Chapter 421 Not an insult
Su Wenyue had no interest in finding trouble with a lower-ranking lady. The reason why she got angry was because Mrs. Zhang was too ignorant and dared to provoke, just to establish her authority. Seeing that Mrs. Zhang had come to her senses, she gently exposed her. She could see that Mrs. Zhang was not A rich man didn't mean to offend her, he just said what was on his mind because of his temper.
Mrs. Zhang was originally afraid that Su Wenyue would hold on to her, but when she saw that Su Wenyue had no intention of pursuing her, she felt relieved. She also admired Su Wenyue's generosity and did not dare to offend her in the slightest from now on.
But Chen Li came to the Liu Mansion full of sadness and disbelief. Liu Xiu was not in the manor. Chen Li was also a frequent visitor to the Liu Mansion. The servants took Chen Li to the living room. After waiting for a long time, Liu Xiu did not come back. Chen Li Li was a little restless, so she went outside to take a breath, and unexpectedly overheard the conversation between her servants.
"The Third Young Master really loves his new wife. Although the time is a little tight, he does everything very thoughtfully. Not only is the betrothal gift so generous, but now he actually takes time out of his busy schedule to personally buy supplies for the new wife. It can be seen that Keep the new lady in your heart.”
"No, the third young master has a happy event today, and he looks very happy. The young lady from the Yin family is a famous beauty in our Yiyang mansion, and she is both talented and beautiful. It's no wonder that she can marry such a woman as his wife. So caring."
"It's just that the third young master married a young lady from the Yin family. What will Miss Chen do? I think that Miss Chen is also very affectionate towards our third young master."
"What's the point? Men have had three wives and four concubines since ancient times. Even if they marry a lady from the Yin family, it's just a matter of taking Miss Chen back. Logically speaking, Miss Chen's status is not enough to be the wife of the wife. The third young master is willing to give her a concubine. The status of the room is not an insult."
"Indeed, after all, Miss Chen is just a merchant's daughter, and she behaves in a very frivolous manner, and she appears in public all day long. No daughter of a serious family behaves like this, and even a son of a small family would not want to marry her. With such a woman as the first wife, we, the Third Young Master, are tolerant.”
The two maids suddenly didn't know that someone was eavesdropping not far away, and they talked about what they were thinking unscrupulously. Chen Li's face turned green when she heard that. She didn't know that what she thought was self-reliant behavior actually turned out to be the same in the eyes of others. In order to treat an immoral woman, even a lowly maid dared to gossip about her behind her back and take pleasure in her misfortune.
"Well, you are just a low-status maid who dares to talk about the master's rights and wrongs behind his back. It is really lawless. You look down on me as a merchant's daughter, but I want to see what you slaves are like!" Chen Li She said angrily. Normally, she always claimed to be a modern person, adhering to the concept that everyone is created equal, and being quite tolerant to her servants. But at this time, she revealed her truest thoughts.
The two maids did not expect that the master would catch them gossiping behind someone's back. They were so frightened that they staggered and knelt on the ground: "Ms. Chen, Miss Chen..."
"Why don't you say it anymore? Keep talking. Aren't you talking very enthusiastically? As a merchant's daughter like me, I can't stand on the stage. I can only be a concubine. Let me see what will happen to you." Su Wenyue said. People repeatedly summoned the housekeeper of the Liu Mansion and asked him to deal with even a maid.
The housekeeper was also in a dilemma. One of these maids was his wife's niece, and she was highly valued by her, so she was assigned to work in the inner courtyard. There was a sense of family ties, so the housekeeper's punishment was harsh, wasn't it? Chen Li will definitely not give up if she gets offended. It would only be shameful for people like them to make trouble to the master.
"You two are old men in the house. You should know the rules in the house. You dare to gossip about the guests. You are so brave. If you are not punished, what are the rules in the house? You two go to the courtyard. Kneel down and fine you two months' monthly payment, but are you convinced?" The housekeeper deliberately raised his voice to scold the two maids, just to show Chen Li. Although the punishment is not heavy, it is not too light either. At least I showed it to Chen Li.
After the butler finished speaking with a fierce expression, he looked at Chen Li again, with a flattering smile on his face, more attentive than usual: "Miss Chen, these two unruly maids and slaves have been punished, please Chen Li." For my own sake, miss, please don’t get angry again, it’s not worth getting so angry over them.”
"Even if I've been punished, it's no wonder that the servants in the mansion look down upon me. I'm so humiliated and punished so lightly. When Brother Liu comes back, I want to ask him what the rules are in this mansion! "On normal days, Chen Li might have spared the two maids for the sake of the housekeeper, but today Chen Li was holding back a breath of anger in her heart. She was already very unhappy, so she couldn't let it go now.
When the housekeeper saw Chen Li being so disrespectful to him, he was reluctant and looked a little unhappy. After all, Chen Li was an outsider and her status was not very high. It was that way that made people criticize her. , the servant made a few quarrels and just taught him a few words, but he was so ignorant that he wouldn't let go.
However, even though the housekeeper thought so, he was really afraid that Chen Li would bring this matter to his master, so he had to endure the anger in his heart: "You slaves are stupid. I don't know how to punish these young ladies before they are willing to calm down?"
"Hmph, what are you doing with a slave like this who only knows how to talk? He can just sell it out!" Chen Li said without thinking, determined to let these two maids know what the end is. .
The two maids did not expect that Chen Li would not even give them the honor of being a housekeeper. The little luck they had at the beginning was frightened away. When they heard that Chen Li said that they would be sold out, they were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they cried and begged: "Ms. Chen Spare your life, I will never dare to do this again, please forgive me once, Miss Chen!"
The smile on the housekeeper's face froze completely. He didn't expect Chen Li to make such an excessive request. The Liu family has always been lenient and gentle, and it wasn't anything that was too excessive. He was the master of the house. When encountering such a situation, the most Being slapped a few times and demoted to a lower level is already a heavy punishment, not to mention that if he really sells out the two of them, the old lady will not be able to make trouble with him when he returns home.
"Ms. Chen, I'm afraid this is inappropriate. After all, the two of them just had a quarrel, and there is a happy event in the house. The mistress will come in in a few days, and there is a shortage of manpower. Please allow me to beg for mercy and let them stay for the time being. , Demoted to the place where the work is the heaviest, to see what the consequences will be.”
Chen Li was also annoyed. They were just two servants, but the housekeeper had repeatedly refuted her face for them. What's more, it was for that reason that she kept them, and she refused no matter what.
"This, even if Miss Chen insists on it, I don't dare to disobey it. It's just that they are first-class maids in the house. I don't have the authority to make decisions. I have to ask the master." The housekeeper said while holding back his anger. At this time, Liu Show back.