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Fubao looked at the dazed Lin Keyi. She just let the old woman beside her drag her all the way to the ancestral hall.

Fu Bao was a little embarrassed and just wanted to go back, but Mr. Lin said, "Come with me to the ancestral hall."

Lin Sen also came over and followed her and said, "Let's go."

It can be seen that he was in very bad condition. I don’t know how long he had been on the road before he arrived early this morning.

The ancestral hall was in a yard not far away, so she did not refuse, and the three of them walked towards the quiet yard together.

As soon as he stepped through the door, Fubao knew that the Lin family would not let Lin Keyi off easily this time.

There was complete silence inside the simple courtyard wall, and after a long while, Lin Keyi's sobbing could be heard.

Both sides of the ancestral hall were filled with people. Fubao took a quick look and saw that everyone who should be in Jiangzhou had come, from the elderly in their eighties to children of three or four years old, all gathered here.

The old man sitting on the armchair was dressed simply, but his aura was so powerful that no one could ignore him.

Fu Bao glanced at Lin Sen, and he immediately whispered, "This is our clan leader. This is the first time he has come out for anything other than sacrifice."

Fubao nodded and watched Mr. Lin brush away the hand of the servant who was supporting him and walk towards the old man.

Old Master Lin bent down and said something to him. The clan leader's face turned even darker, but he did not get angry because there were so many people present.

Then Lin Sen brought Fubao to the side of the clan leader under everyone's curious but restrained gaze.

The clan leader stroked his beard and said with full energy: "Miss Li, our Lin family has produced such an evildoer who tried to kill you several times. Now I will clear the family."

Fubao didn't know how to answer for a moment, so he pursed his lips and said nothing.

The patriarch stood up, and everyone immediately withdrew their inquiring gazes and lowered their heads, waiting for him to speak.

The clan leader walked up to Lin Keyi and said to everyone, "I'm sure you all know what she did. Not only did she break the Lin family rules, she killed her lifesaver, and she also committed the serious crime of surrendering to the enemy!"

His tone was very serious, and he listed each crime one by one so loudly that the people around him dared not breathe.

The clan leader continued, "Since the girl is not included in the family tree, the only thing left is to remove her name from the tree. Come here!"

Two tall and mighty servants immediately responded and knelt below: "Chief!"

The old man waved his hand and said, "Lin Keyi has been punished for multiple crimes. Although the emperor has spared his life because of the past friendship between the Lin family, he cannot escape the punishment of life. He will be beaten with fifty sticks and sent to the family temple. He will never be allowed to come out again in this life."

Lin Keyi collapsed to the ground in exhaustion, saying in disbelief: "She's fine! I don't want to go to the ancestral temple! I'm not wrong!"

She waved her hands and shook her head like crazy, saying painfully, "You guys call yourselves the clean ones. The Lin family is an old official of the previous dynasty. The emperor is dead, and the one we should be loyal to is His Royal Highness Prince Li. He is the real dragon and the great ruler! This Xiao Xu is just a commoner who usurped the throne!"

Before she finished her words, a slap had already landed heavily on her face. Lin Keyi covered her face in disbelief: "Brother! You hit me?"

Lin Sen was exhausted by her: "I never thought that you would have such thoughts. You are blind and have evil intentions!"

Lin Keyi: "Father said that I must be a loyal subject!"

Old Master Lin hurried down the stairs, his chest heaving with anger. He pointed at her for a long time without being able to speak. Finally, he calmed down and said, "Nonsense! The previous emperor was incompetent and the people were living in misery. The sword hanging over the Lin family's head almost fell on your head!"

Fubao thought that he should finally be more sober now. Unexpectedly, Lin Keyi stretched his neck and shouted: "If the king wants his subject to die, then what's the harm in death!"

He spoke righteously, and Old Master Lin's face was gloomy. "Do you know how heavy the taxes on the people are? After the grain was harvested, they couldn't even have enough to eat. They had to eat their own children. A group of us civil officials died admonishing him to take out 100,000 taels of disaster relief money. And King Li used the relief money to build the Zhaixing Tower for the princess. Do you know how many people starved to death that year?"

Lin Keyi stiffened his neck and said, "Let them die. It's because they didn't farm properly. What does it have to do with the emperor? They are a bunch of unruly people. They riot for no reason. It's better for them to die!"

Fu Bao's face darkened, and he angrily said, "Without the people farming, what will you eat? Without the people paying taxes, how will your father and brother's salary come from? How will the silk, satin, and jewelry on your body come from?"

Lin Keyi angrily said, "What does it have to do with you, you troublemaker! You come to my house and make trouble in the name of saving my brother."

Fu Bao didn't give her any face: "You eat with the bowl in your hand, and curse your mother when you put it down, right? How many days did the previous dynasty support you? You eat Tianqi's food and drink Tianqi's water, but now you become an ungrateful wolf and serve King Li as a dog."

Lin Keyi was stunned for a moment. The words were too harsh. She was a rich lady from a scholarly family, and this was the first time she was scolded like this. She was speechless for a moment, pointing at her: "You, you, you..."

Fubao: "He is stubborn and will never repent."

The last trace of reluctance in Lin Sen's eyes disappeared after Lin Keyi's speech, and what remained was only the resentment as a soldier of Apocalypse.

Old Master Lin did not hesitate: "Come here, beat her up! Doesn't she regret it? Beat her until she knows she is wrong!"

Two servants came forward with their heads down, picked up Lin Keyi, who was lying on the ground like a mad woman, and pressed her on a bench. Then they started beating her waist and hips with a board one by one.

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The women from the side branches nearby looked at Lin Keyi, who was usually pampered, and now fell into this situation. They whispered, "She must have been possessed by something. How could she do such a thing?"

Lin Sen closed his eyes and clenched his teeth. That clever, bright and beautiful sister would never come back.

After a few strokes, except for Lin Keyi's screams, Fubao didn't see any pain on her face. Obviously, Mr. Lin also noticed it.

He snatched the board from the servant's hand and angrily asked, "Who allowed you to hold back?"

After saying that, he hit her hard with a stick. Lin Keyi screamed in pain: "Ah!!! I don't dare anymore, Grandpa, I was wrong! I was wrong!"

But Grandpa Lin turned a deaf ear to him and hit him three times in a row. Lin Keyi's voice broke: "I really won't dare to do it again, Grandpa!"

Mr. Lin was very tired and shouted, "You! Come here!"

Lin Keyi thought it was finally over, and hurriedly said, "Grandpa, I will listen to whatever you say from now on, and I will never dare to do it again." She was about to come down, thinking that the punishment was over.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Lin shouted, "Hold her! Who dares to let her go before the fifty strokes are completed?"

When Lin Keyi heard this, her eyes rolled back and she fainted. Then she was woken up by a bucket of ice water and, under the gaze of everyone, she was beaten with fifty sticks.

On a morning in late autumn, Lin Keyi was soaked and shivering, even the joints between her bones ached. She gritted her teeth and lowered her head in obedience.

Fubao: "I hope you really know you are wrong."