Chapter 31 Scapegoat
It was not yet dinner time, but because the sky was cloudy, the light in the room was much dimmer than usual.
Wen Mingqian was reading a book, but he also put down the scroll at this time, and said to Gong Changan who was practicing calligraphy at the side: "Put down your pen and rest your eyes."
Gong Changan responded and put it down. Pen went to play in the yard.
Ma Zhang walked in from outside, holding a few handkerchiefs in her hand: "It's not dry yet, but let's take it in quickly while it's not raining! Otherwise, it will be terrible if it rains."
These are all embroidered white silk handkerchiefs. Once they get wet in the rain, the colorful show on them will fade, making them useless.
As soon as Zhang Ma finished speaking, a person slowly walked in from behind her, it was Zhu’s mother.
"Madam, this old slave is here to say goodbye to you." Mother Zhu said with her head lowered.
"Farewell? Where are you going?" Wen Mingqian asked her.
"We...we are no longer in this mansion. Thank you, Madam, for taking care of us these days. Please take care of yourself, the Fourth Young Master, and Sister Zhang!" Mother Zhu couldn't help but choke up when she said this, and raised her hand. Come and wipe the corners of your eyes.
"Don't cry first. Explain the matter clearly. Why do you want to leave so well?" Zhang Ma noticed something was wrong, so naturally she wanted to ask clearly.
"Oh...it's not for anything...I guess it's...we didn't do a good job." Zhu's mother was vague, she didn't dare to tell the truth, and she couldn't find a suitable excuse.
"Mother Zhu, is there anything you can't say to me?" Wen Mingqian asked sternly, "You are a member of my yard. If you want to stay or leave, I have to make the decision. No matter what, it doesn't matter. I want to leave after discussing it?”
Mother Zhu raised her eyes and looked at Wen Mingqian, then quickly lowered her head, still not daring to tell the truth, but said vaguely: “It’s not my fault to worry about such a trivial matter, I’m leaving. Of course, there are others to take care of us. It’s good for us to go back to our hometown. The whole family is always reunited..."
"Lao Zhu, what you are doing is unethical," Zhang Ma raised her voice. "Even if you have not served my wife for a long time, she is still kind to your whole family. Is it okay to say that you didn't even have a clean word before leaving?"
Mother Zhu's face was red and ashamed. When Wen Mingqian saw her in such a difficult situation, he said: "I know you must have some last resort difficulties, but there is no airtight wall in the world. I will know sooner or later if you don't tell me. How can you hide it?" How long can you keep it secret?”
“It’s not that I wanted to hide it from Madam, but I was really afraid of making Madam angry and sad by saying it.” Seeing that Wen Mingqian had said this, Mother Zhu could no longer hide it. , "Something was lost in the warehouse of our house a few days ago. It happened that my son Dashun was staying there at night. He couldn't tell the whereabouts of the things, so he would naturally be punished.
When something like this happened, we also I can only admit that I am unlucky, but fortunately my wife is not involved..."
"Whose intention is to let you go?" Wen Mingqian knew as soon as he heard that this matter was not simple.
"It was Steward Chen who came here, saying that it was the master's wish. Even if we don't report to the official, we will not be allowed to come to the capital again." Mother Zhu felt really wronged in her heart. Their family is diligent and diligent. I was afraid of making a mistake, but I didn't expect that such an unfortunate thing would happen.
After hearing this, Zhang's mother gritted her teeth and said with a smile: "I have to drive people away without even asking. Are you trying to match your gourd hair?"
Zhu's mother quickly grabbed her and said: "Old sister, forget it. Come on! Things can't be explained so easily. It's better to let things go. Besides, we all know that it's not easy for Madam. She just came back to the house, so don't start arguing with the master because of us."
Wen Mingqian smiled slightly and said ungratefully: "I don't cause trouble, but Fei has never let me go. Besides, you were originally wronged. Innocence is a big deal, so how can you just swallow your anger?"
"Madam, it's not that we are willing to be wronged. It's just that my arms can't twist my thighs. The master has said it, and if we don't obey, I'm afraid we'll suffer even more. It's enough if my wife knows that we are wronged..." Wen Mingqian knows that Mother Zhu's family are kind and honest people, but they are kind. People who are weak are often bullied.
But it is difficult for evildoers to stop doing evil, and they will not even have a conscience, and they will even laugh at the victim for being weak and incompetent and deserve to be bullied.
Therefore, justice can only be sought by oneself, and injustice can only be washed away by oneself. There are too many people in this world who bully the weak and fear the strong, and blindly tolerating will only make you lose your footing.
"Lao Zhu, you are confused! Do you really think that this matter will not involve Madam?" Zhang Ma hated iron and steel, "I didn't check the things that were lost, and just dealt with the guards casually. , but I didn’t expect that this happened while my wife was housekeeping. What would people think if I told you?” It'll be fine once you get down..."
"It's fine! Let me tell you, big things are coming!" Zhang Ma rolled her eyes, "Doesn't it mean that you are stealing by default? ?
You can even think about it with your armpits. How could the guards have such courage? It's not like he was ordered by someone.
Only the wife was present when the theft occurred. Can the crime of theft be placed on someone else? ! "
Zhang's mother's words were like a wake-up call, and Zhu's mother was shocked into a cold sweat.
"Then... what should we do? How can this be explained clearly? Even if we go to the master and tell him, he may not be believed. "Mama Zhu was at a loss. "If you talk nonsense..."
"Don't worry about this for now," Ma Zhang said in a arrogant tone, "Someone has poured a bucket of dirty water on you, you just need to fight. When you go back, why bother to explain to them that you are clean?
You know, the person who wronged you knows better than you yourself how wronged you are! "
"Then...what should we do? "Mother Zhu was at a loss. Her mind was in such a mess that she couldn't figure it out at all.
"Just follow me! "Mother Zhang said, taking Mum Zhu's hand and walking out, "You and I have no face, let's just make a fucking fuss! "
Butler Chen was watching people clearing the warehouse in the backyard, and Zhu Dashun and his son stood aside with smug looks on their faces.
"Just be content! If I hadn't begged for mercy in front of the master, would you all still be standing here? A good beating is indispensable! "Butler Chen crossed his legs and said while stroking his goatee.
"Thank you so much, Butler Chen." Zhu Xi, an honest man, was still thanking him repeatedly.
Steward Chen had a sarcastic smile on his face and was about to teach them a few more words when someone shouted: "Chen Quede! You old boy is really tired of living!"
Steward Chen’s real name is Chen Youde, but he was changed to Chen Quode by Zhang’s mother.
He was startled and looked over, only to see Zhang Ma rolling over like a black whirlwind.
Steward Chen's legs and feet were still a little weak, and Zhang Ma was approaching fiercely. He stood up from the stool in a hurry and accidentally tripped.
Zhang Ma didn't care about anything, she rushed forward and grabbed his collar with one hand, and used the other hand to shoot left and right, cracking and cracking, which was a good meal.
(End of this chapter)