"Madam, there is something I want to tell you. Today..."
Zhou Chen told Caihan that he went to the study to find him today. He didn't make it so obvious, but Hualan wasn't stupid, and women are naturally sensitive to this kind of thing, so Zhou Chen just mentioned it, and she understood immediately.
Already.
Hualan's face turned extremely ugly. Caihan had been following her for many years, and it had been two years since she married into the Hou family. Before that, she had thought about finding a good family for Caihan.
As a result, she never expected that she would secretly seduce her own officials while she was not at home.
She was extremely angry, but she was somewhat comforted because her officials directly rejected such a thing and did not hide it from her.
"My lord, I will take care of the hairpin. After tomorrow, I promise not to let her appear in the Hou Mansion again."
It is true that she is kind-hearted, but Caihan did such a shameless betrayal, which no master would tolerate. She did not kill him on the spot because of past kindness.
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The most important thing is that Caihan actually did such a thing during Zhou Chen's mourning period. How could a lady like her tolerate it?
Zhou Chen didn't care about this, and just said casually: "Just handle it, let's rest."
After a while, Zhou Chen fell asleep, but Hua Lan didn't fall asleep. She was still thinking about the hairpin.
In ancient times, there were dowry maids. Strictly speaking, the dowry maids were also dowries. When they arrived at the male master's home, they became his private property.
Do you know that the dowry maids in this world are slightly different from the dowry maids in normal history? They still have some human rights. The body contract is a living contract and is in the hands of the mistress. If you can get the mistress's permission, you can marry someone else.
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This is the case for Minglan's maid in the plot, and Mo Lan's maid. If Mo Lan hadn't pushed her too hard, she wouldn't have hooked up with Liang Liulang.
There are also several families that appear in the plot, such as the Sheng family, the Gu family, etc., who did not turn their dowry maids into concubines. Instead, many of their dowry maids eventually became their steward mothers, just like maids.
Continue to serve the mistress.
Just like Mrs. Wang’s mother Liu, Mrs. Qin’s mother Xiang, etc.
Although this does not represent everything, it can also be seen that in this fictional world, the maid who is married is not necessarily the maid who is married to the bride.
Cuichan and Caihan are both Hualan's dowry maids. If Hualan allows it, and if they themselves are willing, they can certainly serve Zhou Chen without even being promoted to concubines, just like maids who are married to each other.
But Zhou Chen had never mentioned it before, and Hua Lan had never told Cuichan and Caihan that she, being kind-hearted, actually had plans for these two dowry maids.
If they want to leave, as the master, she will eventually agree to return their deeds and give them some dowry, which can be regarded as consummating the relationship between master and servant.
If they are unwilling to leave, she will not object. If officials need it in the future, she will also be willing to let them serve Zhou Chen. After all, they are her own maids, and they are easier to control than taking concubines outside.
But all this was done with her permission, but Caihan secretly seduced Zhou Chen without her permission and without her knowledge. This was something she could not allow.
How could she tolerate a maid who was disobedient and uncontrollable?
Early the next morning, after Zhou Chen left Chaoyun Pavilion, Hua Lan immediately ordered Feng's mother to lead someone to take down the hairpin and bring it to her.
In front of the Arhat's bed, Hua Lan sat upright, assuming the posture of being the mistress of the house and the eldest lady of the Hou family, with a stern face.
Looking at Caihan who was tied up and kneeling on the ground, she spoke coldly.
"Caihan, you should know why I took you down, right?"
"Girl, spare your life, girl, spare your life, I, I didn't mean it, I really didn't mean it."
Caihan was so frightened that she trembled all over and hurriedly begged for mercy. She knew that she was a kind-hearted girl, and if she behaved more pitifully, she might be able to save her life.
But she didn't know that her behavior offended Hua Lan. She was the housekeeper for two years and the hostess of the Marquis Mansion for another year. The aura of being the heroine of the house was naturally developed.
She was willing to let Cai Hao accompany Zhou Chen, so Cai Hao could do it. If she didn't want to, Cai Hao would never allow her to do that. If Cai Hao did this, she would never forgive her.
And the most important point is that before the one-year period of filial piety for our officials, Caihan dares to blatantly seduce them, which is even more unacceptable.
"Spare you? I usually treat you well, why do you do this?"
"me……"
Mother Feng went up and slapped her in the face, shouting loudly: "Madam asked you to answer, why are you hesitating? Reply quickly."
Caihan replied in panic: "I just saw that the Marquis had not consummated the marriage for a long time and was too lonely, so I thought of sharing the burden with the girl and serving the Marquis for the girl. Please spare your life, girl."
Hua Lan said coldly: "According to what you say, I still need to thank you?"
Caihan shouted loudly: "Girl, I am the girl's dowry maid. If the girl is inconvenient and the Marquis needs it, I can serve the Marquis."
Cuichan couldn't listen anymore and yelled: "Shut up, you have made a big mistake and you still have the nerve to quibble."
Caihan shouted: "I have no excuses. It has been more than two years since the girl married into the Marquis's house, but the Marquis has never taken a concubine. When the girl was inconvenient, the Marquis has never found another woman. He is also very energetic."
, I did this because I thought about the girl and the Marquis."
Hua Lan's face turned ugly: "You mean I'm jealous and won't let the Marquis take concubines, right?"
The colorful hairpin kowtowed to the ground: "I don't dare, I don't dare."
Hua Lan silently looked at the hairpin that kept kowtowing. She admitted that she was a little selfish. She missed the official's kindness to her and longed for the official's full love, so she never mentioned the matter of taking concubines.
But of course she couldn't show it now. Caihan's behavior was betrayal of her master and unethical.
"It seems that you still don't really realize where you are wrong. Don't worry, I won't kill you. Mother Feng, gag her, tie her up, and take her with you. I want to go back to my parents' home."
Hua Lan moved very quickly. He took Mother Feng, Cui Chan, and a few guards to the Sheng Mansion, and went straight to Wei Ruixuan, and ordered several guards to guard Wei Ruixuan and not allow anyone to come in.
"Madam, the eldest lady is back, and she has led people to surround our Wei Ruixuan."
The eldest lady was having a drink happily in her room, when she suddenly heard the maid Caihuan running in to report, and she suddenly looked shocked.
"Hua'er is back and has fenced in the yard? What's going on?"
During the questioning, she stood up, but before he could walk out, she saw Hua Lan walking in aggressively.
"Hua'er, what are you..."
Before I could ask, I saw the colorful hairpin that was pulled in by the guards and thrown on the ground.
"Colorful hairpin? Hua'er, what are you doing?"
Hua Lan ordered the maid Cai Huan: "Go down. Once you are out of the yard, don't come close."
Although Caihuan was the eldest lady's maid, she didn't dare to say a word when she saw Hualan being so aggressive and left in a hurry.
Wang Ruofu and Liu's mother both looked puzzled and looked at Hua Lan curiously.
"Hua'er, what's wrong? You look so scary."
Although she was Hua Lan's biological mother, it was the first time she saw such an imposing Hua Lan. The pressure came to her face, and she felt a little nervous unconsciously.
Hua Lan said in a deep voice: "Mom, I should have directly beaten this ungrateful bitch, but after all, she is the dowry maid given to me by your mother. After much thought, I decided to send her back for you to deal with.
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"It's unethical to betray one's master? Who, the hairpin? Does she have the courage?" Wang Ruofu looked unbelieving.
Hua Lan didn't say anything. He walked to the chair next to him and sat down: "Cui Chan, tell my mother what she did."
Cuichan immediately told Wang Ruofu what Caihan had done. Wang Ruofu listened and became furious. He rushed over and slapped Caihan.
"You little bitch, I asked you to be Hua'er's dowry maid, and I asked you to take care of Hua'er. How dare you seduce the Marquis when Hua'er is not around? It's during the Marquis' mourning period that I hit you
Damn you little bitch."
After one slap, I felt annoyed, so I slapped him twice more. After the slap, my hands began to shake.
"Mother Liu, beat me and beat this little bitch to death."
Without thinking, Mother Liu rushed over and slapped her a few more times, causing the hairpin to scream, but her mouth was stuffed with cloth, so she couldn't make much sound.
"Okay, okay, mother, I will leave this hairpin to you. The official is still observing the period of filial piety, and there must be no rumors that are detrimental to him."
Wang Ruofu understood what Hua Lan meant. In this era where filial piety is more important than heaven, if it is rumored that Zhou Chen had an affair with the maid during the period of observing filial piety, and the officials get hold of it, even if Zhou Chen cannot be brought down, they will definitely
Make a mess.
"Okay, Hua'er, leave it to me. Mom promises you that there will never be any gossip about it."
"Well, mother, then I'll go to my grandmother's place to say hello."
Seeing that Hualan was about to leave, Caihan struggled to crawl from the ground, crawled in front of Hualan, grabbed Hualan's clothes with her tied hands, and begged her face.
Mother Liu was not used to it at all, so she went up and pulled away the hairpin's hand.
As soon as Hua Lan left, Wang Ruofu ordered: "This little bitch, beat her to death, beat her to death for me..."
To be continued...