The fire was so fast that the people who rushed to hear the sound smashed open the gate and took buckets and basins to get water to put out the fire. The slave quietly walked out of the darkness to join the chaos, she pretended to be flustered and took the basin from one person's hand, and said loudly, "The fire is too big inside, go get some more water!" With that, he rushed in with the water.

It took half an hour for the fire in this room to be completely extinguished. At this time, Lu Zhicai hurriedly came and took a closer look, followed by Li Yuzhi, who was carefully dressed.

All the servants of Shudeyuan knelt on the ground, and the slaves were no exception, kneeling on the ground in the dark. Everyone was cautious and didn't dare to make a noise easily. Lu Zhi didn't look at them when he came, but walked straight into the house that had almost been burned down. Nu'er raised her head slightly, her eyes fell on his back, and then she stayed on the word "nothing" engraved on the wooden sign hanging outside the room, she was slightly distracted, and for a moment there was a feeling of being in a trance.

The unnumbered room of Shudeoken is a tacit secret of the General's Mansion, but no one has ever known what exactly is hidden in this room. Most people, or even the slaves themselves, thought that what was hidden in this room must be something related to the court, and only today did she know that this room was a place that Lu Zhi used to remember her mother. But is it really remembrance? What are the torn portraits and broken flasks on the ground?

The secret of the no-number room, the slave believes that even Li Yuzhi does not know. It was only because of the moment Li Yuzhi stepped into the room, only because of the moment she saw the broken painting on the ground, the unconcealable jealousy and anger in her eyes, and the uncontrollable resentment that hated someone to the extreme. That woman, Wei Fuliu, what is so good? Let Lu Zhi miss her, and even prepare a room to miss after death!

Li Yuzhi's hand gradually clenched, her nails were fiercely embedded in her palm, she tried her best to suppress the hatred in her heart, and her complexion quickly returned to normal.

Lu Zhi's face was dark at this time, and he walked out without saying a word, without asking. At this moment, no one dared to make a sound, and the scene fell silent for a while. However, Wang Fu took the initiative to step forward and said, "The cause is still under investigation." ”

"There's no need to investigate." Li Yuzhi's voice sounded in the back, and she walked out of it, her face had already been replaced by her usual gentle smile. Li Yuzhi wore the most popular juan gauze gold silk embroidered long skirt, covered with a dress outlining the treasure pattern. is extremely graceful, but it is in line with her housewife's style. She stepped forward and blessed the landing. Then she walked to Lu Zhi's side and bowed down and said, "General, this matter is a mistake on the part of the concubine. I hope the general will forgive his sins. ”

Lu Zhi didn't speak, nor did he let Li Yuzhi get up, so stalemate for half a cup of tea, fine beads of sweat had already soaked out of Li Yuzhi's forehead. She has a noble status, she has always been a star holding the moon, she has never suffered since she was a child, but her legs have trembled slightly after just half a cup of tea.

"Mother!"

When Lu Yuebai arrived, she couldn't help but feel sorry for her mother when she saw Li Yuzhi being so wronged, she hurriedly stepped forward to support Li Yuzhi, she looked at Lu Zhi and said, "Father, don't blame your mother." It was Yuebai who mistook the shadow of the tree for the fourth sister, and it was I who saw the dazzled eyes, which made the mother mispass it to the father. If you want to be punished, ask your father to punish Yuebai! ”

Through these words, Nu'er probably had a mold for Li Yuzhi's original plan. She spoke weakly, looking a little timid, "The second sister is really wrong. The slaves also heard the noise and came to put out the fire. ”

When Lu Yuebai heard this, she turned around and glanced at the slave fiercely. Although he tried his best to hide it, there was still a trace of dissatisfaction on his face. Originally, she planned to let her mother-in-law knock Wei Nu'er unconscious, quietly throw her into the no-font room, and then let her father catch her and send her back to the original little Zhuangzi. Who knew that she was so cunning, she directly set fire to the room, and took advantage of the chaos to mix in the crowd, pretending to look pitiful, and she couldn't find the slightest mistake.

What's more, in order to attract her father, she didn't know how long she begged her mother in Ripple Garden, and she swore an oath and a guarantee, so her mother was willing to agree to come forward. Now that things have been messed up, the circle is also stiff. I wanted to use this to please my mother, but now I lost my wife and soldiers, and I will inevitably be punished by my mother.

Thinking like this, Lu Yuebai felt uncomfortable in her heart, she was stirring the Jinpa in her hand, and she was a little at a loss. But there is one thing she knows very well, her mother must not be subject to the slightest prejudice or grievance because of this matter. Otherwise, that's a real loss. She made up her mind, so she spoke, "Father, it's Yuebai......"

Wrong. Before the two words were spoken, Lu Yuebai saw her eldest sister Lu Yinhua coming gracefully, she was wearing a ginger pleated skirt, and several smart butterflies were embroidered on the corners of the skirt, swaying with her steps under the reflection of the lights, lining Lu Yinhua like a fairy concubine, with butterflies surrounding her every step. Lu Yinhua walked in a hurry, but he didn't see the slightest panic. She was born very well, there is a gradual pear vortex on her cheeks, when she laughs, she is bright like a peony flower blooming just right in the garden, when she is not smiling, she is like a noble and pure lotus, a pair of dark eyes, so beautiful that it is frightening, and she is born to charm people's souls.

"Yinhua has seen his father and mother." Lu Yinhua is blessed, and the etiquette is extremely standard.

"You're not in good health. It's cool at night, how did you come out? Li Yuzhi couldn't help but blame Lu Yinhua when he saw her, of course, no matter how much Lu Yinhua blamed her, her tone was many times gentler than usual. Lu Yuebai lowered her head slightly, her eyes a little gloomy.

Lu Yinhua stepped forward and took Li's hand, smiled lightly and said that it was okay, and then turned to face Lu Zhi, she lowered her eyes and said, "Today, Shudeyuan went to the water, Yinhua heard the news and rushed to the path." Who would have thought that his daughter would bump into the little servant Wang Dachai on the road, and hurriedly ran out from the direction of Shudeyuan. When his daughter saw that he looked flustered, she ordered him to be detained and interrogated. Now he has confessed his sins. Lu Yinhua waved at the person standing below, and soon the little guy named Wang Dachai was pressed up.

When Wang Dachai saw Lu Zhi, he was already frightened like gold paper and trembled like chaff. He knelt down with a thud and shouted, "The general spares his life, the general spares his life!" The slave was blinded by lard, and only then did he think of stealing something valuable from Shudeyuan, but he accidentally knocked over the candle. The general forgives the sin, the general forgives the sin! There was a seventy-year-old mother on the slave and five children waiting to be fed. Please open the net and spare the minions! ”

Lu Yinhua's gaze swept over Wang Dachai, and there was a satisfied smile in the corner of her eyes, which immediately turned into normal. She opened her mouth and continued, "Father, Wang Dachai is short and thin, and his body is somewhat similar to a woman. It's no wonder that the second sister is dazzled and wrong, and asks her father not to blame her sister. Moreover, although this Wang Dachai is guilty of stealing, it is even more unforgivable to set fire by mistake. It's just that there are indeed old mothers in his family who are sick, and there are young children who still need to be taken care of. According to Yinhua, it is better to punish a small punishment and a big commandment, and teach it a lesson. ”

Lu Zhi glanced at Lu Yinhua meaningfully, "Fourth, how do you say this person should be punished." ”

The slave is at home, line four.

Nu'er still maintained her previous humble posture, and she spoke slowly, "Nu'er thinks that the eldest sister is reasonable. This little guy's family is in an embarrassing situation, although he has made mistakes, but he is also excusable. If he really sent him to see the official for this matter, it would make people look down on the general's mansion. It's just that if there is a mistake, it will not be punished, but it will lose the rules of the General's Mansion. The slave paused, and then said, "Since he committed the crime of a chicken and a dog thief, he accidentally knocked over the candle." It's better to ask him for a hand. ”

As soon as the words came out, everyone's hearts sank. The servants kneeling below were even more frightened and frightened, and no one could have imagined that a ten-year-old girl would cut off one of her hands when she opened her mouth, and that these words came out of her mouth so lightly that it seemed to be a matter of course.

Wang Dachai was even more cold sweat when he heard this, and his body trembled uncontrollably. He secretly looked at Lu Yinhua, his eyes full of fear. Lu Yinhua closed his eyes slightly, and after a moment's relief, he said, "This is too cruel." ”

"Is it cruel?" Nu'er looked up at Lu Yinhua and asked rhetorically. Only then did Lu Yinhua notice this sister who had always been regarded as a thorn in the side by her mother, but she didn't think so. She's younger, and she's not grown yet. A face is white and tender, like a jade bead in a case. A pair of curved eyebrows hung on the face, a pair of eyes under the eyebrows were very attentive, without the slightest impurity, and the eyes were pure as if they were lotus in summer and snow in winter.

With a hint of seriousness on his ungrown face, the slave said solemnly, "The law in the palace has its own rules, regardless of identity, if you commit theft, you will be punished with twenty rods and one month's imprisonment. The heavier sentence is 50 rods and detained for half a year. The arsonist of the city, regardless of the size of the casualties, shall be flogged fifty times and cut off his right toe. Now it's just a matter of asking him to have a hand and pay for what he did wrong. If he is really handed over to the government, he will only suffer more flesh and skin pain, eldest sister, is it cruel for a slave to be like this? This is to demonstrate the benevolence of my general's mansion. ”

What else can Lu Yinhua say, do you want her to question the laws of Great Xia, and ask her to say in public that the laws made by the king are cruel? She looked at Lu Zhi helplessly, wanting to seek comfort, but when she saw the light flashing in Lu Zhi's eyes, she suddenly realized that her mother's concern was correct.

Lu Zhi has been fighting on the battlefield for many years, and he has seen many more cruel things than this severed hand. It's just that the women in his impression are all weak and gentle women like water. And the slave made his eyes shine. Although she is a woman, her courage is no worse than that of a man. This child has the stubbornness of her mother, but her temperament is much more decisive than her mother's, decisive and unrelenting. This should be his Lu Zhi's daughter. He was happy in his heart but did not show it, but said lightly, "Just according to what you say." Then he commanded Wang Fu, "Take him down and do it immediately." ”

With that, Lu Zhi strode away.

Seeing Lu Zhi walking away, Li Yuzhi glared at Lu Yuebai fiercely, and then she gathered her thoughts, took out the style of the housemother and said, "You all retreat." ”

Everyone nodded yes, and then got up and retreated. The slave is young, and her legs are numb after kneeling for a long time, so she has to get up slowly. Li Yuzhi looked at the slave with a smile, "My fourth girl, today is really unexpected for my mother." ”

Nu'er stood still, looked at Li Yuzhi and smiled sweetly, "Mother, there will be more things that you didn't expect in the future." ”