"As the head of this prominent family, I’m sure everyone here is aware that I enforce our rules strictly with clear rewards and punishnts! An outrageous act, where a servant dared to disrespect her master, occurred today. If I don’t call upon you all to witness the execution of our family law, It would be hard to quiet the public outrage!"
Off to the side, Nan Baihao thought to himself, ’Actually, it’s just about assuaging his own anger!’
But on the surface, he stood hands behind his back, an expression of austerity on his face, which was even graver than the relaxed countenance of Gu Shaocheng!
Without waiting for Gu Shaocheng to chip in, Nan Baihao succinctly narrated how this maid overstepped her bounds by disrespecting the master, which family rule she violated, and the punishnt she deserved. It’s nothing but the master taking a stroll in his own backyard, then this maid not only failed to recognize the master, but also mistreated him. As the saying goes, without rules, there can be no circle. Today it was the master who was bullied, what if it were a guest attending the banquet? This is more than just a disgrace to the Gu family, it is utterly unforgivable due to its severity!
Many people present quietly nodded. They were all people of status; who would tolerate their paid servants showing them disrespect?
"In such matters, Mr. Gu did the right thing. There is no room for leniency." At this mont, soone chid in, and others echoed it with nods and hums of agreent.
But weren’t these family rules a bit too strict? After all, we live in a society governed by law. If the maid isn’t pleasing to the eye, why not just fire her?!
Little did they know, for families like the Gu Family, the family rules, that have held unaltered for centuries, stay the sa regardless of how national regis alternate or the society advances. Even those employed by the Gu Family, prior to entering the household, would sign a life-death agreent. The wages at Gu’s are extraordinarily generous. Many were sold by their poor parents at a young age. After the young sign the life-death agreent, the parents leave with a handso sum of money. The children are then trained here until deed ready for work. Even a servant who rely serves tea and fetches water could earn five to six thousand a month, a salary higher than that of a white-collar worker on the outside. Therefore, with high wages at stake, they hardly ever criticize the overly strict family rules. If they couldn’t accept it, they shouldn’t have signed the life-death agreent in the first place.
For the offense of a servant disrespecting the master, one would face a death sentence in ancient tis. It’s not much different in Gu’s family; if you don’t die, consider half of your life gone.
Would you argue law? Who would follow your laws? Would Gu Shaocheng? NO!
The maid was so terrified she couldn’t even get up. She knew Gu family’s strict rules like the back of her hand, among which the 345th rule: any servant who disrespects the master will be lashed a hundred tis!
If you survive after a hundred lashes, that’s your ability. But if you die, it’s because your destiny was too brief.
"Master, master, I was wrong! I’ll never dare again.. I truly didn’t know she was the real Miss Chen Xing. I’m an external staff mber and had no chance to see Miss Chen Xing’s real face.
Please, give one more chance.", she grovelled forward: "Miss Chen Xing, I beg of you..I was blind..Please, have rcy on ..I beg of you..I didn’t do it on purpose.. I truly didn’t."
Chen Xing turned around to leave. She looked at the pale-faced girl who was about her age but so desperate. She had been irritated by her persistent grip before, but now she felt a pang of sympathy. Ard with supporters herself, she had been just as helpless earlier. Identifying herself with the maid, she turned to Gu Shaocheng, and shook her head gently.
... The update ends here on the 27th of February, the story will continue the next day after midnight.
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