Chapter 8 Punishing the Evil Woman
Jia Cong narrowed his eyes and kicked her. If he let her go like this today, how would he and his second sister maintain their dignity?
"thump!"
Even though Jia Cong did not use his full strength in this kick, he still kicked the woman several feet away!
"It seems that my strength is indeed extraordinary. If I use all my strength, this woman may not be able to withstand it!"
"Si Qi, why don't you go quickly?" Jia Cong spoke again.
Si Qi gritted her teeth and bowed to Jia Cong, "Please, Third Master, look after the girl. I'll go right away!" After that, she ran out of the courtyard.
It was not until this moment that the woman came back to her senses and immediately wailed, "Oh, Third Master Cong is so arrogant, are you trying to kill me?"
Jia Cong took a few steps forward and looked at the woman coldly, "You still remember that you are a slave? Today, Third Master will make you remember that no matter how bad the master is, he is still the master, and the slave is still the slave! Even if Third Master beats you to death today, I will only pay a few dozen taels of silver and let my father punish you!"
The cold eyes and words made the woman's expression freeze! Indeed, in this era, slaves were not human beings. If the master killed them, he would just pay some money to the government office. Who could do anything about it?
"Normally, Second Sister is gentle and kind, but she is not the type to be bossy to servants like you! Today, Third Master Cong will set some new rules for you!"
After saying that, he ignored the woman and turned to the stunned Yingchun and said in a gentle voice, "Is Second Sister okay?"
Yingchun came to her senses and hurried forward to grab Jia Cong's hand, "Cong'er, this is our wet nurse's daughter-in-law, what should we do?"
"Don't worry, my brother is here for you! Please go into the house first. I'll deal with this evil servant later and then we can talk!"
"Xiao Que'er, help the second sister into the house! Xiu Jue, go and ask the third sister to come over and chat with the second sister! Lian Hua'er, come here and tell me what's going on!"
Xiao Que'er led the uneasy Yingchun into the house, Xiu Ju hurried out the door, and Lian Hua'er whispered to Jia Cong.
It turned out that Yingchun had lost a gold hairpin a few days ago, but Xiuju heard from the servant Xing'er that Yingchun's wet nurse had taken it out to pawn it for gambling. When the woman came today, Siqi asked her about the hairpin, but she denied it, and instead insulted Yingchun in every possible way.
Tanchun and Yingchun lived next door to each other, so less than a quarter of an hour later, they heard noisy footsteps outside the door.
"This black-hearted bastard, he stole and sold his master's belongings and dared to reprimand his master? There is no such thing as this in the world. He should have been sent out long ago!"
Before the person appeared, a clear voice came in first.
Afterwards, Xiu Ju led Tanchun and several maids such as Shi Shu into the courtyard!
"Hello, Third Brother Cong!" Tanchun bowed, but looked at Jia Cong with curiosity. Xiu Ju had just told her what happened. It was the first time she knew that this invisible man in the mansion was so powerful and knew how to protect his sisters.
"Please trouble the third sister to make a trip! The second sister is weak in character, and she must be upset when she encounters such a black-hearted servant, so please accompany the second sister to talk!"
Tanchun nodded, "Don't worry, Third Brother Cong, I'll go and talk to Second Sister right away!"
Having said that, he cursed the woman harshly twice before bringing the maid into the house!
Xiu Ju moved a chair for Jia Cong to sit on. The woman lay on the ground, her face livid, but she dared not move. The kick just now still hurt her waist, and it was the first time she knew that this Cong Lao San was actually a kind-looking but cruel person? Before, she only heard that this Cong Lao San was taciturn and extremely cowardly. When did he change his temper?
After waiting for about a cup of tea, another voice came from outside the door, "Only the second girl is kind. If this filthy scoundrel who has been cursed by the plague were to fall into the hands of the second mistress, he would definitely be beaten up!"
Jia Cong stood up to look, and saw a woman dressed in brilliant embroidery walking in quickly. She had a beautiful face, a pair of triangular eyes, and two willow-leaf drooping eyebrows. She was tall and slender, with a graceful and coquettish figure.
This is none other than the famous Feng Lazi, Second Madam Lian in the mansion!
Behind her, there was a maid with a pretty face and gentle eyes, who must be Ping'er. After that, there were more than a dozen maids and old women.
"Greetings, second sister-in-law!" Jia Cong bowed.
"Brother Cong is really arrogant today, even more domineering than your second brother Lian! But shouldn't today be the day for the clan school? If the eldest and second masters knew about this, they would definitely scold him!"
What Jia Cong did today really surprised Wang Xifeng. She knew about this third brother. He was usually not good at talking and rarely got into disputes with others. But today, he not only beat Wang Zhuer's family, but also asked someone to invite him over. It was obvious that he was not going to give up.
"So that my second sister-in-law can know, I caught a cold a few days ago and I am still not well. So I went to the clan school early in the morning to ask for leave from my elder brother Rui, and then I came to greet my second sister. But I didn't expect to encounter such a thing."
"If they knew, they would naturally say that this cunning servant had violated the rules of the mansion by deceiving his master. But if they didn't know, wouldn't they say that Second Brother Lian was disrespectful to his own sister? It's not easy for Second Sister-in-law to be the housekeeper. If she had such a reputation, people would inevitably say bad things about Second Sister-in-law!"
Wang Xifeng's pretty face froze slightly after hearing these words. This cheap third brother has such a powerful tongue! He clearly asked her to be the bad guy, but he left her speechless.
Yes, Yingchun is the daughter of the eldest wife after all. Now she is being bullied by the servants. It would be unacceptable for her, the second sister-in-law, not to stand up for herself.
"What Cong said makes sense! Besides, with such a rebellious servant, not to mention your second brother's unwillingness, I will not stand idly by! I also know about the matter, I wonder what Cong thinks the rules should be?"
"First, the item must be returned to its original owner. I don't care whether the hairpin was pawned or not, it must be found! Second, this evil woman should apologize to my second sister! Third, she will be given twenty lashes to serve as a warning to others!"
"good!"
Wang Xifeng stepped forward and said, "Wang Zhuer's wife, are you convinced by what Cong'er said?"
"Second Madam, I dare not talk nonsense. I don't know anything about the hairpin!" the woman said crying.
"Hmph!" Without waiting for Wang Xifeng to speak, Jia Cong shouted coldly, "Don't accuse me of being overbearing. Today I will use my status to suppress you, so that you will know the difference between respect and inferiority!"
"I don't care whether you or your mother-in-law took the hairpin, it's all your fault! If you're not convinced, just keep on making a scene or arguing. Even if the case goes to the old lady, I'll fight you to the end! When the time comes, I'll beat you up and see what happens to you!"
