Hearing Jin Jiande's words, Jin Changge turned his head and looked at his back, asking:
"Second brother, Mother was very strict with you, wasn't she?"
His back trembled slightly, followed by a hoarse laugh:
"yes."
"You know I'm very active. When I was little, I always liked to play pranks on people, like pulling the maids' whips and sprinkling stove ash into the servants' food."
"Another time, a handful of croton seeds were scattered in the stable, which caused the groom Liu Gui to be severely punished by the steward. Liu Gui was beaten but dared not defend himself. How could he dare to say that I did it? But I think the steward knew the inside story. But so what?"
"I don't know how Mother found out later. Maybe someone told her. Mother was furious, stormed into my room, and gave me a good beating."
"Mother hits me really hard. I begged for mercy, but she still wouldn't let me go. Even Father's arrival didn't help."
"I thought that was the end of it after I finally got beaten up."
“I didn’t expect this…” He paused, and Jin Changge saw him raise his arm and then wave it in front of him.
"What happened next? Hasn't your mother forgiven you yet?" Jin Changge pressed.
"Of course they didn't spare me."
"My mother pulled me up from the ground and dragged me to find Liu Gui, so that I could apologize to Liu Gui in person."
"Sigh, I was really scared and angry at that time. My mother had already beaten me, so why did she still send me to find Liu Gui? Although Liu Gui was beaten by the steward, it wasn't as bad as the beating I received from my mother."
“Even though I was beaten and it hurt, I just won’t go. He’s just a coachman. What’s his status? What’s mine? Is it really necessary to go to such lengths?”
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