Chapter 30: Master and Servant
The Fu Mansion is indeed very quiet today, the eldest prince went out to check the restaurant shop with several major owners, and the little prince went to the academy, the mansion ...... The second lady may not have moved for a long time.
But today, the courtyard of the second lady seems to be extremely deserted, but several maids in the maid's room have been called for questioning, and even the maid in the little prince's room is there, and the people in the house dare not say much, after all, the housekeeper is not there today...... They vaguely felt that something was going to happen.
Tao'er took the paperwork presented by the little maid and gave it to the second lady who was drinking tea, the wisps of steaming tea made the appearance of the person in front of her unclear, and she was kneeling on the side...... It was the five maids in the mansion, all of whom were recruited when she was in charge of the mansion at that time, and the contract was still with her......
The people who were kneeling on the ground were silent for a while, and the air in the room was a little cold, but most of their faces were pale, and they still heard some rumors. I fear that some of them will suffer today......
Xiao Nian clenched Si'er's hand on the side, Si'er's body with her head down looked very thin, and the slightly yellowish hair color already showed her recent condition, Xiao Nian did not hide her frown, the medicine given by Xiao Gongzi is indeed effective, but now...... Her lips were a little pale.
If Sister Ah had to be punished, she wouldn't leave her alone......
"Peach, you said that the day of the lotus flowers withering in the pond this year is extraordinarily early, is there any omen!" The second lady's red nails slowly put it back on the table with the teacup, and the appearance of this makeup looked much younger, but the sarcasm in her eyes reduced her temperament a little.
"Mrs. Hui, I'm afraid it's not the weather that is to blame, but man-made." The person who was called Tao'er on the side hurriedly handed over two boxes of snacks, but when he turned his face to look at the maids kneeling in a row on the ground, he brought a trace of coldness, this pair of masters is a perfect match.
A cruel smile crossed the second lady's face, and she glanced at the person in front of her, and the smile between her eyebrows was a little cold.
"Si'er, you should know which room you came out of, I've treated you a lot in the past few years!" The second lady's tone sounded very calm, but the people kneeling on the ground still lowered their heads, and the panic on the faces of some maids was reduced a little, it turned out that the rumors in the house were not groundless...... The second lady intends to punish the maid in the little son's room.
"Why, my words don't work anymore today." Some harsh voices arose, Si'er first bowed her head and kowtowed, and then the fear between her eyebrows and eyes was buried on the ground.
"Si'er didn't dare, but Si'er knew that she was wrong and was willing to be punished." The person who was no longer as active as before, and now the person who was kneeling on the ground and talking seemed to have lost half his life, and slowly raised his head to reveal a pale and desperate face, and she knew what she was about to face......
"Really? Then things will be much easier today. The second lady glanced at the person next to her, who silently handed over a piece of paper with the seal of the government on it...... That's it, no doubt.
The anger in Xiao Nian's heart gradually surged up, and her face was a little flushed, the second lady just relied on the fact that the little prince was not in the house today, and Sister A was no longer a person in the second room, how could the official documents come from......
As soon as she raised her head, she saw the appearance of the sister next to her shaking her head, this is ...... The anger in her eyes has a tendency to be extinguished, and her heart is soaked in a chill, why is she not troubled by the second lady in the little son's room, probably Sister A alone bears it.
Then she is even more disallowed......
"Second lady, Xiao Nian has something to say to you, I wonder if I can let the slave and maid speak today?" Xiao Nian had a proper smile on his face, but those eyes looked at the person sitting very seriously, and the second lady looked over, a little displeased, these eyes ...... There's a little bit of that kid's shadow.
"Is there anything to say until after today, to delay the matter...... Don't think about it. "That kid entered Tianjing Academy, this Fu Mingyuan seems to really love him, his younger brother who is "unknown", but will that kid really come back one day?
The second lady's face showed sarcasm, as well as some inconspicuous fear hidden under it, the hands that were dyed with red nails, picked up a cup of tea again, and suddenly poured it on Xiao Nian's face, the face with delicate features, did not look panicked.
"Please don't be angry, Si'er is willing to be punished, Si'er's sister is just ignorant." Si'er hurriedly pulled the person on the side, and looked at her red face with some pity, just because she ...... Because she didn't do what she was told, but Xiao Nian couldn't be involved anymore.
"Then this document, you can draw and sign it." The paper on the ground was also splashed with a little tea, leaving a brown mark, and Si'er's gaze stayed on those words...... Slave for life, with a somewhat pale complexion, he finally stretched out his hand.
For a while, the maids who were originally kneeling together subconsciously raised their heads, this document ...... For their identity, it is already a capital crime.
Xiao Nian gritted her teeth, and her lips began to white, even if she was sold into the Fu Mansion at the beginning, she had never had such a grudge against a person in her heart, and she met Xiao Gongzi...... She thinks it's her greatest luck, and today...... She is afraid that she will live up to the teachings of the little son.
Even if she was killed on the spot, she would still be ...... Before the action of getting up was completed, a word suddenly came from the door, and Xiao Nian's eyes were already filled with tears. Does the little boy know......
"Second lady, Ming Ran specially brought some sugar lotus seeds for you today." Fu Mingran asked Yahuan, who came in with her, to hand over the two boxes, and stood next to Xiao Nian, looking at the people in the row on the ground in surprise, with a trace of coldness hidden in her eyes.
Really......
"But it seems that the second lady is not free today." Fu Mingran leisurely picked up the paper on the ground, and the young man's face was full of curiosity, but when he saw the official seal on it, he seemed to be startled, and hurriedly threw the paper away......
"Mingran, shouldn't you be in the academy at this time?" The second lady hid a touch of impatience and disgust on her face, Fu Mingran's expression and movements just now were in her eyes, her eyes flashed, but she smiled more happily than just now, she motioned to the maid standing on the side to go down, Fu Mingran's eyes were a little bright, she walked over and took a piece of pastry on the table, just blocking Tao'er's way.
"It's Tao'er, speaking of which, last time you and Qing'er went to the firewood room to give me the medicine, I think it was the second lady who ordered you." Fu Mingran tasted the pastry with his hand, but silently spit it out, the bitterness on his face contrasted on the faces of a row of kneeling maids, whose faces had just relaxed a little.
The second lady's behavior today, they also know something, for the little son's return home, the second lady has been ......
"This pastry is too bitter, the second lady should taste some of these sugar lotus seeds." Fu Mingran motioned for the maid who came with her to open the box, and more than a dozen sugar lotus seeds that looked golden were mouth-watering...... It's just that everyone in the house knows that because of the second lady's lotus-raising, she attaches great importance to lotus flowers and other things, which can be used to make appetite.
This little boy ...... Clearly deliberate.
The sound of the teacup falling to the ground is so similar, but the cup shattered today is very different from the first time I saw the second lady four years ago, Fu Mingran walked to Xiao Nian's side and helped up Si'er who was kneeling together.
There was ruthlessness on the face of the second lady, she stared at the peach beside her for a while, and there was some fear on the face of the peach that was originally a little imposing, and the carefully dressed makeup looked like it was not a little different after four years, but it seemed that the strength was even smaller.
In Fu Mingran's opinion, it was just stealing some lotus seeds from her, so was it necessary to punish the people in her room like this? And it's the ...... in her room.
"The second lady should be careful not to cut her hands, otherwise I will have to find the eldest brother to ask for the jade ointment, so that I can be regarded as pleading with you."
"But Mingran is a little uncomfortable today, I want to go back early......" Fu Mingran whispered something in Xiao Nian's ear, and her originally sad face gradually smiled, Si'er's hand was actually a little trembling, but she glanced at her master with gratitude, and lowered her head silently.
"If the second lady still wants to lecture, Ming Ran won't be able to disturb her." Fu Mingran walked out and turned around, even these maids are used to the "ignorance of etiquette" of the little boy, after all, the person sitting on the upper seat is still the second lady in the house.
The second lady suddenly looked at the official document and seemed to laugh cruelly, but in the blink of an eye, she only smiled faintly at Fu Mingran's face, "Let's take this sugar lotus seed Mingran back, maybe let the maid next to you bring it to your mother, I remember that Lan Xin liked this sweet thing very much before." With a smile on his face, Fu Mingran glanced thoughtfully at the thing on the table, as if he had never seen it.
Then he left the door without speaking, leaving the paper dyed with brown tea lying on the ground, like a joke to the person sitting high, and the second lady's face was already a little distorted.
"It's just as cheap as her mother's hooves...... Peach, can you bring her medicine? The sudden question made the person who had been frightened around him suddenly kneel on the ground, and Peach's face turned pale instantly, and she knew Madame's methods......
"Madam, the slave is just following the orders of the eldest prince...... Slaves and maids have no ......"
"You go down first." The second lady glanced at the maid who was still kneeling on the ground, and said with some coldness, the intention of the kid's words was just to let her teach Tao'er a lesson, even if it was the same as the people in her room, but ...... She turned to look at the two boxes of lotus seeds with hatred, there were some things that she didn't have to do herself.
Fu Mingran went straight to his room after going out, today's matter ...... She was still wrong. The half-layer of shadows covering his face is a little gloomy.
Xiao Nian and Si'er followed behind, glanced at each other, and they could also feel it...... The little boy was angry.