Chapter 52: Punishment
In the Ye Family Grange, Ye Qin was kneeling in the hall and crying.
Ye Qin's side, her personal maid Xuan'er was lying on the ground half-dead panting, her wrist bent inward into a strange angle, which should have been broken by life.
On Xuan'er's side, several doormen who left their posts without permission were tied together by a thick hemp rope. The faces of each of the women were horrified and not yet completely subsided, and although there were no visible wounds on their bodies, their hair was wet and disheveled.
Ye Renliang felt a chill from the bottom of his heart.
In the past few days, Zhang Jingzhi has treated the Ye family very kindly, and everyone in the Ye family thinks that he is easy to get along with, but Zhang Jingzhi's identity is still the son of the Korean government, and what flows in his bones is still the ruthlessness and coldness of the noble son.
If it weren't for those people to testify, Ye Renliang believed that Zhang Jingzhi would have acted more ruthlessly.
Ye Mei stood behind Ye Chanyan, her face pale, and Ye Chanyan sat under Ye Renliang, her expression was indifferent, making it impossible to distinguish between joy and anger.
Ye Chanyan was called over in a hurry, and his body was still covered with dust.
Although the people who came only said that a certain daughter in the second room of the Ye family had made a mistake, Ye Chanyan knew that it was a mistake in the plan to set fire to Ye Qiong.
Ye Chanyan was annoyed in his heart, those two daughters swore so much before they came to the Grange, but they didn't expect that there would be such a big mistake, and they still needed him to disgrace and catch people!
Ye Qiong on the other side came to the conference hall with Ye Jin after taking a nap for two hours, and Zhang Jingzhi was persuaded by Ye Qiong because it was inconvenient to participate in the affairs of the Ye family's house.
Since coming out of the fire last night, Ye Qiong has not closed her eyes properly, and now she has slept and used medicine, and she feels a lot better.
Now that the evidence is complete, and her brothers Ye Jin and Zhang Jingzhi help her keep an eye on it, Pang Zi also quietly told Uncle Zeng about Pang Yujiao, Ye Qiong has nothing to worry about, but is very looking forward to what the second uncle will do.
Aside from the second uncle, Ye Qiong also wanted Ye Qin and Ye Mei to taste the taste of waiting, how could two hours of torment compare to the moment of life and death of her warbler on the fire?
Ye Qin, who was kneeling on the ground, couldn't help but be the first to complain, and said, "Sister Qiong is really leisurely, let a big room of people wait for you for two hours!" ”
Before Ye Qiong could speak, the second uncle, Ye Chanyan, patted the armrest of the chair heavily and reprimanded: "Evil barrier, don't stop talking!" Now it's your maid who makes the mistake, not Sister Qiong's, you, who are cousins, don't ask a word about your cousin's health, and want to blame her, how did I give birth to such a daughter who doesn't know how to respect and humility! ”
Ye Qiong raised her eyebrows, and Shi Shiran sat down.
I don't know the etiquette of respect and humility, and I scolded both Ye Qin and Ye Qiong herself.
However, the second uncle is so strict with Ye Qin, it is estimated that he has already made up his mind to push the matter on Ye Qin.
Ye Qiong ignored Ye Chanyan's father and daughter's play, and only asked Ye Renliang: "Uncle Zeng, is the child who was pushed by my maid okay?" ”
Ye Renliang hurriedly said: "It's nothing, it's just that I was scared and fainted, and my head was just bumped and swollen with a small bag, and the doctor said it was okay." ”
Ye Qiong nodded.
After coming back last night, Liuying has been feeling guilty, apologized to Ye Qiong a lot, and was worried that the child really fell into trouble. The child is fine, and Ye Qiong and Liuying will be at ease.
After asking the child, Ye Qiong asked again: "Have you investigated the reason for the water?" ”
Because of a little guilt towards Ye Qiong, Ye Renliang was very kind to Ye Qiong, he said: "It's all clear, and I have to thank Zhang Gongzi for testifying, Naxuan'er has already admitted that she deliberately set the fire." Xuan'er was dissatisfied with your aunt for giving you and Brother Jin the best yard, so she decided to set fire to revenge. ”
Speaking of this, Ye Renliang's expression was a little subtle.
Because he didn't live in the best yard, he deliberately set fire, who would believe it when he said it!
But the matter can only be found to this step, not to mention that there is no evidence, even if there is evidence, can it be punished for this? The Ye family now only has the second room, and the one is still an official!
Ye Qiong let out an "oh", and asked Ye Qin again: "Cousin Qin, Xuan'er is your personal maid, don't you know about her arson?" ”
Ye Qinse shrank for a moment, and just wanted to say that she didn't know, Xuan'er had a premonition and quickly dragged her broken wrist, climbed to Ye Qin's feet, grabbed her skirt with her other hand and said, "Girl, you obviously asked me to do the arson!" Not to mention anything else, how can I have the money to invite so many mothers-in-law to eat and drink, I don't dare! ”
Ye Qin wanted to pull back her skirt from Ye Qin's hand, but Xuan'er grabbed it so tightly that her nails even left blood marks on the hem of her skirt. Xuan'er took a bite of a "girl", which made Ye Qin ruthless, and only lowered her head and cried.
Ye Qiong laughed in her heart.
Sure enough, how could Ye Qin not know!
Not to mention the money for inviting the mother-in-law to eat and drink, but to say that Ye Qin and Ye Mei had neat clothes and buns that night, Ye Qiong didn't believe that they didn't know. This matter was obviously done by Ye Qin and Ye Mei, maybe there was an assignment from the second uncle behind it.
No, it should be said that there must be an assignment from the second uncle behind it. Otherwise, why did Ye Mei and Ye Qin follow them to the Grange in a good manner, and why did they have to let Xuan'er set this fire?
It's just that the second uncle is afraid that he will have a good relationship with the Ye family's side branch!
It's really a good calculation, a fire provoked the relationship between the third room of the Ye family and the side branch of the Ye family, so that Ye Qiong couldn't say anything about the genealogy that he was going to say, this was the purpose of the second uncle.
Ye Chanyan, who was standing on the side, said coldly: "Qin'er, if it is really the fire you instructed the maid to set on fire, I will not spare it!" ”
Ye Qin shuddered, pushed Xuan'er away fiercely, shrank behind Ye Chanyan, and shouted, "I don't know!" Xuan'er, I really can't imagine that we have been friends for so many years, and you want to frame me like this! My cage is in charge of you, you take the money to invite the doorman to eat and drink, how will I know! ”
Ye Qiong sneered in her heart, this is really a good show.
Ye Chanyan forced Ye Qin, and Ye Qin came to force Xuan'er, so a broken tail to survive, but I don't know if the broken tail is willing?
Xuan'er fell to the ground and wailed, Ye Qin just pushed her too hard, and hit the wound on her wrist again, she only wailed a few times, and a strong mother-in-law was going to pull her down.
These mothers-in-law Xuan'er recognized that it was the mother-in-law brought by Ye Chanyan from the second room of the Ye family, which was specially used to control the disobedient maids.
Xuan'er struggled to push away those mothers-in-law, stood up strongly, climbed to Ye Qiong's feet and kowtowed a few times, saying, "Miss Qiong, you save me, I don't want to die!" I'm really doing what I'm told, and it's actually Mei-"
Before the word rose could be spoken, Xuan'er was gagged with a cloth by the mother-in-law brought by Ye Chanyan and tied up and brought down.
Ye Qiong sneered and said, "Second uncle, Xuan'er hasn't finished speaking yet, are you hiding something?" ”
Xuan'er's words were obviously directed at Ye Mei. Ye Qin is a concubine, she has been cowardly since she was a child, and the arson was probably manipulated behind the back of the second uncle, and Ye Mei let Ye Qin's maid do it in order to clear up the relationship.
Now that Xuan'er has bitten out Ye Mei, Ye Mei's weight is much heavier than Ye Qin, so it's no wonder that the second uncle will jump out.
Anger flashed in Ye Chanyan's eyes, and he said, "It's just a random bite before death, can't it be true, Sister Qiong'er must hold on like this?" ”
Ye Qiong was even more annoyed.
"Wasn't it me who was trapped in the fire last night?" Ye Qiong's voice raised, "Wasn't it the Ye family's granary that burned last night?" Why didn't the second uncle ask Uncle Zeng, wasn't Uncle Zeng heartbroken when the grain was burned? ”
Ye Jin couldn't help but retort: "Second uncle, didn't you hear that my little sister's voice is still hoarse until now!" ”
Ye Chanyan turned his gaze to Ye Renliang, Ye Renliang's face was very bad, and his tone was obviously angry: "Chan Yan, in this matter, you should have an explanation for me and Sister Qiong'er." ”
Ye Chanyan glanced at Ye Qin and Ye Mei sharply, slowed down his expression, and said, "Xuan'er's arson has already been stolen. But whether Qin'er knows about it or not is another matter. I will make up for the loss of the Grange according to the price. ”
"Another? It's a light way to put it. Ye Qiong sneered, "Xuan'er set fire, even if Cousin Qin didn't know about it, she would be guilty of negligence and lack of discipline, and even the second aunt and second uncle you have to be responsible, after all, Xuan'er is a slave registered in the second room!" ”
Ye Chanyan glared at Ye Qin, secretly scolded her for being stupid, and then said: "Qin'er is still young, and there are some people who can't control the maid. I fined her a year's salary, is that enough? ”
Ye Qiong shook her head and said, "Do you want me to remind the second uncle, Ye Qin committed the crime of tolerating others' arson, but the punishment was confiscated, it was too light, at least you have to ask for the Ye family's family law." ”
Ye Qin, who had been lowering her head and sobbing, raised her head suddenly, her face full of disbelief.
The Ye family's family law, that was set by grandfather Ye Ling! Although my grandfather was very kind to outsiders, he was very strict with his own people, and according to the family law, she had to be flogged at least twenty times!
Ye Qin looked at Ye Chanyan expectantly, Ye Chanyan didn't notice Ye Qin's eyes, and nodded directly.
It's just a concubine, and you won't lose your life if you whip twenty, it doesn't matter.
The light in Ye Qin's eyes went out in an instant, and he was dragged down, and after a while, he heard Ye Qin's cry of pain not far away.
Ye Mei pulled her handkerchief, and her face became even paler.
Ye Qiong slowly drank the tea in her cup in Ye Qin's cries, and waited until Ye Qin's cries of pain stopped, and then said, "Forgive my niece for saying bluntly, what the second uncle said just now is still inappropriate." How can it be enough to compensate for the loss of the grange according to the price, at least you have to help Uncle Zeng rebuild a granary, and buy the seeds to be used next year, the hard work of the croppers for a year is not so simple to calculate. ”
Ye Renliang knew that Ye Qiong was earning him benefits, so he also said, "Zen Yan, Sister Qiong is right. You have the responsibility to discipline this matter, many of the old grains that were burned were seeds left for next year, and they were prepared to be piled up in the ground to increase fattening, and the yard where Sister Qiong and them lived was counted, and the loss was not easy to estimate. ”
Ye Chanyan's face twitched.
Ye Renliang is an elder, Ye Chanyan can't refute his words, so he can only respond: "Okay, just pay according to what Sister Qiong said." ”
Ye Chanyan believed that if he didn't agree at this moment, when Ye Qiong spoke again, he would have more than that.
Ye Renliang's face finally showed his first smile since the Grange walked out of the water.
With a word, Ye Qiong helped to get back all the losses, and even made another profit, although she felt sorry for the food burned, but the food was really worth it!
Ye Chanyan saw that the matter had been discussed, so he didn't want to stay long, and said, "I took Mei'er and Qin'er away first, and now there are still many damaged places in the grange, and they can't stay any longer." ”
Saying that, Ye Chanyan taught Ye Qiong with a smile in the tone of an elder: "Sister Qiong'er should also go back to Xinghua Hutong earlier, it would be too annoying for your great-uncle to stay here, it is estimated that there are many places to be repaired in the grange." ”
Ye Qiong replied expressionlessly: "Whether or not to stay in the Grange and how long to stay is my own business, so I don't care about the second uncle, after all, my maid can't do such a thing as arson." ”
Only the second uncle, who disregards his relatives and wants to trample on the big house and the third room to death, and is the patriarch himself, will send his daughter to do evil things like arson.
The green tendons on Ye Chanyan's forehead stirred, and finally turned around and left with Ye Mei.
There were only three people left in the conference hall, Ye Qiong, Ye Jin and Ye Renliang, and when Ye Renliang saw that Ye Qiong still had something to say, he took the initiative to ask: "Sister Qiong, if you have anything to say, just say it." ”
Ye Qiong's heart moved, and when she wanted to talk about the matter of ethnology, there was a thunder outside the sky, and a "boom" interrupted Ye Qiong's words.