Chapter 422 Cai Family
Shen Yunyue got up and went to the open space in the backyard, where dozens of people were standing. Men and women were divided into several rows and stood in the open space. The oldest one was no more than thirty years old.
The youngest is only eleven or twelve years old.
Shen Yunyue looked at them coldly.
"I don't care what your past life was like. Now that you've come to my Fu family, you've learned how to work in the mansion. All I want is your loyalty. If I find out that you've betrayed me, you'll miss the old days."
Miss the old days?
The slaves collectively shook their heads in their hearts, those were days they never wanted to go back to.
"I'll have An Er give you some medicine later. It will remove the tattoos on your faces, and you can start a new life with a new name and identity."
Everyone touched the tattoos on their faces at the same time.
Tattoos represent the symbol of their slavery, and some masters would even add another tattoo on their faces after buying and selling them.
Now... I want to remove the tattoo.
Everyone cried with excitement.
Kneeling on the ground, kowtowed with a clanging sound.
After hearing this, Shen Yunyue felt that Shi Qinglu was about to be damaged.
"You guys get up."
An Er went downstairs to distribute the medicine, and Shen Yunyue picked a few female slaves who looked nimble and smart to work in the backyard.
Gave them names one by one.
Baizhi and Dikui were the head maids beside her. Xicao and Chaicao were the second-class maids, and the rest were small maids who did some cleaning. I won't introduce them one by one.
Baizhi and Dikui were very happy and hurried forward to kowtow and express their gratitude.
Xicao and Chaicao also came forward to express their gratitude.
Being chosen to serve the master is naturally different from others.
It is said that the maidservant beside the master is equivalent to a lady from a small family.
The four of them are the best at learning rules.
Fu Xuanheng still asked Ling Moxuan to transfer a nanny named Tang to teach them the rules.
"Baizhi, you and Xicao. Dikui and Chaicao, always go out with me separately."
"Yes. I understand."
Ba Nian breathed a sigh of relief. She had always worried that she wouldn't be able to properly prepare Shen Yunyue's daily clothes and hair accessories. Several maids applied the potion first, then followed Nanny Tang to the main courtyard to familiarize themselves with the affairs there.
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Rong Ting stood quietly at the door of the warehouse.
Looking at Cai Wen Ning frying green tea with a serious expression on her face, her technique was beautiful and professional.
The delicate aroma of tea floats in the air.
I thought of the tea mountain under my name.
Rong Ting had an idea in mind and walked to Cai Wen Ning.
"Wen Ning."
Cai Wen Ning had just finished frying a pot of green tea when he turned around and found Rong Ting standing beside him.
"Master Rong."
"Call me Rong Ting."
Cai Wen Ning: ...?
It seemed like the two of them weren't familiar enough with each other, and Cai Wen Ning wasn't a shy person.
Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Rong Ting. I'm mixing a new tea."
"By blending these two types of tea together and roasting them at two different temperatures, you can create a different kind of tea."
Rong Ting likes tea.
Hearing this, he grabbed a few tea leaves and put them to his nose and sniffed them.
"Wen Ning, you're truly amazing."
"I have been playing in the tea mountains since I was a child. Life on the farm is very hard, but the tea mountains are the only place that gives me a trace of warmth." The tea-making masters there treated her very well and taught her all their skills.
She said that after she gets married, she will have a skill that may make her husband's family treat her better.
"Let's take a break."
Seeing beads of sweat on her forehead, Rong Ting couldn't help but make a suggestion.
"Thank you. It's just..."
"Shen Yunyue is not a demanding person. The couple values friendship and loyalty."
Hearing Rong Ting calling him by his name, Cai Wen Ning became curious.
"Rong Ting, have you known the Madam and the others for a long time?"
Rong Ting thought about it and realized that if he really counted it, it was only a little over a year.
It's just that some people are weird.
We have only known each other for a short time, but it feels like we have been friends for a long time.
"It doesn't count."
Rong Ting pointed to the small stool next to him and said, "I'll take you home tonight. I've prepared a maid with martial arts skills for you."
"Need not."
Rong Ting's expression showed a determination that would not be rejected. "Then you'll go back and get beaten and trapped in the yard?"
Cai Wen Ning: ...?
"Thank you very much."
"Between you and me, there's no need to thank me. My fiancée will not tolerate being bullied by others."
Cai Wen Ning's earlobes blushed, "Your fiancée is Cai Wen Ting."
Rong Ting: ...?
I will bring people to Cai’s house to mess things up tomorrow.
You find the daughter of a wicked slave to disgust yourself. Do you really think he is easy to bully?
the next day.
A big event happened in Jinyang Prefecture.
The Rong family brought dozens of servants and rushed to the door of the Cai family's main house and smashed it.
After everyone inquired about the reason, they found out that the eldest daughter of the Cai family was actually an imposter. She was the daughter of Cai Hongxuan and a maidservant, not even a concubine's daughter.
At best, it was a concubine's daughter pretending to be the eldest daughter.
He also abandoned his eldest daughter on the farm.
This is unacceptable in aristocratic families, as they usually favor their legitimate daughters.
The plaque of Cai Mansion was removed.
It was thrown on the ground and stepped on several times.
Mr. Cai was so angry that he could only pace back and forth with his cane, but there was nothing he could do.
"The Rong family is going too far. Do they really think our Cai family is deserted?" Old Master Cai angrily pointed at the front yard and cursed, "Someone, go find Old City Lord Tian and make a decision."
"yes."
A servant ran out.
Cai Hongxuan finally managed to calm the Rong family down and stop smashing things.
He was still wondering how the Rong family knew about it.
"My dear nephew, where did you hear such nonsense? Wen Ting is Qian Niang's child. How could I register a child born by another woman under Qian Niang's name?"
"Mother Qian has been with me for over ten years and has only given birth to one daughter."
"I will only register my son under her name. My dear nephew, please don't be deceived by people with ulterior motives."
Cai Hongxuan was certain Rong Ting had no evidence. As for Cai Wenning, who looked similar to Wen Qian? He would lock her up in the backyard and later find someone with connections to take her over in a sedan chair to be his concubine.
Rong Ting: ...?
"Who is your nephew?"
"Don't try to make random connections. I'm Aunt Qian's future son-in-law, so I have to be her daughter." As Rong Ting spoke, he saw a girl walking over.
She was wearing a beige jacket embroidered with small light yellow flowers, and a horse-faced skirt of the same light color.
There are several pearl hairpins in her hair.
It looks like a white lotus in a pond, exuding a calm elegance.
Cai Wenting held a handkerchief in her hand.
It was assumed that Wen Qian would marry Rong Ting as soon as her three-year mourning period was over. The two families discussed the wedding and set it for the season when the golden osmanthus was fragrant.
I didn’t expect it…it’s all that bitch Cai Wen Ning’s fault.
She was also cursing her mother in her heart, asking why she sent Cai Wen Ning to the farm.
She should be strangled to death.
Cai Wenting came to Rong Ting, bowed gracefully, her eyes filled with tears. "Brother Ting, what did I do wrong? Why are you trying to drive a wedge between me and my mother?"
Cai Wenting bit her lips tightly, her pale face filled with confusion and grief.
"My mother gave birth to me and raised me for thirteen years. You are going to sever our bond just by saying I'm not her biological daughter."
"Mother, she won't agree..."
After he finished speaking, tears had already slid down his face.
When Rong's mother heard what happened at the Cai family, she hurriedly asked someone to send her over.
Entered the gate of Cai Mansion.
Just hearing this sentence, her heart trembled.
Poor Wen Ting.
Rong's mother stepped forward and gave Rong Ting two big slaps. "Nonsense. What made your sister Wen Ting so angry? Why don't you apologize to your sister Wen Ting and then apologize to your father-in-law."
"Mom, I'm not wrong."
When Cai Wenting saw Rong's mother coming, she couldn't bear it anymore.
She walked forward and cried in Rong's mother's arms, "Wow, why did mother die so early?"
"Leave me to be thrown dirty water."
Cai Hongxuan saw this and said angrily:
"Rong Ting, you are going too far. My dear, our Cai Mansion cannot compare to the Rong Mansion. But we cannot let anyone arbitrarily accuse us."
"Is this a random accusation? Let Second Miss Cai Wenning come out."
I heard Rong Ting mention Cai Wen Ning.
A strange look flashed in Cai Hongxuan's eyes, "It turned out to be that evil girl."
"She is the bastard child of the foolish things I did on the farm when I was young."
"When your aunt Qian found out, she wanted to let that woman into the mansion. But she refused to obey her orders, so she made her live on the farm with her daughter."
"Just a lowly concubine."
"Rong Ting, did you believe the words of your concubine?"
Rong's mother had never heard of Cai Wenning, but now she heard Cai Hongxuan talking. She vaguely remembered that Wen Qian had said that she had noticed someone outside Cai Hongxuan.
She also said that she was not a jealous woman, so why didn't she bring the person into the house?
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