Liu Lu paused, as if realizing that there was something wrong with what he said.
She smiled awkwardly, and Zhuhong beside her whispered softly, "The eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar. It is also a blessing for Concubine Fang to be like the young master."
No one present dared to say a word.
But, I heard it.
This person, when he doesn't talk about it, it's fine. Everyone is busy every day and no one pays attention to these details. But once someone brings it up, and you think about it carefully, it seems to be true!
Kang Ge's eyes were large, and although Concubine Fang usually kept her eyebrows down and looked pleasant, her eyes were indeed quite large. Especially her face shape, they looked like they were cut from the same mold!
Isn’t it exactly like that?!
Someone inadvertently mentioned, "If you ask me, this Concubine Fang and Brother Kang are only vaguely similar. But Brother Kang really looks like the Marquis when he was a child. No wonder the old lady dotes on him so much..."
Shen Ruoyan looked in the direction of the voice and saw that the person who said this was the old man who served in the mansion. He was used to gossiping and accidentally made a mistake in front of his master.
"Madam, calm down!"
Realizing she had spoken out of turn, the old slave quickly knelt down. She wished she could put her tongue back in. This was the mistress, how could she be happy to hear that her adopted child resembled the Marquis?
Chun Xi was also angry and said sarcastically, "Madame Ding, you are so bold! You think you can make up the master's affairs?!"
Regardless of whether they look like it or not, as servants, they cannot criticize their masters without authorization.
What's more, this happened in front of the master!
She saw that the older Madam Ding got, the less measured she became. Back in the Marquis's mansion, there was no order in the place. The old lady's management was lax, and she had a large number of lazy and unruly servants under her command—Madam Ding was one of them.
"There's no such thing as calming down or not calming down. Working in the Marquis' Mansion is different from working in an ordinary family. When you go out, you represent the reputation of the Marquis' Mansion. If you cause trouble, others will come to you to look for the reputation of the Marquis' Mansion."
Before, Shen Ruoyan felt that the servants of the Changning Marquis Mansion were impetuous and reckless, and they were not at all like the rules taught by the aristocratic family.
Later, when I met the old lady, I finally understood what it meant to "the upper beam is crooked, and the lower beams will be crooked too."
The old lady herself came from an obscure background. The old marquis fell in love with her at first sight and married her, the daughter of a minor official, against all odds.
As a wife, the old lady actually did a good job. She devoted herself to the management of the Marquisate. When the old Marquis was around, she served him attentively and properly, allowing him to feel the warmth of home when he returned to the Marquisate.
But after the old marquis passed away, the old lady was not enough to support the entire marquisate.
She was a strong-willed person, and she firmly believed that as long as the glory of the Marquis' Mansion existed, her status would remain.
So, she devoted herself to raising Lu Jing and protecting the Marquisate, but forgot that rotten trees rot from the inside...
"Madame Ding is an elder in the mansion. Normally, she shouldn't be so ignorant of the rules. It seems I've been too lenient with everyone on a daily basis, which is why you servants dare to say anything outside!"
"If I don't take care of it, I'm afraid next time, I'll be talking nonsense in front of the Marquis!"
These people, relying on the fact that they are in the hands of the old lady, are arrogant even in her own yard in front of other servants.
Shen Ruoyan had wanted to take action to rectify the situation for a long time, but he had not found the right opportunity yet.
Look, someone brought me a pillow just when I felt sleepy - Nanny Ding came at the right time!
"In our Shen family, such unruly slaves who disrespect their superiors and plot against their masters will be sold..."
Madam Ding's legs went weak, and she couldn't even kneel anymore. She fell to the ground and said, "Madam, please spare me! I have been in the mansion for so long. Even if I haven't made any contributions, I have worked hard! Please, Madam, for the sake of the old lady, spare me!"
She kept kowtowed to the ground, even when blood came out, but she didn't dare to stop!
[Madam seems easy to talk to on a daily basis, but when she gets angry, she's really scary!]
"Madame Ding is an elder in the mansion, after all, and she belongs to the old lady. If the lady really wants to sell her out, it will really chill us old slaves..."
[A new emperor brings new ministers. It seems the situation in this palace is truly about to change!]
The servants had different thoughts and the expressions on their faces seemed extremely complicated.
But even though Aunt Ding's head was broken and bleeding, no one present stood up to plead for her.
"Madam Ding, what are you doing? Madam is just saying you'll be sold, not forced to death. Who are you trying to show off to?" Liu Lu was outspoken and took the opportunity to stand on Shen Ruoyan's side. "Or do you think you can force Madam to let you go by doing this?"
"You!" Nanny Ding stopped and felt angry. How could a lowly concubine dare to yell at her?
If the old lady were here, she would definitely seek justice for herself!
But after what happened just now, she dared not express any dissatisfaction. "Auntie, you have wronged me. I know I have made a great mistake. As a humble person, how could I force you? I just hope that you will give me a chance to live because I have served you."
As she spoke, tears began to flow.
Because of fear and terror, I was sad and sincere.
"The old lady has been kind to me, and I only want to stay by her side. If I leave the Marquis' Mansion, I simply cannot survive..."
Shen Ruoyan watched her performance quietly, so it was no surprise that this difficult slave was difficult to deal with.
The reason why we didn't take action against them immediately before was because of this.
But there is no turning back once something has been done. If she fails at the hands of Madam Ding, she won't have to take care of this Marquis' Mansion in the future!
"If it weren't for the fact that you served the old lady, I would have kicked you out for being so outspoken!" Shen Ruoyan acted very angry. Chun Xi hurried forward and handed her tea. "Madam, calm down. Don't get yourself hurt by being angry."
"Everyone knows that you, Madam, are the kindest of people. If it weren't for Madam Ding's fabricated lies about the Marquis and Young Master Kang, how could you have been so angry?"
As he spoke, he glared at Aunt Ding fiercely, "Aunt Ding, can't you control your mouth? Why are you still feeling wronged?"
She still has the nerve to bring up the old lady. Does she really think that if the old lady knew, she would plead for her?
Shen Ruoyan tiredly supported his forehead and waved his hand, "Forget it, considering that she has served the old lady, I will give her twenty strokes of the cane and deduct one month's salary to serve as a warning to others."
"Madam, please spare me! Madam! Madam, I am the old lady's person, you can't do this to me..."
Nanny Ding spoke without thinking, and before she could finish her words, Qiu Ye rolled up a handkerchief and stuffed it into her mouth, blocking her voice.
"If you keep barking, the lady will sell you out, don't you believe it?"
After Shen Ruoyan took charge of the family, the first thing he did was to take possession of all the servants' indentures.
So what if she's the old lady's man? As long as she has the indenture, she'll sell you out anyway!
Nanny Ding widened her eyes in horror, sobbing and struggling, feeling deeply regretful.
Her mouth! Why couldn't she hold back just now?
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