Marquis Wu'an's loud shout instantly shut Liu up.
Xia Tian also leaned closer to Chen Nian.
The two maids kneeling on the ground were shaking like sieves.
Marquis Wu'an glanced at the fallen table and the scattered pens, ink, paper, and inkstone, and the veins on his forehead kept throbbing.
He really didn't expect that just being punished by kneeling in the ancestral hall would cause such a big commotion.
Is this a reflection in front of the ancestors, or is it to cause trouble for them?
He ordered another guard in a cold voice, "Go and get the scriptures copied by the Third Miss and the Crown Prince's wife."
"Yes." The guard agreed, picked up the paper that fell on the ground, and handed it to Marquis Wu'an with both hands.
Marquis Wu'an took it. There were only two words written on one piece of paper, but there were several words written on the other side.
Marquis Wu'an flipped through it and finished copying it once, and had already written most of it the second time.
He picked up the extra part and asked the two of them in a deep voice, "Who wrote this?"
Xia Tian quickly replied, "Dad, this was written by my daughter-in-law."
The other one with only two words on it was Shen Lan's. Marquis Wu'an looked at Shen Lan unkindly, "Is this the scripture you copied?"
Shen Lan shrank his neck and was a little unconvinced, "Dad, it was my sister-in-law who beat me, so I didn't have time to write."
In front of Marquis Wu'an, Chen Lan didn't dare to call Xia Tian a wild girl anymore, and could only reluctantly call her sister-in-law.
Marquis Wu'an was so angry that he almost laughed. He thought Chen Lan was just a child and a little spoiled, but he didn't expect that this child would dare to wrongly accuse others and speak so confidently.
"According to what you said, in such a short time, your sister-in-law not only beat you, but also copied the scriptures twice?" Wu Anhou sneered, "Chen Lan, not only did you slander your sister-in-law, you also didn't repent. That's very good."
After Wu Anhou finished speaking, he didn't ask for help from the guards. He walked over and picked up the whip that Liu had dropped on the ground, then hit Chen Lan with it.
Shen Lan didn't expect her father to attack her suddenly. She was caught off guard and was whipped on the back by Wu'an Hou. She immediately fell forward and fell to the ground.
Liu reacted and screamed, "My Lord, what are you doing?"
After shouting, he saw Wu'an Hou with a gloomy face, and he waved the whip again, shouted "Lan'er" and pounced on Shen Lan.
Seeing that Liu was protecting Chen Lan, Marquis Wu'an had no choice but to stop.
Seeing that Marquis Wu'an had stopped, Liu Shi cried out to him in a sorrowful voice, "My Lord, this is Lan'er. How could you hit her so hard? She's a girl. If she gets hurt, what will happen to her in the future?"
“Huh, girl, when you beat Xia, did you ever think that she was also a girl?
"When did my Wu'an Marquis's Mansion produce people like you who bully others by taking advantage of your power?" Wu'an Marquis said with gritted teeth.
Seeing that Liu was protecting Shen Lan and not letting him teach her a lesson, he became even more furious. "Get out of the way. I'm going to teach this rebellious girl a lesson today. Not only does she bully others by taking advantage of her power, she's also full of lies and refuses to repent."
Liu felt a little cold in her heart. She didn't expect that the Marquis would now completely believe what that wild girl said. No matter how they explained, he just didn't believe them.
She knew that Wu'an Hou would not stop until he had given Shen Lan a good beating, so she did not dare to let Shen Lan go. While protecting Shen Lan, she winked at Qiuyue, who was kneeling on the ground, and asked Qiuyue to go and ask the old lady.
Qiuyue understood what Liu meant and secretly moved towards the door when Marquis Wu'an was not paying attention.
Xia Tian saw Qiuyue's actions, but did not remind Wu'an Hou.
Today's matter must be made clear in front of everyone, otherwise it will easily sow the seeds of trouble in the future.
With Liu's protection, Shen Lan finally came back to her senses and looked at Wu'an Hou in disbelief, "Dad, you actually beat Lan'er for a wild girl?" As she spoke, tears flowed down her face like beads with broken strings.
At this time, Shen Lan was also angry. She had just been forced to call Xia Tian "sister-in-law" because of the majesty of Marquis Wu'an. Now, seeing that her father always protected Xia Tian, she started calling her "wild girl".
"Snap!" Marquis Wu'an raised his hand and whipped Shen Lan again. Liu was not spared this time and was also affected by Marquis Wu'an's whip.
The unexpected whip from Marquis Wu'an startled Liu and Shen Lan, who was making an accusation. They screamed and hugged each other, trembling.
Liu was so angry that she spoke to Marquis Wu'an in a harsh tone, "My Lord, are you going to kill me too?"
"I'm going to beat this rebellious girl to death today. Listen to what she said just now. Who did she call a wild girl? Is that a name you, a junior, should use? You don't act like a lady from a noble family at all. You're not even as good as your sister-in-law."
Xia Tian secretly complained, is this a compliment or an insult to her?
Marquis Wu'an was already furious at this time. The more Liu and Shen Lan talked back, the more he felt that they were quibbling.
Chen Lan was so frightened by another whip from Marquis Wu'an that she forgot to cry. She hugged Liu tightly and dared not speak again.
The places where she was whipped by Marquis Wu'an felt as painful as if they were cut by a knife. She didn't dare to cry out loud, so she could only nestle in Liu's arms and sob softly.
Xia Tian was also startled by Wu An Hou's sudden outburst. She grabbed Shen Nian's sleeve and tried to minimize her presence, fearing that Wu An Hou's anger would burn her.
Just looking at the two whips from Marquis Wu'an just now, she felt pain!
Seeing that Xia Tian was also frightened by her father, Shen Nian brought her behind him.
Then he just watched coldly as Marquis Wu'an taught Liu's mother and daughter a lesson.
Not only did I not feel any pity, on the contrary I felt a little happy!
The few people here were still in a stalemate, and the guard who left first finally came in hurriedly with the court doctor.
As soon as Liu saw the palace doctor, she shouted, "Doctor Cao, please quickly explain to the Marquis whether Lan'er has suffered internal injuries."
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