Chapter 12: Hitting the Old Lady
When the servants gathered outside Deshan Hall, the old lady was having a meal.
"What's the point of making so much noise outside? How can Xu's housekeeping be so outrageous?"
"She said she was the daughter of some famous person in Kyoto, but she seems to be just that."
"My son knelt in her house for three days and three nights, and still talked about marrying her. Now, the entire Xu family has been sent to prison." The old lady showed a trace of disdain on her face.
The news of being struck by lightning these days has spread throughout the city, and she is still very angry.
She felt happy only because the Xu family was raided.
Nanny Lin was coming back to report: "Madam, it is said that the third young master's servant has committed a crime. All the servants in the courtyard will be asked to watch the execution."
Nanny Lin paused and said, "I remember that the two servants seemed to have left Deshan Hall."
The old lady's face darkened.
Isn't this a slap in the face of Deshantang?
Nanny Lin helped her stand up and went out directly.
The servants outside the door had all arrived, and everyone looked a little panicked. They all looked at the two servants tied in the middle.
"What nonsense are you doing? What mistakes have they made that deserve to be caned? Do aristocratic family disregard human life like this?" The old lady, leaning on a cane, caned the servant she sent with her in public. What did this mean?
Xu bowed to the old lady.
"Madam, these two bastards actually deceived their superiors and subordinates and took Xiao Ge'er to gamble. They led Xiao Ge'er astray."
"They are from Deshan Hall and were carefully selected by mother. I am afraid they are deliberately deceiving mother. If you don't punish them with a stick to serve as a warning to others, won't everyone be able to deceive you? People who don't know this may misunderstand that you are deliberately teaching your grandson bad things." Mrs. Xu was furious.
When the old lady heard about gambling, her brows furrowed.
She looked at the two servants, and there was fear and pleading in their eyes.
"Madam, help me, Madam, help me. It's Pei..." The two maids in front of the old lady rushed forward and blocked the mouths of the two servants.
The old lady's eyelids were twitching wildly.
These two book boys were given by Pei Jiaojiao.
Lu Yuanze's mistress.
Xu glanced at her and slowly clenched his fists.
"Today, everyone open your eyes and watch! See what will happen to those who betray their master!" As soon as Xu raised her hand, banging sounds were heard in the yard.
The sound of a stick hitting flesh.
The two servant boys were tied to a bench, their mouths were blocked, their foreheads were covered with cold sweat, and they stared at the old lady intently.
Whimpering sounds continued to come from the blocked mouth.
One stick after another, each one heavier than the last.
In just half an hour, blood splattered everywhere and flowed all over the bench.
The two servant boys' faces were blue and purple, with blood oozing from the corners of their mouths, and they fell limply on the stools. The blood and flesh were mixed into a mess, and all the servants fell silent. Some maids were so scared that they started crying.
The old lady took a step back in fear.
"Madam, shall we go back first?" Madam Lin felt the old lady's body trembling and whispered.
As soon as the old lady closed her eyes, she could remember the two servants lying on the ground covered in blood.
This time, not only the servant was beaten to death, but she seemed to be beaten as well.
He seemed to be frightened and was half-supported and half-carried by Nanny Lin and taken back.
"You eat my food and smash my bowl. If you want to die, I won't stop you!" Xu was always famous for her virtue, and this was the first time she had beaten a servant to death.
Everyone in the mansion felt insecure.
Xu slapped him and then praised Lu Yuanxiao's servant in front of everyone.
After beating him severely, he let the man go.
[Mother is mighty, mother is so powerful...]
Xu felt heavy in her heart and didn't even look at Lu Yuanxiao.
Lu Yuanxiao followed her mother step by step, tears in her eyes.
"Mom, I know I was wrong." Only at this moment did he realize how dangerous he was.
During these three days, he completely lost himself.
If it weren't for his mother's experience, I'm afraid he would have no chance of being saved.
"Mom, don't ignore me. It's my son who has gone astray and made you angry." Lu Yuanxiao followed Xu into the house and knelt straight on the ground.
Dengzhi wiped her tears secretly. The Marquis had a mistress, who gave birth to children, and everyone in the mansion kept it a secret from his wife. The three children are useless and the wife is in a difficult situation. Who knows?
Xu's eyes were red, and she stepped forward to help her son up: "It's because mother paid too little attention to you, and people took advantage of you." Her son was sensible and obedient before he was three years old, so how could he become like this?
She had no one to talk to and no one to trust about the frustration and grievance in her heart.
Xu personally selected all the attendants around him, only to find that few in his courtyard could be trusted.
My heart is filled with fear.
[Alas, my father has a mistress, and the mistress's children are smart and clever, while my mother's children are either disabled or dissolute, and have no ambition to make progress. She was also divorced. How should I live? It completely became a control group. 】The little guy sighed softly.
[Third brother is not doing well.] 】
Lu Yuanxiao's crying figure froze for a moment.
keep……
What to raise?
Father, having a mistress? ! !
He raised his head sharply.
"It's not mother's fault. It's Yuanxiao who is weak-willed and loves to play. It's Yuanxiao who loses his sense of propriety because of his parents' love." He paused after he said that and looked at his mother without leaving a trace.
I don’t know when my mother became much more haggard, and she hasn’t smiled for a long time.
"Mom and Dad, you can't always support Yuanxiao. Yuanxiao... must also work hard. In the future, Mom will still have to rely on you." Xu said softly, her eyes a little dazed.
"Daddy loves mommy, and he and mommy are a well-known loving couple in the capital. Who in the capital doesn't envy my mother? Mommy can also rely on daddy, right?" Lu Yuanxiao said deliberately.
Xu touched his face and his body swayed slightly.
"Daddy..." Xu remained silent.
Lu Yuanxiao pursed his lips, feeling vaguely uneasy.
After admitting his mistake, he accompanied his mother for dinner and secretly asked around in Tingfeng Garden.
Just realized.
Two months after Chao Chao's mother gave birth to her, his father never stayed in the house once. Even when his grandfather's house was ransacked, he never returned home.
He felt a tingling sensation in his heart.
In his memory, his father was strict but loving, and his parents lived in harmony and had a very good relationship. There wasn't even a concubine to be found in the mansion. Back then, a maid wanted to climb into bed, and her father was furious and sold her out directly.
The mother was moved to tears.
My father has been very considerate over the years, and my mother is willing to take care of the household for him.
Everyone in Beijing praised my father as a good man with a single-minded devotion.
But now, when he suddenly learned that his father had a mistress and even had children with her, he felt a chill all over his body.
In the past, his servants coaxed him to skip school, to insult the teacher, and to gamble. Now, he only feels fear.
He is his mother's left arm and right arm. If he is cut off and can no longer be his mother's support, how will his mother live?
That night.
Lu Yuanxiao took out the dusty Four Books and Five Classics and sat in front of the window to study them carefully.
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