"Miss, the Second Miss is going too far. She's clearly slapping you in the face!"

When Zhuye learned what Mu Qianxue had done, he was so angry that he jumped up and down.

Ruizhu was very calm. She said calmly, "Second Miss, you are just establishing your own image."

"Zhuye, don't worry. People's true nature will be exposed. No matter how good their disguise is, it will eventually show up."

Gu Yunran put down the book, looked at Zhuye and said calmly: "Ruizhu is right."

"But..." Zhuye said anxiously, "Now the Second Miss is considered a good person in the eyes of the shogunate's servants."

"They will think you are unsympathetic, young lady."

"That's fine!" Gu Yunran didn't care. "Such a large Mu Mansion cannot be managed well if we only care about our feelings for the servants."

"We must use both kindness and force!"

Zhuye thought about it and nodded: "I understand."

Mu Qianjiao was taken away by Nanny Li to learn the rules again, and Mu Qianxue brought two maids to Gu Yunran's yard.

As soon as she walked in, she knelt in front of Gu Yunran.

"Please punish me, second sister-in-law!"

Gu Yunran put down the book in his hand, stood up, walked to Mu Qianxue, bent down and helped her up.

"Second sister, get up quickly! You're tormenting me by kneeling in front of me like this!"

"But, Xue'er made a mistake."

"Oh?" Gu Yunran raised an eyebrow and pretended to be confused and asked, "I wonder what mistake my second sister made?"

"Jiaojiao and the other two girls made a mistake. I felt sorry for them, so I asked Mother Li to stop caning them!"

Gu Yunran's face darkened when she heard this: "Second Miss, you've been learning from a master for so long, and you don't even know the rules?"

"If a servant makes a mistake, please plead for mercy and have the punishment stopped. This will continue to be the way things are in this mansion from now on!"

"If you plead for this person today, he will surely remember you well. But if another person makes a mistake tomorrow and you don't plead for him, wouldn't that be partiality?"

"If you continue to plead for mercy, and no one is punished for making a mistake, then more and more people will make mistakes because they know they won't be punished for making a mistake. How will the government be managed in the future?"

"The Mu Mansion has been able to prosper for so many years because of the meritorious service of the masters in the front and the good management of the mistress in the backyard!"

"If nothing else, you should have seen how Grandmother used both kindness and authority when she was in charge of the family."

Gu Yunran reached out and pulled Mu Qianxue up, saying earnestly, "You are so soft-hearted, the servants will only pretend to obey you but secretly disobey you."

Mu Qianxue's face was pale. She originally thought that running to Gu Yunran to be punished would make the servants sympathize with her and say good things about her.

Even if Gu Yunran doesn't punish her, she can still win people's favor and slowly make Gu Yunran a mere mistress.

I didn't expect Gu Yunran to be so eloquent, making it seem like she had really done something wrong.

"I, I..." Mu Qianxue hesitated for a long time, not knowing how to refute.

At this time, Mu's mother came.

"Second Madam!" Mother Mu bowed respectfully to Gu Yunran.

"What's the matter, Mother Mu?" Gu Yunran asked.

Mother Mu glanced at Mu Qianxue, then smiled and said to Gu Yunran, "Second Madam, the old lady asked me to invite the second young lady over."

"Then go ahead."

" Why."

Mother Mu looked at Mu Qianxue and said with a smile, "Second Miss, let's go."

"Okay." Mu Qianxue responded softly and followed behind Mu's mother.

Mother Mu walked straight ahead, very quickly, and Mu Qianxue followed quickly behind.

She was very nervous and panicked along the way. If her grandmother asked her to go over at this time, would she have discovered something?

Only when they arrived at the old lady's Frost Courtyard did Mother Mu stop and wait for Mu Qianxue.

She urged impatiently, "Second Miss, please hurry up, the old lady is waiting anxiously."

"good."

Mu Qianxue quickened her pace and caught up. She was so tired that she was panting. She covered her chest and asked tentatively, "Mom Mu, is there something that Grandma wants me to come for?"

"You'll know when you go in." Mother Mu didn't answer her. After Mu Qianxue caught up, she turned and went into the house to report, "Madam, the second young lady is here."

The old lady was lying on the chaise longue, and the maid was massaging her forehead. She waved her hand, signaling the maid to stop.

"You go down."

"yes."

The little maid retreated.

Mu Qianxue stood in the hall, with her head lowered, pinching her sleeves and not saying a word, looking very nervous.

Mother Mu walked over to the old lady, stood beside her, and whispered a few words into her ear. The old lady frowned as she listened.

Madam Mu suddenly shouted, "Kneel down!"

Mu Qianxue's body trembled suddenly. She looked around blankly and found that she was the only one left in the room besides Mu's mother.

It was obvious that the old lady's words just now were directed at her.

She knelt down feeling aggrieved.

"grandmother……"

Madam Mu sat up straight and looked at her seriously: "Do you know why I asked you to kneel?"

Mu Qianxue shook her head in confusion: "I have learned but do not understand. Please enlighten me, Grandma!"

"Oh!" Madam Mu laughed out of anger. She sighed and said, "Xue'er, you were raised by your grandmother. I understand what you are thinking."

"My grandmother married into the Mu family at the age of fifteen and has been the Mu family's housekeeper for fifty years. She has seen everyone."

"Put away your little thoughts."

Mu Qianxue was stunned. She didn't expect that the little things she did in private could not escape her grandmother's eyes.

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