Chapter 7 You Should Call Me Mother

Xu Wan clenched her fingers, raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Sure enough, it's here."

"Cui Liu, take people to the fire room to put out the fire first."

Things have different levels of urgency and importance. Right now the most important thing is to protect the house first. The problems between the maids are trivial matters.

"Yes." Cui Liu led a group of people to the fire room.

Cuizhi was secretly surprised at the new wife's reaction. She was able to remain calm despite encountering so many things. This level of sophistication and composure were rarely seen in such a young bride.

It is said that the new wife is only eighteen years old this year.

I didn't expect that the Minister of Justice's second wife educated her daughter so well. The old lady has a good eye.

The other two maids who came to report the news saw that everyone had left and hurriedly asked, "Madam, our affairs here are also urgent, why did you send people over there to put out the fire?"

Xu Wan smiled: "If we don't put out the fire, will the whole mansion be burned down? Cuizhi, arrest these two and wait for your punishment."

"yes."

The two girls were completely stunned. They never thought that they would be caught like thieves just because they said a few words.

But they reacted quickly and shouted: "Madam, why are you detaining us? We are here to report the news. What's wrong with that?"

"Don't touch me, I'm the maid who used to serve in the young marquis' room. If you dare to touch me, the old lady will not let you go when she comes back!"

The two girls were one soft and one hard. The soft one looked stupid, but the hard one was the most frightening. When she said this, even Cuizhi took a step back.

Cui Liu's brows also wrinkled.

The young marquis is the only taboo in the mansion.

His things and maids were treated like treasures, because the old lady would often come to see them and think of him.

The girl that Madam wants to arrest right now is from the young marquis's room. I'm afraid this matter will be difficult to handle...

Seeing this, Xu Wan leaned over to ask Cuizhi, "I remember my mother said that my husband has no concubines or maids in his room. What rank is she?"

Cuizhi lowered her head and said, "There are two maids serving in the young marquis' room, both of them are third-class, lower than the ranks of servants and long-serving servants. Hongtiao was promoted to second-class maid after the young marquis disappeared, and now she has been assigned to work in the second courtyard."

Hongtiao looked even more proud after hearing this.

The young master promised that as long as she worked hard for him, he would transfer her from the second courtyard and make her a first-class maid in his own courtyard.

So what if the new lady has the power of housekeeper? The young master is the future marquis, and she came out of the marquis's room. The new lady dare not touch her at all!

"The old lady misses the young marquis every day. If I am wronged, the old lady will be sad..." Hongtiao deliberately did not finish her words, but clearly implied that the old lady would take back the power of the family from the new lady.

Cuizhi frowned, but was also very frightened, completely different from the neat and capable maid before, because she knew how much the old lady valued the people related to the young marquis.

Xu Wan saw Hongtiao's arrogance and Cuizhi's jealousy, and she naturally understood what was going on.

So, with everyone waiting to see what was going on, Xu Wan said casually, "Then send it to another manor, so that the old lady can have a good close look at it."

Cuizhi, who had originally lowered her head, suddenly raised her head. At this moment, she felt that the lady's face seemed to be glowing.

So... can it be handled this way?

Hongtiao, who was feeling proud, immediately changed his expression.

She looked at Xu Wan in shock. She never expected that the new wife would come up with this method to get rid of her!

When the old lady is not at home, she can still act recklessly relying on her seniority. If she were to be with the old lady, wouldn't she be unable to even raise her head?

Hongtiao realized that something was wrong and finally realized that she had underestimated Xu Wan.

She quickly knelt down and kowtowed three times, begging for mercy: "Madam, please take back your order. The old lady and the old marquis are relaxing outside, and I dare not disturb them!"

If she was sent to another manor because of this, the old lady would definitely know that she was playing tricks on the bride and would not necessarily let her off for the sake of the young marquis.

Xu Wan smiled faintly and retorted: "Go ahead. After all, the old lady misses the young marquis every day. She definitely can't live without you. Right, Cuizhi?"

Cuizhi burst out laughing. The new wife was so smart and humorous that she actually used Hongtiao's original words to trick her.

She laughed and said, "Madam is right."

"Come here, send someone to deliver the sweet potatoes to the other village."

Xu Wan remembered something else: "Oh, by the way, there is a maid in my husband's room. What is her name?"

"Green as."

"Oh, okay, I'll send them all together." This was to prevent that little bastard from instigating another maid to cause trouble for her.

Solve the problem at once and completely cut off his path.

Cuizhi exchanged glances with the other maids and gave Xu Wanshu a thumbs up.

Hongtiao was dragged away crying. Luru, who was suddenly implicated, also started to curse Hongtiao. The two of them cursed each other on the way being dragged away, and each one was more unpleasant than the other.

Xu Wan frowned when she heard this.

Why are there always girls like this around Zong Zhao?

Cuizhi said to the outside, "How can you yell and curse? Block their mouths and send them to the car. Don't embarrass our Yuanyang Marquisate."

"yes."

Xu Wan watched the two girls being sent away. Just as she was about to turn around and go back home, she saw Zong Jincheng running in angrily and calling her, "Hey!"

Hey, boss.

Xu Wan ignored him and continued walking into the house.

Zong Jincheng chased after him angrily and continued to shout: "Hey! Did you hear me calling you? This is very rude, okay? You are not allowed to leave!"

The little bastard stood in front of her and wouldn't let her leave.

The little guy in front of me was still dressed in gorgeous clothes, his round eyes were filled with anger, and there were a few beads of sweat on his forehead, as if he had just run a long distance.

It seemed that he was anxious after hearing that the two girls were sent away.

Xu Wan looked at him and said seriously, "According to your status, you should call me mother. Even if you don't like me, you should call me Madam instead of calling me 'hey hey'. What's more, I am your elder. When it comes to impoliteness between the two of us, you should be the better one."

"Better than a chip" is a commendatory word, but the main clause is derogatory.

The little devil didn't have much knowledge to begin with, and after she insulted him with a mixture of compliments and insults, it took him several seconds to realize that she was insulting him instead of complimenting others, and he immediately became so angry that his face turned red.

"You...you are going too far. Those were my father's two favorite maids, and you actually sent them to another manor!"

Zong Jincheng wanted to use his status to suppress others. He never mentioned his own status in every sentence, but every sentence reminded him that he was the legitimate grandson of this marquisate.

But unfortunately, Xu Wan saw through it at a glance.

She caught his address, imitated him, and counterattacked: "My husband only has those two maids. If he was really that good, he would have promoted them to second-class maids long ago. Why would he wait for my mother-in-law to promote them?"

You little bastard, don't talk nonsense just because they are your relatives.

Now she is also a member of this family, the wife of Zong Zhao, the daughter-in-law of the old lady, and the mother of Zong Jincheng.

No one's status is much stronger than anyone else's!

Zong Jincheng was speechless after being rebuked by her. It took him a while to react: "My father is used to being served by them. If my father suddenly comes back, what should I do if other maids are not used to it?"