The old lady of the Hou Mansion has been doing nothing for a long time, eating fast and praying to Buddha all the year round. The head of the Hou Mansion is actually the Sun family.
But now that the mistress of the Sun family is punished by the old lady to kneel in the Buddhist hall, aren't the servants all surprised
Although the old lady was not close to the masters of the Hou Mansion, she had never seen her get so angry before the whole Marquis Mansion, and put Sun's face in the face.
Now for Mrs. Sun, kneeling to accompany Gong Liangjing is not a punishment.
She lost all face as a housewife, so that's called punishment.
Of course Tang Lihua knew the twists and turns, but she hadn't planned to save face for Mrs. Sun, so she just punished her.
After dismissing Mrs. Sun, Tang Lihua stayed in Gongliangyuan's Tinglan Garden, watching the servants take good care of them, and her cold face eased a lot.
The wife behind her was surnamed Qian, who had been with the master for decades, although she didn't understand why the master changed his attitude towards the second girl who had just come back.
But as a servant, Mrs. Qian only knew that whatever attitude the master had, she would have the attitude. If the master treated the second girl well, then she would treat the second girl carefully. This was her rule of being a servant.
When the master was resting, Mrs. Qian called all the servants of Ting Lanyuan out to reprimand, leaving two servant girls to wait on the bed.
Before Mrs. Qian was in the princess mansion, she was in charge of the servants in the whole mansion for the master. After being with the master for a long time, the aura all over her body was certainly not something these servant girls could bear.
She put on a straight face and reprimanded her loudly, causing the maids and servants to lose their legs and fall to their knees.
"Since the master asked you to serve the second girl, it is your honor, but you let the second girl fall into the water, and now she is still high fever, and the skins of all the cheap hooves have collapsed. If you sell them all next time, the Hou Mansion will not We need you servants who don't care enough."
The maidservants and servants were covered with cold sweat and trembling, all begging for mercy.
Unmoved, Mrs. Qian raised her eyelids and glanced at the kneeling crowd, "When the second girl fell into the water that day, who was there to wait on her?"
There was silence in the courtyard for a while, under the sharp gaze of Mrs. Qian, two pale-faced little maids knelt in front of them.
"It's the servants who are in charge of returning the money." These two were kneeling in front of them, they were second-class maids, and they were sent by Sun's side to serve Gong Liangyuan.
Of course, Mrs. Qian knew that as the eyes and ears of the old lady, although the old lady didn't care about things, Mrs. Qian knew everything in the mansion clearly.
The old lady asked a question on the spur of the moment, and Mrs. Qian could answer it.
"Slave... Slave Chunlan."
"Slave Qiu Ju."
The two servant girls were shaking their bodies in fear, and they didn't even dare to lift their heads.
"The two of you are the second girl's personal maids. You follow the second girl day and night, but let the master suffer such a serious crime. You will be fined three months, and you will be fined twenty boards." Mrs. Qian looked indifferently.
As soon as the two heard this, they kowtowed repeatedly, Chunlan knelt on the ground and moved a few steps, "Looking at the lesson, it's not that the slaves didn't protect the master, it was because the incident happened suddenly, and the second girl sent the slaves away again, that's... "
Before she could finish her sentence, she heard Mrs. Qian scold angrily, "Bold, you didn't take good care of your master, and dared to talk nonsense. You really think I'm a fool."
"Since you have complaints, you don't have to serve the second girl, and you will be reduced to a third-class maid."
Chunlan was startled, she didn't expect that she just told the truth and brought herself into trouble, she became anxious immediately, knowing how big the difference in the treatment between the third-class maid and the second-class maid was before, she managed to climb up to the second-class maid, I was fortunate to serve by Mrs. Hou's side.
In the past, when the servants saw her, they would call out 'Sister Chunlan'. Later, they were sent to wait on the second girl who had just come back. Although she complained, she still kept her duty.
Unexpectedly, just because the second girl fell into the lake, she would be demoted to a third-class servant girl despite being punished.
"Manager Qian, I was sent by my wife to take care of the second girl, you can't..." Chunlan became anxious, and she couldn't hold back her words.
Pozi Qian's eyes were as sharp as knives, she shot at Chunlan, and she tried to speak again, but she turned back one of them first.
"What can't be done?" The clear voice stopped Chunlan's excited voice.
Hearing this, Mrs. Qian bowed down respectfully, stepped back, "Madam."
It was Tang Lihua who came out, her eyes were indifferent, and a string of shiny Buddhist beads were wrapped in her hands. She didn't look as imposing as Mrs. Qian just now.
But the stupefaction made the servants kneeling below feel chilly. The servants who were still trembling and weeping in front of Mrs. Qian just now fell silent, their bodies were stiff, they didn't dare to shake a bit, and even their breathing subconsciously became shallow.
Chunlan was even more limp and almost fainted, but she didn't dare.
Facing Mrs. Qian, she could still muster up the courage to argue, but when facing the old lady, she couldn't even summon up the strength to speak.
"I don't know when the mansion will be able to pass me by relying on the Sun family." Tang Lihua has the habit left by her original body. While speaking, the Buddhist beads in her hand are slowly turning.
Soon someone brought her a grand master's chair, Mrs. Qian supported her master to sit down, and brought her a cup of tea, "Don't be angry, old lady, it's these bastards who rely on the second girl to return home. If you don’t serve him wholeheartedly, the old servant will beat you carefully.”
Tang Lihua's eyelids drooped slightly, she took the tea handed to her hand, and the slight heat blew on her face, her eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of fog, but she didn't even blink her eyelids, "If you don't give your best, let's send it to Zhuangzi When Yuan'er wakes up, let her choose another batch."
Of course Mrs. Qian had no objection, so the respectful voice should be.
The servants below were all mournful, as if they had been drained of all energy, but facing the old lady of the Hou Mansion, they didn't even dare to beg for mercy, so they could only be driven out of the yard.
More regret and annoyance in my heart, I shouldn't be perfunctory just because I was transferred to the second girl's yard.
Tang Lihua watched Chunlan being dragged away from the yard by two women with deep eyes.
The servants and masters of the Hou's Mansion are just like all kinds of life, struggling at the bottom, wanting to climb up, following the powerful master, they are superior to others.
Following the unfavored master, he tucked his tail, not daring to attract attention.
Don't think that they are so pitiful. In this era, they can at least have enough food and clothing in the Hou Mansion, and they have extra money to give to their families.
Whether you can fill your stomach when you go outside is a problem.
Which master these people are following is a matter of how much money they have, but they have other thoughts.
In the plot of the novel, these people were also sent to Gong Liangyuan's yard in their previous lives.
When Gong Liangyuan entered the mansion in her previous life, she couldn't bear to be on the stage, and this group of servants talked behind her back. Although she was in Tinglanyuan, she didn't care about things.
As soon as he found the time, he went to please the servants in the Gongliang Jingyuan, hoping that if he could catch the opportunity, he would also be able to serve in the Big Girl's Courtyard in the future.
Therefore, Gong Liangyuan's resentment towards Gong Liangjing did not come for no reason, these people thought their eyes were very dark.
But Gong Liangyuan was already sensitive, and she was even more timid when she looked at the servants with pity from time to time.
Especially Chunlan doesn't regard herself as a maid.
When Mrs. Sun came, she pretended to be obedient, and when Mrs. Sun was away, Gong Liangyuan couldn't even order her to pour a glass of water.
In the previous life, Gong Liangyuan didn't mention to Sun that she didn't want a maid to serve her, but Sun believed that Chunlan used to serve by her side, and she knew how to serve people best, so she could feel at ease with Chunlan around.
Speaking to Gong Liangyuan, the courage I finally mustered up was completely gone.
Mrs. Sun didn't know that Chunlan was acting the same way in front of her face but behind her back, but as a mother, she couldn't even tell the same about her own daughter.
Later, after Gong Liangyuan was blackened, Chunlan was the first to be dealt with, beating her to pieces, and Mrs. Sun reprimanded her for this without asking why.
And that Qiu Ju is a pure biting dog that doesn't bark. Gong Liangyuan trusts her more, but every time Gong Liangyuan fails to target Gong Liangjing, it is actually a letter from Qiu Ju.
Mrs. Sun selected these two things carefully.
Tang Lihua feels at ease about assigning them to Zhuangzi.
Going to Zhuangzi is a bit bitter, but I can always fill my stomach, which is better than selling it, but I am definitely not happy in Houfu.
So, after Mrs. Hou and the eldest girl were punished by the old lady, all the servants of Ting Lanyuan were assigned to Zhuangzi.
Chunlan and Qiuju were beaten twenty times, and they were carried into the carriage without delay.
At this time, Mrs. Sun was still copying Buddhist scriptures with Gong Liangjing, so she didn't know anything about the outside world.
On the contrary, Nanny Zhao heard the wind and was as anxious as an ant on fire. She knew that it was the old lady who was really dissatisfied with the lady.
But no matter how anxious she was, she couldn't go in to ventilate with her wife, so she could only wander around outside.
Tang Lihua served dinner in Tinglan Garden. Not long after she finished eating, she walked around the yard to digest food. There was news from the front yard that Hou Yegong Liangshan had returned home.
The first thing Gong Liangshan did when he returned home was to hear what happened at home today from the steward of the front yard.
Manager Zhou in the front yard is a middle-aged man and also Gong Liangshan's confidant. He is wiping the cold sweat from his forehead and reporting to Lord Hou one by one.
Gong Liangshan was a little surprised when he heard this, "Mother really punished Mrs. Sun and the eldest girl?"
Zhou Guanshi nodded truthfully, "I think the old lady is really angry."
Gongliangshan fell silent, and pondered slightly, "Then I will go to Tinglanyuan to have a look."
Gongliangshan didn't even bother to have dinner this time, and came to Tinglanyuan before he even had time to change his clothes.
Not long after Tang Lihua received the news, Gongliangshan strode in.
The servants serving Tang Lihua all bowed and lowered their heads when they saw Gongliang Mountain, "I've seen Lord Hou."
Gong Liangshan waved his hands and bowed to Tang Lihua who was seated above, "My son has met his mother."
Tang Lihua responded lightly, "Sit down."
Gong Liangshan didn't refuse when he heard the words, and sat down beside her. After sitting down, Wei Wei hesitated and asked, "How is Yuan'er?"
Tang Lihua's expression remained unchanged, "I haven't woken up yet."
Gong Liangshan frowned slightly, feeling a little worried in his heart.
"Have you invited the imperial physician to see it?" After finishing speaking, without waiting for Tang Lihua to reply, she turned around, "Laifu, go get my post and invite Chen imperial physician to come to the house."
The servant behind him responded in a low voice, and was about to turn around and go outside.
Tang Lihua stopped, "I've already invited you, and they said that I have a fever, and I can wake up tomorrow."
Seeing this, Gong Liangshan was relieved a lot, and then thought of his reason for coming, carefully observed his mother's face, and coughed lightly, "Mother, what's wrong with Sun and Jing'er?"