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Chapter 85 - Outings
As the fight raged on, the previous group of Pozies returned with Liurong.
Apart from the messy clothes, there were no injuries on his body, and he was obviously treated much better than Su Qingping.
"Stop beating!" As soon as Liu Rong saw Su Qingping being surrounded by the Pozies and beaten, she immediately became anxious, "That is my family’s young lady."
The Pozies were shocked by the words and stopped their hands together, looking at the woman who was bruised and battered by them.
The woman's face had been completely disfigured, but when they looked carefully, they could still see the shadow of Su Qingping.
The old Pozi's legs went limp and she fell to the ground, patting her thighs and exclaiming, "Oh my mother, it's really Cousin Miss Ping. This is really a big flood that has washed away the Dragon King Temple” (it. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom); fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person; a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other)
The Pozies looked at each other and didn't know what to do. A few of the most timid ones were already backing away, thinking it was best to leave.
When Miss Cousin was severely beaten by the servants in the backyard of Nangong Mansion, it was impossible to hide the matter so quietly that even Su Shi was alerted.
The sky was just beginning to show the morning white, but there was already a lot of activity in Rong'an Hall.
Su Shi's gaze was sharp as she swept a glance at the Pozies kneeling on the ground, and she said without anger, "Remembering that you all had a reason for the incident, each of you will be punished with five strokes.
"Thanks old Madam, for your kindness." The Pozies kowtowed and thanked her for her kindness, and went out to receive their punishment, but in their hearts they all hated Su Qingping so much that they gnashed their teeth.
Su Shi finished cleaning up the Pozis and turned to Su Qingping, who was crying, and raised her voice in an unhappy manner: "Crying, you still know how to cry! I've lost my face to you!"
For the first time, Su Shi spoke to Su Qingping in such a tone, and Su Qingping cried out.
Su Shi continued, "You're a young lady, why are you out in the middle of the night, instead of staying in your room? You've even been mistaken for a thief by the maids!"
Su Qingping opened her mouth to explain: "Auntie ......"
But Su Shi interrupted, "Don't say anything, let her talk." Su Shi's cold gaze fell on Liurong, who was kneeling at the side.
Liurong shivered and answered stiffly, "Old Madam, my family’s young lady couldn't sleep at night, so she went out for a walk."
"Can't sleep again? Did you have a nightmare again?" Su Shi laughed in anger and threw a tea cup in front of Liu Rong, breaking it into pieces, “You cheap maid, you're treating me like an old fool! Why didn't you say that your young lady was suffering from sleepwalking?”
Su Qingping was shocked, how could her Aunt say that about herself? If word of this got out, what good name would she have and what good marriage would she be able to propose!
Liurong was scared out of her wits and kowtowed repeatedly, begging for mercy: "Old Madam, don't be angry, Old Madam, don't be angry. Slave servant wouldn't dare to deceive you, slave servant, I'll tell you everything."
Su Qingping's heart was pounding and she felt uneasy, so she stood up and said, "Shut up." She said, "Auntie, don't listen to that cheap maid’s nonsense."
Su Shi's eyes were cold, "So, there is something else going on."
"Yes, old Madam, please tell me." Liurong kowtowed and said sorrowfully, "I wonder if you still remember my family’s young lady's birth mother, the late Mrs. Xun?"
"Xun Shi? And what does that have to do with her?" Su Shi raised her eyebrows.
"In a short while, it will be the birthday of the late Mrs Xun, and my family’s young lady misses her late Madam ......"
So Qingping's gaze was slightly stunned, when Liu Rong said this, she remembered, her own mother Xun Shi's birth anniversary is indeed coming up.
So it was because she missed her mother! Su Shi's gaze was warm, and she accepted Liurong's explanation. "Since this is the case ......" Su Shi looked at Su Qingping with a still serious expression, "It is always wrong for you as a boudoir girl to be out in the middle of the night, you must not do so in the future."
"Yes." Su Qingping replied softly.
Looking at her bruised and swollen face, Su Shi frowned and said, "Hey, you look like this now, it seems that the appointment with the Wang family will have to be postponed."
When Su Qingping heard this, her heart was filled with mixed feelings. She had always hoped to cancel or delay the meeting with the Wang family. Now that it had come to pass, but at such a painful price, and it had only been postponed, it was really unsatisfactory to think about it.
"As for you ......" Su Shi's eyes turned stern as she looked at Liu Rong, "Your master's words and actions were wrong, as a servant, you were not aware of how to dissuade her. You should receive a heavy punishment, but as your family’s young lady is injured and needs to be taken care of, this punishment will be postponed until your family’s young lady has recovered."
"Yes." Liurong replied with a pale face. In her heart, She was relieved that Su Shi hadn't said anything about punishment. As long as she was smart enough to take care of her family's Guniang and ask her for mercy when she got better, she might be able to avoid punishment or just a lighter one.
It was not a small matter that Su Qingping was mistaken for a thief in the middle of the night and was beaten up by the night watchman, even if Su Shi wanted to hide it, it could not be concealed and eventually it reached the ears of all the houses in the mansion.
When Nangong Yue received the news, she sneered at Su Qingping's comment that she had trouble sleeping because she missed her mother and was taking a break in the middle of the night. There was no such thing in her previous life and Su Qingping had never mentioned her biological mother.
No matter for what reason Su Qingping was sneaking around in the middle of the night, on the surface Su Shi had already accepted the reason given by Su Qingping's master and servant, so naturally everyone in the Mansion did not dare to raise doubts, but only muttered a few words behind her back and secretly mocked Su Qingping a bit.
The only people who were punished for Su Qingping's actions were the maids who had recorded this ruthless memory of Su Qingping.
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A few days later, Nangong Mu picked a nice sunny day for the trip and really fulfilled his promise to his wife and children. He persuaded Su Shi and prepared to take Lin Shi, Nangong Xin and Nangong Yue away from the royal capital to a nearby village for a relaxing vacation
In the morning, the streets of the royal capital were bustling with people and traffic, with vendors selling their wares on both sides of the street.
Suddenly there was a clamour in the street, and pedestrians, vehicles and hawkers moved out of the way.
A grey-headed soldier on a sturdy red horse drove his horse with a whip and shouted: "3,000 Miles Emergency! 3,000 miles emergency, pedestrian avoidance!" Where the horse's hooves fell, a cloud of dust was raised.
In the carriage, Nangong Yue lifted the corner of the curtain and looked at the soldier who had gone away in the dust, trying to remember what the 3,000-mile emergency was about at this time in her previous life............ However, she was still young at that time, and the house was in chaos, so no one would talk to her about it. She thought about it again and again, but didn't dwell on it.
"Yue Jie Er, be careful of getting blinded by the wind and sand." Lin Shi carefully pulled the curtain back again.
The carriage went on with the family laughing and joking, and it took nearly two more quarters to reach the western suburbs after a smooth journey out of the royal capital.
As the saying goes, "When the south wind rises at night, the wheat is covered in yellow", you can see the golden ears of wheat dancing in the fields in the sixth month in the western suburbs from time to time. The warm southern breeze, the sound of birds and frogs, the fresh air mixed with the faint fragrance of flowers, drifted in through the car window, gently tugging at Nangong Yue's heartstrings.
"Meimei!" Nangong Xin's eyes were shining with excitement, even his cheeks were rosy, "Look how beautiful that bird is! That tree is so tall! Look at that flower, and there are cows there ......"He was talking a lot, Nangong Yue can only be on the side, with his hands a moment to look at the east, a moment to look at the west, her eyes are really almost exhausted, but she was willing to be.
Mr. and Mrs. Nangong Mu have been watching their children, smiling at each other from time to time.
The carriage finally arrived at the Farmhouse, which is Lin Shi's dowry. The person in charge of the Zhuangzi is an old head of the Zhuangzi surnamed Gao, who had already gotten the news that his master was coming. When he saw that Nangong Yue and her party had arrived, that old head of the village hurriedly led a few people to welcome them.
After the carriage entered the courtyard, Nangong Yue and her group got off the carriage and looked around.
Although the Farmhouse was not large, it was very clean and Nangong Mu was very satisfied with it. He was afraid that his wife and children would be tired after the long journey, so he asked them all to take a nap first, while he himself was accompanied by the old chief of the village, saying that he wanted to see the fishing pond.
Lin Shi and Nangong Yue did not object to Nangong Mu's arrangement. But Nangong Xin also wanted to go to the fish pond, but was persuaded by his mother and sister to stop. The three of them were led into the inner courtyard by the head maid and went to their respective rooms for a short rest.
Nangong Yue had just entered the room and sat down when a round-faced maid from the Farmhouse brought in hot water.She had obviously never served anyone before, and she looked very awkward. Yi Mei immediately took over and served Nangong Yue, washed her hands and face, changed her clothes and combed her hair.
When Nangong Yue came to the farmhouse this time, she only brought along her first-class maid Yimei, her second-class maid Yan'er and her third-class maid Hua Mei, while Que Er was specially left behind to keep an eye on the Mansion.
After Nangong Yue had finished freshening up and had a few sips of hot tea, she took a short rest before Nangong Xin came looking for her and dragged her around the yard, where two willow trees had been planted and two plots of land had been split to grow vegetables such as rapeseed and leeks.
Nangong Xin ran around for a while, looking at everything in the farmhouse and finding it new and interesting.
"Xin Ge Er, Yue Jie Er, why don't you pick the vegetables yourselves, and I will fry them for you later." At this time, Lin Shi also slowly walked over and said with a smile. In the farmhouse, there is no need to be afraid of all the things that happen in the residence. Even Lin Shi has relaxed a lot, she does not look tired, but rather glowing.
"Yes, yes, yes." Nangong Xin looked around and picked what he thought was the best growing nanohana (young rapeseed plant) and gave it to Lin Shi. Nangong Yue picked a handful of leeks.
Lin Shi smilingly took it over and said, "Your father said he was going to see the Fishing Pond, but he hasn't come back yet, so he's probably fishing over there, so maybe we'll have some fish to eat later."
Nangong Xin immediately said with a smile on his face, "Then sister, let's go and ask Father for fish." Said that, he pulled Nangong Yue and ran away in a flash.
"Second Young Master......"
"Miss Third ......"
"Run slowly, be careful of falling."
Several maids hurriedly followed.
Lin Shi smiled and shook her head, but she did not stop them. She wanted her children to enjoy the rare time in the countryside. She handed the dishes to the third-class maid beside her and went after them with Liu Mama and Ruyi.
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