Chapter 751 Punishment: Copying Scriptures
Wan Qiqi couldn't help but laugh out loud upon hearing this.
She looked at Xiao Nian and couldn't help but sigh, "Second Miss, you really should go out and get some fresh air. Otherwise, if you stay in your room for too long, you'll fall behind on many things!"
"Wan Qiqi, stop pretending!" Xiao Nian slammed her hand on the chair and shouted, "Stop pretending! You came to the Xiao family because you wanted to be on good terms with them so that your husband's career would be smooth sailing, didn't you?"
"Do I need to do that?" Wan Qiqi asked in return.
"What do you mean by not? Isn't this the purpose of all of you who approach the Xiao family?" Xiao Nian sneered. "There are plenty of people like you who say no but secretly want to curry favor with the Xiao family!"
"Second Miss, I think you're overthinking things. You'd be better off spending that time going out more; it might broaden your horizons and make you less prone to illness!" Wan Qiqi said helplessly.
In her view, Xiao Nian's illness was entirely caused by pent-up anger and a bad mood.
Otherwise, how could a leg ailment cause someone to be constantly sick?
Xiao couldn't listen to Wan Qiqi's words at all. Instead, he felt that Wan Qiqi was saying that he was narrow-minded and that he should go out and embarrass himself.
She grew angrier the more she thought about it, "Wan Qiqi, I'm not done with you yet!"
After saying that, she played the short flute hanging around her neck.
In the blink of an eye, a man dressed in black knelt down in the courtyard.
"Go, seize the woman in the corridor, strip her clothes off, and throw her into the street so everyone can see just how heartless she is!"
"yes!"
The guard accepted the order and turned to look at Wan Qiqi.
Xiao Nian's behavior terrified all the servants in the garden!
This is no joke.
Being stripped naked and thrown into the street is a humiliation that is more shameful to a woman than death.
Moreover, the other party is the wife of the county magistrate; if word gets out, it will be no small matter.
The servants were torn between stopping the guards or trying to persuade their young mistress.
They felt that they couldn't accomplish anything, no matter what it was.
Before anyone could hesitate, the guard flashed and was already beside Wan Qiqi.
However, before they could even reach Wan Qiqi, they were immediately grabbed and dragged backward.
The guard turned around and met the other person's cold eyes, immediately losing his composure.
With a "whoosh," the guard fell from the osmanthus tree and crashed to the ground.
Osmanthus blossoms then fell to the ground.
However, the guard didn't utter a sound, immediately got up, and knelt on the ground.
"Go and receive your punishment!"
With a cold rebuke, the guards quickly disappeared into the garden.
Immediately afterwards, the man in black who had spoken disappeared into the garden, as if he had never been there.
Xiao Nian's expression turned even more unpleasant.
She stared at the man who had appeared out of nowhere in the corridor, biting her lower lip, and shouted indignantly, "Big brother, are you going to help this poisonous woman too?"
"Second sister! Stop fooling around!" Xiao Han did not help Xiao Nian, but instead scolded her.
This deepened Xiao Nian's resentment towards Wan Qiqi.
She knew that her third brother often fooled around with Wan Qiqi, and now even her eldest brother had fallen for this woman's tricks.
"Brother, I'm not being ridiculous. This woman clearly has ulterior motives. Why are you taking her side?" Xiao Nian questioned.
Seeing this, Xiao Han lowered his eyes and sighed, "Second sister, you've been staying at home for too long, and you've forgotten all your manners! Look at yourself now, where is the slightest bit of a proper young lady?"
Xiao Han was already annoyed that Wan Qiqi called him a "shrew," but he didn't expect that his brother would also say that he had no manners.
She didn't understand where she had broken any rules.
She was once a well-known lady from a prominent family in the capital.
Even the emperor praised himself!
If it weren't for that incident, I would never have become like this!
Thinking of this, Xiao Nian felt a surge of hatred in her heart.
"Second sister, the anniversary of Mother's death will be here soon. Why don't you move to the ancestral hall to copy scriptures and pray for Mother's well-being?"
Xiao Han's words made Xiao Nian feel as if she had fallen into an ice cave.
"Brother, you're punishing me by making me copy scriptures for the sake of an outsider?" She looked at Xiao Han in disbelief.
"I'm not doing this for outsiders, but for the sake of the Xiao family's reputation!"
Xiao Han flicked his sleeve and put one hand behind his back. "You are restless and agitated right now. If you go out, you will only bring shame to the Xiao family. You would be better off copying scriptures to calm your mind."
"Brother, how have I brought shame to the Xiao family now..."
Before Xiao Nian could finish speaking, Xiao Han shouted in a cold voice:
"Shuang'er, why aren't you taking Miss away?"
Shuang'er was taken aback. Not daring to disobey Xiao Han's order, she pushed Xiao Nian and walked back.
The servants around dared not even breathe loudly upon seeing this.
"All of you, step back!"
Xiao Han gave a cold rebuke, and the servants in the garden vanished in an instant.
Wan Qiqi paused.
She knew that in ancient times, the eldest brother was like a father and the eldest son of the legitimate wife had great power, but she did not expect that the people of the Xiao family were so afraid of Xiao Han.
However, Xiao Han's appearance just now was indeed somewhat frightening.
Seeing the two little ones standing there in a daze, Wan Qiqi immediately called out, "Pingping, An'an, come here!"
Hearing the shouts, Chen Yunqian and Chen Yunxi snapped out of their daze and ran towards Wan Qiqi.
"Mom, that aunt is so fierce!" Chen Yunxi said with a wronged expression.
"Mother, what is an ancestral hall? Why did that uncle make that aunt kneel in the ancestral hall, and why was the aunt so angry?" Chen Yunqian asked, puzzled.
Seeing their expressions, Wan Qiqi knew they weren't frightened and breathed a sigh of relief.
She explained in a low voice, "The ancestral hall is a place to enshrine the deceased. Even if your grandfather passed away, his memorial tablet will be placed in the Chen family ancestral hall!"
"Where is the Chen Family Ancestral Hall?" Chen Yunxi asked.
Wan Qiqi: "..."
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