At this moment, Haitang moved and hugged the crying Ji Chengyang. Under everyone's burning gazes, she tried to carry Ji Chengyang away, completely ignoring Aunt Du.
How could Aunt Du not fly into a rage out of humiliation after being challenged like this? He immediately moved a chair to sit in the garden and ordered a few fierce-looking nannies to beat Haitang.
Haitang was just an insensible little girl at that time, but she could not watch as Madam's child was abused by Aunt Du. She had followed Madam for many years and knew that the child that Madam loved was Ji Chengyang.
Even if Haitang risked her life, she would protect the young master.
And Ji Xunyuan just happened to appear, taking in all of Madam Du's ruthlessness. From then on, no matter how Aunt Du tried to explain herself, Ji Xunyuan would never forgive her for her ruthlessness.
After that, Ji Xunyuan never gave Aunt Du a proper title, so she could only become an aunt.
Actually, Haitang was quick-witted. She had already reported the matter to Ji Xunyuan's guards before Aunt Du made her move. The guard knew that this was a serious matter and quickly reported to Ji Xunyuan.
The entire process was linked together. Haitang's beating had successfully made Ji Xunyuan notice her existence.
How could Ji Xunyuan not keep such a loyal servant by his side? In addition, Ji Xunyuan's eyes bore a 70% to 80% resemblance to the late Madam, which made Ji Xunyuan even more mesmerized.
A little girl from the Duke of Song Residence had paid the price of blood for her success.
Now that he thought about it, Ji Chengjun still felt a lingering fear. If Haitang had not saved him that day, his younger brother might have fallen to his death.
But thinking about Haitang's situation, Ji Chengjun couldn't help but worry. What did Haitang want?
"Young miss, I should go. The Matriarch will look for me in a while, but if she can't find me, I'll be angry.”Haitang smiled with narrowed eyes, not like that ruthless character.
"Alright, I'll send you out." Ji Chengjun pondered for a moment, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.
"Young miss need not send me off, this servant will go back by herself. However, this packet of sugar cakes was the Young Miss 'favorite. This servant had begged a nanny in the kitchen to secretly leave it behind. This was a good thing from Aunt Du's little kitchen.”Haitang secretly gave her an oilpaper bag.
Ji Chengjun was holding a bag of sugar cakes that Haitang had stuffed into her hands. He was actually not in the mood.
There were some things that were extremely terrifying…
It snowed heavily for two days, and the Duke of Song Residence was covered in silver.
"Quickly let Eldest Young Master into the house! The snow outside was too thick. If they rolled around in the snow, they might catch a cold.”Granny Li's eyes tightened as she turned around to instruct the servants.
She frowned slightly and looked at the snow that filled the sky. She could not help but sigh deeply. She did not know when the snow would stop!
"If he likes to play, then let him have fun. It's rare for Chengyang to have fun. If it wasn't for Grandmother's return, how could Little Brother reveal his true nature?”Ji Chengjun raised his eyebrows and leaned against the window. The fire in the room was burning brightly, and his tone was extremely doting.
"Young miss, it's freezing outside. We can't let young master's temper run away. I sent someone to bring him back. If he catches a cold, the Matriarch will definitely scold us servants.”Granny Li said humbly.
"Let him play. It's not just my brother who wants to play, I want to go too!”As Ji Chengjun spoke, he had already thrown his mink coat to the side and jumped out.
Granny Li looked at the young miss in surprise, but she couldn't stop the two siblings at all.
"Ji Chengyang, come here." Ji Chengjun said with a serious expression as he held the snowball on his back.
"Elder Sister, why are you out too?”Ji Chengyang tilted his head and asked curiously.
"Sister, come out and confirm if your clothes are thick enough.”As Ji Chengjun spoke, he had already arrived beside Ji Chengyang.
Ji Chengjun stuffed the snowball into Ji Chengyang's clothes when her brother wasn't paying attention.
A bone-chilling chill made Ji Chengyang shiver.
"Sis, you lied to me!" Ji Chengyang's face was flushed red with disbelief.
Granny Li was so scared that she almost fainted when she saw how crazy the Eldest Miss was.
Young Master had just recovered from a serious illness. If he was tortured like this, his condition would probably worsen.
However, Ji Chengjun's eyes were filled with dignity, and no one could doubt him.
The two siblings ran back and forth in the snow, the snowflakes that they raised were crystal clear. The servant maids and servants who passed by the garden could not help but look over until the Matriarch returned and finally let the young miss and young master have a child.
The two of them had fun to their heart's content when they realized that their shoes and socks were all wet. They turned around and saw the Matriarch and Ji Xunyuan smiling at them from the corridor.
"Father, Ji Chengyang and I will go change.”Ji Chengjun stuck out his tongue and quickly left with his younger brother.
Only the Matriarch and Ji Xunyuan turned around and entered the room. The fragrance of the plum blossoms in the room was refreshing. The fire was burning brightly, and the crackling sounds made their hearts temporarily calm down.
"How long has it been since you were with the child?”The Matriarch looked up and asked, her tone full of authority.
" Mother…I…" Ji Xunyuan knew that he wasn't a good father. He hesitated for a moment but didn't shirk his responsibility.
"I know you're busy in court." Although the Matriarch did not blame him, it made Ji Xunyuan sweat. "Look at them today, aren't they unprecedentedly happy? You're busy, so you naturally have no time to be distracted by the matters in the back residence. Therefore, they're worried every day. You're their father, but you can't protect them.”
"Mother is right.”Ji Xunyuan lowered his head respectfully, not daring to say anything more.
"Bring Aunt Du back to me. I feel annoyed looking at her every day. Even though you chose her, she is still not elegant enough. Bring her back and take good care of her. At the same time, tell her that there will naturally be a new wife in the future. Tell her to behave herself and not cause any trouble for me!”The Matriarch had given her son an ultimatum, leaving Ji Xunyuan speechless.
All these years, Aunt Du had been used to being arrogant and domineering in the Duke of Song's Mansion. How could Aunt Du swallow her anger after being beaten by a servant girl?
It was understandable that he had offended the Matriarch for a moment.
Ji Xunyuan stood at the entrance of the temple hall and looked at the temple hall that was devoid of charcoal. Aunt Du's hands were purple from the cold and she kept breathing.
"Let's go." Ji Xunyuan called out from outside the door and turned around.
Aunt Du looked at the cold back and could not help but tremble.
"Master, you've finally come to take me back.”Aunt Du almost cried as she pounced over and hugged Ji Xunyuan tightly from behind, refusing to let go.
"Don't be rude in front of Buddha." Ji Xunyuan only spat out a few words in the cold air before striding forward.
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