Chapter 25 (1/2)
The old lady of Chu was so angry that her face was livid. She was always informal, so she was not much loved by her husband when she was young. For this reason, she became more and more serious and disciplined her children. Now she keeps the clouds open and sees the moonlight. She has become the old Fengjun of Changxing Hou's house. She is also very proud of teaching her children. But she did not expect that her granddaughters, who thought they were very disciplined and proud, could do such a thing as throwing things in public.
Seeing the old lady Chu coming, the girls in the Baoxia restrained a little. The sixth girl didn't know when she would come back. She helped the old lady to the Baoxia, swept her eyes inward, and quietly shook her head.
The old lady said to Lin Xiyuan, ”today I let the son see a joke. It's the old man's poor discipline of the younger generation that collided with the son. I'm here to make amends for the son.”
Lin Xiyuan quickly stopped the old lady and said, ”what did your ancestors say?”
Old lady Chu said, ”thank you for your kindness. These girls of our family have been indulged in lawlessness. I really don't have the face to see people. Sister Gu, take the son to rest. When the old man has been disciplined, come to the son's house and make amends in person.”
Lin Xiyuan refused, but the old lady of Chu was determined to make amends. Lin Xiyuan knew that old lady Chu was going to teach these girls a lesson and drive him away first. When the Chu family disciplined the younger generation, Lin Xiyuan naturally couldn't stay. When he left, he looked back uneasily.
Chu Jinyao is still in the Baoxia. From the perspective of Lin Xiyuan, he can only see the exquisite and dense biruo yarn. The shadow of a girl is reflected on the gauze cabinet. Lin Xiyuan always couldn't let go. He felt that today's affairs were very strange, and mother Gu had urged Qin Yi to know that it would be worse as soon as she saw that Chu Jinmiao didn't respond. Sure enough, Chu Jinyao said, ”it's my fault to quarrel with my sisters. I'm willing to be punished. I have a clear conscience for the rest.”
If this happens, everyone will be surprised. The three girls turned to look at her in surprise. Even Chu Jinmiao unconsciously stopped crying.
There were low inspirations everywhere. Chu Jinxian almost died of anger. She quickly stood up and said, ”Jin Yao, don't make a small mistake to grandma. Don't admit your mistake to grandma?” after that, Chu Jinxian saluted the old lady and said, ”grandma, Jin Yao is stubborn. Please don't argue with her.”
The old lady also felt that Chu Jinyao was too stubborn. In front of so many people, she refused to admit her mistake and said such words as ”a clear conscience”. The old lady's voice was even more dignified. She asked vaguely with oppression, ”do you admit your mistake?”
Chu Jinyao straightened her hand and said calmly, ”I'm right.”
”OK!” old lady Chu patted the table hard and said to mammy Gu, ”mammy Gu, do it. Don't be merciful.”
Mother Gu sighed, stretched out her ruler, hit Chu Jinyao hard in the palm of her hand, and asked, ”five girls, I know you have a thin skin, but you did wrong, so you have to admit your mistake with your ancestors.”
This hit was heavier than others. Chu Jinyao immediately burst into tears. Her palm turned red and her fingers curled up uncontrollably. She could hardly stretch straight. Qin Yi was so anxious that he quickly whispered to Chu Jinyao, ”Chu Jinyao, don't be stubborn. Recognize me first! There's me behind.”
Chu Jinyao forced her tears back, shook her head slowly and said, ”it's wrong for me to quarrel with my sisters, but I'm not wrong for the rest.”
Mother Gu didn't expect that there was such a tough girl in the Chu family. She dropped another yardstick and thought that she should be soft now.
There was also a cry of surprise in the crowd. They all looked hurt, but Chu Jinyao knelt straight. Obviously, her hands could not be stretched straight, but she refused to take them back or plead for mercy. However, Chu Jinyao refused to admit her mistake, and the old lady and mother Gu couldn't get down. Mother Gu had to save her strength secretly and beat Chu Jinyao's third board.
Qin Yi was furious: ”don't die, dare you fight?”
Although he advised Chu Jinyao to bow his head, he himself was a stubborn man. Otherwise, he would not be sent to the frontier by the emperor. At the beginning, he did not hesitate to shoot the Queen's favorite maid. The old cabinet and the attendants of the East Palace came to persuade him to talk soft with the queen, but Qin Yi just refused and sent him to the frontier. He would never bow his head for his mistake.