Chapter 165: Chapter 165: Warning

Before long, Nanny Yu brought the servants of the mansion, along with Ting Qin, and had Mrs. Wu’s two personal maids, Chaohua and Fuliu, escorted over.

“Madam, the gifts for the two young ladies were handled by these two,” Nanny Yu said.

Nanny Yu and Ting Qin went in without saying much, only asking who prepared the gifts for the two young ladies.

Chaohua and Fuliu, unaware of the matter, could only confess.

Who knew that as soon as they stood out, they were bound by Nanny Yu’s orders and brought over.

“Madam, Madam save us!” Chaohua cried out.

“You two acted carelessly and foolishly. Mrs. Yan is kind-hearted and cannot bear to punish you, but I cannot let you insolent servants disrespect your masters!” Madam Fu walked into the courtyard and said, “Come, since they used their hands to sort the gifts, give each thirty strokes on the palms!”

“Yes!”

“Madam, please save us, Madam! We are innocent!” Fuliu cried out.

They were merely following orders, all instructed by Mrs. Yan.

Yet now, Mrs. Yan stood beside Madam Fu, hesitating and unable to speak.

“Aunt, these two are nonetheless my maids.”

“It is precisely because they are your maids that they must be taught well, without any trace of carelessness,” Madam Fu retorted, “lest they grow more arrogant and become even more neglectful towards you, elder sister-in-law.”

“Aunt, I meant that even if there’s a punishment, it should be enacted by me. How about letting me take them back and punish them?” Mrs. Yan said, “Being punished here, where would my face be?”

“Very well.” Madam Fu nodded, “Then drag them to Mrs. Yan’s courtyard and punish them in front of the servants she brought!”

“Also let the servants you brought know that you are not easy to fool.” Madam Fu said loudly, “Now that you are at our Fu Mansion, I cannot let those servants bully you.”

“Take them over, I will personally supervise!” Madam Fu said loudly.

“Yes.”

“That’s not necessary.” Mrs. Yan hurriedly stepped forward to grab Madam Fu’s arm.

But Madam Fu pushed her away with a cold face and walked proudly towards Mrs. Yan’s courtyard.

“Madam, we are innocent, Madam!” Chaohua and Fuliu cried all the way, clearly obeying Mrs. Yan’s orders, unrelated to them; they were innocent!

Mrs. Yan did not order anyone to block their mouths, so Chaohua and Fuliu’s cries of grievance spread out, and the entire mansion’s servants knew about it.

Yan Liqing had been waiting in the courtyard.

Earlier, when Nanny Yu came and took Chaohua and Fuliu away bound, she knew Madam Fu would no longer tolerate her mother’s antics.

This was only the first day; how can there be peace in the future?

Yan Liqing agreed with Madam Fu giving her mother some lessons, but she felt sorry for Chaohua and Fuliu.

The two were merely following orders, today they feared they would become scapegoats for her mother.

She knew Madam Fu, even if angry, could not do anything to Mrs. Yan.

Sure enough, she heard the cries and pleas of Chaohua and Fuliu outside the courtyard.

Yan Liqing hurried to the courtyard gate, “Aunt.”

Madam Fu treated Yan Liqing with a gentle attitude, “Your mother is too kindhearted, resulting in the servants being insolent and careless, deceiving her. Today I’m acting for your mother to teach these two unruly servants a good lesson.”

Two women pushed Chaohua and Fuliu into the courtyard, forcing them to kneel, holding their hands with palms up.

The two were terrified, desperately trying to withdraw their hands.

With so many strikes, their hands would likely be ruined.

But their hands were held by the women; they had limited strength and couldn’t break free.

“Strike!”

A stroke landed on the palm, and the palms of the two turned red, with blood marks emerging from beneath the skin.

“Madam!” Chaohua cried, “Madam, please say something! We are innocent, Madam!”

Mrs. Yan couldn’t bear to watch and simply turned her face away.

Chaohua and Fuliu’s expressions, under those strokes, seemed to die slowly.

They no longer hoped Mrs. Yan would clear their names.

As maids, they couldn’t do anything against Mrs. Yan, nor could they speak out about her deeds now.

Otherwise, there would be no good days ahead.

However, in the future, they would certainly be more cautious and no longer follow Mrs. Yan’s orders blindly and dutifully.

After ten strikes, their palms were beaten until the flesh split open, completely covered in blood.

Mrs. Yan couldn’t bear to look any longer and could only plead with Madam Fu, “Aunt, these are my maids, I’ll punish them later. You… you, where would my face be?”

Madam Fu remained unmoved.

She really couldn’t do anything to Mrs. Yan, but she could make her fear.

Knowing that if she made trouble again, those around her would suffer.

“Continue!” Madam Fu said, “Make sure these servants understand whose mansion this is.”

“Mrs. Yan is easy to talk to, but I’m not easy to talk to.” Madam Fu said, “If I find anyone in my mansion using Mrs. Yan’s name to sow discord in the future, this will be their outcome!”

“In my mansion, they must abide by our rules! I cannot tolerate insolent servants in my house!” Madam Fu said loudly, “Even if you are Mrs. Yan’s servants, in my house, if you commit a wrongdoing, and Mrs. Yan is unwilling to punish you, I will not spare you lightly!”

“Aunt!” Mrs. Yan gritted her teeth, “Your actions, where would my face be?”

“My own servants, can’t I protect them?” Mrs. Yan said harshly.

“Elder sister-in-law, your kindness does them no favor.” Madam Fu said slowly, “This is not the time to protect them.”

“Madam, it’s finished,” Nanny Yu stepped forward and said.

Chaohua and Fuliu clutched their wrists, the injured hand dared not move, blood and flesh blurred.

“Take them away and apply medicine,” letting Mrs. Yan’s servants know who is in charge in this mansion.

In the future, when handling matters for Mrs. Yan, they must weigh it carefully.

This time, Mrs. Yan’s servants indeed understood.

They hadn’t expected, even at Yan Mansion, Mrs. Yan wouldn’t be able to handle matters.

Arriving at Fu Mansion, she still couldn’t handle matters.

“Elder sister-in-law, rest well, don’t get worked up over those unruly servants.” Madam Fu completely disregarded Mrs. Yan’s anger.

As long as Mrs. Yan remained honest in her mansion, she didn’t care how angry Mrs. Yan was or how much she hated her.

After speaking, Madam Fu left with her entourage.

After everyone left, Mrs. Yan angrily returned to her room, sat on the bed, her head dizzy.

“That Yan Wenhua has disgraced me like this, does she think that by coming to stay here, we are relying on her, dependent on her!” Mrs. Yan cursed angrily, “She won’t go and properly educate her daughter, yet she’s here to beat and scold my servants!”

“She is intimidating me!” Mrs. Yan said to Yan Liqing.

Yan Liqing: “…”

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