At three o'clock, the main courtyard, which has always been quiet and quiet, caused a lot of commotion, and the two masters of the east and west courtyards of the Zhu family gathered in the upper room with their slaves.

Inside the room, although it was full of people, there was no sound, it was silent for a while, and the air was filled with a faint scent of sandalwood, and it smelled even colder.

Old Madam Zhu sat on the main seat, and she didn't look at people directly, and her sharp eyes quickly swept over Shen Yuechen, Mama Li, Zhu An, Zhu Rong, Li and Chai, six people and six faces, with different expressions.

Last night, the movement in the west courtyard was so loud that she had to know even if she didn't want to know.

As soon as the time came, Li personally brought Shen Yuechen over.

At this time, Shen Yuechen stood with his head down, his expression calm, and his heart was nervous.

A few steps away, there were Mama Li and Zhu An kneeling, one with a blue nose and swollen face, the other old and decadent, both of them were silent and silent, and they didn't dare to cry and frenzy like yesterday.

No one dared to make a sound, only Shen Yuechen stepped forward with the account book in both hands and handed it to the old lady, and said respectfully: "Please look at the old lady." ”

The old lady glanced at it casually, but did not take it, but said, "You don't need to look at the account book, I want to hear him talk about it himself." ”

When Zhu An heard this, he lowered his head even lower, so low that he was about to stick to the ground, cold sweat flowed from his head, falling to the ground drop by drop, his mouth was open, but he couldn't make a sound.

The old lady glanced at him again, her patience became less and less, she squinted her eyes and looked at the opposite side, looking at Zhu Rong, who was deliberately standing far away in order to avoid suspicion, and said, "If he doesn't say it, then you can say it." ”

Zhu Rong was slightly stunned, hurriedly stepped forward, knelt down and kowtowed, "The slave should be damned!" Minions are confused! It's all the slaves who have no way to discipline him, so that this bastard who doesn't know what to do makes a big mistake, and the slave can't kill him immediately, so he just asks the old lady to be angry, and the big grandmother to be angry. As soon as the words fell, he began to kowtow his head.

Zhu Rong is not as blind and bold as his nephew Zhu An, and the longer he stays in the Zhu family, the more he understands the importance of being cautious in his words and deeds.

Now, Zhu An has committed a crime, and he, as an elder, will bear the brunt of the so-called mastermind.

Zhu Rong was really afraid of the old lady's majesty, and would rather turn his face ruthlessly and abandon his own nephew than offend the old lady. Because he knew how terrifying the old lady was when she was angry, thinking about it, he had been on an errand in the Zhu family for many years, and he had only seen the old lady angry twice, and the results of each time were unforgettable.

The old lady didn't say a word for a while, her deep and sharp eyes seemed to be about to pierce Zhu Rong's heart, and she snorted coldly: "A famous teacher is a high apprentice." Is there any thing about his ability to eat inside and outside that you didn't teach? ”

Zhu Rong's heart tightened, and he kowtowed again and again: "The slave should die, I thought that he was a smart and sensible person, and he was his own relative, so he wanted to pull him, but he didn't think about it, this bastard doesn't know what to do, he is bold, he dares to do nonsense behind his back, the slave is really angry and hateful, and regrets not being at the beginning!" ”

Juan knelt on the ground, his body shaking.

After hearing this, the old lady just sneered, picked up the tea bowl on the table, took a sip of tea gently, and continued: "You two uncles and nephews, one is beautiful outside, and the other is domineering inside. The family gives you face and self-esteem, usually turns a blind eye, and lets you get a few small money, buy land to settle down, and work happily for the Zhu family in your heart. But in the past few years, you have become more and more ignorant, holding it in your hands all day long, looking at it in your eyes, and thinking about it in your heart, and now you are kicking your nose in the face, and you don't even care about your own master! In order to covet this idea for a small amount of money, play tricks, make tricks, and make the family restless, do you yourself say that it is worth it? ”

When the old lady said this, she paused slightly, and Mama Yang was beside her, and hurriedly stroked her back and said, "Don't be angry, old lady, be careful of your body." ”

The old lady sighed, and then said, "I'm old, I just want to hide and be quiet, but you always bother me with these trivial and annoying things!" Okay, now that there is such a shameless thing, you don't have to coax me one by one, whoever messes the rules will have to be dealt with according to the family law, whether you can hold it depends on your own creation. ”

As soon as the old lady finished speaking, Zhu An's heart instantly became like ashes, and Mama Li was completely paralyzed to the ground, obviously she was already in her fifties, crying like a child, and her face was full of tears. "Old lady...... Old lady ......"

Mama Li looked at the old lady with teary eyes, choked for a long time, couldn't speak for a long time, and finally only threw herself on her lap, and said sadly: "The slave is confused, the old lady, if you want to beat me and punish me, the slave and the maid only ask you not to treat the slave and the maid as a lazy and greedy person like them...... Since the age of fourteen, the slave has been serving the old lady and the eldest lady...... Serve the eldest young master...... Slaves and maids are not harmless to people......"

Shen Yuechen listened to her crying quietly, and her heart seemed to be beating a drum all the time, but on the surface, she still stood there calmly and dignifiedly.

The old lady looked at Mama Li, her face was slightly pale, and she eased up for a while, and said, "Mama Li, for a mere ten taels of silver, you have sold all the affection of our master and servant for decades...... Okay, they're all dozens of years old, you don't have to cry, as long as you can survive the forty boards, I will give you back ten taels of silver, let you out, and let you go back to your hometown. ”

That's it, but the old lady's meaning is clear. How can the slaves who break the rules and bully their masters stay? Naturally, it is impossible to stay.

Yesterday I was thirty, and I already lost half my life, and today I have forty boards, which is equivalent to asking the two of them to apologize with their lives.

No one dared to stand up and intercede for the two of them, Zhu Rong knelt on the ground, hung his head and said nothing, and the corner of his eyes looked at Zhu An and Mama Li who were dragged away, and his brows were furrowed even tighter. Zhu An suffered on his own, he was not worried about whether he could live, only worried that the old lady would vent her anger on himself......

Shen Yuechen's heart was cold, she knew that it wouldn't be long before there would be two more bloody corpses in the courtyard of the Zhu family.

As a human being in two lives, it was the first time in her life that someone died because of her, and this unusually depressed feeling of depression made her feel uncomfortable all over, and her hands trembled slightly unconsciously.

Just as she was gathering her mind and calming her emotions, the old lady's eyes had already fallen on her, looked at her fiercely, and said, "Daughter-in-law Sun, come here." ”