The evil first wife who wears a book, and the future first assistant wants to kill me every day

There was a "pop", and there was a stinging pain on the arm. The whip had barbs. When it was pulled away, there were already faint red marks on the sleeve.

"The princess!"

Rushi and Ruhua hurriedly gathered around and called the princess in panic.

Yun Wei covered her arms and said with a serious face, "Come, go and invite father."

Only then did Yunxi panic. After all the recent troubles, her father didn't like her. If he saw her hurting Yunwei again, he would be furious.

"Sister, I didn't mean it, I'm sorry..."

However, Yunwei didn't listen and insisted on letting Rushi call her father.

Yun Zhen heard Ru Shi saying that Wei'er was injured and rushed over.

When he saw the blood marks on his daughter's arm, he immediately became angry, "Weier, who beat you?"

Before Yun Wei could say anything, Yun Xi said with tears in her eyes: "Father, I didn't mean it. Yun Chao took my jade beads. You know I treasure the beads very much. When I found out that they were stolen, I was so angry that I beat him." He has two whips.”

"Unexpectedly, my sister happened to bump into me. She thought I was punishing him on purpose and rushed over without warning. I accidentally hit my sister on the arm. Sister, I really didn't mean it. I'm sorry..."

Yun Wei said: "Dad, I was whipped. It's nothing serious. It's mainly because of my eldest brother."

The sound of "big brother" made Yun Zhen fall into a trance. He followed Yun Wei's line of sight and saw the person kneeling there covered in blood.

"Yun Chao?"

Hearing his name being called, Yun Chao finally raised his eyes. With his pale complexion, thin body, and tattered clothes, he couldn't tell that he was the eldest son of the Duke's Mansion.

"I've met my father," he said weakly.

Yun Zhen frowned, "When did you come back? Why did you end up like this when you came back?"

Yun Chao: "I came back yesterday just to take away my aunt's belongings. I didn't expect to meet the second young lady."

Yunxi interrupted, "It's a good thing you met me, otherwise you would have stolen my jade beads."

Yun Chao denied: "I didn't take your jade beads. You deliberately dropped them at my feet. Then you said I took them and took action."

Yunxi pinched his waist and said, "Dad, look at whether he still refuses to admit it. There are so many witnesses here."

Yun Chao, the elderly maid behind him, murmured, "My lord, the young master did not steal anything."

Yun Xi glanced at her and said, "Then you mean that I lied?"

The little maid was so frightened that she immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.

Yun Zhen rolled up his sleeves and said, "Okay, everyone, be quiet. Xi'er, my father will ask you again, are you sure you are not lying?"

Yun Xi's heart skipped a beat. In the past, her father would have believed in her unconditionally, but now after what happened with Sun Miao, her father's trust in her has been greatly reduced.

She curled her lips and insisted that she was not lying.

Yun Zhen: "If that's the case, then just find a witness and ask."

The maids and servants around her all agreed that Yun Chao had stolen it because of her power.

Yun Wei picked the most nervous girl and asked, "Where did the second lady lose it, and how did you find it at the eldest son's place? Who found it first and how did you find it?"

It was a vain frame-up that could not withstand scrutiny at all. After Yunwei asked a few questions, the little girl couldn't bear the pressure and almost cried.

Yunwei asked several more people, hesitating and hesitating, and the answers were different.

Yun Xi panicked and started crying immediately. Yun Zhen was actually very soft-hearted and hated to see his daughter cry.

But Yunxi went too far this time.

His expression grew colder, "Xier, you really disappoint me. Someone came and imprisoned the second lady in the ancestral hall and copied the Tao Te Ching, Buddhist scriptures, and female virtues thirty times."

"No one can visit without my order."

Yun Xi rushed over, crying that she knew she was wrong. Yun Zhen waved his hand and forcibly took her away.

This daughter will be useless if she is not disciplined.

After Yun Xi left, Yun Chao seemed to be unable to hold on and fainted.

"Brother!" Yun Wei hurriedly stepped forward, "Hurry up and call the doctor."

Bifeng Garden.

The doctor checked the pulse for a long time, with a serious look on his face, "The eldest son has a weak pulse, insufficient qi and blood, and a deficiency of internal organs. It should be due to long-term poor nutrition. Now he has been flogged. He will have to take care of himself for a while in the future, otherwise I am afraid..."

The doctor didn't say anything further, but everyone present could understand that it was very serious.

Yunwei asked deliberately: "Brother's health is a bit weak, but he has been recuperating in the countryside these years. I heard from Aunt Su that 100 taels of silver are allocated to him every month. How could he be ill? Did the doctor make a mistake in the diagnosis?"

100 taels is a lot in the countryside. Even if it is not delicacies, three daily meals are not a problem.

The doctor said: "I don't dare to lie. The eldest son is indeed weak and sick. If the princess doesn't believe it, she can call someone else for further diagnosis and treatment."

Yun Wei looked at the maid who had just spoken out for Yun Chao, and pretended to be angry, "Are you servants lining your own pockets and mistreating the eldest son's food?"

The maid Qinghe knelt down in fear, "Princess, I don't dare, this slave. I have been with the eldest son since he left the house. I have taken care of all the food, clothing, housing and transportation. I have never seen a hundred taels of silver sent to Yunzhuang every month."

"How is that possible? Aunt Su said that it is 100 taels every month and more will be given during festivals. She is just afraid that my eldest brother will suffer in the countryside."

"I don't dare to lie. Don't say a hundred taels, not even a dozen taels. Please ask the Duke and the princess to take a closer look."

Yunwei asked: "Then how much do you receive every month?"

"In the beginning, it was ten taels of silver. Within a year, it became five taels per month. From the second year on, I only got three taels of silver. After that..."

As he spoke, Qinghe began to cry, "There will be no more after that. At that time, the eldest son was sick, and a medicine cost several taels. The servant had no money, so he had to go to the mountains to learn some herbs. Fortunately, God took care of him. The eldest son's condition has improved, but we have no money, so we rely on our slaves to go out to work every day and dig wild vegetables to satisfy our hunger, so that the eldest son can survive."

Yunwei was heartbroken, "What? My eldest brother actually relies on wild vegetables to satisfy his hunger. No wonder he is suffering from poor health."

Yun Zhen suddenly slapped the table with a loud bang, "You dare to lie. How could the noble eldest son of the Duke's palace need wild vegetables to satisfy his hunger? Are all the slaves in Yunzhuang dead?"

Qinghe shivered in fright and kowtowed repeatedly, "My lord, please forgive me. I dare not lie. The servants in Yunzhuang made things difficult for the eldest son when they saw that he was not favored. When the eldest son left the house, the few valuable items he had were stolen in the first year." Robbed."

"Not only that, but the food is also treated harshly. The eldest son has never seen meat or fish even at his old age. Moreover, in just two years, those slaves kicked us out, master and servant."

"The young master is not in Yunzhuang now. He is in a bamboo house in Qingxi Town. Everything the slave said is true. If the Duke of the country doesn't believe it, he can send someone to investigate. If the slave lies, he will be struck by thunder from heaven."

Yun Zhen's face darkened, "Come here, go to Qingxi Town to investigate."

He didn't believe that his son could fall to this level.

The doctor was trembling on the side. There were too many things like this in a wealthy family. He silently prescribed the medicine and then went to treat the wound on Yun Chao's back.

After cutting open the clothes, her back was bloody and bloody. Yun Wei couldn't bear to look at it any longer.