No, how can this little child speak to an elder like this?
She actually asked her to kneel, isn't she afraid of shortening her lifespan?
Madam Cheng rolled her eyes and suppressed her displeasure, "It is true that Miss Yun is the Princess of Dongping, but this old woman has lived a long life and has never seen anyone kneel and kowtow to a child..."
Asking her to kneel? Absolutely not.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jinheng coldly snorted, "There are many things you haven't seen. If you don't kneel today, we can summon Magistrate Chen to discuss it. As the parent official of Heyang County, Magistrate Chen still has to bow and be polite to the Princess, so what are you, a shrew, worth?"
As soon as these words were spoken, even little Xi Tian, who was standing nearby, was stunned...
Good heavens, this brat is quite skilled at arguing.
It seems that Madam Cheng's earlier words to Niu Caixia had truly angered him.
To think of asking Caixia to be a concubine to several brothers at the Yun family, and if they didn't want her, she would be a dowry maid for Old Man Yun...
Madam Cheng's head must be filled with dung, otherwise, how could she say such outrageous things?
"You... You are bold!~" Madam Cheng, seeing that she couldn't outargue Xiao Jinheng, resorted to making a scene, "Are you bullying us because we have no men and are just a widow and orphans? I tell you, this old woman will not kneel today, do whatever you want!"
She didn't believe that these two children would actually dare to take her to see an official...
Little Xi Tian sighed helplessly and looked at Madam Cheng, "Madam, to tell you the truth, Sister Caixia will be working as a maid at our house starting today. You are still in good health and don't need her care at all; you can manage your eating, drinking, and daily needs. If you truly reach a point where you can't walk or get out of bed, Sister Caixia will naturally return to serve you..."
Elders in other families take care of themselves and don't want to burden their children.
However, Madam Cheng stubbornly clung to Niu Caixia, even wanting to sell her to the Old Yun family as a concubine.
People like this were what little Xi Tian despised the most...
"What did you say?" Madam Cheng's eyes widened, and she opened her mouth, "Go, go to your house to be a maid?"
Has this little vixen Niu Caixia gone mad?
With an elder at home desperately needing care, she still has the mind to be a maid in someone else's house, it's simply unreasonable...
"Caixia, you prodigal girl, hurry up and come here!~" Madam Cheng frowned and stepped forward to grab Niu Caixia, "I do not agree to you being a maid."
Little Xi Tian, with quick eyes and hands, pulled Niu Caixia behind her, narrowed her eyes, and said, "Stop! If you dare to touch her again, don't blame me for turning hostile..."
Her small body exuded a chilling aura.
Even Xiao Jinheng was startled by the imposing aura of the little village child.
"Madam Cheng!" Little Xi Tian's face was cold, and her black grape-like eyes flashed with a chilling light, "I am not asking for your opinion, but informing you that from this moment on, Caixia is a maid hired by our family. If you dare to hit her, scold her, or humiliate her again, I will throw you into the county yamen and have you rot in prison..."
These words were by no means alarmist.
The people of Dashui Village all knew that Magistrate Chen was related to the Old Yun family, and even Prefect Qin had married into the Yun family.
For Magistrate Chen, dealing with a shrew was just a matter of a few words?
Madam Cheng was so rebuked that she was speechless, her eyes almost bulging out...
No, where did she offend the Old Yun family?
In all her years, she had never suffered such humiliation, yet today she was being lectured by two children.
It was infuriating, truly infuriating.
"Sister Caixia, go pack your things and your child's, and live at our house from now on!~" Little Xi Tian said calmly.
Niu Caixia was stunned for half a moment before reacting, saying "Oh," and then quietly began to pack her things...
"Uncle Laifu, go to the county town and buy two catties of pork, and then buy ten catties of millet and ten catties of cornmeal, and send them to Madam Cheng. After they're finished, she'll have to figure it out herself!" Little Xi Tian said expressionlessly.
Her mother had previously said that she would provide three meals a day for Madam Cheng, but little Xi Tian felt that doing so would be aiding and abetting evil...
People like Madam Cheng, who were greedy and insatiable, would surely pester the Old Yun family once they tasted benefits.
Laifu responded, handed the little Jiu Hong in his arms to Scholar Jiang, and weakly pointed outside the door, "Jiang... Lord Jiang, I'll go buy millet now!~"
Scholar Jiang looked down at the swaddled baby in his arms and smiled slightly, "Yes, go!"
It seemed that when the Crown Prince and the little Princess personally intervened, things were handled smoothly...
Even though Madam Cheng was shrewish and unreasonable, in front of these two noble figures, she was like a little lamb, not daring to even bleat.
Little Xi Tian, seeing that the things were almost packed, was about to turn and leave when she suddenly heard little Jiu Hong speak...
Her tender, milky voice was very pleasant. Although a little unclear, little Xi Tian still caught two words.
"Dad, Dad..."
Immediately after, little Jiu Hong's cries grew louder, startling everyone to look at Scholar Jiang.
Little Jiu Hong blinked her big eyes, extended her little hand, grabbed Scholar Jiang's collar, and sweetly called out, "Daddy, Daddy..."
Scholar Jiang: "???"
Who, who is your father?
This little child doesn't call people father randomly.
This scholar is upright and honorable, and he and your mother were pure and innocent, so how did he suddenly become your father?
Absurd, utterly absurd...
Madam Cheng heard this, her mouth twitched violently, and she rushed over to tear at Niu Caixia, "You, you, you little vixen, you actually found a man outside early on. Tell me, is this little bastard your child with him? Speak up!~"
A bewildered Niu Caixia: "......"
I've only met Mr. Jiang twice. Even if I wanted to spread rumors or frame someone, it wouldn't be Mr. Jiang who would take the blame.
"Wuwuwu, oh dear, I can't live, I can't live, wuwu!~" Madam Cheng sat down on the ground, patting her thighs vigorously, "My son treated you so well before he died, yet you betrayed him by having an affair outside and giving birth to a little wild child. Now, every time I see you and your daughter, I feel disgusted, wuwu, what sin did I commit in my past life, wuwu..."
Madam Cheng's voice was more piercing than a loudspeaker, making little Xi Tian's head ache.
Little Jiu Hong was one and a half years old this year, the age when she was learning to speak.
She could remember the word "Daddy," perhaps she had heard it somewhere else, what did it have to do with Scholar Jiang?
Madam Cheng, seeing Niu Caixia remain silent, scrambled to her feet, pointed at her nose, and cursed, "Little vixen, take your little wild child and get out immediately, the farther the better, and never come back again. I'm too embarrassed!~"
Niu Caixia was reprimanded until her eyes welled up with tears. Just as she was about to step forward to explain, little Xi Tian grabbed her and looked coldly at Madam Cheng.