There is a small torture room in Shou'an Hall, which is rarely used on weekdays, and it is usually for the subordinates who are at fault to meditate on their own mistakes, but the torture instruments in it are all ready.

What kind of salt water whip, tiger chair and the like, more than a dozen kinds of torture tools were used on Dongshuang's body in turn, almost beating people half to death, Mo Shujun asked indifferently: "Anyway, where is the Danshu iron coupon?" ”

Dongshuang couldn't open his eyes at this time, covered in blood, and only hung his last breath, repeating his answer angrily: "The slave really doesn't know." ”

"It seems that I won't give you some color, I don't know how powerful this palace is......" Mo Shujun sneered and waved his hand at the executioner, signaling the other party to continue.

And at this moment, a report suddenly came from outside: "The master asks to see." ”

Shi Junhe came.

Hearing this, the executioner stopped what he was doing, looked up at Mo Shujun, who said indifferently, "Did the palace tell you to stop?" Go on. ”

"But the lord ...... him"

The gods fought, the mortals suffered, and the person who executed him was originally a person from the big house, and now when he saw his master coming, where could he still do it?

"Useless stuff." Mo Shujun glanced at the person, shook his sleeves and left the torture room.

Shi Junhe was standing in the courtyard of Shou'an Hall, the scorching sun was in the sky, but in a quarter of an hour, he was sweating, but he couldn't move.

Mo Shujun stood in the corridor for a while, and finally spoke: "Let's enter the house!" ”

The two sat opposite each other in the room for a long time before Mo Shujun said coldly, "What's the matter?" ”

Shi Junhe hung his head, with guilt and hesitation in his expression, "My son was derelict in his duty and failed to bring Qingxue back to the house safely." ”

It turned out that Shi Junhe was in a hurry to pick up people at King Rui's Mansion when Shi Qingxue had not fully recovered, because Mo Shujun gave a death order.

Hearing Shi Junhe's report, Mo Shujun was not surprised or disappointed, and only said lightly: "This palace went to Luotong Pavilion today. ”

Shi Junhe maintained a posture of bowing his head, his expression remained unchanged, obviously he had heard of it, he just explained in a hoarse voice: "Qingxue went out in a hurry that day, and it is impossible to carry the Danshu iron coupon with him. ”

In other words, the Danshu Iron Coupon must still be in Shifu.

"Just because she didn't bring it doesn't mean that the people under her won't be greedy." Mo Shujun opened his mouth indifferently and pointed out the facts, "The Danshu Iron Coupon is indeed not in Luotong Pavilion now. ”

"Dongshuang's maid grew up with Qingxue since she was a child, and she is the most sincere and loyal, and there can be no dissent!"

Shi Junhe cautiously defended Dongshuang, "Besides, you are now torturing a maid to the point of being inhuman, if this spreads, I am afraid that it will be criticized, and I ask my mother to think twice." ”

Mo Shujun couldn't hear Shi Junhe's maintenance of Dongshuang, she was shocked and angry, and her fists clenched under her wide sleeves: she actually came to confront her for just a maid, and she was really her good son!

The more angry she became, the brighter the smile on her face, and she said sarcastically: "Then according to your meaning, is the medal that your father has worked hard to earn all his life going to be handed over to outsiders like this?"

Shi Junhe, aren't you afraid that your father will jump out of the grave in anger? ”

The accusations with names and surnames were heart-wrenching, forcing Shi Junhe to bow his head in shame.

After a long time, he defended in a low voice: "Qingxue, she is not an outsider." ”

"A boudoir woman lingers all day long, shameless, regardless of the family's reputation, my family has no such daughter!" Mo Shujun pointed out Shi Qingxue's 'stains' one by one.

Under Shi Junhe's stunned gaze, she proudly announced: "For the sake of the reputation and future prosperity of the Shi family, I want to take back the Danshu iron coupon in her hand and dispose of it!" ”

"No!" Shi Junhe shouted in shock and looked at Mo Shujun in disbelief.

The big families are very protective and cherish their wings, unless it is really heinous, and not sacrificing that person will lead to the destruction of the family, the heads of the family will not give up their own members easily.

To be alien means to be abandoned by the family, and in the more than 40 years since the establishment of the Mozambican state, there has been no such example in aristocratic circles.

Shi Junhe's face was sad, and he begged with difficulty: "Qingxue, she is your own granddaughter!" How could you be so cruel to her! ”

Mo Shujun was unmoved, and said indifferently: "This palace will never allow anyone to corrupt the family business that Yunyang has worked so hard to build, and those who dare to offend will be punished!" ”

Word by word, knocking on Shi Junhe's heart, he eagerly argued: "But Qingxue didn't make a big mistake, even in the Shi family's family rules, it is only said that the adulterer has moved to the family temple to meditate for three years, and he has never said that it is so serious to remove the clan, not to mention that Qingxue is just recuperating in the Ruiwang Mansion, which is not a ......."

"If you can bring her back, this palace won't say anything. Can ......"

Mo Shujun stared at Shi Junhe from above, and said meaningfully, "Can you?" ”

Shi Junhe was speechless.

"Mother, I'm begging you, just give Qingxue another chance!" Shi Junhe pleaded.

Mo Shujun was silent for a moment, but responded, "It's not impossible, but there is a condition in this palace." ”

Shi Junhe hurriedly asked, "What?" ”

Mo Shujun said slowly: "There is a maid in this palace, Leng Yan, you have seen it too!" What do you think of her? ”

Shi Junhe didn't understand what Mo Shujun meant, and only cautiously agreed: "It's a clever girl, and it's not in vain that you spoil her so much." ”

Mo Shujun smiled at this time, and her wrinkled face showed a rare hint of gentleness, "She has been raised by the side of the palace since she was a child, and to say something unpleasant, she even wants to please the palace more than the granddaughters of the palace, but the palace has always regarded her as her own daughter!" ”

"......" Shi Junhe didn't respond, and lowered his eyes silently - he already knew what Mo Shujun was thinking, and he couldn't answer at all.

Mo Shujun didn't know whether he didn't see Shi Junhe's wordless refusal, or if he was fearless, seeing that he didn't answer, he directly made a condition: "This palace wants you to accept Leng Yan as a concubine." ”

Shi Junhe immediately refused, "This won't work!" ”

Seeing that Mo Shujun's face sank, he hurriedly explained: "Mother, I already have a wife, how can I marry again?" ”

"Humph! What is the use of a hen that can't lay eggs? Mo Shujun has a deep resentment towards Dong Hui, and compares a good person to a hen who doesn't lay eggs, and simply laughs at Dong Hui for not being able to give birth to a son, which is extremely ugly.

She didn't wait for Shi Junhe to refute, and said directly: "Ah He, don't forget, at this time, the Guogong Mansion needs an heir!" ”

Shi Junhe stiffened, avoiding Mo Shujun's gaze, pretending to be stupid, "The child already has a child, how can there be no heir?" ”

"Are you saying Shi Baoning or Shi Qingxue, one has defected from the family, and the other is going to marry someone else, how can he be considered an heir?"

"If the child born by Bao Ning is not the blood of our Shi family?" Shi Junhe suddenly asked, with a solemn look on his face.

Mo Shujun's face sank, as if he had thought of something, and said angrily: "The position of Shi Guogong was single-handedly won by your father, and it must not fall into the hands of people with foreign surnames." “

Shi Junhe sneered and asked rhetorically: "Is it okay as long as their child's surname is 'Shi'?" ”

Mo Shujun immediately exclaimed excitedly: "Even if the surname is 'Shi', the prince of Shi Guo must not keep the blood of other people." ”

Shi Junhe's eyes were burning and he stared at Mo Shujun, "Why can't you?" Wen Renbo is a cronie picked out by his father, and Wen Renchi is also a child raised by me, giving the position of Shi Guogong to his child, not only will not let Shi Guogong's mansion be defeated, but can continue to lead Shi Jiajun, isn't it the best of both worlds? ”

"Because there is no good person in the Wen family, they are uneasy and kind!" Mo Shujun shouted loudly, her face was hideous, and she was no longer merciful and dignified.

Shi Junhe's eyes were dark, and he asked in a low voice: "Are they uneasy and kind, or mother, you can't tolerate others?" ”

Mo Shujun felt his breath pause, his eyes moved left and right, but he didn't dare to look at Shi Junhe.

"I ......" Mo Shujun took a deep breath, sat up straight, and said with a straight face: "This palace doesn't know what gossip you heard before you said this question, but everything this palace does is for the Shi family, and this palace has a clear conscience." ”

Mo Shujun has been fighting with the emperor and the old prince since she was a girl, and she has a momentum that ordinary women can't match, which is shocking.

Even if Shi Junhe didn't agree with Mo Shujun's approach in his heart, he was powerless to refute it, and even he couldn't help but wonder if he, as the head of the Shi family, was he too unqualified at this point?

"Ah He......" Mo Shujun suddenly slowed down her tone again, and said softly: "Let's not mention the past again." Bengong just said, you think it's okay if Bengong doesn't pursue Shi Qingxue, but you have to marry Leng Yan. ”

"Mother......" Shi Junhe shouted helplessly, obviously unwilling, but his attitude was not as resolute as just now.

Seeing this, Mo Shujun said again: "This palace just hopes that Leng Yan will have a good home, and when she marries into Dongyuan, she will be your Dongyuan person, and this palace will not force you to treat her the same as Hui Niang, this request is not too much!" ”

Shi Junhe is still resisting, "I'm afraid the child won't be able to give a cold face and happiness, and he will only live up to his mother's heart." ”

Mo Shujun sneered, "Is it really impossible to give it or don't want to give it?" This palace will not be verbose with you, choose one of the two, do you agree to accept Leng Yan, or let this palace remove Shi Qingxue, you go back and think about it yourself! ”

Shi Junhe wanted to say something, but Mo Shujun had already put on a gesture of sending off guests, so he had to put this matter down first, and asked instead: "Dongshuang really doesn't know anything about the Danshu Iron Coupon, and besides, the thing must still be in Shifu, and it will take more time to find it, and ask my mother to agree with me to take that girl away." ”

Mo Shujun sneered coldly in her heart: It's a person who values affection, I don't know if it's really on Shi Qingxue's face, or ...... That girl is pretty good-looking!

"Since you insist, then you can take the people away!" Mo Shujun put away his scheming and magnanimously agreed to Shi Junhe's request.

Shi Junhe walked out of Shou'an Hall, but there was no trace of ease.

He can't abandon Shi Qingxue no matter what, but if he wants him to marry Leng Yan - just a maid who can't get on the stage - even if he thinks that as long as she doesn't move, it doesn't matter if there are multiple ornaments in Dongyuan, will Dong Hui agree?

Shi Junhe vaguely remembered that when Dong Hui was first pregnant with Shi Baoning, he took the initiative to ask to give him her maid as a maid, but at that time he pitied and doted on Dong Hui and refused.

It's pretty much the same now as it was then.

"For the sake of Qingxue, Hui Niang may not be accountable?"