Lian Nishang sneered: "Isn't this the land of Fangchunyuan? The land deed is still in the city hall."
"I don't know whose house the land deed belongs to, and I can't control it. But this courtyard is now the outer residence of the Liang Mansion. No one is allowed to enter without my master or son's instructions. If you want to come in to investigate the case, please send someone to come. I have brought a post from my house. You should sweep the stairs and wait for me," the maid said. "Now, please come back. I won't send you far away." She said loudly: "Send off - guest -"
This maid was so arrogant that she didn't take Lian Nishang and the others seriously at all. Li Ziyu somewhat knew Lian Nishang's temperament - he was a soft-spoken master and extremely hostile to everything in the Ming Dynasty, especially the officials and gentry, whom he regarded as enemies. I couldn't help but secretly worry that things would get out of hand.
What if she really pulls out her gun and kills this girl? Li Ziyu was secretly worried, let alone a "respectable" girl, even an ordinary servant of the Liang family would not let it go if she was beaten to death.
Sure enough, Lian Nishang only gave a brief order: "Corporal, fix the bayonet!"
At the command, the National Army soldiers all pulled out their bayonets and inserted their rifles in an instant. A row of bright bayonets flashed in the courtyard. The two servants who had originally come up to "see off" the guests couldn't help but shrink back, showing timidity.
At this moment, someone suddenly shouted: "Wait a minute!"
The voice was high and shrill, and everyone in the courtyard paused involuntarily.
Following the sound, I saw a woman walking down from the main room quickly, almost trotting all the way, until she knelt down in front of Lian Nishang, kowtowed heavily, and said: "Slave Yue Wan, give me this Please greet me, officer."
This sudden change caused not only Lian Nishang and others to be stunned, but also the servants in the courtyard.
Li Ziyu looked closely and saw that this woman was ten years old, with a beautiful appearance and slightly wet eyes. Wearing a dark blue brocade skirt, the skirt is dotted with plum blossoms. She is covered with a water-red turban, and her black hair is tied into a bun, with only a plum-blossom white jade hairpin inserted. It is simple yet fresh and elegant.
This is the "outer room" where Mr. Liang kept his hair. Li Ziyu thought to herself that although such a woman was a veteran, it was hard for her to even take a look at her in the past, let alone kiss her.
He originally thought that this must be a coquettish and gorgeous woman, but he didn't expect that she would be so coquettish.
Lian Nishang was also stunned, and then said after a while: "Are you Yue Wan?"
"Yes, that's my servant." Yue Wan lowered her head and replied, "Just then, my servant was resting in the back. I didn't know the official was coming. The servants are stupid and have offended me. Please don't worry about the official. I am here to apologize." After saying that, he kowtowed again and said, "If you offend the official, the slave will always fail to discipline him properly. If the official punishes you, the slave will not dare to complain."
Li Ziyu never dreamed that the situation would change so quickly. Yue Wan acted in such a low-key manner, which immediately dampened Lian Nishang's original intention to force the inspection. For a moment, she couldn't think of any words to respond.
Seeing this, Yue Wan said again: "Several officers, please go to the front hall first and wait for the slaves to serve tea. If you have any orders, please give them as much as you can. I will definitely obey them and never disobey."
Lian Nishang said: "Get up and talk!" After she stood up, she said, "There is no need to drink the tea. We have just mentioned the purpose of coming here. I hope you will cooperate with our work."
Yue Wan said "yes" several times. Lian Nishang asked about the whereabouts of Ming Nu.
"This girl is indeed in the slave courtyard, but I don't know if she is called Ming Nu..." Yue Wan said, "If the officer finds her, I will ask someone to take her out and hand her over to the officer."
Li Ziyu originally thought that she was going to shirk the blame and refuse to admit it, but she didn't expect that she would admit it immediately. Lian Nishang was probably a little surprised and asked: "If that's the case, why doesn't your maid recognize you?"
Yue Wan whispered: "The slaves are always indisciplined. You Mingjian, she is a popular person in the Liang family, and she is somewhat pampered on weekdays." After saying that, she turned around and said: "Suiyun!"
The eldest maid had her hands on her hips, looking unconvinced. When she heard Yue Wan calling her, she immediately replied: "My servant is here."
"Kneel down!" Yue Wan yelled, and Sui Yun trembled all over. His beautiful eyes were already red, but he didn't dare to disobey and knelt down with a pop.
"The officer was handling the case, but you didn't come back to me, and you didn't discuss it with the officer. It's extremely rude and outrageous! Where have all the books you usually read gone?!"
Although Suiyun looked unconvinced, he did not dare to reply a word. After Yuewan scolded her, she kowtowed on the ground and said, "This slave deserves to die." The tears couldn't stop flowing down.
Li Ziyu knew that this maid was usually arrogant and arrogant, so one could imagine her shame and anger at being humiliated like this by Yue Wan. I couldn't help but feel vague sympathy in my heart.
Yue Wan scolded her for a few words and said: "Liang Quan, Liang Shun, follow the family rules and beat her forty times!"
The servants hurriedly responded and immediately ran to get the family magic, dragged Suiyun to the ground and started beating him.
"It's always the servant's fault." Yue Wan said in a low voice, "If there is anyone here who has something wrong, the officer will take it back for interrogation, and the servant will have nothing to say. In short, it is all up to the officer to deal with it."
Practicing Nishang is like holding a cotton ball in your fist, with no force at all. Just as he was about to say something, suddenly a maid came over with a little girl from behind. Li Ziyu recognized it at a glance as Mingnu, who had been missing for more than ten days!
I saw that she was neatly dressed and looked pretty good. She probably didn't suffer much in terms of food and clothing, but her little face was full of fear and timidity. It was obvious that she had been suffering these days.
If it weren't for Gao Chongjiu, Lian Nishang, and the Australians, Ming Nu would have fallen into the dust of society forever, and would never recover! Thinking back to the fact that I have been running back and forth these days, looking for the traces of Ming Nu everywhere but always failing... All kinds of sweetness and bitterness suddenly came to my heart. I couldn't help but take a few steps and called out "Ming Nu!" Ming Nu hugged her into her arms and her tears couldn't stop falling.
Ming Nuyuan had been frightened a lot and was a little dull. Li Ziyu was the first acquaintance she had seen in these days - her uncle's friend. She was originally afraid of being beaten and "not allowed to cry", but now that she was held in Li Ziyu's arms, the grievances and fears she had felt for days suddenly burst out, and she couldn't help but burst into tears. While crying he said:
"Uncle Yu, Uncle Yu, why did you come..."
Li Ziyu's original idea was to pretend that he and Ming Nu didn't know each other, so as not to expose the "false public benefit for personal gain", but at this time, he could no longer hide his emotions. She hugged Mingnu tightly as if someone was going to take her away and said, "Uncle Yu is here to save you! Don't be afraid! Uncle Yu will take you home right now!" Her voice was choked with sobs.
Everyone present was moved, and several policemen understood something in their hearts, and they all sighed. Although Lian Nishang's face was expressionless, his eye circles were red. Said: "Don't cry anymore, just find the person. Take him back first and record a confession..."
Yue Wan bit her lip tightly, already fully understanding what was going on. Aunt Han violated the taboo and bought someone she shouldn't have bought! This not only ruined the Spring Visiting Courtyard, but also Mr. Liang’s side would be implicated. She couldn't help but trembled: "Ms. Han is always short-sighted! This servant was also confused for a moment. She was missing a little maid. Seeing that she was smart, she asked for her. I didn't know that I violated the master's power and deserved death..." As he said, Kneel down again.
Lian Nishang said: "Get up!" She still had a question in her mind and asked: "Even if you want a little girl to serve you, why do you have to choose your birth date and zodiac sign?"
"Thank you so much, Sir." Yue Wan stood up and said with an apologetic smile, "There is a reason for this. I have been in poor health. Not long ago, I asked a fortune teller to take a look at me. He said that there is something wrong with my horoscope. The people serving around me It must be matched with the horoscope and zodiac sign to avoid conflict."
This was quite reasonable. Lian Nishang nodded. She asked a few more questions about the situation in the courtyard. Yue Wan's answers were clear and there was no ambiguity. While he was talking, the servant came over and reported: "Forty boards have been played, please let me go."
Li Ziyu turned to look at the courtyard and saw Suiyun, who had been bossing around just now, lying on a spring stool, with his hair in a messy bun, his face covered with sweat, and his whole body shaking with pain.
Yue Wan was originally smiling, but now her expression changed and she said coldly: "Twenty more."
The servant was stunned, but he didn't dare to disobey, so he had to step back and continue walking with his stick. The crackling sounds of boards in the courtyard were intertwined with the moans and sounds of pain that gradually descended from the clouds. Blood gradually seeped out from the skirts, and everyone present showed unbearable expressions.
When the master of the house punishes his slaves, it is not a crime as long as no one dies. Furthermore, this is a domestic matter of the Liang family and has nothing to do with the case, so Lian Nishang is naturally not in a position to interfere. As for the Liang family's servants, they didn't dare to talk much.
Zhao Gui suddenly interrupted at this moment. He took a step forward and said to Yue Wan: "Yue... girl, don't hit me again... you will die..."
Yue Wan originally saw that although he was wearing the official uniform of an Australian government official, but his whole body had a rustic look, she didn't take him to heart at first, and she didn't expect that he would suddenly intervene to plead for mercy. After a moment of hesitation, he said: "This poor man has a kind heart! Don't worry, this is a little boss. Slaves are used to beating children - they can't kill people! It's also good for her to teach her a few more tricks now!"
Seeing the bad expression on Lian Nishang's face, she hurriedly said: "Since this poor man has spoken, please spare her this!" Then she turned towards the courtyard and shouted: "Stop."
"Originally, you were never lenient, but now this poor man is interceding for you," Yue Wan said sternly, "Why don't you come up and thank me!"
Sui Yun could no longer move forward. Two servants supported him, and he reluctantly came to the steps. He knelt down in front of Zhao Gui and gasped: "Thank you for your kindness..." and then kowtowed.
Zhao Gui shook his hands wildly: "I can't do it, I can't do it. Stop kowtowing."
Yue Wan said: "Today, this poor man interceded for you, so I spared you. If you do something like this on your own in the future, I will definitely break your legs!" (To be continued.)
