Oops, I accidentally became the palm of a powerful official

Under Li Qing's order, all relevant personnel were quickly summoned.

Everyone was a little at a loss, not knowing why Li Qing asked them these servants to come.

The housekeeper didn't know, and asked with some panic: "Master Li, did something happen in the mansion? It disturbed your frame, please tell me clearly."

Li Qing snorted coldly, the butler has been here for many years, and he is considered a trustworthy person, it really surprised Li Qing to do such a thing today.

He said coldly: "You are the housekeeper, and we are not qualified to intervene in these matters, but Li is wondering, why does Xiaoxiao make such a fuss?"

The butler didn't understand, but seeing Li Qing's serious expression, he didn't dare to ask more questions, and waited for Li Qing's next words.

Li Qing looked at him, and asked seriously: "Housekeeper, what mistake did Xi Ran make, you beat him and made him kneel, leaving him with only half his life left."

It turned out that this matter, no one knew what Li Qing was thinking about Xi Ran.

The housekeeper hurriedly said: "Xi Ran is a maid who is usually quite responsible, but her personality has changed since she worked with Ms. Sheng."

"Then it's Miss Sheng's fault?" Li Qing asked back.

The steward waved his hand, "No, no, no, this old slave didn't mean that. Today, she spoke rudely and got into a fight with two servant girls. After investigating, the old slave punished her. The purpose was to help her change, and also to establish a correct point of view for everyone? "

"Is the fight her own fault? I heard that you only punished her, not others."

The housekeeper didn't expect Li Qing to say that, he was stunned for a moment, and then explained: "After the old slave investigated, she made rude remarks, took the initiative to attack, and scratched another servant girl's face. Afterwards, she didn't want to repent, and refused to admit her mistake, so The old slave will be punished a little."

"Hmph! It's ridiculous! Who can prove that Xi Ran made the first move!" Li Qing scolded.

Everyone could only push Ling'er and another maid forward.They were very scared, because at this moment, from Li Qing's expression, it could be seen that he was trying to defend Xi Ran.

"Have you seen the whole process of their quarrels and fights? Seriously, if you find out a lie, your tongues will be cut off!" Li Qing's voice was so loud that the two maids dared not speak.

The housekeeper said to Ling'er: "Ling'er, you're telling the truth, you said before that it was Xi Ran who made the first move, right?"

Linger was frightened, and said softly: "I saw them fighting before, and I don't know who started it first. It was the two of them who threatened me. I must testify for them in front of the housekeeper, otherwise I will be punished!"

After she finished speaking, she pointed to the two maidservants who were fighting with Xi Ran, she couldn't care so much at this moment, she dared not lie in front of Li Qing.

Another servant girl also said, "Your servant is guilty. I did not see the whole process. They told me to say that."

The housekeeper's expression changed instantly when he heard such words, "You lowly maidservants, how dare you deceive me."

The two servant girls who were fighting with Xi Ran trembled and kowtowed for mercy.

Li Qing glared at the butler, "I think you are confused, that's why you are treated like an idiot! You can't handle such a trivial matter, and if you are led by the nose by a few lowly servants, then other things in the mansion have to be dealt with." Can I give it to you?"

The steward also quickly knelt down, "Forgive me, my lord, it's the old slave who is stupid."

"The punishment Xi Ran received should be doubled, otherwise you will definitely not remember it. In addition, you two, staying here is also a disaster, and you will be driven out after the punishment."

After finishing speaking, he said to the housekeeper, "Housekeeper, are you old and dizzy? If you feel unwell, you can leave immediately. I will explain to Mr. Shoufu. If you still want to stay here, then make a good rectification. Otherwise, what's the use of keeping you."

"The old slave understands, the old slave knows."

"I believe you still have this ability, I don't want to hear anything I don't want to hear!" After speaking, he got up and left, but left a guard behind.

The housekeeper naturally understood what it meant to leave a guard behind.The next step was the punishment. All the participants, those who said a few words to Xi Ran were slapped forty times, and everyone knelt down for two hours.

The housekeeper glared at the few people kneeling on the ground, furious.

"You bastards killed me. I wouldn't have made a mistake if it wasn't for you bastards who turned black and white."

He knew that although he did not accept punishment today, Li Qing would not let this matter go easily.

When he saw Linger, he went over and kicked her, kicking her to the ground, Linger quickly got up and then knelt down.The housekeeper kicked her again, and Linger fell to the ground. Before she could get up, the housekeeper kicked her in the stomach one after another.

"You lowly maidservant, I really trust you, but you plotted against me. Don't you usually have a sense of justice? Don't you usually take care of Xi Ran? Why did you suddenly deceive me?"

The butler's anger is completely understandable. Ling'er is considered a pretty good girl here. If someone else testified today, the butler might not believe everything.But Linger never lied, so he believed it.

It's not a big deal to him to punish a servant girl casually, but if there is someone behind the servant girl, it will be troublesome.

Ling'er was in great pain, but the mistake had already been made, and she had no way to make up for it.

"The housekeeper spares my life, the housekeeper spares my life, they are the ones who threatened me, otherwise I don't want to harm Xi Ran." Ling'er begged bitterly.

"Who will forgive me if I forgive you! You bitch!" The housekeeper was very angry.

He said to the guards again: "Those who should be punished have already been punished."

The guard said coldly, "Housekeeper, I hope you don't make such low-level mistakes again. Even if Li Qing doesn't know, it shouldn't be a good thing for you to let Miss Sheng know what happened to Xi Ran!"

"Yes, you are right. Please help me to speak up in front of Master Li. This old servant is not negligent in his duties, nor is he trying to target anyone. The main reason is that he was deceived."

"You can't say what you want to say about some things. You can do it yourself." The guard was also a little disappointed with him.

The butler took out a gold bar from his pocket, turned his back to the others, and put it in the guard's cuff.

Touching the cold thing, the guard knew what it was, and hurriedly declined, "Housekeeper, what are you doing?"

The housekeeper shook his head, "I don't have any other intentions, I just hope Master Li can forgive me for being confused, and ask you to help me out. You are a celebrity around you, and your words can be effective."

The guard has benefited, so naturally there is no need to make things difficult for him.