ALL NOVEL Chapter 48 A living, walking Madonna?
This is a big crime!
At this moment, Aunt Li couldn't care less about her quibbles. She knelt on the ground in embarrassment and kowtowed: "Madam, madam, please forgive me! This slave is all obsessed with me. I just can't think about it for the moment. I beg you to spare me this time. I will never do it again." I don’t dare anymore!”
Aunt Li looked very pitiful at the moment, but Mother Xu would not be soft-hearted at all, "Come here, gag her and drag her away! Wait until I finish the interrogation and then deal with it together! Also, who of you knows what?" Tell me everything and fight for a way out for yourself, otherwise don’t blame me for being cruel!"
I was still a little hesitant at first, thinking that Madam was probably just showing off. After all, Mother Xu's image of kindness and tolerance as a matron in the past was too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Moreover, in so many years, there has never been any severe punishment of servants, causing many servants in the mansion to lose the respect they should have for Xu's mother.
But now this suspicion has been shaken, and even Aunt Li has suffered. You must know that Aunt Li has been working in the government for decades!
With such a scare, more people will report each other.
After a while, Xu's mother was both angry and couldn't help but have some doubts about herself.
Is there really something wrong with her housekeeping skills?
Xu Muhua was speechless as he watched from the side, looking at Xu's mother with eyes full of sympathy and pity.
Hey, her mother was too good at being the mistress of the house, so she was ridden on her neck by a servant and peed on her.She believes that soft methods can more easily win over people's hearts, making her servants more loyal and work harder at their jobs.
She also pitied these servants, thinking that they were miserable as slaves.If she treats her servants well as a master, their lives might not be so difficult.
But I didn't expect that things will turn to the extreme. If you are too kind, you will be treated as someone who can be used for your own benefit.
There is a beggar in front of the door. If the owner gives him a piece of silver every day when he goes out, the beggar will be grateful at first. But over time, beggars will take it for granted. The day when the master goes out without giving him money, he will be resented.
But if it were the other way around, the host would yell at the beggar every time he went out, and beat and scold him frequently. As time went by, one day the host suddenly gave the beggar a smile and threw away a piece of leftover snack. The beggar will burst into tears of gratitude and feel that his master is a very kind and good person.
Are these servants just like this beggar?
Some people are just mean, and the better they treat them, the less satisfied they become.
In the end, Xu's mother was so angry that her head hurt, and she was in throbbing pain. It was really hard to hold on, so Xu Muhua took the initiative to take over the matter. Xu's mother wanted to give her some experience, so she followed her. Just let a few confidants follow you and give you guidance when necessary.
Xu Muhua had people search through the entire servant's room and found a lot of hidden things. We have everything, not only gold, silver and jewelry, but also food ingredients!
After such an investigation, it was found that not many were really clean, but nearly two-thirds of the servants had done more or less things they shouldn't have done.
The black line on Xu Muhua's forehead slid straight.
No wonder, no wonder that a few years later, Cheng Guogong's house was ransacked, and most of his property was missing except for some cash in the account.With such a corrupt person and so many people corrupting the law together, it would be strange if the Chengguo Duke’s palace is not emptied out within a few years!
Xu Muhua will not be merciful and will decide their stay based on the severity of their mistakes.
Serious cases were sent directly to the Yamen without saying a word, and then distributed to the lower levels. Those who were beaten until they were half dead were beaten, and those who were transferred to the most tiring and worst positions were punished with small punishments and large warnings. The remaining ones who made no mistakes will naturally be reused.
"Sister, is it not good to send them to the Yamen?" Xu Jinyu frowned and disagreed.
"Huh? Why isn't it good?"
Of course, if you make such a big mistake, you will be sent to the Yamen. You can't solve it privately because there are too many people. If the matter is resolved privately, the reputation of Chengguo Palace will be even worse if word spreads about it.
Although these people all sold themselves to the government and some even gave birth to children at home, the law also stipulated that the master could not arbitrarily deprive his servants of their lives. Occasionally one or two, no one has enough time to make trouble over such trivial matters. But if there are more people, it will be different.
Besides, I don’t know how many people are staring at the Duke Cheng’s Mansion! If it was really handled privately, doesn't it mean that he took the initiative to give the handle to the other party?
"This will bring great disgrace to our Chengguo Palace!"
In the majestic Duke's mansion, the servants of the mansion actually deceived the superiors and deceived the subordinates, toying with their masters. As the masters, people would only laugh at them for being stupid and stupid, and let a group of servants play with them.
Xu Muhua didn't take it seriously, "If you lose face, you can earn it back later. With so many people refusing to send them to the Yamen, do we have to deal with it privately? This cannot be hidden. If it is exposed, the consequences will be more serious."
Xu Jinyu opened her mouth, "Just, can't you spare them once and give them a chance to change their ways?"
Xu Muhua was shocked!
What’s wrong, Xu Jinyu is actually a living, walking Madonna?
Xu Muhua wanted to use her young age as an excuse to excuse her, but when she thought that it was probably her who manipulated the female ghost, she had no choice.
How could he be so tolerant, kind and generous to his servants, but so cruel to her, the sister he had grown up with?
Perhaps Xu Muhua's expression was too obvious and exaggerated, and his eyes were too naked, as if he was looking at some rare fool. Xu Jinyu also realized that he might have said the wrong thing, and hurriedly explained: "I'm just worried that sending the person to the Yamen will make everyone Everyone in the capital knows about this incident in our house. When the time comes, my mother will be laughed at by everyone as the head of the house. How can my mother go out to socialize in the future? "
"Entertainment? What kind of entertainment? Our family rarely goes out to participate in these entertainments. No one is perfect, and everyone makes mistakes. Although sending it to the Yamen is a bit embarrassing, it is the way with the lowest impact. Jinyu, don't do it. Be soft towards these people!”
"If they hadn't discovered it today, they wouldn't have stopped this behavior as soon as they found out. They would have gone too far and even emptied our Duke's palace! It would really be a joke by then."
After she said this, Xu Jinyu couldn't say anything more, but her frown never relaxed.
With this treatment, more than half of the servants in the mansion have been reduced, and we have to seize the time to make up for it. Otherwise, when we go for autumn hunting next month, trouble will easily occur in the mansion.
The next day, Duke Cheng's Mansion contacted Yaxing to bring the person over.
"Uncle, why don't you go along with me to choose someone else?"
See which ones are reliable and which ones are lazy and thoughtful.
The uncle did not refuse and followed everyone to the front yard.
Naturally, the commotion in Duke Cheng's mansion couldn't be concealed. After all, many servants were sent to the Yamen, and it soon spread throughout the capital and even reached the palace.