Her momentum was very arrogant. An Zhongtao slammed the table and said, "Shut up! What's the difference between you and a shrew? You said that someone else framed you. Look at you like this, who would dare to frame you? It's good enough that I didn't get framed by you!"
"I won't say anything. I can't win over all of you in the room who are saying that I'm a bastard and an outsider, and you're all family members..." Lian Jinrong regretted her slip of the tongue after she finished speaking.
However, it was too late. Dongfang Jin said calmly, "It's too late in the palace. It's already forbidden. If you want to go to see Concubine Shu, you can get up early tomorrow! However, my father usually doesn't recommend intervening in other people's family affairs. He often said that it's difficult for an honest official to judge family affairs!"
An Zhongtao looked at Lian Jinrong angrily: "What if you go to find Concubine Shu? The Queen doesn't have the time to care about you... Besides, don't you understand that family disgrace should not be made public?"
"You are wronging me, why don't you give me a chance to reason?" Lian Jinrong said loudly with raised eyebrows.
An Zhongtao couldn't stand it anymore. He clearly gave her a way out, but she refused to back down and kept shouting. Did she really think he couldn't be the master over her?
"Come here, drag this man who has no sense of hierarchy and disregards etiquette away to this general and give him twenty lashes of the cane! Just outside the door, I'll count and see who dares to show favoritism?" An Zhongtao's voice could be heard from far away.
Lian Jinrong was frightened by his aura and lost her voice. After all these years of marriage, this was the first time he yelled at her like that and even wanted to hit her?
Lian Jinrong's face turned pale instantly. She asked in surprise, "General? Are you really going to hit me? Are you really going to?"
An Zhongtao turned his head away and didn't even look at her.
Lian Jinrong only showed a frightened expression on her face at this moment. She looked at the people in the room. None of them had any intention of begging for her. She simply gritted her teeth and snorted coldly. Two maids came up and said a little scaredly: "Second Madam... please don't embarrass us, let's go!"
Lian Jinrong walked out without saying anything, her back looking resentful.
Then, everyone heard the sound of the boards outside. Lian Jinrong was actually a strong person, and she didn't make any sound. She was beaten with twenty boards in total. Lian Jinrong was carried back by two maids. Her lips were bitten. Although she had no strength, the stubbornness in her eyes still stimulated An Zhongtao: "What? You haven't realized your mistake yet? Come, take her away and put her under house arrest for three months. No one is allowed to let her out without my order!"
Lian Jinrong was finally taken away, and the key from her body was taken off. An Zhongtao held the key and sighed. He turned to look at Lian Jinyu, obviously wanting to give it to her, but at this time the new dishes were served, so An Zhongtao put the key into his pocket and invited the prince to eat.
An Qingran breathed a sigh of relief. She had not expected that things would go so smoothly today. The smart Lian Jinrong did not use the tactic of pity, but took the approach of strength. How could she not be beaten, especially in front of the prince. She was yelling and making a fuss, which had already embarrassed her father. What's more, she brought out Concubine Shu to pressure him. Although her father would be afraid, he would be more disgusted, right?
She glanced at her mother. She hadn't said a word from beginning to end, and her face was always calm. An Qingran leaned towards her with a smile: "Mom, this dish is delicious, Dad, you try it..."
As she spoke, she picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and put it in the general's bowl. The general was a little surprised. In the past, she was more afraid of him than she loved him. Thinking of this, he said, "Ran'er, you should eat more too!"
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