Xin An's puzzled remarks successfully pleased Wang. As she was the second wife, she had suffered a lot from this servant. Relying on the fact that she was the one who stayed behind first and taking care of the prince, she was extremely domineering in the mansion and always complained about how her stepmother treated her stepson harshly.
She was like this in front of him, and she was like an old lady in Tang Rong's yard. No one dared to disobey her.
Aunt Cai hadn't been so angry for many years, so she subconsciously raised her voice, "Second Young Master Madam, I am a member of the Crown Prince's family, not the Marquis' concubine. Please don't make a mistake, Second Young Master Madam."
"mother."
Xin An threw himself into Madam Xin's arms, "Tang Rong is really a liar. He actually has such a big concubine. This concubine is so fierce. I don't want to stay here anymore. I want to go home."
Madam Xin could tell at a glance that Aunt Cai was not a good person, and she was suddenly glad that she didn't marry Tang Rong. She patted Xin An on the back and said to Wang, "Madam Hou, your mansion is really too messy. What you said before doesn't count. We will take An'er away now."
As the mother and daughter were about to leave, Wang hurriedly stopped them and directly scolded Aunt Cai, "How can a servant like you interrupt the master's words? The prince was wrong in this matter. The Marquis personally asked the prince to come and apologize. An'er suffered such a great injustice and he can't complain a little?"
"Or are you not unbridled enough on weekdays, and now you don't even take the Marquis' words seriously?"
"A slave dares to speak harshly in front of his master. Do you want to rebel?"
Tang Mo was originally sitting there calmly drinking tea, but in his heart he was hoping that Xin An would scold him more vigorously. After only one day, he already liked the feeling of having someone working together with him. It was really too wonderful.
Seeing Xin An was about to deal with the old witch, he was even more excited. At this time, seeing Tang Rong's face was dark, he put down the teacup comfortably, and anger appeared in his eyes. It was his turn!
"Brother, I haven't said a word since this happened. I don't want to investigate the cause, for fear of hurting our brotherhood in the end. But you shouldn't go too far!"
"It's normal that Xin An doesn't recognize anyone when she first arrives at the Marquis' Mansion. Look back at your wet nurse, who is wearing silk, satin, and gold and silver. What's wrong with Xin An treating her as your father's concubine? Even your father's concubines don't dress as ostentatiously as she does."
"She usually acts like a tyrant in the mansion, and you brought her here even though you know she's vulgar and ignorant. Are you dissatisfied with father's decision and want to use her to humiliate me?"
Aunt Cai wanted to defend herself again, but Wang's sharp eyes made her shut up unwillingly, and she knelt directly in front of Xin An, "It was this servant who offended the Second Young Master's wife, and this servant should be punished."
After saying that, he slapped himself loudly.
"The prince's marriage is a great joyous event. I am happy in my heart and have dressed up more festively in the past two days. It is not that I have forgotten my status."
Then she took off all her jewelry. Xin An was shocked and took two steps back. "Mom, the rules of the Marquis' Mansion are really scary. Let's go back."
Madam Xin was also extremely dissatisfied. A servant dared to lose his temper after being told a few words by his master. "This mansion is neither a master nor a servant. Our Xin family cannot afford to get involved."
"Madam Hou, please stop trying to persuade me. This evil slave is so arrogant in front of me. I don't know how I will treat my An'er after I leave."
After saying that, he instructed the people waiting behind the door, "Wang family, Chunyang Chunlv, you guys count all the girl's things, let's go."
When Xin Huan, who had come looking for him, saw this situation, he immediately started shouting and said he wanted to go out and talk to people about how this marquis's mansion was actually run by a servant.
The mother and son exchanged glances, and said that they would deal with this evil woman today and slap Tang Rong hard in the face.
Wang couldn't stop him, and Tang Mo also said all kinds of good things in front of his mother-in-law. They all had a tacit understanding without even discussing it. Seeing that the atmosphere was right, Madam Xin asked Xin Huan to find Xin Kuan.
In the front yard, Tang Gang was drinking with Xin Kuan and Lord Tao. The atmosphere was not yet fully relaxed when Xin Huan rushed in and told the story in a few words, adding fuel to the fire. "It's very interesting. When the master came to apologize, he was threatening. The servant was even more arrogant, with a pair of murderous eyes."
"Dad, my sister was stopped and not allowed to leave."
Xin Kuan was so angry that he smashed the cup, and Tang Gang was so angry that he saw stars. Lord Tao despised the Marquis's Mansion for its poor performance and regretted the marriage a little, but it did not stop him from going along to find out the situation.
Tang Rong never expected things to turn out like this. He expected the Xin family to make a fuss, but a woman's reputation is as important as heaven. After entering the marquis's mansion, she stayed in the same room with his second brother all night. Whether he came to apologize or not, Xin An would endure it. She thought she could just go through the motions and go back.
As for Aunt Cai, who had been dominating for a long time, she had been kneeling and dared not say a word. She was not too afraid in her heart. She was the previous marquis's wife's person, and the prince was raised by her breasts. Even if the marquis came, he would have to give her some face.
"You bastard, why did you bring this old guy with you when I asked you to apologize?"
Tang Gang arrived, and for the first time in his life, he was dissatisfied with Tang Rong. Seeing Aunt Cai kneeling and still looking unconvinced, he became even more angry, "Come here, drag this treacherous servant away and give him thirty beatings with the cane."
The Tang family rose to prominence through military exploits, and even though they are no longer in charge of the army, the servants in the mansion are still punished with military sticks. After thirty military sticks, Aunt Cai will have to lie down for at least three months, but if she lies down, won't Tao Yiran's life be better?
Aunt Cai was scared and looked at Tang Rong in horror. Tang Rong did not plead for mercy, and he knew that he could not plead for mercy at this time. Instead, Xin An spoke timidly.
"My Lord, I was the first to fail to recognize her. Seeing her elegant dress, I mistook her for your concubine. It was indeed my fault. It is normal for her to be angry. She is the prince's wet nurse and has been a respectable figure in the mansion for many years. She represents the prince's reputation. She is also old and I am afraid she can't bear it."
"Now that I am newly married to the wife of the prince next door, let's forgive her."
Tang Mo gave him a thumbs up in his heart. It was satisfying to beat this old woman today, but it would also make people in the mansion think that the Xin family was unforgiving. His biased father would also be dissatisfied with Xin An in the future. Beating this old witch would hurt the face of his precious son.
If she was generous enough to forgive her, she might even be able to get some benefits from this biased father of hers.
Tang Gang's expression eased a little. He felt that although the Xin family had bad tempers, fortunately Xin An was still magnanimous and forgiving. He also thought about how this dishonest servant had dreamed of climbing into his bed when he was young, which disgusted him enough. With new and old hatreds, he kicked him in the heart, "You are lucky to have met the kind-hearted Second Young Master's wife. Why don't you kowtow to thank her for sparing your life?"
It was probably because his deceased wife gave this servant a chance out of affection for him. Otherwise, with his temper, he would have been beaten to death long ago.
This kick successfully caused Aunt Cai's mouth to bleed, but she didn't care about the pain and quickly crawled to Xin An, knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank you, my bastard, for your tolerance, Madam Second Young Master. Thank you, Madam Second Young Master, for your tolerance."
Xin An pretended to be a little scared and reluctant, and moved a little closer to her mother, "Get up, I misidentified you, don't take it to heart."