Traveling through ancient times.

Ning Jianren walked out of the room, and a group of maids, old women and servants gathered outside, but they all dispersed at this moment.

Mother Xu knelt down in panic and kowtowed heavily, her head hitting the hard stone floor with a bang, which showed that she was really frightened.

Facing this seemingly gentle master, Xu Ma now felt inexplicably frightened.

"Master, please spare my life. I was just thinking about you and the young master, and I didn't have time to take care of you for a while. I..."

Ning Jianren frowned and said to her gently, "Mother Xu, you are all old people in the house. You are only doing this for the master. The ground is cold, get up quickly."

Mother Xu climbed up tremblingly, instinctively shrinking her head, a bit like a quail.

Ning Jianren glanced at these servants. They seemed to be more respectful to him, but there seemed to be something different compared to before.

It's all that woman's fault. Damn it, why did he intend to sell these slaves by using the indenture contracts?

But the indentures of these people are not in their possession. In this family, no matter how sensible the servants are, Jiang Yizhou's identity as the mistress of the house is just a decoration. Everyone actually listens to him, but he always feels a little in the wrong.

Furthermore, this is also a necessary step for him to legitimately control this family.

Ning Jianren suddenly had a thought in his mind - could it be that the woman did it on purpose? Did she deliberately not give him the slave's indenture?

But judging from the other person's tone and expression, there's nothing wrong with it.

Besides, when did she become so temperamental and calculating?

Never mind. If it doesn’t work this time, then maybe next time.

It seems that she has not yet reached the end of her rope, and the pressure from these servants is not great enough. In this case...

Ning Jianren regained his usual gentleness and said softly, "Go and move the small stove over here. Remember to be more careful in what you say and do in the future. When I'm not around, Zhou Zhou is weak, so we have to rely on you guys in charge of the house to manage daily affairs so that things won't get out of hand."

Mother Xu quickly agreed and took Xiaoyi and Xiaoyu to the backyard.

The two servants who were in charge of slapping were also very nervous at this moment - they had heard clearly from outside just now: the master wanted their indentures, but the mistress refused to give them and would not let him sell them...

Although they didn't know why the master betrayed them even though they were so loyal.

But it seemed that they never really understood this master.

Several people returned to the backyard, still feeling frightened by what they had heard at the door of the lady's room.

Zhou Da couldn't help but ask Xu Ma: "Second Aunt, what did the master mean just now? Why am I getting more and more confused?"

Previously, based on the information revealed by the master's words and actions, they concluded that the master did not like his wife and wanted to change his family.

That is why they dare to openly disobey the mistress and please the master.

But they heard the master asking for their indentures and then selling them all?

This this……

Mother Xu slapped Zhou Da on the head and said, "You are such a fool. You can't even see this?"

Jiang Liu also looked confused: "What?"

Mother Xu glanced at a few people, and when she saw Xiaoyu and Xiaoyi, she instructed them, "You two, didn't you hear what the master said just now? Why don't you move the stove over to the mistress?"

After the two maids left, Aunt Xu lowered her voice and said, "We just heard a few words outside. I don't think the master wants to sell us out with our indentures. Think about it, there are only a few servants in the house now. If we are sold, there will be no one to guard the house or cook."

Zhou Da and Jiang Liu looked at each other, "But..."

Xu Ma: "You are stupid. If the master wants to sell his body, he must take the power away from his wife."

The two finally understood that this was the truth.

Then a new problem popped up: "Now our indentures are in the hands of our wife. What if she wants to deal with us? We are treating her like this now. What if..."

Without waiting for the two to finish their words, Aunt Xu sneered and said in a firm tone: "Humph, what does she want to do? What can she do? The way she is now, she can't even leave this door. As for the two maids beside her, Yucui is not a quiet one. What can Yunxin accomplish? If the master was not merciful and wanted to keep her alive, just wait and see..."

It dawned on them.

That's right, as long as they don't allow her, the lady can't even leave the house.

Even if she held their indentures, so what? Now it was just that everyone had not yet torn off the last layer of fig leaf, and still maintained the superficial master-servant hierarchy.

Moreover, through what happened tonight, they have completely broken off relations with the Madam, and the only one they can really rely on now is the Master.

She understood what the master meant just now: their torture of the lady has not yet reached the right stage!

Xu Ma sighed in her heart that this man's heart was really cruel, cold and hard, and she didn't think about when she entered the house...

Well, now they are on the same page with Master Ning. If Madam recovers from her illness and gains power in the future, there will be no way for them to survive.

and so……

…………

Yun Xin's face was like a pig's head, her cheeks were red and swollen, her lips were broken, blood mixed with saliva flowed down and formed a pool on the ground. She was in a semi-conscious state.

He snorted coldly, "If you fail to take good care of your young lady in the future, you will be punished yourself."

Yunxin couldn't help but shudder and instinctively knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

If Xu Ma had sent her here to seek justice from her husband and daughter, she would have thought that she would fight for justice for her daughter and tell them about their abuse of her. She didn't believe that her husband would tolerate these evil slaves.

But I didn't expect...

At this moment, she already understood something in her heart.

Nothing can make the mind clearer and distinguish right from wrong more than physical pain. So this is what the young lady meant when she said she couldn't tell her son-in-law.

It's ridiculous that she had always thought that her son-in-law was so gentle and kind, a good person, and would definitely be on the side of the young lady.

Ah……

When she understood this relationship, everything that had happened in the past few months made sense.

——The master and the mistress passed away one after another. The young lady was heartbroken and unable to take charge of things, so it was natural for the son-in-law to take charge of all affairs in the house.

Then, he sent away the maids and servants around the master and mistress with various excuses.

There are also some loyal masters, ladies and young ladies who will be dealt with in the next one or two months. They will pick on the slightest mistake you make, and even if you haven't done anything wrong, they will make you make a mistake and then sell you out.

Of course, this process is rather obscure, as their mistakes are usually exposed by other servants, and then the son-in-law appears as the one who upholds justice.

In addition, the young lady has always been full of admiration for her son-in-law, and she can always find an excuse for him...

As she thought about it, Yunxin's heart moved - yes, the young lady used to have absolute trust in her son-in-law and had great admiration for him, and she would never go against what her son-in-law said.

But this time, after waking up from the water...

So, could it be that the young lady experienced something during the two days she was in a coma that allowed her to see the true face of her son-in-law?