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After breakfast, I went to my grandmother's place to pay my respects. I picked up my father and took the two brothers to the outer court's Lu Mingxuan.

Shopkeeper Lu was already waiting there. Presumably, he had already heard from the inner chamber that Grandmother would send Jia Cheng to become his housekeeper, so I only mentioned it a little before he smiled and agreed. After I sent him a few gifts and exchanged greetings, the two of us went to check on the expenses of the inner chamber.

Lan Li carried two boxes of pastries and waited at the second door as instructed. She hurriedly followed me when she saw me.

"Go with sister Lan Li and apologize to Ma Ma!"

Family justice is a child, too much courtesy will only make people feel humble. If I were to go with them, it would be hard to avoid the suspicion that I am relying on my power to bully others.

"I'm not going!"

Jiayi lowered his head and stood on the second door, murmuring softly while kicking the loose stones on the gravel to a high level.

"Apologize after you go to the Taoist hall. Elder sister will bring you to the garden to play!"

I reached out to touch his head, but he tilted his head away.

He leaned his short body against the door of the Moon's Passage, slanted his head and bit his lips, with a stubborn look on his face.

I squatted down and put my hand on his shoulder. "This is because you're being unreasonable. Shouldn't you apologize?"

Perhaps my expression was too serious, and my eyes were red.

"Sister, didn't you already give her some pastries? "And didn't I already say I was' sorry '?"

"It's elder sister's wish to give it to Ma, and your apology wasn't made with Ma, was it?"

The child was still struggling in my arms.

"I'm the master, how can I apologize to a servant!"

Hearing this, I couldn't help but be stunned.

I did not expect the class to be so distinct in this child's mind!

I think I eloped with Xue Lang and settled down in that small house in the outskirts of Beijing. Xue Lang was a scholar, and at home he was a Buddha who didn't care about anything. He didn't know anything about concubines, and he relied on me to do everything, both internally and externally.

At that time, his heart was only filled with gratitude. He had never felt that learning from the servant beside him was shameful.

Although these people had not received much education, most of them were experienced and able to take charge of their own affairs. It was easy to see that there was too much wisdom in a person that could not be obtained from books.

Now that I have all the household chores on my shoulders, in addition to my two capable maids, I should like to thank my old steward for his rare experience." But now, his family was dragged down by these false reputations, looking down on these steward's mothers. However, he did not know that a master was like a king. In order to become a good general, one had to have superhuman foresight and a wise mind. Only then would he not be fooled by his subordinates and be smashed by stones.

But now, before he could learn any skills, he had already started to look down on these housekeepers. He was afraid that even if he begged them to come down, they might not really give him everything they have.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel infuriated. I lost the patience to mediate with him.

"Are you going or not!"

I forced him to look me in the eye.

A layer of mist formed on top of his obsidian eyes, and the dense water vapor was about to descend.

Jiayi kept his mouth shut. Although he was scared to death, he still insisted with a trembling voice, "I'm not going!"

This is the first time I've ever hated the stubbornness of this child's personality.

I squatted down and kept my gaze level as I stared into his eyes and said word by word, "Elder sister will ask you one last time. If you go, elder sister will bring you to the street in the afternoon to buy your favorite crystal lollipop and your favorite candied fruits. "If you don't go, I'll send you to the ancestral hall to kneel down, and you'll know when to get up!"

After the first seven, when my mother's coffin was in the ancestral hall, I judged that the child would succumb to my words.

Not only Jiayi, even the maidservant behind me was shocked.

Even these young maidservants would have to hurry to the mourning hall whenever they passed, not to mention a five-year-old child like Jia Yi.

Seeing him lower his head and not make a sound, I ordered the Green Bandits with a cold expression, "Send Second Young Master to the rooms!"

"I'm not going!"

Lu Kou had just kneeled down and agreed. He didn't want to miss a single thing, so he ran straight into the inner courtyard.

Luckily, I reacted quickly and pulled him back by the collar.

I felt the anger in my heart rise to the top of my head.

"How can there be such a great young master like you!" For an apology, you actually ran away! "

"I never thought you were such a child!"

After the anger, I only felt a heartache, the feeling of powerlessness again and again swept through my heart:

"Do you know how much effort I put into you?"

When those words came out, I was also stunned.

I was as hysterical as the mothers who worry so much about their children.

I smiled wryly to myself.

Even if he raised a kitten or a puppy for a long time, it would still be hard to avoid feeling, not to mention a kid who could run, jump, laugh, and make a ruckus.

When Jia Yi heard my words, he knew that I was angry and started crying.

Seeing the young boy's delicate white face covered with tears, I could not help but to wipe his tears.

"Go!" I'll take you to the ancestral hall! "

Usually I held the hand of family, but this time I made up my mind, ignored him, and walked straight ahead.

The wet nurse behind Jiayi quickly led Jiayi to follow me.

Since his mother's funeral had just taken place a few days ago, the stone floor of the ancestral hall, as well as the brass ceremonies placed next to the incense table, were all shiny and shone eerily through the irregular beams of light that shone through the windows.

"Go and kneel there!"

I pointed to the prayer mat.

Jiayi stared at me for a while with a pair of watery eyes. Tears kept rolling down his face. He pouted and kneeled on the spot where I pointed.

"I'll ask you one last time, are you going or not!"

I stood three paces from him, staring at the upright child kneeling in the corner.

He was wearing a white robe with a cloth around his waist. He was kneeling with his head lowered and his legs crossed. His tears dripped down to the ground. Soon, he was covered in water.

Jianyi was still kneeling in front of the spirit silently.

"When Second Young Master has thought it through, send him to apologize to Ma, then bring him to see me!"

I purposely said those words out loud, word for word, extremely slowly. However, my family didn't seem to have heard me as they continued to stubbornly kneel there.

I sighed to myself and stomped away with the servant woman by my side.

After entering through the second door, Lan Li came close to me and whispered, "Miss, are you going to leave Second Young Master like that? Do you want this servant …? "

Lan Li probably thought I was just scaring the kid.

I hurriedly turned my head to glare at her and said, "You better not create trouble! "I'm just waiting for him to think clearly and get him up!"

Seeing my serious expression, Lan Lingyun knew that I wasn't joking, but was really determined to do so. She hurriedly nodded and followed me to the parlour.

Because I was going to give up my family, I specifically ordered all the mothers to come two hours late this morning. However, due to the delay with my family, the moms in the main hall still stood there waiting for me neatly.

As usual, they told each other all kinds of things that happened at home. The mothers either handed over their account books or received a match, but they still busied themselves in their own home.

I looked carefully at Mrs. Ma and saw that her expression was normal. I couldn't help but feel curious.

In order to apologize, I had a falling out with my family, but Ma was still standing there as if there was no one around. Her expression didn't change at all.

After sending the mothers, I couldn't sit still. I sent a few groups of maids to look after the family's justice. Those who came back said that family justice was still insistent on kneeling there, unwilling to apologize.

I could not help but inwardly blame myself for not having made the arrangements in advance, which was why Jiayi made such a mistake. But thinking that he can scold our family's manager's mother today, tomorrow he might be able to scold our family, and he feels that what he did wasn't wrong.

In my heart, I was so regretful and angry that I couldn't even finish lunch. I drank half a bowl of porridge and sent my maidservant to find out if Jia Yi had eaten lunch.

"Second Young Master is not willing to eat lunch. Mother Wu is currently trying to persuade him!"

Mother Wu is a natural wet nurse.

I couldn't help sighing again, afraid that the child was starving.

"I see that you aren't punishing the Second Young Master, but yourself!"

Lan Li followed me all the way to her own courtyard, complaining, "Since you're so worried, why don't you just let Second Young Master get up?"

Thinking of my family's stubborn expression, I shook my head and directly brought Lan Lingyun back to my own courtyard.

After resting for a while, my mind suddenly settled down.

If this child can keep on his knees, I admire him for his backbone. If he really has this kind of determination, then he wouldn't need to follow me and learn how to be a housekeeper, and could only send him off to study.

When Lan took advantage of the time to comb my hair, she replied with a smile, "Young miss, Ma is here. I knew you were taking your afternoon nap and had waited outside for an hour! Do you see it? "

I smiled.

Originally, I thought it was because Mrs Ma had a calm personality, so it turned out that I had never heard of her.

"Hurry up and send Mommy inside!"

Laughing, I took the comb from Lan Lan and urged her to invite Ma Shi in.

Ma Ma, with her thin white face and slightly fat body, carried two packets of pastries and entered my room with a slightly perturbed look on her face.

"Mom, please sit down!"

I politely invited Ma to sit on the kang.

She smiled and bent her knees, then handed the pastries to Lan Ling, then sat on the small Wooden Pellet next to the brick bed respectfully.

"When this servant heard that Miss wanted Second Young Master to apologize to this servant, this servant's heart was filled with fear. Speaking of which, Second Young Master's lesson is also true. People like us think that we've already done things in our old age, so we should just follow the old rules. "Moreover, the second young master is the master of the house. How could a master apologize to a servant?"

Mrs Ma only said she was terrified, but did not say she was in the wrong. It could be seen that she was a person with backbone.

I liked this neither humble nor arrogant Ma a little more.

"Mom, don't say that!"

"He is just a child. What does he know? I originally didn't entrust him to you all because I wanted you to treat him as your master." If he were to pick up Master's money, I would be the first one to not let him go! "

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Ma Ma, I calmed her down and gave her two boxes of snacks. I smiled and asked Lan Lingyun to escort her out.

"If this goes on, our Lady Gu in the kitchen will make special snacks!"

I smiled at Lan Lan. "You talk too much!"

In the evening, I gathered up a few clothes from Zhu Xuan and the things he usually used. I instructed the maidservants to take them and bring them to see the family's justice.

As expected, he was still kneeling in front of the spirit core.

The dim yellow sun shone on the memorial tablet, and a strange color flashed on the sapphire bottom. Even I felt that my whole body was gloomy.

Because it was a new funeral, the drapes on both sides were plain white, with blue and white flowers hanging down from them. Occasionally, there would be a gust of wind blowing over, and those drapes were all blown up by the wind, making them seem especially frightening.

If it wasn't for this kid, I wouldn't even want to step foot in here.

"It's still not too late for you to head to the outer court!"

I didn't want to get too close to the tablet, so I just stood a few steps away and asked him.

The little boy in front of him shook his head, still not saying a word.

"Put that down!"

If I was extremely angry in the morning, then I was calm to the peak.

After the maidservants put down their things, I left the ancestral hall first, leaving the Green Bandits with the wet nurse to look after the family and bring Lan Li back to her own courtyard.

After dinner, I sat in the study and drew bamboo for a while. Then I changed my clothes and sat on the brick bed to sew. Lan Li coldly glared back at me for several times when she wanted to speak.

How can I not feel sorry for that child?

However, there must be a way to love as well.

If you see the child about to grow crooked but condone him for fear of suffering, it is not true love him but harm him.

A servant woman like Lan Li would often feel that he was still young, so there was no need to worry. However, she didn't know that this kid was the most observant, and if you let down your guard, he would take the opportunity to please you. If you are softhearted this time, the child will think that you can avoid punishment by acting like a spoiled child, instead changing your temperament.

Although he didn't show it on the surface, he still couldn't let it go.

I tossed and turned for a long time before I fell asleep.

However, he was awoken from his stupor.

A loud bang came from the east.

I sat up quickly and looked out of the tent.

Lan Xin walked over and said, "It's nothing. It's because of the evening breeze! The window was blown open. "

I hurriedly put on my coat and got out of bed. I climbed onto the kang and opened the window to look out.

The stars were long gone, the dark clouds were low in the sky, and a gust of wind blew into the room, making me feel cold.

It was going to rain soon.

I couldn't help muttering to myself as I looked out the window.

"Look …" "Should I send a bed over?"

"Alright!"

Lan Lan lit the lambskin palace lamp on the table beside me, from which came a warm glow.

I slowly closed the window and sat in front of the brick bed, silently drinking a cup of tea.

"Blow the lamp and rest!"