Chapter 24: Pitiful, Heartfelt
Before Bai Mujian could speak, Bai Yunxi was anxious, stood up suddenly, and said eagerly: "Grandmother, don't listen to my sister reversing black and white, she just wants to make a fool of her son and make the Ningguo Mansion ugly!" ”
"Xi'er, ...... you" Bai Muhibiscus looked at Bai Yunxi with a sad face, and then glanced at Old Lady Bai bitterly, "Is my sister going to wrongfully kill my sister?" I know you're angry, but you can't deliberately deceive your grandmother because of that! ”
Old Madam Bai's face became a little gloomy, and her eyes were also full of displeasure when she looked at Bai Yunxi, and she said in a deep voice: "Xi'er, have you learned all your etiquette in vain?" Jin'er, you speak slowly, everyone else shut up! ”
Bai Muhibi sighed slightly, glanced at the Lu family, seemed to be a little apologetic, and shook his head at Bai Yunxi, as if he was very disappointed, and then said unhurriedly: "Grandmother, here's the thing, I just arrived at the Hou Mansion today, and I was dragged to the back garden by Miss Zeng's family, I originally wanted to get to know a few more young ladies, so as not to let me stay in the mansion and have no friends, how did I think that as soon as I stepped into the garden gate, Chun'er knelt down and begged for mercy, asking me not to continue to bully my sister, I didn't care, I wanted to calm things down, after all, it was in someone else's house, If it makes a big fuss, it will only make outsiders laugh, but Chun'er and her sister didn't listen to the advice, they had to cry and cry, kneel and beg for mercy, I really couldn't stop it, but Jin'er couldn't figure it out, when did I bully my sister? ”
"Later, I even provoked the son of Shuntianfu Yin to teach me a lesson, saying that I was vicious and bullying my younger siblings, Jin'er was angry for a while, so she educated her sister a few words, in fact, she was still persuading her sister not to mess around in front of outsiders, even if she was dissatisfied with me, she should go home and explain to her grandmother and father, why cry endlessly in other people's homes, and keep saying that my mother spoils me more than her, and watches me bully her and so on! Jin'er ...... Jin'er is really wronged! ”
Bai Hibiscus turned red when he said this, but he stubbornly did not shed a single tear, and looked at Old Madam Bai with big eyes, like a little beast seeking refuge, lonely, desolate and full of longing and expectation.
Mrs. Bai's heart moved, and she was looked at by those eyes full of emotion, and a strong sense of pity rose in her heart, it seemed that this child had been wronged.
She turned to look at Bai Yunxi angrily, and said, "You did a good thing, but you still dare to sue the wicked person first, bite Jin'er back, and say that she deliberately instigated your maid?" What are your intentions? ”
"Grandmother...... Whining...... Don't believe her, she obviously deliberately made me ugly, where did I wronged her, she also added to me the charge of disrespecting the elders and discrediting the family, which is simply her bad intentions! Bai Yunxi was still obsessed until this moment, thinking that as long as he could cry and make trouble, he would be tolerated by everyone as he was in the past.
It's a pity that today's incident is indeed related to the reputation of the Bai family, and Old Madam Bai will not condone her, but she heard Old Madam Bai slam the cup in her hand and scolded angrily: "You little hoof, you dare to quibble, isn't your behavior just to discredit the family?" Jin'er has always been well-behaved, how could she ever bully you? You dare to make trouble at someone else's banquet, what a boldness! ”
When Lu Shi heard this, her face turned pale, the old lady was so angry, she must have had a heavy attack, she hurriedly knelt on the ground and begged: "Old lady, please calm your anger, Xi'er is still a child, please forgive her for being confused for a while!" It's all that Chun'er's ill-intentioned and instigated Jin'er and Xi'er! ”
"Confused? Instigated by Chun'er? Chun'er is just a maid, where did she get the guts? Lu, I have repeatedly warned you to restrain your subordinates, why are your subordinates becoming more and more emboldened? Last time, I was poisoned, and this time I dared to instigate the young lady to make trouble in front of the public and lose face, you are really a good housewife of my country's government! Old Madam Bai's face turned red angrily, and now I don't know how many people are laughing at their Ningguo Mansion.
When Lu Shi heard this, her eyes were red, and her aggrieved appearance matched her delicate face, but it was really a bit moving, but it was a pity that Old Lady Bai was not Bai Shizu, and she was completely unmoved.
Lu wiped his tears and said, "The old lady taught me that it was the daughter-in-law who was incompetent, please punish the old lady!" ”
"It should be punished well, otherwise there may be something going on in this Duchess Mansion in the future, and when that day comes, you can still do it safely and steadily as a Duchess of the Kingdom?" The heavy warning in Old Madam Bai's words was something that everyone could hear.
She continued: "The leader of Yunxi has no respect for her elders, she discredits the Bai family, she is young, her mind is not on the right path, and she thinks about some intrigue all day long, it seems that the last time you were punished for thinking about it behind closed doors, it was completely ineffective, this time I will simply let you go to the ancestral hall and be grounded for half a year!" ”
When Bai Yunxi heard this, he fell to the ground, blinked his eyes, shook his head and said, "Grandmother, don't ...... Don't go to the ancestral hall and ask your grandmother for forgiveness! ”
The Lu family couldn't watch his daughter go to the ancestral hall to suffer, and it was half a year for so long, Xi'er was pampered, where could she stand it, so she pleaded: "Old lady, please take it lightly, Xi'er is only ten years old, where can you stand the bitter place in the ancestral hall?" ”
"I haven't finished speaking, I don't allow you to interject, your housekeeper is incompetent, and you have no way to teach your daughter, so even if she doesn't distinguish between black and white, she is presumptuous and frivolous, you can leave the housework to Jin'er for the time being, she is not small, you should learn how to manage the house!"
As soon as the words fell, she could hear Ziyu's voice outside, and she came in and said, "Old lady, Grandpa Guo is here to say goodbye!" ”
Hearing Ziyu's words, the expression on Old Madam Bai's face stiffened slightly, and then she glared at the Lu family, and then said, "Please come in quickly!" ”
Ziyu took the order and hurriedly went down, and after a while, Bai Shizu walked in quickly, his face was a little nervous, and he glanced at the embarrassed Bai Yunxi and the red-eyed Lu clan worriedly.
Then he saluted Mrs. Bai and said respectfully: "Son greets mother!" ”
Old Madam Bai frowned slightly, but she didn't have a seizure, she just nodded lightly and said, "You have a heart, sit down and talk!" ”
Bai Mujin realized that since Bai Shizu came in a hurry, he must have come to the rescue with the news, and I am afraid that the old lady today will not severely punish the Lu family and Bai Yunxi in order to save Bai Shizu's face.
She secretly glanced at the Lu family, but saw that the Lu family cast a look at Ziyu, who was standing silently by the door, and her heart was clear, it seemed that the Lu family's hand was indeed long enough, and even the people around the old lady were bought, no wonder Bai Shizu came so timely.
Old Madam Bai was only focused on Bai Shizu, and she didn't notice the interaction between the Lu family and Ziyu at all, and only asked, "Why did Grandpa come over to greet me so early today?" ”
Bai Shizu's face was a little embarrassed, but he still smiled and said: "I don't have much business today, I came back early, I thought of visiting my mother in the future, and I felt ashamed, so I came over early to talk to my mother!" I just came in and heard my mother angry, what was the reason? ”
"It's not your good daughter and daughter-in-law, but it's embarrassing in front of outsiders, making the Ningguo Mansion lose face!" Old Madam Bai replied with a displeased face.
Bai Shizu glanced at the Lu family, who wanted to speak and stopped, looking like a little daughter-in-law, and then looked at the embarrassed appearance of his beloved little daughter, and really didn't understand how such a kind and polite wife and daughter could make the Guogong Mansion lose face.
"Ning Xiang, Xi'er, what the old lady said is true?"
Lu was afraid that Bai Yunxi would make the situation worse again, so he immediately spoke first, but his expression was full of weakness and pity, and he blinked his watery eyes, and turned Bai Shizu's heart into a puddle of water: "Old lady, husband, it's all the fault of the concubine, the concubine is too conniving with these subordinates on weekdays, so she caused today's trouble, I asked myself if it was not thin to take them, but I didn't expect Chun'er to maliciously slander the concubine and Yunxi, it really broke my heart, and I don't know who she was instructed by!" ”
The last sentence made a sneer appear at the corner of Bai Muhibiscus's mouth, seeing that Lu Ningxiang was relying on someone to support her, she was confident, and she actually had the intention of harming her again.
When Bai Shizu heard this, he suddenly became angry from the bottom of his heart, and said in a calm voice: "Where is that cheap maid?" Bring her here, I'm going to see who gives her the guts! ”
When Lu Shi heard this, he looked at Bai Shizu with a grateful face, and he couldn't wait to fall into his arms to seek comfort, and Bai Shizu's heart was so full of excitement that he almost couldn't help but go over and take Lu Shi into his arms.
Old Madam Bai naturally knew her son's temperament, but after all, she was Bai Shizu's mother, so naturally she couldn't refute his face, so she just sat on the side and didn't speak, but there was obviously disapproval in her eyes.
Chun'er was escorted up by several mothers-in-law after a while, and her body was also embarrassed and grizzled, and as soon as she came in, she fell prostrate on the ground, crying and begging: "Old lady, lord, lady, slave and maid are guilty, slave and maid are guilty!" ”
Bai Shizu didn't even look at Chun'er, and shouted in a cold voice: "You slave, how dare you slander your own young lady and lady outside, tell me, who instructed you?" ”
Chun'er glanced at Bai Shizu in horror, and then looked at the Lu family, only to see the faint warning in Lu's eyes, thinking that the lives of her whole family were in the hands of her wife, she could only grit her teeth and say: "It's all the slave maid's fault, the slave maid was not instructed by others, at first she just resented the eldest lady for beating the slave and maid last time, and then ...... Later, I lost my mind, and I didn't choose what to say, so I asked the lord to forgive me! ”
"Okay, you bold slave, the eldest lady scolds you, that's teaching you rules, how can you hold a grudge? Even if you resent the eldest lady, how can you provoke the second lady to make mistakes together? Old Madam Bai shouted in a deep voice.
Chun'er shrank for a moment, she knew the temper of Old Madam Bai, but when she thought of Madame's methods, she had mixed feelings in her heart for a while, and cold sweat dripped.
"Slave maid...... Slave ......"
Seeing this, the Lu family hurriedly spoke: "Chun'er, the old lady asked you, how to talk and spit out, is someone instructing you to betray your master, and to frame the second lady and me?" ”
After that, his eyes drifted slightly to Bai Hibiscus, who bowed his head and was silent.
Chun'er knew in her heart, and hurriedly kowtowed, and said again and again: "The slave doesn't dare to say it...... Slaves...... Ask the old lady to punish! ”
Old Madam Bai frowned suspiciously, Bai Shizu was also a little surprised, could it really be that someone instructed Chun'er? Who is so bold?
Seeing that the Lu family and his daughter were implicated, and they were almost about to be severely punished, Bai Shizu was angry and threatened: "If you tell who is behind the scenes, I can open the net and fall lightly, if you don't say it, then drag it out and beat it to death!" ”