The four servants following him also looked at Xiao Ruge with concern.

In fact, it doesn’t matter where you work. What matters is whether you can get rid of the poison in your body. It’s really uncomfortable to be worried all day long and afraid of the poison taking effect.

"Of course. As long as you swear not to talk nonsense after you get out, I will keep my word and I will definitely remove the poison from your bodies."

After hearing this, Manager Li fell into deep thought, thinking about the interests involved.

Nanny Wang sneered, "Manager Li, I thought you were so loyal to the Second Miss. It turns out you were thinking about asking the Second Miss to detoxify you so that you can leave safely. It's really a waste of the Second Miss's care for everyone!"

"From what Nanny Wang said, you are not planning to leave?"

Xiao Ruge did not blame Manager Li, which made Manager Li's ugly expression look much better.

She just stared at Nanny Wang, wanting to see how she would answer.

Nanny Wang was full of flattery and immediately expressed her loyalty, "Of course, the Second Miss has been very kind to us. There is no better master than the Second Miss!"

"Since Nanny Wang has already acknowledged our young lady as her master, why does she still call her 'Second Young Lady'? Is there another young lady in the general's mansion? Or, in Nanny Wang's heart, our young lady is not the real master at all, and your master is actually someone else?"

Bai Zhi glared at Nanny Wang with a cold face, and her words left Nanny Wang speechless and terrified.

"Oh! This is really unfair to me. Ever since I was assigned to our young lady, my heart has been with her. I just said something wrong, and I deserve to be beaten!"

While admitting her mistake, Nanny Wang reached out and lightly slapped herself on the mouth. Anyone could see that she was just pretending.

But Bai Zhi did not intend to let her go just like that, or rather, it was Xiao Ruge who would not let Nanny Wang go.

Bai Zhi snorted coldly, her clear eyes full of disdain for Nanny Wang, and said coldly: "Since Nanny knows she is wrong, then according to the rules of our General's Mansion, she should be slapped ten times!"

As soon as the words fell, Bai Song and Bai Yang strode over. One of them grabbed Wang Ma's hands to prevent her from resisting, while the other swung his arm and started slapping her in the face.

Just as Nanny Wang was about to beg for mercy, she was slapped in the face. She saw stars and her ears buzzed. It was obvious that the man showed no mercy.

She screamed miserably and had just shouted "Miss, please spare my life" when the second slap came down on her face. The corner of her mouth was bleeding. Her mind became even more confused and she forgot what she wanted to say.

Afterwards, the only sound in the yard was the sound of slapping. The seven little maids who were under the care of Nanny Wang had never seen such a scene before. They were so scared that they huddled together and burst into tears.

But because they were afraid of Xiao Ruge's identity and worried about getting into trouble, they could only hold back and sob quietly.

Steward Li frowned as he looked at Nanny Wang who was being beaten. Although he felt that Xiao Ruge was a little too cruel, when he thought of how she had just pulled him up, the pity in his heart instantly disappeared without a trace.

It is said that there must be something hateful about pitiful people, and this is indeed true.

As for the servants behind him, they were men after all, about sixteen or seventeen years old, and they had seen the world. Although they would be afraid of such scenes, they were not frightened to the point of losing their legs on the spot.

After the slap, Bai Yang let go of Nanny Wang, who collapsed to the ground, bleeding not only from the corners of her mouth but also from her nose.

One of them, a little maid who had a good relationship with Nanny Wang and was bribed by her, saw her and hurried over to help her up, then turned around and glared at Xiao Ruge fiercely.

"No matter what, we are from the Xiao family. How could you treat us like this, Miss?"

Xiao Ruge calmly put down the teacup, stroked the patterns carved on the hand warmer, and suddenly smiled as if in the spring breeze.

"I think you haven't figured out the situation yet. Your indentures are in my hands now. I am your master. If I tell you to live, you live. If I tell you to die, you die!"

These words made the little girl turn pale, and she hugged Nanny Wang and became speechless.

Manager Li sighed, turned around and winked at the servants behind him, then immediately took the lead and knelt down, kowtowed to Xiao Ruge.

"Miss, I am willing to stay here and serve you loyally, and do my best. However, my family is still in the Xiao family. If I want to have no worries, I hope you will be kind enough to bring my family here with you!"

Having said that, Manager Li kowtowed twice to Xiao Ruge.

His meaning was very clear. If his family was not with him, he would have to be cautious even if he wanted to do something. If he was to be used, it would be best to let him have no worries.

Xiao Ruge naturally knew about this, so she smiled and nodded, "That's easy to say, it's just a small matter. In a few days, I will ask Manager Li to reunite with his family."

There were those who trusted Xiao Ruge, and naturally there were also those who did not, such as Nanny Wang. There were also two little maids who just knelt down and said that although their family members were in the Xiao family, they would serve Xiao Ruge well and had absolutely no ulterior motives.

Xiao Ruge did not beat or scold them, nor did she punish them. Instead, she assigned them rough work and explicitly forbade them to enter her yard.

As for Nanny Wang and the little maid, they were directly sent to a farm outside the city alone.

Xiao Ruge had long known that Nanny Wang had bought over more than one person's heart, but she was willing to give those people a chance. As long as they didn't cause trouble, she was still willing to support them.

In the afternoon, Concubine Zhao suddenly had a lot of things sent over, including food and clothes, and even a multi-treasure screen.

Seeing this, Xiao Ruge couldn't help but sigh, and ordered people to put the Duobao screen into the house, count the remaining things, and put those that should be put into the warehouse into the warehouse.

When people were busy tidying up things, Butler Yang came with Princess Jianing. When Princess Jianing saw the things all over the yard, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.

"Ruge, what are you doing?"

"Empress Zhao sent me some things, and I'm collecting them now! Princess, you've come just in time. Here are some snacks from the imperial kitchen. I'll ask Bai Zhi to make a pot of good tea, and we can have a taste!"

Xiao Ruge didn't need to keep an eye on the packing. She pulled Princess Jianing towards the greenhouse in the back, where it was warmer.

It's not that cold in February, but it has been cloudy these past two days, and it's a bit cold without the sun.

The two of them drank tea, admired the flowers, ate snacks and chatted.

Seeing Princess Jianing's eyes full of joy, Xiao Ruge couldn't help but ask, "Princess, is there any good news? I can see that you are full of joy."

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