Chapter 57: Punishment for Wife

The white-robed young man felt that the atmosphere at the scene was very strange, and after the red-clothed girl said that Miss Zhou was the fiancée of the magistrate of Hukou County, he keenly noticed that Li Yuntian, Zhao Hua and the others all showed shocked expressions on their faces, looking very surprised, not afraid as he imagined. Pro, eye & fast, a large number of novels to read for free.

It stands to reason that the magistrate of Hukou County is the top boss of the Baishui Town Inspection Department, and the people in the Inspection Department not only know that the county lord's fiancée, but also convict her, which should make these people feel terrified.

Seeing Li Yuntian's complicated expression, the red-clothed maid was stunned, thinking that he was afraid, her chin couldn't help but rise, and the corners of her mouth showed a hint of pride.

As the saying goes, the current official is not as good as the current management, don't look at the small inspection department in front of you, you can not be afraid of the loyal and brave Marquis Mansion, but you don't dare to be presumptuous in front of the direct boss Hukou County County Ya, otherwise the county magistrate has a way to clean him up.

"Your young lady's ancestral home is Shimen County, Jinan Prefecture, Shandong? The third sister in the family? After Li Yuntian stabilized his somewhat flustered mind, he tentatively asked the red-clothed girl.

"Humph!" The red-clothed girl didn't answer, just snorted coldly, tilted her head, and didn't pay attention to Li Yuntian at all, but she didn't express any objections, which can be regarded as acquiescing to Li Yuntian's statement.

However, Li Yuntian can't judge the identity of Miss Zhou just by relying on the red-clothed girl, God knows if they are liars, some liars are so bold that even the royal family dares to pretend to be, let alone the Hou Ye Mansion.

If the boy in white is really the third lady of the Hou Mansion, then he has a way to confirm her identity.

After hesitating for a moment, Li Yuntian took off a small round jade plaque hanging around his neck, walked up to the man in white under the gaze of everyone, and showed her the jade plaque.

The jade plaque is blood-red and crystal clear, and it is carved with a flying dragon soaring for nine days, which is lifelike.

The man in white was slightly stunned when he saw this, and then he also took out a small round jade plaque with a transparent red body from his neck, the style and texture were the same as Li Yuntian's, except that a phoenix with wings spread and flying was carved on it.

Seeing the little jade plaque in the hand of the man in white, Li Yuntian couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, this pair of priceless and exquisite small jade plaques were made of rare blood jade in the world, and they were the token of love between him and Zhou Yuting, the third lady of the Zhou family.

As far as he knows, this pair of small jade plates was awarded to the Marquis of Zhongyong by Emperor Yongle after the martyrdom of that year, implying that the dragon and phoenix are auspicious, and the Marquis of Zhongyong has doted on Zhou Yuting since he was a child, so he gave her as a dowry.

Since marriage has always been the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker, Li Yuntian only knows that the ancestral home of the woman's family is also in Shimen County, and she is the third oldest among the sisters in the family.

Since he got this little jade card, Li Yuntian has worn it on his body, and according to the rules, he can only take it off after getting married, and Zhou Yuting is obviously the same as him, wearing the little jade card with him.

Zhou Yuting looked at Li Yuntian with a shocked face, she never thought that the raunchy guy in front of her, who was so angry that she almost vomited blood, was her fiancé.

The red-clothed girl was also stupid, looking at the two little jade cards dumbfounded, and it turned out that the person who interrogated the young lady for a long time turned out to be the future uncle.

Everyone at the scene also noticed something unusual, although they couldn't see what was engraved on the jade plate, but they could see that the style and texture of the two small jade plates were the same, if this was the case, then there was undoubtedly a special relationship between Li Yuntian and Zhou Yuting.

Li Yuntian wanted to say something to Zhou Yuting, but he didn't know how to speak, and the meeting between the two was really embarrassing.

"Come, give this official twenty rods." After the corners of his mouth squirmed a few times, Li Yuntian still couldn't say anything to Zhou Yuting, got up and walked away, lying on the ground in front of the hall and said in a deep voice.

He originally wanted to use Zhou Yuting's first offense as an excuse to fine her some money, but he didn't want to really beat her for the twenty boards.

There is a good saying, the law is unforgivable, extenuating circumstances, Zhou Yuting's motives are good, and it is an act worthy of encouragement, and the reason why he wants to sentence her is to let her know that she has done wrong in this matter, and not to be so impulsive when acting in the future.

But now, Zhou Yuting's identity has changed all of a sudden, and she has become his fiancée, if he just lets Zhou Yuting go, then there is no doubt that he is suspected of favoritism, and it will not be good for him or the Hou Mansion if it is passed out.

Therefore, he now wants to take these twenty boards for Zhou Yuting as his fiancé, so that the outside world has nothing to say.

After several executioners looked at each other for a while, they couldn't help but look at Luo Ming, they had never heard of a county magistrate who asked his subordinate officials to beat him.

Luo Ming also made a mistake for a while, if he didn't carry out Li Yuntian's order, that would be disobeying the order, but if he could carry out Li Yuntian's order, it would undoubtedly be a crime.

"What are you doing in a daze, let's fight." Li Yuntian waited for a while, and when he saw that there was no movement around, he couldn't help but shout at the executioners.

"The little ones don't dare." Several officials knelt down and said in fear.

"My lord, let your subordinates take these boards on your behalf." Luo Ming came back to his senses, walked quickly in front of Li Yuntian, knelt down on one knee and said.

"My lord, you are busy with official business, so let the lowly post come." Zhao Hua also walked over, knelt down on one knee, and said in a deep voice.

"Your Excellency!" Seeing this, the sergeants of the inspection department in the lobby knelt down on one knee and shouted in unison.

Zhou Yuting looked at the scene in front of her in surprise, she didn't expect Li Yuntian to accept it for her, it was obvious that the twenty boards were for her, and she didn't expect that Zhao Hua, Luo Ming and others refused to carry out Li Yuntian's order.

From the faces of those sergeants, what she saw was not fear of Li Yuntian, but a look full of concern, which surprised her, she grew up in the barracks since she was a child, and naturally knew that Li Weiyi was easy, but it was very difficult to convince the soldiers and establish prestige in their hearts, and Li Yuntian undoubtedly did this.

"This official is being punished for his fiancée, what is it that you are involved in?" Li Yuntian laughed when he saw this, and smiled very happily, he found that he had not done anything in vain before, and he actually had such a high prestige among the sergeants of the Inspection Division.

Hearing this, Luo Ming and Zhao Hua were shocked, and couldn't help but glance at each other, no one would have thought that the third lady of the Hou Ye Mansion would be Li Yuntian's fiancée.

The white-robed young man was also full of stunned looks, and he saw that there were some clouds and mountains and fog, what happened today was too bizarre, first Li Yuntian, a small inspection department, inspected the He family and the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion, and then inexplicably wanted to take the board for Zhou Yuting, and now it jumped out that it was Zhou Yuting's fiancée, which was really shocking.

"This girl does things alone, who are you, why do you care about this girl's affairs!"

Subsequently, the people at the scene looked at Zhou Yuting, Zhou Yuting's cheeks suddenly turned red, she felt as if she had become a joke in everyone's eyes, and after biting the corner of her mouth, she glared at Li Yuntian coldly, she hates Li Yuntian to death now, where will she receive his love.

"Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about the reputation of the Hou Ye Mansion!" Li Yuntian looked up at Zhou Yuting, who was pretty and frosty, and smiled bitterly to remind her.

Although Zhou Yuting does not admit the relationship with Li Yuntian, the family affairs between the two have been decided by the family, and the process of three media and six hires has basically been completed, and now it is only necessary to wait for Li Yuntian to officially marry Zhou Yuting after the weak crown.

The so-called three media and six appointments, also known as three books and six ceremonies, are the processes that must be possessed for orthodox marriages, and they are especially valued by large families in ancient times.

The three books are the letter of appointment, the letter of ceremony and the letter of welcome.

Letter of Appointment: A document of engagement, which is handed over by the man to the woman at Najib;

Book of Gifts: A document used for a large gift, which lists the items and quantities of the bride price;

Greeting book: the document of marrying the bride, the document given by the man to the woman when the bride passes through the door.

The six rites are Nacai, asking for names, Najib, Nazheng, inviting and greeting.

Nacai: The man prepares a gift and asks the matchmaker to tell the woman's house;

Ask the name: If the woman's family is interested in the man, give the man the Geng post with the woman's birthday written on it;

Najib: The man's family divination is auspicious, if the birth dates of the man and the woman do not contradict each other, then the marriage has been preliminarily agreed;

Nazheng: also known as a big gift, that is, the man sends the letter of appointment and the letter of gift to the woman's home;

Invitation period: The man's family sets an auspicious day for the marriage and obtains the consent of the woman's family;

Welcome: On the wedding day, the man brings the welcome book to the woman's house, and before entering the house, he must first go to the ancestral temple of the woman's house to pay respects.

For Li Yuntian and Zhou Yuting, the two of them now have the "kiss welcome" in the six ceremonies, and it is impossible to withdraw from the family background of both parties, otherwise the two families will not be able to lose this face and will be ridiculed by outsiders.

Moreover, even if it is a divorce, then it must be mentioned by the man's family, and if the woman's family withdraws, the woman's parents will be punished in a lawsuit.

So in Li Yuntian's opinion, his marriage with Zhou Yuting is already a sure thing, so it is a matter of course for him to take the board for Zhou Yuting, and he can't watch Zhou Yuting be tortured in public.

Li Yuntian knew that Zhou Yuting was arrogant and her personality seemed to be stubborn, so it was not so easy to persuade her, so he could only use the face of the Hou Ye Mansion to suppress her.

Sure enough, hearing that Li Yuntian moved out of the Hou Ye Mansion, Zhou Yuting bit her lip and stopped talking, her cheeks were flushed, she knew that what Li Yuntian said was right, if she was beaten here, then she would definitely become the laughing stock of the capital.

"Hit!" Seeing this, Li Yuntian let out a deep breath, and then nodded heavily at Luo Ming, who was kneeling beside him, he didn't expect to be so unlucky today, so he ate a meal in a daze.

Luo Ming saw that Li Yuntian had made up his mind, so he could only act according to his orders, and called an experienced official, and the two of them each stood on both sides of Li Yuntian with a new water and fire stick, and he was ready to personally carry out this punishment.

Under the gaze of the people at the scene, Luo Ming and the official picked up the water and fire sticks, and slapped Li Yuntian's board, and the sound was crisp and resounded throughout the hall.

Soon, Li Yuntian's buttocks were soaked with blood, and he felt a hot pain in his buttocks, and he gritted his teeth and held on.

Zhou Yuting looked at Li Yuntian who was beaten there with a complicated expression, she originally thought that she would be very happy to see Li Yuntian being beaten, but she didn't know why she couldn't be happy at all, there was an inexplicable gloom and loss.