Chapter 254: What is she screaming about?
At Concubine Gong's banquet, Wen Yan cannot dress too simply.
She had ordered a set of clothes from Tianyi Cloth Shop long ago.
Wen Yan took the opportunity to take a detour to the store to pick up clothes after finishing her work.
Because of Concubine Gong's lotus viewing banquet, the invited wives of officials would specially prepare two new sets of clothes.
It was to show the importance of the banquet and also to show off one's beauty and leave a deep impression in front of Concubine Gong.
As the most popular Tianyi Cloth Shop among women in the past year, business is particularly good.
As soon as Wen Yan entered the door, she saw several familiar daughters of officials.
We are no longer on the same path as before. We can just nod to each other if we used to know each other, and treat those we don’t know as strangers.
"Miss Wen, please come in." The shopkeeper smiled when he saw Wen Yan, and did not reveal her identity as the "little boss".
Wen Yan also responded with a smile: "Manager Cui, how is business lately?"
"Good! Very good!" Wen Yan draws two new styles for the store every month, which not only keeps the store's old customers stable, but also increases the number of new customers.
This month alone, the store made a profit of nearly three thousand taels.
After the two chatted for a while, the embroiderer in the shop brought up the clothes she had ordered.
After trying on clothes in the private room and confirming that the size was correct, Wen Yan prepared to go downstairs to pay and leave.
But on the stairs, he met Jiang Xinkui and her daughter.
"Why are you here!" Wen Ruyue was surprised and raised her voice involuntarily.
Wen Yan sneered inwardly at her bad luck and bowed to Jiang Xinkui, "Mother."
When Pei'er saw Wen Ruyue, she subconsciously lowered her head.
Wen Ruyue felt that she looked familiar at first, but Pei'er was dressed as a maid today, so she didn't pay much attention to it.
Jiang Xinkui thought of herself and went to Songshan Village to find her, but was driven away. Her heart felt like a ball of catkins was blocked, and she felt uncomfortable and neither up nor down.
Her tone became stern: "Since you are in the capital, why don't you go home?"
Wen Yan said timidly, "I'm working for the General's Mansion. I leave early and come back late every day. I'm afraid of disturbing my father and mother, so I haven't gone back to bother them.
This is all Wen Yan's fault, and I apologize here."
"You leave early and come back late?" Jiang Xinkui thought she had grasped the key point and spoke even more harshly, "As a woman, how can you leave early and come back late and show your face in public?
If you had any dignity, you should have rejected the Meng family's unreasonable demands and stayed home to serve your husband."
Serving your husband at home?
I'm stuck in the countryside with nothing to show for it, so you can do whatever you want to me.
Wen Yan shuddered with fear and spoke softly, as if she was about to cry: "But my husband doesn't mind me doing these things."
Jiang Xinkui: “…”
"If mother has no other instructions, I will leave first." Wen Yan seemed to be frightened out of his wits. He bowed in panic and prepared to leave.
Wen Ruyue, however, glared at Jiang Xinkui, reminding her about the spices.
Jiang Xinkui grabbed Wen Yan and dragged her upstairs to the private room: "Come with me, I have something to tell you."
Wen Yan looked scared but didn't dare to struggle.
Pei'er was very anxious and wanted to step forward to stop it.
Wen Yan stopped her with a look.
Wen Ruyue gave a few instructions to her personal maid.
The maid replied yes and went downstairs and left the shop.
In the private room.
As soon as the door closed.
Wen Ruyue wanted to talk about spices.
Jiang Xinkui sullenly shouted, "Kneel down."
Wen Yan also put away her timidity and fear in an instant.
She stood there, motionless.
It seemed as if he didn't hear Jiang Xinkui's order.
Wen Ruyue glared at her: "Mother told you to kneel down, why are you still standing there?"
Wen Yan asked in confusion, "Mother, what did I do wrong? Are you going to punish me by making me kneel down?"
Jiang Xinkui: "Have you not realized your mistake yet?
How dare you talk back to me?
Wen Yan, have I taught you these rules for more than ten years in vain?
Wen Yan explained calmly, "I really don't know where I went wrong. Please explain clearly, mother."
Seeing Yan's refusal to accept her words, Jiang Xinkui stopped pretending and said, "Madam Jiang, slap her face."
Nanny Jiang settled all the old and new grudges, rolled up her sleeves and walked towards Wen Yan.
Wen Yan took two steps back and suddenly screamed at the top of her lungs, "Ah... Mother, sister, please don't hit me.
Stop pinching me, there's no good meat left in my abdomen.
This way the scar won't be visible, but it really hurts.
...Mother and sister, please show some mercy.
Ah..., my arm.
Ah..., my legs!
Woo woo woo…
Mother, sister, please spare my life!"
Wen Yan's face was expressionless, but the voice he shouted out was so shrill, as if he was being tortured.
Nanny Jiang was stunned.
I didn't even touch her.
What the hell is she screaming about!
Jiang Xinkui shouted angrily, "Shut up and don't scream!
Nanny Jiang, are you just a decoration?
Hurry up and hold her down, and cover her mouth!"
Nanny Jiang reacted and immediately pounced on Wen Yan.
Wen Yan dodged and circled around the room with Nanny Jiang.
Every time Nanny Jiang thought she could catch her, she would reach out, but would find nothing.
Jiang Xinkui acted like a noble mistress and refused to make any move. Instead, she kept scolding Madam Jiang for being useless and told her to run faster.
Wen Yan's cries became louder and louder.
Soon the other guests were alarmed.
Suddenly.
"Mrs. Jiang, are you okay? If you have something to say, please talk to us nicely. We made such a loud noise that everyone downstairs heard it." Shopkeeper Cui knocked on the door hard outside.
"What!"
Jiang Xinkui's face turned pale.
When I entered the store just now, there were many customers in the store.
Didn’t everyone hear what just happened?
Jiang Xinkui then realized that Wen Yan had tricked her.
She immediately became furious and stepped forward to slap Wen Yan in the face to stop her from screaming.
Wen Yan messed up her clothes and hair while running to the door: "Manager Cui, help!"
Flick the door open.
Inside and outside the house, the air suddenly became quiet at this moment.
I saw the corridor outside the door was full of guests.
Countless pairs of eyes stared at the room intently.
I saw a disheveled girl running for her life in panic.
Behind her was Jiang Xinkui, holding her hands high.
Rumble!
Jiang Xinkui felt like he was struck by lightning.
My mind went blank and my body froze in place.
It’s over!
The good reputation I have built up over decades is now completely ruined!
Wen Ruyue was so frightened that her face turned pale and she quickly covered her face with a handkerchief.
Wen Yan ran out of the door in a few steps and threw herself into the arms of a woman: "Madam, please save me, I don't want to be beaten to death, please have mercy on me and save me for once..."
This woman and Jiang Xinkui don't get along.
She immediately held Wen Yan in her arms and said, "Madam Jiang, even if you dislike this adopted daughter, you can just scold her and make her kneel in the ancestral hall. How can you hit her?
And they beat him in public.
After all, she is married. Even if you don't care about the Wen family's reputation, you should at least consider the reputation of her husband's family.
Even though we're not related by blood, you can't force someone to death!"
"You're talking nonsense. I didn't hit her at all." Jiang Xinkui explained hurriedly.
Wen Yan's sleeve slid down at the right time, revealing a three-finger-wide bruise on her wrist.
This was scratched by a fallen screen in her new store yesterday.
Wen Yan hurriedly pulled up her sleeves to cover the bruises.
But the injury was still seen by that person.
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