The wind is gentle and the fun is endless

Huanhuan was not the only one who felt uneasy because of her aunt's arrival.

In the past, servants in the mansion all worked according to routine. Even if the work was not easy, they always had a comfortable and contented smile on their faces.

However, since the arrival of the eldest aunt, the servants in the Xu Mansion have smiled less and less. Not only that, but there have been more quarrels and arguments, and everyone looks solemn, as if they are facing a great enemy.

The gardener pruned the branches again and again, the dishes in the kitchen were obviously cooked more carefully, and the servant in charge of cleaning used to sweep once every morning, but now he sweeps in the morning and at night, and he seems to want to sweep three times a day. If anyone casually throws dirty things on the ground, it will be a great offense to him, and he will always criticize him, as if he wants to curse all the dirty words he knows.

In the past, Huanhuan felt that the entire Xu Mansion was peaceful and contented, and the servants often talked and laughed. But now, the mansion has completely lost its previous peace and tranquility, and is filled with anxious hostility and dead silence. The occasional noise is also annoying quarrels.

That day, Youcheng was waiting for Xu Qu in the courtyard of Xin Garden. Huanhuan and Xiaoyu happened to be in the courtyard basking in the sun. Xiaoyu saw Youcheng and said, "Youcheng, didn't you always like to wander around and gossip everywhere in the past? I never saw you before dinner time. What's wrong with you recently? I always see you staying in Xin Garden?"

Youcheng retorted, "How can that be called wandering? Alas, you wouldn't understand even if I told you. Anyway, my aunt is back now, and I don't want to run into her. It's safer in Xinyuan."

After listening carefully, he asked, "Youcheng, what's the matter? Are you afraid of your aunt?"

Youcheng said, "Well, I can't say I'm afraid, I just don't want to cause trouble. In fact, it's not just me, no one in this mansion wants to offend the eldest aunt."

He asked slowly, "Oh? Is the eldest aunt so intimidating?"

He looked around carefully and saw that there was no one around, so he said, "Young Madam, you don't know that before the eldest aunt got married, she was famous for being strict in the Xu Mansion. There was no servant girl around her who was not afraid of her. Once, a servant girl around her made a mistake and was beaten with a stick, and one of her legs was lame."

Xiaoyu exclaimed, "Oh, so cruel?"

Then he said seriously, "That's right. Madam, you see, the wages in the Xu Mansion are high, and the owner is kind, so there are many elderly people in the mansion. Regardless of whether the indenture is in the mansion or not, the maids and servants are all loyal. Take the young master's ear disease for example. Madam strictly forbade the matter from being spread outside, and everyone in the mansion kept their mouths shut, so few outsiders knew about this news."

He asked slowly, "Why did Madam forbid the news of your husband's ear disease to be spread?"

Youcheng said, "Madam has her own considerations. How can I know? Anyway, as a servant of the young master, I have eaten at the same table with the young master and the young lady. Let alone whether it is possible in other people's homes, it is absolutely impossible in the eldest aunt's house. Not only that, if she hears about it, she may punish me. So young lady, please don't mention this to her."

He nodded slowly and said, "Don't worry, I won't tell."

As Huanhuan and the others were talking, Xu Qu came out of the house into the yard, looking ready to go out with Youcheng. He saw Huanhuan, Xiaoyu and Youcheng chatting in the yard, so he walked over, stopped and said to Huanhuan, "Madam, we are going out."

She said slowly: "Husband, please bring more clothes. Although the sun is strong now, the weather is still a little hot. It will be cool after noon." After that, she told Xiaoyu to go into the house to get clothes for Xu Qu.

Xu Qu looked at Huan Huan, as if he had something to say. He was silent for a while and then said, "Madam, you should walk around Xin Garden these few days and go out less for the time being."

Slowly looking into Xu Qu's eyes, she replied, "Okay, don't worry, husband. I understand."

As he was speaking, a mosquito landed on Xu Qu's cheek. He reacted very quickly and said, "There's a mosquito!" while reaching out and slapping Xu Qu's cheek.

"Stop it!!!" The angry voice of the aunt came from a distance. It turned out that she appeared at the gate of Xinyuan at some point and happened to witness Huanhuan's slap.

Xu Qu and Youcheng were also so shocked by the sudden slap that they stood there in a daze.

The eldest aunt shook off the servants behind her, hurried to Xu Qu's side, grabbed Huan Huan's arm, and dragged her away from Xu Qu, saying, "How can this be! You shrew! How dare you hit your husband!"

After slowly moving away, she looked at Xu Qu with concern. What she saw was a blood mark on Xu Qu's cheek. The eldest aunt was very distressed and asked, "Why is it bleeding?"

Xu Qu recovered at this time, pulled down his aunt's hand that was touching his cheek, and said, "Aunt, it's okay."

Huanhuan quickly stretched out her hand that was stained with mosquitoes and explained, "Aunt, there was a mosquito on my husband's face just now. I slapped the mosquito, and this blood is the mosquito's blood."

Youcheng also quickly chimed in, "Yeah, the mosquitoes in this season are the most powerful. Once they land on you, they'll leave a bruise."

The eldest aunt would not listen to Huanhuan and the others' explanation. She glared at him and said to Huanhuan, "No matter what, it is true that you stretched out your hand to tease me. Come on, follow me to your mother-in-law."

After that, the aunt dragged Huanhuan towards Jingyuan, and Xu Qu, Youcheng and Xiaoyu, who had just come out and hadn't figured out the situation, hurried to follow. Along the way, Xu Qu kept saying good things to the aunt and excused Huanhuan, but the aunt didn't listen at all.

Arriving at the main hall of Jingyuan, the eldest aunt suppressed her anger and told Mrs. Xie about Huanhuan's "evil deeds". Mrs. Xie felt that this matter could be a big deal or a small one, and advised: "Sister, Huanhuan has his reasons, and Qu'er is fine, so why not just forget it."

"What? Forget it? How can this be called a cause? She could have just used her hands to swat or sweep the mosquito away, but she chose to slap me. The fact that she dared to extend her hand today is the biggest problem!"

"This..." Mrs. Xie didn't know what to say.

"Humph, as the saying goes, poor mountains and bad waters produce unruly people, and I think this poor and remote place produces fierce women! If you, as a mother-in-law, don't do anything today, I, as an aunt, will take care of it."

After saying that, the eldest aunt stretched out her hand, pointed to the courtyard outside the main hall, and said slowly: "Go, stand in the courtyard, and you are not allowed to go back until you have stood there for two hours."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. Xu Qu quickly said something nice: "Aunt, the sun is shining brightly now. How can you stand for two hours? You were standing far away and I couldn't see clearly. You just patted me gently and didn't slap me."

"I don't care if you say that? No one can say anything today! I have to let this fierce woman from Heyang know that there are rules to follow in a wealthy family!"