Chapter 6 Learn to behave

Author: Bai Xiaoyuan

Chapter 6 Learn to behave

His attitude seemed to be respectful, but his words sounded very strange.

Shen Lingxi often followed Aweng to do simple things for others, and many of them were hired by high-ranking families. She had seen many servants like this who flattered others and disdained others.

Usually, she would say a few words without politeness.

Now I remembered Aweng's instructions before leaving, and I didn't bother to argue with this person, so I said: "I still have some things to do here, and I need to finish them before I can leave. You can go wait outside first."

Her voice is naturally soft and clear, like spring water. Coupled with her beautiful appearance and clear eyes, she feels as weak and as easy to bully as a dodder flower.

An's mother came today with orders from her master, and seeing that Shen Lingxi was about to fall down in the wind, how could she be polite to her?

He said with a smile: "Before the slave came, the Marquis told me that the five girls grew up in the countryside without anyone to discipline them, so they must not understand the rules. The Marquis asked the slave to pick up more girls. Our Marquis It is the rules of the government. If I have offended you in any way, I hope you will forgive me."

He turned to the four strong servants behind him and gave an order, "Go and invite the fifth girl to the car."

The four strong servants are all experienced in the back house, so they know how to handle a little girl without breaking the ground and make her suffer, especially when dealing with a "little white flower" like this.

They rolled up their sleeves and surrounded Shen Lingxi. The first two servants effortlessly held Shen Lingxi's arms on the left and right.

Shen Lingxi's right shoulder was pinched tightly, and there was a dull pain.

She frowned.

Mother An smoothed the handkerchief in her hand leisurely, walked up to her, and chuckled, "Oh, I'd like to teach the fifth girl that the first rule of our Xuanping Marquis Mansion is to listen to the elders and not do anything inappropriate. Things that humiliate the family tradition. The work of dealing with dead people is the most undesirable thing. After returning home, you can't do it again. If you don't obey, you will be punished. This is called establishing rules, do you understand?"

"Oh..." Shen Lingxi protracted her voice and understood, "If you make a mistake, you will be punished. This is the rule of the Xuanping Marquis Mansion."

Mother An saw that she didn't cry or make trouble, and looked like she was being taught, so she thought highly of her.

Just as he was about to speak out and teach her to be good, he saw the delicate girl in front of him suddenly dwarfed and nimbly broke free from the hands of the two maids. She turned her wrist back and pinched the right maid's elbow joint with her onion-like fingers. The hands moved up and down like holding flowers——

Only two crisp sounds of "click, click" were heard.

"Ah! Ah!!!" The servant girl immediately screamed like a slaughtering pig.

The pain was excruciating, big beads of sweat broke out from the servant woman's forehead, and she fell to her knees on the ground.

The other three people had never seen such a battle before, so they subconsciously stepped back.

Mother An was shocked.

She never expected that a little girl who looked like a dodder flower could be so ruthless.

Shen Lingxi turned her wrist with an innocent look on her face, "I like the rules of the Xuanping Marquis Mansion very much. Mom, look at me, how do I learn these 'rules'?"

"well……"

Mother An saw that the servant woman had not recovered for a long time, and her arm was probably broken, so she took two steps back, her voice was trembling, "Fifth girl, please forgive me, old slave, I also followed the order of the Marquis... Only then... "

"Since we have established rules, we must act according to them. It doesn't matter whether it is the order of the Marquis or not." Shen Lingxi took two steps forward, drew inferences from one instance and asked, "Did Mom say this is the truth?"

Mother An's back was pressed against the door, "Yes...yes..."

"Mom calls me 'Fifth Miss', and she respects me as the master of the Hou Mansion. Just now I said I would leave later, but my mother insists on letting people take me. Is this because she doesn't listen to the master?" Shen Lingxi's hand, He gently put his hand on An's mother's shoulder and asked seriously: "According to the rules of the Xuanping Marquis Mansion, how should I be punished?"

Mother An felt that what was placed on her shoulder was not the little girl's hand, but a life-threatening knife.

If she had followed the method just now, her shoulder would probably be broken.

Mother An was so frightened that she knelt down on the ground, "Pah! Pah! Pah!" She slapped herself hard and begged for mercy in tears, "Fifth girl, please forgive me, it was the old slave who didn't know the rules and rushed into the girl. Please spare the old slave." This time."

"Mom knows that she was wrong, and for the sake of Mr. Hou's face, she will let it go this time."

Shen Lingxi took back her hand, with a look of regret in her eyes, and said considerately: "If there is another time, I need to take it easy on these arms and legs. I, a girl who grew up in the country, didn't know how to do it on the body. If the work is placed on a living person...at my mother's age, I'm afraid she won't be able to bear it."

"I know I'm wrong, I know I'm wrong." An's mother kowtowed with a "dong dong" sound, "Thank you for showing mercy, young lady. I will go out and wait until the girl is done with her work before returning home."

After that, he crawled and left the main hall with the four servants.

Shen Lingxi picked up the book that had just fallen to the ground and dusted it off. She didn't care at all whether the servant girl had really received orders from Marquis Xuanping to treat her like this.

I just secretly thought in my heart that this should be regarded as their first move, not breaking their promise to Aweng.

From now on we will follow this standard.

After thinking about this, she walked out slowly.

As soon as I walked out of the main hall, I was shocked by the sight in front of me.

At some point, the courtyard was filled with solemn-looking cadres, staring at her with powerful eyes.

Shen Lingxi blinked and mentally estimated the distance between the main hall and the yamen.

I don't know if the officer heard what she just said inside.

If you hear...

From now on, it will be difficult for her to continue playing the role of a "weak and orphaned girl".

"Shen Lingxi, Yao Niang's body is stored here with you. Was it your fault last night?" A voice asked in a deep voice.

Shen Lingxi raised her eyes and saw the prefect Zhao Cheng, wiping his sweat with a handkerchief and looking at her with an angry look on his face.

Next to Zhao Cheng stood a tall man wearing a red official robe and a gauze hat.

The man stood with his chest crossed, looking at her at leisure.

He has a very handsome appearance, with a pair of affectionate eyes. When he looks at people, the tail of his eyes is slightly raised, and his eyes seem to contain endless affection.

Mu Huaian, the young minister of Dali Temple.

A person who gave Shen Lingxi a headache.

She hurriedly stepped forward to greet her, her clear eyes full of confusion, "What do you mean by these words of the Palace Master? Isn't Yao Niang's body lying in the ice cellar? Last night? What happened last night?"

With the status of the Xuanping Marquis Mansion, Magistrate Zhao must pay three points of respect. His tone was so impolite, he must not have heard the movement in the main hall just now.

Mu Huaian sneered, looking like he was watching a good show.

Magistrate Zhao was not so patient, "Huh, the body is here. If you didn't know, could it be that Yao Niang really faked the body and ran away to Niujiao Alley! I think you are tired of pretending to be a ghost." He gave a big hand. He waved, "Someone, go and carry out Yao Niang's body and conduct an autopsy on the spot!"

After hearing the order, the official rushed into the main hall immediately. Three gangsters carrying wooden boxes also walked in from outside the courtyard gate.

One corpse was taken and three corpses were brought for examination.

This is to make it clear that the matter of "Yao Niang's corpse fraud" must be thoroughly investigated.

Shen Lingxi's indifferent expression showed that she was "panicked" to the naked eye.
Chapter completed!