Hearing that it was for Ling Ran, Ling Ce's brows relaxed a little.
Rou Rou was already wronged to be a stepmother, but she still did her best to be good to Ling Ran for his sake. Although she was a bit reckless today, it was understandable.
He reached out and helped Rou Rou up. Turning his gaze over there, he saw a servant helping Ling Qiang limp and run over in a disheveled state.
"Master, master, you must do justice for us servants! These people are too ruthless!"
"Father, those people are just a bunch of troublemakers! And these servants are utterly useless. They let me get beaten up and failed to protect their master. They'll all be sold off!"
The servants, who had been pitifully complaining, never expected that they would also be complained about by the second young master. Their eyes widened, and they looked to Sang Rou, their mistress, for help.
Sang Rou tenderly stroked Ling Qiang's bruised face and scolded the servants: "A bunch of useless things! You can't even protect your master! What's the use of keeping you around!"
"My poor child, beaten like this by those vicious women, it breaks my heart!"
The servants never expected that their master, whom they had risked their lives to protect, would not only fail to acknowledge their contributions but also punish them. They immediately knelt down and knelt before their master to explain the facts: "Master, this matter is not our fault."
"The lady and the second young master spoke inappropriately, angering the other party, who then beat them mercilessly without regard for their own safety. We servants fought desperately to protect our masters; look at these injuries on our bodies! Wasn't it all for the lady and the second young master?"
Everything was fine until the second young master fell in love with the woman and the wife, being arrogant and boastful, suggested taking someone else's daughter as a concubine. Otherwise, there wouldn't have been this beating.
Now, things have turned out the other way around, and it's become their fault!
No wonder this middle-aged woman was able to enter the Ling family; the hearts of that mother and son are truly black! But they only joined halfway through their lives, and they are not generous or open-minded at all; all they do is shift the blame.
They were truly wronged.
When Ling Ce heard the servants' words, he assumed that Rou Rou and Qiang'er were trying to force their way in to search Ran'er, which angered Hu Shuiqing.
This can only be described as being overly concerned, and it's not really a big deal.
He then looked at the servant's injuries, which were indeed much more serious than those of Rou Rou and Qiang Er. He half-tapping and half-soothingly said, "Alright, Madam and Young Master are the masters. Besides, they suffered because of the eldest young master's matter. You are protecting not only them but also the eldest young master."
Today's events were a misunderstanding. I saw your injuries, and I don't blame you.
Seeing that the master was protecting Sang Rou and was not blaming the seriously injured servants, the maids and nannies felt a great sense of crisis and wiped away their tears, saying, "We dare not be negligent."
In the past, when the First Madam was in charge, she would never have blamed us for this situation. The Madam and the Second Young Master often threatened to sell us servants, but we are truly innocent today. We beg you, Master, to investigate thoroughly.
The First Madam, being of high social standing and with strict requirements, kept her distance from them. When Sang Rou, from a humble background, took over, she spoke to them softly and gently. At first, they were very excited, thinking that life would be much better.
Who knew that the good days didn't last even a month. Sang Rou said that a family outside didn't need half a tael of silver a month, while their half a tael of monthly salary was too high. She cut it in half, and if anyone was dissatisfied, they would be sold off.
Later, it was said that they disrespected her as the head of the household, and would frequently punish her with silver, slaps, or forced kneeling. Anyone who dared to complain was sold off.
Sang Rou came from a humble background and had no idea how to manage the huge Ling family. She didn't know how to learn and only cared about money and gold. She made a mess of many things, but she never thought it was her fault. She only thought that the servants had not done a good job. The person who defended her would threaten to have a slave trader come and take her away.
Only after that did they realize how good the First Madam was when she was in charge!
The system is fair and just, and the people act with propriety. It is nothing like the chaotic and disorderly Ling family mansion of today.
In the past, the master favored and trusted Sang Rou, but now that they were about to be sold off, they couldn't care less about that anymore.
Sang Rou left them no way out, so why should they continue to protect such a master?
Ling Ce was momentarily dazed when he heard the First Madam mentioned.
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