"You, you..." Jing'er pointed at Chang'an angrily and was unable to speak.

Everyone likes to play with him, but he usually finds it annoying and doesn't pay much attention to them. Sometimes when he's in a good mood and shows a bit of a bad look, those people will rush over to him to show their affection. This time he took the initiative to find Chang'an to play, but Chang'an actually refused!

He wanted to beat Chang'an with a stick, but Chang'an refused to bow his head and beg for mercy.

Thinking of this, Jing'er felt a little annoyed.

Changan's mother used to serve my mother, and my mother liked her very much. Not only did she often give Binju gifts, but Binju was different from others every time she came to pay her respects to my mother. Others came empty-handed, but she brought her children with her. Every year, my mother would reward Changan and Changshun, and would allow Changan and Changshun to play in the back garden. Now he wanted to beat Changan with a stick. If my mother knew, she would definitely be unhappy. If he didn't beat him, his words had already been spoken. Daddy said that we can't speak casually, but we must do what we say... and my mother said the same thing. People should keep their words, so that when they speak in the future, others will believe you and listen to you...

If I had known this would happen, I wouldn’t have thought of beating Chang’an!

Jing'er hesitated for a while, then gritted his teeth and said, "Give me ten strokes of the cane!"

Why not accompany your mother later... It's better than going back on your word in front of everyone!

Huang Xiaomao and Liu Erwu couldn't help but exchange glances, and while shouting loudly, they went to get the boards.

The door curtain of the main room was opened with a "swish". The two people turned around in surprise and saw a charming young woman walking out with a smile.

"Sixth Young Master!" She knelt and saluted Jin Ge'er. "Madam heard your voice but didn't see you. She felt a little strange and asked me to come out to check." As she spoke, she exclaimed in surprise, looking at Chang'an and Changshun. "Didn't you two go to the back garden to play? Why are you here?" As if she had no idea what was going on, she introduced Chang'an and Changshun to Jin Ge'er. "These are the eldest and second sons of Wan Daxian, the steward. Do you know Wan Daxian? He is the second-class steward of the office. He is Madam's companion and followed Madam from Yuhang to Yanjing. You must know their mother, Binju, who often comes to greet Madam. She is also Madam's dowry, and she has served Madam since she was a child. She is the head maid beside Madam. Madam was the matchmaker for Wan Daxian and Binju..."

Amber's chattering was as pleasant to the ears of Huang Xiaomao and Liu Erwu as the Buddha's words. The two of them looked at her with eyes full of gratitude.

Jing'er was a little annoyed.

He knew this woman. She used to be a maidservant beside his mother. She was one of the people who came to the mansion to pay respects to his mother after the Spring Festival. He heard from Mother Song that she was very much liked by his mother. The share of the two housekeepers in his mother's room was reserved for this woman named Amber. When Qiuyu and Hongwen talked about it, he still remembered that Qiuyu's eyes flashed with fear at that time. It was obvious that she was afraid of Amber.

All she said was talking about Chang'an's parents, and it was obvious that she wanted him to show mercy and spare Chang'an this time.

But Chang'an refused to bow his head, so how could he forgive him?

Since Amber showed up, my mother must have heard the noise outside. Jin Ge'er didn't want to make Shiyi Niang worry, so he thought about it and simply interrupted Amber's words and asked Chang'an: "Are you going to play with me or not?"

Although Amber had not been in the mansion for the past few years, she had always paid attention to the affairs of the mansion. She knew that the Sixth Young Master was the most favored by the Madam and the Marquis, and everyone in the mansion would give him some respect when they saw him, so she developed a personality of sticking to her word. But she didn't expect that after she had said so much, the Sixth Young Master would still pursue the matter.

She quickly made a look at Chang'an, signaling him to quickly agree. Chang'an was a person who was influenced by the Wanyi Sect and could only take a spit at a time. Although she knew that she could get out of the predicament by bowing her head, she could not say the words of apology because of her grandfather's admonition.

Amber looked anxious and could only smile and said, "Changan, Changshun, have you greeted the Sixth Young Master? Why don't you kowtow to him now!"

Although Chang'an was straightforward, he was not stupid. He knew that Amber was trying to save face, so he knelt down and kowtowed to Jing'er, calling him "Sixth Young Master". He then gently pushed Changshun's back and asked him to kowtow and call for help as well.

Amber lifted the curtain, called him "Sixth Young Master" with a smile, and said, "I will take you to see the Madam!"

Although Jin'er was angry, he did not disobey his mother's words. He glanced at Chang'an and went into the house.

Amber breathed a sigh of relief and hurried over.

"What happened?" Eleventh Lady, who had turned around and sat upright on the kang, asked Jing'er with a smile, "I heard your voice in the inner room!"

With a look of suspicion still on his face, Jin Ge'er told his mother what had just happened: "...I have already given the order to give Chang'an ten strokes of the cane!"

He clenched his fists tightly, looking like he was trying to argue.

Eleventh Lady didn't expect that her son, at such a young age, had such a deep mind. Is this a success in their education? Or a failure?

She felt a little amused and confused, but looking at her son's expectant eyes, she knew she couldn't stop him.

"Since you've already said it, then give Chang'an ten strokes of the cane!" Eleventh Lady said, nodding slightly at Amber, "I still have something to say to you, so let Guan Qingjia watch from outside!"

He didn't say that the young master was wrong, and he kept the young master in the house.

Amber immediately understood Eleventh Lady's intention.

She smiled, bowed, and stepped back.

Jing'er's little face instantly glowed brightly like the summer sunshine.

"Mom!" He pulled his mother's sleeve and looked at Binju who was biting her lip and about to cry. He then glanced at Chang'an who was pressed on the bench by Huang Xiaomao outside the window. After a moment's thought, he said, "It's Chang'an who is wrong! I'll get him a doctor later!"

Bin Ju quickly knelt down and saluted: "Thank you very much, Sixth Young Master! He is just such a stubborn person, Sixth Young Master, please don't be angry with him! Be careful not to get sick from anger, the Madam will be worried!"

Brother Jing nodded.

Eleventh Lady said to Binju: "You should go and see Chang'an too!"

Bin Ju responded and walked out of the inner room in a somewhat hurried manner.

Eleventh Lady wanted to discuss this matter with Jing'er in private, so she sent the servants away from home: "...After you beat them up, let the mother and son come in to see me."

The maids left in response.

When Jing'er saw that there was no one in the room, he hurriedly said, "Mom, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have hit your person!" He hung his head and shoulders, his face full of regret.

"Do you regret it now?" Eleventh Lady scolded him with a stern face.

"Yeah!" Jing'er nodded repeatedly.

"You have to learn to control your temper." Eleventh Lady counseled, "How can a person's life always go smoothly? Mother saw that the little maid was clumsy and wanted to teach her a lesson! But there are smart people and clumsy people. They come to our house just to do things. If they don't do a good job, just replace them. If there is no one to replace, then the smart people should do smart things; the stupid people should do simple things. You can't let your mother scold you just because of your nature, right? Besides, Chang'an did the right thing. He was just accompanying his mother. The person who came to greet me personally is not your personal servant, so why must he play Cuju with you? Even if he is your personal servant, Suifeng takes care of the birds and animals you raise, while Huang Xiaomao and Wang Erwu are responsible for playing with you. You can't let Suifeng stop taking care of your birds and animals and play with you like Huang Xiaomao and Wang Erwu all day, right? Chang'an should not have been beaten in the first place, and now I beat him up for you, which is a mistake on top of a mistake. But for your face, I have to do this!" As she said this, she sighed deeply, "I let Chang'an suffer!"

When Jin Ge'er heard this, he looked panicked: "Mom, then, what should we do?"

Eleventh Lady asked Jing'er, "What do you think we should do?" She pretended to be a little undecided.

Jing'er had no choice but to think about this matter seriously himself.

"Compensate Chang'an with silver?" he said hesitantly, "Or, reward him with something?"

Eleventh Lady sighed in her heart.

It's really teaching by example.

Whether it was her or Xu Lingyi, they would give money to others for any matter. When something happened, the first thing the child thought of was to give money to others. However, this was how society was. For servants whose status was not equal to theirs, they could only express their apology or love by giving money or speaking softly to others.

"This is all secondary." Eleventh Lady said gently, "You should learn to think twice before you act! Didn't your father tell you a few days ago..."

She and her son were talking in the inner room. Bin Ju looked at the wooden board that Wang Erwu gently put on her son's buttocks, and asked Hu Bo worriedly, "Is this okay?"

"You! What can I say?" Amber said helplessly, "If Madam really wanted to attack Chang'an, she would have handed it over to Chief Steward Bai long ago. Why would she let us women and children do the fighting!"

"I, I'm just feeling confused." Bin Ju blushed.

Chang'an, who had already received the board, jumped up and hurried over to comfort his mother: "Mom, I'm fine, it doesn't hurt at all!"

"That was because Madam showed mercy!" Bin Ju lectured her son with a sullen face, "The Sixth Young Master asked you to play with him because he thinks highly of you. Just play with him. How dare you talk back to the Sixth Young Master like this? When we get back later, I'm going to tell your grandfather and your father and see how they teach you a lesson..."

Chang'an listened to his mother's nagging with a confused expression.

Fortunately, Qiuyu came out to help: "Sister Binju, Madam wants you to go in with Changan and Changshun!"

Bin Ju hurriedly straightened her son's clothes, smoothed his messy hair, and led her son into the inner room.

Jing'er rewarded Chang'an with two taels of silver.

Chang'an took the silver with confusion at Binju's suggestion.

"There are things you can do and things you can't do." Eleventh Lady looked at Chang'an with a smile and asked him, "Do you want to come to the mansion and be Jin'er's personal servant?"

Changan didn't know.

Everyone in their family worked in the Xu Mansion. Grandpa also said that when he was fourteen or fifteen years old, he would also work in the Xu Mansion. But he was not old enough yet, and he had to take care of Changshun...

He looked toward the daisy.

Bin Ju was surprised and delighted, and quickly knelt down in front of Shiyi Niang: "Thank you, Madam!" She saw her son still standing there in a daze, so she quickly pulled his clothes and motioned him to kneel down, "Why don't you thank Madam and Sixth Young Master!"

Chang'an knelt down hurriedly. Before he could say thank you, he heard Shiyi Niang ask again, "Changshun, are you willing to go into the mansion with your brother?"

Changshun looked at the eight-treasure cloisonné candy plate on the kang table of Shiyi Niang and answered loudly, "Yes," without hesitation.

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Being dull has its advantages.

Finally, I found a servant for Jing'er who doesn't follow the crowd.

O(∩_∩)O~

I've posted a draft first, and will catch bugs later!

Besides, please give me pink votes...