Chapter 5 She is not willing to give up!
As if frightened, Pei Jingxu shrank her neck slightly, her voice trembling slightly: "Madame Wang, I really didn't go out to play. Just now, the master--"
"Second Madam! I'm telling you the truth. You haven't been at the Rong Residence these past few days, and Old Madam has been worried about you. Although you're no longer the Rong family's daughter-in-law, you still live at the Rong Residence, and all your food and clothing are provided by the Rong Residence. To make Old Madam so worried is unfilial!"
Pei Jingxu bit her lip slightly and her long eyelashes drooped.
Nanny Wang snorted coldly and continued, "You've always respected the old lady. Now that she's unhappy, no matter the reason, it would be a good thing for you to kneel down in the ancestral hall. What do you think?"
In Nanny Wang's opinion, in order to marry into the Rong family and marry the second son of the Rong family, Pei Jingxu gave half of the Pei family's wealth as a dowry and sent it to the Rong family in boxes. In order to please the old lady of the Rong family, she was extremely cautious in everything she did.
But he is a brainless person. He will believe what others say casually and act like a fool.
Such a person is the easiest to control. As long as you use the old lady to put pressure on her, she will have to hold back her anger even if she is extremely angry.
As expected, the woman heard this, straightened her coat, lowered her head and whispered: "It's my fault that my mother-in-law is unhappy..."
As expected, Nanny Wang sneered, "In that case, Second Madam will kneel in the ancestral hall for six hours. This is also what the old lady wanted."
Pei Jingxu bowed her head and said, "I understand."
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Rong Family Ancestral Hall.
Nanny Wang stood outside the ancestral hall and shrieked at Pei Jingxu, who was kneeling inside, "Six hours, Second Madam, you must reflect on your actions!"
Pei Jingxu knelt upright with his back straight, without taking off his coat.
Hongyao knelt beside her, begging for mercy from Nanny Wang: "Nanny, my daughter has just been injured. Please ask the old lady for mercy and kneel down another day!"
Nanny Wang stood at the gate outside the ancestral hall, arms folded, looking down at her. "Injured? The old lady is worried about you, so she's lying in her bedroom taking medicine. It's just a minor injury, it will pass if you bear it!"
Hongyao hurriedly said, "The young lady was injured while praying for the Second Young Master. Madam, you can't just stand by and watch her die!"
"It's not as serious as you say. If he's really going to die, it's not too late to ask a doctor to see him!"
Nanny Wang looked at Pei Jingxu again and said coldly, "Second Madam, don't even think about asking the old lady for mercy. The Rong family is a wealthy and noble family. If you do something wrong, you must be punished. This is the rule of the Rong family!"
Pei Jingxu took a deep breath, but because of the tearing pain in his back, he weakly supported himself on the ground with his hands.
Cold sweat broke out on her forehead, her lips were paler than before, and even her face had lost all color.
She clenched her fists and looked up at the tablets of the Rong family ancestors in the ancestral hall.
On the tablet in the front, it was clearly written "The seat of the second son Rong Xuanzhou".
Looking at those big words, Pei Jingxu sneered and clenched his teeth.
Just now, Pei Jingxu asked Hongyao to enlarge the wound on her back. Even though she couldn't see the wound now, Pei Jingxu could smell the strong smell of blood through her coat.
——Pei Jingxu is very afraid of pain.
In the past, when she was in the Pei family, her parents loved her very much. She was spoiled since she was a child. She could not lift anything with her hands or shoulders, and she would get bruises on her body if she was easily bumped.
But Pei Jingxu was more unwilling than being afraid of the pain.
—Just because she loved the wrong person, just because she wasn’t the heroine, just because she was the vicious female supporting character in this story, she was going to die on the road to fame and fortune that the heroine was favored by the most powerful woman in the capital!?
Why!
She is unwilling to accept it!
She is not willing to give up!!
After taking a vicious look at Rong Xuanzhou's tablet, Pei Jingxu bit his tongue and forced himself to stay awake.
She was determined to fight against this fate!
Pei Jingxu didn't know how long he knelt. During this time, he only heard Hongyao's intermittent crying and pleading. Nanny Wang stood outside the ancestral hall, watching coldly and giving a few pointers from time to time.
The pain in his back was like a burning flame. Pei Jingxu gritted his teeth and groaned, almost fainting on the ground!
"girl!"
Seeing this, Hongyao could no longer hold back and hurriedly said, "Miss, I will go and ask the old lady for mercy!"
Nanny Wang stopped them: "You are not allowed to leave. You can't kneel for more than six hours today. Neither of you can leave!"
Hongyao cried out in panic. She hugged the weak Pei Jingxu, at a loss as to what to do.
Nanny Wang looked at the pale Pei Jingxu and snorted coldly, her tone contemptuous: "Second Madam, stop acting! Even if you faint today, you must kneel for a full hour!"
Pei Jingxu was physically weak, but his mind was exceptionally clear.
Every month, after Rong Jianxue returned home from worshipping Buddha at the Randeng Temple, she would come to the ancestral hall to burn a stick of incense for Rong Xuanzhou.
——This is her only chance.
She glanced slightly toward the door, biding her time.
…
When Rong Jianxue arrived, he saw Pei Jingxu kneeling in the ancestral hall from afar.
There was no emotion on his handsome face. He said calmly, "Jiang Hui."
Not far away, Jiang Hui stepped forward and respectfully clasped his fists: "Sir, what can I do for you?"
"Why is Pei kneeling in the ancestral hall?"
"Ah?" Jiang Hui blinked, somewhat bewildered. "I don't know."
Why should he care about the affairs of that second lady for no reason?
Rong Jianxue didn't say anything.
Because his clothes were wet, he took a bath in his bedroom, changed into a wide black robe, and then came to the ancestral hall to burn incense.
Jiang Hui glanced at his young master and said indifferently, "The old lady always said that the second lady never followed the rules. I think she has done something wrong again, so she is being punished by the old lady."
Jiang Hui really looked down on this Madam Rong Er and didn't care about her.
On weekdays, Jiang Hui often saw Madam Rong Er being punished to kneel in the ancestral hall to reflect on her mistakes. He was used to it and thought it was no big deal.
After hearing this, Rong Jianxue didn't say anything else.
"Go back first and come back later." Rong Jianxue gave an order and prepared to leave.
In the ancestral hall, Pei Jingxu's eyes lit up the moment he saw Rong Jianxue appear.
She reached out, grabbed Hongyao's arm tightly, and winked at her.
Hongyao had been with Pei Jingxu for many years, and immediately followed Pei Jingxu's gaze and looked outside the door.
After realizing what was going on, Hongyao nodded slightly, understanding what he meant.
The next second, her voice rose several tones, and she knelt hurriedly in front of Nanny Wang, saying anxiously, "Nanny Wang, please believe my daughter! She really didn't lie! She really did go to the Randeng Temple to pray. You can go and verify it with the eldest master!"
Pei Jingxu tilted his head slightly and finally saw the handsome man in the distance who had just stopped.
Hongyao cried even louder: "My daughter was seriously injured when she returned home and lost a lot of blood. If Nanny Wang doesn't call a doctor, she will really die!"
Nanny Wang was facing the direction of the ancestral hall and did not pay attention to the people behind her.
Hearing Hongyao say this, she just sneered and said in a contemptuous tone: "This servant said, no matter who comes today, the Second Lady can't leave!"
Hongyao turned her head and glanced at Pei Jingxu.
Pei Jingxu narrowed his eyes, and his meaning was very clear.
——It’s not enough.
Hongyao understood. She knelt before Pei Jingxu, her voice trembling with tears. "Madame Wang! Look at my girl's back. The skin is torn and the flesh is bloody!"
As she spoke, Hongyao took off the coat that Pei Jingxu was wearing, and in an instant, the smell of blood spread everywhere!
The woman had a slender figure, and her originally pure white clothes had been soaked in blood and turned red, which was very eye-catching.
As if he could no longer hold on, Pei Jingxu's eyes rolled back and he fainted in Hongyao's arms!
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