"This..." Qiu Rui hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to persuade Princess Guihe. Princess Guihe snorted coldly and continued in a vague voice: "Why, why, my words are no longer useful?"
Qiu Rui hurriedly said she didn't dare, and quickly went out to relay Princess Guihe's words to Xue Zhi and Zheng Xiu.
After listening, Xue Zhi nodded without changing his expression, and immediately ordered someone to call Zheng Yu and Xue Shao from Changfeng Garden.
Zheng Xiu looked at the stone pavement outside that had not yet dried, and said worriedly, "The ground is so cold, how can the two children bear it? If their knees are frozen, it will be a lifetime problem."
The old nanny was also outside. She was soft-hearted and couldn't bear to see the children suffer like this. In the past, many eunuchs and palace maids in the palace were punished to kneel, which left them with lifelong illnesses. So she said, "I will go get a soft cushion for each of the two young masters."
Zheng Xiu hurriedly thanked her.
Zheng Yu and Xue Shao soon arrived at Changfeng Garden, and the two children stood in the yard without saying a word.
Zheng Xiu walked over quickly, put the cushion on the ground, and said, "You have suffered."
Xue Shao said, "Mother, it's nothing. We did something wrong. It's reasonable for our aunt to punish us."
Zheng Yu also said, "Yes, sister, don't worry. It's just a while. It won't hurt."
Zheng Xiu said, "You kneel on the cushion. The ground is too wet. This cushion is a bit thin. I'll give you two thicker cushions later."
Xue Shao said, "Mother, don't. It's good to have such a thin cushion. If we are taken care of, it won't feel like we are being punished." After that, he and Zheng Yu knelt side by side in front of the cushion.
Zheng Xiu was so distressed watching from the side that Xue Zhi said, "You go back first, I'll guard here."
Xue Shao and Zheng Yu were kneeling here, how could Zheng Xiu leave without worry, so she said, "I'll guard here for a while."
Xue Zhi took her hand and pulled her into the house.
Qiu Rui served tea and waited for them to sit down outside.
After Zheng Xiu sat down, she couldn't help but look outside.
Xue Zhi comforted her, "Sister-in-law is not a hard-hearted person. When she gets rid of this anger, Yu and Shao will be fine."
Zheng Xiu nodded, but of course she couldn't help but worry in her heart. I just hope that Princess Guihe can calm down quickly. Princess Guihe
drank the medicine and fell asleep soon.
Zheng Yu and Xue Shao knelt for most of the day.
Xue Mian had just come back from the front yard after finishing his study and eating. Seeing them kneeling in the yard, he asked, "What are you doing here?"
Zheng Yu said, "I hurt your eyes, and your mother got scared and became ill. You are here to be punished."
Xue Mian said "Oh" and walked past them to the house. When he was almost inside, Qiu Rui came out and said, "The Third Young Master is back. The ground outside is wet. Please change your shoes and socks first. I will ask someone to prepare dinner."
Xue Mian looked down at his silk shoes. There was indeed a large stain on the upper.
He couldn't help but look back at Xue Zhi and Zheng Yu. They each had a soft cushion under their knees, but that cushion was the one usually placed on the chair. He had sat on it before and knew it was not thick.
"The cushions under their knees are also wet, you can ask someone to change them."
Qiu Rui said in embarrassment: "I'm afraid this is against the rules." Princess Guihe punished them to kneel in the courtyard, and the old nanny, who had served Princess Guihe for a lifetime, relied on her seniority to put a soft cushion for them. If these servants did more, Princess Guihe would probably be annoyed if she knew about it.
Xue Mian glared and said, "Just say what I said. I'll take care of mother, and you just do as I say!"
Qiu Rui responded and asked the maid to take dry cushions to change Zheng Yu and Xue Zhi.
Xue Mian and Qiu Rui were talking loudly, and Xue Zhi and Zheng Yu heard it, and they both looked at Xue Mian with gratitude. The weather outside was not cold, but it was not hot either, especially after kneeling for several hours, their knees had long been numb, and they could only feel the moisture seeping in through their pants, and they wanted to shiver with cold.
After changing the cushions, both of them felt much more comfortable.
Xue Mian saw that the maids had changed, and then he went back to his room to change his shoes and socks, and then went into the main room.
Xue Zhi and Zheng Xiu were still sitting outside waiting.
"Are uncle and aunt here too?" Then she turned to ask the old nanny, "Is mother feeling better?"
The old nanny said, "The princess has taken the medicine and has fallen asleep. The doctor checks her pulse every hour, and her condition has eased."
Xue Mian let out a long breath and sat down at the table.
"Mian'er, does your eye still hurt? Can you see clearly now?" Zheng Xiu asked concernedly. The wound on Xue Mian's eye had changed from red and swollen to blue and purple, which looked even more terrifying.
Xue Mian nodded and said, "My eldest brother has already found a doctor to see me and applied medicine. It doesn't hurt that much anymore. It just needs to be swollen for a while.
Zheng Xiu was relieved and said, "You should pay more attention to it in your daily life. Don't bump into anything again."
Xue Mian smiled and said, "Aunt treats me like a child. I know everything. "
Zheng Xiu glanced at Xue Zhi who remained silent, and said, "Mian'er, Second Auntie apologizes to you on behalf of A-Yu and A-Shao. If you are still angry, just hit them a couple of times, but don't feel hard-hearted, okay?"
It's okay for children to express their conflicts, but she was afraid that Xue Mian would keep it in his heart and become estranged from Xue Shao in the future. After all, they are brothers with the same surname. If there is really a rift, it will be difficult to mend it when they grow up, and the family cannot be said to be harmonious.
Xue Mian said, "I was also very angry at the beginning, but they apologized to me yesterday, and my eldest brother also explained the reason to me. I know they didn't mean it. Now seeing them kneeling outside, I am not angry at all, Second Auntie."
"Really?" Zheng Xiu said in surprise, "Our Mian'er is such a magnanimous and good child! "
Xue Mian felt a little embarrassed by the compliment. In fact, there was one thing that the adults didn't know. After learning boxing and kicking from his second uncle for a few days, one day he avoided the servants in the front yard and pulled Xue Shao to compete. Xue Shao was reluctant at first, but later he couldn't stand his nagging and agreed to fight with him. He was full of confidence and didn't care about the strength of his attack. On the contrary, Xue Shao only defended and didn't attack, and let him hit him. Later, he seized the opportunity and passed by. Xue Shao was thrown flying by the shoulder throw, and his head hit the stairs.
He was terrified at the time, because he remembered that his mother and elder brother had told him to be careful when going up and down the stairs, because if he fell down, he would not only hurt other things, but if he hit his head, it would be very likely that he would become stupid or even lose his life.
Xue Shao was indeed hurt by the fall, and he couldn't get up for a long time.
He was so scared that he thought Xue Shao was going to die, and tears fell.
Xue Shao was lying on the steps. Hearing his sobbing, he hurriedly said, "Don't cry, don't cry. I'm fine." Then he slowly climbed up using his hands and feet.
He looked closely and found that Xue Shao's temple was swollen.
Xue Shao touched it indifferently, and then hissed in pain.
He was still crying, and Xue Shao ignored his own injuries and rushed to comfort him: "I'm really fine, it just hurts a little."
He sobbed and said: "My mother, mother said that if I hit my temple, I would die... Wuwuwu, Xue Shao, don't die, I didn't mean it..."
Xue Shao said: "It's nothing, I'm a boy, I have thick skin and flesh, it's okay to fall. How about this, we won't tell anyone, and when my parents ask, I will say that I fell, don't blame yourself, okay?" Xue Shao was a carefree child, Xue Mian was younger than him, and it wasn't intentional, so he naturally wouldn't blame him. On the contrary, Xue Mian really thought that he was going to be in trouble, and cried pitifully, which made him feel strange and pitiful.
Later, Xue Shao really didn't tell the adults, and just said that he fell down the stairs too hastily. His father scolded him. Xue Mian later heard that if it wasn't for his aunt, his uncle would have almost scolded him.
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