But he didn't know who was hit on the head. A team of one or two hundred people set off from the Champs Elysees and went straight to the Qingtang thatched cottage along the embankment. On the way, maids and servants heard the news and came to join them one after another. The momentum became stronger and stronger.

vast.

Those who walked in front were still talking about the affairs of Zhui'er and her daughter in a secretive manner, but among the bustling crowd behind them, they openly shouted slogans demanding wages.

Wang Xifeng led the people after her, so she could not help but listen to her words. Although she had more or less heard these gossips, hearing them indirectly was different from being scolded in person.

She was so angry that she yelled and cursed repeatedly, and urged the maids and stewards under her to step forward to stop him.

In fact, if Wang Xifeng could show up at two-quarters of an hour in the morning, with her prestige accumulated over the years, she would probably be able to control the scene. But now that the parade is in full swing, those in front are afraid, and those behind are pushing and shoving.

There is no room for them to be deterred.

When they discovered that the stewards did not dare to block the huge procession, those at the front became more courageous and were naturally less likely to stop.

Seeing that the parade was already unstoppable, Li Wan hurriedly grabbed Wang Xifeng, who had almost broken her silver teeth, and shouted in her ear: "Now that we can't stop it, we'd better send someone to the hut to let us know.

To prevent my wife from being deceived!"

In fact, how could Mrs. Wang know nothing about such a big commotion?

The real purpose of sending people to the front line was to preemptively try to distance themselves from the relationship between the two people.

When Wang Xifeng heard this, she suddenly woke up a little from her furious state, and quickly bit her ears and said: "Then let Suyun and Heping'er go together!"

As he said this, he saw Shi Xiangyun pushing a cart and standing at the intersection in front of him, staring at the parade in stunned silence.

Wang Xifeng immediately raised her hand and pointed, and ordered: "Quickly, borrow Yun Yatou's car, and be sure to tell the truth about 'catching the thief' to my wife before these unscrupulous slaves rush over!"

Although these people basically come here for the monthly salary, there are not many who really dare to ask for salary under the nose of the master. As long as Mrs. Wang is convinced that this matter is caused by improper handling of thieves, she will naturally have a chance.

Major issues to minor ones out.

Su Yun Ping'er responded loudly, and rushed forward to borrow a car from Shi Xiangyun. Because Yun Yun was more skilled in driving, he rode up and took Ping'er through a small road and rushed to Qingtang Cottage in advance.

Tanchun saw this scene from the side and subconsciously opened his mouth, but in the end he just sighed without making a sound.

It was the first time that she took the lead in handling important household chores and ended up like this. You can imagine the annoyance and self-blame she felt in her heart.

Because of this, even if she saw that Wang Xifeng was deliberately avoiding responsibility and putting herself in front, Tanchun finally chose to remain silent and prepared to grit her teeth and resist the responsibility this time. After all, this was caused by her poor control.

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In short, everyone followed the parade slowly forward with their own thoughts.

Seeing that they were not far from the Qingtang thatched cottage, Wang Xifeng hurriedly took a few steps forward. When she stretched her neck and saw that the door was open on the steps, and there were only Caixia and Caiyun standing in front of the door, she felt...

Then I secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

What she was most worried about just now was that Mrs. Wang heard that the slaves were 'rebelling' and was so frightened that she couldn't leave the house. Then this matter would be even more difficult to control.

at the same time.

When Caixia and Caiyun saw the mighty parade on the steps, their palms were sweating and their calves were spinning. They urged each other with their eyes, but neither one dared to speak first.

Just like that, seeing that the first few people in the queue had arrived at the steps, Caixia finally gritted her teeth and shouted: "Stop, are you going to rebel?!"

In fact, the first few people in the queue were also thinking, they were already at the bottom of the steps. If they didn't stop, would they really break into my wife's yard?

This man is so blind, if he bumps into his wife, is he joking?

Therefore, after hearing Caixia's scolding, everyone in the first few rows secretly breathed a sigh of relief, stopped decisively, and gritted their teeth and refused to move forward despite being pushed and shoved from behind.

The front is motionless and the back is crowded.

In just a moment, the parade changed from a long snake formation into an irregular fan, layered and densely packed.

Seeing that the team had really stopped, Caixia and Caiyun breathed a sigh of relief, and naturally spoke loudly, and then shouted loudly: "Even if there are grievances, please select a few leaders and ask my wife to uphold justice. You guys

What’s the point of so many people gathering together?”

"Yes, why don't you nominate a few leaders so that we can go in and speak clearly to my wife!"

The two sang together and soon caused a commotion in the crowd.

Despite the lively shouting and shouting just now, when it came time to go to court, everyone backed down.

You pushed me for a long time, until Caixia Caiyun urged again and again, and then a few small stewards who were usually popular were pushed to the front as if they were being herded to the shelf.

Among them was Sister-in-law Liu, the kitchen steward, who was Wu'er's mother.

After being elected as a representative, there was no joy at all on her face. She and the three other stewards beside her all looked sad and trembling.

Seeing the four people led by Caiyun, as if rushing to the execution ground, into the Qingtang thatched cottage, Wang Xifeng, who had quietly sneaked to the corner of the steps, wanted to follow, but as soon as she took a step forward, Tanchun pulled her away.

He said: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, wait until the wife summons you!"

Next to him, Li Wan also advised: "If we go in at this time, these unscrupulous slaves will inevitably think too much."

Although Wang Xifeng was eager to enter the ring, after being reminded by the two people, she felt that she should not be too hasty.

But she was not the kind of person who just wanted to calm things down. She immediately threw Tanchun away, took a few steps to the middle of the steps, and glanced at everyone condescendingly.

At this time, the maids and servants in the audience no longer had the enthusiasm they had during the previous parade. Facing the always strong Second Mistress, no one dared to look at her. Wherever her eyes glanced, there was nothing but darkness.

's head.

By the time Wang Xifeng glanced back and forth twice, the audience was completely silent and there was no movement at all.

Wang Xifeng snorted proudly when she saw this, and most of the frustration in her heart was finally eliminated. She also thought to herself that there were so many people outside who didn't dare to make a mistake, but the four quail-like little stewards inside could have eaten the ambitious leopard.

How dare you expose your shortcomings in front of your wife?

This thought made her even more imposing, standing on the steps arrogantly like a female general reviewing her troops.

Just like this, another quarter of an hour passed before Caiyun came out again and said in a loud voice: "Madam, please go in and answer the questions!"

Wang Xifeng glanced around again before taking the lead in entering the courtyard with her head held high.

Behind them, Li Wan, Tan Chun, Shi Xiangyun, and Daiyu and Yingchun, who had just arrived, all followed in.

When they arrived at the courtyard, Suyun happened to exit the main room. Wang Xifeng hurried a few steps to meet her and asked in a low voice: "How is it? What did those people say?"

Su Yun also lowered her voice and said, "I didn't say anything else. I only talked about Zhuo'er and her daughter, leaving plenty of room for vagueness."

When Wang Xifeng heard this, she immediately felt happy and felt that the clouds in the sky had dispersed. Before entering the door, she turned back to comfort Tanchun and said: "This time I am sick, and my sister-in-law is in front of me again. Otherwise, ordinary people

We have someone watching over us, so we won’t let Third Sister, a novice, take the lead.”

But Tanchun shook his head solemnly: "It was all because of my haste that this happened. It had nothing to do with my sisters-in-law."

Seeing that she was so responsible, Wang Xifeng was naturally even more happy, thinking that this time she would be able to turn a big thing into a trivial one.

Who would have thought that as soon as they walked in and saw the ceremony, they would be slapped in the face!

I heard Mrs. Wang sternly asking: "Girl Feng, is this how you manage the house?!"

Wang Xifeng was a little confused for a moment, thinking to herself, didn't Suyun say that these four quails didn't dare to reveal anything related to themselves?

Is it because I didn’t take care of my third sister?

But I am obviously sick at home today, not to mention that Li Wan has always been in charge of matters in the Grand View Garden, so I can't blame myself at all, right?

She was puzzled at all times, but she still said respectfully: "My niece-in-law has realized her mistake. From now on, she will definitely clean up the family tradition and prohibit theft..."

"That's not what I asked!"

Mrs. Wang interrupted her with a straight face: "I'm asking you, why has the monthly payment for last month not been paid yet?"

"this……"

Wang Xifeng was stunned again, and turned to look at Sister-in-law Liu and others. Sister-in-law Liu and others quickly waved their hands and shook their heads, indicating that this matter was definitely not a complaint made by her?

"What do you think they are doing?"

Mrs. Wang scolded again, and then said: "Do you think that I am deaf and blind in this Grand View Garden? These days, the voices of complaints are almost boiling! If not for this, why would there be such trouble today?

Making such a big noise?!"

"this……"

Wang Xifeng raised her head and looked at her aunt with complicated eyes.

She didn't react just now, but now she roughly guessed some clues, knowing that her aunt was trying to make use of the topic.

However, she still tried hard to save the situation, and then she bowed down and said: "My niece-in-law knows her mistake, but this is all because the expenses were too high a while ago, so..."

Mrs. Wang stopped her words again: "If I just blindly spend money, why should I solemnly entrust you with the affairs of the house? Let you manage the house, which means that you can increase the income and save money, and manage the house diligently and frugally. Nowadays, the expenses of the house are increasing day by day.

Deletion, have you calculated what should be spent and what should not be spent here?!"

Wang Xifeng was speechless.

Just looking at the book, it's natural that the money should be spent, but if you really want to find fault with her, it's not difficult.

After all, who among these big houses is not a mess? Which one can withstand careful inspection?

It's just a matter of turning a blind eye and everyone tacitly understanding it.

Now that Mrs. Wang suddenly broke this unspoken rule, it was naturally not for the account itself.

Seeing that Wang Xifeng was silent, her attitude softened a little and sighed: "Oh, that's all. Seeing that you are quite attentive on weekdays, I won't argue with you. It just so happens that you are not sick.

What? Just take a break for a while and think about how to increase revenue and reduce expenditure for the house—Three girls~!"

Having said this, Mrs. Wang raised her voice and called Tanchun again.

Tanchun walked out silently.

"from now on……"

"Mrs!"

At this time, Wang Xifeng suddenly asked in a hissing voice: "You, are you really so heartless?!"

But all I saw was that her pair of red and phoenix eyes, which had always been pretty and sinister, were now red with tears.

Mrs. Wang was a little soft-hearted for a moment, but thinking about how she had taken advantage of the sharp increase in household expenses in recent years to make a fortune, and her purpose of paving the way for Baochai to be the head of the family, she still became cruel and frowned: "You girl said

What? I'm just letting you rest for a while to recuperate. Let your third sister take care of all the big and small things at home. If you don't understand something, she can ask you later."

Wang Xifeng closed her eyes after hearing these words, and two lines of tears fell from the corners of her eyes.

This rare weakness made everyone look a little unbearable, but when she opened her eyes again, her eyes had returned to their usual look, and she gritted her teeth and said word by word: "My nephew-in-law knows, I will definitely do it in the future."

Good luck and recuperate at home!”

With that said, he turned around and walked out without saying goodbye to Mrs. Wang.

Everyone in the hall was silent. Only Shi Xiangyun subconsciously took two steps to catch up. But when he saw Ping'er outside the door, he came up to support Wang Xifeng. He also stopped. Looking at Wang Xifeng's stumbling back, he shook his head helplessly and sighed.

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Ping'er helped Wang Xifeng walk to the yard, but felt that her hands were clenched and shaking so much that she couldn't help but said sadly: "Grandma, please relax, the eldest ladies on the left and right are already..."

"Shut up!"

What she didn't want to respond to was Wang Xifeng's sonorous voice filled with gnashing of teeth. The second mistress slowly turned her head. There was no trace of sadness and weakness in her face, but only resentment and coldness.

Ping'er felt a chill in her heart and wanted to ask Wang Xifeng what she wanted, but she didn't dare to speak due to her scolding.

He had no choice but to silently support Wang Xifeng and continue walking out.

When they arrived outside the courtyard gate, the crowd was originally talking and talking, but when they saw the master and servant coming out, they suddenly became silent again.

Wang Xifeng shook off Ping'er, glanced around condescendingly again, and then sneered three times before bypassing everyone and heading towards the Grand View Garden.

Ping'er hurriedly caught up with her, and just as he supported her again, he heard a burst of earth-shattering cheers behind him.

Ping'er turned around to look around, but Sister-in-law Liu and the others came out of the garden, told everyone the decision made by Mrs. Wang, and announced that the monthly rule would be issued in the near future, which made everyone cheer.

Ping'er was looking back when he suddenly felt his hands tighten, but Wang Xifeng pinched her tightly.

She hurriedly turned back and was about to say a few words of comfort to Wang Xifeng, when she suddenly heard Wang Xifeng squeeze out a sentence from her throat: "Go and send a message to that thief, and tell him to come and see me tonight!"

Ping'er was stunned when he heard this.

Second Mistress meets Uncle Jiao now, but why?

"Are you deaf?!"

When Wang Xifeng saw her in a daze, she immediately gritted her teeth and scolded: "Hurry up and send a message!"
Chapter completed!