The female envoys forced Nan Yi's mouth open, and Nan Yi struggled desperately. The female envoy Xi held her down, but she didn't know where she got the strength to force them open.
She broke a cup with a flick of her hand, picked up a fragment and held it tightly in her hand to defend herself, so that the female envoys would not dare to come closer.
At the moment of life and death, Nan Yi was also a little hysterical: "No, there is no! Aunt Lu, how can you kill people indiscriminately?"
Seeing Nan Yi's appearance, everyone felt a little unsure.
The female envoy whispered in Lu Jinxiu's ear: "Auntie, if the trouble gets bigger, it will not end well..."
Lu Jinxiu realized that she was in a dilemma now, but she still wanted to earn some ground: "She is just a street gangster, what kind of lie can't she tell to survive?"
"Why do you say that to me? I am poor, I have a low status, and I also like to lie, but I have not done anything casual! I will never lose my life for something that is not true. If you dare to drink poisonous wine on me again, Come up and I'll kill each one!"
Nan Yi's face showed a look of determination.
The scene was deadlocked, and the female envoy came up with another idea: "Auntie, since she insists that she is not, we might as well take a test. If she is still a virgin, then this matter will be treated as if it never happened. If not, then it will be a big deal. We are justified too.”
Lu Jinxiu looked at Nan Yi: "What do you think? Do you dare to take a test and prove your innocence?"
Nan Yi threw the porcelain piece in his hand on the ground: "What am I afraid of?"
Lu Jinxiu told the female envoy: "Go and invite the woman who is doing the physical examination. Don't make any noise."
Before that, Nan Yi had only heard about a woman who got married into her husband's family but had her body tested, and cried and planned to commit suicide the next day. At that time, she didn't understand, what was there to care about?
But when it was her turn, she realized what a shame it was. She was pressed on the chair, her lower clothes were taken off, and the mother-in-law inspected her body with a cold instrument. The eyes around her looked at her indifferently, as if she was not a person, just a bare grass.
She is a pariah, she doesn't care about the suffering of her skin, or the softness or hardness of her knees. She can open her mouth and kneel down, and she can bow her head to beg for help, because those things never hurt her inside.
Nan Yi bit her lip and refused to let tears fall. She has lived in the world for twenty years and has experienced all kinds of cold, but none of them can compare to the helplessness and suffering at this moment.
Time seemed to pass extremely long, so long that Nan Yi thought she would not be able to survive until the end. There was a consciousness in her body that carried her, floating to the city wall far away as if fleeing.
She looked down at the Lidu Mansion, and time was confused for her. She actually saw her bravely saving Xie Zhu under the sunset that day, passing through the siege of the Qi soldiers, and beating the barbarians around.
She laughed. It turned out that it was not that she was fighting for other people's ways, but that she had been perfected. Her spine, which was attached to the world and had no bones, was supported. This made her realize that she could not only be gifted by others. Even though her body was taken away from her, she could also create some value. There were such heroic moments in her life.
Because there had been such a moment, he seemed even more embarrassed at the moment.
"Back to my aunt, my wife is still in perfect condition."
The mother-in-law's words brought Nan Yi back to reality. She stood numbly, she felt very cold, she wanted to cover some parts of her body, but she couldn't move, she had no strength.
She didn't remember how Aunt Lu left with the group of female envoys. She didn't remember whether Aunt Lu apologized. When she came to her senses, she was squatting in the corner holding her knees. The room was in a mess. , empty again.
She finally understood that the crying girl wanted to die too.
As soon as this thought appeared, Nan Yi immediately shook her head - no, isn't she suffering such humiliation just to survive?
She would never allow herself to sacrifice the good for the bad. If it's too hard to resolve, forget about it.
Nan Yi finally stood up from the ground, hastily picked up his robe and put it on himself, then cleaned up the mess in the room bit by bit.
I also picked up the rice paper on the ground and put it back on the table, as if nothing had happened.
"Sister-in-law!"
Before Xie Sui'an arrived, the sound came from the yard.
She opened the door and came in. When she saw Nan Yi's appearance, she was startled: "Sister-in-law, did you just get up? Why haven't you cleaned up yet?"
"What's wrong?"
"Sister-in-law, have you forgotten? Today is New Year's Eve. Grandma's health is better. Today we all want to go and give blessings to grandma. Last time we discussed how to find a traitor, and you said that we need to find everyone to implement it. Isn’t it today?”
Nan Yi was stunned, she had completely forgotten about it.
Xie Sui'an noticed something was wrong and felt strange: "Sister-in-law...has something happened?"
Nan Yi shook his head, pretending as if nothing had happened, casually tied up his hair in a bun, put on his clothes and went to Songhe Hall with Xie Sui'an.
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On this day, an Eight Immortals table was set up in the Baoxia Hall of Songhe Hall. On the table were a long scroll and pen and ink.
Xie Sui'an persuaded Mrs. Xie to call everyone in Wangxuewu to write a "Hundred People Buddhist Sutra" to symbolize unity and piety, and to pray for good weather in the coming year.
Mrs. Xie was hesitant at first, thinking it was a bit exaggerated, but Xie Sui'an said that she would quietly send this Buddhist scripture to her third uncle so that he could also write it, and the family would be reunited this year.
This is also equivalent to telling Mrs. Xie that the third uncle is safe. She had no reason to refuse, so she immediately agreed and ordered people to prepare.
Nan Yi came up with this idea because he wanted to collect the handwriting of everyone in Wangxuewu without attracting attention, and then compare it with the handwriting on the silk letter he had read. In this way, it is possible to find the traitor who delivered the message.
Mrs. Tai left this matter to Xie Sui'an and Nan Yi. After all, Nan Yi was still the head of Wangxuewu. The two of them sat in the yard all day, watching people coming and going, and the blank paper became more and more full.
For Nan Yi, being confused became an effective escape. She felt at ease staying with Xie Sui'an.
Xie Queshan has been here before, but he just didn't write down it because of his interest. His eyes swept across Nan Yi's face, but there was nothing strange about Nan Yi. He just saluted meekly and called "Master".
Xie Queshan didn't know what Lu Jinxiu had done while he was away, and Nan Yi was never prepared to tell him.
Of course, Nan Yi didn't bother to think about whether Xie Queshan had seen through her little trick. Anyway, as long as he didn't stop her, she would continue to do it.
At dusk, Sister Qiu came.
She didn't like to bring a maid, so she came timidly when there were few people around. He was so small, huddled in his furry cloak, like a little tabby cat.
After writing on the rice paper, she hesitated, walked to Nan Yi, and handed her a carefully packed box: "Sister-in-law, this is for you."
Nan Yi noticed that Sister Qiu's fingers seemed to be injured, and several of them were wrapped with gauze, but she didn't think much about it. She looked at the box in her hand and wondered: "...Give it to me?"
"I want to thank you, sister-in-law. Inside is an inkstone made from a plum blossom pit, and the ink can be drawn quickly." Sister Qiu said softly.
Nan Yi opened the box, and inside was an inkstone that was completely black. The forehead of the inkstone was carved with a delicate lotus pattern. The inkstone was embedded in a warm yellow pear wood base. Even if Nan Yi didn't understand anything, he could still see it. This is a valuable object.
Xie Sui'an was also surprised: "Sister Qiu, why do you want to give your sister-in-law an inkstone?"
"Sister-in-law is practicing calligraphy recently." Sister Qiu is even shy when talking to others. She doesn't like to look at the interlocutor, so she lowers her head and whispers.
"How do you know?" Nan Yi was surprised.
"In the past few days, Zheyue Pavilion has poured a lot of ink for washing brushes."
The Xie family members have very different personalities, but they are all very smart and know the smallest things.
"Thank you very much, Sister Qiu."
Nan Yi accepted it generously.
Normally, she would have felt so flattered that she wouldn't even dare to accept such a valuable thing. But now her mentality has changed. Whether people here love her or hate her, she is just a passerby and will leave sooner or later.
She swallows humiliation, and naturally accepts favors. She will not pretend to be noble and leave alone.
