"What's the matter?" Gu Yanfei stopped on a stone step under the eaves, casually lifted his hair that was messed up by the wind, and looked down at Su Niang a few steps away.
In Su Niang's eyes, she felt that Gu Yanfei was really stubborn and a trace of contempt appeared in her heart: her daughter would soon become a princess and rise to prominence, so what would Gu Yanfei be? !
Besides being a little bit petty in front of the Madam, what else can Gu Yanfei do? !
Su Niang raised her finger and pointed at Gu Yanfei's face, and said unhappily, "Who are you trying to show off to with this thorny look on your body?"
"The Third Miss has done nothing wrong to you. She accepted you sincerely. Don't be ungrateful!"
"You have to recognize your own identity!"
Su Niang's aggressive voice became louder and louder, and she raised her chin fearlessly.
She had to teach this girl a lesson so that she would never dare to act so presumptuously in front of her and her daughter again.
The commotion here attracted some maids and old women, who came in groups of three or four to look around carefully.
Looking at the chattering Su Niang, waves rose in the depths of Gu Yanfei's eyes again, like the surging waves that covered the sky and the sun, destroying the world... After a moment, it returned to calm.
"Drag him away and give him twenty strokes of the cane."
A light and gentle sound escaped from her lips.
The old women and maids around were all stunned, looking at each other in bewilderment, and there was complete silence.
The Third Lady was the future Princess Consort, so how could they dare to hit her wet nurse? Wouldn't that just offend her?! A clever little maid ran towards the east side room.
“…” Su Niang was startled at first, but when she saw that everyone was standing still, she couldn’t help but smile complacently.
That's right, in this Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, who would listen to Gu Yanfei? ! She didn't need to be afraid at all.
However, others did not dare to move, but Juanbi did.
Juanbi approached Su Niang majestically and shouted, "How dare a mere wet nurse be so rude to the second young lady and yell at her? According to the rules of the Marquis's mansion, those who commit crimes against their superiors shall be punished with twenty strokes of the cane."
Juan Biyan quickly snatched a broom from a maid who was sweeping the floor and hit Su Niang directly on the butt.
“Snap! Snap!”
Juanbi was not at all hesitant in his attack and hit Su Niang twice, each time solidly.
Su Niang screamed and tried to hide, but she could not outrun the agile Juanbi. She was hit on the calf by the broom and screamed again.
"stop!"
From the direction of the main hall, came Madam Gu's intimidating scolding voice.
Gu Yun'an supported Madam Gu and walked out quickly from the east side room. Gu Yunzhen lagged behind by a step, followed by four or five maids and nannies.
"Third Miss..." Su Niang looked at Gu Yun'er aggrievedly as if she had been pardoned. A few strands of hair fell from her bun, her hairpin was crooked, and tears appeared in her eyes.
Gu Yunyan looked back and forth at Gu Yanfei and Su Niang, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, her mind clear: Su Niang was devoted to her, and she came to Gu Yanfei most likely to ask for the prescription for her. It would be fine if Gu Yanfei didn't give her the prescription, but he actually asked the maid to beat someone up...
It's really too much.
Madam Gu stood in the middle of the hall, her temples throbbing, and she shouted sternly, "Yan Fei, what are you doing?!"
Su Niang half lowered her head, wiping her tears with a handkerchief. She looked pitiful, but her eyes were rolling around.
"Why is she still here?!" Gu Yanfei asked instead of answering. His seven words were understated, yet full of meaning.
This "she" of course refers to Su Niang.
“……” Madam Gu was speechless for a moment.
Madam Gu's eyes flashed, she suppressed her anger, and said sternly, "I thought you had grown up, but it turns out you have been holding your breath."
"Then what do you think should be done with Su Niang?!"
A scolding voice that was almost the same as in his previous life entered his ears, but Gu Yanfei did not get angry but laughed instead, standing straight.
In her previous life, when she faced Madam Gu's rebuke and questioning, she was filled with grievances and indignation and didn't know how to express them. At that time, she was like an ignorant child, hoping that her grandmother would make the decision for her.
But now she already has the answer.
"The Jing Law states: Those who kidnap and sell people shall be caned 100 times, have their faces tattooed, and be exiled 3,000 miles away." Gu Yanfei smiled slightly and asked, "Madam, do you think there is anything wrong with the laws established by Emperor Taizu?"
"..." Madam Gu tightly grasped the Buddhist beads in her hand, her eyes sinister.
She naturally understood that Gu Yanfei was using the law to threaten her, her grandmother. The meaning was clearly that if she did not follow the family rules, Gu Yanfei would follow the law.
The withered and scattered flowers and trees in the courtyard swayed in the cold wind, adding a sense of depression and desolation.
Su Niang had forgotten to wipe her tears and looked up blankly.
She originally thought that Madam Gu would definitely help her for the sake of her daughter, but she didn't expect that the Madam would hesitate because of Gu Yanfei's few words.
Now she panicked and was too nervous to move.
Madam Gu had a dignified look on her face, her lips pressed into a cold, resolute straight line.
Gu Yanfei even brought up the law, which showed that Su Niang had become a thorn in her side. It would be better to let her vent her anger, treat this matter as a family affair, and let it go.
Moreover, no matter how bad Gu Yanfei was, he was still of the Gu family. How could a servant like Su Niang be so arrogant in front of her? After a while, she said in a dignified manner: "Su Niang is disrespectful to the second young lady, drag her away and punish her with a stick!"
Su Niang felt as if struck by lightning. Her heart sank and she fell to her knees with weak legs, her face pale.
At Madam Gu's command, several burly old women in the courtyard acted without hesitation. They grabbed Su Niang on the left and right, covered her mouth, and forcefully dragged her out of the yard.
Su Niang was at a loss, her whole body was cold, her limbs were weak, and she could only cast a pleading look at Gu Yunmeng, with tears in her eyes becoming thicker.
This time, she really wanted to cry.
Gu Yun'er's eyes were filled with a hesitant and reluctant tenderness as he looked at Su Niang. As he looked around, his eyes revealed the soft lines of her pink lotus-like neck.
After a while, she seemed to have made up her mind, and said to Madam Gu in a gentle voice: "Grandma, these twenty strokes of the cane are enough to tear a person's skin and flesh. Su Niang is just a weak woman who can't even tie a chicken with her hands. Maybe..."
Maybe you can't even save your life.
It was not until this moment that Gu Yunmeng felt this deeply.
In this Dajing Dynasty, the master can easily decide a person's life or death.
Selling, beating and killing are all decided by the master.
In the minds of these people, the lives of slaves are not lives!
This was something she found difficult to agree with.
(End of this chapter)
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