Chapter 8: Bitter Meat and Ointment

There was a low pressure in the main hall, Nan Yuanshan sat on the Taishi chair and flipped through a brand new "Female Commandment", Xue Wan sat on the side with an anxious face, and did not dare to say anything to break the atmosphere with her hands clenched into fists.

Nanyu stood in the center, her expression slowly changing from nervous to calm, "This day is coming sooner or later," she comforted herself in her heart, but in fact, the dirty clothes behind her back were already soaked with sweat.

Nan Yuanshan didn't rush to test her, and flipped through the book back and forth, as if he was looking for the most difficult question, and finally, he opened his mouth and said slowly: "The husband has the righteousness to remarry, and the woman has no suitable text, so the husband is also heavenly, and the husband cannot escape, and the husband cannot leave." What does this phrase mean? ”

"Well, it probably means that a man has the obligation to marry a wife when he doesn't have a wife, but a woman can't marry a second time, and the second half of the sentence should mean that a man is a woman's heaven, and a woman can't leave her husband," Nan Yu finished speaking, resisting the urge to roll her eyes.

Seeing Nan Yu successfully answer the first question, Xue Wan's heart relaxed a little.

"Yes, I've learned some knowledge," Nan Yuanshan said, his face slightly pale.

He continued to flip through the books in his hand, obviously continuing to ask a few more questions about Nanyu.

"You've been studying for so long, can you explain what it means to concentrate on the right color?"

"This ......", what is this, Nan Yu muttered in her heart.

As time passed, the air became more solidified, and looking at Nan Yuanshan's paleness, Nan Yu finally searched for a related word in his mind in a hurry, and said with some hesitation: "Those who concentrate on the subject are loyal ministers." ”

Nan Yuanshan took a deep breath and said to Nan Yu patiently: "Dad is asking you what it means to concentrate on the right color, not to concentrate." Think about it and then answer. ”

Nanyu was silent for a moment, and then said frankly, "Back to my father, my daughter doesn't know." ”

"Etiquette and righteousness are clean, ears are not heard, eyes are not evil, there is no appearance, there is no waste, there is no gathering of people, there is no look at the door, this is called concentration and righteousness," Nan Yuanshan finished reading the book, closed the book, and then said, "These contents are to teach you how to be a wife, and your husband's family will respect you." ”

"If you don't even know this, if you get married in the future, you will be looked down upon by your husband's family, saying that our Nan family has no tutor," Nan Yuanshan continued.

Seeing that Nan Yu lowered her head and didn't reply, Nan Yuanshan was finally satisfied when she listened to the teachings and reflected on herself, "Although Pingzhen is a little playful, he can still listen to words," Nan Yuanshan commented in his heart.

"Now that my father has tested you simply, you can explain what you just said, and explain what it means to concentrate on positive colors."

"Be polite and righteous, behave solemnly, don't listen to incivility, don't look at incivility, don't be glamorous when you go out, don't be unkempt when you're at home, don't party and play with your female companions, and don't peep outside the door indoors," Nanyu said in one breath, and his tone was unwavering.

She changed her words for a moment, and then said, "But Dad, we all have to abide by the solemnity of manners, and I can understand it. But don't party with female companions, do you really think it's reasonable? ”

"The acquaintance of people is important in knowing each other, and the acquaintance of people is important in knowing each other. If you can't see your friends, how can you talk about knowing each other? Even there is a popular saying among the people, relying on parents at home, relying on friends when going out, and breaking off friends after marriage, isn't this the nature of killing people? ”

"Nonsense!" Nan Yuanshan slammed the book on the table, pointed at Nan Yu and said sharply, "I didn't do my homework well, and I found so many excuses!" ”

"The daughter is not making excuses, but the more she reads, the more she can't understand, why do she take her husband as the sky, why does she get along with her husband if she doesn't get along well, she will be punished by God?" In the face of Nan Yuanshan's fierce words, Nan Yu was not timid at all, but more coherent.

"The daughter does not believe that the way of heaven can be so mean, so that the woman does not have to do anything terrible, but must be punished simply because she cannot please her husband, while the man can do as he pleases."

Nan Yuanshan was stunned for a moment when he heard Nan Yu's words. He never thought that his daughter would become so calm and rational, and compared to the children who used to listen to whatever they said, they were already like two people.

Nan Yuanshan realized that the current Nan Yu was no longer something she could convince in a few words, she had her own ideas.

He felt that his authority in the family was being challenged, and he had already made up his mind not to let Nanyu step into officialdom.

Such unilateral decisions are a kind of protection for arbitrariness.

Let her easily be the housewife, and do things in officialdom, if she is not careful, it will not only be difficult to protect herself, but will affect her family and cause infamy. Rather than worrying about it every day, it is better to cut off this thought now.

"Let you study, restrain your temperament, I didn't expect you to be so stubborn, plain, my father is really disappointed in you," Nan Yuanshan slapped his palm on the tea table, and the tea in the teacup was even slightly shaken out by the force of his palm.

When Nan Yu saw this scene, his face still didn't change, "Haven't you seen such a scene?" Nan Yu thought to herself, she raised her head and looked directly at Nan Yuanshan with an indomitable attitude.

"Come on, go to the family law!" Nan Yuanshan, seeing Nan Yu so stubborn, was even more annoyed, he leaned back on the Taishi chair, raised his finger and pointed at the attendant on the side, and motioned for him to take out the whip that carried out the family law.

"Xianggong, this can't be done, she's still a child," Xue Wan hurriedly stepped forward and stopped Nanyuan Mountain when she saw this. Since Nan Yu came to the capital, his body has not been as healthy as before, and he doesn't know how many days he will have to take after this whip.

Nan Yuanshan waved his hand and pushed Xue Wan back to the chair.

This fight is inevitable horizontally and vertically.

When she saw the attendant take out the cowhide whip with the thickness of two fingers, Xue Wan directly lost her voice, and when this whip went down, it was a real blood mark to the flesh.

Nanyuan Mountain did not allow the attendants to release water, and every whip hit Nanyu strongly.

Xiangru stood aside, watching the whip rise high and fall heavily on Nanyu's body with a "snap", and the blood stains on her body slowly soaked through her clothes.

Xiangru couldn't bear to look away, unwilling to see this scene.

Nan Yu frowned, and silently endured the hot pain on the wound, "The skin and flesh should be broken," she thought, as soon as she moved slightly, the wound touched the underwear, and it was a heart-piercing pain.

At the end of the family law, Nan Yujiao was whipped ten times in total, and the blood marks on her body were shocking, and she let out a long sigh in her heart, "Fortunately, this is the same as in her previous life." ”

Just wanted to get up, but his body flickered, and he was a little out of strength, and the sky was spinning for a while, Nan Yu's whole person was lying on the ground, the things in front of him were far and near, vague, and he only vaguely remembered that Xue Wan rushed over and looked at Nan Yuanshan with complicated and regretful eyes.

"This can be done," the thought flashed through Nanyu's mind before he fell unconscious.

The road in front of him was winding and bumpy, and it was dark all around, and Nanyu put his hands on his knees and gasped for air.

She didn't know how long she had been stumbling down this road, she was exhausted, but the road had no end in sight, and it was desperate.

It wasn't until she woke up and opened her eyes that she realized that it was just a nightmare, her throat was dry and she wanted to drink water, and she was just about to get up, and the pain of the wound on her body reminded her that she had been whipped.

"Miss, Miss, you're awake!" Xiangru heard the sound and hurriedly ran to the bedside, saw Nanyu wake up, and turned around to pour her a cup of tea.

After swallowing a cup of tea, Nan Yu felt that his throat was more comfortable.

Seeing Nanyu's brows stretched, Xiangru put her mind at ease and said, "Miss, you have been in a coma with a high fever for three days, and you were really worried about you after being whipped so many times that day, whether you are hungry or not, I will go and cook you something to eat." ”

Nanyu raised her eyes and looked at the thick night outside the window, it was already late at night, she didn't want Xiangru to cook anymore, looking at the blue and black eyes under Xiangru's eyes, Nanyu said in a dumb voice, "You go to sleep, let's talk about it tomorrow." ”

Seeing Xiangru standing in front of the window and still reluctant to leave, she continued, "I want to sleep a little longer, so I don't have to accompany me here," and closed her eyes as she spoke.

Seeing this, Xiangru had to leave.

Listening to Xiangru's footsteps in the distance, Nanyu opened her eyes, she had been asleep for too long, and now she couldn't sleep.

She lay on her bed, silently enduring the burning pain and tedious night on her back.

"Buckle, buckle", there were suddenly two knocking sounds outside the window.

"Who?!" Nanyu raised his head vigilantly and asked.

"It's me," Nan Yu suddenly calmed down when he heard the familiar voice, slowly got up by the bedpost, walked to the window with difficulty, and opened the lock on the window from the house.

A long and vigorous figure immediately jumped into the room from the window, wearing a black slim night coat, wearing a golden mask that covered half of his face, and the bare skin on his neck was as smooth and cold as white jade in the moonlight.

The person who came was Chu Jihan, who had not been seen for a few days.

Seeing him dressed like this, Nan Yu looked surprised and asked, "Brother Jihan, why did you come?" ”

"I won't come, and you won't tell me about the whipping?" Chu Jihanjun's face was slightly gloomy, looking at Nanyu's pale complexion, his eyes were full of distress.

"I'm fine," Nan Yu said as he moved his steps to sit on the coffee table and poured a cup of tea for Chu Jihan, "I'm surprised that you came." ”

Chu Jihan snorted softly, and then asked, "Is it just an accident?" ”

"Well, I'm still a little happy."

"Only a little?" Chu Jihan asked.

"It's a lot," Nanyu said with a smile, but she didn't want to involve the scars on her back again.

Seeing her painful expression, Chu Jihan stepped forward and helped her to the side of the bed, "You just sit here, you lie down directly when I leave, so you don't have to walk back and forth." ”

Hearing Chu Jihan say this, Nan Yu no longer shirked, looking at Chu Jihan half-leaning on the wall pillar next to her, Nan Yu still had a trace of unreality.

"Well, this is for you," Chu Jihan took out a small jar of ointment from his arms, "This is what my master left for me, and it can be applied to the wound to speed up healing, and this recipe is not available outside." ”

"Thank you," Nanyu took the ointment and put it in the palm of her hand, she suddenly thought of something, and then asked, "Brother Jihan, how do you know that I have received family law?" ”

"I met your cousin today, and she told me," Chu Jihan said truthfully.

"Cousin?" Nan Yu wondered for a while, how could she know Chu Jihan.

Seeing Nan Yuhu's suspicious eyes, Chu Jihan explained, "I wanted to wait for you on the courtyard wall today, but when I saw her coming to your yard, she told me when she saw me." ”

"I'm still in a coma during the day, and it makes sense that she came to my room to see me, but I happened to meet Chu Jihan, which is too much of a coincidence," Nan Yu thought to herself, "Besides, she hasn't communicated much with me these days, and when she sees Chu Jihan, she takes the initiative to talk, and she always feels weird." ”

"But if I say anything now, it will seem that I am too jealous, and I will live the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain."

Seeing that Nanyu wanted to speak and stopped, Chu Jihan took the initiative to say, "Your cousin is not simple, you have to pay more attention." ”

Nan Yu raised his head suddenly, but Chu Jihan shook his head gently, indicating that he had no specific evidence of his own.

Before leaving, Chu Jihan advised, "After using the ointment, you must put it away and don't let others see it." ”

Seeing Nan Yu nodding in response, he was relieved. One flew and left through the window.

The night was silent, and no one knew what had just happened.