Wei Jingwei patted the hand that had left some pastry crumbs after finishing the pastry, picked up the hot tea and took a sip. The fragrance quickly covered up the sweetness of the pastry.
Perhaps it was because of the heat in the room that her palm-sized face was flushed with red.
At this moment, he opened his eyes wide and listened to Lian'er's words with great interest.
"He did strike too hard this time." Wei Jingwei thought for a moment and said this.
For servants, if their legs and feet are inconvenient, how will they support themselves or their families in the future? They just serve people, and if they have inconvenient legs and feet, they will be disliked by their masters.
This is tantamount to cutting off people's livelihood.
Besides, how much do these slaves earn per month? I'm afraid even a year's worth of monthly treatments would not be able to heal these legs.
"Who says it's not the case? I also heard the servants around me say that that man is an old man who is serving the young master. He has always been serving the young master. Although it shouldn't be done this time, but... the slave always feels too terrible. "
Wei Jingwei raised her eyes to look at her. What Lian'er wanted to express was clearly heartbreaking.
The old man who is serving him has no merit but hard work. Instead of getting things done, it is better to teach him a lesson and beat him up again. It is not better than settling a grudge like this.
But speaking of it, this timing is too coincidental...
When Brother Cheng was beaten, it happened to be not long after Xia Ning left him. Calculating the time in between, it was still right...
She sighed slightly in her heart and ordered: "Go and get some money from my money box. He was injured in the winter and it took a long time to heal. He also suffered extraordinarily. Let him take a good look at the doctor and don't leave any traces of the disease."
Regardless of whether it was Xia Ning's doing or not, the servant's life was also his life.
Most people who grow up in aristocratic families do not take the people below them seriously. They have the power of life and death. Some of those who have signed a contract of sale are beaten to death by their masters if they want, without even a reason. .
But she remembered that her mother often told her when she was a child: Don’t take human life too lightly. If someone is in a higher position than you in the future, how should you deal with it.
This sentence has deeply affected her to this day.
Even though she hated this place, she couldn't be so indifferent to human life.
Lian'er nodded in agreement, and soon took the money to find the man.
She usually likes to drop by to chat with everyone and eat fruit, so everyone doesn't think it's strange. She brought Wei Jingwei's words to her. The man didn't expect that the person who could come to see her at this moment was actually his wife.
I was surprised and moved, and I was very grateful in front of Lian'er.
After giving the money, she left not long after. She only said that she came to visit her and never mentioned the money.
If money comes up, it's hard to say whether that person can survive this winter.
.............
The Liu family moved very quickly, and within ten days they found the Wei family. The old lady personally persuaded Wei Jingwei's father, and after finding the respectable elders in the family, they went to the Mei family together.
Their formation alarmed the Mei Mansion as soon as they entered the house.
Only then did everyone see clearly, who said that the wife was not valued and favored by the family? Aren’t the Liu family and the Wei family both here?
"Since your Mei family looks down on my daughter so much, I think we'll divorce her soon." As soon as Father Wei entered the door, he sat down and spoke straight to the point before he even had time to cover his buttocks.
Mei Yuanqing's heart trembled for no reason.
Naturally, Wei Jingwei was also present. She was of lower seniority and naturally sat at the end of the crowd. She raised her eyes to look at this strange man, her father, with a flash of surprise in her eyes.
Su'er and Lian'er behind them were very excited, and even Lian'er's eyes were red with excitement.
Great, the master is helping the young lady! Now the lady can be relieved.
The house was noisy and people were talking. A thin figure was hiding in the doorway and listening quietly.
"Sister Cui'er, what are you doing..." As soon as a maid came nearby, she opened her mouth and called out her name.
Terrified, Cui'er quickly covered her mouth with her hand, "Please keep your voice down, there's something going on inside."
Seeing the maid nodding her head in confusion, she let out a sigh of relief and put her hands down, then tilted her ears and listened quietly.
She came here today to find out information for her aunt!
Seeing her eavesdropping, the little maid came up to her with a smile and muttered, "It's very noisy inside. I just don't know if Madam really wants to divorce me. I've heard people say that all the ladies outside are... She is unwilling to reconcile, but our wife is different..."
Cui'er turned to look at her, and seeing the innocence on her face, she whispered: "We servants shouldn't worry about their masters' affairs, be careful not to be beaten if heard. Those who were beaten that day Have you seen the person? Be careful."
The little maid suddenly turned pale when she thought of the scene that day, and hurriedly covered her mouth.
Seeing that she was still sensible, Cui'er turned around and continued listening.
There was a lot of noise in the room, and a coughing sound broke the intense atmosphere in the room.
The person who came was trembling and coughing as he walked.
Everyone looked over and saw that many people knew that the old lady of the Mei family had been in poor health these days and was taking medicine, but they didn't know that she was already so sick.
The cheeks are sunken, the complexion is sallow, and the appearance is haggard.
The old lady sat at the top, slightly behind the old lady of the Liu family. Her face was very pale. After sitting down, the maid hurriedly handed over the hot water. After she drank it, she felt better.
Not only the elders of the Wei family are here today, this kind of matter needs to be discussed together by the two clans.
Naturally, the Mei family also got the news, and they sent people to Beijing these days. When they learned that people from the Wei family were coming to Mei Mansion today, they came with them.
"When it comes to this matter, it is our Yuan Qing's fault. We already know the cause of the matter. The two of them grew up together and have always had some feelings for each other... But young people are not sensible. Son, there is no importance in doing things, so I did something wrong and made you laugh. But..." He paused, "Who didn't do something wrong when they were young? And this further shows that he has not forgotten his old feelings. In addition, it is not easy to get married, and people in the world would rather tear down a temple than ruin a marriage, so please forgive me."
The person who spoke first was the current patriarch of the Mei family. He was already old. His son had experienced a lot in the past few years, and most things were left to him. But for today's matter, after much thought, he decided to do it himself.
The Mei family's life has been relatively poor for several years. Although Mei Yuanqing reports on his duties in the Hanlin Academy, how old is he? Most people treat them kindly, but only for the sake of the Wei family and the Liu family, so that their descendants can live a much better life.
