Chapter 29: Angry
Mengxi calmed down, met Xiao Jun's gaze, and said calmly:
"Second Master, you may not know that when I passed by the garden yesterday, I saw the red banana on the flower stand. I was amazed at the beauty of this flower, and I liked its enduring fragrance even more. Unfortunately, there was only one branch. I heard from the maid that Aunt Zhang and Aunt Li had two pots in their rooms, so I thought it would be great if we could move them together so that we could enjoy the flowers all the time. So I asked someone to tell the two aunts to move the flowers to the backyard so that everyone could enjoy them."
After hearing this, Xiao Jun thought, this is not about liking flowers and brocade, it is obvious that she is afraid that the aunt will use flowers to lure him over, it is simply a naked attempt to steal someone's love, thinking of the rumors in the neighborhood that the daughter of the Li family is arrogant and domineering, it is true, he was almost deceived by her tenderness and fell into her gentle trap, thinking of this, he slapped the table, frightening the maids and old women to kneel on the ground. Xiao Jun turned his head, not looking at Mengxi anymore, only looking at Aunt Zhang and said.
"This red banana has an extremely unique fragrance and is hard to find in Daqi. How can it be compared to ordinary flowers and plants? There are only three of them in the mansion, placed in each room, and I can often see them. If Second Madam really likes flowers, she can order people to plant flowers all over the garden tomorrow. Aunt Zhang, you can just move the pot of red banana back to the house."
When Aunt Zhang saw that Second Mistress had been humiliated, she was immediately overjoyed. She suppressed her inner joy and knelt on the ground in fear and trepidation:
"Thank you for your kindness, Second Master. But, since Second Madam likes it, it would be better to move it here. Firstly, Second Madam will be happy, and secondly, if you move the flowers here, Second Master can see them every day in Madam's room."
"Where is this flower? I can see it every day if I want to. It's only been a few days, and you're only thinking about pleasing your second grandmother?"
"Second Master, please calm down. It was my fault and I didn't think it through. I was just thinking that as long as Second Madam is happy, Second Master will naturally be happy too." Aunt Zhang kowtowed in fear and trepidation.
Mengxi watched the two singing and answering each other as if she were watching a play. A sense of fatigue suddenly rose in her heart. She really wanted to let go. What did the life and death of the Second Master have to do with her? She might as well let him be poisoned to death in the concubine's room. Don't people often say that if you die under the peony flowers, you will be romantic even as a ghost, right?
She wanted to stand up and walk away, but when she looked up at Xiao Jun's charming face, she couldn't help but sigh. It was a pity to let him die in the conspiracy of the family head dispute. Well, she was just a lonely soul, and she would leave here sooner or later. She should regard this as her reward for Xiao Mansion taking her in. So she stood up and walked forward and said calmly:
"Second Master is right. It is my fault and I was not thoughtful enough. The backyard is my responsibility, but now I have made you worry about it. While you are dealing with the important affairs of the Xiao Mansion, you still have to worry about the affairs of the backyard. I will report to the old lady now and ask for punishment."
Mengxi bowed to Xiao Jun and turned around, took Hong Xing's hand and prepared to go out.
"Second Madam, please calm down. It is my fault. I have moved the flowers to the garden and will not move them back. Please do not go back to the old lady."
Aunt Zhang knelt down and crawled to the feet of the Second Madam, hugged her legs and begged.
Reply to the old lady? What a joke. What the old lady hates most is these concubines who are always flirting with each other and seducing her grandson into the house. Especially yesterday, the eldest master said that anyone who dares to seduce the second master to her house will be kicked out of the house immediately. At this time, if you dare to report this to the old lady, she will be furious. These concubines don't care about the health of the second master, but only think of using some strange and fragrant flowers and grass to seduce the second master .
She said she was asking for punishment. Even a fool would know that she was going to complain. Would the old lady punish her? She knew what was waiting for her, Aunt Zhang. At the very least, she would be severely beaten, and at the worst, she would be expelled from the Xiao Mansion.
The Second Madam was trying to torture her to death. How did she fall into her trap? Aunt Li now truly experienced the power of this new madam and dared not look down on her any more. She hugged the Second Madam's legs tightly with her hands and begged desperately, refusing to let go even if she died. At this moment, she dared not beg the Second Master for help and didn't even dare to look at him.
At this time, Aunt Wang Da and Aunt Wang Xiao also knelt down together and pleaded with the Second Madam.
Mengxi just stood there quietly, not saying anything. She waited for the Second Master to take back what he had just said. Auntie was just a servant, so what would happen if she knelt for a while longer? The important thing was the Second Master. Only when he spoke did the matter end. Since the move had been made, of course it couldn't end in a muddle.
Xiao Jun was at a loss for a moment and didn't know how this matter should end, but he would never say soft words to Mengxi. She was just a woman, how could he make her so proud?
Sitting there with a gloomy face, he saw that the three concubines had knelt down, but Mengxi still refused to give in. He was making a scene that was really outrageous. He hated Mengxi even more in his heart. With a snap, he threw the teacup in his hand to the ground, stood up and walked to Mengxi. He looked directly at Mengxi with a cold light in his eyes and said word by word:
"Li Mengxi, even if I move all the flowers to your house, I won't touch you at all"
"Hongyu, go and move Aunt Zhang's pot of red bananas to the back garden."
After Xiao Jun turned around and gave Hongyu instructions, he walked out without looking back. Hongyu hurriedly responded and followed him out.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the Second Master speak. Aunt Zhang suddenly sat down on the ground, no longer as majestic as before. Everyone knelt there not daring to breathe when they saw that the Second Master was angry. Two little maids tiptoed to pick up the teacups on the ground.
Hong Xing secretly sighed that she had a bad fate. Other people's servants earned some decent money with their masters, but we followed this Second Mistress, living in fear all day long, and were beaten and scolded for nothing. Why was her life so miserable? Originally she thought that Second Master was the future head of the Xiao Mansion, and following Second Master, she would be able to hold her head high in the future. But she never thought that Second Master would marry such a restless mistress. After only a few days of marriage , she had caused chaos in the backyard. Second Master had the best upbringing in the Xiao Mansion, but she was actually angered by him.
Let's not talk about what Hong Xing was thinking. Meng Xi saw that Xiao Jun had finally spoken and the concubines had all calmed down. Then she came back and sat down. The maid had already served new tea. Meng Xi picked up the tea, opened the lid, blew it, and took a sip. After talking for so long, she was really thirsty. She gently put down the tea, then looked at the concubines kneeling on the ground and said in a slow and soft voice:
"Everyone, get up. The ground is cold. Auntie's health is very delicate. It would be bad if she caught a cold."
The aunts thought to themselves, "Why did you do this so early if you were worried that we would catch a cold?"
Seeing that Aunt Zhang was still sitting there in a daze, Mengxi looked up at Aunt Zhang's personal maid Ling'er and said, "Hurry up and help your aunt up, you blind man, if anything happens to Aunt Zhang, watch out for your skin."
