eurekapd Chapter 110: Honglian's Caning
Chapter 110: Honglian's Caning
Xue Pan apparently forgot how he was slapped to the ground by Honglian.
Nanny Gu looked behind the screen and ordered, "Honglian, you will carry out the execution this time."
"Yes!" Honglian's voice was firm with a hint of joy.
Xue Baochai watched Xue Pan turn around and walk out, and said to Daiyu, "My brother just said what he meant. He didn't mean to offend Aunt Gu."
Daiyu pulled Yingchun's veil, motioning her to go out and watch the fun.
Before leaving, Daiyu turned her head and said to Xue Baochai with obvious sarcasm in her tone, "When Master Xue was sent back by the Five Cities Army, why didn't Miss Xue tell those officials that he didn't mean it? Just like Madam Xue said, I have a bad temper, but I can't be as open-minded as Miss Xue."
The four people followed Honglian out from behind the screen. Xue Pan was finally able to tell that the one walking in front was the beauty who made his heart itch.
He raised a scoundrelly smile and said provocatively: "Remember, this is the last time you hit me, from now on I will be the only one to hit you!"
"Haven't you been slapped enough?" Honglian took the whip handed over by the servant next to her without any hesitation, pointed at the bench and said coldly, "Lie down on it!"
Xue Pan was about to take off his pants with a playful smile when Jia Zheng stopped him, "Stay down quietly!"
He originally wanted to say a few more dirty words, but now he had to take off his cloak angrily, threw it to the servant, and then lay down on the bench obediently.
Xue Baochai was the last to hear Honglian's words. The smile on her face gradually faded, replaced by a hint of coldness. She coldly questioned Daiyu: "Honglian is so disrespectful to my brother, doesn't Sister Lin plan to do anything about it?"
"Why should I care?" Daiyu sneered and asked, "If someone flirts with her, can't she talk back? Should she just bear it silently? If one day, a man with an official position treats Miss Xue like this, how will Miss Xue respond? Will she be happy with it and think that he flirts with you because he thinks highly of you?"
Gu Mama immediately stopped him with a stern voice: "Yu'er! Stop talking nonsense!"
Daiyu understood what was meant and immediately bowed to everyone to apologize: "I am guilty of my words. I hope Miss Xue can forgive me!"
Nanny Gu and Daiyu sang in unison and cooperated with each other in perfect harmony.
At this moment, Xue Pan's wailing suddenly sounded, interrupting what Xue Baochai was about to say.
When no one was paying attention, Honglian secretly hit Xue Pan with a whip. Although she didn't use her internal strength, it was enough to make Xue Pan drink a pot.
Xue Pan wailed and struggled to get up, but Hong Lian's second stick had already fallen quickly. The brambles made a sound of breaking through the air, and Xue Pan's arms went limp, and he fell powerlessly on the bench.
Aunt Xue felt heartbroken watching her son being beaten. She wanted to step forward to stop Honglian, but she dodged her.
Seeing that Honglian could handle the two men with ease, Nanny Gu did not step forward to help, but just watched Honglian execute the sentence quietly.
Xue Baochai was in a state of panic at this moment. She looked at the situation on the field and planned to intercept Honglian from the other side.
Daiyu stepped in front of her and asked, "Ms. Xue, are you going to take your brother's place and take his punishment? I am deeply moved by your brother's love! It's a pity that Yu'er didn't have a good brother, and her only brother died young. If not, how could I live under someone else's roof, unable to even protect the maids around me, and be teased at will."
Xue Baochai had a bad feeling in her heart. Sure enough, the next moment, Aunt Xue heard this and gave up the idea of chasing Honglian. She ran over and held Xue Baochai's hand tightly, saying, "Yes! Your brother has been beaten with more than ten sticks. You only need to help him share fifteen sticks... No! Ten sticks are enough!"
After saying that, she looked at Daiyu with pleading and expectation in her eyes.
Daiyu didn't want to agree at first, but she rolled her eyes and took advantage of no one to show a good smile on her face: "Since Madam Xue has begged me like this, I can't refuse. I believe that Madam Gu will agree for my sake."
When Aunt Xue heard Daiyu's answer, she was delighted and squeezed Xue Baochai's arm even harder, causing her to cry out in pain.
She was just hesitating about how to refuse when she heard Daiyu say, "But Miss Xue is a woman after all, and there are many servants here. Oh! My two uncles are here too! If this thorn accidentally scratches Miss Xue's clothes and a stranger sees it, then it will be my fault. Wouldn't that be a betrayal of Miss Xue's innocent heart?"
When Xue Baochai listened to Daiyu's sarcastic words, she became so angry that her whole body trembled. A hot current rushed to her head, her eyes turned black, and she fainted.
At the moment when she completely lost consciousness, she vaguely heard Daiyu's cry: "Oh! Miss Xue has fainted because of Master Xue's anger!"
Everyone present, including the Xue brothers and sisters lying on the ground, wanted to jump up and yell at Daiyu: She didn't faint because of Xue Pan, she fainted because of you!
Daiyu's continuous remarks left them dumbfounded, and they all began to reflect on themselves and wonder whether they had offended Daiyu in the past.
Aunt Xue, in particular, didn't even care about Xue Pan. She stood between her two children, staring at Daiyu with a dull look, or to be more precise, at Mili.
"Reporting to the young lady, the thirty strokes of the stick are completed!" Honglian completed the task, dropped the whip, walked happily to Daiyu's side, and was about to take Daiyu's arm, but after seeing the people around her, she stood behind Daiyu obediently and stood with the other people in the Mili.
Aunt Xue finally came to her senses. She looked at her two children, one lying unconscious on a bench, the other unconscious on the ground, and her heart was filled with grief and anger.
Her eyes were red, and she questioned Daiyu through gritted teeth: "It has come to this, Miss Lin, do you still want to pursue it?"
Everyone saw Daiyu's veil tilted slightly, and then heard her cold voice: "I don't quite understand what Madam Xue said. Just now, Young Master Xue committed an offense against his superiors, and I reduced his guilt by one level because of our kinship. How come Madam Xue thinks that I am being unreasonable? Now I understand where Miss Xue's strange words came from, it turns out that they are from the same family!"
Nanny Gu sighed as she listened. Why was Daiyu and Madam Xue at odds again?
Daiyu was quick to notice that Nanny Gu's breathing had become heavier again, and was just about to find an excuse to hide next to Grandmother Jia, when she caught a glimpse of Xue Baochai's little finger trembling slightly from the corner of her eye.
Her heart moved, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and she asked casually, "Ah! Why does Miss Xue always faint? If she is not angry with Master Xue, is there any hidden illness? The time for the palace selection has not been decided yet, and the list may be posted at any time. Madam Xue, you must take good care of Miss Xue!"