After a master of metaphysics severed ties with his family, the whole family was filled with regret!

Chapter 12 Luo Chujiu disciplines the governess

"You can't barge into the young lady's room! Who are you?"

"Step aside!"

"boom--"

A burst of noise startled Luo Chujiu, who had been resting with her eyes closed.

Luo Chujiu sat cross-legged on the edge of the bed, opened her eyes, and looked at the arrogant intruder.

"This old woman, Wan, greets the eldest young lady. I have come on the orders of the madam to teach the eldest young lady the rules of the household."

Luo Chujiu looked up at Wan Shi, but only raised the corners of her lips without saying a word.

Seeing that Luo Chujiu ignored her, Wan Shi became even more arrogant.

“Miss, it’s already Chenshi (7-9 AM). You should get up and pay your respects to Madam. Second Miss does a better job than you in this respect. She went to Madam’s before dawn. As Madam’s own daughter, you are being so negligent. It is extremely impolite.”

Wan stared at Luo Chujiu and spoke each word carefully, subtly and overtly belittling Luo Chujiu and saying that Luo Chujiu was not as good as Luo Chuxue.

"Really? But for the first ten years or so of my life, I was like an orphan, without parents to raise me, so naturally I didn't know that the Luo family had this rule."

Luo Chujiu found it all laughable. They gave birth to her but didn't raise her, abandoning her for over a decade, and now they want to teach her manners?
“Why do you speak so aggressively, Miss? The master and mistress naturally have their reasons. As children, we should be understanding of our parents, not harbor resentment.”

"When did I ever say I resented my father and mother? Granny Wan is really trying to pin a huge pot on my head."

Luo Chujiu smiled at Wan Shi, showing no sign of falling into her trap.

"you"

"Scarlet Clouds—"

Upon hearing her master call her name, Fei Yun immediately stepped forward and apologized:
"I'm sorry, my lord. It's my fault for being useless. I couldn't stop them from insisting on entering your room."

"Feiyun, tell me, when you were serving in the Xiao Prince's mansion, was it permissible for a servant to barge into the master's room without permission, to spout nonsense about the master, or even to slander the master?"

Luo Chujiu said this while looking at Madam Wan, who was startled and wondered what Luo Chujiu was up to.

Upon hearing this, Fei Yun immediately understood.

“Miss, no matter where you are, a servant is a servant. It is absolutely forbidden to trespass into your master’s room without permission. If you violate this rule, you will be punished with caning at the very least, and even beaten to death at worst. If you falsely accuse your master, you will be beaten to death!”

Wan's eyes widened, and a sense of fear ignited in her heart.

"Oh? So that's how it is. I thought the rules of the Luo family were unique. It turns out that no matter where you go, a servant will always be a servant. Madam Wan, do you know your crime?"

Luo Chujiu gave Wan a very imposing look, and Wan immediately knelt down, along with Jiang Mama and Qianyun Nongqiao who were accompanying her.

"Please forgive me, young lady. This old servant was merely acting on the orders of the madam and had absolutely no intention of disrespecting you."

"Did Mother allow you to barge into my room without permission? Did Mother allow you to question me about whether I harbor resentment towards them?"

Luo Chujiu continued to question, pressing Wan Shi so hard she could barely breathe.

"未未曾"

"Since there is no such thing, then you are just making unfounded assumptions about your master's thoughts. Shouldn't you be punished?"

Luo Chujiu had a smile on her face, looking innocent and naive, but it sent chills down Wan Shi's spine at this moment.

"Please forgive me, young lady. This old servant accepts the punishment."

What could Wan Shi possibly say in response? This young lady was truly a ruthless character; she had underestimated her!

“It’s good that you accepted the punishment. Feiyun, take Wan Shi, Granny Jiang, Qianyun, and Nongqiao to the courtyard and give them twenty strokes of the cane. You will personally oversee the process.”

"Yes, miss!"

Fei Yun looked at Luo Chujiu as if she were seeing a god, her eyes filled with adoration!

Granny Jiang and the others were astonished, not understanding why they also had to be punished.

"Young Miss, why are we servants being punished as well?" Granny Jiang asked Luo Chujiu with great resentment, feeling extremely wronged.

"Does Granny Jiang feel wronged? I ask you, who do you serve?"

"Of course it's the young lady!"

"Since you are serving me, why do you allow Wan Shi to bully me while you stand by and watch? I can't afford a servant like you who is disloyal to her master."

Luo Chujiu gave a cold laugh, classifying the three of them as "ungrateful wretches," and it was not unjust for them to be punished with a cane.

Qianyun and Nongqiao exchanged a glance, both seeing regret and resentment in each other's eyes.

They originally just wanted an easy job, which is why they chose to serve the young lady. Who knew that the young lady would give them a hard time the day after she returned to the manor!

"Feiyun, execute immediately."

"Yes."

Soon, Fei Yun brought the four of them to the courtyard, and before long, screams of agony echoed through the courtyard.

Luo Chujiu sat quietly by the dressing mirror, waiting for Feiyun to finish supervising so she could comb her hair.

Luo Chujiu hated combing her own hair the most. Back in Xuanfeng Mountain, her senior brothers always combed her hair for her, and she never had to do it herself. Now that she had Feiyun, Luo Chujiu didn't have to worry about combing her hair anymore.

Fifteen minutes later, Feiyun knocked on the door and came in.

“Miss, the caning has been completed. I personally supervised it and there was no leniency.”

"Hmm, it doesn't matter. It was just a show of force anyway. How hard you hit me is not important. Come and braid my hair, just like the hairstyle you had at Prince Xiao's mansion. I liked that look."

"Yes, Miss, I will do your hair and makeup right away."

Feiyun readily complied with Luo Chujiu's request and quickly used her nimble hands to style her hair into the same bun as before, with two small braids hanging down her shoulders, making her look very lively and cute.

"Miss, are you satisfied with this?"

“Satisfied? How could I not be satisfied? It’s getting late, come with me to pay my respects to Mother.”

Feiyun was taken aback and asked:

"Miss, will you be given a hard time if you go there now?"

"I have some faith in your young lady. I won't be bullied so easily. Think about what happened this morning."

Luo Chujiu looked at Feiyun with a smile, indicating that she could rest assured.

Feiyun laughed upon hearing this.

Yes, Miss is not easily bullied. Didn't Miss deal with Madam Wan? It was truly gratifying!

At this moment, Luo Chuxue was talking to Luo Jiangshi, who was laughing uncontrollably at Luo Chuxue's antics.

"Haha, Xue'er really knows how to make me happy. If you were my own daughter, I don't know how happy I would be!"

"Aunt, please don't say that. Now that my elder sister has returned to the Luo family, she will be heartbroken to hear you say that."

Luo Chuxue was filled with fear after hearing what Luo Jiangshi said.

Her cautious demeanor made Lady Luo feel even more sorry for her.

"It's terrible, Madam! It's terrible!"

Su, the nanny who served Luo Jiangshi, rushed in, shouting and yelling.

Lady Luo frowned slightly, clearly displeased.

"Why are you so panicked?"

"Madam, the maid you sent to discipline the eldest young lady, Madam Wan, has been flogged twenty times! Granny Jiang and the two maids who serve the eldest young lady were also beaten!"

(End of this chapter)