to go to the front hall."

Xiao Tao was a little embarrassed, "It's already this late..."

Madam Zou glared, "The old lady said that even if the young lady has fallen asleep recently, she must be brought over!"

"Can……"

Su Jinyue came to the door and said, "Madam Zou, please lead the way."

Xiao Tao wanted to follow him out, but Su Jinyue turned around and said, "You stay in the yard."

On the way, the nanny didn't say much to Su Jinyue, but just led her to the front hall.

"Madam, the eldest lady is here."

When Old Lady Su saw Su Jinyue, she immediately attacked, "Kneel down!"

Su Jinyue stood in the hall, "May I ask, Grandmother, why should I kneel?"

"How dare you punish this slave without permission!"

Seeing Su Jinyue's "stubborn" look, Old Madam Su was so angry that she slammed the table!

"We are a noble family! If the reputation of mistreating servants gets out, will our mansion still have face? You still don't know your fault!"

Su Jinyue said: "Lan Shao is a maid, and she stole the herbs from her master's house and refused to admit it. What have I done wrong?"

"Shut up! You are full of twisted ideas. I think you are becoming even more unruly now that the emperor has granted you a marriage!"

Old Lady Su said, "I instructed Lan Shao to destroy those medicinal herbs of yours! Getting married is your most important task now. If you don't do needlework, what's the point of tinkering with those broken herbs! If you marry into the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion in the future, you will only bring shame to our mansion!"

really!

Su Jinyue sneered in her heart, she guessed correctly, the old lady wanted to use her to establish her authority by taking advantage of the herbs!

He was afraid that after marrying into a wealthy family, she would become wild and would not come back to help the Marquis's Mansion, so he deliberately gave her a warning.

She looked at Old Lady Su, "What's so shameful about tending to herbs?"

Old Lady Su had been intending to teach Su Jinyue a lesson. After hearing what she said, she sternly said, "Since you still don't recognize your mistakes, go and kneel in the ancestral hall! Kneel until you admit your mistakes!"

Su Jinyue entered the ancestral hall and found that there was not even a cushion placed in front of the tablets.

"The old lady said that there is no need for the cushion. She asked you to kneel on the ground for a long time and it hurts. Then you will know that you are wrong!"

After saying that, Nanny Zou turned around and left the ancestral hall, locking the outer door of the ancestral hall with a copper lock to prevent Su Jinyue from leaving.

There were candles burning in the ancestral hall, and Su Jinyue sat on the ground.

Go to the ancestral temple and kneel there!

Su Jinyue looked up at the tablets in the ancestral hall. She had been to this place countless times in her previous life.

Everyone here is an old acquaintance, and there is no difference between her coming here and going back to her own yard.

I don’t know how many times the gong was knocked outside, Su Jinyue sat on the ground, holding her chin, drowsy.

Squeak——

The window on one side of the ancestral hall was suddenly blown open by the wind, revealing the dark sky outside.

Su Jinyue stood up, went over to close the window, turned around and was about to go back, but heard the window being blown open again.

She turned around again and raised her hand to close the window, but she saw a face that surprised her.

Xiao Duo leaned against the window, his dark eyes reflecting the little light in the ancestral hall. He smiled and asked, "What did Miss Su do wrong to be punished to kneel in the ancestral hall?"

Su Jinyue took a step back and laughed at Xiao Duo's expression. "General Xiao, a gentleman, has turned into a scoundrel?"