When Ye Shuqiu and the others walked out of the dense forest outside Huadu City, it was already getting late.

He glanced back at Mu Xiyao on his back, and a doting smile curled into the corner of his mouth.

Fell asleep like a kitten again.

Her delicate face was tinged with a hint of crimson, her small cherry lips with a smile of satisfaction, and her hands were gently drooping over his shoulders.

I don't know what she saw in her dream.

Ye Shuqiu carried her steadily, with a slight force on his legs, and flew up to the city gate, but he did not alarm a single soldier.

I don't know what happened to Mufu at this time?

And at this time, Mufu -

The main courtyard of Mufu.

Frost was at a loss, trembling and kneeling in the main hall.

Surrounded by people who have a relationship with the second lady.

Here's why.

She woke up today and found that it was noon, and when she was about to wake up the young lady, she only found a messy bed and accessories that had been thrown to the ground.

At that time, I was so frightened that I forgot the young lady's entrustment, and I thought of Xiao Ning for the first time.

Xiao Ning also knew the news from her, but he was not in a hurry.

After all, Ye Shuqiu has disappeared too, hasn't he?

He believed in Ye Shuqiu's ability to protect Miss Mu Er.

After comforting Shuang'er, Xiao Ning never asked again.

Shuang'er also returned to the small courtyard with a fluttering heart.

Later, when it was time for dinner, Mu Junlan didn't find Mu Xiyao, so he asked: "What's the matter with these two daughters, they don't even come out for dinner, Xijun goes and calls her." ”

Mu Xiyuan took advantage of this gap and said that she missed her second sister very much and was willing to go with her eldest brother.

Mu Junlan was approved.

It was only half a pillar of incense, and Mu Xiyuan ran in in a panic, shouting, "Dad! Father! Second sister! The second sister is gone! ”

Mu Junlan was furious for a while, patted his handguards and called Miss Mu Er's maid to come over and ask the facts.

Later, there was a scene of Frost kneeling in the hall.

Mu Junlan sat on the red sandalwood chair and stared straight at the frost kneeling below.

Xiao Yao quietly stood beside Mu Junlan.

The next is Mu Xijun, Xiao Ning, and Mu Xiyuan.

Shuang'er cautiously knelt on the ground, her head deeply bowed, not daring to look at anyone.

After all, no matter how you say it, Miss disappeared under her own negligence, and she will definitely not be able to escape responsibility.

It's just that I don't know how the family wants to punish her.

"Kneeling that person," Mu Junlan asked in a low voice, "You are the maid in Miss Mu Er's courtyard, right?" ”

Shuang'er still buried her head in a low voice, trembling and replied, "Return, go home, yes, yes......"

"Louder!" Mu Junlan roared angrily, "Are you guilty!? ”

Shuang'er raised her head violently and looked at Mu Junlan incredulously, "Home, family master, slave maid, slave maid, what is the crime of slave and maid?" ”

This..... How did this rise to sin?!

"Dare to talk back!" Mu Junlan slammed the teacup in his hand into the kneeling Shuang'er, "The second miss is missing, what crime do you dare to say?!" ”

"Hmm-" The teacup happened to hit the wound that had not healed before Frost, and the hot tea splashed her head and face.

After a while, her fair skin was burned with red rashes.

Frost just felt some pain in her forehead, and something hot running down her head.

She looked down, but drops of bright red liquid fell to the ground—

"Blood...... Blood ......" she shuddered and touched the warm red dots.

I never thought I saw what I feared the most.

Shuang'er was so frightened that her eyes closed, and she fainted straight to the ground.

"That's dizzy?" Mu Junlan frowned, Xiao Yao bent over, and seemed to whisper something in his ear.

He waved his hand directly and ordered, "Someone!" Get on the water! The cooler, the better! Wake her up! ”

Xiao Ning stood aside and couldn't stand it.

So he took a step forward, ready to bow to Mu Junlan, and just shouted, "Uncle-"

Then he seemed to sense someone tugging at the back of his shirt.

turned his head to look, but it was Mu Xijun who was winking at him, and he was still talking lip language:

Don't go, if you go, this girl will be punished more severely, if you really want to protect her, wait until her father is angry.

Mu Xijun saw that Xiao Ning seemed to have some interest in this girl named Shuang'er.

Mu Junlan touched his beard and asked, "What's the matter with the virtuous nephew?" ”

Xiao Ning also reacted at this time, and said respectfully, "Please also ask my uncle to keep the token, it will be of great use in the future!" ”

"It's clear!" Mu Junlan waved his hand, "This token is naturally heavier than the original appearance himself!" ”

"With my uncle's words, Xiao Ning is relieved," Xiao Ning took back the steps he took.

He could see that Mu Xijun was quietly nodding to him and giving him a thumbs up.

It's a pity that what he didn't see was-

When Xiao Ning stepped out, Shuang'er sobered up a little, and she thought that Xiao Ning would intercede for her.

What the young lady said about a man is not credible, and it is all false if you stay away from him!

Unexpectedly, Xiao Ning's next words were like a basin of cold water splashed on her head and her heart.

And after saying that, Xiao Ning took his steps back.

Frost laughed self-deprecatingly.

Miss, you're right......

Men can't be trusted.

It's Frost that's too stupid -

Thinking about it, she passed out again.

Because of this incident, Shuang'er didn't give Xiao Ning a good face for a long time, but Xiao Ning couldn't find the reason.

"Head of the house!" Several small servants held a huge basin filled with cold water from the deep well, "Please command!" ”

Mu Junlan didn't even look at the frost bleeding on his forehead, and waved his hand, "Splash it on me!" ”

Whoop -

Xiao Ning only felt that his heart was fluttering inexplicably, splashing on her body, cold in his heart.

"Uh-" Frost woke up slowly, her cold clothes and the cold wind blowing outside the house, making her shiver unconsciously.

Looking at Mu Junlan's angry eyes, Shuang'er could only hurriedly hold the ground and try to make herself kneel.

The cold, but it made her mind a little foggy.

"The kneeling girl, the prime minister asked you again, are you guilty?!"

"Head of the house......" Shuang'er tried to keep herself awake, but her body kept shaking, and her eyes became more and more confused.

"You don't have to say it," Mu Junlan clapped his hands, "Someone!" Palm! It depends on whether she recognizes it or not! ”

Smack-

Smack-

Outside the door, there was the crisp sound of bamboo planks hitting each other.

The eyes of everyone in the hall were attracted by the voice, but they saw a young man holding two bamboo boards in his hands, and he walked over so slowly.

"Master, slave maid ......" Shuang'er, who was kneeling on the ground, turned her back to the little maid, and didn't seem to know what her next situation would be.

"Hit!" Mu Junlan didn't seem to be able to listen to a word anymore, and ordered directly.

I saw that the little guy directly grabbed Shuang'er's smooth forehead, lifted a bamboo board, and swung it fiercely towards her fair and delicate face.

Syllable!

The main hall echoed with the crisp sound of bamboo slabs beating meat—

Xiao Ning looked at the little guy with red eyes, clenching his hands tightly, but he was tightly pulled by Mu Xijun behind him, preventing him from rushing out.

"Hmm-" Frost tilted her head, her delicate fair face quickly flushed and swollen.

But her face was quickly twisted back by the little guy, followed by a bamboo board!

Syllable!

"Brother Mu!" Xiao Ning looked at the hand holding his belt hatefully.

"Endure the calm for a while, and then you can walk the sea and the sky-" Mu Xijun whispered.

"But!"

"No, but! If you want her to be punished more severely, then stand up! Mu Xijun threatened him in a low voice.

"Damn it!" Xiao Ning's eyes were red but there was nothing he could do, he could only take a breath of hatred, confess his guilt to Mu Junlan, and leave.

Shuang'er looked at the direction of the man's departure with some despair in her eyes, and her heart was gloomy, as if she couldn't feel the hot pain on her face.

She closed her eyes with some resignation, and unwilling tears flowed from the corners of her eyes.

Why–

Could it be that the original scene was all an illusion?

Miss, where are you......

Miss, Frost misses you so much......

Mu Junlan gradually felt a little irritable in his heart, as if he had lost his patience, "Come on!" On the family law! ”

Mu Xijun was taken aback, "Father! ”

"Do you have any comments?" Mu Junlan glanced at him coldly, with no emotion in his eyes.

"Child...... No...... Father's choice is the right one! ”

Mu Xijun lowered his head and no longer looked at Mu Junlan's cold expression.

I'm sorry! Brother Xiao!

I cherish your incompetence! Can't save her!

He stepped back gently, but his fists were tucked into his sleeves, clenched tightly.

Father, when did you become so irritable and ruthless?!

Why, you became like this?!

Mu Xijun was still bowing his head and thinking hard, but on the other side, he had already asked for the family law.

It was a rattan whip with barbs, and the rattan whip could tear people's skin layer by layer, making people miserable.

And, when whipping, it is also poured with chili water and sprinkled with coarse salt.

It hurts to the bones. I can't forget it for the rest of my life.

Frost looked at the rattan whip in a daze, her eyes widened in horror, but her mouth was just whining.

Mu Junlan instructed the little guy with the bamboo board in his hand, "You stand down for the time being." ”

The little guy just bowed, but didn't say anything.

At this time, someone who had a heart realized that this little guy seemed to be a mute.

Shuang'er was awakened by the rattan whip, and could only watch as the whip soaked in a bucket filled with chili water, sprinkled with coarse salt, and then walked straight towards her.

"Hmm-hmm-" She could only shake her head vigorously and slump weakly on the ground, supporting her body backwards with that little force.

"Someone! Hold her! Don't let her get back! As soon as Mu Junlan gave the order, a few sturdy little guys appeared, holding Shuang'er's arms and legs.

Now, she could only pray that time would pass slowly, and that the vine whip would not come near her.

At this time, Xiao Yao said softly, "Master-"

Mu Junlan's vicious eyes instantly turned into a puddle of soft water, and he asked softly, "What's the matter, Yao'er?" ”

"Let's hit the back!" She seemed a little unbearable to say.

"Good! Listen to you! Back slap! Mu Xijun turned his head and yelled at the little guys, "Didn't you hear what the master mother said?!" Turn that girl over! Back slap! ”

At the sound of the order, the little guys turned Shuang'er over neatly, clasped her hands under them, and pressed them so hard that she couldn't move.

Frost'er's red and swollen face pressed against the ground of some sha, and she closed her eyes in pain.

Miss——

"Frost! What are you doing?! ”

A crisp shout came into the hall, and the little guys were a little stunned.

To fight or not to fight?

Frost's eyes suddenly opened, and she seemed to see hope.

Miss ——!

If you don't come again, Frost will-

Unexpectedly, Mu Junlan's eyes were still so cold, and he was furious, "Why don't you fight yet?!" Do you want to do it yourself?! ”

"But, the head of the house, the second young lady, she—" asked a young man, Nono.

"There is no second miss here! Call me! Mu Junlan seemed to be about to vent his anger completely, so he left the chair directly, snatched the rattan whip from the little guy's hand, and slammed it on Shuang'er's back!

"Ah——!h Shuang'er only felt that the skin on her body seemed to be separated from her body, and the tearing pain made her open her red and swollen lips directly.

Mu Junlan put the rattan whip back into the little girl's hand and returned to the seat, "See?!" That's it! Even if the second lady comes! Don't stop! ”

"Yes, yes, yes, the little one knows-"

The head of the family is so fierce, he can't afford to provoke him-

The little boy trembled and took the rattan whip, whipping it again and again on Frost'er's delicate back.

Frost was so painful that she didn't even have the strength to scream, so she could only twitch there.

"You guys! Don't stop yet! Mu Xiyao rushed in directly, pushed away the little guy who was being executed, and hugged her tightly, "Shuang'er, Shuang'er, Shuang'er, don't scare Miss Ben, you, look at me, look at me!" ”

"Miss......" Frost turned to look at her, dripping blood from her mouth, "Miss, you're alright, it's so, it's okay-"

"Frost! Frost! You don't want to die! Don't die! Mu Xiyao exclaimed bitterly, "Why, who is it, who is doing this to you!" ”

Mu Junlan looked at her expressionlessly, "It's the true appearance!" ”

"Daddy!" Mu Xiyao stared at him incredulously, as if she was looking at a stranger, "Why...... Why did you ...... her so much?"

Mu Junlan cut off contemptuously, "It's just a maid, is it worth it for you, the second Miss Mufu?" ”

"One ..... Servant girl..... That's it...... "Mu Xiyao's face was bloodless, she was still discussing with Ye Shuqiu what to bring back for Shuang'er, but she didn't expect-

"Huh..... Hehe...... Father..... That's funny...... she hugged the unconscious frost tightly, ignoring the slightest trace of blood staining her white shirt, "What.... Called..... Servant girl..... That's it, daughter..... I don't understand...... Ah......h

"Don't understand?" Mu Junlan didn't seem to bother to say more to her, "Say it yourself, why did you leave the house for no reason today?" ”

What the?! Is it because of this that my father is going to beat her maid to death?!

"Daughter...... Daughter ......" Mu Xiyao knelt in the hall with Shuang'er in her arms, her heart was full of sadness, and she didn't seem to want to say anything.

"Then you will receive the punishment yourself!" Mu Junlan didn't seem to want to say more.

"Master-" Xiao Yao looked at it with some concern.

"Yao'er," Mu Junlan gently held her hand, "If you don't let her suffer a little, she won't learn a lesson!" ”

"But it's our daughter, after all—"

"I've made up my mind, I don't need to say more!"

Mu Xiyao slowly knelt in the court and closed her eyes gently, "Okay, since my father said so, then the daughter will be punished, please follow the family law!" ”

"Obstacles!" Mu Junlan was really angry, "Someone! Pump me! ”

"Father!" Mu Xijun stood up directly, "Little sister is just confused for a while!" She's your daughter! Father, you! ”

Mu Xiyao stopped him and said softly, "Big brother, thank you for your kindness, but what I do by myself, I will bear it myself!" ”

"Little sister!"

She looked at the frost who had passed out, "Big brother, don't you think that my father has changed a little?" ”

Smack-

"Little sister!" Mu Xijun looked at his hand in disbelief, and then looked at the red mark on Mu Xiyao's face, "Little sister, I'm sorry, the eldest brother didn't mean to hit your ......"

"Little sister knows, big brother," Mu Xiyao looked at him with a smile on her slightly red cheeks, "But, my maid! You can't just be beaten for nothing! She was wronged! ”

"It's the other way around! It's all the other way around! Mu Junlan roared angrily, "Who is that! You still don't move the family law!? ”

"Father!"