The Demon Concubine of God

Chapter 347 The Chief Steward is Xiao Quanzi

Shen Wen followed the crowd and found an inconspicuous seat in Dianchun Pavilion and sat down.

Mother Guan had been waiting in the house for a long time. She looked over and saw that everyone was present. She was in no hurry to say what the matter was. She first called the maids to serve tea and snacks to the ladies. Mother Guan had a cold face to people, but she was a particular person at heart. You could see her warmth in the face of life everywhere. For example, what happened in Dianchun Pavilion today was originally because of the announcement of punishment and the reprimand of the ladies in each room, but she carefully asked people to arrange fresh flowers that had just bloomed in the morning in the house, making the whole Dianchun Pavilion fragrant. Even careful people could see that the flowers were attracting butterflies and bees.

Shen Wen's seat was near the door, and the two talented women in front of her were whispering about the flower.

One said that the fragrance of flowers is unique in each courtyard, for example, the Hongdan Courtyard has camellia, the Huoli Courtyard has jasmine, the Nujing Courtyard has osmanthus fragrance, and so on.

One of them said that the reason why the flower lasted so long was that it was sprinkled with extracted essential oil.

The two people seemed to be very close, and they even discussed such a trivial matter with great interest.

Shen Wen actually liked these two girls very much. Judging from their words and behaviors, they seemed to be from scholarly families.

Everyone took two sips of tea and tasted the snacks served. Then Mother Guan cleared her throat and talked about Ji Chenhu's secret escape last night.

When Madam Guan talked about this, her face became even colder. She said, "That talented Ji ignored the rules of the courtyard. No matter if he got into trouble last night, he will not be allowed to stay in this courtyard anymore. And his personal maid Bingwei was implicated by him and was moved out of the courtyard early. Such an incident happened yesterday. Today, Madam Guan, I want to solemnly remind the young ladies of each room that these two are the consequences of not following the rules. If there are still young ladies who are so bold, I advise you to give up your thoughts and don't regret it until you are about to die."

The word "death" frightened everyone into silence. The delicious snacks in their stomachs also tasted different and everyone looked bad.

In such a tense atmosphere, Shen Wen, who was sitting by the door, made some small movements to attract everyone to come and see him. The tempting fragrance of flowers in the house attracted more bees and insects to fly into the house. It would have been fine if they just flew, but they also flew around aimlessly, harassing Shen Wen on his head and face. Shen Wen reflexively waved his hands to drive them away.

Seeing him being attacked by insects, Guan's mother frowned. The face of the woman beside her also changed. She couldn't help but ask Guan's mother: "Mom! What?"

Mother Guan's face was solemn. She slapped the table and pointed at Shen Wen and said, "It's you! I didn't expect it! There is really a brave person. I didn't expect you to be so lucky. You ran away last night and came back intact. You were summoned today, but you are still pretending as if nothing happened."

When everyone heard this, they were immediately in an uproar. They looked at Shen Wen as if he were a monster, whispering and pointing.

And the outstanding one blurted out, "I told you so. He has been getting along well with Ji Chenhu and Ji Caizi these few days since he came here. He must have conspired with Ji Caizi to run away last night."

Others echoed, "Yes! And there is also Yue Su'e, the talented lady Yue. She is the closest among the three of them, so she must have a role to play as well."

"Mom, we should lock them all up. We can't tolerate them in this courtyard anymore. Otherwise, the chief steward will get wind of this and implicate all of us in the Hongdan Courtyard."

"Ah? The chief steward? If the chief steward knows, he will deduct our food and clothing expenses. Then our life will be very tight."

These were the young ladies who had come to Hongdan Court a few months earlier. When they mentioned the chief steward, they were both respectful and fearful.

Mother Guan hated these people's chattering the most, and she immediately scolded them: "What are you all shouting about? Have you thrown aside all your etiquette and respect? How can this be so disgraceful?"

Everyone fell silent immediately, and the whole room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Just when it was so quiet, a voice outside the house shouted, "The chief steward is here."

Everyone looked towards the door.

Everyone looked outside the door nervously, as if a disaster had fallen on their heads.

Mother Guan was also afraid of being implicated in this matter, as the chief steward had punished the housekeeper in the same way before and had sent her away from the ward.

She wanted to show off her ability in front of the chief steward, so she quickly pointed at Shen Wen and said, "Get her up and wait for the chief steward to decide what to do."

The maid next to Guan Mama knew her best. As soon as Guan Mama spoke, she understood what she meant. She immediately called two servants and ran over quickly to tie up Shen Wen.

Shen Wen didn't want them to touch him at all. Without leaving his seat, he raised his foot and kicked the two servants in the heart, knocking each of them to squat on their buttocks, and also knocking down the old woman who was following behind.

When Guan's mother saw that Shen Wen actually knew Kung Fu, her face changed drastically.

Mother Guan was in full force. She approached Shen Wen and pointed at him and said, "Do you want to rebel? Do you know where you are? I was fooled. I didn't realize you are such a jerk. I don't want your body any more."

At this time, the legendary chief steward arrived. After hearing these words, he said cheerfully, "Who is so stubborn? Mother Guan, you can't discipline her well enough. This new talented girl must be taught everything on the first day."

Mother Guan was shocked by the sudden words of the chief steward. Her powdered white face changed again and again, and she forced out a few ingratiating smiles.

Shen Wen turned around and looked carefully at the steward in the sunlight.

"It's you?"

"Little Quanzi."

Shen Wen narrowed his eyes and said, "Am I seeing this correctly?"

Xiao Quanzi, the legendary general manager, was also stunned when he saw Shen Wen. It was not until he heard Shen Wen call him Xiao Quanzi that he was really sure that the person standing in front of him was really Shen Wen.

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"Sir?"

"Is it really you, sir? I didn't expect it to be you? You...how did you appear in Honglian Villa?"

Xiao Quanzi's servile nature led him to half-kneel before Shen Wen gracefully, and then he spoke to Shen Wen with great surprise.

The people in the room at the back looked at each other in surprise at this strange sight.

Mother Guan's face, like one painted white, changed into a thousand different forms once again.

Xiao Quanzi, like the personal servant before, bowed slightly and said to Shen Wen: "Sir, how did you come to Honglian Mountain Villa? Is it okay to live in this villa? I will clean another yard and assign some servants to serve you. How about you live in this villa peacefully?"

Shen Wen was held by his arm, and they walked out the door hand in hand.

Shen Wen was led by him and looked at him strangely. After they walked for a distance, Shen Wen said, "I didn't expect that you were in charge of the famous Honglian Villa. It seems that when I asked your prince to make you a servant in front of the Shen family, I really wronged you, the chief steward."

Xiao Quanzi didn't care at all. He said, "You are wrong to think so, sir. I am a eunuch who has been cut off from the family line. I am a eunuch who has served my master all my life. The prince said that you are my master, so you are my master. Wherever you go, you are my master."

Shen Wen looked at Xiao Quanzi and said, "Eunuch? What's wrong with eunuchs? Eunuchs serve the royal family. Eunuchs are noble, and their ranks are no worse than those of court officials. Xiao Quanzi, do you think I don't understand the ins and outs of this?"

Xiao Quanzi slapped his mouth and said, "I said the wrong thing. I didn't mean that. I just said that you are older than me. How can I be a steward in your eyes? I am just your personal servant."

Mother Guan, who was watching from behind, quickly and quietly asked the maid to dismiss the talented men and women in Dianchun Pavilion, while she followed closely behind to serve them at all times.

Mother Guan followed Shen Wen and Xiao Quanzi and went straight out of Hongdan Courtyard, out of the alley, through the banquet hall, and walked to the three-way intersection where the corridor extended.

Shen Wen looked at the surrounding scenery and said, "Hey Xiao Quanzi, I've come to your Honglian Villa but I haven't seen what it looks like yet. Why don't you accompany me to walk around the villa?"

Mother Guan, who was following behind, looked shocked and glanced at Xiao Quanzi's face hurriedly.

Xiao Quanzi still smiled and said to Shen Wen: "Of course there is no problem. Since you want to see it, then go ahead. To be honest, the scenery of Honglian Mountain Villa is secondary. In fact, the most beautiful thing about this villa is the beautiful concubines and beautiful ladies raised here. You also know that this is the purpose of our prince maintaining this villa."

Shen Wen nodded and said, "So the legend is true."

Xiao Quanzi said: "Actually, this is nothing. The young master is a simple person and is not involved in official circles. He doesn't know the ins and outs of this."

Shen Wen said: “This is the truth.

As they were talking, they turned around and saw Mother Guan quietly following them not far away. Xiao Quanzi coughed, waved his hand and said to her, "Go back. You don't need to serve here."

Only then did Guan's mother agree and turned away.

On the way back, some of the servants and old women who were passing by came over curiously and asked, "What's going on? The chief steward is so cold-blooded. He is only so respectful to his master. This is the first time I've seen him be so humble to a young talented girl who just got married."

One of the women asked, "Didn't they say that someone broke the rules in your Hongdan Courtyard? The chief steward didn't arrest the newcomer, but instead invited an ancestor to worship him?"

Mother Guan was even more confused. She said, "This? I don't know either. The one who ran away last night was the one served by the chief steward. We caught her on the spot in Dianchun Pavilion. You don't know that the flying insects that tracked the clues fell on her. It must be her who broke the rules."

At this point, Guan's mother continued, "Oh! Everyone, please stop asking nonsense questions. Be careful not to let the chief steward hear it and anger him."

Everyone agreed with her and said that they should remember the newcomer in the future and not offend him. Then everyone went their own way and dispersed.

When Mama Guan returned to Hongdan Courtyard, her two maids gathered around her, still worried that if they failed to do their job well, they would be punished by Mama Guan. One of the maids said, "Who would have thought that such a mistake would happen? No matter how capable the new recruits were, they would become like cats after drinking a bowl of cartilage powder."

"Yes! Yes! The two assassins were tamed in this way last time, and that martial arts beauty..."