The maid had never seen her master so angry before. She was so frightened that she trembled all over and said weakly, "The young lady is in the room."
Yang Yuanchen walked into the house with a sullen face.
When Huamei heard the noise, she hurriedly said to Yang Jiyan, "Miss, it's bad. The master is here and he looks extremely angry."
Yang Jiyan panicked when she heard this, and hurriedly dropped the flower shed in her hand and walked out.
Yang Yuanchen walked in, raised his hand and slapped Yang Jiyan hard in the face.
Yang Yuanchen was not a weak scholar, and the slap was delivered with great anger. Yang Jiyan was caught off guard and staggered, falling to her knees on the ground.
The maids in the room were so frightened when they saw this that their faces turned pale and they fell to their knees.
Her cheek felt burning with pain and immediately swelled up. Yang Jiyan covered the half of her face that was hit. A strong sense of shame surged in her heart. She looked at Yang Yuanchen in disbelief.
She was the legitimate daughter of the mansion, and was loved and pampered by Madam Yang and Yang Yuanchen. She had never been punished or scolded. She felt extremely aggrieved for a moment, tears welled up in her eyes, and she choked up and said, "Father, why did you hit me? I have always been well-behaved and sensible, and have never done anything out of line. How could you hit me?"
Yang Yuanchen felt a little bit reluctant to see her crying so pitifully, after all, she was his biological daughter. But when he thought of the maid Xiaodie confessing all the bad things she had done, he became furious!
"If you were really well-behaved and sensible, you wouldn't be so ignorant as to cause such a thing!" Yang Yuanchen stared at her and said coldly, "The West Garden has distinguished guests, and I have repeatedly warned that no one from the mansion is allowed to set foot there. Yet you deliberately let the little maid take the two girls from the Yu family there!"
Yang Yuanchen squatted down and asked fiercely, "Sister Yan, tell daddy, what are you thinking?"
Yang Jiyan had never seen her father so angry. She was a little scared for a moment. She covered her face and trembled slightly. She cried with tears in her eyes, "Daddy, I didn't. Since you said that there were distinguished guests staying in the West Garden, I have been well-behaved and have never been there, let alone let the little maid take the two girls from the Yu family there. Someone must have made up these words to frame my daughter."
Yang Yuanchen was filled with disappointment. He said sadly, "Sister Yan, Xiaodie has confessed everything. Do you still want to lie to your father?"
Madam Yang entered the yard and looked at the situation in the house. She was a little confused. Seeing Yan Jie'er kneeling on the ground crying very sadly, with marks of being slapped on her face, she said distressedly, "Master, what are you doing? Why are you so angry with Yan Jie'er for no reason? She is your daughter, how can you hit her?"
She stepped forward to help Yang Jiyan up from the ground, but Yang Yuanchen grabbed her hand, pulled her aside, and said angrily, "A loving mother often spoils her child! Don't worry about it. Sister Yan almost made a big mistake today. If this continues, my Yang Mansion will be ruined in her hands!"
Madam Yang and Yang Yuanchen have been married for many years, but she has never seen him so angry. To make him so angry, Sister Yan must have done something serious. She wanted to plead for Sister Yan, but she moved her lips and swallowed the words.
"Let me ask you, do you know whether you are wrong?" Yang Yuanchen asked in a cold voice.
Yang Jiyan shook her head desperately, her cheeks were full of tears, her hair was a little messy, and the drooping hair stuck to her tear-stained face, looking very embarrassed. She denied it.
"My daughter did not lie to my father. At first, my mother asked me to bring Miss Yu and her sisters to my courtyard to appreciate the sweet-scented osmanthus. Later, my nanny said that Brother Xu woke up and cried and wanted to find me. My daughter felt sorry for his brother, so she asked Xiaodie to send Miss Yu and her sisters back to my mother. Miss Yu said that the sweet-scented osmanthus tea I made was delicious, and I specially gave her all the remaining tea cakes. My mother and the maids in the courtyard can testify to this. Besides, my daughter has no hatred or grudge against Miss Yu and her sisters, so there is no reason for me to harm them."
Seeing that she was still stubborn and refused to tell the truth, Yang Yuanchen took a deep breath and shouted coldly, "Someone come here!"
The servant outside immediately rushed into the house. Yang Yuanchen pointed at Huamei who was kneeling in the house and said coldly, "Drag her to the yard and beat her up!"
Huamei was so frightened that her whole body went limp. She was dragged to the courtyard by two strong servants. She was so frightened that she begged Yang Jiyan for help, "Miss, save me! Miss, save me!"
Yang Jiyan is unable to take care of herself now, so how can she protect her?
Soon, the sound of sticks beating could be heard outside the yard, accompanied by Huamei's screams. Every time Yang Jiyan heard a sound, she would shudder in her heart.
Thrush cried out in pain outside the house, "Miss...Ah...Save Thrush!"
Yang Jiyan pinched her palms, raised her tear-stained face, looked at Madam Yang with pleading eyes, and begged, "Mother, I really didn't do anything. Father believed the slander of others. Please save Huamei. Considering that she has served me personally for many years, if she continues like this, she will be beaten to death by you!"
Mrs. Yang held the handkerchief and felt very distressed when she saw her crying like a tearful person. How could Sister Yan, whom she doted on like the apple of her eye, have ever suffered such an injustice and punishment?
She persuaded softly, "Master, if you have anything to say, just talk to Yan Jie'er. Why do you want to beat or kill her? Don't scare the child."
Yang Yuanchen's face was not moved at all, but how could he not feel distressed in his heart? The Yang family had few descendants. In the past few years, there were no boys in the family, only a daughter like Yan Jie'er. Girls are always delicate, and he doted on her in every way, giving her whatever she wanted, and raised her in the palm of his hand.
As much as he loved his daughter, he is now as disappointed as ever.
Yan Jie'er thought she was quite clever, but those schemes were nothing in front of him, the official in the provincial capital. He had tried hundreds of cases, if not thousands. It was extremely stupid of Yan Jie'er to lie to him!
He didn't ask Sister Yan to be well-educated, graceful and well-mannered, but after raising her carefully over the years, he couldn't let his girl be ignorant of right and wrong and harbor the intention to harm others!
Remember that harming others will eventually harm yourself.
If Young Marquis Gu and his men investigated the matter, he would not be able to save Yan Jie'er's life even if he risked his reputation! Not to mention that if Xiao Ning's presence in Yang Mansion was really publicized, he was afraid that the entire Yang Mansion would be in danger!
The screams of pain from Huamei in the courtyard suddenly stopped, and a servant came in and reported, "Master, the maid couldn't bear it anymore and fainted. Do you still want to continue beating her?"
Yang Yuanchen glanced at Yang Jiyan and saw that she still refused to admit her mistake. He hardened his heart and said in a deep voice, "Use salt water to pour into the wound, wake her up and continue beating her!"
This was a trick used in the government office to interrogate criminals, and the women in the harem had never seen it before.
Upon hearing this, the other maids in the room, who were lying on the ground, were trembling slightly. After being beaten like this, how could Huamei still be alive?
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