After rebirth, I became a national teacher

When Zhang looked at Pei Xiao, her eyes were subconsciously filled with strong hope.

After kneeling for five days, even with a cushion, her legs would undoubtedly be crippled.

By then, if the abbot of Cihang Temple cannot treat her, she will become a disabled person for life.

But if the time can be shortened to two and a half days, she will have hope of recovering to normal even if treated by an ordinary doctor.

At this moment, even though Pei Xiao had been on the battlefield before, he still felt tremendous pressure.

The man has gold at his knees.

A man's face is more important than anything else. How could he be punished to kneel outside a rural Taoist temple?

If this gets out, he will be ridiculed for the rest of his life.

But if you don't kneel...

The words I said yesterday about facing it together with Zhang are still fresh in my mind. Moreover, kneeling can save Zhang two and a half days of kneeling, which can substantially reduce the harm to her body caused by this punishment.

Even though he never took women seriously, he knew very well that if he refused this time, it would really disappoint Zhang.

Zhang Jinghong's words echoed in my ears again.

"It may not be a bad thing for Jingnan Marquis's Mansion to show weakness and lose face at this time."

Moreover, by kneeling with Zhang, he was also sharing the hardships with her. If anything happened to Zhang, even if the Concubine Shu in the palace was resentful, she could not blame him.

After weighing the pros and cons, he had no choice but to kneel even though it was extremely humiliating!

"Okay, for my wife and for Brother Jin, I kneel!"

He said loudly and righteously, gritted his teeth, lifted the corner of his robe, and knelt beside Zhang.

Zhang was immediately moved.

All previous grudges disappeared.

Pei Xiao felt a little comforted when he saw this.

However, two and a half days is still a long time, and it is not something that two people can just spend casually just to show their affection and have enough water.

First of all, Zhang had prepared cushions in advance, but Pei Xiao did not.

Even though his physique was much stronger than Zhang's, his knees were still made of flesh and bones. However, he felt the pain after just one hour.

What was even more unbearable was that not long after, a noisy voice came from behind, as if a lot of people had come.

Pei Xiao looked back and saw dozens of villagers in plain clothes, all of them looking at the couple with great interest.

"Hehe, I thought my trip today was not in vain! Look, that lady really came to kneel down and atone for her sins again!"

One of the middle-aged men with a mouth full of yellow teeth said proudly.

"It really was a worthwhile trip! If it weren't for your news, how could we have seen such a noble official's wife! Moreover, an official's wife was punished to kneel, which is rare to see once in five hundred years!"

"This life is worth it!"

Obviously, some of these people were the people living nearby who came to burn incense yesterday.

It is no longer the busy farming season and it is rare to see new things in the village. Under the instigation of some people, they called their friends and came to Cihang Temple to watch the fun today.

Someone noticed Pei Xiao next to him.

"Hey, why is there an extra man kneeling together today?"

Although Pei Xiao's face was stinking and his eyes were cold, his temperament was really intimidating.

But these people who came to watch the fun were numerous and powerful, and they were not afraid of him at all as they were laughing.

After being reminded, everyone focused their attention on Pei Xiao again.

Kun Dao, the gatekeeper, heard this and kindly replied:

"This is the husband of that lady. He came with his wife to be punished."

Everyone immediately started to make a noise:

"Oh, you're still a romantic!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, a real man should kneel to heaven, earth, and his parents, but he kneels for a woman. How shameful!"

"Hey, wait, that lady is the Earl's wife, so her husband must be the Earl! Oh my god, he looks like a high-ranking official!"

Someone walked around Pei Xiao and his wife with a playful smile and entered the main gate of Cihang Temple. He stood in front of them and laughed:

"Hahaha, if I stand here, isn't that the equivalent of asking my uncle to kneel down before me? I can brag about this to others for the rest of my life!"