Fang Xiaoxi burst out laughing: "Second brother, don't worry about being embarrassed. The important thing is that you pay attention to your safety, okay?"
Chuan Gu said with a smile: "Don't worry, Miss Xiao Xi, I will do my best to protect the Second Young Master."
Fang Shaoyu blinked his eyes. He just came here to recognize his relatives. Is it so dangerous? But he nodded: "I know. If you are not here, I will not trust anyone except Chuan Gu."
Fang Xiaoxi knew this. Her second brother was very smart, so she nodded and said, "Okay, then you can take a rest. I'll go back to class. When you've rested, I'll take my parents for a good stroll in Kyoto."
After saying goodbye to Fang Shaoyu, Fang Xiaoxi was taken to the courtyard prepared for her. The courtyard in front of her was very simply decorated. Although she was called a legitimate daughter, it seemed that she was not treated as well as a concubine's daughter. They did not value girls very much.
Fang Xiaoxi shook her head. That was true. She was not from the Linghou Mansion. Even if she was, she was only from the second wife's house, the legitimate daughter of the second wife, and had nothing to do with the first wife.
After figuring it out, Fang Xiaoxi instantly felt relieved. Even if she recognized her relatives, she knew about the second room and could just separate and live on her own. It didn't seem to have any impact.
After taking a quick look at her residence, Fang Xiaoxi was a little worried about her parents, so she decided to go over and take a look. Father and Mother Fang were already stunned by these things.
Especially Fang's mother, following behind Fang's father, was a little restless. These things were too good. It was the first time she had seen them in her life. If she really lived in such a courtyard, she would have trouble sleeping.
When she was resting at night, a maid came to ask Fang's mother: "Second Madam, please follow me. I will take you downstairs to rest."
Fang's mother was confused: "Why, don't I sleep here at night?"
The maid immediately replied with a smile: "To answer the Second Madam, this is the Second Master's room, your room is in another courtyard."
When Fang Xiaoxi was still around, I didn't mention this matter at all. I was worried that Fang Xiaoxi would make trouble if she knew about it.
That's why someone came to ask Fang's mother to go to rest only after Fang Xiaoxi returned to her own yard. Fang's father had always lived with Fang's mother, and now that Fang's mother was going to be called out, he naturally disagreed.
"Where are you taking my wife?"
The maid blinked and said in a delicate voice, "Second Master, according to the rules of our mansion, the Second Madam should have her own yard, and the Second Master should also have his own yard, and they should live separately. If the Second Master wants, he can also go to the Second Madam's yard to rest."
Logically speaking, the masters of these noble families in Kyoto do have their own separate courtyards, but there are also loving couples who live in the same courtyard.
For people like these who have just arrived from the countryside, they will not deliberately divide the place into two courtyards. At least they will have to wait until they are familiar with the rules before they slowly abide by them.
Seeing that the Second Master and Second Madam did not move, the maid could not help but speak up: "Second Master, in fact, except for our Marquis' Mansion, everyone else's mansion has such a rule, and it is not aimed at the Second Madam."
Father Fang turned his gaze to Da Wu, who nodded. "In theory, this is indeed the rule of a large family, but you two don't need to live here for a long time, so it's totally unnecessary. Moreover, couples in large families who have a good relationship also live in the same courtyard, so it can't be considered disrespectful."
For example, their master only has one courtyard. Well, the courtyard that the princess originally had, how should I put it! It has been demolished and rebuilt.
I won’t say anything else, but Father Fang heard something that they could live in the same courtyard. He looked at the maid who came to report and said, “Then my wife will stay tonight and live in the same courtyard with me. We don’t have to change courtyards. You can go down. We need to rest.”
The maid frowned and said, "But the old lady asked me to come here to ask the second lady to go and rest. If I don't let the second lady go, how should I answer the old lady?"
Father Fang didn't think about anything else. He was very stubborn and simple. He looked at the maid and said, "It's okay. The old lady is very easy to talk to. I will tell her myself tomorrow."
The maid still stood there and refused to leave. Father Fang then felt something was wrong: "Why don't you leave?"
Why are you leaving? The old lady is easy to talk to because you are her son. Of course she is easy to talk to you. But if she is just a maid, how can she report to the emperor when she returns if she can't do this
Xiao Wu walked forward, looked at the maid, stretched out her hand, and made a gesture of invitation: "My master and mistress are going to rest, you should go down first."
This means that if she doesn't go down, she will take action. The maid was so angry that she said, "Then I'll leave."
When she reached the door, she ran into Fang Xiaoxi, who was coming over. She looked at the maid and said, "Stop, what are you doing here? Why are you here at this time?"
Speaking of which, the Marquis' Mansion didn't prepare any servants for Fang's father and others. I guess they thought they would send someone tomorrow and let them choose for themselves.
The maid looked at Fang Xiaoxi and suddenly felt guilty: "Nothing, just a small matter."
Xiao Wu heard the voice outside and walked out directly: "It's the young lady. This girl is here to invite the lady to her yard."
Fang Xiaoxi was a little surprised: "Really? He even prepared a yard for my mother. That's very thoughtful. Let's take her over to have a look."
After hearing what Fang Xiaoxi said, Fang's father and mother also came out. Fang Xiaoxi smiled and said, "It's still early now. I wanted to come over to see how Dad and Mom are adapting here. I didn't expect to gain something. You lead the way."
The maid couldn't run away either. No matter what, the old lady said to bring the second wife over. With so many people, as long as the second wife is in there, the mission will be completed.
Thinking of this, he did not hesitate and led people directly to a yard. The yard was somewhat deserted, and the whole yard was very quiet, with no one in it.
Fang Xiaoxi was instantly furious and looked at the maid in front of her: "Are you planning to bring my mother here and leave her here alone? Tell me the truth."
The furious Fang Xiaoxi was still a little scary. The maid was trembling with fear, but she just didn't say anything: "Not talking, right? Do you think it's okay if you don't talk? Qiumi, beat her until she tells the truth."
Fang Xiaoxi was so angry that she was shaking all over. She thought that after they had just recognized each other, these people would at least treat her mother well for her father's sake. Who could have thought that they would dare to do such a hellish thing on the first day.
Father Fang still hadn't figured out why Fang Xiaoxi was angry. Qiumi smiled and looked at Fang Xiaoxi, "Master, don't be so angry and bother with a maid. Don't worry, I can tell you anything you want to know."
"My interrogation technique can make people feel so painful that they almost die, but there is no trace of it on their body. Just wait and see."
The maid realized that something was really wrong and looked at Fang Xiaoxi: "What do you want to do? Use private power? This is the Marquis' Mansion, it's not your turn to be the head of the family."
Qiumi continued to laugh: "Don't worry, even if we use lynching, no one has evidence. Now everyone here is ours, who saw it?"
As he said that, he pressed a point on the maid's body with his finger. The maid burst into tears in pain: "It hurts so much, what did you do? Aren't you afraid that I will complain to the old lady?"
Qiumi pulled the maid's arm and put it in front of her eyes: "Look, there is no trace, you just feel pain, we didn't touch you, why are you crying out in pain?"
The maid was dumbfounded. There was really no trace. Then Qiumi started another attack. The maid's face was distorted with pain. Looking at Qiumi, she realized that what she said was true.
"I'll tell you, that's what the old lady said. Just bring the second lady here and don't worry about it. You also need to find someone to scare the second lady with a ghost. This courtyard is located in a remote area and most people won't come here. The second lady will live here in the future. Anyway, she is a country girl. If she hadn't been lucky enough to marry the second master, she wouldn't have the blessing to set foot in the marquis' mansion."
"I will find a way to make the second wife die of illness in the future, so that the second master can find a wife of equal status. This is all the old lady's idea, and has nothing to do with me. I am just a messenger. Miss Xiaoxi, please let me go."
Father Fang's eyes widened. He was just honest, not stupid. He could still understand what the maid said. He looked at the maid in disbelief: "Are you telling the truth? Why?"
The maid's mouth twitched: "How would I know why? I just overheard all this."
Fang Xiaoxi laughed: "Why? Dad, let me tell you why, because mother is just a country girl, not worthy of your status as the second master of the Marquis's Mansion. Yes, you are the old lady's biological son, she tolerates you unconditionally, but she despises your family."
At this point, Fang Xiaoxi looked at Father Fang and said, "Dad, now you have to make a choice. Choose the old lady, or choose mother and us. You can choose for yourself."
Fang's mother looked at Fang Xiaoxi and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? How can you talk to your father like that? What are you choosing? This maid doesn't look like a good person. What she said may not be true."
Fang Xiaoxi looked at her mother: "Mom, you are not stupid, you don't have to be so kind, you just care too much about Dad. Seeing that Dad got along well with the old lady today, I can't bear that Dad has lost his mother, but you can't be soft-hearted."
"Look at you. If you keep enduring like this, you won't be able to survive. This is not Xianyou Town, not Fangjia Village. You can't survive just by being a little sad. Many people have died in this mansion. One more person like you won't make a difference. I don't want you to die here. Do you understand?"
"Have you ever thought that if you tolerate it today and die, will my three brothers and I be able to live well?"