Chapter 626: Disagreement (Part 2)
"You, you..." Jiange'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 them a bit of affection, 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, Jiange'er felt a little upset.
Changan’s mother once served mother, and mother liked her very much. She often gave Binju gifts. Every time Binju came to pay her respects to mother, she was different from others. Others came empty-handed, but she brought her children with her. Mother would reward Changan and Changshun every year and allow them to play in the back garden. Now he was going to beat Changan. Mother would definitely be unhappy if she knew. If he didn’t beat him, he had already said what he wanted to say. Daddy said that we should not speak casually, but we must do what we said. ... And 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 mentioned beating Chang’an!
After hesitating for a while, Jian Ge'er gritted his teeth and said, "Give me ten strokes of the cane!"
Why not let your mother accompany you later... It's better than breaking your promise 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 turned around in surprise and saw a charming young woman walking out with a smile on her face.
"Sixth Master!" She knelt and saluted Jiange'er. "Madam heard your voice but didn't see you, so she was a little puzzled and asked me to come out to take a look." 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?" They didn't seem to know what happened after they left, so she hurriedly introduced Chang'an and Changshun to Jiange'er. "This is Wan The eldest and second sons of Daxian Wan, the steward. Do you know Wan Daxian? He is the second-class steward of the office. He is the mistress's companion, and followed the mistress from Yuhang to Yanjing when she married. You must know their mother, Binju, who often comes to greet the mistress. She is also the mistress's dowry, and has served the mistress since she was a child. She is the head maid beside the mistress. The marriage between Wan Daxian and Binju was arranged by the mistress... "
Amber was talking a lot, but to Huang Xiaomao and Liu Erhu's ears, it sounded like the sound of Buddha's words. They both looked at her with eyes full of gratitude.
But Brother Jian was a little troubled.
He knew this woman. She used to be a maidservant of 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 other 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 very afraid of Amber.
All she said was about Chang'an's parents, and it was obvious that she was asking 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. Jianger didn't want to worry Shiyi Niang, so he thought about it and simply interrupted Amber and asked Changan: "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 concessions first, so she had developed a personality that insisted on what he said. However, she did not expect that after she had said so much, the Sixth Young Master would still pursue this matter.
She quickly made a look at Chang'an, signaling him to quickly agree. Chang'an had been taught by Wanyi to be a man of few words, and although he knew that he could get out of the predicament by bowing his head, he could not say the words of apology because of his grandfather's advice.
Humber looked anxious and could only smile and said, "Changan, Changshun, have you greeted the Sixth Young Master? Why don't you kowtow to him quickly!"
Although Chang'an was straightforward, he was not stupid. He knew that Amber was trying to find a way out for him, so he knelt down and kowtowed to Jiange'er, calling him "Sixth Young Master". He then gently pushed Changshun's back, asking 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 Jian'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 quickly followed.
"What happened?" Eleventh Lady, who had turned around and sat upright on the kang, asked Jian'er with a smile, "Mother heard your voice in the inner room!"
With a look of surprise on his face, Jiange'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 going to argue his case.
Eleventh Lady had never thought that her son, at such a young age, had such thoughts in his mind. Was this a success in their education? Or was it 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 gently at Amber. "I still have something to say to you. Let Guan Biao's family watch outside!"
He did not say that the young master was wrong, and he even kept him in the house.
Amber immediately understood Shiyi Niang's intention.
She smiled, bowed, and stepped back.
Jiange'er's little face instantly glowed brightly like the summer sun.
"Mom!" He pulled his mother's sleeve and looked at Binju who was biting her lips and almost crying in the room. He then glanced at Chang'an who was pressed on the bench by Huang Xiaomao outside the window. After a moment of thought, he said, "Chang'an is wrong. I'll call a doctor for him later!"
Bin Ju quickly knelt down and bowed, "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, otherwise the Madam will be worried!"
Jiangeer nodded.
Eleventh Lady said to Binju: "You should also go and see Chang'an!"
Binju responded and walked out of the inner room in a somewhat hurried manner.
Eleventh Lady wanted to discuss this matter with Jiange'er in private, so she sent the servants away: "After you beat them up, let them come in to see me."
The maids left immediately.
When Jian'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 man!" He lowered his head, slumped his shoulders, and his face was full of regret.
"Do you regret it now?" Eleventh Lady scolded him with a stern face.
"Hmm!" Jiange nodded repeatedly.
"You have to learn to control your temper." Eleventh Lady advised, "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 replacement, then the smart people should do smart things, and the stupid people should do simple things. You can't let your mother scold you just because you are like this by nature, right? Besides, Chang'an did the right thing. He was just accompanying his mother. The one who came to greet me is not your personal servant, so why must he play Cuju with you? Even if it is the servants beside you, Suifeng raises your birds and beasts, Huang Xiaomao and Wang Erwu are dedicated to playing with you, you can't let Suifeng stop raising your birds and beasts and let Huang Xiaomao and Wang Erwu play with you 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." After saying this, she sighed, "I let Chang'an suffer!"
When Jian Geer heard this, he looked panicked: "Mom, then, then what should we do?"
Eleventh Lady asked Jiang'er, "What do you think we should do?" She pretended to be undecided.
Jiange'er had no choice but to think about this matter seriously himself.
"Compensate Chang'an with money?" he asked 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 children thought of was to give money. However, this was the society, and for servants whose status was not equal to theirs, they could only express their apology or love by giving money or speaking softly to them.
"This is secondary." Eleventh Lady said gently, "You should learn to think twice before you act! Didn't your father tell you two days ago..."
She and her son were talking in the inner room. Binju looked at the wooden board that Wang Erwu gently dropped on her son's buttocks, and asked Hubo 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?"
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's because Madam showed mercy!" Bin Ju sternly taught her son, "The Sixth Young Master asked you to play with him because he thinks highly of you, so just play with him. You actually contradicted the Sixth Young Master like this. When we get back later, I will 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 save the situation, "Sister Binju, Madam wants you, Changan, and Changshun to go in!"
Bin Ju hurriedly helped her son straighten his clothes and smoothed his messy hair, then led her son into the inner room.
Jianger rewarded Chang'an with two taels of silver.
Chang'an took the silver with confusion at Binju's suggestion.
"There are things you should do and things you shouldn't do." Shiyi Niang looked at Chang'an with a smile and asked him, "Do you want to come to the mansion and be a personal servant to Jian'er?"
Changan doesn't know.
Everyone in their family worked in the Xu residence. Grandpa also said that when he was fourteen or fifteen years old, he would also work in the Xu residence. But he was not yet of age and still had to bring Changshun with him. . . .
He looked toward Binju.
Bin Ju was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly knelt 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, but 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 enamel candy plate on the kang table of Shiyi Niang and said "yes" loudly without hesitation.