Punishment II

"It just so happens that I have something to see the Old Madame too!" "Bai Lu, come with me!" She suppressed her anger and was about to get up when she heard her daughter's tender voice from behind, "Mother, Yue'er will go with you!"

"Yue'er." At this moment, she was wearing a gold-embroidered, pomegranate red dress, a horse-faced skirt, and her face was extremely pale. Because she had suffered from a major illness, her white and tender cheeks were only the size of a palm, making her dark pupils stand out, clear and dark.

Madame Lin could not help but speak softly, "Yue'er, your body is still weak. The most important thing is to rest well!"

"Mother, let Yue'er go. Yue'er was also present at that time. If grandmother were to ask, Yue'er would be able to help explain it to her. " Nangong Yue said.

Madame Lin thought about it and agreed.

With Dong'er leading the way, Nangong Yue, Madame Lin and Bai Lu arrived at the Rong An Hall.

The light in this room was not as bright as the one in the main hall, but it was still very bright. There were two rows of flowers on either side of it. The furniture looked old, but it was well-tended. There were all kinds of vases on the flowers, the branches of which were very fresh.

The Old Madame was dressed in a dark red jacket with dark flowers in it. Her hair was neatly combed, the back of her head was tied up in a bun, and she wore a white jade hairpin on her bun.

Her pair of sharp eyes contained the heaviness and vicissitudes of time, as well as the severity and shrewdness. She was already in her fifties, but time clearly favored her. She did not look too old, but instead had a dignified grace and a trace of pride at the corner of her mouth.

Although the Nangong Clan was no longer as glorious as it was before the dynasty, this pride still hung at the corners of the Old Madame's mouth.

The Nangong Family was one of the Four Great Clans of the current era, from the previous dynasty, each generation had their own descendants. In more than three hundred years of the previous dynasty's history, they had formed an alliance with the Royal Family and had sent out three support heads, four border feudal officials, and five officials of the third rank and above.

Thirty years ago, the previous dynasty's emperor, Murong Jie, was destroyed by the Great General Han Jiu and a barbarian general from another tribe. Han Jiu became Emperor.

After the dynasty was destroyed, the Nangong family's former patriarch, Nangong Hao, was unwilling to submit to the new emperor and chose to live in seclusion.

However, the Nangong Family was once a powerful official, and was also the model of the Southern Scholar. Thus, after Emperor Han Jiu passed away, the new Emperor Han Longyun, in order to consolidate his position, extended his goodwill and ordered the new Clan Chief of the Nangong Family, Nangong Qin, to step up to become the Imperial Physician of the Third Rank.

It was just that the new emperor was very wary of the Nangong Family. Even if he wanted to use them, he was also afraid that if they were related to the previous dynasty, it would be disadvantageous to him.

Nangong Qin originally wanted to inherit his father's will, but he could not. He could not resist his mother, the Su Family. In the end, under the Su Family's lead, the entire family moved back to the capital.

This was the beginning of the tragedy!

Grandmother … Nangong Yue looked deeply at the Old Madame with a complicated expression. Her grandmother had never loved her, and her admiration was worn out by disappointment after disappointment. In this life, she would no longer have any extravagant hopes.

"Greetings, Grandmother!" Nangong Yue and Madame Lin turned towards the Old Madame at the same time.

As Nangong Yue straightened her body, her eyes flashed as she quickly scanned her surroundings. On the right side of her grandmother Su Shi stood a woman. She saw that she was in her early thirties, wearing a dark red treasured vase with dark markings on her makeup. She looked graceful and generous. She was the wife of her uncle, Nangong Qin, Madame Zhao.

On the left side of the Old Madame was a seven or eight-year-old girl. She looked very cute, with a fair face and tender pink cheeks. Her exquisite, jade-carving-like face was very attractive, especially her pair of big, black eyes.

"Second aunt, Cousin Yue!" The little girl looked at them pitifully, her sweet voice unable to hide her fear.

"Cousin Xiao!" Nangong Yue raised her eyes and sized her up before smiling in an unknown manner.

The current her was no longer the simple and foolish her from before. In her previous life, when she was at the pinnacle of her glory, she had once been the most respected girl in this world.

To flatter, to despise, to trample, what had she not seen before? Facing her previous life and this life's enemies, although she wished she could tear them into pieces, she did not reveal anything on the surface.

Old Madame Su Shi coughed dryly and asked: "Madame Lin, I just heard that Second Young Master fell into the water, how about it now? Have you called the doctor to have a look? "

Madame Lin respectfully replied, "Mother, I've already called Doctor Wang to check him. Although he's fine now, he still need to take a few more days of medicine and recuperate in peace for a few more days." After a pause, she continued, "Mother, I heard that when he fell into the water …"

Who would have thought that Old Madame Su would suddenly interrupt her, "I already heard about it from Xiao'er. While the two children were playing, I heard that Xin'er was unlucky enough to fall into the water."

From the Old Madame's tone, it was obvious that she wanted to help her granddaughter, Bai Muxiao. They wanted to bring the matter of Nangong Xin falling into the water through a simple accident.

This was truly intolerable! Nangong Yue was about to say something when she heard Madame Lin's angry voice, "Mother, how could you believe the words of Xiao'er? She was the one who pushed Xin'er into the water!"

With that, she turned to Bai Lu behind her and said, "This Bai Lu is the flower garden's maidservant who was pruning the plants. She saw it with her own eyes."

Bai Lu had never seen such a scene before, her entire body was trembling, and she almost did not speak a word. "Indeed, I saw..."

"Grandmother, Second Aunt, Xiao'er didn't do it on purpose." Bai Muxiao's eyes immediately filled with tears, as she sorrowfully cried, "Xiao'er only borrowed my cousin's cat to take a look, but I heard that cousin insisted on taking it back. I just wanted to take another look …" Woo woo … "Xiao'er gently pushed against him, and hearing that cousin had been sprained by a stone, he fell down …"

Nangong Yue coldly listened as she looked forward to slapping her. At the same time, she felt that the current Bai Muxiao was still too inexperienced. If it was later on, she would definitely not admit that she was the one who pushed Nangong Xin into the water.

"Xiao'er, don't cry." The Old Madame had a precious look on their faces as they held Bai Muxiao in their embrace. However, their faces darkened when they faced the Lin Family. "Madame Lin, Xiao'er said that it was just an accident. What else do you want?"

"Although Xiao'er is at fault, but as her aunt and first wife, can't you show some mercy for her?!" She stared at Madame Lin and Nangong Yue with a solemn expression. Her deep gaze was stern and fierce. It was as if the air itself had frozen, and no one dared to look directly at her.