"Who said there should be less boarding?" Xia Jin interjected, "I just said so much, but I didn't help my brother intercede." He made a mistake and fell into the hands of others, so he should naturally beat the board and learn some lessons. It's as much as it should be, and it's not less than a board. ”

She rolled her eyes to the mothers-in-law who carried them out: "But if anyone dares to be instructed to beat my brother to death, I, Xia Jin, swear to heaven that her whole family must not die well." ”

The cold eyes scared the two mothers-in-law so much that they felt a chill down their backs, and waved their hands again and again: "Nothing, nothing." ”

"Don't dare, don't dare!"

Xia Jin stopped talking and retreated to Shu's side.

Shu Shi turned his eyes to look at his daughter, quite incredulous, and full of mixed feelings. But soon, the worry about his son replaced the complicated feelings, and he turned his face to look at Xia Qi's side.

Xia Jin's troubles completely disrupted Mrs. Xia's plan. When she saw Shu Shi standing there, neither tears nor begging for mercy, she seemed to agree with Xia Jin's statement, her eyes became extremely cold, and she said: "Sister Jin, you can go back to the ancestral hall, this man is being tortured, and it is not for your girl's family to see it." ”

Although Xia Qi is underage, he is also a fourteen-year-old man, and he is beaten in the gut, and after a few boards, his clothes are tattered, and the girl's family is not in place. So long before the execution, several girls from the Xia family were ordered to leave. Now present, in addition to the elders of Mrs. Xia, Mrs. Eldest and Second Wife, several cousins of the Xia family are a few mothers-in-law, stewards, and little servants. Therefore, it is reasonable for Mrs. Xia to ask Xia Jin to leave at this time.

Xia Jin figured out this truth as early as when he first came in and saw the people present clearly. She didn't argue, but turned around and said, "My brother is tortured, my mother is sad, how can I leave alone?" I'm here to be with my mother. I don't want to watch it, just fight. ”

Xia Jin's stubborn and rigid temper, Mrs. Xia can be regarded as a teacher today. She didn't want to make any more extraneous branches, so she lightly ordered the executioner: "Let's fight." ”

Xia Qi had already re-picked up the stool, and when the mother-in-law heard this order, she lifted the board and hit Xia Qi on the cheek. Originally, when Shu Shi and Xia Jin were coming, his mother-in-law beat him, and he screamed a few times, but now he just bit his lip and refused to make another sound.

Xia Jin heard the sound of the board falling, weighed the strength and did not intervene again.

She stayed because she was afraid that her mother-in-law would be bribed by someone with a heart and beat Xia Qi to death here. Some people are ruthless and harm people's lives for the sake of petty grievances. This kind of person's thinking cannot be pushed by normal people, and she has to guard against it.

"Smack", another board fell. There was silence in the courtyard, not even coughing.

Shu Shi listened to the sound of the board falling, tears flowed profusely, and he almost fell to the ground. Her two maids hurriedly supported her.

"Smack!"

"Smack!"

……

"Twelve," "Thirteen"...... Xia Jin counted silently.

"What's going on?" A male voice came from the courtyard gate.

"Old, master, save Brother Qi." When Shu Shi heard this voice, he struggled to run forward.

Xia Zhengqian hurriedly walked a few steps, supporting Shu Shi halfway, but his eyes looked towards the center of the crowd. When everyone saw him coming back, they hurriedly avoided it and exposed Xia Qi, who was beaten in the middle.

"This ...... What's going on? Seeing his son who was beaten in the middle of the crowd and bleeding straight out, Xia Zhengqian's voice couldn't help but tremble.

He looked sharply at Old Lady Xia.

This blade-like gaze made Old Lady Xia stunned, and she lowered her eyes to avoid his gaze.

Xia Zhengshen came back with him, and when he saw this scene, he frowned and asked, "What's going on?" ”

"Master, that's ......" The eldest lady was busy saying that Xia Qi was a prostitute drinking and was punished by the old lady. Of course, she didn't say a word about what Xia Jin said later.

Xia Jin didn't speak, just stood there quietly, wanting to see how Xia Zhengqian acted.

"No, it's not like that." Where was Shu willing to let his son be charged with being a prostitute, and hurriedly told Xia Jin's questioning.

She only told the facts, but did not say the inference, that is, the eldest lady was very reluctant to let her speak, and it was difficult to reprimand. As Xia Zhengqian's medical skills became more and more exquisite, the eldest lady became more and more jealous of him, and she no longer dared to bully and mock Shu in front of him.

Who is Xia Zhengqian? As soon as I heard Shu's words, I didn't have to think about it to know that it was about summer prayer.

"Big brother, what do you say about this?" He didn't look back, and asked Xia Zhengshen who was standing behind him directly.

Last time, Xia Qi drugged Xia Jin, Xia Zhengqian came to the upper room, and Xia Zhengshen didn't say a word. Now that he was asked directly on his face, he smiled awkwardly and said, "Everything is up to my mother." ”

A sneer appeared at the corner of Xia Zhengqian's mouth.

Since he was a child, the eldest brother has been selfish and greedy for money, and likes to shirk responsibility, Mrs. Xia asserted early on that he could not become a great tool, and later he really couldn't study, and he couldn't study medicine. And he has no feelings for his brothers and sisters, and he blindly cares, and he doesn't let him go home when Xia Jin is sick that day, and something has happened in the past few days......

He shook his head, unwilling to think about it anymore, walked directly in front of Mrs. Xia and knelt down: "Mother, it's my godson who has no way." As the saying goes, 'If the son does not teach, the father is guilty.'" 'Please take pity on me, I only have Brother Qi'er's son, his body is too weak, twenty boards down, I am afraid of my life. He offended the family rules, and I did not dare to beg my mother to spare him, but I only asked my mother to allow me to accept it on his behalf, and let him bear the rest of the rod responsibility. ”

Xia Qi, who had seen Xia Zhengqian so ashamed that he didn't dare to raise his head, heard this, choked up and called "Dad", and the tears that he had been holding back for a long time came down with a "bang".

Xia Jin's eyes flashed slightly, looking at Xia Zhengqian, not knowing what he was thinking.

"That's it." Old Mrs. Xia looked at Xia Zhengqian, who was kneeling in front of her, and waved her hand tiredly, "When you encounter such a bad thing, you have lost a lot of weight in a few days." Since you say so, then forget the rod. Then he asked, "What happened to your lawsuit?" ”

Hearing the word "lawsuit", Xia Jin raised his eyes in surprise. Xia Zhengqian got into a lawsuit? Why hasn't she heard about it all this time?

Mrs. Xia has always been cold to her third son, either turning a blind eye to it, or opening her mouth to scold, and never caring. But he didn't want to be abnormal today, not only did he easily spare Xia Qi, but also asked about the lawsuit, which greatly surprised Xia Zhengqian. He looked up and saw his mother's gray hair and old face, and suddenly her nose was sore, and she almost burst into tears.

"Thank you for your kindness. The lawsuit is fine, the mastermind behind the scenes has been caught, and the son has been cleared. ”

Old Lady Xia nodded: "That's good." ”

Xia Zhengqian saw that Mrs. Xia had no more words, so he kowtowed sincerely, and then stood up.

Shu Shi was stunned for a while before he reacted, and happily covered Xia Qi's clothes brought by Luo's sister-in-law on him, and was about to ask Tiandong and Yuan Hu to help Xia Qi down and carry him back to the room in a soft sedan chair, but he heard Mrs. Xia speak again: "I made a decision with the boss before, but the third lawsuit caused trouble, and I had no time to take care of him, so I delayed." Now that the third child is back, although the second child is not there, the second daughter-in-law is there, and the children are also there, so I will take this opportunity to talk about it. ”

"Mother, you just have to say something, let's listen." The second lady handed her a cup of tea at just the right temperature.