"I asked you to kneel down, don't you understand?" Mrs. Chu's expression was cold, her eyebrows showed the majesty of a mistress, "Do you need me to call someone to help you?"
Aunt Chen gritted her teeth, anger flashing across her face.
Although she is a concubine, the master usually dotes on her and indulges her. Her status in the house is obviously not as good as that of his wife, but her treatment is not bad.
She also gave birth to the Chu family's only son, and was a great contributor to the Chu family's success. Even the master was always grateful to her for her success.
How is her status different from that of a mistress?
And Ji didn't even have a son, only a legitimate daughter. She could only bear the ridicule from her, but today she acted like a mistress in front of so many servants?
Aunt Chen clenched her hands and stared at Mrs. Chu resentfully.
"Aunt Chen, are you challenging me?" Mrs. Chu slowly sat down on the chair, her tone extremely cold, "I don't care about you very much on weekdays, do you really think I don't dare to treat you?"
Aunt Chen said nothing, but felt contempt in her heart.
A matron without a son is nothing more than an empty shell. How dare she act so arrogantly here?
"It turns out that the rules in Chu Shilang's family have always been like this." Aunt Xiong, who was standing next to Chu Yunfei, frowned and stared at Aunt Chen with an unkind expression. "A concubine dares to seduce her prince's brother-in-law, and a concubine dares to seduce the master. My mother has resisted, today is an eye-opener for me."
Aunt Chen's heart skipped a beat and she looked at her displeased: "Who are you?"
"I am the lady in charge of Prince Zhan's Mansion. My surname is Xiong. I used to be a female historian with a certain rank." Aunt Xiong said with a cold smile. "Of course, I also have a certain rank now, but this is not important."
Bear?
Aunt Chen's expression suddenly changed, and her hand holding the handkerchief tightened suddenly.
The Queen Mother once had a nanny named Xiong. It is said that on the day of Prince Zhan’s wedding, Nanny Xiong was assigned to Prince Zhan’s Mansion...
"The important thing is that the rules in Chu Shilang's house don't seem to be very good. I will take the time to talk to the nuns in all the palaces. If I have the opportunity in the future, I may go to the palace to say a few words to the Empress Dowager, or let people Send a message to the imperial censor and tell them about the situation of the Chu family."
Aunt Chen's face gradually turned pale and stiff, as if all her arrogance was suddenly extinguished. She finally gritted her teeth and forced a smile: "Mom... Mammy misunderstood, I did not disrespect the mistress, I was just... just too shocked, I...I will kneel down right now..."
Mrs. Chen knelt down reluctantly.
The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue retired and returned to his hometown last month. The post of Minister is temporarily vacant. The two ministers on the left and right of the Ministry of Revenue are both senior ministers with qualifications and experience.
The right servant is older than the master.
At this juncture, any rumor that is unfavorable to the master will destroy his hope of being promoted to minister.
No matter how arrogant Aunt Chen is, she would never dare to hold back at this time.
"Princess." Mother Xiong turned to look at Chu Yunfei and bent her knees slightly, "Madam is the head matron of the Chu family. You are the eldest daughter of the Chu family and the first wife of the current war king. No matter what your status is. , both the madam and the princess have the absolute right to deal with an arrogant concubine and a concubine with corrupt personal ethics."
"Thank you, Aunt Xiong, for being fair and outspoken." Mrs. Chu thanked her first, and then turned around and ordered, "Aunt Hai, please go to Tingyu Tower yourself and see if the second lady is there."
"Yes, Miss."
"The Second Miss is back! The Second Miss is back!" Suddenly a maid hurriedly reported outside, "The King of War is here too, and he came back with the Second Miss."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sudden silence in the hall.
Mrs. Chu's face was ugly, and her eyes when she looked at Aunt Chen were like a knife, sharp and cold.
Aunt Chen's face turned pale: "Madam, you are aware of it——"
"Ms. Chen, what else do you have to say?" Madam Chu asked angrily, "Didn't you say that Chu Yunjiao stayed in the backyard and never went out? Did Fei'er send someone to kidnap her to Prince Zhan's Mansion?"
Aunt Chen's eyes flashed and she forced herself to defend herself: "Maybe Jiao'er just went to visit her sister. Unexpectedly, she was misunderstood by the eldest lady. The eldest lady went home alone. King Zhan...he did it for the sake of his princess's face. Sending Jiao'er back is a sign of respect for the princess."
Her excuse was ridiculous and simply unreasonable.
However, she felt contempt in her heart. Chu Yunfei was useless and couldn't capture a man's heart. Could she blame the King of War for liking others?
Besides, it was common for a powerful man to have three wives and four concubines. If she was really so jealous, she would be divorced sooner or later.
Since the War King personally sent Jiao'er back...
"If you don't do something, why are you standing here?" Chu Yunjiao's voice sounded outside the hall, with an arrogant order, "Get out of here!"
Everyone turned to look.
Rong Cang, dressed in a brocade robe, walked over with no expression on his face. He had a handsome appearance and a cold demeanor. He was followed by the arrogant Chu Yunjiao, who seemed to be sending her back in person.
The servants all knelt down and saluted, and stepped back to make way for the King of War to pass.
"The second concubine is so majestic." Grandma Xiong came out and looked at Chu Yunjiao coldly, "Now a concubine is giving orders in the Chu family?"
Chu Yunjiao frowned when he heard this, and subconsciously wanted to ask her who she was, but when she turned around, she realized that Mrs. Chu and Chu Yunfei were both in the hall.
And her biological mother, Aunt Chen, was kneeling on the ground with her head bowed, as if she was being questioned.
"Auntie!" Chu Yunjiao's expression changed and he hurriedly stepped forward, "What's going on?"
Mother Xiong bowed her head and saluted Rong Cang, her tone was respectful but accusing: "What the prince did is really outrageous."
Rong Cang pursed his lips in silence and walked into the hall expressionlessly. His stern eyes slowly swept across the people in the hall, and he quickly understood Chu Yunfei's purpose for setting up this formation.
"I have met His Royal Highness the War King." Mrs. Chu saluted.
"Mother-in-law, there is no need to be polite." Rong Cang said calmly, "Yun Jiao just fell into the water in the palace, and I have already ordered someone to change her clothes."
Falling into the water?
The servants gathered outside the hall raised their heads and looked at Chu Yunjiao who had obviously changed his clothes, and their eyes suddenly became subtle.
"Falled into the water?" Aunt Chen was startled and turned to look at Chu Yunjiao, "Jiao'er, you're so good, how could you fall into the water... What happened to your face?"
The tone of the last sentence suddenly increased, with obvious anger.
Several pairs of eyes in the hall fell on Chu Yunjiao's face.
On her usually delicate and fair face, one cheek was obviously red and swollen. If you looked closely, it was obvious that there was a slap mark.
When Chu Yunjiao heard her question, he suddenly felt resentful and turned to look at Chu Yunfei.
With old and new grudges added together, she couldn't help but want to teach Chu Yunfei a lesson - anyway, the prince was there to support her.
However……
"Chu Yunjiao, kneel down!" Mrs. Chu turned to look at Chu Yunjiao, her eyes as cold as knives.
Chu Yunjiao's expression changed and he subconsciously said, "Why?"
"Why? You still dare to ask?" Mrs. Chu's eyebrows were serious, and she no longer had the attitude of being indifferent to worldly affairs. "As a concubine, disrespecting your sister-in-law is one of the following crimes: seducing your brother-in-law and instigating war. When a king divorces his wife, his heart is evil, which is the second crime. As a woman, she does not abide by the etiquette, does not know how to behave, and insults the family tradition. If it is reported to the Holy Lord, people think that the Chu family's private morals are corrupt, and the top beam is not straight and the bottom beam is crooked. You are the sinner of the Chu family, and none of our ancestors will let you go! This is the third crime!"
The words came down like thunder, and Mrs. Chu ordered coldly: "Come here, knock down the second young lady and beat her! I will put an end to this chaotic family tradition in front of Grandma Xiong today!"
