The old lady turned her head to look at Ruan Qingzhi and said in a deep tone: "Where did this come from?" ”

Ruan Qingzhi bowed his head and wept and said: "I remember that next month is my grandmother's birthday, and I thought that Xifangyuan didn't have anything to give, so I sold calligraphy and paintings for money to buy this...... There is nothing unpleasant to see, please grandmother to see it. ”

"You're going to give me this as a birthday gift?" The old lady was surprised.

Ruan Qingzhi said timidly: "Yes." The granddaughter happened to read a few medical books, which said that lazy speech, coughing and wheezing and phlegm were due to the deficiency of qi in the lungs, spleen, heart and kidneys...... There must be no shortage of supplements from the grandmother, but this is bought by the granddaughter herself, and it is a matter of heart whether it is expensive or not. ”

The old lady let out a long sigh: "You yourself are injured and sick, but you still have thoughts about me......"

She didn't say any more, but turned her head to look at the guest doctor: "In the future, the matter of the eldest lady's recuperation will be left to you." If you let the old body know that you dare to slack off, you can pack up your baggage and get out of the Prime Minister's Mansion! ”

The doctor was busy bowing and responding, and he didn't dare to say more than half a word.

The old lady held Ruan Qingzhi's hand again and sighed, "You are a good boy." The servants in this house are used to watching people put down dishes, don't bear it if you meet again in the future, just come to Rongxuan Hall and tell me, grandmother is the master for you! ”

Ruan Qingzhi hurriedly wiped away her tears and bowed her knees to thank you.

Mrs. Yan stared at her and wanted to say something, but Mama Zhou suddenly became powerful and kicked her back to the ground: "What is your intention to ruin the reputation of the eldest lady?!" ”

Mama Zhou has always been the same in Rongxuan Hall, her anger is equivalent to the old lady's anger, and if others want to make noise, it will be self-defeating.

Mrs. Yan finally realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly turned over and knelt down to kowtow in the shape of a toad.

The old lady looked at Ruan Qingzhi and asked, "In your opinion, what should be done with this slave?" ”

When Mrs. Yan heard this, she hurriedly kowtowed to Ruan Qingzhi again, and pleaded: "Miss, you have been wronged today, and you are all complaining about the old slave's old eyes, and you are full of thoughts about managing the house for your wife and maintaining the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and you have wronged the eldest lady in a hurry, and begged the eldest lady for the sake of the old slave is also kind, and plead with the old lady for the sake of the old slave......

Ruan Qingzhi wiped away her tears, raised her head and said calmly: "Mother Yan is the person next to her mother, and it is not my turn to send it down, nor is it my turn to intercede." - But I want to ask one more question: Does the law of Nanqi allow domestic slaves to beat their masters? ”

Banyue added loudly on the side: "And it was with a group of male servants to come to the door and beat it!" I almost died! ”

Mrs. Yan still wanted to defend that she didn't make a heavy hand, but the slap marks on Ruan Qingzhi's face were still swollen high, and her little face was pale and there was not even a trace of blood.

The old lady looked at the cowardly Ruan Qingzhi, and then at the speechless Mrs. Yan, and lowered her face: "Xiaotang, pass the word to the housekeeper, beat this Diao slave for twenty boards, and send it to the yamen!" ”

The maid Xiaotang hurriedly agreed, and immediately went out to deliver the message.

Mrs. Yan was so frightened that she rushed over and hugged Xiaotang's leg and shouted, "Good girl, wait first, and ask the old lady for me to intercede!" It's not for me to do, it's for my wife...... It was the lady who said that the eldest lady has been very arrogant recently, and she wants to think of a way to beat her...... Old slave, I'm just doing what I'm told! ”

Banyue blushed angrily when she heard this: "Miss, sure enough, ......"

Ruan Qingzhi shook his head and shouted, "Nonsense! No matter how angry my mother is with me, she will not deliberately make waves out of nothing! If you do evil yourself, you have to push it on your mother's head, so it can be seen that you are indeed a slave! Grandmother, such a vicious dog that pits the master, the house can't tolerate her! ”

The old lady looked at her deeply, and said in a deep voice: "Then punish it severely: first punish one hundred with a cane, and then tell the yamen that this Diao slave beat the eldest lady almost to death, and the prime minister's government requires strict punishment!" There are also a few accomplices, each of whom will be sold to the house for twenty boards! ”

Mrs. Yan collapsed to the ground with a wail, and was unceremoniously dragged out by Mama Zhou's call to come in.

Ruan Qingzhi saluted the old lady again, and said obediently: "Thank you grandmother for making decisions for your granddaughter." In the past few years, there have been many slaves and bullies in the house, and it is the grandmother who can suppress them, and the mother must be grateful and ashamed when she returns. ”