Inside the ancestral hall of the Liu family.

The patriarch passed the IOUs presented by the Liu clan to the elders of the clan one by one.

Most of the IOUs are signed in Liu Weiming's name, and some are Liu Rusong's.

The date span on the more than a dozen IOUs is not small, from five or six years ago to this year, and the amount owed is nearly 1,000 taels.

The patriarch asked, "Ruan Liu, what do you mean by this?" ”

Both the Liu family and Liu Weiming called him "uncle", but he was more partial to Liu Weiming, after all, only men can go to the family tree.

The old man next to him said: "You often help your mother's family, and we all think that you are a good boy who does not forget your roots." ”

"You made a fuss today, and invited a few of our old bones here, could it be that you want to urge your brother to repay his debts?"

The Liu family ignored him and said: "The Liu family rules order the children to participate in gambling, and Liu Rusong owes dozens of gambling debts, and even goes to prison for this. ”

"The concubine wants to ask the patriarch, what should I do with it according to the clan rules?"

In the past, when the Liu family was a scholarly family and the family was prosperous, the old patriarch drafted this family rule and wanted to persuade future generations to move forward.

But now that the Liu family is in decline, the clan rules have long existed in name only, and the patriarch has turned a blind eye to the unruly behavior of his children.

The patriarch said, "This ...... The day before yesterday, Rusong's child came to me to say goodbye, but I don't know when he entered the class room. ”

"Ruan Liu's family, I didn't know what to do, and my family was in the middle of the road. You should help your nephew more. But if you want to urge them to pay them back......"

The old man who spoke just now twisted his beard and said, "Then it's useless for you to come to us, you should discuss it with your brother yourself." ”

Liu replied, "I don't want to ask you to help me collect my debts. ”

She looked around at the crowd and stared at the tablet enshrined in the ancestral hall.

"The concubine just wants to see what the patriarch said."

The patriarch couldn't hold back his face, and said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? Isn't it up to me to decide all the big and small affairs of the clan? ”

"That's good."

The Liu family knelt down in front of the ancestral tablet and said, "Please ask the patriarch to expel Weiyang from the Liu family and cut off contact from now on." ”

There was an uproar and they accused her of being insane.

The patriarch was stunned and said, "Ruan Liu, why are you suffering?" ”

"As a woman, Weiyang should have married her husband." She said calmly, "Besides, my name is not on the family tree. ”

The woman's name is not on the family tree.

This is irrefutable for the patriarch.

He was speechless, staring at Liu with wide eyes.

The Liu clan faced the ancestral tablet and swore word by word: "Today, Weiyang voluntarily betrayed the Liu clan. ”

"From now on, Weiyang has nothing to do with the Liu family, and will sever all relations with the entire Liu family from now on."

She knocked her head heavily on the tablet enshrined in the ancestral hall.

Everyone watched in silence.

The Liu family stood up, straightened his skirt and said, "Everyone, the Ruan family has nothing to do with the Liu family, please restrain the clansmen and don't interfere." ”

"Ruan Liu's clan!"

The patriarch immediately said loudly: "Are you crazy? ”

At the door, Ruan Si was the first to break in, protect in front of his mother, and said angrily: "You bad old man is crazy!" ”

The other old men commanded and accused: "Why are you little girl so unruly? ”

"Is there a place for you to speak? Don't hurry up yet. ”

Another person said with compassion: "Your mother is crazy, take her back to Langzhong to have a look, our Liu family will not abandon her." ”

"Phew!"

Liu Shi turned around and took a sip, startling Ruan Tangying behind him.

Isn't he the most gentle and virtuous woman in his wife?

But he quickly came back to his senses, pulled Liu Shi and Ruan Si behind him, and said with his fists clenched: "Everyone, you should not know us in the future." ”

Liu handed the IOUs to Wei Changsheng and said, "Changsheng, it's hard for you to make a trip." ”

The patriarch was startled, got up and said loudly: "Ruan Liu, you, do you have to do something absolutely perfect?" ”

Yan Yingzhou said coldly: "Not necessarily, if you say half a word more, it will be difficult to say." ”

Liu said to Wei Changsheng: "You go to the yamen and sue Liu Weiming and his son Liu Rusong for not paying their debts. ”

Wei Chang muttered: "More than a thousand taels, tsk, enough to kill the head." ”

Ruan Si hugged Liu and turned to leave.

The patriarch behind him shouted, "Stop! What you said today, I just think it's crazy, Ruan Liu, don't do evil again......"

Yan Yingzhou kicked him hard, knocking him down with a chair.

"Be kind to my mother-in-law."

Several old men all became quails, huddled together with their heads shrunk and did not dare to speak.

Ruan Si held Liu's cold hand and said, "Mother, let's go home." ”

Liu shook his head and said, "Qiaoqiao, let's go to your uncle...... Liu Weiming's house. ”

The clan has already spread the news of Ruan Liu's betrayal.

Liu Weiming saw that Liu's party was coming, and he was so frightened that he hurriedly beckoned the little guy to come over and arrive at the door.

But the hundreds of dart masters in the Ruan family are not vegetarians.

The door of his house was easily knocked open, and Liu and Ruan Si walked in the front, without looking at him, and went straight to the backyard.

Liu Weiming fell and squatted, sat on the ground and howled: "Murder!" Report to the officer! ”

Yan Yingzhou said coldly: "Don't worry, the official mission will arrive soon." ”

Ruan Si accompanied Liu into Liu Ruying's room.

Liu Ruying's face was pale, and she began to wipe her tears as soon as she saw her.

"Auntie, you listen to Ying'er's explanation, my father and brother will be wrong, thinking that my cousin-in-law has insulted me."

She knelt at Liu's feet and said with tears in her eyes: "Ying'er never said that this child is her cousin-in-law's!" ”

Ryu sat calmly at the table and didn't say a word.

Liu Ruying cried and complained: "For the sake of her cousin-in-law's future, Ying'er was forced to commit to Jiangjun Shou, and she endured humiliation and secretly gave birth to a child ......"

"But his wife always wanted to put me to death, and my cousin also handed me over to Mrs. Jiang to dispose of."

The more she spoke, the more sad she became, and big tears kept falling.

"Ying'er has a cheap life, since she has broken her body, she wanted to die, but I can't bear the child in my belly!"

Ruan Si listened irritably.

Liu Shi looked at her coldly, as if waiting for her to continue.

"This kid ...... Only when I was born in my cousin's family and had a father like my cousin-in-law, can I live a better life, and I am all for the sake of my children. ”

She cried loudly: "Auntie! You have always regarded me as your own daughter, how can you bear to look at Ying'er embarrassed? ”

Liu Ruying cried so hard that her shoulders twitched.

Liu waited for her to finish talking about the events of her childhood, and then slowly spoke: "I do regard you as my own. ”

Ruan Si was slightly startled, only to hear her mother continue: "You bullied Qiao Qiao when you were a child, I treated it as a child and made Qiao Qiao apologize." ”

"At that time, I thought that although I handled it unfairly, at least Qiaoqiao would not hold a grudge against me as a mother."

"I ruthlessly let Qiaoqiao suffer some losses, firstly, to make her tougher, and secondly, you will not be resentful, and you will have a dislike with her in the future."

Liu Shi sighed and said, "I just think that after a hundred years of our husband and wife, Qiao Qiao will have no relatives to rely on in the world. ”

"Mother," Ruan Si hugged Liu's and said, "Don't say it." ”

"Let my mother finish." Liu sighed, "I treat you like my own child, in the final analysis, just so that Qiao Qiao has a sister to rely on." ”

In an instant, her eyes were as cold as if they were frozen.

"Ying'er, my aunt is wrong."

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