Chapter 32: Setting things right
The maid pointed out by Mrs. Wang did not move, but looked at Xiaoniang Lin.
Seeing that the maid was motionless, Mrs. Wang glanced at Mother Liu beside her.
Mother Liu understood, stepped forward and slapped her: "You bitch, how dare you not listen to the eldest lady's orders!"
"Wang Ruofu!"
They say that beating a dog depends on the owner. Mrs. Wang hit her person in front of her, and this slap was like a slap on her face.
If she doesn't care, what will the servants in her courtyard, including other servants of the Sheng family, think of her in the future?
In addition to a few servants serving in the courtyard, the Sheng family also has many servants who are responsible for various matters.
These people are the most attuned to the situation. Seeing that Lin Xiaoniang is favored, the eldest lady can do nothing, and many people secretly seek refuge with her.
When today's incident spread, she was completely disgraced, and those people would no longer be as obedient as before.
Therefore, Lin Xiaoniang's face turned livid with anger, her chest heaved violently, and she even called Mrs. Wang's name directly.
"You, a concubine, dare to call the mistress of the house by her first name? Give me a slap!" Mrs. Wang sneered.
"It's really crazy. I'm going to tell the master right now. I won't let you do whatever you want."
With the idea that a good man will not suffer the immediate consequences, Lin Xiaoniang ran out directly. Prepare to file a complaint with Sheng Hong.
Mrs. Wang didn’t stop her and let her go. She looked at the maid who was beaten and shouted: “What are you doing here? Why don’t you go and call everyone out!”
"Yes!"
The maid was beaten, but when she saw that Miss Lin had run away, she still dared to disobey her, so she hurriedly went in to call for help.
After a while, all the maids in Lin Qige, except Xue Niang, who followed Lin Xiaoniang away, were called to the courtyard.
Mo Lan and Sheng Changfeng were hiding in the house, looking out from the crack in the door, not daring to come out.
Madam Wang asked Mother Liu to read out her name directly. After she finished reading, she said: "Everyone who just read the name should go pack your things. I will rearrange things for you so that you don't have to be here in Linqige in the future. Served.”
Someone who didn't know the situation had the courage to ask, and received a slap, and everyone went to pack their things honestly.
......
But it was said that after Lin Xiaoniang came out of Linqi Pavilion, she went all the way to Sheng Hong's study.
When she was almost there, she stopped, messed up her clothes and hair, and then walked over.
Except for himself and Sheng Changbai, no one was allowed to enter Sheng Hong's study without Mrs. Wang's permission. Naturally, Miss Lin did not dare to force her way in.
After Dongrong went in to report, Sheng Hong came out after a while.
As soon as she saw Sheng Hong, Lin Xiaoniang burst into tears. In addition, her clothes and hair were a little messy, which made her look pitiful.
"What's wrong?" Sheng Hong stepped forward to ask in distress when he saw Lin Xiaoniang like this.
Lin Xiaoniang added insult to injury and expressed her grievances in tears.
It was said that Mrs. Wang led people to break into her yard and wanted to remove some of the servants in her yard. She just asked a few questions and Mrs. Wang asked people to beat her.
Lin Xiaoniang figured it out on the way here. Without Sheng Hong's words, Mrs. Wang would not dare to do that.
She didn’t understand why Sheng Hong did this, so she didn’t focus on removing the servant.
Sheng Hong was a little angry when he heard this: "I just asked her to remove some servants, why are she still beating them? I'll go and have a look!"
The angel is still in Yangzhou now, If this made some noise and the angels knew about it, wouldn't it be more proof that he was incapable of running the family.
Lin Xiaoniang followed Sheng Hong with a trace of pride in her eyes.
Sheng Hong angrily brought Lin Xiaoniang to Lin Qige. At this time, the maids whose names were called had already packed their things and returned to the yard.
"Official."
Madam Wang saw Sheng Hong coming and was about to speak. Sheng Hong glared at her and said, "Come in with me!"
After speaking, he went directly into the main hall of Linqi Pavilion.
When Lin Xiaoniang passed by Mrs. Wang, she gave Mrs. Wang a proud look. Over the years of fighting with Mrs. Wang, she has figured out Mrs. Wang's temperament.
Ms. Wang has a firecracker temper, and she can get angry easily.
Even if Mrs. Wang gets caught with something, when Mrs. Wang wants to cause trouble for her, she only needs to be angry with Mrs. Wang to make Mrs. Wang lose her mind.
In the end, when it came to Sheng Hong, it became clear that both of them were at fault, and they were each slapped fifty times.
It seems that neither of them has taken advantage, but she can compete with the main lady as a concubine. In fact, she has already won.
This is also the reason why most of the servants of the Sheng family, except for a few servants serving in the courtyard, have taken refuge in her.
And every time the two of them fight and make Sheng Hong angry, she can put down her body to please Sheng Hong, but Mrs. Wang can't.
Not only will he not please Sheng Hong, but he will also fight against Sheng Hong.
As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison. One is considerate and the other is unreasonable. Sheng Hong naturally likes her more and more.
The two entered the main hall. Sheng Hong saw the two people coming in and scolded Mrs. Wang, saying that she shouldn't be tempted to hit people. She didn't have the stomach for a lady at all.
Mrs. Wang was furious and shouted: "The officials are so unreasonable. One of her concubines called me by my name in front of the servants. If I don't punish her, wouldn't it become a joke?"
This is the difference between the two. As long as Mrs. Wang can speak nicely and shed some tears, Sheng Hong will stand by her side.
But Mrs. Wang always makes loud noises when she speaks, and is very forceful. Not to mention ancient times, even men from later generations, how many men like this?
Lin Xiaoniang smiled when she saw this scene. Just when she thought Sheng Hong would reprimand both of them as usual and the matter would go away, Sheng Hong looked at her and asked : "Is what the eldest lady said true?"
The smile in Lin Xiaoniang's eyes froze, but she did not dare to lie. After all, so many servants outside had just heard it.
She nodded and explained: "Master, I was just out of breath for a moment."
While explaining, she spoke softly and wiped the corners of her eyes, as if she felt aggrieved in every way.
Usually Sheng Hong would do this to her, but today's Sheng Hong was very unusual. He said calmly: "You were at fault first, and it's not wrong for the lady to punish you. But I miss you out of necessity. Let’s forget it this time. Give the eldest lady the deeds of the servants she selected.”
It’s true that Sheng Hong likes Lin Xiaoniang, but what matters most to Sheng Hong. Face, future and prosperous family.
Compared with these, Lin Xiaoniang has to stand aside.
To put it bluntly, what Sheng Hong cares about most is himself.
When he feels that it will not affect his own future and the future of the Sheng family, he will still favor Lin Xiaoniang even if he knows that she is at fault.
But Liu Sanshi's beating made him mistakenly believe that the officials knew about his doting on his concubine and killing his wife, so he was naturally impartial now.
Lin Xiaoniang opened her mouth, but seeing Sheng Hong's calm eyes, she finally said nothing and honestly took out the body deed.
After Mrs. Wang won the victory, she was about to ask Mother Liu to choose the personal deeds. Sheng Hong said: "The personal deeds of the servants in the family should be in charge of the eldest lady, and Lin Qige should not be an exception. Take all these good wives.”
"Master..."
Lin Xiaoniang was anxious and couldn't sit still anymore. But as soon as she opened her mouth, she was met with Sheng Hong's stern eyes and she didn't dare to speak anymore.
The main reason is that she can't understand why Sheng Hong's attitude has changed so much.
As if she was afraid that Sheng Hong would regret it, Madam Wang asked Mother Liu to take all the personal deeds with her, saying that she would make arrangements for the servants, and left.
Only Sheng Hong and Lin Xiaoniang were left in the house, and it was very quiet.
"I have indulged you repeatedly in the past and made you make many mistakes. From now on, you'd better behave yourself, otherwise I will take back all the farms and shops I gave you. Brother Feng and Mo'er will not stay with you either. Come forward." Sheng Hong said.
"Honglang, even when the yamen handles cases, you have to present evidence to make people understand. What mistake did I make, and Honglang wants to treat me like this?" Lin Xiaoniang's eyes were red, with a bit of sadness. He looked at Sheng Hong and asked.
"How did the aunt who died last year die? Do you think I really don't know? For the sake of the child, I didn't pursue it. If you dare to do such a thing again in the future, don't blame me. We have cherished our friendship for many years!”
After Sheng Hong finished speaking, he stood up and walked away.
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