Ya Sheng Gong Mansion.

"Go ahead, don't be too deliberate, just do what you feel like."

Hong Pi had just given some instructions to Jing Yuxing, and after a few more instructions, he sent him away.

After Jing Yuxing left, he took a deep breath again and said to himself: "The curtain is finally about to open..."

"Hong Yi, don't let me down, let me see how dazzling you can shine..."

…

Wu Wenhou Mansion.

"Hong Yi!"

Hong Yi, who has grown into a handsome young man, just returned to the city from Xishan not long ago. As usual, he wandered around the city for a long time and just returned to the Hou Mansion.

Not long after he stepped into his small courtyard, he heard a rapid knock on the door.

Listening to the sound, it doesn't sound like knocking with hands, but kicking with feet.

Hong Yi frowned slightly. Before he could ask a question, he heard a bang and someone kicked open the courtyard door from the outside.

What followed was a crisp but angry cry.

"Hong Yi! You haven't come to open the door for me after calling for so long, so I have to kick it with my feet!"

"Come out quickly. Stop hiding. I've heard from my disciples that you're back."

Hong Yi walked out of the house, looked up, and saw a maid standing in the courtyard, her arms crossed, eyebrows raised, staring at him with an annoyed look on her face.

"Hong Yi! Where have you been fooling around again? You hang out outside every day without even being seen. I have been looking for you for so long and got scolded by the lady!"

"Why don't you stay at home and go out every day? You just want to have fun and waste your time. No wonder you are such a big man. If you are not good at literature or martial arts, you will achieve nothing. You have really lost the face of the Hou Mansion."

Hong Yi frowned upon hearing this.

Naturally he recognized this maid, she was the personal maid of the second lady from the east side of the Hou Mansion.

The second lady is the daughter of Mrs. Fang, the second wife of the Hou Mansion.

Although Mrs. Fang's status in the Hou Mansion was not as good as Mrs. Zhao's, she was the equal wife of Marquis Wu Wen.

My natal family was a merchant, and I also donated an official position, so I was rich and had status.

Even though he is not as prominent as Mrs. Zhao, she is still talkative.

The maids in the courtyard are all superior to others in the mansion.

Acting domineeringly is inevitable.

It's just that although his life in the mansion was not satisfactory, he was still the young master of the Hou mansion.

A maid yelled at him and accused him in public, which really made him angry.

"Why are you still in a daze? The second lady asked me to come look for you, and it took me so long. If the second lady blames me, I will naturally be punished, and you can't forgive me!"

When she saw Hong Yi frowning in anger, she not only did not restrain herself, but instead opened her eyes, held her chin high, and clenched a fist with one hand.

That look seemed to say, "What are you looking at? I really thought you were the young master of the Hou family, what can you do to me? I still dare to beat you up if I mess with my little girl!"

Hong Yi was angry in his heart, but he was well aware of his current situation. He had been used to this kind of treatment since he was a child.

Taking a deep breath, he suppressed the anger.

He frowned and said, "What do you want from me?"

When the maid saw this, she muttered in a low voice: "It's really useless."

Then he said: "Second Miss and Princess Yongchun played the piano to make friends. While Princess Yongchun was playing the piano, she said, 'My heart is confused before I play today.' She was thinking hard and couldn't think of the next sentence. Second Miss asked me to ask you,

Let me tell you the next sentence."

The maid looked at him impatiently.

If the person who ordered her was not the second young lady, she would really not want to make this trip.

He is just an unpopular bastard, but he really thinks he is the young master of the Hou family?

I heard that his bitch mother was executed by the eldest lady because she had no respect for her and made the eldest lady displeased.

Because of this, he was even banned from martial arts since he was a child, and he is basically a useless person.

Even when I was studying, I had to ask everywhere, and I borrowed a few books with great effort, and then I learned how to read and have some literary talent.

so what?

Is it possible that I can turn over by reading a few shabby books?

The maid looked disdainful and muttered to herself, but suddenly she saw Hong Yi turning around and walking back into the house, and couldn't help scolding: "What are you doing? The second lady is still waiting for your reply!"

Hong Yi ignored him and walked back.

The maid was furious, raised her legs and followed him in, wanting to have a fit.

But he saw that Hong Yi had already pulled out a piece of yellowish and wrinkled paper on the desk, dipped it in ink and wrote a line of words on the paper.

"take it."

After Hong Yi finished speaking, he ignored her, picked up a book, and sat down next to the desk.

"What is this?" The maid asked as she looked at the line of words on the paper.

His handwriting is vigorous and flying, showing his skill.

But the maid only read a little bit of books and knew a few words, but she couldn't read a few words on this paper.

"You are a servant and you are illiterate. Why are you asking so many questions? Just send him back."

Hong Yi stared at the book without raising his head and said coldly.

"you……!"

The maid's eyebrows widened, and a hint of embarrassment flashed across her face.

"Okay, Hong Yi, do you dare to talk to me like this?"

As he spoke, his hands were already clenched into fists, making a cracking sound.

Although she could not read a few words, she had practiced martial arts with the second lady since she was a child, and she also learned some boxing and kicking.

Although he is not a high-ranking scholar, it is still easy to deal with a weak scholar like Hong Yi.

In anger, she stared at Hong Yi with a fierce look in her eyes.

I just wanted to teach him a lesson.

You are just an unpopular bastard. Although there are rules in the house, no one will stand up for this bastard.

Although her martial arts skills are not great, she still has an unbearable power for ordinary people.

Hong Yi can naturally feel it too.

Seeing the fierce look in the maid's eyes, Hong Yi secretly thought that something was wrong.

In a hurry, but without panic, he slammed the table, stood up, pointed at the maid and angrily shouted: "How dare you attack me! No more rules in this house!"

The maid sneered: "Do you really think of yourself as the eldest young master? Why don't I dare? Rules? The rules in the house, of course I don't dare to disobey them, but you are just the son of a cheap maid, and you don't even count the people in the house.

No, if it weren’t for the kindness of Madam, you wouldn’t even be able to get through the door of the Marquis’ Mansion, and how dare you act like a young master with me?”

She said this, but in her heart she didn't dare to do anything to Hong Yi.

I thought, just use the grappling hand to control his arm without hurting the muscles and bones, and make him suffer for three or two days.

Even if he was discovered, it would only be a few scoldings. It would not hurt or itch, but it was better to let out this bad breath at the moment.

Thinking about it, he really clenched his fists and walked towards Hong Yi step by step.

Hong Yi secretly said something bad.

If he was really beaten by a servant, it would be nothing more than physical pain, but if word spread, he would probably lose his face and find it difficult to hold his head up.

I was thinking about taking a road and escaping.

Although it was rude, it was still better than being beaten by a maid.

At this moment, I suddenly heard a cry from outside the hospital: "Brother Yi Ke'er! Brother Yi, are you there? Great joy! Great joy!"

Xiaoan?

Hong Yi heard it clearly.

The only person in the mansion who would call him so affectionately was Xiao An, the maid who once served her mother.

"Brother Yi! You won! You are on the provincial examination list, you have achieved fame!"

Before the people from Xiaoan arrived, the sound of joy could already be heard from afar.

Hong Yi was startled when he heard this, and immediately his heart felt like it had been trapped for many years. Suddenly the heavy clouds and mist were lifted, and finally he could see the blue sky, and he felt a surge of ecstasy.

Xuan even pressed down, and in a blink of an eye he looked at the maid who had already started to move, but stopped in a daze because of this, and scolded with dignity:

"Did you hear that? I am now a scholar with a good reputation. According to the laws of the Qian Dynasty, if I beat a scholar with a good reputation, I will be exiled for three thousand miles!"
To be continued...