Xiu Yin, who was lying on Tao Ye, clearly recognized the word futility. She knew Tao Ye was reminding her that since she couldn't save her, don't suffer in vain.
She originally wanted to hold back, but when she looked up in the room, she inadvertently saw the smile on the corner of Aunt Luo's mouth.
Suddenly I remembered how the second young master's leg was broken.
Aunt Luo wants to take revenge.
No wonder when Tao Ye didn't come, although she spoke softly, every word she spoke directed the old lady's anger towards Tao Ye.
Xiuyin didn't think too much, and when she reacted, she had already rushed out of the door.
Without hesitation, he blocked the person lying below.
"Xiuyin!"
Taoye saw the determination in his eyes and felt even more anxious.
Although the old lady believes in Buddhism, she is not a kind person. She will not care if one more servant is beaten to death or crippled.
"Hurry up and pull this person away!"
Mother Wang shouted sharply from the side.
When Taoye heard this, she actually felt that Mrs. Wang's voice sounded a little more beautiful, and she looked at Xiuyin with pleading eyes.
But the person behind him looked away, blindly protecting himself, and the two maids couldn't pull him away.
Taoye felt sour and anxious.
She had saved Xiuyin's life, but at that time she was just taking advantage of the situation. It was not until later that Xiuyin truly regarded her as her friend, as did Akagi.
"Since they are all so unruly, we should punish them all!"
Xiuyin's actions made Cao furious. She supported Luo's hand and went outside. She hated people disobeying her orders.
As soon as Luo Shi's words came to his lips, they were suppressed.
Her goal was Tao Ye, and she had already achieved her wish, but she didn't expect that the embroiderer was so stupid that she even risked her own life for others.
But she always knew Mr. Cao's temperament, and now that she was so angry, she couldn't tolerate others saying no.
The two women got the order, picked up the board again and smashed it down.
Taoye was tightly protected by Xiuyin, and the board fell on Xiuyin.
The mother-in-law had benefited from Aunt Luo, so she had to hit it "just right".
But being blocked by Xiu Yin, she couldn't go to Tao Ye.
Thinking that this stubborn maid could make an opening, the plan was made anxiously and hatefully, but the maid just refused to move.
Although Aunt Luo was humble in front of the old lady, it was extremely easy to deal with these roughnecks.
What's more, they all have children at home, and the boys and girls at home are also waiting for support.
The two of them couldn't help but look at Luo Shi's expression while they were ruthless.
Luo Shi lowered his body slightly to support Cao Shi.
The two people looked at each other as they passed them over.
He tilted his head slightly to the right and lowered his eyes to the ground, as if he couldn't bear to watch this punishment.
But the two women had already received the instruction. When they saw Luo Shi's actions, they looked at each other and immediately understood. The board was about to go up Taoye's ankle.
If this board goes down, Taoye will definitely not be able to do well in the future.
But neither of the two people on the ground paid attention. Xiuyin had already endured no less than ten blows and had no strength to even stand up. Taoye, on the other hand, was worried about Xiuyin above.
"stop!"
A sharp shout sounded from behind, and everyone in the yard was startled. The woman who was about to drop the board on Tao Ye's ankle couldn't help but shake her hand, and the board in her hand deflected, just in time with The boards in the other woman's hands collided.
The momentum of the collision made the two of them scream.
Hearing this familiar voice, Taoye suddenly raised her head and looked back. It was really Madam.
Behind her, Xiu Yin no longer had the strength to stand up. Tao Ye turned around with difficulty, propped herself up, and held Xiu Yin in her arms.
The face of the person in his arms was horribly pale, and his lips were bloody and bloody. It was unclear whether they were slapped just now or bitten out with his teeth after enduring the pain.
"I'm okay!"
Taoye almost cried when she heard this.
But it was not the time to relax yet, Taoye helped the person up, and Xiuyin managed to kneel down even though she was seriously injured.
"lady!"
Taoye half-supported the person beside her and bowed to Gu Yunqing who had already walked in front of her.
"stand up!"
As soon as Tao Ye raised her body, the corner of the ultramarine robe with gold and silver flowing clouds came into view.
The fifth young master is here too!
She suppressed the surprise in her heart and raised her red, helpless eyes.
"Go help the person up first!"
Gu Yunqing looked at the scene in the yard, frowned, and gave instructions to the back.
Huicao and another second-class maid hurriedly stepped forward and squatted down to help the person.
She originally wanted to help Taoye, but after getting Taoye's signal, she and another maid helped Xiuyin up first.
Except for some pain in the knee that was kicked by Wang's mother at the beginning, Taoye was fine. Seeing that Xiuyin was well supported, she had to support the ground with her hands and get up on her own.
"Why are you still dawdling on the ground? Get up!"
A hand with distinct joints appeared in front of him. Taoye looked up and saw a slightly impatient face.
Taoye hesitated for a moment and put her other hand up. Then a burst of force came from her hand and she was pulled up.
In front of everyone, especially his wife, Tao Ye did not dare to fall into the man's arms and staggered to stand next to him.
Rong Jiu glanced, but said nothing.
"You, mother and son, have come to my Shou'an Hall today to show off your power!"
The Cao family here couldn't stand it.
"Grandma misunderstood. How could the grandson and mother dare? However, as soon as the grandson returned home, he heard from the servants in the yard that the people from Shou'an Hall had sent this maid to ask questions. They were afraid that the maid could not speak and would offend grandma. Just came here in a hurry!"
"This is just in time!"
Rong Jiu smiled without any grudge, more like an ordinary grandchild acting coquettishly than her grandmother.
"Tell me, what did you say just now that angered the old lady, so that a kind person like my grandmother passed the blame?"
Before Cao could speak, Rong Jiu tilted her head and scolded.
"I dare not make the old lady angry. I beg the madam and the fifth young master to take a closer look!"
Taoye's eyes were extremely red, and her knees were shaking slightly due to the injury. She saluted and spoke according to the rules.
"Madam and the fifth young master don't know that the old lady is angry today because the lake silk used to make the four-season clothes enshrined in front of the Buddha was taken by the embroiderer to make new clothes for Miss Taoye. The old lady is the most sincere in serving Buddha. Why? Can you not be angry?"
Luo Shi received the signal from his eyes and stepped forward to salute Gu Yunqing before speaking in a soft voice.
"This maid has always had a bad character. This time she even dares to covet my things that are used to worship Buddha in the Shou'an Hall. I just taught you a lesson, but you, mother and son, want to stop her?"
Mr. Cao said coldly.
"This is the first time for my mother to see this maid. Where did she start talking about her bad character?"
Gu Yunqing glanced at the red boards in the hands of the two women next to her, and her eyes turned cold.
It was used by the outer court to punish the servants who had made mistakes. The women in the inner house were weak and could not withstand such severe punishment.
