Such an answer is unexpected by everyone, that is to say, the only person who proves that Huanyu has entered the ancestral hall, and he has also denied his previous choice, and now, everyone's question is focused on what is the purpose of Huanyu opening the door of the ancestral hall?

"Huanyu, you know, you are not from my Su clan, but only a maid in the Su Mansion in the capital, but you open the door of the ancestral hall without permission, which is the crime of blaspheming your ancestors, and you will be whipped." The patriarch said majestically.

The punishment of whipping can be severe or light, in the heavy case, the whip enters the flesh but there is no blood, and in the light case, although it is full of scars, it only hurts the surface of the skin.

When Huanyu heard the whipping, he was so frightened that he quickly knelt on the ground, and said pitifully: "Patriarch, elders, and eldest lady, the slave maid opened the door of the ancestral hall, but did not go in. ”

Su Yi also knew that Huanyu's whipping could not be avoided, but what he could do was to minimize the damage caused by this punishment to Huanyu. Moreover, the puppy in Huanyu's mouth, Su Yi had already guessed that it must be the little black with a dead face.

"Patriarch, eldest lady, Su Yi has something to say, you have to distinguish one or two for me, a stupid girl."

Su Yi said this, the eldest lady is not good to give it directly, after all, Huanyu went out to find the doctor was instructed by Su Yi, as for what happened on the way, it was naturally within the scope of Su Yi's questioning, so she showed a motherly appearance in front of everyone, and said with a pleasant face: "Yi'er, mother knows that this Huanyu has followed you since childhood, and it must have been an unintentional move to enter the ancestral hall by mistake this time, but since the matter has come out, Huanyu did open the Su ancestral hall privately, and this whipping must be suffered." ”

Although Su Yi is not a concubine of Su Mansion, as the patriarch, he has also heard some anecdotes of the Su family in the capital, for example, the favored concubine has added a man to the Su Mansion, and the unfavored concubine has received special treatment at the family banquet, etc., and Su Yi is the most frequent one among these many anecdotes, so the patriarch can't just treat Su Yi as a concubine.

"Yi'er, what do you want to say?" The patriarch asked.

When Huanyu heard that the young lady was going to defend herself, she looked at the dark grid behind the hall with gratitude.

Although Su Yi could see who those people on the field were, she still couldn't see the expressions on their faces, so she simply closed her eyes and only listened and spoke.

"Elders, mother, Yi'er thinks that before convicting Huanyu of guilt, she should figure out why she is chasing this puppy? If this puppy is Huanyu's, then her guilt is naturally heavy, but if Huanyu just wants to take this so-called puppy away from the ancestral hall, then she should not only not be punished, but should be praised. Su Yi said slowly.

This statement was suppressed by everyone present, or rather, they had already determined that Huanyu had trespassed into the ancestral hall at first, but now, Su Yi said that he was the one who maintained the ancestral hall, this different statement in heaven and on earth directly determined the key to whether Huanyu accepted the punishment.

"To maintain the ancestral hall? Yi'er, although I am your mother, but this statement is really not convincing, just think about it, if you want to judge whether this puppy was brought by Huanyu, these people can testify. Let's not say that the rules of the Su clan have been set for the time being, and the clansmen are not allowed to raise cats and dogs within a mile of the ancestral hall, so let's say that no matter what the reason is, it is a fact that Huanyu trespasses into the ancestral hall, even if it is really for the reputation of the ancestral hall to open the door of the ancestral hall, it is also a crime of being the master without authorization. When the eldest lady heard Su Yi's words, her face became unsightly, it was originally a foregone conclusion for Huanyu to accept the whipping, but now it is good, Su Yi said, this Huanyu is very likely not only not to be punished, but also to accept praise, her motherly image can no longer be held, and she began to fight back against Su Yi.

"Mother, your daughter has a different opinion, let me ask, if you break a branch in order to save the person who fell into the water, not only do you not praise the person who saved the person, but also blame him for destroying the tree? What, then, is goodness? Where does the way of heaven exist? Su Yi didn't have much strength to speak, not that she wasn't worried about Huanyu, but that she was really weak, and even felt like she was going to faint in the next second.

"This," the eldest lady was speechless, and she was speechless to Su Yi's words, so she had to turn to the patriarch and said: "Patriarch, you are the head of our Su family, how do you think this matter should be handled?" ”

The patriarch originally came to judge with the mentality of turning big things into small things, but he saw that the woman of the Su family in the capital was really unusual, it was a small matter of a maid trespassing in the ancestral hall, and this kind of thing had happened before, but after all, it was an unintentional mistake, so it was just a few words of warning, and it was put back, this time it was good, he had to come up with a clear attitude, otherwise, the two women of the Su family in the capital, no one could give up.

"The eldest lady, in the old man's opinion, is to ask why this maid went to the ancestral hall, saving people is big, and breaking branches is small, ask the reason clearly, and it is not too late to convict." The patriarch's words are not offended, neither immediately affirming Huanyu's sin, nor immediately denying it, it can be said that he is quite smart.

"It's up to the patriarch to decide." Although the eldest lady wanted to give Su Yi a dismissal on this matter, the patriarch said this, she was not aggressive, so she could only control the situation and wait and see what happened.

When the patriarch heard the eldest lady say this, he nodded with satisfaction, and then asked Su Yi in the dark, "Yi'er, what is your opinion?" ”

Su Yi has secretly asked Xiao Hei to stay around, if things are not under her control, or she suddenly faints due to physical exhaustion, at least Xiao Hei is there, and Huanyu will not worry about her life.

"It's up to the patriarch to decide." Su Yi said.

Since the two people in dispute said this, what else could the patriarch not do, so he said to Huanyu who was kneeling on the ground with a cold face: "Girl, tell me, at that time, why did you wait for the little black dog to come out at the door of the ancestral hall?" ”

Of course, Huanyu heard the words between Fang Cai's own young lady and the eldest lady, and also heard the meaning of the young lady's words, so she said respectfully and obediently: "Ladies and gentlemen, the slave maid was ordered by the young lady to ask for a doctor that day, and when she passed by the Su ancestral hall, the slave and maid saw a little black dog running into the ancestral hall all of a sudden, and at that time, Huanyu did not see the people guarding the ancestral hall, so she thought, Miss said the rules of the Su clan before, that is, the Su clan people are not allowed to raise cats and dogs within a mile around the ancestral hall, Can't let cats and dogs enter the ancestral hall, so Huanyu thought about pushing open the door of the ancestral hall, but unexpectedly, the door was unlocked, and it was easy to push it open, but Huanyu was not a member of the Su family, so he couldn't enter the ancestral hall at will, so he had to stay at the door, wanting to be the first to catch the little black dog when it came out. ”

This statement was completely presented according to Su Yi's vision, and Su Yi also showed a smile on his face, finally knowing that his little maid was not so stupid.