I don't know if Cui's changed sex or what's wrong, Ruxin went to the West Courtyard to complain, but Cui's didn't react at all.

The night passed peacefully.

The next day, Wu Yuan went to Sanfutang early to greet the old lady, the old lady had a depressed face and was in a bad mood, and the third lady Jiang stood aside, hanging her head and waiting carefully.

Wu Yuan stood aside a little uneasy, and her hands clenched the corners of her clothes, this was the first time she had come to Sanfutang to ask for peace after the rumors of the evil star.

Cui Shi opened the curtain and entered the door, and after greeting the old lady, he said to Wu Yuan apologetically: "Eldest niece, it's all because the second aunt didn't discipline her subordinates well. ”

After speaking, he saw the rough mother-in-law escort the two maids in and threw them on the ground.

The two of them sat on the ground with their heads scattered.

Wu Yuan hurriedly got up, looked at Cui Shi puzzled, and asked, "Second aunt, what's wrong?" ”

The old lady also asked Cui Shi what was going on in the morning.

Cui Shi pointed to Ruxinruyi, who was sitting on the ground, and said: "These two girls are also bold, and they actually came to my yard to complain, saying that Lilac beat them, I thought about how the good Lilac would beat them, it must be that they were not honest in the middle courtyard and were caught by Lilac." ”

Cui Shi paused, and seeing that Wu Yuan didn't react, he continued: "Eldest nephew, this is the person from your yard, so it is naturally up to you to deal with it. Although I sent them to serve you, but the second aunt and I were also kind at the beginning, but I didn't think that these two people were so unruly, they actually crossed your niece and ran directly to me to complain, eldest niece, how do you look at them? ”

Wu Yuan saw that Cui's behavior was too unreasonable, and even asked her to deal with it, did she really want her to dispose of her subordinates, or did she act for the old lady?

Wu Yuan said cautiously: "Second aunt, you are the grandmother in charge, and the people naturally have to reason with you, besides, don't you have to rely on the owner to beat the dog?" In the end, Lilac is also at fault in this matter, and Lilac shouldn't have beaten them. I'll make amends to my second aunt first. ”

"Don't say that, if you say this, the second aunt will feel even more guilty, it stands to reason that the second aunt should have sent them down, but they are now your people, and you have the final say on how to send them down. The second aunt has nothing to say, otherwise, your second uncle would have complained that I didn't take good care of you. People chew the root of their tongues, you must not take it to heart, just dispose of it. ”

Cui Shi looked self-reproachful.

The old lady asked, "What do people chew their tongues?" What are people talking about? ”

Cui Shi hurriedly replied: "It's just that the subordinates are talking nonsense, mother, it will pollute your ears by saying it." ”

"That's it, I haven't heard anything!" The old lady said directly.

Cui Shi hesitated a little and said, "... People are spreading the nonsense that Wu Yuan is a bad star. ”

The old lady was furious when she heard this, and said, "It's all bastards! Where did the evil star come from! If you don't dispose of it directly, what are you throwing here for! ”

"Mother, isn't this a beating of these two girls, come to me to complain, I thought, they are people in the yard of the eldest niece, I don't want to send them down, so I have to come here in front of your mother and hand them over to the eldest niece." Cui Shi said uneasily.

"Wu Yuan, since it's a person in your yard, what do you say about it?" The old lady turned her head and asked Wu Yuan.

Wu Yuan said respectfully when he heard this: "The elders are here, how can there be a reason for the granddaughter to deal with the subordinates, and ask the second aunt to send it down." I also blame my lack of discipline for my subordinates in the past few days, so I tired my second aunt to make a special trip to deal with these trivial things. ”

After Wu Yuan finished speaking, he bowed to Cui's blessing.

Cui Shi hurriedly helped Wu Yuan to get up, and saw that the old lady did not speak.

Cui Shi turned to the rough envoy and said in a deep voice: "Don't take these two girls who don't know the height of the sky to the pulp washing room to do the pulp washing, this time you are lucky, if you don't know the convergence again, next time let me know that you arrange the master like this, I don't have such a good temper as the eldest lady!" ”

After speaking, Cui Shi said to Wu Yuan with a smile: "Eldest niece, the rumors outside are all rumors, we don't believe it, you just have to go to school with peace of mind, feel at ease to be your eldest lady, if the next person dares to chew the root of the tongue again, you just come and tell the second aunt, the second aunt is the master for you." ”

The old lady said with a gloomy face: "The people dare to talk like this, which shows that the back house is restless." Wu Yuan, I think you also have to be more restrained, you do things like a young lady, you lack discipline in Su Ri, and now even the cloves around you dare to beat people, isn't this a homeless law? ”

Hearing this, Wu Yuan hurriedly knelt on the ground.

Seeing this, Jiang hurriedly said: "Mother, Yuan Niang was also raised by your side since she was a child, and your old man knows what her temperament is, but she is more straightforward, if you want me to say, it is all the fault of the people around her, and the one named Lilac should not beat people at will." ”

"Then transfer the girl named Lilac out of the middle courtyard and send her to the firewood room to do rough work, doesn't she like to be rough, just go to the firewood room to exert her strength, lest these girls take Wu Yuan badly!" The old lady said in a deep voice.

When Lilac heard this, she hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to beg the old lady, and the rough mother-in-law on the side came forward to drag Lilac out.

Wu Yuan hurriedly knelt down and said, "Grandmother, it's all the granddaughter's fault, it's the granddaughter herself who didn't discipline the maids well, please don't send the cloves to the firewood room." Please, granddaughter! ”

When the old lady saw Wu Yuan kneeling and begging herself for the sake of a girl, the more angry she became, and she kept her face calm and didn't speak.

"Grandmother, if you want to punish me, punish me, after all, this is all because of me, if you want to blame me, blame me for being a scourge! Lilacs are angry with me before they start beating people. ”

Wu Yuan knelt on the ground and begged hard, everyone was shocked when they heard Wu Yuan himself say the word "Disaster Star", and Mama Zhu hurriedly stepped forward to cover Wu Yuan's mouth and prevent her from speaking. The word "Evil Star" is a big taboo, and the word "Evil Star" that the old lady can't hear the most these days is the word "Evil Star".

Seeing this, Jiang said cautiously: "Mother, forget it, you see how Yuan Niang is crying, I can't stand it as an aunt." ”

"But if you don't deal with the girl Lilac, everyone in the family will learn to beat people at every turn in the future, and this is really not what it looks like!" Cui Shi said on the side.

"Since the eldest lady intercedes for you, I will let you go today, just 。。。。。。" The old lady was silent for a while and said, "Punish the lilac cane for twenty years, so that those subordinates can see it and have a longer memory!" ”

Wu Yuan wanted to say something more, but Lilac, who was kneeling on the ground, hurriedly kowtowed and said, "Thank you, old lady!" Lilac will never dare again! ”

Jiang helped Wu Yuan up, and the rough envoy on the side dragged Lilac to the yard.

Wu Yuan couldn't bear to look at it, only to hear the dull sound of sticks and the hidden cry of Lilac from the courtyard.

"Wu Yuan, don't blame your grandmother, you are the master of the middle court, you are young, grandmother can't let you be spoiled by these subordinates, do you understand your grandmother's intentions? You are a girl, sooner or later you will get married, you can't learn from these maids to make trouble, you and them are different after all. The old lady saw Wu Yuan lying in Jiang's arms and sobbing quietly, and said a little unbearably.

"Granddaughters know that grandmothers are for the good of their granddaughters." Wu Yuan looked up at the old lady and said crying.

"That's good, eat a trench and grow wise, you have to learn to be a lady, you are the eldest lady, grandmother will not be willing to punish you, if you make a mistake, grandmother can only punish the people around you."

After the old lady finished speaking, she said that she was tired, and was helped back to the inner hall by Mama Zhu to rest.

After beating with twenty sticks, Wu Yuan hurriedly wanted to help Lilac, and when he walked in front of Lilac, Wu Yuan retracted his hand and called Chun Tao and Yuzhu to help.

She didn't dare to do anything wrong again, otherwise the people around her would be punished.

Wu Yuan's heart changed a little, she looked back at the gate of Sanfutang, and there seemed to be no end in sight in the deep darkness of the gate.