The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

"Yan'er!"

The maid closest to Madam Ma stepped forward tremblingly.

"The slave is here"

"Go and guard the gate, guard it yourself, and when I come back, tell him I have something to tell him!"

Yan'er knelt on the ground and responded. Madam Ma emphasized again: "No matter which demon comes to invite us, tell them to go back!"

Normally, except for the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month, the concubines in the mansion would be well-behaved. At other times, they would send their maids to guard the door early to see who could drag the master into their yard the fastest.

There are really no rules. Maids in ordinary families are all in the inner courtyard. They cannot go to the outer courtyard without the order of the master.

It is ridiculous that in such an unruly family, the head of the family attaches the most importance to "rules"!

"Yes, I will definitely invite the master back."

"Going right now!"

"Yes!"

Yan'er retreated and the room was silent.

A wisp of green smoke came out of the incense burner beside the screen. Drops of sweat fell from You Ma's face, and soon there was a puddle of water in front of her.

Mrs. Ma was a little disgusted. He was really a person who could not do anything for him but always caused trouble.

"You idiot, you can't even get anything done."

After saying this, Mrs. Ma suddenly had an idea and a vicious plan came to her mind.

This was really like a pillow being delivered to someone when they were sleepy. The expression on Mrs. Ma's face changed from gloomy to bright, and her mood became much better.

"Forget it, I'll let you go this time. This lady doesn't want to see you again, get lost!"

Yu Ma seemed to have received a divine order and ran out crawling.

She didn't calm down until she was out of the house. When she came to her senses, she found that not only had she been beaten, but she hadn't even received the reward.

He suddenly became a little angry, turned his head to look at the main courtyard, and spat in disdain.

She is a lady from a wealthy family after all, but she is so stingy that she has no generosity at all.

As her chest heaved, her stomach began to ache. Yu's mother went out to the corner door cursing. She had to get some medicine. She felt so painful that she could hardly breathe.

As soon as Madam Ma came up with this idea, Song Shengfu had already come up with a countermeasure.

"Good fight!"

Song Shengfu felt happy. She didn't care about her reputation. To deal with such a person, she had to beat her up until she was hurt.

"Mother, is it really okay? What if the Ma family gets angry and spreads rumors or even impeaches our family?"

"Am I afraid of him?"

Song Shengfu was not afraid at all. No matter whether it was new or old grudges, the bastard bullied her fourth son, made things difficult for her at work, and even put on a hypocritical front.

Yesterday, that old woman came clearly to cause trouble. If things get out of hand, the doorman will be forced to accept the invitation, and then their family will be in a difficult situation.

By then, the whole capital will know that their child bullied the daughter of the Ma family, and the matter will be confirmed.

"That being said, I'm just worried that those villains will bear a grudge and try to trip up Fourth Brother in the court."

As she said this, Mrs. Lu angrily threw her handkerchief away and slammed her hand on the table loudly.

"What a rotten heart and intestines! We haven't offended them at all, so why are they targeting us? Poor Fourth Brother has been bullied in the court."

She had heard that Yang Shishi and Ma Guo were always keeping an eye on Jing'an and putting pressure on her from time to time.

Song Shengfu also knew that if this happened in modern times, wouldn't it be workplace bullying?

Ma Guo is an old man in his fifties, about the same age as her, and he bullies a child. It's really embarrassing.

Song Shengfu didn't know why, but now that she was old, her temper had become worse.

She could imagine that they would later impeach the Bo Mansion, saying that they were petty and used their "public" power for personal gain...

No! They are not the ones who abuse their power for personal gain.

"I have a plan~"

Song Shengfu was like a mischievous old lady. She drew a circle in the air with her fingers and smiled mysteriously at Lu.

Lu leaned over to listen, and the two of them laughed from time to time, as if they were plotting something.

As soon as Duan Jing'an was dismissed from his post, he was called to Bisongyuan.

Early the next morning, the grand court meeting, which was held once every ten days, took place.

The King of Chu listened to the reports of the ministers on current affairs and had to say that without natural disasters or man-made disasters, the affairs of state would become boring.

Even the emperor could not avoid feeling a little mentally exhausted.

"I have a request to impeach Duan Jing'an, the head of the Ministry of Justice, for disrespecting his superiors, abusing his position for personal gain, bullying others, and maliciously assaulting my servant. This man is unworthy of his position and unfit to be a leader. I ask Your Majesty to make a ruling on this villain."

He talked a lot and it looked intimidating, but the listeners found it a little funny.

"Hey, Master Ma, please don't bring your family's trivial matters to the court. This is a place to discuss important matters, not to play house. Don't dare to bring anything to pollute His Majesty's ears."

The person who was speaking was Jin Shourong, who loved money and gossip.

"Yes, yes, Lord Ma, this is just a small matter, why bring it to the court?"

For a while, some people followed suit and advised him to calm down, including some officials who were dissatisfied with Ma Guo's behavior.

Ma Guo snorted coldly. He didn’t dare to say it to the Minister of Revenue Jin Shourong, but did he not dare to say it to others?

"I wonder what favors the gentlemen have received from that brat? They are all speaking in his favor."

"you!"

Now no one dares to say anything. It's really disgusting to have such a bad idea thrown at you.

When the fight reached the doorstep, Duan Jing'an went straight up to confront them.

"Master Ma, how can you say that? I have a good relationship with my colleagues. They just said a few words in the name of justice. How can you just accuse them without any evidence? Just like you just accused me."

As soon as these words were spoken, the officials around him murmured in agreement, as if they had been bitten by a dog while passing by and felt confused.

Duan Jing'an was neither humble nor arrogant, and looked straight at Ma Guo. Ma Guo felt that he was provoked, and pointed at Duan Jing'an's nose and retorted in a high-pitched voice.

"Master Duan is a gifted speaker, and he usually uses it to curry favor with his colleagues. No wonder he holds such a secure position."

What this means is that Duan Jing'an has no real ability and relies on his mouth to win people's hearts to become an official.

This is truly vicious. If Your Majesty believes it, Duan Jing'an's official career will come to an end, and it will be difficult for him to advance further.

"Of course, I can't compare to Lord Ma in terms of eloquence. Lord Ma can judge a person with just his words, but I don't have that ability. But isn't what Lord Ma said also one of my strengths? After all, I have a harmonious relationship with most of my colleagues in the court and rarely offend anyone. It's really rare to see someone like Lord Ma deliberately finding fault with me."

"By the way, I don't need an official from the Ministry of Rites like you to judge my ability. I have a senior supervisor, and everything I do is recorded. If you have any questions, you can always look it up. Furthermore, I have been personally appointed by His Majesty to be the official in charge of the imperial examinations for seventeen years. It is His Majesty's responsibility to judge whether I have made any mistakes."