novelweb Chapter 730 I beg you, I won’t go
Chapter 730 I beg you, I won’t go
Gong Qilin slammed the table and stood up. He was old, thin and gaunt, no longer as majestic and imposing as he was when he was young, but the kingly aura emanating from his body was still chilling.
"Shut up. Qi Chen is not an outsider. He is my grandson-in-law who I personally recognized."
The old man directly retorted the words that were stuck in Gong Chenxi's throat with just a few short sentences. She wanted to say something to excuse Gong Wanwan, but when she saw her father's angry face, she suddenly fell silent.
"I think Qi Chen is right. We should enforce the law impartially in all matters. We should not wrongly accuse a good person, nor let a bad person go. The emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people. I, the old man, have always been fair and just, upright and incorruptible. I will never protect anyone."
Gong Qilin cleared his throat, and his sharp eyes fell on Gong Wanwan who was kneeling with her head bowed. His cold voice was mixed with a few traces of desolate disappointment, and he said: "You deliberately had someone break the white jade bottle first, and then framed Ningning for the crime... all these are unforgivable. I will punish you to face the wall in the Western Suburbs Ancestral Hall and reflect on your mistakes. You are not allowed to step out of the courtyard without my permission. When you truly realize your mistakes, I will let you out."
The West Suburbs Ancestral Hall enshrines the spirit tablets of the Gong family's ancestors, and has guest rooms for people to live in, but it is located in a rather remote area, so girls would inevitably be scared if they stayed there at night.
Gong Wanwan was very timid and dared not sleep alone at night. When she was a child, she was frightened and cried many times by the shadows of the tree trunks in the garden reflected on the curtains. Asking her to reflect on her mistakes in the ancestral hall was undoubtedly the greatest punishment.
"No...Grandpa, please don't! I don't want to go to the ancestral hall, I beg you, I won't go!"
Gong Wanwan cried and tried to pull at the corner of Gong Qilin's clothes, but the old man kicked her away instead. She fell to the ground weakly, but there was no pity in Gong Qilin's eyes.
Even though Bai Ning had only been back in the Gong family for less than a year, he already knew Mr. Gong's character very well. What he hated most were deception and lies, but Gong Wanwan had committed both.
If the blood flowing in her body was not that of the Gong family, she would have been secretly dealt with by now. She would have just been sent to the ancestral hall to reflect on her mistakes. In Bai Ning's opinion, this punishment was not severe.
Seeing that asking Gong Qilin for help was useless, Gong Wanwan turned to look at Gong Chenxi and said in an almost pleading tone: "Mom, please save me! I don't want to go to the ancestral hall. You know I'm most afraid of that place! Please help me beg Grandpa, I will correct my mistakes, please don't send me to the ancestral hall!"
The fear in Gong Wanwan's eyes did not seem to be fake. Bai Ning had never been to the Western Suburbs Ancestral Hall, so she had no idea what was so terrifying there that frightened her like this. She just thought of it as the pretentiousness of a little girl.
As a mother, Gong Chenxi protected Gong Wanwan behind her and pleaded, "Dad, you know Wanwan is the most timid. You sent her to the ancestral hall to spend the night. Aren't you deliberately trying to scare her to death? There are many ways to punish her. Why did you choose this one?"
In fact, Gong Wanwan also made a big mistake when she was ten years old. She ran away from home after being scolded by her father. Later, she was caught by bad guys in an alley. The Gong family spent five million to redeem her. Gong Qilin punished her by making her face the wall in the Western Suburbs Ancestral Hall for three days. As a result, the little girl was frightened and fell seriously ill after returning. It took more than half a month for her to slowly recover.
The Western Suburbs Ancestral Hall was Gong Wanwan’s nightmare. No one knew what she saw during the three nights she spent there that frightened her into such a state of panic.
Maybe Gong Qilin knew this, so he chose this way to punish her.
"I have made up my mind. There is no point in saying more. Tomorrow morning I will send someone to take you to the Western Suburbs Temple to reflect on your mistakes. I hope you can reflect on your mistakes during this period. The punishment will be determined based on your performance. Meeting adjourned!"
Gong Qilin's tone was unquestionable; he had already made his decision and would not change it easily.
The ancestors of the Gong family are enshrined in the Western Suburbs Ancestral Hall. I believe that nothing will happen to Gong Wanwan if she stays there for a few days. Bodyguards will be arranged to guard outside the gate at that time, one to prevent her from escaping, and the other to protect her.