He is tall and big

in the shrine.

Ran Jiqiu knelt on the futon, his back straightened stiffly, his chin was still stained with dried blood, his face became pale, and his figure was even more precarious.

His legs were still a little itchy at first, and gradually became tingling. As time passed, he gradually lost consciousness, and the wound on his back was also burning with pain.After all, it was not the twelfth lunar month, although he was wearing thick winter clothes, and Ran's mother was furious, and she was not soft when beating with thorns. After twenty strokes, no matter whether the wound was broken or not, bruises were inevitable.

It's past noon.

Ran's mother was angry, she didn't speak, no one dared to bring him food.

Ran Jiqiu didn't feel hungry at all, and he was supporting himself entirely with the breath in his chest.

He originally thought that his mother would be furious when his love for Liu Ying was found out.But later he found out that the reason why his mother beat him and made him kneel in the ancestral hall was because Liu Yinglai proposed marriage.

It was not because he knew that he was Duanxiu, but because he "seduced" a man to propose marriage, which made the Ran family lose face and reputation, so he was punished.

He suddenly didn't want to ask his mother for forgiveness.

Even though he knew that if he obediently confessed his mistakes in front of his mother now, tried every means to confess his heart, explained to his mother that he was not a broken sleeve, and then swore that he would work hard and pass the Jinshi exam as soon as possible, then no matter how angry his mother was, she would eventually forgive him fault.Afterwards, as long as he cuts off any affection with Liu Ying, he can be that glorious young master of the Ran family again, and after being awarded a Jinshi and become an official, he will still be the respected Ran family. master.

But why would he do this?

Just because his mother was doing it for his own good?Good enough to force him to get close to women, even drugging him?

Ran Jiqiu was disheartened.He stared blankly at the tablets of Ran's ancestors, his eyes were dry and painful, but he couldn't shed any tears.

Why is it so difficult to be a human being.

That's all.He was originally broken sleeves, and he couldn't change it, and he didn't want to change it now.

Then let it be.

Don't ask for forgiveness, don't ask for forgiveness.

He is a broken sleeve, who has shamed the ancestors of the Ran family and tarnished the century-old family tradition of the Ran family, so let him kneel in this ancestral hall until he dies.

The sun gradually moved westward.

A small figure poked his head outside the door of the ancestral hall, walked in cautiously after a while, imitated Ran Jiqiu's appearance, and knelt obediently on the futon beside him.

It was a girl.She blinked her big black and white eyes, looked at the high tablet, and then turned to look at Ran Jiqiu curiously.

After a while, a childish voice sounded, "Uncle." Seeing that Ran Jiqiu ignored him, she thought for a while, lowered her voice, and yelled in a breathless voice: "Uncle—why— Kneeling?"

Ran Jiqiu was still staring at the tablet, his eyes unblinking, like clay sculptures.

The girl——Ran Yu tilted her head and looked at him puzzled. After a while, as if she remembered something, she got up and ran out.Ran Jiqiu ignored it.

Not long after, she ran back panting again, ran to Ran Jiqiu, first carefully looked around, then supported Ran Jiqiu's arm, stood on tiptoe, and tried hard to move her fleshy little hand to He stuffed his mouth.

Ran Jiqiu had to lower her eyes, just in time to meet the little girl's pure gaze, and seeing him bow her head, she grinned brightly, "Eat, uncle, eat Tiantian."

What she held in her hand was the deformed sugar cake, and there were still crumbs in the corners, and she kept stuffing it into Ran Jiqiu's mouth.

Ran Jiqiu half held the piece of sugar cake that was still warm from a child's palm in his mouth, and suddenly, tears came out of his eyes.

Ran Yu blinked and asked suspiciously, "Uncle, why are you crying?"

Ran Jiqiu tried his best to bear it, the hand hanging by his side trembled slightly, his throat was so choked that he couldn't even speak.

Ran Yu wiped his tears with the chubby hand, and was about to say something, when she suddenly got excited and pricked up her ears keenly, the next moment she couldn't care about her uncle anymore, and ran out quickly with her little body bowed.

Ran Jiqiu had been kneeling for a long time, and his mind was a little numb. Before he could react, he suddenly heard a lot of movement outside the ancestral hall, followed by a familiar footstep into his ears, and a tall figure wrapped around a A gust of wind rushed in, and then he fell into a generous and familiar embrace.

Liu Ying hugged him tightly, and when he saw his legs bent unnaturally, the muscles on the man's cheeks swelled up, the corners of his lips also tensed up, and the anger in his body almost turned into substance.

Without saying a word, he sat on the futon with Ran Jiqiu in his arms, and then carefully laid the young master's legs flat.There was a look of pain in his eyes, the corner of his mouth moved, and he said in a hoarse voice: "...does it hurt?"

Ran Jiqiu stared at him blankly, as if he still couldn't believe it, and after a long while, he said in a low voice, "...you, why are you here?"

"Yes, I'm here. Don't be afraid." Liu Ying kissed his temples, and said in a low voice, "Master, hold on." As she spoke, she moved her palms to the young master's knees and kneaded vigorously Massage to unblock the blood vessels.

After rubbing like this for a while, Ran Jiqiu felt a tingle of pain in his already numb legs, which gradually became a piercing itching, like thousands of ants burrowing into the flesh and bone marrow, and he couldn't help but whisper Moan|groaned, sweat rolled down his pale cheeks.

Right at this moment-

"What are you doing?!"

Ran's mother, who got the news that Liu Ying broke the door, rushed to the ancestral hall, and saw Liu Ying holding Ran Jiqiu, and her hands that she wished to cut off were groping on his legs, and her son not only did not struggle to resist , On the contrary, he shamelessly uttered that kind of obscenity|sound|sound!

Ran's mother was startled and angry at once, and yelled violently.

When Ran Jiqiu saw her, he was startled and wanted to jump up immediately, but just as his legs regained a little feeling, he only struggled a little with his upper body, and then fell back into Liu Ying's embrace because of his weakness.

Liu Ying's arms remained motionless, still massaging on the young master's knees, as if she didn't see Ran's mother coming.

Mother Ran's eyes were tearing, she picked up her crutches and rushed over. Before she could get close, she slapped Liu Ying viciously on the head and face.

Liu Ying looked indifferently, and waited until the head of the crutch was swung in front of her eyes, then she released one hand, grabbed it easily, and then pulled and swung Ran's mother aside.

Ran's mother couldn't stand firmly, and sat down on the ground.

Ran Jiqiu was startled, subconsciously raised his eyes and met Ran's mother's eyes.His heart skipped a beat.

Ran's mother's hair was disheveled, and she stared at him viciously: "Nizi! Are you just watching a servant beat me to death like this?!"