Each of his words is more infuriating than the last.

It is just like this when a servant bullies his master.

The obese steward spit out a mouthful of "Pah!" on the ground, "You are the concubines' children. Who knows where you came from? If it weren't for the kindness of our prince, would you have lived a life of luxury in the princess's mansion?"

"I'm just taking one or two in, but you really think you're some young master or young lady? Get out of here, I'm going to teach this cunning slave a lesson today!"

Bai Lu became furious when she heard this.

Your Highness has issued several orders in a row to ensure that the children are well fed and clothed, but in the blink of an eye, they are bullied by a servant?

She glanced at Guyu, and the two of them walked quickly into Zhufeng Courtyard, seeing chaos in front of them.

The boss clenched his fists, his eyes blazing with anger, and confronted the man.

The second brother, who had just returned, held him tightly, not letting him come forward to argue. The fifth brother stood beside the two of them, at a loss as to what to do and about to cry.

The third and fourth brothers were not seen in the yard. I guess the fourth brother was in the house taking care of the sick third brother.

Opposite the three children was a fat steward, and beside him stood several servants with their hands on their hips and looking menacing.

At the steward's feet lay a servant, who looked to be a skinny teenager in his teens. He curled up in pain, holding his head and face with his fists. His coarse cloth clothes were mostly soaked by cold water and were dripping with water, and he was shivering in the late autumn weather.

A few cooks who were assigned today were standing far away. There were two wheelbarrows in the yard, with bricks, stones, wood and other materials scattered all over the ground, making it a mess.

A wooden barrel fell to the ground, and the water inside had long been emptied.

No one noticed their arrival. The fat steward took a step forward, stretched out his leg and kicked the servant on the ground.

Before Bai Lu could understand the situation, Gu Yu stepped forward and shouted angrily, "Stop!"

If the kick was strong, how could the young boy on the ground withstand it with his small body?

When Guyu spoke, everyone in the yard looked at her.

Bai Lu looked at her disapprovingly, took a step forward, and asked with a sullen face, "What are you doing? It's so noisy and disrespectful!"

"He is a bully!" The boss spoke first, pointing at the fat manager.

The second brother pulled his sleeve and shook his head at him, and the eldest brother shut up indignantly.

When the fat steward saw Bailu and Guyu, he immediately came up to them with a smile on his face, slapped himself in the face and said, "I deserve to die! I didn't discipline the servants well and frightened Miss Bailu and Miss Guyu. Damn it!"

He turned around and pointed at the servants who followed him and said, "You guys, quickly drag this blind man down! And clean up the yard to welcome the two girls."

The boss was so angry that he was shaking all over.

It was clearly the Wind-Crossing Courtyard of the five children, and he was the outsider, but he was the one who made the decisions for them. Even though they were not favored, they were still the nominal masters of the Princess's House, but their status in the house was always inferior to that of the maids who served the eldest princess.

"Don't be impulsive." The second brother reminded him repeatedly in his ear.

Seeing his behavior, Guyu sneered repeatedly. Bailu said slowly, "Zeng Xia, why are you coming to Zhufeng Courtyard instead of staying in the outer courtyard?"

Because her home was in the capital, she could go out to visit her relatives once every two weeks and knew some people from the outer courtyard.

This Zeng Xia is the capable person of Manager Wang.

Zeng Xia stepped forward, shaking off his fat flesh, bowing his body and smiling flatteringly: "Miss Bailu, you don't know that His Highness ordered to repair the small kitchen in this courtyard. I received the order from Steward Wang, so how dare I neglect it? I immediately rushed to buy and brought these two carts of materials, but I didn't know..."

He pointed at the servant trembling on the ground and said, "He actually stopped us from passing! How can this be allowed? It's one thing to delay the work, but how can it delay His Highness's business?"

"I have no choice but to teach them a lesson."

What he said was well-reasoned, and the servants behind him joined in the commotion, talking at once.

"Yes, girl, please give us your judgment!"

"Tomorrow the masons will come into the yard to do the bricks, stones and earthwork."

"What if Her Royal Highness the Princess blames me?"

With the support, Zeng Xia straightened his bent back and looked very pleased.

Bai Lu ignored him and took a look at the boss who was breathing heavily with anger. She knew that there was something else going on. She retracted her gaze and said to the thin boy lying on the ground, "Get up and answer."

After hearing her words, the thin boy trembled and struggled to get up from the ground as if he couldn't believe it.

Zeng Xia's face changed, and she hurriedly said, "Miss, you don't believe me? I am loyal to His Highness..."

Bai Lu raised her right hand to stop him from saying anything, and asked the young man whose clothes were dripping with water: "You go ahead and say it."

The young man was drenched in cold water, shaking like a sieve in the autumn wind. He couldn't stop shivering even when he spoke: "Little...boy Laibao..." Just after he said the name, a surge of cold air came up, making him sneeze violently.

His spit flew everywhere, spraying all over Zeng Xia's face, who was closest to him.

Zeng Xia's face turned black. He reached out to wipe the spit off his face and made a gesture as if he was about to hit someone.

"Stop." Bai Lu said lightly.

Lai Bao was hiding from Zeng Xia in fear. The boss finally found an opportunity and pulled him behind him to protect him, saying, "Just talk nicely, I'm not afraid."

Bai Lu is the eldest princess's personal maid. Although he has no good feelings for her, if he wants Lai Bao to prevent Zeng Xia from being bullied, he can only rely on her.

Lai Bao swallowed his saliva and mustered up his courage to say, "The materials they brought are not right! The boy's master is a carpenter, I recognize him!"

He stopped shaking as he spoke and pointed at the pile of materials. “Look, there are mold spots in the wood core. If it’s used to make beams and columns, it will collapse in two years at most.”

"Nonsense!"

Zeng Xia's face flushed red, and he rushed to the boss, wanting to drag Lai Bao out and beat him up to vent his anger.

The boss stretched out his hand to stop him, but his foot secretly tripped him, almost making him fall flat on his face.

Lao Wu, who was standing next to them, was short, so he saw it clearly and covered his mouth and laughed secretly.

"I'm not talking nonsense!"

Lai Bao said loudly: "There is also a problem with the bricks and stones. They will be smashed to pieces when they fall off the cart. How can they be used to build a wall?"

Bai Lu nodded, and Gu Yu strode to the cart, took a closer look, and said angrily, "It is indeed so!"

"No, no!"

Now it was Zeng Xia's turn to panic. She hurriedly said, "Miss Bailu, Miss Guyu, you can't listen to the nonsense of a little bastard. How can he understand these? These are all top-quality wood and red bricks! He doesn't understand!"

"He doesn't understand! What about me?!"

A roar suddenly came from the ground at the gate of the courtyard, as loud as thunder. Everyone was startled and looked back.

I saw a burly man with standing hair and beard, wearing black hammer armor that only the military wears, and a majestic iron-winged helmet on his head. He stood there like an iron tower.

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