Aunt Du looked askance at Haitang, wanting to dismember this girl.
"This slap is for failing to discipline the servants and harming the young master time and time again.”Haitang said gently.
Another slap landed mercilessly on Aunt Du's left cheek.
"I didn't do my duty as a mother by slapping you and caused the young miss to go crazy.”Haitang knew Aunt Du's crimes like the back of her hand.
Everyone gasped. A servant girl from the Duke of Song's Mansion actually dared to beat Aunt Du in front of everyone. It seemed that this girl was very bold and shrewd. She was indeed worthy of being the Matriarch's right-hand man.
"Reporting to the Matriarch, this servant has already taught Aunt Du a lesson for you. She won't dare to do it again.”Haitang seemed to be talking about someone else's business and did not even look at Aunt Du, who was kneeling at the side with her hair disheveled.
"All of you, leave. Lock this woman in the temple hall. If you can't finish copying the Diamond Sutra, don't even think about going back.”After the Matriarch finished speaking, she turned around and left.
Granny Wang stood beside Aunt Du, not knowing whether to help her or pull her. She just bent over, feeling uncomfortable.
"Madam, get up! Everyone has left." Granny Wang said helplessly.
"I want revenge. I must tear Haitang, that wretched girl, apart with my own hands.”Aunt Du was almost out of breath and her entire body was trembling.
She held the brush and dropped it on the ground several times.
Granny Wang picked it up again and placed it in Aunt Du's hands.
"Madam, what haven't we seen before? He could still be ridden by Haitang, this little girl? When we get out of here, we'll definitely make this girl die without a burial place.”Granny Wang narrowed her eyes and said.
"I've suffered such a great humiliation today. I'll definitely return it double in the future!”Aunt Du wiped her tears and gritted her teeth. She opened the book and began to copy the scriptures.
The weather outside was too good. The warm winter sun illuminated the entire Duke of Song Mansion.
Ji Chengjun had finally found a backer and could teach Aunt Du a lesson.
However, Haitang's sudden appearance and calmness in giving Aunt Du a few slaps really gave Ji Chengjun a fright. She did not know what Haitang was planning.
Perhaps the rumors in the residence were true.
If Haitang followed her father, how would Ji Chengjun treat her in the future?
At the thought of this, Ji Chengjun felt his entire body turn cold. His gaze fell on Haitang, and he shuddered.
Haitang only looked at Ji Chengjun quietly, as if she was not afraid of what had just happened.
Ji Chengjun's heart actually started to panic…
At night, Ji Chengjun could not sleep alone.
After Haitang finished her work, she finally had the time to visit.
Seeing Haitang's small face suddenly appear at the door, Ji Chengjun was still shocked.
"Why are you here at this time? Are you done with the Matriarch?" Ji Chengjun tilted his head and asked curiously.
"The Matriarch personally watched Aunt Du copy the scriptures and asked us to wait outside. I happened to go to the kitchen to bring a plate of cloud cake for the Matriarch.”Haitang said as she walked into Ji Chengjun's outer hall.
She looked around and was overjoyed.
After this morning's incident, Ji Chengjun's heart had been restless. She and Haitang had known each other since they were children and could be considered half-sister friends. However, Haitang had always been serving her father in the study, and Ji Chengjun rarely walked around the study, so they had become distant.
Unexpectedly, many years later, that beautiful and moving Haitang had actually grown into a young lady. She was also so ruthless. When she hit Aunt Du, she did not even blink. This really surprised Ji Chengjun.
"Come in quickly. It's freezing outside. Look at your hands. They're all red from the cold.”Ji Chengjun said, but he did not hold Haitang's hand, appearing a little distant.
Haitang was a smart girl. She knew what Ji Chengjun meant with just a glance.
"Young Miss, about today's matter…did Haitang make you angry?”Haitang had grown up watching the looks of others. Now that she saw Ji Chengjun's estrangement, she could see the clues.
"What are you thinking about? The relationship between Aunt Du and I is like fire and water. You and I are both persecuted by this old witch. You hit me well and it's right. " I'm just worried…" Ji Chengjun muttered to himself for a moment, then lowered his eyes and stopped talking.
"Eldest Miss is afraid that Aunt Du will find trouble with me and poison me?”With Haitang's intelligence, it was impossible for her not to guess the second half of Ji Chengjun's sentence.
"In the end, you are still a servant. Aunt Du controls the thousands of maids and servants in the entire Duke of Song Mansion. If you anger her, your future will not be good.”Ji Chengjun still did not say what he was really thinking.
"Sorry to trouble young miss to worry about this servant. This servant has served Furen for many years. If it wasn't for Furen's soft-heartedness back then, this servant would have long frozen to death on the streets and been taken away by wild dogs. I'm afraid I wouldn't have this appearance. But after Madam passed away, this servant saw how Aunt Du treated Eldest Young Miss and Eldest Young Master, and was anxious. Now that the Matriarch has returned to the residence, as a personal maid, even if I can't take down Aunt Du, I will never let Aunt Du harm anyone in the Duke of Song Residence.”When Haitang said this, there was a hint of viciousness in her eyes, making Ji Chengjun want to escape.
Ji Chengjun never thought that Haitang would hate Aunt Du so much. Actually, Ji Chengjun felt the same way. It was not easy to live under Aunt Du's roof.
"Sigh…forget it. You were loyal to my mother and took good care of us. If it weren't for you, my brother wouldn't have been saved. You informed my father in time, so that the matter could be settled.”Ji Chengjun sighed faintly as he recalled what happened back then.
Ji Chengyang was just a child. It was natural for him to be playful. He liked to play on the swing, so he pestered Granny Li to play with him every day. However, Ji Chengjun was always inseparable from Granny Li at that time. The siblings relied on an old nanny to take care of them, so they were inevitably distracted.
That day, the sky was clear and Ji Chengyang was happily playing on a swing with a maidservant in the garden. Aunt Du was watching the fun with a group of maidservants.
Aunt Du sent the servant girl beside Ji Chengyang away with a glance.
Ji Chengyang could not get off the swing alone.
He was originally young, but when he saw that there was no one around to help him, he actually cried loudly.
However, all the servant maids and old women who passed by turned a blind eye to it. They did not dare to confront Aunt Du, let alone speak.
Otherwise, Aunt Du would make the people in the residence disappear mysteriously.
In the past few months, there had been no news of any servant maids or old women who had contradicted Aunt Du. Even their corpses could not be found. Such a ruthless method was definitely not something an ordinary person could do.
Therefore, everyone was anxious and did not dare to meddle in other people's business.
The young master's cries were very sharp. Ji Chengjun was learning painting in the study. The two gardens were very far apart, and Ji Chengjun did not even know that her brother was in danger at this time.
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