"If Miss Zhu Jiu's legs are really useless, Miss Zhu Qing will have nothing to do to make up for the most valuable things she sends." Zhu Lin's words are not unreasonable.

The old ancestor's face sank a little when he heard this, and the central people explained: "Miss Zhu Qing is not doing well, and she will be punished with twenty whips in the ancestral hall, and the ancestors will kneel for two days to introspect. ”

"Ancestor, Qing'er is too harsh, but she can't stand the family law. also asked the ancestor to read her today's thoughts, and only punished her to introspect. The second lady Zhu Tong heard that she was going to punish the family, and hurriedly interceded for her own girl.

Zhu Qing was also stunned, she knew how painful the family law was.....

Seeing Zhu Tong's intercession, the old ancestor was so angry that he poked the crutches in his hand: "It's because you don't teach on weekdays that makes her more and more unruly, if anyone opens her mouth to plead, she will be punished for a few more days!" ”

The ancestor said that, the aunts of the Zhutang Courtyard took Miss Zhuqing to the ancestral hall.

Zhu Tong felt sorry for his own girl, and he didn't dare to speak anymore, for fear of saying too much.

At this time, the old ancestor had no intention of appreciating the flowers, and Yu's mother helped her to return to the Zhutang Courtyard.

On the way back, Yu's mother couldn't help but say: "You have always loved Miss Zhuqing, and the old slave will go to explain to her mother-in-law in a while." ”

"I don't need to explain, she is not young now, and she doesn't know how to take a detour. If she didn't admit it, where would she still be punished, and let her suffer a little. When the old ancestor said this, he thought of Zhu Jiu, who was punished to kneel, "You go back and send someone to Zhu Jiu to run, and see if the person is okay." ”

"Ambiguous." Yu's mother responded and helped the ancestor into the Zhutang Courtyard.

This old ancestor left, and Zhu Tong looked at Zhu Lin's with great annoyance: "The third brother and sister are using this matter to bury my girl today, but you forgot what happened to Zhu Ba girl in your door?" ”

"The second sister-in-law is wrong, I have always been clear about right and wrong. It's the second sister-in-law, instead of having the heart to talk to me here, it's better to ask the doctor to go back and wait early. I wish the Lin family a good mind, and after speaking, he left with his own girl.

Zhu Qing's temperament follows Zhu Tong's, irritable and stupid.

At this time, in Nanxiang Garden, Chun Xing hurriedly came back from outside to say: "Miss Zhuqing was punished to the ancestral hall to receive twenty lashes from the family law, and she had to kneel for two days from the province. ”

"I'm going to go." Zhu Jiu put down the book in his hand and walked out of the door, Chun Xing hurriedly brought a cloak for the girl to wear, although it was the beginning of spring in February, it was still cold outside.

Zhu Jiu went all the way to Zhutangyuan, from Nanxiang Garden to Zhutangyuan, which is much closer than the garden to Zhutangyuan.

When people came, it was also when Zhu Qing was sent to the ancestral hall.

On the way here, Zhu Jiu told Chun Xing to go over to Aunt Jin first, and she needed to lag behind to go to Zhutang Courtyard.

The ancestor had a bad mind, and when he came back, he had heart palpitations.

As soon as he sat down, he saw his aunt outside come in and say, "Ancestor, I wish Miss Nine is here." ”

"The old ancestor is having heart palpitations now, let Miss Zhu Jiu come to say hello after a while." Yu's mother had received Mrs. Shao's words before, after all, the string of golden mules was not collected for nothing.

It was Miss Zhuqing who was punished on the front foot, and Miss Zhujiu on the back foot came over, how can this bitterness be complained!

Listening to her mother's words, the waiting aunt was about to go out to reply, and the old ancestor said with a pale: "Let people in." ”

"Ambiguous." The aunt who spoke hurriedly went out to ask for someone.

Yu's mother had the heart to stop it, but it was not easy to speak.

Zhu Jiu came in from outside the door, his legs were not very sharp, and although the scars on his hands had faded, he could still see some pinkness.

"Jiu'er has seen the old ancestor, and the old ancestor is fine." People came in and bowed to him.

The old ancestor waved his hand to signal people to get up, but he didn't speak.

This Zhu Jiu has been to Zhutang Courtyard a few times before, although she is a concubine girl, she is sensible and knowledgeable.

Zhu Jiu didn't get up in a hurry, lowered his head and said: "Jiu'er broke Sister Zhu Qing's golden cricket a few days ago, and after my sister learned that I was pushed by someone to crush the golden cricket, she only punished me for kneeling. ”

"Behind Jiu'er got up by herself and accidentally fell by herself, Sister Zhu Qing is upright, and my wrestling started because of her punishment for kneeling. Although my sister complained that Jiu'er was useless, she sent warm jade and ointment to Jiu'er later, but she didn't want this matter to fall into the mouths of the maids, which caused a great injustice. ”

After that, Zhu Jiu stretched out his hands again for the ancestor to see, to prove that his legs were indeed falling, and his hands were also injured.

This statement is conforming and reasonable.

Mother Yu quietly let go of her heart, she thought that Miss Zhu Jiu was going to the ancestors to complain today.

I didn't think that Miss Zhu Jiu was much smarter than she thought, and her words were also clever, and the ancestor knew Miss Zhu Qing's temperament.

When the old ancestor heard her say this, his serious expression eased, and his cloudy eyes became a little kinder.

immediately explained to Yu's mother to inform her, so that Zhu Qing was exempted from punishment.

Zhu Jiu came, and the words were spoken, and they left the Zhutang Courtyard after a while.

Zhu Qing thought that she was going to be beaten, but the ancestor who loved her on weekdays showed no mercy today.

It was just about to be whipped, Yu's mother sent Aunt Jin, who was fast-legged, to come over and pass the word, after all, she was a girl loved by her ancestors, how could she rub it.

"I wish Miss Qing to go back, the ancestor will not punish the girl." Aunt Jin said a little breathlessly.

Zhu Qing's body trembled with fright, and when she heard this, she was shocked and saw Qing in a blink of an eye: "What Aunt Jin said is true?" ”

"That's nature, the slave doesn't dare to lie. However, this is thanks to the timely arrival of Miss Zhujiu to go to Zhutangyuan, otherwise, the girl is afraid that she will be hit. Aunt Jin told Zhu Qing what Zhu Jiu said when she went to Zhutangyuan.

Only then did Zhu Qing know that he was exempt from punishment because Zhu Jiu lied.

Hearing this, Zhu Qing went out of the ancestral hall with complicated thoughts.

Nanzhu, who was waiting outside, saw that her girl not only came out, but was still intact, and choked up: "The ancestor loves the girl after all, and he is reluctant to let the girl suffer from the flesh and skin." ”

"Shut up!" Zhu Qing frowned and went back to the courtyard first.

Seeing the people leaving, Aunt Jin walked out of the ancestral hall quickly, but she was not in a hurry to go back to the hall to say goodbyes. Instead, I went to the garden path gazebo.

This will come and see people sitting in the gazebo.

Aunt Jin walked over quickly, and after a little salute, she didn't beat around the bush: "The girl is a girl, and the slave is serving in the Zhutang Courtyard, I really don't know when I offended the girl." ”

Miss Jiu looked for her three times and twice.

Although I didn't count the digging of lotus root before, what about this time? Chun Xing pinched her unsuccessful brother and said something, if it weren't for this, she wouldn't have let people go to the ancestral hall in advance to inform her of a reprieve.

If she hadn't been informed, by the time she ran errands, Miss Zhu Qing had already been whipped several times.