Chapter 130
Chapter 130
A'lu arrived at the main room of Zhengxian Pavilion and hesitated at the door. Linhe saw that he was useless and had to report to him. Pei Hai responded, "You two can come in."
Linhe and Alu walked into the main room in an orderly manner, but saw that the Duke Pei Jian was sitting at the top seat, and Pei Hai and the fourth young master's wife were sitting on both sides.
The two of them greeted each other, and Pei Jian waved his hand to avoid the formality. Pei Hai then took the initiative to ask, "Alu, Linhe, you two are also servants of the mansion, and you should see each other a lot on weekdays. Can you tell me if there are any cases of bullying between servants in the mansion?"
this--
Aru thought of Xiangguo whom he saw in the morning. His face was red and swollen, and it seemed that he had been bullied.
He looked around and saw that Song Guanzhou had a peaceful expression, his eyebrows slightly lowered, and he was just concentrating on drinking the tea in his hand.
Lin He thought for a moment, then bowed and said, "Master, Madam, Uncle Hai, the Duke's Mansion is so large, there are hundreds of maids, wives, stewards, and servants. As long as there are many people, there will be a division of high and low status, old and new people, and the high-ranking ones bully and beat the new and low-ranking ones. This is also a common thing."
Pei Hai was stunned. He didn't expect Lin He to be so rude and shake it off completely.
Alu originally wanted to seek the young lady's opinion, but the young lady was too lazy to look at him, so he had to bite the bullet and agree, "Brother Linhe is right. Those who are good at speaking and can handle things in front of the master will naturally have a better life. Those who can only bury their heads in work and are taciturn will often be wronged, beaten, and scolded."
After listening to this, Pei Jian sighed slightly.
"Guan Zhou, what do you think?"
Song Guanzhou then put down his teacup, sat upright, and looked at Pei Jian and Pei Hai seriously and solemnly, "Father, the family tradition of the Duke's Mansion is quite acceptable. To be honest, it is one of the few mansions in the capital that does not criticize servants. I am afraid that it has been a long time, and the servants have become too powerful to bully the masters. After I suffered in the Jianshui Room, the atmosphere in this mansion has been getting worse day by day!"
The words became more and more serious, and Alu thought to himself, Oh no!
The Duke was afraid that he couldn't bear to hear this, but he didn't dare to interrupt, and he heard Song Guanzhou continue, "Originally, there are not many masters in the eldest house, including father's, second brother's, my Shaohua Garden and second sister's. Father taught well, and we, the younger generation, are not evil and enjoy abusing servants. But now, there are more and more servants in the mansion who are bullied and criticized, and there are many who rely on the face given by the master to deceive the superiors and the subordinates. Father, Uncle Hai, I know this matter is not formed overnight, but now that the problem has been discovered, we can't just sit back and watch."
Pei Jian nodded slightly, "Guan Zhou is right. Today, when you brought the fragrant fruit to my house, I realized that this mansion has become so chaotic."
Pei Hai quickly stood up and apologized.
Song Guanzhou smiled faintly, "Uncle Hai, although you are the chief steward of a mansion, it is not easy to manage these inner courtyard servants even if you want to."
Pei Jian frowned slightly, "Go call the second brother's family over. Shouldn't she be in charge of this inner courtyard?"
A'ru thought, it's over, this is dragging the prince's wife into this, he looked up at Song Guanzhou, wishing he could stop this immediately, my ancestor grandmother, can't you live a good life in Shaohua Garden? You also interfere in the housekeeper's affairs, in front of the prince's wife, isn't this a fight for favor and power——
Linhe was about to accept the order to marry his deceased son, but hesitated when he turned around.
Pei Hai saw that he was hesitant to speak, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask, "Anything else?"
Linhe bowed and said, "Master, please allow me to report. Just when I went to look for A'lu, it happened that the Crown Prince's wife also sent a little maid to look for Uncle Hai." Then he told the story of Bie Ge'er in a few words.
When Song Guanzhou heard this, he narrowed his eyes and asked, "Did Huan Geer get whipped for the groom?"
Lin He nodded heavily, "Although Huan Ge'er was young, he pleaded for the young groom for a long time. Seeing that he was still beaten, he rushed forward to protect the young groom when he was not prepared, and was hit."
Pei Jian snorted, "Are you injured?"
After hearing that the court doctor had examined her and applied medicine and found that she was fine, she scolded him harshly, "Is that how the Second Master punishes people? Asshole! Even the child knows that the servant is innocent, but she still wants to show off her status as the Crown Prince's wife! Go find her quickly-"
Song Guanzhou quickly stood up and poured hot tea for Pei Jian, saying softly, "Father, why are you angry? Second sister-in-law is alone in managing the household expenses, and it's hard work. She loves her son so much, and although she is a little anxious, I can understand."
Pei Jian turned his head and looked at her, "Guan Zhou, you never show off your abilities, but now I see that you have a lot of ideas in your mind and are a doer. Why don't you help your second sister-in-law share some of the responsibilities and take care of the mansion?"
Song Guanzhou poured hot tea, gently closed the tea lid, took a step back and then bowed politely.
"No, father! It's my fortune that you value me, but I'm not interested in that. Besides, my second sister-in-law is very good at managing the household affairs. Even if I need to share the burden, I'll wait for my eldest sister-in-law to come back and help her a little. As for me... I'm young and lazy. I can still rely on my father and Silang's love to give orders on weekdays, and I have a say. But if you really let me do something, I'm afraid you two will be so anxious that your hair will drop every day, just focusing on cleaning up the mess I made."
After these words were spoken, the room fell silent. Pei Hai thought to himself, this fourth young master's wife is definitely not an ordinary person!
She actually pushed the cabinet!
How many wives have been pushed aside to do housework!
Pei Jian looked at his daughter-in-law in front of him with scrutiny in his weathered eyes, but he didn't expect that the daughter-in-law was actually a bit naive and smiled and refused.
"Father, I was born to be a lazy person who enjoys a good life, but I have a good heart. As the saying goes, a country has its own laws and a family has its own rules. Our family is not a nouveau riche that has just risen. It is not considered a master to grab servants and torture them. I think no matter what, the family must act according to the family rules and regulations when dealing with superiors and subordinates."
Having said this, Pei Jian nodded.
"Yes, a country has its own laws, and a family has its own rules. This Duke's Mansion is really in a mess."
Seeing this, Pei Hai waved towards Lin He and said, "Go and invite the Crown Prince's wife!"
Linhe was about to leave when Pei Jian called out again, "Is Ling-ge'er in school? No matter what, call him over. If Huan-ge'er wants to come too, bring him over as well."
This……
Pei Hai stood up and looked at Pei Jian, "Master, I'm afraid the two brothers are still young."
Song Guanzhou interrupted, "Uncle Hai, do you think what Huan'er did today is what a four or five-year-old child would do? His two brothers are very responsible. Since the second brother is not here, it would be a good idea to ask them to listen to the things going on in the mansion." After saying that, he blinked his beautiful big eyes and looked at Pei Jian, "Father, I am disrespectful and interrupted you, but am I right?"
——Pei Jian was almost amused by this little daughter-in-law.
I couldn't help but pretend to complain, "It seems that Shouan has spoiled you too much in the past!"
Song Guanzhou smiled and said, "Father dotes on me now."
Whether it is true or not..., it doesn't matter! Just say it out loud so that Pei Jian can hear it.
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