"My sister-in-law isn't home, and neither is the general. Even if the children have made mistakes, a few words of scolding and a lesson are enough. Sister, please don't be angry! I beg you to have mercy and release Young Master Ashao from the ancestral hall, and replace his punishment with something else. Perhaps he should write or recite a text, so that the servants won't laugh at him."
To be honest, in terms of family background back then, Yuan Shiyi's father was Yuan Shu, and the Yuan family, which had held high office for four generations, was more than ten times better than the family background of Xu Kun, a powerful clan in Wu County.
Yuan Shiyi's insights are more insightful than Xu Jiao's.
But Xu Jiao didn't think so. In her eyes, Yuan Shiyi was a despicable and pathetic woman.
It's just a lump of mud that only deserves to be trampled on.
She had somehow managed to attach herself to Sun Quan, and it's unclear whether it was her looks or her pitiful demeanor that made Sun Quan take pity on her.
“Are you the mistress of the house or am I? You, a mere concubine, dare to gossip in front of the mistress of the house. What right do you have to speak here?”
Madam Yuan, the mistress of the house, is here to instruct the young masters and ladies, also for the sake of the Sun family's reputation.
Ah Shao committed theft at such a young age, and instead of taking any action, you interfered. What are your intentions?
You're just relying on your husband's doting on you and your relationship with your sister-in-law!
Let me tell you, your Yuan family has long since fallen from grace. In our family, you are nothing more than a concubine.
People are only giving you a break because you're pregnant with General Sun's child; otherwise, you'd be the lowest of the low!
"You dare speak to me like that? I'll slap you and throw you out!"
Xu Jiao's insults to Yuan Shiyi were truly scathing.
The servants around all heard it.
Ah Shao, who was kneeling on the ground in the ancestral hall, also heard half of what was true.
Outside the ancestral hall, the young bear and the cub stood there pitifully, at a loss.
The two sisters didn't dare to plead with their second aunt, Xu Jiao.
Xu Jiao was terrifying. She was smiling just a moment ago, but suddenly she became furious, her face contorted in a horrifying grimace, and she berated Madam Yuan mercilessly.
Yuan Shiyi is a gentle person, but also very resolute.
Yuan Shiyi believed that Sun Quan's family should not treat Sun Ce's son in this way.
Even if Sun Quan returns, he won't be able to explain himself.
At that time, Yuan Shiyi stood up and, in front of the servants, truly replied to the mistress of the house, Xu Jiao:
“If Young Master Ashao has made a mistake and Madam insists on punishing him in this way, then punish me! I was entrusted by my sister-in-law to take care of Young Master Ashao and the two young ladies, but I failed to do so well! I will take the punishment in place of Young Master Ashao and kneel in the ancestral hall.”
Upon hearing Yuan Shiyi's words, the jealousy on Xu Jiao's face turned into cruelty:
"You're going to be punished? Yuan Shiyi, you say you're going to be punished, but on what grounds? On what grounds do you, a lowly concubine, deserve to be punished in place of Young Master Shao?"
Despite being trampled upon, Yuan Shiyi said, "Because I am carrying General Sun's child, and because I am honored by my son."
Having children elevates one's status.
Xu Jiao laughed again, without the slightest remorse or remorse: "Fine! Then how about this, you go kneel in the ancestral hall, and when Ashao comes out, you will take the punishment in his place and kneel until tomorrow morning."
that's all.
Yuan Shiyi traded herself for Ashao and knelt in the ancestral hall all night.
Yuan Shiyi never expected that his health would deteriorate so much after all these years of being so careful.
In addition, it's winter, and the nights are cold.
She insisted on kneeling until early in the morning, after which she felt very uncomfortable.
When the time came in the morning and she was allowed to leave the ancestral hall, she was already suffering from unbearable abdominal pain.
Before Yuan Shiyi even returned to her room, traces of blood were already seeping from her lower body.
It was too late to call a doctor to examine the patient.
Qiao Jingjing returned half a month later.
At that time, Qiao Jingjing did not know the reason. She only heard that Yuan Shiyi was not feeling well and was resting in the house.
Her three children are with Xu Jiao.
Qiao Jingjing quickly brought the three children back.
It was visibly that the three children had become darker and thinner.
Ah Shao was older after all, and he wanted to explain to his mother about being forced to kneel in the ancestral hall, but he was afraid of affecting the relationship between his mother and his second aunt, Xu Jiao.
Qiao Jingjing had just settled her three children when she went to see Yuan Shiyi.
Yuan Shiyi also endured everything alone, without saying a word to Qiao Jingjing, only saying that she was unlucky: "I have been in Jiangdong for so many years, and I finally got pregnant with a child, but now it's gone."
Qiao Jingjing comforted her, saying, "You're still young. Let the doctor take good care of you. Perhaps it's because of the tense war situation that you're worried about Zhongmou. Relax and rest for a while."
We returned to the Floating Blue Sea.
Many times, Ah Shao would see his mother, Qiao Jingjing, and hesitate to speak.
Qiao Jingjing finally realized something was amiss, so she called the three children to her side and asked them a few questions.
Only then did I discover the sordid nature of it all.
“Mother, there’s more to the story about Madam Yuan than meets the eye! It wasn’t that Madam Yuan was careless; it was Madam Xu who deliberately made things difficult for her.”
Ah Shao recounted how he, Da Xiong, and Xiao Xiong were scolded and punished by their second aunt at her house, and were not allowed to eat for a day. He had no choice but to sneak food from the kitchen, and was severely punished by Xu Jiao during the second trial.
Qiao Jingjing listened.
A wave of heartache washed over me.
She's been away from home for a month.
The children have suffered such injustice.
Qiao Jingjing hugged her son and daughter tightly: "You are the older brother. You have suffered because of your two younger sisters. It was your mother who did something wrong."
At that time, your aunt was clamoring to go to Sanjiangkou. I was only worried about her and forgot that you were all young.
It was the mother's oversight.
Mother knows how to handle the conflict between your aunt and Madam Yuan.
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