Chapter 221 - Furious (1/2)
“Since Nanny Li is so clear about this, then why ask me? Is Sister Sang Wan purposely giving me a hard time?” Gu Fangzi said coldly. Her expression remained just as haughty.
Sang Wan could not help but feel infuriated. Gu Fangzi still refused to exercise restraint and instead went for a counterattack even though they had already arrived at this point. As such, Sang Wan did not answer her and said, “Now that Nanny has mentioned it, I remember now! That day, the two servants kneeled in the courtyard and were spanked before being sent to do hard labor. With that as an example, how dare others commit the same offense again. Clearly, Mother was too merciful, so I shall act as the villain in her stead! Nanny Li, these two shall be spanked thirty times each, three months’ salary forfeited, and them and their families be sent to the country house! No need to wait until tomorrow, arrange everything to be done immediately! Let every servant in the household know so that they do not repeat the same offense. Otherwise, the punishment shall become even more severe!”
“Yes, Young Mistress!” Nanny Li gave a glance at Gu Fangzi before acknowledging.
Li Shun and Wu Chunfang turned pale. They never thought that Sang Wan would have such a bad temper and they instantly became paralyzed with fear. Neither of the two could even open their mouths to beg for mercy.
Gu Fangzi’s expression turned awfully dark. Li Shun and Wu Chunfang looked at her subconsciously for help, but she could only return a cold look and could not plead for leniency. She finally understood why Sang Wan had requested her to be present. Firstly, she did so to warn her, and secondly, it was to make her helplessly witness Li Shun and Wu Chunfang being punished. After this, which servant would still dare to do her bidding in the future?
Li Shun and Wu Chunfang were soon taken away. Sang Wan glanced at Gu Fangzi before smiling softly, “This incident is neither major or insignificant. However, it implicates the First and Third family. I think it is better to let Mother know about it! Sister Fangzi, you will follow me to be the witness!”
Gu Fangzi witnessed Li Shun and Wu Chunfang being dragged away right in front of her. She was already unhappy that there was nothing she could do, and after hearing that Sang Wan wanted her to go Wang Shi’s place to discuss about it, she felt suffocated and did not want to go. “Since this is a grave matter, Sister Sang Wan can go by yourself! I’m feeling a little tired, so I won’t be coming along. I’ll take my leave now!”
“Stop right there!” Sang Wan ordered coldly and glared, “I’m not asking you to!”
“So you are ordering me then?” Gu Fangzi pressed her hands closely together, otherwise, she would’ve exploded in anger. She had never seen this side of Sang Wan before.
“If you understand it that way, then so be it.” Sang Wan welcomed her glare and said, “Or am I not allowed to order you around?”
Gu Fangzi suddenly choked with anger. Even though the servants were quiet and had their heads hung low, Gu Fangzi knew that they were paying attention to the competition at this moment. As for Sang Wan, she did have the right to order her around.
“Then let’s go!” Sang Wan smiled and got up. As she walked to the door, she gave an instruction to Zhide, “Hold onto Miss Gu.”
Zhide brought two servants and walked up to Gu Fangzi. Gu Fangzi’s face immediately turned from red to white as she glared angrily at Sang Wan. She shook off Zhide and ran up to Sang Wan, “Sang Wan, you better not take this too far! One day, I will surely get you back for this!”
Sang Wan only spoke while looking into her eyes, “You were clearly the one who started this conflict first. There is a limit to my tolerance so you better behave yourself!”
Gu Fangzi was feeling at a loss and confused as she angrily watched the back of the person in front of her. It was as if she never knew the person in front of her. She dared to act impudently precisely because she had a good temper, cared about her image, acted like a saint, and disliked bickering. But when she got mad… Gu Fangzi was completely baffled.
When the two arrived at Wang Shi’s place, Sang Wan told Wang Shi about the incident. Of course, she did not mention the part when Third Old Mistress Shi personally went to tell her about what had happened. Instead, she only lamented that one of Ning Garden1’s servants unintentionally overheard it.
After Wang Shi finished listening, she became angry and scolded, “Those servants are the worst, luckily, they were heard by someone from Ning Garden. If your third aunt were to hear of it instead, there might be another episode of conflict in the household! Those two servants deserve to be punished severely. But to chase their families out too, isn’t it a little too much?”
“Aunt Wang is right!” Gu Fangzi immediately smiled and said, “Our household has always been merciful. Those two servants were just foolish at that moment and spoke more than they should, but nothing happened in the end. What Sister Sang Wan could do is to educate them and take away two months of their salary to make them learn from their lesson. Everyone makes mistakes unless they are saints! Why does Sister Sang Wan want to punish them so severely without sparing their families? This would make the servants feel that the masters are unkind!”
Gu Fangzi could not say anything previously when there was only Sang Wan. But since Wang Shi had already spoken, she had to seize the opportunity herself.