Chapter 175: Discipline
Xiaozhu stood up, looking neither humble nor arrogant, Tian Miao didn't realize that he had been ignoring it until this moment, this Xiaozhu who looked inconspicuous before. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Did Apricot reveal any news to you before she left?" Tian Miao's tone was calm, but it gave people an invisible sense of oppression.
"Third Miss, almost every day she says that she wants to go out to the rivers and lakes, I don't take it seriously for a long time, I think she just said it." Xiaozhu seemed to answer truthfully, but in fact, he didn't answer at all, the answer that Tian Miao really wanted to ask.
"I mean, did she do anything special the day she left?" Tian Miao was patient and asked from a different angle.
"It's not any different than usual." Xiaozhu pretended to ask for a moment, and then said for sure.
Tian Miao could see from her expression that she was not telling the truth, but she also understood that she couldn't ask anything useful from her mouth, but she didn't have evidence in her hands, and it was not easy to use means against her.
But if she swallows this evil breath just for herself, it is absolutely impossible, she is a master, can't she clean up a girl who made a mistake?
"Hmph, you said it easily, as the third lady's personal girl, now that such a big thing has happened, do you think I will let you go?" Tian Miao chuckled and said, Anyway, this is a society without human rights, even if she kills her, it will just go to the government to report it.
"Please punish the eldest lady, Xiaozhu knows that she is wrong, it's just the third lady's business, Xiaozhu really doesn't know, she says every day that she wants to go out to the rivers and lakes, and after a long time, she just talks about it casually." Xiaozhu saw that Tian Miao's face was not good, and his heart tightened, and he immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
"Reprimand? Haha, you're sensible, of course I won't let you go, with my understanding of Xing'er, she won't just leave by herself.
She will take you with her in everything on weekdays, why did she leave you alone this time? In my opinion, there must have been some agreement between you, or that her departure was your idea. "The more Tian Miao understates it, the more pressure it puts on people.
"Miss, wronged, this matter really has nothing to do with slaves." In order to show that he was not lying, Xiaozhu actually kowtowed, and the head was so bad that he bleed in a few strokes.
"What are you doing here? Think I'm going to be scared by you? Come on, tie her up for me, and before I finish asking, you won't be able to die even if you want to. Tian Miao was aroused by her behavior, and she lost her temper, small, the tiger is not threatening, she is a sick cat, isn't it?
When the little guys outside the door heard this, they immediately rushed in, and tied the thin Xiaozhu firmly in three or two clicks, which made Xiaozhu and Xiaomei unexpected.
"Miss, I'm really wronged." Xiaozhu only showed his flustered mood at this time, and he had long lost the composure he had just now.
"You'd better keep your mouth shut, or you'll be the one who suffers." Tian Miao walked up to her, gently hooked her chin with her fingers, and said with a smile.
Xiaozhu suddenly regretted it very much at this time, it turned out that she had always been wrong, and thought that the eldest lady was just a paper tiger, if she wasn't lucky enough to meet Bai Gongzi, she would be just an ordinary village girl.
Now she realized that she was very wrong, but things have come to this point, and she has no way to turn back.
"Miss, you just beat me to death, I don't know." Xiaozhu cried even harder.
"Shut her mouth first, and then let her open when I let her speak." Tian Miao shook her hand angrily and walked back to her seat, at this time Xiaozhu's mouth was stuffed with a hand towel.
"Xiaozhu, I thought you were Xiaomei's sister, and I didn't want to embarrass you, but I just wanted to ask you a few questions, so that I could find some clues from them, which would help me find Xing'er.
But you dare to fool me, you know, I have someone else who is not capable, that is, you can see at a glance whether that person is telling nonsense.
This capital is different from our Qiaotou Town, taking a wrong step, or even saying the wrong word, may cost you your life.
Xing'er's temperament, walking alone in the capital, how dangerous it is, I really can't imagine, you are not short in my house, you should know that what I Tian Miao values most is family affection.
Now I'll give you another chance, where did she go? Tian Miao asked coldly, her voice was as piercing as ice, and even the little guys on the side shivered unconsciously.
"Miss, I really don't know, Miss Third didn't tell me." Xiaozhu still has a hard mouth, her face is covered with blood, and coupled with her tears, it is simply miserable.
"It seems that you really don't cry when you don't see the coffin, and it doesn't matter if you do something for my family.
Xiaomei went to fetch my carving knife, and I wanted her to understand for herself my determination to win. Tian Miao didn't want to hurt anyone, but it was about Tian Xing, she had to do it, even if she was condemned by her conscience for the rest of her life, she would not hesitate to do it.
"Miss?" Xiaomei was in a dilemma at this time, and wanted to intercede for her sister, but she couldn't speak, because she knew too well the importance of Tian Xing to Tian Miao.
"I don't want to say it a second time, you should understand my feelings." Tian Miao didn't turn her head to look at her, but Xiaomei understood what she meant, and immediately got up and ran towards Tian Miao's workshop.
Tian Miao took the carving knife that Xiaomei took, took out the smallest one, came to Xiaozhu, and asked with a smile.
"What flowers do you like? I can carve beautiful flowers on your face, I personally want to carve a chrysanthemum on it, if you have any favorite flowers, you can also come to your liking.
Anyway, this is what you have to take with you for the rest of your life, carve one you like, it seems to be more humane, what are you doing, take the handkerchief away, I want to listen to her opinion. Tian Miao glared angrily at the little guy on the side.
"Miss, I said, I said it's not okay?" Xiaozhu is completely collapsed at this moment.
"Say it quickly, I'm not an impatient person." Tian Miao's heart was also sweating, she was really afraid that Xiaozhu would be stiff, and she would really not be able to get that hand down when the time came.
It's just that everyone present just now was deceived by Tian Miao, and they all believed from the bottom of their hearts that Tian Miao would do what he said, and he would definitely scratch Hua Xiaozhu's face mercilessly.
"The third lady told me before leaving, she was going to go to the rivers and lakes, and asked me if I would go with her, I said that this matter was unreliable, she said it when she was angry, and the third watch saw her at the back door of Zhuangzi.
Then I went back to my room, and I thought she was just saying it casually, and she had said something like that before, so I didn't care.
But the next morning, I found out that she was really gone, because I was afraid that the eldest lady would blame, so I didn't dare to say it. Xiaozhu said a lot this time, but what Tian Miao didn't expect was that what she said this time was not all true.
"What did she take with her? The main thing is how much silver does she have? Tian Miao asked anxiously.
"She had a silver ticket of one hundred taels on her, and more than thirty taels of broken silver, and only took a few changes of clothes with her, and then the silver whip given to her by her master, and nothing else." Xiaozhu is telling the truth this time.
"That's all? This girl is really getting bolder and bolder, don't let me find it, otherwise, I have to let her know that I am powerful.
This matter is inseparable from you, and if you are not punished, you will not be able to convince the public.
You should send her to the housekeeper and let him punish her reasonably according to the rules of the house, and it is okay to suffer a little, but not to hurt herself.
The third lady is very precious to this girl, if she comes back to investigate, don't blame me for not protecting him at that time. Tian Miao said coldly, of course these words are for everyone.
"Xiaomei, do you have an opinion about me?" When the room was quiet, Tian Miao asked Xiaomei.
"Miss, I have no opinion, this matter is Xiaozhu's fault, if the eldest lady doesn't punish her, there will be no rules in our village in the future." Xiaomei followed the teaching, but Mama didn't learn in vain.
"It's best if you understand, now I'm just punishing her to do some work, if there is anything to do with Xing'er, my means may not be anything, and if you interfere at that time, none of you in the family should think about it.
No matter how deep the affection between us is, in the final analysis, we are also masters and servants, and there is no way to compare with my family, I hope you can figure it out. Tian Miao's words were a bit heavy, and she could have not said them, but she didn't want to have any unnecessary trouble in the future, and some of the words were better explained.
"Miss, these slaves and maids all understand, don't say that Xiaozhu makes mistakes, even if my father and mother make mistakes, slaves and maids don't dare to interfere at will." Mei knelt down to show her loyalty.
"If it's your father, I can see your face and take it lightly, but the premise is that it doesn't involve my family." Tian Miao's words are a promise of change of direction, and it can be regarded as a slap in the face to a sweet date.
"The slave and maid thank the master for his love, and must tell the family to be cautious in their words and deeds, if one day, they make a mistake, and ask the master to treat them equally, the slave and maid family is immoral and incompetent, and we must not break the master's rules because of us." Xiaomei said these words sincerely, but at the same time, it also indicates that she and Tian Miao are simple masters and servants today.
Originally, Tian Miao still thought that everyone was equal, but through Tian Xing's incident, she had an epiphany, people must adapt to the current environment and not want to change other people's minds.
This is an era when if you are not strong or weak, and if you are in such a society, you are asking for troubles by thinking about what everyone is equal.
Even if this is the case now, a subordinate actually regards her kindness as a sign of weakness and incompetence, don't think that Xiaozhu is pitiful and has taken all the responsibility, but Tian Miao is quite clear, she must have played a big role in this matter.
"Xiaomei, you have to keep your duty, you can't think I'm so foolish because I'm kind to you. Although this incident has nothing to do with you directly, it has nothing to do with you. Tian Miao's words made Xiaomei, who was kneeling on the ground, stunned.
"Miss, what's going on?" Xiaomei really wants to understand what she did wrong.
"You must be wronged, right? The reason why I said that this matter has something to do with you is because you and I are the personal big girl, who is in charge of the entire inner courtyard, and is actually the internal housekeeper of our Zhuangzi.
In other words, all the subordinates in this inner courtyard are your subordinates, and you must always keep abreast of their situation, and you have always done a good job of this.
Even when I ran out every day a while ago, I arranged things at home very well, not only did I have people around me on duty, but you also solved the conflicts between them.
I have a high degree of trust in you and me, but you have an unshirkable responsibility in the matter of apricots, and there is a night watch in our inner courtyard, right? Why don't the people on duty at night know anything about it?
Second, the main insider of this matter is Xiaozhu, as her sister, but she didn't notice her abnormality, this is your mistake. "Tian Miao plans to cultivate Xiaomei well, so now she must let her mind improve.
"The slave knows that she is wrong, please punish the eldest lady." Xiaomei found that she really had a lot of responsibility.
"Xiaomei, I pointed it out so clearly, not to punish you, but to let you gain insight and not make the same mistake again in the future.
Although I don't know everything about the matter between Xiaozhu and you, I don't know anything about it. Think about it, is it because of this that you have to pay more attention to her and keep track of her movements?
Others won't treat you separately because your sisters are not harmonious, and you won't be able to run away if something happens. Tian Miao said earnestly.