In front of the Duke Zhen Country Mansion’s main gate.
The maid was wiping the stone lions.
The servant was splashing water on the ground, sweeping away the ashes in front of the gate.
Seeing a carriage coming, they hurriedly stepped aside.
Once the carriage stopped.
Su Jin lifted the curtain and crawled out from the carriage, Xingxing stood at the back, holding up her skirt and exclaid, "Why is there so much water?"
The servant and maid wore sour expressions.
How dare you ask why there’s so much water?
It’s all thanks to the Eldest Young Madam!
They had been scrubbing for half an hour, their backs and waists aching!
Seeing Xingxing lifting her skirt and coming over, Su Jin said, "No need to help ."
The height of the carriage posed no obstacle for her.
Xingxing obediently didn’t co over, just stood watching.
Her own girl could leap from a tree without even frowning, let alone this little height.
Yet, it was precisely this little height that nearly caused an accident.
Just as Su Jin was about to jump down, the horse suddenly reared, throwing Su Jin off balance, and she tumbled off the carriage.
Luckily——
The driver was Xie Jingchen’s hidden guard.
He caught her in ti, preventing her from falling flat.
The sudden incident had the maid and servant holding their breath, and seeing Su Jin unhard, they were sowhat disappointed.
Why didn’t that bandit girl fall flat on her face?
Su Jin steadied herself and instinctively thanked him, which left the hidden guard quite stunned.
The Eldest Young Madam actually thanked soone——
He was about to say it was his duty when he caught a cold glare from his Young Master.
The words stuck in his throat.
He had just assisted the Eldest Young Madam, which had annoyed the Young Master.
These days, the Young Master had been under the Eldest Young Madam’s thumb, and had she had a mishap, it might have relieved the Young Master, but he didn’t read the room.
Su Jin stepped over the puddles onto the steps.
Xie Jingchen got down from the carriage.
He naturally took Su Jin’s hand as they entered the mansion, horse hooves clattering behind them.
After they crossed the threshold, a servant ca carrying a basin of water.
Upon exiting, he stumbled, and the water splashed out——
"Ah...!"
The maid scread repeatedly.
Su Jin turned around to see Second Young Master Xie Jingchuan’s face as dark as coal, his chest soaked, water dripping down his face.
The maid rushed over to wipe his face.
Her intentions were good, but in her rush, she forgot she was holding a floor rag instead of a handkerchief——
The more she wiped, the darker it got.
Xie Jingchuan was furious, a chill emanating from him.
Su Jin laughed so hard it cramped her stomach.
As they walked away, when no one was around, Su Jin rubbed her aching cheeks and looked at Xie Jingchen, saying, "Didn’t see this coming, you’re quite devious."
Xie Jingchen glanced at Su Jin.
And was t with a knowing, mischievous look.
Just now, his slight movent had caused the servant to stumble.
This was definitely no coincidence.
Xie Jingchen raised a hand to his forehead, feeling utterly drained.
He didn’t say a word.
Su Jin blinked.
"Caught you, didn’t I? No need for that face, give a smile," she said.
"I was helping you vent, yet you don’t distinguish between friend and foe."
Saying this, he gave Su Jin a sidelong glance.
How could I possibly smile?
Su Jin, "...."
How was she not distinguishing friend from foe?
She frowned.
Su Jin finally caught on, her smile fading, "The carriage incident wasn’t an accident?"
"You’re not entirely dumb."
"...."
Recalling how Su Jin nearly fell, but was caught by the hidden guard, Xie Jingchen felt more and more uneasy.
The hidden guard followed behind, and with the glare from the Young Master, he felt a lump in his throat.
Xingxing stood beside him, puzzled, "Why did the Young Master glare at you, what mistake did you make?"
Hidden guard, "...."
This maid had to be so observant.
Su Jin raised her eyebrows.
Xie Jingchen looked over.
The hidden guard, keen on survival, decisively said, "I accidentally took the chance for the Young Master to help the Eldest Young Madam."
Xingxing said, "But at that ti, the Young Master was inside the carriage, if he had waited to save her, my young lady would have fallen all over the place?"
Su Jin, "...."
Could this maid not use a nicer phrase?
She glared at Xie Jingchen, eyes blazing.
"Were you planning on waiting for to fall flat on my face before helping up?" she asked through gritted teeth.
"...."
Xie Jingchen, disinclined to speak, took a step forward.
Past the second gate, Mrs. Zhao approached, her face stern and unsmiling.
Su Jin had no fond impression of Mrs. Zhao.
eting her head-on, Su Jin ignored her.
But Mrs. Zhao blocked her way.
"The Commandery Princess asked to relay a ssage; the Old Madam has ordered the Eldest Young Master and Young Madam to kneel in the ancestral hall until tomorrow morning."
Su Jin’s brows furrowed deeply.
"Weren’t we excused from punishnt?" she said, disgruntled.
"You were excused from yesterday and this morning’s punishnt, but punished for today’s mistake after leaving the mansion!"
"...."
Su Jin looked at Xie Jingchen.
"What mistake did we make again?" she said, exasperated.
"The Eldest Young Madam took the Eldest Young Master to rob people in the street, only kneeling for a few hours is already light," Mrs. Zhao replied coldly.
"We were just joking!" Su Jin argued.
"It’s useless to argue with ," Mrs. Zhao said coldly.
Of course, it was no use arguing with the Commandery Princess either.
Su Jin and Xie Jingchen went to Qihao Hall to explain to the Old Madam, and the Commandery Princess was also there.
It turned out explaining was not only useless, but the punishnt was doubled.
The Commandery Princess was furious.
Just one word from that bandit girl,
The Duke Mansion received a whole day’s supply of charcoal!
It wasn’t until she lost her temper and ordered the mansion’s servants to beat up those delivering the charcoal that it quieted down.
Previously sparing them from punishnt was enough to annoy her, yet they dared to stir up trouble.
If she spared them again, where would her dignity as the mistress be?!
"I don’t care if you were joking, now the whole town knows my Eldest Young Master married the bandit girl from Qingyun Mountain’s Feihu Village and has been led astray!"
"Such damage to my Duke Mansion’s reputation, and you still have the nerve to argue after only being punished to kneel for a few hours, now kneel until sundown tomorrow!"
Su Jin, "....!!!"
She couldn’t even endure for a quarter of an hour, let alone being punished to kneel until tomorrow evening?!
Su Jin wanted to resist, but Xie Jingchen stopped her.
Once outside, Su Jin fud, "Why didn’t you let speak, didn’t anyone in your Duke Mansion know the saying ’a leopard cannot change its spots’ when they married , a bandit girl, didn’t they prepare themselves for robbing others and damaging your mansion’s reputation?!"
"The more you say, the more they will punish you, until you change your tune," Xie Jingchen said.
"Forcing to submit is forcing to take over the entire Duke Mansion."
"...."
Xingxing followed behind, eyes sparkling, excitedly said, "Young lady, have you finally decided to take over the entire Duke Mansion?"
Su Jin, "...."
Xie Jingchen, "...."
This maid, is she really that excited?
At the entrance of the ancestral hall courtyard, Su Jin stopped walking.
Before even kneeling, her knees were already aching.
Xie Jingchen said, "Trust , you won’t be kneeling for long."
"You’re not lying to ?" Su Jin was a bit doubtful.
"How would I dare to lie to you?"
"...."
Seeing his confidence,
Su Jin decided to trust him this ti.
Inside Qihao Hall.
The Third Madam said, "The Eldest Young Madam is very stubborn, wanting her to admit she’s wrong is not easy. I heard the matron at the ancestral hall seems to have a strained back."
The Commandery Princess coldly laughed, "Send two matrons to watch over, this ti, I want to see if anyone dares to rescue them!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a maid ran in from outside, saying, "Old Madam, the Emperor has sent an eunuch to relay a ssage, ordering the Eldest Young Master to rush to the palace."
The Third Madam, "....!!!"
The Commandery Princess, "....!!!"
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