The three-day appointment came soon, and today the maids and women in Qinglan Courtyard only gathered in the main hall.
Among them, several people, led by the maid from the outer courtyard, looked gloating over the misfortune. They are naturally very aware of the news that Lianying has found nothing in the past few days.
On Lianying's side, Qi Lian lowered her eyebrows and looked absent-minded, while Lianying looked anxiously in the direction of the outer courtyard and the maid in the outer courtyard from time to time.
The person she was looking at was naturally Chunhua who was among the maids in the outer courtyard. Chunhua also received her uneasy gaze and only gave her a comforting glance.
After Lianying received this look, she finally felt a little more relaxed.
Qi Lian didn't know that Lianying had gone to ask Yu Se for help yesterday, but she knew that Lianying had been running for her these days, but had repeatedly encountered obstacles.
She patted the back of Lingying's hand comfortingly, as if to indicate that Lingying didn't need to panic.
Lianying has naturally settled down at this time.
Jiang Nianjiao, who was sitting at the top, only watched the interaction. After a long time, she asked Lianying, "Now that the three-day period has passed, Lianying, have you found out anything?"
Lianying first glared angrily at the maid who accused Qilian of being greedy for money and silver. She deliberately delayed the time and naturally would not directly say whether she had found any evidence.
She angrily accused the maid and the people around her, "Miss, I have been searching for the truth for the past three days! This person will not cooperate with me. She even colluded with other maids and women to confess!"
Jiang Nianjiao was obviously not interested in her accusation. What she wanted to hear more was the evidence, so she just interrupted Lingying and said, "Don't rush to talk about these things yet. I just want to ask you what evidence you have found in the past three days."
Seeing that there was no time to delay, Lianying, although reluctant, could only say, "This is what I have found in the past few days."
After hearing Lingying's baseless accusation, the maid from the outer courtyard almost didn't laugh out loud.
Seeing that she didn't find any useful evidence, Jiang Nianjiao naturally didn't want to waste any more time. She just said with a cold face, "Since you haven't found anything right now, then you can fulfill the oath you swore that day." You should remember it, right?"
Hearing Jiang Nianjiao's words, Lianying's face turned pale.
And Qi Lian knelt down and begged Jiang Nianjiao, "Miss, this is all because of me. You can punish me if you want. Lingying just wants to help me too much. She can't do this."
Seeing that Lingying also wanted to plead for Qi Lian, Jiang Nianjiao just signaled the executioner's wife to drag them down.
However, when the mothers-in-law grabbed their arms, a woman's clear voice came from outside the house, "Wait a minute!"
Everyone followed the line of sight and saw that the eldest maid beside Yu Se, You Lian, appeared at the entrance of Qinglan Courtyard.
As soon as Jiang Nianjiao saw the other party appear, she subconsciously frowned.
However, You Ling seemed completely unaware of how unwelcome her appearance was to Jiang Nianjiao. She only glanced at Lianying and then nodded towards her.
Then she looked at Jiang Nianjiao and said, "Miss, Madam, I heard that you are planning to punish the people arranged by Concubine Xian?"
Jiang Nianjiao naturally saw the look between You Ling and Lian Ying. She couldn't help but said angrily, "What? Is mother planning to come to my house to win people's hearts?"
The You Ling didn't even get angry when she was poked in the lungs and ridiculed like this.
She just smiled and said, "What did the young lady say? They are all the young lady's people, and they were carefully selected by the Concubine Xian. How can the madam win their hearts?"
"Madam just thinks that since these people are specially chosen by the Concubine Xian for the girl, they must be extremely suitable people. How could such people do such short-sighted things? I'm afraid there is some inside story involved. , so Madam wants to beg the girl to find out the matter and do something about it before it is too late."
Jiang Nianjiao said, "I have given them three days to investigate this matter. However, they found nothing. Do you blame me for this?"
"Then it won't be a fine of 30 bucks. It seems that this girl Qilian is just a first offender, and she must be just confused for a moment. For this little money, if I get 30 bucks, I'm afraid half of Miss Qilian's life will be taken away."
Both the words and the words of sorrow are full of the essence of Yuse's generosity to others.
Jiang Nianjiao was naturally reluctant to really punish these four people.
She was a big maid, she just had to do a whole show, so she just said with a cold face, "It sounds like Miss Youling already has an idea. I would like to ask how Miss Youling will deal with this if she encounters this?" "
You Ling only said softly, "Of course, those who deserve punishment will still be punished. However, Miss Nian Zailian is the first offender, and she is also a Xianfei. If I were me, I would let her think about it, and then let her do something suitable for herself." work,"
"As for Miss Lianying, I think that not only should we not be punished, but we should also be rewarded. After all, Miss Lianying is also justified in fighting for her sisters' innocence. Such a maid is sincere and affectionate. She will definitely be a good one in the future. loyal."
After receiving such praise from Youling, Lianying lowered her head in embarrassment. However, she was still grateful to her mistress for sending someone to intercede.
It's a pity that Jiang Nianjiao and Yu Se have never dealt with each other. Almost everything Yu Se asked her to do, she always went against it. Now that she heard You Ling's words, she just praised her, "Miss You Ling is really kind-hearted." Yes. It’s a pity that this Qinglan Courtyard is not a place for girls to make decisions.”
After saying this, Jiang Nianjiao's face turned cold, and she only told the old woman under her hand, "Drag Qi Lian down, and there must be no less than thirty boards."
Then she turned to Lianying and said, "Lianying will add ten more boards."
After saying this, she sat firmly on the high platform, waiting to watch the two men being tortured in person.
That Youling came here to instigate things, and to spite Jiang Nianjiao.
After hearing Jiang Nianjiao's arrangement, she actually smiled in her heart.
He also pretends to be an unspeakable benevolent and righteous person.
"Girl, what are you angry about? Even if you are angry with the madam, you shouldn't take it out on a few girls! They are also members of the virtuous concubine after all. I'm afraid it's inappropriate for you to punish her like this. Moreover, you are pitiful. What's wrong with Miss Ying? You actually want to punish her like this."
Jiang Nianjiao watched this You Ling's performance with cold eyes. After all, this You Ling was someone who had been by Yu Se's side for a long time, and her words, deeds and behavior were really like Yu Se's.
Seeing You Lian's sincere expression, Jiang Nianjiao secretly thought about how one day she could sell You Ling and Yu Se would be driven out of the Jiang Mansion. She should find a singing troupe for the two of them, and let her and Yu Se act on the same stage, so that their talents could not be compromised.
You Ling didn't know Jiang Nianjiao's thoughts, but she still tried her best to act like a benevolent and righteous person.
It's a pity that Jiang Nianjiao didn't even pay attention to her.
Seeing that Lingying was about to be dragged out and punished, Lingying quickly looked at Chunhua for help.
She really didn't understand why she was punished even more severely when the madam sent someone to plead for her.
Chunhua naturally received Lianying's look for help.
She knew Jiang Nianjiao's temperament, so at this moment she really wanted to hide among the crowd of maids in the outer courtyard and pretend not to know about it.
However, the way Lingying looked at her was too eager, and Lingying had other uses, so it was hard for her to let Lingying realize her true identity too early.
So when Lianying was about to be dragged down, she just gritted her teeth, and then walked out from the crowd. She immediately knelt down towards Jiang Nianjiao, "Miss, Miss Lianying just wanted to plead for Miss Qilian. She also It’s not a big mistake, please forgive her once.”
Jiang Nianjiao secretly felt funny when she saw Chunhua's unwillingness but had to pretend to beg for mercy.
But since it was just a show, she could only continue to look very angry.
"Spare her once? Chunhua, I think you are also confused. Since you dare to intercede for them, I have given you all your wishes, so you can go down and take the big blow."
After saying this, Jiang Nianjiao only watched Chunhua being dragged down dumbfounded.
In the end, amid their cries and pleas, Jiang Nianjiao just said with a cold face, "Who else among you wants to plead for them?"
At this time, the room was naturally quiet. The other two palace maids who came with Qi Lian were just clenching their fists angrily, but no one dared to jump out and stop this.
In the Chaifang courtyard, after Qi Lian, Lian Ying and Chun Hua were dragged in, in order to isolate others from watching the fun, the women in charge of punishments only dragged people into the courtyard and then The firewood shed door is tightly closed
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After all, they are all women. Although they are inevitably going to be tortured now, their self-esteem cannot be too humiliated. Even if three people are tortured at the same time, these three people are only locked in different huts to receive the rod torture.
Within a moment, the sound of sticks hitting each other and the woman's miserable screams could be heard in the house.
But the people outside the house didn't know that these three people, except Chunhua, really screamed because they were hit with sticks.
The other two people didn't even touch the torture chair.
At this time, the two women who carried out the execution were clearly no longer women, but the other female secret guards arranged by Grandma Li that day. They only held a wooden stick and beat a piece of fat with the stick.
And every time the stick was struck, Qi Lian and Lian Ying pretended to scream.
When the torture was over, the female secret guard who originally beat people only gave them the appearance of superficial injuries.
By the way, he also disguised himself as the woman being executed.
When the three of them were carried out of the yard at the same time, Chunhua looked very unhappy. She looked at the other two with a pale face, and saw that they seemed to be worse off than herself.
Her original mood of being beaten for nothing seemed to have eased a lot.
In order to maintain her character, despite the hot pain in her back, she still gave Lingying a concerned look.
When Lianying saw Chunhua being carried out, she still cared about herself. She looked at Chunhua with tears in her eyes. She trembled on her lips and said, "Chunhua, it's all my fault! It's me who has caused you trouble."
After saying this, she immediately started sobbing. As the sobs sounded, her shoulders only twitched.
However, only Lianying herself knew whether she was crying or laughing.
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