Chapter 631 Xue Pan Beats Xia Jingui
As the master of the Xue family, he naturally has many maids and servants around him.
Xia Jingui's first step was to eliminate these people first.
However, even these people were not something she, a new bride, could control with just a few words. Therefore, she had to win over Xue Pan first.
Although the Xia family was not of high status, they were wealthy, so they had many maids of all sizes as dowry, and Baochan was the most outstanding one among them.
Baochan was quite pretty and also had her own ideas. With Xia Jingui's suggestion, she and Xue Pan soon got together.
Xue Pan was naturally satisfied to have two beauties at once, so the two women began to constantly whisper in his ear.
For example, if a maid was unruly today or a maid spoke inappropriately yesterday, Xue Pan would not take these things to heart. They were just servants, so he would directly ask Xia Jingui to send them away.
In this way, gradually, all the rooms in Xue Pan's room became Xia Jingui's territory.
Aunt Xue and Baochai naturally knew about this matter, but after all, it was a matter of Xue Pan's room, and the Xia family naturally had their own maids and old women. It was natural and normal for them to want to replace a few of their own people since they had just arrived, so they ignored it .
But as the Xue family let her go, Xia Jingui became more aggressive and began to dominate the Xue family.
Because there were many osmanthus flowers in the Xia family, her nickname was also called Jingui. Therefore, she asked everyone to avoid the word "Jingui" and did not allow the servants to mention these two words. Anyone who accidentally said one or two words wrong would be severely punished. Moreover, in the Xue family, if anyone wanted to mention the word osmanthus, they had to use "Chang'e flower" instead.
The so-called taboo names were actually mostly the emperor 's right. At most, it was the names of servants in wealthy families who needed to avoid the taboos of their masters, just like Jia family's Lin Hongyu had to change her name to Lin Xiaohong to avoid the taboos of Baoyu.
However, what kind of status does Xia Jingui have? She doesn't even allow anyone to mention her name, which is enough to show her arrogance.
It has been a month since her marriage, and she thought she already held great power in the Xue family. Therefore, when she heard that Baochai was rewarded, she wanted to take this opportunity to take her next step and control both Aunt Xue and Baochai.
This is also the reason why Xue Pan came over after a long time after being informed.
"Pan'er, you will open the ancestral hall tomorrow morning. Your sister has received another royal gift today. These items are all extraordinary and need to be offered in the ancestral hall. Don't neglect them."
Xue Dabo laughed and said, "Don't worry, Mom. I'll do it tomorrow."
Ying'er, who was beside Baochai, said with equal delight, "Madam, you ought to reward me. It took a great deal of effort for me and the young lady to bring these things back today."
"Especially those gold and silver items, they were all very heavy. Even the screen with the osmanthus flower print on it had to be carried by my servants."
Aunt Xue was about to respond with a smile, but Xia Jingui, who was sitting beside her, spoke first, "Hmph, you unruly servant! Slap me in the face!"
"Pa!" A maid beside her stepped forward and slapped Ying'er in the face.
This scene stunned everyone in the hall. Even Baochai, who was always calm, showed a look of surprise and anger. The most important thing was, why did Xia Jingui go crazy?
“Bang!”
Aunt Xue slammed the table and said, "Stand up!"
Xia Jingui stood up naturally and said, "Madam, I just taught a servant who didn't know the rules a lesson. It's not worth getting so angry about it!"
Xia Jingui's arrogance almost drove Aunt Xue crazy. Aunt Xue loved her son the most, even Baochai couldn't compare. Until Baochai married Jia Cong, not only did it improve Baochai's status, but it also gave Aunt Xue unprecedented vanity. Therefore, Baochai's status in her heart gradually improved, and now it is even no worse than her son.
Now, this daughter-in-law slaps her daughter in the face in front of her. How can this be justified?
Let alone that Xia Jingui was unreasonable, even if she was right, it was not something she could target. Who was her own daughter? She was the future wife of the Marquis of Guanjun, a supremely qualified person who could enter the palace with a golden book to meet the Empress. Who did you, Xia Jingui, think you were?
And, most importantly, who doesn't know that Jia Cong protects Baochai and Daiyu like the apple of his eye? Back then, when the prince's mansion provoked his daughter, the son-in-law led the troops to fight back. If he knew that his daughter was wronged at home, not only the Xia family, but also his own family would be implicated and even despised.
Baochai took a deep breath, and at least suppressed her anger, and then she said, "Excuse me, sister-in-law, do you know what rules this maidservant of mine has broken?"
"If you really break the rules, then I will naturally discipline you strictly. But if not, even though my Xue family treats servants with kindness, it would be bad to spread a reputation of being harsh."
"Hmph!" Xia Jingui sneered. "My name is Jingui, and everyone knows that the osmanthus flowers of my Xia family are used by the royal family. How can a mere servant casually use such elegant and noble words? This servant has insulted me, and the royal family."
Even with Baochai's temperament, she was so angry that her breathing became rapid and her chest heaved. She had seen the mansions of wealthy families and had entered the palace to pay homage to the empress. Even the royal family was not so domineering and ostentatious. Is Xia Jingui crazy?
Aunt Xue's expression changed, and she shouted at Xue Pan, "You evil creature, is this how you discipline the people in your room?"
Xue Pan was a ruffian to begin with, but he came to his senses after hearing Aunt Xue's words. Without saying a word, he slapped Xia Jingui in the face.
“Bang!”
What was Xue Pan's current strength? Although he hadn't improved in other areas during his time in the military camp, at least he had become much more adept at fighting.
This slap made Xia Jingui's pretty face swell up. Xue Pan did not give up and kicked her again. "You little bitch, how dare you act so presumptuous in front of my mother and sister? Today, Master Xue will beat you to death."
The chaos in the hall made Aunt Xue's eyes black with anger. "Get out, you evil creature! Go back to your room!"
Upon hearing this, Xue Pan quickly stopped and apologized to his mother, then turned around and left. Xia Jingui, who had just reacted, began to wail, but was quickly helped up by the maid behind her and left the hall in embarrassment.
The room finally calmed down, but the mother and daughter of the Xue family remained silent.
I had thought that, while the Xia family might not be of high status, they were wealthy, and their daughter would be well-educated and well-mannered. However, today, I finally saw her true colors. The Xue family had actually married such a fierce woman. How could this family live in peace in the future?
