Chapter 190: Grounding
Xiao Yao looked around, she really didn't look good! Only the two aunts, the fifth brother and the younger sister looked at them with sympathetic eyes, and the rest of the people looked as ugly as they were.
This time the disaster seems to be a bit big, although Xiao Yao believes that he can defeat Luo Yan, but his family doesn't know! How should it end now?
"You have to punish her." Xiao Yang was very angry with his sister today, a little girl who was not yet ten years old dared to bet on her life, she was too bold and unruly, and she must be severely punished.
Xiao Yi also nodded, her sister's courage is really getting bigger and bigger, and she will have to do it in the future.
"Sister, if you lose, I won't be able to see you anymore, and the fifth brother can't help you today." For the first time since he was born, Xiao Jun stood on the opposite side of his sister.
Xiao Yao obediently lowered his head and listened to the words of the family, he said a lesson, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this time it is estimated that it will be difficult to escape, and the treatment of the stars holding the moon in the past has been replaced by the encounter of everyone shouting and beating today, and it will be a bad thing!
"You kid is so naughty, I see that your grandmother and father are scared, I'll take her to the study to teach her a lesson, and you also say that you are tired, go back and rest!" Old Marquis Xiao saw that everyone was almost venting, and he was about to convict his granddaughter, so he took the first step and grabbed his granddaughter's head and slipped away without looking back.
The people who stayed in the hall, you look at me, I look at you, I am speechless about the old man's actions, so that the foreshadowing that everyone has just done is in vain, no wonder Ping'an, this child is so bold, what are she afraid of if someone supports her!
"Is that all?" Qin Shi muttered, a girl dares to bet on her life, and it will be over with only a few lessons, then who dares to guarantee that she will not do anything more out of the ordinary in the future.
"You have the final say on how to punish her, my father has me to bear it, but this child has just been in good health for a long time, kneeling in the ancestral hall, and the family law will be exempted." Who made himself his own father! Xiao Jingkang couldn't bear to see his daughter suffer from flesh and skin.
"Punish my sister for copying books! She was most afraid of this. Xiao Jun was angry, but he didn't want to see his sister beaten.
Is she really afraid of copying books? Tong Mingyu doubted this, if she was really afraid, she wouldn't do such an unexpected thing! If a girl dares to do such a thing in someone else's house, she will be grounded, or she will be sent to the family temple, and she will not be taken away anyway.
"Let her copy more Heart Sutras and Buddhist Sutras!" Qin has always believed that Buddhism can purify the mind, and if her granddaughter copies more Buddhist scriptures, she may be able to get rid of her boldness.
"Punish her for being grounded for half a year, except for being able to reunite with everyone during the New Year, the rest of the time will stay in the distant building to reflect!" Tong Mingyu said ruthlessly.
After the results of the punishment came out, Xiao Jingkang went to his father's study and conveyed everyone's opinions in the stunned eyes of his daughter and the thunderous anger of his old father.
"Although Ping's approach is wrong, it's also true that the prince will never come to entangle again, isn't it? Now that you are teaching the children a lesson, why didn't anyone have a good idea at that time! I don't agree with your punishment, if you have to be punished safely, then I will accompany my little granddaughter to be punished. Old Marquis Xiao resolutely refused to give in.
"Grandfather, don't be angry for peace, I'll just go back to the distant building, it's me who is wrong today, and my father should punish me." That being said, Xiao Yao couldn't hold back her sadness, obviously she had relieved her family of troubles, why did everyone complain about herself in the end! Her tears crackled down like beads of broken thread, and she bit her lip stubbornly refusing to let herself cry.
Old Marquis Xiao's heart was about to break when he saw this scene, it was the first time he saw his granddaughter wronged like this. Xiao Jingkang was also distressed, and the old father was not wrong in saying a word, if it weren't for his daughter's wit today, I don't know when I would be entangled with Luo Yan!
"Don't cry peacefully, your father and mother are really afraid of losing you, have you ever thought about what to do if you lose, do you want the lives of your father and grandfather?
In order to get the family out of trouble, you proposed to bet with the twelve princes that we don't understand, but how can a girl do this kind of thing, can have such a bold amount, this punishment is to hope that you can remember to be cautious in your words and deeds, where there is a father and mother to make decisions for you, you can't act impulsively, understand? Xiao Jingkang said bitterly.
"My daughter understood, and my daughter pleaded guilty." Xiao Yao was powerless to refute and couldn't refute in the face of his father's big truth.
"This punishment is too heavy, grounded for a month, copy the Heart Sutra ten times, so be it!" Old Marquis Xiao waved his hand, thinking about what he said.
"Father, if you want to do it, what difference is there between this punishment and no punishment?" It's really a headache to meet such an old man, Xiao Jingkang is rubbing his brows with his hands at the moment, trying to reason with the old man with a sad face.
"Punishment or not punishment, I'm afraid it's not just you who say it, forget it! I went back to your mother and your daughter-in-law to discuss it, and said that I did not agree with your decision. Old Marquis Xiao showed a sarcastic smile on his face, he no longer wanted to care about his son's face, and he wanted to punish his granddaughter, and he wanted to save face, what did he want!
"Father!" Xiao Jingkang was ashamed and ashamed, when he came, he thought that this matter would not be easy, but he didn't expect that his old father was willing to be an enemy of the family for the sake of safety.
The result of the discussion was that he was grounded for three months, and thirty copies of the "Four Books of Women" and Buddhist scriptures were copied, and Xiao Yao was asked to promise that in the future, he would never make decisions without the permission of his elders.
This can be regarded as a step back, Old Marquis Xiao was very angry and reprimanded all the people who participated in the discussion and punishment of his granddaughter, and finally won an extra holiday for his granddaughter on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and the day of grounding ended the day before Xiao Yao's birthday.
The next day, according to custom, it should be the day when the county lord of Xiyue returns to the door, Xiao Jingyan has been blinded by his father for two days because of the matter of his little niece, and it is strange to have a good temper to Luo Yan and his party.
Taking advantage of the beautiful man's absence, the county lord of Xiyue quietly pulled Luo Yan and King Huaiyang aside, described to them what happened in the Xiao family in the past two days, and emphasized Xiao Yao's punishment.
"She's already won and has to be grounded, so she might as well lose to me!" I must not be able to bear to punish the little beauty, Luo Yan felt sorry for Xiao Yao.
"I'm telling you this because the Xiao family has been in a bad mood lately, don't mention the little beauty when you talk, be careful that your brother-in-law turns his face." Xiyue gave a stern warning to her cousin.
"Cousin, now that you have a cousin-in-law, there is no one else in your eyes, right? I don't want to mention the little beauty today, but I will definitely come to pick her up and go to the Northern Jin Dynasty in a few years. ”
"You ......" Xi Yue panted on the maid, how could she forget what the nature of her cousin was, he was a person who was willing to let go easily, I really don't know if he would be directly abandoned by the beautiful man when this guy came to Tianyu again. No, you must have a baby before things get completely worse, as long as you have a child, see who is embarrassed to let you go.
"So in the past few years, my cousin has helped me take care of the little beauty, and when I come to Tianyu next time, we can kiss each other." Luo Yan instructed while admiring the county lord Xiyue's gradually turning pale face.
Xi Yue really wished that he hadn't seen his cousin today, and he hadn't heard the crazy words he said, so how could he explain to the Xiao family! , After going back, hurry up and let them find the little beauty's in-laws and marry her before the cousin comes, yes, that's it.
"You don't have to think of some useless ideas, don't say that I will come before she gets married, even if she gets married, as long as I like it, I can take people away."
The county lord Xiyue believed that his cousin was telling the truth, and there was really nothing he couldn't do, and at this moment, the county lord Xiyue didn't know what to do.
King Huaiyang also had a headache for this cousin, but he couldn't think of any good way, he just hoped that in two more years, he would forget about the little girl of the Xiao family, or find someone who looked better than the little girl of the Xiao family. King Huaiyang now especially hopes that Xiao Yao can grow and uglier as she grows older, in that case, things will be much easier to solve.
The distinguished guests of the Northern Jin Dynasty did not make any more stops, and hurried back early the next morning, and the Xiao family only saw off Xiao Jingyan and his wife and Xiao Jingmin, who was an official of the Ministry of Rites. Luo Yan shouted to Xiao Jingmin at the moment before leaving, "Third Uncle take care", but it was heard by many people, and before the Xiao brothers attacked, Luo Yan laughed and left.
This day is also the day when Xiao Yao and Xiao Yuan agreed to go to King Jing's Mansion as guests, Tong Mingyu didn't know how to reply to Princess Jing, her daughter had just been grounded, and she could never be released, but how to explain to the princess! For a while, Tong Mingyu really couldn't come up with any good ideas.
"I haven't been to the palace for a few days, so today I will ask my sister-in-law to give our mother and daughter a holiday, so that we can also go out for a walk!" Yuan Yutong appeared in front of Tong Mingyu at the right time.
"Brother and sister, you are the savior of my sister-in-law, I will write a letter of apology to the princess now, and then tell me the reason why Ping An can't be a guest, please make a messenger to my sister-in-law?"
"No problem, I promise to complete the task assigned by my sister-in-law." Yuan Yutong almost patted his chest and promised.
Tong Mingyu hurriedly ordered the maid to prepare pen and ink, brewed the wording, and wrote a letter of apology to Princess Jing.
When Qiu Ying came to pick up people, she found that the scene in front of her was completely different from what she expected, and her first reaction was that the eldest lady of the Xiao family was sick again?
"I'll go see my cousin and the county lord, and I'll explain the reason why Ping An can't go to the princess in person." Yuan Yutong didn't want her sister-in-law to be embarrassed, so she took over the topic.
"Miss Biao can go to the palace as a guest, our princess must be very happy, let's go now." Although Qiu Ying has countless doubts in her heart, she will not ask more questions because of her identity, as long as the Xiao family has an explanation to the princess, she is not derelict in her duties.
Tong Mingyu looked at the carriage in the distance, and her heart was mixed, she didn't know how her daughter was doing now, whether she was angry with her mother; I don't know what the princess will think when she finds out what her daughter has done......