Chapter 142: The Great Sin of Abandoning the Lord

When Situ Ce was just worried, Old Lady Jing led her family to grab Jing Ge'er's ears, ordered her grandson to kneel down, and then led her head to kneel down, crawled and kowtowed, "Master! I am incompetent in my life and death. I fled alone at the critical moment, and left the master and made such a big mistake. I was ashamed of myself, and asked the master to punish me."

After saying that, the kowtowed and thumped. The servants also kowtowed.

Situ Ce was having a headache about the Four Books and Five Classics. When he heard this, he was even more impressed. It was his idea to ask Jing Ge'er and the others to escape first. Because the old and the young jogged too slowly to get rid of the Japanese pirates, they were asked to run first. There was no concept of master and servant in his mind, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with this. Seeing that the old lady Jing was mobilized to apologize, she realized that this was actually a great thing. Seeing that Jing Ge'er was beaten to pieces and was torn to pieces by his grandmother, she felt sorry for her. She hurriedly stood up and helped Jing Ge'er up first and said, "You all get up. It's not him who blamed him for this matter. I asked him and the old master to run first. Otherwise, we can't run away. Let's get up!"

Old Mrs. Jing still kowtowed: "Master, if such a big thing happens, if it is not legal to deal with the family law, it will be even more difficult for these macaques to deal with in the future. Please punish me! Old Mrs. Jing and his mother are incompetent in educating their children, so they should be punished. Please ask the master to deal with the family law, otherwise, Old Mrs. Jing will not dare to get up! - What are you hiding behind? If you don't come up and get the crime!" Old Mrs. Jing turned her head and scolded Aunt Jing, the mother of Brother Jing.

Aunt Jing knelt over while crying, crawling behind the old lady in Jing, and choked up and said, "Please punish me for family law!"

Situ Ce was stunned. He didn't know how important this matter was among the families of Beijing officials with very strict tutoring. Now he felt a little underestimated. He turned to look at Linglong standing next to him: "This..."

Linglong hurriedly walked to him and possessed him and said, "Master, the slave abandoned his master to death. He was beaten to death by sticks on his crime. The government will only praise him and will not interfere. If there is no punishment, the master will have it, which will make the magistrate embarrassed."

The concept of seniority and seniority in the middle and late Ming Dynasty was already very strong. Even if the master beats the servant to death for no reason, he does not have to pay his life. He can still spend money to redeem the sentence. If the servant is wrong, it is worthy of being beaten to death, and the government will not ask about it. What's more, the servants who are close to him will leave him behind and escape by themselves at critical moments is even more guilty. Not only will the master beat the servants to death and the government will not ask about it, but if the government does not deal with it, the government will also hold the master accountable, because the master accommodates such a thing, which is the destruction of the ethical hierarchy of the regular ethical system.

Situ Ce was even more surprised: "What? I don't punish them, am I wrong?"

Linglong nodded.

"My slave, if I like to punish me, if I don't like it, I don't punish me. Is it necessary for his government to take care of it?"

Linglong looked at him awkwardly, thinking to himself why this master was so soft-hearted.

The old lady in Jing kowtowed and said, "Master! You are studying hard now to take the exam. In the future, you will be the top scholar in the high school list and become the prime minister. At that time, the censors will examine your reputation. Now this matter is known all over the city. If you do not use family law to deal with us, if this matter delays the great future of the master, I will not redeem it for a hundred deaths!"

After saying that, he kowtowed again.

In ancient times, when the imperial examination was admitted to the officialdom, in addition to the written examination and interview of the imperial examination, the censor also had to review the character of the intended official. If there were any stains, he could not be an official. Situ Ce's condonation of abandoning his master and servant and not punishing him was contrary to the feudal hierarchy system, and the ethics of the ethics of the elders and the elderly were the cornerstone of feudal society. If the censors knew about this, it was definitely a big stain, and even the emperor was not easy to maintain.

Situ Ce didn't know the seriousness of this matter and said, "Okay, he has been beaten like this by you, so that's fine. There is no need to be punished. Get up and go out quickly, I'm going to read a book."

Old Lady Jing knew that this matter was related to Situ Ce's future. Situ Ce kept them and saved their lives. Old Lady Jing was grateful from the bottom of her heart, so how could she delay Situ Ce's official career with her grandson? She kowtowed anxiously: "If the old man's punishment cannot be punished for the master's family law, not only Brother Jing wants to punish her mother, but also her mother, they all need to be punished! Please take action by the master!"

Situ Ce frowned. The Four Books and Five Classics were already very annoying. In addition, this incident made him even more upset and said angrily: "I said I would not punish you. Why are you still messing around here?"

"If it's just a common mistake, the master's grace will be fine, but this will not work. If you abandon the master, you won't punish him. Not only will you be worried about your career, but you will also be ridiculed! The master waits for us to be kind as heavy as a mountain, and we must not embarrass the master..."

"Okay!" Situ Ce was even more upset when he saw her nagging and talking about this repeatedly. He waved his hand and said, "You all go out! I'm going to read a book!"

"Master! If you keep going, you will be in trouble! Please punish me and beat me to death with sticks, so that I can protect my reputation!"

Situ Ce was going crazy: "Did you think you were going? I told you to leave!"

"Master! If the master does not punish the crime, the old family will not be able to kneel down!"

"Okay! OK! If you like to kneel here, then kneel down, let me go!" After that, he grabbed the books on the table, stepped out of the study, walked through the hanging flower door, passed the courtyard of the inner courtyard, and entered from the corner door to Ningxin Garden in the backyard.

Walking along the gravel path by the lake, the garden was not big, so I soon arrived at the dam of the stage, and sat on the stone bench with my clothes lifted up and continued reading. But I was in a state of confusion, and I could not see it for a moment.

At this time, I heard the footsteps behind me shattering, and a faint fragrance floated over me, neither orchid nor musk, refreshing. Without turning back, Situ Ce knew that it was the singer Liu'er.

Liu'er whispered: "The master is here, are you studying your homework here?"

"Yeah!" Situ Ce did not look back.

"I'm preparing tea for the master."

"No need, I'm hiding here for the time being. I'll have to go back later."

"Oh? Is something wrong?"

"Nothing big," Situ Ce turned around and returned. Seeing Liu'er wearing a white dress with a waist-length waist, her shattered face full of concern. She couldn't say the charming big eyes looked at her. The shallow dimples beside her red lips were like a jar of fine wine, which made people fascinated. Looking at her charming appearance, Situ Ce was in a good mood and said, "Sit down, don't stand."

"It's early winter now, and the stone bench is cold. I'll better go to my concubine's room to talk."

Situ Ce also felt a chill under his butt, so he stood up and followed Liu'er to her boudoir with his hands behind his back.

There is also a small courtyard behind the stage. Liu'er and a few dance girls live in this small courtyard, while the old pianist live in the room below the stage.

This was the first time Situ Ce came to Liu'er's yard and pushed open the yard. The girls who were dancing were already standing in the yard with their heads down. When they saw him coming in, they bowed their blessings: "Greetings to the master!"

Situ Ce waved his hand and asked them to waive the gift. He looked around. The courtyard was not big, but it was very neatly tidy and planted some flowers and plants. The three main houses were Liu'er's residence. After entering the house, Situ Ce did not go into the bedroom and boudoir next to her, but sat down on the soft couch in the main hall. Liu'er sat on the chair next to him. Liu'er's close maid Qingcao served incense tea.

Liu'er said, "I heard that the master captured the Japanese pirates and pirates alone this time and made great contributions. Before I could congratulate the master!"

"What are you saying, huh, that's it. At that time, I asked my servant and the old master to run away first. Bing'er and I, uh, are Master Helan. We both broke the back. After we came back, his grandmother beat him up and said that this was a abandoner. It was a serious crime. She knelt on the ground and forced me to punish him with family law, and she also punished the old lady and his mother, saying that it was a lack of discipline. A group of people knelt in the study, and I couldn't even read books, so I had to come to you more."

Liu'er nodded slowly, looked at Situ Ce, and whispered: "Master, please have tea."

Situ Ce picked up the teacup, took a sip, and felt the fragrance all over his body, and said, "This tea is really good!"

Liu'er said: "I'm playing a song for the master, so I'll calm down, how about it?"

"Well, okay, I feel so upset now that I don't feel like reading a book, it's just right to listen to the song."

Qingcao hurried over to help set up the piano table, put the guqin, burned a furnace of incense, and the willows sat upright, and the blue smoke curled up, as holy as a jade carving Guanyin Bodhisattva. Before he could play it, Situ Ce felt much calmer.

The willows slowly tweaked and played it slowly. Situ Ce felt the spring breeze rippling around his body, the clear spring beside his ears, the birds singing in the green valley, the flowers blooming in the mountains, the white clouds lingering in the mountains, and the grass at the foot of the mountains. Suddenly, he felt refreshed and unspeakable.

After the song, the sound of the piano drifted away. Situ Ce actually forgot to applaud and was still in the world of the piano. After a long time, he sighed and said, "Good song! What a good song! This song only exists in heaven, how many times can you hear it on earth!"

Liu'er smiled, "Master praised me."

After listening to this song, Situ Ce's chaotic heart seemed to be straightened out by a pair of skilled hands. He was in a good mood and asked, "Liu'er, when did you learn the piano skills of yours? Isn't it?"

"Yes, I started practicing since I became sensible."

"Oh, it must be very hard, right? Your parents are really willing to let you practice the piano at such a young age. I know that it is very hard for children to practice the piano." Situ Ce remembered the scene of many children who saw not as tall as the piano, and who were young, carrying violins and other things on their backs, holding their parents' hands, and going to the interest class to study.

Liu'er looked sad and said, "I don't know who my parents are..."

"Ah?" Situ Ce was shocked, "How come you don't know your parents?"

"I was sensible since I was in the brothel. I heard from the brothel that I bought it from a hundred taels of silver. As for whether I was abducted or my parents sold me to a man, she didn't know. Later, I asked my mother who was the man's teeth? She said that the man's teeth had already died. I didn't know who my parents were..."
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