Medical Consort From a Rural Family: Loved by All for Her Beauty and Confidence

Chapter 11: Kneeling in the Ancestral Hall as Punishment

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

“No!”

“You’re being biased! Why are you punishing me alone? Lin Ran is in the wrong too. She even ruined the reputation of her clansmen. Why didn’t you punish her?”

Lin Xue’s clamor gave the chief a headache. In his opinion, Lin Ran was not a good person either, so he looked at her coldly and said, “Lin Ran disregarded socially accepted boundaries and took off her cousin’s clothes without permission, causing a bad influence. She will be punished by kneeling in the ancestral hall for three days. During these three days, no one is allowed to visit her or bring her food. If anyone disobeys, they will be given the same punishment as Lin Ran.”

Hearing the chief’s words, Lin Xue was happy. However, this happiness did not last for more than two seconds before someone pulled her to be beaten. Compared to Lin Ran kneeling in the ancestral hall, Lin Xue felt that she had suffered a loss and felt indignant.

The chief caught her opening her mouth and promptly instructed, “Cover her mouth and pull her down to beat her up.”

The situation had developed too quickly, causing Yu Niang to be stunned. When she came back to her senses, not only would her daughter be beaten, but her niece would also be punished by kneeling in the ancestral hall. She immediately panicked and rushed to the patriarch. She knelt heavily in front of him and said, “Please spare Xue and Ran. It’s all my fault. As their mother and aunt, I didn’t teach them well. If you have to punish someone, you can punish me instead.”

The chief looked at Yu Niang, who was kneeling in front of him and was a little angry. He ordered the person beside him coldly, “Pull her aside.”

“Chief, Chief, I beg you!” Yu Niang was still pleading. The chief frowned impatiently. Just as he was about to get someone to gag her, Lin Ming said, “Mother, cut it out. My little sister did something wrong and deserves it.”

“Ming, how could you?” Yu Niang widened her eyes and looked at her son. She could not believe the words that had come from his mouth.

Her son usually doted on Xue very much. Every time he came back from school, he would bring her a gift. Sometimes, it was a hairpin, sometimes it was a snack. Everyone in the village was envious of the close relationship between the siblings and envied her for having a good pair of children.

Today, everything had unexpectedly gone the wrong way. First, her daughter stole the silver intended for her son’s treatment. Now, her son abandoned his sister and let her be punished.

She had trouble accepting this, so she fainted.

When Lin Ming saw that his mother had fainted, he shouted worriedly at the doctor beside him, “Doctor Wu, my mother has fainted. Please take a look at her.”

Doctor Wu should have left long ago, but Lin Ming was his patient. He was worried about Lin Ming and was afraid that something would happen to him if he left, so he could only stay. However, this was a family matter and he was afraid that he would be implicated, so he stood far away from the crowd.

When he heard Lin Ming call him, he walked over with the medical kit. After taking Yu Niang’s pulse, he took out a silver needle and pricked her.

Yu Niang slowly woke up. When she saw herself lying on the ground and heard the sound of the plank hitting, she grabbed Lin Ming’s hand forcefully and said, “Ming, save your sister and beg the chief to let her off this time, okay?”

Lin Ming knew that his mother loved his little sister, and he also knew her personality. She would not stand by and let his little sister get punished. If he did not agree to help, she would definitely do something worse.

He nodded and said, “Mother, don’t be agitated. I’ll go plead with the clan leader now.”

“Okay, okay. Hurry up!”

Lin Ming stood up and walked towards the clan leader. Even if his mother did not say anything, he would not just watch his sister get punished.