"An orphan without parents, relying on the princess's favor to get so many good things in the palace, now that she's married, she dares to run away. How shameless!"
"That's right! What girl is like her, marrying and running away? The husband is God, how can she be disrespectful to him like her? In my opinion, she was spoiled by the princess. She is not destined to be rich, but she still wants to marry into a wealthy family. Without the support of the palace, she will be looked down upon by her husband's family!"
The sarcastic remarks were directed at Qiao Nai, without caring who was right or wrong.
"She's the daughter of a warrior, so it's no wonder she's like this. You don't know, she took advantage of her deceased father being the prince's brother, and after receiving a little attention from the prince and princess, she became arrogant.
When she saw me at the mansion before, she walked straight past me without even saying hello. What an uneducated person! She deserves to be bullied!"
Qiao Si listened to the gossiping voices behind the rockery, his face growing colder and colder, his whole body exuding an aura of "you're done." Even Qiao Er, after hearing what those people said, rarely got angry.
Qiao Nai's face turned pale and her body swayed slightly. Qiao Er stabilized her in time.
Qiao Si couldn't bear it any longer, he strode forward and spoke in a stern voice.
"Who are you to deserve my elder sister's greetings?"
There was anger in her eyes, which frightened those people so much that they dared not look up at her.
Judging from the clothes of these five people, they don’t look like maids in the mansion. They are dressed so flamboyantly, so they can only be the concubines of Mr. Qiao.
Judging from the tone of their voices and their familiarity with the mansion, they must have followed Mr. Qiao since the capital.
When the older ones saw that it was Qiao Si, they knelt down in panic and begged for mercy, filled with fear. A few others followed suit reluctantly, as if they felt they were not guilty but were forced to bow down under Qiao Si's tyranny.
"Fourth Miss, please forgive me! Fourth Miss, please forgive me!"
"We are just talking nonsense. We are blind and look down on others."
"We didn't do it on purpose. Besides, what we said was the truth."
"That's right, it's just like that, and I can't let anyone say it..."
After hearing this, Qiao Si's expression became even more gloomy. She looked coldly at those people who had no remorse and were still plotting against Qiao Nai.
She spoke coldly, her tone leaving no room for doubt.
"Qiuyue Dongmei, all those who gossip here will be given eighty strokes of the cane and thrown into Qiao Zhaoshu's yard.
By the way, tell him that if there is a next time for those who are optimistic about him, it won’t be so simple anymore! "
After Qiao Si finished speaking, Qiuyue and Dongmei went straight up to them and grabbed them, wanting to take them to be executed.
"Fourth Miss, please spare me, Fourth Miss, please spare me!"
"Fourth Miss, please spare me. I know I was wrong. Please spare me! Second Miss, cousin, it's my fault for not being smart enough. I said the wrong thing. Please forgive me."
The man who was self-righteously making up stories about Qiao Nai the previous moment, his face changed when he heard that she was going to be beaten with eighty sticks, and he kowtowed to Qiao Si to apologize.
That's eighty strokes of the cane! Anyone who survives is a lucky person!
"What are you doing? I'm the eldest son's woman, you can't touch me! What qualifications do you have to touch me!"
"Don't touch me! Who told you to touch me?"
"Fourth Miss, please spare us. We know we were wrong. We really do."
Qiuyue Dongmei tied their hands behind their backs and forced them to leave.
They have been struggling, some wanting to beg for mercy, while others are refusing to accept.
"Fourth sister, eighty strokes of the cane might kill someone. They are all weak women..."
Qiao Nai spoke with some reluctance.
When Zhang You heard her pleading for this group of people, he couldn't help but tease her in his heart.
Are you okay?
Are you a white lotus? This person takes pleasure in your pain, and after being discovered, he still refuses to repent. Even for this kind of person, you still plead for mercy?
To put it another way, aren't you insulting Qiao Si? Qiao Si is actually venting his anger on your behalf!
At this moment, Zhang You really doubted that Qiao Nai was Bai Lian.
Qiao Si didn't say anything. The coldness in her eyes melted a little when she looked at Qiao Nai, but there was still a hint of anger.
"Sister Nana, it's time to clean up the house. Otherwise, there will always be some people who are ignorant of the world and gossip about us."
Not knowing if there was any deeper meaning behind her words, Qiao Nai didn't try to persuade her after hearing them.
Qiao Er came out to smooth things over.
"Okay, it's getting late, let's not go shopping anymore. We can look around when we have free time. Sister should go back home early to rest today, as we have a family dinner tonight.
I've already informed my father this morning, and he'll have dinner with us tonight. It's also a way to celebrate my sister's escape from suffering."
With Qiao Er's help in smoothing things over, the atmosphere became cheerful again.
Qiao Si knew that Qiao Nai's yard had not been cleaned up yet, so he invited her to rest in her yard. It happened to be that the two of them were alone and had a private chat.
After Zhang You returned to the yard, she waited for a long time before Qiuyue and Dongmei came back. As soon as they came back, she was curious about what happened to them later.
"What could it be? Beat him up, then. The Fourth Young Lady has always been a stickler for words. She can punish anyone she wants.
Qiuyue and I just watched them and beat them for the full eighty times, picking out the places where they were most vulnerable. I guaranteed that they wouldn't be healed for three months.
Don't worry, they are not dead. The fourth lady still cares about the eldest young master's face, so how could she let us kill them? However, although we didn't take their lives, we still did some small actions. "
"What did you do?"
"It's just rubbing some salt into their bleeding."
Qiuyue spoke calmly, as if this was a very ordinary thing.
"ah???"
"It's the salt you were thinking of. I even got it from the main kitchen."
Zhang You was confused.
No, Yuezi? Why are you so proud?
"Whoever asked them to gossip and rub salt into other people's wounds should let them experience the consequences themselves."
"You are...this."
Zhang You said this and gave her a thumbs up with his right hand.
The family dinner in the evening was very lively, but there were too many people in the princess's yard, so Zhang You and the others were not needed. They could only listen to their laughter from the outside.
Unexpectedly, Qiao Er and Qiao Si, who seem to be at odds with each other, also attach great importance to their family.
Even from a distance, a heroic male voice could be heard shouting, "Don't be afraid! Our palace is not made of paper! Gu Hesheng actually dared to do such a thing, so you can't blame us for disregarding our old friendship!"
"Qiao Zhaoshu, stop making sarcastic remarks. What can you do?"
"I... naturally I'm here to avenge Qiao Nai!"
…
The words from inside came out intermittently, and without exception, they were all harsh words from certain people.
As expected, the whole family is protective of their children.
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