Chapter 20 Inside the ancestral hall, outside the ancestral hall
Master Qiu San looked at Qiu Heng and asked the old lady: "Why is Heng'er kneeling?"
The old lady said with a cold face: "Since you have heard about the good things this girl has done, shouldn't you kneel down?"
"But my son thinks Heng'er did nothing wrong."
The old lady was impatient and argued with her son: "Why don't you send Miss Six to the ancestral hall to reflect!"
Two maids went to pull someone away, but Master Qiu San pushed them away: "What are you doing? They are all rough!"
"Third child!" The old lady slammed the table, "I am a grandmother, can't I discipline my granddaughter?"
"That's not what my son meant."
"Then what are you making a fuss about? Or are you saying that what I say, as a mother-in-law, falls on deaf ears?"
This is a serious statement.
Master Qiu San lowered his head: "No..."
"Take it away."
Seeing that he couldn't stop him, Mr. Qiu San hurriedly asked: "How long do you want Heng'er to stay in the ancestral hall?"
"How long?" The old lady's cool eyes fell on the girl's fair face, "When will you know you are wrong?"
Master Qiu San watched Qiu Heng being taken away, squatting down to pick up the things that fell on the floor.
He moved very slowly, picking up things one by one and putting them in his pocket, and finally wiped the mud dog gently.
The colorful mud dogs are still majestic and energetic.
Heng'er will probably like it.
Thinking this way, Mr. Qiu San felt even more uncomfortable.
The eldest lady, Mrs. Zhao, spoke and broke the silence: "Old lady, don't take it to heart. Heng'er is young and used to being unfettered. In the future, you will teach him to be sensible."
"I'll be satisfied if she doesn't make me mad to death." The old lady couldn't get rid of her anger and waved her hand to let everyone disperse.
After Qiu Heng was brought to the ancestral hall, the servant girl closed the door and said, "Miss Six is kneeling down. Your servant is outside. If you need anything, just call out."
This is a reminder that someone is supervising and cannot handle it.
Qiu Heng ignored the servant woman and silently knelt down on the mat.
Two maids stood guard outside the door. After a while, they looked in through the gap and saw the girl kneeling straight and looking at each other.
"Sixth girl dared to make her own decision and report to the official. I didn't expect that she would be honest when kneeling in the ancestral hall."
Another servant woman whispered: "That's because she is young and doesn't understand the power of offending the powerful. But who is a granddaughter who doesn't respect her grandparents?"
Children cannot disrespect their parents, let alone their grandchildren.
It was noon in a flash.
The two maids took turns to have lunch, and took a look at the girl kneeling inside, ready to take a nap, when they saw Master Qiu San coming with a food box.
"The third master cannot give anything to the sixth girl."
"This is food."
"You can't even eat. Third Master, please don't make things difficult for the slaves. If the old lady finds out, she will be punished."
Master Qiu San dug into his money bag again and again and took out a piece of broken silver.
The two servant girls were unmoved.
"Third Master, it really can't be done. The old lady is very angry. If she knew that Miss Six was eating and drinking in the ancestral hall, she might have to kneel for several days instead of kneeling for one day."
"Yes, if you think about Miss Six, you must make Miss Six obey the rules."
Mr. Qiu San had no choice but to silently carry the food box and leave.
A servant girl curled her lips: "The third master loves his daughter very much."
Another servant girl smiled: "What's the use of pain."
It's really ridiculous to want them to use pieces of silver no bigger than a fingernail.
Everyone in the house knew that Mr. Sanfang had never had a serious job since he was young and was very playful. Later, after his daughter died and his wife died, he was devastated. After drinking for these years, his brain was not clear.
It's strange that such a person can protect his daughter.
When the two servant girls laughed at Mr. Qiu San, Qiu Xuan and Qiu Ying met on the way to the ancestral hall.
"The second sister also went to deliver food to the sixth sister?" Qiu Xuan nodded: "Grandma is so angry, the sixth sister may not have anything to eat."
Qiu Ying took Qiu Xuan's arm and said, "We just want to go together. To be honest with my second sister, I feel uncomfortable going to a place like the ancestral hall alone."
“I didn’t expect to meet Fifth Sister.”
"Hey, after all, I ate Sixth Sister's delicious snacks."
She was so greedy for the red bean cake in the carriage that day. Two days later, the sixth sister sent a plate to them all, and they finally ate it.
When the two sisters came to the ancestral hall, they saw two door gods.
"Second and fifth girls, stop."
As a servant who obeys the old lady's orders, the girls are not afraid of facing the grandchildren.
"We're not going in, we're just giving Sixth Sister some snacks to eat."
"The old lady has said that the sixth girl is not allowed to eat today. The two girls should go back."
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"It's convenient for you two mothers." Qiu Xuan stuffed the money she had prepared.
One of the servants pinched the money to accept it, but the other coughed and pushed the money back: "I dare not disobey the old lady's order. If the two girls are really good for Miss Six, they should let Miss Six know the consequences of making mistakes. , so that you won’t make bigger mistakes in the future.”
When she said this, the excited servant girl had no choice but to become determined.
Qiu Xuan and the others looked at the closed door of the ancestral hall and sighed, leaving helplessly.
When the two of them walked away, the servant woman felt very regretful: "Actually, it doesn't matter if I accept it..."
"Don't be so blind. This is the first time Miss Six has been punished. The old lady wants to establish her authority. Once word gets out, we will let it go, but we won't get any good results."
Qiu Xuan and Qiu Ying walked back and met Qiu Fu.
"Are the second sister and the fifth sister going to deliver food to the sixth sister?" Glancing at the food boxes they carried, Qiu Fu smiled, "It seems they didn't make it."
"The fourth sister also went to the ancestral hall to bring food to the sixth sister?"
"How could I bring her food? I just went to see if she was crying." Qiu Fu walked past the two of them, in a good mood.
I just know that they can't send it in. Is it just a decoration to be a mother-in-law beside a grandmother?
"Fourth sister is really——" Looking at Qiu Fu's back, Qiu Ying wanted to say a few words, but she didn't dare.
There were originally five sisters. Not to mention that the eldest sister had entered the palace early, the fourth sister was the coquettish one.
Qiu Xuan smiled instead: "No matter what, as long as the fourth sister has the heart to visit the sixth sister."
It really surprised her.
Also surprised was Qiu Heng.
She knelt in the ancestral hall and listened to the conversations between Master Qiu San and Qiu Xuan and Qiu Ying, as well as the two servant women.
Unexpectedly, I heard the fourth girl Qiu Fu's voice again.
"I'm not bringing food to Sixth Sister. I just want to see if she kneels well. If she doesn't, tell grandma to go."
"Hey, Miss Four, if Miss Six doesn't kneel properly, please tell this slave, and I will go in and watch it myself."
"Then please open the door, moms."
The two maids who were stuffed with money looked at each other and opened the door.
I've heard a long time ago that the fourth girl doesn't like the sixth girl, so why not do it to gain money and sell the fourth girl's favor.
The door creaked, making the dark ancestral hall inexplicably eerie.
Qiu Fu subconsciously touched her arm and said coolly: "Sixth sister can make incense, and the personal maid can also make cakes. Why don't you please grandma?"
Perhaps because he knew the tragic fate of the girl in front of him, Qiu Heng was too lazy to argue with words as long as it did not affect his career.
Her tone was casual: "No need to ask, grandma doesn't like country girls."
"You-" Qiu Fu simply didn't know what to say.
How come there are such shabby people?
"Here, white sugar cake. I'm not giving it to you specifically. I saw that my second and fifth sisters couldn't bring it in, so they could see how stupid they are."
Qiu Fu took out a packet of snacks from her sleeve and gave it to Qiu Heng, then turned and left without waiting for her to respond.
(End of chapter)