Golden Branch

Just when Cui was thinking about how to put the blame of "offending the noble" on Wang Heng, the naughty Dalang came to her aid.

He suddenly jumped down from the stone table and pointed a finger at Wang Heng: "Fatty, just wait!"

After saying this, he ignored Mrs. Cui, who looked very kind, and didn't even look at Cui. He just ran away as if no one was around.

Even though Mrs. Cui was very shrewd and had great acting skills, her smile froze for a moment when she faced such an unruly child.

No matter what, she is Dalang's elder.

A step-grandmother is also a grandmother. Even if a grandson does not treat her with utmost respect, he or she should at least be polite.

For example, you should bow when you meet your elders.

For example, when leaving, you must first ask your elders for permission.

Mrs. Cui completely forgot that she had a lot to do with Dalang being so naughty and mischievous.

If it weren't for her desperate "pampering" in the past two years, Dalang wouldn't be so disrespectful and lawless.

It was Cui who, upon hearing Dalang's words, immediately condemned Wang Heng.

She suddenly became serious and looked at Wang Heng coldly: "Jiu Niang, what did you do to make Da Lang so angry?"

Wang Heng blinked her big eyes. Her stepmother was so smart that she could actually see that Dalang was angry.

After all, Wang Heng did not feel any anger from Dalang.

To Wang Heng, his words, "Fat girl, just wait," sounded more like a friend who refused to admit defeat and suddenly thought of something and was eager to show it to Wang Heng.

The three words "you wait" mean exactly what they say.

However, looking at Cui's cold and serious expression, it seemed that "you wait" had other meanings.

Wang Heng muttered to herself but didn't say it out loud.

It was Fu's mother who was standing behind her, feeling sorry for her own Ninth Lady.

Mother Fu knew that this was not the time for her to speak too much.

Although she was the little girl's tutor, she was just a servant.

How can a slave have the right to speak freely in front of his mistress?

Unless the mistress asks you something, it is rude to speak without permission.

Lady Cui had always disliked the master and servant. Normally, Mother Fu and Bai Zhi followed the rules and were very cautious, because they were worried that Lady Cui would catch them.

But, at this moment...

Mother Fu really couldn't help it.

Their Jiu Niang was really wronged and wronged.

"Reporting to the Lady, Jiu Niang did nothing!"

"Just now, Madam Tai ordered people to prepare tea and snacks, and Jiu Niang will eat them here obediently."

"...Lou Jia Dalang climbed up the pillar at some point and threw the bamboo basket full of toads onto the stone table—"

Mother Fu suppressed her fear of Lady Cui and stood firmly in front of Wang Heng, trying her best to keep her voice from shaking as she slowly described what had just happened.

Cui didn't want to listen to Fu's mother's explanation at all.

The "plot" finally succeeded, and she just wanted to convict Wang Heng as soon as possible.

The one who started the trouble must be Dalang. As the niece of Mrs. Cui, how could Cui not know that Dalang was wild and unruly.

It was because of this knowledge that he brought Jiu Niang to the banquet after hearing that his aunt had arrived in Hedong with the Lou family.

She had already made up her mind to let Dalang bully Wang Heng... The reason and process were not important, the result was that the two children started to "make trouble".

As a burden whose biological mother became a concubine, how could Wang Heng's status and value compare to the only son of the head of the Lou family?

Whenever Dalang is unhappy, Wang Heng is the culprit.

Now Wang Lin needs the support of the Lou family, so he naturally knows how to make a choice.

Besides, Cui Shi didn't want to beat the little bastard to death. She just wanted Wang Lin to send him away as far away as possible. Wang Lin knew better what to do.

So, although Fu's mother said so much, Cui didn't hear a few words.

She snorted coldly, "You slut, you have no manners. How dare you interrupt me in front of my mistress?"

"Also, what do you mean by this? Are you trying to say that it's Dalang's fault?"

"Da Lang is General Lou's only son, and he is now being personally raised by my aunt, the Grand Madam of the Lou family."

"When you say Dalang is bad, are you accusing General Lou of not raising his son well? Or are you questioning my aunt's ability to raise a child?"

This crime is even more serious!

He directly pulled out the two most distinguished masters of the Lou family.

Not to mention Fu's mother, a servant, even if Wang Lin was present, he wouldn't be able to hold on.

thump!

Mother Fu knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly: "I dare not! I dare not!"

When Mother Fu knelt down, she exerted so much force that her knees hit the solid bluestone floor with a thud.

Wang Heng stood aside and couldn't help but gasp when she heard the sound: It hurts! Mother Fu must be in great pain!

She wants to help Fu's mother.

Can--

Wang Heng lowered her eyelids and looked at her chubby, short little hands. She was still just a child.

How can I compete with an adult?

Furthermore, Cui was her mother, and even if she was her stepmother, she should be filial and respectful and must never disobey her.

Wang Heng was anxious and her eyes started to roll around.

Then, she saw a colorful little thing——

"Ah! Toad!"

"Mother, a toad jumped onto your foot!"

Wang Heng has a silly and cute face, and speaks in a soft and sweet voice.

Just the content of this speech——

"What? What toad?"

When Mrs. Cui and her group rushed into the pavilion, more than a dozen toads had almost "escaped".

Most of them jumped back into the pond with a splash, and three or four of them jumped into the grass on the other side of the pavilion.

Therefore, Mrs. Cui and Mrs. Cui did not see the toad and were not frightened.

Just now, when Fu's mother reported back, she mentioned the toad, but Cui didn't listen to her at all, and it was another perfect "miss".

At this moment, when Cui heard Wang Heng mention the toad again, she still didn't react.

However, when she saw Wang Heng's eyes wide open and her chubby fingers pointing at her... feet, she lowered her head.

"Ah~~~"

Cui let out a shrill scream.

As a noble lady from an aristocratic family, Cui was treated like a precious treasure from the moment she was born.

From the elders to the servants, everyone protected her very well.

Not to mention toads and snakes, Cui had never even touched insects.

Dirty, disgusting... Cui knew about these things, but she just looked at them from a distance.

Like now, the toad jumped directly onto the instep... Cui's eyes rolled back and she fell backwards.

"Nvjun!"

“Ayao!!”

There was another round of chaos in the pavilion.

Wang Heng took advantage of the chaos and grabbed Mother Fu's hand, pretending to be frightened and pitiful: "Mother Fu, I'm scared! I need a hug!"

Mother Fu: ...

She was already stunned, and had never expected such a sudden turn of events.

However, it is a big deal that my own Ninth Lady was frightened.

She didn't bother to continue kneeling, and quickly got up, gritted her teeth, and picked up Wang Heng.

There's no way, Jiu Niang is a little fat.

A girl of five or six years old generally weighs only about 40 kilograms.

My own Jiu Niang weighs more than fifty kilograms... uh, almost sixty kilograms!

Mother Fu gritted her teeth and compared them silently.

Compared to half a month ago, when she carried Jiu Niang out of bed, she felt much heavier.

She almost didn't get picked up!

I gritted my teeth and held on, but I just felt a severe pain in my waist - I almost sprained my waist.

Mrs. Cui was very troubled. It was clearly a strategy to kill two birds with one stone, but why was it that in the end, she was the one who was angered by Dalang, and it was Cui who fainted?

That fat girl Wang Heng said she was afraid, but she kept stuffing food into her mouth from time to time.

Mrs. Cui's forehead twitched, and her impression of Wang Heng was extremely subtle.

This is probably the first little girl who didn’t cry after being treated badly by Dalang.

By the way, Dalang’s battle record is really brilliant.

The young men and women from other branches of the Lou family (including the children born to Madam Cui) were all tortured terribly by Dalang.

Some were even frightened and regarded Dalang as a ferocious monster or a scourge.

From a distance, if you hear the words "Da Lang is coming", you will immediately run away, for fear of meeting him.

If he is unlucky enough to be "caught" by Dalang, he will admit defeat immediately.

An uncle who was in his teens was bullied by Dalang and had to kneel down and shout "Yeah Yeah"... This is not a rare thing in the Lou family!

Wang Heng, a silly and soft-looking little girl, didn't even cry in front of Dalang?

...Forget it, it doesn’t matter whether I cry or not.

The important thing is that she did make Dalang say "just wait".

A Yao's plan was considered successful.

Mrs. Cui decided that she would have a good talk with A Yao after she woke up.

Just send the person away, don’t worry about anything else!

For example, Mrs. Fu was just a servant.

Once we get to the manor, it will be very easy to kill the master and servants silently.

There is no need for Cui to do anything.

There was no need for Cui to show an aggressive and vicious face.

……

An hour later, Wang Lin came to the manor in person to pick up Cui and his group.

When Wang Lin wanted to create the image of a good husband, he really tried very hard.

His eyes were gentle, and he exuded a sense of relaxation and indifference.

It seemed as if coming to pick up his wife was a very natural thing to do.

However, this sense of ease was broken when he saw Mrs. Cui being carried out, and Mrs. Cui looked unhappy.

"Madam! What's wrong with you?"

Wang Lin came forward eagerly.

"Husband, I'm sorry for not being able to take good care of Jiu Niang and letting her get into trouble!"

"What? Jiu-Jiu Niang got into trouble? What did she do?"

Wang Lin hurriedly looked at Wang Heng.

Wang Heng’s cute and soft little face was full of grievance: I didn’t do anything!

"Da Lang wanted to play with Jiu Niang, but Jiu Niang... well, that made Da Lang say, 'Fatty, you wait.'"

Cui was very good at the technique of making a complaint. She would deliberately obscure a certain key point and then be evasive.

But the details are all true.

But Wang Lin is not stupid.

He was smart and had been the county magistrate for more than a month. Every day he was either dealing with powerful people or handling lawsuits.

Wang Lin is not only very familiar with the language arts of sophistry and quibbling, but he himself is an expert in them.

He looked at the pretentious Cui and then at his pitiful daughter, and he knew that Ajiu must have been wronged today!

It wasn't that she angered the eldest son of the Lou family, but that the brat bullied her!

As if to confirm Wang Lin’s judgment, Dalang, who had disappeared for a long time, suddenly appeared from nowhere.

He fixed his eyes on Wang Heng in Fu's mother's arms and shouted, "Fat girl, catch it!"

Whoosh!

An entirely emerald green object quickly drew a parabola in the air and landed precisely in Wang Heng's arms.

“Ah~~~Snake!!”

"Poisonous snake! This is a bamboo snake, it's poisonous!"