The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 555: be punished
Chapter 555 Punishment
When Luo Fugui heard this, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
But before Luo Fugui could rejoice, he heard Bai Qingyan continue, “Luo Fugui can be spared the death penalty, but his crime of living cannot be pardoned. Cut off his tongue, break his legs, and throw him out of the Dong Mansion. From now on, he cannot enter the Dong Mansion again!” After Bai Qingyan finished speaking, his eyes fell on Qiu Huan, “Qiu Huan is Nanny Wang’s niece, so I will not deal with her… Let your grandmother deal with her!”
As soon as Bai Qingyan finished speaking, two burly servants came in and dragged Luo Fugui out.
“Changmao! Changmao!” Luo Fugui cried out in fear, “Changmao, I am your uncle! I did this so that you can gain a foothold in the Dong Mansion! Save me! Save me! I don’t dare anymore! I don’t dare anymore!”
Seeing that Dong Changmao was unmoved, Luo Fugui cried again: “Princess Zhenguo, please understand! It was that bitch Qiu Huan who came to me with the clothes and said she could help me marry Princess Zhenguo’s personal maid! Princess, please forgive me!”
Qiu Huan trembled all over and kept knelt, “No! I didn’t! It was all Luo Fugui who wronged me! Auntie…Auntie, please speak up for me!”
Dong Changmao, who was kneeling on the ground, looked extremely embarrassed. Dong Changlan helped him up and said, “I didn’t say I would punish you! I know this has nothing to do with you. You don’t have to be so nervous.”
Old Lady Dong looked at Qiu Huan who was curled up in a ball and spoke slowly, “Qiu Huan, your aunt has served me for many years. She has indeed worked hard and done her best for you. I once arranged for you to serve in my room, but it’s a pity that you are too ambitious and my yard can’t accommodate you! Not only have you stolen, but you also dared to collude with a man from outside to plot against the maidservant beside the Princess Zhenguo, ruining the reputation of the Princess Zhenguo. Given my temper, I will drag you out and beat you to death in front of everyone in the mansion to set an example…”
“It’s all my fault!” Nanny Wang knelt down crying. “I always thought that my brother only had this one daughter, so I blindly protected her, and let this ignorant girl even plot against the maid of the Zhenguo Princess. I know that the old lady, the master, and the lady have let this girl off many times just for my sake. I am too embarrassed to plead for this girl anymore. Please punish her according to the rules! Otherwise, I am too embarrassed to serve you anymore.”
After saying this, Nanny Wang kowtowed heavily.
“Madam Wang, please get up! I am old now, and there are not many people I can talk to. I absolutely cannot live without you! Besides, this was done by Qiuhuan…it is not your fault!” Old Lady Dong said as she looked at Qiuhuan, “Your brother only left this one daughter. You will be doing your brother a favor by taking care of her and marrying her off! I will make the decision to give Qiuhuan fifty strokes of the cane. If she can hold on and survive, I will marry her to Liu Zhuangtou as his daughter-in-law. Although she is a second wife, Liu Zhuangtou’s son is honest and decent, so she is a good match!”
“No! No, old lady! That son of Liu Zhuangtou is a fool! Aunt… he is a fool!” Qiu Huan cried with eyes wide open, begging Wang Ma, “Aunt! Aunt, you are my only relative, you must not watch me jump into the fire pit! It is better for me to die than to let me marry a fool! Aunt, you are watching me die!”
Nanny Wang nodded. According to the rules, Qiuhuan had caused such a big disaster and affected the reputation of Princess Zhenguo, so she deserved to be beaten to death. However, Old Lady Dong arranged a marriage for her out of consideration for her. Although the son of Liu Zhuangtou was a fool, he came from a wealthy family and was from a good family!
“Thank you, old lady!” Nanny Wang kowtowed to Old Lady Dong.
“No! No, aunt, you promised my father that you would take care of me! You can’t just watch me marry a fool!” Qiuhuan cried loudly.
Nanny Wang gritted her teeth and ordered someone to drag Qiuhuan out.
Qiu Huan’s crying voice faded away, and Dong Qingyue spoke up: “Send Aunt Luo to the farm, and she doesn’t need to come back if nothing happens.”
Dong Changmao’s face turned pale and he looked at his father with wide eyes, only to see that Dong Qingyue said to send Aunt Luo to the farm, as if it was a matter of course to throw away an unused object.
His throat was churning and he wanted to step forward to plead for Aunt Luo, but as soon as he took a step, he saw Dong Qingyue’s sharp gaze looking at him. Dong Changmao stood there with his teeth clenched, not daring to move.
Dong Changmao didn’t understand. Old Lady Dong could consider Nanny Wang, a servant, and not punish Qiu Huan severely. So why did his father treat his aunt like this? His aunt was his bedside lady!
“Father!” Dong Changlan knelt down in front of Dong Qingyue. “Mrs. Luo was not aware of this matter. I think your treatment of Mrs. Luo was unfair.”
Dong Changmao’s eyes suddenly became hot and he looked at his elder brother with a heart full of gratitude.
Bai Qingyan glanced at his uncle, then at Dong Changmao whose eyes were red and wet, and he knew that his uncle was deliberately punishing Aunt Luo in front of Dong Changmao to give them a chance to deepen their brotherly relationship.
After all, Dong Changlan has always protected his younger brother, and he will definitely speak up for Dong Changmao. Dong Changmao will naturally respect and be more grateful to his eldest brother. In the long run, Dong Changmao will definitely follow Dong Changlan’s lead.
In this way, no matter what Dong Changlan does in the future, Dong Changmao will be Dong Changlan’s most loyal assistant.
Especially now, matters in southern Xinjiang have to be arranged after the autumn harvest. Whether Dong Changmao can be loyal to Dong Changlan is the key to whether this matter can be accomplished quietly.
That’s why my uncle sent someone to call Dong Changmao back when the accident happened.
The uncle also put a lot of effort into making the two brothers work together.
Sensing his uncle’s intention, Bai Qingyan stopped trying to persuade him. Dong Changlan stood up and said, “Even if Aunt Luo was wrong, she only let Luo Fugui into the mansion because she was reluctant to give up the brother-sister relationship. If father really wants to punish her… it’s better to confine Aunt Luo to house arrest for a month and not allow Luo Fugui to enter the mansion again! Changmao is about to get married, so please, father, keep Aunt Luo for a bit of dignity for Changmao.”
Seeing Dong Qingyue’s frown, Dong Changmao also knelt down and said, “Father, Auntie is wrong. I know I shouldn’t plead for her. Even if you have to keep her under house arrest in the yard for life, I beg you not to drive her to the farm!”
“What do you think?” Dong Qingyue turned his head to look at Bai Qingyan.
“Changlan is right!” Bai Qingyan’s eyes fell on Dong Changmao. “Let’s talk about the facts. Aunt Luo was not involved in this matter, but after knowing what happened, she came to my grandmother’s yard to apologize. Now she is still kneeling in the sun. Even if she is really guilty of negligence, she is punished.”
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