Traveling to the ancient harem

Xu Rou was carried by two sturdy women, followed by the panicked Qiu Wen, and a maid who carried Qiu Die, who was beaten so badly that she could not walk. The group passed through various corridors and flower beds, attracting the attention of the noble ladies who were watching the scenery, which made Xu Rou feel ashamed and angry.

Old Yu, who was driving the cart outside, was taking a nap on the shaft of the cart. It was still early and the meeting would not end until the evening, so he just had to wait patiently.

Xu Rou was thrown to the ground in front of him with her hair disheveled. It was really thrown. Old Yu only felt a flash before his eyes, and then Miss Seven fell to the ground with a plop, face down.

The servant who was carrying Qiudie carefully put her down and let her sit against the wheel first. She felt sorry for this little girl, who looked about the same age as her daughter. She had suffered such a great hardship, so she could only let her sit as comfortably as possible. The servants had no right to get on the bus first unless the master sat down properly.

After everyone had left, Old Yu came to his senses. Qiu Wen had already helped Xu Rou up. She was not as angry as before, but looked distraught. Qiu Wen helped her into the carriage and sat her down. She then went downstairs to help Qiu Die into the carriage and told Old Yu to hurry back home.

At noon, the Changning Earl's Mansion was peaceful. The table was already set with lunch and several daughters-in-law were standing by preparing to serve the dishes. The Earl and his wife had just picked up their chopsticks when a maid hurried in from outside. She looked panicked and the Lady had a bad feeling that her health-preserving meal might be ruined again.

"Uncle and Madam, Miss Seventh is back." She didn't dare to say what Miss Seventh was like, for fear that she would be punished if she said something wrong.

"You're back." The second wife screamed and the chopsticks in her hand fell to the ground.

"Something must have happened to Rou'er, otherwise she wouldn't have come back so early." As he said this, he rushed out.

The people in the room looked at each other, and an ominous premonition filled the room. Only the second wife outside the room could be heard crying: "My poor Rou'er, what's wrong with you? Speak, my child, what's wrong?..."

The old uncle and his wife stood up at the same time and walked out of the house.

When I went out, I saw Xu Rou kneeling in the yard with disheveled hair, and two older girls kneeling behind her with their heads lowered.

"Seventh girl, what happened?" The old man asked sternly with a rare serious look on his face.

"Grandfather, Rou'er..." Xu Rou shook her body and fainted. She had to faint, she had a bad feeling, this matter was so big, she didn't know what would happen to her, so she pretended to faint first and then thought of a solution.

The Second Madam saw her daughter in such a miserable state, and she fainted, and cried out, "Where is the court doctor? Call the court doctor quickly, my poor child..."

"Shut up right there." Lady Bo could no longer tolerate this idiot. He was shouting and yelling here before the matter was even clarified. How disrespectful!

"Bring the person in." The old uncle had been a playboy all his life, and he couldn't bear to watch Xu Rou's little trick of pretending to faint. At the same time, he was even more disappointed. The old woman had high hopes for her granddaughter who could only pretend to faint and evade responsibility when encountering problems. The second branch of the uncle's mansion could not get up without a capable person to support it.

Xu Rou was carried into the house and placed on the couch. Someone had already been sent to find the court physician. The old uncle had a heavy face, as did the lady of the uncle's wife. The family in the first house was worried, and the other concubines dared not even make a sound. Only the second lady's sobbing could be heard. Of course, the food had already been taken away.

The court physician was called in, who carefully felt Xu Rou's pulse. Without saying anything, he took out a long silver needle from the medical box. Just as he was about to insert the needle into Xu Rou's philtrum, Xu Rou woke up.

The old uncle waved his hand, and the court doctor tactfully took his leave and left. He then asked everyone in other rooms to leave. There were no outsiders in the room left, only the mother and daughter of the first wife, the second wife, and the old uncle and his wife.

"Tell me, what happened?" the old uncle asked Xu Rou. In the past, this matter was handled by the uncle's wife, and the old uncle seldom asked about things in the backyard. Xu Rou was a little scared.

"Grandfather..." Xu Rou hesitated, she didn't know what to say.

"You tell me." The old man pointed at Qiu Wen. Qiu Wen was frightened. How could she dare to tell? If she told the truth, her life would be over. She had no choice but to lower her head and stammered, unable to speak.

The old man looked at Qiu Die again. It looked like this girl was beaten badly. Her face was swollen and her knees were shaky. No one knew who had beaten her like this.

"Qiu Die, you speak." The eldest son's wife suddenly said. She knew this girl. She was an honest person and had been beaten many times by the seventh girl.

Qiu Die looked pale and knelt down, "Madam, the cause of this matter is..."

"Qiu Die, you dare." Xu Rou screamed. She couldn't say it, she absolutely couldn't say it. If the people here knew what she said, it might be possible that they would take her life.