The mistress was reborn and broke off the engagement, the regent cried and begged to marry into the

Shangguan Haitong smiled and said, "You decide. I can do anything."

"Okay." Xie Qiuguang immediately ordered, "Let's go to the restaurant instead. Let's go have lunch."

"..."

Ji Shengxian and Ling Ze rolled their eyes helplessly. There was still an hour until lunch!

The carriage changed its route and headed for the restaurant.

Several people arrived at the restaurant, the master went into the private room, and the two brothers ate outside.

Shangguanfu.

A woman in coarse linen clothes came to the door with a boy about ten years old, and the back door opened.

The woman greeted him with a smile: "I am Yuping's mother. Please tell her that I am here."

The doorman on duty answered and closed the door. The woman waited patiently outside, and soon the door opened again.

Yuping was a maid who did menial work, and her clothes were worn in a way that made it convenient for her to do her work.

She happily went to greet him: "Mom, brother, why are you here?"

The woman smiled comfortingly: "I want to find a way for your brother to go to school."

"Come in quickly." Yuping led the person into the house.

The woman went all the way to the servants' quarters and was amazed at the carved beams and painted buildings she passed by.

The boy tugged at her clothes: "Mom, I'm hungry. I'm hungry."

The woman hurriedly coaxed him: "There are cakes in the bag, you can eat them later. Be patient, be patient."

Yuping walked into the servants' room, and there was not much people there at that time.

She took out some silver from her baggage and said, "Mom, this is all I have."

Some copper coins and silver coins were wrapped in a handkerchief.

The woman quickly wrapped it up and put it into her sleeve: "There was a teacher in the village before, but he is old and no longer teaches. Do you have any connections so that your brother can continue to go to school? He is very hardworking and likable."

Yu Ping was in a dilemma: "Give me some time, I'll ask around. Is my brother hungry? I have some snacks."

She took out the hidden snacks again.

The woman took it and gave it all to the boy, who ate it happily without sharing any with others.

It was almost lunchtime, and the smell of food came from the kitchen. The boy started to make a noise: "It smells so good. Mom, I want to eat some."

The woman looked at her daughter in embarrassment: "Yuping, can you get some for your brother?"

Yu Ping thought about it and said, "It's lunch time now. Let me talk to them about adding a pair of chopsticks."

"Okay, okay. My daughter is filial." The woman took the boy's hand and followed Yuping to the kitchen.

Yuping usually gets along well with everyone. How much can a child eat?

The people at the table agreed to add more bowls and chopsticks.

canteen.

The cooked dishes were served one by one, and the servants went to get the food while chatting and laughing.

The boy sat on the bench, drooling as he stared at the dishes he had never seen before.

The woman went with her daughter to get rice. She shared a bowl with her daughter and gave her son a separate bowl.

The maid next to her was named Shanfang. She had just finished her work and was very tired and hungry.

She greeted him while eating: "Yuping, is this your mother?"

Yu Ping nodded: "She came to see me today. She and I will eat one portion, and she will only add to my brother's portion."

Shanfang said nothing.

When everyone got their meal, they saw that all the dishes on the table had been eaten by the boy.

Without bowls and chopsticks, he ate with both hands. In the blink of an eye, only leftovers were left on the table. How could others eat?

"Ouch, what are you doing? Spit it out quickly." The woman hurried forward and picked the boy's mouth.

The boy struggled: "I'm hungry. Why wouldn't I eat when there's food? I'm not full yet."

Yu Ping quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. I didn't think highly of him."

The woman hugged the boy and said, "You've already eaten it, so it's no big deal if you spit it out. Otherwise, forget it."

"What do you mean by that?" Shanfang's temper flared up and she overturned the table in anger.

There was a crackling sound, and everyone was startled. A servant saw that the situation was not good and went out immediately.

Shanfang threw the bowl in her hand to the ground. "I finally had a meal, but this wild thing ruined all the food. You were raised by your mother but not taught by her. You only know how to eat, right? If you don't let me live a good life, I won't let you live a good life either! Get out of here!"

As she said this, she went up and tore the boy apart.

The woman hurriedly tried to stop her, but Yuping pulled her away while apologizing.

Several equally unhappy maids were cursing nearby.

"Originally, there was nothing wrong with adding a set of bowls and chopsticks. Who would have thought that a child would have such a big appetite and eat all the food?"

"Even pigs don't eat such dirty food. It's really disgusting. I won't dare let such people in again."

The boy yelled, his voice piercing.

The woman hugged the child tightly.

Yu Ping stopped Shan Fang and said, "Sister Shan Fang, please be kind and forgive him this time. I will pay for it, isn't it okay for me to pay for it?"

Another maidservant went to pull Yuping and said, "You want to pay, how do you pay? Who doesn't know how much the monthly salary is? If we don't have lunch, will we work in the afternoon? In my opinion, outsiders from outside the mansion should not be allowed in. We will give you a break, what about you?"

Shanfang shook off Yuping's hand, looking as if she was going to tear the boy apart: "Pay it back. Do you have the money to pay? Every time your parents come here, they take away all your savings. Don't you open your eyes and see what kind of rotten thing you have raised with your money!"

Yuping lowered her head and said nothing.

The boy's sharp scream hurt people's ears and everyone frowned.

Shanfang rolled up her sleeves and said, "You like to scream, right? I'm going to tear your greedy mouth to pieces today."

Yu Ping hurriedly stepped in front of him and said, "Sister Shanfang, he really knows he was wrong."

"Get out of the way. If you don't teach this little bastard a lesson, he won't know whether to live or die." Shanfang pushed hard regardless.

Yuping refused to give in no matter what.

Just when the situation was at a stalemate, the servant who had left earlier called Huanshuang over.

"What's going on?" When Huanshuang walked into the room, everyone suddenly became quiet.

A little maid came forward and explained the matter briefly.

Huan Shuang looked at Shan Fang after hearing this and said, "You are so angry. You overturned the table and are not going to eat anymore? What do you want to do by making such a scene in the middle of the day? Fortunately, the young lady is not at home, or else you will suffer the consequences. Come on, hit that greedy mouth hard five times."

The woman immediately pleaded: "He is still a child and doesn't know anything. If you want to hit him, hit me."

Huan Shuang smiled: "What kind of place is this? Do you have the right to speak?"

The servant went up and pulled the woman away.

Two people grabbed the boy, and a maid hit him hard on the mouth with a bamboo stick.

The boy screamed in pain, and the people around him felt nervous.

After five heavy blows, he could no longer scream.

My mouth was bleeding and the pain was so severe that I felt numb.

Huanshuang looked at Yuping and said, "People from outside the mansion are causing trouble in the mansion, so he deserves to be taught a lesson. As for you, you will be fined half a month's salary. If you do it again, you will be kicked out. Shanfang, you overturned the table. You will have to compensate for the lost items according to the price. Are you dissatisfied?"

Everyone bowed their heads, no one dared to disobey.

The woman was released and threw herself on her son, crying.

Huan Shuang glanced at them calmly and said, "If parents don't teach well, outsiders will be beaten at best and killed at worst. They all dispersed."

"Yes." The people below dared not breathe.

Only after Huanshuang left did they dare to discuss it in a low voice.

"I don't know when Sister Yinhua will come back. If she were here today, she wouldn't have punished me so severely."

Shanfang snorted, "You like Yinhua so much, why don't you go with her?"