As a Head Steward, even though Hao Pingguan had been through a lot, he was usually very serious and pretended to be nice and respectful.
Thus, when this matter spread, the entire house was shaken. What made people even more curious was that no one knew the reason behind Head Steward's beating, saying that he had been kicked in the heart as soon as he entered, and had been rewarded with a wooden board.
Ning Jiu carried out the punishment mercilessly. After he executed the punishment, Head Steward Hao's butt became like a flower and his entire body fainted as he was carried back to his own house in the front yard.
After Head Steward was beaten up, some of the stewards in the residence all went to report it. Of course, half of the reason was to kiss ass while the other half was to find out why Head Steward was beaten up. With such a heavy punishment, it proved that the matter was very serious.
Being hit by a board was not a glorious matter. Seeing people coming in, Hao Pingguan was so embarrassed that his face turned red. He had been wounded in the ass and could only lie on his stomach. At least he was lying face down on the pillow and didn't need to look at them. Everyone greeted him and just snorted a couple of times.
The stewards saw that he didn't pay much attention to them and knew that he was embarrassed. They didn't want to pester him too much, so they just handed over the things they brought and left after saying a few words of consolation.
Xiao Kuzi helped to count them, and after doing so, he smiled, "Master, I got two taels of caterpillar fungus, a Western Ginseng, a dozen Tiger Bone Sticks, two boxes of antler ointment, a Red Ginseng and two bottles of horse paste, this is all a blessing in misfortune to you …"
Before he could even finish, Hao Pingguan spat out a mouthful of saliva and scolded, "Bullsh * t, I'll give you all those things, are you willing to take the twenty big boards? He stood and spoke without feeling any pain in his waist, didn't feel any heartache for his master, and wholeheartedly thought about all those things. "When I'm better, I'll give you twenty pieces of wood as well."
Hearing Hao Pingguan's words, he immediately kneeled down, and slapped himself twice: "Master, don't be angry, disciple doesn't know how to speak, if Master doesn't act, disciple will beat himself up."
Hao Pingguan was also beaten, he had the intention to vent. He had always treated Xiao Kuzi pretty well, but seeing that he had a fast reaction, he said: "Get up, I'm injured, and I can't see the smell of oil, just go to the kitchen and get some light dishes."
Xiao Kuzi agreed and turned to leave.
Hao Pingguan took a glance at the items on the table, and thought to himself, this group of old monkeys, being so generous, even two of them might not be easy to deal with. Since he was no longer in charge, they probably wouldn't come to honor him again in the future and would most likely go to the Lateral Princess instead. This was the way of the world. Whoever held power in their hands would be above others.
He had originally thought that since the Prince had handed over the Inner Palace's Master to Lateral Princess, he could trust her, and in the future, he would have to support her to become the Main Mother. However, today, this Quasi-mistress had punished him by kneeling, and he hadn't even called out when he entered, then he was seen by Ning Jiu later on, and had lost all his face.
Furthermore, the Royal Consort had also punished her to kneel before, but everyone treated her as a child, or at most, a pitiful child. She did not take it seriously, so when she stood up, she started laughing happily.
Today's matter had all been caused by the princess consort, so he reckoned that she was going to be favoured again. It was a pity that he hadn't been in the manor for the past two days and hadn't heard any rumours.
Xiao Kuzi went to the kitchen to pass a message, then turned back, "Master, do you want to drink water? Your disciple will pour you a cup of honey water. "
Hao Pingguan asked: "I've been away from home for the past two days, has something happened?"
Xiao Kuzi thought for a while, "Nope, the prince will do his official business once he returns here. After taking a nap in the afternoon, he will head over to the Fallen Star Pavilion. Oh, the prince went there yesterday, he was staying rather late."
Hao Pingguan glared at him, "Such an important matter, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Xiao Kuzi blinked his eyes, "When disciple heard that Your Highness had gone to the Fallen Star Pavilion, Princess was also there. Your highness doesn't like the princess, so you already knew about it. "
Hao Pingguan cursed angrily, then buried his face in his pillow and sighed. If he had known this when he came back today, he would have thought of ways to protect himself. He was infuriated to the point that even if he regretted, it would still be in vain.
Bai Qianfan knew that Hao Pingguan had been hit by a board and was greatly shocked. She knew that on the second day that Hao Pingguan had been hit, Head Steward had gone to her house to pick up a board because of her. She was shocked because Morong Gan had given her such a severe punishment and she had even heard that's butt had been opened wide.
When she thought about how the Head Steward had treated her well in the past, she felt that she should go and see him. It was just that she had suffered too much because she didn't have anything she could give to the wounded, such as bringing ointment or nourishing medicinal herbs. It was still Yue Gui who remembered that Concubine Princess had sent a box of crispy flowers two days ago. He said that it was from Jiu Ru Zhai and that the things from Jiu Ru Zai were given to people as if they were decent. Bai Qianfan didn't let the two servant girls follow him as he took the crisp flowers himself.
When Ning Jiu finished his punishment and returned home, Morong Gan was leaning against the back of the chair with his eyes closed. He had originally wanted to go to the backyard and take a look at Bai Qianfan, but when he thought about the grievances she had suffered during this period of time, he felt too ashamed to go.
Ning Jiu entered and bowed, "Your Highness, the Head Steward's board is finished. There were a total of twenty of them, one not too many, the other not too few. "
Morong Gan closed his eyes and asked, "How is he?"
Ning Jiu answered honestly: "Not really."
Of course it wouldn't be good. Hao Pingguan was the Head Steward of the Prince Chu Palace, he would sometimes lead troops outside, and Hao Pingguan was the master of this house.
Hao Pingguan had been with him the longest, thinking that he would understand his feelings towards Bai Qianfan. It was time to fight!
"Send two boxes of medicine to his master, let Xiao Kuzi clean them up quickly."
Ning Jiu replied: "Yes, this subordinate will go right now."
Morong Gan paused for a moment before replying, "Forget it, I'll go myself." In the end, since it was like this, it was better to go and take a look.
Seeing Bai Qianfan coming from the other side of the backyard, his heart skipped a beat as she dodged to the side and hid by the door. His heart skipped a beat and the corners of her mouth could not help but twitch upwards.
He was just about to wait for her to come closer and jump out to scare her, then maybe he could take this opportunity to hug her when she panicked.
He didn't expect that the girl would walk towards him like the wind, and then in front of him. She had actually gone to the front yard.
His heart was filled with joy as it disappeared in a flash. It was as if a hole had been made in the ground.