Edited by Elanor
Huang Momo’s words made her position very clear.
Without rules, there was no harmony. The Chu family has been doing this for generations, and servants dare to violate it. You, Xie Tingyue, are the Young Madam and have been entrusted with the important task to supervise and manage the household. However, the accounts have not been handed over clearly, and the final procedure has not been completed, so there are things you have no authority to do.
For small matters, food for the family, just follow the rules and there would be no problem. You want something as valuable as the century-old ginseng, sorry, you have to go through the procedures and get the note!
The servants had different divisions of labor – procurement, management, and warehousing. There were many procedures to go through to get goods from the warehouse, so you have to go through each layer one by one. If you couldn’t get one, you wouldn’t be able to do the next one. In the middle of the night, do you want to gather everyone together and get the note?
Ah, Young Madam, you are a troublemaker!
This was a huge mansion; yes, it belonged to the Chu family, but everything depended on the people below managing the household. If no one manages it, you won’t be able to do anything.
They should let the new Young Madam know that he didn’t have the final say in this territory. He needed to get along with everyone first!
There were some things that didn’t need to be explicitly stated, both of them were smart people who could understand the inner machinations.
Xie Tingyue sneered, “I’m the one to blame for not clearing the accounts? Who’s incompetent? Who took so long to finish it, was it myself?”
As he spoke, he took a step forward with an imposing and intimidating aura.
Huang Momo had an upright expression as she said, “I dare not speak recklessly about my Master, but the rules cannot be broken. This is an iron rule passed down in our Chu family for generations and is something that I and others pledge to protect to the death!”
Xie Tingyue glanced up and down at her, “Huang Momo is really loyal.”
Huang Momo straightened her back and raised her head, looking very righteous, “It is because of this loyalty that this old slave has lived to this day! If the Young Madam wants to kill this old slave, this old slave has nothing to say. In short, according to the rules of our Chu family, loyalty is the top priority. If the Young Madam wants this old slave’s life, there is still the treasury manager, but without a note, she cannot give the ginseng!”
She was warning Xie Tingyue that the law does not hold anyone accountable. If you can kill me, can you kill everyone?
This was a show of power, I did it. So what can you do, how do you stand?
Of course, she couldn’t be so straightforward. Huang Momo then advised with “kindness”, “It’s not that similar accidents have never happened in our family before, and it’s not that there are no solutions. Young Madam, why don’t you think of other ways instead of causing trouble here? You are the wife of the Eldest Young Master. When the Eldest Young Master is sick, we servants are also all worried. You must be even more anxious. Why don’t you take a look at whether there is a century-old ginseng in your dowry and deal with it? Or ask an Elder? The Old Matriarch is very fond of you and the Eldest Madam only has one Son, the Eldest Young Master. If you go over and beg, won’t you get everything?”
What she said was a direction. This century old ginseng was a life-saving thing, and anyone who had the conditions would prepare some in advance to prevent accidents.
But in Xie Tingyue’s case, it was heart wrenching.
He was ‘sold’ by his Stepmother, what kind of dowry could Madam Lin give him? Something like century-old ginseng? It was not that he didn’t have the money to buy it, it’s just that… he had never paid attention to it, and he was unprepared.
As for the Elders——
Not to mention that eccentric Second Aunt. Does the old matriarch really love Chu Mu or care for him? If she really cared, how could servants ‘dare not disturb her rest’? If he hadn’t inexplicably gotten close to that white cat on the day of the wedding, he might not have had such a smooth time entering the house for three days!
As for the Eldest Madam, Chu Mu’s biological Mother, who was infected with the cold, his trusted Mother only sent something for him, but there was no ginseng. Could his Mother not know that Chu Mu would need ginseng if he fell ill? What was the reason for not giving it?
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Xie Tingyue understood this matter on his own, and all the servants in the yard knew about it, let alone Huang Momo.
She did it on purpose!
She clasped her hands in front of her lower abdomen, looking upright and composed, laughing with satisfaction in her heart, waiting for the Young Madam in front of her to give in.
To avoid any accidents, she even invited the old lady’s white cat into the cage. Was it easy for her?!
Come and beg me, bow down to me, promise many benefits, allow me to be compassionate and help you….
Huang Momo was very confident, she had won this game!
But just as she was waiting for Xie Tingyue’s nervousness and fear, the person looked at her quietly and suddenly smiled.
It seemed like a smile learned from the Young Master, calm and composed, with a calm demeanor. The person watching wanted to tear his face apart!
“Huang Momo reminded me that I should come up with a solution,” Xie Tingyue was very humble. “Then please, Huang Momo, can you lend me a hundred year old ginseng?”
Huang Momo frowned and said, “Excuse me?”
“Yeah, borrow!”
Xie Tingyue smiled broadly, “Our Chu family has always been charitable, and ‘being kind to others’ is the biggest rule. In bad times, not to mention borrowing money, the food, rice, silver, and money at home were all given directly to those in need. Now that I am in serious trouble, I am asking you to lend me the life-saving ginseng. The Chu family has a strong family tradition, do you want to refuse?”
Huang Momo completely understood his meaning and her face changed slightly, “No -”
“Huang Momo, be careful,” Xie Tingyue reminded her. “I am standing here today. I am either the Young Madam of the Chu family, or a poor relative. The Chu family is willing to lend money and give charity to unrelated people, but their own relatives do not get the same benefit. What’s the reason? Do you need me to call the Elders up and discuss the rules?”
Huang Momo was a bit panicky. She never expected that the Young Madam would not play the game by the rules!
How should she answer this?
It was a loan, not a demand. It was not related to the handover of the accounts and didn’t have to be tallied with the main accounts. If it was borrowed, what should she do in this game? If she would not allow to borrow it, what would happen to her reputation? According to the rules, reputation was more important than anything else!
“That’s not what I said…”
“That’s what you said!”
Huang Momo was thinking of countermeasures when over there Xie Tingyue had already raised his foot and kicked open the warehouse door!
After all, he was a man, and he was very strong. No matter what the lock on the wooden door was, it could not stop his feet!
Huang Momo instinctively stopped him, “You can’t do this!”
Xie Tingyue patted the non-existent ash on his shoes and said, “I can.”
After speaking, he went into the warehouse to look for the ginseng.
Huang Momo held on to his clothes and refused to let him go. He narrowed his eyes and shouted, “Yin Xing!”
The young maid Yin Xing came over.
Xie Tingyue: “Pull her down for me, slap her!”
Yin Xing froze, “Ah?”
“Don’t know how to slap?” Xie Tingyue chuckled, “Then take the board and deal with her according to family rules. Do it!”
Yin Xing now understood, and went to the family’s law enforcement hall to get the board.
The Young Madam was so powerful. Just a glance made her liver tremble!
Huang Momo screamed, “No, you can’t do this –”
“I can!”
Xie Tingyue shook off her hand and looked at her coldly “I am the Master and you are the servant. And by the rules, anyone who offends the Master will die. I will only beat you a few times to teach you the rules, but I will not take your life. What are you afraid of? Look, I have followed the rules, I don’t rob, I only borrow. You also must abide by them, otherwise how can you stand up as a loyal servant?”
“Thirty boards, hit her properly!”
Under Xie Tingyue’s anger, no one dared to speak again.
His move was simple and rough, but quite effective.
If you don’t give it to me, I’ll take it away! You have a reason, but I can’t find an excuse? If you don’t accept it, hold it in! I am the Master and I can hit you without any reason. You’re looking for a fight, why don’t I give you one?
You want me to know that the back house does not belong to the Master alone. Very good. I just happen to make you want to understand clearly, that as a Master, I control your life, death, power, and weakness. Be careful what you say and do!
Huang Momo was really scared now.
She never expected that a commoner raised by a small family would be so bold and confident! Shouldn’t he be nervous, and scared of things he had never experienced?
Yin Xing was not afraid anyway, she was stupid and didn’t know how to quarrel with others. On the day of Young Master’s wedding, she only dared to respond with a few words and was even scolded by Huang Momo openly and secretly. The Eldest Young Master had a good temper and always had a good expression. Unexpectedly, the Young Madam had a bad temper and would fight when he came up!
Well played!
She had long wanted to beat this annoying old Momo!
Yin Xing instructed the person to set up the stool and dragged Huang Momo over, and the board began to greet her one after another.
“Ahh –- help! — Young Madam, please spare this old slave — Second Madam, please take a look. You ignored the main accounts and your family has turned upside down!”
Huang Momo was first frightened and begged Xie Tingyue to spare her. Seeing that no one paid her attention, she simply called for her Mistress, the Second Madam and made various grievances known, but of course… no one paid her any attention.
The board was struck down hard, and soon there was blood. Huang Momo also went from being full of anger to only being able to moan.
Xie Tingyue handed over the fine ginseng he had found to Yin Xing and took it back first. Then he stayed by himself and stood in front of the door for a while until everyone lowered their heads and dared not look at him. Only then did he slowly and unhurriedly speak.
“As you can see, I am your Young Mistress and also a man. I don’t like to stimulate the kindness of a good Elder and I won’t act like one. If you can do what you are assigned, just show it to me. If you can’t do it, there are many people waiting behind you! Yes, that’s right, whether you have done it well or not, it is up to me to decide. It is your duty to act according to orders, be loyal, clever, and orderly! If I was wrong, there are rules and regulations and Elders watching. If you are wrong, my family law will not show mercy! ”
This statement could be said to be very tough, and the servants stood in a group, not daring to say a word.
Xie Tingyue left under the attention of everyone.
As he walked back, he recalled his recent performance.
There was no other way, he had to grab it, but on what grounds?
Chu Mu fell ill and was on the brink of death. With so many people in this family, they talk about the Eldest Young Master being praised highly, but in reality, when something happened, no one cared about it. Why should he be so aggrieved and suffering, caring about everyone’s dignity? Considering all aspects of his body and putting all his efforts into handling this matter seamlessly with high emotional intelligence and high skills?
Anyway, the Eldest Young Master was about to die, and the doctor had already informed him. There would not be any difference if it was early or later, everyone was ready. Why did it matter?
He insisted on making a scene, and no one could pretend not to see it!
Reputation was not something he cared about, and in this matter, he was at best a ‘concerned person who will cause chaos’. On the other hand, how dare others make a fuss and talk about it? Are you saying that the Chu family, who claimed to be benevolent and compliant to rules, actually disregards the life and death of the Eldest Young Master? Don’t you want your reputation anymore?
This behavior was crude and simple, without any skills, but it was useful enough. He also needed a stance to stand in the Chu family, being tough was better than being easy to bully.
The word ‘bride’ means difficulty, not to mention that he was a male wife? It was impossible for him to be humble and meek, it was impossible in this lifetime. People are good at being bullied. He doesn’t like bullying others, but at least he should be able to resist when others bully him.
It was estimated that there would be a tough battle ahead and the Elders were unlikely to be happy to see the outcome of this matter succeed. At most, they could endure it and give each other a sense of face. The transformation of the servants does not happen overnight. There would definitely be some hindrances to the Plum Blossom Banquet——
What’s so scary!
He was born again, not to be afraid, and live on his knees! If you have no other choice, just think about it, and if you have problems, solve them!
Xie Tingyue’s gaze became more resolute. Chu Mu’s physical condition was really not good. Only by mastering this family could he be better taken care of…
Returning to the room, the ginseng soup happened to be just cooked. Xie Tingyue waved away the others and personally fed Chu Mu.
Boo yeah! Stand up for your man!
So cool ~
Thank you for the chapter ☺️
Thank you for the chapter!
Ohh I love this kind of protagonist, take no smack, slap faces and defend your man!
Good job!
Thank You for the new chapter (｢･ω･)｢♥
Huang Momo: this is something I pledge to protect to death!
XTY: bet.
lol didn’t your mum ever tell you to bet on something so important? Sounds like when a random teenager said “if you date him then I’ll eat sh!t while doing a handstand and live streaming!”… He ended up with a video of him eating sh!t upside down.
Badass wifey is there to take charge and nurse hubby back to good health. I agree with xie tingyue wholeheartedly, being tough is better than being bullied!
Nice!
Holy sh!t that b!tch really got a flogging lol, skill issues in a game of chess your life depends on your moves, play the correct piece you’ll be one step closer to success but play one incorrect piece it’ll lead you to crumble…