Fan Meiniang was shocked, her face turned pale, and she bit her lips with her teeth, bleeding. She was so scared that she fainted.
"You fainted before we even took any action?" Nanny Wang knelt on the ground and pinched Fan Meiniang's philtrum hard, making her scream and sit up from the ground.
Then he collapsed there and started crying.
Nanny Wang had no pity on her. She picked up a soft ruler and hit Fan Meiniang on the back, "Kneel properly."
With a snap, Fan Meiniang felt a pain in her back and straightened up.
Nanny Wang took a kneeling mat and placed it in front of her. "The ground is cold, don't hurt Aunt Fan's knees. Aunt Fan, please kneel on the mat."
Fan Meiniang looked at the kneeling mat woven with rattan. It was uneven and hard. If she knelt on it for less than half an hour, her knees would be broken.
She shook her head: "No, I'll kneel on the ground."
The two girls held her up and made her kneel on the mat. It felt like she was kneeling on a hard stone, and her knees hurt suddenly.
Nanny Wang also used a ruler to tap her back, making loud noises, telling her to straighten her back, look straight ahead, and not be careless at all.
An hour later, her knees were no longer her own. Pain spread throughout her body and she couldn't even stand up.
She thought that today's etiquette training was over, but unexpectedly, Nanny Wang pinned many tiny embroidery needles on the hem of her skirt and asked her to learn how to walk and sit over and over again.
If she made a mistake in doing the movement, the embroidery needle would prick her skin, causing her to tremble in pain.
"I want to see the Fourth Master."
Fan Meiniang finally couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed to the ground. Her entire butt was pierced like a honeycomb and she burst into tears.
Nanny Wang shook her head: "You can't even endure this little hardship, yet you still dream of becoming a concubine of the Lu family."
After all, Fan Meiniang was pregnant, so she didn't dare to treat her too harshly. If she had a miscarriage, the Fourth Master would still blame her. So, she asked someone to help Fan Meiniang rest.
Fan Meiniang felt such piercing pain all over her body that she had no appetite even for dinner.
She only drank two sips of water and lay on the bed, not daring to move. If she moved a little, the eye of the embroidery needle would hurt so much that she felt like she was dying.
Pearl gently applied ointment to her.
"Auntie, please bear with it. This ointment will be a little painful when applied."
The needle hole was so tiny that it couldn't be seen without careful observation. There was no redness or swelling on the skin, and there was no external injury at all. However, only Fan Meiniang herself could understand how painful it was.
The way the old woman from the Lu Mansion tortured her was really amazing, and no external injuries could be seen.
Fan Meiniang was filled with resentment.
She slapped Pearl in the face and said, "You're useless, bitch. You saw them bullying me, but you didn't even try to stop them."
Pearl's cheeks suddenly swelled up. She bit her lip but didn't dare to cry.
"roll!"
Fan Meiniang took out all her anger on Zhenzhu. Zhenzhu stood up with her head lowered, turned around and walked out, but before she had taken two steps, she was stopped again.
"Just go when I tell you to. You're as obedient as a puppy."
Fan Meiniang's words never made people feel comfortable. She snorted and said, "I want to see the Fourth Master. Call him over."
"yes!"
Pearl lowered her head, bit her lip, and walked out.
Two hours passed, and Fan Meiniang did not see Zhenzhu come back, nor did she see any sign of Lu Qingzhou. She looked at the beams of the house, tears silently streaming down her cheeks.
She still remembered the joy and excitement in her heart when she first came to the Lu Mansion and saw the magnificent house, exquisite tableware, and fine fabrics, thinking about becoming the hostess of the Lu Mansion and living a luxurious and comfortable life.
However, she had been in the Lu Mansion for so long, and not only had she lost her son, let alone living the life of a mistress like Gu Yunran, even her life was worse than that of a maidservant beside her.
And she is still pregnant now, but Lu Qingzhou is willing to let Nanny Wang teach her the rules like this!
Is she still in his heart?
Does he still care about her life or death?
Fan Meiniang closed her eyes. She had never hated the Lu family as much as she did now, and she even hated Lu Qingzhou.
Fan Meiniang fell asleep while crying, and was awakened from nightmares from time to time in the middle of the night. She did not sleep well all night. The next day, before dawn, she was pushed out of bed by Nanny Wang.
Another day of painful life begins.
For a month, Fan Meiniang lived a life that was like hell, and Lu Qingzhou didn't even look at her. Until one day, Wang Ma said, "You have learned most of the rules this month. There is a happy event in the mansion, and the old lady is happy. The old lady will exempt you from learning the remaining rules."
Fan Meiniang finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She had learned a lot of etiquette during this period, and it was of some use. She said politely, "Madame Wang, thank the old lady for me!"
After thinking for a while, she asked curiously, "I wonder if there's any happy event in your house?"
Nanny Wang raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Madam Xia is pregnant, and she even invited an expert to see the baby. The expert said it's definitely a boy."
"The old lady is very happy and has given Concubine Xia a lot of things."
Nanny Wang was in a good mood today and said a few more words.
"All the maids in the mansion are married. Look at this silver bracelet of mine. It's the old lady's today's bride. It's a fine orange color and worth a lot of money."
After saying this, Nanny Wang walked away with a smile, but she didn't notice Fan Meiniang's murderous look at all.
"Auntie, your breakfast."
As soon as Nanny Wang left, Zhenzhu came over with breakfast, which was millet porridge and meat buns as usual, and a braised egg.
Zhenzhu lowered her head and placed the tray on the table. However, the shiny silver bracelet on her hand was a bit dazzling. Although it was not as thick as Nanny Wang's, the style was the same.
She blurted out, "Where did you get this bracelet? I've never seen you wear it before."
Zhenzhu covered the bracelet with her hand, pulled up her sleeve to cover it, lowered her head and pursed her lips, hesitating for a long time and unable to say anything. Seeing her like this, what else could Fan Meiniang not understand?
The old man gave all the rewards to the people in the mansion, except for her.
"I want to see the Fourth Master." Fan Mei Niang suppressed her anger, took Zhenzhu's hand, and said, "Good sister, go tell him that I'm sick and ask him to come see me."
Ever since she became pregnant, Madam Lu had confined her to this courtyard on the pretext of taking care of the fetus. She couldn't understand it before, but now she did.
That old thing wanted Aunt Xia to replace her and make Qingzhou forget about her.
She gritted her teeth and felt ruthless.
Zhenzhu looked at Fan Meiniang doubtfully, feeling somewhat embarrassed: "But, Auntie, you are not sick?"
Fan Meiniang ran outside, brought a basin of cold water and poured it all over herself. Although it was already spring, the weather was like a naughty child, changing from cold to warm.
It is a late spring cold snap now, and many peach blossoms have been frozen and fallen.
The cold water poured on her body, making her feel bone-chilled. At night, Fan Meiniang finally developed a fever, her forehead was burning, and her lips were trembling.
She wrapped herself in the quilt and said to Zhenzhu, "Go and call the Fourth Master and tell him I'm dying."
After being tortured by Nanny Wang for a month, his internal injuries had not healed and he had a high fever, and he was almost dying.
Aunt Fan is such a cruel person!
Pearl was startled and ran out in a hurry.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
