13 Secondary Family Law
Wanyue tiptoed to fetch water, but she didn't dare to make too much noise, so she could only wash it cautiously little by little. Finally washing the floor and windows, she carefully searched the yard for bloodstains, and did not dare to be careless at all.
Xiao Nan could only lie on the bed at this time, and when he moved, the wound on his body hurt like a pinprick and made him sweat coldly. After seeing Fang Cai's weirdness, he had a lot of messy thoughts in his head.
I don't know when, he fell into a deep stupor, and when he woke up again, it was not Wanyue who woke him up like in the past few days, but the violent slamming of the door at the courtyard gate.
Wanyue fell asleep on her bed because she was too tired yesterday, she slept soundly, and was also awakened by the sound of slamming the door.
No one came to this courtyard on weekdays, and everyone walked around as if they were hiding from the plague, so how could anyone suddenly come to visit? Wanyue was about to open the door, but Xiao Nan said, "Help me to use a wheelchair." ”
After Wanyue really opened the door, the people outside pushed her away as soon as they could, and scolded viciously: "Stinky girl! What to grind and rub! ”
It turned out to be a group of evil servants dressed in black and wearing purple belts, these evil servants with purple belts are all cronies and thugs directly under the eldest master, and they are not small, they also walk sideways in the city on weekdays, just like a "brocade guard" in a small city, and the locals secretly call them "purple slaves", and the government does not dare to do anything to them.
After they broke in, they didn't say what they were doing, just searched and rummaged around, Wanyue returned to the bedroom and pushed Xiao Nan in a wheelchair into the porch. There are no thresholds in this courtyard, and there are slopes everywhere, which should be designed to facilitate the movement of the thirteen young people, so there is no obstacle for wheelchairs to enter and exit.
After doubling it, these people went to the back room again, and they tossed the residence into a mess, and finally they found nothing, so they said: "The courtyard of the thirteenth young man has also been searched, and I haven't seen any 'things', go to the next courtyard to have a look." ”
A led minion was not in a hurry to leave at this time, but instead paced in front of Xiao Nan, and said with a sinister smile: "Thirteen Shao, you listened to it last night, did you see anything?" ”
"I didn't hear anything, I didn't see anything." Xiao Nan said quietly.
He didn't seem to believe it, and said to Wanyue with a smile: "Girl, do you see anything?" ”
Wanyue shook her head again and again: "I didn't see anything." ”
"In the Xiao family, lying is a matter of cutting out your tongue." He pinched Wanyue's chin and threatened.
"Stop! Let her go! Xiao Nan shouted, but he was held down by the other two minions on his shoulders and couldn't move.
"Tell me honestly!" The rough slave suddenly slapped Wanyue.
"I didn't see anything!" Wanyue gritted her teeth and said.
"You guys are so presumptuous! When this is the place! Shall you be allowed to go wild! Before Xiao Nan finished speaking, he was sturdy and slured, and these people even beat him wantonly!
"Don't think that if you're a young master, we're afraid of you! The big lord gives us the power of life and death. The leader of the minion scolded, "You're just a piece of waste!" Phew! Dare to scold Lao Tzu! Think of yourself as a character! ”
"We really don't know anything! We just rang the bell last night and we turned off the lights! Wanyue gritted her teeth and said, "What the hell are you going to do!" That's all there is in this room, you can take whatever you want! ”
"Oh, these are rags, I can't look at them yet!" The slave scolded, "Lao Tzu is very busy, too lazy to bother with you, we'll see next time!" ”
They were finally reluctant to leave, Wanyue was able to check Xiao Nan's injuries, and seeing Xiao Nan being beaten with her own eyes, she finally couldn't hold back her tears: "These people are too unreasonable......"
"I'm fine, it's just that these slaves can't escape retribution after all." Xiao Nan said. Unexpectedly, the eldest master is not only powerful, but even his minions are so unbeatable.
"Young Master...... When you're all right, let's move out of this house......" Wan Yue sat down in the tunnel, "Even if you ask for food, don't stay in such a hellish place...... It's too cold in this house...... It's so weird......"
"Where can we go when we leave the Xiao family?" Xiao Nan sighed.
In reality, there is always too much helplessness that makes you powerless to resist, no matter what era it is.
Even if he is bullied in the face, all he can do is wait and endure.
However, in the evening of that day, the Xiao family, which seemed more and more depressed because of the return of the eldest master, held a gathering within the clan again. Just like the execution of the third young master, the whole family gathered, but this time, the eldest master was obviously bored, and left it to the housekeeper to deal with.
After receiving the slave's notice, Xiao Nan was injured, but he also had to move to the hall of the meeting step by step, Wanyue helped him all the way, the Xiao family's mansion was too large, the system was complicated, fortunately, Xiao Nan still knew the way, the two walked all the way, and from time to time they met some maids, all of whom pointed at them, and even the ridicule was so loud that they could hear it.
In the face of such humiliation, Xiao Nan could only pretend that she didn't hear it, but she felt more and more sorry for Wanyue for letting her suffer so much with her.
Women are not able to enter the Grand Hall without a special summoning, which is also one of the countless harsh rules of the Xiao family. Wanyue could only send Xiao Nan to the door, watching him staggering on crutches and walking step by step to the empty hall. He came early, for he knew that he was walking slowly, that the hall was empty, that the blood of that day's execution had been cleaned, and that the smell of blood still seemed to be permeating the empty room.
The mysterious back garden, the strange house rules, the female ghosts, the mutated internal organs, in this mansion, I don't know how many trembling and unbelievable secrets are hidden.
The difference from the last time is that probably because the old man is not there, there are a lot of chairs on both sides of this hall, which seem to be for people to sit on.
Xiao Nan found a chair and sat down, only to feel exhausted and sore, and he didn't know when he would get up. While he was thinking, other family members came in one after another. It's just that they all deliberately avoided Xiao Nan, but fortunately, he was also interested and found the last chair to sit on.
However, the seventh young master was still thinking about the old love, and took advantage of the lack of people to say a few words of greeting to him, and secretly stuffed him with a few silver tickets in his sleeve. Not to mention anything else, the Seventh Young Master really misses the old love, which can be regarded as the thirteenth aunt's virtue.
Of course, he didn't dare to talk to Xiao Nan more, and immediately hid aside when he saw the others coming. To tell the truth, the last time Xiao Nan was punished, the Seventh Young Master was also affected, because he had a close relationship with Xiao Nan, although corporal punishment could be avoided, punishment was indispensable, and the family temporarily cut off the funds given to him, but fortunately, he was good at business, and he had a little savings on weekdays, so he could continue to run the textile factory.
If the Xiao family's family method continues to be implicated, I am afraid that it will be endless, so it will only end if I sit on the side of the seventh young master. This also made other brothers and clansmen also dare not associate with the Seventh Young Master.
It can also be seen from the dress that the Xiao family clan members in this room are the most plainly dressed, except for Xiao Nan, who is the seventh young master who looks unknown.
After the personnel were all due, the chief butler came out, and he stood in front of the eldest lord's seat and bowed, before announcing: "Ladies and gentlemen, I am also on the order of the eldest lord today to convene this assembly.
There is nothing else, that is, the family style has not been strict recently, and the eldest master ordered an investigation, and sure enough, he checked a group of juniors who do not know how to be polite, everyone understands that the family rules of the Xiao family have always been 'the prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people', no matter who violates the family rules.
The third young master, who was most valued by the eldest master a few days ago, is the best example.
So today, the old slave will continue to remind you on behalf of the eldest master. ”
His seemingly mild words are extremely frightening, which means that another cruel punishment is about to be carried out in public!
Therefore, everyone present, the face was extremely ugly, an old man who looked extremely old, with white hair and beard, should be the most respected person in the clan, he probably felt that he was old, and he could say two words, so he said: "The big housekeeper, in the past, this kind of family method, it can't be turned once in a few years, why is it so frequent recently, I can't stand it!" ”
"Uncle, that's not what I meant, how can I have so much power. According to family law, we have to wait here. The butler said.
"I'm a young man, and I'm half buried in the loess, so I'll just tell the truth, I think the eldest master is so tossed, sooner or later our Xiao family will have to cut off their children and grandchildren!" The old uncle banged on the floor with his cane, thumping.
"Uncle, you are discouraged...... "The butler was about to persuade him, but he saw a person walk in through the small door of the side hall at the back, this person was about forty years old, with a meaty face, wearing a black satin robe and a purple ribbon tied around his waist....... He is the big boss of the "Purple Slave" - Zhao Taiwu.
As soon as Zhao Taiwu came in, the housekeeper immediately nodded and said, "Sect Leader Zhao, why are you here?" ”
Zhao Taiwu laughed twice, and the horizontal flesh on his face trembled,
"The eldest lord knows that people's hearts have been fluctuating recently, and he asked me to come to the town, but I can't imagine that there is really anyone who is not convinced. Uncle, you are so old, why can't you get along with family law? With that, he pushed the butler aside, and the butler did not dare to contradict him, so he could only stand on one side.
I saw Zhao Taiwu cross his waist and said: "Come on, lock this old man down first, and punish him according to the skin peeling family law, if anyone has any objections, he will be guilty of the same crime!" ”
He had so much power that no one in the entire hall dared to speak up.
Even the heirs of the old uncle lowered their heads, trembling all over, gritting their teeth desperately but not daring to say anything.
But the old uncle was caught by the family, and he began to scold as if he were out of his mouth: "You crazy people! Devil! So many bad things have been done! So many people have been killed! Sooner or later, there will be retribution! The Xiao family is coming to an end! The Xiao family is finished! ”
In this howl, the old uncle was dragged away.
Then Zhao Taiwu said again: "Bring people up!" ”
I saw that another family member entered the hall one after another, and they brought more than 20 people with them! In addition to a young man who looked like a young master and had already been frightened to the point of bloodlessness, there were many of his wives and concubines, maids, and servants.