Shen Liao bowed, "Thank you, Imperial Physician."
"No, no, my Lord, you are too polite."
He is the nephew of the Queen Mother and a first-rank marquis. Which imperial physician would dare to accept his gift?
After seeing them off, Shen Liao looked at his daughter, who was muttering to herself with cold sweat on her forehead.
He felt sorry for it, but it was wrong.
He himself is a man who will avenge his grudges, and he doesn't think there is anything wrong with Tu Qingyu's behavior.
But now he is caught in the middle and is in a difficult situation.
After leaving the outer hall, several people sat down.
"Hmph!" The old lady sitting at the head of the table looked unhappy. "Look at the good things she did. How did she behave as a mother?"
"Two children were just joking with her, and she holds such a grudge!"
"Grandma..." Shen Liao pinched the bridge of his nose helplessly, "This is not a joke. No child would joke about so many poisonous snakes and centipedes."
"But they are still children. No matter what, as an elder, she can't act like this, right?!"
"Grandma, don't you think it's even more unforgivable for a child to do something like this?" He looked at the old lady seriously, "Precisely because he's a child, we need to discipline him now."
"Brother Liao! That's your child!"
"Grandma!" Shen Liao suddenly raised his voice a little, "Don't I feel sorry for the child?"
"But grandma, have you forgotten? You once said that spoiling a child is like killing him. They are so arrogant and disrespectful to their elders now. What will they be like when they grow up?"
"You, you..." The old lady was choked by him, her face became even uglier, "Are you blaming me for not teaching your child well?"
Shen Liao stood up and saluted, "Grandson dare not."
"But grandma, Chen Ge'er is the eldest son. He will definitely be the prince of the Marquis' Mansion in the future. He will be the one who will shoulder the heavy responsibilities of the Marquis' Mansion. He is already seven years old!"
"You older generations often say that parents who love their children plan for them in the long run. I know I've been so busy with government affairs that I've neglected my two children. That's my fault."
The old lady became more and more angry. She looked at her tall and strong grandson in front of her and felt a sense of powerlessness for the first time.
"You are blaming me for not teaching you a good child."
"Grandma..." Shen Liao also felt powerless, "My grandson definitely didn't mean that."
The old lady's eyes changed, "I think you have been bewitched by that vixen!"
"Look, after only one day in the mansion, she has already bewitched the master to the point that she even neglects her own children."
Seeing that his explanation was not convincing, Shen Liao stopped talking.
He sat down and said in a tough tone, "Grandmother, this vixen you are talking about is the only one who can spend my life with me."
"Since she's married into the family, she's the mistress of this mansion. It's her right to discipline the children."
"Yes, yes, she has every right to discipline them. I, an old woman, am superfluous!" The old lady raised her cane and slammed it to the ground. "Then you can just hand the two children over to her. What else do you need an old woman like me for?!"
"Also, is that discipline? She's taking revenge!"
Shen Liao didn't indulge him, "I really want to teach her, but she has been in the mansion for only three days, and the two children have offended everyone."
“You, you…”
Shen Liao stood up and said, "From today on, I will move Chen Ge'er to the outer courtyard. He is seven years old and always stays in the inner courtyard. What's going on?"
"Also, I have handed over all the household expenses in the mansion to Qingyu. I hope that grandma will not interfere too much when Qingyu is managing the mansion."
The old lady was extremely angry, but she was a noble lady after all and had never said anything harsh in her life.
What’s more, it was in front of his grandson whom he had loved since he was a child.
Shen Liao glanced at Shen Chen who was standing aside, “You, follow me.”
"Where are you taking him?!" The old lady knew from his expression that he was afraid of punishing the child. "Wasn't what Tu did cruel enough? Do you want to punish him a second time?"
Shen Liao ignored him and left with his men.
Shen Liao did not punish him, but called him to the study and asked him to copy the "Shu Er" chapter of "The Analects of Confucius".
Finally, he pointed to the line 'A gentleman is open and honest, while a villain is always worried and distressed.' "You stay here and read this sentence until dawn!"
Shen Chen's eyes were stubborn at the beginning, and he didn't think he had done anything wrong.
But when he saw Shen Liao's disappointed eyes, he was inexplicably shocked.
I read the sentence "A gentleman is open and honest, while a villain is always worried" until dawn.
The next morning, Chen Yao woke up early, and as soon as she woke up, she wanted to settle the score with Tu Qingyu.
Unfortunately, before she could find Tu Qingyu.
She and the servants around Shen Chen were all called to the main courtyard for training.
"Do you know what this is?" Tu Qingyu was sitting on the steps above the main courtyard. Standing below were all servants of the Marquis' Mansion.
The main courtyard is large enough to easily accommodate two or three hundred people.
The first two or three rows are all stewards of the Marquis’ Mansion.
A maid in front looked up and said, "We can't guess, Madam, please tell us clearly."
The entire Marquis' Mansion knew what happened last night.
Everyone knows that the current mistress is a powerful one and is not as easy to bully as the previous lady.
The Marquis doted on her, and even the eldest son and daughter, who had always been lawless, suffered losses.
Who else would dare to challenge her at this critical juncture?
"Gou Yue, tell them what these are."
Gou Yue took the stack of papers and cleared his throat. "Here are all your indentures, the time you entered the mansion, your relatives in the mansion, and who else you have outside the mansion. It's all here."
Everyone below looked at the paper in Gou Yue's hand in shock.
Then, a quiet discussion began to be heard from below.
"The Marquis actually gave all of this to the new wife?"
"This has never happened before."
"Fortunately, fortunately, I have not offended the lady."
…
"Quiet!" Seeing that they had almost finished discussing, Tu Qingyu gave Su Xue a look, and Su Xue immediately shouted to stop them.
After everyone quieted down, Tu Qingyu said, "Since the Marquis has handed the Marquisate over to me, let me tell you about my rules."
"With me, you just do your own thing, stay within your own bounds, and don't betray your master. It's that simple."
"As for the standards..." She clapped her hands in fear. Soon, Nanny Xiang was pressed forward. "For example, yesterday, a snake entered the master's bedroom. This is a serious dereliction of duty."
"Considering that Madam Xiang is an elder in the mansion, I will give her a lighter sentence: ten lashes of the board for six months, and remove her from her position as resident manager. If she commits the same offense again, she will be expelled from the mansion and will never be employed again."
Everyone was shocked. Was this a lenient sentence?
Nanny Xiang is so old, and the little girl usually treats her with respect, but now she has to be beaten with ten boards in public.
The semi-annual allowance is nothing, but Nanny Xiang is the elderly person left behind by the first lady.
The position of the housekeeper was revoked just like that?
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