Chapter 8 The truth is clear
All of a sudden, a room of people fell into an eerie calm again, Jiang Congwen didn't speak, and no one spoke. Zhang Qinzhen and Jiang Yan didn't dare to squeak, for fear of saying too much and making a mistake; Jiang Wan, who has no sense of existence on the side, is watching the play, no matter who is right and who is wrong today, one of the two will always be punished, she likes to hear it; And Jiang Yu is confident, so she naturally looks on coldly.
Fenlan's words made the situation turn around, Jiang Congwen glanced at Zhang Qinzhen incomprehensibly, only to see cold sweat on her forehead and her shoulders trembling slightly.
Zhang Qinzhen and Jiang Yu also knew about the turmoil in private, but he didn't want to meddle in the affairs of the back house.
Zhang Qinzhen was uneasy in her heart, and hurriedly gave Mama Zhao a look, the matter has come to this, someone must stand up and take this responsibility, although Mama Zhao is her right-hand man, she can only survive with her tail broken.
Mama Zhao's face was embarrassed, and after all, she didn't dare to disobey Zhang Qinzhen's meaning, and kowtowed a few times with an old face and said, "Master Hou forgives me!" The old slave is old for this, and the second aunt told the old slave to do it, but the old slave forgot about it, and made a big oolong, which caused the Hou Ye to misunderstand the eldest lady, please punish the Hou Ye! ”
"It seems that Mama Zhao is really old and forgetful." Jiang Yu hurriedly opened her mouth before Jiang Congwen spoke, "Just now Mama Zhao once said that it was the second aunt who instructed Fanlan, why did she change her words now and say that it is not good for her to do things by herself?" ”
"This ...... The old slave ......" Mama Zhao didn't know how to answer, but kept throwing her eyes at Zhang Qinzhen for help, hoping that she would come up with a way soon.
Jiang Congwen was also thinking carefully on the side, and he also had his own considerations. This matter has developed to this point, it is obvious that Zhang Qinzhen has lifted a stone to shoot himself in the foot, if Jiang Yu wants to pursue it, it is not good for him to blatantly shield Zhang Qinzhen. Let him punish his concubine severely, he is indeed reluctant, but he is afraid that Jiang Yu will be forced to investigate to the end, and when the time comes, the news that he shielded the concubine's room and mistreats his concubine will spread outside, this reputation is not good, and he is even more afraid that his colleagues will take the opportunity to join him and laugh generously.
However, since Mama Zhao has come out to take on it, it is reasonable to treat a crime that is not good.
"Since it was Mama Zhao herself who confessed, it was she who did not do well and caused these incidents, then this matter can be considered clear, and the order will be passed down and Mama Zhao will be ......"
"Father." Jiang Yu bowed to Jiang Congwen in a proper manner, and took in Zhang Qinzhen's expression, "Please allow my daughter to interject, there are still doubts about this matter, and the second aunt has not answered the question?" ”
Zhang Qinzhen didn't expect Jiang Yu to still bite and hold on, today I was afraid that she couldn't be confused, her heart was horizontal, and she knelt in front of Jiang Congwen with a "plop", her eyes were full of tears: "Master Hou, this matter is that Mama Zhao is confused, she had a quarrel with Fanlan a few days ago, and she was angry in her heart, so she wanted to teach Fanlan a lesson, so she disobeyed my orders and took advantage of this." But Mama Zhao has followed me since she entered this Hou Mansion, she is old, and the concubine is really reluctant to be punished by Mama Zhao, so she shielded Mama Zhao. It's the concubine's mistake, how the Hou Ye wants to punish him, and the concubine has no complaints. ”
"You, you fool! What are you asking me to say about you? Jiang Congwen sighed with hatred, and then put on a fatherly face, and smiled gently and kindly at Jiang Yu, "Ayu, it's your father's fault that blames you, you have been wronged." ”
"Then I wonder what my father is going to do?" Jiang Yu sneered in her heart, this singing and harmony is really interesting, Jiang Congwen prefers Zhang Qinzhen, the pillow person, and he is reluctant to be punished heavily.
"The cause of this incident is still in Mama Zhao, this Diao slave is quick for a while, stirring up the peace in the house, so I rewarded her with eighty boards to set an example." Eighty boards down, Mama Zhao probably won't survive, but Jiang Congwen doesn't care about the life and death of a slave, and said, "As for Qinzhen, she was also confused because she had a deep relationship with Mama Zhao, so it is better to punish her for kneeling in the ancestral hall all night, so that she can think about it for a long time, as a warning." ”
So light? He cherishes Zhang Qinzhen very much. Jiang Yu remembered her previous life, although it was dog days at that time, the ancestral hall was very cold, and Zhang Qinzhen also ordered someone to spread ice on the grounds that she was afraid that she would suffer from heat stroke. She knelt in the cold ancestral hall for three days and three nights, not a drop of water, she was always pampered, she had never suffered like this, when she returned to Lanyue Pavilion, she almost lost half her life, and her leg also fell to the root of the disease, Jiang Congwen never said a word.
As soon as Mama Zhao heard Jiang Congwen's decision, her eyes immediately turned black, and her legs were weak with fright, this whole eighty board is not a casual joke, she cried out in tears: "Master Hou spare his life!" At the age of the old slave, where can he stand the eighty boards, and I hope that the Hou Ye will spare his life! But she didn't even touch Jiang Congwen's side, and he kicked it out.
She knelt down and crawled to Zhang Qinzhen's side again, desperately tugging at the corner of her clothes: "Second aunt save me, second aunt, save the old slave!" But where did Zhang Qinzhen dare to plead, she hurriedly bent down and grabbed Mama Zhao's hand and said: "If you do something wrong, you should naturally be punished, Mama Zhao, you go and get the punishment, I will take care of you." ”
Seeing her attitude, Mama Zhao was almost discouraged, and she had thought that it would be a big deal to break the net and shake out all the pickled things that Zhang Qinzhen had done in the house, but she also participated in a lot of things, and it was difficult for her to get out of it.
It's just that these eighty boards are too serious, she is very life-conscious, how dare she gamble with her life?
"Father, Mama Zhao is old, I'm afraid I can't bear such a heavy punishment, my daughter can't bear it, it's better to reduce it by half and give a light punishment, how about it?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions were very stunned, especially Mama Zhao, her expression can be said to be wonderful, no one thought that it was Jiang Yu who pleaded for Mama Zhao, Mama Zhao hurt her this time, it would be good if she didn't fall into the well, how could she say this?