She was startled, her expression momentarily frozen. Knowing full well that this wasn't the time for a direct confrontation, she could only suppress her anger and awkwardly smile, saying, "Madam's teachings are indeed correct..."
Although it was just a short sentence, every word in it seemed to be squeezed out with difficulty from between his teeth.
“Very well, I like talking to smart people, it doesn’t require any effort. In that case, slap her fifty times and then kick both of them out of the mansion.”
Li Chang'an nodded and smiled slightly at Qin Xiashi, then casually dismissed the man.
"Auntie, save me! Madam, spare my life!"
The old woman was quickly subdued by the servants, but she still stubbornly struggled and pleaded.
Qin Xia couldn't stand this person anymore. After all, he was a distant relative of hers. If he was beaten black and blue and sent back, she would lose face.
“Madam, this man is old, how can he withstand fifty slaps? Besides, that maid was only slapped twenty times…”
As she spoke, Qin Xia sighed inwardly. This was all she could do. Although she couldn't avoid being beaten, it was still much better than receiving fifty slaps.
Unfortunately, Li Chang'an didn't buy into her words at all, and immediately said coldly, "Those extra thirty slaps were earned by himself. A tongue that long always has to pay a price."
Li Chang'an's implication was that he had already guessed it was this old woman who had gone to inform her, but he hadn't said it directly because he was considering saving face for Qin Xia Shi.
Qin Xia was no fool, and immediately understood the implication of Li Chang'an's words. So she kept quiet and let the man be slapped repeatedly, her heart filled with hatred.
Although the slaps didn't land on his face, they struck his heart with every blow.
Sooner or later, I will get my revenge!
The matter was resolved amidst cries and slaps.
For several days, the atmosphere in the general's mansion was unusually gloomy, and the servants were all doing their work cautiously, afraid of accidentally provoking that female devil again.
In private, people began to secretly discuss and complain about how ruthless Li Chang'an was.
Just then, Qin Xiashi increased the monthly salary of everyone in the mansion, ostensibly to show that everyone deserved more money as a form of compensation for their hard work in the general's mansion.
After this incident, almost everyone felt that Qin Xia was a kind and benevolent mistress, and then they began to discuss that Qin Xia was more suitable to be the mistress of the general's mansion.
Because she had Xing'er, a know-it-all, by her side, Qin Xiashi naturally heard about these gossips and was overjoyed.
She never expected that she could gain everyone's approval by spending just a little money. This deal was indeed very worthwhile, and she achieved her goal.
"Don't worry, Madam, soon you'll be the only mistress of this General's Mansion! Today, the maid who serves in Li Chang'an's courtyard even secretly came over to beg me to transfer to another place!"
Xing'er said ingratiatingly while massaging Qin Xia's shoulders.
Qin Xia squinted her eyes slightly, looking quite content, and then said casually, "Let her endure it for a few more days, otherwise who would want to go there after she's transferred?"
After saying that, Madam Qin Xia couldn't help but curl her lips and show a disdainful look. Let that woman be arrogant for a while. Anyway, she can't be arrogant in the General's Mansion forever, right?
"That's what I thought too, so I made up an excuse to get away with it. You know, it's really unbelievable how that person has ended up like this..."
Xing'er couldn't help but curl her lips in disdain; the two, master and servant, looked exactly alike.
"In that case, it seems we need to do something more, otherwise I can't bear to see everyone working in fear all day long."
Qin Xia rubbed her temples and couldn't help but sigh, thinking about how to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy without making a sound.
While Xing'er was giving the massage, she was also thinking of a way. Before long, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she whispered something in Qin Xia's ear.
Qin Xia's eyes gradually lit up, and then she slammed her hand on the table, her face beaming with joy, and said, "Great idea, let's do it this way!"
As night fell, Li Chang'an washed and dressed and prepared to rest, as she had to get up early to attend court the next day, so she planned to go to bed early.
"Tap tap tap..."
Suddenly, I heard a knock on the door.
Li Chang'an quickly put his outer garment back on and then went to open the door.
"I'm so sorry to bother you so late, Madam, but I really have important business to attend to..."
Standing at the door was Xing'er, Qin Xia's personal maid.
Upon seeing that Li Chang'an seemed to be preparing to go to sleep, Xing'er quickly apologized and exchanged some polite words with her.
"It's alright, just say what's on your mind."
Li Chang'an interrupted her directly, not wanting to listen to her useless talk at all.
"It's like this, Auntie suddenly remembered that the household accounts need to be sorted out, but only you have the authority to manage these matters, so she asked me to find all the account books and bring them to you."
As she spoke, Xing'er took two steps back to the side. Only then did Li Chang'an notice that she was followed by several maids, each carrying a stack of account books.
Li Chang'an's eyes flickered, and then he said calmly, "Put it on the table in the study next door. I'll look at it when I have time."
Xing'er nodded to the maids, then smiled and said to Li Chang'an, "Then Madam, you'd better hurry. These accounts are very important; we'll need them later."
"Okay, is there anything else?"
Li Chang'an frowned slightly, not wanting to say another word to this person.
Speaking of Qin Xia's personal maid, this seemed to be the first time Li Chang'an had interacted with her so closely, but even so, she already felt that she disliked this person very much.
She was clearly just a girl who looked only seventeen or eighteen years old, but her eyes were full of calculation, completely lacking the innocence and kindness that someone her age should have.
Sometimes being too smart isn't a good thing.
"It's alright, you should rest! You'll have to work on those ledgers."
After saying that, Xing'er smiled and gave Li Chang'an a slight bow before leaving. But as soon as she turned her head, she immediately wiped the smile off her face and rolled her eyes at the sky.
After hearing the door close behind her, Xing'er couldn't help but secretly spit on the ground again.
After returning home, Li Chang'an went straight to sleep; she had no time to deal with those account books.
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