Do you know: I am the crown prince

Chapter 32 Bringing things to order
The maid that Madam Wang pointed at did not move, but looked at Madam Lin.

Seeing that the maid didn't move, Madam Wang glanced at Mama Liu beside her.

Madam Liu understood and stepped forward to slap her: "Slut, you dare not obey the orders of the mistress!"

"Wang Ruofu!"

It is said that when beating a dog, you have to look at the owner first. Madam Wang beat her man in front of her, which was equivalent to a slap in her face.

If she doesn't care, how will the servants in her courtyard, including other servants of the Sheng family, look at her in the future?

In addition to a few servants serving in the courtyard, the Sheng family also had many servants in charge of various matters.

These people were very good at changing their attitudes according to the situation. Seeing that Lin Xiaoniang was favored and the eldest lady was helpless, many of them secretly defected to her.

If today's incident gets out, she will completely lose face, and those people will no longer be as obedient as before.

Therefore, Mrs. Lin was so angry that her face turned blue, her chest heaved violently, and she even called out Mrs. Wang's name.

"You are a concubine, and you dare to call the mistress of the house by her name? Slap her in the face!" Madam Wang sneered.

"You are really crazy. I will tell the master right now. The master will not let you do whatever you want."

With the idea that a wise man should not suffer a loss in front of him, Lin Xiaoniang ran out directly, ready to find Sheng Hong to complain.

Madam Wang did not stop her, but let her go. She looked at the maid who was beaten and shouted, "What are you doing standing here? Go and call everyone out!"

"Yes!"

The maid was beaten, and seeing that Lin Xiaoniang had run away, she dared not disobey the order and hurried in to call for help.

Soon, all the maids in Linqi Pavilion, except Xue Niang who left with Lin Xiaoniang, were called to the yard.

Molan and Sheng Changfeng hid in the house, looking out through the crack in the door, not daring to come out.

Madam Wang asked Madam Liu to read out the names directly. After she finished, she said, "Those whose names were just read out should go pack up. We will arrange new things for you to do. You don't have to serve in Linqi Pavilion anymore."

Someone who didn't know the situation bravely asked a question and was slapped in the face. Then everyone went to pack up their things obediently.

……

But after Lin Xiaoniang came out of Linqi Pavilion, she went all the way to Sheng Hong's study.

When she was almost there, she stopped, messed up her clothes and hair, and then walked over.

No one except Sheng Hong and Sheng Changbai was allowed to enter Sheng Hong's study without permission, not even Madam Wang, so Madam Lin naturally didn't dare to break in.

After Dong Rong went in to report, Sheng Hong came out soon.

As soon as she saw Sheng Hong, Lin Xiaoniang burst into tears out of grievance. Her clothes and hair were a little messy, making her look so pitiful.

"What's wrong with you?" Sheng Hong saw Lin Xiaoniang like this and walked forward to ask with concern.

Lin Xiaoniang exaggerated the story and expressed her grievances in tears.

She said that Madam Wang brought people directly into her yard and wanted to remove some of her servants. She just asked a few questions, and Madam Wang ordered people to beat her.

Mrs. Lin had figured it out on her way here. If Sheng Hong hadn't given the order, Mrs. Wang wouldn't have dared to do that.

She didn't understand why Sheng Hong did this, so she didn't emphasize the matter of removing the servants.

Sheng Hong was a little annoyed when he heard this and said, "I just asked her to remove some servants, why did she beat people? I'll go and take a look!"

Now the angel is still in Yangzhou. If any trouble were to happen and get to know about it, wouldn't it just prove that he is incompetent in managing his family?

Lin Xiaoniang followed behind Sheng Hong, with a hint of pride in her eyes.

Sheng Hong brought Lin Xiaoniang to Linqi Pavilion angrily. At this time, the maids whose names were called had packed up their things and returned to the yard.

"Officer."

Madam Wang saw Sheng Hong coming over and was about to speak, but Sheng Hong glared at her and said, "Come in with me!"

After saying that, he went straight into the main hall of Linqi Pavilion.

When Lin Xiaoniang passed by Madam Wang, she gave her a smug look. After fighting with Madam Wang for so many years, she had already figured out Madam Wang's temper and personality.

Mrs. Wang has a temper like a firecracker and gets angry at the slightest provocation.

Even if Madam Wang caught her with some evidence, when Madam Wang wanted to make trouble for her, she only needed to irritate Madam Wang and she would lose her mind.

In the end, the matter was brought to Sheng Hong's attention, and both of them were deemed to be at fault, and were each given fifty lashes of the cane.

It seems that neither of them gained any advantage, but since she, a concubine, can fight on equal terms with the main wife, she has actually won.

This is also the reason why most of the servants in the Sheng family, except for a few servants serving in the courtyard, all rely on her.

And every time the two of them fought and made Sheng Hong angry, she could humble herself to please Sheng Hong, but Madam Wang couldn't.

Not only does she not try to please Sheng Hong, she also competes with him.

As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison. One is considerate and the other is unreasonable. Naturally, Sheng Hong likes her more and more.

The two men entered the main hall. When Sheng Hong saw the two people coming in, he scolded Madam Wang, saying that she shouldn't want to hit people at every turn and that she totally lacked the magnanimity of a madam.

Madam Wang was furious and shouted, "Master, how unreasonable! She is a concubine and she actually called me by my name in front of the servants. If I don't punish her, won't it become a joke?"

This is the difference between the two of them. If Madam Wang could talk nicely and shed a few tears, Sheng Hong would stand on her side.

But Madam Wang is always loud and strong when she speaks. Not to mention in ancient times, even in later generations, how many men like this?

Lin Xiaoniang laughed when she saw this. Just when she thought Sheng Hong would scold both of them as usual and the matter would be over, Sheng Hong looked at her and asked, "Is what you said true, Madam?"

The smile in Lin Xiaoniang's eyes froze, but she didn't dare to lie. After all, so many servants outside had heard it.

She nodded and explained, "Master, I was just angry for a moment."

When explaining, he spoke in a soft voice and wiped the corners of his eyes, as if he felt very aggrieved.

Sheng Hong usually fell for her tricks, but today he was very abnormal, saying calmly: "You made the mistake first, and it is not wrong for the Madam to punish you. But considering that you are in a hurry, I will let it go this time. Give the indentures of the servants that the Madam has selected to the Madam."

It is true that Sheng Hong likes Lin Xiaoniang, but for Sheng Hong, what he cares about most is face, future and the Sheng family.

Compared with these, Lin Xiaoniang has to stand aside.

To put it bluntly, what Sheng Hong cares about most is himself.

When he feels that it will not affect his own future and the future of the Sheng family, he will side with Lin Xiaoniang even if he knows that she is wrong.

However, Liu Sanshi's warning made him mistakenly believe that the emperor had already known about his favoritism towards his concubine and neglect of his wife, so he would naturally be impartial now.

Lin Xiaoniang opened her mouth, but seeing Sheng Hong's calm gaze, she finally said nothing and obediently took out the indenture.

Madam Wang won the victory and was about to ask Madam Liu to select the indentures, when Sheng Hong said, "The indentures of the servants in the house should be managed by you, and Linqi Pavilion should be no exception. You can take all the indentures."

"master…"

Lin Xiaoniang was anxious and could no longer sit still. However, as soon as she opened her mouth, she was met with Sheng Hong's stern gaze and dared not speak anymore.

The main thing is that she can’t understand why Sheng Hong’s attitude has changed so much.

Madam Wang seemed to be afraid that Sheng Hong would regret it, so she asked Madam Liu to take the indentures with her, saying that she was going to make arrangements for the servants, and then left.

Sheng Hong and Lin Xiaoniang were the only ones left in the room, and it was very quiet.

"I have indulged you again and again in the past, causing you to make many mistakes. From now on, you'd better behave yourself, otherwise I will take back all the farms and shops I gave you. Feng'er and Mo'er will not stay with you either." Sheng Hong said.

"Honglang, even when the government investigates a case, they have to provide evidence and let the person die with a clear conscience. What did I do wrong that Honglang treats me like this?" Lin Xiaoniang looked at Sheng Hong with red eyes and a bit of resentment, and questioned.

"Do you really think I don't know how the aunt who died last year died? For the sake of the child, I didn't pursue the matter. If you dare to do this again in the future, don't blame me for not remembering our friendship for many years!"

After Sheng Hong finished speaking, he stood up and left.

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