How could my childhood sweetheart be the current empress?

"I am the eldest daughter of the Xu family. If anyone dares to move, I will tell Brother Cheng Ling!"

On the other side, the steward in the mansion looked at the scene in front of him with an embarrassed expression, not knowing what to do.

On one side is his wife, and on the other side is the eldest daughter, both of whom are people he cannot afford to offend.

However, the steward remembered the young master's previous instructions that everything in the mansion was under the control of the lady and there was no need to ask for his opinion.

Then, the steward looked at the lady and asked respectfully:

"Ma'am, how do you plan to deal with this matter?"

"Drag him away and punish him with a cane."

Yan Jixue said expressionlessly.

"Yes."

The steward nodded and asked the servants around him to drag the maids away. The little maids were so scared that they immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Madam, please spare us! Miss! Please save our slaves!"

"stop!"

At this time, Xu Xiqian stood up and loudly stopped these servants.

"Miss, this is Madam's order, please move aside."

The manager said somewhat helplessly.

Xu Xiqian looked at the maids kneeling on the ground begging for mercy, and she couldn't bear it. She looked up at Yan Jixue in front of her, clenched her fists, and stepped forward and said:

"Let them go quickly. This matter has nothing to do with them. I deliberately ordered them to do this. They dare not disobey my orders. Everyone has their own consequences. If you want to punish someone, just punish me."

She could bully her servants, but she didn't want to cause these little maids to be punished for her own reasons.

Since she was the one who ordered it, there is no need for her to escape from anything. Everyone has their own consequences.

Seeing that she dared to take the initiative to stand up and take responsibility for her mistake, Yan Jixue's impression of this spoiled young lady changed a lot.

It can be said that her nature is not bad, but because her life is too comfortable and she has never suffered, she is somewhat unable to distinguish right from wrong.

Therefore, she must be given some necessary punishment in order to correct her bad character traits.

"Since you want to take the initiative to take responsibility, then it's up to you. No matter how many blows they have to take, no less, it will all be counted on you."

Yan Jixue said lightly. After receiving her order, the servants had to release the maids and turned to walk towards the eldest lady.

"Don't come over here, don't come over here!"

Xu Xiqian subconsciously took a few steps back, her pretty face suddenly turned pale, and her voice was obviously trembling.

She had never been beaten since she was a child, and she was so scared that she collapsed to the ground.

"stop."

Just as she was about to be dragged away by the servants, a familiar voice suddenly rang out.

A petite figure flashed into the yard and kicked the servants to the ground, causing them to wail.

At this time, Xu Chengling also came over, and Tongxin returned to his side.

He looked at the scene in front of him, somewhat confused, and asked:

"What happened here?"

"Woo woo, Brother Cheng Ling, you're finally back. They all ganged up on me and bullied me."

When she saw Xu Chengling, Xu Xiqian's eyes suddenly filled with tears of grievance and she threw herself into his arms and cried.

Xu Chengling looked at the girl in his arms, then looked at his wife not far away, feeling a little confused.

Could it be that the lady is bullying the eldest lady?

That's not right. It's always the eldest daughter who bullies others. Who dares to bully the eldest daughter?

But the eldest lady did cry, and her tears were so red that it didn't seem like she was pretending.

There might be some hidden secrets here, so Xu Chengling looked at his wife and asked:

"My lady, what happened?"

"Why don't you ask her yourself."

"Okay, miss, stop crying and tell me what happened first."

“Wow… That’s it.”

The eldest lady rubbed her tears and told the whole story.

After listening, Xu Chengling finally figured out what happened.

It turned out that the eldest lady had instructed the maid to speak ill of the mistress behind her back, and the mistress heard it, so she planned to punish the eldest lady.

"Wow, Brother Chengling, please help Qian'er speak up, Qian'er is afraid of pain..."

Xu Xiqian hid in Xu Chengling's arms and acted coquettishly. In the past, as long as she acted like this, brother Chengling would forgive her no matter what mistakes she made.

"Madam has the final say in the mansion. Since Madam said she wants to punish him, she will punish him."

Xu Chengling looked at his wife and decided to respect her opinion. After all, he had already spoken and left everything in the mansion to her.

Therefore, he naturally had to set an example and support his wife's approach.

Chapter 18 If the lady is wrong, please refer to the first

"Ah, wuwu, Brother Cheng Ling, why are you speaking for an outsider? I am your sister."

When Xu Xiqian saw that he was actually speaking for an outsider, she immediately started crying and making a fuss, and hit his chest hard with her fists.

Xu Chengling ignored her crying and said,

"Qian'er, she is not an outsider. She is my wife and the wife of the entire Xiangguo Mansion. Moreover, you were wrong in this matter first. If you do something wrong, you must pay the price. I can't help you with this matter."

"Woo woo, you are all bad guys, you all ganged up to bully me..."

Xu Xiqian realized that crying was no use and even her brother Cheng Ling didn't help her, so she collapsed to the ground, completely at a loss.

On the other side, Yan Jixue was surprised to see Xu Chengling standing on her side.

You have to know that Xu Xiqian is the eldest daughter of the Xiangguo Mansion. She has known him longer and they are family, so he has to be a little partial to her no matter what.

But not only did he not take sides, he also actively supported her approach, obviously taking her words completely to heart.

Yan Jixue couldn't help but feel warm in her heart that her husband respected her so much.

It seems like it wouldn't be bad to marry a man who dotes on her like this, she couldn't help but think.

But soon Yan Jixue shook her head again. No, he was her sister's husband. How could she take someone else's love away? Besides, she didn't like this man...

If it were in the past, Yan Jixue would have confirmed it almost without hesitation, but this time, she couldn't help but hesitate.

"lady."

At this moment, a soft voice sounded in her ears.

At some point, Xu Chengling had walked up to her and scared her.

"Ma'am, what are you going to do?"

Xu Chengling looked at the lady in front of him and asked her.

Yan Jixue frowned slightly and thought for a moment. Punishment is definitely necessary, but the rewards and punishments must be clear. After a beating, there must also be a sweet reward.

After some consideration, Yan Jixue said:

"In my opinion, Xi Qian is not an outsider. Since she made a mistake, it would be best to punish her according to the family rules."

Then, she looked at Xu Chengling again and said to him:

"Cheng Ling, you are the master of the family. You should enforce the family rules. Just handle it yourself."

Yan Jixue gave the choice to Xu Chengling. If he supported her approach, she would also have to save her husband's face.

After all, she is someone else's wife now, and she does this just to avoid revealing her identity.

Xu Chengling looked at the woman in front of him, and was very satisfied to see that she cared so much about her own face.

"Ma'am, you don't have to worry about my opinion. You can make the decision on everything."

He already knew the whole story of the matter. It was indeed Qian'er who was at fault first. This girl was usually spoiled and no one dared to discipline her.

After that, Xu Chengling looked at Tong Xin beside him and said to her:

"Tong'er, go get the ruler."

"Yes, my lord."

Tongxin nodded, tapped her feet lightly, and disappeared.

While Tongxin was away, Xu Chengling ordered the servants around him to leave.

After all, this is his family affair, and it would not be nice to let the servants see it.

"Thank you, Master, thank you, Madam, thank you, Miss..."

Several maids thanked him hurriedly and left the place with a dazed look on their faces.

After a while, Tongxin came back with a ruler in her hand.

After handing the ruler to Xu Chengling, she felt that it was not appropriate for her to stay here, so she said to her master:

"Master, I'm going to go out and play first."

Tongxin jumped lightly onto the roof, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

In a blink of an eye, only Xu Chengling, Yan Jixue and Xu Xiqian were left in the yard.

"Madam, here is the ruler for you."

Xu Chengling handed the ruler to his wife and turned back into the house.

Yan Jixue nodded, took the ruler, and said to the girl in front of her:

"Xi Qian, stretch out your hand."

Xu Xiqian looked at the woman in front of her holding a ruler. She exuded a sense of oppression, which made her feel a little afraid.

But thinking that this matter was caused by her and that everyone should take responsibility for their own actions, she stretched out her little hand tremblingly.

"Snapped!"

Yan Jixue picked up the ruler and hit her palm hard.

Suddenly, Xu Xiqian felt a burning pain in the palm of her hand, and a red mark appeared immediately. She quickly pulled her hand back in pain.

"Don't take your hand away. Stretch it out again."

Yan Jixue said sternly.

Xu Xiqian's palms were burning with pain from being hit. She had never suffered such a great injustice before. For a moment, she felt mixed emotions and an indescribable grievance.

But she still tremblingly stretched out her little hand that was beaten red.

Yan Jixue raised her hand and slapped her palm twice. The sound was so loud that even Xu Chengling in the room could hear it clearly.

This was a really brutal beating.

But this time, Xu Xiqian did not take her hand back, and three red marks appeared on the palm of her hand.

"Woooo..."

Xu Xiqian felt a burning pain in the palm of her hand, tears welled up in her eyes, she bit her lower lip tightly, and her delicate body kept shaking.

Even though the pain was unbearable, she did not retract her hand. Her tearful eyes stared at the woman in front of her, with a hint of stubbornness on her little face.

"Do you know you're wrong?"

Yan Jixue did not continue to hit her, but put away the ruler, looked at her red palm and asked.

"..."

But Xu Xiqian did not respond to him, her little face full of dissatisfaction.

Her delicate face was twisted into a knot, with pearls rolling in her eye sockets, but she still bit her lip and held back.