"You're not lying?"
"Of course! To be a concubine, to be half a mistress, who would want to be a servant? Who wouldn't want to be waited on?"
Uncle Zhi and Zhi Baicheng both thought she was right. It was really inappropriate to hold a maid down in the courtyard in broad daylight.
The two agreed.
Chunling clenched her fist.
**
Inside Ci'en Temple.
When the old lady heard Xie Xiangxiang's report, her first reaction was disbelief!
However, Xie Xiangxiang said that Yin Jin'an and Xie Zhaozhao had been flirting before Xie Zhaozhao got married, and he even added thirty loads of dowry to her dowry.
Before the old lady could say anything, Aunt Zhi was furious: "This is outrageous! My nephew is a high-ranking official, a close minister of the emperor, yet she insults him like this. He deserves to be drowned in a pig cage."
Seeing that the old lady remained silent, the eldest aunt said angrily, "Sister, you can be confused about everything, but you can't be confused about this! This concerns a person's reputation, and you absolutely cannot stand idly by!"
The old lady pondered for a moment and said, "Zhang Qing, go and see if anyone in the courtyard is gossiping. Anyone who talks about the master recklessly should be beaten to death. Also, don't make this public. Go to Yuehu Garden and stop Xie Shi, then bring her back to Ci'en Courtyard."
She glanced at Xie Xiangxiang, her eyes cold, and said indifferently, "Please go back first, Madam. Tell the people in the courtyard not to gossip and not to say anything without evidence."
Xie Xiangxiang bowed respectfully and left, but she didn't find Chunling at the door. Where did that wretched maid go?
Aunt Zhi said angrily, "Eldest sister, you should immediately send someone to inform the third brother, instead of sending servants to intercept him."
The old lady sighed and said, "The third son is too worried about matters of the court, and I don't want to add to his worries."
Aunt Zhi said, "This is a huge matter. No matter how busy you are with government affairs, you should deal with family matters first. A woman like this should have been divorced long ago!"
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