Situ Ce sighed, looked at Liu'er's extremely beautiful face, and remembered Xiangling in Dream of Red Mansions. The story knew that she was abducted by someone, but Xiangling herself did not know her own life experience until she died, so similar to Liu'er.

Xiangling in Dream of Red Mansions has a miserable life. She is a concubine for Xue Pan and is tortured to death by Xue Pan and her wives. Liu'er followed her, what kind of fate will she have in the future?

When Liu'er saw Situ Ce looking at her stupidly, she smiled shyly and said, "What do you think of, Master?"

"I will never let you have the same fate as Xiangling!" Situ Ce casually said what he thought.

"Xiangling? Who is Xiangling?" Liu'er asked.

"Yes..., uh, it's the concubine of an acquaintance of me. It turned out to be the maid in his garden. Later, the master was taken into the room and became a concubine. However, his life was miserable and he was tortured to death by her master and wife."

"So that's it..." Liu Erlan was very smart and immediately understood the affection for her favor in Situ Ce's words. She gently bit her soft red lips, feeling rippling, and could not speak for a moment.

Situ Ce closed his mind, picked up the book on the coffee table, and said, "This thing is really troublesome. It makes people dizzy. But there are still things that are annoying. They must still kneel there at this moment, and they are upset to think about it!"

Liu'er said softly: "I don't seem to care about fame and fortune. If this is the case, then you don't have to be too serious about this matter. The master can deal with it according to his temperament. There is no need to worry about it. Others' mouths are endless. Don't care so much."

Situ Ce was stunned for a moment. If this was said before, it was just about Situ Ce's heart, because he did not want to take the exam for fame at that time, but now, fame has become a huge obstacle between him and Helan Bing. He must be conquered before he can marry Helan Bing home. He smiled bitterly: "You don't know, I have to take the exam for fame!"

"Why is that?"

"Uh, Master Helan, you know. This time we were in danger, I realized that she had me in her heart for a long time. At the critical moment of life and death, she said what she said. Actually, hehe, I like her very much, so we decided to get married."

Liu'er's pretty face turned red as if it was covered by thin clouds, as bright as the moon, and her voice was a little bitter, saying, "Congratulations to Master!"

"What are you going to congratulate?" Situ Ce did not notice the change in Liu'er's expression and said to himself: "Actually, she and I are not engaged. To be precise, it should be a private lifelong decision, because her parents disagree, and they are very troubled!"

Liu'er had returned to normal in a moment and said softly: "Why not?"

"Because her uncle is Xu Jie, the chief assistant of the dynasty! Their family is a famous family. I am a famous young master from the county government. It is not right for them. Moreover, she is the only girl of their Helan family and wants to inherit the incense. So I want to recruit a son-in-law. You know, and that is a long-term worker at all. I naturally don't do it. So, after thinking about it, only when I passed the exam and was worthy of their Helan family, this matter is easy to discuss, otherwise, nothing will be discussed."

"In this way, the master must pass the imperial examination?"

"Yes! That's why I'm bored. They said that if the imperial examination and the first official are still required to examine the reputation of the Qing Dynasty. If the slave abandons the master is not punished, it will be a big stain. Bing'er previously reminded me to punish the servant, but it should not be too serious. After all, he is still young. Now that the old lady in Jing and the others say the same thing, I'm depressed. They say such things will affect the first official. Do you think it's OK?"

Liu'er smiled and said, "I can only play the piano and sing, and I don't understand the career of the officialdom. The old lady in Jing and the others are from the family of officials. Perhaps what she said makes sense. The master can ask the people who are in the know."

"You are so smart that you can push it all, hehe."

"The master is a person who knows the importance of the matter and is not allowed to preach."

Situ Ce actually knew that Liu'er's words had no objection. Liu'er was like this, soft and would not say it directly, but it would make you understand what you should do. He stood up and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you, go and ask the old master. He also said he would be punished, so just punish him."

Liu'er sent Situ Ce out of the garden and said softly: "When the master feels bored in studying, you can come to my concubine and listen to the piano to relax."

"Well! You're a good idea, I'll come."

Liu'er stood by the lake and watched Situ Ce walk out of Ningxin Garden along the path. He sighed softly. The little maid Qingcao said, "Girl, that Master Helan is an unwilling master. The girl must make plans early."

Liu'er walked under a willow tree and looked at the clear water by the lake that had begun to freeze: "What can I do?"

"The master said just now that he would never let the girl have the fate of Xiangling, which means that the master has a girl in his heart. Why doesn't the girl follow the steps and decide on her life's life in advance. Even if Miss Helan is married in the future, the girl's marriage is in front of her, so it's hard to say anything."

Liu'er was so talented that she couldn't think of this. Moreover, with her intelligence, she could completely make Situ Ce fall in love with her. At least she could be a concubine, and if she was good, she could be a fair wife. However, she was weak by nature and was not good at fighting with others, so she didn't do this. At this moment, after hearing the personal maid's words, she was full of thoughts, thinking that if Miss Helan had passed by and could not accept a concubine, her happiness would be overwhelmed and she couldn't help but feel sad.

Situ Ce came to the front hall. Sure enough, the old lady Jing and her family were still kneeling there. Linglong was talking to the old master Wen Mo. When he saw him coming back, he quickly winked at the old master.

The old master understood and stepped forward, saying, "Yuanchuan, I have something to say."

"What are the instructions for sir?" Situ Ce bowed. He had already thought of what the old master would say, so he added, saying, "The old man just needs to say whether they must be punished, and there is no need to say more about the reason."

Wen Mo said decisively: "There must be punished! And you must go to the street outside the door to punish it so that everyone can see it! Otherwise, you don't have to take the exam for the exam, and the exam is useless, and you can't get into the official position!"

Situ Ce nodded, looked at Brother Jing who was kneeling on the ground and trembling, as well as the old lady Jing and Aunt Jing who looked sad, stomped their feet and said, "Okay, then let's deal with the family law, what family law? I haven't established the family law yet, how to deal with it?"

When Linglong heard that he agreed to the punishment, she breathed a sigh of relief and hurried over and said, "Just whip it."

"Well, how many times?"

"This master decided."

"Each person has five whips ready!"

"No!" Wen Mo walked over quickly and said with a sinister face: "What is the punishment for just five whips? This guy is not enough to relieve his hatred if he has to hit a hundred whips! As for his mother and grandmother, he has no choice but to punish him for being punished with sixty whips!"

Situ Ce widened his eyes: "So many? That would kill people!"

"Women's kindness! How can we accomplish great things?" Wen Mo stomped his feet, "I deserve to be beaten to death by such a stupid servant who is afraid of death and abandoned his master!"

Situ Ce was stunned. If he really beat the servant to death, even if he would not be punished by the government, his conscience would be uneasy. Even if he became an official in the future, what would it mean? But looking at the old master, I am afraid that he would not pass the test without hitting so many people. Even if he forced himself to reduce it, the child would not be able to withstand it if he whipped it fifty times. The old lady would probably be burping on the spot after thirty times. What should I do?

When Situ Ce was stunned and did not pay attention, the sisters Yudie and Yuyan knelt over and kowtowed, "Master, my grandmother and Jiaci are both old and weak, and cannot withstand such torture. My younger brother is young and ignorant, and commits such a serious crime. My sister is also at fault. She is willing to be tortured for them. Please ask the master for grace to approve..." After that, she kowtowed and dongdong sounded.

"You two are tortured for your grandmother, mother and brother?"

"Yes, please forgive me!"

Situ Ce smiled bitterly and looked at the old master Wen Mo.

Wen Mo twisted his beard and said, "You two are willing to be punished for your elders. Filial piety is commendable. Liuchuan, you decide whether to allow him to be punished by yourself, and you must kneel down and accompany him to punish him! As for this servant, he is the culprit, and he is absolutely not allowed to be punished! It is best to be beaten to death in the street!"

Yudie and Yuswallow cried like pear blossoms and rain, kowtowing like pounding garlic: "My son is young and ignorant, please help me, sir..."

Brother Jing was so scared that his whole body was trembling, but at this moment, he calmed down and said to his two sisters: "Sister, don't beg, it's my fault, I should bear it. I'm dead, grandma, mom depends on you." After that, he kowtowed to Situ Ce twice: "Master, just beat me to death, one person does things, one person does it, I will bear all the sins! I just want you to let my grandma and my mother go!" After that, he stood up and walked out of the yard quickly.

When Situ Ce and the others came out, they saw Jing Ge'er kneeling alone on the street under the steps, waiting to be beaten to death.

The old master said to Situ Ce with a sinister face: "Although this child needs to be beaten, the old one cannot forgive him, but they can be replaced by their two daughters. This is related to your future and must not be a woman's kindness!"

Situ Ce was very embarrassed. If he didn't beat them, it would affect his imperial examination and entry into the officialdom, and in turn would affect his marriage with He Lanbing. If he beats a hundred whips, the child would definitely be beaten to death! This is a result that must not happen.

Just when he was in a dilemma, he saw several people riding horses from afar, wearing flying fish suits and embroidered spring swords on his waist, but a small flag of the Jinyiwei and several Jinyiwei were brought by the roadside. When the people on the road saw it, they hurriedly dodged.

These people saw Situ Ce on the steps, hurriedly stopped the horse, dismounted and bowed, "Hello, Zhen Situ!"

Situ Ce recognized them as Zhong Bingzhi's subordinates, and forced himself to smile and nodded: "Where are you going?"

"Young guy goes to the front for tea, haha, real person, we're leaving!" After that, we're about to get on the horse.

Situ Ce's eyes rolled, and immediately had an idea and said, "Where can't you drink tea? Since you have passed by a humble house, how about you go to the house to have a drink?"

Several Jinyiwei were overjoyed. They knew that Situ Ce was Zhong Bingzhi's friend and a Taoist priest with great Taoism. This time, he captured the Japanese pirates and pirates alone. His future was limitless. He was thinking about currying favor with him, but he took the initiative to invite him, so he hurriedly claimed to bother him. He handed the horse to the Situ servant to the stable, took the step up, nodded and laughed.
Chapter completed!