Chef Lin was so crying that she half fainted and fell to the ground, her shoulders trembling slightly and sobbing. "Hurry up and untie Miss Zining!" Aunt Xu shouted angrily, and immediately two clever mothers-in-law stepped forward and reached out to untie the rope on Zining's wrist.

"Slow down, see who dares to do it!" the little county lord shouted angrily, and the two mothers-in-law were so frightened that they let go of their hands and stood far away, lest they hurt the pond fish.

"I know what I do, is it wrong for the lord to teach a slave a maid? She is arrogant and domineering on weekdays, has forgotten her identity, and is courteous and obedient in front of her mother, violating the rules of transgressing the rank. Auntie, you protect her, and even Brother Jixian is partial to her. You all like her, so what about me, what am I? Don't forget, I am the county lord of the palace and the biological daughter of the eldest princess! But in your opinion, Zi Ning is much more noble than me, and it is difficult for me to survive every day she is there. ”

In the end, the little county lord burst into tears, snatched the dagger from Aunt Xu's hand, and threw it directly towards Zi Ning without looking at it.

"Ah!" A scream, everyone was shocked, gasped, no one knew what the result of this throw would be, Lin Niang didn't see anything, and fainted in fright. Everyone's eyes were focused on Zi Ning, and even the little county lord himself was frightened, and Aunt Xu only felt a "buzz" in her head, and she almost fell backwards.

The dagger with cold light was plunged straight above Zi Ning's head, cutting off a lock of hair and falling to the ground, Zi Ning's eyes were so frightened that her eyes were straight, her face was pale and iron-blue, her hands hung on two wooden pillars, and her whole body was paralyzed.

Seeing that Zi Ning was not worried about her life, everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Green Ring desperately ran to untie Zi Ning's rope.

Suddenly, I heard a loud shout, "Tong'er!" All the slaves and maids were so shocked that their faces were bloodless, and they all fell to their knees. At the moment when the county lord threw the dagger out, the eldest princess happened to walk into the garden and saw this scene with her own eyes, and her face suddenly lost blood.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment, dark clouds covered the sky little by little, a light rain began to fall, and everyone stood still, standing tall and kneeling

In the rain. The eldest princess settled down, and Aunt Xu hurriedly walked over, hugged the eldest princess, and gently rubbed her heart, and then gradually came back to her senses and stepped forward to meet everyone's eyes.

The slaves and maids knew that the general trend had gone, and although Ziningji was a natural person, the little county lord would inevitably be punished.

"Someone, help Zining down, and quickly ask the doctor to see if there is any serious problem. The eldest princess walked up to Zi Ning, there was a slight tremor hidden behind her faint tone, the corners of her mouth twitched, and her eyes revealed a touch of sadness and pain, and then she covered up the past and ordered the two sensible big girls to take the frightened Zi Ning back to the room.

At this time, everyone came back to their senses, and when they saw the eldest princess's ugly face, they were all horrified and wanted to make a big salute, and the eldest princess raised her hand slightly, "There is no need to salute." Luhuan bowed his knees and thanked him, looked at the eldest princess aggrievedly, wanted to defend Zi Ning but didn't dare, and hurriedly went to help Lin Niang, who was already frightened, up, and the group stumbled away.

"Mother. The little county lord screamed timidly, buried her head deeply, and did not dare to raise her head, even so, she could feel the eldest princess's fierce eyes and displeased expression.

The eldest princess didn't even look at her, and walked straight to Mama Li, who knew that she was in danger, so she knelt down in fright, and shouted in a trembling voice: "The slave maid asks the eldest princess for peace." His hands trembled nervously, completely losing his previous arrogance.

The eldest princess said coldly: "Mama Li, you have been in the mansion all your life, and you are the nurse of the county lord. You won't be unclear about the rules in this house, this palace and the prince have treated you leniently for many years, and they have been polite and righteous from beginning to end. Who knew that you didn't distinguish between right and wrong like this, and when you saw the county lord messing around, you didn't persuade him, but helped him act. It seems that the palace can no longer keep you, so today I went to the account room to receive the pension money and left the palace. ”

The little county lord looked at the eldest princess in surprise, and thought to himself: "My mother is really angry this time, and she won't let go of the old lady for many years, is that cheap maid really so important?"

"Eldest princess, eldest princess listens to the old slave's defense......" Mama Li heard the eldest princess say this, and instantly kowtowed a few times, crawled all the way to the feet of the eldest princess, begging bitterly, Mama Li knew in her heart that once she left the palace, she would be nothing, and the life of worry-free food and clothing would never return.

"Mother, don't let Mama Li go, it's my fault for this matter, Mama Li is just worried that I'm angry. The little county lord cried in complete collapse, didn't care about his identity, and knelt down with Mama Li.

She has been cared for by Mama Li since she was a child, and her feelings are deeper than her mother. She knelt in front of the eldest princess, took her hand, shook it vigorously, and looked up at her with expectant eyes, eager to see a little turn in her mother's gaze.

The eldest princess gently pushed the little princess's hand away, and there seemed to be no trace of fireworks in her faint eyes, but it made the surrounding slaves and maids tremble.

The little princess looked at his mother in disappointment, and suddenly felt that as a daughter, she never understood her mother's thoughts, no matter how she begged, the eldest princess ignored it at all.

The eldest princess then turned to the two big maidens kneeling beside her, who usually followed the little princess closely, "Silver Cicada, Frost Goose, you two are getting more and more bold. The county lord is young and has a high spirit, and if he doesn't understand the rules, someone should teach and persuade him. You don't serve well if you stay with the county lord, and you will instigate the county lord to make trouble, so that the county lord is not like the lady of the palace at all. This palace will extinguish your madness today and teach you how to be slaves and maids. Come on, take them down, and use them as concubines for Lord Su in two days!"

"Yes...... The slave maid thanked her...... "The silver cicada has never seen this formation, and when she heard that the eldest princess demoted her to be a concubine, she hated her in her heart: "It's the same maid, that Zi Ning is lower than our rank, why does the eldest princess want to protect her, but we have to be punished." ”

Before the thoughts dissipated, the housekeeper's lady had already brought someone to escort them away, and taught them a lesson along the way: "Things that don't have long eyes, let the county lord mess around, and now they have made the eldest princess angry, and even the people of the whole house are not at peace." In the past few days, you big girls are relying on the master, and you really regard yourself as a young lady, and now you have no face, and you are sent out to be a concubine, which can be regarded as a troublemaker!"

The eldest princess sent away the slaves and maids who indulged the little county lord one by one, and the eldest princess looked at the little princess's face, completely ignoring her tearful eyes, and called the maid on the side, "Xue Zhi, take the county lord back to the room and think about it, without the permission of the palace, no one is allowed to visit, let alone let her out, you are responsible for sending the food in." ”

The eldest princess's tone became more and more indifferent, not revealing the slightest hint of anger, as if she was not punishing her daughter, but as if she was saying something considerate.

But her heart was almost roaring: "Tong'er, Tong'er, you are my daughter, but Zi Ning is also my own flesh and blood, I swear to protect Zi Ning to the death, and never allow anyone to hurt her, even if it is you, I can't tolerate it." ”

"The slave and maid take the command. Xue Zhi agreed, "County Lord, get up quickly." "I want to help the little county lord up.

"Mother!" The little county lord couldn't bear such a blow, and cried out in his mouth, "I just wanted to scare her, and I didn't really want her to die, mother, I was wrong, you forgive Tong'er this time." ”

"Xue Zhi, are you still standing there?" The eldest princess glanced at Xue Zhi with slanted eyes, and Xue Zhi shuddered in fright, trembling and forced the little county lord to get up, and persuaded him: "County lord, let's go." ”

The bustling backyard gradually quieted down, the raindrops slowly stopped, and the sun shone directly on the almond trees in the backyard. Aunt Xu was silent when the eldest princess spoke, and just watched with pity as the little princess was grounded.

When the eldest princess saw that they were far away, her tense nerves were relaxed a little, but she still had palpitations, thinking that if she was a step late, Zi Ning would probably ...... I really didn't dare to think about it anymore, but I felt that my heart trembled with pain, stumbled under my feet, and almost fainted, Aunt Xu held it in time and said softly: "Eldest princess, go back to the room to rest and rest." ”

Passing through the door from the back garden, the little county lord only felt that his eyes were full of white hollowness, and he finally lost his favor in front of his mother's eyes. At this time, she no longer hated Zi Ning in her heart, she understood that no matter whether Zi Ning appeared or not, her mother would always have that faint look at her, and her eyes seemed to be not stagnant at all, penetrating directly from her body, looking into the distance where she didn't know.

The footsteps followed Xuezhi deep and shallow, passing through the patches of green willows, and the elegant fragrance of flowers wafted in. There was a touch of dampness oozing from the eyes of the little county lord, and he saw a slender figure in green clothes standing under the shade of the tree, looking at her with a pair of deep and indifferent eyes.

"If you hurt Zining, I will be sad......" He rarely came face to face with the little county lord, and when he said a sentence alone, the sorrowful cloud between the county lord's eyebrows suddenly trembled, and he held back the tears in his eyes, and smiled softly: "Really, Brother Jixian, are you sorry for her?"

"It's true. He nodded, and looked at the little princess with great seriousness, and the deep tenderness in his eyes made her intoxicated, and she just wanted to be lost in it forever, and never wanted to come out again.

"I'm sad for Zining, and I'm even more sorry for Tong'er!" he said lightly, then turned around, and his shadow disappeared in the green willows. The little county lord's tears could no longer be held back, and he clenched his teeth, and tears flowed down in strings. ————