Several ladies hurriedly left the inner room and went to the main hall to salute Mrs. Ming.
Mrs. Ming glanced over and said in a deep voice: "Second daughter-in-law, there is no need to be embarrassed. Let Xiao Qi know about this, so that she can understand it clearly."
The second lady breathed a sigh of relief and agreed: "Yes."
Mrs. Ming sat down in the middle and said, "Mother Tong, tell me!"
Mother Tong wiped her tears and said: "Madam didn't sleep well last night, so she went to sit in the altar and copy scriptures for Empress Xuannu. Until the fourth watch, Madam saw that Bing Xin was too sleepy, so she asked her to go to bed first.
He said he was sleepy and would go to rest. In the morning, I don’t know where the rumors came from, saying that the sixth master was injured because of his wife’s stabbing, and that the sixth master entered Yu Fang Yuan that night.”
"The servant scolded the servant who spread the gossip and didn't pay much attention. Who would have expected to hear the news at noon that the sixth lady went to the old lady's place to cause a scene..."
Everyone looked at Madam Six.
The sixth lady lowered her head and said nothing.
"I don't know what the fuss was about, but the rumor spread even more and everyone knew about it. I felt uneasy and went to the altar to look for my wife. After calling for a long time, there was no response. When I went in, I saw that my wife had already...
"
Aunt Tong cried loudly again.
Mingwei looked indifferent.
She has never shed a tear since she came in.
Naturally, it was not easy to talk about what happened last night in front of everyone. When Nanny Tong heard these words, it was a different situation for her.
Mrs. Mingsan woke up and found the words she left. She felt uneasy and went to the memorial hall.
Later, as Aunt Tong said, rumors spread.
After saying this, the Sixth Lady made a "plop" sound, knelt down in front of Mrs. Ming, and lowered her head deeply: "This matter is my daughter-in-law's fault. I couldn't hold it back for a moment, and even brought it to my mother, and made people believe it.
There were rumors that my sister-in-law had lost her virginity. Although the third sister-in-law committed suicide, it was the daughter-in-law who killed someone with her words. After making such a big mistake, the daughter-in-law no longer had the face to be a good wife, so she asked herself to be removed from the court to repay the reputation of the third sister-in-law."
"No!" the second lady blurted out. Under the eyes of everyone, she calmed down and said, "The third brother and sister have gone, and the sixth brother and sister have invited themselves to the hall. What will outsiders think? It's not good to ask the third brother and sister to leave, and then be
People just keep gossiping, right? Even if you want to punish me, think of something else that won't attract attention."
After a pause, she also knelt down in front of Mrs. Ming: "My daughter-in-law is also at fault in this matter. She failed to restrain the servants and actually asked them to spread rumors. It is my daughter-in-law who misbehaved as a housekeeper. Please give mother a heavy punishment."
Both sisters-in-law apologized. When the fourth lady saw this situation, she also knelt down and said, "My niece-in-law is in charge of the West Courtyard. It is my nephew-in-law's fault for letting people spread rumors into Yufangyuan."
The second master glanced at him and said in a deep voice: "You have made mistakes, but they are small ones. The real culprit is here!"
After saying that, he kicked the sixth master in the leg socket, and the sixth master fell to his knees with a plop.
At this time, Master Six was extremely haggard.
But I saw that his eyes were dull, with big bags under his eyes, and he had lost a lot of weight. How could he still have any of his original prowess?
"It's all this bastard's fault!" the second master was filled with indignation, "If you hadn't fed me cat urine, how could you have caused such a big trouble? As a younger brother, being disrespectful to my widowed sister-in-law is one of the reasons. Bullying.
Young niece, this is the second one. It was all your fault, but the third sister and brother lost their lives! Xiaoqi was left helpless! Sixth, do you admit this mistake? "
The Sixth Master lowered his head and remained silent from beginning to end.
The second master was so angry that he shouted outside: "Daxing, come with the family law!"
"Yes." A male servant quickly brought the cane.
The second master said coldly: "Lao Liu, my father has already gone, and the eldest brother is in the capital. I will discipline you as the second brother. Do you accept it?"
Until then, Master Six finally uttered one word: "Submit."
"Okay, since you accept it, then accept the family law!"
Master Six didn't say anything, he just buried his head lower.
The second master swung the cane and hit the sixth master hard on the back.
The Sixth Master groaned. He was not wearing thick clothes, and blood immediately oozed out.
Mrs. Ming closed her eyes and turned her head to the side, looking very intolerable, but she gritted her teeth and remained silent, as if she was determined to teach the Sixth Master a lesson.
No one made a sound, there were only dull slapping sounds and the Sixth Master's cry of pain.
More and more blood seeped out from Master Six's back, dyeing the rattan red.
Finally, Master Six couldn't hold on any longer and fell down.
"Master!" Mrs. Six exclaimed in surprise and tried to crawl over.
"Sixth daughter-in-law!" Mrs. Ming shouted, but still turned her head away, but her tone was firm, "He deserves to suffer, even if he is beaten to death!"
The sixth lady cried bitterly.
The second master slapped him a few more times, and finally stopped. His tone was sad and painful: "When my grandfather was here, he made a family rule. If any of his descendants make a big mistake, they will be whipped thirty times and driven out of the house. Because your wife is weak and your son is weak."
Young, I have become a useless person again, and I will drive you out without a wife and children, so I will keep you here for the time being. But from now on, don’t leave the yard."
Only then did Madam Ming turn around, with tears in her eyes: "It's my fault, it's all my fault that I didn't teach him well..."
When the old lady cried, everyone burst into tears.
The second master threw away the cane and knelt down, blaming himself: "My father has passed away and my eldest brother is not here. I, the second brother, have not shouldered the responsibility of teaching and restraining me. I am also to blame for this."
!Please mother punish you.”
Everyone knelt on the floor in the room, and the Fourth Master also knelt down silently.
But he didn't say anything, he just buried his head deeply, looking extremely guilty.
At this moment, there were only two people standing in the main hall.
One is Mingwei and the other is Nanny Tong.
Mingwei remained silent since Madam Six started speaking.
Watching the ladies plead guilty one by one, watching the Sixth Master lose half of his life, watching the Second Master grieving, watching these people, each one is more sad than the last.
Aunt Tong is also standing. If the young lady doesn’t kneel down, she won’t.
"Xiaoqi, Xiaoqi! My great-aunt is sorry for you!" Madam Ming burst into tears and stretched out her hand, "My great-aunt didn't teach your sixth uncle well, and she harmed you mother and daughter!"
Mingwei still stood motionless, with no expression on his face and no tears in his eyes.
This makes the play somewhat imperfect.
The second lady wiped her tears: "I'm afraid this child is frightened. Mother, please take care of yourself. The third brother and sister have already passed away. I still need you to look after Xiao Qi so that she can rest in peace."
Mrs. Ming didn't say anything, but tears were streaming down her face.
"Master, Master!" Madam Six suddenly shouted.
The second master stretched out his hand to explore, and his expression changed: "Lao Liu! Lao Liu!"
The fourth lady glanced at the silent fourth master, opened her mouth, and said, "Let's treat Uncle Six's injuries first! With so much blood, I'm afraid he will die!"
"Yes!" The second lady also said, "No more lives can be lost in our family."
After several people tried to persuade her, Mrs. Ming finally nodded: "Let's carry him down first. What a bastard! I wish I had never given birth to him!"
He cried again.
People in the room were either crying or persuading.