Chapter 16: The little girl in our palace is to be pampered
The old concubine was also a little unhappy.
Xie Jing coughed lightly, and thinking that Wen Yueyin was after all his princess's biological daughter, he had to tell the maid to go and take a look.
Wen Rufeng and Wen Rulei were both a little embarrassed.
Wen Rufeng knew that his second brother had the most ideas. Seeing that the current situation was not favorable to them, he had no choice but to ask Wen Ruyun: "Second brother, what do you think we should do about this?"
A hint of ruthlessness flashed across Wen Ruyun's elegant and gentle face.
His eyes, like they were filled with poison, swept over Wen Xingluo and whispered, "Ultimately, this is all Wen Xingluo's fault. If it weren't for her, why would Yue Yin have to bear so much pressure and be forced to perform on stage?! She knew Yue Yin was not in good health, but she still wanted to put her first in everything. She's so vicious!"
Wen Rufeng frowned: "We have to find a way to make Yue Yin beat her."
Wen Ruyun smiled sinisterly.
After three rounds of drinks, Wen Ruyun suddenly stood up and walked to the main table.
He respectfully toasted the old concubine and said, "We came here this time and brought gifts for Xingluo."
Wen Xingluo had a bad feeling.
Wen Ruyun took out a ruler and said with a friendly smile, "Xingluo, look at this thing. Does it look familiar?"
Wen Xingluo had originally drunk half a cup of fruit wine, and his cheeks were flushed.
The moment she saw the ruler, her face turned pale.
When she was seven years old, she knelt in the snow with her hands raised high, and was whipped with the ruler for a full fifty feet, until her palms were torn and covered in blood.
The reason was that she broke Wen Yueyin's brush.
That year, a female teacher came to teach Wen Yueyin how to read and write. Wen Yueyin was delicate and frail, and could not touch water easily in winter, so the chore of cleaning her brushes and inkstone fell on herself.
But she was still young at that time and had never touched a brush, so she didn't know that it was a very precious thing.
She was afraid of getting scolded for not washing it clean, so she soaked the brush in hot water first, but ended up breaking it.
Wen Yueyin huddled in her eldest brother's arms, crying breathlessly.
The eldest brother was heartbroken and punished her by making her kneel in the snow and repent.
The second brother stood up and said that the brushes Wen Yueyin had were worth five taels of silver, which the three of them had saved up for a long time to buy. If they were just punished by kneeling, it would not be enough to teach them a lesson.
He took out a ruler and wanted to hit the palm of her hand.
Wen Xingluo was still young at that time, and would be scolded if he broke a bowl at home. Now that he was scolded and blamed by everyone, he felt that it was really his fault. He was so ignorant that he actually broke such a valuable thing!
So she didn't dare to resist and was beaten with the ruler fifty times.
Later, the second brother hung the ruler on the head of her bed.
Her second brother wanted her to see the ruler every morning and evening so that she would remember it.
Wen Xingluo's hands, placed on his knees, curled up slightly unconsciously.
It was like I was back to when I was seven years old, my palms were beaten to pieces, red and swollen with chilblains, and I endured an entire long winter in agony...
She was frowning slightly when a warm hand suddenly pressed on the back of her hand.
She looked at Xie Shian beside her.
The young man raised his eyebrows arrogantly and said silently: "What did I tell you before?"
——Wen Xingluo, you are now the young lady of Zhenbei Palace!
Wen Xingluo calmed himself down.
She didn't think of herself as a precious lady from a royal palace.
But after all, she is no longer the Wen Xingluo who allowed her brothers and sisters to bully her in her previous life.
She said frankly, "Of course it looks familiar. This is the ruler that my second brother specially hung over my bed. He wanted me to look at it day and night to learn my lesson."
"It's good that you remember," Wen Ruyun said eloquently. "When you were seven years old, you broke your sister's brush, which was worth five taels of silver. We used this ruler to punish you then, to teach you to be cautious and careful in the future. Now that you've entered the palace, it's not like home, so you should remember the words 'caution and prudence' even more. So, I brought this ruler to you today. I hope you'll hang it by your bedside, reflect on it day and night, and always think about your mistakes."
He smiled and handed the ruler over in public.
Wen Rufeng and Wen Rulei looked at each other and saw satisfaction in each other's eyes.
Wen Ruyun has said so much, the people in the Zhenbei Palace should know that Wen Xingluo is a stupid and unlucky person, right?
I can’t even wash a brush properly, I don’t know what else I can do!
It really can't compare to Yue Yin!
Wen Xingluo didn't answer.
She smiled, "When I was seven, my sister was learning to read and write from a female teacher. But you said I was stupid and didn't let me study. You only made me clean my sister's brushes and inkstone. I was young at the time, and it was my first time handling a brush. I didn't know it couldn't withstand hot water, so I broke them. I made an unintentional mistake, but was punished by being made to kneel in the snow and having my palms bruised by a ruler... The strict education I received from my brothers has truly benefited me throughout my life."
She stood with her back straight, neither humble nor arrogant, and spoke every word clearly.
The guests around heard it clearly.
They couldn't help but wonder:
"We are all sisters, why are we treating each other differently?"
"What can a seven-year-old child understand? When my daughter was seven, she couldn't even wash her brushes, and she needed maids to help her dress herself!"
"Just because I broke a few brushes, you smashed my sister's palm. The Wen brothers are really cruel!"
“…”
The whispers drifted into the ears of the three brothers of the Wen family.
Wen Ruyun couldn't help but feel a little panicked when he saw that things were not developing as he had imagined.
He said with a stern face: "Wen Xingluo, do you think that we punished you too harshly?!"
Xie Shian laughed proudly. "How could I have thought that it was only five taels of silver, and that it was worth your punishment? And you even came to the banquet to say that! How petty! Mr. Wen, our family is not like yours. Even if Wen Xingluo broke an antique vase worth five thousand taels of silver, we wouldn't say a word against her!"
The old concubine had a very bad impression of the Wen brothers.
She held Wen Xingluo's hand tightly and looked at Wen Ruyun with dignity: "If Xingluo really broke the vase, I would ask her if she hurt her hand! The little girls in our palace are to be pampered and treated with all their might. They will not be beaten or scolded for breaking things!"
The old man's palm was rough but warm.
Wen Xingluo stared at her profile in a daze, and couldn't help but feel a pang of pain in his nose: "Grandma..."
"Good girl!" The old lady hugged her in her arms, "From now on, you are the daughter of our Zhenbei Palace. Grandma promises you that she will never punish you for breaking anything!"
Wen Ruyun stood there awkwardly.
The ruler still remained in the posture of being handed out.
The old concubine was furious at the sight and said coldly, "Ziheng!"
Xie Guanlan understood and stood up to take the ruler.
In front of everyone, he broke the ruler.
He dropped the ruler to the floor and slowly wiped his fingertips with his handkerchief.
In the spring sunshine, the young prince of the royal palace is extremely handsome with a golden appearance and jade-like temperament. His scarlet brocade robe makes his face look as white as jade and as red as a flower.
He half-closed his narrow eyes, his voice gentle yet distant: "Master Wen, the young lady of our palace does not need to reflect on herself, let alone think about her mistakes."
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