Xu Mingwei laughed coldly, "You can just lie on the ground and stare at me with your eyes. Xu Tianze, let me warn you one last time, don't let me see you enter my mother's courtyard again, otherwise don't blame me for breaking your legs. You better remember, I, Xu Mingwei, have always kept my word. "
"Now, please get out."
The servants at the side thought that they couldn't hear anything, that they couldn't see anything. Seeing Xu Tianze struggling to get up from the ground, no one dared to reach out to help him. Before he left, he turned his head and stared coldly at Xu Mingwei for a long time before limping away with her injured leg.
"Miss, what should we do in this room?" The old woman was troubled. Even if he sold her the antique jade artifacts in this room, she wouldn't be able to afford it.
Xu Mingwei said indifferently, "First clear up the broken pieces, and tidy up the boxes and chests, and when my mother comes back, we will find Aunt Xiang for more silver."
The old granny was just glad that she did not need to compensate for her fall, when she heard Xu Mingwei say indifferently, "You did not have sufficient strength to take care of this matter, and now I have punished you with two months' worth of money. In the next time, you do not need to return to my mother, you can take your bag and leave."
The old woman was so embarrassed by her words that she tried to defend herself, "This old servant was really lazy, how could I have imagined that the young master would sneak in through the window? Miss, please let this old servant go this time."
Xu Mingwei snorted, "What, I can't control you?"
That old woman had also stayed in the Xu family for a long time, so how could she care about a little girl like her? She felt sorry for those two months of money and said, "I don't mean that. Please be merciful and let me go this time."
Xu Mingwei's tone became colder and colder, she turned and called for the servant, "Go and get the butler."
That old woman sneered in her heart. The wet behind the ears little girl even used the butler to pressure people. She laughed dryly and said, "I still have to clean the house. Since Miss is busy, I won't be in your way anymore."
Seeing that she was about to leave, Xu Mingwei instructed the remaining three servants: "Hold her."
They looked at each other in dismay for a while, but were unwilling to step forward and take the woman. Instead, they surrounded Xu Mingwei and begged for mercy, "Lady is merciful, let's avoid this Ma woman once and for all."
Xu Mingwei's face became colder and colder, she frowned: "All of you are on good terms, lucky that you do not even need to listen to Master's words! Since that was the case, she decided to wait for the butler to arrive before leaving. "A servant that the Xu family cannot let go!"
When the three old wives heard it, they looked at each other in distress, then saw that Xu Mingwei was looking at them with her hands behind his back, quietly. They could only bite the bullet and pull Madam Ma away, "Elder sister, don't blame us. "Apologies!"
Old Mrs Ma, who was being held down and tied up, started to act like a scoundrel, rolling around on the ground, scolding the three women for being merciless, and scolding the proper master for not being home. It was all she could do to bully the old servant. A string of vulgarities came out from her mouth. The three women saw that she was getting more and more outrageous, so they quickly took a handkerchief and stuffed it in Old Madam Ma's mouth.
Old Madam Ma's actions had already alarmed the servants in the courtyard, they had all gathered outside to watch the commotion, and upon hearing her curse one after another, they all turned to look at Xu Mingwei's expression, they were scolded in such a dirty way by the servant, the young master's face was still calm, there was not a trace of anger on his face, they could not help but admire the young master for being so calm.
After receiving the servant's message, the Chief Steward of the Xu Estate, Xu Qingshan, hurriedly jogged away. Before he even entered the courtyard, he could already hear the hubbub of noise coming from inside. Without delay, he pushed his way through the crowd of Little girl! Little girl s who were watching the commotion.
Xu Mingwei could see the shadow of the butler from afar, she looked at Old Ma who was glaring at her and smiled: "Don't worry, the butler is here."
In fact, Old Madam Ma's heart was panicking. Just now, when they made such a ruckus, all she could do was hope for the young mistress to be thin-skinned, not wanting to lose face in front of others. Who would have thought that Xu Mingwei, who was unmoved by all of the servants, would wait for the main butler as well? She knew that she wouldn't be able to gain any benefits this time. His heart suddenly felt dead, like a fish that had lost its water. She couldn't start a ruckus again.
The head steward looked at the tied up old woman Ma. Her hair was messy and she looked listless. The short coat she was wearing was already dirty to the point where it was hard to see the color.
He respectfully paid his respects to Xu Mingwei and asked, "What does little master want to do with Old Madam Ma?"
Xu Mingwei pointed to the house in Lady Helan and said, "Old Ma, you weren't good enough to watch over us, so you let a little thief in and broke a piece of my mother's furniture. How should you punish her?"
The Chief Steward was shocked. Even if he sold any of the items in the Lady Helan's house, they wouldn't be able to afford it. What should he do?
Seeing that he did not say anything, Xu Mingwei continued, "Initially, I only wanted to deduct two months' worth of Old Woman Ma's monthly allowance as well, so I gave a small punishment, yet in the end? Chief Steward, you've seen it as well. What do you think we should do with Old Madam Ma now? "
The Chief Steward also had the same thought. He glanced at the disappointing Old Lady Ma and ignored the fact that she had a good relationship with her wife and offended the main house. How could she continue to stay in the Xu family? He immediately replied to Xu Mingwei, "Old Ma, you don't know what's good for you, but you speak in such foul language. After punishing twenty of your belongings, you sell them to the clan.
Xu Mingwei nodded, then pointed to the other three wives, "These three women will be chased out of the courtyard.
The three women who were pointed out immediately knelt down and begged for mercy. They had finally gotten into the inner courtyard with great difficulty, and if they were chased out to be hired as servants by the main house, it would be worse than death.
The head steward, however, did not care about them. He understood what the little mistress was trying to do, so he said, "If you order me to sell the house without moving, then the young lady will be too merciful."
The moment the three women heard they were going to be sold, they immediately stopped begging. They obediently lowered their heads and moved to the side, not daring to make a sound.
Xu Mingwei laughed lightly, "On your first offense, let me first remember, if there are any that are useless, I will hand them over to the main butler."
The main butler nodded in agreement as he watched Xu Mingwei return to the moon-nesting and leave with the few wives alone.
After this matter, no one in the room dared to underestimate Xu Mingwei. The servants who had been loose since the time when Lady Ji took care of the family, felt as if they had seen a ghost when they saw Xu Mingwei. They did not dare slack at all, as they were afraid that they would follow in Old Woman Ma's footsteps.
When Xu Mingwei beat up Xu Tianze in front of Lady Helan's house, she was already prepared to wait for Aunt Xiang to stir up trouble outside. However, she did not expect that after waiting for two days, Aunt Xiang had already changed her personality.
Xu Minglan was sick for two days, and on the third day, she finally came to the small courtyard in Jingmei to learn the zither. Seeing that her complexion was still not very good, and that her spirit was also dispirited, Xu Mingwei thought about how she was also afraid that afternoon, and felt some sympathy in her heart, causing him to feel more patience in speaking to her.
In the eyes of the Master Fang, he was naturally satisfied.
Only today did Master Fang hear the story of what happened in Lady Helan's courtyard. He could not help but feel somewhat worried. It was unknown if it was a blessing or a curse for Xu Mingwei to be so straightforward. The Master Fang had naturally seen Xu Tiangang's concubine before, and the way he looked at others was insidious.
What kind of good child could an unruly aunt bring up? Although it was because Xu Tianze smashed Lady Helan's house that the matter started, Xu Mingwei's subsequent plans were all over. She could just tie him up and send him to the courtyard of Lady Ji and let him be dealt with by the second house in charge. At the very least, she wouldn't lose her reputation as a main wife bullying her concubine.
In the academy, the Master Fang intentionally left Xu Mingwei behind and asked, "Do you know why I left you alone today?"
Xu Mingwei shook his head and replied respectfully, "Please enlighten me, Sir."
The Master Fang asked her, "Regarding the matters of your Second Aunt, do you know anything?"
She could not be more clear about the news that Wan Rong had come from the gambling house. With regards to the case with Lady Ji, by guessing, she could roughly guess what idea Master Fang had for the Second Branch.
"A few days ago, Daoist nun from the Clear Wind Monastery spread a bad reputation. It probably has something to do with Teacher, right?"
Master Fang looked up at her, neither admitting nor denying.
Xu Mingwei continued, "A few days ago, Daoist Hall of Clearwind was destroyed by a ghost, many men and women witnessed it with their own eyes, and it was the same for the next few days. "Later on, the Daoist nun Wu Xiang, who was watching on, somehow went crazy. Her clothes were in a mess as she ran out of the temple. Half her head was shaved, and only the word 'injustice' was left behind …"
The Master Fang nodded and asked, "Then, what did you see?"
"Sir, did you ask someone to be a ghost to scare Martial Aunt Wu Nian? "In the middle of the night, when the temple's outer wall was painted with words for a few days, no one in the entire temple realized that the person who was sent to do some work was indeed rather capable." Xu Mingwei praised.
"When people do evil, they will always feel guilty. I just had the idea of playing the ghost to scare her, and the tricks behind them were all thought by the person from regular doctor. That Goddess will not be able to harm anyone in the future, so it can be said that she has done a great deed. "