After hearing this, Mrs. Luo had nothing to understand.
When she was young, she was a ruthless person who had killed several concubines. She smiled coldly and said, "You came here in such a hurry, but what did others tell you?"
Luo Chengzhang said, "Don't worry about where I heard it from. Just tell me where that evil creature is. I must punish her severely!"
Mrs. Luo said coldly: "If you want to punish her, then come on."
She turned and walked into the house, and Luo Chengzhang immediately followed her in. However, when he saw Yining lying on the Luohan bed, he was stunned.
His little daughter, lying on the bed, was indeed very ill. Curled up in a small ball, her face flushed, she mumbled anxiously. Lin Hairu sat beside her, wiping her face with a wet handkerchief and crying heartbrokenly.
"Yining, this is..." Luo Chengzhang turned his head to look at Old Mrs. Luo.
Mrs. Luo raised her eyebrows and sneered, "Aren't you going to punish her? Go ahead and do it now. Pull her out of bed and give her a good beating to vent your anger. Or maybe scold her and see if she can admit her mistake."
"I..." Luo Chengzhang was suddenly at a loss for words. "I heard that she violated Ms. Gu's class rules and refused to repent, so I wanted to say a few words to her. I didn't expect that she was really ill... But even if she is ill, she still has to respect her teacher!"
Mrs. Luo continued, "Isn't your sister respecting her teachers enough? She felt a little unwell last night, and I tried to persuade her not to go to school, but she said she was afraid of being blamed by the teacher for not going, so she insisted. Xuezhi was just serving tea to Yining, but Miss Gu insisted on asking her to leave. Yining didn't say anything and sent Xuezhi out. Miss Gu, however, still punished your sister by making her copy books. Your sister wasn't fully recovered to begin with, and she fainted in Tingfeng Pavilion at noon. When she was brought back, her body was burning hot."
"If this is the case, isn't this respecting teachers? Then tell me, what does it mean to respect teachers?"
Old Mrs. Luo's voice became increasingly cold and harsh, until Luo Chengzhang was shocked and speechless.
This was completely different from what he had heard from Luo Yilian. According to Yilian, it was Yining who had been unreasonable first and then refused to obey the teacher's punishment. She was truly a spoiled little girl. But now, seeing Yining lying in bed, so sick and weak, and Mrs. Luo speaking to him with a tone full of resentment, how could he not understand?
Thinking of how he had angrily called Yi Ning an 'evil creature', Luo Chengzhang couldn't help but lower his voice. "I was a little impulsive. Yi Ning always gets into trouble, so I couldn't help but think it was her fault... I didn't expect she was really sick."
Hearing him speak, Lin Hairu turned around and glanced at him, her eyes also complaining: "Master, I don't have the right to blame you. But if my sister is awake now, she certainly doesn't want to see you. You'd better leave first."
Luo Chengzhang felt a little embarrassed, and looking at his little daughter's pale face, he thought about how harsh his tone was just now. He didn't know what to say.
Mrs. Luo asked him to go to the main hall and continued, "Did Aunt Qiao tell you about Yining's matter?"
Luo Chengzhang shook his head. "Mother, it's none of Aunt Qiao's business. She and Yi Lian were having a private conversation in the room, and I overheard them when I barged in... Neither of them is the type to gossip. Aunt Qiao even kept asking me to forgive Mei Jie'er."
Old Madam Luo snorted, thinking to herself that her son, usually so shrewd in the court, had become so soft-hearted when it came to that woman. She said coldly, "Who is Concubine Qiao? If she really wanted to keep you from hearing, how could you have gotten in? When they were having a private conversation, mother and daughter, wasn't there even a maid guarding the door?"
When Luo Chengzhang heard his mother's merciless and sharp accusation, he felt as if a cold wind had blown on him, and he became a little more sober.
If the mother and daughter really didn't want him to hear their conversation, there should have been a maid guarding the door, but there wasn't a single maid. It seemed they were just waiting for him to barge in.
But he always remembered that Aunt Qiao loved him deeply and had not fought or competed with him for so many years, which was a good contrast to Lin Hairu, so he felt that he should not doubt her.
Seeing her son's uncertain expression, Old Lady Luo whispered, "Back then...what did Minglan do to you? You brought Concubine Qiao back home and insisted on taking her as a concubine. Did Minglan stop you? Mingming was also a young lady raised in the Gu family, but she was respectful and gentle, and never had any objections to you. Now that she's gone, are you going to let those two bully her poor child?"
Mrs. Luo was so angry that she choked up, "You're so cruel, but I can't be so. If you don't teach that gossiper a lesson this time, you can forget about me as your mother!"
When Luo Chengzhang heard Mrs. Luo mention Yining's biological mother, Minglan, he couldn't help but think of that gentle and kind woman. When she died, her face was pale, and her skinny hands tightly grasped Mrs. Luo's hand, asking her to take care of her baby, fearing that the child would be alone and helpless after she was gone.
Luo Chengzhang helped the old lady sit down and said in a gentle tone, "It's my fault. Mother, don't be angry. I'm afraid you'll get sick from anger. I'll punish them both when I get back. Tell them to come and apologize to Yi Ning."
As an official in the court, filial piety is the most important thing. If he is reported by the censors for such a thing, he will forget about being an official.
Mrs. Luo finally recovered her breath and said coldly, "If there's a next time, I won't let her off."
Yi Ning was drowsy in her sleep, feeling only a warm body hugging her, and then she was about to leave. When she woke up, she felt much better. When she opened her eyes, she saw Lin Hairu's eyes were swollen like peaches. Xuezhi helped her sit up and put a soft pillow under her.
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