A moment later, Shen Qingluan's cold voice sounded from behind the window: "Cui Cui, I asked you to patrol the village a few days ago. You can see Lao Zhangtou."
Cuicui's refreshing voice answered: "Of course I remember that Old Zhangtou was blind and was assigned to pick dung on the village.
When the slave went there, he splashed feces on Zhuangtou, and Zhuangtou was holding him down and immersing him into the bucket of feces. Fortunately, the slave immediately stopped and prevented him from choking to death on the feces. "
"It's so pitiful." Shen Qingluan's voice was careless, but it was particularly clear in Chang Dong's mind.
"But it's his own fault. He was the old Marquis's helper, but he thought so highly of himself that he actually spoke rudely to the manager of the Wu family, mocking him for being blind because his eyes were blurry.
The old Marquis was very strict about rules. Not only did he punish him severely, he also blinded him so that he would never dare to talk nonsense again. "
Shen Qingluan sighed deeply.
Although Changdong didn't see her appearance, he subconsciously felt a chill coming from the bottom of his heart. His legs went weak and he fell to his knees.
Cuicui laughed and said, "It turns out that there is such a story in it, which I didn't know yet. To be honest, although the Wu family is not as famous as the Shen family, it has been in business for many years in the Zhou Dynasty.
Old Zhangtou made rude remarks, and if Old Marquis did not punish him severely, wouldn't he have deliberately incurred the hatred of the Wu family? "
Changdong, who was kneeling on the ground, couldn't help but tremble.
The Wu family is not as good as the Shen family, and the old marquis punished Uncle Zhang severely for just one sentence.
What did he just say?
Inside the room, Shen Qingluan pushed the chair away and made a harsh noise.
Changdong was frightened for a while, and his two legs kept fighting. He hurriedly begged for mercy with a trembling voice:
"Madam, please forgive me. I just got mad and said nonsense, which offended madam. Please forgive me, madam!"
There was a sound of clothes rubbing together in the room.
Shen Qingluan sat down at the table, turning a deaf ear to Changdong's begging for mercy, and continued chatting:
"The old Marquis knows how to reward and punish fairly, and I have inherited this. In addition, Brother Yuan is studying in the Shen family, so I also respect my Shen family."
The fear in Changdong's heart reached its peak for a moment!
How could he forget this time! The uncle values the young master the most. If it affects the young master’s studies, the uncle will definitely kill him alive!
The other servants in the yard were too shy to show their anger.
Speaking of which, if Shen Qingluan directly reprimanded and punished him for just one sentence, it would inevitably appear to be disrespectful of her status by making a fuss out of a molehill, and it would also make people in the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion think she was harsh.
But she was talking like a casual chatter, and pointed out the fact that Jun Yuan was going to study at the Shen family, which made people feel that the Shen family was like a giant that should not be desecrated, and even more showed her superior majesty.
Changdong's hands and feet couldn't help but feel weak. Seeing that there seemed to be no sound inside, he quickly begged with a cry:
"Madam, please spare my life. I realize my mistake. I will never dare to do it again in the future. Please spare my life, madam."
The courtyard was quiet, except for the chirping of magpies and the endless sounds of panic and despair begging for mercy.
Shen Qingluan was unmoved, sitting in front of the mirror with Zhuzhu holding her hair.
Cuicui picked through the dowry and said aggrievedly for a long time: "Madam only loves two plain silver hairpins. I really feel sorry for Madam's beauty."
Shen Qingluan glanced sideways at the head and face she held in her hand, and said casually: "It's not a pity, just wear this pair."
Cuicui's round eyes were full of disbelief, "Madam, are you serious?"
Shen Qingluan smiled and nodded.
She has a gorgeous appearance and a pure and outstanding temperament. When her long and narrow eyes are slightly raised, she has an arrogance that looks down on the world.
But in order to seek Jun Hongbai's love, she had lowered her eyebrows and restrained all her grace to imitate Du Wenniang's delicate and timid appearance, forcing herself to adopt an awkward posture.
She was so stupid that she was so stupid that she violated herself for such a man.
A young boy next to Jun Hongbai dared to be rude to her, his wife, and she was the one who brought it upon herself.
While letting Cuicui dress her up, Shen Qingluan picked out the two plain silver hairpins from the dowry, "Don't waste these two hairpins. Give them to Du Mianmian when she serves tea. The mistress will give her a reward. I don't expect her to refuse."
The master and servants joked for a while, then stood up.
After leaving the house, Changdong's voice became more miserable as he kowtowed and begged for mercy.
Shen Qingluan passed by him without squinting, and left gracefully without even taking a second look.
In the main courtyard, Du Mianmian and Liu Yueniang were already waiting.
Because Liu Yueniang had been placed in the Hou Mansion by Shen Qingluan a long time ago, she had just missed Jun Chengsong's farce.
Now he was sitting quietly in the lower seat. When Shen Qingluan entered, he quickly stood up and saluted her.
Du Mianmian was left on the spot by her, looking particularly careless.
Du Mianmian was already aggrieved, but now she kept looking at Jun Hongbai with tears in her eyes.
She is Du Wenniang's biological sister, she looks very similar to her, and today she deliberately followed suit and imitated Du Wenniang's favorite dress during her lifetime.
Thin eyebrows, cherry mouth, flowing cloud bun with long tassel, she should have looked like a pitiful beauty.
However, Jun Chengsong stripped her of her clothes and humiliated her, and her weakness turned into a state of embarrassment that could hardly be tolerated.
Jun Hongbai could not see her in his eyes. Since Shen Qingluan appeared, his eyes were only focused on her.
Shen Qingluan helped Liu Yueniang stand up. The hem of her skirt was as graceful as green waves, as if the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was pouring into her body.
She sat down in her seat, turned to look at Du Mianmian, pretending to be surprised:
"Hey, why did Aunt Du just throw on some ill-fitting clothes and go out? It's not like the Du family is so rich, why don't they even buy you a suitable piece of clothes?"
The weakness on Du Mianmian's face was as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on her face, and it was washed away.
She glared at Shen Qingluan resentfully, but when she saw it, she felt ashamed for a moment.
Shen Qingluan dresses simply and plainly on weekdays, and she likes to lower her eyebrows to flatter her eyes.
She looks beautiful but has no aura, she is just an ordinary and beautiful woman.
Du Mianmian asked herself that although her appearance was not as good as hers, she was filled with the aura of gold and jade steeped in wealth. If she and Shen Qingluan were standing together, they should be different in their own way.
But today, Shen Qingluan, with a little makeup and an elegant hairpin, sat down at the table leisurely.
Her extremely gorgeous face and graceful and elegant demeanor were more eye-catching than the dignified and exquisite jewelry, so dazzling that it made Du Mianmian dizzy.
She didn't answer Shen Qingluan's words.
Fortunately, Shen Qingluan had no intention of chatting with her. He smiled casually and prepared to order his servants to prepare the aunt's ceremony.
What she gave Liu Yueniang was an ordinary filigree engraved gold bracelet, of ordinary quality, except for the fine peony lines on the bracelet.
Du Mianmian curled her lips disdainfully.
Although the Shen family is an aristocratic family, Shen Qingluan's branch is poor.
In the past, when I saw her dressing up, she couldn't look good on the stage. I didn't expect that even the gifts she gave were so shabby.
Liu Yueniang accepted it respectfully.
When it was Du Mianmian's turn, she stared at Shen Qingluan with round eyes.
Even though she had been mentally prepared, when Cuicui handed over two plain silver hairpins, she was still so angry that she clenched her teeth.
How dare Shen Qingluan treat her so poorly!
Turning his eyes, he looked aggrieved.
"Although Yueniang and I are concubines, we are still the daughters of two families, and we are not that lowly concubines. Madam just gave me a plain silver hairpin, but how could I give Yueniang such a crude jewelry? If the news spread, I would not make people laugh. Are you mad at the mistress of the palace?"
She personally took off a jade bracelet with excellent water quality and put it on Liu Yueniang's hand.
"Madam is not thinking well, let's be more considerate. This jade bracelet is made of fine Nan jade and is worth three hundred taels. I give it to you to make up for Madam's rudeness."
When Liu Yueniang heard this, she did not refuse.
The jade bracelet was put on her hand, making Du Mianmian's eyes sore for a while.
But she forcefully held back her heartache and pretended to smile generously, "Madam, I made my own decision, but it was also for the sake of the Marquis's face. Madam shouldn't blame me."
Shen Qingluan met her proud eyes, and a faint smile slowly appeared at the corner of his mouth.
It seemed to be expected, but also seemed to be sarcastic.
Before Du Mianmian had time to think deeply, she heard Shen Qingluan say slowly:
"This bracelet is called the Peony Bracelet with Red Makeup. It is said that the founding queen of the Republic of China saw her concubine, the goddess of heaven, in her sleep. The concubine was delighted that the queen was graceful and dignified, and her words and deeds were sincere, so she was specially given the bracelet.
When the queen woke up, she actually saw a bracelet carved with peony patterns on her pillow. She couldn't put it down and named it the Red Peony Bracelet. Therefore, in this dynasty, this bracelet is often given to others as a blessing. "
After saying this, Du Mianmian's face was filled with excitement.
How could she have imagined that this seemingly worthless bracelet could have such a great background.
"I see."
Du Mianmian smiled awkwardly, wishing he could turn into a wisp of smoke and disappear on the spot.
Everyone in the room looked at her strangely. Liu Yueniang even took off the jade bracelet she gave her and took the red peony bracelet and put it on her hand.
"Thank you madam for the reward. I will definitely wear it every day and live up to madam's kindness."
This action was tantamount to a slap on Du Mianmian's head. Du Mianmian gritted his teeth and said:
"Although Madam, this bracelet has good intentions, it is a little too plain after all. This jade bracelet of mine is extremely valuable to the people. If you wear it, Yueniang, it will also make outsiders look at our Marquis Mansion."
Shen Qingluan interrupted him before he finished speaking: "No wonder you can't get married in your twenties. It's because you are so superficial and ignorant. The most important thing about a woman is not her appearance and wealth, but her virtue and vision.
You claim to be born into a wealthy family, but does that wealth have anything to do with you? Spending money on others and thinking that you have the ability to make money from other people's expense shows that you are short-sighted and shallow-minded. "
She scolded Du Mianmian, and then said to Jun Hongbai in a leisurely manner: "A poor farmer would not marry a woman like this back home, but this man has unique taste and can smell anything that smells good." Have a hand.
That's all, she's just a concubine with more mouths and more bowls. Aunt Du, from now on, you should stay in Hanxi Pavilion and rarely walk around the Marquis Mansion, so as not to make the uncle lose face when he is outside, and possibly damage the reputation of the children. "
Du Mianmian bit her lips tightly, her whole body shaking with anger.
What was hateful was that when Jun Hongbai heard this, he did not stand up to defend her. Instead, he frowned and added:
"Qingluan comes from an extraordinary background and has outstanding knowledge. It is your blessing to be willing to give you advice. Please listen carefully. Don't be as immoral as you are today in the future."
Seeing the disgust clearly showing in his eyes, Du Mianmian quickly realized that she had finally broken Shen Qingluan's iron fist.
He quickly knelt down to apologize, saying that he would never dare to do it next time, and thanked Shen Qingluan for the reward.
As he spoke, he inserted two plain silver hairpins into his head and looked at Jun Hongbai weakly with regret on his face.
