Chapter 332: The Lady of the Marquisate vs. the Younger Prince 75
Aunt Li came here on her own. She followed the master with the fourth young master. Without the master's order, the servants in the courtyard did not dare to drive them away directly. They could only lead them to the side hall to sit down.
Aunt Li seized the opportunity to rush in and complain to the lady.
She knew that she was just a concubine and not important enough. The master loved her and could only let her go, so she dragged her son into it. Now the master had to punish her.
As long as the master dislikes the lady and feels pity for her, it will not be easy for the lady to take another concubine for the master.
Ji Ronghua was having a great time playing outside when his mother sent someone to call him back and confiscated his cricket. He was afraid that his mother would not return the cricket to him, and he was also afraid that his mother would really ignore him in the future, so he had no choice but to listen to his mother.
He knelt on the ground, raised his head and looked at his father carefully. His father had a serious expression. He lowered his head and whispered:
"Please, father, save your son. The lady...she is not good to my son. She wants to harm him!"
Madam Ji ignored Aunt Li and her son who were kneeling on the ground. Instead, she waved for Zi Tan to come over and told them, "Tell the kitchen to wait a little longer. The master has something to do. Keep the dishes warm first and serve them later. Prepare the master's favorite pot first. It won't get cold and will become more delicious the longer it is cooked."
Rosewood is well-versed in the making, and knows how to arrange things without Madam's instructions. Madam is just telling the master that when Aunt Li was making a fuss, Madam was only thinking about the master.
Zitan responded and went to make arrangements immediately.
It was rare for Prime Minister Ji to go home early, and he just wanted to have a good rest. His relaxed mood was completely ruined, but there was still no anger on his face, and he said calmly:
"Xiaohua, stand up. If you haven't made any mistakes, you don't have to kneel."
Ji Ronghua stood up and looked at his father uneasily. He wanted to pull his mother up with him, but he didn't dare to.
Ji Shoufu said in a gentle voice: "You are not a child of two or three years old. When your elder sister was your age, she was already helping Madam to settle accounts. I treat you two equally. What Huan'er has, you also have. You are a man, you often go out, you have a wider range of experience, and you should be more promising than your elder sister."
"But there are still differences in the length of the five fingers. They are all my children, and it is normal for them to have different talents. As long as you behave properly, your father will not blame you. Trouble comes from the mouth, so don't speak carelessly. Do you understand?"
Ji Ronghua vaguely felt that he might have done something wrong, but he could not fully understand the meaning of his father's words. He felt that his father might not be angry, and if he did not listen to his mother, his mother would be angry and ignore him.
Aunt Li quietly pulled her son by the hand, signaling him to talk about business.
Ji Ronghua bowed to his father and said stutteringly, "I understand, thank you for your teaching. But Madam really had me beaten, and my hand still hurts. Madam also punished me by not allowing me to eat, so I lost a lot of weight."
"I fell off my horse, but Madam still made me ride. My legs are all rubbed and hurt. Madam wanted to hurt me on purpose. She couldn't bear to see me doing well. And my elder sister, my elder sister...she..."
Ji Ronghua has been under strict control these days and is a little dissatisfied with Mrs. Ji, but his eldest sister is very good to him. She always gives him delicious and fun things in triplicate, and his second brother and third sister also get some.
But today he was the only one who had the cricket. He felt that his eldest sister treated him the best, better than his third sister, and he couldn't think of how to say anything bad about his eldest sister.
Aunt Li reminded her, "Xiaohua is at the age of studying hard, and the eldest lady gave her crickets. She must have bad intentions."
Ji Ronghua remembered Aunt Li's instructions and could only continue to say, "Yes! Big sister gave me these toys just to spoil me and make me lose my ambition! Big sister is very scheming, even worse than Madam. Father, please don't help Big sister anymore."
Ji Ronghua didn't dare to look at his father at all, let alone his elder sister. He felt sorry for his elder sister. He liked "General Ever-Victorious" very much and wanted to take "General Ever-Victorious" back from his mother.
He was even a little annoyed with his mother. He had been living a good life before, but recently his mother always forced him to do things he didn't want to do.
Aunt Li crawled to the feet of Ji Shoufu, pointed at the wound on her face, and sobbed, "Madam wants to ruin my appearance. Madam has such a cruel heart. Please, Master, help me."
Mrs. Ji did not say a word in defense, but just looked at Aunt Li gently, as if she was looking at a fool who was making trouble for no reason.
Ji Yunhuan did not interrupt either. She was calm and composed. She had no expectations of Ji Ronghua in the first place, so naturally she was not disappointed or sad. No matter whether she felt good or bad towards Ji Ronghua, it was impossible for Ji Ronghua to agree with her.
Ji Shoufu has experienced ups and downs in officialdom for many years and has seen through Aunt Li's little thoughts. He originally thought that the lady could teach the young son well, but now it seems that this is no longer possible.
He pushed Aunt Li away, stood up and said, "Madam is in charge of the inner house, and it is her duty to discipline the concubines. Come, take Aunt Li back and let her reflect on herself. When Madam has taught her well, let her out."
Aunt Li was stunned for a moment, and she cried and refused to leave, "Master, please have mercy, I have done nothing wrong, it was Madam who punished me for no reason."
Ji Ronghua also knelt down, hugged his aunt and burst into tears, "Please don't punish me, father. I still have to take care of my son. My son can't live without me."
Chief Minister Ji sighed and ordered his men to separate the two. Ji Ronghua cried breathlessly and looked at his father in panic.
Ji Shoufu patted his son's head and said gently, "Don't cry. Even if you leave your aunt, you still have your wet nurse, maids and nannies. They can all take good care of you."
"As a man, you can't always cry like a baby. From now on, you will live in the school and come back once every two weeks. Blood ties are hard to break, so you can still talk to your aunt."
Ji Ronghua wiped away his tears. He didn't want to go to the academy to suffer, but his father's decision could not be changed. He could only nod with tears in his eyes and asked carefully: "Father, you sent me to the academy. Does that mean you don't like me anymore?"
Ji Shoufu laughed, "What nonsense are you talking about? You are my child, so of course I like you. When you figure out where you went wrong, come back and find me."
Ji Ronghua was relieved. His aunt always said that his father would not like him if he did not adopt the wife's name. It turned out that this was not the case at all.
Aunt Li had already been taken out, and Ji Ronghua wanted to get his cricket back, so he followed after her.
Prime Minister Ji did not stop it. He wanted to separate Aunt Li and Xiaohua to prevent Xiaohua from being led astray by Aunt Li. But he would not stop Xiaohua from meeting Aunt Li, as this would only make Xiaohua miss Aunt Li even more.
As long as Xiaohua is busy, he will naturally have no time to see his aunt.
Madam Ji said at the right time: "I will clean up the house next to Rong Hao and let Xiaohua move in. The two brothers will have someone to take care of them. When the time comes, they can go out together to enjoy the spring and visit friends. Xiaohua will naturally be happy."
Ji Shoufu nodded and said, "That's great. We should have moved to the front a long time ago. Madam has arranged it, so I'm relieved."
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