Xi Honglei had been holding back her temper, and no matter how many unpleasant things Xi Hongmiao said, she never refuted a word. Now she saw that she was going too far and wanted to use family methods on herself. She was secretly angry in her heart. But she just wanted to be with her.
How powerful could the girl be? She immediately held back her anger and quietly endured Xi Hongmiao's powerful blows on her body. It wasn't until she was tired of the beatings, had enough scolding, and left that she finally calmed down.
He patted his clothes slowly and looked at Xi Hongmiao's retreating back calmly.
Ignoring the comments and comments from the servants around him, he returned to his residence without saying a word.
"Little Miss! What's wrong with you?" Hua'er, who was waiting at the door of the courtyard, saw the embarrassed Xi Honglei, and quickly ran to Xi Honglei's side, screaming, and asked anxiously: "
Didn't you go into the palace? Why are you in such a mess?"
"Where is my mother? Has she gone back?" Xi Honglei did not answer Hua'er's words, but looked in the direction of the yard with twinkling eyes and asked in a low voice.
"I've gone back. Madam has been waiting for a long time but didn't wait for you to come back. Then she was called by the second madam and she never came back."
"Second Madam?" Xi Honglei frowned and glanced at Hua'er, then quickly walked into the room, changed out of his dirty clothes, washed away the stains on his face, and sat in the chair with an expressionless expression.
He folded his hands around his chest and held back his red tears without making a sound for a long time. Hua'er was also a little overwhelmed by holding them back.
"Hua'er, come here." Xi Honglei waved to Hua'er and motioned for Hua'er to sit next to him. After Hua'er sat down, Xi Honglei smiled slightly, looked at Hua'er expectantly and said
: "Tell me about things in our house. I still don't know who is in our house. I saw you all once in the dining hall last time and left in a hurry. Now I don't know who I am meeting.
Knowing who they are, what should I call them?"
Hua'er tilted his head and looked at Xi Honglei, blinked his eyes, thought thoughtfully for a moment, and said: "Our Xifu is neither big nor small. There are four people in our family.
Madam. In addition to the eldest madam, the second madam is in charge of the finances of the house. How much money we spend this month depends entirely on her words. Hongmiao is her child. The third madam is the mother of Xi Hongbo and Xi Jiabao.
The Fourth Madam has a gentle temperament. I have met the Fourth Madam a few times, but she has never taken the initiative to bully you and Madam here like others."
Hua'er said something to Xi Honglei without thinking. After noticing something was wrong with her wording, Hua'er quickly closed her mouth, shrank her neck, and looked at Xi Honglei with a scared look on her face.
"It's okay, it's just the two of us here, no outsiders." Xi Honglei patted Hua'er's head comfortingly, and was quite concerned about what Hua'er just said. "You mean, people used to come here often.
, causing trouble for me and my mother?"
"Miss, can't you tell this kind of thing?" Hua'er sighed heavily, looking at her cheeks that were red and swollen with tears, she said faintly: "Our wife is from a humble background. Although she was the first to enter the family, she still has
She has been stepped on by the other three ladies. A few years ago, I almost forced the master to divorce her. Fortunately, the emperor granted you a marriage, so he didn't kick your mother out..."
Hua'er paused for a moment, not daring to continue talking. However, when Xi Honglei smiled and shook his head, indicating that it didn't matter, Hua'er clenched his fists and said to Xi Honglei in one breath: "Miss, these years you have
The eldest lady and the eldest lady were often beaten by them. The eldest lady was weak and timid. She had to protect you, young lady, even after being beaten. The fourth lady had never interfered in these matters, but she never stepped forward to stop them. The second lady,
The third lady and several young ladies and young masters will come here every now and then to give us a look, as if they don’t feel comfortable if we are not kicked out of Xi Mansion for a day.”