0p0 Chapter 187: A profound lesson, hatred takes root
Chapter 187: A profound lesson, hatred takes root
"Madam is really thoughtful." Nanny Ji has already understood.
A concubine like Xu Yan'er is really nothing.
Madam has already made Xu Yan'er a slave. Xu Yan'er's life and property are in Madam's hands. What trouble can Xu Yan'er cause?
When Xiao Yan'an returned to Pixiayuan, Xu Yan'er went to greet him with great joy and took Xiao Yan'an's arm affectionately.
"Sir, has the lady given you their indentures?"
Xiao Yan'an pulled his arm out, walked straight into the house and sat in the main seat.
Xu Yan'er's heart sank.
Could it be that the Madam has rejected the Prince?
Do you have to offend the prince for such a small matter?
"Madam Xu, go and call all the servants in the courtyard in. I have something to say." Xiao Yan'an ordered directly.
Soon, the servants came into the house, each of them feeling uneasy.
"Let me ask you, are you willing to follow Aunt Xu, stay in the Pixia Palace from now on, and regard her as your master?" Xiao Yan'an asked directly.
These people immediately knelt down, not daring to make a sound.
"You don't have to be afraid. I'm asking you this because I want to give you a chance to make your own choice. You are free to stay or leave. If you are willing to stay, I will give your indentures to Aunt Xu. If you don't want to stay, you can arrange other jobs for me." Xiao Yan'an's tone became calmer.
Several servants looked at each other, and finally, February mustered up the courage.
"My Lord, I don't want to stay."
As soon as she spoke, the rest of the people rushed to say, "I don't want to stay either."
"You...you guys...what have I done wrong to you? Why are you all running away?" Xu Yan'er pointed at several people and questioned.
Ping'er struggled internally.
Finally, he spoke.
"My Lord, I don't want to stay either."
Xiao Yan'an had expected that others would not want to stay, but even Ping'er was unwilling to stay, which showed how unpopular Xu Yan'er was.
"Ping'er, you! You ungrateful thing!" Xu Yan'er couldn't help but curse.
"Auntie, how could this servant be so ungrateful? Since I entered the palace, my monthly salary has been given by the princess and the lady. Being assigned to serve you is also one of my duties. What favors have you done to me?"
Xu Yan'er moved her lips but no sound came out.
Xiao Yan'an looked at Xu Yan'er, chuckled and shook his head, his eyes full of disappointment.
Xu Yan'er panicked, "My Lord, I don't want their indentures anymore."
"If you are willing to go, go find my wife and find another errand." After Xiao Yan'an said this, he stood up and left.
"Prince! Prince!" Xu Yan'er hurriedly chased after him.
Xiao Yan'an's pace was very fast. After Xu Yan'er chased him for a few steps, she found that the servants in the yard also started to run out as if they were escaping.
"You..." She looked at the backs of those people and was so angry that she couldn't speak.
Ping'er walked at the end, not walking as fast as the others. She came to Xu Yan'er, knelt down and kowtowed to her, then stood up and left.
"Ping'er, don't go! Don't leave me. If you don't want to stay in this house, no one will be willing to serve me!" Xu Yan'er grabbed Xu Yan'er.
"Aunt, think about it, why have you ended up in this situation? The madam is kind and generous, and the prince favors you so much. You are the only one in the mansion who is favored by the prince. What else is there to be unsatisfied about?" Ping'er shook off Xu Yan'er's hand and walked away.
Xu Yan'er suddenly collapsed to the ground as if all her strength had been drained away.
Why should she be content?
The prince loves her.
The position of the Crown Prince's wife should also be hers.
Why should she let Ji Chuhe, who suddenly showed up, take away everything that originally belonged to her?
If it weren’t for Ji Chuhe, the prince would not have changed his mind.
She wouldn't have ended up like this.
It’s all because of Ji Chuhe!
……
Ji Chuhe asked Nanny Ji to reassign tasks to the servants who had returned, but left Ping'er by her side to work with Xiangzhu first.
Without anyone to serve her, Xu Yan'er became a laughing stock in the whole mansion and didn't even dare to leave Pixiayuan.
Fortunately, someone would deliver three meals a day, but she had to do everything else herself.
No one washed the clothes, no one swept the yard, and no one tidied the house, and it soon became dirty and messy.
What frustrated her the most was the problem of water intake.
There was no well in her yard, so she had to fetch water.
The food is not bad, one or two buckets are enough.
However, the amount used for washing clothes and washing hands is particularly large.
After just lifting two buckets, blisters appeared on the palms of her hands.
When I was pouring the water into the vat with great effort, my hand slipped and the bucket flipped over.
All the water that was finally pumped back was spilled on the ground!
Xu Yan'er couldn't help but break down and cry.
No, she couldn't survive another day like this!
It must be Ji Chuhe who used some shady tricks to deal with her, but the prince was deceived by Ji Chuhe!
She wants to expose Ji Chuhe’s true face!
Xiao Yan'an was reading the official documents he brought back. When he heard that Xu Yan'er wanted to see him, he asked Tianxi to bring her in.
"Prince, I know I was wrong." Xu Yan'er showed weakness as soon as she arrived.
"Go and apologize to the madam. You have always been respectful to me, and the only person you were disrespectful to was the madam." Xiao Yan'an responded coldly.
"Sir, I really know I was wrong." Xu Yan'er walked forward crying, "Look at my hands."
Xiao Yan'an took a look, his expression normal, and his tone indifferent: "Madam has the final say on all matters in the mansion."
"My lord, do you want me to go and beg Madam? Do you really want me to suffer such humiliation?" Xu Yan'er said with a feeling of grievance.
"Madam Xu, if you feel humiliated, you can continue to have some backbone! It's not that the madam transferred the servants away, but that they are unwilling to serve you!" Xiao Yan'an put down the pen in his hand heavily.
He has made it very clear that he is the one who betrayed his loyalty!
Hate him, blame him, resent him alone, it has nothing to do with Ji Chuhe!
Xu Yan'er didn't hear a word!
"Prince, you have completely sided with Ji Chuhe! You still refuse to admit that you are in love with her! Ji Chuhe, this bitch, she is a vixen!"
"Xu Yan'er, who gave you the courage to insult the lady? You are really becoming more and more unruly!"
"She can claim the position of the Crown Prince's wife, but she shouldn't come to snatch the Crown Prince away! She shouldn't come to snatch the person I love!"
"Xu Yan'er, Ji Chuhe is my legal wife! I respect her and love her, so why not?"
"You said you only loved me!"
"I broke my promise a long time ago!"
"Prince, you have been deceived by Ji Chuhe. She is an insidious villain through and through! She was the one who planned what happened between Zhao Kang and me! It was her! It was all her!"
Xiao Yanan was furious!
He gave Xu Yan'er enough patience to let her change, but she obviously had no awareness of reflection at all!
"Someone, come here! Aunt Xu is disrespectful to Madam, slap her in the face!"
Xu Yan'er was stunned and looked at Xiao Yan'an in disbelief as he was about to punish her.
……
"The prince ordered him to be beaten? Did he really beat him?" Ji Chuhe put down the book and stood up.
"Madam, she's been beaten! Aunt Xu is crying loudly in Mo Garden right now!"
"This Xiao Yanan!" Ji Chuhe was speechless.
Dong Ling was extremely happy, "Well done! It should have been done a long time ago." After saying that, she took a bite of the plum in her hand.
"Did you beat her well? There are only two of you concubines in the mansion. Where will he go to rest after beating Concubine Xu?" Ji Chuhe asked back.