Lin Jiayue never thought that she would suffer such a big loss because of a slap.
After she slapped the old guy surnamed Li, she was dragged into the house by the other women in Xiuyan Pavilion. Those women were doing menial work all day long, and their hands were so strong that they were unable to break away and even cursed.
A soft towel was stuffed in the mouth, while other nuns were waiting aside with a bunch of delicate-looking but unsettling things.
"Aunt Lin is also lucky. These items were specially made by our ancestors when they founded the clan. No one has enjoyed them in a hundred years."
Aunt Li chose a light yellow jade long board from the large lacquer fan-shaped plate. The long board had long forearms, wide palms, wide at the front, narrow at the back, thin and translucent.
Lin Jiayue hesitated and struggled, and Nanny Li said: "Let Aunt Lin go."
"Old guy, I want to see if you dare to touch me."
Lin Jiayue was a little scared, but she was sure that these servants did not dare to do anything to her: "Jiang Xingjian is always very polite to me and never says a harsh word. How dare you people who serve others do anything to me?" ?”
The Qishun family member chuckled: "My eldest uncle and my aunt are considerate of my servants. Even when they see those who are picking up the night fragrance in the house, they will say a few words of kindness and reward them with two ounces of money. My aunt must not think that it is how she wins the favor of the uncle."
"And the uncle's name is not something you can call first."
Aunt Li smiled and said: "I just don't know where to start teaching these rules, so I will first change my aunt's nonsense. It's not a big or small problem."
Aunt Li took a soft handkerchief from the mahogany washstand, soaked it with cold water, and wrapped it around the rhinoceros horn ruler.
Lin Jiayue couldn't help but feel a little scared when she saw her getting closer and closer to her.
"Don't be afraid, Aunt Lin. The rhinoceros horn ruler is thin and wrapped with a cold water handkerchief. Although it hurts, it will neither leave any marks nor really hurt you."
As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Jiayue heard a snap, and her cheek suddenly started to hurt.
Something thin and tough was slapped on the face, and the cheeks quickly became hot, but because they were wrapped with a handkerchief that had been soaked in cold water, the heat was suppressed at the bottom of the skin. The painful and inexpressible swelling made Lin Jiayue feel that her gums and the base of her tongue were numb.
"Snapped."
After a ruler was lowered, Grandma Li recited loudly: "A virtuous woman should be careful with her speech. She should not say nonsense words, do not do anything to tease her, do not involve filth, and should not be suspected."
"Snapped……"
"A woman's virtue is quiet and upright, her speech is concise, her skills are careful, her appearance is elegant... read it out loud!"
Lin Jiayue's western limb was firmly held down. She gritted her teeth and refused to speak no matter what.
Aunt Li sneered and muttered the same sentence over and over again. After reading it once, there was a snap.
She has been serving Jiang's mother since she was a child. She has lived in the Liang Mansion for fifteen years and the Marquis Mansion for more than twenty years. No master has said a harsh word to her. Now she is slapped by a junior concubine. The dignity of these decades has It's all wasted.
Although she looked down on Lin Jiayue in the past, she never thought about how to embarrass him, but now she is not sure how far she will learn this rule.
"Pure and steadfast, the way to uphold one's body..."
"Pure and steadfast..."
Lin Jiayue couldn't bear the beatings again and again, and finally couldn't hold on and spoke slowly.
Seeing that she was obedient, Aunt Li snorted coldly: "Please come over, Aunt Lin, and learn from me the rules of lying down, stepping, and sitting."
She dropped the ruler and signaled the little girl wearing a bun to change Lin Jiayue's clothes.
The little girl took off Lin Jiayue's clothes with all her hands and feet. She felt ashamed but was unable to resist.
The new clothes had been washed with something starched. They were stiff and painful and uncomfortable to wear.
Then the woman in front walked up, holding an embroidery needle in her hand, and quickly pinned it on Lin Jiayue's dress.
Aunt Li took out a slender cane and said coldly: "Aunt Lin, please learn the salute from me."
Lin Jiayue felt like she was biting her teeth until she lost consciousness, but she had to follow Grandma Li. However, the clothes she wore were like iron plates. If she was not careful, silver needles would pierce her skin. She only took three or two steps. She was covered in sweat from the pain and was in unbearable pain.
"Snapped."
The slender cane hit Lin Jiayue's leg: "Don't wave your skirt now."
"Snapped."
"Don't look back."
"Snapped."
"Don't lift your lips."
"Snapped……"
"Walking slowly, holding hands and whispering..."
In the middle of the night, Lin Jiayue suddenly woke up from her dream and shouted out a rule of conduct: to be pure and chaste.
When she came to her senses, she couldn't help but sob.
"Ahem, Aunt Lin, would you like some tea?"
"No... no need to."
Lin Jiayue lay back in the quilt with red eyes. She had never been so disgusted with the Marquis Mansion.
The large carved bed is thick and exquisite. A wooden carved bed contains a dressing table and a small table. There are dozens of exquisite wooden boxes inside the bed for users to place various exquisite objects.
She liked it very much when she saw it for the first time, and even couldn't help but imagine how luxurious the big bed in the main courtyard of Lanting would look.
But outside the big bed is the bed of the night maid, who is called to take care of her nearby, but in fact, someone will remind her when she turns over at night. The maid who was close to her slept soundly outside her embroidery, and the maid's ear room was rough, and she slept outside to watch the mother-in-law.
If she talks in her sleep at night, the news will spread all over the place tomorrow.
Lin Jiayue looked at the green gauze curtain on her head, bit the quilt and cried silently.
Half asleep, half asleep, half awake and half awake, she suffered a whole night. Before the sky got bright, Lin Jiayue was pushed by Granny Li again.
She finally got through yesterday and was imagining that Jiang Xingjian would come to find her today and save her from fire and water like a hero riding on colorful auspicious clouds, but she didn't want her thoughts to be seen through by Nanny Li at a glance.
Aunt Li sneered: "Aunt Lin, are you thinking that the uncle will show up?"
Lin Jiayue pursed her lips and remained silent.
"Oh, let me tell you the truth, there is no need for such wishful thinking. Today, the Holy Emperor and Concubine Jiang and Concubine Yun returned to the palace from the summer. The uncle and the eldest grandma went to the palace before dawn today to meet the emperor. Even if they returned to the palace, the two of them would not I have to go to Song Mansion to visit my family."
"Until three or five days, the uncle and the eldest grandma will not come back."
Lin Jiayue's face was shocked, and her face turned green and white. Seeing this, Aunt Li said: "The eldest grandma is a lucky one. Aunt Lin should pray that the eldest uncle and the eldest grandma can give birth to a son early, otherwise she will drink too much soup to avoid the child. It won’t be easy to get pregnant in the future.”
"Although the children born in my concubine must be sent to the legitimate mother to raise them, if you are obedient and live a good life and ask for help from my grandma, you may not be unkind."
Lin Jiayue bit her lip, and there were bright red spots on the teeth marks.
She was here suffering for Jiang Xingjian, but Jiang Xingjian went to the palace with Song Wan to meet the emperor, or even returned to the Song Mansion?
Lin Jiayue was so angry that her heart was broken, but she didn't know how comfortable Song Wan was even after entering the palace.
