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County Magistrate Tang followed Madam Tang back to the main courtyard. As soon as they entered the house, the maids all bowed to them. He saw Xia He and Xia Cao and knew that Madam Tang had something to do. He breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and went into the inner room, took off his official robes and changed into casual clothes...
When Mrs. Tang saw him come in, she turned to look at Xia He and Xia Cao and asked, "Why did you come here together? Who's taking care of Rui Le?"
Xia He was startled and quickly said, "Aunt Ma and the others are waiting by her side. Madam hasn't woken up yet. If Madam is worried, I will go back right away."
The cup lid in Mrs. Tang's hand fell on the cup with a clang. Not only did Xia He and Xia Cao get startled, but Lord Tang in the room was also startled, and then he pricked up his ears to listen with interest.
Madam Tang said, "You are Rui Le's dowry, so you should be her confidants. Even if I don't say anything, you should always be by her side. But when I call you, you two come over?"
Xia He and Xia Cao were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they quickly knelt down to apologize.
Mrs. Tang waved her hand and asked the maid to take them down for examination.
Xia He and Xia Cao were shocked and frightened, with a look of confusion on their faces. They had no idea what they were going to be checked for. When they were taken to the ear room and asked to take off their clothes, they were scared to death and held on to their clothes tightly, refusing to let go.
Yuncao came in quickly, pushed Xiacao back, and pushed her down on the bed, half pinning her down and saying, "You're so stupid. You're trying to be tough with our Madam, but don't you see who's in this room? They're all our respectable aunts. Madam is giving you face by letting them come to check on you. If you don't agree, the servants will come in later. They won't know how to handle the situation."
Xia Cao couldn't help crying and said in panic, "Cousin, you should have made it clear what you were going to do. How could you just strip someone's clothes right away?"
Yuncao: "How would I know what to do? This is also Madam's order, but don't worry, we will not harm you. Our master and Madam, don't you know that there is no couple in the capital that doesn't have a few concubines and maids? You are still in the Sixth Miss's room, so we won't make things difficult for you. Just unbutton it and let us see."
Xia Cao was still confused, but Xia He, who was also frightened beside her, vaguely understood something. She tried to untie her belt with trembling hands, but her hands were shaking so much that she couldn't pull it out for a long time and it got tied into a knot.
The maid who had been standing by with a sullen face finally softened when she saw this. She stepped forward, grabbed the belt, and untied it in a few seconds.
After checking here, Yuncao came back to the house with two maids with red and swollen eyes. Most of the people in the house had left. Only Lord Tang and Madam Tang were sitting together drinking tea.
Lord Tang had just taken a sip of his tea when he saw them coming and put down his teacup and looked at Mrs. Tang.
Mrs. Tang thought for a moment with a serious face, then nodded and said, "You go out first."
Mr. Tang raised his eyebrows and said, "I thought Madam wanted me to help you judge the case and redress your injustice."
Mrs. Tang said with a serious face, "There will be a time when I will need you."
Lord Tang raised his eyebrows and then stood up and left.
As soon as he left the yard, he breathed a sigh of relief, beckoned a maid over, and asked, "When did Madam come back today?"
The girl lowered her head and said, "I came back before noon."
"With Miss Man?"
"Yes, along with Assistant Doctor Liu and the third lady from the Zhou family."
Lord Tang touched his chin. They had arrived before noon, and it was already You time. A medical consultation would take at most fifteen minutes, but they had taken an hour and a half, which was not a short time.
Yuncao knelt on the ground and said, "...Xiacao has three wounds on her body. In addition to those from kicking and beating, there are also many wounds from whipping. Xiahe has even more. The wounds above the wrists are piled up layer by layer, and you can hardly see the original skin and flesh."
Mrs. Tang was furious. She slammed the table and asked, "What did they say?"
"Xia Cao just kept crying. Xia He said she would ask Madam's opinion before speaking."
Mrs. Tang pursed her lips tightly, but she did feel better. Only now did she feel the burning pain in her hand.
Her face was solemn as she said, "Go and bring them both here."
Xia He and Xia Cao had put on their clothes again, but their faces were pale, as if they were about to faint. They knelt down as soon as they entered the house.
Mrs. Tang saw them collapse as soon as they entered the door. She was so disappointed that she pointed at them and cursed, "Who are you kneeling there for? Get over here!"
The two of them crawled forward and knelt in front of Mrs. Tang.
Mrs. Tang lifted their chins and asked, "Let me ask you, how many times have your wives had miscarriages, and how did they happen?"
The two of them were pale, trembling all over and not saying a word.
Madam Tang snorted coldly, let go of their chins and said, "Why, you're hiding it for the Ma family, offering your loyalty to them, what good can they give you?"
Xia Cao's entire body slumped to the ground, as if she had no bones. Xia He was slightly stronger than her, but she was also shaking so much that she couldn't utter a complete sentence. Even so, she stammered, "Husband, Madam wants something, how can I ask?"
Mrs. Tang asked in a calm voice, "What does this mean?"
Xia He's tears fell in strings, but after she said the first sentence, she was no longer very scared. She asked tremblingly, "If Madam knows, can you take our Madam out of the sea of suffering? Or, or should we just ask our Madam to endure it? If the Ma family finds out, they will beat us even more fiercely..."
Mrs. Tang felt dizzy and grabbed her shoulders. "What do you mean by that? Does the Wang family know?"
Xia Cao was still lying on the ground, shaking and crying.
Xia He nodded slightly with pale lips, and said with trembling mouth: "Second Madam said that when a couple fights, they always make up at the foot of the bed. Our lady, yes, our lady went home and stayed for less than two days. Second, Second Madam had her sent back. The master poured wine on her head, saying that she was a lowly person and ran back to her parents' home. If she had the ability, she shouldn't have come back. She came back without waiting for him to pick her up..."
Mrs. Tang was so angry that she swept all the cups and plates beside her to the ground, gnashing her teeth and saying, "Cui!"
These two words seemed to open the hearts of the two girls, and they collapsed at once. Xia He suddenly looked up to the sky and howled, then rushed forward to hug Madam Tang's feet, sobbing uncontrollably, "Miss, Miss, our young lady is suffering. The Second Madam is not a human being, she is not a human being. Our young lady wants to see the eldest master and ask the eldest master to make the decision. The Second Madam said that the family's livelihood is becoming increasingly difficult. How can our family go to the eldest master for such a trivial matter? They even sent our young lady back without letting her see the Second Master. The Ma family originally had only three points of courage, but it suddenly increased by twelve points. That beast has no longer regarded our young lady as a human being since then..."
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