Chapter 20: Waterboarding
Qiao Ran couldn't help crying, and said, "The people in the big kitchen have been ordered by the lady to refuse to give food to the slaves and maids. What does Auntie have here? So that the slave and the maid can be even? ”
Aunt Jiang was very frightened when she heard about the torture of the ninth sister, and hurriedly pointed to the white sugar cake on the table, and said, "I don't have anything to do, you take this plate of white sugar cake back, stir it with hot water, and it can also be used as a porridge water." ”
"Thank you, Aunt Jiang." Qiao Ran nodded, and said gratefully, "Aunt Ai won't even open the door for me." ”
"What did the ninth sister do?" Aunt Jiang asked.
Qiao Ran shook his head and said, "My sister reads and writes in the room all day long, and she is the most deferential to her wife, how can she make a mistake?" It's just that Madame has found an extra medicine in the dregs of medicine these days, which is usually grown in Merlin. Just such a reason condemned my sister! ”
Aunt Wan whispered in fear and anger: "How can you be so rash! Maybe it's because the decoction girl is not careful!? Even if the ninth sister committed the crime in front of her, how dare she punish her daughter's family? If you have a scar, get married in the future, and be seen by your husband, will it be glorious? ”
Qiao Ran wiped her tears, with a little doubt, and said, "There is no half of the scar, not even a broken skin and red swelling." It's just that my sister's clothes and skirts and socks are all wet, and people are not very clear. ”
It is skillfully dyed, as if it is concealed.
Seeing this, Aunt Jiang suddenly recalled an old incident and subconsciously said: "Waterboarding." ”
"What?" Everyone asked in unison.
Aunt Jiang felt that her chest was a little blocked, so she took a sip of water before saying, "Madame's old trick, the second sister also suffered it in the past." ”
Qiao Luo saw that Aunt Jiang was a little uncomfortable, so she said for her: "Tie the tortured person to the wooden plank, so that people can't move." Then the jaw bone is removed so that the mouth cannot be closed, and then a funnel is put into the mouth of the tortured person, and then water is poured into it, and it is poured all the way on, and all the time it is poured so that the belly bulges like a drum. ”
Aunt Wan covered her mouth, looking like she was about to vomit, everyone was full of fear, and Qiao Luo stopped talking.
The cries and cries of the tortured person are swallowed up by water, and the fear of suffocation follows with them, and the body is unable to absorb such a large amount of water, so it will be excreted directly from the intestines, and the filth will naturally be excreted.
Such an embarrassing scene will be ridiculed and humiliated by the mother-in-law, and the second sister killed herself later because she couldn't stand this.
When Zheng Yangyang was dragged back by her mother-in-law, she must have been embarrassed and covered with filth, so she refused to say anything.
Zheng Lingyi closed his eyes and put his ears against the wall, although the sound outside was vague, he could hear it roughly.
"Sister, we're hiding, come and find us."
Zheng Lingyi suddenly opened his eyes, and his eyes were red as if they had been drawn by rouge.
"Here we are." Zheng Lingyi's face was cold, but his tone was very brisk, and the whole person seemed to be torn apart.
After Qiao Ran left, Aunt Wan said to Aunt Jiang with some fear: "Sister, can I sleep with you today?" ”
Aunt Jiang has always regarded Aunt Wan as her sister, and it is nothing to sleep together, but it is not possible today.
"Aunt Wan, Grandpa Guo is coming today." Qiao Luo said for Aunt Jiang.
Aunt Wan was also interested, smiled reluctantly, and said, "Sister, I almost did the most eyeless thing in the world." ”
Jiu Niang's matter made Aunt Jiang very uneasy.
In order to seek the health of the child in the womb, it is Zheng Guogong, who has never been very reliable, and Aunt Jiang has to grit her teeth and give it a try.
When Zheng Guogong was in Aunt Jiang's room tonight, Zheng Lingyi didn't do anything about eavesdropping on the corner, but when he got up in the morning, he heard Qiao Luo say that Zheng Guogong seemed to be in a good mood and went out to the court, and I don't know if he took Aunt Jiang's worries seriously.
When she asked Lu for peace, Aunt Jiang reported the matter to Lu again.
For Lu, this is really an unsolved trouble, and another troublesome thing comes again.
"How many months?" Lu Shi frowned.
"It's been four months." Aunt Jiang couldn't hide her nervousness and said.
"Four months? Hmph, it took four months to find out that I was pregnant? Lu Shi smiled coldly, and everyone in the hall was frightened like quails, shrinking their heads and not daring to speak.
"Madam, the concubine didn't mean to hide it, but the fetus was unstable in the first few months, and she thought it was a menstrual affair when she occasionally fell red, so she didn't care. Recently, I found that my body was getting heavier, and I realized that I was pregnant. Aunt Jiang hurriedly knelt down and said sincerely.
Zheng Yanru couldn't look at it, and said to Aunt Jiang: "It's a happy event that you are pregnant, you don't have to kneel at every turn." ”
Aunt Jiang didn't dare to get up.
The chill in Lu's eyes was even worse, and he glanced at Zheng Yanxian and said, "Xian'er, what do you think?" ”
Zheng Yanxian didn't care, her eyes rolled, and she said with a smile: "It's just one more dowry, and it is also the mother's generosity and generosity, so that you can be born and born!" ”
'If a child is a girl before he lands, what if it's a boy?' ’
Zheng Yanru thought about this, felt that it was inappropriate, and was about to speak, but saw Aunt Ai also knelt on the ground with a thud, and said in a trembling voice: "Mrs. Yu, the concubine, the concubine is also three months pregnant. ”
"Okay." Lu Shi clapped his hands lightly and said with a smile: "I have been sick for a while, your belly has grown up one by one, and the fetal phase has also stabilized, which is really a good thing!" ”
Aunt Jiang and Aunt Ai became more and more frightened, and Aunt Ai was still light, and she retched nervously.
The room was silent, only Aunt Ai kept making 'vomit' and 'vomit' sounds, as if she wanted to vomit out her heart and liver.
Zheng Yingying was half frightened to death, and hurriedly threw herself down to Aunt Ai's side, helping her to calm down, and said eagerly: "Auntie, don't vomit!" ”
Lu Shi found it very interesting, and said slowly: "It is said that the naughty ones will toss people are male fetuses, and Aunt Ai's fetus is ......
"It must be a sister." Zheng Yingying hurriedly said.
Lu's words were interrupted, and he raised his eyebrows in displeasure.
Seeing this, Qiao Zhu immediately said: "When the housewife is talking, as a junior, she dares to interject and interrupt, according to the family rules, when the palm is the mouth." ”
What kind of family rules, Zheng Lingyi has never seen them, they are just the banner that the Lu family casually pulled when he sent people.
A few crisp ear scrapers seemed to hit everyone's face, Zheng Yanxian watched with relish as Zheng Yingying's face gradually swollen as the slaps fell, and she almost couldn't help but applaud.
"Mother!" Zheng Yanru really couldn't bear it, and was about to get up and go to Lu Shi to persuade her, but she saw Lu Shi glancing at her coldly.
"It's just that you don't look like me, and you don't even look like me, cowardly and stupid, Bai Tuo was born in my belly."
When Lu Shi said this, his face was full of indifference, and his words were like blades, making Zheng Yan's heart like a knife.
How could she still take care of the situation of others, she covered her face with her sleeves and ran out, thinking that she didn't want others to see the sad and embarrassed look on her face.
Zheng Lingyi was still worried and afraid, but he couldn't help but feel a little sorry for Zheng Yanrulai, who was humiliated like this by his biological mother in front of everyone, and his heart must be more uncomfortable than oil cooking.
Qiao Zhu slapped twenty times, Zheng Yingying's red and swollen face was like a rotten fruit, Lu Shi always sighed, and said with a smile: "It's so red and bright, and it saves a lot of rouge, thank you Qiao Zhu." ”
Zheng Yingying's tears flowed indiscriminately on her face, and the stains were painful, and she kowtowed to Qiao Zhu a little indifferently, and said, "Thank you, Sister Qiao Zhu." ”
Zheng Yingying was obviously knocked unconscious, but Qiao Zhu was deaf and clear-sighted, she didn't hide, she didn't retreat, she just stood with a smile, watching Zheng Yingying kowtow to her.
The master saluted the maidservant, and he was already upside down, and even Zheng Yanxian restrained her smile slightly, and looked at the Lu family with some doubts.
Lu Shi didn't say anything at the moment, but just glanced at Qiao Zhu lightly, and Qiao Zhu's face was full of pride, and he didn't realize it.
"Grandpa Guo stayed in your room yesterday, and I think I already know the news that you are pregnant?"
Lu's gaze fell on Aunt Jiang again, although her tone was light and light, anyone could hear the hatred in every word.
"The concubine wanted to tell her lady first, but Grandpa Guo was aware of it and realized it first." Aunt Jiang raised her eyes and looked at Lu Shi cautiously, her face full of sincerity.
Lu Shi chuckled, his eyes were cold, and he said, "Grandpa Guo is really considerate to you. ”
Aunt Ai hurriedly said: "The concubine came to report as soon as she found out that she was pregnant, and she had no intention of hiding her wife." ”
Aunt Jiang was struggling to take off the suspicion that she was deliberately concealing, but she was buttoned up by Aunt Ai's words, she lowered her eyes silently, and she didn't say a word, looking submissive.
Aunt Ai's words made Lu Shi feel very interesting, and looking at the appearance of the two of them, it seemed that they had discovered new fun.
At this delicate moment, the third-class messenger girl of An and Curie walked in quickly, and when she saw that everyone in this hall was walking on thin ice, she said in her heart that the eldest brother of the Lu family was really doing good deeds.
"Madame, forgive your sins. The eldest brother of the Lu family is here. Listen to Yumu not squinting, and said respectfully.
The gloom in Lu's heart was swept away, and he said happily: "From the heart? Why did he come today? ”
"It must be that the eldest brother will see you as soon as he returns to Beijing." How could Qiao Zhu miss this good opportunity to pat on the back, and hurriedly flattered.
Lu Shi ignored her, just frowned and glanced at everyone in the hall, and said, "Today's matter is not over yet, even if you are lucky, go back to me, don't dirty my brother's eyes." ”
Aunt Jiang hurriedly got up and helped Aunt Ai up.
Zheng Qiuqiu was closest to Zheng Yingying, but she didn't reach out to help, but just followed closely behind Aunt Cai and retreated quickly with her head down.
"That's right." When Aunt Jiang led Zheng Lingyi and was about to step out of the threshold, Lu suddenly spoke.
Everyone was terrified in their hearts, and their hearts were full of despair, as if the door of life was close at hand, but they were going to be dragged back to hell.
"Xiayun will go out tomorrow, if any of you have some friendship with her, you can also go and send it off, but you won't see it in the future."