Chapter Seventy-One: Punishment
But if she doesn't tell the truth, Mrs. Tai will still have a way to find out the matter clearly, and when the time comes, not only Cen Sanniang will be punished, but she, a maid who doesn't tell the truth, is afraid that she will really be kicked out of the house!
So after thinking about it left and right, Li'er first glanced deeply at Mrs. Luo, gave Mrs. Luo a psychological preparation, and then didn't dare to hide it in the slightest, and immediately explained how Cen Sanniang misunderstood Cen Liuniang, how she took scissors to cut Cen Liuniang's new clothes, and finally how she accidentally pushed Cen Liuniang down and knocked her head, and all of them shook out, and she didn't dare to hide even the tiny details......
As soon as Mrs. Tai heard that Cen Sanniang was so willful, she was really angry, and with a "snap" she swept the tea cup on the small table to the ground, and asked in a deep voice: "Third girl, do you know what is wrong?" β
Cen Sanniang didn't think of doing any quibbles for herself, and when she saw that Mrs. Tai was angry, she spontaneously knelt on the ground, bowed down and admitted her mistake: "Sanniang knows her mistake and is willing to be punished." β
"Although you know that you are wrong, I still want to punish you," Mrs. Tai said without hesitation and asked Mama Yu to invite the family law over, personally holding the two-finger-wide jet-black ring ruler, and slapped Cen Sanniang's palm a few times, until Cen Sanniang's palm was red, and Fang Cai asked with a majestic face: "Do you know what is wrong with you?" β
Cen Sanniang lowered her head and thought for a moment, then replied slowly: "Sanniang shouldn't be too arbitrary, and second, she shouldn't bully her sisters." β
"Now that you know what you're doing wrong, you have to change it from now on," Mrs. Tai paused as she said before adding two more punishments to Cen Sanniang: "I will also punish you for kneeling in Rongshoutang for an hour, self-reflection, and then go back and copy the "Female Training" and "Female Commandment" twenty times respectively after kneeling. β
Cen Sanniang didn't dare to be different: "Yes, grandmother." β
Cen Sanniang's attitude of generously admitting her mistakes and being punished by the rules made Mrs. Tai feel a little more comforted in her heart, thinking that Cen Sanniang's nature as a child is not bad, but she was spoiled by Mrs. Luo, a mother who only knows how to spoil children!
If Mrs. Luo had started to teach Cen Sanniang well since she was a child, then Cen Sanniang would not have made such a mistake todayβββ Cen Sanniang's mistake was just a joke between sisters, and the scale was not grasped well, but if it was too big, who dared to guarantee that Cen Sanniang would not treat her elders like this in the future?
If Cen Sanniang bullied Cen Liuniang this time and didn't get the punishment she deserved, let her firmly remember this lesson, then she is likely to intensify her efforts in the future, and even less take sisterhood to heart, and when she can take charge of it alone, she will not even take the elders in the family seriously!
As soon as she realized the seriousness that might occur, Mrs. Tai decided that she must discipline Cen Sanniang more in the future, and guide her temperament in a good direction no matter what, and she can't be allowed to continue to be pampered and willful like this, otherwise she will only harm others and herself in the future!
Of course, Mrs. Tai, who spoiled Cen Sanniang as such a culprit, would not be spared, but I saw that Mrs. Tai didn't leave any face for Mrs. Luo this time, and directly reprimanded Mrs. Luo in front of several concubines, children, and maids: "Luo, do you know what is wrong?" β
Mrs. Luo felt that she was not wrong at all, and she was not as good as Aunt Zhao who could observe words and pick good words, and she was even more annoyed that Mrs. Tai did not leave her any face, so she not only did not repent, but also confidently said to Mrs. Tai: "My daughter-in-law doesn't know what is wrong!" Sanniang didn't mean to do this, why did you punish her so much? Just train a few words, how can you use it to ask the family law to beat and punish kneeling! β
Mrs. Luo's unconvinced appearance made Mrs. Tai's face turn blue with anger: "It's just that you don't know how to repent of your goddaughter, and you dare to disobey my mother-in-law...... Do you want to ask yourself to come down? β
Mrs. Tai coldly glanced at the arrogant Mrs. Luo as she spoke, and said unhurriedly: "If you don't want to be my Cen family's daughter-in-law anymore, then I will divorce you for the master!" The lord has always been a filial person, and if he wants to know, he will not disobey me. β
As soon as Mrs. Tai said that she wanted to give birth to Mrs. Cen for Mr. Cen, Mrs. Luo's face immediately changed greatly, and Cen Sanniang and Cen Siniang were even more frightened and rushed to Mrs. Tai's side and begged: "Don't! Ask grandmother not to divorce her mother! β
Cen Erniang, the most rational and intelligent among the sisters, glared at her mother with hatred of iron and steel, and coldly reminded her: "Filial piety comes first, if you still want to stay by our sisters' side, hurry up and admit your mistake to your grandmother!" Otherwise, when my father comes back and learns that you have disobeyed my grandmother again, I don't think my grandmother will have to open her mouth, and my father will divorce you first! When the time comes, don't blame me for not recognizing you, a mother who doesn't even know the most basic filial piety! I don't want to be laughed at! β
Although Cen Erniang's words are a little mean and ugly, they are all said in reasonβββ and not to mention that Master Cen himself is a great filial son, just mention that today's son is very filial piety and will never allow the people to be unfilial, which makes everyone who wants to become an official attach great importance to filial piety.
In other words, if Mrs. Tai really asked Master Cen to become a wife this time, Master Cen is afraid that he will not even frown and will respond happily!
And if Mrs. Luo is really divorced because she is not filial to her mother-in-law, then it will be difficult for Cen Erniang and her to marry in the futureβββ who wants to marry a girl with a mother with a bad reputation? That's going to affect your career!
After thinking about it, Mrs. Luo was no longer willing to kneel in front of Mrs. Luo with a "plop", and pitifully admitted her mistake: "Mother! The daughter-in-law knows that she is wrong, please calm your anger and spare the daughter-in-law this time, the daughter-in-law is willing to be punished! β
Mrs. Tai didn't really want to be a wife, she was just scaring Mrs. Luo, the daughter-in-law who had no foresight, but she didn't let go immediately, but continued to beat Mrs. Luo with a straight face: "As the lady of the main room, you don't have the strength that the lady of the main room should have, and you spend your mind on things that can't be put on the table like fighting openly and secretly with the concubine, how can such words and deeds educate your children to become talents?" β
At this time, Mrs. Luo listened to Mrs. Tai's reprimand, and muttered unexpectedly: "What's wrong with my second mother?" It's that everyone in the capital can't compare to her! She's not what I taught......"
"Mother! Why don't you stop talking?! β
Fortunately, before Mrs. Luo finished muttering, Cen Erniang drank her unceremoniously, let her obediently swallow the rest of the words back into her stomach, and reluctantly said: "My mother has learned a lesson, and my daughter-in-law knows that she is wrong." β
Mrs. Luo's ambiguity made Mrs. Tai full of disappointment, and also made her suddenly lose the mind of beating her and mentioning herβββ she still feels that she is right, and she is not convinced when she says a word, can such a stupid woman still expect her to listen to the persuasion of others and learn to be smarter?
A smart person will not be self-righteous and talk back to his mother-in-law again and again, let alone have no confidence and demeanor that his elders should have in front of his children!
After Mrs. Tai lost interest in teaching Mrs. Luo, she no longer mentioned the affairs of Cen Sanniang and the others, but made a straightforward decision: "You don't have to worry about the affairs of the family for now, leave it to Yuan Niang and let her learn to take care of it." β
As soon as Mrs. Luo heard that the housekeeper had been deprived of her power, she immediately became anxious: "Mother, Yuan Niang, she is still young, and she has never been in charge of the house before, how can she manage this big mess of our family?" It's better to leave it to me! β
Mrs. Tai raised her eyebrows obliquely when she heard this, and asked rhetorically, "Why can't Yuan Niang manage it?" We only have one room in our family, and she can't manage it well, how will she manage how many people in the Qiu family when she marries in the future? How to be a competent housewife? β
Mrs. Luo listened and continued to make excuses: "Mother, Yuan Niang, she ......"
"Okay, you don't have to say more, this matter is settledβββ I will teach Yuan Niang's housekeeper on the side, and I will also let Aunt Zhao be her helper," Mrs. Tai made a decision without doubt, and then said the next decision: "Also, in the future, Xiao Qi will follow you in the main room in addition to food and accommodation, and you must come to me to read and write on weekdays, and you don't need to interfere in Xiao Qi's study in the future, I will teach him personally." β