Old Madam Chu was so angry that her face turned blue. She was always serious and therefore was not favored by her husband when she was young. She became more serious and disciplined her children strictly. Now she has finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel and has become the old feudal lord who has the final say in the Marquis of Changxing Mansion. She is very proud of herself for educating her children well. But she did not expect that her granddaughters, who she thought were very well-behaved and were proud of, could do such a thing as throwing things in public.

Seeing Old Madam Chu coming, the girls in the annex became more restrained. The sixth girl came back at some point. She supported the old lady and walked to the annex, glanced inside, and shook her head quietly.

The old lady said to Lin Xiyuan, "You made a fool of yourself today. I didn't discipline the youngsters well and offended the prince. I'm here to apologize to the prince."

Lin Xiyuan quickly stopped the old lady and said, "What are you talking about

, old lady?" Old Madam Chu said, "Thank you for not disregarding me, the prince. These girls in our family have been left to their own devices. I'm too embarrassed to see anyone. Madam Gu, take the prince to rest. When I've disciplined them, I'll come to apologize to the prince in person."

Lin Xiyuan declined, but Old Madam Chu was determined to apologize. Lin Xiyuan knew that Old Madam Chu wanted to teach these girls a lesson and drive him, an outsider, away first. The Chu family disciplined the younger generation, so Lin Xiyuan naturally couldn't stay any longer. Before he left, he looked back worriedly.

Chu Jinyao was still in the annex. From Lin Xiyuan's angle, he could only see the delicate and dense green silk, and the shadow of a girl was reflected on the silk cabinet. Lin Xiyuan was always worried. He felt that today's events were very strange, and Nanny Gu had urged for the second time: "Sir, I will take you back to rest."

Lin Xiyuan retracted his gaze and had to say: "Okay, thank you, Nanny."

After Lin Xiyuan left, Old Madam Chu completely frowned and slammed her huanghuali wood cane on the ground. "You guys are so brave!"

The young ladies who went out to watch the fish hurried back when they heard that the old lady was angry. As soon as they entered the house, they heard the old lady's angry words. They looked at each other, did not dare to raise their heads, and stood at the side of the house with their hands behind their backs.

Chu Jinyao and Chu Jinmiao walked out of the annex, stood in front of the old lady, lowered their heads and listened to the lecture. Chu Zhu stood on the right side of the old lady. She saw Lin Baohuan and Lin Xining coming back, and hurriedly said: "Ning'er brother, Baohuan, your eldest brother just went out, you go find your eldest brother."

Lin Baohuan didn't want to leave. She was a favored cousin, and no one dared to speak loudly to her. Now there was a commotion, and Lin Baohuan didn't want to leave. Lin Xining originally thought that their grandmother was teaching the girl a lesson, and that they, the grandchildren, should stay away. However, he looked at Chu Jinmiao and still felt uneasy.

Chu Zhu glared at Lin Baohuan, who shook her head coquettishly. Chu Zhu raised her eyes and motioned to Lin Xining to take her sister out. Unexpectedly, Lin Xining also lowered her head and pretended not to see.

Chu Zhu had no choice but to glare at them unhappily and look away.

The old lady was supported by many people and sat on the armchair. She slowly glanced at the people in the hall. Chu Jinmiao was crying breathlessly, and the third girl's eyes were rolling around. However, Chu Jinyao, the other party who caused the incident, had a blank expression on her face and looked very calm. The wives and maids of each room came upon hearing the news. They stood on both sides, bowing their heads. Zhao stood in the middle, especially anxious. The three girls who committed the crime today were all girls from the eldest room. Chu Jinmiao was so angry that she cried like this. She wanted to speak out several times, but was frightened by the majesty of the old lady and swallowed it back.

Madam Chu's voice rang out slowly in the silence of the whole room: "Tell me, what happened?" The

only sound in the room was Chu Jinmiao's sobbing. The three people involved were silent. A maid who was serving in the annex stood up and said, "Madam, after the fourth lady came back, she found that her collection of poems had been torn up. At that time, only the fifth lady was in the annex. They had a quarrel and the fourth lady was angry, so she broke her bracelet and jewelry."

Chu Jinmiao sobbed and said, "Chu Jinyao said that I was not from the Chu family. It was me who was the one who destroyed the poem. My parents were blinded by money and deliberately transferred me to the Marquis's Mansion. She said that I carried the sins of my parents on me, how could I have the nerve to stay in the Marquis's Mansion. The Fifth Miss was right, I was originally a lowly person, standing here would dirty the Marquis's Mansion, I will pack up and leave now, so as not to pollute the Fifth Miss's eyes. "

After hearing this, Zhao said hurriedly: "What are you talking about! Why are you talking about leaving such an unfamiliar place for no reason?"

Chu Jinmiao cried even harder, Zhao walked over distressedly to wipe her tears, and she almost cried while wiping. She hugged Chu Jinmiao and called out, "Poor Miao'er, what did you do wrong?"

Zhao wanted to say something to Chu Jinyao, but finally, due to the presence of the old lady, she could only sigh, turn around and concentrate on wiping Chu Jinmiao's tears, and no longer look at Chu Jinyao.

Chu Jinyao turned her head slightly and smiled sarcastically.

It is ridiculous that the weak who cry are always right.

Chu Jinmiao cried so pitifully that everyone felt sorry for her. Although it was indeed the Su family's parents who were hateful back then, Chu Jinyao seemed too cruel and unkind to say so. Many people looked at Chu Jinyao with some strange eyes. Fortunately, the old lady was not as credulous as Mrs. Zhao. She looked at Chu Jinyao and asked, "What do you want to say? Is it as the fourth lady said?"

"My granddaughter has nothing to say." Chu Jinyao said coldly, "I was writing in the annex, and the fourth lady came in and accused me of not tolerating her and deliberately tearing up her collection of poems. I haven't even seen her collection of poems, so how could I tear it up? I just refuted her a few sentences, and then she went crazy and threw things around, saying that she was not worthy of the Chu family's kindness and would return everything to you. I was also confused, so how could I know what was wrong with her."

After hearing this, Chu Jinmiao did not refute Chu Jinyao, but cried even more sadly. Zhao cried so hard that her intestines almost broke. She hugged Chu Jinmiao with heartache and said, "My poor daughter, what have you done to deserve being humiliated like this?" Zhao couldn't help but said to Chu Jinyao, "What did you promise me? You clearly said that you would not target Miao'er anymore. It's only been a few days. Why are you doing this again?"

Others talked in a low voice, and Madam Chu slammed the table, and everyone quieted down immediately. Old Madam Chu then continued to ask: "What about the poetry collection?"

The third girl quickly said: "I know this, I will tell grandma."

The third girl secretly glanced at Chu Jinyao, suppressed the smile in the corner of her eyes, then turned around and said to Old Madam Chu with a pitiful face: "This matter started just after lunch. After the meal, the fifth girl went to the empress's room alone, and I don't know how, the prince also went there a little while later. Later, the fourth sister said that she wanted to copy out a copy of her poetry collection, and the sisters all thought that Okay, so I asked the maids to move the table and put out the ink. The fourth sister copied half of it and felt a little tired, so she called the sisters to go outside to relax. All of us went out, only the fifth sister said she had to write, and did not go with us. There were many people serving in the anteroom at that time, including cousin Ning and cousin Huan, so grandma could go and ask them. "

Mrs. Chu looked at Lin Xining, and Lin Xining nodded: "Indeed. I, my eldest brother, Jin Miao, and several other cousins ​​have all come out, leaving only the fifth cousin in the anteroom."

Old Madam Chu got the confirmation and motioned for the third lady to continue. The third lady was secretly proud and said, "We walked around the garden for a long time. Later, the fourth sister couldn't walk anymore and asked me to go back to rest. I accompanied her back. After the fourth sister entered the anteroom, she wanted to find the original collection of poems and go back to the room to copy them slowly. But unexpectedly, when we found it, the collection of poems had been torn up."

Nanny Gu had already put the torn collection of poems on the tray. After hearing this, she immediately presented it to the old lady. The old lady flipped through a few pages and said, "It was torn like this."

The third girl said quickly, "That's right, it was torn like this, it was obviously not an accident, but intentional. At that time, there was only the fifth sister in the boudoir... Oh, yes, I don't know why, the prince also came back early and talked to the fifth sister in the boudoir. I don't know what they said. The fourth sister was very angry to see that her hard work was wasted like this, so she asked the fifth sister a few questions. The fifth sister was also angry and immediately retorted. When the fourth sister heard those heartbreaking words, she couldn't stand it at the time, so she took off the bracelet and threw it to the ground. Grandmother also knows what happened later."

Old Lady Chu asked Chu Jinyao seriously, "Is that so?"

Chu Jinyao paused. Suddenly, although the third lady's words were full of emotion, she had a good reasoning behind the events. She could only say, "That's what happened."

The seventh lady immediately turned back to whisper to Yan: "Mother, isn't it obvious that she tore up the poetry collection? Otherwise, did Chu Jinmiao tear it up herself?"

The third lady quickly added, "When we left, we showed the poetry collection to others. It was intact then." The third lady turned to look at the sixth lady: "Sixth sister, you were there at the time, don't you think so?"

The sixth lady looked at Chu Jinyao hesitantly, as if there were thousands of words in her eyes. Finally, she sighed and said, "Yes."

The sixth lady's behavior further confirmed everyone's guess, and the whispers in the room became heavier. Chu Jinyao looked at her eyes and nose, and was unmoved. The old lady slammed the table hard, her voice was particularly stern: "Fifth Miss, did you tear up the collection of poems?"

"No." Chu Jinyao's voice was loud and clear, and her neck was straight. She suddenly thought of a loophole and said, "I am the only one in the mansion and I have no excuse, but I indeed did not touch her collection of poems, and I have a clear conscience about this. The fourth girl said that her collection of poems was torn up by someone else, but who knows if she only has one copy? What if she has a copied copy, one of which was torn up long ago, but the other is still good. The copy she showed us at first was the intact one, and when she came back, it was replaced with the torn original. In this way, no one can know, how can anyone know whether she tore it up herself or by someone else?"

"You are blaming me!" Chu Jinmiao's heart skipped a beat and she felt inexplicably panicked. She questioned in a sharp voice: "Why do you say that I tore it myself? Why would I do that? Do you have evidence? Why do you frame me like this?"

"Then do you have evidence? How dare you frame me and say that I tore up your collection of poems?" Chu Jinyao stared at Chu Jinmiao and retorted, "Did anyone see me tearing up your things myself? No, then why do you say it was me? Who knows if you have a copy?"

"I don't!" Chu Jinmiao shouted, "I only have this one and only copy, and my maids and nannies can testify to it!"

"You also said that they were your maids and nannies, so of course they were on your side!"

"You..." Chu Jinmiao was furious. Chu Jinyao seemed to be talkative and easy to talk to, so why was she so fierce when quarreling!

Lin Xining was also secretly shocked. The fifth cousin looked like a rich and beautiful lady in the world, and she usually smiled sweetly, but she would never give in when quarreling. She was even more fierce than the common women. The other ladies also thought in their hearts that she was indeed born in the common people. Look at the way she quarreled. Which rich girl could be as sharp-tongued and sharp-tongued as her?

"That's enough." The old lady shouted angrily, "You are still quarreling. Do you still look like ladies from a noble family?"

Chu Jinyao glared at Chu Jinmiao fiercely and looked away. Chu Jinmiao's fingers trembled with anger, but she didn't dare to act rashly in front of the old lady and could only endure it.

Madam Chu asked, "Fourth Miss, let me ask you, how many copies of this poetry collection do you have?"

Chu Jinmiao shuddered inwardly and said through gritted teeth, "Only one."

"Are you sure?"

"I'm sure."

Old Madam Chu sighed: "The fifth lady said she didn't tear up the collection of poems. She was the only one there at the time, and there's no way to prove that."

Chu Jinmiao and the third lady were delighted, and then they heard Old Madam Chu say: "But the fourth lady said she only had one copy of the collection of poems, and there's no way to prove that except for herself. The three of you are from a noble family, but you're fighting over a small matter. Not only do you throw things around, but you're also biting each other and creating a rift between sisters. Who wouldn't laugh at the fact that our Changxing Marquisate has no rules? A family should unite to face the outside world, but you're killing each other, which makes people feel disgusted. Madam Gu, bring out the family rules."

Madam Gu looked at the delicate girl below her and hesitated: "Grandma..."

"I said bring the family rules!" Madam Chu slammed the table hard. Nanny Gu didn't dare to say anything more and hurried to ask for the family rules. Madam

Chu stood up from the armchair, took the ruler, and said to all the children and grandchildren in the house: "I asked for the family rules today not only to discipline the three of them, but also to teach you a lesson. It is said that brothers can break iron with one heart. If you put your mind on your family again, you will be punished by the family rules!"

As early as when Nanny Gu took out the family rules, everyone stood still with bated breath. When they heard what Madam Chu said, they dared not breathe and said in unison: "We will obey the teachings of our ancestors."

Seeing that these people were frightened, Madam Chu walked up to Chu Jinmiao and asked: "Where did you go wrong?" Madam

Chu took out the family rules and ruler, stood in front of Chu Jinmiao and the other two, and the three of them bowed their heads and knelt down. Chu Jinmiao cried even harder when she saw that the old lady asked her the first question. She had never suffered any physical pain since she was a child, and she couldn't stand even a harsh word, let alone being hit on the palm. She cried so hard that she hiccuped and said breathlessly: "I shouldn't have dropped the bracelet, and I shouldn't have said I wanted to go home."

"What else?"

What else? Chu Jinmiao thought about it and said reluctantly, "I shouldn't say that it was the fifth lady who tore my things without evidence."

"Yes." Mrs. Chu nodded with satisfaction and said, "Since you know you are wrong, I will not pursue your impoliteness anymore. However, in front of so many people today, it will not be enough to convince everyone without a severe punishment. Stretch out your hand."

Chu Jinmiao cried and refused to stretch out her hand. Zhao also knelt on the ground with Chu Jinmiao and said, "Mother, Miao'er has been weak since she was a child, so don't use family rules, right? Please forgive her for a while, I will discipline her well when I go back."

"No. If I don't hit her, she won't remember it. Stretch out your hand!"

Chu Jinmiao stretched out her hand tremblingly, and Mrs. Chu slapped her hard on the palm of her hand. Chu Jinmiao immediately retracted her hand, and her fingers could not be straightened, and she refused to stretch out her hand again.

Zhao kept begging for mercy, and Lin Xining couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so he stepped out and said, "Grandma, my cousin has admitted her fault, can you forgive her this time?" He muttered in a low voice, "It wasn't her fault in the first place."

Chu Zhu secretly reached out and pinched Lin Xining, signaling him not to speak. But looking at Chu Zhu's expression, it was obvious that she also felt that Madam Chu's punishment of Chu Jinmiao was too severe.

It was clearly someone else who should

be beaten. The old lady originally planned to hit Chu Jinmiao twice. She hit Chu Jinmiao just to show that she treated everyone equally and to put an end to the internal strife. She had no intention of punishing Chu Jinmiao severely. But after Chu Jinmiao was hit, she refused to raise her hand again, openly challenging Madam Chu's authority. Madam Chu felt a little unhappy and secretly felt that this granddaughter was very spineless and would not show up in public. The old lady's face darkened. When Nanny Gu saw that the situation was not right, she stepped forward to smooth things over: "Grandma, you must not get angry. If you get angry, it will be our fault. If you don't mind, you may give the ruler to me and let me discipline the young lady for you."

Yan and others echoed her. Old lady Chu said, "Okay."

Nanny Gu took the family rules from Old Lady Chu and said to Chu Jinmiao, "Fourth Miss, you should have been punished, but considering your weak health, I will keep this one for you. In the future, I hope you will always remember the old ancestor's teachings and don't let us down."

Zhao nodded in agreement. Chu Jinmiao had tears on both sides of her cheeks. She nodded repeatedly with tears in her eyes. Nanny Gu was quite satisfied with Chu Jinmiao's attitude of admitting her fault, so she walked to the next person and said to the third girl, "Girl, stretch out your hand."

The third girl couldn't help cursing in her heart. She must have been so ungrateful that she got into such a thing. Chu Jinmiao and Chu Jinyao, two real and fake daughters, quarreled, so what did she have to do with it? Why should she hit her? But in front of so many people, no matter how thick-skinned the third girl was, she couldn't act coquettishly, so she could only bite the bullet and stretch out her hand. Nanny Gu moved her arm slightly, and the third girl quickly dodged.

The old lady couldn't stand the performance of the third young lady. She said, "You are the same. You are the elder sister, but you let your two younger sisters quarrel. This is because you, as an elder sister, have not disciplined them well. I hit you to let you remember that you can't write two Chus with one stroke of the pen. The sisters of a family will prosper together and suffer together. You want to watch the fire from the other side of the river. This is very wrong."

The old lady sat on the armchair. After she had disciplined the third young lady, Nanny Gu stepped forward and hit her palm. Although Nanny Gu took the fight on behalf of the old lady, she was a slave after all. She had no right to say the faults of the young ladies. She had to wait until the old lady had finished speaking before she could start.

The third young lady dodged and took it, then took back her hand and refused to be beaten again. She was not stupid. Chu Jinmiao, who had committed the most serious crime, was only hit once. She was just an innocent person. Why should she be hit twice?

Seeing this, Nanny Gu said a few words in a pretentious manner, then walked towards Chu Jinyao.

Qin Yi Gu didn't want to be exposed, so he whispered to Chu Jinyao before Nanny Gu came over: "A good man doesn't suffer a loss in front of him. Admit your mistakes first and seek justice later."

He wanted to give more instructions, but Nanny Gu had already approached, so he had to stop. Qin Yi suddenly felt powerless. If his body was here, who would dare to touch Chu Jinyao as long as he didn't nod? Zhao and others thought that Chu Jinmiao was beaten unjustly, so why did Qin Yi think he could beat Chu Jinyao? What did Chu Jinyao do wrong? Even if Chu Jinyao really did something wrong, they shouldn't beat her.

Qin Yi had never wanted to return to his status as the crown prince so badly as he did now. He had not thought much of this status before, until this moment when he felt powerless and understood what the privileges of the crown prince really meant.

In a flash, Nanny Gu had already walked in front of Chu Jinyao. Chu Jinyao had a calm expression and stretched out her hand straight in front of Nanny Gu.

The old lady asked, "Fifth Miss, do you know where you are wrong?"

"I shouldn't have quarreled with my sisters in public, and I shouldn't have said those words." Chu Jinyao finally understood that these heartbreaking words should be said in person to Chu Jinmiao alone when no one was around. If someone caught her talking now, she would be in the wrong no matter what.

The old lady nodded with satisfaction and asked, "Anything else?"

Anything else? Chu Jinmiao was silent. When she heard the old lady ask this, she knew that the old lady also thought that she was the one who tore up Chu Jinmiao's poetry collection, but she wanted to establish her authority, so she punished them all. To put it bluntly, the old lady's idea was no different from that of Zhao and others.

Indeed, Chu Jinyao could not prove her innocence. She was the only one in the boudoir at that time, and because of Qin Yi, she sent away all the servants. If Chu Jinmiao's things were really torn up by someone, then Chu Jinyao would be speechless. She really couldn't explain why she sent away all the servants. With so many people testifying, Chu Jinyao is the most suspicious person now. This is what Zhao thought, and so did the old lady.

The old lady said this just to make Chu Jinyao admit her fault, and then turn the page to save her reputation. But Chu Jinyao knew that she didn't do these things. She couldn't explain to others if they didn't believe her, but she couldn't be forced to lower her head.

Qin Yi knew that something bad was going to happen when she saw Chu Jinmiao didn't respond. Sure enough, Chu Jinyao said, "It's my fault to quarrel with my sisters, and I am willing to be punished. As for the rest, I have a clear conscience."

When these words came out, everyone in the room was shocked. The third girl turned her head to look at her in surprise, and even Chu Jinmiao stopped crying unconsciously.

There were low gasps everywhere. Chu Jinxian was almost angry to death after hearing them. She quickly stood up and said, "Jinyao, don't be so petty in front of grandma. Why don't you admit your mistakes to grandma?" After that, Chu Jinxian bowed to the old lady and said, "Grandma, Jinyao has a stubborn temper. Please don't bother with her."

The old lady also felt that Chu Jinyao was too stubborn. In front of so many people, she refused to admit her mistakes and even said things like "I have a clear conscience". The old lady's voice became even more stern, and she asked with a hint of pressure, "Do you admit your mistake?"

Chu Jinyao stretched out her hand and said calmly, "I'm not wrong."

"Okay!" Old Lady Chu slammed the table hard and said to Nanny Gu, "Nanny Gu, go ahead and show no mercy."

Nanny Gu sighed, stretched out the ruler and hit Chu Jinyao's palm hard, and asked, "Fifth Miss, I know you are thin-skinned, but if you do something wrong, you must admit your mistake to the ancestors."

This hit was heavier than any other. Chu Jinyao immediately burst into tears. Her palms turned red, and her fingers curled up uncontrollably, and she could hardly straighten them. Qin Yi was anxious, and hurriedly whispered to Chu Jinyao: "Chu Jinyao, don't be stubborn, admit it first! I'll be there later."

Chu Jinyao forced back her tears, and shook her head slowly, saying: "I was wrong to quarrel with my sisters, but I was not wrong in other matters."

Nanny Gu did not expect that there was such a stubborn girl in the Chu family. She put down the ruler again, thinking that she would finally give in. There

were also screams from the crowd, and they all felt pain when they saw it, but Chu Jinyao knelt straight, and although she could not straighten her hands, she refused to take them back, nor did she act coquettishly to beg for mercy. However, Chu Jinyao refused to admit her mistakes, and the old lady and Nanny Gu could not get off the stage. Nanny Gu had to save her strength secretly and hit Chu Jinyao with the third board.

Qin Yi was furious: "You dare to fight if you don't want to die?"

Although he persuaded Chu Jinyao to bow her head, he himself was a person who would never give in, otherwise he would not have been exiled to the frontier by the emperor. At first, he shot and killed the queen's favorite maid without hesitation. The elders of the inner cabinet and the attendants of the Eastern Palace came to persuade him to talk softly to the queen, but Qin Yi refused. He would be exiled to the frontier, and he would never bow his head for something that was not his fault.

But now, the same thing happened to Chu Jinyao, but Qin Yi was so anxious that he almost showed up, and persuaded Chu Jinyao to admit her mistakes first, regardless of the danger. However, Chu Jinyao would rather be beaten with a stick than be forced to admit her mistakes. Qin Yi was helpless with Chu Jinyao's stubbornness, and secretly hated that he could not return to his body immediately.

Qin Yi remembered these people in the Chu family.

Chu Jinyao was beaten with three sticks, which was something other girls dared not even think about. Old Madam Chu really couldn't bear it, and Chu Jinyao showed no sign of giving in. She could only say: "Forget it, since you are still stubborn, go back and reflect on it."

Old Madam Chu stood up with the help of the handrail, and Nanny Gu put down the ruler and hurried to help Old Madam Chu. When the others saw the old lady standing up, they all made a gesture to come to help her. Old Lady Chu waved her hand and said, "That's enough. I'm tired. You all can go away."

After the old lady finished speaking, she was supported by the maid to go to the inner room. When the old lady's figure finally disappeared, Dingxiang and several other maids rushed over to support Chu Jinyao. They were all scared and cried by this scene. They whispered, "Miss, what's wrong with you?"

Chu Jinxian also hurried over. When she saw Chu Jinyao's swollen hands, she was really angry and distressed: "Help her stand up quickly. The ground is hard. If she kneels for a long time, her knees will hurt tomorrow!"

Chu Jinyao stood up shakily. After standing up straight, she felt that her knees were hurting and her hands could not move. Chu Jinxian took it carefully, looked at Chu Jinyao's hand, and said angrily: "I know you were wronged, but are you so stubborn? Can't you first be submissive to the old ancestor, and then slowly talk about it later? You have to let yourself suffer these physical pains."

Chu Jinyao lowered her head and said to Chu Jinxian: "I am wrong. I made my sister worry."

Chu Jinxian looked at Chu Jinyao who was beaten without saying a word, and then looked at Chu Jinmiao who was surrounded by people just after the old lady left. The look in her eyes became colder. The third girl was hugged by Aunt Huang and cried, and Chu Jinmiao was surrounded by Zhao, Chu Zhu and others, and Lin Xining, Lin Baohuan and others also kept comforting her. Chu Jinyao was hit three times, each time with a solid blow, but Zhao seemed to have completely forgotten about it and didn't even look at her.

Chu Jinxian retracted her gaze and said to Chu Jinyao, "Go back and have a good rest today. I'll talk to grandma. I have a bottle of scar cream, I'll have someone send it to you later."

Chu Jinyao nodded weakly and went out first. Until she left Rongning Hall, Zhao and others didn't notice that she was gone. After

finally returning to Chaoyun Courtyard, Kikyo and others immediately went to boil water and carefully wiped Chu Jinyao's palms. They wiped their tears and said, "How could Madam Gu bear to hit her so hard? The fourth girl was only hit once and dodged most of the force, but the lady was so distressed. But the young lady was hit three times, but no one felt sorry for her."

Chu Jinyao said, "Okay, I can still bear this little pain, don't say anything more."

While they were talking, there was a knock on the door of Chaoyun Courtyard. It turned out that Chu Jinxian sent someone to deliver medicine. After sending away Chu Jinxian's personal maid, Dingxiang applied Shuhen ointment to Chu Jinyao. This ointment was cool, and Chu Jinyao's burning palms immediately felt much better.

Chu Jinyao said, "You've been tired all day, go down, and let me stay alone for a while."

Dingxiang and the others were worried, but they all knew Chu Jinyao's temper, and she didn't like people in the inner room. Dingxiang could only sigh and said, "Miss, you have a good rest. If you have anything, call us. I'll stand at the door."

"Okay." Chu Jinyao nodded, and Dingxiang and the others left. When there was no one else in the inner room, Qin Yi's figure slowly emerged, and the coldness on his face could almost make June freeze.

"Give me your hand."