Chapter 55: The Storm (I)
When Jiang Ruonan went to the rosin courtyard, Mrs. Tai was already sitting on the main seat, her brows furrowed slightly, and her expression was very serious. Next to them sat Jin Yanran and Wang. Kneeling in the middle of the hall were the maids Lizhu and Xiaoqing beside Yu Qiuyue. The maids and mothers-in-law were all sent down, leaving only Liu Yue to serve beside them. I think Mrs. Tai doesn't want to publicize this matter.
Jiang Ruonan walked in and saluted Mrs. Tai calmly.
Jin Yanran, who was on the side, saw that she looked righteous, she was angry in her heart, and she wanted to say a few words to her, but when she remembered Jin Shaokang's teachings, she swallowed the words in her mouth again, she glared at Jiang Ruonan, snorted coldly, and turned her head.
Mrs. Tai nodded expressionlessly in front of her, "You sit down first." After Jiang Ruonan sat down, he asked, "At the time of the incident, who were the people around you, but did you bring them?" β
Jiang Ruonan called Yingxue and Forsythia out and replied, "There were only two of them around me at that time. β
Yingxue Forsythia came out and knelt down on the other side, kowtowed to Mrs. Tai and replied, Yingxue was quite calm, but Forsythia was so nervous that her voice was trembling.
Mrs. Tai took the cloisonnΓ© enamel cup beside her, took a sip of tea, her eyes swept coldly over everyone, and said in a deep voice: "I said a long time ago that the family should be peaceful, and the wives and concubines must live in harmony, not be jealous, and not make trouble. Speaking of this, she slammed the teacup in her hand on the table, and the lid of the cup vibrated with a crisp sound, which made everyone's hearts shake slightly.
The four maids kneeling below trembled in shock, and they didn't dare to raise their heads.
When the Wang family on the other side heard this, his eyes glanced at Jiang Ruonan, and the corners of his mouth seemed to be smiling, with a little schadenfreude.
Jiang Ruonan felt her gaze and looked straight over, his cold gaze seemed to have been seen in her heart, and the Wang family couldn't stand it a little and quietly turned his head.
At this moment, Yu Qiuyue walked in with the support of the maid. She had already changed into a set of clothes, with gauze wrapped around her neck and hands, and her face was pale and haggard, as if she was very weak.
When Jin Yanran saw her, she greeted her and said with concern: "Sister-in-law Qiuyue, why are you here, your injuries are so serious, you should rest well in bed." Don't worry, we'll give you an explanation! β
Yu Qiuyue gratefully shook her hand and said, "Thank you for your concern." She took two steps forward, Jin Yanran saw her staggering while walking, and hurriedly helped her, Yu Qiuyue walked into the hall, looked at Mrs. Tai and said earnestly: "As soon as Qiuyue woke up, she heard this incident and alarmed Mrs. Tai, so she hurriedly rushed over!" Qiu Yue is not here to seek justice for herself, this matter ......"
She turned her head to look at Jiang Ruonan, her eyes showed a trace of fear, Jin Yanran could still feel her hands trembling slightly, and pity suddenly rose in her heart.
After Yu Qiuyue glanced at Jiang Ruonan, she seemed to have made up her mind, and showed a resolute look on her face, "I don't blame my sister for this matter, it's Qiuyue's carelessness, she didn't hold the cup steady, Qiuyue doesn't want to make the family uneasy because of this matter, so Mrs. Tai and Master Hou will work hard, please don't pursue this matter anymore!" After speaking, she let go of Jin Yanran's hand and knelt down towards Mrs. Tai.
Lizhu behind her seemed to be very unconvinced, and immediately said: "Auntie, why do you say that, it's obviously Madame......"
Yu Qiuyue turned around and shouted, "Lizhu, shut up!" I told you not to talk nonsense, but you made such a big fuss, you disappointed me so much! β
Her words seemed to excuse Jiang Ruonan, but in her ears, it made people feel that she was enduring humiliation for the sake of family harmony.
Lizhu burst out of tears, as if she was very distressed that her master had been wronged, and screamed sadly: "Auntie......"
Hearing her call, Yu Qiuyue's eyes were also red, she stretched out her hand to wipe her tears, only to find that it was the injured hand when she came to her eyes, and hurriedly changed to another hand, such an action naturally drew everyone's attention to her injury, on the one hand, it aroused everyone's sympathy, on the other hand, it made people feel that she was so seriously injured, not only did she not complain, but also exonerated the initiator, how difficult it was.
Jiang Ruonan coldly looked at the singing and harmony of the master and servant, and sighed secretly in his heart, what a bitter love scene, what a pitiful little cabbage.
It's disgusting!
But Yu Qiuyue's performance was very successful, at least she moved Jin Yanran, Jin Yanran pulled her up, and said distressedly: "Sister-in-law Qiuyue, we know your intentions, but we can't do this!" You can't be so weak, the more you let her, the more she will get worse, today just burned you, who knows what she will do in the future! As he spoke, he raised his head to look at Mrs. Tai and said, "Mother, this matter must not be counted like this, we must find out and give an explanation to Sister-in-law Qiuyue!" She turned her head to look at Jiang Ruonan and said word by word: "If this person is so arrogant, who knows what will happen next time?" β
Wang also interjected: "That's it, fortunately, my sister-in-law's injury this time is not very serious, but what about next time?" If something really happens, the little sister-in-law is a concubine given by the emperor, and I am afraid that the face of the Hou Ye will not look good! β
When it comes to Hou Ye, Mrs. Tai can't keep calm anymore, what she cares about the most in her life is this son, her son finally has today's dignity, she will never allow anyone to desecrate his glory!
This incident must be punished severely! Mrs. Tai thought to herself, if Ruolan really did it, she must also be taught a lesson, so that she can also learn what it means to be restrained! Let her know that since she married into the Jin family, she is the Jin family, and she must abide by the rules of the Jin family! Not to mention that she has fallen out of favor with the Queen Mother now, even if the Queen Mother still spoils her as much as she did in the past, she can't control her mother-in-law to discipline her daughter-in-law!
Thinking of this, Mrs. Tai said to Yu Qiuyue, who was still wiping her tears: "I understand your intentions, but this incident is no longer your own business, it is related to the face of our Jin family, and this matter can't be let pass like this!" β
Yu Qiuyue raised her head and called out as if she was embarrassed: "Mrs. Tai......"
Mrs. Tai waved her hand and said, "Don't say any more, and go aside." β
Yu Qiuyue sat down in her place in trepidation. Every time he made eye contact with Jiang Ruonan, he looked frightened.
Jiang Ruonan can't wait to slap her in the face!
Jin Yanran sat beside her and comforted: "Don't be afraid of her, the more you are afraid of her, the more proud she is!" β
Jiang Ruonan just didn't hear it, she looked at Mrs. Tai, she wanted to see how she wanted to find out the truth!
Mrs. Tai seemed to be very angry, she pointed to the maid on the ground, and said sharply: "What the hell is going on, you have recruited me from the truth, if there is half a sentence that is not true, bluffing me, don't blame me for being ruthless!" β
The four maids were all pale, and the timid ones were already trembling, and the four of them hurriedly kowtowed to Mrs. Tai, saying that they would never dare to say half a lie.
Then Lizhu first told about the situation at that time, and she explained in great detail how Jiang Ruonan refused to accept Qiu Yue's tea, and said
ββ¦β¦ Later, Mrs. stretched out her hand, just touched the teacup in my aunt's hand, the teacup was overturned, the hot tea was poured on my aunt's body, blisters suddenly appeared in many places, my aunt fainted in pain at that time, poor our aunt fainted before she told me not to say anything, but, I saw our aunt so offended, how could I feel comfortable, and then I saw Miss, I couldn't hold back for a while, so I said everything, and asked Mrs. to punish! β
After speaking, he kowtowed to Mrs. Tai again, and tears flowed down his face.