The next morning, Qingzhu shook Bai Chuxiao vigorously, "Miss, it's time to get up. You still have to pay your respects to the emperor."

Bai Chuxiao got up reluctantly and yawned, "It's better to be in Dingzhou, there aren't so many rules."

Lanxiang came over with something to rinse her mouth and said with a smile, "Miss, you still have to put on makeup like yesterday today."

Bai Chuxiao thought for a moment and said, "I'll wear the green suit today, and don't make my face too white. After all, I still have to meet those concubines today, so I have to look impressive."

By the time Bai Chuxiao had packed up and was ready to go out, it was already late. When Bai Chuxiao walked into the main hall of Furongyuan, the room was full of people. Bai Chuxiao bowed to Wei and said, "Xiaoxiao greets grandma. Xiaoxiao's cold hasn't gotten better, so I'm a little late. Please don't be offended, grandma."

Before Wei spoke, a woman standing nearby, wearing a royal blue brocade dress with large sleeves and covered in gold jewelry, smiled and saluted, "This must be the eldest lady. Your servant Zhao has met the eldest lady. The eldest lady looks exactly like the old lady."

When Xie heard the word "Madam", she immediately said in a cold voice, "Zhao, you have no right to speak here."

The old lady just looked at them coldly, and then said to the people in the room indifferently, "Xiaoxiao was exhausted from the journey yesterday, so I didn't let you come over. Yun girl, Die girl, Xin girl, why don't you come over to see your eldest sister?"

Then, the girl who was sitting in front of Zhao, wearing a light yellow dress and a butterfly hairpin inlaid with gold jewels, stood up cheerfully and greeted with a smile, "Chu Yun, meet you, big sister."

Bai Chuxiao immediately smiled and pulled her hand, "Third sister, please get up. You are so pretty and know the rules so well. Aunt Zhao is so worried."

Bai Chuxiao glanced at the two girls sitting on the other side with disdain on their faces and the woman standing behind them, then turned to the old lady and said, "Grandma, it's not that Xiaoxiao is talkative, but the Second Madam is too lazy. She actually let these dog servants in the Prime Minister's Mansion be so ignorant of etiquette..."

Lan and Sun, who were standing nearby, saw the look Xie was giving them and said quickly, "This servant greets the young lady."

Bai Chuxiao didn't shout, but just smiled and said, "No wonder Aunt Zhao is favored. Aunt Lan and Aunt Sun really should learn some etiquette from Aunt Zhao. Who doesn't like someone who knows how to be polite? Second Madam, don't you think so?"

Bai Chuwan pressed Xie's hand and waved it, "Fourth sister, fifth sister, why don't you come over to meet the eldest sister?" Bai Chudie then stood up, called the eldest sister disdainfully and went back to sit down. Bai Chuxin put on an innocent and puzzled expression and asked, "Sister Wan, you are the eldest daughter of the mansion, why do you let us call her the eldest sister?"

Bai Chuwan smiled when she heard this, "Big sister, please don't be surprised. Xin'er is young and you haven't been in the house for many years. Xin'er doesn't know you very well yet."

"Oh? That's really interesting. When I returned home yesterday, a mean servant stopped me outside the house and made excuses saying he didn't know the eldest lady. May I ask, Madam, is it because you can't manage your servants well that these little guys don't even recognize the legitimate master of the house, or are you the one instigating this behind the scenes?" Bai Chuxiao looked at Mrs. Xie and asked sternly

"Yes, I also heard about the eldest lady's return home yesterday. These cunning servants are too bold. Now it is spreading all over Kyoto. It is said that the second lady is narrow-minded and cannot tolerate the daughter of the original wife," Aunt Zhao echoed.

Xie glanced at Zhao and twisted her handkerchief. Although Zhao was the daughter of the richest family in Kyoto, she brought a lot of money to the prime minister and was a pretty girl. Bai Linan doted on her and often made things difficult for her. Even Bai Chuyun, the mean girl, didn't respect Wan'er that much.

The old lady clapped her hands heavily, "What's wrong with Xie's family? How do you manage the household? Seeing that the second and third girls are about to reach marriage age, and they are also at the age of marriage, you spread such gossips. How can people look at our Xiangfu?"

Mrs. Xie stood up quickly and said, "Mother, it was my daughter-in-law's negligence that caused these servants to neglect the young lady." She then ordered Caiyue in a stern voice, "Go call Zhou Hai over!"

Bai Chuxiao sneered, "And the Xu who came to pick me up, she walked straight into the mansion without me saying anything, so impressive!"

Aunt Zhao cried out again, "Isn't that the Second Madam's wet nurse? How could she be so ignorant of the rules? The Second Madam cannot allow such a person to serve her and lose her status for nothing."

Mrs. Xie quickly changed her name to "mother". Just as she was about to explain something, the old lady had already spoken and ordered Yingchun, "Go, bring that Madam Xu here."

The old lady naturally would not miss this opportunity to re-establish her prestige, and said lightly, "And Die girl, Xin girl has been spoiled to the point of being in a mess. You are not allowed to go out recently and learn the rules at home."

Bai Chudie and Bai Chuxin were dissatisfied and shouted, "Why..." Before they could finish their words, they were stopped by Lan and Sun.

Soon, Zhou Hai and Nanny Xu were brought over. Xie immediately said sternly, "How did you two do things yesterday? I trusted you so much."

Zhou Hai and Aunt Xu kept kowtowed on the ground, "Old Madam, please calm down, Madam, please calm down." Zhou Hai hurriedly said, "Miss, please forgive me. I really didn't recognize you yesterday, so I neglected you." Aunt Xu also hurriedly complained, "Miss, I wanted to report it first yesterday, but I didn't expect that you would be wronged in front of the mansion. It's all my fault."

Seeing this, Bai Chuwan looked at the old lady with a dignified smile, "Grandma, this is all a misunderstanding. These two are also elders in the mansion. Why don't we give them a beating according to the family rules so that they will remember it for a long time?"

"Second sister, how to punish these stubborn slaves is up to grandma. We, the younger generation, should just watch from the sidelines. How can we make irresponsible comments?" Bai Chuyun smiled and looked at Bai Chuwan. She hated this second sister the most. She always put on a dignified and generous appearance in front of outsiders, which was disgusting.

The old lady looked at Bai Chuxiao and asked kindly, "Chuxiao, this matter still depends on your opinion. How do you want to punish them?"

"Grandma, I think this useless servant should be beaten with a stick according to the family rules and then sold off," Bai Chuxiao said coldly.

Mrs. Xie saw that this was not good. Aunt Xu was her wet nurse, and Zhou Hai was loyal to her. "Mother, why sell them out? These two people are loyal to the Prime Minister's Mansion. If you punish them like this, won't it make other elders feel cold?"

Aunt Zhao began to sneer again, "Second Madam, what you said is wrong. These two servants have disregarded the reputation of the Prime Minister's Mansion. If they sell off such blind servants, the other servants will be more cautious when they see this. Who dares to express any dissatisfaction?"

Bai Chuxiao had a good impression of Aunt Zhao. After hearing what she said, she sighed inwardly and then said, "Grandma, Aunt Zhao is right. The sisters in the mansion are all old enough to discuss marriage. It's time to rectify the family tradition."

As it was about negotiating a marriage, the old lady did not hesitate and immediately ordered Yingchun, "Just do as Xiaoxiao said, give him 20 strokes of the cane, and then sell him off."

Then she took Bai Chuxiao's hand and said, "Xiaoxiao, you haven't recovered from your cold yet. Grandmother will arrange for a doctor to see you. You should rest at home for the next few days. You don't need to come to pay your respects."

Bai Chuxiao squeezed out two tears and said with emotion, "Grandma, thank you for your love. It's great to have you around."

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