Nian pushed Cui Mama away and refused to let her help. She staggered to Xingger'er with a crutch!
"Oh my, my Xing'er, why do you hit me like this? Xueyue!"
Nian and the maid helped Xing'er up, and another maid also helped the unstable Ji'er up.
"Why are you doing this!" Nian asked coldly.
Guo Liangxian was also shocked when he saw this.
Why are family rules suddenly enforced for no reason?
Yuan Xueyue just smiled indifferently, applied some ointment to Song Ge'er, and told him the reason in a light-hearted manner.
Then let Cuiping call the maid who saw it with her own eyes. There were witnesses and evidence, plus Ji Ge'er's confession and begging for mercy, as well as all the lies that Xing Ge'er told. All of them were exposed.
Cui Ping bowed and said, "General, old lady, this is what happened."
"Although the eldest and second young masters are naughty, it is wrong to disturb the third young master from reading or writing. Moreover, they rashly attacked the third young master, and it distressed Madam to see them."
"I don't know what the two young masters are thinking, and I can't guess."
After Cuiping finished speaking, Yuan Xueyue took Songger's hand and prepared to leave into the house.
But Nian suddenly called out,
“Wait!”
Yuan Xueyue paused.
Nian said, "My brother is naughty and shouldn't have hit me, but as a mother, I haven't taught him well enough, so shouldn't I also punish him?"
Guo Liangxian remained silent. He did not get involved in these inner-house affairs at all.
After these words were spoken, Ji Ge'er was stunned. The pain in his body did not allow him to say anything. Would his mother be punished too?
Xing Ge'er reacted and, enduring the pain, pulled at the hem of Nian's clothes and said,
"Grandma, please don't blame me. It's my fault."
Xingger almost spoke with great effort, his words were unclear but Nian heard them clearly. When she saw the injury on Xingger's mouth, she was shocked and said,
"Brother, what's wrong with your mouth?"
The servant next to him explained,
"During the family discipline just now, the eldest young master shouted out loud, but the second young master refused to shout and kept biting his lip..."
Nian hugged Xing'er tightly in her arms, patted his back and comforted him, "Don't be afraid, grandma will take care of it for you."
At the same time, the aunt from Taoxing Pavilion also rushed over. Seeing Xingger like this, she wanted to step forward and question Yuan Xueyue, but she had already gone into the house and ignored her.
Xingger didn't want to face Guo Lianglian and just buried his head in Nian's arms.
Yuan Xueyue doesn't care about punishment or anything like that, just come on.
Song Ge'er didn't want to look at Yuan Xueyue, so he lowered his head and said,
"It's my fault. If I'm punished by grandma, I'm willing to take the blame for my mother."
Yuan Xueyue smiled and stroked Song'er's head, saying, "How can you take the blame? The old lady's punishment is unclear. Brother, you should study hard. That will be your way of repaying your mother."
The mother and son really cared about each other, but fate did not allow it.
The next day, after settling the injuries of the two young masters and taking a few days off from school, Nian brought Mama Cui and four servants to the Pear Garden, ready to question Yuan Xueyue!
Yuan Xueyue adhered to the principle of "make the best of it" and was not afraid at all.
Early in the morning, she finished her own work, had breakfast with Song Ge'er, applied ointment on him, and sent him to the study to study.
As soon as Yuan Xueyue walked down the stairs, she saw Nian and his men entering the Pear Garden.
"I hope you are well, mother-in-law." Yuan Xueyue bowed slightly.
Nian said coldly,
"How can I be as safe as you? How can I be safe if you mess with Xing'er! Go!"
Nian ordered the servants to hold Yuan Xueyue down and enforce the family rules!
Mother Cui saw this and felt a little sorry.
It just so happened that Ju Niuer from Yaoyu Pavilion brought Jiang Tingting to pay respects to the lady. They had also heard about what happened yesterday and came here early in the morning!
"Old Madam, please calm down! Can this matter be discussed?"
Ju Niuer stepped forward and saluted, stopping the servants.
The servants were stunned. It was difficult to take action because there was a pregnant concubine blocking the way.
Guo Liangxian will not come. He had a secret meeting with Qin Qing'er in Yanlingyuan last night.
Here, only Ju Niuer can beg for mercy.
Mother Cui was stunned and made a face, signaling Ju Niu'er not to stop the old lady!
However, Ju Niuer, remembering the favor given by the lady, refused to make way.
"Old Madam, for the sake of the girl, please don't punish her for now. My brother still needs to be taken care of, not to mention that it's almost the end of the year, and Madam still needs to prepare for all the big and small things in the mansion."
After hearing what Ju Niu'er said, Nian was stunned for a moment.
Yes!
All the big and small matters in this mansion still need Yuan Xueyue to take care of them!
Nian gnashed her teeth in anger and said, "Xueyue used family discipline on my brother yesterday. This is a mother who doesn't know how to teach. She let my brother get into a fight and cause trouble. How can she not punish him!"
Ju Niu'er only had a three-month-old extra belly, and she slowly knelt down and said,
"Don't be angry, old lady. I love my son and I definitely don't want to rashly enforce family rules. I also want to discipline my son's temper. Otherwise, if he clashes with me like this, he might offend others and get into trouble in the future!"
Ju Niuer was somewhat influenced by Yuan Xueyue, and her memories and behavior reflected some of Yuan Xueyue's fairness in dealing with things.
However, she is still a concubine, and occasionally she is dissatisfied with the concubines in the mansion, and is obsessed with the general's love!
After hearing what Ju Niu'er said, Mother Cui was afraid that Niu'er would be implicated, so she also knelt down and begged for mercy on behalf of the lady.
"Madam! Considering that you are now conscientious in your duties and manage the household well, please let her go for now. Let's put my brother's matter aside for now. It won't be too late to punish her later!"
If we punish him later, it will be almost the end of the year, so won’t it be nearly two months later?
The Chinese New Year is coming this month, and no violence can be done during the first month of the year. After the first month of the year, Yuan Xueyue will have to arrange matters in the mansion, and she has to go back to her parents' home!
Doesn't that mean we have to wait until Yuan Xueyue returns from her parents' home in the summer?
The round trip will take at least two months!
There was no solution, and Nian was so angry that she threw her crutch towards Yuan Xueyue!
Obviously the distance is not enough.
Yuan Xueyue also knew that someone was begging for mercy, so she had to go down the stairs, bend down, pick up the crutch, and hand it to Nian.
"Mother-in-law, please calm down. I will do better in the future. It was my impulsiveness that caused the matter concerning my brother. It won't be too late for me to punish her slowly in the future." Yuan Xueyue said calmly.
Nian looked at the calm face and didn't do anything. She breathed a sigh of relief and said,
"Hmph! You're lucky! You must take care of the affairs of this mansion! Don't cause any trouble for me!"
Nian also remembered what Xingger said yesterday and begged for mercy from her daughter-in-law.
As a result, Nian was in a difficult situation this time!
Fortunately, with Ju Niu'er and Mother Cui covering for her, and Yuan Xueyue knowingly coming over to apologize, Nian was too lazy to pursue the matter!
Seeing this, Mother Cui hurriedly helped Ju Niu'er up and brushed off the dust on her body. The mother and daughter smiled at each other.
Yuan Xueyue nodded and said, "Mother-in-law is right. Please take care."
After seeing Nian off, Yuan Xueyue glanced at Ju Niu'er beside her and smiled with relief.
"Thank you."
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