Dressed in azure robes, the slender young man stood beside the stone steps, his originally dusty facial features were full of confusion after shock, even dazed.

He stood there, not moving, and I don't know how long, as if his whole body was still.

Zhang Meixian was stunned, and looked at him with mixed emotions for a while, until the voice of Mrs. Zhang's urging came, she came back to her senses and left with her feet up.

Before leaving Begonia's house, she glanced back and saw that he was still standing there.

At this time, Begonia lived in the main hall, and Aunt Miao was still kneeling quietly in the corner.

"At this time, there is no one else, and you still refuse to tell the truth?" It was Song Jinniang who spoke.

When she spoke like this, there was a coercion in her tone.

Aunt Miao knelt there and turned around, facing Zhang Luan's family of three, and kowtowed before saying a word.

"If the concubine is at fault, please punish the second master and the second wife."

Song tightened his eyebrows tightly and said in a deep voice: "If you really feel that you are wrong, tell the truth!" ”

"Concubine...... Speechless. Aunt Miao lowered her head and closed her eyes.

Song pursed his lips, and his eyes were cold.

"If you don't say it, just say it or not, the truth is clear at a glance." Song Jinniang narrowed her eyes and said thoughtfully: "But you would rather be punished than stand up and identify a truth that everyone has seen clearly, what are you afraid of?" ”

It simply doesn't make sense.

"Is it the Liu clan that threatens you? Or is it-" Song Jinniang paused, and her fingers tapped lightly on the coffee table: "What handle does she have in her hand?" ”

Aunt Miao's hands hidden under her sleeves trembled slightly.

"Miao, I just want you to tell the truth about today's matter." Zhang Luan didn't have the idea of avoiding suspicion at the moment, and said bluntly to Aunt Miao: "Over the years, I know that you are not the one who thinks about him. If you really have a last resort difficulty, just say it, and Qin Niang and I will never ignore you. ”

"And if you insist on doing so, you will only suffer from yourself, you can think clearly."

Aunt Miao still only said: "The concubine is willing to accept the punishment." ”

Zhang Luan said with a gloomy face: "Since that's the case, I won't say more!" Someone came - Miao's bought the maid Fanglan, and secretly sow discord, which is really ill-intentioned and disrespectful! Bring him down and give him twenty lashes, and then expel him from the house!" ”

No matter what, in the end, Aunt Miao can't get out of this matter, there are two things when there is one, and he will never allow a person who calculates his wife, betrays the second room, and has an obscure and sinister mind to continue to stay by his side!

Song was stunned when he heard this.

She knows that her husband attaches great importance to affection, and although he has ignored the Miao family over the years, he has not been able to bear to do too much because the Miao family gave birth to his eldest son Zhang Qiuchi.

It is astonishing that people are being expelled from the house in such a direct way.

Aunt Miao suddenly raised her head when she heard this, looked at Zhang Luan, and in an instant, her face turned pale.

"Second master......" Her voice trembled slightly, and her eyes were a little flustered.

She can't be kicked out of Zhang's house...... She is not afraid of being alone, but she is afraid that her son will have no one to protect her in the future!

"The concubine is willing to receive another twenty whips, and vows not to leave the West Courtyard again, just ask the second master and the second wife not to drive the concubine out of the house!" Aunt Miao kept kowtowing towards Zhang Luan and Song.

Soon, blood was pouring from her forehead, especially on her fair skin.

The Song family, who has always been soft-hearted, gradually felt a little unbearable, and even felt pity for her, but after thinking about it, she would rather do this than identify the Liu family, and she couldn't help but be angry from her heart - besides, it was this woman who appeared out of thin air back then who ruined everything she originally had!

She pinched her palm fiercely, reminding herself not to have a woman's kindness.

"Didn't you hear what the second master said? Don't take people down yet! How long will she knock it? Song said to the mother-in-law who was hesitant to watch.

When the mother-in-law heard this, she hurriedly responded, and stepped forward and dragged Aunt Miao's arm.

"Father!"

At this time, the teenager who had been standing outside rushed in.

Zhang Qiuchi stopped in front of Aunt Miao, stopped her mother-in-law's movements, and then lifted her robe and knelt down heavily towards Zhang Luan and his wife.

"Father, mother, and aunt are frail, and the son is willing to accept the punishment for her!"

"This matter has nothing to do with you, step aside!" Zhang Luan is rarely so harsh.

It's not that he didn't give Aunt Miao a chance to defend herself, and even made it clear to her that he would protect her, but she still insisted on shielding the Liu family, and today's incident has touched the bottom line between him and his wife, how can he bear it? !

Zhang Qiuchi clenched his fingers, turned to look at Aunt Miao, and said eagerly: "Auntie, why do you have to be like this!" Why can't we tell the truth! Ever since I was a child, I have heard you tell me in every way that I should be obedient to my parents, saying that you owe my father and mother a great ...... But what are you doing now? ”

At this moment, he was full of doubts, and even a little angry!

Aunt Miao listened to her son's questioning, tears fell in strings, but she could only shake her head silently.

It's not that she doesn't want to say it, it's not that she doesn't dare to say it, but she really can't say it!

She was not afraid of the Liu family, but if the Liu family told the events of the year, then she would be really unforgivable by then, and even death would not make up for it!

Zhang Qiuchi's eyes were silently red, and his voice suddenly lowered a lot.

"Is it because of me?"

He looked at Aunt Miao's eyes and seemed to be sure: "Is it because of me that you don't dare to tell the truth?" Are you afraid of implicating me? ”

My aunt has always been indifferent, she doesn't like to fight for anything, and she is always guilty when facing her father and mother. Such a person, her only weakness, what else can she have besides her son?

Thinking like this, Zhang Qiuchi's eyes became redder and redder, his fists clenched, and his white bones fell against the cold and hard ground.

Aunt Miao pursed her pale lips and shook her head slowly.

"Chi'er, this is all my aunt's fault, and it has nothing to do with you." She wept.

"How it doesn't matter!" The young man Ruyu almost lost his temper and said: "On the night of the Dragon Boat Festival, you did go to the back garden, didn't you?" I went to the garden that night, and I was looking for you—and why did you collude with your aunt? Something you've never plotted for, except to protect me! ”

But how can he bear such protection!

Seeing him like this, Zhang Meishou couldn't help but feel a tightening heart.

She could probably understand Zhang Qiuchi's helplessness and self-blame at this time, and even saw the look of self-hatred in his red eyes.

The young man was in an upright and pure mood, and he believed in his heart that everything Miao did was for him, so he made this mistake, but he couldn't hate his biological mother, so he could only hate himself.

He seems to be in a difficult and awkward dead end.

Seeing that he was excited, he seemed determined to force Aunt Miao to tell the truth, and Aunt Miao was even more determined to refuse, Zhang Meishou, who had been watching from the sidelines, sighed lightly in his heart.

I was afraid that Zhang Qiuchi would make an extreme move, and then make more of a mess, but she still opened her mouth-

She has a decision.