C2

When we entered the capital, we lived in a courtyard in the outer city. As soon as the uncle of the Xue family brought me over the wall, my mother was alarmed and came to arrest me with a torch in hand. There were only a few people who knew that I was going to elope, a few of them the green-haired girl. Xue Lang was very cautious when doing things. We used a green snake as a messenger. Lu Ping is a capable girl by my side and should have known about this long ago. If she had wanted to report it to mother, she wouldn't have come to capture her.

The girl must have found out about it at the last moment and rushed to report it to her mother!

I must catch this traitor!

I took a small sip of the tea with the blue and white porcelain lid bowl, and my tears fell to the ground.

In the time it takes to make a cup of tea, the two of us were silent.

"Get up."

"This servant dares not." There was a thick nasal note in her voice.

Squatting down, I lifted her up with my own hands.

Lu Ping lowered her head. Her face was covered in tears and her eyes were red.

"Stop crying!" I used my handkerchief to wipe away the tears on her face. I comforted her softly, but didn't say anything else.

She dropped to her knees.

"Your servant …" "Servant …" This servant is sorry, Miss. Your servant … "I had no choice." She knelt on the ground, her back trembling uncontrollably. It was obvious that she was suppressing her emotions.

I forcefully pulled Lu Ping to sit beside me on the edge of the kang.

"I also stumbled upon an error in the accounts of the officials. Right now, other than me, no one else knows about this matter. "I've already taken some silver from my body to help you make up for it. Don't worry about it." I tried to soften my voice as much as possible as I wiped her tears while explaining the situation.

However, no matter how gentle his tone was or how tactful his words were, the truth was still there.

Born in a merchant house, it was normal for things to be recorded in the accounts.

"This servant truly has no other way. Every winter, my father would have a cough that would make his illness worse. This year, it was especially fierce, and I could only hang him with ginseng soup every day. This servant's family really couldn't take it, so I decided to use the government's money. " Lu Ping was already sobbing.

I heaved a sigh of relief in my heart. So Lu Ping had such a background. It would definitely be a disaster if she were to be used by my mother and placed by my side.

Lu Ping knelt on the ground and kowtowed again.

"This servant doesn't dare to stay by Miss's side after doing such a shameful thing. All these years, Miss has treated this servant well, and the servant understands that this servant will only be able to be the slave's slave in her next life." Lu Ping looked up at me with a hint of determination in her eyes.

"Miss should pay attention to the third level servant Xing`er. If Miss has any matters, she should head out. This servant doesn't know what she went to do, Miss should pay more attention."

"Isn't this when you repay me? Why wait for the next life? "

"Miss, what do you mean?" She looked at me timidly with her hands clasped around the handkerchief.

"I don't have anyone trustworthy by my side. You are the girl I trust the most. There are some things I need you to take care of." I took out an envelope containing two hundred taels of silver.

"Servant, servant, servant …" Lu Ping was choked with sobs as she spoke, only leaving behind a stream of tears that flowed down her pure white face.

I knelt down and pressed the banknotes into her hand, then shook her hand and helped her up.

"Take it!" "In the future, the family will be short of money, so you have to tell me."

It's no wonder that Lu Ping didn't tell me her difficulties.

In the past, I wasn't even able to take care of my own matters, much less a little girl!

In the past, I was unable to protect myself, but it will never be like this again!

"Go wash your face!" I lightly patted on Lu Ping's shoulder. "Call everyone in the courtyard over. I have something to say!"

Lu Ping used her sleeve to wipe her face and was about to leave.

"Just use my basin!" I grabbed her.

"But …" There had never been a servant girl or Miss who used a basin to wash her face, so Lu Ping was a little hesitant.

"If you go out with red eyes, they will …"

"Lu Ping is the head maid in my courtyard. She is about to establish her might, so how could she go out like this?"

"Yes, many thanks xiaojie!" With a blush on her face, Lu Ping thanked him before heading to the back of the screen.

After washing up, Lu Ping blessed me and went out to do some errands.

I pulled a book out of the kang and started flipping through it slowly.

In the time it took to make a cup of tea, a voice sounded from outside the door.

"Young miss, everyone is here!" It was the sound of Lu Ping's reply.

Throwing the book on the kang, I put on my shoes and went out.

Only Lu Ping was standing on the steps. The other maids were standing in groups of three or four, chattering away.

I winked into the yard.

"The young miss has come out. Why aren't you still quiet!" Lu Ping reprimanded everyone.

In the end, the maidservants were all led by Lu Ping. Gradually, they all quieted down, while the mothers and wives behind them were still in a mess.

"Hahaha!" A burst of laughter came from the mothers behind him.

"Slap him!" I pointed to a woman in a lilac thimble and said, "She laughed three times. Thirty, then."

For a while, Lu Ping was hesitating. However, she did not move forward.

The timing was always fleeting, so there was no reason for him to hesitate.

I fiercely glared at Lu Ping, signalling for her to quickly make her move.

Lu Ping bit her lips. With a stomp of her feet, she charged into the group of women.

"Pah!"

A loud and clear sound rang out, and the wives no longer had any words to say.

I know that the wife's brother-in-law married Mama Chen's niece, and Mama Chen was the mama who was sent to my yard by my mother.

Just now, those old timers did not see me leave the house, nor did they not hear what Lu Ping had said. However, they relied on their good relationship with that Old Lady Chen to bully the lord!

Since that's the case, I'll capture the thief and the king first!

"As for the remaining twenty-nine, I see that you'll have to use your own palm!" I smiled at the old woman, still as innocent as ever.

"Your servant didn't do anything wrong!" What right do you have to slap this servant's mouth!? " The old woman jumped up and shouted.

Immediately, the crowd became furious, and the group of women began to stir up a ruckus as they all began to speak up for her.

"Alright, any of you can speak up for her!" I laughed more and more.

Instantly, the entire courtyard quieted down.

"Why aren't you attacking?" The silence in the courtyard made my voice even colder. "Mom, don't waste everyone's time!"

Moments later, the sound of flesh hitting flesh could be heard as well as the sound of tears.

I carefully observed everyone's face.

The three 'green' older girls all lowered their heads, their expressions unreadable. In the end, they were still a bit older!

The second and third class maidservants, Maryland, stood up straight, and the third class maidservants, Xing'er, had strange expressions on their faces. The mothers stood at the back, unfathomable.

"In the past, when I was young, some people would take advantage of this opportunity to bully me. There are some things that I don't want to pursue after it has passed, but since today, all of you have to be more vigilant.

Everyone below them lowered their heads.

I beckoned to Lu Ping.

"Lu Ping is my personal lass, if I'm not here, all of you have to listen to her orders. Although she is still a first-rate lass, two silver taels are given to her from my monthly allowance. Do you understand? " Her hands trembled in my hands, and she turned to look at me with incredulous eyes.

"Greetings elder sister." The girls bowed, but the mothers behind them just stood there motionlessly.

I slowly walked over, thinking that my previous impression of the weak young miss was deep in my heart. These servants only felt that I could be bullied.

"Where's Nanny Sun?" I asked the matron's mother's wife.

"Miss, Sun's mom is not feeling well. She's resting on the bed." Mother Chen's face was filled with clear arrogance.

This wet nurse treats me very well, but her body is very weak.

"Oh? "I still don't know the principle of not bowing when our Yang family returns to our masters."

"This servant is Madam's wet nurse. Madam had sent me to teach Miss how to behave." Weren't scholars always saying that one day, one should be the father for life? Young mistress should also understand the principle of respecting one's teacher and teaching, right? "

After hearing this, all the other mothers started laughing as well. Although the maidservants didn't dare to laugh openly, they also lowered their heads in secret delight.

I smiled.

"Mom is really an old woman. You should set an example for these little girls, right? "

"Miss is right." Mama Chen stood even straighter.

"It's a pity that you didn't do it well!" I smiled and shook my head.

In my previous life, Mama Chen was one of the mothers who came to give me medicine.

I had wanted to get rid of her for a long time, but I had never had a chance.

"What do you mean, miss?"

"What do you mean? "I don't dare to be rash because you're a gift from my mother, but you've stolen too much. I can't leave a person like you in my room with dirty hands and feet."

The theft was a big one, and the other mothers panicked.

I had never spoken so harshly before, and it must have been in their hearts.

"Someone come!" Tie her to the side room! " I pointed at Mommy Chen and scolded her.

After all, Mommy Chen had the reputation of being a top student. For a moment, the other moms didn't dare to step forward, and instead, had a cold atmosphere.

Mother Chen stood there with her hands on her waist and snorted coldly.

"What is it? Waiting for me to do it myself? "

Lu Ping gritted her teeth and was about to go forward when I grabbed her.

"You are the manager's girl, you can just stand here and watch."

Mrs Xu reacted first, stepping forward to hold onto her mother.

Mama Chen shouted, "I was given to me by the Madam. You can't punish me without permission!"

The other moms saw that Mommy Chen's words didn't sound right, so I was really annoyed. I hurriedly rushed forward and pressed Mommy Chen down.

"You've done well. From today onwards, Mrs Xu will be the mother of the manager."

Lu Ping bowed to Mrs Xu, "Mum."

The maidservants bowed as well.

Very quickly, Chen's mother was forked over to the side room by a few mothers who were guarding the yard. Lu Ping stood on the steps and lectured:

"See clearly. In the future, be more vigilant in doing things. If something goes wrong, you don't have to say that I won't let you off the hook for the first time! I won't forgive anyone who leaked what happened today! Go on and disperse. "

I gave Green Pingping an approving glance as she walked into the side room.