It was the first time that Li Guanwen had a chance to visit the inner residence of Prince Zhongshun's Mansion carefully. Although he kept a straight face along the way, his eyes looked around flexibly.
Xu Weizhi led the way in the front and warmly turned back to greet him from time to time.
However, Li Guanwen could see Xu Weizhi's nervousness and embarrassment from his expression.
Did he think that he didn't know?
No wonder the housekeeper of the Prince's Mansion was embarrassed. Wang Ye was not a child. He was already an adult, but he was still punished by his official mother to kneel because of a fight outside. If this happened to him, he would also be embarrassed.
They entered the inner residence and went straight to the Upper House. Li Guanwen asked inconspicuously, "Madam Pang lived in the Upper House after returning to the mansion?"
"Yes, after Madam Pang returned to the mansion, Madam Dowager said that Madam Pang should be respected as the Madam of the Pang Family. So, she moved the Pine Crane Hall out of the Upper House and moved it to the back yard."
"Oh?" Li Guanwen couldn't help but say in surprise, "Madam Dowager is so righteous. It's really admirable."
Prince Zhongshun was not even the son of a concubine of Madam Pang. Moreover, the Pang Family had some disputes in the past. When Your Majesty sent Madam Pang to Prince Zhongshun's Mansion, Prince Zhongshun would only treat her with courtesy. No one would say anything bad about it. Who would expect that Prince Zhongshun would treat his official mother so well?
Whether the reason for this kindness was out of respect for his official mother or loyalty to Your Majesty, Li Guanwen really admired Pang Xiao for being able to do this.
"What about Old Master and Madam Dowager?" Li Guanwen asked again.
Xu Weizhi smiled and said, "Now they also live in the Pine Crane Hall in the back yard. Madam Dowager lives with Old Master and Madam Dowager. "
Li Guanwen nodded and noted it down.
While they were talking, they arrived at the Upper Courtyard. Li Guanwen happened to see a little girl running in. It seemed that the servant had just gone to the second gate and told the old maid guarding the gate. The old maid then asked the little girl to pass the message, so she was a little late.
Li Guanwen quickened his pace and saw the little girl running into the courtyard.
In the middle of the courtyard, there was indeed a familiar tall figure kneeling there.
Prince Zhongshun was actually forced to kneel by his di mother!
Even though Li Guanwen had already heard some of it, he couldn't help but be dumbfounded at this moment.
It was because Pang Xiao's domineering and majestic image was too deeply rooted in people's hearts that Li Guanwen couldn't connect this embarrassed person who was punished by his official mother to kneel with the God of War Wang Ye in his memory, who could make enemies tremble with fear with just a stare.
Pang Xiao might have heard the little girl's message. He suddenly turned around and saw Li Guanwen enter the courtyard under the lead of Xu Weizhi.
Li Guanwen clearly saw the unwillingness and embarrassment on Pang Xiao's face.
Pang Xiao didn't care about continuing to kneel as punishment. He stood up and looked at Xu Weizhi with a sullen face. "Steward Xu, how are you doing your job? Why didn't you inform me earlier that Chief Steward Li was coming? How can this prince neglect Chief Steward Li like this? How can this be? "
Li Guanwen had served Your Majesty for many years and understood the thoughts of this kind of person. Even though Prince Zhongshun's military power had been stripped, his prestige in the military was still the same. This was a person that even Your Majesty had to be wary of. How could he, a chief of the eunuchs, offend him?
Therefore, Li Guanwen lowered his head and bowed, respectfully waiting on the side. He didn't have the arrogance that he had when he arrived.
Xu Weizhi lowered his head in fear and trepidation. He bowed and said, "In reply to Wang Ye, Chief Steward Li came under the imperial order. This lowly one also had no choice. Please forgive me, Wang Ye."
Pang Xiao looked at Xu Weizhi with a sullen face.
Before he had time to speak, the curtains in front of the main room's door were lifted up by someone.
A woman in her fifties with a plump figure and gray hair came out of the door with the help of a maidservant.
Madam Pang's face was full of wrinkles, especially the deep wrinkles between her eyebrows, which made her face look full of anger. Even if she didn't show any expression, she seemed to be in a rage. Her appearance when she was young was already indistinguishable. But now it seemed that she was a bad-tempered person with thin lips and harsh lips.
"Wang Ye. You must not vent your anger on others. " Madam Pang frowned and said, "Chief Steward Xu has done his best for the mansion. Chief Steward Li came under the imperial order. How could Chief Steward Xu stop him?"
These words of reprimand …
The reason was right, but was it really good to say it out loud?
Li Guanwen was an outsider, but the corner of his mouth twitched when he heard it.
Pang Xiao bowed respectfully. His attitude wasn't intimate, but he said respectfully, "Thank you, Madam, for your guidance."
"Mm." Madam Pang responded in a drawn-out voice. Then, she slowly walked down the stairs. When she arrived in front of Li Guanwen, her attitude had changed completely.
A smile hung on her angry face. Her voice wasn't as serious as when she talked to Pang Xiao. Instead, she said with a smile, "I'm really rude. This old woman has just arrived in the mansion. I haven't had the time to reorganize the mansion. The whole mansion is in a mess. I'm sorry for making you laugh. "
"Don't say that. Old Madam, you should take care of your health. Your Majesty is also concerned about your health."
Madam Pang's eyes narrowed with a smile. "This old woman is vulgar. Your Majesty still has to worry about me. I'm really scared. Your Majesty, please rest assured. This old woman will certainly admonish Wang Ye. There won't be such an absurd thing in the future. "
"Oh, please don't say that." Li Guanwen had been wailing in his heart for a long time. How capable was this Madam Pang? Her husband had died many years ago, but she still talked to Pang Xiao like this. She didn't take him in as a concubine's son, nor did she raise him. Moreover, she didn't speak to Wang Ye in such a way.
"Wang Ye is Your Majesty's backbone. This time, I came here under the order to check Wang Ye's injury. If Madam Pang doesn't mind, I'll call the imperial physician to come and check Wang Ye. "
"Then, I'll have to thank Your Majesty for your understanding."
Li Guanwen went to call Imperial Physician Ma.
The wound on Pang Xiao's arm was bandaged. However, there were still bloodstains on the snow-white gauze. It looked shocking. In addition, there was a bruise on the corner of his mouth. Even though Li Guanwen didn't see the scene of the two fighting with his own eyes, he could imagine that both of them must have used a heavy hand at that time.
After Imperial Physician Ma re-bandaged Pang Xiao's wound and applied medicine, Li Guanwen saluted and asked respectfully, "Wang Ye, Your Majesty wants this servant to ask you what happened at that time."
Pang Xiao's sword-like eyebrows were raised. He angrily snorted and said, "That bastard is asking for a beating! Wait for this Prince to seize the opportunity, I will definitely avenge this sword! "
In the end, he was still a person who fought on the battlefield. Under his anger, Li Guanwen couldn't help but shrink his neck.
Madam Pang wasn't afraid of Pang Xiao at all. She said in a deep voice, "Wang Ye! You are a subject, but Prince Consort Ji is a relative of the imperial family. How can you speak like this? Don't you remember the family rules of the Pang Family? "
Pang Xiao frowned when he heard this. It could be seen that he was on the verge of exploding in anger, but he still didn't refute.
Madam Pang said, "In the end, you didn't have the fate to be raised in the mansion. You learned some rascals in the marketplace. How did your mother teach you? If you grew up in the mansion, you wouldn't be so unruly. If your father was still alive and saw that you didn't make any progress, he would break your legs! "
When Li Guanwen heard this, he almost knelt down to Madam Pang.
In the whole world, among the people who were unrelated to Pang Xiao, perhaps only Madam Pang dared to talk to him like this.
Pang Xiao, who had endured for a whole day, finally couldn't control his anger. He said in a deep voice, "Madam Pang, This King respects you because of his father, whom he has never met. Don't push your luck!"
Madam Pang was stunned.
Since she came to Prince Zhongshun's mansion, she had never seen Pang Xiao angry with her!
It was because of Pang Xiao's polite treatment and concession that Madam Pang had the confidence to discipline him.
She didn't expect that a person who usually looked docile and harmless would be so terrifying when he released a murderous aura that only appeared on the battlefield.
Pang Xiao said, "If it weren't for Madam Pang's jealousy, how could I not have the fate to be raised in the mansion? You know what happened in the past better than anyone else. This King respects you, but please don't go too far. At that time, my mother was driven away by you, and you sent people to assassinate her. She was lucky to escape. Since then, she has nothing to do with the General's Mansion!
"I've never been recognized by you. My title of nobility was earned through my own hard work. I didn't borrow any of your Pang Family's glory. I'm treating you courteously now because of my self-restraint. If you want to continue manipulating my mother, sizing her up and thinking that she's still the servant girl you persecuted in the past, then you're wrong!
"I, Pang Zhixi, don't have any other skills. As you said, I am a scoundrel! When the time comes, I will kill you. Let's see who can do anything to me! "
"You, you …" Madam Pang's face was pale. It was unknown whether she was angry or scared. "You are simply incorrigible. You don't care about human relations!"
Pang Xiao smiled coldly. He turned around and asked Li Guanwen, "Did the Chief Steward see what happened today?"
Li Guanwen bowed his head and said, "Yes, I have been watching carefully. Wang Ye, do you have any orders?"
Pang Xiao said, "It is good that you saw Madam Pang's unreasonable behavior clearly. Later, I will go to the palace to beg Your Majesty. I will also ask Chief Steward Li to testify for This King. "
"Testify?" Li Guanwen did not understand and said, "Wang Ye, what do you want to do?"
Pang Xiao said, "This King is very grateful that Your Majesty helped our Pang family find Madam Pang. However, This King's mansion is small and cannot accommodate two families. Madam Pang made things difficult for my grandfather and grandmother. My mother was also ordered around by her. When This King saw this, he did not know why he opposed Beiji's tyranny in the first place. Beiji did not oppose at that time. Aren't they living like this? "
A woman who caused trouble was enough to cause chaos in the entire family. Pang Xiao did not want to keep Madam Pang, but it was Your Majesty's arrangement at the beginning, so he could only obey. Now that so much time had passed, he might as well take advantage of his bad mood today to remove this nail from the mansion.
Li Guanwen's heart thumped when he heard this.
Even Madam Pang's expression changed greatly. She said anxiously, "What right do you have to send me away? If it were not for your father, would you even exist in this world? I am your father's legal wife. For your father's sake, you have to be filial! "
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