Wu Song heard Pan Jinlian's words from the shelf and thought to himself,""I didn't expect her to be such an innocent woman!”
Seeing that Pan Jinlian refused to eat, Minister Li softened his tone and said,"Golden Lotus, look at my huge family fortune. If you obey me, I will send that old woman away sooner or later and make you the first wife. In the future, you will eat well and enjoy wealth. Isn't it better than being a servant girl for the rest of your life?”
Pan Jinlian remained unmoved and said in a neither servile nor overbearing manner,""Thank you for your kindness, Master. However, Golden Lotus was born to be a servant girl and never expected to enjoy glory and wealth! Golden Lotus once heard that a person's fate was predestined by the heavens. If one wanted to defy the heavens and change their fate, they would have to sacrifice their lifespan. Although Golden Lotus's life is cheap, she still cherishes death. Please don't mention such words again.”
After all, Pan Jinlian didn't give him any chance. This made Minister Li fly into a rage out of humiliation. He suddenly slammed the table and shouted,"Pan Jinlian, don't be so shameless! In the past, if the monarch wanted me to die, I had no choice but to die. Although I'm not the monarch, I'm still your family head. Your life and death are all in my hands. If I let you live, you live; if I let you die, you die. Who dares to fart? I spent a lot of money to buy you, and the document is in my hands. How dare you disobey my orders?”
" Master," Pan Jinlian said," when you bought me, you said that you would only be a servant girl. You didn't make such a request. Otherwise, I would rather die than obey you!"”As he spoke, he raised his head and looked straight at Minister Li, his gaze unusually firm.
When Wu Song heard this, he felt admiration in his heart."Not only is she pure, but she is also strong. She is a rare good woman.”Thinking of Huizhen's change of heart, he suddenly had some improper thoughts about Pan Jinlian.
Minister Li was so angry that his face turned green. He slammed the table and said with trembling lips,"Alright, Pan Jinlian, I'll let you talk more! When I bought you back then, I only wanted you to be a maid, but I also stated that I have the right to sell you to others at any time! Hmph, I can't have you, but I won't let you have it easy. I'll marry you to the ugliest, poorest, and most unmanly man in Qinghe County and let you suffer for a generation!”
Pan Jinlian was about to say something when she heard a sharp voice shout,""You Li, I knew you had bad intentions!”The door was pushed open, and a middle-aged woman came in. She was dressed very luxuriously and had some beauty, but at a glance, it was obvious that she was a crafty and mean woman. There was a flash of evil between her brows. She must be the wife of Minister Li's first wife. "Today, I deliberately said that I was going out because I expected you to have a private meeting with this slut. If I had come a little later, I would have done everything. What else do you have to say now?”
Wu Song laughed to himself,"This is going to be good!" The mantis stalked the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.”
Minister Li's face was originally ashen, but when he saw the woman come in, his face immediately turned pale. He hurriedly explained,"Madam, please calm down. Jinlian and I didn't do anything. We just came to take a look.”
The woman walked to the side of the table and sniffed at the earthen jar. She sneered and said,"This is a top-notch bird's nest soup.”"You still dare to deny it?" he scolded, pointing at Minister Li. Could it be that this b * tch could afford bird's nest?”
"Old Master brought it over. I didn't drink it!”Pan Jinlian interrupted.
"It's none of your business for the time being. Don't speak! Why? You haven't even taken my position, and you want to be on equal footing with me? You have no right to speak here!" The woman pointed at Pan Jinlian and shouted. Pan Jinlian replied,"Yes," and did not dare to say anything else. "Li, what did you promise me when I caught you in this bitch's room?" the woman asked. You said there won't be a next time, right?”
Minister Li was trembling with fear, his forehead was already covered in sweat. He nodded repeatedly and said,"Yes, yes!" He was a councilor with a prominent reputation in Qinghe County. Who would dare to disrespect him? She was so afraid of her own wife. It seemed that this woman did have some tricks up her sleeve.
"Then, if there is a next time, what will you do?”The woman asked.
" This, this," Minister Li stuttered. The woman shouted,""Hurry up and tell me!" Minister Li shivered and said,""At that time, I said that if there was a next time, I would get rid of all the aunties except for Furen, and I would not leave a single servant girl.”
"So, is today the next time?" the woman asked.”
In desperation, Minister Li pointed at Pan Jinlian and said to the woman,""It was her, she seduced me first! This afternoon, she heard that you weren't at the manor, so she secretly came to my room. She said that she had been sick for the past few days and asked me to accompany her, so I came over! Madam, if it wasn't for her, I wouldn't have made such a huge mistake!”
Pan Jinlian opened her big, innocent eyes and said calmly,""I didn't, Madam!"
Wu Song's heart was filled with hatred. He wanted to go down and end this adulterous couple, but he was afraid that he would implicate Pan Jinlian, so he could only hold back.
"Shut up!" The woman shouted at Pan Jinlian, who lowered her head. The woman then turned to Minister Li." I don't care who seduced who. You've gone against my words. You must be punished!" As for this b * tch, I still have something to ask her.”
When Minister Li heard that he was going to punish him, it meant that he was going to get rid of all his aunts and maidservants. To him, this was tantamount to pulling firewood from under the cauldron. He knelt on the ground with a plop and said,"Furen has betrayed us. This is the only time. I won't dare to do it again!”
"Go back!" The woman scolded," Don't embarrass yourself here. Go back to your room and kneel on the washboard first. I'll deal with you after I have a few words with this b * tch!"”
"Yes, sir!" When Minister Li heard that he had to kneel on the washboard, it meant that there was no need to send the concubine and servant girls away. He hurriedly agreed and left the room with three heads turned.
Wu Song couldn't help but worry. What kind of tricks was this woman going to use to deal with Pan Jinlian?
The woman smiled at Pan Jinlian and sat on the chair. She scooped a spoonful of bird's nest soup and drank it. She smacked her lips and said,"Mm, not bad. This old fart has put his heart into you! How could he pay 20 - 30% of the price?”He drank a few mouthfuls in a row and was extremely satisfied. He then said to Pan Jinlian,"I'll temporarily leave today's sin to you and punish you in the future. I'll ask you a few things now, and you'll answer truthfully. If you deliberately hide it, I won't let you off easily!”
"If Furen asks, Golden Lotus will naturally tell the truth.”As Pan Jinlian spoke, she stood in front of the woman with her hands crossed in front of her abdomen. She was extremely respectful.
The woman cleared her throat." A few days ago, some bad people broke into the manor and killed more than ten servants. Do you know about this?"”
"Jinlian heard that Guard Cheng and the others came to search Jinlian's room.”Pan Jinlian was puzzled, but she didn't say anything.
The woman looked straight at Pan Jinlian and said after a while,""Did you find anything?"
"I didn't find anything!" Pan Jinlian lowered her head even more.
The woman stood up and lifted Pan Jinlian's chin. Their eyes met and she suddenly said,""That evil person is hiding in your room!”
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