Chapter 48 Chapter 48 In Jingyuan, we can only respect her rules
The golden ball was given to her by Li Zhan.
There were many cats in the cat market, but only this one caught her eye the most. Unfortunately, the golden ball had already been reserved by someone else, and she couldn't take it away from someone else, which made her sad for a while.
A few days later, Li Zhan appeared before her, holding the golden ball, making her laugh heartily. When she asked him how he got there, he wouldn't say anything, only saying that as long as she was happy, the golden ball stayed with her from then on.
The golden ball has a spirit. After staying with her for a long time, it is no longer a dead object. So on the night of Fengyu Bridge, she did not return the golden ball to Li Zhan.
Seeing the listless appearance of the golden ball in his arms, Nan Xu also felt a little depressed.
The people sent to Li's house to inquire about Li Zhan's condition did not bring back any useful information.
Although the supplements sent to Yin Ruizhu were delivered, the servants didn't even see Yin Ruizhu, and didn't know how she was doing now.
She had been having dreams at night these past few days. Sometimes she saw Li Zhan lying lifeless in a pool of blood, and sometimes she saw Yin Ruizhu in a daze. Every time she woke up in shock, she sat up in bed and looked at the pitch-black surroundings. The coldness and loneliness could no longer be shaken off.
She probably hadn't seen Duan Wenpei for several days...
Yuxiang moved quickly. In the blink of an eye, the set of tools for trimming Jinqiu's nails was placed in front of Liuzhi. She kindly introduced them one by one and demonstrated them again.
Liuzhi despised Yuxiang's "barbaric" behavior when he dragged her just now, while enduring to listen to Yuxiang's introduction, and occasionally glanced at the gate of the courtyard.
Nan Xu saw it but pretended not to see it.
However, Nanny Jiang was always worried about Nan Xu.
"If they start making trouble, Madam, please don't be soft-hearted." She was not afraid of those people making trouble, but she was afraid that Nan Xu was not strong enough.
Nan Xu touched Jinqiu's chin and said "hmm" absentmindedly.
Ever since she got married and established her authority, these people have obeyed her orders on the surface, but have been trying to trip her up in secret.
The last incident with Li Qi was a warning to others, but I didn't expect that these managers still couldn't control the thoughts of their subordinates.
She doesn't have that much patience with everyone.
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Mrs. Xiao and several other housekeepers were eating melon seeds and chatting in the house when suddenly someone rushed in crying, scaring them.
Fangruo was familiar with Xiao Pozi, a good friend of her daughter Liuzhi. Seeing her like this and not seeing her daughter, she was startled. She dropped the melon seed shells in her hand, grabbed Fangruo's arm, and asked, "Where's Liuzhi?"
Fang Ruo concealed the outrageous things they said and only talked about how Liuzhi was scratched on the face by a cat and was forced by Yuxiang to trim the cat's nails.
When Mrs. Xiao heard this, she was furious and cursed the woman as a bitch several times, saying that she was going to Jingyuan to ask for the person.
Mrs. Li, who was in charge of purchasing, hurriedly grabbed her and said, "Sister-in-law, don't be anxious. Let's find out what happened first." Then she looked at Fangruo beside her and asked her to explain the cause and process of the incident.
Fang Ruo avoided eye contact and hesitated to speak, but was pinched a few times by Mrs. Xiao, and she blurted out everything in pain.
After hearing this, Mrs. Xiao's face flushed red, and her anger and determination to demand someone help her instantly faded.
Mrs. Li glanced at her, asked the maids to go out first, and told Mrs. Xiao that this matter needed to be considered carefully.
Mrs. Wang, who was in charge of the utensils, also agreed, "After all, it was Miss Liuzhi who made the mistake first. If you rush over like this, you'll be giving yourself away. That person is just worried about not having the chance to attack us."
Mrs. Yuan, who was in charge of the laundry, disagreed. "Bullshit! Isn't it said that the law... the law doesn't punish anything? There are so many of us, are we afraid of her? If we discuss this all over and don't say a word, then we're fulfilling her wish. Xiao Xiong, do you think I'm right?"
The middle-aged man sitting near the door glanced at Yuan Pozi, put his hands in his sleeves and said nothing.
Mrs. Xiao punched him twice in anger, "You are also a coward. Your nephew is in trouble and you don't say a word."
Xiao Xiong dodged her hand and sneered, "I told you long ago that with Liu Zhi's looks, we should have made plans long ago. If you had listened to me, our Liu Zhi would have become a concubine long ago, and we wouldn't have to endure this kind of humiliation! It's all because of your cowardice, and you still blame me?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the room suddenly became quiet.
The other managers looked at each other, each with their own thoughts.
Every family has a pretty girl. To be honest, Liuzhi is not that pretty. To be honest, it is not Liuzhi's turn to be pretty.
But no matter how much they desire it, everyone keeps it to themselves, but they won't publicize it in broad daylight like willow branches.
Isn't this just handing the handle to someone else?
Now that Nan Xu is on guard, it will not be easy for anyone to send their daughter to the front yard in the future!
Mrs. Xiao's face turned red again, this time out of embarrassment.
Xiao Xiong knew that he had said something wrong, so he put a handful of melon seeds in his pocket, pushed the door open and walked out.
"Where are you going?" Mrs. Xiao called him.
Xiao Xiong: "Go to Jingyuan to ask for someone."
Mrs. Xiao was stunned and hurriedly followed.
The door opened and closed, and the autumn wind made the wooden door creak. Yuan Pozi could no longer sit still and rushed out to chase after him.
Mrs. Wang looked at Mrs. Li. Mrs. Li wiped her mouth with her sleeve and sighed, "Let's go. She is my niece too."
*
Duan Wenpei finally returned to his uncle's house. As soon as he entered the yard, he saw Liu Hui running towards him mysteriously and winking at him. He held his forehead with a headache. Every time Liu Hui acted like this, something bad was bound to happen.
Sure enough, after listening to Liu Hui's vivid description, Duan Wenpei was about to head towards Jingyuan.
Halfway through the walk, Duan Wenpei stopped and didn't let Liu Hui follow him. He climbed over the wall from the side door of Jingyuan and listened to the noise inside under the window where he had been before.
Liu Hui took a look from a distance and almost bit his tongue.
Why does he feel that his master is becoming more and more sneaky?
When several stewards arrived, a woman's scream was heard in Jingyuan. When Mrs. Xiao heard it, she no longer cared about the etiquette and rushed into Jingyuan.
The servants had received Nan Xu's instructions in advance, and they pretended to stop her a few times before letting her in.
Under the eaves in front of the flower hall, Mrs. Xiao saw Liuzhi, who was screaming while cutting Jinqiu's nails.
Nan Xu sat lazily at the top, with a slightly ruffled golden ball in her arms.
Mrs. Xiao was stunned and suddenly didn't know what she was doing. Not only her, but also the several managers who came in later were the same.
I was really just trimming the cat's nails...no...I didn't get bullied...
Nanny Jiang seemed unaware of their arrival. She frowned in surprise and scolded them, "How dare you! Who allowed you to barge in like this? Do you have any manners?"
Mrs. Li, who was standing at the end, hurriedly stepped forward and led everyone to pay their respects to Nan Xu. "Madam, please forgive me. Mrs. Xiao heard that Liu Zhi had upset you, and in a moment of anxiety, she had no choice but to barge in. I hope you will forgive her this time, considering her many years of service to the mansion."
Mrs. Xiao gave her a dissatisfied look. It sounded as if it was all her fault.
These little thoughts naturally did not escape Nan Xu's eyes. She comforted the golden ball and did not say anything.
Nanny Jiang continued in a cold voice, "For a little maid, you broke the rules of the mansion and even disregarded the hierarchy between master and servant. You are really getting more and more capable in your work."
Jinqiu lay obediently on Nanxu's lap under her comfort, but she continued to grumble at Liuzhi. Liuzhi had already been scratched on the face by it, and seeing Mrs. Xiao coming, she became bolder. She threw away the things in her hand, turned around and ran to Mrs. Xiao, and argued cunningly: "Mother, look at my daughter's face. I didn't do anything, but my face was scratched by your cat. How can I get married in the future? Wuuwuwu..."
Manager Li already had a plan in mind, but it was shattered by Liu Zhi's words. She glared at Liu Zhi with disappointment, but only saw the eyes of her sister-in-law who felt sorry for her daughter.
Mrs. Li was speechless.
Nanny Jiang, however, felt that this was exactly what she wanted. "Humph! You didn't do anything? How did you brazenly say that you would ask your mother to find a way to send you to the uncle's bed? And how did you and your sisters plot about the wife? Don't you know what's going on? Or was it your mother who taught you all this? You are so presumptuous. Jinqiu only scratched your face to protect his master, and you still have the nerve to cry!"
"According to the rules of the Marquis' Mansion, this unruly servant should be beaten to death. Why should he be allowed to stay until now? Come, serve him with sticks!"
As soon as she finished speaking, several servants with long sticks came in, and two old maids with fleshy faces went behind Mrs. Xiao and grabbed Liu Zhi.
Liu Zhi didn't expect that Nanny Jiang, who had just scolded her, was going to beat her to death. She woke up as if from a dream and held onto Mother Xiao's hand tightly, shouting "Mom, save me" over and over.
Neither Mrs. Xiao nor the other managers had expected this.
The two old maids were the criminal justice officers in the Marquis's residence. As they struggled, seeing Liu Zhi about to be arrested, Mrs. Xiao's eyes widened. She suddenly hugged Liu Zhi and shouted at Nan Xu, "Madam, don't forget, this is the Marquis's residence, not your Yong'an Marquis's residence. The Marquis's residence has its own rules!"
"oh?"
Nan Xu finally looked up at her, her eyes filled with chilling coldness. "Tell me, what are the rules of the Bo's Mansion?"
Seeing that she was finally willing to speak, Mrs. Xiao hurriedly pulled the willow branch behind her, trying to snatch her back from the two old maids. "The Marquis's Mansion has only been established for three years. We are not his servants. It was Manager Liu who signed us up from the pawnshop. Before Madam came, the backyard had always been peaceful, and there had never been any beatings or killings of servants. Now that Madam is using the rules of the Marquis' Mansion to discipline us, shouldn't she ask Master Bo?" Seeing that Nan Xu's eyes were getting even colder, Mrs. Xiao continued, "Even if you don't ask Master Bo, shouldn't Madam ask Manager Liu?"
She spoke so fast that Mrs. Li had no time to stop her and cursed her inwardly, "Idiot."
Sure enough, Nan Xu sneered, as if she had heard a joke, and said lightly, "Hit me."
The old maids received the order and without hesitation, they grabbed the willow branches and pressed them on the bench. The servants took the long sticks and started to punish him. In just a few moments, they had already hit him three or four times.
Willow gasped in pain.
Mrs. Xiao and Xiao Xiong came quickly to protect them.
Xiao Xiong was a middle-aged man after all. He really snatched the long stick from one of the servants. Furious and filled with evil, he actually raised the stick and rushed towards Nan Xu.
Nan Xu looked at him coldly, without even changing his expression.
Manager Li looked at this and thought to himself that something was wrong, so he hurried forward to stop Xiao Xiong.
Xiao Xiong was a reckless man, and there was no way Li Po could stop him. Li Po quickly signaled Wang Po to help and hugged Xiao Xiong tightly.
"Manager Xiao, don't forget your identity!"
Nan Xu heard it and watched the farce indifferently.
No matter what the identities of these people are, they can only respect her rules in the Bo Mansion and in this quiet garden.
Under the window, Duan Wenpei watched all this quietly, his silent eyes filled with layers of dim light because of Nan Xu's momentary ruthlessness.
Nan Xu looked back as if she had sensed something, only to see flower branches swaying in the wind outside the half-open window.
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