Chapter 57: Only more, not less
Listening to the gradually approaching footsteps, Gu Xinian frowned, it was her carelessness.
I forgot that there are still a few people in the house who are eyeing her and wish she had made a mistake.
Ye You looked around the third floor, and his first reaction was to enter the dark passage.
Gu Xinian originally wanted to take this opportunity to go down, although there must be someone outside who she couldn't get out, but he searched on the first and second floors, and probably wouldn't look for it again.
As long as the person goes, she can leave.
But the thought is good, but the truth does not allow it.
As soon as he stepped up the stairs with one foot, he heard Ye You's voice slowly approaching.
Gu Xinian only felt that the position was very awkward at this time, and it was a little far away to go back to the dead corner, and he would definitely be seen, and there were many stairs down, and if he wanted to make a small sound, he could only sneak around, but time did not allow it.
Just when I didn't know what to do, an extra hand suddenly appeared on my mouth.
Ye You went out of the secret passage, closed it again, and looked around on the third floor again, but he didn't see anyone.
Gu Xinian was taken back to his room, looking at the person in front of him, he only felt familiar.
It seems to be someone next to Mo Yanjue?
"You ......"
Before he could speak, the man's ears moved, and he immediately jumped out of the window and disappeared.
"Hey!"
Outside the door, there were soon bursts of footsteps, and Gu Xinian opened the door a crack to take in the scene outside.
I saw Ye You as the leader, next to Li Xiangru and Ye Chenghuan and a group of maids, their faces were angry and menacing.
Gu Xinian closed the door and frowned.
What to do? Found here.
She could have recklessly refused to admit it, but only if they hadn't been here before they went to the library.
But according to Ye Chenghuan's temperament, he will inevitably let Ye You know that she is not in the courtyard first, so that it will be better to condemn her.
If that's the case, then she's really hard to do.
After all, if she said it and the guards testified, her lies would be self-defeating.
But if it's only in the house, where to go? What are you going to do? Witness?
Outside the door, Ye You glanced at the courtyard, he hadn't been here for a long time.
"Where's your master?"
Juan'er and Ling'er looked at each other, both of them were embarrassed, and they didn't know how to speak.
Gu Xinian went out and didn't come back, and when the little girl came to ask, they knew that it was not good, but Gu Xinian hadn't come back yet, and this kind of scene was ......
"Miss, she ......"
"She'......"
Seeing these two maids like this, Li Xiangru gave the maids beside him a look, and they immediately walked into the courtyard.
"Hey! Our young lady is resting in the house, and you can't disturb her! ”
Ling'er saw that they were about to break in, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop them.
In any case, I have to delay her young lady for a while longer.
"Rest? Heh, I think she secretly ran to the library, right? The old man took her back to the house regardless of his previous suspicions, and it was also her liking to ask for eight sedan chairs, and she came back and ignored the house. Speak honestly, if not...... Even you will be punished! ”
Li Xiangru looked at the two maidservants, and slowly stepped forward, as if she was the head of the house.
Ling'er gritted her teeth, this can't be recognized, if you admit it, how can these people spare Gu Xinian?
Her face was pinched by Li Xiangru, and the latter used his hand hard, "I have a good maid in the New Year." It's a pity that it won't help your master take the right path. At this time, to be honest, it is for the good of your master. ”
Ling'er's pinched face hurt, but because of her identity, she couldn't fight back.
Seeing that she didn't plan to say it, Li Xiangru's hand was a little heavier, and then she shook it off and let the little girl hold her.
She glanced at the maid who had just arrived, and the maid understood, and immediately continued to walk into the house.
Ling'er couldn't struggle, Juan'er only stood to the side, no movement.
Just as his hand touched the door, it was suddenly opened.
"What's the noise? Still don't let people sleep? ”
Gu Xinian's hair was scattered, and his face was full of resentment, he really looked like a person who was woken up.
When they saw people inside, everyone was a little surprised.
Especially Ling'er, when did Miss come back? She has been guarding the gate of the courtyard, why didn't she see it?
Gu Xinian glanced at the maid who was about to open the door, looked away in disgust, put her hands on her chest, and leaned against the door.
"Yo, what's going on today? What are you doing in my yard? ”
"Gu Xinian, enter the library pavilion privately, do you know your mistake!"
Ye You looked at her hanging appearance, and she couldn't get angry.
"The Library Pavilion? When have I been there? Is there any evidence? You don't want to spew blood. ”
"Sister, you will admit it. Forsythia has seen you sneak into the library several times. As long as my sister admits her mistakes, my father will punish you less. ”
"You say you see it, you see it? Then I said that my maid saw you enter the library. Do you want to admit it too, so that you can be punished less? ”
"I ......"
Li Xiangru grabbed her, looked at Gu Xinian, and smiled.
"Forsythia, I can trust it, and I won't believe it."
"My maid doesn't necessarily talk nonsense."
The fire in Ye You's heart was about to break out a long time ago, and now seeing her like this, it was even more out of control.
"Say you went, you went! In the Ye family, I am the head of the family, what are you? If you don't take my rules into account, you can only serve the family law! You can't be punished or not! ”
Hearing this, a trace of joy flashed in the eyes of Li Xiangru and the others.
Gu Xinian sneered.
"Are you the head of the house? You don't look at it, what are you without my mother helping you? ”
"Shut up!"
At the beginning, he did rely on Gu Luoxue to take a step, but it was exactly like this, and this was also the thing he hated to mention the most.
"Take her to the ancestral hall! Family law waiting! I'll leave this matter to you. ”
The second half of the sentence was said to Li Xiangru, and the latter listened to it, not to mention how happy he was in his heart, but it was not obvious on his face.
"Yes. Master, I don't know how many lashes you have to make? ”
Ye You glanced at Gu Xinian, and said angrily: "One hundred!" ”
"This ...... Could it be too much? Although I made a mistake in the year, I ...... after all"
Li Xiangru frowned, looking disapproving, as if he was really worried about Gu Xinian.
"Many? What more, more! Just a hundred! Only more, not less! ”
After speaking, he looked at Gu Xinian again, waved his sleeves and left.
Gu Xinian didn't expect this person to be so unreasonable, and he wanted to punish her without evidence.
Li Xiangru looked at Gu Xinian, with a smug smile on his face.
"Come, take it to the ancestral hall."
"No! You can't touch our young lady! ”
"Shut up! If you talk too much, I'll fight with you! ”
Gu Xinian looked at Ling'er, shook her head, and motioned for her not to speak.
"Don't bother, aren't you going to hit me anyway? I'll go. ”
Go? How daring.
I'm afraid that when the time comes, it will be too late to beg for mercy.
Although the Ye family is a newcomer, they have built an ancestral hall, which is not much in the ranks, but it is unusually large.
Gu Xinian knelt on the futon, and behind him was Li Xiangru with a whip.
"This whip is not an ordinary whip, it is made of demon bones, and it is like iron, but it does not have the weight of iron, but it contains the power of iron. There are also tiny barbs on it, which if it were to hit a person...... Tut-tut......"
"Gu Xinian, you said that if you die outside, you will also die, what are you doing when you come back? Ask for your own hardship! ”
There are no outsiders now, and Li Xiangru is not pretending, she pinched Gu Xinian's chin, and there was fierceness in her eyes.
"Of course I want to come back, if I don't come back, how can I ruin you?"
"Ruined us? You? Hahahahaha! It's ridiculous! It's up to you? What are you fighting me for? ”
"Everything I planned was finally obtained, do you think I will allow you to make trouble?"
Gu Xinian smiled, not caring much.
"The position of the junior is not as good as the original match. Just walk and see. ”
"You! Walk and see? It's a good walk and see, so, for now, you have to take it! Don't see the cloudy day! ”
As he spoke, he waved his hand at the little guy outside the ancestral hall and handed him the whip.
"You come, a hundred times, give me a solid shot! One can not be missing! Otherwise, how much is missing, you will suffer! ”
This little guy is from a stable, tall and muscular, and it is precisely because Li Xiangru has taken a fancy to him that he has been passed on.
"Yes."
The whip falls on the flesh of the skin.
Gu Xinian only felt a hot pain in his back, and there seemed to be blood flowing out.
She gritted her teeth, but she didn't make a sound.
Bear it, just take it, these people on the left and right just want to punish him, and it doesn't matter if the reason is not sufficient.
Whip after whip, Gu Xinian was dizzy and was splashed awake, fainted and woken up, but he didn't make a sound.
At the end of the day, it was already late, and when the front and back were combined, Gu Xinian received more than 100 lashes.
When he was carried to the courtyard, he was unconscious, his face was as pale as paper, his whole back was bright red, and his clothes were tattered, revealing the bright red wounds inside, which was jaw-dropping.
When Ling'er saw it, she was so shocked that her eyes almost popped out.
She wanted to go to the doctor, but she wouldn't let her out, on the grounds that there was a curfew in the house and she wasn't allowed to enter or leave.
But, they don't know art.
Gu Xinian, if there is no doctor, I am afraid it will not be long before the person is gone.
"Miss...... Wake up, Miss...... They won't let me out, and I can't find a doctor, what should I do? ”
If Gu Xinian's current situation is extremely bad, then to add insult to injury, Ling'er and Juan'er were taken to their yard by Li Xiangru's people.
On the grounds of confronting and covering up during the day, he was punished for kneeling overnight, and he also sent someone to watch.
Ling'er struggled, but it was useless, and what she got was a severe beating.
"If you don't want to be beaten, settle down."
Juan'er glanced at Ling'er and said in a cold tone.
When Ling'er saw her like this, she felt a little angry in her heart.
"You still say! You white-eyed wolf! Our young lady is so good to you, but you don't even care about the life or death of the young lady, and you always look like it has nothing to do with you no matter what happens! It's really chilling! ”
Gu Xinian was beaten just now, and the only two maids she had, one was powerless, and the other ignored them, and they were all detained here.
Isn't this just about cherishing the life of the year?
At night, Gu Xinian had a high fever, only to feel dry mouth, cold and painful all over his body, and even his bones hurt.
She wanted to open her eyes, but her eyelids were so heavy that she struggled, but there was nothing she could do.
Faintly, she seemed to hear a soft sigh, and a person seemed to be sitting next to her.
The faint scent of sandalwood burrowed into her nose, she didn't know what she was fed, and the clothes that stuck to the flesh on her back were uncovered, and a burst of pain came.
Gu Xinian couldn't help frowning, and after the clothes were removed, the man seemed to be wiping for himself.
Bright red blood stained two full basins of water, but she didn't know it.
Gu Xinian was confused, her eyes opened a slit, she looked at the person, opened her mouth, and wanted to say something, but she couldn't say it in the end, so she fainted.