The next day dawned.
Song Qingyu dressed up early in the morning and decided to pay his respects before going to see Mu Rong Ling. Without Nannan's help, he stood in front of the dressing table and dressed himself up for a long time.
In the morning, Nannan followed Song Qingyu's instructions and went out to handle some matters. When the magpie arrived, he saw Song Qingyu standing in front of the dressing table. Even though they had only been together for a month, she knew Song Qingyu's character. Even if he was attending the palace banquet, she had never placed him with such importance.
He couldn't help but wonder what day it was.
The most important day was also the first day of the Lunar New Year.
"Miss, it's time to pay respects."
Hearing the magpie's voice, Song Qingyu looked at himself in the mirror and didn't turn his head. Instead, he lowered his voice and asked, "Magpie, how do I treat you?"
The magpie stared blankly. He didn't know what Song Qingyu meant, but he quickly kneeled down in fear. "Young mistress, you treat me like a servant, of course it's good."
"I know you're a good girl and you're smart enough to bury what you know in your heart. But it's not a long-term solution. I'm not on good terms with the First Lady. That's a fact. "I won't make things difficult for you, but I'll give you two choices. One is to follow me, and the other is to return to the madame's place."
Song Qingyu raised his eyebrows slightly.
The magpie was a simple, honest, and kind person after all these days of observation. Perhaps it was due to her staying with the madame for a long time. Although she was young, she was actually kind and sincere.
The magpie glanced at Song Qingyu with its watery eyes.
He said earnestly, "I have grown up beside the madame without any ties. Like Pearl and the others, the magpie wanted to protect the old lady. At that time, the old lady arranged for me to take care of Miss, Miss is my future master. This servant will go back unless Master does not want me. If the young miss had let me stay, I would have done my best. "
"So, you want to stay?"
The magpie's eyes were especially resolute. "Miss, I want to stay."
"Magpie, I can tell you this clearly. If you stay, in the future, if you do anything that betrays me, even the slightest bit, I'll kill you without the slightest trace of politeness.
The magpie looked at Song Qingyu with his bright eyes. "This servant will definitely not betray the young mistress."
"Alright."
Song Qingyu chuckled lightly.
The magpie was different from Nannan, she used to be the madame's woman. For so long, Song Qingyu had been more or less on his guard against her. However, it was not a long-term solution. Fortunately, after all that had happened, the magpie continued to stay by her side.
Even when she was down, she was loyal.
Today, Song Qingyu did not intend to hide it from her.
The magpie heard that Song Qingyu was sure of her words and took good care of him.
"A few days ago, you called all the young maidservants and wives over. I have something to tell you. "
All eighteen of them slowly entered the house and saluted to Song Qing and Yu Qing.
Song Qingyu asked the magpie if it was not from an empty nest. It was not a coincidence that he had met the man in black yesterday. If there were people from other houses who also believed him, then it was because of the spy from Wen Qingyuan. Furthermore, in the past few days, Song Qingyu had been spending quite some time and had no choice but to beat up this newcomer.
"Since the few of you have entered my Wan-Qing Garden, you are from it, so I will naturally not treat you unfairly." I am a man of direct temper, and I can't rub sand in my eyes. Whenever I find someone who is eating the inside out, I will break all four of their limbs and throw them where you all want to go. "
Following which, her calm yet frightening voice caused the entire room to quiet down.
The servant girl looked at each other and held her breath, not daring to breathe.
Everyone understood that Song Qingyu meant that there was someone in the house who would take advantage of the situation.
"Miss, we do not dare to have any other thoughts."
Song Qing's almond-shaped eyes slightly widened, "In the future, there will be Nannan and Magpie in the house. Without my permission, you are not allowed to take even half a step into the house." As for the work done at Wen Qingyuan, it was well rewarded. Those who were uneasy about the current situation would naturally be punished if they did not take advantage of the situation. I don't have enough people in this house to feed on food, but I do have a lot of people who eat it for free. "
Song Qingyu began to beat them up. No one was an idiot. They had been in the Song Residence for so long, and they knew exactly what was at stake. When doing something, the most important thing was loyalty. Everyone wanted the trust of their master.
Furthermore, who didn't know about the people in the courtyard? The treatment of Nannan by Song Qingyu's side was already much better than theirs.
They did not dare to ask for the position of Nannan in Song Qingyu's heart, but rather hoped that one day she would become a magpie. They all agreed.
When everyone left, the magpie couldn't help but feel curious. "Miss, this spring chill, how many people in the room are there to take care of it?"
"We don't need those people either." As Song Qing Yu spoke, he opened a box that looked like a rouge and patted his face, "Come, accompany me to pay my respects to the madame."
Magpie suddenly froze in surprise. "Miss, what about your face?"
On the side of the madame, Tian Family brought Song Shu over to pay their respects with a smile on their faces early in the morning.
The Tian family could not hide their joy, Song Yiyan played a lousy hand. Now they were in confinement with the Shen family.
More importantly — his face was ruined. This meant that his entire life would be ruined.
Tian Shi was very unhappy. Song Zhentian was still angry. Recently, Song Zhenghua had been promoted to a higher official in the outside world. He said that he could be transferred back in a few days' time, so there was no need for him to go to the distant lands.
Compared to Mrs Shen who was in the main house, the second house seemed to have finally been proud.
He had come here today to curry favor with the madame. After all, the main accounts of the other courtyards and Song Manor were all with the madame. If Lady Shen did not make the decision, the old mistress' body would not be able to withstand it. The Tian family wanted to take this opportunity to divide their power.
He walked into the house in a flustered manner as usual.
"Mother, you got up early in the morning. "Yesterday was the Spring Festival. After Shu-er came back, she specially made some pastries for mother to enjoy in the morning."
As Tian Shi spoke, he tightly held onto Song Shu.
The pastries were a cover, and now Song Shu had become even more iconic. The Tian family hoped that the madame would pay more attention to the fourth girl. Song Yiyan couldn't get up anymore, she couldn't just rely on Song Qingyu to get up.
As soon as he entered the room and saw the madame, he heard the sound of someone weeping. After walking a few steps inside, he realized that the one crying was Song Yiyan. Song Yiyan was beaten yesterday and confined. He appeared here early in the morning. Tian Shi could not help but be shocked in his heart.
Even though she was wearing a veil, it was hard to conceal the paleness and weakness of her face. Why wasn't it pitiful to kneel in front of the madame? The madame had always liked Song Yiyan, but now that she was feeling sorry for her, she knew that she had made a big mistake. No one else could be blamed.
Furthermore, that person was none other than Song Qingyu.
It was one thing to be beaten up, but it was another to ruin his reputation. The old mistress felt extremely pained.
The fire in his heart was still burning.
Hearing Tian Shi's slightly raised voice, he was obviously happy to come in and immediately became furious, "The First House has no heart or heart. The person in that room has yet to leave the coffin. Something big has happened here, so why are you so happy this early in the morning? "Are you trying to infuriate this old one to death?"
Tian Shi's smile stiffened on his face. "Mother, didn't I come to make you happy because I was afraid that you'd be depressed for the past few days?"
Only then did the Tian family realize that Song Yiyan didn't give up at all. The reason she was here was because she was worried that she would lose control of the three courtyards. He had been too careless and had been taken advantage of by her.
As he was thinking, Pearl came to report from outside, "The young miss is here, wait outside."