Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 43 Punishment
"Humph!"

Sheng Hong snorted heavily, reached out and shoved Lin Qinshuang so hard she nearly fell over!

"Honglang~"

Lin Qinshuang exclaimed in disbelief!
She never expected that her beloved would push her away and leave her, this poor little white lotus, lying on the cold ground!

At this moment, it was only because Lin Qinshuang didn't recognize Dehua that she would have sung a line—

"The cold, icy rain slapped haphazardly against my face, and warm tears mingled with the cold rain..."

To this, Madam Wang almost burst out laughing like a pig!
"Someone is coming!"

Sheng Hong didn't even glance at Lin Qinshuang, who was lying on the ground, and shouted directly at the door, "Bring Xiaoqin, who served Wei Xiaoniang during childbirth, and Granny Guan from the kitchen here!"

"I'd like to see just how they protect their master!"

Sheng Hong's eyes were red, as if he wanted to devour someone!
……

"boom!"

"boom!"

"..."

"My lord, please... spare me!"

"Spare me...spare me!"

"I didn't know anything, and I did my best in everything I did!"

"what……"

"..."

Outside the cold house, the servant Dongrong, following his master's orders, dragged out a wide, thick wooden stick and beat it hard on the bound maid Xiaoqin!

One blow after another!

Showing absolutely no mercy, they were going to beat them to death!
Of course, all of this is just for show.

Although Dong Rong's beating looked fierce and Xiao Qin's screams were pitiful, Dong Rong himself knew that he was using a measured amount of force and was not really trying to kill her. This performance was just an act for Sheng Hong's benefit.

Otherwise, after a few slaps, Xiaoqin wouldn't have the strength to scream anymore.
After all, Dong Rong was a man of professional ethics. Having accepted Lin Xiaoniang's bribe, he had to get things done properly for her.

"Humph!"

"Uh!"

"..."

Gradually, Xiaoqin's voice also became softer, as if she could no longer hold on and fainted.

"My lord! The punishment has been completed, a full twenty strokes."

Stopping the board in his hand, Dong Rong turned around, bowed to the master in the hall, and reported.

By this time, Lin Qinshuang had already tidied herself up and quietly hid in a corner, no longer daring to kneel on the ground looking "pitiful" as before.

Because she knew that Sheng Hong was still angry and had no intention of paying attention to her.

"Finished?"

Sheng Hong sneered!

"What use is she now that her master is gone?"

Finally, Sheng Hong gritted his teeth and said, word by word, "Drag her away quickly and return her to her parents tomorrow!"

"This Sheng family mansion can no longer tolerate her!"

"Ah? My lord!"

"My lord, no!"

Xiaoqin, who had already screamed herself hoarse and "fainted," suddenly "woke up" and begged for mercy with a look of fear on her face: "My lord, please spare me!"

"Young lady, please save me too!"

"I can't just go back like this!"

"..."

The sound was shrill, like the cry of a cuckoo bleeding blood or the mournful wail of an old ape!
Don't assume that a maidservant sent back to her home will have a good ending. If she is properly granted a favor by her master and her indenture is returned to her home, it's like graduating from university today, having completed her studies and returning home.

Back then, this maid was very prestigious, and her future treatment was also very high. Not only would her family dote on her, but even after she got married, she would be looked up to by others.

After all, it has this gilded halo!
Conversely, if you are dismissed midway and sent back, the situation is different!

Not to mention that after a maid is sent back, she has to return a portion of the money to the master's family. Of course, some ruthless ones will directly recover all the money she was sold into servitude, and naturally, she will no longer receive her monthly allowance from the master's family, which will reduce the family's income. Naturally, she will not receive a good face from the family.

After all, which family that sells its own child to become a maid wasn't driven to this path by poverty?

Besides, the reputation of the maid who is returned will inevitably be ruined in the future, and she can forget about finding a good home again!
Even worse, those who were dismissed and brought back would be resold to other places, not to respectable families, but to brothels and similar establishments.

Therefore, it is clear that who would not be afraid of such a terrible end?

"Honglang!"

Hearing Xiaoqin's cries for help, Lin Qinshuang also felt "unable to bear it".

Of course, the most important thing is that she has to make this gesture so that her subordinates can see and understand what kind of person she is, and that they can work for her with more peace of mind in the future.

"Lord!"

Seeing that Sheng Hong ignored her, Lin Qinshuang quietly changed her address back to "Lord".

"Xiaoqin has done her best after all, and she has served me very diligently over the years, so please forgive her this time!"

"Otherwise, just hand her over to me and let me punish her properly. That would be better than selling her back!"

Lin Qinshuang used flattery and manipulative words in an attempt to change Sheng Hong's decision.

The servants, including Dong Rong, who were not far away, also slowly stopped, seemingly thinking that their master would surely change his mind because of Lin Xiaoniang's plea.

But who knew!

What are you still doing here?

"Drag her away right now!"

Sheng Hong glared fiercely at the servants outside, not even glancing at Lin Xiaoniang, and immediately launched into a tirade against them!
"Also, give that old hag Guan a good beating!"

"The correct number has been reached!!"

A tremendous roar echoed both inside and outside the house!

"Ah? Yes!"

"Yes Yes!"

Dong Rong and the others were also startled. They quickly dragged Xiao Qin, who was lying on the ground, away like a dead pig. Then, two of them pressed down the fat Guan Niangzi and beat her severely with a board!

"one time!"

"Two times!"

"..."

"Ouch!"

"what!"

"Spare my life!"

"..."

The sounds of counting and screaming continued unabated.

"Humph!"

In the hall, Sheng Hong glanced at the sobbing Lin Qinshuang, angrily flicked his sleeve, and strode out!

Although Sheng Hong felt a pang of sympathy when he saw Lin Qinshuang's "weakness," he had no choice but to ignore her for a while in order to carry out his plans and teach her a lesson so that she wouldn't have those bad thoughts again.

Moreover, Sheng Hong is currently in a hurry to see his newborn son, so he has no time to discipline Lin Qinshuang.
So let her reflect on her actions properly.

"hehe!"

"You bitch! You've finally met your match?"

Behind her, Madam Wang watched this scene with a delighted grin, her lips curling into a wide smile!

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