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In the silence, there was a sudden sound of the doorway turning, followed by a long-lost light, and a large amount of light poured in from outside the door, illuminating a small corner of the gloomy confinement room.

Accustomed to the stinging pain in her eyes from the dark, An Ruoxian raised her hand to cover her eyes, and it took a while to get used to it, squinting slightly, she could see the dust floating in the air.

"Miss Ten, the old lady asked the slave maid to take you over." The plain voice of the maid sounded outside the door.

Coming out of the confinement room, the afterglow of the oncoming sunset made people dizzy, An Ruoxian turned pale and held on to the door frame for a while before she came to her senses.

"How many days is this?" she asked. "The voice was dry and hoarse like never before.

"It's twelve." The maid next to her replied.

Twelve...... When she was locked in, it was the afternoon of the 10th, which was the third day...... An Ruoxian muttered in a low voice, it was only two days, but she seemed to have experienced a century.

Licking her dry lips, she asked, "What about Mother and Huang Ying?" ”

Since grandmother let her out, it means that the matter has been decided, and the mother and Huang Ying should also come out.

Hearing this, the maid who came to release the person said: "The fifth lady has been invited to Songhe Hall, and the tenth lady should also go over." But he didn't mention the yellow warbler.

An Ruoxian was slightly surprised, and didn't ask more, and followed the maid to Songhe Hall.

Meng Shi came out one step ahead of An Ruoxian, the old lady gave her dignity, and asked her to freshen up in the side room on the side of Songhe Hall, and when An Ruoxian arrived, she was already sitting in the lower seat drinking tea.

In the confinement room day and night, there is nothing except boiled water and steamed buns, Meng Shi has eaten white steamed buns for two days in the dark, and she has long lost her pampered and delicate appearance, and now her face is sallow, haggard, even if she is dressed up, she will not be the color of the past.

However, compared with An Ruoxian, who has not yet been groomed and is sloppy, her appearance is already good.

An Ruolan hid behind the partition screen, and when she saw An Ruoxian's appearance at this time from the carved gap of the screen, she was really startled, her flaky lips, sunken eye sockets, blue eye bags, and the unkempt wolf bèi appearance were really not much better than calling Huazi.

The so-called eating a cushion grows a wisdom, An Ruoxian has suffered losses more than once under the old lady, and she has become more and more obedient.

As soon as she entered the door, An Ruoxian knelt down respectfully and bowed to the old lady, but the old lady didn't open her mouth to wake up, so she knelt obediently and didn't move.

When she saw Meng Shi sitting upright, An Ruoxian felt both relieved and uneven. is also confined, but the treatment of the two is so different, God knows how much she wants to take a hot bath now, freshen up and dress up, and eat some hot meals, instead of going out hungry to meet people with such a sloppy appearance.

Although his heart turned back and forth, because he lowered his head, he couldn't see it from others.

The old lady took a leisurely sip of tea, and felt that it was almost over, before she spoke: "Get up." ”

An Ruoxian hurriedly thanked her, stood up tremblingly, and said to Meng Shifu with a pale face: "Hello to my mother." ”

Meng Shi responded vaguely and did not raise his head.

If it was in the past, seeing An Ruoxian's haggard appearance, Meng Shi would have wiped her tears in distress, but at this time, she didn't look at An Ruoxian, she only lowered her head and drank tea, and her secretive attitude made An Ruoxian suspicious.

The old lady glanced at Meng Shi lightly, and said: "After being locked up for two days, you must have remembered the lesson, now the old woman will give you a chance, if you confess honestly, I will spare you this time, if you still try to hide it, then go back to the confinement room by yourself, when you figure it out, when you come out." ”

Hearing this, Meng Shi and An Ruoxian almost subconsciously began to tremble.

An Ruolan, who was hiding behind the screen, suddenly realized, no wonder her grandmother didn't let the fifth aunt go back to Xinyueyuan to freshen up, it turned out that she wanted to hide the matter of Huang Ying's surrender, so as to deceive the fifth aunt and An Ruoxian's truth.

Being intimidated by this, the two who had just learned a lesson probably didn't dare to lie anymore.

It seems that the grandmother is determined to punish them.

An Ruolan didn't feel helpless.

Meng Shi and An Ruoxian were really pinched, and the two of them subconsciously looked at each other secretly, both speculating whether the other party would betray them.

For a moment, both of them were silent, struggling to tell the truth.

Seeing that both of them hesitated and refused to speak, the old lady said again: "Huang Ying has already recruited, even if there is no definite evidence, as long as there is suspicion, I can deal with you." ”

The implication is that if you don't speak, you won't have a chance to speak.

"I say!" An Ruoxian opened her mouth, but she didn't make a sound, but the words in her heart rang in her ears, and she looked up in surprise and looked at Meng Shi who said these two words.

Meng Shi bit her lower lip, as if she had made a great determination, she gave An Ruoxian an apologetic look, and was about to speak, but An Ruoxian preemptively said: "Grandmother, I told Huang Ying to calculate the fourth brother, and it has nothing to do with my mother." ”

Shang's voice was firm and loud with a few hints of hoarseness, and as soon as he spoke, he shocked everyone present.

An Ruolan's eyes flashed with surprise, but then she felt that this was reasonable, and with An Ruoxian's concern for the fifth aunt, it was not too surprising that she would fight alone.

Meng Shi was dumbfounded, and his eyes were instantly filled with tears.

She was moved by An Ruoxian's protection and protection, and she felt guilty for Fang Cai's own cowardice.

The old lady looked at An Ruoxian and asked sharply, "Is it really your idea?" ”

This is giving An Ruoxian a chance to justify.

An Ruoxian lowered her eyes and said indifferently: "It was her granddaughter who did it alone, and I ask my grandmother not to embarrass my mother." ”

Seeing her like this, Meng Shi felt even more guilty and distressed, and immediately cried out.

After a slight groan, the old lady said: "Since you admit your mistake, I will speak and spare you, but you dare to plot against your brother, and your courage is inevitably too great, if you don't control it well, I am afraid that you will be more presumptuous in the future." ”

"Leave it to your grandmother." An Ruoxian kowtowed with a wooden face.

The old lady's eyes sank slightly, and she said: "Shengjing is too prosperous, if you want to be restrained, the grange in the countryside is more suitable." ”

"Mother!" Meng Shi immediately exclaimed in surprise and begged: "Xian'er is still young, you let her go to the Grange, where can she endure that suffering!" ”

"Why can't you stand it?" The old lady picked up the teacup and blew it, and said, "She grew up in the Grange when she was young, and now that she is older, she should be more able to endure hardships." ”

"But...... But ......" Meng couldn't find the words to refute, and he was so anxious that cold sweat broke out on his forehead. The old lady glanced at her and said, "Since you are worried that Sister Xian'er will not be able to take care of herself in the Grange, why don't you accompany her?" ”

Hearing this, Meng immediately shut up, no longer really.

An Ruoxian always hung her head, making it difficult to see her expression clearly, and only when Meng stopped speaking did she say, "My granddaughter is willing to go to the Grange to cultivate her body." ”

Hearing this, Meng Shi cried bitterly, and reluctantly called: "Xian'er......"

An Ruoxian finally raised her head, gave her a soothing smile, and smiled softly: "Mother rest assured, Xian'er can take care of herself, as long as her mother is well, it is worth it for Xian'er to endure more hardships." ”

Meng Shi was even more moved to tears by these words.

An Ruolan clearly saw the coldness that flashed in An Ruoxian's eyes.

An Ruoxian's submissiveness satisfied the old lady, and after a few more words, the old lady let her go back to the room, and allowed her to go to the grange in a few days.

Waiting for An Ruoxian to thank her and leave, the old lady's sharp eyes looked straight at Meng's family, and she looked at Meng's like she was sitting on pins and needles.

Is there anything else going on with my grandmother? An Ruolan is also confused, An Ruoxian has taken all the responsibilities and accepted the punishment, why does her grandmother still look like she wants to ask for a crime?

Meng Shi was really uncomfortable, so he had to tremble and ask, "I don't know what my mother commands?" ”

"There are no commands, but there are instructions." The old lady's face was not good, and she sneered: "You are so blessed, there has never been a shortage of people who will be punished for your crimes." ”

Meng's face turned white, and he said in fear: "The daughter-in-law doesn't know what her mother means......

"Those who don't know are fearless, because you are getting bolder." The old lady interrupted her and said, "You know what the facts are. Since Sister Xian'er has taken the blame, I will tolerate you again for the sake of the face of the Hou Mansion, and Ming'er Mama Wu will send you back to the Meng Mansion, and you should think about it at your mother's house, how to avoid getting the letter of resignation. ”

With that, the old lady threw up her sleeves and left, leaving Meng Shi crying and begging for mercy behind her. R1152