"I'm not lying. I really asked the young master to go drink so that I can go out and play. Madam, if I tell a lie, I'll get sores in my mouth and my buttocks." Xiao Shunzi said.
Right words.
"Very good," Mrs. Meng asked impatiently, "Baomei, take out the cane and give him a fifty-fifty beating. Let me see if his mouth is still strict and his butt is still rotten?"
Baomei went out to prepare the staff.
Xiao Shunzi didn't look scared at all, but said calmly, "Even if Madam beats Xiao to death, Xiao Shunzi will still say so."
"Then let's wait until I beat you to death," Mrs. Meng sneered, and asked people to search Xiao Shunzi's residence to see if they could find any clues she wanted.
At this time, Meng Tianbo saw that Mrs. Meng was going to hit Xiao Shunzi, and he clenched his fist tightly, "Madam, is it fun to hit fifty with the cane?"
Xu Ruoshui stepped forward, as if to comfort her, and said, "Mom is going to punish Xiao Shunzi. He said he took you to drink last night. Look, if you don't behave, you will hurt others." She felt it.
His anger erupted.
"I don't want Xiao Shunzi to be punished." Meng Tianbo said seriously.
"If you do something wrong, you will be punished. If you beat him this time, he will have a better memory next time," Xu Ruoshui coaxed, staring at Meng Tianbo, warning him that it is best not to show temporary loyalty, as a small impatience will ruin the big plan.
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"Madam, everything is ready." Baomei came in and replied, followed by two strong women.
"Pull him down and beat me, hard, until he takes it."
The two women set up the Xiao Shunzi one by one and went out. While they were panting, they heard the sound of the board being swung. About ten times or so, the sound of Xiao Shunzi was heard.
Mrs. Meng just cooled like this until the people who searched the house came over with some things. She poured them on the table and saw that they were silver, bright silver. "I'll give it another five sticks and pull it in to talk."
Yan'er came in from the outside, her eyes full of fear and tears of fright. It seemed that those boards had really hit Xiao Shunzi's body.
Hearing the voice was nothing, but seeing the whole person when he was dragged in made people tremble in their hearts. Xiao Shunzi's face was already as white as flour, and his face was covered with big beads of sweat.
"Let me ask you, is this money given to you by someone as hush money?" Mrs. Meng then got to the point of the question, but she was afraid that Xiao Shunzi wouldn't understand, so she condescended and half-crouched in his ear, "
Is it true that the eldest young master is not crazy at all, and that the money is the vent fee that the eldest young master gave you?"
Xiao Shunzi raised his face, showing surprise, and it took him a long time to say, "Yes... it's hush money."
Xu Ruoshui and Meng Tianbo both looked at him and thought of going together.
"Hahaha... I mean, why did the eldest young master go to drink? It turns out that this is the case." Meng Tianbo's face turned red because of excitement. He stood up and pointed at Meng Tianbo and said, "Tianbo, you worked so hard to hide this from your mother."
ah."
Meng Tianbo put away all his anger and asked, "Tianbo doesn't know what mother said? Madam, do you know?"
Xu Ruoshui's heart was shaking so much. Could it be that even those ten taels of silver couldn't buy Xiao Shunzi? That's right, his whole buttocks were already blooming, how could he endure it, "Mother, what did you say?
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"Tianbo, don't pretend to be stupid. It was normal for Baomei to see you drunk yesterday. Why didn't you tell your parents about the happy news that you were sober to make them happy?" Mrs. Meng squinted.
By Meng Tianbo.
"Madam~~~" Xiao Shunzi endured the pain and said, "The hush money I mentioned was not from the eldest young master, but from Xinghualou. The shopkeeper said that if I bring more people to his place to drink, I will
They gave me the kickbacks. They gave me all this money. I really couldn’t stand it anymore, so I had to do it honestly.”
After Xiao Shunzi's words, the redness on Mrs. Meng's face faded away. She shook her hands and asked again, "What did you say? Say it to me again!"
"Shut up," before Xiao Shunzi could speak, Mr. Meng's loud voice came from outside the door, "Madam, what on earth are you doing?" Mr. Meng saw a trace of blood on the ground, and then saw a trace of blood on Xiao Shunzi's body.
injured, asked sharply.
Mrs. Meng did not expect that Mr. Meng would come, so she hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Master, this kid actually took Tianbo to drink, and I am interrogating him."
"But that's not what I heard." Mr. Meng was dressed in black and his face was dark, giving people a chilling feeling. "Would I not know whether Tianbo is awake or not? I have also hired many miracle doctors, but they can't even see him.
Given Tianbo's illness, wouldn't it aggravate his illness if you scare him in front of him like this? What are your intentions? "
Mr. Meng has always protected Meng Tianbo, and this time he came just in time. It was a coincidence or someone reported the news through the wind. Xu Ruoshui glanced out the window a few times and saw a gray cloth skirt, which looked very much like Mrs. Hu's. No wonder she had been wearing it just now.
If I didn’t see anyone else, I must have gone to tell Mr. Meng.
"I don't dare, the master listened to what I said carefully," Mrs. Meng couldn't find out the truth, but instead made herself embarrassed, so she wanted to defend herself.
"There is nothing more to say. Please ask a doctor to take a look. Do you think our Meng family has gained a reputation for abusing its servants?" Mr. Meng has been doing good deeds for so many years. He no longer wants to hear these rumors. "Go back, don't do it."
Something is created out of nothing.”
Mrs. Meng responded with a submissive yes, and took Baomei out of the inner room first.
Seeing Meng Tianbo's frightened look, Master Meng comforted him with distress, "Bo'er, don't be afraid. This kind of thing will never happen again in the future."
Meng Tianbo kept silent and just stared at Xiao Shunzi on the ground. Master Meng thought he was scared out of his mind, "Bo'er, don't scare dad."
Only Xu Ruoshui knew that Meng Tianbo was trying his best to restrain himself at this time, so he said, "Dad, the eldest young master is being taken care of by his daughter-in-law. Don't worry."
When Mr. Meng saw that his daughter-in-law was still there, he nodded, "Then please serve Bo'er well. If you have anything to report to me as soon as possible, I have to go out for a while, and I really don't have much else to do. As for your mother, this
This time is really too much, I will talk to her."
"My daughter-in-law understands." Xu Ruoshui responded obediently.
Xiao Shunzi was helped down, leaving a pool of bright red blood.
"Twelve years ago, I shed so much blood," Meng Tianbo said bitterly, "One day I will make her pay back double." Hatred makes people look stronger.
"She can doubt you because you are drunk, which means you have to be more cautious, otherwise it will not only be Xiao Shunzi who will be affected." There were only two people in the room, and Xu Ruoshui was as calm as Zhishui.
"Are you also afraid of being implicated by me?"
"I'm afraid," she took two steps away, "I'm afraid that I'll die before things happen. If you don't learn to be patient, then give up."