It was as warm as spring in the wing-room. Ruilan was sitting on the bed with a quilt in her arms. Her red and swollen cheeks had turned purple, which showed how hard she had been beaten.
There was a plate of fried melon seeds on the small table at the head of the bed. Yu Xiang sat beside the small table and roasted the melon seeds by the fire. She pointed at the direction of the main room with her chin and scolded,
"… She doesn't even know where she came from. She just returned to our fu and she's already so ostentatious. You see, old madam dotes on fourth miss so much, but now fourth miss was beaten by her. Old madam will peel off her skin!"
Yu Xiang's voice was getting louder and louder. She didn't care about it at all. Ruilan said anxiously, "My dear, keep your voice down. If Miss Yiling comes back and hears it, we can't stay in Snow Pear Yard anymore."
"Are you afraid of her? I'm not afraid! " Yu Xiang spat and wiped off the melon seed skin stuck to the corner of her mouth, "Didn't you see Madame and Madame's attitude towards her? She is also an idiot. She just came back and offended the two most powerful people in the mansion. Madame, her mother, doesn't like her. What good will she do in the future? "
She threw the melon seed skin into the burning charcoal basin. A burnt smell gradually spread. Yu Xiang didn't seem to feel it. She still threw the melon seed skin into the charcoal basin and sneered,
"We are also unlucky. We served in Xingning Garden. With our qualifications, we often served Master. It's hard to guarantee that we can't be masters in the future. Now we are thrown in such a desolate place with a vulgar village girl. What good will we have in the future? It's really bad luck! "
This sentence really poked Ruilan's heart.
Ruilan was only a second-class maid and didn't have many opportunities to serve Madam Li in Xingning Garden. However, the Prime Minister was so handsome that he could make her heart beat faster with just a glance. Besides, Madam Li didn't have any children. Ruilan herself was not bad, so she had some ideas long ago. She didn't expect that she would be sent to Snow Pear Yard and be beaten so badly on the first day.
Thinking of Qin Yining's ferocious appearance, Ruilan felt a chill run down her spine. She couldn't help but frown and persuade her, "You haven't seen how ferocious the girl is. I advise you to save yourself some trouble. No matter what, Miss is still the Prime Minister's daughter. "
"So what if she's the daughter of the first wife? Doesn't she still have to live according to our wishes? Mother Jin is such a busybody. Why did she have to give her such good charcoal? She's used to collecting firewood in the mountains. I'm afraid she doesn't even know that there's such a dust-free silver charcoal. "She then chuckled," But it's still convenient for us. "
"You." Ruilan thought of how Qin Yining was not angry when he found out that his things had been confiscated. He even talked to them with a smile. Thinking of the main room, which was as cold as an ice cellar, she felt inexplicably happy.
Yu Xiang cracked a few more melon seeds and suddenly laughed, "She beat up Miss Huining today. I don't know if she'll be able to come back."
"That's true." Raylan couldn't help but laugh.
Just as they were secretly feeling happy, the door to the side room was suddenly pushed open with a creak.
Both of them jumped in fright. They thought it was one of the young maidservants outside. Just as they were about to reprimand her, they were stunned when they saw who it was.
The woman in front of the door was wearing a honey colored cloak. She had a slender figure and a gorgeous appearance. Who else could it be other than the Qin Yining they were looking down on!
When their eyes met, Ruilan saw the murderous intent in Qin Yining's cold eyes. Then she saw the faint smile on Qin Yining's lips. She couldn't help but feel the hair on her back stand. She hurriedly got off her shoes, ignoring the pain in her body.
"Fourth Miss, you're back." Ruilan saluted.
Yu Xiang's expression was also very ugly. She saluted with Ruilan, "Fourth Miss."
"I don't dare. I'm just a vulgar village girl. How can I accept your salute? After all, with Miss Yu Xiang's character, if you stay in Xingning Garden in the future, you may become a concubine. "
Qin Yining walked to the bedside with her hands behind her back. She looked at the high-quality silver frost charcoal in the stove and the melon seed shells that hadn't been completely burned in the charcoal fire. She smiled and said, "How is it? Mother Jin gave you good charcoal. Is there enough for you two? Do you want me to send some more? "
Ruilan's heart skipped a beat. Her knees went soft and she knelt down.
What they had just said had actually been heard by this poor family!
This person was a person who killed people without batting an eye. Even if she killed them, she wouldn't do anything. At worst, when they reported to the government, they would be charged with a crime and paid ten taels of silver. Even if old madam didn't like her granddaughter, she wouldn't be reluctant to pay ten taels of silver.
Ruilan trembled and began to recall what she had said. Fortunately, it was just Yu Xiang, so she didn't say much.
Thinking of this, Ruilan hurriedly kowtowed, "Miss, please calm down."
"Calm down? I'm not angry. How can I calm down? "Qin Yining didn't look at Ruilan. She just looked at Yu Xiang with a slight smile.
Yu Xiang saw that things had come to this, so she was more unyielding than expected. She arrogantly raised her chin and said, "Miss, you must be joking. Did you see who made me a concubine?"
Qin Yining carefully looked Yu Xiang up and down. Her gaze was like a knife that had been tempered with ice, cutting Yu Xiang until she trembled all over.
Yu Xiang felt that she was going to suffer. She didn't know how this person would deal with her.
She was just a girl who had just returned to the fu. She didn't understand the rules of a rich and powerful family. She was afraid that she wouldn't be punished. At most, she would be beaten a few times. Yu Xiang's heart calmed down a lot when she thought of this.
Just as Yu Xiang was thinking about how to report to her parents for help, Qin Yining smiled mysteriously.
"I want to copy the filial piety scriptures. Ruilan, help me grind the ink."
It seemed that she wasn't going to be punished?
Yu Xiang was secretly delighted.
Ruilan also let out a sigh of relief. "Yes." She stood up, but she pulled at the wound on her body. She hissed in pain.
Yu Xiang reached out to help Ruilan up. She said with dissatisfaction, "Miss, you're too unreasonable. Ruilan is already like this. How can she serve the brush and ink? How about I go help you grind the ink? You can let Ruilan rest for today. "
Her tone was forceful, as if she was the master.
Ruilan trembled all over. She said, "This servant is fine. This servant will go help Miss with the brush and ink immediately."
Yu Xiang glared at Ruilan with dissatisfaction. She looked like she was going to stand up for her today.
Qin Yining saw Yu Xiang's reaction and said with amusement, "Ruilan, come help me with the brush and ink. Yu Xiang, go boil the water. I want to take a bath."
Yu Xiang's eyes widened.
She was born in the house. Her parents were stewards in the outer yard. She had been outstanding among the servants since she was a child. She had to show her face when she walked around the masters. When had she ever done something as menial as boiling water?
"Miss, you've just returned to the manor. I'm afraid you don't understand. We're all single stewards. Each of us has our own duties. For example, the menial work of boiling water is naturally done by the servant girls. I've never heard of any of the other girls asking their senior servant girls to boil water. For the sake of your reputation, this servant will help Miss with the brush and ink. " Yu Xiang not only expressed her dissatisfaction, but also unabashedly despised Qin Yining for not knowing the rules.
Ruilan heard this and broke out in a cold sweat. She hurriedly said, "This servant is fine. This servant can serve Miss with the brush and ink. "
Yu Xiang was furious. She pinched Ruilan's arm hard. What was wrong with this person? She was standing up for her, but she didn't appreciate it!
Ruilan frowned in pain and almost cried.
"Who is the master in this yard? Could it be that Miss Yu Xiang wants to be the master? " Qin Yining turned and walked outside. He said without hesitation, "Yu Xiang, go boil water. The rest of you, follow me."
"Yes." The servant girls in the corridor all responded.
Ruilan and Yu Xiang then realized that outside the small room, Mama Zhu, Qiu Lu, Liu Ya and the rest were all standing neatly. They didn't know how long they had been there.
Ruilan hurriedly followed.
Yu Xiang pursed her lips and reluctantly went to the small kitchen to boil water.
In the main room, Liu Ya and Qiu Lu were busy lighting the lamp. The servant girl followed Mama Zhu's instructions and went to prepare the charcoal. Qin Yining sat on a rose chair with a light green cushion in front of the black inscriptions desk. Ruilan immediately placed a porcelain bowl with a carp playing with a lotus within her reach. She also passed a delicate hand warmer to her. "Miss, you can write after you've warmed up."
Qin Yining was very funny. This person had been beaten up, but he had become more attentive. It was enough to show that kind people were often bullied!
The room gradually warmed up.
Ruilan took out a brush, ink, paper and inkstone. She laid out the rice paper and took out an ink stick to grind it carefully.
Qin Yining casually picked up a weasel hair brush. She used her slender fingers to play with the tip of the brush. She said slowly, "You all have been wronged by coming here to serve me. I've delayed your good future."
"We don't dare." Mama Zhu took the lead. Ruilan, Qiu Lu, Liu Ya and the three servant girls all knelt down.
Qin Yining chuckled, revealing her white teeth. Under the light, her bright face was even more charming.
"Since you're in the Prime Minister's residence, you have to abide by the rules." Qin Yining put down the weasel hair brush and looked straight at the people who were bowing. Her eyes were bright. She said slowly, "Since Mother Jin arranged for you to come to Snow Pear Courtyard, you are my people. I'm new here. Although I'm not familiar with the matters of the Prime Minister's residence and don't know the rules of a noble lady, the nannies and teachers who teach the rules will be here tomorrow. Do you think I'll never know anything? "
"Miss, you're exaggerating. We don't dare." Everyone kowtowed. In an instant, they were enlightened.
There should be a limit to 'bullying strangers'. Furthermore, this lady was the only child of the master. It was only a matter of time before she made a comeback!
Qin Yining's words made everyone more cautious and respectful towards her. It also made these people who had abandoned their previous futures to come to Snow Pear Courtyard for the first time feel a sense of belonging.
At least, they now felt that following this lady was not without a bright future!
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