Chapter 132 Caning
Looking at Aunt Li kneeling on the ground, the old lady asked word by word:
"Ms. Li, do you admit what happened today or not?"
The indifferent tone revealed an invisible pressure, and even Mengxi shuddered and sat there in silence. But Aunt Li was not afraid at all. She raised her head and crawled forward two steps, revealing a pitiful expression, and said the same words:
"I really didn't know about this. Please investigate, old lady. I am innocent."
After hearing what Aunt Li said, Xiao Jun slowly stood up, walked to Aunt Li step by step, bent down, stretched out his hand to pinch her chin, looked directly at Aunt Li, and forced out two cold glances:
"Xiu'er, you really won't cry until you see the coffin. Bai Ju has confessed everything just now. What else do you have to say?"
Aunt Li reached out and hugged Xiao Jun's legs, crying and saying:
"Second Master, please don't listen to Bai Ju's nonsense. This was definitely not done by me. Bai Ju must be jealous of me for being mean to her, so she framed me. I beg you to believe me. I am truly kind to you and have always cared about you. How could I harm your child? You must believe that I am innocent."
After hearing this, Xiao Jun's face turned pale, his eyes were full of hatred, and he said word by word:
"Xiu'er, my Ming'er is just a babbling child. He came into this world and didn't know anything. A vibrant life, just gone like this. If it weren't for Xi'er, my two daughters would have died today, separated from me. Come into the house and see how cute Chun'er and Feng'er are. You actually had the heart to kill such young lives. Do you think I'm stupid? You've been lying to me until now, and you keep saying that you're doing it for my own good. I love you so much that I'm afraid you'll be bullied by others, so I protect you everywhere. It's hard for me to just remember our old relationship and not let you die. Li, you've done such a wicked thing, it's unforgivable. You deserve to die!"
Xiao Jun forced the last four words out from between his teeth. His hands had pinched Aunt 's chin until it was blue and purple. His clear voice seemed to float in the clouds, revealing an overwhelming sadness and despair that made people feel a little cold.
After hearing this, Aunt Li had forgotten to cry. With a pale face, she stared at the Second Master with wide eyes, and slowly loosened her hands on his legs. After a long time, Xiao Jun loosened his hands, pulled his legs out violently, and turned back to his seat.
Damn, she is really sharp-tongued, no less than the revolutionary martyr Liu Hulan in her previous life! Mengxi shook her head when she saw Aunt Li like this. If it weren't for the irrefutable evidence, she would have gotten away with it.
The old lady and the first wife looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly. When the old lady saw that the second master had sat down, she shouted to the door:
"Come here, take Li to the torture chamber and beat her to death. Send someone to summon all the concubines and wives to watch the execution."
The old lady was really angry. She didn't even discuss it with the first wife and others. She directly ordered people to beat Li to death. This matter concerned the heirs of her Xiao family. In order to intimidate the concubines in other rooms and prevent them from harboring other worries in the future and making the Xiao family restless day and night, the old lady cruelly ordered each room to watch the execution. Those women in each room were delicate women. How could they sleep after watching the execution?
Aunt Li was completely desperate after hearing this. She tried desperately to break free from the old woman who was dragging her out, and cried out heartbreakingly:
"Second Master, I know I was wrong. I won't do it again. Please save me for the sake of our past friendship. Second Master, everything I did was for you. I just wanted to keep you by my side. You are the only one in my heart. Second Master..."
After hearing Aunt Li's cry, Xiao Jun turned away with a pale face. The people in the hall were also frightened and silent.
Aunt Li's voice gradually disappeared. The eldest aunt brought Chun'er and Feng'er out to meet the old lady, the first wife and others. It turned out that the two girls had woken up a long time ago, but they didn't dare to come out because of something in the hall. Until they saw the old lady ordered people to pull Aunt Li out, they brought their two daughters out to meet everyone.
Chun'er and Feng'er greeted everyone, thanked their mother for saving their lives, and then came over, took the old lady's hand and said:
" Grandma, Chun'er is fine now. Auntie said that it was mother who saved Chun'er. Chun'er wants to thank mother, but she doesn't know what to do for her."
"Okay, Chun'er is kind enough to have this intention. Chun'er is still young and has a long life ahead of her. She doesn't need to do anything. Just remember in her heart that when she grows up, she must be filial to her mother."
"Yes, Chun'er will listen to grandma and will be filial to her mother in the future."
As he said this, he turned around and blinked at his mother, then put his little face against the old lady's chest, rubbing against it like a puppy.
The old lady looked lovingly at her great-granddaughter who was acting like a spoiled child in her arms. Fortunately, there was Xier. If it weren't for her, the two children would have died like their poor brother. She couldn't help but think of the words of the monk at Jingyun Temple:
"Your grandson survived this disaster because he met his destined noble person. As long as this person is by his side, your grandson will surely have many descendants and his family will prosper for generations..."
Could it be that Xi'er can really ensure that my Xiao family has many descendants? Thinking of this, she looked at Mengxi with a complicated expression. This Xi'er is really pleasing to the eye, and is the perfect candidate for granddaughter-in-law. However, when she thought of her origin as a concubine's daughter, it was like a thorn in her heart, causing her pain. For a moment, she didn't know how to treat Mengxi, who had done a favor to her Xiao family.
Turning around and seeing the eldest aunt, he remembered that the two children almost died this time. The root of the crime was the power in the hands of the eldest aunt that did not belong to her. It was said that the second wife had entered the mansion for more than two months, and the eldest aunt should have handed over the affairs in her hands to the second wife. However, after handing it over once, the second wife did not accept it, and Xiao Jun did not mention it, and she never mentioned it again afterwards.
The old lady had heard the maid talk about this before, and she felt that it was not in accordance with the rules at the time, but thinking that Mengxi would have to leave the house sooner or later, she let it go. However, this violation of the rules planted the seeds of disaster, which led to today's disaster, and she almost lost two of her own children. It made her understand that no matter whether Mengxi left the house or not, she was still the second wife today, and she must not break the rules. Otherwise, people with ulterior motives would take advantage of her and cause countless disasters.
How can such a big Xiao Mansion not have rules? What will happen in the future has not happened yet, so we can only talk about it later, but we still have to follow the rules today. Thinking of this, he turned his head and looked at Xiao Jun:
"Jun'er, Xi'er has been in the mansion for more than two months. I think she is familiar with the affairs of the mansion. Find a day and let the aunt hand over the affairs of the courtyard to her. You can't let her have nothing to do every day."
After hearing this, Xiao Jun remembered that Mengxi had been married for two months, but he had not let her take charge of these things. He remembered that his aunt had mentioned it once at the beginning, but at that time he was trying to conquer Mengxi with coercion, so he did not speak for her. Later, he failed, and he found that Mengxi was impossible to conquer. The two of them had already started a cold war. He was finally unable to lower himself to please Mengxi, and he did not want Mengxi to find out that he was good to her, so he never mentioned it again. Now when he heard his grandmother talking about it, he nodded and said:
"Grandma, you are right. Jun'er has been busy with affairs outside the palace these days and neglected it. Jun'er will make arrangements in the next two days."
