In the woodshed of the Guan family mansion, Liu Niangzi, her back stained with blood, lay on the ground enduring the pain, glancing towards the door from time to time. Did Xun Niangzi know her current situation?
The servants in my uncle's household are really ruthless!
After all that commotion tonight, it's already past midnight, and Liu Niangzi, who had been suffering greatly, finally looked forward to dawn.
Meanwhile, Su Yuexun, who had already washed up, looked at her still somewhat red and swollen eyes in the mirror and removed the makeup that could slightly cover them up.
Without letting her aunt arrange for a maid to accompany her, she went straight to her fifth cousin's courtyard. But when she arrived at the courtyard and was about to knock on the door, a servant stepped forward and said, "Madam Xun, the fifth young master has been punished by the master and is confined to his quarters. He cannot receive guests."
"Confined? Why would Uncle punish Brother Fan by confining him to his quarters? What wrong did Brother Fan do?" Su Yuexun asked in surprise.
The servant briefly explained the reason, and after finishing, he looked at the young lady in front of him and muttered to himself, "Isn't it all because of what you and that steward's wife did!"
The Fifth Prince trusted you all too much, which is why he was confined to his quarters.
"Brother Fan, I'm sorry. I didn't know it would turn out like this. When I came last night, I was only focused on my own grievances and didn't pay any attention to what Madam Liu said or how she said it."
Otherwise, you wouldn't have been punished by your uncle, Brother Fan." Su Yuexun choked up as she spoke to the door.
After a while, a voice came from inside: "It was my own oversight. Don't blame yourself, Cousin Xun. Go back and rest."
His voice was as pleasant as ever, but Su Yuexun sensed something was different. Her cousin's voice sounded distant and indifferent. In the end, it was still her fault!
Su Yuexun herself couldn't understand it either. When she was at home, if she was stared at by a scoundrel a few times when she went out, her brothers would take the servants and teach the scoundrel a lesson as soon as she got home.
When his sedan chair was traveling in the opposite direction from another young lady's sedan chair, the other lady refused to give way. His servants then struck the other lady's servants and overturned her sedan chair. The young lady inside was terrified and told him to wait. In the end, nothing came of it.
Why is it not working this time? My uncle has more influence and prestige in this area than my father. Even the county magistrate treats my uncle with respect. How come he can't do anything to a young lady passing by?
Just then, the door in front of him opened: "A-Kang, take this to Fuyuan Inn and give it to that young lady. Tell her it's my apology to your young master."
Seeing the servant step forward to take a large purse, Su Yuexun blurted out, "Brother Fan, why? You were already grounded by your uncle because of her, why are you still apologizing to her?"
And they even gave me silver? That purse was bulging and heavy; it must have contained several dozen taels of silver.
Guan Fan gestured to his personal servant to go and do the deed, then looked at Su Yuexun outside the door and smiled slightly, saying, "Cousin, you are mistaken. I am not here because she is under house arrest by Father."
"I know, it's because of me, Brother Fan, I said something wrong," Su Yuefan said anxiously.
Guan Fan smiled and shook his head: "I was grounded by my father not because of you, Cousin Xun, but because of my own carelessness. Since I was wrong, I should naturally apologize to you."
"Cousin Xun, Mother should be waiting for you to have breakfast by now, go quickly." After saying that, without waiting for Su Yuexun to say anything more, she reached out and closed the door.
How could this happen? Why did it turn out like this? Su Yuexun couldn't understand it at all. Looking at the tightly closed door, she thought it wasn't appropriate for her to stand there any longer. She turned around to leave, but hesitated about which direction to go.
Go back to your room? Excuse me!
But now, Fan-gege's attitude has made her lose the confidence to see her beloved aunt and uncle.
She was the apple of her parents' eye, and her brother Fan was also the son that her uncle and aunt were always proud of. Would they feel disgusted with her because of this incident?
I had originally planned to stay at my uncle's house for a few more days, but given the current situation, how could I possibly stay any longer? It's better to go home!
At Fuyuan Inn, Hong Xiaoduo, who had gotten up a little earlier than usual, was snoring as she washed up and went outside. She saw that in addition to the children, Tang Xihua and a servant were also outside.
Although the servant Ah Kang did not come to the inn with his fifth young master last night, he had already inquired with the innkeeper before arriving and had the innkeeper lead him here.
Upon seeing Hong Xiaoduo, the servant immediately deduced from the expressions and reactions of the people around him that this must be her.
He immediately stepped forward and said very respectfully, "I am a servant of the Fifth Young Master Guan of the Guan family. I have come to apologize to the young lady on my master's orders. My master said that he was confused and came here to question me based on the one-sided story of the steward, Madam Liu. It was his fault."
My fifth son originally wanted to come and apologize in person, but my master confined him to his room.
Here is some silver; please don't think it's too little, young lady.
Also, my master has punished Liu Niangzi, the steward of Miss Biao's family.
"Oh, young lady, this wasn't something my fifth young master asked me to say; it was something I wanted to say myself." The servant said, handing over the purse with both hands.
Hong Xiaoduo and Tang Xihua, who were present, were both somewhat surprised by the servant's words.
It's one thing that the other party didn't cause any more trouble, but to actually do this is quite reassuring. Whether it's because the other party has good character or because they care a lot about their reputation, it makes one feel quite comfortable.
Since I don't intend to develop a deep relationship with the other person, there's no need to try to figure out what their mindset is.
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