?The five maids all lowered their heads, as if they had made a mistake, and were submissive, but couldn't speak.

"It's not your business. What I want to know is who was the first to spread this news!" An Yu said calmly, his voice was gentle, trying to make the other party less nervous. Rui'er saw An Yu's intention, walked forward to a maid, showed a soft smile, and said, "Sister Lan, think about it carefully, this news must have been heard from other places, right?"

"Ah! By the way, I remembered it!" Another maid said, "Go back to home, when we were washing clothes by the well yesterday morning, we heard someone talking about this, but there were many people at that time, but I don't know who said it first!"

An Yu slowly closed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and said, "You go and find all the people who were washing clothes by the well at that time, and no one can be left behind!"

"Yes, the head of the family!" Rui'er responded, but the other five maids showed signs of embarrassment. Lan'er said: "Head of the family, there were many people at that time, and we can't be sure who is there..."

"Then gather all the maids in the An family compound and go to the meeting hall!" An Yu said again: "Ri'er, leave them to five of them. I have other things to do, and I need you to go there!"

Five people received the order, but there were so many maids in the An family compound. By the time everyone gathered in the meeting hall, the sky was already shining. At this time, Rui'er had already come back and completed what An Yu told her.

Nearly a hundred maids gathered in the main hall of the meeting hall, and An Yu handed over the matters to Rui'er. In fact, these people already knew what was going on before they came.

Rui'er asked, "People who were washing clothes by the well yesterday morning, please stand in front. The head of the family has something to ask you!" After a slight whisper, seventeen or eighteen people walked out of the crowd, and they stood in two rows consciously.

Rui'er turned around and asked An Yu, who signaled her to continue asking. Rui'er asked, "The head of the family asked you, the head of the four major families was captured by our An family. Who among you said this news?" The scene fell into silence. Although An Yu did not ask directly, his eyes instantly swept across the faces of the seventeen or eighteen people, capturing their flashing expressions. However, the expressions of these people were roughly the same, and they shook their heads gently, without any doubt.

Rui'er asked again, but none of them answered. Rui'er turned to An Yu: "The head of the family..."

"I already know who it is!" An Yu smiled. He raised his hand and pointed at a maid next to the eighteen people, saying, "Come here!"

The maid who was clicked was shocked and suspicious. She looked around and murmured "Is it me?" and walked forward. But An Yu said, "It's not you!" At the same time, he waved his arm in the middle, stopped on the other maid, and said, "What's your name?"

The maid was startled and said, "My name is Man'er!"

"Man'er, do you have anything to confess?" An Yu took a sip of tea and asked lightly. When Man'er heard this, his legs and feet became weak, and he knelt on the ground "splash" and cried, "Master of the family! May you please!"

"Tell me, where did you hear that news?" An Yu asked. Man'er hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "I heard it accidentally from my master. I don't know that this news can't be told to the public. Master, please spare my life!"

"Who is your master?" An Yu asked. Man'er buried his head on the ground and cried, "My master is An... An... Xun!"

At this time, the door of the side hall was pushed open with a "clang" and a figure quickly ran to Man'er, slapped several times, and hit the latter to the ground, bleeding from the corner of his mouth. The man knelt in front of An Yu on one knee and said, "This ignorant girl, let the head of the family handle the family law!"

An Yu's face turned dark, he stared at the man in front of him, and then looked at Man'er who was dizzy because of being beaten, and his heart became heavy.

"An Xun? Why didn't you admit it when I asked you before?" An Yu suppressed his anger and asked. An Xun said, "I only told my wife, but I didn't expect that this stinky girl would listen to it and spread it everywhere, which was a big deal that was wrong to us! It is not enough to correct the family law without severe punishment!"

Man'er lay on the ground, his body trembling and sobbing, but no longer said a word of begging for mercy. The other maids also looked at each other and felt unbearable. It is hard to say whether Man'er could save his life in the end. He may be beaten to death directly. Those who are maids are mostly from low-class backgrounds. If they want to resist, they will most likely suffer even worse treatment, and most of them are used to being treated in a rebellious way.

In the meeting hall of more than a hundred people, there was a silent atmosphere full of depressing atmosphere. After a moment of silence, An Yu said coldly: "Severe punishment! It is indeed a severe punishment! An Xun, starting today, you will go to Songshui Salt Field to work as a helper for three years! Within three years, you are not allowed to step into the An Family Courtyard!"

Not only did An Xun's face change drastically, but even everyone in the main hall looked at An Yu in surprise. They didn't expect the head of the family to make such a decision!

"Master! I..." An Xun wanted to tell, but An Yu stopped him. An Yu scolded: "An Xun, when I was in the Fenglei Sect, you will not forget what I said, right! Leaving the secret and punishing you for hard work is already giving face to the fourth grandfather! You know that you make a mistake, and you are trying to push the blame to an irrelevant maid!" An Yu slapped the table suddenly, and everyone heard a "click", and the entire thick solid wood table turned into a pile of broken wood from top to bottom. At the same time, An Xun was so scared that his body trembled and fell directly to the ground, because at that moment, the momentum that An Yu released was really terrifying, with a terrifying courage in the coldness!

"Man'er, get up. The so-called ignorant person is not guilty. Let's give up this matter!" An Yu's tone returned to calmness, and he said, "From today, you don't have to follow An Xun... Well... follow Rui'er in the future!"

Man'er had been scared and felt ashamed, but suddenly her fate changed. Not only was it okay, but her position improved, and she was so shocked that she couldn't speak. Because following Rui'er to do things is equivalent to being the maid of the head of the family. The so-called slave is noble, and in the An family courtyard, the maid with relatively highest status is naturally Rui'er and Ye'er.

"I'm not grateful to the head of the family!" Rui'er helped Man'er up and reminded. Man'er wiped away the tears on her face and sobbed, "Thank you, the head of the family!"

An Xun got up and walked out in a daze. Even if his grandfather was An Xin, he would not be punished at this time! Three years of salt farm helper was a coolie for three years, and he would not be allowed to step into the An family compound within three years. This was the first time such a punishment fell on the children of the An family! You must know that when the disciples of our family made mistakes, they turned big things into small things, and they could be said to be without punishment at all!
Chapter completed!