Chapter 49 Another Dispute
Mengxi then said to the Second Master:
"Second Master, I have already cleaned up the east wing and will move in today. Is that okay with you?"
Xiao Jun was startled when he heard this, and looked up at Mengxi. Didn't the fortune teller say that there would be a half-month period? Why did you move out so soon? He wanted to ask, but he couldn't open his mouth awkwardly. He didn't know what to do for a moment, so he picked up the teacup and drank slowly. Mengxi took it for granted that not speaking meant tacit consent.
Then they started talking about leaving the house.
"Second Master, today, I have asked the old lady for permission to go out of the house and stroll around Pingyang City the day after tomorrow."
"Go and tell the old lady that I won't allow you to go out!"
When Xiao Jun heard this, his face suddenly darkened. His eyes slightly opened, and a cold light seemed to shoot out. He stared at Meng Xi sharply and said coldly.
"Second Master, the old lady has approved it."
"Master, I won't allow you to do that! Go back now."
Xiao Jun emphasized the tone and repeated the words "not allowed" word by word. No one dared to disobey his majesty at this moment.
"The old lady has agreed."
Mengxi sat up straight, looked at him calmly, and repeated it slowly.
Xiao Jun threw the cup in his hand to the ground with a bang, his eyes wide open, glaring at Meng Xi.
"Good! Good! After having enough of this house, you are thinking about expanding outward? Hmm!!"
Hongzhu and Hongyu had never seen the Second Master like this before, and they fell to their knees in fear. The maids had already run out, and at this moment, they tried to hide as far away as possible.
Mengxi was still sitting there calmly and dignifiedly, as if the second master was not talking about her. But Xiao Jun, who was looking at her, still found that her face, covered by rouge, was slowly turning white. He was startled and swallowed back the more unpleasant words that were about to come out. After a long silence, Mengxi slowly stood up and bowed to him:
"Second Master, you are alright. I will take my leave now."
After Mengxi finished speaking, she stood up by holding the corner of the table, straightened her body, and slowly walked towards the inner room.
Xiao Jun looked at her straight back and felt a little dazed, as if this petite person would fall down at the next moment. He looked at Hongzhu who was kneeling on the ground and thought, why is this girl getting more and more stupid? Why don't you help her?
How could he know that Hongyu and Hongzhu were already scared silly. When did their Second Master say such a thing? Knowing that Second Master was really angry, they dared to stand up without Second Master's order.
The room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Bang..., there was a sound of a chair falling from the inner room. Everyone in the hall was startled. Xiao Jun stood up, then sat down again after a moment, staring at the two maids on the ground. Hongzhu then remembered her responsibilities, and regardless of the second master's rage, she got up and ran to the inner room.
When I got to the inner room, I found Second Mistress holding onto the table, slowly moving towards the bed. A chair had fallen to the ground, and I thought Second Mistress must have tripped over it, so I took two steps at a time and went forward to hold it up.
"Second Grandma, what's wrong?"
"It's okay, I just felt weak and tripped over a chair. Help me to the bed and rest for a while."
Mengxi felt a heaviness in his chest at this moment . He could not help but vomited out everything he had just eaten, and vomited all over Hongzhu.
Hongzhu was startled:
"Second Grandma, Second Grandma, are you okay?"
"Where have you been, you blind little rascals? Come in and serve me. Watch out for your hides!" Seeing that there was no maid in the room at that time, Hongzhu shouted at the door.
As soon as she finished speaking, two little maids ran in hurriedly. Seeing the Second Mistress vomiting all over the floor, they stood there in panic, not knowing what to do.
"Why are you lying there dying? Why don't you come up and help me?"
Hongzhu looked at the two maids standing there stupidly and started to curse.
The two of them reacted before one of them ran out to fetch water, while the other started to clean up the floor.
At this time, Hongyu also came in, stepped forward to support the Second Madam, and asked Hongzhu to change clothes. Hongyu helped the Second Madam take off her coat, and then took the water handed over by the little maid and helped the Second Madam rinse her mouth. Then she helped the Second Madam lie down on the bed and said:
"Second Madam, I will go and tell Second Master right now, can you ask a doctor to come and take a look?"
"Don't alarm the Second Master. Everything is fine now. Just lie down for a while."
After Mengxi vomited, she felt her chest was no longer stuffy and her body felt much lighter. She thought she would be fine after a short sleep, so she said to Hongyu.
"Second Grandma..."
"It's okay, you go and serve the Second Master, and leave Hongzhu here. Zhiqiu and the others should be back soon. Go and ask the Second Master what he wants to eat for lunch, and ask the kitchen to prepare it early." Mengxi interrupted Hongyu and gave the order directly.
Hongyu wanted to say something, but seeing that the Second Madam had closed her eyes, she had to stand up, nodded to Hongzhu who had changed her clothes earlier, and walked out.
Xiao Jun had been sitting in the hall, listening to the bustling sounds in the inner room. He couldn't help feeling annoyed and wanted to go in to see what was wrong with her, but then he thought, how could a woman be so spoiled, so he sat there waiting for Hongyu to come and report.
Seeing Hongyu coming out, he breathed a sigh of relief and sat there waiting for Hongyu to reply.
Seeing that the Second Master did not ask about Second Mistress, Hongyu did not dare to mention it. She was now convinced that the Second Master hated this Second Mistress very much. She tried not to mention Second Mistress in front of the Second Master, otherwise it would be bad news. She stepped forward and asked softly:
"Second Master, what would you like to eat for lunch? I will go to the kitchen to arrange it now."
"Just arrange it as you like."
"Yes, I'll arrange it right away," she said, turning around and leaving the house.
Looking at Hongyu's back, Xiao Jun was stunned. Why didn't Hongyu tell him how she was and whether she needed a doctor? He wanted to call her back to ask her, but he opened his mouth, closed it again, waved his hand, and went into the west room.
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Zhiqiu and Zhichun were so anxious looking at the Second Grandma who was sleeping soundly. When they came back from learning the rules, the Second Grandma was already asleep. They were frightened when they heard what happened in the morning from the little maid. The four of them discussed and decided that when they went to learn the rules next time, they must leave someone in the room to look after the Second Grandma.
Hongzhu came over just now and said that the Second Master had already served the meal, and asked them to quickly wake up Second Madam and go over to serve her. She would go and deal with the situation first, and also specifically reminded them that the Second Master was very angry, and to make sure Second Madam was careful.
Hongzhu felt a little reluctant when she saw the sleeping Second Grandma, but she knew that the Second Master was dissatisfied with her and was waiting to find her fault. If the Second Grandma made any mistake again, she would have to wait for the Second Master's storm. She glanced at the Second Grandma, sighed lightly, and went out.
This is really hard for Zhiqiu and Zhichun. They really feel sorry for the Second Grandma. They think about how she has been busy since early morning. I heard that she vomited her breakfast. Now she just fell asleep and she has to get up to serve the Second Master. Not to mention sleeping, even if she is awake, she doesn't have the energy. But they have just entered the mansion and can't say a word in front of the Second Master. Just now they asked Hongzhu to talk to him, but Hongzhu kept shaking her head and didn't dare to say anything. Zhiqiu clenched the cotton handkerchief in her hand tightly, frowned, and comforted Xiao Jun's ancestors for eight generations. She forgot that the Second Grandma is also a member of the Xiao family.
She paced around the room like a headless fly for a long time, and finally gritted her teeth and motioned Zhichun to go out with her. After leaving the room, Zhiqiu gently closed the door and said to Zhichun, "Stay here and be careful not to let the noise in the hall scare the Second Mistress. I'm going to talk to the Second Master."
